Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, it was the morning of the next day.
Early in the morning, Li Shimin had already left the Qin Manor and headed towards the Xuanwu gate in the north.
This was the route that the East Palace often took. After all, in Li Jiancheng's eyes, the Xuanwu gate was the safest place. Therefore, no matter what, Li Jiancheng would enter the palace through the Xuanwu gate.
Li Shimin brought people to the Xuanwu gate early in the morning and laid in ambush, waiting quietly. Time passed little by little. The sun rose from the east. On the other side, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were already heading towards the Xuanwu gate under the escort of the accompanying guards.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji both had solemn expressions.
Because today's matter was of great importance.
Once Li Yuan wanted to punish them, then after they passed this stage, they would have to rebel and seize the throne. However, this was the last resort. It was a path that Li Jiancheng was unwilling to take.
After all, he was the eldest son of the first wife, the eldest son of the emperor.
Li Jiancheng's position naturally held an advantage. Once he rebelled, all his advantages would be gone. The two led the group to the Xuanwu gate. At this moment, the warhorse that Li Jiancheng rode actually knelt on the ground with its front hooves. It fell so suddenly that Li Jiancheng also fell to the ground.
This was a mishap.
Li Jiancheng was dizzy from the fall. He stood up and looked at the warhorse on the ground. He ordered it to be dragged away.
After the warhorse was dragged away, Li Jiancheng frowned.
Entering the palace today was not a good omen.
However, at the Xuanwu gate, Li Jiancheng could not retreat anymore. This large group of guards stopped outside the Xuanwu gate. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji brought a small number of soldiers into the palace.
The group entered the Xuanwu gate and headed towards the main hall where Li Yuan was.
After the group walked for a while, Li Jiancheng suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He felt all the hairs on his body stand up. He had a bad premonition.
He felt that the situation was not right.
Li Jiancheng did not think that Li Shimin would do anything to him. He thought that Li Yuan wanted to punish him. Li Jiancheng made a prompt decision and said, "Fourth brother, retreat. We'll retreat immediately."
He felt that the situation was not good.
After Li Jiancheng retreated, Li Yuanji and the rest of the group of guards followed and retreated. At this moment, Li Shimin, who was hidden within the Black Tortoise Gate and on the official road leading to the Sweet Dew Hall, directly led his troops and charged out.
Li Shimin naturally could not let Li Jiancheng escape. He directly shouted, "Crown Prince, Prince of Qi, don't go!"
Li Jiancheng looked back.
Immediately, he saw Li Shimin and the soldiers beside him. Although there were not many people by Li Shimin's side, there were still close to a thousand people. However, with so many people, they had appeared in the palace city in such a grand manner.
"Not good, we've been tricked."
"Retreat!"
Li Jiancheng shouted.
He patted the back of the horse he was riding, and the new warhorse began to gallop.
Li Yuanji was the same.
Both of them quickly ran out.
As long as they rushed out of the Black Tortoise Gate, they still had a chance. The reason was simple. Both Li Jiancheng's and Li Yuanji's forces were outside the Black Tortoise Gate. As long as they rushed out of the Black Tortoise Gate, they would have a chance to turn the situation around.
This was their only chance.
The two of them quickly retreated.
Li Shimin's gaze fell on Li Jiancheng. He knew that now was not the time to be indecisive. Success or failure depended on this one move. Li Shimin was adept at archery and riding horses. He rode on the back of the horse, nocked an arrow, aimed at Li Jiancheng, and released the arrow as fast as lightning.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow pierced through the air with an ear-piercing sound. In the blink of an eye, it was behind Li Jiancheng. The arrow shot into Li Jiancheng's back, piercing through his back and into his chest, coming out from his chest.
Li Jiancheng screamed and fell to the ground with a thump.
He looked extremely miserable.
"Big Brother!"
Li Yuanji's eyes widened in anger when he saw Li Jiancheng killed. He turned his head to look, and saw that Li Shimin was actually leading the charge at the very front. He knew that it would be difficult for him to retreat, so he turned his horse around and charged at Li Shimin.
"You want to attack the king of Qin? Impossible."
At that moment, Yuchi Gong rushed out.
Yuchi Gong wielded a steel mace and charged at him. He was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Li Yuanji and viciously swung his mace.
"Pa!"
The mace landed on Li Yuanji's chest.
Under the brutal impact, Li Yuanji let out a muffled groan. His body flew out from the horse's back and fell to the ground with a bang. Li Yuanji wanted to get up, but the pain was so intense that it was impossible for him to get up.
"Die!"
Yuchi Gong swung his mace again.
"Pa!"
The mace landed on Li Yuanji's head.
Li Yuanji's skull instantly shattered, and his body twitched twice before he lost consciousness. The accompanying soldiers quickly stepped forward and took down the guards around Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
At this moment, the situation was settled.
Li Shimin said, "Hou Junji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui!"
"Present!"
Hou Junji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui immediately replied.
Li Shimin said, "Lead the soldiers to the Xuanwu Gate and summon Xue Wanche and the other soldiers."
"Yes!"
The three led the soldiers and left.
Li Shimin looked at Yuchi Gong and ordered, "Yuchi Gong, take the men and follow this king into the palace. Erlang, come with me. Follow me to meet His Majesty. "
"Yes!"
Yuchi Gong and Du Qi replied in unison.
The others followed Li Shimin.
When Li Shimin was heading towards the palace, Yuchi Gong had already led the soldiers to hurry ahead. In a short period of time, they had already surrounded the Sweet Dew Hall. Even though Ganlu Palace had guards, these guards were far from enough to stop them.
The news then spread to the Sweet Dew Hall.
Li Yuan sat on the main seat, and below him were Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, and the others. Li Yuan had heard from the soldiers that Yuchi Gong had said that the Crown Prince was rebelling and that Ganlu Palace was not safe, so he had sent soldiers to protect it. Everyone knew what was actually going on. Since Li Shimin had said that Li Jiancheng was rebelling, there must have been a conflict.
Li Yuan suppressed the panic in his heart and took a deep breath, "Where is the Crown Prince? Where is the King of Qin?"
The soldier shook his head, "We don't know yet."
"Ask for Us!"
Li Yuan roared almost hysterically.
He still could not accept this fact. Everything was going well, and now there was a conflict. Especially since the King of Qin's soldiers had already taken control of the Imperial City.
The soldier hurriedly went out to ask Yuchi Gong, but Yuchi Gong did not reply and strode into the palace. Yuchi Gong looked at Li Yuan and cupped his fists, "Your Majesty, the King of Qin will arrive soon. Because the Crown Prince rebelled, he has already been executed. "
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