Chapter 46: The Incident in Front of the House

It's just that in Luojing City, among the people, there are terrifying rumors slowly circulating:

"The general outside the city is the prince's person, his so-called change of defense this time is to transfer foreign troops in, so as to enter Luojing City and kill the emperor, so as to set up the prince as the king, change the heavens and the earth, and the emperor saw that the situation was not good, so he expanded the imperial forest army, I heard that the palace gate change, but also the prince did it!"

No matter where it is, as long as this kind of thing is said, the people can't help but come forward, listen to it, and join the discussion.

"Really? I said, why did this prince suddenly fall ill, the relationship is really a good thing for him! Someone said.

"Are you not afraid of being heard by others and losing your head?" There are those who are timid and hurriedly speak to stop them.

"Afraid of what? Now everyone is talking about it, and I heard that it's true! The first to speak shouted.

"Really? So who have you heard? Someone interjected and asked.

"People are saying, where do I remember! Oh, it's not good, the young master should wake up, I want to go back quickly, you chat, I'll go first! ”

Everyone nodded their heads and said goodbye to him, and they continued to discuss. The person who said these words was none other than Liu Xiu's follower, Wa'er, who came out of this side and went to another place, and for a while, this rumor spread rapidly like the wind.

But he didn't notice that wherever he went, there was a fat man behind him, who had a pair of bright eyes and was staring at Val all the time.

He is none other than a secret envoy sent by Shu, dialect-

Half a month after the palace gate incident, except for the fact that people talked about it every day, nothing else happened, and all the nights were the same as before, dull and tense.

Since the curfew was imposed, the Imperial Guards have been moving around the bustling city all night long, accustomed to the sound of camels in their boots.

That night, as usual, the people stayed quietly in their homes, lay down early, waited for the royal guards to pass by their doors, and fell asleep to the orderly rhythm.

It seemed like another dull night, and yet, for the whole night after the night fell, the people did not wait for the arrival of the Imperial Guards.

Only the husband who was on routine patrol occasionally shouted a trumpet and struck a gong and walked by, which startled the sleeping fierce dogs in the people's houses, and caused a few barking dogs, and there was no more movement.

But outside the Prince's Mansion, the sound of uniform footsteps suddenly sounded in the middle of the night, and tens of thousands of horses and horses of the Imperial Imperial Forest Army surrounded the Prince's Mansion, and almost every soldier held a freshly lit torch in his hand, and the light of the sword flashed under the light of the torch.

The fire was in the sky, reflecting the streets all day, but no one dared to come out to see what was going on, just wrapped up in the quilt and waited for the night to hurry over, this time the Royal Forest Army was menacing, and even did not wait for the formation of a column, someone shouted the trumpet, and hit the city wood to the door of the house, and suddenly there was a sound of "bump" and "bump" and "bump" hitting the door, and the sound shook for ten miles, and it was endless.

But there was no panic in the prince's mansion, and no one came out to ask, the atmosphere seemed a little weird, but the sound of boots stepping on the ground in the mansion came faintly.

Everyone was waiting for the moment when the door was slammed open.

Eventually, the thick door was slammed open, and after the soldiers knocked the door open, they retreated to both sides, and the soldiers behind them were about to rush into the door with a sharp blade in their hands.

But as soon as they left, they heard the sound of "aggressive" from inside the door, these Imperial Guards were the elite recruited from all over the empire, all of them had experienced many battles, and they could hear that it was the sound of sharp arrows shooting into the human body.

The screams rang out immediately. At that moment, countless archers suddenly appeared on the high wall of the Prince's Mansion, and countless sharp arrows flashed with a terrifying cold light in the firelight, shooting down in the night, like rain.

The Imperial Forest Army was caught off guard, and was killed and wounded by the rain of arrows, and immediately stopped and stopped rushing forward, at this moment, from the palace, in the dark place, countless torches suddenly lit up, and at the same time, the whole team of soldiers rushed out of the palace, they were armed with swords, and killed people when they saw them, and the Royal Forest Army was caught off guard, and the casualties were very serious.

The sound of killing, echoing in this night, shook the entire Luojing City, blood stained the place, corpses piled up in the streets, and the air was filled with the smell of death, stimulating the soldiers on both sides to fight to the death.

This fierce and long bloody battle lasted for a whole night, and the outside of the Prince's Mansion completely became a battlefield, and the blood everywhere stained the walls and roads, and the smell of blood spread in this huge city.

Although the Imperial Forest Army was suddenly attacked by the soldiers in the gate, they had a great advantage in numbers after all, and finally defeated the army in the palace before dawn, and took advantage of the situation to control the entire prince's mansion.

But the soldiers searched the entire prince's mansion, but found no trace of the prince, and the prince escaped while everyone was fighting!

Subsequently, Wang Xiangzuo personally interrogated several captured prince's soldiers, under the punishment, in front of the emperor's majesty, they all confessed, saying that all qiē were arranged by the prince, if it were not for the royal forest army to attack the prince's mansion tonight, the prince would have led the crowd to attack the palace, intending to break the net, and strike first.

