Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Listen up, brothers of Xuanwu Gate! I, Li Chengqian, the heir of the Prince of Qin's mansion, hereby declare that anyone among my comrades who kills even one traitor will be rewarded with ten acres of land! Anyone who kills five will be promoted to centurion and awarded ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Whoever kills ten people will be promoted to general and granted a noble title!"

"Today you slay the traitors, tomorrow come to my Prince Qin's mansion to claim your reward!"

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, Lü Shiheng and Jing Junhong, who were like personal guards on his left and right, immediately shouted loudly.

"I am willing to die for Your Highness! To slay the traitors of the Eastern Palace!"

If Li Chengqian's initial appearance here had startled the two men so much that they nearly lost their composure, fearing that their families would be implicated by Li Chengqian's injury or death after their own deaths in battle.

If they die in battle, they won't even be able to earn any merit from the King of Qin.

After a fierce battle, Li Chengqian's skillful spear technique, which was as swift as a dragon and as venomous as a snake, had successfully established in the minds of the two men the impression that he was a "future wise ruler".

If they can survive this ordeal, then they will have atoned for the kindness shown to the Prince of Qin and the Prince of Zhongshan.

This is true wealth and prosperity.

If we don't make mistakes in the future and do our best, it won't be difficult for our family to become a marquis or earl.

Thinking of this, the two of them suddenly became incredibly energetic.

"Kill! The Crown Prince is a traitor who intends to overthrow the state. We, for His Majesty and for the Prince of Qin, will kill this traitor!"

Li Chengqian showed no intention of hiding behind the crowd; he was not particularly tall among them.

But his terrifying arm strength, coupled with his superb marksmanship, allowed him to lead the less than one hundred guards outside the city gate to bravely retreat against the Eastern Palace soldiers.

And he was the general of these people.

Xue Wanche immediately became Li Chengqian's primary target to eliminate. His eyes hardened with murderous intent, and at this moment, Li Chengqian's youthful face was filled with a chilling and murderous aura.

"Xue Wanche! Die!"

"Shh!"

The five-foot silver spear, carrying a faint, dangerous, blood-red gleam, instantly transformed into a fan-shaped flower in Li Chengqian's hand, before Xue Wanche's horrified gaze.

The gunfire swept wildly, and any of the Eastern Palace soldiers who came close to Li Chengqian suffered either slashed necks or cut arms.

Amidst screams, Li Chengqian, like a spearhead, instantly appeared before Xue Wanche.

Spin the spear over your back, turn and lift it to the sky with one hand, then reverse the grip and withdraw the hand to dance with the spear in a flourish.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Amidst several screams and the sounds of soldiers falling to the ground, Jing Junhong and Lü Shiheng, who were following Li Chengqian in his counterattack, both wore expressions of fanaticism and horror.

"Your Highness is valiant!!!"

Amidst the fierce wind of the spear, Li Chengqian stomped his foot and hurled his gleaming silver spear at Xue Wanche in front of him.

Pounce and throw your gun!

"Snapped!"

The immense force slammed into the lance that Xue Wanche was using to block, causing the latter's hands to go numb.

Li Chengqian's spear stance had already changed again.

"Swish swish swish... clatter clatter clatter..."

A lunge stance, spear swing, a back-spear stance, a step forward sweeping the spear, a forward thrust, a block on the spearhead, a block followed by another upward thrust, a retracted spear, and a venomous snake emerging from its hole...

"Aaaaah! What are you all doing? Hurry up and come help me!"

Li Chengqian's attacks were fierce and dense, like rain pattering on banana leaves.

In particular, this unprecedented marksmanship forced Xue Wanche, a general from a military family, to finally cry out for help from Feng Li and Xie Shufang.

As for why they didn't order the surrounding soldiers to come up and surround the enemy.

The dozens of soldiers lying dead with their eyes wide open on the ground along Li Chengqian's route of slaughter already said it all.

Above Xuanwu Gate.

Hou Junji and Zhang Gongjin were both practically dumbfounded.

They were initially anxious when they saw Prince Li Chengqian locked outside, and were still hesitant about whether to ask Chang He to open the door again and rescue Li Chengqian.

Now......

"Is this really our Prince Qin's heir? Why have we never heard of him possessing such martial arts skills?"

Zhang Gongjin swallowed hard; he too was a descendant of a prominent family who had survived the chaos of the Sui Dynasty.

I have seen brave and valiant young men before.

Li Shimin, the Prince of Qin, was one of the top generals of our time.

However, this is the first time someone like the Prince of Qin, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, has managed to defeat the enemy army so decisively.

Hou Junji's expression was complicated, and he thought to himself, "Like father, like son."

"If the King of Qin succeeds in his grand plan today, this Crown Prince will undoubtedly be our future heir apparent. His composure and bravery in such a critical moment, coupled with his status as His Highness's eldest son and the fact that His Highness personally..."

Hou Junji paused slightly, then stopped speaking and simply sighed.

"The position of Crown Prince will likely remain firmly in place."

Outside Xuanwu Gate.

With the help of some of the Prince of Qin's personal guards, and a few other garrison troops still inside Xuanwu Gate, they seized a favorable position.

They all began to draw their bows and nock their arrows.

Feng Li and the other generals of the Eastern Palace, who were locked in a fierce battle with Li Chengqian and Lü Shiheng, immediately realized that the situation was hopeless.

Xue Wanche already had several more injuries on his body.

His martial arts skills were still superior to Feng Li and Xie Shufang's. However, at this moment, the three of them were already doomed to defeat under the siege of a group of soldiers led by Li Chengqian.

at last.

Behind them, on the Xuanwu Gate, Hou Junji shouted, "Those who surrender will not be killed."

The soldiers of the Eastern Palace and the Qi Prince's Mansion, whose morale was already low, threw down their weapons without hesitation and knelt down to surrender.

"boom!"

The spearhead swept across, and before Xue Wanche could react, it struck the opponent's head.

The latter's vision went black, and he collapsed instantly.

"Tied!"

Li Chengqian was slightly out of breath, and his chainmail was damaged in several places, stained with the blood of his enemies.

At his command, several wounded Xuanwu Gate soldiers who had been prepared beforehand immediately stepped forward.

"Gentlemen! I, Li Chengqian of the Qin Prince's Mansion, will never break my promise made today. All rewards can be collected from my Qin Prince's Mansion tomorrow!"

"We thank Your Highness!"

As the Xuanwu Gate was reopened, before Hou Junji and the others who had run out could say anything...

Li Chengqian, however, remained cold and stern.

"Uncle Hou, has my father sent any news?"

Hou Junji looked grave and shook his head: "No news has come yet, and we don't know how things are on the Prince's side."

Upon hearing this, the murderous intent in Li Chengqian's eyes, which had just experienced a fierce battle, intensified even further.

He simply snorted coldly.

"Come here, bring me the heads of my eldest uncle and fourth uncle!"

Hou Junji was startled and had a bad feeling.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, what do you want to do...?"

Li Chengqian turned his gaze toward the lake and pond inside the palace. According to the plan, Li Yuan should have been taken hostage by now, but it seems that he is still putting up a stubborn resistance.

Think about this.

"Grandpa Emperor, Grandpa Emperor, things have come to this point. If you still aren't smart enough... then don't blame your grandson for asking you to pass away!"