Li Yuanji was dead, and Li Jiancheng wasn't any better.
He wasn't as hysterical as Li Yuanji, but his eyes gradually became unfocused and dim…
Finally, he propped his eyes up and looked at Li Shi Min in the distance.
At the last moment of his life, he saw Li Yuanji's poisoned arrow pierce Li Shiming's shoulder…
" Since ancient times, there has been no mercy…and most importantly, the imperial family…"
In the end, his expression froze. It was a smile.
He laughed bitterly.
For the sake of the throne, he had sacrificed his own life and the lives of his own brothers.
If there was a road to the netherworld, how would we meet?
At the end of the fifth month of the ninth year of Wude, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji died at Xuanwu Gate!
At this moment, Li Shi Min was not feeling well either.
"Uh…Ah!"
Li Yuanji's fatal arrow had struck him. The piercing pain made Li Shiming roar out in rage.
Then, he fiercely pulled the arrow out of his flesh and tendons, splattering blood all over the ground!
"Brother-in-law, are you…alright?"
Zhangsun Wuhen hurriedly pulled him back and asked anxiously.
He thought that Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng would die after being hit by him. He didn't expect that they would still have a final struggle.
He was too careless!
"I'm…I'm fine."
Li Shi Min's face was pale, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, indicating that he was in great pain.
The arrow was so powerful that it had pierced into his bones. He pulled it out from his bone marrow.
This pain was probably even more intense than Guan Yu scraping his bones to cure the poison.
Even so, he still stood up with a firm will and asked in a low voice,
"Has everything been resolved?"
"It's settled. There's no way they can survive.”
Zhangsun Wuji said firmly.
"Good!"
Li Shi Min clenched his fist, his sharp gaze sweeping over the 3,000 soldiers, and he shouted,
"Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are dead! I'm the emperor's only legitimate son. Who dares to touch me?!”
This shout caused the Imperial Army soldiers to be stunned. They turned their heads to look.
As expected, Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng were already lying on the ground with a bloody hole in each of their bodies!
For a moment, the Imperial Army was in an uproar, and their formation became extremely chaotic.
No one knew whether to continue or stop.
Li Shimin's words,'I am the only son of the Emperor's legitimate son', were too crucial!
If not for this sentence, they might have been ordered to continue attacking, but with this sentence, everyone had to reconsider.
No matter what, the Crown Prince and King Qi were already dead, and the King of Qin had become the sole legal heir of the Great Tang, the future Emperor. This was a fact that even Li Yuan could not change.
Perhaps tomorrow, the King of Qin would be wearing a yellow robe and wielding great power.
If he attacked again now, wouldn't he be committing a huge crime? At that time, none of their 3,000 Imperial Army soldiers would end up well!
This logic was very simple. Therefore, everyone quickly understood and stopped in their tracks.
"Brother-in-law is amazing."
Zhangsun Wuhen wiped his sweat and praised.
With one sentence, he ordered the three thousand Imperial Army soldiers to retreat. How majestic was this?
It was much more awe-inspiring than him killing them one by one. After killing for so long, he had only killed a few hundred people.
"Humph! The Crown Prince, King Qi, falsely passed down an imperial edict and slandered me, and I have already killed him. Are you accomplices going to continue to usurp power in the Black Tortoise Sect and under the feet of the Emperor?!”
Li Shi Min held his shoulder and said coldly,
"If you want to be labeled as rebels, then continue to come forward and kill me! Come!"
With a wave of his hand, the 3,000 Imperial Army soldiers retreated.
They were the Emperor's most loyal Imperial Army, but they were now labeled as rebels. They were not willing to be smeared with dirty water.
"Where is the commander of the Imperial Army? Step forward!"
Li Er was the Heavenly Strategy General after all. He had a natural control over his soldiers and generals. Even if the other party did not belong to him, he still ordered them around as he pleased.
"I…I'm here."
A general in armor stepped out, his face was pale as he bowed slightly to Li Shi Min.
"Li Junxian, how dare you! How dare you command the Imperial Army to attack this king!”
Li Shi Min frowned and said sternly.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
Li Junxian immediately fell to his knees and begged,
"This general doesn't dare, this general doesn't dare…This general is really following orders! The Crown Prince and King Qi have commander talismans, so I'm only following the rules…"
He used to be Li Shi Min's subordinate, so he knew how powerful Li Shi Min was.
"Let me ask you, where did they get their commander's seal?”
Li Shi Min ordered.
"It's His Majesty…"
" Huh?!"
"They stole it from His Majesty. They stole it!”
Li Junxian hurriedly said.
"What about the imperial edict?"
Li Shimin asked again.
"They…they forged it, forged it!”
Li Junxian excitedly said.
Since he had already made it up, he would just make it up to the end!
At this moment, he took a gamble and stood on Li Shiming's side.
"Very good!"
Li Shi Min nodded in satisfaction. He looked at the Imperial Army soldiers and shouted,
"You all heard it! The Crown Prince, King Qi, stole the commander's seal, forged the imperial edict, and attempted to murder this king. These are the words of your commander!”
"Just now, you all saw how crazy they were. In order to kill this king, they did everything they could. All of you present are witnesses!”
"Do you all understand?"
"…Understood!"”
The commander had already changed sides, and they were all fighting to stand on Li Shi Min's side.
This way, at least he would have a chance to redeem himself.
"This king knows that you were deceived by the Crown Prince and King Qi, so this king will not blame you.”
Li Shi Min looked around and seemed to have the situation under control. He said in a deep voice,
"However, you have to atone for your sins! Now, this king has a matter for you to do.”
Li Junxian's eyes immediately lit up, and he clasped his hands.
" Your Highness, please speak freely. Even if we have to climb a mountain of knives or plunge into a pot of oil, we will definitely not frown!'
It was not enough to just stand in a team. One had to have a form of allegiance to show their loyalty.
"The Eastern Palace and Martial Virtue Hall still have many survivors.”
Li Shi Min said coldly,
"I want all of you to follow me to the Eastern Palace immediately to eliminate the remaining evil and return the Imperial Palace to peace!”
To cut the weeds, one had to remove the roots!
"This…"
Li Junxian hesitated.
Although the slogan was to exterminate the remaining rebels, in fact, the action that Li Shiming mentioned was the real rebel action!
Without the emperor's permission, if he went into the water, he would really not have the chance to go ashore...
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