Li Shimin

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Chen Guogong's mansion!

It was late at night, and in a spacious and bright room that was full of luxury, Hou Junji sat on the sofa covered with white tiger fur with a gloomy face, beside him were two young girls in tulle, Serve attentively.

"What are you going to do? Now the crown prince has sensed that something is wrong, and invited the old man Li Jing out to guard the army of twelve guards. Although the old man has ignored the government for more than ten years, his prestige in the army is still very strong. .

If it takes another two days, after that old man Li Jing completely controls the Twelve Guards, even if you have internal support among the Twelve Guards, you still won't be able to attack Chang'an City!

Not to mention, attack Taiji Palace and East Palace! "

Hearing this, several young girls in the room froze, but recovered quickly.

The one who pours the wine pours the wine, the one who hands the longan hands the longan!

And on the sofa opposite to Hou Junji, there were also two unattractive middle-aged men sitting beside each of them were served by two young girls. Hearing Hou Junji's words, the two middle-aged men's faces His expression couldn't help but pause.

The man on the left sighed softly, and said: "This time, I was the one who misjudged the combat effectiveness of Li Tang's army. I didn't expect them to be so powerful. I thought that after Li Shimin took away all the veterans and elite soldiers of Datang , Datang will be empty.

Afterwards, I waited for all the aristocratic families to raise the flag to rebel, then Li Chengqian would definitely panic and send half of the twelve guards in Chang'an City, so that we can take Chang'an when Chang'an is empty.

Unexpectedly, only the two generals Cheng Zhijie and Xue Rengui, with 30 Tang troops, were able to block more than [-] coalition troops of our family in the sea in Qingzhou, Dengzhou, and Haizhou.

Especially the cannon, which made the allied forces of the aristocratic families such as E dare not approach Qingzhou and Haizhou. "

"The same is true for Northern Xinjiang!"

The man on the right couldn't help sighing: "Li Daozong only led 30 Tang troops, and he was able to hold back the [-] allied troops of the Tubo and Tuyuhun families outside the Qilian Mountains, Hezhou, and Minzhou.

Although my aristocratic family can take one or two cities by tricks, but in less than two days, those captured cities will be taken back by Li Daozong.

In the past half a month, I have suffered heavy losses for the allied forces of the aristocratic family! "

"Wait, what does this mean?"

Hearing this, Hou Junji's expression turned cold.

"If the allied forces of the aristocratic families want to retreat, they should retreat quickly! You and others should also leave Chang'an City quickly, and you must not step into my mansion again!"

"Chen Guogong, don't worry!"

The two laughed lightly and quickly comforted each other.

"Since the flag has been set up to rebel, I will never give up halfway for these families. Moreover, if I wait for these families to retreat, and wait for Li Shimin to return with an army, these families will be defeated by Li Shimin one by one, and the clan will be wiped out!

In this matter, I would rather fight to the death than catch it with nothing! "

A group of idiots who failed to accomplish anything but failed, why was he obsessed with ghosts back then, and agreed to cooperate with these idiots!

Hou Junji took a deep breath, and said again: "Then why has there been no movement after so many days?"

The man on the left smiled lightly, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, the rebellion this time is a major event for our family to take the lives of the whole family. We must ensure that everything is safe!"

"Just wait for two more days, when my family's army arrives, Chen Guogong and I will join forces and take down Chang'an City in one fell swoop. No matter how brave Li Daozong and Cheng Zhijie's army is, we will be able to cut off Li Tang's strength! "

Hou Junji nodded slightly. Now no matter what, since he was on the rebellious ship of these aristocratic families, he could only bite the bullet and walk all the way to the dark.

So, he asked again: "It's already such a time, you can always tell me how many troops the King of Han can bring? You know, there are at least [-] troops in Chang'an City today!"

"Chen Guogong, don't worry, I will take the lives of the whole clan to rebel, and naturally the king of Han will not be the only ally!"

