The mighty and majestic army of the Yun Kingdom marched on the official road of the Xia Kingdom's capital with the momentum of a great victory, and supported by the majestic guard of honor of the emperor.
Following the great victory at Caishiji and the fall of Jinling City, Xia's capital, and the Xia court's hasty flight north, the entire Jiangnan area no longer had the power to form an organized resistance to Yun.
Xiao Cheng leaned on the jade chariot and closed his eyes to rest, but he heard Feng Bao walking in cautiously and whispered back:
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Jinling City!"
Xiao Cheng heard the sound, opened his eyes, sat up straight, took the military intelligence report and looked through it.
This memorial was handed over by Le Yi who was currently in charge of Jinling City, reporting everything that happened in Jinling City.
When Xiao Cheng saw this memorial, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice
"The young prince of the Xia Kingdom ran away with the important civil and military officials of the Xia Kingdom?"
This is somewhat different from Yu Zhaoling’s previous explanation.
When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly said:
"Half a month ago at Sticky Gate, I reported this matter secretly. Gong Yingzong, the second-grade embroidered envoy of the Xia Kingdom, deceived the Xia Crown Prince and advocated migrating to the north, relying on the dangers of the Huaihe River and the Yellow River to hold on to the northern prefectures.
Continue to resist me, Dayun!"
"With the support of the Xia Crown Prince and the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, he suppressed the opposition in the lower court and fled in panic with the important civil and military officials of the Xia Kingdom before General Le Yi arrived at Jinling City."
Although Gong Yingzong kept disturbing Feng Yu, in fact, the things he did did not reach Xiao Cheng's side at all.
Upon hearing his name, Xiao Cheng's first reaction was that he was a little surprised and said:
"Gong Yingzong, is he the abandoned disciple of the strategist family? He is not dead yet!"
"During the Anguo rebellion before, this man had a keen sense of smell. He fled immediately after sensing something was wrong. Dongchang and Niangan worked together to hunt him down for several months, but in the end they allowed him to escape."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he had a headache and said:
"He did cause me some trouble!"
This trouble does not mean that the failure to capture the Xia Crown Prince and important court officials prevented the Yun Kingdom from completing its success in one battle.
But Xiao Cheng had just promised Yu Zhaoling to spare his son's life. But now that his son has run away, even if he is caught, he will not surrender.
After being caught, should he still get a title and support him, or should he directly accuse him and prove his example? This is quite confusing for Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng, who had a headache for a while, spoke again:
"I remember that Yang Dayan wanted to destroy the country, didn't he? Send an order and let him personally lead the troops to pursue and stop the young prince of Xia Kingdom."
Having said this, Xiao Cheng thought of Yang Dayan's temper again, wondering what he might do for merit, and quickly warned:
"If you are caught, let Yang Dayan treat my An Le Gong with courtesy and don't offend him."
He and Yu Zhaoling have known each other for a long time. If possible, Xiao Cheng would not want the life of his twelve-year-old child.
Moreover, many states in the northern part of the Xia Kingdom still respect the Xia Kingdom’s royal family. The little prince said, it is more valuable than death!
But Xiao Cheng's kindness must be based on the fact that the young prince of Xia Kingdom did not flee to the north and formally set up a banner to call on the Xia people in the world to resist.
Otherwise, Xiao Cheng would not and could not let go of the new Xia Emperor who dared to resist Dayun's power and even issued an edict to the world to call on the people to resist!
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When Feng Bao heard what Xiao Cheng said, he quickly bowed and responded:
"Yes, I will send someone to deliver the order right now!"
"etc!"
Just as Feng Bao walked out quickly, Xiao Cheng suddenly called him again.
"Yu Zhaoling will definitely leave a trump card for the little prince before he can. Quickly ask Yang Zaixing, Huang Zhong, and Huang Shang to go with Yang Dayan!"
Yang Zaixing and Huang Zhong are both masters in the clouds who are comparable to the gods on land.
Huang Shang's martial power was as high as 99 at the beginning, which was infinitely close to the existence of the land of gods. In the past two years, he had been hiding in the palace and read hundreds of classics, and he had already made breakthroughs in Buddhist and Taoist scriptures.
Land of Immortals. In terms of military force alone, among the Yun Kingdom, he was even lower than Xiao Cheng.
With the three of them taking action together, plus Yang Dayan, who is famous for his bravery in the army, we should be able to guarantee that nothing will go wrong.——
At this time, outside Jinling City.
Carrying the imperial seal and imperial edict of the Xia Kingdom, King Yong, the master of the Xia Kingdom, and the old eunuch Si Xi, who escaped with only seven or eight guards accompanying them, escaped the Yun army's pursuit.
At this time, the group of people were all injured and in extremely miserable condition. Where could the royal family princes and the eunuchs in the palace still have the noble and dignified appearance they used to have? Moreover, the group of people could clearly see the cloud dragons fluttering in the wind on the city wall.
Behind the flag, everyone had a look of fear on their faces.
Prince Yong Lao, who looked only forty years old but was actually over eighty years old, felt dizzy at this moment, his body trembled violently and he almost fell off his horse.
He has achieved success in cultivation and maintains good health, but not to see the day when Daxia is destroyed with his own eyes!
The personal entourage sent to investigate the news came back at this time, looking sad and angry:
"Your Majesty, Grand Eunuch, I have asked you clearly. Wherever the Yun army started fighting, they sent a troop of troops early. Taking advantage of the unprepared rear, they landed from Wuzhong County and made a surprise attack, causing the capital to fall directly. In a hurry,
During this time, the prince had no choice but to take the important officials of the imperial court and take refuge north."
The old eunuch was overjoyed. Hearing the words, his heart was agitated and he could not restrain himself.
A master from the Land of Gods fell to his knees on the ground, weeping bitterly, beating the ground and wailing:
"My late emperor, I am a slave. I am incompetent."
Having served the old emperor all his life, he, a disabled man, had already integrated himself with the royal family of the Xia Kingdom. Seeing the fall of the Xia Kingdom, even King Yong, who was a member of the clan, was not as sad as he was.
King Yong is an old prince of the clan and has experienced much more than the old eunuch.
Even though his mind was agitated at this time, he could still stabilize his mind. He grabbed the old eunuch Sixi from the ground and said:
"His Royal Highness, the eldest son, has taken all the officials of the imperial court and headed north! I, Daxia, are not dead yet!"
Hearing this, the old eunuch, who was originally despairing, seemed to have suddenly found his last sustenance. He stood up straight, took a deep breath and said loudly:
"Yes, His Royal Highness is still here."
King Yong lowered his head and looked at the jade seal of the Xia Kingdom hidden on his body and the edict written by Yu Zhaoling himself. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Whether His Highness the Crown Prince wants to continue to resist Yun's army, or he obeys His Majesty's instructions and surrenders in order to preserve the ancestral temple, the things in our hands should be delivered to His Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible!"
After hearing this, the old eunuch finally became energetic, nodded repeatedly, and said:
"Your Majesty is right! When His Majesty passes away, no matter what, he should immediately bring the imperial edict with him and invite the Crown Prince to ascend the throne. Come on, let's go quickly!"