Chapter 4354 Three Thousand Flowers
When the Butoku Hall was close at hand, victory seemed to be within reach. An ambush force suddenly shot out from the side door between the East Palace and the Butoku Hall like wolves and tigers and rushed into the flank of the rebels. The rebels who had suffered heavy casualties in the continuous battle had originally seen With the victory just around the corner, their morale was boosted, and they were about to rush into Wude Hall to make contributions. When they were suddenly attacked, the army was panicked. Li Junxian, who retreated to the back gate of Wude Hall, took the opportunity to organize a counterattack. For a while, the rebel army was in chaos.
The number of ambush soldiers who came out of the East Palace was about three thousand. They wore colorful feathers in their heads and wore kudzu and hemp clothes with narrow sleeves and short skirts. Some of them occasionally wore leather armor. They were dressed in strange clothes and shouted "kill" with a very strange accent. After the surprise attack, The formation was not rigorous at that time, but the soldiers were all brave and fierce, killing the rebels to pieces.
Since Li Daozong had already guessed that His Majesty must be prepared, he did not panic in the face of this sudden surprise attack and calmly ordered: "Pass the order, organize defenses on the spot based on the troops, gradually move closer to each other, and concentrate the troops to stabilize the position. The driver counterattacked.”
"Here!"
The school captain went to deliver the order.
Yu Wenshiji looked at the calm and orderly Li Daozong and admired him in his heart. Although Li Xiaogong was "the first commander in the clan", it was more because of his seniority and age. He was deeply trusted by Emperor Gaozu, so he entrusted him with important tasks. Later, His Majesty Li Er also praised him highly, and Li Xiaogong's achievements and reputation were already recognized. If Li Daozong was a few years older and entered the army earlier, his achievements may not be much worse than Li Xiaogong.
However, the Guanlong clan started out as soldiers, but by the end of the Sui Dynasty, fighting led to the decline of talents. What they lacked the most were the talents who could strategize and stay calm in times of crisis.
Otherwise, why would we be where we are today?
"These ambush soldiers are dressed in strange clothes and have strange accents. I wonder who they are under?" Yu Wenshiji looked at the unusually brave ambush soldiers and was a little worried. Although these ambush soldiers were not many in number and their battle formation methods were somewhat crude and crude, they were extremely brave individuals. A sudden surprise attack on the enemy led to Li Daozong's army being thrown into chaos.
But searching the memories in my mind, I have never seen or heard of such an army...
Li Daozong watched his troops obey his military orders and gradually gather together in groups, slowly stabilizing their position. The flower feathers on their heads trembled and swayed as the ambush soldiers jumped and fought, and he said calmly: "They were raised by the Silla royal family." Hwarang Army', all are After the princes and ministers of Silla, there were the royal guards of the king of Silla. Some of them were killed by Bang Jun, and the rest disappeared without a trace after the Queen of Silla returned. I thought they had disappeared long ago, but unexpectedly they appeared here. here.”
Yu Wenshi suddenly realized: "It must have been Fang Jun who secretly organized them and ambush them in the East Palace in advance, right?"
There is only a wall between the East Palace and the Taiji Palace, and the only portal connecting the two palaces is on the east side of the Wude Palace. Therefore, the Wude Palace is one of the most heavily defended palaces in the palace. After all, the emperor has to guard against the prince entering through this. In the palace, an act of regicide and rebellion was carried out...
His Majesty had hid three thousand "Hwarangs" here in advance, and there was no news from the outside world. This shows that His Majesty has already made sufficient preparations.
Li Daozong snorted: "Who else could he be besides that smart guy? The Queen of Silla is already his forbidden wife. Since there is no hope of Silla's restoration, these remnants of Silla's kingdom will naturally be taken into his hands, but these' Hwarang is brave if he is brave, but he is not familiar with fighting in a battle formation, so it is difficult for him to become a great weapon."
