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The Prince's angry roar still echoed inside and outside the hall.

"Why did the Xuanhuo Camp appear in that kind of place? It was the official road connecting the capital and Qizhou, what were they going to do there?"

"What about the pre-arranged manpower? Why didn't they meet Li Shaoming? How did the people below arrange it?"

The light of the fire in the oil lamps flickered, dragging long shadows on the ground and walls. The prince's eyes widened, and his wide-sleeved robe was open, revealing his thin chest. The movement was so great that the crown of hair on the top of the head was loose, and the messy hair was falling down the shoulders. He kept moving up and down the hall, his roar striking against the walls and echoing. Everything that could be moved was not spared. The dishes on the table were smashed, and the chairs and utensils were lifted high, and then with unspeakable rage, they were smashed to pieces.

Yang Kai stood silently aside, looking at the crazy prince with concern.

From the time he accepted the order of the master and became the prince's confidant, he could no longer be regarded as a monk in the true sense. After a few years, Yang Kai's cultivation has not made any progress, but he has made himself neither male nor female. Even if the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, Haotianmen will become the number one cultivation sect in the Chu State, and Yang Kai will only be an outcast after all. He knows very well that his fate has been firmly tied to the crown prince. If the crown prince falls, he will be finished.

As for the division...... Monks have always distinguished their dignity from their inferiority based on their strength. A waste who is neither male nor female, and whose cultivation is no more than the third layer of qi refining, even if he does chores in Haotian Gate, I am afraid that he will be despised.

"Your Highness, things shouldn't have gotten to the worst yet. ”

Thinking of this, Yang Kai pulled the skirt that had slipped a little on his chest, straightened up the thick cotton chest pad, and gently persuaded with a deliberately imitated female falsetto: "Please calm your anger, it's just a Li Shaoming, even if this plan fails, we still have ...... in the future."

"Smack!"

A loud slap sounded heavily, and Yang Kai only felt a hot pain in his left cheek. Dizzy, he tried to keep his eyes open, but he saw the prince with a grim face, as fierce as a wild beast.

Without warning, he grabbed Yang Kai's collar, dragged him hard, pointed to the fold that was still on the ground, and roared almost close to Yang Kai's ear: "The military department holds the military power, and you actually told me that it doesn't matter if the military department is still in the book? My father has the elite guards in his hands, and without the support of the military department, what can I do to deal with the battalions of the Beijing Division? Do you rely on those border army commanders you have wooed? Without an edict or an order from the military department, their unauthorized return to Beijing is tantamount to rebellion." Idiot, bastard, shit, shit, what's going on in your head, what's going on?"

Although the crown prince has a rotten life, he still has the cultivation of the seventh layer of qi refining by virtue of his noble status and the support of a large number of elixirs. Although Yang Kai kept struggling, he couldn't break free from the five fingers of the prince's iron pincers. He only felt a "buzzing" sound in his ears, and then he was slapped several times by the thunderous prince, and his handsome face suddenly became swollen, and a thin line of blood flowed from his lips. He had no ability to resist at all, and the foundation on his face was useless, mixed with rouge, sweat, and blood, turning into a clump of weird facial makeup like a clown.

"This ...... This must be Yang Tianhong's conspiracy! It was done by him on purpose!"

Jin Xing appeared in front of Yang Kai's eyes, and his body was also out of balance due to alcohol violence. He grabbed the prince's arm with both hands, squeezing the words out of his throat with difficulty. He didn't know what role Yang Tianhong had played in this incident, he just wanted to find a lifeline as soon as possible to save himself from the furious prince. As long as he can get out of trouble, don't say it's Yang Tianhong, even if he wants to kill Emperor Shunming now, Yang Kai will shout out without any scruples.

The prince stared at Yang Kai fiercely, but the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

"The plan to deal with Li Shaoming was made by you alone from beginning to end. When you give an order, except for the executor, you and Hongu know that you and Hongu know. Even the guards who were also sent out in advance only knew that they were stationed at the designated location, and then hunted nearby, waiting for Li Shaoming to appear from the official road and seek rescue. How could Yang Tianhong know about such a confidential matter?"

Although he was extremely angry, the prince was not a fool after all, and he would not be diverted by Yang Kai's anger with a few casual words.

