Chapter 219: Merlin's Blood
From the encounter with the king of England to Merlin, but also through four or five palaces, the eunuch in charge usually bowed his eyebrows to the imperial concubine, the more he went forward, the more dangerous the situation, it is better to retreat to the Pingrong Palace and wait for the rescue of the guards, Gao Lin saw the situation in the palace more clearly than the prince, and it was difficult to do well today. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Prince, the king of England is going to pick up the driver, so let all the adults go with him, and the servants will escort His Royal Highness back to Pingrong Palace, and visit the imperial concubine another day. β
The crown prince took advantage of the situation to restrain his footsteps, and the king shouted beside him: "The princess has already made a will, so that my brother will escort and move the palace, and the slave dares to threaten the royal brother with slander, so he has forgotten the palace rules of the Internal Affairs Bureau." β
"Lord Ying, it's probably just a death, the rules of the internal affairs palace are harsh, and he hasn't peeled his skin and cramped, and the slave has seen the method of breaking the military captain, and he can give a few words of advice before he dies. Hehe, Your Majesty didn't set up the prince to be the master of the Pingrong Palace, and the slave doesn't need you to teach him a lesson. Gao Lin said that when he raised his knife, he was uncertain for a few inches, and he glared and scolded angrily: "Escort the prince back to the Pingrong Palace, and the Praetorian Guard army will arrive, and those who dare to stop it are all rebellious and killed, and there is no difference between the bullshit prince and the slave who betrays the master." β
The British king was so angry that his face turned blue, but he did not dare to order the siege, the guards of the Pingrong Palace were not afraid of death, and they could not capture the prince for a while, if the movement in the palace was too big, the Praetorian Guards really dared to break into the door, and then the situation would be reversed.
"King Ying, Chief Gao is worried about the safety of the crown prince, since he insists on not wanting to go, how about this king accompany you there?" King Rui said and pointed to the surrounding civil and military officials, and persuaded him: "There are many ministers going with you, is the prince still afraid that he will not be able to take out his father? If you are still not at ease, you can protect the prince in the Pingrong Palace." β
"Gao Lin, it is rare that you and the guards are loyal to protect you, and the Dugu royal family will never treat you badly. Let's go, go to Merlin, there are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers led by Ying'er, no one dares to hurt the prince, it's a big deal to give up the throne to him. β
"The Princeβ"
Gao Lin still wanted to stop him, the prince had already stepped forward, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward quickly, walking in front with a knife, and the guards of the Pingrong Hall were guarding around the prince when they saw this.
"King Ying, the county lord of Qinghui is leading the troops outside, you can fight for the throne, don't hurt the prince. β
King Rui secretly scolded stupidity in his heart, and did not dare to take a risk when he had the advantage, pinning his hopes on a king's dictation, Duguying dared to disobey in the grassland, how could he obediently dismiss himself, who could compare with her prestige in the army, even if he ascended the throne, he would not be able to sit still.
Along the way, the palace saw that the prince's people had been surrounded, and the king did not give the order to do it, thinking that the situation was under control, and led the people to follow quietly behind the team, and when they arrived at the lake of Merlin, there were five or six hundred eunuchs behind the king, and Gao Lin received no more than twenty or thirty guards.
"King of England, Merlin is right in front of you, how do you want to take it?"
Merlin's life is worry-free, although the martial saint does not want to participate in the prince's dispute, but if someone wants to kill him, he should not be indifferent, the prince stopped by the lake, looked at the lake and asked indifferently.
"Why does Brother Wang knowingly ask, who dares to offend his old man when the martial saint sits in Merlin, and asks Brother Wang to pass on the order to let Merlin's minions escort his father to the lake, and I and the ministers will take over here. β
The crown prince sighed and said: "The battle for the throne has existed in all dynasties, but it has never been like now, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers have been taken hostage, King Ying, let the Rui Wang lead the ministers to take over, and I will stay here alone as a hostage, what do you think?"
The King of England was even more hesitant in his heart, and before he started, he had sent someone to spread the word that Emperor Duan had disappeared when he arrived at the lake, so he had gone to Merlin first? His guess was correct this time, Emperor Duan had learned that he had controlled the crown prince, and led nearly 100 guards and eunuchs in the palace to board the ship to Meilin, and Wu Sheng had already stated that he would not participate in the dispute between the kings, and he would not lie and coax him with his identity.
"The crown princess, the crown prince, the king of England and the king of Rui led the ministers to pick up the car by the lake. β
The chief eunuch entered the house to report, and the imperial concubine sat on the edge of the king's bed, and was furious when she heard this: "How can it be reasonable to take the car by the lake, let them kneel in the forest to welcome the holy car." β
"Concubine Duan, why do you need to do more, just carry Your Majesty away, the old minister will not stop it, the royal family has done its duty. Concubine Xian go back to the palace, everything in the inner courtyard of the palace is not a blessing. β
Concubine Xian looked at the unconscious old king, two tears in the corners of her eyes, and the prince joined forces with Concubine Duan to fight, today her son's life is in the hands of others, what else can she do except admit defeat, and cried to Wusheng: "Boss, I hope you will come forward to save the lives of my mother and son, and go back to the fiefdom and never ask about the rights and wrongs of the court." β
"Since the palace has promised, it will not break its word and get fat, the concubines compete for favor, and the prince wins the heir, all out of human nature, during which it is inevitable that they will use their own means, and they will still be a family after the matter is decided. β
The imperial concubine bent down and thanked her, moved out of the bamboo house, and after leaving the palace, there was the Qinghui County Lord leading the troops, even if the mother and son of the British King wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, they were not able to catch it in the current situation, and they would probably only be under house arrest in the future.
