Li Shimin

However, in this case, he could only stand quietly aside.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, see His Royal Highness King Jin!"

All the generals of the twelve guards saluted Li Chengqian and Li Xuan solemnly.

Li Chengqian returned the salute slightly, then sat on the main seat and remained silent.

In the big tent, the atmosphere suddenly became weird.

Seeing this, Li Xuan let out a soft sigh.

Everyone looked at Li Xuan.

"Everyone, the reason why you are summoned here today is because the rebellious thieves from those aristocratic families have arrived outside the city." Li Xuan said.

"what?"

"The bandit army has already arrived outside the city?"

"How come I don't know?"

"Those thieves dare to attack Chang'an?"

"..."

All the generals and school looked surprised.

As for Hou Junji at the side, his expression was terrified. The Crown Prince and King Jin have already controlled the movement of the army outside the city?

Li Xuan ignored these generals, but continued: "There are a total of [-] rebels, and they are gathering in the forest twenty miles outside the southern city. According to the interruption of those rebels, they should attack Chang'an tonight." Give up the attack!"

"How dare you!"

Hearing this, a black bear-like lieutenant immediately burst into anger, "A mere [-] bandit army dares to attack my Great Tang Chang'an at night, I really don't know how to live or die!"

"Please rest assured, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Jin. There are only a hundred thousand bandits in the area. Tonight, we will definitely keep them all under the city wall!"

"Exactly, I'm waiting for the twelve guards, how can I be provoked by those [-] bandits?"

"..."

All the generals and schools were filled with righteous indignation.

Li Xuan didn't have time to wait for these generals to finish showing their loyalty. His face darkened, and he couldn't help mocking: "Huh, it's still a group of generals who graduated from the martial arts hall, but they are all so brainless? In the martial arts hall, I Did all the generals of Tang Dynasty teach you like this?"

On the side, Li Jing's face darkened, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

And the excited generals were even more taken aback, staring blankly at Li Xuan.

Li Xuandao: "You think that those aristocratic families are all brainless idiots. They dare to attack my Great Tang Chang'an City at night with only one hundred thousand troops. How can they have no dark hands?"

"Is it possible that you have not received news that hand-throwing bombs have appeared in the rebel army of the noble families in Goguryeo and Tubo? Although the power of those hand-throwing bombs is not as powerful as my Datang's hand-throwing bombs, but a Throw it down with your hand, and I, Erlang of the Twelve Guards of the Tang Dynasty, will also die or injure several people!"

Hearing this, all the generals also calmed down.

Li Xuan continued: "Furthermore, if according to your wishes, we lay in ambush on the city wall at night, waiting for those bandits to attack? Even if you are prepared, how many people will be killed or injured under the attack of a hundred thousand bandits? Even, if a few city walls are broken and a few houses are burned down, how much is the loss?"

"Besides, those aristocratic families have been carefully preparing for the rebellion for so long, and you have never thought about it. If there is no one in the army colluding with the bandits outside the city, how dare they attack Chang'an City like this?"

Now, the twelve generals couldn't bear it any longer, and the black bear-like lieutenant who was the first to speak just now said again.

"May I ask His Royal Highness King Jin, who dares to betray the emperor's kindness and rebel against my Tang Dynasty?"

Li Xuan did not answer, but looked directly at the generals in the big tent.

"This king will give you a chance. If you stand up by yourself, this king may spare your life!"

All the generals and school couldn't help but look around suspiciously.

After a few breaths, no one stood up.

Li Xuan sighed helplessly, and looked at Hou Junji at the side.

"Chen Guogong, you brought them out on the road of rebellion. You can bring them out yourself. This king will kill you, but you can let your family members go. Since you are on this road, you will die. consciousness.

If someone wants to try to get away with it, I believe this king can kill your whole family! "

Li Xuan's voice was not loud, but it made all the generals in the big tent feel chilly.

However, it was more shocking and unbelievable.

Hou Junji hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Jin, I joined His Majesty's Qin Palace in the early years, and followed His Majesty all the way to conquer the world. Even the battle of Xuanwumen, I should be the first.

Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has always had high hopes for this old man. How could this old man collude with those aristocratic families and rebel against the Tang Dynasty? "

"Furthermore, your mother, Hou Junji, is Lady Dou, a member of Queen Taimu's clan."

Li Xuan sneered, and then his expression became solemn.

"However, this king really doesn't understand why your Majesty treats you so favorably, why do you still rebel against the Tang Dynasty? Since your husband has done such dirty things, don't justify yourself, or you will be looked down upon.

As for your Chen Guogong's mansion, this meeting should have been taken down by the prince's guards.And those aristocratic families in your house are rebellious, and none of them can escape! "

Hearing this, a hint of despair appeared on Hou Junji's face, followed by anger.

"Li Shimin treats me preferentially? It's a joke. I helped Li Shimin ascend to the throne, and it was the first achievement. As a result, he was named General Zuowei, bestowed on thousands of households in the city, and he was restrained by those who did not do as well as me?

I am loyal to him, Li Shimin. He was born and died on the battlefield. He was a hero and general, coveted a few boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, but was impeached by those officials for a few words, and he was imprisoned and punished?

Also, how much credit I have made to Datang, in the end, I can only rank seventeenth on the Lingyan Pavilion meritorious list..."

At this moment, Hou Junji no longer had any scruples, and directly burst out the resentment that had been suppressed for many years.

He knew that no matter what backhands those families had, the rebellion of these families was doomed to fail.Because, their every move is under Li Tang's surveillance.

Before it even started, it was already defeated!

As for those cronies who were going to rebel with Hou Junji, all of them couldn't help but look terrified.

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Chapter 866 Take the initiative

"From a mere dude of an aristocratic family, you have become the current Duke Chen of the Tang Dynasty, one of the top dignitaries in the Tang Dynasty, with six thousand food, tens of thousands of mu of fertile land, and countless wealth!

With such overwhelming power, what else do you want from Your Majesty?Could it be possible to give you Hou Junji the title of king?For me, a king with a different surname in Tang Dynasty? "

Li Xuan couldn't help but glared at Hou Junji, his face full of sarcasm.

"This king will not argue with you, an ungrateful villain. Anyway, based on your previous achievements, as long as you are not confused, you can only wait for His Majesty to come back to deal with you.

However, this meeting will call out all the confidantes who followed you to rebel, so that this king can be imprisoned together.

This king is going to take a large army to conquer the bandits outside the city, so I don't have time to argue with you here! "

"King Jin is going out of the city to fight against the rebels?"

Hearing this, Hou Junji was taken aback.

Li Jing and the other generals on the side were also startled, and then their faces were filled with joy.

Especially the generals, who did not follow His Majesty to conquer Dashi, and did not go to Qingzhou to suppress the rebellion with Su Guogong and Pingyang Hou, they are holding back their anger these days.

Coincidentally, these traitors came to their door automatically!

"Nonsense, a mere [-] thieves, more than half of them are newly recruited young men, dare to attack my Great Tang Chang'an, I don't know who gave them the courage!"

Li Xuan sneered, and then his face darkened, urging.

"The king has already been here for a quarter of an hour, and I will give you another [-] breaths. If you don't come out again, then the king and the prince don't have to worry about our friendship with you."

"Ugh!"

Hearing this, Hou Junji sighed weakly, and looked at the generals in front.

"You all stand up on your own. This time we have been rebelling under the surveillance of the prince from the beginning to the end. There is no chance at all. I am a man in Guanzhong, and I have been upright all my life. Since the prince and the king of Jin are willing to give us Dignity, then there is no need to struggle, there is a knife on the left and right, as long as the wife and children in the family are not hurt, it is a blessing!"

After Hou Junji finished speaking, eight figures stood out from the crowd.

"I am ashamed of His Majesty, of His Royal Highness, of Tang, and please forgive my family!"

"Brother Wang?"

"Chang Pianjiang?"

"Captain Zhang..."

