The crown prince Chen Qushan was less than twenty years old and was the eldest son of Chen Tai Diguang. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info On the day of Emperor Chen Tai's assassination, Chen Qushan was still in the East Palace and did not know it. Therefore, they seized the opportunity by King Chen Liu, and got the edict from the Queen Mother, and Chen Liuwang, Chen Liuwang, went to the throne and became the emperor.

Emperor Chen Tai was assassinated, Chen Qubing ascended the throne, and these two news reached the East Palace almost simultaneously. At this moment, the East Palace suddenly became a mess like a pot of porridge. A group of civil servants and military generals loyal to Emperor Chen Tai and loyal to the crown prince gathered in the East Palace to discuss countermeasures. The ministers looked at each other and whispered:

"The first emperor died, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should succeed him as emperor!"

"But Chen Qu's illness has taken the lead, what should we do?"

"You should bring troops into the palace and drive Chen Qubing from power, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be crowned emperor!"

"How to rush? Now the army of Changning City is in the hands of Kim Jong-lei! ”

"I'm afraid that he Kim Jonglei will do something! We have 20,000 troops in our hands! ”

"But our army is outside the city!"

"The first emperor was assassinated in the palace of King Chen Liu, and the murderer must be Chen Quai!"

"Catch the assassin and the truth will be revealed!"

"How to catch it? It is said that the Assassins have fled the city! ”。。。。。。

Everyone talked and chattered, and they were noisy and noisy, and they couldn't form any effective suggestions. The prince was so agitated that he stomped his foot in anger and said, "Okay! Stop arguing! Tell me, what should I do now? Everyone immediately fell silent.

An old minister in his sixties, with a white beard and a kind appearance, said: "His Royal Highness the Prince! Changning City should not stay for long. In the past few days, Chen Qu was busy ascending the throne and becoming emperor, and he had no time to take care of the crown prince. Once he stabilizes, he will definitely not be able to tolerate the crown prince. I think we should leave Changning City immediately and go to Yangzhou. That Yang Lian Ping Dao Jiedu envoy is his general, and his general is loyal to the emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. And Yang Lianping Jiedu has Yangzhou, Lianzhou, and Pingzhou under his jurisdiction, with a vast territory and 100,000 male soldiers under his command. It's best for us to go to Yangzhou. ”

Seeing that this person was the crown prince's most relied on crown prince Shangguan Ze, the ministers echoed in unison: "Yes, General Guo's 100,000 troops, plus our 20,000 troops outside the city, plus 5,000 guards of the East Palace, our strength should not be underestimated, and we can compete with Chen Quai. In time, we will be able to help the crown prince regain the throne. ”

When Chen Qushan heard this, his color was a little pale, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, just do what Master Shangguan said." Immediately get out of the city and rush to Yangzhou. ”

When Chen Qubing ascended the throne and made a wish to be the emperor's official, the crown prince Chen Qushan followed a group of old ministers, disguised and disguised, a group of three, a group of five, and sneaked out of the city. Five thousand Praetorian Guards also sneaked out of the city, and after leaving the city, three thousand Praetorian Guards chose to continue to follow the prince, and two thousand felt that with the prince's current strength, it was difficult to succeed, so they fled after leaving the city.

After leaving the city, Chen went to the mountain with 20,000 troops and 3,000 Praetorian Guards outside the city, all the way north to Yangzhou...

Everyone buried their heads in the road, each with their own thoughts, and there was no word, only the sound of horses' hooves was heard. Running out for dozens of miles, Shangguan Ze suddenly hit his horse to catch up with the prince, and said worriedly: "Chen Qubing has ascended the throne and become the emperor, and he has become a legitimate emperor!" If we go to Yangzhou, Chen Quzhi will definitely slander us for rebellion! ”

"If you rebel, you rebel, what are you afraid of! We are rebellion! The deputy envoy of the East Palace Praetorian Guard said disdainfully, this person is less than thirty years old.

"General B doesn't know that if we are slandered as a rebellion, the common people will not support us! Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world! Shangguan Ze said.

"So what do you say?" Otoyoko asked.

"Catch the assassin who committed the assassin and find out who is behind it, and you will definitely be able to expose Chen Quai's crime to the world! At that time, the common people knew that Chen Qubing was a traitor who was a traitor who usurped power and seized the throne! will turn to support us! Shangguan Ze said thoughtfully.

"Who wants to hunt down the Assassins?" When the prince heard this, he felt reasonable, so he looked at the generals and asked. B Hengmao then recommended himself. The prince was overjoyed when he saw this, and said, "General B, I will give you five hundred Praetorian Guards, and you must capture the assassin to Yangzhou!" ”

Yi Heng agreed, ordered 500 Janissaries, turned south to pursue the assassin Ling Helai, and returned to a mountain near Changning City, Yi Heng sent 30 spies to scatter out to find out the whereabouts of the assassins, and the army was stationed here on the spot, waiting for news from the spies from all walks of life.

