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At the foot of the mountain, Emperor Taizong was sent to the bottom of the mountain to recuperate. As the Crown Prince Li Chengguang was the assistant of Fang Xuanshi and Hou Junchen, he was quite at ease with the country's affairs. Under the advice of the officials, he came to the palace to rest for the time being.

However, he still wasn't at ease. He still left the sixteen guards of Chang'an under the crown prince's control. He was afraid that his weak and cowardly son would find it hard to convince the masses. This was also the reason why the path of the Ancient Kingdom's emperor was held in such a relaxed way. There were powerful officials who could disobey the masses and deal with them without their permission, beheading them first and then handling them later.

After doing all of this, Taizong took three steps back and walked onto the official road leading to the Drifting Jade Palace.

Today, the sun shone brightly. Emperor Taizong, accompanied by everyone else, dressed in casual attire, went to the mountains behind the palace to admire the plum blossoms. The ten miles of La Plum Forest was covered in branches and a sea of yellow. When Emperor Taizong saw such a beautiful scene, he was in such a good mood that he wanted to dance with the crowd in the fields.

Soon, everyone was done with their division. The cuju was the rudiments of today's football. It was very popular during the Tang Dynasty. From the palace to the end of the alleyway at the corner, the people who could see the cuju were the most. Emperor Taizong had just kicked for a while, when he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart. A strange feeling of his body and mind being released quickly spread throughout his body, he immediately stopped and looked towards the direction of the capital's Chang'an, looking into the distance.

This was a guard hurriedly running over from the front hall. He did not care about the obstruction of Emperor Taizong's bodyguards and insisted on personally telling Emperor Taizong himself. Emperor Taizong saw that he looked very familiar, so he knew that he was one of his personal guards. After taking a look, the guard let him through. The Imperial Guard ran to Emperor Taizong's side, but before he could speak, he heard a calm voice. Only, these words carried a hint of anxiety and helplessness.

"Did something happen to Changan?"

The guard was stunned by his words. He was stunned for a moment before speaking under Emperor Taizong's gentle and solemn gaze, "Your Majesty, Chang'an …" A message came. "Speak …"

Emperor Taizong angrily retorted, "What are you panicking for! Just say it! "

The guard adjusted his mood before continuing, "There is news from Chang'an that the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Chen are conspiring against each other. At this moment, the Sixteenth Guard has already taken over the palace!"

Hearing his words, Emperor Taizong did not display much of an expression. He did not reveal the same shocked and flustered expression he did. Instead, he smiled and asked in a low voice, "Is the news reliable?"

The Imperial Guard saw that Emperor Taizong not only did not panic, he even smiled at him. In his heart, he sighed: The Emperor was like this. He had followed him for ten years, but he still felt like he had a side that he had never seen before.

"I got the news from Master Fang Xuanming's butler. Master Fang was on the verge of death when he arrived at the Jade Temple, and closed his eyes to die after he said the news!"

When Emperor Taizong heard this, his smile slightly stiffened. After a long time, he spoke to the guard as if he was talking to himself. "If it's someone of the profound age, then the news can't be wrong!" Having said this, he sank into deep thought. The guard was waiting impatiently. His son had joined forces with his father-in-law to rebel, while the emperor just stood there as if nothing had happened. He thought Emperor Taizong found it hard to accept this reality at the moment, so he called out in a low voice, "Your majesty! "Your majesty!"

Taizong did not reply, he only smiled at the guard, indicating that he was fine. He then let out a long breath and continued, "I understand. Go down and gather your men, we can return to the capital!"

When the guard received the news, he had already thought of many strategies to deal with Emperor Taizong, such as directly admitting that he would do something with his son, Li Cheng, or sending people to contact other places with the same surname, King, to come to the capital to punish him, or he could just pretend that nothing had happened. While staying in the palace, he would rely on his son's position as Emperor to support him for the next year.

However, he would never have thought that Emperor Taizong would actually return to the capital. With his personal guard of less than five hundred men, he would go to the enemy's Sixteenth Guard, which was known as the Division of Tigers and Wolves! He had followed Emperor Taizong for so many years, and had long put life and death at the back of his mind. However, he was afraid that the unruly subjects would do something bad to Emperor Taizong, so he hurriedly tried to stop him, "Your majesty, doing this is not appropriate. This is no different from sending a sheep into a tiger's den!"

However, Emperor Taizong patted his shoulder and asked, "Are you afraid?! Are you afraid of Li Chengqian, who is sitting in the Office of Public Information, or the Duke of Chen, Feng Jianjun, or the Sixteenth Guard who first followed me?! "

The guard was overjoyed when he saw the normally aloof emperor clapping his shoulder. Indeed, he was afraid of the Crown Prince who was sitting in the office of the government. He was afraid of the Duke of Chen, who had fought in the battlefield and had done a great job in the war, and he was also afraid of the Sixteenth Guard, who was like a wolf or a tiger. As long as he was by this man's side, his fear would disappear, never to be seen again! All that was left was hatred!

Emperor Taizong did not need to hear his answer, because the raging fire in his eyes had already told him the answer. He extended his hand, took off the mink robe he wore at the very outer layer, and handed it to the guard. He said, "If we can still live after this trip, then you can come and find me with this robe. No matter what request you make, even if you want to become Crown Prince, I will agree!"

Saying this, he strode towards the front hall. He didn't look like a patient who had just recovered from a severe injury at all, but more like a general about to march! However, his unsteady steps and trembling shoulders betrayed his resolution …

When the imperial guards saw Emperor Taizong walk out of the La Merlin, they naturally followed closely behind him. Unexpectedly, Emperor Taizong, who was walking in front, stopped at this moment. His voice was muffled, but it was difficult to conceal the sorrow within. He said in a hoarse voice, "You all wait here for a quarter of an hour. Someone will naturally call for you!"

Having said so, he no longer cared about his current identity as the Son of Heaven, hurrying all the way to the front hall. Tears were already covering his face. He would never have thought that his son and relatives would stab him in the back when he needed them the most. He wanted to die, but he still couldn't figure out why.

The sky was clear and cloudless. Two sparrows were chirping on the branches. When Emperor Taizong heard this cry, which originally had nothing to do with the world, his heart stirred. He seemed to have thought of something!

He thought about why his son was so eager to ascend to the throne that would sooner or later belong to him. However, he understood it too late. The coup d'état that was supposed to have taken place was only due to his own carelessness.

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