At the foot of the imperial capital, Qinglan Town.

Once upon a time, it was just a small town, but because of the catastrophe of the sky, it was already deserted. However, only a very small number of royal and military high-ranking people knew that there was an elite army stationed in this town, which was none other than the Eighth Army of the Empire.

Standing outside Qinglan Town, Lan Jiu still felt that this was a place similar to an ordinary town, but before he could make progress, the figures of the four people were stopped.

But I saw a few soldiers in armor, holding swords in their hands and saying, "Where the imperial capital army is stationed, idlers are not allowed to enter!"

Lan Jiu smiled slightly, raised his palm, and Wang Jian appeared on his palm. He shouted in a low voice, "Imperial Third Rank General, Lan Jiu." Holding the king's sword, in the name of the king, I have come to dispatch the Eighth Army, and I also ask you to lead me to meet your commander-in-chief.

Lan Jiu's heart is also straightforward, you must know that now the three princes are rebelling, the eleventh and twelfth armies are directly besieging the city, and the thirteenth army is also on the way to help, which shows that the military power of this empire is not monolithic. Obey Murong Yunfan's instructions at any time and come to the Eighth Army, although the brilliance of this Wang Jian cannot be faked, Lan Jiu is not sure in his heart that the Eighth Army is not in the same stream as the Third Prince.

However, fortunately, Lan Jiu's words fell, and the soldiers fell directly to the ground and saluted respectfully.

Wang Jian is the symbol of the Eastern Empire, and seeing Wang Jian is like seeing the emperor himself, so this respect is certain. Lan Jiu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "You love generals don't need to be polite, now that there has been a little change in the imperial capital, please take me to meet your commanders and generals quickly!"

The soldiers did not hesitate, and walked towards Qinglan Town with Lan Jiu.

Not long after, Lan Jiu also met the commander of the Eighth Army, a man named Xia Feng. At this moment, he is training soldiers on the martial arts field, and I have to say that although the Eighth Army is not as good as the Fourth Army, it seems to be well-trained and extremely powerful.

"General, this is the third-grade general Lan Jiu, holding the Imperial Capital King's Sword, claiming to see you!" The general who led the way was also unambiguous and said directly.

Xia Feng's gaze moved to Lan Jiu, Lan Jiu smiled slightly, and did not hesitate. With a wave of his palm, a ray of light instantly appeared in front of several people, it was Wang Jian. Lan Jiu said in a low voice, "In the name of the king, I have come to dispatch the Eighth Army, I wonder if the general may respond?"

"The sword of the emperor of the imperial capital, seeing it is like seeing the king!" The words fell, and Xia Feng also knelt on the ground, and said respectfully, "The name of the king should be obeyed!"

Lan Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly stepped forward to help Xia Feng up, and said in a low voice, "General Xia, please hurry up, I am a general of the first and third grades, why should I receive such a great gift? The emperor is trapped, the three princes have a military mutiny, and the king wants me to lead the Eighth Army in a counterinsurgency war!"

"Ah, the three princes have rebelled, the imperial capital has fallen, is this true?" Xia Feng's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief.

Lan Jiu didn't hide it, and directly told Xia Feng everything he knew, but he heard Xia Feng and the generals dumbfounded. Lan Jiu asked curiously, "It's just that I don't know one thing, something like this happened in the imperial capital, it stands to reason that the military forces should be difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, why did Master Hou directly ask me to come to your Eighth Army?"

"Hehe, General Lan, have you just stepped into this army?" Xia Feng asked with a chuckle.

Lan Jiu nodded slightly, and said in a low voice, "Yes, I am originally a member of the Magic Association, and I have only recently come to the imperial capital... Even if you are a newcomer, I hope that your seniors can take care of it more, and if you don't understand, I also hope that your seniors will talk more. ”

Xia Feng laughed in a low voice, "The disciples brought by the Hou Ye are really clever tongues... As for your question just now, it's very simple, our Eighth Army should have belonged to Hou Ye!"

"Belong to the Hou Ye, what does this mean?" Lan Jiu asked puzzledly, "Isn't the royal power of this imperial capital under the unified control of the king?"

Xia Feng said softly, "Although the words are good, in fact, in the early years, the king ordered these military powers to be dispersed and managed... On the one hand, it is also to better cope with the battlefield, and on the other hand, it is also to allow several princes to get in touch with military power and the battlefield earlier. ”

Seeing that Lan Jiu didn't speak, Xia Feng continued, "Now it's like this, although the thirteen armies of the imperial capital, although the total military power is under the command of the king and General Sima, in fact, only the most powerful first army is really in the hands of the king... Just like the second, third, fifth, and sixth armies are closer to the eldest prince, the second prince also controls the seventh and eleventh armies, and the rebellious third prince is the one who controls the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth armies!"

"And like our Eighth Army, it was trained by Hou Ye, and Hou Ye is naturally more at ease, but the Ninth Army is under the name of General Sima Lie!" Xia Feng was not too tired, and said in one breath, "That's right, there is also the Fourth Army, which is a hard bone, and I don't care about the recruitment of the three princes at all, but I heard that I received a deputy general some time ago, and I don't know what kind of pervert it is!"

