Chapter 420: Xuanwu Gate Ambush(1/2)
Li Chao and his father walked out of the mansion, and the big and Erniu brought the horse.
Ke Qiniang and Du Shiniang and the others had already left Beijing and went to Zhongnan Mountain to shangxiang, while Cui Yingying and Hong Shi remained in the mansion.
Cui Yingying came up to tidy up Li Chao's cloak.
"Go back!"
Li Chao and his father got on the horse, and behind them were the big Niu, Er Niu, Ke Xiaoba, Ke Shisan, Shuanzi, Zhuzi, and Ke Wu and Ke Shan were also here.
Ke Qing and Ke Qing also dressed up as servants.
There were also fifty cavalry and Taozhou tooth soldiers, who were wearing brocade robes and iron armor at this time.
Li Chao and his son brought the Li family's guards and servants, with nearly a hundred people.
"Let's fight all the ceremonial wars between us father and son, and we'll go to court!"
The Li family set out and had just walked a long way. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui each brought about a dozen servants and joined Li Chao's team.
North of Tai Chi Palace, outside Xuanwu Gate.
Li Shimin quickly arrived outside Xuanwu Gate with the eight generals of the Qin Palace without any other guards.
Emperor Yuan let the emperor go after a little inspection from the imperial guards and let the King of Qin, who only brought eight people, and there was nothing unusual.
Going further forward, there is the Yulin Army's camp, with about 2,000 guards guards guarding outside Xuanwu Gate.
Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng came forward on horseback.
"The last general will pay homage to His Highness the King of Qin!"
Li Shimin immediately nodded to the second general, and the second general responded with his eyes.
"For two generals, your Majesty summons me to the palace!"
"They will be released after receiving the notice."
The nine people rode their horses through the camp, passed the checkpoints they guarded, and finally arrived in front of Xuanwu Gate.
The palace gate is tall and guarded strictly.
Xuanwu Gate is not only a palace gate, but also a urn city inside the gate. The urn city of Xuanwu Gate is not an outer urn city, but an inner urn city, and has three levels. This is like a multi-level sluice gate. Once there is a policeman, the palace gate can be closed immediately. Even if the first gate is broken through, there are two gates behind it. The three small urn city forms a solid defense.
At this time, the imperial guards of the three guards of the left and right guards guards guarded the three guards, and the officials of the left and right guards guards were supervised, and they controlled the palace gate talismans and keys.
The left supervisor guard, the left central general Chang He, stood on Xuanwu Gate, and looked at the team approaching in Xiaose.
The left custody gate is responsible for entering and the right custody gate is responsible for exiting.
Chang He is the one who is in charge of Xuanwu Gate this month.
Thinking of Li Sanlang's sudden secret visit yesterday, Chang He held the horizontal knife on his waist with force.
This is a gamble.
Li San brought him the golden sword given to him by the King of Qin yesterday. He knew that it was time to fulfill his oath.
He stepped down from the city gate and came to the city gate.
Wang Fang, the left central general of the Zuoweiyi Mansion, greeted him.
"The King of Qin came so early today!"
Chang He replied, "Because Your Majesty has issued an edict."
Li Shimin and his party arrived close to each other.
Wang Fang stepped forward and bowed, "Your Highness, please dismount here and unload your weapons. The attendant will not be allowed to enter!"
Chang He stepped forward and approached Wang Fang and said, "Old Wang, let's talk with you."
"how?"
"Your Highness has always lived in the Great Inner, and he is always surrounded by people when he goes in and out. You didn't see that the King of Qin's face is not very good today, so let's not touch his bad temper."
"This is not good, there are rules in the palace."
"Rules are dead, why bother with one's own mind?"
Wang Fang looked at Chang He a few times, then looked at Li Shimin, and whispered, "Old Chang, aren't you the prince's person?"
"Yes, that's why I advise you not to be too serious. The King of Qin has fallen out of favor recently, but he is still a prince. If he thinks we are taking the opportunity to bully him, then he will get angry and cannot get along with us. Do you think we can bear this anger? Just fight with gods, we mortals can avoid it from afar, so don't get involved."
"But."
"What's the matter? There are only eight guards. In the past, the King of Qin brought hundreds of people to Xuanwu Gate."
