Vol 2 Chapter 2490: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (End)

Chapter 2490 The Second Xuanwumen Incident (End)

Chapter 2486: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (End)

Looking at Li Shimin who was acting vigorously and issuing several orders, Jiang Shang was shocked.

He didn't believe that Li Shimin didn't know the consequences of doing this. After all, no matter who among Li Si, Li Chunfeng, and Li Kui had a problem, it would be fatal to Li Tang.

This shows that in the previous tragedy, the pro-Qin faction in the city not only failed to weaken, but actually grew stronger under the cover of the traitor.

Today's Chang'an City is under the control of Li Shimin on the surface, but in fact it has been completely separated. There are two forces intertwined internally, and it is no longer a matter of solving one individual.

At this time, directly controlling Li Si or Li Chunfeng is tantamount to striking a grasshopper and alarming the snake, which has little effect other than venting anger.

Jiang Shang didn’t believe that Li Shimin didn’t know the consequences of doing this, but Li Shimin obviously had his intentions in doing this. After all, the current situation was already so bad that it couldn’t be worse.

Li Shimin understood Li Si's ability and knew that he had a strong strategy, and even if he was not the leader of the traitors, he was certainly one of the leaders. It was better to cut through the mess quickly and control him first before the opponent discovered it.

 Without Li Si as a think tank, maybe the rebels will get into chaos, maybe?

If Jiang Shang had a way, Li Shimin would naturally listen to Jiang Shang, but the key is that Jiang Shang has nothing to do now, so he can only use his own way to deal with it.

 After receiving the summons from Li Shimin, Li Yuanba immediately rushed over secretly.

After meeting Li Shimin, Li Yuanba asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Second brother, why are you calling me here at this time?"

“Something big will happen soon, just hide behind the screen.” Li Shimin said expressionlessly.

Li Yuanba suddenly looked serious, then nodded and hid behind the screen.

 “Lord, Li Chunfeng is here.”

 “Let him come in.” Li Shimin said coldly.

 After a while, Li Chunfeng strode in, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "See the Lord..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin, who was passive, shouted angrily: "Bring this traitor to me."

 Soldiers from all directions immediately stepped forward and surrounded Li Chunfeng.

Li Chunfeng was stunned after seeing this scene. He had no time to think about it and said quickly: "Chunfeng is loyal to the lord and has absolutely no intention of rebellion."

Li Shimin ignored it and continued: "Take it."

All the soldiers rushed forward.

When Li Chunfeng saw this, the gang energy appeared all over his body, and he subconsciously prepared to resist, but in the end he held back and did not resist. He allowed the soldiers to tie him up into a rice dumpling with iron chains.

“My lord, Chunfeng is from the Li family and has absolutely no intention of rebellion. Don’t listen to the villain’s slander.”

Li Chunfeng, who fell to the ground, shouted in grief and anger. He never expected that Li Shimin would doubt him, and he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

Seeing that Li Chunfeng did not make any resistance, most of the doubts in Li Shimin's heart dissipated. Seeing that Jiang Shang also shook his head at him, he personally stepped forward to help Li Chunfeng unlock the chains.

"Chunfeng, I have wronged you. I am just testing you."

Li Shimin apologized to Li Chunfeng sincerely, which also made Li Chunfeng feel less resentful.

“May I ask, my lord, what if my subordinates had not surrendered just now and rebelled instead?” Li Chunfeng asked.

Li Yuanba walked out from behind the screen with a sledgehammer and said in a deep voice: "If you resisted just now, it will prove that you are really a traitor. I will smash your head without hesitation."

Li Chunfeng suddenly shuddered, and unknowingly, he actually walked through the gate of hell.

Although Li Chunfeng is a great master, he has only broken through recently and is no match for Li Yuanba, let alone Li Yuanba who made a sneak attack.

“Since it’s not Li Chunfeng, then it must be Li Si.” Jiang Shang sighed.

When Li Shimin heard this, a murderous intent suddenly flashed in his eyes. His trust in Li Si was in vain. The other party dared to betray him and Li Tang. He would make Li Si pay the price.

 “Report, Lord, Sir Li Si is here.”

 “Let him come in.” Li Shimin said coldly.

As soon as Li Sicai walked into the hall, his heart skipped a beat. Everyone looked at him in a strange way, and he secretly regretted why he took the risk to come here.