And last night, when the prince saw the defeat of his own army, he knew that the general trend had gone, and he was afraid that he would be caught by the saint and deal with him for the crime of rebellion, so he took advantage of the chaos and fled, and now he doesn't know where to flee.

When Wang Xiangzuo heard this, he was furious, and he got up and shouted:

"How can such a rebellious thief get away with it!"

Get up at the moment, after asking the emperor, reconvene all the royal forest army, divide into three teams, and search the places where the prince of Luojing may go, and the prince's party and every household one by one, and at the same time declare the world, the evidence of the prince's rebellion is conclusive, and the evidence is ironclad.

Seeing this, the ministers rushed to give the emperor a recital, denouncing the prince's evil deeds, complaining about the oppression of the prince on weekdays, and at the same time trying to clear up the relationship with the prince, perfectly portraying his image of an oppressed good person.

In just half a day, the crown prince has changed from the image of being honest and honest at the beginning and dedicated to the public to a shameless villain who oppresses important ministers, abuses the death penalty, asks for bribes, uses troops without permission, and plots rebellion and usurpation.

This incident shook the world, and it was known as the "Fuqian Incident" in history.

In an inconspicuous small mansion far away from the palace and close to the city, the prince Liu Rui rubbed his hands with a dirty face, and walked around anxiously.

It was a small, inconspicuous courtyard with a closed door, so it was very quiet because it was far from the Prince's Mansion, and although the street outside the door was occasionally shouted and run around by the Imperial Guards, no one broke in to find out.

But even if no one came in, hearing the sound of soldiers running back and forth outside the door, the prince still couldn't help but be frightened, and glanced out of the door from time to time, if he didn't know that the city gate was already heavily guarded, he would have opened the door and escaped.

Just as he was pacing back and forth anxiously, he suddenly heard a "squeak", and the prince's heart tightened, and his eyes were fixed on the door, for fear that suddenly the Royal Forest Army would come in to investigate, and his life would be gone.

Fortunately, after hearing a few muffled interrogations from the soldiers, a slightly chubby man pushed open the door and walked in.

The prince's frowning brows instantly relaxed, his face was full of joy, he looked at the man, walked a few steps forward, his face turned red with excitement, and he shouted happily:

"Fang Yan, Lord Fang, Master Fang! You came, I thought the prime minister and his old man didn't care whether I lived or died! Haha, I just said that Prime Minister Ouyang is not a person who can't be saved when he sees death, and I am relieved to see you coming! ”

After hearing this, Fang Yan held his big belly with his hand, smiled at the prince, walked over calmly, and did not salute in front of the prince, dragged a chair and sat down, and said:

"The foreign minister's dialect, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

The prince was under the eaves at this time, and he didn't dare to pay any attention to etiquette, and when he heard the dialect "greeting him", he nodded and said:

"Lord Fang, Master Fang! You have also seen today's situation, I have become a rebel in the Han Kingdom, and I can't stay any longer! You want to think of a way, let me escape to Shu, and let me be a cow and a horse for the prime minister willingly! ”

After hearing this, Fang Yan nodded and said:

"How many are left?"

He asked without a beginning, but the prince seemed to have known what he meant, frowned, and replied:

"Hearing the news from my subordinates, my father doesn't seem to have any signs of attacking my people, my forces are still intact, including those in the army, and they are not implicated, it seems that my father is only targeting me alone."

Seeing that Fang Yan was silent, the prince gritted his teeth and asked Fang Yan in a low voice:

"Does the prime minister have anything to explain to me?"

Hearing the word "confession", Fang Yan was slightly stunned, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, but he still smiled peacefully on his face:

"No, the prime minister only asked me to tell His Highness that the prime minister will continue to support you and ensure your safety in Dahan."

"Guarantee my safety in Dahan?" The prince's face instantly became ugly:

"The prime minister means that he doesn't care about my life or death anymore?"

Fang Yan looked out the window, and once again there were soldiers passing by in a group at the door, and after a long time, he turned his head and looked at the prince and whispered:

"Your Highness! What's the use of you even if you go to Shu! Now the prince of Shu is in the limelight, and the prime minister is now in the country is having a hard time, after the first battle of Jingyun, the prime minister was blocked by the prince, so he did not take advantage of the situation to attack the Han country, you take refuge in Shu, once the prince catches the handle, the prime minister is not easy to explain! ”

After speaking, Fang Yan took his sleeve and wiped his sweat, stretched out his hand to drink tea, but the teacup was empty, Fang Yan snorted coldly when he saw this, and threw the cup casually, but unfortunately he used too much force, the cup was thrown out, spun on the table, and fell down, only to hear a "choking" sound, and the cup was smashed to pieces.

Seeing this, the prince's muscles twitched, and he subconsciously clenched his fists, and it took a long time before he came to the table, took a new cup, poured tea, and sent it to Fang Yan with both hands.