Having said that, these three thousand "Hwarang" were a fresh force after all, and they were ambushing one side and suddenly launched an attack directly into the rebels' rear formation, causing chaos in the rebels' position. Although they gradually stabilized their position under the command of Li Daozong, they also suffered a great deal. loss.
The many palaces, pavilions, and gardens on the north side of the Butokuden Hall became a battlefield for repeated battles between the two sides. The corpses were everywhere and blood flowed everywhere, and the fighting was extremely tragic.
Jin Famin, who was responsible for leading the "Hwarang", took the lead and charged back and forth among the rebels. His handsome face was stained with a few drops of blood, and he was very brave. Unexpectedly, a cold arrow shot from an unknown place penetrated his shoulder blade. He groaned in pain. With a sound, he staggered, and more than a dozen nearby rebels rushed forward upon seeing this.
Jin Famin handed the knife to his left hand, gritted his teeth and tried to block it. Suddenly, a strong force came from behind. His whole body fell backwards for several steps, and the tips of several steel knives were chopped down in front of him. Cold sweat broke out all over his body. He is not afraid of death when he comes out, and he has long been determined to die today, but he must not die here in vain.
The heavy responsibility of reviving Silla is as heavy as Mount Tai. No matter what, we have to get there...
He took a breath, and when he looked back, it was Li Junxian who came from behind and pulled him back by the belt that bound his armor, otherwise he would have been cut into pieces by the rebels at this moment.
"Thank you for your help, General!"
"No need to thank you. You sacrificed your life for His Majesty and bravely killed the thief. I should save you."
Li Junxian raised his hand to pat Jin Famin's shoulder, and saw a wolf-tooth arrow embedded in his shoulder blade. Every time he shook it, his face turned a little pale, and big beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. He said worriedly: "I am here, go and deal with the wound quickly."
Jin Famin endured the severe pain: "That's it, please!"
Li Junxian stood up with a knife in hand: "Go."
Jin Famin then withdrew from the battle with the help of several subordinates, and rested on the spot next to a palace in the north of Wude Hall. One of the subordinates took out the medicine for golden sores, untied his armor, cut off the arrow shafts, and then used Huo Zhezi roasted the knife, cut open the arrow wound, took out the arrow cluster embedded between the bones, disposed of it properly, applied it externally with golden sore medicine, and bandaged it carefully.
After finishing the processing, Jin Famin raised his eyes and looked at one of the steps. He understood the part, looked around, hunched over and walked dozens of steps along the wall, and stopped in front of a small door. There happened to be an eunuch at the top of the wall. When he stuck his head out, the two of them looked at each other without saying a word, and then the waiter stepped back.
The chamberlain hurriedly walked all the way from the door to the study room on the west side of the Wude Hall. It was already close to the main hall of the Wude Hall. The surrounding guards were tight and there were a forest of swords and guns. The defense was so tight that not even a fly could fly in.
The eunuch just stood at the door, and another eunuch walked up to him. The two of them whispered, and the other eunuch walked around the imperial study room and came to Wude under the eager gaze of the guards. In the main hall of the palace, enter through the back door.
The waiter walked quietly all the way. When he saw someone in the back hall making tea and delivering it to the main hall, he took the initiative to step forward and participate.
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In the main hall, Li Chengqian was sitting in the middle, with civil and military personnel on both sides. The atmosphere was very serious. After all, the rebels had successively captured Ganlu Point and Wude North Gate, which were only separated by a wall. They might break in at the next moment. How could we not be nervous? ?
It is said that "Taishan collapses in front of you without changing your face", but in fact, it is a critical moment of life and death. How many people can take it lightly?
However, even Li Ji was helpless at this moment. The Sixth Army of the East Palace had been standing still in Li Jing's hands, not knowing what his intentions were. Although Fang Jun outside the Xuanwu Gate defeated Chai Zhewei's Zuotun Guard, he could not completely eliminate the hidden danger for a moment and dared not trade. However, after entering the Xuanwu Gate, the positions and attitudes of the garrisons and clans in various places in Guanzhong were unclear. Looking at it, none of the millions of troops in the empire could support the Taiji Palace nearby... They could only wait here to show that they would advance and retreat with His Majesty. Life and death together.
