Don't be a prince

"Zhang Yun, didn't I tell you to knock on the door before entering!"

Turning his head angrily, he saw Zhang Yun standing outside with a worried face, and the person who broke into the door was a man fully armed, like an iron tower, who even put down his visor.

It can't be an assassin, Li Chengqian is very clear that the defense of the East Palace is not just a simple place at the gate of the palace.You know, apart from a few hundred people who were sent to various places to supervise the training of gunpowder weapons, the rest are all in the palace. The so-called rotation is actually a rotation between outside the palace and inside the palace.

In the East Palace, even where the ladies of the palace change clothes, there may be a hidden member on the roof.Under this kind of defense, if anyone can break into the East Palace study, then this person is either Iron Man or Steve.

The person who came took off the helmet and visor, it was Yu Chigong!

The appearance of Yuchi Gong's full body armor startled Li Chengqian, he quickly jumped off the table and asked, "General Yuchi, what made you go straight to the East Palace study?"

Yu Chigong knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty suddenly became seriously ill. The Empress issued a decree to summon the ministers and others to enter the palace. Now the left and right military guards have controlled the city defense of Chang'an. Those who have already been summoned to the imperial palace, all the Jinwu guards have been summoned to guard the imperial city, please ask your highness to call Qi Qin to lead you, and enter the palace with your humble ministers!"

Hearing what Yu Chigong said, Li Chengqian was immediately dumbfounded.

Control Chang'an City Defense?Quan Xungui called into the palace?The Jinwu guards summoned together?The prince enters the palace?

Damn, this is the rhythm of the emperor wanting the dragon to control Bintian!

No, the emperor came to the East Palace just two days ago to have a meal of steak, and he ate a full three or four catties before leaving. Why did he suddenly become seriously ill?

Li Chengqian had no choice but to believe Yuchigong's words.In fact, regardless of Yu Chigong's inconspicuousness, he is the emperor's most trusted person.Back then, he was the one who entered the harem and forced Li Yuan to become Zen.If the emperor made any arrangements for such a thing, Yu Chigong was undoubtedly one of the best ministers to support Gu.

"Zhang Yun! Pass on Gu's order, lead me in full armor, and enter the palace with Gu!"

Zhang Yun agreed and "flyed" out.

The so-called full armor of the pro-leader is not a joke, because the East Palace has always stocked a batch of gunpowder weapons. Although the number is not large, it is an absolute deterrent.

The speed of the assembly was very fast, and when Li Chengqian arrived at the gate of the East Palace under the escort of Yu Chigong and Jin Wuwei, they had already finished changing their costumes.

Under the escort of the pro-leader and Jin Wuwei, Li Chengqian entered the imperial city from Chengtianmen instead of Tongxunmen.

Inside and in front of the Taiji Hall are full of nobles in Chang'an, as long as they have titles and have some strength in their families, they are all here.

Cheng Yaojin surrounded the Tai Chi Hall with his heavily armed troops, and the air was filled with a chilling smell.At this time, if anyone dares to call out, it is estimated that one or two timid ones will be scared to death.

Passing through the Taiji Hall was also a hasty pass. Li Chengqian knew very well that when the throne was changing from old to new, such battles were normal.

Martial law is also imposed in the harem, with a soldier at five steps and a general at ten steps are not enough to describe the strict defense.The court ladies and eunuchs all stood outside trembling.

Not in the mood to pay attention to the inhumanity of the guards, Li Chengqian trotted all the way to the front of Ganlu Hall following Yu Chigong.

The defense here is even more perverted. The mysterious Xuanjia Army appeared today and surrounded the hall. Moreover, everyone is equipped with gunpowder weapons.

"Your Highness, I have to inspect Chang'an City Defense, so I will escort you here. Mr. Zhao is already inside, so you can just go in."

Li Chengqian nodded, turned his head and told the Monkey King: "Disperse the formation and line up to the periphery of the Xuanjia Army. Anyone who enters without orders will be killed without mercy!"

Sky-Changing Monkey also knew the seriousness of the moment, and immediately dispersed with his own enthusiasm.Unlike the Xuanjia Army who only knew to encircle the Ganlu Hall, the Monkey King only gave the order, and many people left the team and went directly to the room.As pioneers in the use of gunpowder weapons, they naturally knew the importance of vision for gunpowder weapons.

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief after dispatching his personal leaders, and pushed open the door of Ganlu Hall with nervousness.

The strong smell of soup and medicine can be clearly heard even outside the hall.

Just after entering the Ganlu Hall, I saw the head doctor who was making medicine with a bitter face.Looking inside, Li Chengqian suddenly found that his expression was so lacking that he didn't know what expression to make.

