Chapter 371: Succession Turmoil (continued)

Chen Shubao was slashed in the neck by his younger brother Chen Shuling, although it was not fatal, but it was also so frightened that the soul was scared, running around, and the dozen brothers of the old Chen family barely held him down together.

Chen Shubao was still not honest, and maggots writhed on the ground, shouting in horror: "I will give up the throne to you, don't harm the lonely life... Don't harm your lonely's life! ”

As he spoke, he actually cried out loud and choked up:

"It's not that I have to be the emperor, it's my father who made me the prince and wants me to inherit the country, I want to know that this supreme is so difficult, this prince doesn't do it, now it's good, I haven't even sat on the dragon chair for a day, and I want to go with my father, and God wants to punish me?"

Chen Shubao's crying made all the brothers unable to fix it, but he didn't dare to let go of his hand, lest Chen Shubao do something stupid in a panic, so he had to freeze in place.

Fortunately, at this time, the Queen Mother brought people to relieve the siege of the brothers.

The queen mother was also stabbed a few times by Chen Shuling, although the knife did not open, but it was also injured not lightly, and the prince Chen Shubao was frightened by Chen Shuling's sudden riot at this stall, and his mouth was full of nonsense.

Teach such a bastard to ascend the throne and sit in the palace, can the Manchu Dynasty civil and military agree?

Pity yourself for a woman, her husband is dead, I thought I had a son to rely on, but Chen Shubao looked weak and unresponsible, how could he be as good as his father?

The Queen Mother was angry and anxious in her heart, raised her hand and slapped a few ear scrapers on Chen Shubao's face, and scolded with tears while pumping:

"Bastard, what are you going to do? Do you remember when you were young, when our family was under the fence in the north, when the day was precarious, how did your father teach you?

"The eldest husband is in a troubled world, covered in blood and not afraid, you are good, you have to retreat when you encounter a setback, won't your father's hard work come to naught? Why did your father fail you? You unfaithful and unfilial brute! ”

"Ah Niang ......"

Chen Shubao stunned these slaps, covered his red and swollen cheeks, and looked at his mother blankly, not understanding why the Queen Mother beat him.

Seeing this, Chen Shujian and a few other mature brothers hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Don't be angry, Your Majesty is frightened by Shuling, no one would have thought that this Shuling actually harbors such evil intentions!" ”

"Yes, yes, the only way to deal with him now is to deal with him as soon as possible, not long after his father's death, the eldest brother's foundation is not stable, and there must be no accident at this juncture!"

After dozens of brothers gossiping and analyzing, Chen Shubao gradually came back to his senses, he covered his aching cheeks, and secretly observed the face of the Queen Mother, knowing that this was his chance to behave, Hurriedly pretended to be calm and said:

"All the younger brothers are right, the top priority is to arrest Shuling as soon as possible! This chaotic minister and thief not only intends to murder Lone... I hurt my mother even more, and it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart if I don't peel off a few layers of skin from him! ”

So he ordered someone to quickly arrest Chen Shuling and ask for the crime, and Chen Shubao was waiting impatiently, and when he was turning around in circles, the news reported by the palace people made Chen Shubao's face pale, and he almost stumbled down on the steps:

"Chen Shuling, the king of Shixing, has escaped from the palace gate, and dozens of his subordinates intercepted the Taicheng Prison, pardoned thousands of death row prisoners, pretended to be a soldier, and made people sneak back to the East Mansion, collect troops, and intend to rebel!"

"Chen Shuling personally put on armor and a white cloth hat, and gathered the rebels to attack the Cloud Dragon Gate! The garrison in the palace has been transferred to Yunlongmen to resist, please Your Majesty quickly summon the militia and the generals of the kings, otherwise, Taicheng is in danger! ”

This Chen Shuling, he actually pulled out a rebellious team so quickly, and it was still under his Chen Shubao's nose! How can Chen Shubao not be frightened, how can he not be afraid?

Chen Shubao almost collapsed on the steps, trembling and looking at everyone: "Brothers, what other good strategies can you come up with now?" Chen Shuling: He... He actually brought someone to the door! ”

It's no wonder that Chen Shubao was panicked, hearing that Chen Shuling moved so quickly and acted so decisively, even a few ministers who came quickly and steadily on weekdays were shocked, once Chen Shuling seized the Yunlong Gate, the last barrier of Gongweitai City would be lost, and the princes and nobles in the palace would become fish and meat on the chopping block, let Chen Shuling fall, and the kings of the Chen family, who were in danger of Chen Shuling's legitimacy of succeeding to the throne, would inevitably be driven out!

But once Chen Shuling surrounded Yunlongmen, the edict issued by the palace could not be transmitted, and where would Chen Shubao go from to transfer troops to King Qin?

After a moment of panic, a young man among the kings stood up and said in a loud voice:

"There are still 3,000 guards in Taicheng, and if he Chen Shuling wants to break in, he must have at least 8,000 soldiers, and the time is five days. At present, Chen Shuling promised to stabilize the morale of the army with high-ranking officials and Houlu, once it is delayed for a long time, there will be many casualties, and he will inevitably be unstable in the army, and the army will be scattered. ”

"We only need to hold on for a few days, and when Chen Shuling is tired of fighting for a long time, the army's morale is shaken, and my soldiers and horses from all walks of life are gradually assembled, even if he has reinforcements from Dongfu, it is categorically difficult to support, and he will inevitably withdraw."

At this time, the one who stood up to stabilize the army's heart was Chen Shubao's fifteenth younger brother, Chen Shushen, who had been awarded the title of King of Yueyang.

Although his grade is not big, he is much more stable than his brothers, and even Chen Shujian was panicked, but he can say so many ways.

As soon as these words came out, the noisy hall was silent.

After everyone stabilized their emotions, they thought about it carefully, Chen Shuling wanted to rely on these thousands of hastily assembled rabble to succeed in rebellion, this chance is much smaller than the murder of the monarch he took just now, I have 3,000 to you more than 1,000 people, as long as you don't come out of the city, even if all the people you Chen Shuling found are Xiang Yu's reincarnation, and the gods descend to earth, what can you do to me?

As long as people relax the tight string in their heads, the lost IQ will come back in an instant.

Chen Shubao also issued several instructions one after another about holding on to the palace city and waiting for reinforcements, although they were all wills, but they were also clear and orderly, quite a bit of his old son Chen Ji's demeanor when he was alive.

According to Chen Shushen's words, Chen Shubao ordered the guards to hold on for several days, and by the fourth day, Chen Shuling ran out of ammunition and food, and the people and prisoners who could be caught as cannon fodder were all gone, and he fell into a desperate situation.

Chen Shuling took advantage of the fact that the guards of Taicheng had not yet reacted, and took advantage of the night to run all the way back to Dongfu, Taicheng was besieged, and Jiankang was chaotic for several days, and no one stopped him all the way.

When Chen Shubao heard that Chen Shuling had escaped, he hurriedly wanted to ask Chen Shushen about his plan, but Chen Shujian stood up first and reported:

"Uncle Chen has been in Dongfu for a long time, the party is very numerous, and the non-prestige general can not bear the heavy responsibility of crusade, and the minister heard that Xiao Maha, the general of the right guard, was deposed by his father and emperor last year because of the defeat at home, so Sima Shen can summon Xiao Maha, and order him to lead horses and thousands of people to attack Dongfu! Your Majesty, if you take the opportunity quickly, if you are late, there will be changes, please make a decision as soon as possible! ”