Oriole Line

Hundreds of people can deal with this king!Today, you killed the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, which is an unforgivable crime. Unfortunately, although you have planned for a long time, it was in vain.Although this king is not the son of the royal father, his succession to the throne is expected by all.The emperor wanted to establish the king as the prince several times, and discussed it several times in the court, did the emperor forget it? "Although there was a big change today, the king of Chu was deeply favored by Zhou Shao since he was a child, and he didn't lose his momentum at the moment. He continued, "Since I have broken my face with the emperor today, don't blame the king for being ruthless." .Come on!Take down the prince! "

As soon as the king of Chu said this, there was a burst of intensive footsteps.Not long after, a line of forbidden troops, all in military uniform, entered the palace and surrounded the officials. The leader replied to the king of Chu: "The commander of Qi has surrounded the entire palace city, and the Chaoyang Palace, Wanquan Palace, and Jiuhua Palace are also closed." Controlled by the Northern Army."

The King of Chu nodded in satisfaction when he heard the words, and said to the crown prince, "Brother Huang, how about it? If I arrest him without a fight at this moment, I can still save Brother Huang's life. We are brothers, why bother to kill each other?" He turned to the officials in the hall. , "I don't blame the past for what happened today, as long as you convert to the king at this moment, you will all be ministers of the humerus when the king ascends the throne in the future!"

The situation that had once favored the prince just now was reversed.At this moment, there are imperial guards in military uniform all around, and most of the officials present are civilian officials who have no power to restrain chickens. Even if there are a few generals, they don't have weapons in their hands at this moment.The gate of the Chaoyang Hall was wide open, and a thick layer of snow had fallen outside. In the white sky, it seemed as if one could hear the footsteps of the Imperial Army in the palace city. Those were the Northern Army that the King of Chu relied on.

The Imperial Army that surrounded the officials had already approached the prince step by step, the prince's sword was still dripping with Qi Chen's blood, and his court uniform was even more smudged with a large mass of purplish red blood.He blocked the saber in front of himself, looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Even if I die here today, I will not be captured without a fight. If I die in your hands, it is also the destiny, hahahaha."

Originally, the fight between the princes did not necessarily require taking lives, but today, the crown prince had already assassinated the prime minister, and the forbidden army stepped forward with their swords drawn, if the crown prince refused to arrest him without a fight, obviously blood would be spilled on the Chaoyang Palace.

At the critical moment, Pu Chen yelled: "Wait!" He was indeed fully prepared for coming here today, but it was always for his own protection, and he did not intend to get involved in the battle between the two princes.Until then, seeing that the prince might be beheaded in front of the palace, Pu Chen finally decided to stand up.

"King Chu, don't bully people too much." Pu Chen said coldly.

"Oh? What advice does General Pu have?" King Chu made a gesture, and His Royal Highness's forbidden army stopped advancing.

"Today the truth is revealed. It is true that Prime Minister Qi ordered Cai Bo to kill my father. I should have killed Qi Xiang to avenge my father, but the crown prince has already made a move to kill treacherous ministers and rectify the court. This is what everyone expects. At this moment, Chu You, Wang, are going against the grain and wanting to use the imperial army to plot rebellion. Your crime of treason has been proven, and this moment is just the end of your battle. You come to ask me what advice you have?" Pu Chen spoke righteously, his eyes burning.

"Sure enough, he is a general, with backbone!" Chu Wang said, "It's a pity that the tens of thousands of horses you brought can only guard outside Jiankang City. At this moment, the distant water can't save the nearby fire. This king has already let Qi Yan shut him down." Sifang City Gate, at this moment, not to mention the palace city, the entire Jiankang City is under the control of this king, what can you do to me? It is better to recognize the situation and follow the king as soon as possible. What do you think, General Pu? ?”

"Who said they can only guard outside Jiankang City?" Pu Chen walked to the side door of the main hall at a fast pace, although there were guards guarding the side, he did not dare to act rashly.

"King Chu, look at the sword!" Pu Chen flicked his sleeves, and made a gesture to attack the King Chu with a hidden weapon. The imperial guards in the palace immediately focused their attention on the King Chu. Suddenly, a red smoke was particularly conspicuous in the white palace city.

King Chu frowned: "What did you do?"

Pu Chen smiled slightly: "The king of Chu also knows that the 5 horses I brought from Wuchang are outside the Xili Gate. The prince thought that the gates of the four sides of the city were closed, did he forget one person? This person was originally in my Pu family. Under his command, he happens to be guarding the Xili Gate now. Tell me, what will he do when he sees my signal?"

The King of Chu thought quickly, and murmured: "You mean...Xiang Hu!"

Pu Chen smiled but did not answer.

"It turns out that he surrendered falsely, despicable!" King Chu gritted his teeth, and said to a person beside him, "Quickly tell Qi Yan, kill Xiang Hu on the spot, and guard the palace gate to the death!" The people on the side were ordered to go.

The King of Chu looked fierce, glanced at everyone in the hall, and said to Pu Chen: "Even if your soldiers and horses attack the palace city, it will be too late." He said to the officials in the hall: "If at this moment If you take refuge in this king, you will be rewarded after this king ascends the throne! The rest of you will be killed on the spot!"