On the huge desk, Changsun Wuji and the seriously ill emperor stood opposite each other. Everyone was very aggressive and wanted to kill each other.

The eldest grandson, on the other hand, looked at her husband and elder brother worriedly, as if hesitating to speak.

"I bet you big!"

"I bet Your Majesty's is small!"

"open!"

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, drink!"

After drinking a glass of strong wine, Li Shimin saw the messy Li Chengqian: "Come on, come and play with me, anyway, you can't go back to the East Palace these days, just play with me for a few days."

After seeing this scene, if Li Chengqian still didn't know what happened, he should ask Sun Simiao to see.

Leaning over to the desk, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "If you want to act, you have to act like it. Daoist Sun is in the medical school. Why don't you call him into the palace?"

After waving his hands, Li Shimin said indifferently: "I've already gone to call, and I think I'll be there in a while. There are still five days until the first day of the new year. During these five days, I have to stay in the hall and give me some ideas for fun."

Li Chengqian sighed helplessly.

A solar eclipse is a sign of the death of the king and the death of the country.

The emperor who heard the news decisively chose the former.This is the smartest, most direct, simplest, but also the most rogue approach.

Chapter 3 Dead Chess

Although doing so will cause panic in Chang'an and even the whole world, but there is no other way that is more effective than this.

The emperor was ill and almost died, which was enough to offset all kinds of messy remarks. After the emperor recovered from his illness, if someone talked about this matter, he would probably be torn to pieces by the emperor.The emperor who is truly rational is the most terrifying, because he can use his own emperor's power and truly hold the power of life and death.

If the emperor wants to "burp", the prince should stay in front of the hospital bed and sit in the palace.After going to the Tai Chi Hall to appease the panicked ministers, Li Chengqian returned to the Ganlu Hall.

It is really pitiful that there are so few idlers in the palace, so staying in the Ganlu Palace as an otaku makes the emperor happier than traveling.

Playing too much dice can also make people bored. In order to make the emperor be more honest, Li Chengqian had to bring out the big killer - mahjong.

It is said that one billion people and [-] million mahjong, it seems that mahjong is highly poisonous, even in the Tang Dynasty, it exuded its toxicity.

Ever since, the emperor, prince, empress, and eldest grandson Wuji would play mahjong whenever they had time.And when Li Chengqian had to go to Taiji Hall to preside over the government, the mahjong player was replaced by Li Tai.

Li Chengqian returned to the harem after spreading the word that the emperor was really critically ill this time, and that the dragon might rule Bintian at any time.

"Five Pies!"

"bump!"

...

Seeing the emperor's father playing mahjong in high spirits, Li Chengqian sat aside and asked worriedly: "Father, is it safe for you to let your ministers spread such news? Many ministers are sending their nephews and nephews away from Chang'an, and they are leaving the family property behind." The ordinary people who were temporarily transferred out were better off, but the honorable class completely panicked."

When the old and new regimes are changing, what makes the courtiers panic is the most. Whether it is a peaceful change or not, the power in the court is bound to face a purge.Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others don't need to worry, because even if the prince succeeds to the throne, their detached status will not change.But some dukes, marquises, etc., especially those who have not made great achievements and are not familiar with the prince, are extremely flustered, for fear that they will be affected by this turmoil.

As for the Wang family who had an enmity with the crown prince, they simply left Chang'an as a whole, for fear that the crown prince would directly target them after he succeeds to the throne.Even, some officials directly related to the royal family submitted their resignations simply. Although they were rejected by Changsun Wuji, the power of the succession of the throne was really shown.

"Bullshit."

After knocking down the cards, Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's indeed a bit scary, but ah, if you want to get out of the storm, you have to take some risks. In fact, I'm not afraid of panic. What I'm most afraid of is that some people can't stand it." The test, I can't help but jump out. If there are one or two people like Li Xiaochang, you say how chilling I am."

Hearing these words, Li Chengqian finally understood why the emperor made such a big battle.It stands to reason that as long as the news of the serious illness is announced, there is no need for such a big battle. Even Fang Xuanling and others were kept in the dark.Now it seems that the emperor is clearly going to set up a trap, using the most extreme temptation to trap those who have ulterior motives for the throne.

one stone two bird.

Time, after all, came to the first day of May.

Originally, at this time of year, it was time to prepare for the festival, and the imperial court would also hold a banquet, and the emperor should come forward to reward the ministers with summer clothes.But because the emperor was seriously ill, even the usual court meetings were frightening, and one couldn't feel the festive atmosphere at all.

