Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3995 The king is ruthless
The drizzle was drizzling, the ancient trees were towering, and the originally quiet and solemn nunnery was full of killing sounds. The nuns screamed and ran wildly. Countless dead soldiers were suddenly attacked, panicked and disorderly, and suffered heavy casualties.But after all, he was well-trained, and soon after paying a huge price, he stabilized his position and tried to take the line to resist.

However, it was futile. Although the task of the "Hundred Knights" was to spy and arrest, they belonged to the army after all, and they usually practiced in battle formations. If they were fighting alone, the dead soldiers still had some chances to kill the "Hundred Knights." However, at the moment when the two sides are facing each other, they are immediately defeated by the "Hundred Knights" who are better at cooperating.

The "Hundred Cavalry Division" quickly countered the attack with an army town, with sword and shield soldiers in front, spearmen in the back, and finally the crossbowmen roamed and maneuvered, either suppressing from a distance or shooting and blocking, killing them to death The soldiers were defeated.

A dead soldier fights bravely without fear of death, but it is not impossible to die...

Li Junxian stood outside the gate of the temple, constantly listening to the battle reports from the temple, knowing that the overall situation has been settled, the only thing that is uncertain is whether these dead soldiers can be wiped out, but even if one or two fish slip through the net, it will not affect the overall situation .

The most troublesome thing is that it is not easy to deal with the aftermath. After all, some of the childless concubines of the Emperor Gaozu in this nunnery brought their hair to practice here. How could those His Royal Highnesses spare him?

While worrying about himself, some soldiers came to report in a hurry: "Commander, many Lifangs in the city have been attacked by the people, and the situation is not quite right."

Li Junxian frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Is there any latest news from outside the city?"

The soldiers replied: "It should have been there, but the Jingzhao Mansion has blocked many streets and alleys. I am afraid that our scouts will be delayed."

Li Junxian's heart skipped a beat, could it be that something big happened outside the city?The information sent back by the last scout was that Li Ji had dismounted and knelt down to "welcome the holy driver", which meant that Li Ji had given up contending with the East Palace and made a gesture of submission. ?

At this moment, the scout finally arrived panting. Before reaching him, he fell off his horse and ran a few steps. His face was flushed, and his tone had changed: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty is back!"

boom!
Li Junxian only felt as if a thunderbolt had hit him on the top of his head, his whole body was dizzy, his heart was beating rapidly, and he was almost out of breath.

How can it be? !
He rubbed his face, managed to regain his composure, and asked anxiously, "Is this really true?"

The scout also knew that it was a bit unbelievable, and hurriedly said: "It is true, Your Majesty is escorted by the 'Xuanjia Iron Cavalry', has seen His Royal Highness, and is now heading for Chunming Gate! The humble post will return the news immediately, but now everywhere in the city We all know that the common people were excited and tried to rush to the street to meet Shengjia, and the officials of the Jingzhao Mansion did not dare to remove the blockade of the various neighborhoods, so the humble officials were blocked and delayed for a long time..."

Li Junxian could no longer hear the words behind, and now he only had one thought in his mind: If His Majesty is not dead, then I will die...

For the vast majority of people in the court, no matter which side they are in, no matter how the situation changes, there is not much danger to their own lives. Even if the crown prince ascends the throne, the nobles on the Guanlong side will still be ringing , It's just that the power in his hand has been seized.

But Li Junxian is different!
"Hundred Knights" is not only the garrison of His Majesty Li Er, but also the sharp edge that His Majesty Li Er relies on to control the court and ministers, and knows too many secrets of the clan, royal family, and ministers.As the emperor's number one "confidant", although the trust far exceeds that of most courtiers, once the situation changes, he is the one who needs to be "silenced" first...

Once His Majesty returns to the capital, he will not care about the crown prince who is responsible for supervising the country, let alone the incident in Guanlong that endangers the empire. He will only care that he, the "confidant of the emperor", has completely defected to the East Palace and is with the emperor again. If you don't have one heart, how can you keep him?
It was even said that the Jiduni Temple was razed to the ground, and many concubines of the Gaozu had to face gossip after being frightened. When the sons of the Gaozu started to make trouble and needed someone to take the blame, wouldn't he be perfect Li Junxian? candidate?
Thinking of this, Li Junxian felt cold all over.

He has always firmly believed that he is loyal to His Majesty Li Er, and has never wavered in the slightest. During the days of His Majesty Li Er's Eastern Expedition, he has always kept a distance from the East Palace, and worked hard to do his duty as an "emperor's eagle dog". More than half a point.

But Your Majesty, you have passed away. The crown prince is the legitimate successor of the empire. Is it possible that I can kill myself and follow you?

Li Junxian felt bitter in his mouth, fate is really tricking people...

"Commander, the battle is coming to an end. There are a total of more than a hundred dead soldiers hidden in the temple. They have been killed and it is difficult to leave any survivors."

The lieutenant ran out from the temple to report on the situation of the battle.

