Turbulent Times Chapter 1652: Lee brothers meet again

In front of the gate of Chang'an City, not only many civil and military officials under Li Yuan's command gathered, but also many aristocratic families inside and outside Chang'an City also sent people over.

It's just that it was still lively before, but following a piece of news from the south, the crowd suddenly fell silent and then exclaimed, and the atmosphere of the scene became subtle.

As the second son of Tang Wang, he has been leading troops to fight in the past few years, especially now that he has defeated Luoyang City and the two nearby counties, and destroyed Wang Shichong. There must be some forces of enemies and enemies. Assassinating him was perfectly normal.

However, someone dared to assassinate Li Shimin more than 40 miles away from Chang'an City, then this incident is unusual.

And if the assassin also used the army, and used a powerful device like a giant crossbow that is absolutely impossible to appear at the assassination point outside the city, then this matter is enough to surprise everyone.

However, the strange thing is that the person who reported the letter only said that the Second Young Master was assassinated, and that the army was suspected of being involved, using large equipment commonly used in the army's battlefield, but he did not say that there was a giant gun and crossbow unique to the Far Eastern Army on the scene. And the nine-shot crossbow.

At this time, many civil and military officials and aristocrats were still in front of the city gate, plus the guards of honor and order-maintaining soldiers and minor officials, as well as the guards of honorable officials, there were seven or eight hundred people. The front was deserted, or dead silent.

The other side of the city gate has already been emptied out, and the people of Chang'an City were stopped outside the cordon. They looked at this line of troops coming from the south with shock on their faces, and saw the blood on almost everyone's body. , looking at the stern-faced second son of Tang Wang who was riding on the first tall horse with a straight back.

I just heard about it before, but now I saw these people with my own eyes, and everyone was in an uproar! Many people are looking for the shadow of the eldest son Li Jiancheng.

At this time, everyone realized that Shizi hadn't come out from the attic next to him.

"Are the two brothers already torn apart?"

Many people showed deep worry on their faces.

The common people watching from a distance whispered and discussed, they were extremely shocked. Looking at the scene in front of them, they all guessed that something must have happened to the second prince of the Tang Dynasty on his way back to Chang'an City. The dangerous thing, but no one among the common people thought that the so-called dangerous thing actually happened near Chang'an City.

"Second son Wanan!"

"Second Young Master, you have to protect yourself!"

"The second son won the battle..."

"Second Young Master is our protector..."

Suddenly, some people shouted loudly, and then more people followed and shouted, and the shouts continued for a while.

A few hundred steps away, Li Jiancheng, who finally walked out of the attic with a gloomy face, stood under the city gate and saw this scene in his eyes. Jealousy deep in the eyes, even killing intent.

As for the elder Sun Shunde standing next to Li Jiancheng, his complexion changed slightly, his brows were slightly frowned, and he glanced at Li Jiancheng from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but think to himself: "Whether these people are spontaneous or deliberately arranged, today's people's hearts and minds are not so good. It is not a good thing for the scene to spread to His Highness Tang Wang."

Elder Sun Shunde suspects that Li Jiancheng arranged this, but Li Jian

Cheng didn't know it at all, but kept envious, jealous and hating it!

Watching this scene, Li Shimin didn't show any joy at all, instead he sighed secretly. Changsun Shunde could see this, how could he not see it? Although the Li family has not yet ascended the throne and established a country, there is no difference now. His father Li Yuan is equivalent to the emperor.

As long as anyone else is suspected of buying people's hearts, his father Li Yuan's big taboo will definitely be suspected by Li Yuan, not even his son, not to mention that his son has a very high prestige in the army now , faint signs of meritorious deeds, and not very loved by his father.

"I'm afraid my elder brother arranged for this to happen." Li Shimin saw the change in Li Jiancheng's expression, and couldn't help thinking in his heart: "The scene in front of me is Wang Junlin's people trying to sow discord. It's just that this is a conspiracy, aboveboard, and unavoidable."

Other officials and aristocratic families have different expressions. Many people looked at Li Jiancheng with disappointment on his face, but some looked at Li Shimin with a sneer and remained silent. But most people maintain an eternal smile on their faces no matter what they think in their hearts.

Some timid people suddenly screamed and pointed at Li Shimin's horse team.

Li Shimin didn't need to look back, he also knew what frightened the minds of the people.

Before, he sent someone to send a letter to ask a general outside Chang'an City to lead his troops to meet him.

This general is none other than Yin Kaishan, another general under Li Yuan's command. At such a delicate moment today, Li Shimin sent someone to deliver a message, and led five thousand troops to meet Li Shimin.

