"Your Majesty, no matter what, I can't stay in this 'Prince's Mansion' any longer... Your Majesty, why don't you climb over the wall and escape from the Prince's Mansion first? My body shape is somewhat similar to that of your Majesty, so I will go first. Come and pretend to be you, and then I will choose the opportunity to disfigure and commit suicide. In this way, from now on, there will be no king in this world, and the king will naturally be safe!" The thin man called Commander Gao said with emotion. He looked at Zhu Jingxuan and said, "Even if my identity is revealed, I can still help the king delay a little bit!"
Hearing the words of this so-called high commander, Zhu Jingxuan felt a little moved.
This is a loyal person!
However, Zhu Jingxuan, who had already known the plot of the novel, naturally did not agree to this person's proposal.
"Don't be impatient!" Zhu Jingxuan chuckled and stretched out his hand to press lightly. "Those cavalrymen from the city are not necessarily here to kill me. If we take action here, if there is a misunderstanding, it will be Not beautiful.”
"Your Majesty, the situation has reached such a critical moment, why are you still looking forward and backward?" Commander Gao angrily scolded Zhu Jingxuan for his naivety, "If the Liu family really plans to usurp the throne, as a member of the Daqian clan, Your Majesty, How can there be any good? At this time of crisis, the king should put his own safety first!"
Looking at the anxious Commander Gao, Zhu Jingxuan felt helpless: The reason why I have been able to be so calm until now is because I have already read the plot of the novel!
In the novel, as "King Yu", he will be favored by the powerful Prime Minister Liu Xun and become the new emperor of Daqian.
Although Zhu Jingxuan did not know the specific time, judging from the cavalry's posture of sealing the city and imposing martial law, it should be today without a doubt.
Therefore, Zhu Jingxuan naturally did not have the worries of Commander Gao and others.
However, it was difficult for him to tell the people in his house about such things. After all, how did he learn about things in the capital thousands of miles away?
"How about... I go out to inquire about the situation again?" On the side, the burly man, perhaps feeling guilty that he rushed back to report the situation without seeing the cavalry clearly, immediately volunteered and said.
After hearing what this person said, Zhu Jingxuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed to this person's action - if he didn't allow him to investigate, this fool would probably blame himself, right?
After getting Zhu Jingxuan's consent, the burly man immediately ran out of the "Prince's Mansion" and ran quickly in the direction he came from.
"As for you..." Zhu Jingxuan looked at the other people present, and then said calmly, "The cavalry sealing the city, for me, I don't know whether it is a disaster or a blessing. If it is a disaster... I have no intention of hurting you, you now Let’s go our separate ways first!”
Hearing Zhu Jingxuan's words, the high commander immediately said with great dissatisfaction: "Who does the king think we are? When we came to seek refuge with you, the king never disliked our vulgarity and took us in. Now if we are If we just abandon you because something has not happened yet, then how can we stand in this world?"
"That's right! That's right! Your Majesty lets us go at this time, but looks down on us? Do you think we vulgar people are not worthy of dying with you, Your Majesty?" Others behind Commander Gao immediately agreed with Commander Gao's words. .
Regarding this, Zhu Jingxuan sighed helplessly and said: "I know your thoughts, and I also know that you are willing to die calmly for me. However, have you ever thought that you are not only yourselves, but also your family?" Where are your wives, children, and children? If something happens to you, what will happen to them?"
Although Zhu Jingxuan knew that he was taken to the capital to become the emperor, in the final analysis, he was just a puppet emperor. If he left these people here, it would be hard to say whether he would trick them to death afterwards.
The reason why he recruited these people before was just because he needed these people to strengthen his momentum so that he could go to the government to ask for the salary that belonged to him as a prince.
You must know that in today's Daqian, the royal family is in decline, and all officials in the world respect power. Therefore, as the prince of Daqian, he wants to go to the government to ask for his salary, but those officials all use various reasons to deduct it, and they have no choice but to do so. , he can only accept these idle men and some guilty righteous people for his own use.
Among them, Commander Gao was one of the righteous men who drew a sword for his friend and finally fled to Yuancheng and was taken in by Zhu Jingxuan.
At the same time, after listening to Zhu Jingxuan's "wife, children, old and young" words, most of the people present could not help but hesitate a little, and were no longer as firm as before.
"Ignore the others for now, anyway, I will definitely follow the king to the death!" Commander Gao raised his head and said firmly, "After all, I am alone now, with no wife, children, children, relatives and friends, who can accompany the king. It is my honor to die!"
Some people who were in a similar situation to Commander Gao responded.
After hearing this, Zhu Jingxuan thought for a while and then made a decision: "In this case, if there are wives, children, and children at home...even relatives and friends who can't let go, they can leave, and the remaining people can pretend to be servants in the mansion. , let’s stay in the house for now!”
The reason why Zhu Jingxuan added "relatives, friends and old friends" after "wives, children and old children" was to leave an opening for some people who did not have wives, children and old children to take care of but were greedy for life and feared death, so that they could leave the house. And the reason why he would He made this arrangement because he wanted to ensure that the last person staying in his mansion was someone who was truly loyal to him!
Only in this way can I dare to entrust them with important responsibilities in the future.
Soon, the people present were quickly divided into two groups. One group stood in the front, those who wanted to stay in the mansion to accompany Zhu Jingxuan, and the other group stood in the back with their heads lowered. These people were preparing to leave the mansion. people.
Zhu Jingxuan took one last look at the people standing behind him, and then waved his hand, signaling them to leave as soon as possible.
"Crash..."
Those standing at the back knelt on the ground one after another, and after kowtowing to Zhu Jingxuan a few times, they stood up and left Zhu Jingxuan's mansion.
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"Dong dong dong..."
The sound of horse hooves galloping broke the tranquility of the small town.
Soon, a group of fully armed cavalry arrived in front of the "Prince's Mansion" where Zhu Jingxuan was located.
However, what is very strange is that in the middle of the group, an old man standing on the carriage is holding a bamboo pole high in his hand.
Soon, the door of the Prince's Mansion was knocked open by a soldier who dismounted in front of the door.
