Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 262
Late at night, on the edge of the city wall outside the county seat of Huang'an County.

Dozens of guards at the sticky pole raised their hands suddenly, and the mechanism in the wrist moved, and a fine steel flying claw immediately bounced.This is from the Mohists, and the sticks are used to create an exquisite mechanism for distributing guards. At this time, they suddenly hooked on the city wall, and then one by one with the help of this thing, they climbed towards the city wall extremely quickly.

But in the blink of an eye, the ten-foot-high city wall has been overturned in an instant.

The soldiers on the city wall were drawn from King Qi's own soldiers, all of whom were elites on the battlefield, and supported by Xia Guo's embroidered clothes envoys, not the county soldiers as before.

At this time, these people had already discovered the movement coming from the city wall, and they were shocked immediately and looked down.

Suddenly a sharp knife stabbed out, and the soldier who was looking down did not even have time to react, he was slashed at the front of the door, and fell backward behind him.

Dozens of figures jumped up at this time, and rushed towards the soldiers and officers stationed at the top of the city.

Ju Meng took the lead, and also shot together with the guards at the sticky poles.As soon as he stretched his figure, the sword light flashed in the eyes of everyone, and the thick and solid sword energy poured out, sweeping away all the soldiers in front of him.

Eighth-level masters, among the troops stationed in these counties, would naturally kill them.Only a dozen of King Qi's personal soldiers, together with a few master embroidered clothes envoys, were able to withstand two moves and retreat while fighting.

Facing the guards at the sticky pole, and the rest of the soldiers who had been out of battle for a long time, there were screams again and again in an instant.

"Enemy attack! There are masters!"

The shrill roar suddenly woke up the entire Huang'an county town.

At the same time, there was a commotion outside the city.

"kill!"

"Grab food, begging for a way to survive!"

"Hurry up, the officers and soldiers will secretly send away the food tonight. If we don't do anything, we will really starve to death!"

"Coward, do you want to live?"

The chaos was mixed with cursing, bewitching, and provocative words, and the subconscious crying and howling of women and children in the chaotic moment, accompanied by bursts of shouts of killing, suddenly resounded outside the county seat of Huang'an County.

Numerous refugees were artificially coerced, and blindly charged towards the county seat of Huang'an County.

On Murong Fu's side, the siege has begun!

"Why didn't the city gates be opened? So many brothers have been arranged..." A rebel soldier was holding a big knife, looking at the closed city gate in front of him, the veins on his forehead twitched violently, and gritted his teeth.

Murong Fu was wearing a gorgeous armor, which was very conspicuous among the "army" composed of refugees.

He slightly turned aside the guards at the sticky pole who were still dressed in personal clothes, slowly drew out the long sword at his waist, and said in a deep voice:
"There must have been a change in the city, and there is no retreat at this time! I will take the lead in the charge and seize the city gate myself!"

Despite being ruled by the stick, he already knew that something was wrong in the city.But Murong Fu obviously didn't tell his subordinates what the rebels meant.

If because of this, no one in the army dared to attack the city, wouldn't his dream of separatist rule be broken?

And with his skill, coupled with the help of the guards at the sticky pole, could it be that he still can't take down a mere county town of Huang'an County?

Hearing the words, the subordinate rebels' eyes widened slightly, showing hesitation.

Although these people know how powerful Murong Fu is, they obviously don't have a clear understanding of this ninth-level master.

As for Murong Fu, he was also able to take this opportunity to show off his might and completely subdue the morale of the army.

The next moment, I saw a figure wearing a golden armor soaring into the air. After a few steps in the air, his figure leaped to a height of tens of feet.

The soldiers on the city wall raised their heads slightly, their eyes filled with shock.

In an instant, Murong Fu stretched out his body and swung his long sword. The Murong family's Longcheng swordsmanship swung freely and continuously, covering his entire body like a curtain of light.

The sword energy fell like a galaxy, only a few loud roars were heard, and the sharp sword energy poured down.The defenders on the city wall suffered heavy casualties immediately.

The guards at the sticky pole on the side, with the cooperation at this time, have already controlled the city gate.

Only the sound of "squeaking" was heard, and the city gate opened slowly.

But after a while, there were rebel soldiers rushing straight, pushed open the city gate, and rushed in with a group of refugees.

"Kill!"

"Kill all the officials, and we will have a way out!"

"Xia Guo doesn't take us people seriously, we want him to look good!"

Wave after wave of roars resounded among the refugee crowd, constantly stirring up the tyrannical thoughts of the refugees.