Wearing glasses made of black glass in his sleeve, Li Chengqian participated in the Grand Court Meeting on the first day of junior high school.

It was not the first time for the prince to supervise the country, so all the officials sat down after bowing and saluting.

Fang Xuanling came out of the class and said: "Your Highness, I don't know how your majesty's health is? Daoist Sun has been in the palace for many days. Could it be that Daoist Sun is also helpless?"

"Indeed, Daoist Sun also said that my father's illness is difficult, and if there is a slight inappropriateness, it may be possible... So, to speak of unfilial piety, let's be prepared."

Hearing what the crown prince said, Fang Xuanling sighed, returned to the cushion and remained silent.

For the emperor, he really respected and admired him. Before, he always thought that he would be the first, but he didn't expect the emperor to be seriously ill suddenly. When he thought that the emperor might be one step ahead of his old minister, his heart ached for a while.The Fang family's ability to grow up in such a short period of time is all due to the emperor's deliberate favor.Otherwise, even if the Fang family had some foundation, it would not be possible to develop so rapidly.

There are many people who are also uncomfortable. Nowadays, many people in the court are single-handedly promoted by the emperor, which is no longer the structure of the Wude period.

In the midst of grief, Wei Zheng stood up and said, "Your Highness Qizuo, His Majesty is seriously ill now, which has caused the nobles to panic. Many people are even transferring their own forces out of the city. At such a time of panic, I feel that You should send the prince to teach to calm people's hearts, so as not to further spread the panic."

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Since that's the case, Gu will draft a copy of the Prince's Teachings, and send it directly to the subordinate province for review, and then report it to Chang'an."

The emperor was seriously ill, but the grand court meeting still had to follow the inherent procedures.After discussing the follow-up handling of the Shanzhou incident, Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Yun who was on the side.Seeing Zhang Yun nodding, he reached into his sleeve and held the glasses.

The time has come to prove that the Taoist expert is reliable. If his prediction is accurate, Li Chengqian would never mind using the authority of the crown prince to tie this talent out of the mountain.The bad atmosphere brought about by the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the more talented people are, the less willing they are to contribute to society. They always like to hide in remote mountains and work behind closed doors.

This is not good. The progress of society requires the efforts of all people. After all, one person's efforts have limitations, and the efforts of most people lack the key breakthrough point, and they are also slow.Talents should be pulled out, given enough treatment, and encouraged to work hard!

Responding to the arguments of the officials without saying a word, finally, Li Chengqian saw the soldiers who ran into the hall in a panic.

"Report! Your Highness! The Tengu Eats the Sun! The Tengu Eats the Sun!!"

"Tengu eats the sun?"

Hearing this news, Fang Xuanling stood up abruptly. He didn't know whether it was because of a blow or a transient lack of blood supply to the brain, and fell to the ground again.

Although I don't believe in any legends about the law of heaven and the police, but at the moment when the emperor was most seriously ill, the celestial phenomenon of Tiangou eclipsing the sun is really too bad!

Hearing this news, all the ministers panicked.At this time, there will be a Tiangou eclipse day?this....

The young supervisor of Si Tianjian immediately knelt down on the ground, said with trembling lips: "The heavenly dog ​​eats the sun, it is the image of a dead king and a dead country, could it be His Majesty..."

As if to confirm his words, when Li Chengqian stood up and walked to the arena, Li Jian also ran out of the apse with a sad face, and threw out a heavy message: "Your Highness, Daoist Sun invites you to return to the harem, Your Majesty... ..maybe it’s going to die.”

The person next to the Emperor Yandi is naturally the best supporting actor. Li Chengqian was surprised to find that this guy had tears hanging from the corners of his eyes. No matter how he looked at it, he looked real.

Although the news that the emperor is going to die at this time is completely confirmed that the solar eclipse is related to the emperor, but it is really a bad idea to completely cause the courtiers to panic!

With a wave of his hand, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and said, "Please, Daoist Sun, try your best to save the father. Where is Li Ji? Where is Li Jing?"

Hearing the crown prince's roll call, Li Ji and Li Jing immediately stood up and knelt on one knee: "The last general is here."

"Gu appointed the two of you to stay in Chang'an for the time being, to command the troops of Chang'an, and to send an order to the whole city, so that everyone beat gongs and drums to drive away the heavenly dogs. I don't believe it's just a celestial phenomenon. Why should I rule over the life of an emperor!"

Li Ji and Li Jing immediately took the order and left, and the two servants of Huangmen from Menxia Province followed them as proof.For an extraordinary order in an extraordinary period, both civil and military parties must appear at the same time. Without the imperial decree sealed by soldiers, it is impossible for Li Ji and Li Jing to control the entire city's military force with a single face.