Waited a few days. On this day, a spy flew back and reported: "General B, I met the Imperial Forest Army chasing the Assassins in the east of Changning City, and they said that the Assassins had fled eastward. Upon hearing the news, Otoko ordered the army to immediately set off for the east, chasing after the Assassins.

The army immediately dragged the billowing smoke and dust and galloped all the way east. In less than half a day, he galloped out for a hundred and fifty miles, and suddenly saw a team in front of him, numbering no less than three hundred, loose and sloppy, listless, and approaching. When you see its armor and banner, you know that it is the Royal Guard.

Yi Heng stood on his horse and ordered a forbidden soldier to come forward to question, and the forbidden soldier was ordered to go up ten steps, and shouted from afar: "Which army are you?" ”

"We're the Palace Guards, where are you?" A Royal Forester was also sent from the other side to answer.

"We are the Prince's East Palace Praetorian Guard." The janitorial replied.

"So, we're family! Where do you go? The Guards laughed.

"Let's go after the Assassins!" The forbidden soldier replied.

When the Imperial Forest Army heard this, he shook his head and said, "No need to go!" The forbidden soldier hurriedly asked why. The Imperial Forest Army sighed and said: "I heard that Chen Qubing has ascended the throne and become emperor, don't say that we can't catch the assassin for a while, even if we do, what can we do?" ”

Yi Heng listened to their answer, his heart was unhappy, and he urged him to step forward, and Heng Halberd immediately said: "Call your general to answer." ”

"I'm the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, who are you?" When the general heard this, he also urged Ma to carry a knife and stepped forward, and Yi Heng looked at E Fei up and down, and saw that this person was about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a wide mouth and a fat face, a tall man and a big horse, and he was mighty.

Yi Heng thought for a while: "It stands to reason that the Imperial Forest Army is two levels higher than the Praetorian Guard, and the commander of the Imperial Forest Army is five levels higher than the deputy commander of the East Palace Praetorian Guard. However, at this time, the emperor had collapsed and the country had died, and the official position had become a fictitious title. After thinking about it, he arched his hand to E Fei and said: "I am Yi Heng, the deputy commander of the Janissary Army of the Prince's East Palace. Why didn't General E go after the Assassins? ”

When he saw that a small deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard was so disrespectful to him, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, he was very unhappy, and said angrily: "The first emperor has died, then Chen Qu has become the emperor, and we are gone, even if we catch the assassin, how can we get rid of it?" To whom? ”

Yi Heng listened to E Fei's self-extinguishing and discouraged words, and a nameless fire burst out in his heart, and he said angrily: "General E's words are wrong!" My Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the Prince of Huanghuang, and he has now gone to Yangzhou, and he will inherit the throne soon. Chen Qu is sick and rebels to seek the throne, and he will not be able to last long, and the world will still belong to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future. How can we say that the trend has passed? ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really went to Yangzhou?" E Fei asked in amazement.

"Yes. We were ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to arrest the Assassins. Yi Heng raised the whip in his hand into the air.

"So, there's still hope for us?" When Na Fei heard that the prince was still in Shang'an, his face showed joy.

At this time, Yi Heng saw that he had the upper hand when he moved out of the crown prince, so he counted down E Fei and said: "General E, as the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, it is your mission to protect the emperor's safety. But you didn't protect him well, and the emperor was assassinated by the assassins right under your nose, and you chased down the assassins in vain. You are guilty of two felonies. However, my Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a benevolent and virtuous king, magnanimous, and if you can make meritorious contributions and catch the assassins, the future is limitless. ”

When E Fei saw that Yiheng was pressed down with a small amount, he was very unhappy in his heart, and he wanted to have a seizure, but he couldn't have a seizure, and his face froze. The current situation is very unfavorable for him Efei, he is a popular man under the former emperor, Chen Qubing cannot have his place, in the crown prince Chen Qushan, he does bear these two serious crimes, then Yi Heng is not unreasonable. At this time, his army had no home. So far, although he is unwilling, he has to swallow his anger and obey the low. After thinking about it, he changed his smile and said to Yiheng: "General B is reasonable. We will go back and continue to pursue the Assassins. In the future, in front of the prince, I asked General B to say a lot of good words. ”

"Well said!" Otoyoko smiled heartily.

In this way, the dignified second-grade member was incorporated into a small member from the fourth-grade officer, with big things and small things, whispered to him, and sneered on his shoulders, although it was not very elegant, but for his own future, he had to do so. . .