Dongping County Palace.

Li Chengqian was imprisoned in the prison, and Hou Haitang, the prince's concubine, went to find his father Hou Junji, and Hou Junji couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he came to Li Daozong to discuss.

"King Li Jun, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, their situation is very dangerous, do you have any ideas?"

Li Daozong said: "Didn't you receive a notice from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest? ”

Hou Junji said: "Their methods are useless, boycotts, class boycotts, strikes, etc., are all flashy things made by literati, and they don't play much role." Even if His Majesty ignores them, it won't be long before they can't hold on. ”

When Li Daozong heard Hou Junji say this, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He had already received a message from Li You, asking him to dissuade Hou Junji from thinking of using a sword.

He asked, "General Hou, what do you think?" ”

Hou Junji said: "This afternoon, Your Majesty summoned Li Zhixian (General Right Xiaowei) and Huang Zheng (General Zuo Weiwei), what are you going to do?" ”

Li Daozong said: "His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest specially advised, let me tell you not to worry, he has his own solution to the problem. So that you don't act on your own. ”

Hou Junji is not at ease, he is also a veteran who participated in the Xuanwumen Incident, and he knows Li Shimin's ruthlessness. He has no son, only Hou Haitang's daughter, if Li Chengqian is finished, his equivalent will lose everything, and he must not watch them have an accident.

He had the same idea as Fang Xuanling, he said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King are too young to know how powerful they are, they are now imprisoned, what can they do?" ”

Li Daozong also said with some worry: "Yes, I am also worried, but His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest specially told me not to act rashly, and asked me to remind you not to act rashly, so as not to get out of control." ”

Hou Junji said: "His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest is the son of His Majesty, he thinks about problems from a different angle than us, His Majesty used to know us, we should be loyal to him." But now that His Majesty is old, he is no longer the Majesty who could be a friend of the past. Think about it, how did His Majesty treat you? ”

In the matter of Songtsan Gampo, Li Shimin's approach made Li Daozong very sad, and Li Xueyan's life was almost buried because of this. He said: "Yes, Your Majesty is really a little unkind now. ”

Hou Junji said: "It's not just unkind, it's just too much. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest have considered His Majesty everywhere for so many years. In particular, His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest has made much of a contribution, and has never proposed any reward to the imperial court. But His Majesty just said that he would detain people for the sake of a Li Tai. ”

Li Daozong asked, "Old Hou, what do you say?" ”

Hou Junji said: "Hurry up and contact our old subordinates, secretly prepare, once we find that there is an army entering the city, we will immediately launch a mutiny to attack the palace and rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King." ”

Li Daozong asked, "What will I do after I rescue them?" ”

Hou Junji said decisively: "Just like the Xuanwumen Incident back then, support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne." ”

Li Daozong also made up his mind and said, "Okay, let's do it." ”

At this moment, Zhang Liang also came over, and when he saw Hou Junji and Li Daozong, he said: "The big thing is not good, Li Zhixian, the general of the right Xiaowei, and Huang Zheng, the general of the left Weiwei, took the holy decree of His Majesty and received the talisman for the transfer of troops from the military department. ”

Li Daozong asked, "What is the reason for the transfer of troops?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "They refused to say it, saying that they were acting on the secret orders of His Majesty. ”

Hou Junji sneered and said, "What else are you asking?" It's clearly aimed at the crown prince and his highness. ”

After speaking, he slapped the table and shouted, "We must not sit still, it's against the fuck." ”

Then the three of them went separately to do the work of the subordinate generals, and agreed to meet here at eight o'clock in the evening.

Liangyi Palace.

Wei Chigong walked out of Li Shimin's study and broke out in a cold sweat. He really didn't expect, or didn't want to think about it, that Li Shimin was really going to do something to Li Chengqian and Li You.

Just now, he received Li Shimin's order to restore the curfew from eight o'clock tonight, and asked him to transfer troops to monitor the movements of the Flying Tiger Army, and cooperate with Qianniuwei and other armies holding the holy decree.

Wei Chigong was so worried that he returned to the palace of General Jin Wuwei and convened a meeting of the generals.

Soon after Wei Chigong left, Cheng Su, the general of the prison guard, was also summoned by Li Shimin, and ordered him to open the Jinguang Gate and Jingyao Gate at the third watch, and let the troops of Li Zhixian, the general of the right Xiaowei, and Huang Zheng, the general of the left Weiwei, enter the city. In addition to this, all the gates of the city were closed and the guards were strengthened, especially the palace was strengthened.

Immediately, Li Shimin summoned Ma Lin, the general of Qianniuwei, and others.

Of course, Li Shimin has not forgotten the Flying Tiger Army.

He took a holy decree and said to Ma Lin, the general of the Thousand Niu Guard: "You take someone to take over the command of the Flying Tiger Army tonight, and you must act suddenly, not carelessly. ”

Ma Lin, the general of Qianniuwei, said: "Your Majesty, what should you do if you encounter resistance? ”

Li Shimin said: "There is no forgiveness for killing. ”

After Li Shimin arranged all this, his heart was steady, he planned to talk to Li You tonight to give them one last chance to turn back.

Outside the city of Chang'an.

"Minister, Cen Wenwen has seen His Highness." Cen Wen saluted.