Wang Fang thought about it and it was the same. Originally, the palace guards were not so strict before. King Qin used to live directly in the Great Inn. When he entered and left, he never asked a large group of people and did not care about the palace guards.
Chang He smiled and patted Wang Fang on the shoulder, "It's worth it later. I'll invite you to have two drinks at Zuixianlou."
"Okay, it's rare that you always treat me."
The palace gate slowly opened, and Chang He signaled Li Shimin.
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and rode his horse into Xuanwu Gate.
Eastern Palace.
Li Jiancheng had just left the palace gate. After experiencing Yang Wengan's incident, the emperor directly built a convenient passage on the palace wall between the East Palace and Da Nei. Li Jiancheng wanted to enter Da Nei, either go out of the south gate of the East Palace, enter the south gate of Tai Chi Palace, or go out of the East Palace and go around the north gate of Da Nei to enter.
Because the emperor met in Jinghaizhao in the Houting Court today, Li Jiancheng did not walk the south gate, but took a long way to the north of the palace in the past dynasty.
To go north, you naturally have to pass Xuanwu Gate.
After King Yuanji of Qi moved out of the palace, the emperor built a royal palace for him to the north of the Eastern Palace, one east and one west with the Qin Palace.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji met.
The two of them each brought more than a hundred guards.
“The weather is really good today!”
"Yes, the weather is warm and the sun is bright."
The two of them came all the way to Xuanwu Gate, with their smiles as bright as the clear sky in the morning.
Chang He smiled and stepped forward.
"The last general will pay homage to the prince and His Highness of the King of Qi!"
Li Jiancheng smiled and said to Chang He, "Is the King of Qin here?"
"I just arrived and I've entered the palace."
"How many people did he bring?"
"I brought eight subordinates and didn't bring many people."
Li Jiancheng laughed and said, "Chang He, you, the General of the Central Army, have been working as a general for several years. After a few days, I will ask Your Majesty to transfer you to my Eastern Palace Guard's Mansion. Then you will be the leader of the Eastern Palace Guard. How about you?"
"I thank you for your promotion in the end. I will definitely work hard!" Chang He said excitedly.
"Hahaha, do it well, follow the orphan, and I won't treat you badly!"
Li Jiancheng was about to enter the palace gate when he was playing a horse. Chang He said beside him, "Your Highness, Your Majesty has an order that you should not bring your servants into the palace, you see?"
Li Yuanji said dissatisfiedly, "Take a few guards to bear it, you have to take care of it too? Get out of the way!"
"Fourth brother, this is Your Majesty's will, so don't make things difficult for General Chang. We will do it as we do, it's not a big deal!" Li Jiancheng is in a good mood at the moment and does not care about those things.
The two men's guards were left outside Xuanwu Gate, and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji urged their horses to enter the palace gate.
The palace guards were left outside, and the two Li Jiancheng brothers entered Xuanwu Gate alone.
Chang He also entered the gate and climbed back to the city gate tower. When Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's figure disappeared from afar, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Turning around and looking at his confidant subordinate, "Tell me the order, close the Xuanwu Gate!"
Yongzhou Yamen.
Yang Wen has entered the palace and the yamen is under the leadership of Gao Shilian, a yamen.
Gao Shilian called his confidant and said, "Open the prison, distribute weapons to the prisoners, and let them rush to Xuanwu Gate."
"Duke Gao, from our yamen to Xuanwu Gate, there is Fanglin Gate in the middle, where there are Wuhou guards from the left and right marquis guards."
"Then take the Fanglin Gate and guard the Fanglin Gate, and don't let other soldiers pass there!"
Gao Shilian came to the prison in person.
"You are all dead prisoners who are extremely sinful. Now, I will give you a chance to regain your life. Take up the weapons here, follow me, and support His Highness the King of Qin together!"
The prisoners were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly burst into roars.
They were already waiting for death, but they didn't expect that they still had a chance to survive.
Gao Shilian took the opportunity to incite and awarded a high reward.
As long as we support the King of Qin together today, we will not only be punished for death, but also have the opportunity to receive honors and rewards.
"Support the King of Qin!"
A large number of prisoners shouted excitedly, their chains were untied and they were still wearing prison clothes, but they received swords and guns.
To be continued...