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    In the main hall of the East Palace, Li Shimin sat with a sullen face, while the owner of the East Palace, Li Chengqian, stood below with a face full of fear. He raised his head to look at Li Shimin from time to time, but immediately lowered his head, appearing extremely guilty. As for the people in the East Palace,  The palace residents were all kicked out, and there was no one else in the entire hall except their father and son.  .

    In the empty hall, Li Shimin and his son did not speak. Waves of shrill screams came from outside the hall, accompanied by the sound of heavy objects and flesh being hit. Every time they sounded, the screams outside were heard.  Extremely loud.  However, as time went by, the screams became deeper and deeper, and it was obvious that the man being beaten outside could not hold on much longer.

    Listening to the increasingly feeble screams outside, Li Chengqian was also heartbroken, because the person being beaten outside was his favorite. Today, his father suddenly led people into the East Palace, and then without giving any reason, he directly  Just let people take Cheng Xin out and drag him out and kill him with a stick, without any reason.

    Li Chengqian was originally guilty, but now that he saw this situation, he was even more frightened and turned pale. He didn't even dare to plead for mercy. He was wondering if the assassination of Zhang Xuansu had been exposed?  After all, He Gan Chengji has been missing for several days, and now there is no one alive or dead, and today the father wants to kill Rusheng Xin as soon as he comes, obviously he knows something.  Thinking of this, Li Chengqian felt even more frightened, and even his legs began to tremble slightly.  Li Shimin, who was sitting above, felt even more unhappy when he saw his son's appearance. After a while, the screams outside finally slowly subsided, leaving only the sound of "bah, bah, bah", and another.  After a while, an execution guard strode over and reported: "Your Majesty, the prisoner who was being executed has been killed with a cane!"

    After hearing this, Li Shimin just hummed expressionlessly, then looked at the pale Li Chengqian, but without saying anything, he stood up and left with his guards. As a result, Li Chengqian was even more frightened and even forgot about it.  I sent Li Shimin out.

    Li Chengqian stood dumbly in the palace for a while, and then a bold chamberlain stepped forward to remind him that His Majesty had left, but Cheng Xin's body was still lying outside, and asked him what to do with it.

    Hearing the words of the chamberlain, Li Chengqian finally came to his senses and thought that his beloved Chengxin had been beaten to death. This made him feel empty in his heart, as if he had lost the most precious thing.  It was only then that Li Chengqian showed a sad look on his face and walked out of the hall with heavy steps.

    On the ground not far from the main hall, Zheng Xin was crawling there with messy hair. His sideways face was full of pain before death, his eyes were wide open, and he even looked a little ferocious. He was no longer the same as before.  A charming look.  As for the area from the back to the thighs, everything was covered in blood and flesh, and the ground was covered with splashes of blood. It could be said that the death was very miserable.

    Seeing this, Li Chengqian felt heartbroken and suddenly felt an unspeakable anger in his heart. This anger was so strong that he could not help but tremble all over his body. His face, which was full of pain just now,  He also suddenly became ferocious.

    "Come here, gather up the body of Zhengzhi and bury it in a grand ceremony!" Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and ordered in a trembling voice.

    However, after hearing this, the servants in the East Palace below were all startled. One of the more loyal servants boldly reminded: "His Royal Highness, Cheng Xin was killed by His Majesty's personal order. If he was buried grandly, I'm afraid"

    But before the chamberlain finished speaking, he saw Li Chengqian suddenly jump up and roar loudly: "You bastard, it's okay for others to be angry with me, but now even you people dare not listen to me, come on! Come on!  I'll kill him on the spot!"

    No one expected that the prince would suddenly burst into such a rage, but the guards on both sides did not dare to disobey Li Chengqian's order. They went up and knocked down the unlucky chamberlain, then picked up a stick and beat him. As a result, the chamberlain did not understand at all.  What happened, he became the target of Li Chengqian's anger. He was beaten to death amidst miserable screams and went down to be companions with Ruxin.

    Seeing this situation, no one dared to say anything anymore and hurriedly followed Li Chengqian's instructions to get busy. After Li Chengqian was hurt, he immediately summoned Hou Junji, Li Yuanchang, Du He and others to conspire in the East Palace.  After a long time, it was not until the curfew was approaching that night that Hou Junji and the others left the East Palace.

    That is to say, after Li Chengqian and many Tide gangyu dispersed, in the study next to Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin received an urgent request from Shadow and was now listening to a shocking secret reported to him by Shadow.

    Li Shimin, who was behind the desk, clenched his fists, his face turned red, and his eyes were filled with endless anger. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, his body, which was always as steady as a mountain, could not help but tremble slightly.  And in this endless anger, Li Shimin suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness deep in his heart. This was his first time since he was born.This was the first time he felt this kind of light. Even when he blocked Dou Jiande's 100,000 troops with a few thousand people, he had never felt this way before. But today, after hearing the secret report from the shadow, he felt a deep feeling.  He was so tired, as if his body had been drained all of a sudden and he could no longer exert any strength.