As soon as the order was issued, some timid officials were trembling with fright, and many of them fell to the ground and wailed: "I beg the king of Chu to spare my life, and I am willing to follow the king of Chu."

The rest just didn't know what to do, only heard Xie Kun shouting at this moment: "Success or failure depends on one move, there are hundreds of prince attendants here, as long as we stay here, we will be saved when General Pu's reinforcements arrive. ! The king of Chu conspired against him, everyone got it and punished him! Protect the prince!"

As soon as this remark came out, many officials who originally supported the prince stood by the prince.Pu Chen and Wen Tao took the lead, walking up to the prince and protecting him behind him.Surrounding them are hundreds of attendants of the Prince's East Palace.

"I didn't expect it to be so exciting today." Wen Tao and Pu Chen put their backs on each other and sighed after posing.

Pu Chen licked his lips: "It's not in vain to come to Jiankang!"

The king of Chu saw that the imperial army belonging to him in the palace was obviously superior in number, and a cold light flashed in his eyes and said: "Kill!"

23, 23.

The Chaoyang Hall is now the Shura Field with its gates closed.

Realizing that Pu Chen's soldiers and horses would soon enter the palace gate, King Chu made up his mind to put all his eggs in one basket.Up to now, right and wrong are no longer important. Since he has painstakingly mastered the military power of Miyagi and Jiankang, and even his own uncle has already died in the palace, there is no way for him to retreat now. It is necessary to hold the imperial power tightly in his own hands, otherwise, his fate and the fate of his mother and concubine will never be restored.

Several ministers in the hall have died in the chaos.In today's scene, some officials above the fifth rank had already died in Huangquan under the "kill" of King Chu before they had time to escape, including Pu Xuanzhi.However, no one mourned their deaths, and their bodies were soon trampled by the Custodians, whose attacks became more and more fierce.

A number of the Prince's East Palace attendants had died in battle, their armor and weapons were inferior to the imperial army, and their circle surrounding the Prince and some important officials was shrinking.At the beginning, neither Pu Chen nor Wen Tao did anything, neither of them had any weapons, not to mention they didn't know what to expect, and they didn't know when Xiang Hu's reinforcements would come in.In terms of preparation, they are perfect today.Although Xiang Hu has never been transferred to Xilimen, Wen Tao had forged the letter by imitating Qi Yan's handwriting before, and sent Tang Yu to send the letter to Xilimen when King Chu and the Qi family confronted Pu Chen in the court hall. Limen Qiyan's deputy general.Pu Chen's investigation is very clear, Qi Yan will always be in the palace today, as long as Tang Yu is dressed as a forbidden army, and Qi Yan's forged letter is sent to Xilimen, falsely claiming that there is an emergency in the palace and needs the support of the lieutenant general, the lieutenant general will definitely bring The guards under his command rushed to the palace, and the Xili Gate would be guarded by Xiang Hu.And once the situation is critical, under the name of Pu Chen's fireworks, Xiang Hu will open the Xili Gate and let the [-] Wuchang troops from Stone City into Jiankang.And the [-] Wuchang Army was stronger than the Northern Army in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness, and they would surely be able to capture the palace gate and rescue Pu Chen in a short time.

At this moment, the fireworks have been fired, and Xiang Hu must have put the Wuchang Army into Jiankang City.These people are well-trained, and it will be a matter of time before they break into the city gate, but at this moment, the king of Chu has shown his killing intent, before they enter the palace, it is unknown whether the lives of the crown prince and Pu Chen in the Chaoyang Palace can be saved.

Seeing that the attendants in the Eastern Palace were gradually exhausted, Pu Chen gave Wen Tao a wink, and the two jumped out of the crowd at the right time, each picked up their sabers from the ground, and joined the battle.Pu Chen has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is very proficient in riding, archery and swordsmanship, while Wen Tao has an exquisite left-handed sword.The two cooperated left and right, actually suppressing the momentum of the imperial army.

The King of Chu's face turned ferocious, and he said bitterly: "Puchen, today you are going to protect the emperor to death, are you going to kill this king?"

Pu Chen didn't look at him, he blocked him and said: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone gets to punish him."

The King of Chu sneered: "You are not clean either. You put [-] Wuchang troops into Jiankang while talking and laughing, and directly forced the palace to the Chaoyang Palace! Do you think that even if you survived today, the king's brother would really Do you let me go?"

Pu Chen's movements seemed to be slow for a while, and the prince behind hurriedly said: "The young general is the descendant of the general. What is the crime of killing traitors and sycophants today? If the rebels can be put down today, the young general will be the first-class hero!"

"Hahahahaha!" King Chu laughed, looking up to the sky, "Uncle is right. For any kind of rebellion, forcing the palace is an excuse. One moment forcing the palace, the next moment is the Qing Dynasty's side. One moment killing the king, the next moment is doing justice for the sky! Hahaha Haha, kill me!" King Chu's eyes were reddened at this moment, and he suddenly remembered what Qi Chen had warned him not long ago. Sure enough, in the vortex of power, everything is an excuse. Only by killing other people can he be able to climb the ranks of the ten thousand people. on the seat.

"Be careful!" Wen Tao shouted.He noticed that because of the words of the King of Chu, Pu Chen