At this time, even the refugees who no longer wanted to attack the city suddenly felt hot, followed the crowd, and rushed towards Mr. Chen on their own initiative.

At this time, outside the county government of Huang'an County.

Wearing only half of his armor, Zhou Quan rushed out of the county office anxiously, walked quickly towards the city gate, and said in a deep voice:

"Leave 50 people to guard Miss Heyin, and the rest will follow me to defend the city!"

He Yin also walked out quickly, and shouted directly to Zhou Quan, with an ugly expression on his face:
"Don't go! If there's such a movement, I'm afraid the city gate has already been broken! For the present plan, leave as soon as possible!"

Zhou Quan heard this, his eyes hardened, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"No, the food and supplies here, even if I die, I have to hand them over to His Highness!"

He Yin grabbed Zhou Quan's armor, looked at him closely, and said in a deep voice:
"Miss has explained before that if you can't keep the supplies, it doesn't matter if you lose them!"

When Zhou Quan heard that it was Yu Yingyao's order, his face froze for a moment, and he stammered:

"But, but...if the supplies are thrown here..."

He Yin's voice turned cold, and said:
"I've tried my best. Even if so many spies have been uncovered, the people behind the scenes are already prepared. The most important thing now is to follow the lady's previous instructions and withdraw as soon as possible!"

Speaking of this, He Yin was afraid that Zhou Quan would be too stubborn and refused to leave, so he solemnly said:

"It was Miss's plan that I waited to leave. If I waited for nothing bad, not only would His Highness not have any problems, but he could even benefit from it!"

Hearing that it was related to King Qi, Zhou Quan immediately stopped being stubborn.

He turned his head and looked at the increasingly chaotic city gate behind him. Seeing a flash of flame, he gritted his teeth and said immediately:

"Okay, personal guards, escort Miss Heyin with me, and rush out of the city!"

"As ordered!"
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Xia Kingdom Jinling City, in the imperial palace.

The Emperor Xia, who was leaning over to review the memorial, suddenly stopped and coughed.

The sound of coughing was still mild at first, but it gradually became more and more intense. His face was flushed and his body was trembling constantly, as if he was about to cough up his entire lung.

Seeing this, Si Xi, an ordinary old eunuch, hurriedly helped Emperor Xia to calm down, while greeting the little eunuch beside him.

The little eunuch hurriedly brought a tray.A jade cup and a delicate porcelain vase were placed on it, and they were respectfully handed over to the old eunuch.

The old eunuch hurriedly poured out the golden pill from the porcelain bottle, and carefully fed it to Emperor Xia's mouth.

After taking the medicine, Emperor Xia's violent cough immediately subsided.

Emperor Xia's face was still flushed, panting heavily, and after a long time, he finally calmed down a little.

"I'm getting old..." Emperor Xia let out a long breath and said in a low tone.

Hearing this, the old eunuch looked at the Emperor Daxia, who had been in charge of the universe for decades and shook the world when he was angry. At this time, he also had white hair and wrinkled face, showing his old appearance. The old eunuch suddenly felt complicated. Incomparably bitter.

While gesturing for the little eunuchs to retreat, he lowered his head and comforted in a low voice:
"It's just that His Majesty's dragon body is ill for a while..."

Emperor Xia pursed his lips and shook his head, saying:
"There are four seasons in the sky, and people have birth, old age, sickness and death. They are all the rules of heaven and earth, why should they be taboo?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Xia's face showed a sense of depression, he picked up the memorial at hand, and sighed softly:
"It's a pity, I still can't rest... I gave birth to a lot of princes, and the princes came to the palace to pay their respects a while ago. There are more than 30 princes in Beijing alone. Some princes even left the palace early. I can't even remember the name. But even so, it's probably a bunch of useless things!"

The emperor was dissatisfied with the prince and complained, the old eunuch Sixi obviously didn't dare to answer the question, he just smiled and said:
"Your Majesty is serious. The princes are naturally dragons and phoenixes among men, but they have no chance to show themselves... King Jin, King Chu, and King Qi are all princes who can share His Majesty's worries!"

Hearing these names from the old eunuch's mouth, Emperor Xia's face became even more ugly, and he couldn't help scolding softly:
"Hehe, those who are incompetent are nothing. The most troublesome thing for me is those who have some skills! If you win the heir, you will win the heir. I always encourage you. I will see who is good and who is bad. In the end you Look, a group of bastards, if you can't compare them, let me compare them? Those who drag each other down, drag others into the quagmire, and you can clean yourself?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Xia's cough, which had gradually calmed down, showed signs of attack again.

