The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

Tai Chi Hall.

Li Shimin hurried into the palace and saw Li Yuan sitting on the dragon chair with a face full of sadness and worry.

Li Yuan glanced at him and said calmly:"Have you met your sixth brother?"

Li Shimin did not reply. He looked complicated and asked with great anxiety:"Father, sixth brother, sixth brother……"

Li Yuan said softly:"Don't worry, I didn't tell Ziguan about the beastly things you did."

Hearing this, Li Shimin was shocked, as if a thousand kilograms of burden had been lifted. Endless joy rose from the bottom of his heart, and he felt that all It’s like everyone is reborn!

After a while, he calmed down his excitement. With confusion and confusion on his face, he said:"Father...why didn't you tell your sixth brother?"

Li Yuan stood up from the dragon knight, passed by Li Shimin, walked to the door of Tai Chi Hall, and looked at the starry sky. , said quietly:

"If Zi Guan knew that you killed your brother and forced your father, how could you survive?"

Li Shimin was silent.

Indeed, before he ascended the throne and made comprehensive arrangements, if Li Changqing knew that he had forced the palace to usurp the throne, then he... would die or not!

Li Yuan's actions were obviously to protect him. I didn’t want to see him die.

At this moment, Li Shimin felt warm in his heart. He looked at Li Yuan’s back and said with a trembling voice:

"If the father does not expose what his son has done, is he willing to be put under house arrest by his son and willing to abdicate the throne to his son?"

Li Yuan turned around, looked at Li Shimin's appearance that looked exactly like him when he was young, and sighed:

"I unified the country and founded the Tang Empire. I have been on the throne for a few months and have experienced what it's like to be an emperor, but it's just mediocre. A hundred years from now, my country will still have to be passed on to future generations. The emperor is not as important to me as you brothers."

"On the day when Jiancheng and Yuanji launched the Xuanwumen Incident to ambush Ziguan, you led the Xuanjia Army to quietly rush outside the imperial city. Later, because the white-robed army entered the palace to save the Lord, they retreated.

From that day on, I knew you had the intention of treason. However, I feel pity in my heart and cannot bear to punish you, let alone remove your military power.

Later, you slowly accumulate strength and keep planning. As a result, 70% to 80% of the people in the court support you.

The Nanya Forbidden Army and the Beiya Forbidden Army were also infiltrated by you, plus the Xuanjia Army stationed in Chang'an. At this time, if you want to rebel and usurp the throne again, I am powerless to stop you."

Li Yuan's face suddenly turned ferocious.

"Now, I regret in my heart that I was so soft-hearted and did not hold you accountable, let alone remove your military power! So much so that you, a beast, actually killed Jiancheng, even his five youngest sons!"

His face was full of sadness.

Sitting slumped on the dragon chair, Li Yuan's eyes were dull, staring blankly at the desk in front of him, and murmured:

"Zi Guan is smart and has noticed some clues today. With his intelligence, he will find some clues sooner or later. How will you survive then?"

Li Shimin turned his back to Li Yuan, and his face was already filled with tears. Two lines of tears silently fell from his eyes.

He used to think that Li Yuan was particularly partial to Li Changqing, but now he realized that Li Yuan loved him equally deeply.

His heart was filled with endless self-blame, and his voice choked with sobs as he said:"I can't go back, my son, my father, can no longer go back."

Li Yuan sighed deeply and sat quietly on the dragon chair.

After a long time, he said:"Now that the Turkic army is approaching, even if Ziguan has doubts, he has no time to investigate. In the short term, you don’t have to worry."

Li Shimin swallowed back his tears, knelt on his knees, kowtowed heavily to Li Yuan three times, then stood up and left the Tai Chi Hall without saying a word.

……

That night, Haishi.

The moon on the 15th day is sixteen full, and today is November 16th.

The moon is like a disk, hanging high in the sky, set against the sky full of stars, and outlines a very beautiful night scene of Chang'an.

Suddenly, the dull sound of drums and loud horns came from outside the city.

The Turkic army, which had been in a truce for half a day, actually attacked the city at night!

Turkic warriors held torches and lit up the outside of Chang'an City like daylight.

Li Changqing and Li Shimin hurried to the city wall and commanded the army to defend the city.

I don't know if it's because Li Changqing arrived with the Dragon Cavalry Guards, but the Turks' attack tonight was more intense than ever before.

The soldiers seemed to be stimulated, as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. They risked their lives one by one and climbed the city wall with great excitement.

There are only 30,000 Chang'an defenders who can still fight.

Fifteen thousand dragon cavalry guards, after a short period of repair, their combat strength has been restored to about 7788.

But they are all cavalry, and in terms of attack, they are unparalleled in the world.

However, in terms of defense, it is difficult to display the strength of a body in a city defense battle, and its effect is far less than that of heavy armor guards and Modao guards.

A fierce battle lasted all night!

The Turkic army started from Haishi and continued to fight until the fifth watch of the day!

During the crazy Turkic attack, eight thousand Chang'an defenders died in one night!

The troop strength was instantly reduced by nearly 30%!

Such huge battle losses made Li Shimin frightened and fell into despair.

The sky was slightly bright, just as the moon was setting and the sun was rising, the Turkic army stopped attacking.

Jieli Khan raised his sword and jumped on his horse, pointing the whip directly at Li Shimin and said:

"Li Shimin, I don’t need a hundred skilled craftsmen, as long as you agree to the three conditions you promised before. He sent a hundred carts of gold and silk, ten thousand sets of Mingguang armor, and a princess to this Khan, and he immediately withdrew his troops.

I have only one condition, and that is that the princess I marry must be your eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Pingyang."

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