Striding towards the gate of the palace, Li Chengqian said proudly: "The family of all the gentlemen came with Gu, but Gu wants to see how Tiangou is eating the sun!"

Seeing that the prince not only didn't panic, but was a group of heroics, all the ministers didn't care about saving their sorrow and tried their best to squeeze their tears, and walked out of the Tai Chi Hall together.

Although the guards reported the Tiangu Eclipse, when they walked out of the palace gate, they found that it was still bright outside. It was morning, and the Tiangou Eclipse did not happen instantly, so there was no big difference.

Just looking up at the sun for a while, many people couldn't help lowering their heads.It's too dazzling!However, as the guards said, the Tiangou eclipse did happen, and the sun did not look so complete.

Zhang Yun led the brigade of eunuchs and maids, and appeared in front of the Tai Chi Hall wearing red clothes and red cloth.Except for the crown prince who put on a red coat, all the ministers could only pull a piece of red cloth and try to wrap it around their bodies.It is a tradition to wear red gongs to drive away tengu, but only the rural people believe it.

Unlike the ministers at the back, Li Chengqian put on black glass glasses before looking up at the sun.

Total solar eclipse, he only saw a partial solar eclipse in his last life, and he never experienced the scene of a dark world.

Accompanied by the command of Li Jing and Li Ji, the sanitation troops of Chang'an began to send orders from street to street.The Heavenly Dog Eclipse happened, and His Majesty the Emperor was seriously ill, so the Heavenly Dog had to be driven away.

The people in Chang'an still liked the emperor very much, especially some old people, and they knew that these peaceful years were not easy to come by. Therefore, it didn't take long for the quiet Chang'an city to become completely noisy.There were those who rang the gongs and drums, and those who cursed at the top of their voices. When the sound of the suona was remembered, Li Chengqian almost laughed.

No, what does blowing suona mean at this time?To die for the emperor?

"Ah! Ah ah ah!"

With Fang Xuanling taking the lead, civil servants and generals also roared together.At this time, they didn't dare not give up their lives, they had already used the strength to tear their vocal cords apart.

But after all, manpower cannot compete with celestial movement.

The solar eclipse happened very quickly, and not long after, the light in the sky obviously weakened. When the sky and the earth began to become a little dark, Li Chengqian gave another order.

When the sky and the earth turned completely gray, and only a faint golden border could be seen in the sky, there were little lights of fire around Chang'an City, and then, the sound of explosions sounded outside the city.

They are gunpowder weapons. Some gunpowder weapons stored in Chang'an City are at risk of being damp. Instead of returning to the factory for inspection and reinstalling, it is better to release them.

The release of a large amount of gunpowder weapons is much more spectacular than lighting firecrackers, and even overwhelmed the sound in Chang'an City in a short time.

It didn't take too long, and soon the golden ring disappeared, and the light came to the world again.

It was enough to see the first half of the solar eclipse. After looking up for so long, my neck was so sore, I took off my glasses and looked at Li Jian who appeared again.

Li Jian nodded, and said with relief: "Your Majesty is fine now. Daoist Sun said that as long as you raise him for a while, he will recover."

Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.However, Fang Xuanling and the others rolled their eyes and vaguely guessed what happened today.

What a coincidence, although the emperor was ill early, his condition was at its worst just in time for the Tengu Eclipse, and he recovered after the Tengu Eclipse was over, which is simply too coincidental.Thinking about the interpretation of the astrology of Tiangou Eclipse, Du Ruhui knew what was going on.Looking at each other with Fang Xuanling, both of them smiled wryly.

Bai is sad for the emperor!

The news of the emperor's improvement still needs to be announced.The people of Chang'an worked together to drive away the Tengu and restore the emperor's health. Such a fulfilling thing immediately made many people feel proud.All of a sudden, Chang An's gossip topic became this.No one thought about the two words after the dead king, and even if they thought about it, they didn't dare to say it.

The emperor's seemingly nonsensical choice made himself invincible.

Acting requires a full set, so Li Chengqian had to sadly supervise the country again.Although he knew that the emperor was playing mahjong in the Ganlu Hall, but every time he went to court, he said that the emperor's improvement was just a little bit, a little bit.

Well, a little bit.

The crisis of regime change has passed, and the prince who has a prince is reassuring.The nobles were no longer so panicked, and some families began to regroup their forces to Chang'an in an orderly manner.

At the end of May, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty who sent the envoy of Tuyuhun back returned.However, only half of them came back.