Li Er Was Unresigned
Chang 'an.
On the surface, Chang 'an was calm.
After Li Shi Min took control of the Imperial City, he had forced Li Yuan to take the Tiger Tally.
He used the Tiger Tally to mobilize troops and was always on guard against any possible turmoil in Chang 'an.
On the streets of Chang 'an, there were soldiers patrolling everywhere.
As long as Li Jiancheng's remaining subordinates dared to act rashly, they would be suppressed immediately.
In the Heavenly Policy Office.
"Bang!"
An ear-piercing cracking sound was heard. In the study, Li Shiming threw the expensive porcelain teacup in his hand to the ground. His handsome face was filled with ferocious anger.
"Who can tell this king where Li Chengdao found reinforcements!”
"A thousand elite black-armored soldiers were actually wiped out! When did Li Jiancheng hide such an army? Why haven't I heard any news?”
Li Shi Min roared angrily.
Today was a major turning point in his life. Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, and the other civil and military officials had meticulously plotted to ambush the Crown Prince at Xuanwu Sect.
Fortunately, everything went according to plan. He had also forced Li Yuan to hand over his military power in Taiji Palace.
Now, the entire Imperial Palace and even Chang 'an were under his control.
The Imperial Guards who had only listened to Li Yuan now had the authority to do so.
The series of events, such as the mutiny, rebellion, and forced abdication, could be said to have been carried out perfectly.
However, who knew that a major flaw would appear on Li Chengdao's side.
Li Chengdao, his nephew whom he had never taken seriously, was still struggling after Li Jiancheng was killed.
At the critical moment, they even slaughtered his family.
In the end, he even brought his wife Zhangsun Wugou and eldest son Li Chengqian out of Chang 'an.
This result made Li Shi Min furious.
Outside Chang 'an City, the 1,000 pursuing black-armored soldiers had been wiped out by an unknown army, and Zhangsun Wugou and Li Gaoming had not been rescued in the end.
However, Li Chengdao didn't manage to stay either, which Li Shiming couldn't accept.
He was really trying to steal a chicken but ended up losing rice, losing both his wife and his soldiers.
All the advisors and generals in the Heavenly Policy Office were silent.
He didn't dare to offend Li Shiming at this time.
"Li Chengdao has been hiding his strength for a long time. If not for today, this king would never have known that he had such ability.
If he doesn't die, even if this king ascends the throne in the future, it won't be righteous.
Zhijie, bring me the commander's seal!"
Li Shimin's face was gloomy as he asked Cheng Yaojin to retrieve the commander's seal.
This Commander Tally was forcefully obtained from Li Yuan.
He could mobilize the imperial guards of Chang 'an!
Zhangsun Wuji sighed deeply and cupped his hands."Your Highness, the scouts have reported that the army that defeated the black-armored army consisted of seven thousand cavalrymen.
Even if His Highness were to mobilize the Imperial Guards, they would not be able to catch up.
Furthermore, if he wanted to leave behind seven thousand cavalrymen, he would need at least twenty to thirty thousand imperial guards.”
Li Shiming closed his eyes in pain. How could he mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 imperial guards in Chang 'an?
He opened his eyes and stared at Zhangsun Wugou unwillingly.
"The 3,500 black-armored soldiers were built by me with all my strength.
Excluding the 2,500 soldiers who were sent to the border, the remaining 1,000 soldiers were all killed by Li Chengdao.
Moreover, the Guanyin maid, Chengqian, and Lizhi were still in his hands.
Could it be that I can only sit in Chang 'an and do nothing?”
"Your Highness is unwilling, and so are we. However, there's nothing we can do.”Zhangsun Wuji shook his head and said,
"Our top priority is to stabilize Chang 'an and the imperial court as soon as possible.
Your Highness, most of your generals have been transferred out of Chang 'an.
In the court, there were many people from the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
Even if the Crown Prince is dead, the current situation is still unfavorable to us.
Fortunately, His Highness had bribed the commander of the imperial guards of the South Yamen long ago. At the very least, the Imperial City and the Emperor were now under His Highness 'control.
As long as we control His Majesty, even though the situation is unfavorable for us, as long as we put in some effort, we can still turn the situation around.”
Although Zhangsun Wuji was very worried about Zhangsun Wugou and his nephew Li Chengqian's safety, he was also Li Shiming's trusted advisor and could not be overly emotional.
He needed to consider from Li Shimin's perspective. Only Li Shimin had ascended the throne.
Only then would his Zhangsun Clan be able to prosper and continue for generations to come.
After listening to Zhangsun Wuji's analysis, Li Shiming slowly calmed down.
"The auxiliary minister is right. The most important thing now is to settle the court. As for Li Chengqian, when this king has free hands, I'll deal with him properly.”
Even though he was unwilling, he could only put it aside for the sake of the big picture.
After all, from the beginning to the end, his only goal was to ascend to the throne of the Nine-Five Supremes.
For this position, he had mercilessly killed his own brothers and even forced his father to do so.
What was a mere woman and child?
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