Lan Jiu rolled his eyes helplessly, but he didn't point it out, but continued to ask, "So, doesn't the king only have one army in his hands?

"Haha, you're too worried about this!" Xia Feng directly debunked, "It's true that he only has the First Army in his hands, but do you know how strong the First Army is? Although there are only 100,000 people, the degree of bravery is at least equivalent to the 300,000 people of our army... What's more, the king is still in charge of 10,000 forbidden troops, and General Sima Lie has 50,000 guards in his hands, and the strength of these two armies is terrifying... Now that the imperial capital is in turmoil, I'm afraid that some of the forbidden army and the guards have thrown themselves on the side of the three princes!"

Lan Jiu nodded slightly, and said in a low voice, "This is also helpless, although the forbidden army and the guards in the imperial capital are strong, but now the king and Sima Lie are not there... If the Three Princes' Division is famous, and some generals fanned the flames, I am afraid that these two strong armies will be easily used!"

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps, and it turned out to be the scout who had been sent out to inquire about the news.

The scout arched his hand and said respectfully, "I've seen General Xia, I've seen General Lan, and the situation in the imperial capital has been roughly figured out!"

"No need to be polite!" Xia Feng waved his hand and hurriedly said, "Directly tell the result, what is the specific situation?"

The scout nodded and said, "Just like General Lan said, the imperial capital has now completely fallen into the hands of the three princes! The eleventh and twelfth armies, with a total of more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, are stationed in the imperial capital, not only that, but even the guards and forbidden armies seem to have fallen to the side of the three princes!"

Lan Jiu's heart trembled, and he shook his head helplessly, this forbidden army and the guards are really not absolutely loyal. Thinking of this, Lan Jiu hurriedly asked, "What about the people of the imperial capital? the second prince and the fourth princess, what about the queen and those concubines, I don't know what is going on now?"

"Two... The second prince he... He's dead, and it's said that he was executed in public!" The scout said tremblingly, "But the rest of the imperial relatives are still safe, and the third prince also knows that as long as the army arrives, he will not be able to stand the imperial capital at all, so he does not dare to move." It is said that now that the fourth princess is imprisoned, the third prince declares that if he wants her to live, let the king personally come and negotiate with him!"

"Hmm, are you sure that the third prince is holding the fourth princess hostage?" Lan Jiu was slightly stunned and muttered in a low voice, "This is not scientific, it stands to reason that patriarchal thinking should be heavier in this royal family... The fourth princess is not enough to threaten the king at all, why did the third prince choose to kill the second prince directly, but instead take the fourth princess as a hostage?"

"Hehe, this General Lan doesn't know anything, these four princesses, named Murong Ying, are not dispensable masters!" Xia Feng laughed in a low voice, "The biological mother of the fourth princess, that is the king's favorite concubine, and she is also the favorite woman of Murong Houye's life, it is rumored that the king and Murong Houye have quarreled for a long time over this concubine... It's a pity that when the fourth princess was born, this concubine also died of dystocia, and the fourth princess and her mother look very similar, so whether it is the king or the Marquis Murong, they will make up for that kind of favor and debt to this little princess!"

Lan Jiu was slightly shocked, and his face also showed a look of disbelief, but he didn't expect that this Hou Ye would have such a past with the king.

Seeing Lan Jiu's appearance, Xia Feng continued, "Although the next king should be the eldest prince, this is only considered from the situation. If you really talk about it, even if the grace of the three princes combined, it can't compare to the king's love for the four princesses... So I have to say that the three princes played the right move. If something really happens to the fourth princess, I am afraid that the king and the Marquis Murong will be desperate to strangle the rebels in the imperial capital!"

"The Emperor of Food's Fortune is worried about the king, and the king has entrusted us with this burden, so we must not let such consequences occur!" Lan Jiu said firmly.

Xia Feng chuckled and asked, "General Lan is really good-spirited, and General Ben thinks so too! Now that the second prince is dead, there must be no more accidents for the fourth princess." I just don't know, does General Lan have any ideas?"

Lan Jiu smiled lightly and said in a low voice, "There are 200,000 enemy generals, and we only have 100,000 people, not to mention that the forbidden army and the guards in the imperial capital are still subject to them, so it is absolutely impossible to fight hard, and the losses in this are too great... On the other hand, the only ones who really chose to rebel were the three princes and some of the generals, and I think most of the soldiers were kept in the dark, so we can use this to disintegrate their forces?"

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Xia Feng smiled lightly and asked with great interest.

"It's very simple, in the name of Wang Jian, I think the soldiers will abandon the darkness and cast the light!" The words fell, Lan Jiu's palm waved slightly, and then an enchantment was laid down, completely isolating the sound of the outside world. At that moment, Lan Jiu no longer hesitated, and discussed all the thoughts in his heart with a few people.