strictlysupreme Chapter 796 The prince joins the game himself?
Chapter 796 The prince joins the game himself?
The new Inner Guard Palace is different from the previous one. The cell is not far from the gate of the Inner Guard Palace. You can easily get out by just taking a detour.
And on the way they escaped, there was not a single guard, it was so quiet that it made their scalps tingle.
After leaving the Inner Guard Palace, the two prepared to head straight to Taichu Palace.
But before they had gone far, they saw teams of soldiers rushing out from the endless darkness and blocking them.
Yang Zaisi waved his hand and said, "The brothers Wu Yizong and Wu Sizong conspired to rebel, poisoned the Prince of Xiang and his entire household, and then took advantage of the chaos to escape from the Inner Guard House. They deserve to be executed!"
"Whoever cuts off the heads of these two thieves will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins!"
The guards of the Eastern Palace rushed forward and chopped the two men into pieces.
In the Inner Guard Palace, Huang Shengyan, who had been paying attention to the situation outside, lowered his head towards Yang Zaisi.
"His Highness has said that you have made great contributions and will be granted immortality. You must assist the King of Qin well. You will be promoted to the position of Grand Secretary of the Inner Guards and have the opportunity to continue your advancement."
After Yang Zaisi finished speaking, he picked up the heads of Wu Yizong and Wu Sizong and left with the Eastern Palace guards.
In various places in Luoyang City, the mansions of many princes of the Wu family were attacked by the left and right Yulin Guards. After a fierce attack, not a single person was left alive. The heads of all the princes were cut off, strung together with hemp ropes, and dragged on straw carts.
Including the two heads carried by Yang Zaisi, the deposed Crown Prince Li Xian has already taken the heads of more than a dozen princes of the Wu family tonight.
Li Xian himself had already brought Li Duozuo to the Prince's Mansion in Henei.
"Break through, kill them all, and leave no one alive."
Li Duozuo gave the order, and the army immediately broke through the gate of the Prince of Henei's Mansion, went in and killed all the living people they could see.
"General Li, tonight, you may die with me in Taichu Palace. Do you regret it?"
"I have been honored by the Emperor Gao with his kindness and have been appointed Grand General of the Left Imperial Guard. Naturally, I am committed to helping the nation. The Wu family is causing chaos in the court. I am willing to chop off the heads of all the Wu family princes and present them to Your Highness. As for life and death, I am not afraid!"
"Well said! My father has been confused his entire life, but the only thing that made him wiser is loyal ministers and generals like you. Continue searching the list, and don't let any of those dukes go!"
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When the prince was slaughtering the princes and dukes of the Wu family, Li Cunxi and others finally arrived outside the Taichu Palace.
Only then did they finally discover that the Zetian Gate had been tightly sealed and no one could step in.
"How is this going?"
Li Wenzhong was puzzled and looked around.
"Needless to say, there must have been an accident."
"The Right Guard entered the city without a warrant and surrounded the Taichu Palace. Yet, the Crown Prince ordered the Inner Guard to invite us into the Taichu Palace..."
As Li Cunxi was speaking, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
The prince's final plan, which he had no idea about, was most likely what was before him!
But Li Cunxi only knows these three short things so far.
He knew nothing about other things. Even if he wanted to see Li Bin now, these Right Guard soldiers would not agree.
Qiao Tai, who was driving the carriage, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He looked around again and again, and could not help but lift the curtain and said:
"Your Highness, Your Highness, what on earth are you doing? The Crown Prince asked us to come, but these soldiers won't let us in!"
"I just took a look and saw that the carriages from the Di residence, the carriages from Lord Zhang Jianzhi's residence, and the carriages from the six ministers and vice ministers were all stopped."
"What on earth are these people trying to do?"
Li Cunxi stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said:
"They're waiting for everyone to arrive."
"They will only let us in when everyone is here. However, I have a bad feeling now. My mentor and Yanhao...it seems that they haven't come yet."
He was a little nervous. Most of the senior officials in the court were here, but Wu Chengsi, who had actual power over all officials, and Wu Yanhao, one of Li Cunxi's few subordinates, did not come.
Why did other ministers arrive at Taichu Palace even though they were farther away, but Wu Chengsi was on Xuanwu Street, not particularly far from Taichu Palace, but he did not come here?
There must be a lot of problems here!
Moreover, Li Yan blocked the entrances and exits of Taichu Palace and has not attacked until now. It is definitely not because he cannot take it down, but because they are waiting!
Or in other words, they are stalling for time!
So at this time, what kind of person or thing would be worth Li Bin's waiting and delaying time?
"Brother Li Xian!"
Li Cunxi's mind worked rapidly, and he immediately thought of the deposed Crown Prince Li Xian. It was the deposed Crown Prince Li Xian who had asked them to come!
Why did the deposed Crown Prince Li Xian invite them over?
You have to know that Taichu Palace has been surrounded, and it is impossible to let them enter the palace to find a solution for the emperor.
So, if we explain this matter in the form of reasoning, there is only one possibility, which is to let them wait for news, wait for earth-shattering news!
Then, they will witness the end of something, and these bigwigs may very likely be involved in it!
Reasonable!
Very reasonable!
Li Cunxi's mind suddenly became clear.
"If my analysis is correct, then we can infer the cause of this earth-shattering event!"
He rubbed his temples and continued to think.
Combined with the previous death of Li Dan, the brothers Wu Yizong and Wu Sizong were deprived of their military power. In the court, the only prince of the Wu family who held military power was Wu Youning!
The Left Gate Guard under Wu Youning's charge was definitely not as powerful as the Left and Right Yulin Guards and the Right Wuwei Guards who were loyal to Li Xian. The Right Wuwei Guards' entry into the city was definitely the prince's work, so the Left and Right Yulin Guards must have been involved as well.
Looking back at the Wu Zhou Dynasty, there was only one incident that occurred in the Luoyang area and involved the Left and Right Yulin Guards at the same time!
Shenlong coup!
Li Cunxi's eyes widened instantly when he came to this terrible conclusion.
The Shenlong coup!
The beginning of Li Xian’s second ascension to the throne!
If it really was a Shenlong coup, then it would really make sense!
There is another possibility why Li Xian did not immediately go to the palace to ask the emperor to abdicate.
That is, Li Xian no longer trusts the kings with the surname Wu in the court!
There was only one reason why he had not been present, and that was that he was slaughtering the Wu family in the court!
If Li Cunxi guessed correctly, most of the Wu family princes and dukes in Luoyang would have been beheaded by now.
Among them may be his beloved mentor Wu Chengsi and good brother Wu Yanhao.
After all, until now, Li Cunxi had not seen the carriage from Wu Chengsi or Wu Yanhao's mansion.
"What's wrong, Cunxi, why do you look so bad?"
"Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"
Li Wenzhong keenly noticed the change in Li Cunxi's expression and asked quickly.
"Brother, I'm fine. It's my brother the Crown Prince, my brother the Crown Prince!"
He quickly told Li Wenzhong all his guesses, and then continued:
"I finally understand the final plan that my brother, the Crown Prince, once told me!"
In the carriage of the Di Mansion, Di Renjie lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up in horror.
"The prince is... putting himself in the game!"