"There is no grudge between this palace and the Yang family, why should Yang Tianhong deal with this palace?"

"Yang Tianhong has been concentrating on cultivation in the Guiyuan Sect, and after returning to the dynasty, he was awarded the post of Zhongwu Lieutenant. For the royal family, he will only be grateful to Dane, what reason is there to oppose this palace?"

These questions are reasonable, and Yang Kai can't refute them at all. Just when his brain was numb, he saw the prince raise his fist high and slam it into his shoulder. Then, a few tore up his thin clothes. The prince turned around, picked up an iron whip from the shelf, and whipped it at Yang Kai, who was almost ****, and slashed his head and face.

Screaming!

"Your Highness, spare me!"

Implore!

"Your Highness, I don't dare anymore!"

Angry scolding!

"Shut your mouth, this palace will not kill you, but this palace must give you a lesson that you will never forget!"

Throughout the night, the Prince's Mansion was enveloped in this terrifying atmosphere and sound. No one dared to dissuade them, and no one dared to go around and peep.

And so it was until dawn.

......

The officials of the Chu State have always been in the dynasty very early. The sky had not yet fully brightened, and hundreds of civil and military officials were already standing in line in the main hall. It's just that today's situation is a bit special, Baiguan Mountain shouted long live, and after the collective bowing, Emperor Shunming, who was sitting on the dragon chair, did not ask the officials to play in order as usual, but directly threw a book of music from a high place, roaring in his mouth.

"You always tell me that the country and the people are safe in the territory of Dachu on weekdays. Now it's a good thing, the dignified military department Shangshu Province came back, and he was robbed and killed by bandits and gangsters in a place near Beijing. ”

"There are still thieves in the important land of the Beijing Division, so what should happen to the rest of my Great Chu Kingdom? The safety of the Beijing Division is not guaranteed, where in the world can we talk about the happiness of the people? Could it be that my Great Chu is really a thief everywhere, and robbers are everywhere? What is the purpose of patrolling the camps of the Beijing Division? Why didn't the Shuntian Mansion send out a powerful person to arrest the thieves quickly?"

"The family members of high-ranking officials such as the military department Shangshu have been victimized by thieves, so what should ordinary people do? You talk about the state strategy one by one on weekdays, why are you helpless even the little bandits near the Beijing Division? In this case, what do I want you to do?"

It is no wonder that Emperor Shunming was thunderous and angry.

The capital should be the safest place in the world.

The place where Li Shaoming was attacked was only twenty miles away from the capital.

What if those strongmen were not bandits, but an enemy army that wanted to capture the capital?

Has the defense and garrison forces of the Jingshi really reached such an empty level?

Thinking of this, Emperor Shunming shuddered, and instinctively produced a thunderous anger in his mind.

Today's murder was the family of Li Shaoming, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and tomorrow it may be the humerus minister who ranks as the third duke. Even, even the inner courtyard of the palace where he is located may become a backyard for bandits and robbers to enter and exit freely.

On the main hall, a cadre of civil and military officials lowered their heads one after another, listening calmly to Emperor Shunming's roar on the dragon chair.

When anger rises, the emperor is no different from a barbarian. If he wants to get angry, let him get angry, wait until the anger is gone, calm down, and it's not too late to talk about it carefully. At a time like this, no matter who comes forward to dissuade them, they are asking for bad luck. At the worst, he will be reprimanded, and at worst, he may lose his official position and lose his life.

This is what Emperor Shunming wanted.

Without waiting for the civil and military officials to react, he was furious, and he had already raised his hand to call the attendants standing in the lower position on the side, and said in an extremely majestic and irresistible tone: "I will instruct Li Shaoming, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to take full responsibility for the elimination of bandits and bandits in Luoping Mountain. During this period, Li Shaoming could call on any of the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Division except for the Guards Battalion. The deadline is three months, and I will fall into Pingshan without half a thief haunting. No one is allowed to block or delay military aircraft, and the household department must ensure that the supply of money and food for the army is cleared. Whoever violates the order, once the evidence is verified, there will be no forgiveness!"

......

