"Oh." Oyadan was obedient, knowing that he had made an own mistake. After knowing that Tang Yi could not be killed, his face turned red, and then he turned the horse's body in another direction, pointing at the one that had been chopped off. Xiu Zhe, whose ears and skin and bones on his face had already opened, asked, "Will you surrender or not?"
"Humph!" Xiu Zhe turned his head to the side, looking like he would rather die than surrender. In fact, from the moment Cheng Shan said that he would throw everything on him, he had no way out.
"Huh?" Seeing that this person didn't give him face, Oyadan was also angry. He also noticed that Shen Ao turned his head to the side at this moment and didn't look at what she meant. How could he still not know who this person was? Killable, he lost his courtesy in this anger, raised the scimitar in his hand and dropped it, and then a stream of blood spattered out, and the smell of blood once again filled the courtyard.
Xiuzhe is dead!
His throat was cut and he died.
"Your Highness, this person is the chief counselor of Prince Zhong." The next moment, the captain of the guard, Tumasha, came over on horseback. She had already learned Xiuzhe's identity from several surrendered guards of Prince Zhong's palace before she came over. A reminder.
The barbarians and the loyal king have always been at odds with each other. But now that the sword has been struck, it will be difficult to become a passerby in the future.
"Really? So what? If he doesn't surrender, he will die." Oyadan said very nonchalantly. Then he glanced thoughtfully at Shen Ao, who had not turned around now. For some reason, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Regardless of whether Shen Ao took advantage of him this time, Oyadan was happy to be able to do something for him.
Besides, doesn't being used by others mean that you still have value? Based on this, she is happy enough.
Except for Cheng Shan and the original guards of Prince Zhong's Mansion who surrendered, the nearly one hundred dead soldiers who refused to surrender all turned into corpses and fell to the ground, no longer breathing. At this point, the matter ended with Shen Ao's great prosperity.
"Come here, take all the weapons in the house and leave a hundred people here to protect the safety of the prince. No one is allowed to go out without an order, let alone contact with outsiders." After this incident, Shen Ao withdrew his loyalty. Everyone in the palace had the right to freedom, so they were kept under strict supervision.
It was lucky to be able to survive, and Cheng Shan was still satisfied with the result. However, Tang Yi seemed to still have something to say. He raised his head and looked at Shen Ao and said reflexively, "Brother Ao... uh, Duke Zhongguo, I want to write a letter to my father, and I have to trouble Duke Zhongguo to send someone to deliver it."
"No problem, Prince Yi... you can just write it down." The corners of Shen Ao's mouth twitched, and then he shook his head helplessly. He knew that after this incident, his relationship with Tang Yi would never be the same again. It is also impossible to become good friends like before, where we can sit together and chat casually.
The assassination of Prince Zhong's Mansion has finally come to an end. But it does not mean that the matter is over. When the news came out, the attitudes of all parties were different.
It was a pity that Prince Qing and Prince Xiang were there. They secretly cursed the uselessness of Prince Zhong's soldiers. They thought they were calculating but had no intentions, and they had the advantage of numbers. They didn't even kill Shen Ao. They were really a bunch of losers.
After the sixth prince Tang Jia found out, he left the palace with an angry face and brought several guards to Prince Zhong's Mansion. He bluntly said that he would kill Tang Yi to vent his anger on Duke Zhong. If it weren't for Shen Ao who left hundreds of guards here to stop him. If so, I'm afraid Tang Jia might actually commit murder to vent his anger.
Afterwards, Shen Ao found out about this incident, and he was a little moved. Although Tang Jia gave him the impression that he was too Machiavellian, and he often instinctively wanted to stay away from her. But with family affection, the other party was still there. towards oneself.
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Dingzhou City.
With the arrival of another 20,000 new Daliang troops, the pressure on the cadre army with more fresh troops was no longer so great, and they were already in an invincible position in defending the city.
However, before Emperor Qianwen could breathe a sigh of relief and feel happy, three memorials were placed in front of him, which made him feel that one was a big deal and the other was big.
The first memorial was written by Zong Zheng, and the general idea was that on the battlefield, the sword had no eyes, and it was for the purpose of Da Qian Jiang Shan. He also asked the emperor to establish a prince to ensure that Da Qian Jiang Shan had successors and lasted for thousands of years.
The second memorial was written by the King of Qi. The main idea was that he believed that His Highness King Xiang had the image of a famous monarch. As long as His Majesty could make him the crown prince, the King of Qi was willing to send troops to help Da Qian quell the rebellion.
The third memorial was written by Duke Zhong, Shen Ao. It described in detail that Prince Zhong sent people to assassinate him, and that the barbarian princess killed Prince Zhong’s chief aide, Xiuzhe. At the end of the memorial, Shen Ao also wrote his own views, For the sake of the stability of Dagan and to prevent Daliang City from suffering from war, he was willing to give in, but Prince Zhong could not let him go. He also wanted to use it to threaten Prince Zhong so that he did not dare to act rashly. At the same time, Shen Ao also asked for more guards. A memorial to protect one's own safety.
