Shen Tu was a general of the Tang Kingdom in Gyeonggi, shouldering the heavy responsibility of the defense of the capital, and holding 15,000 forbidden troops in his hands.
Jin Lei, on the other hand, was the head of the Patrol Division, and his position was roughly equivalent to that of the Minister of Public Security before Liu Wei's crossing, and all the 3,000 servants in charge of public security in the entire capital were under his jurisdiction.
Li Hongzhang and Lin Xiangru both quietly wrote to Li Shimin to admonish Li Shimin for this reason, believing that Li Longji's appointment of his descendants would only seriously threaten the situation in the capital and breed ambitions.
Li Shimin also noticed Li Longji's small movements, but because there was no one available in his hands, and this Li Longji was not only his cousin, but also proficient in Wen Taowu, and he was a rare talent.
Second, because he was on an expedition, the rear still needed Li Longji to sit in the rear, and he would dispatch grain and grass supplies to carry heavy loads, and if he rashly removed Li Longji's promoted henchmen, it would inevitably cause his dissatisfaction and lead to turmoil in the domestic situation.
Therefore, Li Shimin turned a blind eye, planning to wait for his class to return to the dynasty before solving the matter, not to let the situation of "the tiger is not at home and the monkey is the king" appear, and must let all forces check and balance each other, even if he is on an expedition, he must ensure that he can fully control the capital.
It's just that people are not as good as heaven, and Li Shimin never dreamed that he would die in Qingzhou, giving Li Longji the opportunity to launch a mutiny, so that the Tang State completely went to a treacherous situation.
Li Longji recounted the situation on the battlefield in Qingzhou, and when he heard that Li Shimin was killed by an oil bomb, Shen Tu and Jin Lei exclaimed at the same time: "Your Majesty is dead in battle, it's over, I'm afraid Datang is going to be over."
Li Longji sat upright on it, raised the tea bowl and took a leisurely sip: "If Li Shimin returns triumphantly and the class teacher returns to the dynasty, neither of you will be able to keep his official position." ” Shen Tu and Jin Lei were both stunned, and hurriedly bowed together: "We also know that the promotion speed is too fast, which has attracted a lot of gossip.
Once the son of heaven and a courtier, the emperor will change in the future, and the two of us still need the protection and cultivation of the prince."
"Who do you think will inherit the throne of the Tang Emperor" Li Longji turned the tea bowl in his hand and asked with ulterior motives.
Shen Tu muttered: "Your Majesty's eldest son, Li Chengqian, has been captured for nearly ten years and has been imprisoned in Jinling with the Emperor Taishang.
The other three princes in the palace are still young, the eldest Li Tai is only six years old this year, the second son Li You is four years old this year, and the youngest son Li Zhen is three years old this year.
It seems that the crown prince Li Tai can only be supported to inherit the throne. ” Li Longji put down the tea bowl, cleared his throat and said: "Li Tai is young, his most trusted master Qiu Suiliang is the son of Qiu Shentong, and his uncle Gao Kangguan worships Jingnan Dao Assassin Shi, and is also Qiu Shentong's sworn friend; If Li Tai is supported to ascend to the throne, the power of the court will be controlled by Qiu Shentong and Li Tai's relatives Gao.
Qiu Shentong has always been at odds with me, don't say that I will protect you at that time, I'm afraid that I myself will be a mud bodhisattva and it will be difficult to protect myself when I cross the river."
"What the prince said is very much," Jin Lei hurriedly agreed, "And Queen Gao has always been very strong, in the harem, she can almost cover the sky with one hand when His Majesty is not there, if you help the prince Li Tai to take the throne, I am afraid that it will inevitably cut out dissidents."
Shen Tu followed his head: "The prince and Lord Jin are very right, but I am short-sighted, such an analysis of supporting Li Tai to succeed to the throne is disadvantageous to us, or we support the king of Han Li You to ascend the throne, he is still young, his mother Zhao has a kind and cowardly personality, comes from a poor family, and is not afraid of being raised by relatives." ” Li Longji suddenly laughed, stretched out his hand and made a motion to wipe his neck: "Hmph, you are all wrong, not only can we not support Li Shimin's son to ascend the throne, but we also have to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, never suffer from future troubles, and firmly hold the power of the court in our hands, so that we can sit back and relax."
Shen Tu and Jin Lei glanced at each other, their eyes suddenly burned with flames, and they knelt on the ground with a brush and were loyal: "Is the king ready to replace Li Shimin, the two of us are willing to take the king's head and never give up."
Li Longji helped the two of them up with a smile on his face: "The news of Li Shimin's death has not yet spread, Li Hongzhang, Qiu Shentong and others are still in the dark, this is a great opportunity given to us by God, we must not let it slip through our fingers" "The two of us are willing to support the king to ascend the throne and take charge of the Tang Kingdom, whoever dares not to obey will be killed" Shen Tu and Jin Lei swore an oath.
Li Longji shook his head and said: "No, no, you are wrong, it is not yet the time for me to ascend the throne alone, Li Ji, Li Mu, Li Sunchen and others still have more than 300,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, and if they ascend the throne rashly, they will inevitably be attacked by their class teachers." ” "Therefore, Gu plans to send you to surround the palace with arms, slaughter Li Shimin's wife and children, and then put Qiu Shentong, Li Hongzhang, Lin Xiangru and other cabinet ministers in prison; framed Qiu Shentong for plotting a mutiny, and then supported Li Yuanba, a fool, to ascend the throne and gradually control the court.
