Chapter 4950 The traitor enters the palace
At the beginning of the ugly moment, the snow became heavier and heavier, and the entire city of Chang'an was shrouded in heavy snow. Some lights in various squares gave off a faint halo, which was not clear in the wind and snow.
Fortunately, there was no wind, heavy snow fell, and the sky was peaceful.
Cheng Wuting and Wang Xuance stood under the Xing'an Gate Tower, looking at the streets and palace walls in the wind and snow, standing silently.
Out of sight, a sound of horse hooves broke through the silence of the snowy night.
In a moment, a group of cavalry came galloping through the wind and snow. They stopped in front of them. Dozens of horses were uniform and menacing.
The two people hurriedly walked out of the snow shelter under the tower, stepped forward and knelt on one knee in the snow: "See you, Marshal!"
Fang Jun flew down from the horse and said calmly: "No courtesy! Come inside and talk."
Without stopping, he walked directly into a check-in room under the city.
Cheng and Wang followed closely.
The duty room here is occupied by soldiers who usually check people entering and leaving the city gate. The decoration is simple, with only a wooden table placed by the window.
Fang Jun sat on the stool next to the table and asked: "How is the situation?"
The two stood in front of each other, and Cheng Wuting said: "Up to now, everything is normal, and no suspicious disturbance has been found."
Wang Xuance stepped forward and poured Fang Jun a cup of hot tea.
Fang Jun took a sip of tea and frowned: "But news has come from the 'Baiqisi' side. Many clan members have disappeared without a trace, and Li Shenfu has not shown up for a long time, which is enough to prove that they have already started taking action."
Cheng Wuting shook his head and said: "Then he must not have gone through Xing'an Gate. From here to the south to Yanxi Gate, the general has already arranged for Zuo Jinwu's guards to patrol back and forth, and even sat here personally. There is no way those people can slip under my nose." Get out.”
The most convenient way to leave the city is Xing'an Gate on the east side and Fanglin Gate on the west side. Cheng Wuting is stationed at Xing'an Gate here, and Sun Renshi is stationed at Fanglin Gate. No trace of Li Shenfu and others has been found in either place, so...
"Are there people from Danfeng Gate and Yanzheng Gate keeping an eye on them?"
In order to prepare for the construction of the Daming Palace, a gate was built on the north wall of Chang'an City. As the main entrance of the Daming Palace, it is now being expanded. Five gates are initially planned, which is the highest specification for the gates of imperial capitals in the past. It will be extremely grand after completion.
Yanzheng Gate was also built in Yishanfang on the east side to allow the craftsmen who built the palace to come and go...
Wang Xuance said: "The general has been supervising these two city gates before. He came here after hearing the commander-in-chief summoned him. There are still hundreds of people left there to strictly guard the gates."
Fang Jun pondered slightly, shook his head, and said: "Since there are no abnormalities in these city gates, we can only go through the water gate of Jingyao Gate."
Jingyao Gate is located between Anding and Xiude squares. Yong'an Canal passes through the gate. There is a water gate, which is open during the day and closed at night. Since it is closed now, it means that there are no soldiers coming and going for inspection, and only bribes are needed. The captain guarding the gate can naturally come and go freely without anyone noticing.
Cheng Wu said hurriedly: "Then I will rush over immediately!"
"No, it's time. It's time to leave the city. We have already left the city. Xuanwu Gate is guarded by Wang Fangyi, and there is no way those people can bribe it. As for Zhide Gate... Li Anyan has a problem."
Fang Jun squinted his eyes slightly, his mind racing, and he had already figured out the thief's path into the palace.
"Do you want to inform the palace?"
"No need," Fang Jun looked calm, took a sip of tea, and said, "The palace has already been arranged. That is not our defense range, and we cannot overstep it."
Cheng Wuting and Wang Xuance breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the current situation is tense, a rebellion is imminent, and the thieves may even have sneaked into Taiji Palace or East Palace, but seeing Fang Jun sitting here calmly and calmly makes people feel at ease.
"Then what do we do now?"
"Don't do anything, just wait."
Fang Jun had a good time: "When the battle starts in the East Palace, we will go out of Xing'anmen, enter Zhidemen, and rush to the East Palace to rescue His Highness the Crown Prince."
Cheng and Wang were slightly startled, and they were confused: if they entered the palace to rescue the king, wouldn't they be rescuing His Majesty?
What's the point of going to rescue the prince first?
Could it be that the rumors about the scandal between the Queen and the Marshal are all true, and the Marshal wants to wait for something unexpected to happen to His Majesty, and then help the Crown Prince ascend the throne and become "Lu Buwei of the Tang Dynasty"?
The two pursed their lips and looked at each other in a tacit understanding. They both saw that the other's thoughts were similar to theirs...
Fang Jun didn't pay attention to the two men's flirting, and ordered: "Send someone to set up sentry posts every thirty steps from south to north along Xing'anmen Street to pay close attention to the movements in the East Palace. If something is wrong, immediately leave Xing'anmen and enter." To Demen, protect the East Palace!”
"Here!"
The two of them did not dare to think nonsense anymore, quickly accepted the order, and then conveyed the order down.
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In the wind and snow, Li Anyan looked at Li Shenfu and others filing in from Zhidemen, his face sinking.
