Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3991 Defection before the battle
The majestic city walls of Chang'an City stand amidst the cloudy clouds and drizzle, and the rivers and rivers are rushing. On the wide field between the two, flags are unfurled, gold and iron horses are displayed, and the two armies are walking towards each other firmly. , each lined up, the morale was high, the sound of drums and horns fluttered and fluttered with the breeze and drizzle above the wilderness, and the sound of whimpering was like weeping and complaining.

This piece of land that condensed the aura of the emperor through the ages trembled slightly under the iron hoof, and the aura of murder soared into the sky, stirring up the sky and the earth, and the wind and clouds were agitated.

Li Chengqian stood under the banner, and the crown prince lined up behind him. The two armies were majestic in front of the battle. This matter raised one hand high, and the sound of drums and horns stopped suddenly. Standing on the back of his waist, he stared at the figure of the crown prince under a bright yellow banner in front of him, who looked like a moon and stars, and couldn't help being a little absent-minded.

He has never been keen on power struggles, so he has never been involved in the "Yi Chu" trend that has gone through several twists and turns in the past few years. In his opinion, since he has reached such a position, why bother to mix with Yi Chu and fight for a illusory "Conglong Gong"?Even if you succeed, it is difficult to go any further. On the contrary, once you fail, you will be swept up in it and fall into the dust. It is only a fool who wades into this muddy water.

Just follow His Majesty Li Er's footsteps and be loyal. If you die first in the future, Your Majesty will always treat the descendants of the Li family generously considering the past affection. The Shandong clan wanted to use his hands to promote the power struggle in the court, but he was always unwilling to cooperate and dissociated from the power struggle in Chang'an.

His Majesty Li Er, who has almost reached the pinnacle of emperors in all ages, is firmly in control of this great empire. Everything can only be run according to his will, even if the mighty Guanlongmen Clan is not among them. Gradually weakened under pressure?

Li Ji doesn't think that he can beat His Majesty Li Er in terms of strategy...

Since everything must be in accordance with His Majesty Li Er's will, why bother with Yi Chu secretly?It is up to His Majesty Li Er to choose whoever he chooses, even if he does not think that the prince with a weak personality can become a wise master in the future... so what does it matter?The rich family background accumulated since Zhenguan, as long as the ministers perform their duties in the future and prevent the crown prince from becoming a foolish king like Emperor Sui Yang, these family backgrounds will be enough to defeat him for decades.

However, Guan Long's sudden rise of troops disrupted all the order and even endangered the foundation of the empire. In addition, the whole country was engaged in a war to conquer the east, which suddenly put the empire in danger of overthrowing...

Fortunately, the prince's performance in the Guanlong mutiny was extremely good. Among them, he insisted on refusing to compromise with Guanlong and fought to the end and finally reversed and won the process.

Therefore, if the core of imperial power is established, it will operate under such a stable power structure for at least the next three to fifty years, and a foreseeable prosperous dynasty that is rarely seen in history will be established soon, and everyone will be praised and praised on the blue and green history , Live forever, isn’t it good?
Have to toss endlessly...

Li Ji felt guilty, and sighed faintly. A knight stood out from the prince's camp in front of him and came straight to him. When he was blocked by his own soldiers in front of him, the knight clasped his fists and shouted loudly: "By the prince's order, lead the court." This is the Chinese martial arts, welcome to the holy driver!"

Li Ji wiped the rain off his face, and squinted to see that it was Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia County.

After Li Daozong said this, the main ministers in the crown prince's camp got off their horses and shouted in unison: "Minister, wait, welcome!"

Immediately, countless soldiers and horses led by the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace raised their arms and shouted: "Welcome, Holy Driver!"

The dull and powerful shout echoed between the sky and the earth like rolling thunder, shaking the clouds and rain, and the momentum was so great that everyone on the side of the Eastern Expedition Army changed face.

The slogan "Welcome the holy driver" clearly shows the intention of the Eastern Palace army. Regardless of whether your majesty is alive or dead, as a minister, you must welcome him back to the palace of Chang'an. This is "righteousness". If anyone stops , is harboring evil intentions, and is treasonous.

All eyes were on Li Ji, anxiously waiting for him to make a choice.

If His Majesty is still there, at this moment the crown prince leads troops out of the city to greet each other but avoids them, and even wants to send troops to overthrow the East Palace in order to achieve the purpose of deposing the crown prince. His Majesty Li Er was also criticized by the world.

If His Majesty has passed away, and Li Ji hides His Majesty's body and uses it as a pawn to continue the war with the Eastern Palace, it will be unavoidable to usurp the throne, be unfaithful, and treasonous!
Li Ji smiled, and had to sincerely praise the prince's move to go out of the city to "welcome the holy driver" against all opinions. The soldiers around him all looked hesitant and their morale was low at this moment. After all, who would want to bear the charge of a traitor but become an enemy of Zhengshuo of the Empire?
Before Li Ji could make a decision, there was a commotion behind him. Li Ji frowned and turned his head to look. He saw Wang Shoushi leading a group of soldiers on horseback.

Wang Shoushi walked up to Li Ji, reined in his horse and stood still, sitting on the horseback and shouted: "Please the British Lord lead the army to attack!"