Although Li Shimin happened to be assassinated, and as a nearby garrison battalion sent people to respond, it was too late to ask Li Yuan for instructions and get the order to dispatch troops, but this in itself has already been surpassed.

At this time, Li Shimin added these 5,000 men and the original 3,000 cavalry behind him, and there were already 8,000 horses.

But what really shocked the people inside and outside Chang'an City was not the 8,000 troops, but the hundreds of corpses.

They were tied behind the horses and dragged all the way here. Most of them have been dragged to death. Even if a few are still alive, they are dying blood people. The blood on their bodies has stopped. At that time, it had already turned into a jet-black color, and their clothes and bodies were painted together, which looked extremely shocking.

These hundreds of people were left behind by the group who assassinated Li Shimin in the small valley before. They were deliberately captured alive by Li Shimin, and they were dragged all the way to the gate of Chang'an City.

Li Shimin's expression was as usual, he got off his horse, and the blood-stained cloak and fur coat behind him, combined with the tragic scene of the living behind, looked bloody, but Li Shimin's expression did not have the slightest murderous look, and even the smile on his face made Ying come up Officials and aristocrats of the family feel like a spring breeze.

Rites and music, all officials salute! The triumphant ceremony had its own set of procedures, and Li Shimin cooperated with all the officials with the most appropriate expression to return the salute.

No matter what everyone thinks, Li Jiancheng is the leader among the people who welcome here, so there is no need for people to organize. In the end, all the officials and nobles of the family will have a tacit understanding

The aisle in the middle moved out of the way, so that the two brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng faced each other, and the former walked towards the latter.

Li Shimin looked at Li Jiancheng with the same expression on his face, but in his heart he wondered why the No. 1 killer king hadn't succeeded yet, and why his elder brother whose mind was controlled by Wang Junlin was still alive.

But he didn't know that the No. 1 killer king was also a little depressed, because he had gone to assassinate Li Jiancheng before, but as soon as he got close, the other party couldn't see him at all, but someone around Li Jiancheng seemed to have spotted him immediately, and then a large number The guards protected Li Jiancheng layer by layer.

At that time, the No. 1 Killer King immediately remembered the scene where he assassinated Wang Juntemporary in Hedong, and guessed that someone next to Li Jiancheng had a gadget made by Nie Xiaoyu on his body, so he could detect his existence in advance.

Depressed, No. 1 Killer King had no choice but to retreat temporarily and look for another opportunity.

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In Chang'an City, in the Grand Palace.

After Li Yuan learned that Li Shimin was assassinated near Chang'an City, his face became a little ugly and he was a little confused. After hearing that Yin Kaishan led troops to meet Li Shimin without his permission, he ordered People called Chai Shao into the palace.

Xie Shao looks haggard recently, his eyes are bloodshot.

Li Yuan took a look at him and couldn't help but sighed: "Sichang, before you fought against the Far East Army, you had never lost on the battlefield. Last year's loss to Luo Shixin under Wang Junlin's command seemed to be a big blow to you. It’s just that you haven’t slowed down until now, which shows that your heart is still not strong enough.”

"Sichang" is Chai Shao's character, but this time is not the same as in Song Dynasty, and people who are not close to each other cannot call it by this name.

Chai Shao sighed in his heart. For some reason, he didn't dare to look at his father-in-law, so he quickly lowered his head and said, "Your father-in-law taught you the lesson. Sichang's heart is indeed not strong enough. Some things..."

"Okay, there's no need to say such things. Since you don't want to admit defeat, you should think more about how to fight battles, how to practice soldiers, read more military books, and learn more from the Far Eastern Army." Li Yuan smiled, Gently walked to a pear tree, stretched out his right hand, picked a green pear casually, and sighed: "Sichang, you must have heard about Shimin's assassination near Chang'an City. , and there are quite a few spies from the Far East Army in Chang'an City. Now, with Shimin's return, I am worried that something may happen in Chang'an City in the next few days. After you go back, prepare first, and lead your troops in the evening Enter the city, take over the city defense army, and be responsible for the defense of Chang'an City."

Chai Shao's heart skipped a beat, his pupils shrank, and then his whole body trembled, thinking that what the guy said in the secret letter was accurate, and his father-in-law really thought so.

Chai Shao knelt down on one knee in front of Li Yuan, and said solemnly: "Father-in-law, don't worry, Sichang will never let the Far Eastern Army's plot succeed. Will kill him..."

"Okay, get up!" Li Yuan seemed to be a little tired, and said in a low voice, "I am more at ease and trust you when you do things."

"Thank you father-in-law for your trust." Chai Shao suppressed the agitation in his heart, stood up, and looked up at Li Yuan.

Suddenly, Li Yuan's heart moved, and he asked casually: "Has Shimin written with you recently?"