Capital Datang

In the main hall of the East Palace, Li Shimin sat on it with a sullen face, while Li Chengqian, the owner of the East Palace, stood below with a face full of sincerity and fear. He looked up at Li Shimin from time to time, but immediately lowered his head, looking very guilty. The palace servants were all kicked out, and there was no one else in the hall except their father and son.

In the empty hall, both Li Shimin and his son did not speak. A series of shrill screams came from outside the hall, accompanied by the sound of heavy objects and flesh being hit. Every time it sounded, the screams outside screamed Very loud.However, as time passed, the screams became more and more subdued. It was obvious that the person who was beaten outside could not hold on for long.

Hearing the increasingly feeble screams outside, Li Chengqian was also heartbroken, because the people who were beaten outside were his favorite people. Today, his father suddenly brought someone into the East Palace, and without any reason, directly Just let people bring out Xinxin, and drag him out to death, without even a reason.

Li Chengqian was guilty at first, but seeing this situation now, he was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he didn't even dare to intercede, guessing in his heart whether the assassination of Zhang Xuansu had been revealed?After all, He Gan Chengji had been missing for several days, and now there was no one alive or dead, and the emperor father wanted to kill Xin when he came today, obviously he knew something.Thinking of this, Li Chengqian became even more frightened, and even his legs began to tremble slightly.Seeing his son's appearance, Li Shimin, who was sitting on it, felt even more displeased.

After a while, the screams outside finally stopped slowly, only the beating sound of "呯呯呯" remained, and after a while.An execution guard came striding forward to report: "Your Majesty, the condemned prisoner has been rode to death!" Capital Datang 402

After hearing this, Li Shimin just hummed expressionlessly.Then he looked at Li Chengqian, who was pale, but said nothing.Standing up and leaving with the guards, Li Chengqian was even more terrified, and even forgot to send Li Shimin out.

Li Chengqian stood in the hall for a while, before a bold servant stepped forward to remind him that His Majesty had left, and Xin Xin's body was still outside, asking him what to do?

Hearing the servant's words, Li Chengqian came to his senses, thinking that his beloved Xinxin had been beaten to death.This made him feel empty, as if he had lost his most precious thing.Only then did Li Chengqian show a sad look on his face, and walked out of the hall with heavy steps.

On the ground not far from the main hall, Xinxin crawled there with disheveled hair, her sideways face was full of pain before death, her eyes were wide open, and she even looked a little ferocious. Back to the charming look before.As for between the back and the thighs.It was all blood and blood, and the ground was full of splashed blood. It can be said that the death was very miserable.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian was heartbroken.Suddenly, an unspeakable anger welled up in his heart, this anger was so strong that his whole body trembled uncontrollably.The face that was full of pain just now also suddenly became ferocious.

"Come here. Gather Xinxin's corpse and bury it grandly!" Li Chengqian gritted his teeth.Commanded in a trembling voice.

However, the servants in the East Palace below were all taken aback after listening, and one of the more loyal servants boldly reminded: "His Royal Highness, Xinxin was killed by the order of His Majesty himself. If the burial is solemn, I'm afraid..."

However, before the servant finished speaking, Li Chengqian suddenly jumped up and roared loudly: "You bastard, it's fine for others to be angry with the prince, now even you people dare not listen to me, come here! I'll kill you on the spot!"

No one expected that the crown prince would burst into such a sudden outburst of anger, but the guards on both sides did not dare to disobey Li Chengqian's order, went up and knocked down the unlucky servant, and then beat him with a stick. What happened, he became the object of Li Chengqian's venting his anger, and was beaten to death amidst the miserable screams, and went down to be company with Xinxin.

Seeing this situation, no one dared to talk anymore, and hurriedly followed Li Chengqian's instructions to get busy, and Li Chengqian immediately summoned Hou Junji, Li Yuanchang, Du He and others after the pain passed, and plotted in the East Palace. For a long time, Hou Junji and the others left the East Palace until the curfew was approaching at night.

That is to say, after Li Chengqian and many of the prince's party members dispersed, in the study next to the Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin received an urgent request from the shadow, and now he is listening to the shocking secret that the shadow reported to him.

Li Shimin behind the desk clenched his fists tightly, his face was flushed, and endless anger gushed out of his eyes. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, his body, which was always as steady as a mountain, couldn't help trembling slightly.And amidst this endless anger, Li Shimin suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart. Since he was born, this is the first time he has experienced such sensitivity, even if thousands of people blocked Dou Jiande's attack back then. He had never felt this way when he had an army of [-], but today after hearing the shadow's secret report, he felt a deep tiredness, as if his body had been emptied all of a sudden, and he could no longer use it. Average strength.

