Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4425 Situation Reversal
The news that Prince Zuowei led the defeat of Li and Liu's troops to ensure the safety of Xuanwu Gate was like a ray of light breaking through the sky, rain and darkness, and shining on the sky above Wude Hall, dispelling a haze.

As long as the Xuanwu Gate is safe, it means that all those who are loyal to the emperor in the Taiji Palace will have the opportunity to retreat and remain invincible.

Huge cheers resounded from every corner of Wude Hall, and those maids and servants couldn't help but cheer up and celebrate with their foreheads and hands.The number of people that can be accommodated in the secret passage must be limited. Once the situation is unfavorable and you need to withdraw from the secret passage, the order must be your majesty, the imperial guard, the son, the prince, the concubine, and the minister... There will not be too much time to evacuate, even The ministers were all worried that they would be forced to stay and be captured by the rebels if there was not enough time, let alone these maids and servants?
Besides, even if the ministers fall into the hands of the rebels, the rebels will not mess around, but the maids and servants will be captives, and what they will face will be annihilated. I don’t know what kind of abuse they will suffer...

A group of princes could not sleep all night, drinking tea and watching the battle outside Wude Hall, hearing the news of Xuanwu Gate's safety, they naturally celebrated with each other.

Everyone knows that once the King of Jin enters the Hall of Wude and succeeds in seizing the throne, these brothers and sisters will inevitably die sooner or later, so they all hope that Li Chengqian will secure the throne and defeat the King of Jin. Now Li and Liu are defeated by the prince's left guard , not only to ensure the safety of Xuanwu Gate so that His Majesty remains invincible, but also to release Li Jing and Xue Wanche, who have been deterring the surrounding area. The king failed and ended.

The only undecided situation now is whether Fang Jun can lead the army to hold on until the moment when Li Jing and Xue Wanche lead the army into the city.

If you can stick to it, the king of Jin will be defeated and the rebel army will be completely defeated.

If not, the center will fall, and His Majesty still needs to retreat outside the city and reorganize the army to counterattack Chang'an City. Not only will life change, but it will also mean that Chang'an will suffer more serious damage, and the army will suffer more casualties...

Li You raised his teacup and respected Li Tai from a distance: "Brother, replace wine with tea, and I respect my elder brother."

Li Tai raised his glass in response, and the two brothers took a sip of tea together, then put down the teacup, and let out a long breath at the same time...

Among the several princes, Li Tai and Li You must be the most tense in the current situation.

Except for Li Chengqian, Li Tai was the longest among Taizong's sons. According to the law of "Zongzhen succession", even if Li Chengqian was deposed, Li Tai should be the one who takes the throne, not Li Zhi.Even if Li Zhi sits on the throne, he will have to face challenges that violate legal principles. Those who were originally loyal to Li Chengqian and some neutral people will gather under Li Tai's command to cheer for Li Tai and fight for the throne.

How could Li Zhi allow such a situation to happen?
The best way to deal with it is naturally to take precautions before they happen. When the rebels invade the Wude Hall, there will inevitably be a group of "rebellious soldiers" looking for Li Tai's traces.

That is to say, as long as the rebel army captures the Hall of Wude tonight, Li Tai will never see the sun tomorrow morning...

As for Li You, it was even more of an "unstable factor".

When Li Tai dies, then Li You will become the oldest among Taizong's sons except Li Ke who is far away in Silla. The preface is about the age, but before that, Li You had issued an "edict" under the coercion and temptation of Changsun Wuji, intending to ascend to the throne of God, and his ambitions were fully demonstrated. This is a "conviction"...

Li Chengqian can tolerate him, but how can Li Zhi tolerate him?

Therefore, others may still have room for change, at least they will not be killed all at once to cause controversy, and Li Tai and Li You must be cut off by Li Zhi immediately to eliminate hidden dangers...

Now that Xuanwu Gate is completely safe, even in the worst situation, all the princes can accompany Li Chengqian to withdraw from Tai Chi Palace.Whether it is to counterattack Chang'an on the spot or retreat to Hexi to regroup, there is no danger of life.

Li Yin also took a sip of tea, clicked his lips, and sighed: "It must be Fang Er! The soldiers of the first guard have gone through many times, and the loss of personnel is serious. It seems that they can't withstand the tide of rebels several times their own. If you attack fiercely, you can still leave the reserve team to counterattack... After this battle, I am afraid that both Weigong and Yinggong will have to abdicate to make way for the virtuous."

Everyone listened and nodded in agreement.

The military pays attention to seniority, and even more to factions. Those generals who lead the army must be surrounded by a group of arrogant soldiers. They must not let these subordinates bleed and cry, they must be supported and supported, and the subordinates must also To remain loyal to the general, it is a taboo in the military to change the court.

With Li Jing and Li Ji's qualifications for so many years, there are countless disciples and subordinates, which Fang Jun can't compare for a moment.