The chaotic Prince's Mansion has been cleaned up, and the messy tables, chairs and benches in the hall have returned to their places. After drinking a few bowls of sobering soup, the prince's drowsy mind cleared up a lot. Despite his weak hands and feet and pale face, he still mustered up his spirits, sat in the hall with a gloomy face, and listened to several of his confidants report on the progress of the situation.

A whole day has passed.

When he received the secret report the night before yesterday, the prince should have thought that Li Shaoming, whose family members had been killed, would definitely not give up, and would definitely play Emperor Shunming and request that a large army be sent to completely eliminate the bandits in Luoping Mountain. However, that night, the prince drank too much wine and was not very clear-headed, so because the plan failed, he beat Yang Kai violently to vent his anger, but he didn't think of any remedy, so he fell asleep.

When he woke up, Li Shaoming, who was anxious and indignant, had already dispatched his troops and horses and started to act.

An elderly staff member bowed his hand to the prince and talked eloquently: "The movement of the military department this time is very large, and the officers and soldiers of the ten battalions responsible for the garrison of the Beijing division have been mobilized one after another, together with all the government soldiers including Qizhou, Suzhou, and Kongzhou, and the number of officers and soldiers who have encircled and suppressed Pingshan has exceeded 50,000. ”

The prince was stunned: "So many?"

According to the usual practice, when more than 3,000 soldiers and horses are mobilized, the military department and the inner court must jointly issue a document and seal it. Three thousand soldiers and horses, which have reached the level of being able to attack cities and plunder land, is a force that cannot be ignored and is also extremely powerful. If the leading general commands it properly, it is even possible to destroy a country.

In any case, 50,000 horses is too much.

Emperor Shunming directly administered the guards and battalions, plus the patrol battalions responsible for the safety of the Beijing division, the total strength added up to about 200,000. The one-time transfer of officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion, except for the war years, is really extremely rare in the history of the peaceful and stable Great Chu.

The staff member sitting on the right interjected: "Your Highness, don't worry, although Li Shaoming has a lot of soldiers and horses, they are useless. In addition to the personal guards of the Son of Heaven, the battalions of the Beijing Division have long been decayed. Eating empty salaries and reselling weapons and equipment in private, these things are endless. If Li Shaoming dispatches elite guards to the camps, then we must face up to this matter. It's a pity that His Majesty's will only allows Li Shaoming to call in the patrol battalion to suppress bandits...... Hehe! Those old and weak soldiers, don't say 50,000, even if it's 500,000, what's there to fear?"

A remark, well-founded. The restless prince suddenly calmed down, and a relaxed smile appeared on his tense and rigid face.

Everyone has their own secrets.

Luoping Mountain is one of the prince's most important secrets.

If he does not ascend the throne for a day, the position of the crown prince is not stable.

Gold and silver treasures, official beauties, these things can certainly be used to buy people's hearts. But the human heart is a piece of. When needed, the person being bought will greet you with a smile. If they felt the power from the emperor, they would immediately turn their faces and deny people. The crown prince grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he knew all too well the two-faced tricks of those sycophants. It was from that time that the prince worked hard to operate, spent a lot of money, and collected many powerful thieves and retired veterans. The total number of these people is about 8,000, and they are usually hidden in Luoping Mountain. If the crown prince has something urgent to launch, then it is definitely a military force that is of great importance and surprises everyone.

On the surface, they are Luoping Mountain bandits, but they are actually the prince's private army.

The elder staff member continued: "When I just received the news yesterday, I ordered the soldiers and horses hidden in Luoping Mountain to evacuate as soon as possible. It's just that it takes time for the army to kick out, and there are many secrets in the Luoping cottage that must be cleaned up. Li Shaoming's movements were so fast that no one expected that he would actually send a clearance force as soon as he got the will. In fact, the reaction of the soldiers and horses in the mountains was not slow, and they hurried and hurried, and only before the officers and soldiers closed the mountain, more than 2,000 people were withdrawn. ”

The smile on the prince's face instantly froze.

"What? Only two thousand people were evacuated. ”

Taking Luoping Mountain as a base was a risky move at the beginning. But there are also advantages to being in danger, and Luoping Mountain is steep enough to hide 100,000 troops. In addition, it is very close to Jingshi, and if necessary, he can give assistance to the prince at any time. It's just that if all the 8,000 men and horses that had worked so hard were wiped out, even if most of them were surrounded by officers and soldiers, it would be an extremely heavy loss.

