At this moment, the King of Idleness relied on his eloquence
Successfully bewitched them
This caused strange thoughts to arise in their minds
He began to plan to join Prince Xian in the rebellion.
On the other side
Lord Wen had already led everyone back to the border town without stopping.
Before leaving, he sent a letter by carrier pigeon.
Arranged his son Wen Shutang to lead 10,000 elite soldiers
In case of emergency
The purpose is to help Prince Xian successfully ascend to the supreme throne.
turn out to be
Ever since Concubine Wen was ruthlessly banished to the cold palace
Lord Wen was keenly aware that the emperor intended to take back the military power held by the Wen family.
This sense of crisis forced him to take action
Alliance with the King of Idleness
Together they planned this earth-shaking coup.
However, when Wen Shutang led the mighty army of 10,000 soldiers and horses and marched non-stop until they were only 30 miles away from the capital,
An unexpected change plunged them into an abyss from which there was no escape.
It turned out that Yuwen Jie, who had planned this in advance, had already led his 5,000 well-trained and well-equipped elite soldiers to ambush here quietly.
As soon as Wen Shutang's army entered the ambush circle
Yuwen Jie gave an order
The shouts and cries of killing suddenly resounded through the sky.
In an instant, arrows rained down
The flashes of swords and the shadows of sabers were everywhere.
The army led by Wen Shutang was caught off guard
They were killed and left with nothing but weapons, in a state of disgrace.
For a moment, the battlefield was a river of blood and corpses were everywhere.
Some soldiers died tragically on the spot
Some fled in panic.
Finally, after a fierce battle
The 10,000 soldiers under Wen Shutang have suffered heavy casualties.
Countless casualties
Only about 2,000 people managed to escape.
But he was soon captured alive by Yuwen Jie's troops.
And Wen Shutang himself
Taking advantage of the chaos
Fighting hard to carve out a bloody path
He fled back to the border town in disgrace with his remaining troops.
at the same time
Emperor Longwen in the capital also began his long-planned action.
As Yuwen Jie launched a fierce attack on Wen Shutang
Emperor Longwen decisively issued an order
A majestic royal guard was sent to attack quickly.
This Royal Guard came like a torrent of steel
Rushed into Prince Xian's Mansion at lightning speed
The Prince Xian, who was plotting a rebellion in his palace, and the ministers who were involved in the rebellion were captured in one fell swoop.
Not only that
The Imperial Guards are still searching Prince Xian's mansion carefully.
Hard work pays off
They successfully found the frequent correspondence between Prince Xian and Wen Shutang.
These letters record in detail the various conspiracies and schemes of the two men in their secret collusion and evil intentions.
Even more shocking is that
They even found solid evidence that Lord Wen had agreed to form an alliance with Prince Xian.
Faced with overwhelming evidence, the King of Idleness was speechless.
They could only surrender.
Afterwards, Emperor Longwen ordered the confiscation of Prince Xian's property.
All his property was confiscated to serve as a warning to others.
Soon after
Yuwen Jie returned triumphantly with the two thousand captives
Arrived in the capital.
After hearing the news
Emperor Longwen was overjoyed and went out of the city to welcome him in person.
Looking at Yuwen Jie's high-spirited appearance
Emperor Longwen couldn't help but smile
Praise him highly.
Immediately afterwards, Emperor Longwen issued another order without hesitation
Request Yuwen Jie to set off for the border town immediately
We must take back the military power controlled by the Wen family there.
At the same time, Emperor Longwen also specially entrusted Jiang Meiyu's younger brother Jiang Zhou to Yuwen Jie.
I hope he can take good care of this person and train him well.
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