My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

He Zongxian was secretly anxious when he saw that he could not defeat Cheng Tieniu.

He shouted to Zhang Zhilong, "Come help!"

Zhang Zhilong had been itching to get started for a while.

He also realized that it wouldn't be so easy for He Zongxian to defeat Cheng Tieniu.

So, he took up his spear, spurred his horse forward, and together with He Zongxian, they attacked Cheng Tieniu from both sides.

This was originally against the rules.

Cheng Tieniu faced two opponents alone without showing any fear.

Old Cheng, watching from the side, pointed and said, "He Zongxian, Zhang Zhilong, you two lads actually broke the rules of the underworld, using numbers to defeat the few. What kind of heroes are you?"

Besides, what you're doing doesn't comply with the rules of the examination room.

He Zongxian and Zhang Zhilong pretended not to hear. He Zongxian thought to himself, "What do you mean by 'exam room'? You even dared to kill your examiner, what do you mean by 'exam room'?"

Li Chengan saw this and felt extremely guilty.

He wondered what this had to do with Cheng Yaojin and his son Cheng Tieniu.

Is it reasonable to drag someone else and their son into this mess because of your own affairs?

Thinking of this, he quickly shouted, "Stop it, everyone!"

"I will go back with you. Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you."

at this time,

Cheng Tieniu feinted and jumped out of the circle.

It should be said that Li Chengqian's shout was timely.

By this time, Cheng Tieniu was already drenched in sweat and panting heavily. As the saying goes, even the strongest fists can't fight off four hands, and even a hero can't withstand a crowd of people.

Although Cheng Tieniu was quite skilled, he still struggled against He Zongxian and Zhang Zhilong alone.

Zhang Shigui spurred his horse forward and said loudly, "Li Chenggan, please don't blame us. We were just following orders."

"If you feel you have been wronged, go back and tell your father."

At this moment, Li Chengqian felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He couldn't understand what he had done wrong that his father was going to punish him again. Moreover, this time his father made it very clear that he would abolish his position as crown prince.

To be honest, he didn't really care about the position of crown prince; he had already had enough of it.

What saddened him was why his father was so heartless, showing no regard for their father-son relationship.

Li Chenggan guessed that it was probably Fang Xuanling and other ministers who had accused him in front of his father, and his father had not investigated the matter thoroughly and had listened to only one side of the story.

Li Chenggan was already used to these things.

He knew that his father always listened to Fang Xuanling's every word.

Zhang Shigui is clearly not a good person. He recruited soldiers in Hedong, but detained 3 strong men. What was his intention?

It can be said that Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone.

I never expected that my father wouldn't trust me, but would trust someone like this.

At this moment, Old Cheng stood between Li Chengan and Zhang Shigui, arms outstretched: "Your Highness, you cannot go back with them."

Your father is furious. If you go back now, he might actually order your execution in his anger.

If you die, it will be such a great injustice. Even if your father comes to his senses in the future, it will be too late.

There's a saying, "A bachelor doesn't suffer a loss in front of him." Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best. You'd better leave quickly.

Qin Qiong was a cautious official, fearing he would be drawn into the struggle for the crown prince position, so he remained silent.

Since this is a matter between Li Shimin and his son Li Chenggan, who could he possibly offend?

Chang He was also in a dilemma. To be fair, Chang He and Li Chengqian had a pretty good relationship.

Moreover, Chang He's concubine Bai Mudan and Su Wan became sworn sisters. Su Wan must have given Bai Mudan countless benefits; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were priceless.

Chang He couldn't understand what was wrong with Li Shimin today. Why would he suddenly issue such an edict? Did he really want to kill Li Chenggan?

If Li Chengqian dies, who will become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

However, Zhang Shigui obtained an imperial edict, and he had no choice but to obey it.

Just as Chang He was in a dilemma, he suddenly remembered that Master Xuanzang had given him a brocade pouch, which he was to open in times of crisis.

At this moment, he reached into his robe, took out the brocade pouch, and unfolded it to examine it.

The inscription clearly stated: "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Quickly escape from Chang'an City through the secret passage in the study of the Duke of Yi's mansion."

Li Chengan asked Qin Qiong in a low voice, "Is there some secret passage in your study that leads to the outside of Chang'an?"

This was originally a secret, and Qin Qiong had never told anyone about it. No one knew how Li Chengan knew about it.

Now that Li Chengan already knew, there was no need for him to hide it any longer: "Indeed, there is a secret passage in my study that leads to the outside of Chang'an City."

Old Cheng said, "That's great, Your Highness. You should escape through the secret passage as soon as possible."

"As long as the green hills remain, there's always firewood to burn. We've got you covered here."

"They have thousands of men, how can you possibly hold them off?" Li Chenggan retorted.

"Oh, Your Highness, don't worry about that anymore, let's go quickly, or it will be too late."

"No, I will not leave. I will live and die with you."

at this time,

Zhang Shigui had already ordered his men to launch an attack, and in an instant, arrows rained down.

Li Chengan drew his Qinggang Arrow and unleashed a series of sword shadows to protect his entire body.

Even so, he was hit by two arrows in the shoulder and arm.

Fortunately, he was protected by crocodile armor and was not injured.

Cheng Yaojin was furious.

He took the battle axe from Cheng Tieniu, intending to rush forward and fight Zhang Shigui for 300 rounds.

However, the rain of arrows was too dense; how could he possibly break through?

Old Cheng was caught off guard and took an arrow to the leg: "Ouch! You Zhang Shigui, you're serious!"

Today, I, Lao Cheng, will fight you to the death!

Dozens of servants from the Duke of Yi's mansion were killed or injured in the process.

They resisted while retreating, intending to retreat into the Duke of Yi's mansion and bolt the gate.

Just at this time,

A white horse galloped down the road, carrying a man dressed in white, holding a halberd.

The man brandished his halberd and charged into Zhang Shigui's army like a tiger among sheep.

In an instant, Zhang Shigui's soldiers fell from their horses one after another.

Li Chengan glanced at the newcomer and saw that it was none other than Xue Rengui.

Prior to this, Li Chengan had heard that Xiang Yu and Liu Yu were both unparalleled warriors, capable of defeating ten thousand men.

However, he had not seen it with his own eyes. Only today, after meeting Xue Rengui, did he believe that there really were such brave and valiant people in this world.

Xue Rengui's halberd weighed 300 jin (approximately 150 catties), and when wielded, it weighed more than 1,000 jin (approximately 500 kg). Soldiers who came near it died instantly.

He moved about and fought his way through Zhang Shigui's camp, disrupting the archers' formation.

Archers fell one after another.

Zhang Shigui's camp was thrown into chaos, and Zhang Shigui couldn't control his troops.

He was quite surprised to see Xue Rengui so fierce.

He said to his four brothers, Zhang Zhilong, Zhang Zhihu, Zhang Zhibiao, and Zhang Zhibao, "Hold your ground and watch me deal with Xue Rengui!"