 In fact, Li Si had some doubts about this summons. After all, Li Shimin summoned him as soon as Jiang Shang entered the city. It was difficult for him not to think more.

 But when he thought about his previous actions, he did not leave any clues to the country.

In addition, the current situation in Chang'an is too complicated, and he doesn't think Jiang Shang can see the problem so quickly.

Other than that, Li Shimin would have summoned him frequently even if Li Kui was still seriously ill and all the mess in Chang'an was on him.

With this idea in mind, Li Si decided to go see Li Shimin out of luck. After all, the longer it was delayed, the better it would be for him. If he didn't go, it would be a guilty conscience.

What Li Si didn't expect was that even though he didn't leave any clues, Jiang Shang couldn't be sure that the traitor was him, but just suspicion was enough to kill him.

After all, there are only two suspects in total, either Li Chunfeng or Li Si, and Li Chunfeng has proven by his actions that he is not a traitor, so naturally the only one is Li Si.

“Li Si, I am very kind to you, why would you betray me?”

Li Shimin shouted angrily, which was also a rare gaffe on his part.

Li Shimin has always been very confident in his own vision. After all, no one has betrayed him after so many years of fighting. Unexpectedly, not only has a traitor appeared now, but he is also beside him, and he is also his own family.

Li Si was shocked by Li Shimin's attitude. He suppressed the panic in his heart and pretended to be calm: "Why did my lord say this? As a disciple of the Li family, Li Si has always been loyal to his lord and has never rebelled." With all my heart, please don’t listen to the villain’s words..."

Li Shimin shook his head in disappointment. He hoped that Li Si could prove his innocence, but Li Si obviously failed to do this.

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't believe it, Li Si was also a little panicked and kept expressing his loyalty, but Li Shimin obviously didn't want to hear it anymore.

“Capture him, take him down, interrogate him, and find out who else is his accomplice.”

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“Lord, believe me, believe me...ah..."

The spies who were guarding outside Tang Gong's mansion saw that Li Si had not come out for most of the day after entering the mansion. They instinctively sensed that something was wrong and quickly informed Ban Chao of the news.

Before Li Si went to see Li Shimin, he was also worried that this might be a trap, so he sent someone to notify Ban Chao.

Ban Chao was overly cautious, so he sent people to recover Li Si. Unfortunately, he was too late. He had already entered Tang Gong's mansion before he could reach Li Si.

“After not coming out for so long, Li Si may be in danger this time.”

Ban Chao sighed, feeling deeply sorry for Li Si.

Obviously he was half a step away from success. As long as he persisted for a few days, Li Si could return the great achievements to Qin. His future prospects were limitless, but he failed at this last step. "Do you want to save Li Si? Or..."

After saying that, Yuhuatian made a gesture of wiping his neck, obviously wanting to get rid of Li Si and prevent Li Si from leaking secrets.

After Ban Chao thought for a while, he shook his head and said: "There is no need to silence him. Li Si is a smart man and knows what to say and what not to say.

Even if he tells it, Li Shimin will not let him go, and will completely offend Da Qin. On the contrary, it will be a certain death situation.

  But if we don’t say anything, as long as we persist until we succeed, there will be a glimmer of hope. "

 During this period of time with Li Si, Ban Chao also discovered that Li Si had great talent, so he did not want to kill Li Si, but instead fought for a glimmer of life for Li Si.

As for whether Li Si can seize the opportunity to survive, it depends on whether his own life is good or not.

“Then what should we do now?” Yuhuatian asked.

"Li Shimin has already noticed it. The top priority is to send a signal and notify all parties to raise troops immediately to prevent Li Shimin from defeating them one by one." Ban Chao said seriously.

“But we haven’t contacted General Li Cunxiao yet. If we raise our troops in advance, what should we do if the general doesn’t see General Li Cunxiao and doesn’t dare to respond?”

Hearing Yu Huatian's words, Ban Chao closed his eyes and began to think deeply. After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "Don't worry, as long as we act here, General Li Cunxiao will definitely appear."

 “But what if…”

"Nothing goes wrong, he is the most powerful general in the world, and the mere city wall of Chang'an will never be able to stop him." Ban Chao said solemnly.

Yu Huatian couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this, but finally decided to believe Ban Chao. The other party was the envoy sent to Chang'an by Governor Li Jing, and his judgment must be much more accurate than his own.

“By the way, change the location of the signal.”

A sneer flashed across Ban Chao's lips. Seeing this, Yu Huatian asked, "Where is that?"

