I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1273 The Chaos in Shu! (Part 1)

Outside Yizhou City in Shu, lies Ba County, the second largest city in Shu.

Suddenly, all four city gates were sealed off, and the air was thick with the stench of blood on the road from Ba County to Yizhou City.

Dian Junming's 5,000-strong army marched swiftly through Ba County and, with lightning speed, sealed off the county, leaving the remaining troops to garrison it.

And he
He led 5,000 men straight to Yizhou City.

The speed of advancement is extremely fast!

However, considering that it was Dian Junming who personally led the troops, everything seemed perfectly normal. In particular, his iron cavalry, although only a few thousand strong, was ranked first in the entire Yi Province, with no equal among them.

Moreover, each squad of halberd-wielding wolf riders was led by the "Tiger Warriors," who were personally trained and instructed in martial arts by Dian Junming.

Not to mention Shu, even the Great Xia knew the saying, "Five hundred elite warriors and three thousand iron cavalry."

Five hundred elite warriors can rival three thousand ordinary iron cavalry!

Although the pace of progress was too fast, too reckless, and somewhat rash.

But the original intention was to lure the enemy into attacking their reinforcements.

After all, Dian Junming knew very well that at this point, those people must have already received news that he had issued a proclamation against the traitor and had already arranged troops to intercept him.

“Wang Mang should send men to cut off our border troops’ route,” Dian Junming suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, the deputy general standing beside Dian Junming glanced at Dian Junming but said nothing more.

After a brief pause, he spoke up: "General, should that article be disseminated?"

Dian Junming shook his head: "No need, we'll talk about that later. For now, it's enough that they all know there's such a proclamation against the traitor."

The lieutenant nodded and then said, "After sunset, we should be able to see Yizhou City soon. But the three of the four major camps surrounding Yizhou must have already been mobilized. In my opinion, they will definitely hold the city at all costs. Should we make the people in the city move?"

Dian Junming's lips curled up: "Junyi, what's the rush? Just charge! The city gates will definitely be wide open. Forget about the old man. Of the remaining two, one of them is definitely a ghost. They're just waiting for us to rush in. We don't need to do anything; they'll open the gates for us themselves."

The deputy general named Zhang Junyi heard this and knew that the general was gambling again, so he wanted to speak up.

Dian Junming looked at him and asked with a smile, "Scared?"

Zhang Junyi chuckled: "Following the general in this matter, what's there to be afraid of!"

Dian Junming glanced at the others, who all laughed and looked at him: "No way! He's my soldier!"

As Dian Junming caught a glimpse of the sun before it set, he seemed to see something, and a smirk appeared on his face: "Heh! Follow me and kill!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Dian Junming charged forward, single-handedly drawing two crescent halberds from his horse. In the instant that did so, flames and soldiers suddenly rose from the woods on both sides.

boom!
Without saying a word, Dian Junming leaped to his feet.

Charge straight into the enemy formation!

As he leaped high into the air, Dian Junming saw the large flag in the forest.

"Yao's soldiers!"

……

Inside the main hall of the Shu King's Palace.

There were more people in the main hall now than when they were by the garden lake.

Officials from other nearby counties, or even other officials within Yizhou City, all rushed over.

The King of Shu sat at the head of the table, drinking and chatting as if nothing had happened that day.

Xia Tingyu leaned against the cleaned black tiger.

The Fourth Princess sat quietly beside Xia Tingyu.

The fourth princess, named Xia Manman, never got involved in court affairs, but when she learned of this matter, although it was a bit late, she still rushed to the Prince's residence.

Xia Manman looked at her father with a worried expression.

I was thinking, "Even though things are like this, why is my father still like this?"

Inside the main hall, the ministers shared the same thoughts as Xia Manman.

Fa Yuan and Shen Yue sat together.

Fa Yuan kept rubbing his hands together.

Although General Yan Yan said that Yao Zhi'en had gone to mobilize troops, Wang Mang also mobilized troops in the same way.

The problem is, there's still no news from them.

How is the troop deployment going?

How should it be arranged?

How was the defense of the city arranged?

No news has come.

The prince did not send anyone to inquire further.

Yan Yan remained silent.

The eldest princess, in particular, has remained silent ever since she arrived.

The only good news is...
Wu Qinhu is here, along with the sect leader of Yi Zixuan, a middle-aged man with a sword, and an old man who looks extremely thin.