All the twelve guard captains were full of astonishment, and some couldn't believe it.

Among these eight people, there are not only children from aristocratic families, but also children from poor families.Many of them, they have never doubted, did not expect to rebel?

If His Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Jin hadn't found out, when these people suddenly launched a rebellion, they... Thinking about it, all the generals felt a chill in their hearts, and subconsciously shuddered!

"Any more?"

Li Xuan looked at Hou Junji again, but Hou Junji didn't answer.

"Humph!"

Li Xuan looked cold, and said again: "There are still ten breaths!"

"His Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness King Jin, please forgive me. All of this is because Chen Guogong forced me to wait, and I can't help myself!"

Suddenly, three figures sprang out from the crowd again, kneeling directly in front of Li Xuan and Li Chengqian, begging bitterly.

Seeing this, Hou Junji's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it.After a while, there was a sad look on his face. Among the three people, there were two others who were pulled up by him alone!

Unexpectedly, it would be like this!

"Such a villain, pull him out and chop him!"

Li Xuan took a disgusted look, then looked at Li Chengqian who was at the side.

This time, Li Chengqian nodded slightly, and the lieutenants who controlled the rebel army were also these people.

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction, "Very good! So, this king will start ordering generals!"

"Zuo Wuhou, Zuo Xiaowei, You Xiaowei, Zuo Xiaoqi, Zuoxiao Cavalry each sent 5000 people, and the Thunder Army sent [-] men, with [-] artillery pieces, [-] bombs, and [-] arrow bombs. Reorganize the army and go out with the king to kill the thieves."

"The remaining people, obey the orders of the crown prince and the Duke of Wei, protect Chang'an, and wipe out the entire Chang'an city. Don't let any of those rebels go!"

"Yes, King Jin!"

Although the Twelve Guard Captains who could not follow Li Xuan out of the city were full of resentment, they did not dare to disobey Li Xuan's military order at this time.

And the generals of the five guards were overjoyed, saluted Li Chengqian and Li Xuan respectfully, and then walked out quickly.

Soldiers are very fast!

In less than half an hour, the Five Guards Army, together with the [-] Thunder Army, had assembled at the school grounds with [-] artillery pieces, [-] bombs, and [-] arrow bombs.

"set off!"

Following Li Xuan's order, the [-] troops marched out from Mingde Gate along Zhuque Avenue, and headed straight for the forest twenty miles away in the south of Chang'an City.

The marching distance is only twenty miles, and it is still a cement road.

Without carrying luggage, the [-] army marched extremely fast.

Therefore, in less than half an hour, they had already arrived outside the mountain forest.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness King Jin, two miles deep in the forest is where the hundred thousand bandit army is located!"

A scout came out from the forest and reported to Li Xuan.

"I'm waiting for the [-] army to make such a big movement, didn't they notice?" Seeing the relaxed look on the scout's face, Li Xuan was a little surprised.

The scout captain hurriedly replied: "Reporting to King Jin, the one hundred thousand bandit army marched night and night, and they were already exhausted when they arrived here. Therefore, when His Royal Highness King Jin led the fifty thousand army to arrive, he just realized it.

However, according to the general's observation, the [-] bandits are a mob.After hearing the arrival of the army, they panicked and panicked! "

Hearing this, Li Xuan's eyes flickered, and he yelled directly at the orderly: "Send order, all the army shout together to let them come out and surrender!"

"The king of Jin led the king's division to surround you and others. Your plan has long been seen through. We are also citizens of the Tang Dynasty. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

A moment later, the [-] troops shouted into the forest in unison, the voice was so loud that even the soldiers on the Chang'an city wall could hear it.

"The king of Jin led the king's division to surround you and others. Your plan has long been seen through. We are also citizens of the Tang Dynasty. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"The king of Jin led the king's division to surround you and others. Your plan has long been seen through. We are also citizens of the Tang Dynasty. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"The descendants do not kill..."

Simultaneously.

In the depths of the mountain forest, as the shouts sounded, the [-] troops were full of panic.