Thinking of something, the man on the left looked confident.

"Who else?"

Hearing this, Hou Junji couldn't help being surprised.

Chapter 865 The Rebels Are Coming

"Fanglin Gate?"

Hearing this, Hou Junji couldn't help but shrink his eyes.

Fanglin Gate is the gateway to Yeting Palace, next to Xuanwu Gate.

Although it does not belong to the important gate of the imperial city, but it is close to the imperial city, there must be heavy guards.

Moreover, if these family members want him to open the Fanglin Gate, they must be heading for the palace!

Thinking of this, Hou Junji couldn't help reminding solemnly: "You can see that the one guarding the Xuanwu Gate is Zhang Shigui, Duke of the Guo State, although he is not well-known, he is also a fierce general who cannot be underestimated! Moreover, if you are loyal to Li Tang, even if you attack the Fanglin Gate and enter the Yeting Palace, you may not be able to enter the Taiji Palace!"

The two men from the aristocratic family smiled lightly, "I don't need to worry about this matter, Duke Chen!"

"Humph!"

Seeing that people from these aristocratic families are still hiding things from him like this, Hou Junji's face was filled with displeasure.

"I hope that your dark hand will have a stronger effect than this one, otherwise the many years of planning and hundreds of years of inheritance of your family will definitely be in vain!"

As for Chen Guogong Hou Junji, who was in charge of the military power of the Tang Dynasty, members of the two aristocratic families did not dare to offend too deeply, and quickly apologized with a smile.

"Chen Guogong, please don't get me wrong. It's not because we don't believe you, but because we don't know what's going on in our family! The secrets involving the guards in the palace are only known by a few people in our aristocratic family!"

"I see! However, I still want to remind everyone, since the crown prince, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji have begun to suspect the army, the Japanese don't dare to take any action these days.

Even, I already have some doubts, the prince is very suspicious of me?

If you want to rely on me to capture Chang'an, do so as soon as possible! "

"Thank you Chen Guogong for the reminder!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the two families were also solemn.

As for Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, two of Li Shimin's confidantes, none of them dared to underestimate them.

The lights in Chen Guogong's mansion stayed on until midnight, and then slowly went out!

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Two days later.

Li Xuan was secretly called into the East Palace by Li Chengqian.

However, only two ministers, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, were present in the Xiande Hall of the Eastern Palace this time.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Li Xuan's face.

"Gao Ming, are you going to close the net?"

"Wang Shu Yingming, according to the intelligence report, one hundred thousand bandit soldiers came to the forest outside Chang'an early this morning, and no more bandit troops joined!" Li Chengqian nodded in response.

"One hundred thousand?"

Hearing this, Li Xuan narrowed his eyes, "Do you know how many of those bandits are trained generals, and how many are recruited?"

"Back to Uncle Wang, among these people, there are at most [-] trained soldiers!" Li Chengqian replied.

"Only forty thousand?"

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The trained soldiers will not be at the same level as the recruited men.

Thinking about it, Li Xuan asked subconsciously: "Does Gao Ming know where the [-] bandit army is hiding? Or, have you already controlled those rebels among the twelve guards?"

"Uncle Wang's intention?"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help looking at Li Xuan expectantly.

"exactly!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly, "The best defense is to attack. Instead of waiting for those bandits to attack at night, it is better to take the initiative to attack, and go out of the city with the force of thunder to defeat the hundred thousand bandits.

In this way, you can sleep well at night.More importantly, in this way, I, Twelve Guards Erlang, could have fewer casualties. "

"Uncle Wang is wise!"

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, the [-] bandit army marched at night to cover up their tracks, and rested in the woods during the day. This morning, the [-] bandit army just gathered twenty miles away from Chang'an City. in the mountains."

Li Xuan's face brightened, and he said directly: "If that's the case, we will directly capture Hou Junji, Li Jing will sit in Chang'an, and I will directly lead an army of [-], [-] artillery pieces, [-] bombs, and [-] arrow bombs. Defeat the one hundred thousand bandit army!"