Although they all appear to be quite powerful, with a large army at hand, while a Grandmaster at the peak of their cultivation is certainly useful,
Fa Yuan frowned.

Shen Yue was naturally the same.

But there was one more thing on Shen Yue's mind.
What if Wang Mang, who had shown favor to Emperor Yao, were to rebel with Dian Junming?
Then they will truly be at their wits' end!
After all, even Dian Junming has rebelled!
Wang Mang was meticulous in his actions and remained silent throughout. He was neither as arrogant as Dian Junming nor as humble as Yao Zhien. He was always quiet and completely unfathomable!
And Yao's grace
Shen Yue didn't know much about it, and Yao Zhi'en had been guarding the border pass where the Dangxiang were located.

However, the probability of Yao receiving favor is extremely small, since he has feelings for the princess and would not do such things.

Moreover, the grace of Yao, the grace of Yao, in other words, means 'to be grateful'.

Everyone knows that the princess saved Yao's life back then.

Yao Zhi'en, whose original name was Yao Yuan, also joined the army at that time and changed his name.

but.
Shen Yue's biggest worry was Wang Mang.

If Wang Mang were to form an alliance with Dian Junming.

In addition, there were tens of thousands of Western Region troops who had disappeared without a trace.

The only solution is to invite Zhu Huang to Sichuan.

But if that person were allowed to slaughter mad dogs and enter Sichuan, driving tigers to devour wolves, the tigers might still eat people after eating the wolves.

Thinking of this, Shen Yue looked at Xia Tingyu.

I have no idea what this girl is thinking!
Moreover, she asked the prince what would happen if Wang Mang and Yao'en rebelled!
The prince didn't speak, but instead asked, "Yao Zhi'en wants to marry you."

Shen Yue's gaze then fell upon the very calm prince. The prince would never use the eldest princess as a bargaining chip. Using the fourth princess as a bargaining chip was possible, but it was absolutely impossible for him to use the eldest princess as a bargaining chip.

"Your Majesty!"

"The traitor Dian Junming led his cavalry to engage General Yao in battle thirty miles outside the city!"

A lowly soldier trotted to the center of the hall, knelt on one knee, and reported.

Upon seeing the soldier, the officials in the hall all stood up, their faces filled with anxiety.

Upon hearing what the soldier said, he immediately looked toward the location of the King of Shu.

The King of Shu, holding his wine cup, looked at the lowly soldier and asked, "Wang Mang didn't make a move?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier immediately replied, "I did not see General Wang."

The King of Shu smiled and glanced down at the old blind man below.

Yan Yan immediately pressed on, "Are the troops in the three camps of Antai, Pusui, and Chengguan all present?"

The soldier immediately shook his head: "Reporting to the general, General Yao only saw the troops of An Tai and Cheng Guan's camps, but did not see the troops of Pu Sui's camp."

Yan Yan frowned, as he was in charge of both the Pu Sui and An Tai camps.

The favor bestowed by Yao was to receive the mandate.

Although in terms of distance, Chengguan is the farthest.

But by now, Cheng Guan should have arrived by now. Even if he had to run, let alone the advance troops, the main camp and the army should have arrived by now.

Not here yet?
Shen Yue pressed further, "Where are the troops at the Jishan camp?"

Of the four major camps guarding Yizhou City—Antai, Pusui, Chengguan, and Jishan—Jishan is the closest in terms of distance!

The soldier shook his head: "I didn't see it either. I only saw General Yao leading An Tai and Cheng Guan's troops, including archers, crossbowmen, and axemen, to ambush Dian Junming on his march."

Shen Yue's expression was unpleasant.

Fa Yuan glanced at Shen Yue.

They were all intelligent people, so they naturally guessed what Shen Yue was thinking right away.

He immediately stepped forward and looked at the King of Shu: "Your Highness, I will go find Wang Mang!"

Shen Yue immediately said, "This humble official will go too!"

The troops from the Jishan camp couldn't possibly have arrived yet!

But Wang Mang, what does it mean that you haven't sent any troops at all? Are you really going to defend the city?

But the princess said that the second prince told you that Wang Mang didn't intend to defend the city!
That's how things are!
You, Wang Mang, are doing nothing?

just
After taking a sip of wine, the King of Shu looked up at the crowd and asked, "Does anyone still remember Chen Daoxian?"

But at this time...
Just then, another soldier rushed in, shouting, "Your Highness!"

