The sharp whistle pierced the darkness and surprised everyone present.

The prince instinctively took a step back, allowing the imperial guards to block his figure. Kang Jian even took the initiative to stand on the other side, tightly surrounding the prince in the center.

As the whistle sounded, it was not only the footsteps outside the camp gate, but also the movement inside the camp.

There was a brief sound of fighting at the camp gate, but it ended quickly.

The door was completely opened, which proved that King Cheng's men had the upper hand.

King Cheng's escort team rushed in and immediately surrounded King Cheng.

At the same time, a group of royal guards also walked out of the darkness and stood silently in front of King Cheng. The leader was a middle-aged general wearing armor, only showing a bearded face.

Qi Si explained softly in Gu Zhao's ear, "This deputy general Huo Nianzu is from the Duke Yong's mansion."

Yong Guogong is the natal family of Princess Cheng. Like Li Guogong, he is also a family that was awarded the title of Duke for military merits since the founding of the country. It has continued to this day. Many of his children and disciples are serving in the military.

At this critical moment, Duke Yong's government jumped out and showed its support for King Cheng.

"King Cheng has conspired to rebel. Take it down immediately!" The prince understood and shouted loudly, "Commanders of the Royal Forest Army, you are His Majesty's personal guards. It's just that you were deceived by others to get to this point."

"In the name of the crown prince, Gu promises you that today we will only punish the culprits. As long as you put down your weapons, Gu will not hold you accountable!"

"Anyone who captures King Cheng alive will receive a reward of three thousand taels and be promoted to the third level!"

Only now did Qin Youhan put his heart into his stomach. He sneered and shouted loudly, "Qin Youzhen, was my father killed by you? Otherwise, why is there so much commotion now and my father has not come out?"

"I just wanted to go in and see my father. This is the filial piety of every son, but you started to slander me for treason and wanted to kill me to silence me!"

"You, a beast like you who kill your father and kill your king, will be struck by thunder from the sky! What shame do you have to say 'in the name of the prince'!"

The prince's face was distorted. He was now in a dilemma. No matter what he said, the fact that Emperor Shouzheng was unconscious and unable to come out to see anyone was the most suspicious key.

Qin Youhan saw Hsinchu outside the imperial tent door before he could enter, and immediately found a breakthrough.

"Catch that eunuch! He is Qin Youzhen's accomplice!"

Hsinchu said angrily, "Your Majesty, Prince Cheng, do you really not take His Majesty seriously? You dare to raise troops in front of the imperial tent, slander the prince, and disobey the imperial edict. Are you intending to rebel?"

Oral arguments are just a competition for public opinion. What really determines the outcome is the power in each person's hands.

There are only about 200 guards around the prince, but the guards on King Cheng's side seem to be nearly a thousand people. In terms of numbers, King Cheng has the upper hand.

After calculating the strength comparison between the two sides, the prince lowered his tone and said, "Lao Liu, my father just fell asleep after taking medicine. If you act impulsively, my father will definitely be angry when he wakes up."

"Now that you haven't made a big mistake, Gu advises you to stop immediately. If not, I will take you into the tent myself and let you see my father with your own eyes to avoid misunderstanding."

King Cheng sneered, "You wanted to kill me just now, but I can't believe you now. Get out of the way and let me go in to see if my father is safe. If my father is safe, I am willing to bow to you."

Admit your mistake and let me do whatever you want!"

How could the prince agree?

Not to mention whether it was embarrassing for him to step back and get out of the way, if King Cheng really led his troops into the imperial tent and controlled Emperor Shouzheng, King Cheng could issue orders in the name of Emperor Shouzheng, and then the prince would have to let him

Slaughter.

Seeing that the prince didn't answer, King Cheng burst out laughing, "I knew you didn't dare to let me see my father! If you still don't admit it, have you harmed my father?"

The prince's mind was spinning rapidly, and he came up with an idea, "Well, if you don't believe what I say, how about we find some people you believe to testify?"

"Mr. Dong Ge, Mr. Chu Ge, and Mr. Liu Ge are all in the camp. How about we send someone to invite the three elders to come and have an audience together?"

Now it was King Cheng's turn to be in trouble. He knew that this was the prince's plan to delay the war, but if he disagreed, it would appear that he had ulterior motives. If he had known that when the prince hesitated just now, he should have broken into the imperial tent by force.

King Cheng knew in his heart that the identity of the crown prince and heirloom naturally gave him an advantage, and he didn't know what would happen if it were delayed. It would be better to take advantage of the fact that there are many others and decide the outcome in one fell swoop!

Thinking of this, King Cheng raised his arms and shouted, "You are just making excuses like this to delay time. I just want to see that my father is safe and sound, and I will never be deceived by you again and give you the opportunity to hurt my father!"

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"Soldiers, let's rush in and escort them! We must not let Qin Youzhen's conspiracy succeed!"

Huo Nianzu had long been impatient. In his opinion, it was completely meaningless to talk so much about Che Luulu. The best way was to kill the prince, control the emperor, coerce the emperor to command the world, and then let King Cheng successfully ascend the throne.

When King Cheng gave the order, he raised his spear and led his men to rush forward, shouting, "Protect King Qin and kill the rebels!"

The number of the Imperial Guards on the Prince's side was much smaller. Even if they tried their best to resist, it didn't have much effect and they were quickly dispersed.

Seeing the soldiers in front of him falling one after another, the prince couldn't help but show a bit of despair on his face, and allowed Kang Jian to hold him back with one hand.
Chapter completed!