The prince's party had just entered the city and walked for a moment before they had to stop again.

The avenue in the center of the capital was wide enough for five wagons to gallop forward side by side, but the road was blocked.

There were about 800 people in front, and they were the City Guards and the Green Falcon Gang.

Although the lieutenant opened the gates and let the prince into the city, and had no intention of intervening in the matter, he did not give an order to tell his city guards to remain still.

Because he knew that that would not make much sense, because there was another person besides him who could mobilize the city guards, and the order was even better than him, because that person was the actual controller of the military power of the Great Zhou Dynasty in addition to His Majesty the Emperor-Da Sima.

At the forefront of these 800 people is the Great Sima Wen Ziheng.

Wen Ziheng is sixty-one years old this year, although this age is not considered old for a cultivator, but there is also a hint of frost white on his sideburns, and there is a trace of wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He wasn't very tall and burly, but he was also very strong and powerful. At this time, he was wearing a set of dark silver armor, a helmet on his head, and a long puff in his hand.

He stood straight in the middle of the street, looking at the prince in front of him with a complicated expression.

The prince ignored the others, but looked straight at Da Sima and asked; "Lord Wen, you want to kill me?"

"The lower officials don't dare." Wen Ziheng stood Changyue beside him and respectfully clasped his fists and saluted.

For such a simple gift, no one thinks that he doesn't know the etiquette, after all, he is the top official in the court, and he has made outstanding achievements.

The prince looked at the old man in front of him quietly, there was no anger or reproach in his eyes, only a trace of sadness, and he spoke: "Lord Wen, I didn't expect you to mobilize so many people to stop me. ”

Wen Ziheng still maintained a fist-hugging posture, lowered his head and said, "Xiaguan... Responsibilities. ”

"What's the duty?" The prince smiled, this smile did not have a trace of mockery, some were just helpless, he muttered:

"Lord Wen, you hold the power of the country's soldiers and horses, and millions of soldiers in the Great Zhou are at your disposal. But you also know that military power is not so easy to touch, and the greater the power, the more cautious you must be. Even if you have the power of the commander-in-chief, but you have never acted arbitrarily or arbitrarily, even if you recommend a junior who is skilled in strategy among the clan members to be a small general, you must write a letter of recommendation from Zhou Xiang and submit it to Sikong. When you are patrolling, even if you mobilize a team of a few hundred people, you will write a letter to report to my father. ”

The crown prince continued: "And today, my father has passed away, but you have mobilized half of the capital's city guards to stop me. ”

Da Sima sighed lightly, slowly straightened up, and said, "Prince, the first emperor has left an edict, and I ask you to follow it." ”

The prince shook his head and said, "Do you think that I am far inferior to King Han?" ”

"The prince is very intelligent, Corporal Lixian, if there is no edict, I should fully support the prince, but since the edict is here, it is the order of the emperor, and I can only act according to orders."

The prince frowned and said, "How do you know the authenticity of the edict?" ”

Da Sima's expression was serious, and he replied calmly: "There is a jade seal on the edict, and Dazai is the person entrusted by His Majesty, and he proves that the edict is naturally true." ”

The prince looked him in the eye and said after a moment, "Do you believe it to be true, or do you think it is true?" As long as there is a word from Dazai, you believe it? ”

Da Sima was also silent for a moment, but he didn't answer the question, but suddenly asked, "Prince, do you really want to fight for that position?" ”

"It was mine." The crown prince took a breath, his chest trembled slightly, and he said, "I am the only son of my father. Would you rather support the Han King than support me? ”

"I—" Da Sima was about to say something, but after a while, he suddenly took off his helmet, held it in both hands, and looked at the prince with a little pleading in his eyes and said, "Your Highness, since the last emperor's last order is like this, please act in accordance with the edict." His Majesty is willing to use the head of Xiang as a guarantee, and he will not let anyone hurt the prince. You can still enjoy your wealth. ”

"I am not concerned with my personal comfort, nor do I want to be rich." The crown prince shook his head firmly, and said plainly and persistently: "I refuse to give up that position, for the sake of this world, for the sake of my subjects of the Great Zhou." I don't believe the King of Han can do better than me. ”

Da Sima smiled bitterly and muttered, "But if this continues, the capital will be in chaos, and I don't know how many people will die." ”

"It's a change of times, and you know better than I that this is how bloody it is." The prince no longer trembled, his tone was flat, and his eyes were resolute.

Da Sima asked with some puzzlement: "The East Palace has been lost, the Imperial City has been controlled, do you really want to go back?" ”

"I must go back."

"Decided?"

"No looking back."

Da Sima Chang exhaled and nodded with a complicated expression, and then he hugged his helmet and bowed his head slightly to the prince and said, "Take care of the prince." After speaking, he straightened up, put on his helmet meticulously, and reached out to hold Changyue again, and then said loudly with his chest: "The old minister is in order to obey the orders of the first emperor, blocking the way here, if you want to pass from here, you will press over the old minister." ”

The prince clasped his fists and saluted: "Lord Wen, I am also willing to guarantee that no one will hurt you." ”

Da Sima didn't seem to hear it, but shouted: "City guards, array!" ”

"Drink!" The clash of armor and the sound of spears clattering on the ground sounded, and the five hundred city guards lined up.

