Chapter 704: Breaking the City
The eighth prince was urgently preparing to move the capital, but he never thought that Prime Minister Changshi would actually rebel against Xiao Long, the guard of the East Gate, so that all the gold and silver treasures in the cars were seized.
And at this moment, in front of the city pass, the defenders are still fighting hard, but the king behind is going to run away with his ministers, so in this case, as soon as the news reaches the front line, it is conceivable that the army's heart is shaken! The last bit of morale of the defenders of Chuzhou was also completely shattered!
This time, after the strong attack, the prince of Chu broke through the city pass and began to lead his army into the city.
At the same time, the east gate of Chuzhou.
Under the escort of a large number of palace guards, the eighth prince rode the royal car, led the civil and military officials, and marched towards the east gate, intending to leave the city from here and flee to Dongyang County.
When they reached the city gate, the procession stopped, and seeing that a large box was seized here, the eighth prince couldn't help frowning, because this box was too familiar to him, and it contained the gold and silver treasures in the palace!
And right now, Xiao Long, the guard of the east gate, is also standing at the city gate.
Seeing him, the eighth prince immediately shouted angrily: "Xiao Long! ”
"The last general!" Xiao Long shook back.
The eighth prince was in the king's car, pointed at him and asked, "This king has already ordered you to escort the gold and silver to Dongyang!" Why are you still here!? ”
"Back to the king, the gold and silver in the treasury are the lifeblood of my Chu country, if there is any accident that hurts the foundation of the country, I will not be able to bear this responsibility." Xiao Long replied.
"You!" The eighth prince was extremely angry, but at this moment, he didn't have the heart or time to talk nonsense with Xiao Long, and after taking a deep breath, he immediately said, "You open the city gate immediately!" Go to Dongyang with this king! Fast! ”
Hearing this, Xiao Long paused first, and then said in a muffled voice: "Forgiveness will be difficult to obey." ”
"What did you say!?" When the eighth prince heard this, his eyes immediately widened, and it wasn't until a long time later that he reacted, and then pointed at Xiao Long and said sharply: "Xiao Long! Are you trying to betray this king!? ”
"King! Chuzhou has been the capital of our country for hundreds of years, where the lifeblood is, how can it be moved to Dongyang County! Xiao Long said loudly.
"Presumptuous!" The eighth prince was furious, and then said angrily: "Someone! Take Xiao Long down for me! Rectify the Dharma on the spot! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, before the palace guards could make a move, they all knelt down at this time, and said in unison: "The king can't move the capital, I hope the king thinks twice."
In such a situation, the officials who knelt on the ground, the palace guards were stunned for a while when they saw this, and the eighth prince was about to explode his lungs! With trembling fingers, he pointed to the group of ministers kneeling below, and said with wide eyes: "You guys! You ......"
"Report~~~~" At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves came, and a soldier galloped over, then turned over and dismounted, and knelt in front of the eighth prince with a rolling belt, and said in a trembling voice: "Big ...... Your Majesty, the enemy has breached the city! Entered the city......"
Ah! Hearing this, the eighth prince was heartbroken, where did he dare to stay here again, and couldn't help urging again and again: "Quick! Take down Xiao Long! Escort this king out of the city! ”
Under his repeated urging, a group of palace guards were just about to step forward to make a move, but at this time, Changshi, the prime minister of Chu State, suddenly shouted: "General Xiao! What are you waiting for!? ”
His scream startled the eighth prince, and at the same time, Xiao Long also gritted his teeth, pulled out the war knife on his waist violently, pointed at the palace guards who were about to come forward, and shouted: "Who dares to move!?" ”
With his shout, in an instant, countless soldiers with halberds in their hands rushed from behind him and began to confront the palace guards.
Seeing this, the eighth prince gasped, he looked at Xiao Long who was out of the sheath, and exclaimed, "Xiao Long! What are you doing!? ”
Xiao Long didn't speak, but Prime Minister Changshi pointed to a group of palace guards and said in a shocking voice: "Whoever dares to act recklessly is treason!" ”
He said a word, and now that the prince of Chu has broken through the city pass and is killing here, the palace guards can't help but start beating drums in their hearts, and people also subconsciously begin to retreat again and again.
"Kill them! Kill them," the eighth prince shouted hoarsely.
But in this case, he has rebelled and left his relatives, and no one listens to him anymore......
There was a mutiny at the east gate, and Shi Ce, the prime minister of Chu State, rebelled against Xiao Long and captured the eighth prince.
It didn't take long for the eighth prince to be sent to the prince of Chu by five flowers.
"Xiao Long! You traitor! Thief! This king will not let you go even if he is a ghost," the eighth prince still roared.
And after seeing the prince of Chu, Xiao Long immediately pushed the eighth prince to the ground, and at the same time knelt on one knee, clenched his fists and said: "Sin general Xiao Long, see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”
Prince Chu first looked at the eighth prince who was bound and fell to the ground, and then his gaze stayed on Xiao Long's body, but he didn't let him get up.
Seeing this, Changshi, the prime minister of Chu State, immediately stepped forward, bent down and saluted: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the eighth prince has emptied the treasury of gold and silver, and wants to transport it to Dongyang, thanks to General Xiao Long's desperate blocking, this did not succeed, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
Hearing this, Prince Chu finally nodded, and then with a smile on his face, he stepped forward to help Xiao Long up, and said, "General Xiao's move is a meritorious hero of my Chu State, please hurry up." ”
"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!" Xiao Long hurriedly said.
At this time, seeing the prince of Chu who led the army into the city, the eighth prince also began to panic, he took his knees as his feet, and crawled to the feet of the prince of Chu, and said in a panic: "Big brother, big brother!" The younger brother knows that he is wrong, and the eldest brother ......"
He also knew now that he was called the eldest brother of Prince Chu, but when the latter heard this, he kicked it away and shouted coldly: "Shut up!" I'm not your big brother! There is no brother like you! ”
The eighth prince was kicked to the ground, but soon he got up again, continued to kneel at the feet of Prince Chu, and kept saying, "Big brother! Eldest brother! Please look at the past feelings, just spare the life of the minister, I beg you, big brother......"
"Get out!" Prince Chu kicked again, and at the same time said in a cold voice: "You traitor! Bully! Kill your father and brother! Mess with my Chu country! This prince can't wait to break your body into pieces! ”
Hearing this, the eighth prince's face suddenly turned like ashes, he knew that it was impossible for Prince Chu to spare himself, but soon, he begged for mercy again: "Big brother! My brother knew that he would die, but after he died, he only begged my eldest brother to bury me in the royal tomb......"
"Shut up! You also deserve to be buried in the royal tomb!? Come! Divide its five horses! Throw it in a mass grave! ”
"No!" As he spoke, a soldier soon came over, one left and one right, pulling the eighth prince away.
"I am also the Chu royal family! You can't do that......" Hachioji was still howling desperately.