In the study room of the Prince of Anhua, Zhu Zhixiu stared intently at the colorful parrot in the hands of a middle-aged woman, with a rare dignity and seriousness on his face. The middle-aged woman was also very nervous. When he was sweating profusely, the parrot, which was looking around and keeping silent, suddenly screamed loudly.
"The king has white energy, the king has white energy!"
"Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness!"
Although the parrot only screamed four words repeatedly, Zhu Zhixiu was still overjoyed. When he saw the middle-aged woman, he immediately fell to the ground to congratulate her. He was in a good mood and immediately waved his hand and said: "Okay, you will be rewarded!"
Seeing that his confidant immediately took two heavy silver ingots and stuffed them into the hands of the middle-aged woman, he smiled and said: "Wang Jiu'er, there are many things going on outside recently, so you don't have to go out anymore, stay in my house. , I can keep you safe!"
Wang Jiuer was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile on his face: "Yes, I listen to your highness! I hope your highness will succeed immediately, achieve immortal achievements, and live forever!"
Zhu Zhixiu, who had a smug look on his face, couldn't help stroking the few strands of beard on his chin when he saw someone leading Wang Jiu'er back. Good fortune lies in where misfortune lies, and misfortune lies in where good fortune lies. Although Xu Xun was the king of Qing. The elite guard led such a group out, but if he hadn't left, Wang Ning, Li Zeng, Deng Guang and others would not have acted so recklessly, and the officers below would not have suddenly become angry and used them for his purposes. It’s all destiny, which shows that he indeed has the destiny to rule the world!
When he thought of the crowd of people who had responded to the call, he couldn't help but get excited. But at this moment, the boy who had just led Wang Jiu'er out suddenly rushed in like a whirlwind.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" He said breathlessly before he had time to stand still and salute, "Master Zhou... Master Zhou and the others have led many officers and have entered the back door of the palace now!"
Zhu Zhixiu, who was leaning on the backrest comfortably, suddenly jumped up. After learning the whole story, he immediately said without hesitation: "Quick, take me over, I want to meet these warriors in person!"
Although the night was already dark, Anhua King Zhu Zhixiu personally met with everyone. After hearing their voices, he even agreed to hold a banquet to invite Li Zeng, Deng Guang, Wang Ning, Jiang Han and others tomorrow. All the generals were immediately excited. Tears of gratitude. Therefore, when Sun Jingwen suggested that everyone sacrifice their blood for the alliance to eliminate traitors, most people agreed without hesitation. But at this moment, the person who started to feel a drum in his heart saw that everyone else readily obeyed, and now again It was too late to regret it, so I had to drink the wine against my will, and pressed my blood-red fingerprints on the paper with my eyes closed.
Early the next morning, Anhua King Zhu Zhixiu ordered his cronies to send messages to various places one by one, saying that he would hold a banquet in the evening to invite everyone to the party. Naturally, he had to find the best excuse for this kind of thing. He and Sun Jingwen discussed it After that, regardless of what happened, he just used the excuse that the princess was pregnant, and even stated in the post that he was such a great happy event and was willing to donate 3,000 dan of food for military needs.
With such a generous gesture, as expected, when all the cronies reported back, Li Zeng, Deng Guang, Jiang Han and others all agreed to come to the banquet. Although Wang Ning initially declined, Zhu Chixiu personally went to guard the eunuch's mansion to show his attentiveness. After being invited, he finally reluctantly agreed. However, An Weixue did not give him any face and directly let Zhu Zhixiu shut down. As for Zhang Yong, Zhu Zhixiu went there in person and was respectfully invited by others. He went in, but Zhang Yong was not there at all. There were not many people left in Guandi Temple, which made him greatly disappointed.