Li Shenfu came closer, raised his hands and said with emotion: "The general is the old subordinate of Prince Yin, and he still remains loyal after so many years. It is really admirable. Today, His Majesty is cowardly, treacherous, and distant from virtuous ministers. We cannot sit back and watch Li Tang's power. It was destroyed in his hands. Fortunately, today I join forces with the general to create great achievements and change the day!"
Li Anyan was unmoved. What he wanted was not great achievements, nor fame and wealth. He just wanted to repay Li Jiancheng's kindness and fulfill his duty as a monarch and his ministers. That's all.
He said in a deep voice: "But I don't know if you are here alone, or are you accompanied by soldiers?"
Li Sixian was slightly dissatisfied with his attitude and snorted coldly and said: "Of course there are soldiers accompanying us. Although we entered the East Palace with the help of the general, we will not let the general fight alone."
Not to mention how many East Palace guards Li Anyan can control, even if the entire East Palace is under his control, there is absolutely no way he can make him try his best - the credit is all Li Anyan's alone, and how will the merit be rewarded after the achievement is accomplished? ?
Li Anyan can't get all the benefits by himself, can he?
Li Anyan looked serious and asked: "How many soldiers are there? Where are they now?"
"There are two thousand people, all elite dead soldiers, in the mountains and forests of the West Inner Garden outside Zhide Gate. They can enter the East Palace with just one order."
When Li Tang founded the country, the clan made great efforts. Many of the Li family's descendants joined the army to join the war and charged forward. Many people were buried in corpses and died on the battlefield. But those who survived were all generals in the army. Even if they quit the army, there were still family soldiers and subordinates. There were countless Qu. Although many were lost in Li Yuanjing's attack on Xuanwu Gate, there were still many left.
It is not difficult to gather three to two thousand elites.
Li Anyan frowned: "The previously agreed upon plan did not include this!"
The previous plan was very simple. All we had to do was wait for the news from Taiji Palace, and then we would suddenly launch a sudden attack on Li Zheng Palace, capture the queen and the prince, and then attack Taiji Palace in front of Li Chengqian's spirit. If the prince is forced to sign an edict on the Zen throne, circulated internally and externally, and announced to the world, and the established fact is achieved, then everyone will have no choice but to surrender.
There is no need for a large-scale army at all. After all, compared to the imperial guards inside the palace, the left and right Jinwu guards, and the left and right leading guards outside the palace, once a large-scale battle begins, no matter how many people there are, it will be for nothing.
This battle relies on the word "quick", getting to the point before all parties can react and determining the overall situation in one fell swoop.
The most taboo is self-assertion and life-long trivial matters.
Once an accident occurs and the situation is delayed, it basically means failure...
The faces of all the clan kings were not good-looking, but Li Anyan was the most important in the process of this incident, so even if they were dissatisfied, they all tolerated it.
Li Sixian said: "With more manpower, the probability of success will naturally increase. After all, what we are doing is a major event from which there is no turning back."
Li Anyan snorted: "Do you think that the vast mountains and rivers in the West Neiyuan are a safe place to hide soldiers? Maybe now those so-called dead soldiers of yours have been discovered by the scouts of the 'Baiqisi' and the Jinwu Guards, and they have become Became a dead body.”
Li Sicheng glared: "You..."
"Okay, okay, why are we arguing now?"
Li Shenfu comforted the two of them: "The matter has come to an end. It is useless to argue about these matters. Everything must be obeyed by General Li's orders. No one is allowed to violate it!"
Li Anyan respected Li Shenfu and bowed and saluted: "It's not that the general is unreasonable, but the matter is really big and we have to eliminate all hidden dangers. But what the prince said is true, and the matter has come to this, and they are complaining and blaming each other. It’s useless, you can only do your best”
Li Shenfu nodded, took two steps forward, and patted Li Anyan on the shoulder: "Thank you, General. When the work is accomplished, we will reward you based on your merits. The general should be the first to do so!"
After saying that, he turned to look at the gloomy and quiet East Palace in the wind and snow, and his heart was burning: "Emperor Taizong killed the people here and made rivers of blood flow. Did he ever think that one day, the throne he snatched would be lost? The world is reincarnated, and retribution is unpleasant!”
Li Anyan didn't have so many emotions. He had already expressed the things that should be expressed many years ago. At this time, his heart was calm and he said calmly: "Please come into the hall and rest for a while. Although everyone around here is my confidant, but if I leave, If the news is revealed, something bad will happen.”
The area he controls is within the Zhide Gate. The closer he gets to Li Zheng Hall in the south, the weaker his control will be. If the whereabouts of Li Shenfu and others are discovered before they take action, and their success falls short, that would be really sad. It’s too late...
Li Sixian was agitated by what he said. He was also worried about those dead soldiers, so he asked: "But I don't know how to arrange those dead soldiers?"
Li Junxian thought for a while and said: "Continue to send people to contact you and report back every quarter of an hour. If his whereabouts have not been revealed by the time the war begins, he will immediately be ordered to come to the palace from Demen to help. If his whereabouts are discovered during this period, , then we don’t have to wait for Tai Chi After receiving the news from the palace, we immediately captured the Li Zheng Palace, coerced the prince and entered the Tai Chi Palace! "Such a major event requires decisive action. It is better to do it wrong than to delay it. If you do it, there is still a slight chance of success, but if you delay the opportunity, , must be in a state of eternal catastrophe.