Chapter 565 Li Jue's Coup

Three days passed in a flash.

"Are you ready?" Li Jue asked his confidant while putting on his armor with the help of his maid.

"Everything is ready. Lord Li and the others are just waiting for good news from His Highness." The confidant said.

"Then let's go!" Li Jue, who was wearing his armor, turned around and walked out.

He rode on his horse and led his East Palace Guards to Xuanwu Gate.

Li Jingxuan also started to move.

Chang Fa, the guard of Xuanwu Gate, summoned his men to prepare to welcome the prince.

"Brothers, our chance to get promoted and make money has come. His Majesty favors Prince Wei, so much so that he doesn't care about the safety of the Tang Dynasty and wants to shake the foundation of the country."

"Your Majesty is old, and his mind is easily confused, so he is easily deceived by others. He wants to depose the prince and replace him with Prince Wei, which is shaking the foundation of the country."

"The Tang Dynasty is in danger now. Your Royal Highness the Prince is willing to save the Tang Dynasty from trouble and support the country from collapse. Those who are willing to follow His Royal Highness in the uprising today, His Royal Highness promises to promote them three levels."

"If there are any of you who are unwilling, stand up and surrender your weapons. I won't make it difficult for you. After the matter is accomplished, I will let you go." Chang Fa said.

"I am willing to follow the general and support the prince!" Chang Fa's confidants took the lead in responding.

"We are willing to follow the general and establish the prince!" The others were reluctant at first, but seeing someone responding and soldiers holding sharp blades all around, they had no choice but to agree.

"Okay! Just guard the Xuanwu Gate for His Royal Highness the Prince, and the rest will be left to His Royal Highness the Prince! Everyone go back to do their job." Chang Fa said.

"Yes!" Everyone clasped their fists and saluted.

With a "whoosh", a sharp arrow shot from a distance. Before Chang Fa could react, the arrow pierced his throat and he was shot dead.

Everyone was shocked! They didn't expect that the commander would be shot dead before he could take action.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a team of fully armed soldiers rushed in and surrounded them.

Xue Rengui, dressed in military uniform, holding a precious carved bow, walked over with the gait of a dragon and a tiger. Although he is old now, he is still strong.

"Greetings, General!" Everyone saluted hurriedly.

Xue Rengui glanced at them and said, "The prince intends to rebel. His Majesty has already known his intention and has specially ordered me to take over the defense of Xuanwu Gate."

"I have shot and killed the accomplice Chang Fa. Considering that you were entangled by him, I will not pursue your crimes."

"Follow me to capture the rebels. I can ask His Majesty to forgive your crimes. Are you willing?"

"We are willing to follow the general to restore order." Everyone saluted and responded.

"Okay! The prince is on his way here now. After letting the prince in, immediately close the Xuanwu Gate and capture the prince alive." Xue Rengui said.

"Yes!" Everyone saluted and responded.

Li Jue didn't know that the control of Xuanwu Gate had returned to Xue Rengui's hands, and his man Chang Fa had been shot dead by Xue Rengui.

Li Jue came to the front of Xuanwu Gate and asked people to shout that as long as they controlled Xuanwu Gate, they would control the command of the Imperial Guards, which would be equivalent to controlling the Imperial Guards, and thus controlling the entire palace.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is here! Open the door quickly." The prince's confidant shouted loudly.

With a creak, the gate of Xuanwu Gate slowly opened, and Li Jue led the guards to ride forward and headed straight for Xuanwu Gate.

After Li Jue entered the Xuanwu Gate, the guards immediately closed the gate with a clang.

Li Jue was shocked and shouted, "What are you doing?"

At this time, Li Jue had already felt something was wrong, but it was too late!

On the Xuanwu Gate, people were surging around, and the imperial guards surrounded them completely.

"Your Highness! I have been waiting for Your Highness here for a long time in accordance with the order of Your Majesty. I advise Your Highness not to make any unnecessary resistance. You can suffer less if you surrender." Xue Rengui shouted to Li Jue standing on the Xuanwu Gate.

"The king wins and the bandits lose. Since I have come to this point, I have no intention of surrendering. If you want me to surrender, don't even think about it. Soldiers, follow me and kill!" Li Jue drew his sword and shouted.

The die is cast, and we are all going to die anyway, so we might as well give it a try,

maybe there will be a chance of turning around. Li Jue's main purpose was to delay time, waiting for the troops of Li Jingxuan and others to arrive, and perhaps they could seize Xuanwu Gate.

"Since your highness is stubborn and stubborn! Don't blame me for offending you. Except for the prince, everyone else will be killed!" Xue Rengui said.

The defenders were on high ground, and arrows were flying all over the sky. The soldiers brought by the prince were shot one by one. They held up their shields, clung together, and slowly narrowed the defense circle.

The gate on the inner side of Xuanwu Gate opened, and the imperial guards rushed out from inside, fighting with the prince's troops.

"Everyone hold on, Li Jingxuan and others will soon bring reinforcements to rescue us. The longer we hold on, the more hope we have." Li Jue shouted.

When the guards of the Eastern Palace heard that reinforcements were coming, they immediately became excited and fought even harder. They knew in their hearts that rebellion was a capital crime.

Whether they surrendered or not, they would die, but if they could hold on until the reinforcements arrived, they would still have a chance

of survival. Even if the hope was slim, they would try their best.

"Your Highness! I advise you not to make futile resistance, Li Jingxuan and others will not come to rescue you! Your Highness should not be delusional." Xue Rengui said.

"Xue Rengui, don't try to deceive me. Do you think I will believe what you say?" Li Jue shouted.

"Your Majesty has known about your rebellion a month ago. Pei Xingjian and others have already gone to arrest Li Jingxuan and others."

"Li Jingxuan and others are now in trouble, how can they have time to rescue your Highness?"

"Your Highness, give up resistance and surrender! Everyone listen, anyone who lays down his arms will not be killed! Your Majesty has an order! Except for the main culprit, other accomplices can be forgiven." Xue Rengui shouted, his voice like a bell.

The guards of the East Palace hesitated now. They insisted because they firmly believed that reinforcements would arrive, but now the reinforcements are in trouble. If they don't surrender, they will really die.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, he is deceiving you. Our reinforcements will arrive soon. Everyone hold on a little longer." Li Jue shouted.

After hesitating for a long time, he looked at the imperial guards approaching step by step, and also considered Xue Rengui's words, as well as the fact that Li Jingxuan and others were late.

Finally, someone decided to surrender and threw away his weapon.

As the sound of weapons falling to the ground rang out, his companions around him also threw away their weapons and surrendered.

Li Jue saw that the situation was hopeless and wanted to commit suicide here. Fortunately, the imperial guards were quick to stop him and he did not die.

This coup ended in this way, and Li Jue was taken to Li Chengqian.