Outside the palace, the carriage convoys dispersed and headed in different directions.
In the carriage, a faint scent of incense filled the air, refreshing the mind.
Zhao Hongming, who was sitting behind the desk, sat cross-legged on the carpet with his eyes closed and meditative, his body swaying slightly with the carriage.
The carriage he was riding in was located in the middle of the entire motorcade, and was guarded by fifty Imperial Guards at the front and rear.
Chang Wubing and Wang Bao were on the left and right sides of the carriage.
Chen Xuerong, who joined later, rode in front of the carriage to lead the way.
No one in the entire team made any noise. Zhao Hongming only heard the sound of horse hooves, footsteps, and the creaking of carriages.
After leaving the palace, the convoy, led by the leader, bypassed the main street of Daliang City and left the city through another alley with relatively few people.
After a while, Zhao Hongming opened his eyes, blocked the car curtain with the back of his hand, and asked outside: "Wang Bao, where are we now?"
"Your Highness, we just left Dongxuanmen in Daliang, and now we are on the official road." Wang Bao's tone was very respectful, and he told the current situation truthfully.
Zhao Hongming asked: "This official road is easy to walk. Are there many mountains and forests?"
"Back to Your Highness, we are about to enter Mount Li. There are many mountains and fields on both sides, and the scenery is very good."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongming frowned slightly.
There are many mountains and forests, which means there are many places where you can ambush.
Something might happen.
He knew that the reason why they moved away from the palace was because the palace formation was destroyed.
In his opinion, the palace is not safe, and the wild is not safe anywhere.
If he were the other person, he would definitely not miss such an opportunity.
In the past few months, the Palace Department and the Imperial City Department have added a lot of manpower, but Zhao Hongming feels that the defense in the palace seems to have become much looser recently. Every time he hears a corner, he can move around unimpeded.
The palace was so infiltrated that it was impossible for Emperor Jian'an not to notice it at all.
It stands to reason that if the palace formation is destroyed, there will be no signs at all.
But the fact is that it happened so bizarrely.
There must be another reason.
'It's such a troubled time these days. ’ Zhao Hongming glanced at the tall city wall behind the carriage and felt wary.
He sat up straight, put one hand on the handle of the knife, and became highly concentrated.
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At the same time, on another official road in Daliang City, there was also a convoy of nearly a hundred people moving forward on the official road.
The carriage is pulled by five black horses of the same color.
This motorcade is obviously the prince's motorcade.
On the carriage, the Crown Princess Gu Wei was beside her, leaning on the soft pillow and taking a nap, while the Crown Prince Zhao Hongli was sitting upright beside him, thinking deeply.
His face doesn't look good.
Now that the palace formation has been destroyed, it is clear that there are people in the palace who are cooperating with others.
Nowadays, there are wars and disputes outside, drought and traitors inside, and the state of Wei seems to be in a state of collapse.
Throughout the ages, when many countries were about to die, the current emperor would rush to the throne and leave a lot of mess to the prince.
He believed that the Wei State had not yet reached the point of subjugation, but there was no doubt that after these many twists and turns, the Wei State must have been weakened.
When it is passed to him, it will be a weakened Wei State.
How abominable.
He didn't know how long this turmoil would last, and he didn't know when he would be able to return outside the palace.
In addition, I heard that Emperor Jian'an had the idea of changing the prince.
Prince Zhao Hongli suddenly felt a little aggrieved and worried.
Rumble~
The sun in the east has not yet appeared, but there is thunder in the sky, which is gloomy.
Gradually, the dark clouds hung low and covered the moon.
From time to time, lightning flashed through the black clouds, as if the sky was roaring.
Crown Princess Gu Wei was startled by the thunder. She gently opened the curtains on the carriage and looked out.
Warm wind blew by, bringing with it strong moisture. If you smelled carefully, you could smell an earthy smell.
"It's finally going to rain." Crown Princess Gu Wei suddenly smiled: "Prince, the people of Wei have been waiting for rain for a long time."
Prince Zhao Hongli's mind was in a mess right now, so he responded in a coping style.
Gu Wei lowered the curtains and said, "Prince, when will we return to the palace?"
"I don't know. Let's wait for news from our father."
"oh."
"Xu..."
The carriage came to an emergency stop, causing Zhao Hongli, who was sitting in the carriage, to fall forward under the influence of inertia.
Gu Wei, who was on the side with quick eyes and quick hands, hurriedly supported Zhao Hongli.
Zhao Hongli suddenly became angry, got out of the carriage, pointed at the driver and cursed: "Damn slave, how can you drive the carriage?"
Faced with the prince's scolding, the coachman did not respond. He held the reins tightly with both hands and stared straight ahead, motionless.
Zhao Hongli followed the coachman's gaze and saw figures surging in the shadows directly in front of the team.
The sound of horse hooves, footsteps, and the scraping of iron plates came from the darkness in all directions.
Zhao Hongli was very familiar with this voice.
He had heard it in the military camp, and the sound of iron scraping was caused by wearing armor while operating.
It's a soldier!
Soon, soldiers wearing red armor emerged from the mountain forest one by one. They held spears and shields and surrounded Zhao Hongli's motorcade on three sides. They were afraid that there would be no less than two hundred in number.
Look at this costume, they are the army of Chu State.
Zhao Hongli couldn't believe why Chu's army would appear on the outskirts of Wei's Daliang City.
The commander of the convoy reacted quickly: "Form up a formation to protect the prince."
At his order, nearly a hundred forbidden troops quickly drew their sabers from their waists and formed a three-and-three formation with their nearest teammates, guarding Zhao Hongli in the middle.
The Tu family warriors sent over by Queen Tu Lihua also narrowed their range and guarded around the carriage: "Prince, please enter the carriage."
Prince Zhao Hongli remained silent and quickly got into the car.
"Prince, what's going on outside?"
"It's okay." Zhao Hongli's face turned pale and his heartbeat kept accelerating.
He held Gu Wei's hand tightly, trembling slightly.
Directly ahead, the Chu soldiers made way for a passage.
A strong man, five feet tall, walked out slowly on a tall black horse.
He was wearing heavy armor and was dragging a long-handled Mo Dao about one foot long on the ground.
The leader of the imperial army shouted sternly: "Who is here? Dare to use force against the crown prince in the territory of Wei?"
The strong man tugged on the reins in his hands, causing the horse beneath him to sway uneasily from side to side.
He cupped his hands and said, "I'm Shen Xishan, a congenital warrior from the Chu Kingdom. On the order of the King of Chu, I'm here to take the life of the Crown Prince of Wei!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved the long knife in his hand.
After receiving the order, the soldiers surrounding the front took a step back, revealing the crossbowmen hidden behind them.
When the leader of the Forbidden Army saw this scene, his heart suddenly trembled.
It was a two-stone crossbow, and all these soldiers were warriors.
The Mo Dao in Shen Xishan's hand suddenly swung down: "Kill!"
Whoosh!
Countless arrows were like a downpour of arrows, shooting towards the prince and everyone.
