There was chaos inside and outside Jizhou City.
In the palace, Xu Haozhan walked forward quickly and said to Liang Chen who was sitting on his seat: "Commander, the coalition forces in the state capital are less than 500 miles away!"
Liang Chen looked gloomy and looked at the map on the table, which clearly marked the location of the state coalition forces he had recruited.
Originally, Liang Chen planned to use the power of the Sifang Prefecture to pretend to gather troops and horses to attack him, but in fact, he would lure Baili Xiyu to attack, and then work together to annihilate him and take control of Taiyue City. Most of the officials in these state capitals were disciples and former officials of the Liang family, so they would naturally follow Liang Chen's orders.
But who would have thought that after these state officials gathered together, they would actually fake it and beat their own troops back, and they would soon enter Jizhou City.
It's really a waste of money. But Liang Chen still didn't understand the reason behind this.
He casually took a list, looked at the names on it and said to himself: "These people are favored by my Liang family and have nothing to do with Baili Xiyu. There is no possibility that they will help him deal with me. Could it be..."
Liang Chen opened his eyes and seemed to have thought of something. He hurriedly asked Xu Haozhan, "I asked you to find out the whereabouts of the third prince. Do you have any clues?"
Xu Haozhan shook his head: "My subordinates have sent many people to look for it, but none of them have found the whereabouts of the third prince. Maybe the third prince has been arrested by Baili Xiyu?"
Liang Chen didn't say anything, he didn't believe that Baili Xiyu had caught Baili Shuze. Therefore, if he catches him, he will definitely kill him first, and then declare the death of the third prince in the world to shake his own military morale.
Liang Chen asked again: "Where is the whereabouts of the Sixth Prince?"
Xu Haozhan still shook his head: "There is no news either."
At this time, General Liu Hao walked in and said: "Commander Qi, there is movement among Baili Xiyu's troops in Taiyue City, and they are coming towards our Jizhou City."
Liang Chen stood up slightly, looked at the movements of the various forces on the map, gritted his teeth, and said: "We retreat. Since we can't enter Taiyue City, I will be the Four Imperial Kings!"
"As you command!"
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But he said that five hundred miles away from Jizhou, millions of soldiers and horses were marching in a mighty manner. Over the Chinese army, a flying boat was moving forward.
There were soldiers standing around the deck, and dozens of state officials gathered together to discuss military affairs. The leader was Fu Zichen, the prefect of Huazhou. This time the allied forces from the state capital came to demand Liang Chen, and it was Commander Fu Zichen who summoned them.
But I saw Fu Zichen: "The green beard is still short, and the hair on the temples is slightly frosted. His expression is solemn, majestic and dignified. He is in charge of the political affairs of a state and benefits the people. Who said that two dynasties have changed, but now he is the pillar of the country. The new king of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne. , I will definitely have a seat in the Mingtang. I am loyal and loyal in front of me, and my reputation will last forever after my death."
Not long after, a sergeant came to report: "My lords, the Liang army has been defeated in Jizhou. Our army has pursued to the border of Jizhou and did not dare to advance easily. I am here to ask for your instructions, sir, what should we do next?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Fu Zichen. They, the officials, still had concerns. After all, Liang Chen belonged to the Shangzhu Kingdom of the Daqian. Apart from Xu Zheng and Chen Changying, he was the third commander-in-chief of the Daqian. How can the state troops and horses together resist Liang Jun?
However, Fu Zichen was confident and sent an order: "Send people to move forward a hundred miles and then station troops. Pay attention to the enemy's movements and report back at any time!"
"As you command!"
After the soldiers left, an old man said to Zi Chen: "Now that the late emperor has passed away and the throne is still unresolved, how should we deal with it?"
One person said: "Now that the Queen Mother is still in the court, we should invite the Queen Mother to decide on a successor!"
Another person said: "The crown prince and the second prince have died one after another. Now the people who can succeed are the third prince, the fourth prince and the sixth prince. According to the ancestral system, the third prince should inherit the throne!"
Another person said: "I don't think so. The third prince, Meng Lang, usually only knows how to write and write, but the fourth prince is battle-hardened, calm and courageous. He should be my new king!"
"In my opinion..."
The officials were talking all over the place, even blaming each other and quarreling. Fu Zichen had no choice but to get up and go elsewhere, refusing to listen to their argument.
He stepped to the side of the flying boat. There was a middle-aged man standing there. When the middle-aged man saw Fu Zichen approaching, he bowed his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Fu Zichen waved his hand and sighed: "I feel unsure now! If Liang Chen leads his army to counterattack desperately, I will definitely not be able to stop him."
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, my young master has long expected that not only will Liang Chen not counterattack, but he will also be defeated miserably!"
Fu Zichen nodded and said: "Your young master has settled everything, why didn't he settle his..."
Before he finished speaking, the middle-aged man interrupted him and said: "My young master has already planned his own life and death, so that's why we are in today's situation."
After hearing this, Fu Zichen was silent, and after a long time he said: "Your son is the one who should inherit the throne!"
The middle-aged man smiled and said nothing. In his heart, why didn't he think so?
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At the top of Taiyue City, Baili Xiyu said to the general Men Zhaoping: "I order you to lead an army to raid Jizhou and capture Liang Chen!"
Men Zhaoping took the order and left. Baili Xiyu turned to the other generals beside him and said, "Follow me, we have important things to do!"
"Follow the order!"
There were no other criminals in the prison of the Criminal Department of Taiyue City at the moment. Instead, hundreds of civil and military officials from the imperial court were imprisoned.
