Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2987 Chang'an Vibration
The Xuanwu Gate is majestic, sturdy, majestic and towering. It is the North Palace Gate of Taiji Palace.Because the north is Longshouyuan, which is an open plain, and the flat river reaches the bank of the Weishui River, it is more suitable for a large army to attack than the Chengtian Gate in the south, so since the Taiji Palace was built, it has become the key to the palace city and the place of survival.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, heavy troops were gathered outside Xuanwu Gate to defend the palace city.

His Majesty Li Er swore to fight to the death here, killed brothers and brothers, and directly entered the palace city Dingdingjiangshan. On both sides of the Xuanwu Gate, there is the palace of guards.

Later, among the guards on the left and right, the soldiers who were brave and good at shooting were selected as "Hundred Riders", and they were also stationed in the north of Xuanwu Gate, and they were regarded as the emperor's eagle dogs.

After several measures, the entire Xuanwu Gate was immediately impenetrable and impenetrable.

But even so, because the position of Xuanwu Gate is too important, once the entire palace city is lost, they will become prisoners of the rebels, so if there is a slight change in Xuanwu Gate, the emperor in the palace will be terrified and unable to sleep.

So when General Zuowei and Li Daliang, the Duke of Wuyang, who was in charge of guarding the Xuanwu Gate, got the report from his soldiers, went up to the tower of Xuanwu Gate and saw a fire in the Zuo Tunwei barracks outside the city gate, he was frightened. The mature, prudent and meritorious veteran almost broke his heart. While sending people to the East Palace to report to the crown prince, he sent all the city guards to the top of the city.

The "creaking" noose is struggling, and the twelve-stone bed crossbow is drawn by a winch. There are seven arrows on the arm of the crossbow, and a huge arrow is placed in the center of the arrow, "three feet five inches long" and "five inches thick". The iron leaves are feathers, and three slightly smaller arrows are placed on the left and right.

When all the arrows are fired together, "all the forts in the middle will be destroyed, and the towers will also fall down", which is a sharp weapon for attacking and defending the city.Hundreds of soldiers lit torches and held the black "shocking thunder" in their hands, and only waited for the command of the enemy siege commander to light the fuse and throw it under the city. ", under the berserk power of "Zhentianlei", there is only one end, the people and horses are smashed.

The entire Xuanwumen sword was unsheathed and the arrow was wound. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the left and right camps not far away, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

At the same time, celebrity Li Daliang lit the beacon fire on one side of the tower, and the flames soaring into the sky woke up the entire palace city. Countless imperial guards who had been guarding the palace got up from their beds, rushed up the city wall with the captains of each team, and guarded the city. Gates everywhere.

Although the worst possible situation has not been seen until now, the position of Xuanwu Gate is too important. It is not too much to be cautious and fanciful.

Starting from the Xuanwu Gate, the entire palace city was under strict guard, and then the tense atmosphere spread to the entire Chang'an city.

The guards at the city gates climbed up the towers, the number of guards doubled, their knives and arrows were unsheathed, and anyone who approached the gates was taken down. No matter who they were, they were all arrested and imprisoned, and those who dared to resist were killed!

The army is marching eastward, even the emperor himself is on the march, and the entire Guanzhong is empty of troops. At this time, even the slightest danger may make a fatal mistake. Who dares to neglect?

Almost within the time of a stick of incense, from the palace city to the imperial city, and then from the imperial city to various gates, the defense system of the entire Chang'an city was fully operational, and the atmosphere was chilling and tense!
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Song Guogong Xiao Yu was awakened from his sleep. He looked dazedly at the little concubine beside him who had just been brought into the mansion kneeling on the bedside to wake him up. His white and slender body like a daisy was trembling slightly...

Shaking his head, Xiao Yu said displeasedly: "What time is it? What are you doing?"

Last night, I drank a little wine and took a few rejuvenating medicines. Although I tossed this concubine who was as delicious as a daisy to death, I almost broke my lumbar spine and ran out of oil... so I got up very angry.

The concubine shivered and said in horror: "Just now the steward shouted outside, saying that there was a change in the palace, and asked the Patriarch to quickly enter the palace to escort..."

Xiao Yu stared in confusion, and took a while to react.

Has the court changed?

Entering the palace... Escort? !

"oops!"

With a sudden scream, he threw off the quilt and got up, jumped off the bed and rushed to the door with one stride... That light figure was more vigorous than when he was struggling for his life last night.

When I got to the door, I realized that I didn't have any clothes on, so I hurriedly asked my concubine to bring some clothes, and didn't bother to look for the official robes, so I put them on indiscriminately, and ran out while buttoning the buttons and pulling the shoes.When I went out, I saw the butler standing at the door with a face of panic, and quickly asked, "What's going on?"