A moment of hesitation flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes, "Uncle Wang, that's an army of [-] thieves, isn't Uncle Wang only leading an army of [-] a little too little?"

Li Xuan smiled disdainfully, "It's just a mob. If it wasn't for the purpose of capturing more prisoners, this king would be enough with only [-] troops!"

"Okay, now that this plan has been decided, then call together the twelve guards and one general in Chang'an City, and in front of all the generals, first control Hou Junji and his cronies, and give the king a total of [-] The army, don't give those rebels in the city a chance to resist, just go straight to the outside of the city!"

"Yes, Uncle Wang!"

Li Chengqian stood up straight away, slightly bowed his hands to Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, "The rebellious officials in the city who have not been arrested will be handed over to Uncle and Prime Minister Fang!"

After finishing speaking, he walked out with Li Xuan.

On the side, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji subconsciously bowed their hands in return, and after reacting immediately, they looked at each other with their mouths open, stunned.

Such an important matter, to discuss such a hasty plan?

Ok?

Wait, the point is that the crown prince didn't ask the two of them for their opinions this time, and they didn't even say a word?

"Oh, Fang Xiang, this?"

Changsun Wuji tugged at the beard under his mouth with his hands, his face full of anxiety.

"For the present plan, this is the only way to go!"

"Ugh……"

Changsun Wuji stomped his feet again and walked out.

"Since that's the case, let's grab those rotten things first!"

"Exactly, with Jin Wang and Wei Guogong here, maybe Jin Wang can defeat the hundred thousand bandit army in one fell swoop!"

"..."

at the same time.

Hou Junji, who was patrolling the city defense with Li Jing, saw his confidant beckoning to him in secret. After returning to the barracks, he found an excuse to go to the dark place, and that confidant hurried over.

"General, something has happened!"

Hou Junji's expression froze, and he asked directly, "What's the matter?"

The confidant hurriedly reported in a low voice: "Just an hour ago, the crown prince sent someone to Lijiazhuang to invite King Jin into the palace! Before that, Fang Xiang and eldest grandson Sikong have also gone to the East Palace!"

"Jin Wanghe, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all went to the East Palace?"

Hou Junji's face darkened.

After thinking for a while, he said to his confidant: "You go back to the house quickly and tell them to be careful. After the general is done with this matter, he will go back to the house!"

"Yes, General!"

The confidant nodded in response, then turned and walked out.

However, as soon as he turned around, he felt that his eyes were darkened, and his two arms had been grabbed by someone, making him unable to move.

"The old minister has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and has met King Jin!"

Behind him, Hou Junji panicked, and hurriedly bowed his hands in salute.

"I don't know what the old minister's bodyguard did to alarm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Jin?"

"No big deal!"

Li Xuan chuckled lightly, and said softly: "This king is just a little curious. Who are those people in your Chen Guogong's mansion that you just mentioned? They can command you to be a dignified Duke of the Tang Dynasty all the time." Keeping an eye on the king and the crown prince?"

"This?"

Hou Junji's face suddenly became stiff, facing Li Xuanba so directly, even his heart couldn't help but tremble.

"You are also a Duke of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty's servant of the Dragon, don't you know how His Majesty treats you?"

Li Xuan sighed helplessly, "Come on, come to the big tent and talk about it, don't let those soldiers see the joke!"

Hearing this, Hou Junji felt inexplicably relaxed, and subconsciously followed Li Xuan and Li Chengqian into the big tent!

And where he couldn't see, Chen Guogong's personal guards were controlled by all the prince's guards.

Even his Duke Chen's mansion was tightly surrounded by thousands of imperial guards.

But in the big tent, just as Hou Junji walked in, his expression changed again, feeling something was wrong.

All the generals and schools of the twelve guards who stayed in Chang'an City gathered in the big tent.