 “Near Zhang Shigui’s camp.”

 “Zhang Shigui?”

Yu Huatian showed a clear look, and finally understood why Ban Chao arranged this.

In the Yang Clan Massacre, Zhang Shigui and Yang Xiu were captured together, but Yang Xiu died, but Zhang Shigui survived. This was naturally Ban Chao's intention.

Ban Chao wanted to use this to deepen the rifts within Li Tang and at the same time force Zhang Shigui, the powerful general, to rebel.

As expected by Ban Chao, Zhang Shigui was indeed suspected by Li Shimin, and Yuhuatian also took the opportunity to send someone to contact him.

But Zhang Shigui pretended to accept the invitation, but actually wanted to use a trick to prove his innocence to Li Shimin.

 Zhang Shigui's little trick was naturally discovered by Ban Chao, and if the pro-Qin faction raised an army, they would definitely become Zhang Shigui's enemy.

But if the signal to raise troops was given in Zhang Shigui's camp, then Zhang Shigui, who had not been cleared of suspicion in the first place, would be arrested and questioned by Li Shimin, and he would naturally have to fight back. .

 “A good plan.”

Yuhuatian gave Ban Chao a thumbs up. From Ban Chao, he felt a bit of Jia Xu's style.

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　　咻, 咻…

After a series of roars, sparks burst out one after another in the sky above Zhang Shigui's camp. The movement was so loud that even the entire Chang'an could see it.

Zhang Shigui quickly ran out of the camp after hearing the news. He pulled someone over and asked, "What's going on?"

 The soldier replied: "General, there are fireworks over the camp."

“Why are there fireworks? Find out where they are and who set them off.”

"yes."

Soon, Zhang Shigui found the place where the fireworks were launched, but except for the fireworks that had been set off, he did not find anyone.

"what is happening?"

Zhang Shigui was a little confused and confused, but instinctively felt that this was definitely not a good thing.

In the north of the city, Dong Xiaowan was wearing silver armor and sitting on the throne. Below him were all the veteran Xiliang generals such as Hua Xiong, and of course some young generals.

After seeing the fireworks signal, Dong Xiaowan immediately said to Hua Xiong: "Uncle Hua, Ban Chao has sent the signal. The time has come to rebel against Tang and return to Qin."

　　　"The general will respect the young master's orders."

After saying that, Hua Xiong glanced at the generals below and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, you have all seen what happened to the Yang family. Li Shimin is no longer the Tang king he once was. Following him will only lead to death and surrender." Only in Da Qin can we survive."

Guo Ren, the son of the deceased veteran general Guo Si, stood up and shouted: "We will follow the young master from afar, follow General Hua, rebel against the Tang Dynasty and return to the Qin Dynasty."

 “Follow the young master, follow General Hua, rebel against the Tang Dynasty and return to the Qin Dynasty.” All the generals shouted in unison.

Seeing this, Hua Xiong nodded, and immediately ordered: "Send my order to the general to seize the camp, and then seize the city gate."

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Hua Xiong suddenly rebelled. The Tang army in the north city had no time to react and was killed off guard. The camp in the north of the city was quickly completely controlled by Hua Xiong, and then they attacked the north gate.

At the same time, Li Jue in the south city and Li Jing in the east city also led their troops to rebel, and their actions were the same as Hua Xiong's, and they all fought to seize the city gate from the controlling camp.

 For a time, three of the four parties in Chang'an rebelled. Only in the west where Zhang Shigui was, there was no movement for the time being.

Zhang Shigui was not stupid. He saw that there were rebels in the three realms, but the signal of rebellion was still sent out from his own camp. He didn't realize that he was being framed.

“Father-in-law, we can’t clean ourselves up even if we jump into the Yellow River. Li Shimin doesn’t trust us anyway, so we might as well just rebel and join the Qin Dynasty.” He Zongxian, the son-in-law, advised.

 “Yes, Dad.” The third son Zhang Zhibao also advised.

After the persuasion of all his relatives, Zhang Shigui finally ordered with great bitterness: "Raise troops, rebel."

 “Promise.” All the generals shouted excitedly.

Since then, the four gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Chang'an have rebelled.

 Inner city of Chang'an, Xuanwu Gate.

Li Maozhen stood on the city tower, looking at Chang'an which was once again filled with smoke and war, and said to himself: "I'm sorry, people."

 (End of this chapter)