From the previous two memorials, Emperor Qianwen keenly found out that Zongzheng and King Qi must have secretly united. Otherwise, the two memorials would not have been handed to him at the same time by such a coincidence. If this was really the case, if he had not Agreed, there's no telling what those two people will do if they point out what's going on inside and outside.
A Jin army in front of him is enough to give Emperor Qianwen a headache. Although the current situation is that he has basically stabilized the situation, it is still too early to say victory. And if the King of Qi suddenly sends troops at this time, it will definitely be destroyed. Daqian will at least make the situation more tense. If Zong Zheng makes trouble in Daliang City, there is a high probability that Daqian will be in danger, and his position as emperor will really be unstable.
If we say what Emperor Qianwen cared about most in his life, it was nothing more than the word power.
In the past, anyone who wanted to spy on his position would be wary of him. Once he found an opportunity, he would step on him unceremoniously and make him unable to stand up forever. But now, he knows clearly that someone is spying on his position, but he has no choice but to step on it. The way to break the situation is a headache to think about.
Perhaps Zong Zheng and King Qi saw their own weakness at this time, so they submitted the memorial. They were clearly forcing themselves.
Fortunately, there was a third memorial, and King Zhong's actions were put out in advance. As long as Tang Yi was still in Daliang City, King Zhong would not dare to do anything rash, and there would be no pressure from the north for the time being. This might This is the only place where Emperor Qianwen can be lucky.
Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't have any better solution besides making King Xiang the prince.
Who is King Xiang? It is not an exaggeration to describe him as an Adou who cannot support him. If the throne is passed on to him, basically a hundred years later, the Daqian will definitely fall into pieces. If so, he will die. Can't rest in peace.
"Fortunately, my son is very capable." He sighed in his heart, and Emperor Qianwen recognized Shen Ao's ability more and more. Just like in this battle, it was not Shen Ao who played a great role in recruiting soldiers. I'm afraid it will be decided now. The situation in Zhoucheng will not be as easy as it is now.
If he must establish a prince, Emperor Qianwen hopes to establish Shen Ao. However, the identity of his prince has not been made public yet, and there is still some way to go. But now, neither King Qi nor Zong Zheng will give him too much time. .
Thinking that if he could not agree to King Qi's request, if the Qi army and the Jin army united together, Dingzhou City might not be safe. Emperor Qianwen had to sigh. The situation was stronger than the others, and he had to admit that Qi's army was stronger than his own. Wang chose a good time and put forward a condition that was unreasonable but that he had to accept.
The highest art of politics is compromise. How to find the balance point between both parties in a chaotic situation, and then find the point that is most beneficial to oneself, this is the vision of a real politician. Emperor Qianwen, who deeply understood this truth, prepared Compromised.
Of course, it was just a limited compromise. He then replied a letter to King Qi, saying that there was no problem in making King Xiang the crown prince, but if the Qi army wanted to send troops to defeat the Jin army, they couldn't leave a mess to King Xiang, right?
As for the matter of establishing King Xiang as the crown prince, he must first eliminate the Jin army before proceeding. Otherwise, he would rather the situation continues to be chaotic than agree to King Qi's request.
After the letter was written and sent to King Qi, Emperor Qianwen waited for the news in Dingzhou City. But he did not know that in the Jin army camp, Jin King Li Sheng had already begun to consider the issue of withdrawing his troops.
According to the original plan, Zhenzhou was first captured by surprise attack, and then a decisive battle was held with Qian's army in Dingzhou City. After defeating the opponent with superior force, he could march directly to Daliang City and capture the imperial capital. achieve final victory.
It now seems that the early plan was progressing well. Zhenzhou was captured and the attitude of a decisive battle with Qian's army in Dingzhou was achieved. But then everything changed. Emperor Qianwen turned out to be as timid as a mouse and just defended his position. On the city wall, there was no intention of opening the city gate and coming out for a decisive battle.
This tactic of only defending but not attacking, like a bastard hiding in a hard shell, gave the Jin army a headache. Especially as the opponent's reinforcements arrived in waves, thunder would be thrown on the tower from time to time, which not only exploded The Jin army was littered with corpses, and the beatings had reduced the morale of the Jin army. Now whenever they hear the sound of explosions, almost all the soldiers lie on the ground with their heads in their hands.
As a result, the city was about to be captured several times, but in the end it ended in failure. As time passed, more and more soldiers became war-weary, and the situation has developed into a bad place. Come.
The war made people anxious. The former Princess Di, Princess Jin Liu Xiangxiang and others were thinking of ways, but on the contrary, they became lax in their care of Prince Jin.
Li Sheng had been observing for several days and found that fewer and fewer people were staring at him, so he knew that his opportunity had come.
After experiencing these days, Li Sheng was no longer Wu Xia Amon. He had already seen clearly that Liu Xiangxiang was clearly using him to achieve her goals, which made him deeply regret trusting this woman and listening to her words.