Then choose another general to take the positions of acting for Li Ji, Li Mu, and Yi Sunsin, and slowly control the military power, and when the time comes, he can ascend the throne and claim that the emperor can retire and be the regent and auxiliary country."
Shen Tu and Jin Lei said together: "The prince is far-sighted and has no last resort, but Li Ji, Li Mu, Li Sunchen and others are all handsome talents that are rare to see in my Tang Dynasty in a hundred years, if they are deposed, I am afraid that there will be no generals in our army who can compete with the Han army."
Li Longji suddenly laughed loudly: "Haha, I am self-aware, I don't have as much ambition as Li Shimin, I just want to divide one side and be my soil emperor in the Tang Kingdom, I never thought that the grasshopper shook the tree, and the mantis arm was used as a car to compete with the Han Dynasty for hegemony as long as I waited for me to completely take power, I would surrender to Liu Wei and let him make me the vassal king, so the generals under my command Li Longji did not need to contend with Liu Wei, as long as they could suppress the opposition forces of all parties in the country."
After a pause, Li Longji lowered his voice and said: "Li Yuanba, this fool is just a tool I use to control the imperial court, and it is a bridge for me to ascend to the throne, so that it will not be unacceptable to the whole country to ascend the throne in one step, and after I control everything, a cup of poisonous wine can send the fool and the eldest grandson slut to the western sky."
The two of you immediately blocked the city gate, attacked the palace with heavy troops first, and at the same time imprisoned the four cabinet ministers, including Li Hongzhang, Qiu Shentong, Sun Shangwu, and Lin Xiangru."
Shen Tu and Jin Lei clasped their fists together to receive the order: "The two of us will obey the prince's instructions and immediately launch a mutiny" "Do a good job, when Lone will ascend the throne, you will be the minister of the dragon, the founding of the country, and I will be awarded by the duke."
Li Longji patted the shoulders of the two cadres with a smile and promised them high-ranking officials.
Shen Tu and Jin Lei said goodbye to Li Longji, and each went back to gather his henchmen and plot a mutiny.
Stimulated by high-ranking officials, more than 10,000 forbidden troops and 3,000 soldiers were all gearing up, waiting for the night to come.
At that time, the hustle and bustle of Tang gradually quieted down.
"Sending troops" Shentu unsheathed his sword and led 10,000 forbidden soldiers to attack the four gates of the palace in four ways.
Shen Tu's brother Shen Mou and Jin Lei led other forbidden troops and messengers to control the four gates and the city wall, strictly prevent anyone from escaping, and separately surrounded the mansions of Li Hongzhang, Lin Xiangru, Sun Shangwu, Qiu Shentong and other cabinet ministers, and put them in prison to wait for Li Longji to deal with.
With Shentu's order, Wang Jiancheng shouted for a while, horses neighed, torches were stirred, and the sound of uniform footsteps was deafening.
The people did not know what was happening, and they were so frightened that they closed their doors and windows, and even the dogs did not dare to bark a few more times.
Li Hongzhang's mansion was the first to be surrounded, and was broken into by the rebel army, hundreds of people swarmed in, killing people when they saw them, and robbing things when they saw them.
Li Hongzhang, who had not yet fallen asleep, hurriedly organized the guards and servants at home to resist, but there were only about 200 people in the whole house, outnumbered, and were soon slaughtered by the rebels, surrounding Li Hongzhang and his family in the center.
"Shen Mou, you led troops to attack my prime minister's mansion late at night, slaughtering my guards and family members, you can't rebel" Li Hongzhang was furious, holding a sword and angrily reprimanding the rebels.
Shen Mou laughed loudly, waved his hand and ordered the arrest: "My Lord Li, you only now see that we have rebelled, and you will arrest Li Hongzhang and put him in prison and hand him over to the king of Jeolla for disposal."
Li Hongzhang was outnumbered, and after a few rounds of fighting, he was knocked to the ground, and was tied up by five flowers, and he couldn't help but scold: "You are really instructed by Li Longji, a guy with wolf ambitions, he dares to act so recklessly, and when His Majesty's class teacher returns to the court, he will definitely behead all over the house, you guys who are tigers, and no one can try to escape the crime of exterminating the three clans."
"Haha Li Shimin has already gone to hell, and the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty will be His Royal Highness the King of Jeolla" Shen Mou laughed loudly and ordered his subordinates to take Li Hongzhang down.
Li Hongzhang was shocked when he heard this, and then he understood why Li Longji was desperate to rebel, it seems that Li Shimin's death in Qingzhou is true, and he cried loudly: "It's over, Your Majesty is over, the ministers are rebelling, and the Tang Dynasty is going to be finished."
Just when Shen Mou arrested Li Hongzhang in prison, Jin Lei also led his troops to send Lin Xiangru and Qiu Shentong to prison one after another, and killed Sun Shangwu in the chaos.
Then, according to Li Longji's deployment, he arrested the sworn friends of these four cabinet ministers, which made Wang Jiancheng bloody for a while, and I don't know how many died in this coup.
"Attack the palace for me, the women will stay, and the men will all be killed" At the same time, Shen Tu led 10,000 forbidden troops to surround the Tang Palace, and with an order, launched a fierce attack from the four gates at the same time.
There were about 2,000 people in charge of guarding the palace, and they were a little stunned by the sudden situation, and fought fiercely with the forbidden army for two hours, with countless casualties on both sides.
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