In the early morning, the sound of horns and the moaning of cattle are endless.
One hundred thousand troops, dressed in linen and mourning, wrapped in white flags, were ready to go.
The army cleared the way, and there were two coffins. The prince and the princess, dressed in mourning clothes, stood guard around the coffins.
He was accompanied by five warriors and sixteen maids.
Zhang Si toasted the last bottle of wine in front of the coffin and walked to the prince's horse: "Your Majesty, you must be extremely careful."
The prince understood and nodded solemnly.
The wails became even louder, piercing the sky.
Wang Erlei clasped fists with Zhang Si in farewell and loudly ordered: "Guard the spirit and return home!".
The army marched forward in mighty force.
Zhang Si looked at the prince who was gradually going away and murmured to himself: "Prince - my son." The old voice became more and more sad.
The prince turned back on his horse and looked at Nanzhao City, which was getting smaller and smaller. His father, who was in his dying years, still stood in the cold wind as he bid farewell. I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat, feeling sad, and my eyes gradually became moist.
Mary: "Prince, there is still one person who is not here."
The prince turned around and said, "She won't come. Something must have happened."
Qiu Yunlong sat high on the leader's throne in the middle with his eyes closed and a smug smile hanging on his lips.
…
On the desk, a thick "Manu Code" is clearly visible.
After turning around a side room, you enter the hall. After passing the hall, there is another large room.
The room was magnificent, but the cups and plates on the table in the middle were in a mess.
In a corner of the room, Shan Shan was fully armed, but she was sitting there with her head lowered. Her hands and feet had been firmly tied and she couldn't move, but she was still struggling.
Shan Shan was angry: "Wei Jue, Zhang Heng, you two beasts, please untie me quickly."
Wei Jue sneered: "Cousin, please stop moving. The more you move, the tighter and tighter you become, and the more uncomfortable you become. It really makes me feel bad."
The two of them laughed obscenely.
Shan Dan: "Wei Jue, don't even dream that I can marry you. Beasts, beasts. You are just dogs in front of my father."
Wei Jue: "Okay, well said. Dog, dog. Woof woof woof, haha!"
Zhang Heng: "Haha, dog, dog son-in-law, dog protector, hahahaha!"
Shan Shan cried out: "Dog, dog slave! Dog! Oh, Prince, where are you? Come and save me!"
Zhang Heng: "Hey, I left early. Holy girl, you'd better give up. Can the prince come back alive this time?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The army of guardian spirits marched forward in mighty force.
The prince looked back several times, reluctant to leave.
Mary said with relief: "Prince, it's okay. Don't worry. Qiu Yunlong can only lock her up. The saint is also her life. There will definitely be no danger."
The prince nodded: "It's just that she hasn't been away from me for a day since she was a child. I'm afraid that she will be willful and can't think about it - Hi."
…
Half a year later, the vast army of spirit guardians had arrived at Xiliao City.
The prince, Mary and other soldiers dismounted and stood by.
A Huangmen led several guards on horseback and came straight to the prince: "The emperor has a decree——"
Everyone knelt to receive the imperial edict, but the prince knelt down on one knee.
Huangmen frowned and declared: "The Emperor's decree: Order Wang Erlei's army to camp outside the city and not enter the city. The princess and the consort will escort the coffin into the palace immediately to meet the saint."
Everyone stood up in obedience.
Mary quietly called Wang Erlei aside and ordered softly: "Brother, I order you to camp on the spot and not enter the city. It shows that my father has doubts about us. I am afraid that there will be changes in the harem after entering the city. You are the mother-in-law. The safety of the queen mother depends entirely on you. You must keep your armor and never surrender your command seal at any time. Once something happens in the palace, you will immediately launch a mutiny. Remember."
Wang Erlei nodded understandingly: "Don't worry, imperial sister."
Mary: "Okay." She got on her horse, but still followed the prince into the city without worry.
The two coffins slowly entered the city under the protection of many guards.
The whole city was in mourning and the whole country mourned. The streets were lined with countless wailing people.
Ten miles long street, white flags of mourning, weeping people, angry crowds, and vengeful eyes.
The prince sat on the horse and let countless dirt, rotten vegetables, and garbage hit his face and body.
Angry voices: "Kill him - beat him." The wave grew louder than the wave.