Outside the prison, Wang Wenjin wore a brand-new official uniform and persuaded the officials to surrender: "My lords, you are all well-read poetry and books. It is said that those who understand the current affairs are heroes. Why do you have to support yourself so hard? You know that the fourth prince is brave and brave. , is naturally the best candidate to succeed the throne. The late emperor has passed away, how can we not assist the new emperor in managing the affairs?"
Wang Wenjin glanced at everyone, but no one responded. Instead, their eyes were all focused on Assistant Prime Minister He Lanyi.
He Lanyi has been in the imperial court for many years and remains standing, so he naturally has his own uniqueness. In fact, long before Baili Longteng Zhantian, the Chief of Ceremony had given him a decree that only the person who was given the Jade Seal of the Kingdom would be the new king of Daqian.
Now that Baili Xiyu has not received the imperial seal, He Lanyi will naturally not admit it. All civil and military officials are aware of this decree, and they all follow Helan Yi's lead.
Wang Wenjin came to see him, came to He Lanyi with a smile, and said: "Master Assistant Prime Minister, you have a high position of power, how can you not set an example?"
He Lanyi opened his eyes slightly, looked at Wang Wenjin, and suddenly smiled.
Wang Wenjin didn't know why and asked with a stern face: "Why are you laughing?"
He Lanyi said: "I laugh at Wang Yuanzhong. He has been upright and loyal all his life. How could he have such a duplicitous bastard son like you who is a seller seeking glory?"
"you……"
Wang Wenjin was furious. It was he who discovered the evidence that Wang Yuanzhong destroyed the Liang family and helped Baili Longteng find living people to practice, which made Baili Longteng determined to depose the prince and force Wang Yuanzhong to death.
Originally, Wang Wenjin thought that he would be reused by the Liang family if he sold his father. Unexpectedly, Liang Jingyi looked down upon him even more, transferred him to a casual position, and ignored him again.
For this reason, Wang Wenjin held a grudge and turned to the sixth prince Baili Hanran. However, Wang Wenjin is no longer in the center at this time, has no power, and has no news to show off. Therefore, Baili Hanran didn't take him seriously.
Now that everyone is dead, he immediately defected to the fourth prince Baili Xiyu. He believed that Baili Xiyu controlled Taiyue City and would be the master of Daqian sooner or later. He would definitely be reused as a minister of the Dragon in the future.
Now that He Lanyi was insulting him like this, he naturally couldn't bear it and ordered: "Come here, catch He Lan Yi out!"
The people on the left and right got the order and brought out He Lanyi, who had been sealed. Wang Wenjin smiled and said: "Master Fuxiang, since you are stubborn, I can only fulfill your loyalty and let you go to the late emperor! Come and kill me on the spot!"
Wang Wenjin wanted to use Helan to establish his authority and kill him in front of all the civil and military officials, not afraid that these officials would not yield.
When they heard that Wang Wenjin was going to kill He Lanyi, everyone turned pale. Song Zheng and Ji Changfeng even knocked on the cell door and shouted: "Wang Wenjin, how dare you!"
"I have said, this is because you are stubborn, so I have no choice but to fulfill your loyalty!" Wang Wenjin looked at everyone and sneered: "Don't be anxious, everyone, come one by one, your names will be written in the history of history. Mr. He Lanyi Get on the road, I will send you to find him right away!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the person behind him holding a long knife and slashing it down towards He Lanyi. Many officials closed their eyes or turned around, afraid to watch the bloody scene that followed.
Unexpectedly, after a long time, the knife still did not fall.
When everyone turned their heads again and opened their eyes, they saw that the executioner was pierced by a long sword. Then a young man stepped forward from behind, helped He Lanyi up and said, "The Prime Minister was shocked."
He Lanyi did not recognize this person, and was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Wang Wenjin, who was full of panic, asked for him: "Who are you?"
The young man did not answer, pointed his sword at Wang Wenjin and said: "Master Wang, my young master asked me to tell you something, don't rely on others' power!"
"You...who is your young master?"
"My young master," the young man stepped forward, sword light flashing through the dim cell: "You don't deserve to know!"
Following the words, Wang Wenjin's head rolled down, and then his body fell to the ground, blood splattering on the spot.
All the civil and military officials were stunned when they saw the whole process of killing. It was He Lanyi who reacted first and thanked him: "Thank you so much for saving my life, this brave man!"
The young man swung his sword and beheaded several other officers, then opened the cell door and released the court officials.
The young man said: "I came to rescue you all on the orders of my young master. Now Baili Xiyu has left Taiyue City, and his army has marched to Jizhou. At this moment, Taiyue City is empty. Sir, please follow me and fight your way out of the city!"
All civil and military officials were very happy when they heard this. However, only He Lanyi looked calm and asked: "Who is your young master and why do you want to save us?"
The young man had no choice but to move closer and whisper a few words to He Lanyi. After hearing this, He Lanyi was stunned on the spot and did not recover for a while.
"Master Assistant Prime Minister, without further ado, let's get out of the city quickly!" the young man urged.
He Lanyi nodded, and then ordered everyone: "Let this strong man open the way, and I will be in the middle. Song Zheng and Ji Changfeng are separated. No one must fall behind. Let's leave Taiyue City first!"
"Follow the orders of the Prime Minister!"
As a result, a group of people escaped from the prison in a mighty manner. Without a general guarding Taiyue City, they successfully broke out of the south gate and escaped!
