Qi Zi turned pale, turned his horse, waved his hand to the soldiers, and said in a low voice: "Stay back for now!"
He frowned and walked slowly to Zheng Shiyan, "Commander Zheng, the situation is wrong. Wan Heshun is not willing to hand over the army."
Zheng Shiyan tightened his grip on the horse's bridle and muttered: "We have underestimated the enemy. I didn't expect Wan Heshun to come to guard it personally... What's his attitude?"
"It looks like he is going to fight us to the death, and he even shot an arrow in front of my horse."
"This is difficult." Zheng Shiyan said, "If there is really a conflagration, the city of Nanjing will be plunged into a sea of fire, and the situation will become even more uncontrollable. Besides, how dare we touch a hair of the prince who is personally named by the emperor? It's best.
Let’s confront him here first and send someone back to ask Mr. Lu for instructions.”
Qi Zi nodded, called a soldier from the side, and ordered him to report the situation to Yue Gong immediately, and the man ran away.
Wan Heshun looked nervously at the entrance of the academy and saw Qi Zi leading three or five groups of people to line up along the street, setting up their bows and crossbows. The momentum was very frightening.
There were some beads of sweat on his forehead, but he still had the energy to stand up and said: "Qi Zi! If you have the ability, you will really kill me. Don't use these bluffing postures. I am not afraid of death!"
"
Qi Zi's eyes were blood red and he was so angry that he drew his sword. He was about to give orders to the whole army when he suddenly looked at the crowd in front and behind him and held back his temper.
Instead, he pointed his sword at Wan Heshun: "Old man! Old thief! If I hadn't had some mercy, you would have gone to see the King of Hell long ago! When Mr. Lu comes, let's see how you beg for mercy!"
As he was talking over there, several officers beside Wan Heshun were about to take action, but were stopped by King Wan: "This guy is just talking, obviously he doesn't dare to take action; if he is really annoyed,
, there will be endless troubles!" Then they all stopped.
The two armies faced off here, until their legs and feet were numb, but they held their swords and guns tighter, and their gazes remained unwavering. They did not notice that time had quietly passed by.
At this time, Lu Fangxuan rushed over with his horse, took the Songming torch, and saw Zheng Shiyan first.
"General Zheng, is Wan Heshun still at the door?"
"Yes, Commander Qi has been confronting him for a long time, but he is still unwilling to hand over his military power." Qi Zi replied anxiously.
"It's a shame that I lost my head and thought too simplistically..." Lu Fangxuan also looked helpless, "Forget it, take me to the front to take a look."
Wan Heshun hid under the courtyard wall and peeped. When he saw Lu Fangxuan coming on horseback, he called several of his followers and mounted their horses to meet him.
The two of them looked at each other from a distance, each bowing. Lu Fangxuan said first: "Brother Wan, if you are wise, you should withdraw your troops early. Here is a piece of advice: taking over the academy is definitely not beneficial to politics."
Wan Heshun sneered and said: "Mr. Lu, if you don't know the reason, don't make assumptions and get involved in this matter. Mr. Wei has clearly promised me. If you don't believe me, you can ask him to come out and testify!"
"King Wanjun, can you bear to see our two brothers fighting each other? How can you still be stubborn when things have reached this point?"
Wan Heshun was rude this time and shouted loudly: "It is an ironclad order to take over the academy. Anyone who dares to disobey is rebelling against the government! If you still have some conscience, please don't engage in the tactic of joining the party and opposing those who are different. I hope someone can be frank.
, there is no room for sand in your eyes!”
Lu Fangxuan hesitated for a moment, then turned back to Qi Zi and said two words coldly: "Withdraw troops."
Qi Zi's face was full of confusion: "Then the academy doesn't..."
"Withdraw troops." Lu Fangxuan's tone was unquestionable.
What he wanted to say was choked back, and he could only wave his hands angrily: "Let's go!"
He retreated first with the front group.
Zheng Shiyan saw it later and knew it was Lu Fangxuan's idea, so he didn't ask any questions and shouted: "Let's go!"
Wan Heshun was climbing up the outer wall of the academy. Looking ahead, he saw dust rising, thousands of troops and horses gradually withdrawing, and the streets being unusually empty. Wan Heshun's mood became particularly smooth.
"Prince Wanjun, are you okay?" Hu Qi greeted him from the palace.
"It was so dangerous," Wan Heshun pointed at his heart, "It almost killed me!"
Hu Qi's face suddenly turned pale, and he hurried forward to ask what happened.
"What are you talking about? Lu Fangxuan has already withdrawn from his residence." Wan Heshun was still breathing heavily.
"Withdrawn?" Hu Qi changed his expression again, "Then the academy..."
"The Academy is a tough nut, let's put it aside for now," Wan Heshun said, "After this confrontation, everyone in Nanjing is afraid of themselves, the internal situation is unstable, and there will be riots; moreover, we cannot withstand Lu Fangxuan's snowflakes This seemingly offensive attack needs to be rested. In view of two points, let’s slow down for a while.”
"I'm going to follow my original plan and send people to Ye Yongjia, take him into the palace, torture him, and force him to take the blame for us." Wan Heshun said with a sly smile.
"This..." Hu Qi faltered.
"What's going on?" Wan Heshun looked at him, his expression seemed to be getting worse.
"It is said that Ye Yongjia recently met with Chen Tongpao, a fellow governor of Yangzhou." After Hu Qi said this, he held back his hands and did not dare to speak any more.
Wan Heshun stood up hurriedly, but his waist flashed, and he screamed in pain and fell down on the chair.
Hu Qi came to help him, and he turned around with difficulty: "No, no need. Ye Yongjia... This kid Ye Yongjia actually clung to Liu Dang, which really caught people off guard..."
Hu Qi knelt on the ground and advised: "Since there is no good plan, it is better to make peace here."
Wan Heshun rubbed his waist and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, okay... you can write a letter and go to Lu Fangxuan to admit your mistake and ask for peace."
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"Where is Mr. Wei?" Xia Yuanlong happily trotted into the courtyard of the academy and asked an old gentleman.
"Mr. Wei is taking a nap in the court. What happened?" The old man's eyes were also shining.
Xia Yuanlong stamped his foot: "Didn't you see? The garrison outside is gone!"
Without further explanation, he hurried to find Wei Huai.
Wei Huai was sleeping with his eyebrows furrowed on the rocking chair. Xia Yuanlong walked closer slowly and looked at the bright red sun, shining directly on Wei Huai's face. Yuanlong came closer and whispered with his hands. Covered him up.
Who would have thought that the shadow of this hand flickering in front of his face would wake up Wei Huai. He stretched his brows and opened his eyes to look at Yuan Long.
"Mr. Wei, leader of the Wei Alliance," Yuan Longzuo said with a smile and clasped his fists, "I heard from Magistrate Ye that Wan Heshun not only made peace with Lu Fangxuan, but also withdrew the soldiers from the academy and took over the academy. You just think it's a joke. That’s all.”
After hearing this, Wei Huai burst into laughter and reached out to get the cane, "Good news, good news!"
"Mr. Wei, wait a minute." Xia Yuanlong helped him up.
"Our academy has finally cleared the clouds and seen the sun! I want to tell the people in the alliance first, and then tell the people!" Wei Huai stroked back strands of white hair and walked as fast as flying.
As soon as Ye Yongjia left the academy, he heard a little actor report that Chen Tongpao was leaving due to official duties in Yangzhou. He was shocked and went straight to the library to say goodbye to him.