Li Chengqian was in a pretty good mood. On the one hand, he had a back-up plan, so the situation would not be at an all-out point. On the other hand, at this time, there were still people who could accompany him to sit here and watch success or failure, even in danger. He was quite qualified to be an emperor.
I remember that when Emperor Sui Yang died in Jiangdu, there was no loyal minister around him. It is sad that the emperor did that...
Several chamberlains came out of the back hall with trays and placed tea and some cakes on the table in front of the ministers. At this moment, the sound of killing outside the palace was loud and blood flowed. In the palace, tea and snacks were served indifferently. These monarchs and ministers There is quite a bit of legacy from the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
A chamberlain knelt down next to Li Chengqian, placed tea and snacks on the imperial table, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Jin Famin led the 'Hwarang' in a bloody battle against the rebels, and suffered heavy casualties. He himself was also wounded several times, and even shot by an arrow. Shot through the shoulder blade, currently being treated outside the palace.”
Li Chengqian paused while holding the tea cup and looked at the waiter with a murderous look in his eyes.
Although the servant spoke softly, the palace was quiet at the moment and his voice was still heard by the ministers...
Li Ji, who was sitting under Li Chengqian, frowned and glanced at the eunuch, then turned to Wang De, who was standing behind Li Chengqian, and said, "Brother, take him down and discipline him. Is there any room for eunuchs to speak in the main hall?"
Wang De's face turned red and he bent down and said: "This slave has been mistrained and deserves death."
Then he glared at the waiter, gritted his teeth and said, "Follow me."
He apologized again and turned back to the back hall. The waiter was trembling and followed him step by step with his head lowered...
Li Chengqian took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and said to the imperial guard in the palace: "Pass the decree, Xuan Jin Famin enters the palace."
Li Ji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty..."
He wanted to say something to stop him, but Li Chengqian waved his hand to stop him and said warmly: "Although Jin Famin is from the royal family of Silla, now that Silla has died, his queen led the entire country to join in, so she is also a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. My son is now The people led the people to resist the rebels and were wounded several times. How can I remain indifferent? Naturally, I should summon them and try my best."
Now we need the troops loyal to the emperor to fight to the death, and we must not chill the hearts of the people...
Li Ji was about to speak but stopped.
The behavior of the chamberlain just now was very strange. How could a mere chamberlain dare to speak while the emperor was discussing matters with the ministers? Not to mention him, even Wang De, the chamberlain's chief chamberlain, stayed aside. A cough could be mistaken for "interfering in government affairs" and would be severely punished.
It was his words that forced the emperor to summon Jin Famin, which was quite strange...
But the emperor has already said so, so naturally he can no longer stop it.
The guard turned around and went out. After a moment, Jin Famin, who had taken off his armor and exposed the wound on his shoulder blade, brought in.
Jin Famin entered the palace and wanted to kneel down and salute. Li Chengqian said warmly: "My dear, you are injured, so you don't need to be polite. I wonder if the injury is serious? Come, please ask the imperial doctor to come over and treat your wounds properly." .”
Jin Famin burst into tears with gratitude: "I am a foreigner. I have received such care from Your Majesty. I have nothing to repay. I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"
As he spoke, he took two steps forward and knelt on the ground.
Li Chengqian comforted him and said: "Silla is already attached to the Tang Dynasty. Ai Qing is naturally a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. The land of Silla is also governed by my brother. It has been within the territory of the Tang Dynasty for generations. How can we convert foreigners? Say? ”
Jin Famin said: "What your Majesty said is true, but I made a mistake..."
At this time, the chamberlain came to the hall with an imperial doctor. Jin Famin stood up. When the imperial doctor came forward to check the injury on his shoulder blade, he suddenly pulled out a shining dagger from his arms and rushed towards Li Chengqian who was behind the imperial case. , with a ferocious face and murderous intent!
The ministers in the palace were shocked by such a drastic change. (End of chapter)