"We all underestimated Li Shaoming. ”

The elder staff sighed lightly: "In terms of strategizing, Li Shaoming is indeed comparable to a first-class heavy general. He arranged for soldiers and horses to defend the passes of Luoping Mountain in advance, and then dispatched a large army to move slowly. With His Majesty's edict, who dared to disobey the surrounding county governments? The government soldiers and government servants were also temporarily incorporated into the patrol force. Now, although the imperial army is still on the road, the entire Luoping Mountain has been tightly blocked. ”

From the words of his staff, the prince heard something else. After thinking about it, he asked, "Now, what are we going to do?"

The staff smiled and said, "Please don't be impatient, Your Highness, although the number of imperial armies is large, they are like chickens and dogs." The combat effectiveness of the battalions of the Beijing Division is low, and it is far from being comparable to the elite in Luoping Mountain. Although it is currently under siege, it is not difficult to get out of trouble. Actually, this is also a good thing, the soldiers and horses in the mountains have enough time to assemble, as long as they choose a direction with a weak garrison, they can rush out effortlessly. ”

Another staff member next to him also nodded again and again: "All the camps of the Beijing Division have the manpower we arranged. A flagrant disobedience is certainly impossible. But it's okay to deliberately stall and stale under various pretexts. Didn't he, Li Shaoming, demand that the officers and men of the battalions arrive at Luoping Mountain before sunset today? His Royal Highness can secretly send more gold and silver, as long as those battalion officers who have contacted in advance get benefits, when to open, and how far they will go on the road, they will all have the final say. In that case, the military orders of the military headquarters could not be carried out at all, and there was no way to talk about the speed of the soldiers. ”

The prince's heart, lifted high, slowly fell.

He nodded slowly, his tone and expression serious: "Okay, let's do it accordingly." There are also 70,000 taels of silver in the treasury of the mansion, which you can use freely. In short, it is necessary to delay the officers and soldiers of the imperial court for at least two days to allow the safe evacuation of the people and horses in Luoping Mountain. If it can be done, it will be a great achievement. ”

......

The Heishui Battalion, like the Xuanhuo Battalion, is subordinate to the General Patrol Battalion of the Great Chu Jing Division.

Wearing a red official robe, holding an orange holy decree with a dragon pattern in his hand, he sat in the middle of the makeshift camp tent, and looked coldly at Ma Fubang, the commander of the Heishui Battalion, who had been pressing to the ground by Yang Dahai and had been struggling desperately.

Li Shaoming's face sank like water, ignoring the fact that there were generals of the Heishui camp on both sides of the tent, his sharp eyes firmly locked on Ma Fubang, who was bound by ropes, and the voice from his mouth was as majestic as thunder.

"Six hours have passed since this officer issued the military order. The Heishui Battalion was stationed on the outskirts of the Beijing Division, only three miles away. Even if it's an old turtle, I'm afraid it's much faster than you. ”

"The military order is like a mountain, the military situation is like fire, the Blackwater Battalion has been repeatedly delayed, as the commander-in-chief, what crime should you be guilty of?"

Ma Fubang's helmet fell off in the struggle, and his hair was a mess. Although he had the strength of the first layer of Qi refining, he was not Yang Dahai's opponent at all who had taken the Yuan Qi Pill. A pair of big hands as hard as iron pressed his neck tightly, and he was almost out of breath, but he still had to let out unwilling roars one after another from a bruised purple lip.

"Li Shaoming, you are just holding chicken feathers as an arrow. ”

"Don't you need time to assemble the battalion and load the weapons? Six hours and two miles is already considered a fast time, why don't you go to other patrol battalions and see how far they have gone?"

Li Shaoming's eyes contained anger in the depths of his eyes, and his tone was clear and cold: "You don't need to worry about this matter. Naturally, the official will inspect the camps. The Blackwater Camp is the first stop of the officer's inspection, and if you are willing to speed up honestly, the officer will also give you a chance to make meritorious contributions. If you don't, you're sin after sin!"