Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 36: The Xuanwu Gate Incident is not that easy to change
"Your Majesty, there is a spy from the King of Wei among the Right Imperial Guards. He has opened the Xuanwu City Gate and is leading 3,000 soldiers to the Taiji Palace."

A soldier in black armor rushed into the Taiji Hall, half-knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly.

"Snapped!"

Li Shimin slammed the table, his face full of struggle, his body leaning forward, his eyes wide open.

"Your Majesty, let me go and persuade His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei!"

Yuchi Jingde, with a dark face, stood up. He was also wearing black armor, with a sharp blade on his waist and two whips in his hands.

"Can you still persuade him now?" Li Shimin looked at Yuchi Jingde, his voice choked with sobs.

His son was really like him. He pried open the Xuanwu city gate and actually broke into the inner palace, just like he did at the beginning.

But he is not Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan. He is General Tiance, Li Shimin. There are so many soldiers in the Yulin Imperial Guard, and there will always be some who will be bribed, and they are not his most solid guards.

The guards he trusted the most were the ones wearing black iron armor in front of the hall. Their name was just like the black armor they wore, and they were called the Black Armor Army.

Although there are only a thousand people, they can fight ten people at a time and are invincible.

"Your Majesty, let me try."

Cheng Zhijie also stood up. He knew Li Shimin's inner struggle. There was still a chance to turn back. Once the King of Wei led his troops into the Taiji Palace, there would be no reversal of the situation.

Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong and Zhai Changsun were the four commanders of the Xuanjia Army. They once led the Xuanjia Army into unmanned areas.

The thousand men in the Taiji Hall are more powerful than an army of ten thousand.

Li Shimin closed his eyes and waved his hands. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that he could no longer stop the attack and there was no turning back.

"Three thousand soldiers, where did the King of Wei get so many brave soldiers?"

After a while, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a gleam that was breathtaking and he was extremely furious.

"There are soldiers from the Qianniu Guard and the Right Guard who have participated in this."

A Longwu guard immediately stood up and knelt before Li Shimin.

"Rebellion, everything is reversed!"

Li Shimin roared, appearing extremely angry.

No large army was allowed to enter the city of Chang'an. There were guards in the city.

There are the Left and Right Guards, the Left and Right Thousand Bull Guards, and the Left and Right Military Guards, who are responsible for the security of Chang'an City but are not part of the imperial guards.

"I want a list of all the people involved in the case!" Li Shimin was extremely angry. What fault had he committed that they wanted to rebel against him?

……

"Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke, the rebellion has been quelled and the leader of the bandits has fled. Please give your instructions."

A blood-stained guard commander rushed into the Shangshu's residence and half-bowed.

"Defeated? No, the real battlefield is in the palace."

Du Chuke stood up suddenly, looking towards the direction of the imperial palace, always holding on to a glimmer of hope in his heart.

"Take it away. It's time for us to enter the palace."

At this time, Li Chengqian stood up, looking a little anxious.

After leaving the Shangshu Mansion, Li Chengqian went straight towards the East Palace. He still had some concerns.

A husband and wife are bound by grace for a hundred days after they were married, and he has been married for many days.

……

When the guards reached East Street, they saw that the stone slabs were stained with blood, but the battle was already over.

This made Li Chengqian feel depressed. The Prince's Mansion didn't have much defensive strength to begin with, after all, it had been thoroughly defeated once.

"Your Highness, don't worry. The East Palace is safe!"

Suddenly, a figure came over. It was Wang Xun. "Commander Wang, what's going on?" Li Chengqian asked, with a hint of doubt in his heart.

"Has Your Highness the Crown Prince forgotten about the Bad People?" Wang Xun replied.

"Okay, I've got this in mind. I'll reward you based on your merits later." Li Chengqian smiled bitterly. It turned out that Li Er had anticipated everything.

"Duke of England, let's go into the palace!"

The so-called rebellion was more like a farce.

In front of Xuanwu Gate, the city gate was tightly closed. There was no trace of blood or even any signs of fighting, as if nothing had happened.

"I am the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. I have been ordered to suppress the bandits. Now I have to report to the palace!"

Li Chengqian approached and shouted loudly.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, and the Duke of England, please come to the palace to see me!"

From the top of the city wall, a loud shout was heard, and the Xuanwu Gate was opened.

"Your Highness, this is not a trick, is it?" Li Ji walked quickly over and stopped Crown Prince Li Chengqian.

He was deeply impressed by this place, which was the prince's tomb, and he did not rule out the possibility that the King of Wei had set up an ambush there.

"Don't worry, Duke. It's impossible for the King of Wei to control the entire Imperial Guard. Besides, if the King of Wei really succeeds, we can't leave Chang'an City."

Li Chengqian took big steps, but because of his foot disease, he was still very slow.

"Am I too cautious?" Li Ji followed with half belief and half doubt.

"Tsk!"

When the gate of Xuanwu Gate was closed, people still felt suffocated.

Li Er, ancestor, I trust you very much. Don’t let that fat bird kill you.

Li Chengqian muttered to himself, how can one be 100% sure?

"Your Highness, how come there is no sign of a fight? It's very strange. Could it be that they didn't enter the palace, or have they completely taken control of the palace?"

After passing through the Ganlu Palace, the two did not see any damaged objects, which was not right.

"Duke of England, have you grown old? You can't even handle a small matter until now." A roar came from in front of the Liangyi Gate.

"Big Black, seeing you makes me feel relieved." Li Ji laughed and quickened his pace.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" The big black general bowed slightly to Li Chengqian and performed all the etiquette.

"General Yuchi, is everything alright in the palace?" Li Chengqian asked, but the facts were already obvious.

"What can happen? Facing the hundreds of thousands of troops of Liu Wuzhou and Dou Jiande, Your Majesty and I were able to fight our way in and out. With only a few thousand people, it's like playing house."

Yuchi Jingde shook his head, not caring at all.

"Your Highness, please do not follow the example of the King of Qi and the King of Wei. With such little strength, you still want to rebel. Your Highness must have enough strength before you can rebel."

"Big Black, you are talking nonsense again." Li Ji was shocked.

"I, Old Hei, am not talking nonsense. I am warning His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Do you really think that Old Hei and I are oblivious to what's happening outside?" Yuchi Jingde snorted coldly.

"General Yuchi, you are too polite. When I rebel, am I not rebelling against myself?" Li Chengqian said.

"It seems so now. As long as Your Highness does not rebel, your position will be secure."

"Let's not talk about it anymore. His Majesty has been waiting for you in Taiji Hall for a long time, right?"

Yuchi Jingde seemed to have just remembered something important and shouted loudly.

Along the road, Li Chengqian finally saw traces of fighting. He saw a group of eunuchs busying around, cleaning up the bloodstains on the roadside. After being flushed with clean water, everything returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)