"The crown prince, the king of England and the king of Rui led the ministers into Merlin to kneel to welcome the holy car. β
Several painting boats landed on the shore, the chief eunuch did not look at the prince, flattering to help the king of England to board the ship, the inspector led people to approach the prince, the face of the old tears, the seven years of the prison country in the court has no foundation, the prince's benevolence has no difference from cowardice, today can only be repaid with death.
"Gao Lin, first send someone to escort King Rui and the minister to board the ship. When the prince saw that Gao Lin was holding his knife and did not move, he scolded angrily: "Do you want to disobey the order? While people are not paying attention, he whispered: "Enter the forest and be safe." Gao Lin glanced sideways at the prince a few times, wiped the tears on his face, and led the guards to escort the inspector onto the ship, worried that the princess would do something on the boat.
"Prince, board the ship. β
King Rui refused to be escorted by the guards, and came over to support the prince, the past grievances instantly came to naught, and the brothers should be in trouble together, and they were afraid that they would be placed under house arrest in Merlin in this life, and the prince hesitated in trouble, how could he have done nothing wrong, and he really regretted sending troops to intercept the disciples of the Phantom Sword Gate.
The king of England landed on the island first, looking at the painting boat in the lake under the watchful eye of the guards, what if he rowed slowly, today Qinghui will change the master, and Merlin will become an island that no one cares about in the future.
The boat of the imperial concubine and the crown prince intersected, the tears on her face had drawn out the situation, it was difficult for the prince to get out of the forest anymore, King Rui opened his mind at this time, and chuckled: "Prince, I have been here a few times when I was a child, and I haven't been able to enjoy the scenery of Meilin for decades, hehe." The prince sighed and smiled bitterly: "If my father doesn't give an order, I won't dare to come easily, but Ying'er has no scruples, alas-"
The prince's sigh was stuck in his throat, King Rui's smile froze on his face, and on the painting boat that was about to dock, some of the civil and military officials exclaimed in surprise, but they were drowned in the sound of killing on both sides of the lake.
After all, the king of England has been practicing martial arts for many years, Merlin heard the sound of random arrows breaking through the air, he grabbed the chief eunuch and blocked it behind his back, but a few long arrows were inserted in his legs, and when he knelt down, he saw the flag of the Praetorian Guard floating from afar, and he never woke up after a dark look in front of him.
"Humph!"
An arrow killed the king of England, Dugu Ying snorted coldly and withdrew the longbow in his hand, pulled out the king's sword and led the soldiers to the lake. The guards led by the king of England injured a lot of arrows, and the remnants were about to fight, when someone saw the shaft of the arrow on the king's head, and shouted unconsciously: "The prince has been hit by an arrow." Hearing this, the guards gave up resistance and knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands, while the left and right guard sergeants who rushed out from Merlin had a human head with a long knife, and the guards who gave up resistance realized that surrendering could not save their lives, and there was no chance to fight to the death.
The archers who were in ambush at Merlin were worried about injuring the people on board, and long arrows rained down on the legs of the king and his men. When the hand-to-hand combat is not the opponent of the elite soldiers of the left and right guards, a moment has passed, there are only nearly a hundred headless corpses left on the shore of Merlin, and the head of the king of England is in the hands of Dugu Ying.
"Ying'er, don't kill innocents indiscriminately!"
The archer shot a round of random arrows, nearly a hundred heads emerged from the lake, Gao Lin's knife stopped in mid-air, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Don't do it, guards of His Royal Highness the county lord." The guards hurriedly put away their swords and pulled the guards in the lake to the boat, and the king's cronies saw that the matter had come to this point, and who would dare to resist.
Qin Rufeng heard the prince's shout, winked at Gao Lin, and shouted loudly at the Praetorian Guards in the distance: "The county lord has an order, the rebellious ministers and thieves will be killed, and the rebels will be exterminated!" After shouting a few times, Fang turned his head to look at the boat next to him, saluted the prince, and replied loudly: "Prince, the last general will not dare to disobey the military order, His Royal Highness has something to say to the county lord." β
"Gao Lin, do you want to make another great contribution?" Today's list is enough loyalty, but the credit is not much, it is the county lord and the Praetorian Guard who control the situation, Gao Lin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he pulled out his long knife and said: "General, do everything to eliminate evil, and the slave will lead the way, go." β
"In the future, you are not allowed to call yourself a slave, Xiao Yuanzi treats you as a brother, he is my junior brother, you can call me Brother Qin." β
"Okay, Brother Qin, hurry up, or let the Praetorian Guards take the credit. β
The painting boat stopped, King Rui helped the prince ashore, the two watched the slaughter in the distance, and had the heart to find Duguying, the left guard sergeant guarded the surroundings, and the heavy shield surrounded the wall, deaf to the prince's words.
