The commander of the imperial army sent half of his men to help King Xian's dead soldiers to encircle and suppress the masters of Prince Rui's palace.
"My lord Xian, thieves are everywhere. Your highest priority should be to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the ministers. There are already two to three hundred dead men carefully trained by the virtuous king, so it won't be a problem to encircle and suppress dozens of people, right?"
His words were an explanation to the wise king why only half of the imperial army was sent to help. At the same time, he gave the wise king a high hat to prevent him from riding a tiger.
The wise king gave the commander of the Imperial Guard a meaningful look, what an ignorant bastard! He actually still retains his strength.
But it’s not good for him to lose face in front of all the courtiers and make everyone think that his dead soldiers are all useless, right? Then how can he convince the public in the future?
He just scolded the commander of the imperial army angrily:
"I see that your brain is made of paste and cannot be grasped clearly!"
The threat of the wise king had no effect, because the only person on the scene who had the right to command the imperial army was actually the prince Xilingyu.
Even a wise king cannot give orders to the imperial army in front of hundreds of civil and military officials. He can only act through consultation.
The wise king, on the other hand, never thought that the prince Xiling Yu had any commanding authority.
Then he turned his attention to the military attache present.
"You military attaches, weren't you quite capable of fighting against General Xu just now? What are you doing here sitting back now?"
The military attachés were called upon and had no choice but to step forward to assist.
But it was just on the periphery, just showing off. It looked like he was working hard, but in fact, the people who worked hard were the dead soldiers of the wise king.
No one wants to die in an unknown manner, but because of Prince Xian’s orders, they have to obey.
They are not like the Forbidden Army, which is directly under the command of Xiling Yu. The higher the rank, the higher the rank.
Prince Rui is indeed the strongest among the powerful people in Xizhao Kingdom. The people in his house are also worthy of being called masters.
Although both sides lost almost half of their men, King Xian's was only half of the two to three hundred dead men, while Prince Rui's manor was only half of the dozens.
The disparity in strength is staggering.
The wise king was heartbroken by the sight. Does it cost money to train dead soldiers? Does it cost time? He then said angrily to the commander of the imperial army:
"Are you planning to wait until all of my men are dead, let them attack, and let us die together?"
"Let us go, we are not in the same group as that person."
Among the experts from Prince Rui's Mansion, some also shouted to explain their position.
There were so many opponents that I was overwhelmed and had no time to think. Only then did I realize that the man on the palace wall might not be Prince Rui's secret guard.
After finally getting up enough energy to shout, blood started to appear on his body.
The person hiding on the palace wall appeared out of nowhere and shot an arrow, causing panic again.
"Brother, don't think about assassination. If you can't kill the wise king today, do you think his mansion is so easy to break into? It's better to sink the boat to avoid future troubles!"
The master who shouted was going crazy. Where did the madman come from? He had to catch them and call them brothers!
Even though Prince Rui is dead, they still have to sacrifice their own lives to avenge Prince Rui?
"Who are you? Are you here to sow discord?"
This made everyone present feel confused. Are the people in Prince Rui's Mansion engaged in internal strife?
The wise king's thoughts suddenly changed. Could it be that these two groups of people were really not in the same group?
"Of course it's your brother! I'm here to help you, can't you see? Do you want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and wait for the wise king to send people to hunt you down and hide for the rest of your life?"
The people on the palace wall were shouting and shooting arrows at the wise king. However, since the wise king was protected by dead soldiers, the imperial army could not really sit back and watch the wise king be killed.
Those arrows did not really hurt the wise king, but they shocked the wise king's mind.
I thought that although this man came here with bad intentions, what he said was quite reasonable. If the tiger returns to the mountain, there will be endless troubles.
If the dead soldiers are gone, they can be trained again, but if the lives are gone, there is nothing. Let the masters like Prince Rui run away, and I am afraid he will never be able to sleep peacefully in the future.
"Kill, kill them all for me!"
The dead soldiers fought even harder. The people of Prince Rui's Mansion gritted their teeth with hatred, waiting to be chased and hiding, it was better than dying now! In order to save their lives, they could only resist desperately.
The Xian King looked at the fighting in front of him. There were fewer and fewer people. But after watching it for a while, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
He turned his head suddenly and looked at Prime Minister Li. Yes! It must be Prime Minister Li's fault!
Otherwise, why didn't these people yell at Prime Minister Li to kill him and only targeted him?
It was clear that they all had a share in killing King Rui!
Prime Minister Li was sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight. He was secretly happy in his heart. The corners of his mouth that seemed to be slightly curved were just looked at by the wise king who was sizing him up.
The wise king was immediately furious, feeling that he was being tricked by a minister despite being a noble person.
He suddenly realized. Prime Minister Li wanted to borrow his sword to eradicate Brother Huang and General Xu, and then reap the benefits!
Now, it's time for the two of them to fight to the death and decide the outcome!
It is very possible that the man on the palace wall was also arranged by Prime Minister Li.
"stop!"
The wise king immediately changed his mind.
"Let them go!"
He can no longer waste time with those shrimp soldiers and crabs who have no master.
The remaining half of the dead soldiers of the wise king obeyed the order and immediately moved out of the way. In fact, the opponent was too strong, and they fought extremely hard, suffering heavy casualties.
The remaining seven or eight experts from Prince Rui's Mansion were already under constant siege. Some of them were still holding their wounds. They cautiously withdrew from the encirclement of more than a hundred people and headed outside the palace.
Little did they know, there was another wave of arrow rain siege outside the palace gate, waiting for them. They were destined to go back alive today.
It was Zhou Zheng from Shangshan Escort Bureau who led his men to ambush here.
They are all the lackeys raised by King Rui, causing harm to the people. Once they recover and hide again, it will take a lot of effort to clean them up.
In the palace, Prime Minister Li looked at King Xian's cannibalistic eyes and backed away from Xilingyu. After all, there were Jun Lingyun's expert bodyguards beside him.
"Prince Xian, we succeeded in encircling and suppressing the rebels today. We are all tired. Why not go back and rest first? How about holding the crown prince's enthronement ceremony as usual tomorrow?"
The wise king snorted coldly.
"Prime Minister Li, your plan was really loud! I almost fell into your trap!"
Prime Minister Li did not accept his words, but talked about another matter.
"Your Majesty, although you have done a good job in escorting me today, you, dead soldiers, are already violating the rules. It is better to withdraw from the palace as soon as possible! Raising troops privately is a crime of conspiracy!"
The other court officials agreed with his words.
Dead soldiers are all desperadoes, and they will be used to help the wise king eradicate dissidents in the future. No one wants his life to be in the hands of others, right?
Although they did not dare to speak, they all nodded to express their approval.
The wise king gritted his teeth. It was one thing to do something in private, but it was another thing to put it on the table. He was calculated by Prime Minister Li today!