    "Are these all true?" Li Shimin asked in pain, his voice even hoarse than a shadow, like a dying man who was lost in the desert and hadn't drank a drop of water for several days.

    Shadow has followed Li Shimin for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen him lose his composure. His eyes also showed a bit of unbearability, but he still said in an extremely calm voice: "Your Majesty, the assassin sent by the prince last night wanted to save his life.  So after telling the truth about this matter, I immediately ordered the Shadow Guard to collect intelligence in this regard. After analyzing the intelligence from all aspects, it was found that His Highness the Crown Prince did conspire with Hou Junji, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and others, which may be detrimental to His Majesty at any time. However,  They may feel that the time is not yet ripe, so they have not launched it yet, but"

    When he said this, the shadow suddenly stopped, looked up at Li Shimin, and then continued: "But after His Majesty left the East Palace today, the Crown Prince immediately summoned Hou Junji and others, and is currently discussing in the East Palace.  The Shadow Guards could not find out the content of the secret discussion for the time being. However, after Hou Junji returned, he immediately sent someone to contact Zuotun Guards Zhonglang General Li Anyan and his son-in-law Helan Chushi. Although the Shadow Guards have not found any tangible evidence yet,  But the matter is urgent, and everything must be decided by Your Majesty!"

    Shadow didn't say something clearly, but Li Shimin could hear it. Li Chengqian had long been prepared to rebel, but he never found the opportunity to launch it. But today, he ordered people to kill the satisfactory man, although he frightened the prince at that time.  It was light, but it definitely made Li Chengqian feel resentful towards his father, so he called everyone together in anger. What was the purpose of calling these people together?  You can guess without asking at all. He must be taking this opportunity to prepare for rebellion, maybe even within these few days.

    Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly stood up. The sadness and anger that were still on his face just now disappeared, and his whole expression became extremely calm. Now he was not a father betrayed by his son, but a father facing a crisis.  The rebellious emperor had no personal feelings in his mind.

    I saw Li Shimin walking back and forth behind the bookcase a few times. He suddenly stopped and said to the shadow: "Go back immediately and hand over the East Palace guard to Dali Temple. At the same time, pay close attention to the reactions of Hou Junji and others. If there is any abnormality, go in immediately."  Palace report!"

    "Here!" Shadow agreed and retreated silently.

    "However, Li Shimin did not go back to rest. He really didn't have that intention now. Instead, he secretly summoned Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and other important civil and military officials to the palace overnight to inform everyone about the shocking secret of the prince's rebellion.  As a result, everyone was shocked. No one thought that with Li Chengqian's current status, he would go on the road of rebellion.

    However, people like Fang Xuanling are important ministers of the country, so naturally they will not be surprised. Soon they expressed their opinions on this, and together with Li Shimin, they determined the final solution, which was to use Thunderbolt before the prince rebelled.  It is better to cover up the situation and bring all relevant people to justice to achieve the purpose of minimizing the impact of this incident. After all, the prince of a dignified country actually rebelled. No matter from which aspect, it is  It can be regarded as something that disgraced Datang.

    Li Shimin has always been a resolute person. He decided on a solution that night. In the early morning, the Sixth Army of Beiya began to arrest people in the city. According to the list provided by the shadow guard, all the people who were summoned by the prince to conspire last night were all there.  Among those who were captured, even the prince's East Palace was surrounded by Long Wuwei. The three guards of the East Palace were disarmed and transferred to custody outside the city. As for the prince, he was placed under house arrest in the East Palace.

    At the beginning, the news of Li Chengqian's rebellion did not spread, and the Sixth Army of Beiya was the imperial guard. No one could command them except Li Shimin's orders. But now they have to use them to arrest people all over the city, and all of them are arrested.  It was the prince's party, and there were even well-informed people who knew that something had happened in the East Palace, so rumors were flying all over Chang'an City for a while, and there were all kinds of things, but few people guessed that Li Chengqian was going to rebel, and there were even some  The uninformed minister complained about the prince and wrote a letter asking Li Shimin to explain the matter.

    With the arrest of those involved in the rebellion and the pressure from both the government and the opposition, Li Shimin finally announced Li Chengqian's rebellion. In addition to the whistleblower He Gan Chengji, some Tide fans who were arrested also admitted the incident.  incident, coupled with some military orders from Li Chengqian to mobilize the army, now the witnesses and material evidence are complete and can no longer be denied.  However, after the news of the prince's rebellion came out, it caused a series of huge waves in the Tang Dynasty.

    (To be continued)
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