The steward said: "The beacon fire was ignited at the entrance of Xuanwu Gate just now. It seems that there has been a change. Immediately afterwards, the guards of the entire Chang'an City were mobilized. Right now, the four gates are tightly closed and martial law is fully enforced!"

Xiao Yu's feet were numb, and her whole body was shaking. Fortunately, the housekeeper had a quick hand to help her, so she didn't fall to the ground...

Regardless of feeling that the majesty is not what it used to be, he emptied his body after a night of greed, and quickly ordered: "Prepare the horse immediately, the old man is going to enter the palace!"

"The old slave has ordered the horses to be prepared!"

"Come on!"

Xiao Yu hurried out of the back house, and when he arrived at the Kuayuan, he got on his horse with the support of his servants, and turned his head to instruct his second son Xiao Kai and third son Xiao Yue who had chased up from the back house: "Distribute weapons to the generals and servants. Strictly guard the mansion, if anyone takes advantage of the chaos to rob, kill them, we must ensure the safety of the mansion!"

Xiao Kai and Xiao Yue forced their composure, nodded and said: "Father, don't worry, your son will definitely protect the door!"

What he said was tough, but his heart panicked.They have all experienced the bloody night of the "Xuanwumen Incident" in the previous year. The entire Chang'an city was in chaos, with swords and lights and swords everywhere. They didn't know who the enemy or ally was. The whole Chang'an city was stained red with blood, and corpses were piled everywhere. City gate...

Could it be that just after His Majesty's imperial conquest, Chang'an City is about to undergo another "Xuanwu Gate Change"?
Xiao Yu didn't bother to pay attention to the two terrified sons. Surrounded by the servants and servants, Xiao Yu left the mansion and rode towards the imperial city.

Along the way, I saw teams of forbidden troops on the street rushing to the gates of various cities to help. Jingzhao Mansion and Marquis Wu of the left and right guards patrolled the streets, and strictly ordered the gates of the squares to be closed tightly, and no one was allowed to go out.Xiao Yu and his party were stopped several times, and they were released after some negotiations.

After all, now Li Ji and Changsun Wuji are all accompanying His Majesty on the Eastern Expedition, and he is the one with the highest official position and the oldest seniority in Chang'an...

Xiao Yu ordered people to walk in the front with their own edicts in their hands, and whenever there were soldiers blocking them, they would display their edicts, and the speed was indeed much faster.

He called to open the imperial city, and when he arrived at the gate of Chengtian, he remembered that His Majesty Li Er had already personally conquered the country, and the one who is now overseeing the country is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he quickly led the people towards the east and arrived at the gate of the East Palace.

When the gate guards saw Xiao Yu, they didn't go inside to report, but let him go directly, claiming that His Royal Highness had ordered that after Song Guogong arrived, he could directly enter the palace to have an audience...

Just as Xiao Yu was about to enter the palace, he saw a group of people coming in from Yanxi Gate on the east side, and he arrived in front of him after a while, and when he took a closer look, it was Fang Jun...

Xiao Yu hurriedly stopped, and before Fang Jun got off his horse, he asked anxiously, "Does Erlang know what happened?"

Fang Jun ran to the gate of the palace, kicked off the saddle and jumped off the horse, threw the reins to the soldiers behind him, took two steps forward, and saw that Xiao Yu had even buttoned the wrong buttons, so he must have been in a panic He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Duke Song, it's just a small scene!"

Xiao Yu was so angry that his beard was raised, and he said angrily: "Xuanwu Gate is the key to the palace city, once it is lost, the whole palace city will be lost, this is the top priority, there must be no slack at all, you still call it a small scene? "

This mallet is really not a son of man!
Seeing Xiao Yu's beard and hair, Fang Jun hurriedly said: "I have just returned to the city from the Youtunwei military camp, and I know the cause of the incident. It was because the accounting room in the Zuotunwei camp caught fire, which disturbed Xuanwumen. Now the Zuo Tunwei has extinguished the fire, the whole army stays in the camp for rectification, and the right Tunwei also puts the whole army under martial law to prevent all accidents, Song Guogong can rest assured."

Seeing his burning words and a determined look, Xiao Yu felt relieved, and the two entered the palace side by side, and asked, "It's all right, why did Zuo Tunwei catch fire?"

Seeing that two other people followed into the palace gate together, he stopped immediately, frowned and asked: "Who are these two people? At this time, there is chaos, and the safety of His Royal Highness is the most important thing. Not fit to enter the palace!"

(End of this chapter)