Mary tried to stop him, but her voice was drowned out by a louder roar.
King Wang Erhan is sitting on the throne, with a majestic look on his face that makes people shudder.
The ministers lined up on the left and right, prostrate themselves on the ground.
Wang Erhan glanced at everyone: "Listen to me: I listened to your slanderous words and went to Nanzhao. I lost my emperor's brother in a few months. You and other traitors are all to blame. Come, take Ding Wei Lei, Du Shuju, Du Weigan, and Shan Xiongwei pulled him out of the Meridian Gate, beheaded him in public, and exposed his body for three days to pay homage to my brother."
The guards received the order and pulled the four people out of the hall.
The voices of the four ministers pleading before they died: "Your Majesty, it's unfair, it's unfair, Your Majesty..."
All the ministers were trembling with fear.
The guard came to report: "Your Majesty, the coffin of the princess and the consort has arrived at the square."
Wang Erhan: "Xuan two people enter the palace. You all can stand up."
Huang Men raised his voice: "Princess Xuan, the consort enters the palace!"
Soon, Mary and the prince came into the palace to see him.
Mary knelt on the ground and said, "Father. My son, please pay homage to your father." She pulled the hem of the prince's clothes and motioned for him to kneel down.
The prince stood solemnly, showing no intention of kneeling.
Mary's pleading eyes said softly: "Prince, please pay homage to your father."
The prince looked at Mary and knelt down on one knee reluctantly.
Wang Erhan frowned.
Wei Yibo, the uncle of the Western Liao Kingdom, came out and said: "Your Majesty, this person is a defeated general. He is extremely arrogant. He does not kneel before your Majesty. He is clearly showing contempt for our country. I hope your Majesty will punish him severely."
Wang Erhan was noncommittal.
Mary stood up and walked slowly to Wei Yibo. Wei Yibo shrank back: "You, what do you dare to do?"
Mary: "You traitor. Don't you just want Princess Nai to replace my mother? If you talk again, I will cut out your tongue." Wei Yibo stomped his feet and ducked back in fear.
Wang Erhan: "Mary, please don't be rude to your uncle." Pointing to the prince: "Prince, why don't you kneel down when you see my father?"
The prince's words were sonorous: "Your Majesty, this leg represents the prince-in-law himself, and he has already kneeled down, but the other leg represents Nanzhao from the monarch to the common people. He will never kneel down."
Wang Erhan: "Why?"
Prince: "There is no country big or small. Even if your Majesty sends another million troops, Nanzhao will not surrender easily. This prince is here as an envoy from Nanzhao, and I am here for the purpose of everlasting peace with the Western Liao Kingdom. I hope that Your Majesty can treat us as equals." "
Wang Erhan sneered: "Prince, huh! I haven't even bothered with my brother's grudge against you, but you are already arrogant. Come on, please give the prince's imperial staff twenty, and see if he kneels or not."
Several guards came forward and without any explanation, pressed down on the prince and started beating him.
Mary was extremely anxious: "Father, no!"
Wang Erhan: "Fight!"
The prince gritted his teeth, his expression unchanged under the heavy staff.
After the twenty imperial staffs were passed, the guard came forward and reported: "Your Majesty, the twenty imperial staffs have been completed."
Wei Yibo twisted his beard and smiled evilly.
Wang Erhan: "Prince, are you going to kneel or not?"
The prince stood up slowly and stubbornly.
Wang Erhan was furious: "Prince, you are toasting and not eating, you are hopeless. Come, push out the Meridian Gate——"
Mary was shocked and turned pale. She knelt down the corridor and said, "Father, no, no..."
Several guards had already put the prince's hands behind his back, trying to push him out of the palace door.
Seeing that her father refused, Mary stood up suddenly, ran to the palace gate, pulled out a saber from the waist of a guard, and placed it across the palace gate: "Which of you dares to act rashly?" She rushed to the hall and begged loudly: "Father, please show mercy--"
Wang Erhan was furious: "Whoever dares to stop him will be killed." He waved his hand and tried to leave the hall.
At this time, a Huangmen hurriedly ran over: "Report, Your Majesty, something bad has happened. General Wang Erlei has turned against the enemy and is leading an army of 100,000 men in full armor. He seems to be attacking the city."