There was a shout of killing in the plum forest, Duan Huang Concubine felt bad, Wu Sheng raised his hand and threw her outside the bamboo house, when he closed his hand, the door of the house closed without wind, and the invisible energy stopped her a few feet away, and the guards and eunuchs who brought it were all lying on the ground in the distance, the blood flowing from the mouth and nose was red and black, and Yuwenjie was scolding the female soldiers to cut off people's heads to practice courage.
"Concubine Duan, you can't escape death today, if you don't want to suffer before you die, answer honestly, my mother's illness, did you send someone to plot?" Duguying carried the head of the King of England in her hand, and Concubine Duan sat on the ground when she saw it, staring at her and crying: "My mother and son just covet the throne, and never thought of putting the prince to death, you are so ruthless." β
"Look at this situation, the lord of this county will not slaughter the British Prince's Mansion, let's say, did you send someone back then?" threw the head over, the princess duan hugged her and cried silently, the shouting of killing in the distance gradually weakened, the Praetorian Guard had clearly controlled the palace, wiped away her tears and said with a miserable smile: "The queen died, Your Majesty has doubts in his heart, it is difficult for the palace to get close to the prince, how to plot against the princess, why do you want to plot against her, hurt her, the prince re-accepts the concubine, if he gives birth to a boy, will he not completely stop thinking about it." β
Duguying turned her back silently, Concubine Duan's words had been thought about more than once, if she was really secretly instigating, she had every opportunity to plot against herself in the past few years, wouldn't it be more effective than hurting her mother, it seems that the murderer is really someone else, and Concubine Xian's mother and son are the masterminds back then, there is still no reason not to attack her, how can a prince who has no children keep the position of the prince for a long time.
"You can rest assured, the children of the British king's uncle are also victims in the struggle for the throne, and the county lord will ask for a knighthood and fief, and the Dugu royal family should not have killed each other. β
Yu Wenjie threw the medicine bottle over, Duan Imperial Concubine pulled out the stopper, looked at Duguying's back and cried in a low voice: "Qinghui, Your Majesty strictly forbids the phantom prince to step into the prince's mansion, but no one knows the hidden secret. After speaking, he drank the bottle of poison without waiting for a question, and struggled to shout out a few words: "Ask ruthlessly." The words did not last a few breaths, and he bled to death.
"County Lord, Yu Lin, the leader of the Praetorian Guard, asks to see you. β
Dugu Ying looked at the corpse of the imperial concubine and the head of the British king, and her eyes were astringent, the two elders died at her hands, why are the royal children always so difficult to get along with, is it worth it for a throne?
"Let him order the guards to return to the camp and wait for the prince to reward the soldiers. When he spoke, he looked at Yu Wenjie: "Let Qin Rufeng lead the troops to the Guards with Wang Jian and the head of the British King, so that they can return to the camp, there are new officers in the camp, and a few captains can't make much waves, so don't pay attention to it for the time being." Jie'er, you have to work harder in the palace. β
Dugu Ying held back tears and looked at the bamboo house, Yu Lin brought a few captains to hurry over, and after seeing her, he walked with her to the bamboo house, and the martial saint greeted him before he entered the door.
"County Lord, go and see each other, Your Majesty is leaving, return to the light, and barely be able to say a few words. β
Seeing her grandfather's withered face, Dugu Ying fell to the ground and cried bitterly, and the old king smiled with difficulty: "Ying'er, you didn't disappoint grandpa, hehe, time is also fate, grandpa originally wanted to dominate the rivers and mountains, but he left you a mess." Xiao Cavalry Battalion, Praetorian Guard, listen to Qing Hui's orders, and only obey her. It's time to go, and the queen has waited for dozensβ"
"Grandpaβ"
"Your Majestyβ"
The old king closed his eyes, as he said, the time is also fate, such as three or five years of vacation, with his decades of preparation and means, it is not difficult to succeed in the strategy of cutting the domain, but in the end it fell short, fortunately before leaving, he can sober up for a while, and personally handed over the command of the most elite army of the empire to his granddaughter, and did not mention the prince when he died, and the disappointment in his heart can be imagined.
"The Praetorian Guard swears allegiance to His Highness the County Lord. β
Yu Lin and the five captains swore an oath in the name of the samurai, and the martial saint's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and said indifferently: "You remember, only obey the orders of Duguying, the county lord of Qinghui, otherwise, don't blame the old man for taking action against the sky." After speaking, he helped Duguying up and comforted: "Your Majesty, leave the matter to the prince, the county lord will return to Cuihua Palace quickly, summon the three ministers of the military department and the civil department, and stabilize the hearts of the imperial army and people." β