But when it comes to prestige and reputation, after ten years of Zhenguan, no one in the dialect army can match Fang Jun.

Although Li Jing continues to lead the army, he is far away from the center, and he is old, so his influence is not as good as before.Although Li Ji is known as the "Number One in the court", he has to hide his clumsiness and keep a low profile because of this. Not only does he rarely intervene in political affairs, but he gradually puts down even military affairs.

In contrast, Fang Jun, a rising star, is slowly rising, shining brightly like the morning sun, especially after this battle is over, it is equivalent to helping Li Chengqian to the throne with one hand, and doing his best to keep him on the throne. Under the circumstances, who else can compare with it?
From now on, Fang Jun is the hardest mountain in the army.

What's more important is that Fang Jun is not only brilliant and dazzling in military affairs, but also extremely capable in political affairs. It is still continuing the administrative structure after Fang Jun planned to build Jingzhao Mansion...

Both civil and military talents are so amazing, and they are deeply trusted and valued by His Majesty. Given time, who can match them?
As long as His Majesty secures the throne, Fang Jun will be a proper "power minister" in the foreseeable future...

Li Zhen, who had been silent all this time, looked at her brothers and suddenly asked a question: "If... if the pheasant slaves are defeated and captured, what should we do?"

As soon as this remark came out, the surrounding princes all fell silent.

It stands to reason that Li Zhi launched a mutiny and conspired against him. Once he was defeated and captured, he would inevitably die.But everyone is siblings, not to mention whether they are willing to intercede for Li Zhi in their hearts, at least they have to show it on the surface?
Write a letter to His Majesty, write a memorial, mention Li Zhifen, and then mention the blood relationship, I hope His Majesty will be lenient and save Li Zhi's life... No matter what the final result is, everyone has done their part My heart is not in vain for my brother, and I can give an explanation to outsiders, lest Emperor Taizong's reputation will be criticized by the world.

Killing brothers and brothers while alive, and killing brothers and sisters after death, this will be a great damage to Emperor Taizong's reputation...

But the problem is that once the book is written and a memorial is written to intercede with Li Zhi, outsiders can indeed feel their sympathy for his siblings. Even if Li Zhi lets go of his big mistake, he is willing to open his mouth to intercede, but where will Li Chengqian be placed in this way?
Li Zhi committed such a serious crime. From Li Chengqian's point of view, he must be sentenced to death. Wouldn't the execution put Li Chengqian in a passive position?There must be people with ulterior motives who will use this to stir up public opinion and make Li Chengqian passive.

This will inevitably offend the emperor severely.

But if he doesn't intercede with Li Zhi, it will appear that Emperor Taizong has no way to teach his son, and the relationship between brothers is too weak...

It's a dilemma.

Li Yin has always been a heartless person, he took a sip of his tea and said disapprovingly, "Why are we bothering about this kind of thing?"

He looked at Li Tai: "Brother Qingque is the master, everyone respects you, and they all follow your lead. We will do what you do, and I will beat anyone who dares to disobey!"

Li Tai: "..."

I thank you so much!
Are you respecting me?
You are driving me to death...

But even if he was holding back the fire, he couldn't ignore the fact that he was the longest among the brothers other than Li Chengqian. He did have the biggest say in this matter.

I wished I could swallow this bastard Li Yin alive, but I didn't want to get angry on the spot, so I pondered for a long time, so I had to resort to dragging words: "... this matter is quite embarrassing, and it's too early, and the battle hasn't happened yet for a while. It’s not too late to worry about the result until the outcome is determined.”

He wants to procrastinate, but which of these brothers is an idiot?
Hearing this, Li You immediately nodded again and again: "What brother Qingque said is true, anyway, my brother listens to you."

The rest of the people also said: "You are an elder brother, we all listen to you."

"You can make up your mind, my brother has no objection."

Li Tai's eyes were burning with anger, even if this matter is on his head, he can't get it off, right?
A group of insidious and despicable bastards...

There is nothing he can do about it, he is indeed the eldest among the brothers, and he is also the son of Emperor Taizong. In the future, when His Majesty asks the brothers for their opinions on Li Zhi, he will definitely be the first to ask him, and he will not be able to escape Lose.

Feeling suffocated and helpless in my heart, I could only stare at Li Yin: "The tea is cold, go get some hot water to make tea, and find some snacks to fill my stomach, I will be hungry in the middle of the night."

Unexpectedly, Li Yin poked his neck, and retorted on the spot: "If there is something to do, the younger brother will do his best, and the eighth is the youngest here, why doesn't the elder brother let him go?"

Li Tai gritted his teeth angrily, but he forgot that Li Yin has always been fooling around and only listened to Li Ke's words, even if Li Chengqian refused to accept it, how could he order him to move?
Li Yun curled himself up as much as possible to avoid attracting attention, got up quickly, and said with a smile: "Brothers, sit still, I will let my younger brother handle this matter."

(End of this chapter)