Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Zheng Keshuang knew very well that he had already embarked on a path of no return. Since he had chosen to fight for the throne, he must move forward bravely, otherwise only death would await him.

At this moment, Zheng Jing's body lay there quietly, his eyes wide open, as if he was filled with endless resentment and unwillingness, and he died with his eyes open.

Zheng Keshuang tried to close Zheng Jing's eyelids, but failed after many attempts. Finally, he had to take out a handkerchief from his body and gently cover Zheng Jing's face.

Then, he pretended to be sad and shouted loudly: "My father has passed away..." The voice echoed in front of the palace gate, full of grief and sorrow.

The eunuchs who witnessed the whole process collapsed to the ground instantly. They knew in their hearts that they would never see the sunshine tomorrow.

As soon as Zheng Jing passed away, Feng Xifan coldly ordered the eunuchs: "All of you go and accompany the king!"

Before he finished speaking, more than a dozen seven-star bone-piercing needles shot out like lightning and hit each eunuch's head accurately.

These poor eunuchs fell to the ground and died before they could react.

At the same time, the sad news of the king's death quickly spread throughout the palace and outside.

The entire palace fell into chaos. Palace maids and eunuchs ran around telling each other, and people's faces were filled with astonishment and fear.

When the cannons fired at the front gate, Princess Tang had already heard what the eunuch said, that Shuang'er was leading the soldiers of the Shenji Camp to attack the front. This made her extremely anxious, and she wanted to rush to the front gate immediately to find out what was going on.

However, the harem was far away from the front gate. When she was halfway there, she heard the eunuch report: The king has passed away!

But at this moment, Princess Tang did not feel sad at all. All she wanted was to support Shuang'er to ascend the throne as soon as possible. She must not let that "incestuous child" snatch the supreme throne.

At this moment, she did not know that Zheng Kezang had committed suicide by burning himself.

Princess Tang sat on the phoenix carriage, and the figure of Zheng Cong suddenly appeared in her mind. At such a critical moment, this old guy must step forward and help Shuang'er seize the throne. After all, he is Zheng Keshuang's biological father!

In addition, there is the Tang family. Her elder brother Tang Xianyue must help Shuang'er control the situation. However, Princess Tang does not know that Tang Xianyue has already died at the hands of the Elite Eagle Guards.

Princess Tang acted decisively and ordered her trusted eunuch to leave the palace immediately and ride on horseback as fast as possible to inform Zheng Cong and Minister Tang.

At the front gate, as the news of the king's death came, both armies fell to their knees.

At this time, the commander of the Imperial Guard, Zheng Ping, did not know how to deal with the current situation. Although he had a large number of troops, he felt very confused and helpless in the face of such a situation.

Just when Zheng Ping was hesitating, a voice suddenly came from a distance: "The princess has arrived!"

When everyone looked in the direction of the sound, they saw a group of palace maids and eunuchs surrounding a woman in luxurious clothes and elegant temperament who was slowly walking towards them.

She is Princess Tang, the biological mother of Zheng Keshuang.

When Zheng Keshuang heard that his biological mother was coming, he was no longer panicked.

He was well aware of his mother's status and influence in the palace and believed that she would be able to find a solution to the problem.

Princess Tang was Zheng Jing's principal wife, and the Tang family had always held military power, so she had absolute authority in the palace, and sometimes even Zheng Jing had to give her some ground.

"Commander Zheng, withdraw all your troops!" Princess Tang's voice had already reached everyone's ears before she arrived. Her tone was firm and majestic, and no one dared to disobey.

After hearing this, Zheng Ping couldn't help but hesitate. He was worried that if the imperial guards were withdrawn, the safety of the palace would not be guaranteed.

So he tried to explain: "But, Princess, the safety of the palace..." However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Princess Tang.

"Retreat, there will be no chaos in the palace as long as I am here!" Princess Tang said seriously.

"Yes!" Although Zheng Ping was unwilling, he still responded respectfully.

Afterwards, Princess Tang came out from the front door in a phoenix carriage and stopped beside the king's carriage.

"My son pays homage to my mother!" Zheng Keshuang knelt down respectfully and said with his head down.

"Get up!" Princess Tang said lightly, then walked straight to the royal carriage, looking coldly at Zheng Jing who was still lying on the carriage.

She turned around and instructed the eunuch beside her, "Carry the prince's body back to the palace, notify the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, prepare for the coffin, and choose a day for the funeral. Also, get that old witch and those vixens out, and bury them with the prince!"

The "old witch" mentioned by Princess Tang was Zheng Kezang's biological mother, Chen Zhaoniang, Zheng Jing's wet nurse.

The "fox spirits" she was referring to were the many concubines that Zheng Jing had recruited from the people.

Zheng Jing was a dissolute man, famous for his lust for beautiful women.

No matter if she was a beautiful girl from a humble family, a famous prostitute, a red-haired devil girl, or even an African black girl, as long as she caught his eye, no matter what her background was, he would use any means to bring her into the palace harem.

However, due to his indulgence in desires and excessive indulging in sensual pleasures, Zheng Jing's body had long been unable to bear the burden.

He was only 39 years old and already terminally ill. Even if Zheng Keshuang had not intended to kill him, he would probably not have survived for long.

After Princess Tang finished her instructions, she glanced at Zheng Keshuang and Feng Xifan, and then looked at Liu Zihua and Yang Yi who were standing in front of the Shenji Camp in the distance.

Finally, he instructed Zheng Keshuang: "Order the Shenji Camp to set up camp outside the palace, and you come with me into the palace."

"I will follow my mother's orders!" Zheng Keshuang responded respectfully.

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After a fierce battle, the warship stopped the attack and anchored five kilometers away from Suncheon Port.

At this time, Zheng's Shuntianfu Navy had been completely wiped out. No warship could continue to sail on the sea and all sank to the bottom of the sea.

In Fujian, Wei Xiaobao and his party arrived in Fuzhou early in the morning on the Commander yacht, which went straight into the Minjiang River via Fuzhou Port.

When passing by the Changmen Fort, the coastal defense soldiers of the Han Camp looked at the Commander-in-Chief yacht flying the flag of the Tiandi Army, and saluted with flag signals, for fear of offending the Tiandi Army officer sitting on the "sacred weapon".

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The new city has 7 gates and the city wall is built with granite. It crosses Wangshan Mountain in the north and goes around Wushi Mountain and the southern foot of Yu Mountain in the south. It is about 19 miles in circumference. The city wall is more than 2.1 meters high and 1.7 meters thick.

In order to prevent Japanese pirates, 36 artillery batteries were added to the city wall during the Jiajing period. In that era, such a city defense system was as solid as a rock.