bastard seizes tang

Chapter 1 Xuanwu Gate

In the ninth year of Wude, August.

The early morning after late autumn is already a bit cold, and there is a thin coolness in the air.

The pale dew hit the ancient mottled city wall of Xuanwu Gate, and it exuded a ghostly luster under the sunlight.

Under the radiance of these lights, the originally thick and boring city wall seemed to have some charming charm, attracting countless heroes throughout the ages, and they did not hesitate to die here, just to become the master of this place.

And right here, outside the Xuanwu Gate, the killing of brothers two months ago seems to have happened yesterday.

Here, Qin Wang Li Shimin led the Tiance Mansion to attack and kill Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi Wang Li Yuanji, and became the eldest son of the Tang Emperor and the undisputed heir.

Two months is a long time, long enough to wash away the disgusting stench, but two months is very short, too short for the wind and sand to heal the sword marks and knife marks on the city wall, those glaring scars It seems that he is still lamenting the bloody and helpless war of two months ago.

The sword has no eyes, the heavenly family is ruthless, and it has been like this through the ages.

History books are always written by the victors. Just three days after the mutiny, an imperial decree was issued in the quiet palace.

"The most important thing about Chu Er is that the style is solid and the ancestors are good. One has Yuanliang, and the whole country is chaste. Today there is General Tiance, King Qin and Shimin, who are far-reaching in quality, luxuriant in style, long-cherished in grand plans, and beautiful in business. The job is both internal and external, and the government and the public have a vision. It is advisable to take advantage of the tripod industry and allow it to protect the weapon. It can be established as the crown prince. The director has the etiquette, and the time is ordered."

With a sound of "snap", the imperial decree was closed lightly, and there was a crisp sound, and the winner and loser were concluded. The young Tang Dynasty was about to usher in his young new king.

Of course, this is always the case in the battle for the reserve position. No matter what the outcome is, there will always be people who are unwilling, not to mention the prince who once had power in the government and has officials all over the world.

In the early years, the king of Qin conquered everywhere, calming the sea, and the crown prince was in Chang'an, and the governor of Guanlong. How could the old troops accumulated by the princelings in Chang'an for ten years be wiped out in just two months?
Those remnants of the rebel party who are still loyal to the deposed prince Li Jiancheng are like a wolf that has been hungry for a long time, squatting in a certain corner of the imperial city, ready to choose someone to eat at any time.

Xuanwu Gate is adjacent to Taiji Palace and connects the inside and outside of the imperial city, so its position is very important.In order to ensure that the Xuanwu Gate is safe, since the mutiny, the guards of the Xuanwu Gate have been handed over to Li Shimin's confidant, Qin Shubao, the veteran general of Tiance Mansion.

Xuanwu Gate is four feet high and three feet wide. There is a long corridor connecting the inside and the outside. In the wide and long corridor of the city gate, dozens of soldiers standing tall and straight like guns stand in it with guns on their faces. Solemn.

And in the southwest corner of the corridor, in a dark corner where the sun can't reach, an unremarkable soldier is standing in the darkness with his head slightly tilted, his black eyes are staring coldly at the direction of the person coming, as if he is in the dark. What are you waiting for.

The soldier's name was Yang Ning, and he was an ordinary lieutenant in the Datang Weifu.

On the other side of the corridor, facing the direction of the corridor, three teenagers were slowly walking into the corridor and heading out of the palace.

The faces of these three teenagers are immature, they don't seem to be more than eight or nine years old, and their heights are not much different, but one of them is a little fatter, and it seems that walking is quite strenuous.

These three teenagers are none other than Li Shimin's eldest three sons: the eldest son Li Chengqian, the king of Zhongshan County, the third son Li Ke, the king of Hanzhong County (the second son Li Kuan died early), and the fourth son Li Tai, the king of Wei.At this moment, they came back from the palace to greet the emperor's grandfather Li Yuan.

"Repay the favor of the prince's life, today!" Yang Ning looked at the three teenagers approaching Yiyi not far away, and secretly grasped the iron gun in his hand.

Yang Ning was originally a veteran of the Tiance Mansion. Five years ago, his mother was seriously ill. Because of his lack of money, he had no money left to hire a good doctor. Seeing that his mother was dying, it was Li Jiancheng, who was still the prince at the time, who secretly helped him. The doctor donated medicine and saved his mother's life.

He didn't know, and he didn't need to know whether Li Jiancheng's move meant to buy people's hearts. He only knew that if Li Jiancheng hadn't helped him, his mother would have passed away five years ago, and he would never have enjoyed the family happiness in the past five years.