Li Ji's squinted eyes froze slightly, and the light flashed, but it was fleeting and he ignored it.

The left and right generals suddenly changed their colors. No one was willing to attack the prince's guard of honor head-on. No matter what the reason, it was a crime of treason, but he was a soldier and a confidant of Li Ji's direct line. Once Li Ji's military order was issued, he could only obey unconditionally.No one can influence Li Ji's decision, what if he is forced by this eunuch to order a war?

Seeing that Wang Shoushi is so rampant at this moment, a mere eunuch, but brazenly issuing such rebellious orders to Li Ji, how can this be tolerated?Fortunately, these people still remembered the scene not long ago, they followed suit, and even a few people rushed out, intending to drag Wang Shoushi off the horse again.

Wang Shoushi was taken aback, and scolded sharply: "Presumptuous! Is it lawless? Li Ji, you can't rebel if you want to!"

The surrounding generals became more and more annoyed, shouting and scolding one after another.

Seeing several school lieutenants rushing up to surround Wang Shoushi, ignoring the whip that Wang Shoushi whipped off like crazy, vowing to drag him off the horse and humiliate him, Li Ji said in a deep voice: "Stop! Get back."

Several captains did not dare to disobey their orders, so they had to retreat, but they still raised their whip marks and looked like bloody faces, staring at Wang Shoushi defiantly.

Wang Shoushi also had a guilty conscience, a reckless man in the army would rather bend than bend, and no one would dare to disobey Li Ji here, but if the two sides "coincided" in a secluded place, maybe they would dare to give him a white knife to go in and a red knife to come out... in the future It's better not to come here.

After taking a few breaths, Wang Shoushi turned his head to look at Li Ji, and said sharply, "Does the British government want to disobey the emperor's order?"

Li Ji was silent.

The generals and soldiers who had already calmed down saw him speak so rudely, and couldn't contain their anger, they all shouted and cursed: "You eunuch keep saying the emperor's order, what is the imperial edict?"

"In my opinion, you are the one who falsely preached the imperial decree, and you will be punished by death!"

"Commander, please behead this dog, and weed out traitors for the country!"

This group of arrogant soldiers surrounded them again while clamoring and cursing, Wang Shoushi was so frightened that he shouted repeatedly and kept retreating.

Li Ji raised his hand, and the shouting stopped.

Then, Li Ji looked at the prince's guard of honor in front of him, and then at the "Xuanjia cavalry" on the bank of the Bashui River in the back. Kneeling on the knees, ignoring the splash of muddy water, he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, I welcome you!"

The generals on the left and right took a look, and immediately understood that Li Ji was not going to start a war with the East Palace, and planned to hand over His Majesty's body. Naturally, they all put their hearts in their stomachs, and immediately got off their horses, knelt down on one knee, and shouted in unison: "We welcome you!" Holy ride!"

Then with this place as the center, the surrounding soldiers will kneel down row by row like the wind blowing wheat waves: "Welcome to the holy driver!"

Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, and the momentum was like a mountain torrent erupting in all directions, and the sound shook the whole field.Everyone knew that Li Ji had already given up on fighting, and if he surrendered to the East Palace, there would be no possibility of breaking out in this imminent battle.

As long as His Majesty's body is transported back to Chang'an, and the new king ascends the throne after the state funeral, the turbulent situation will be completely settled down.

Wang Shoushi on horseback stood alone among the soldiers lying down and kneeling all around him, he looked more and more outstanding, but his face was bloodless, his lips trembled in shock, after the soldiers and horses shouted "Welcome to the holy car" three times, He just came to his senses, leaned over to look at Li Ji on horseback, and said in disbelief, "Are you crazy?"

Li Ji pursed his lips, his eyelids drooped, and he didn't bother to talk to him at all.

Wang Shoushi straightened up, looked around at the densely packed soldiers kneeling on the ground, and then raised his eyes to see the figure of the crown prince under the banner in the distance, then without saying a word, he pulled the reins, turned his horse's head, and followed the way he came He galloped away and went straight to the array of "Xuanjia cavalry" by the river.

Li Ji didn't speak, his face was expressionless, and he didn't get up. The soldiers around him just knelt in the muddy water on one knee, letting the drizzle fall on the pockets one after another, and then gathered into a stream, flowing into the neck and shoulders, forming a string The string dripped into the muddy water on the ground.

By the river in the distance, the "Xuanjia Cavalry" gathered first, and then walked slowly towards this side. The dull sound of horseshoes was the only sound between heaven and earth at this moment.

For some reason, all the soldiers felt that the sound of the horse's hooves trampling on their hearts was as frightening as it seemed that something terrible was about to happen...

The prince's camp on the opposite side was also completely silent, and under the heavy rain, they looked in amazement at the soldiers and horses kneeling on the ground all over the mountains and plains of the Eastern Expedition Army.

Only the "Black Armored Cavalry" in black helmet and armor moved slowly.

Sitting on the horseback, Li Chengqian looked at the approaching "Xuanjia cavalry" and a huge carriage in the formation, and couldn't help tears welling up in his eyes.

Royal father, my son is here to take you home...

(End of this chapter)