Although he was a little angry, Zhu Zhixiu suppressed his depression when he thought that tonight would be a big event. In the evening, he, the prince of the county, personally greeted him at the door. He heard all the guests congratulating each other, even himself He couldn't help but feel a bit ridiculous, almost thinking that the princess he hadn't touched for many years was really pregnant. However, this trace of strangeness was quickly forgotten by him. Instead, Jiang Han said it was the General Military Mansion. He had to come late for something, which made him a little uneasy. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Jiang Han to come over, bringing only a few personal guards. He asked his cronies to arrange for these personal guards to drink and chat in the flower hall, and immediately smiled. He happily returned to the main seat. After a moment, he gave a high five and said something with a pleasant smile...
"Today, thanks to all of you, Xiao Wang invited the famous Caiyun Troupe from Prince Qing's Mansion for singing and dancing entertainment!"
At this time, even if they only wanted to give face to Anhua King Zhu Zhixiu at first, Li Zeng and Deng Guang, who at least wanted to give face to the three thousand stones of military rations, both showed excited expressions. And they met in the capital. Wang Ning, who was accustomed to the exquisite songs and dances of Jiaofangsi, also became slightly interested in Li Zeng and Deng Guang's explanation. When the group of musicians came in first, bowed and then took their seats, they played the sonorous music. , Jiang Han, who had seen this before, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
This time, the princess of Anhua King Zhu Zhixiu is pregnant, so she should play those festive and peaceful music, but why is it such a majestic and tragic military song?
When Nasai Shangxue sang the song "Military March" again, he finally tasted something different. Although he was still wearing heavy makeup and his skin was still better than Xue, he always felt that there was something in that expression that said no. The unknown emotion seemed to be sadness, despair, or something else. At that moment, he couldn't help but look around and saw that most of the people were either looking attentively or pointing. While discussing the manners of the dancers, Zhu Zhixiu frowned, as if he was a little dissatisfied. While he was pondering, he suddenly discovered that someone seemed to be watching at the door curtain on the back right side of Zhu Zhixiu. As the gap in the door curtain opened slightly, As he got older, he could vaguely see someone holding a sword tightly in his hand.
Could it be the Hongmen Banquet?
For a moment, Jiang Han couldn't care less about watching songs and dances, his mind started spinning rapidly. Almost immediately, he thought of the simplest and stupidest way. He tried his best to take a deep breath and held it back. After a while, I realized that my face was getting a little hot, so I stumbled up and stood up, smiled apologetically to my left and right, and then walked out in vain. He had been agitated for many days, and he had indeed drank two more glasses of wine just now, and his face looked pale. Quite red, although Zhu Zhixiu winked to the left and right, he didn't pay much attention after seeing someone following him. However, when the song was over, Jiang Han went out and had a cup of tea, but still didn't come in. He had just He showed a somewhat solemn expression.
He asked a confidant to lead someone to investigate. He knew that things might change if he didn't take action, so he stood up with a smile. Without looking at the beautiful concubines who were prostrating themselves, he said with a smile: "Can you please come to the Qing Mansion today?" This famous team is thanks to the blessing of Xiaowang and the princess. Of course, I would like to thank you all more for giving me the face of a mere county king. I heard that the military situation outside is urgent, so Xiaowang donated the thousands of stones of food for this purpose. Do your duty, but you are all people who are deeply trusted by the emperor. Xiao Wang, a little prince, has expressed this, how can you stand by and watch?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Zeng and Deng Guang, who had just had several drinks, couldn't help but were stunned. However, Wang Ning, who had always had wine on his lips, noticed something was wrong. However, he still asked in a deep voice: "What does King Anhua think of not standing idly by?"
"Of course I'll lend you something."
Zhu Zhixiu smiled slightly because he thought he was being humorous, and then shouted word by word: "I'm just borrowing your good heads!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Zhixiu threw a cup heavily to the ground. With the loud sound, many soldiers poured out of the two small doors at the back. I had always thought that such cup throwing only happened in dramas. In response to the call, the Fujia soldiers gathered together to kill people. But at this moment, he was really facing this scene. Even though Wang Ning had always been known for his wisdom and bravery, he couldn't help but feel weak on his feet. However, after all, he reacted faster than Li Zeng and Deng Guang. He almost flipped the table full of drinks forward at once, and then rushed outside like flying. However, when he saw many people surrounding him outside, he immediately felt a sense of despair... .