The prince took one last look at Wen Ziheng, who was standing straight, then took a few steps back and turned over on his horse. The other person slapped his horse and came to the front, it was the majestic Xiong Sanjia, he didn't pay any attention to Da Sima, just raised his halberd, and said expressionlessly: "Jin Wuwei, charge into battle, return to the palace!" ”

"Drink!"

With a loud and neat shout, one hundred and fifty golden guards launched a charge.

The crown prince turned his head and glanced at Uncle Zong, and then said: "The officials and miscellaneous servants of the Spring Department, those who are willing to support me, will follow me back to the palace." Otherwise, you can make a difference. ”

With that, the prince rushed out surrounded by several Jin Wuwei.

There were seven miscellaneous servants who had served by the prince's side for many years, and they didn't understand what the situation was for a while, so they rushed out with the prince. The rest of the handymen scattered in a hurry, holding their heads and running away.

As for the officials of the Spring Department, naturally most of them looked at Uncle Zong, the official of the Spring Department, and when he spoke, Uncle Zong looked at the two groups of people who had collided together in front of him, and the hands holding the reins trembled slightly. How could he not be entangled, but there was no time for him to hesitate at the moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "The authenticity of the edict is unknown, we... We are also burdened by the prince's side, so it is better to step back for the time being and wait for the situation to become clear. ”

"Good!" When the subordinate officers of the spring department heard this, they were naturally delighted, and hurriedly turned their horses away from the battlefield.

Uncle Zong turned his head and walked a few more steps, and then looked at the back of the prince, and couldn't help but have doubts in his eyes. He remembered Da Sima's previous words, and always felt that he had not seen through the truth of this rebellion at all.

"My lord, where are we going?" One asked.

Zongbo frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Dazaifu." ”

The crown prince didn't look back, but Cao Xuanhai, the young prince who was walking beside him, said in a low voice: "Lord Zongbo left with his subordinates. ”

"Hmm." The prince replied nonchalantly, and then said, "Protect those seven miscellaneous servants." ”

Cao Xuanhai responded: "Yes." ”

There were two other people beside the prince, namely Yue Sixin, another deputy commander of Jin Wuwei, and Chen Li, the envoy of Zuo Shaoxuan's palm seal.

At this time, Xiong Sanjia had already led Jin Wuwei to fight with the City Guards and the Green Falcon Gang, and Wen Ziheng waved the long Yue in his hand and knocked a Jin Wuwei directly off the horse. Then Xiong Sanjia didn't say a word, flew off the horse, and fought with Wen Ziheng.

As Xiong Sanjia resisted Wen Ziheng, Jin Wuwei, who cooperated with a certain degree, entered the enemy formation in a cone shape, directly tearing a hole in the defense line.

The prince galloped on his horse and hurriedly shouted, "Don't hurt his life." ”

I don't know if he said this to Wen Ziheng or Xiong Sanjia, and then the prince passed by the two and continued to move forward.

Jin Wuwei fought fiercely, and the momentum was like a bamboo, but after all, there were 800 people here blocking the road, and when the prince broke out of the siege, only Cao Xuanhai, Chen Li, Yue Sixin, and the other four Jin Wuwei were left by his side.

The crown prince did not look back, and continued to run towards the central palace, and then he spoke: "The East Palace has been lost, and the palace has been controlled. ”

To Yue Sixin's ears, there is only one meaning that these words represent, that is, the Jin Wuwei stationed in the East Palace has been killed in battle. He gritted his teeth and said, "Then we will take the East Palace back." ”

The other person heard a different meaning, that is, Zuo Shaoxuan's palm seal envoy Chen Li, he responded: "Fang Zhengxiao has always been estranged from His Royal Highness, and he has rebelled in the future, as for the teacher... I don't think he'll be so easily deceived. ”

The prince nodded and said, "The Taixuan palm seal envoy has always acted uprightly and loves me very much, if he really wants to make a move, he will not hide it from me." ”

Chen Li said with a gloomy face: "Then it may be that Fang Zhengxiao took advantage of the teacher's cultivation to make a plot, causing the teacher to be unable to make a move." If this Fang Zhengxiao really dares to be so presumptuous, I will kill him. ”

The prince didn't say much, what he wanted was Chen Li's attitude.

Cao Xuanhai said: "We are rushing directly to the palace like this, I'm afraid that someone will come to intercept us." ”

The prince nodded and said, "I have to find a way to hide my identity." ”

But before the prince could prepare again, four more figures appeared in front of him.

"So it's here." Chen Li snorted coldly.

The four people in front of them were none other than Zha Liang, the leader of the Green Falcon Gang, Xiong Hai, the deputy gang leader, and the two elders of the Green Falcon Gang.

"We resist them, and you go quickly." Yue Sixin urged his horse to speed up and led the remaining four Jin Wuwei to rush towards them.

Cha Liang also shouted: "Your Highness, you can't go back, surrender quickly." ”

The prince ignored it, took Chen Li and Cao Xuanhai, and turned his head into an alley next to the road.

Here, Cha Liang saw that the halberds had come to his eyes, but he shouted: "Xiong Hai, you chase me!" The future glory and wealth of the Falcon Gang depends on yours. ”

"Yes!" Xiong Hai answered, turned and left.

Yue Sixin had no time to pursue, because Cha Liang had already made a move, and this leader of the Green Falcon Gang was a real Heavenly Change Realm!

Here, Xiong Hai also turned his head and ran into the alley, and it didn't take long for another figure to follow.