Yang Ning Chunxiao is also a son of Guan Zhong who was born here and grew up here. A man in Guan Zhong can distinguish right from wrong, and he must repay his kindness. He wants to repay Li Jiancheng's life-saving grace.

Killing these three teenagers to avenge the deceased family members of the old prince is also repaying the kindness the prince had shown him back then.

Yang Ning thought this way and made up his mind.

The three teenagers walking in front obviously didn't know the imminent danger. As the grandsons of the emperor, they pretended to be calm on their immature faces, walking steadily like little adults into the long corridor of Xuanwu Gate. inside.

One step, two steps, three steps, the three teenagers were getting closer and closer to the soldiers, as if the breath of death had gradually surrounded them.

I'm coming!
Listening to the sound of approaching footsteps, Yang Ning's palms were soaked in sweat.

Although Yang Ning didn't know the three children in front of him, he didn't know who the emperor's eldest grandson was, but he knew Li Shimin, and he knew what Li Shimin looked like.With just a short glance, he saw the child who looked exactly like Li Shimin.

A flame of hatred blazed in his heart.

Yang Ning resolutely raised the sharp iron spear, and stabbed fiercely at the emperor's grandson who most resembled Li Shimin.

The soldiers who can be stationed at the Xuanwu Gate are the elites of the Tang Dynasty, whether they are people or weapons.

There was a cold light shining on the sharpened spear blade, and it went straight to the boy's neck under the swing of Yang Ning's strong arm.

Yang Ning was only three steps away from the boy, and he was determined to get this thorn.

Xuanwumen is the gate of the imperial city, and it is heavily guarded. The three young grandsons obviously did not expect that someone would assassinate them at Xuanwumen.

Facing the sudden attack, the eight-year-old little Huangsun froze on the spot, staring at the stabbing iron spear with eyes full of horror, screamed out, and had no time to dodge.

The sharp spear blade was like a black snake spitting out poisonous seeds, getting closer and closer to the little Huangsun's neck, and even the blue meridians on his neck could be seen so close.

"Prince, I will avenge you!" Yang Ning seemed to have been able to foresee the appearance of the little emperor's grandson's blood splashing on the Xuanwu Gate, and a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

Killing a benevolent man, Yang Ning is only a size away from it.

Death seemed to come in an instant.

But just when the icy spear tip was about to pierce the little Huangsun's neck, suddenly, with a loud shout, a golden light suddenly pierced from the corridor.

That golden light with the sound of tigers and tigers, rushed to the point of the spear when it was only an inch away from the little Huangsun, and hit the point of the spear impartially.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, the iron spear hit by a huge force changed its direction, and the spear tip deviated from the front of the little Huangsun, and stabbed in the empty place, only the remaining force of the spear body hit the little Huangsun's forehead .

"what!"

With a cry of pain, the little Huangsun fainted, and the iron spear fell to the ground.

The slightest miss is a thousand miles away, one blow missed, and Yang Ning had no chance to make a move. He had no time to make a little resistance, and he was taken down by the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei beside him, and he was firmly pressed to the ground.

Yang Ning's face was pressed against the cold blue bricks in the corridor, his dusty face was full of remorse and unwillingness, and in front of his eyes, it was the iron spear that shot him down that was deeply inserted into the stone bricks. tuna.

Only one inch away, only one inch away from his success, who made him fail!
Yang Ning, who was full of unwillingness, lay on the ground and looked towards the entrance of the tunnel. What he saw was a figure as tall as a mountain—the owner of the golden gun, the new guard of the Xuanwu Gate, Duke Yi, General Zuo Wuwei Qin Shubao !
The fierce generals of the early Tang Dynasty, Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong were the first to be promoted.

Qin Shubao's bravery is unrivaled, taking the head of a general out of a million troops is like picking something out of a pocket, and he was already on guard when he saw the three emperors and grandsons coming, so how could he let Yang Ning succeed.

In Qin Shubao's eyes, Yang Ning is just an ordinary assassin. Qin Shubao doesn't care about his identity and life or death anymore. The only thing he cares about now is the child lying on the ground.

His safety may involve the lives of hundreds of soldiers stationed at Xuanwu Gate.

"The king of Hanzhong was assassinated, and the imperial doctor was sent quickly!"

Qin Shubao bent down to pick up the child who was lying on the ground, and ran towards the Imperial Palace Medical Office.

(End of this chapter)