The dazzling fire made Helan Chushi lose his mind in an instant. When his mind returned to normal, he was dazzled again: there were bright crossbow arrows around him, and the darkness where people could hide were everywhere was covered with soldiers.

The powerful crossbow was an invincible weapon for the Tang army's field battles, and the popularity of the Tang army's crossbow arrows was far superior to that of the previous dynasties.

Every Tang soldier is equipped with crossbow arrows, and all Tang soldiers have a certain understanding of the power of crossbow arrows.

As long as the crossbow arrows are ordered by the other party, they can hide from the narrow space that cannot be avoided. With just one round, they can lose most of their combat effectiveness.

"Helan Chushi, surrender! Don't make fearless struggles and sacrifices..."

A familiar voice came.

Helan Chushi looked at him carefully and felt as if his heart was ashamed.

Under the reflection of the torch, the other party was wearing military uniforms, and his heroic spirit was Li Ji, the Minister of War.

Although Li Ji has been suppressing Hou Junji, it does not mean that the former is not as good as the latter.

It is because Hou Junji was a confidant of Li Shimin. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he led his troops to Emperor Gaozu of Tang and the court officials and made great contributions.

Although Li Ji favored Li Shimin and chose neutrality, he was incomparable to Hou Junji.

Therefore, Hou Jun gathered his strength to defeat Li Ji, which was more due to the reasons for his closeness and distantness.

Li Ji's military performance is no less than Hou Junji.

There is a default list within the Tang army. In terms of military affairs, Li Shimin, Li Jing is the first level, Hou Junji and Li Ji are the second level of the two before.

This Minister of War, who was as famous as Hou Jun, came here again, and Helan Chushi knew that the situation was over.

Bang!

The weapon in his hand was thrown to the ground.

Seeing that Helan Chushi had chosen to surrender, the right guards all abandoned their weapons one after another.

Li Ji also breathed a sigh of relief. The twelve guards of the Tang Dynasty all belonged to the preparations for war. When the war broke out, the commander was first established, and then the soldiers were drawn from the twelve guards and returned to the commander.

The Right Guard was trained by Hou Junji, but the soldiers inside were also under Li Ji's account many times and were under Li Ji's command.

If it were not necessary, Li Ji was really unwilling to attack the soldiers he had once commanded.

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Eastern Palace.

Although it is hot summer, there is a sense of coolness in the main hall of the East Palace.

As the crown prince, Li Chengqian's treatment is naturally different.

Ice cubes cool down in every corner of the hall, making the people in the hall as refreshing as in the air-conditioned room.

Li Chengqian walked back and forth in the hall. The coolness in the hall did not calm him down, but seemed particularly irritable.

He hated this feeling very much, especially when he knew that Xu Qidan didn't have to know at all. Everything was directed and acted by Hou Junji. Li Chengqian's dissatisfaction with Hou Junji had reached the extreme, but he knew even more that the arrow had to be fired on the string. He had reached this point and had no way out. If he failed, he would be successful.

Fortunately, Hou Junji's plans were linked together, capturing the arsenal, controlling the palace, and capturing Li Shimin.

At least Li Chengqian seems to have nothing wrong with it, it is simple and efficient.

If Hou Junji had not been the General of the Right Guard for 16 years, if he had not been the Minister of War for several years, if he had not been the Minister of War, if Bashui Villa was originally his own villa, this plan would not have been implemented at all.

"Crown Prince, Prince!"

Zhang Sizheng rolled in and crawled.

Li Chengqian asked: "How is it? Is the news coming? Has Helan Chushi succeeded..."

Zhang Sizheng said in a panic: "No, no, no, the general of the left leader, Duke Lu, surrounded the East Palace..."

"What?" Li Chengqian said in horror: "You are sure that it is Duke Lu..."

Duke Lu is Cheng Yaojin.

In terms of military talent, Cheng Yaojin is far inferior to Li Jing, Hou Junji, Li Ji and others, but his status in Li Shimin's heart is something that no one mentioned above can compare with.

Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Jiancheng had an absolute advantage. Cheng Yaojin received an imperial edict, asking him to leave Chang'an and serve as the governor elsewhere.

This was Li Jiancheng's real plot to transfer Li Shimin's confidants one by one so that his younger brother would become a lonely man.

However, Cheng Yaojin made a bet on the whole family and went directly to the Qin Palace tore the imperial edict in front of Li Shimin, saying, "The king was cut off his right arm and he would definitely not be able to protect himself. I am willing to protect the king until he died. I hope the king would do the method of preservation as soon as possible."

Disobeying the imperial edict is a death sentence that implicates the whole family.

In order to protect himself, Cheng Yaojin paid the whole family's life. How could Li Shimin not be moved?

Cheng Yaojin surrounded the prince's mansion, and Li Chengqian could not have figured out what that meant.

There are only two forces that can mobilize Cheng Yaojin. One is the order of his father Li Shimin. The second is the order issued by the three prime ministers of the Nanya.

The Twelve Guards' Imperial Guards are located in the southern yamen of the Imperial City and are under the control of the prime minister, so they are called the Southern Imperial Guards.

The prime ministers of the Shangshu, the Secretariat, and the Menxia Province, who coordinated the Nanya, worked together to order that they had the right to skip the emperor and mobilize the Nanya imperial guards.

This is also the reason why the Shenlong coup was successful in later generations. The Five Kings directly mobilized the imperial guards of the Southern Yai with the Prime Minister's order and forced Wu Zetian to return to power to Li.

Whether it was the order issued by Li Shimin or the order issued by the prime ministers, Li Chengqian knew that he was finished.

There is no way to survive in rebellion.

Li Chengqian closed his eyes in disappointment. After all, he was completely in a state of vain. Suddenly, he came to his senses and ran out of the palace like crazy.

After leaving the East Palace, open the door.

The soldiers of the left leader showed their weapons mercilessly and said, "Hou Junji rebelled, the prince quickly returned to the palace. We were ordered to take over the guards of the Eastern Palace. The prince can rest assured."

Li Chengqian grabbed the handle of the gun with both hands and shouted: "I want to see Duke Lu, hurry up, I want to see Duke Lu."

Cheng Yaojin came to the vicinity with a magnificent armor, looking at the prince in front of him with a little disappointment.

His idea is very simple, he will support whoever Li Shimin supports.

Li Shimin gave high hopes for Li Chengqian, and he also regarded the prince as the future monarch, but now...

"Duke Lu, hurry up, go to Bashui Villa quickly. Hou Junji personally led his people to attack Bashui Villa surprisingly, go to support him." Li Chengqian shouted.

Cheng Yaojin said: "Prince, please do not worry. Bashui Villa has been martial law, and Hou Junji will not succeed."

"No!" Li Chengqian said panickedly: "It's different. The Shangwang Pavilion in Bashui Villa is located on the hillside of the small Zhongnan. It used to be my residence. I often go to the mountains with my subordinates to hunt and find a path that can reach the hillside of the small Zhongnan. It is extremely secret. When the Bashui Villa was completed, I had someone specially explored it. It was very close to Shangwang Pavilion and was not discovered. The path that Hou Jun gathered was walking away, which could avoid the front yard and be strictly guarded and approached Shangwang Pavilion."

He originally planned to use it against Li Yuanai, but he did not want to become the killer weapon to capture Li Shimin.

At this critical moment, Li Chengqian still showed his conscience and said it.
Chapter completed!