Chapter 4449 King Jin is captured
Life in the world is like a traveler. Life and death have always been something we have heard about. We may feel sad or regretful, but in fact it is difficult to truly understand it. Even if we see it with our own eyes, it is extremely difficult to empathize with it.
Only when you face death can you feel the horror of it.
When blood fills the chest and passion bursts out, an ordinary man can face life and death calmly. His head has a scar as big as a bowl. Eighteen years later, he is a good man again. Why should he be afraid? But when the blood cools down and the passion fades, the terror of death will instantly occupy the heart.
Therefore, those who can face death calmly even when they are calm and in despair can be called heroes.
Without persistence of faith and noble integrity, few people can achieve it.
Li Zhi obviously can't...
Since Zhaode Palace, fully dressed and personally attending the battle, he has made up his mind to fight to the death several times in a short period of time. Either he will capture Wude Palace and become the emperor, or he will be defeated in Taiji Palace and die. If he fails, he will be benevolent. He will never Survive in wretchedness, lingering on the last breath.
However, at this moment, the sharp tip of the spear was pressed against the neck, and the cold raindrops fell on the blade and splashed onto the skin of the neck. The heroic ambition in the chest instantly dissipated, the hot blood also quickly cooled, and the whole body trembled as if falling into an ice cellar. Trembling, there is only one thought in my mind - no matter what, I have to live...
Facing Fang Jun's murderous eyes, Li Zhi swallowed hard and yelled at the guards on the left and right: "Put down your weapons, put down your weapons!"
He tried to keep his voice as gentle as possible, not to show that he was calm in the face of danger and not afraid of death, but because he was afraid that the louder voice would stimulate Fang Jun's emotions, causing him to mistakenly think that he was going to resist and kill him suddenly...
After hearing what Li Zhi said, the guards on the left and right looked at each other in shock, then discarded their weapons one after another, then squatted on the ground and lowered their heads.
Emperor Taizong loved Li Zhi very much, even slightly less so than King Li Tai of Wei. Therefore, the guards he selected were all the best among the best. Most of them were his retinues who followed him in battles all year round. They fought in battles with great achievements. Loyal and unparalleled in pride.
The word "surrender" has never appeared in the consciousness of these imperial guards. The heroes of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to fight to the death, how could they surrender?
At this moment, although he had to abandon his weapons and surrender due to his duty to protect Li Zhi's life, the resentment in his heart was hard to contain...
Fang Jun breathed a sigh of relief. Although he took the risk to restrain Li Zhi, he was surrounded by the guards of the Jin Palace. If Li Zhi was ruthless and ignored the orders and fought to the death, he would be torn into pieces by these guards. Chop into minced meat.
Now that Li Zhi has given up, his crisis will naturally be resolved...
"Come here, drive them all outside Wude Gate and keep them in separate custody. If there is any abnormal movement, shoot them without mercy!"
"Here!"
The heavily armored infantry on both wings moved quickly, first separating the rebels into a team of more than a hundred people, and then drove them out from Wudemen.
The soldiers came forward and pushed Li Zhi to the ground, took off his armor, took off the middle coat from the dead soldiers, tore them into strips of cloth, put several strips of cloth together and twisted them into ropes, and tied Li Zhi tightly with a five-flowered tie. In fact, he was finally placed on the back of a war horse, with dozens of people surrounding him and closely guarding him.
Fang Jun did not dare to send Li Zhi away for custody. After all, his identity was too important. If something unexpected happened and the impact would be extremely serious, he must be sent to Li Chengqian in full, and Li Chengqian would take care of him.
Can't bear the slightest risk...
Li Zhi looked ashen and showed no resistance. He allowed himself to be tied up and placed face down on the horse without saying a word, maintaining his last remaining bit of pride.
Fang Jun looked up at the gray sky. His face felt cool with the rain falling on it. His eyes fell again to the rebels in front who were still persevering in attacking Wude Palace. His heart was filled with calmness. Since Li Zhi was captured, the rebels would naturally be destroyed. It's a matter of time. Yuchi Gong is trapped and still fighting, and he may not be able to hold on for long.
"Commander Qi!"
A war horse drove out from Wude Gate and galloped to stand in front of Fang Jun. The colonel on the horse shouted loudly: "Commander Qi, Xiao Yu and Cui Xin have surrendered to Liu Rengui, and tens of thousands of rebels outside Chengtian Gate began to be taken into custody. When they arrived at the city, they were under the custody of the Sixth Commander of the East Palace. Liu Rengui had already joined forces with Xue Wanche and officials from the Jingzhao Mansion to begin to clean up the order in Chang'an City! "
Li Zhi, who was lying helpless on the horse, struggled violently. The soldiers on the side rushed forward to hold him down, but Li Zhi still raised his neck as much as possible, his red eyes were bloodshot, and his handsome face was distorted. He cursed loudly: "Mother! These two thieves are cheating, I trust you so much, But you are betraying me and seeking glory. I will cut you into pieces and then send you to Emperor Taizong to see how shameless you are in facing Emperor Taizong! I have been a slave and a prostitute for generations! This king will never die in peace!”
He has been loved and cared for since he was born, and he has never spoken such dirty words. However, at this moment, he is filled with anger, and he wishes he could put all the vicious words on Xiao Yu and Cui Xin, eat their flesh, Drinking his blood will cause him to be abandoned by both humans and gods, and he will not die a good death.