Only then did Li Junxian recover, sighed and knew that there was no turning back now. His Majesty Li Er would not accept him as a "traitor" again. If he wanted to survive, he could only follow His Royal Highness to the dark. As for the Prince Whether you can't protect yourself, let's talk about it...

Right now, it is natural to handle all the affairs within the responsibility.

He said in a deep voice: "Leave a team of troops to wipe out the remnants of the enemy. It doesn't matter if you live or not. You must end the battle as quickly as possible. At the same time, comfort the nun in the temple. Never allow soldiers to abuse the nun. In one case, you commit suicide and apologize!"

"Here!"

The deputy general obviously also knew the identity of the nun in the Jiduni Temple, so he solemnly agreed, turned around and strode into the temple.

Li Junxian called another school lieutenant and ordered: "Contact our insiders in various princely mansions immediately. If any family intends to take advantage of the chaos, provoke those people, and try to disrupt the situation, report to me as soon as possible. , and then arrest them as soon as possible, no matter who the other party is!"

Now, as the news of His Majesty's return to Beijing is gradually spreading, one can imagine how excited and crazy these civilians and civilians who support His Majesty Li Er will be. , duty-bound.

Originally, His Majesty's position as the crown prince was already in jeopardy when he returned to the capital. If there is any more reason to hand it over, the crown prince's situation will become even more dangerous...

"Here!"

The captain took the order and rushed away.

Li Junxian glanced at the Jiduni Temple with towering ancient trees, turned around and left, and said to the soldiers around him: "Call together people immediately, closely monitor the Lifangs in the city, and at the same time notify the Jingzhao Mansion and the East Palace Six Rates. The situation in a Lifang is out of control, immediately send troops to station, and the people must not be allowed to rush out of the Lifang and rush into the streets!"

"Here!"

Order after order was issued, and all the "Hundred Knights" were mobilized to monitor the entire Chang'an City in conjunction with Jingzhao Mansion and Donggong Liu.

*****
The drizzle was coming head-on, and His Majesty Li Er stood on the shaft of the chariot, not only did he not feel a bit cold, but his face was flushed, the heat in his body had not completely dissipated, and he was still in an impetuous mood.

He squinted his eyes, surrounded by the most loyal "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" guards on the front, back, left, and right sides, and surrounded by countless soldiers surrounded by layers, everyone's face was filled with joy and excitement, for him, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty Return to the capital to report the most enthusiastic feedback.

Looking at the Chunming Gate which was getting closer and closer, the tall and majestic city tower was somewhat kind in the eyes of His Majesty Li Er, but not much joy.

After all, regardless of his reputation, he released the news of his "death" to the outside world, but in the end he didn't get the expected results. How could he not feel depressed?
So at this moment, even though his face was calm and solemn as usual, the anger in his heart was like accumulated magma, which could erupt anytime and anywhere.

Humph, Li Ji, Fang Jun, Li Junxian... all waiting for me one by one!

Standing behind His Majesty Li Er, Wang Shoushi happened to be able to see His Majesty's side face. Based on his understanding of His Majesty, he knew that His Majesty was already furious at this moment, especially when the Crown Prince led the Eastern Palace army and the Minister of Chinese and Military Affairs "Welcome Even after seeing His Majesty "resurrected from the dead", those civil servants, military generals, and Eastern Palace soldiers still look forward to the crown prince...

After thinking for a while, Wang Shoushi took two steps forward slightly, approached His Majesty Li Er, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Guan Long raised troops and intended to support one of the King Wei and the King Jin as the heir apparent. The rebel army established a new crown prince justifiably, so they took His Royal Highnesses Wei Wang and Jin Wang to the Youtunwei Camp, so Guan Long had no choice but to support Qi Wang as the crown prince, and finally fell short. Now Chang'an seems to be calm, but in fact all forces The battles are endless, and the Right Tunwei is not a safe place, if an accident happens to either the King of Wei or the King of Jin, it will be an unbearable pain for the royal family."

His Majesty Li Er frowned, at this stage of the world, why bother to sue the crown prince behind his back?
But when I changed my mind, I was horrified!

Where is this to sue the prince?It is clearly pointing out a dead spot of the prince.

In order to fear that King Wei and King Jin would be coerced by Guan Long to become crown princes, which would pose a threat to the prince’s legal status, when the prince withdrew from Xuanwu Gate, he brought King Wei and King Jin to the Youtunwei Camp together, so as to ensure that the two kings would not be separated from each other. It is indeed a safe approach to be killed by the rebels and to prevent the two who can pose a threat to the reserve position from being coerced by the rebels.

But if one of the two kings or one of them died violently in the Youtunwei camp, not only the crown prince would not be able to escape the death penalty of "slaughtering siblings", but Fang Jun would also have to bear the serious crime of "murdering the prince", and it would not be too much to execute Ling Chi .

And His Majesty Li Er believes that with Wang Shoushi's years of management, there must be eyes and ears among the right guards. If the two kings are poisoned or even assassinated, the chances of success are very high, and the problems that have plagued him for a long time will be easily solved...

(End of this chapter)