Suzhou, Jiuquan.

The largest city at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han sent Huo Qubing to Hexi, defeated the Huns, and drove his remaining troops outside Yumen Pass. Later, he moved hundreds of thousands of people to live in the farmland. Therefore, there was a spring under the dike, and the water was like wine, which was named Jiuquan.

Afternoon.

In the Suzhou Prefecture Yamen in Jiuquan City.

Li Shimin buried his head in looking at the newly delivered Central Plains information.

After withdrawing troops from Gaochang City, Li Shimin led his army to the east, passing through Yumen Pass to Dunhuang, from Dunhuang to Yumen Pass, and then to Jiuquan.

The army traveled day and night, and rushed all the way, and had already walked 1,200 miles.

But the Central Plains is still far away, and more and more information from the Central Plains have been sent along the way, but the situation has not improved in the expected direction, but has become worse and worse.

"The Supreme Emperor seized Ziwei Palace, the Queen was surrounded, and the sword of Luo Yi committed suicide. The sword penetrated into the chest and abdomen, and was almost seriously injured. First aid was restored."

"The Supreme Emperor forced Empress Changsun to write a letter to ask the prince to open the door of the Eastern Palace, but the queen refused. The Supreme Emperor threw the ninth son of the emperor Li Ming to death."

"The mother of the ninth son of the emperor, Yang, went to a well and committed suicide."

"The prince left the East Palace alone."

"Ma Zhou and others are ordered by the prince to continue to defend the Eastern Palace."

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"Before the prince left the palace, he ordered Li Chao to be appointed as the Grand Marshal of the World to serve the king and fight against rebellion, and to command the king and the army of the world to serve the king and the horse. He was the Prince of Zhao, and was appointed as the Grand Tutor, and was also the governor of Jiangnan. He also controlled the military and political affairs of the sixth routes of Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Zhejiang East Road, Zhejiang West Road, Fujian Road, and Hunan Road."

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Li Shimin calmly made the guards next to him scared.

The emperor has been in this position for most of the day.

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling rushed over to hear the news, "Your Majesty, is there any news about Hanjing again?"

The emperor finally raised his head.

"Xuanling, Wuji, these information should have arrived a long time ago, and the news above has obviously been a long time apart, so why are they late and arrived today? Let me explain it?"

The two prime ministers stood there without saying a word.

Li Shimin slapped the table with a heavy palm, "When will you still want to hide it from me?"

"There are other things I don't know, let's talk about them together!"

Changsun Wuji had long expected that the emperor would be so angry when he saw the news. "Your Majesty, we are just worried that Your Majesty would be too angry and sad when he saw the news, so he suppressed it for the time being and did not dare to send it."

"Okay, I know you are kind. But I am not so fragile that I dare not even face reality. I am not Yang. Even if the sky falls, I will be the first to know."

Fang Xuanling said to the emperor, "I have only received these news for the time being. The queen was seriously injured, but she has been rescued and has not been seriously injured. After the crown prince left the Eastern Palace, he was placed under house arrest by the Supreme Emperor in a side hall. Ma Zhou and others in the Eastern Palace are still holding on and have not been compromised yet."

"There is also the edict before the prince left the Eastern Palace, as the prince of the country, issued an edict to Li Chao and others, asking them to raise an army to help the king and give them the power to mobilize troops."

"I know all this." Li Shimin sighed.

When his father was restored, his empress, concubines, princes and princesses, all of whom had not escaped fell into the hands of the Supreme Emperor. He had thought that the prince had taken the empress and the others to the East Palace, but now it was a bolt from the blue.

The ninth son of the emperor was thrown to death by the Supreme Emperor, and he was angry. Although he knew that it was not his own son, the emperor fell as his son fell when he fell.

One of them fell, who would fall next?

Li Shimin wished he could fly back to Hanjing now, angry and out of anger.

"The prince is too soft-hearted." Li Shimin said angrily. When he was in Gaochang, he praised the prince for being quick to see the opportunity and deal with it well. But now, the prince actually took the initiative to leave the East Palace!

"It's simply stupid!"

Changsun Wuji defended his nephew, "The prince is kind and filial, and he is pure and kind-hearted. He cannot bear to see the queen and his brothers and sisters in danger."

"Silly!" Li Shimin continued to curse. Anyway, he felt a little angry in his heart. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that the prince was stupid. The most ruthless imperial family was the ruthless emperor family. He shouldn't have been soft-hearted after the Xuanwu Sect change, otherwise there wouldn't be the change today.

Chengqian is his crown prince and his crown prince. He will inherit the throne and the Tang Empire in the future. But he is so soft-hearted, how can he inherit this huge empire in the future?

"Your Majesty, the prince is only ten years old after all. How should he choose? Does Your Majesty want him to ignore the safety of the Queen and all the princes and princesses?"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth, "Yes, he should stick to the East Palace and not leave."

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji couldn't speak. They felt that the emperor was a little paranoid and was angry. Maybe after calming down, there was another idea. If the prince did not come out in the Eastern Palace, perhaps the emperor would feel that the prince was ruthless, cold, unfilial, etc.

"Your Majesty, the arrangements before the prince left the palace were quite good. He stayed behind and guarded the Eastern Palace. The prince also issued an edict to Li Chao and others to serve the king, granting them the right to deal with changes in the camera. At least there will be no more chaos in the area."

When Li Shimin thought of the prince's arrangements, he was a little amazed, but he felt that the prince was too casual and rewarded him so that he actually conferred the title of kings to nine generals including Li Chao.

The rules he sets that no one can be granted a king in a different surname?

There are also these eight major military governors and a defensive envoy of the capital, which are given too much power.

However, the crown prince's edict had been issued. Chengqian was the crown prince of the state. The edict he issued passed through the Central Secretariat and the Hanlin Academy, with both the jade seal and the seal of the Central Secretariat. It can be said that the edict is a legal edict.

Even if he is the emperor, he cannot be taken back without a legitimate reason.

"There are more than 2,000 miles to Chang'an, and there are still 800 miles to Chang'an and Hanjing. There are still three thousand miles in total, and the army is moving too slowly." Li Shimin couldn't wait, and he was going back to Hanjing immediately.

"I decided to lead the cavalry first, and the other soldiers and horses came later."

Fang Xuanling opposed, "Your Majesty, the situation is complicated and people's hearts are unpredictable. I would rather be slower than take risks easily. Three thousand miles of road, no matter how fast it is, it is not as fast as Li Chao and his friends to serve the royal army."

Li Shimin had made up his mind and was not moved no matter how he persuaded him.

"I will carry 20,000 cavalry first, travel 200 miles a day, and only ten days to reach Chang'an. There is Guo Xiaoke in Hexi and Qin Qiong in Chang'an. There is no problem with supply on the way, so there is no need to worry about safety. When I arrive in Chang'an, I will join Qin Qiong's troops and go out of the Hanjing together."

Changsun Wuji saw that the emperor had made a decision and stopped persuading him.

He asked, "Your Majesty, now the Empress, the Crown Prince, and all the princess and concubines are all in the hands of the Supreme Emperor. When Your Majesty arrives in Hanjing, what will Your Majesty do if the Supreme Emperor threatens them at that time?"
Chapter completed!