Fang Jun waved his hand: "Stop the mouth of His Highness Prince Jin!"
He could quite understand Li Zhi's anger at the moment. Although he had always coveted the throne in his heart, when Emperor Taizong died suddenly and Li Chengqian ascended the throne in danger, it was an established fact that Li Zhi had already accepted his fate, even though he knew that Li Chengqian had ascended the throne. It is very likely that he will have to cut off his younger brother who is a threat to the throne, but there is nothing he can do.
It was Xiao Yu and others who gave King Jin the courage to risk everything, allowing him to see a glimmer of fire in despair, and then rush over desperately like a moth, but in the end he was shattered into pieces and turned into ashes...
Such betrayal is naturally abhorrent.
Several soldiers stepped forward and blocked Li Zhi's mouth. Li Zhi struggled like a fish off the shore, making a "wuwu" sound in his mouth. He was angry, unwilling, but powerless.
Fang Junce rode forward, stretched out his hand and patted Li Zhi on the shoulder, and said warmly: "Why bother? A man can take it up and let it go. Since he is desperate to launch a mutiny, he must be prepared to bear the consequences of failure. , think more about how to get your Majesty to spare your life. I don’t want to be angry with Chang Le, Gao Yang, and Si Zi because I captured you with my own hands and ended up with your death.”
After saying this, he turned his head and ordered: "Send a group of people to shout to Yuchi Gong, 'The King of Jin is dead', and disturb the morale of the army!"
"Here!"
Upon receiving the order, a school captain immediately organized a group of soldiers who usually had a loud voice. They came forward to surround Yuchi Gong, who was rushing towards Wude Hall, and shouted at the top of his voice: "The King of Jin is dead! Surrender quickly!"
The roars of hundreds of people gathered together to form a huge sound wave, which spread far in the wind and rain and could be heard far and near.
The rebels who were fighting bravely were suddenly in chaos. The belief that supported them in the bloody battle was to help King Jin ascend the throne and fulfill Emperor Taizong's last wish. If King Jin died, what would be the use of them attacking Wude Hall and deposing Li Chengqian?
Yuchi Gong also trembled in his heart. In his confusion, a captain suddenly lifted up the hem of his skirt and stabbed him in the thigh with a spear. He screamed in pain and waved his horse to knock down the captain who failed to retreat in time. , said loudly: "Everyone, listen up, this must be a traitor's nonsense. It is intended to confuse the morale of our army. Don't believe it. Follow me forward and go straight to Wude Palace!"
With gritted teeth and red eyes, he waved his horse and rushed forward.
It's not that he doesn't believe that King Jin is dead, but he just doesn't believe it!
One can imagine what a tragic fate Yu Chigong will face if King Jin is really killed in battle! With Li Zhi here, even if the army is defeated, the first person responsible for the crime must be Li Zhi. With Yuchi Gong’s meritorious service for so many years, he may not be able to end up in an extreme end; but if the King of Jin dies in battle, then all the responsibilities will be borne by Li Zhi. Yuchi Gong took the responsibility alone, bewitching the prince to rebel, supporting the prince to rebel, causing the king of Jin to die in the army, confusing the entire Guanzhong, and causing disaster to Hedong, Shandong, and Jiangnan...
It's not a question of whether Yuchi Gong is willing to bear it, but whether he can't bear it!
It was okay to be beheaded by Li Chengqian, and he could even admit it by confiscating his house and exterminating his family, but the only crime of "causing the death of King Jin" could never fall on him! He fought side by side with His Majesty Li Er for many years, overthrew the persecution of Li Chengqian and Li Yuanji together, and created the Zhenguan Dynasty. The kindness of the emperor and his ministers and the friendship of comrades-in-arms can be passed down to future generations and become a good story.
If he was charged with such a crime, even if he died, how could he explain to Emperor Taizong under Jiuquan?
Even if you die, you will never be able to forgive your sin!
The crazy Yuchi Gong ignored the shouts behind him and summoned up all his strength to face the position of the prince's left guard. Although the prince's left guard was elite, he faced the desperate Yuchi when the victory was already determined. Gong, naturally he was beaten to the extreme and was defeated steadily.
At this time, another shout came from behind——
"Xiao Yu and Cui Xin have led the Shandong private army to surrender and are being escorted out of the city to be guarded by Duke Wei!"
"The overall situation has been decided, Yuchi Gong quickly put down his weapons, don't resist stubbornly!"
The shouts resounded in the empty square between Wudemen and Wude Hall, and the rebels were completely panicked. Even though Yuchi Gong shouted angrily, it was difficult to deter the chaos and stabilize the morale of the army. In fact, the life and death of the King of Jin is not that intuitive to the guards. They are all old subordinates who have followed Yuchi Gong for many years. They only have military orders in their eyes and obey orders. They will do whatever Yuchi Gong tells them to do. The life and death of the King of Jin and who belongs to the throne , they could not clearly understand it yet, but Xiao Yu and Cui Xin surrendered, and the consequence was that their army, which had rushed into the Wude Palace within a short distance, had become a lone army.
In addition, Li Daozong was defeated and captured. When they entered the city, the mighty army of more than 100,000 people covered the sky and the sun, and now only a few thousand of them are left...
So what if the Wude Palace is captured?
All the hard work is meaningless.
Yuchi respectfully raised his head to the sky and sighed, "I don't have time to deal with it, so what can I do..." (End of Chapter)