How could it be possible that he was about to become Liu Jin's second-in-command as the Superintendent of Ceremonies, how could he fall into such a ridiculous trap, and how could he fall into the hands of such an unknown prince?
"King Anhua, do you know that you are treason and committing rebellion? Besides, Pingbei Bo Xu Xun and Trilateral Commander-in-Chief Yang Yiqing both have their troops outside..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Zeng and Deng Guang being surrounded by those soldiers. Then they were struck by a flurry of swords, and they could only hear screams. When he looked again, they were already lying in a pool of blood. I don't know. The remaining people raised their swords and surrounded him. At this critical moment of life and death, he could still clearly see Zhu Zhixiu's triumphant smile.
"Who do you think I am if you dare to talk nonsense when you are about to die? I am a bloodline of Taizu, a royal family of the Ming Dynasty! Liu Jin was an eunuch who controlled the government and harmed loyal people, and now he is still trying to poison the soldiers and civilians of Ningxia City. This is unbearable! Someone, show the heads of these eunuchs throughout the city to inspire the soldiers! As for Xu Xun and Yang Yiqing...hehe, I just heard that Eunuch Zhang went to the capital. Report the news, they have lost the battle, and now they may be chased by those Tatars from heaven to earth!"
Although this was the news that he had been looking forward to, Wang Ning felt that these words were like a bolt from the blue. Immediately afterwards, he felt a pain in his back, and then he watched in disbelief as the tip of a sword emerged from his chest. He came out. As the sword on his back was suddenly pulled away, he fell to the ground with a scream. When he tried his best to turn around and look back, he found that the Ji Ren behind him had already retreated to both sides like a tide. An officer-looking figure The middle-aged man was holding a sword that was still dripping with blood, but he shouted loudly: "Your Highness, what's wrong, Jiang Han knocked those two people unconscious and escaped from the palace somehow!"
Jiang Han actually escaped? This damn guy, you should have informed him as soon as you saw something was wrong, but he dared to escape alone!
Wang Ning cursed Jiang Han bitterly in his heart, and then lost the last of his consciousness. However, no one had time to pay attention to him at this time. Everyone was focused on Jiang Han who had escaped. Zhu Zhixiu His face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Zhou Ang, immediately have people block all the streets around here, and then take people to the General Military Mansion!"
"Yes, but Your Highness, do you still want to go to Prince Qing's Mansion?"
"No need, that coward Zhu Taihun. When I went there before, I also told him that his guards from Prince Qing were all following my lead. He immediately offered Caiyun Ban with both hands. Who dares to say anything? No? Go quickly and take down the six gates of Ningxia City, as well as the General Military Mansion and the Dusi!"
When Zhu Zhixiu saw Zhou Ang and others leaving one after another, the anxiety in his heart suddenly eased a little, and his mind could not help but focus on these concubines below. Especially when his eyes fell on Sai Shangxue, he remembered that with his This was the first time for Uncle Wang to see such a stunning beauty, but before that Zhu Taihao did not hesitate to let her go to the General Military Mansion to perform for Xu Xun. He only felt sullen and proud at the same time, and he hooked his hand. He signaled to pack the snow and come forward.
Seeing that the beauty with skin as good as snow hesitated for a moment, and finally bit her lip and slowly came forward, he felt a surge of pride. Power, beauty, and a man should be like this!
If Zhou Ang hadn't learned from Dusi that Zhang Yong had secretly sent Xu Xun and Yang Yiqing the news of his defeat, he might have waited two more days to launch his attack. But now it was a God-given opportunity that he couldn't let go!