Seeing this, the old eunuch Sixi hurriedly patted his chest and gave him pills, so that Emperor Xia did not continue to cough.

"Your Majesty calm down... Maybe the matter of Shaoyang County has nothing to do with the princes!"

The old eunuch naturally knew that the emperor was upset about the refugees from Shaoyang County besieging the court to provide food and grass.What he said at this time was just pretending to be ignorant, purely pretending to be stupid.

It's just a group of refugees, no one organized them, how could they know the route to deliver the supplies, and then block the supplies convoy right before it's too late?

Emperor Xia, who has been sitting on the dragon chair for decades, has experienced all kinds of turmoil, so it is impossible for him to be so simple!
It was only because the gossip about King Qi's favor in Emperor Xia's heart was so perceptive that these ambitious princes did not dare to sit back and watch the throne fly away, and used such means to splash mud on King Qi.

But this batch of supplies is related to the foundation of Xia Guochaotang's rule in the southwestern counties.

On the southwest side, it has lasted long enough!If the supplies can't be delivered, the people in the southwest who have a dead end on the left and right will probably revolt in anger.

Xia Guo's rule in the southwestern counties will definitely be lost.

It was because of the delay in the arrival of relief supplies from the imperial court that King Qi knew that Yunguo had bad intentions, but he could only drink poison to quench his thirst, pinching his nose and spending a lot of gold and silver to buy Yunguo's food and grass supplies.

It was because of this that he knew that Emperor Xia was so angry at this time.

Indulging in the scrambling for the throne, Emperor Xia wanted to see the princes display their resourcefulness, show their courage, and do their best to prove that they are the ones who can inherit the entire Xia Kingdom.

Although Emperor Xia also knew that this matter might not go as he wished, but when he really saw that the battle for the heir apparent had gradually turned sour, he still couldn't help showing disappointment and anger in his heart.

Si Xi was the only one who dared to say this, so he shut up and stopped talking, and carefully shrank aside.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Xia sulked for a while, and then he sighed slightly, and handed a letter sealed with wax to Sixi.

"Go and deal with it...I don't want King Qi to know who is behind this matter!" Emperor Xia said quietly.

Hearing this, Sixi accepted the imperial decree obediently. Although she didn't dare to open it to look at it for the time being, her mind was full of thoughts at this moment, and she kept thinking about what Emperor Xia said.

He hesitated for a moment, but boldly asked:
"Your Majesty, the servant is a little confused..."

I don't want King Qi to know, what is it like to "keep Qi Wang from knowing".

The deep meaning in these words is quite intriguing.

Hearing this, Emperor Xia slightly turned his head to look at the old eunuch, and said in a deep voice:
"There are some things that I can do, but he can't!"

Sixi's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, and after hesitating for a moment, a trace of bitterness flashed in his cloudy eyes, and he said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, you haven't reached this point yet..."

From His Majesty's tone, this is to kill the prince!
Since ancient times, those who kill the prince under the order of the emperor will not end well.

After all, they are father and son, and it is inevitable that there will be times when they regret it in the future. At that time, the emperor will never vent his anger on himself.In the end, the ones who were responsible were not those who did it?
Because of this, the old eunuch was extremely reluctant.

Seeing that he is about to reach the age of retirement, he has been cautious all his life, but in the end he will die because of taking the blame?
Emperor Xia frowned, and said in a deep voice:
"You old bastard, where on earth are you thinking? I just asked you to arrange someone to clean up everything... No matter how serious the prince's crimes are, I will find a reason for it and decree that he will be locked up for the rest of his life and not released! "

Unless he is destined to ascend the throne as the emperor and has been trained as a prince for many years, the general trend has come.Otherwise, most of the prince's power comes from the current emperor.

Compared with dealing with powerful ministers and feudal towns, no matter how influential the prince is, he can deprive him of all his rights with just a banning decree. How could it be possible to go to the point of using a knife?

The old eunuch Sixi heard the words, breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his head and replied:
"The slaves obey the orders!"

Emperor Xia was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up and walked down the steps, turning his head to look in the direction of the dragon chair.

Above the majesty's steps, the icy dragon chair stands high, symbolizing the supreme imperial power.The mountain of memorials on the imperial case made the job of the emperor not as good as imagined.

　Recently, due to the epidemic, there has been a big problem in the handover of daily work. As a result, I have been working at home these two days, but I have been busier than when I was at work, and I have never had a rest...

　　But anyway, it was posted on Dafeng Twitter, and I will work hard in the next few days to add something more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)