"Is this all true?" Li Shimin asked in great pain, his voice was even hoarse than his shadow, like a dying person who lost his way in the desert and didn't drink a drop of water for several days .

Shadow has followed Li Shimin for so many years, and it is the first time he has seen him lose his composure, and his eyes showed a bit of unbearable, but he still said in an extremely calm voice: "Your Majesty, the assassin sent by the prince last night In order to save my life, I told the truth about this matter, and I immediately ordered the shadow guards to collect information on this aspect, and after analyzing all kinds of information, it was found that His Royal Highness was indeed conspiring with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Hou Junji, and others, which may be harmful to His Majesty at any time , but they may feel that the time is not yet ripe, so they have not launched it for a long time, but..."

When he said this, the shadow suddenly stopped, looked up at Li Shimin, and then continued: "However, after His Majesty left the East Palace today, the crown prince immediately summoned Hou Junji and others, and they are now discussing secretly in the East Palace. However, after Hou Junji went back, he immediately sent someone to contact Li Anyan, General of Zuo Tun Wei Zhonglang, and his son-in-law, Helan Chushi. Although the Shadow Guard has not found any concrete evidence yet, but The matter is urgent, and all matters must be ordered by His Majesty!"

The shadow didn't say something clearly, but Li Shimin could hear it. Li Chengqian had already prepared for the rebellion, but he never found a chance to launch it. But today he ordered someone to kill that Xinxin. It's light, but it must have made Li Chengqian feel resentful towards his father, so he summoned everyone in a fit of anger. As for why they summoned them?You don't need to ask at all, you can guess it. It must be taking this opportunity to prepare for rebellion, and it may even be in the past few days.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly stood up. The sadness and anger that were still on his face just now disappeared, and his expression became extremely calm. Now he is not a father who was betrayed by his son, but a father who is facing a crisis. For the rebellious emperor, any personal feelings are out of his consideration.

I saw Li Shimin walking back and forth behind the desk for a few times, then suddenly stopped and said to the shadow: "Go back immediately, hand over the guard of the East Palace to Dali Temple, and pay close attention to the reactions of Hou Junji and others. Palace report!"

"Here!" Shadow agreed, and retreated silently.Capital Datang 402

But Li Shimin didn't go back to rest, he really didn't have that kind of thought now, but secretly summoned Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and other civil and military officials into the palace overnight, and told everyone about the shocking secret of the crown prince's rebellion.As a result, everyone was extremely shocked. No one thought that with Li Chengqian's current status, he would go on the road of rebellion and no return.

However, people like Fang Xuanling are important ministers of the country, so naturally they will not patronize and be surprised. Soon they will express their views on this, and together with Li Shimin, they will determine the final solution, that is, before the crown prince rebels, use Thunder It is too late to cover up the situation and bring all relevant people to justice, so as to minimize the impact of this matter. After all, the prince of a country is actually rebelling. It can be regarded as something that makes Datang lose face.

Li Shimin has always been a vigorous and resolute person. He decided on a solution that night. In the early hours of the morning, the Sixth Army of the Beiya was ordered to arrest people in the city. Among those who were arrested, even the Prince's East Palace was surrounded by Longwuwei, and the three guards of the East Palace were even disarmed and transferred outside the city for custody. As for the Prince, he was placed under house arrest in the East Palace.

At the beginning, the news of Li Chengqian's rebellion did not spread, and the Sixth Army of the Beiya was the imperial guards. Except for Li Shimin's order, no one could command them, but now they are going to use them to arrest people all over the city, and all of them are arrested. It was the prince's party, and there were even well-informed people who knew that the East Palace had also changed, so rumors were flying all over Chang'an City for a while, and there were all kinds of things, but few people guessed that Li Chengqian was going to rebel, and there were even some The uninformed minister complained about the prince's grievances, and wrote to Li Shimin to explain the matter.

With the arrest of those who participated in the rebellion and the pressure from the government and the opposition, Li Shimin finally announced the matter of Li Chengqian's rebellion. In addition, apart from the whistleblower Hegan Chengji, some of the prince's party members who were arrested also admitted it. Coupled with some military orders for Li Chengqian to mobilize the army, this servant has all the witnesses and material evidence, which can no longer be denied.However, after the news of the prince's rebellion came out, it caused a series of huge waves in Datang. (To be continued.)