"Master, hurry up and excuse me." Li Ke hurriedly said.

Cen Wenwen didn't have time to greet Li Ke, he said: "Your Majesty [Haitang Book House fo], now there is something big about to happen in Chang'an City, this is a godsend, the situation in Chang'an City is like this......"

He gave a detailed introduction to the situation in Chang'an City.

Li Ke said gratefully: "Master, thank you for your loyalty. ”

After speaking, Li Ke knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Cen Wenwen.

Cen Wenwen hurriedly knelt on the ground and asked puzzledly, "Your Highness, what are you doing here?" ”

Li Ke saluted: "Father, please bow to the child." As he spoke, he continued to kowtow to Cen Wenwen.

"Your Highness, mother! Woooooooooooo Cen Wenwen was moved to tears.

Concubine Yang said not long ago that she wanted Li Ke to worship Cen Wenwen as her father, and today she really fulfilled it.

Not long after, Cen Wenwen, who had calmed down, said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has made military preparations, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King are also smart people, and they will definitely not sit idly by."

Although this conflict is inevitable, I am still worried about the demonic His Royal Highness the Northwest King, and I am worried that he will resolve this crisis before the conflict occurs. Therefore, we must add fuel to the fire and let the situation get out of control. ”

Li Ke said: "Father, what do you have in mind? ”

Cen Wenwen said: "You immediately arrange for your cronies and subordinates to secretly infiltrate Chang'an City, attack the palace in the middle of the night, shout the slogan of rescuing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King, and force Your Majesty to do something to them." ”

Li Ke smiled and said: "Father, the so-called heroes see the same thing, let's think of going together." ”

As he spoke, he clapped his hands and said, "Get you out." ”

Soon, two military generals walked in through the side door, one was Chai Zhewei, the son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan's horse and Chai Shao, who intercepted Zhang Gui's belongings and was slapped in the face, and the other was Duan Zhixuan Duan Zhan, the general of Fan Guogong's Zuo Xiaowei.

Duan Zan and Chai Zhewei are currently leading the generals Wei Da and Zhonglang generals.

The two of them saluted Cen Wen together and said, "I've seen Lord Cen . ”

Cen Wenwen was overjoyed and said, "Okay, good, with you here, why worry about something big not happening?" ”

Subsequently, several people discussed, and the cronies in the army of the army of the leading guards should have a face to avoid being discovered, and the estimated number of people was about 1,200 people, and they would enter Chang'an City before eight o'clock in the evening, and secretly hide near the palace, waiting for Cen Wenwen to issue an order to do it.

General's Palace.

An ordinary carriage came to the gate of the General's Palace, and the porter saw the waist plate handed over by the coachman, opened the gate, and let the carriage drive directly in.

"I've seen the general." The person said respectfully.

"Mao Gong, you're here." Li Jing said with a smile.

The person who came was Li Ji, the new general who succeeded Li Jing. He said worriedly: "General, something big will happen tonight, how to deal with this matter?" ”

Li Jing said lightly: "Mao Gong, are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest still locked up in the prison?" ”

Li Ji said depressedly: "Yes, a catastrophe is about to come, I don't know why they are still so calm, did they not expect His Majesty to be ruthless?" ”

Li Jing asked: "Mao Gong, today's young generation, which character do you admire the most?" ”

Li Ji said: "Then it goes without saying, of course, it is His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest, to be honest, I can only describe His Royal Highness the Prince with the word admiration." ”

Li Jing also said with emotion: "Yes, the wisdom and intelligence of His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest are unmatched among the younger generation, and it is the five-body throw that I, an old guy, also admire!"

His Royal Highness the Northwest King is already full-fledged, and his strength is all over the government and the opposition, and even overseas, since he is so calm, he must have been fully prepared, what do we have to worry about? ”

Li Ji said with a smile: "The general is right, His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest once saved my life, and I was worried about him, so I was a little anxious for a while."

I have also analyzed that there are about 100,000 troops around Chang'an City, most of whom are His Majesty's cronies, but Chang'an City is well defended, and as long as the city gate is closed, they will not be able to enter for a while.

The garrison in the city has 15,000 Jin Wuwei, and Wei Chigong will not target His Royal Highness the Northwest King, at most he will remain neutral.

There are 13,000 Flying Tiger troops in the city, and they are the descendants of His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest.

His Majesty has 10,000 prison guards and 10,000 Qianniu guards, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, and they are by no means the opponents of the Flying Tiger Army.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still has 3,000 soldiers and horses in the East Palace, as long as the troops outside the city can't enter for a while, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King will win. ”

Li Jing said: "I'm afraid it's still a part of it, if my expectations are correct, there must be people from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King among the prison guards and Qianniu guards, otherwise, how dare they still stay in the heavenly prison?"

Also, if something happens to His Royal Highness the Prince, can Hou Junji watch it? There is also Li Daozong, he is also dissatisfied with His Majesty, with the two of them here, I am afraid that half of those troops outside the city will choose to support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Li Ji said: "As soon as you say this, I am relieved. However, I still don't know one thing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King know that they are in danger, why do they still stay in the prison? ”

Li Jing sighed and said, "This is what His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest admires." ”

Li Jilai was a little puzzled, and he asked, "General, why is this?" ”