When everyone saw the soldier's flustered appearance, their hearts skipped a beat; whether they were reporting good news or bad news was evident on their faces.

"Dian Junming's army broke through General Yao's army, and General Yao was seriously wounded by Dian Junming! Dian Junming led his army..."

Wow!
The main hall was already somewhat chaotic because of what happened to the lowly soldier.

Upon hearing this, they all looked at each other in bewilderment.

The messengers arrived one after another, but the time between these two was so short.
In other words...
They were defeated after only initial contact!?

Everyone knew that there were differences among the five generals, and they also knew the difference between Dian Junming and Yao Zhien.

But
Is the gap so big?
The four battalions of soldiers were also well-trained, yet they were so easily defeated by Dian Junming's wolf cavalry armed with halberds.

It shouldn’t be!

Yan Yan placed one hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, squinting at the soldier. "Did you secretly bring the Tiger Warriors from the border, kid?"

After saying that, he looked at the King of Shu: "Your Highness, this humble general is going out of the city to find Pu Sui's troops."

The King of Shu looked at Yan Yan: "General, I remember you and Chen Daoxian fought back then."

Yan Yan frowned upon hearing this: "Your Highness! This is not the time to talk about these things. That brat Wang Mang probably has his own plans, but let's not worry about him! What's important now is the whereabouts of the Western Region troops. The troops in the Pu Sui camp have not arrived yet. I suspect that those Zoroastrians from the Western Regions were brought into Shu by Dian Junming early this morning. With their help from inside and outside, the Pu Sui camp may be attacked."

"If that's the case, the crisis in Yizhou City isn't just due to Dian Junming, but also to the Western Regions troops! If they surround the city, given the number of troops inside, we might not be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive."

The King of Shu said, "They will not surround us."

Xia Tingyu opened her eyes at this moment: "Previously, grain and armor had been smuggled into Shu from other places. The number of armor was not large, totaling about two thousand sets, but the grain accumulated over several times was a lot! Enough for ten thousand soldiers to eat for half a month."

"I asked the people in the grain merchants' association, and they said that the employer paid a lot of money, more than three times the market price of grain, which is why they dared to do such a thing. However, the more than two thousand armors are what's on the surface; I don't know how many there are in secret, and the same goes for the grain."

As she spoke, Xia Tingyu looked at the people in the hall.

Upon hearing this, the unsuspecting officials in the hall all widened their eyes in surprise.

Isn't this just amassing troops?!

Shen Yue, Fa Yuan, Yan Yan, and the others actually already knew.

After Xia Tingyu found out the truth, she immediately told Shen Yue and the others about it.

But the problem is.
I don't know if it's a matter of time, or if someone is helping to cover it up, but we can't find out where they went at all!
“If they’re not secretly raising an army, then they’re providing troops for those Zoroastrians,” one official said.

Yan Yan frowned; this was exactly what he was thinking, and this was also what he was afraid of!

Someone stepped forward and looked towards the location of the Prince of Shu: "Your Highness, Dian Junming is colluding with the Zoroastrianism! Could he be that An Lushan?!"

"His Highness ordered the execution of those Zoroastrians who came to our Shu region before, but those Zoroastrian leaders suddenly disappeared. If Dian Junming cooperated with them, wouldn't it mean that they have been hiding in Dian Junming's mansion all along? No wonder we can't find their whereabouts!"

"Traitor! Traitor! He has been hiding so deep, causing Your Highness to bear such infamy! This traitor, Dian Junming, has forgotten his ancestors and is actually colluding with foreign tribes!"

……

In an instant, everyone in the hall seemed to have confirmed the matter and began to speak out indignantly.

Yan Yan frowned as she looked at the officials' expressions.

He used to look down on these people, so he preferred to live on the frontier rather than come back. Now he looks down on them even more!
What's the point of saying all this now!

Think of something!

But now they're all standing up and cursing, acting like shrewish women!
The King of Shu looked at these officials and chuckled: "You lot are all opportunistic, turning into mad dogs when there's no milk. Before, when you were taking money from the Western Regions, and Dian Junming was in a high position, you all spoke well of them to me. Now you're cursing them so fiercely."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall looked at the King of Shu.

They even exchanged glances.

They fell silent for a moment.

Those here have all been approached by the Zoroastrians of the Western Regions. Some accepted bribes, while others were never even met.

The King of Shu looked at Yan Yan: "General, you can stay in the hall. If something really happens to Pu Sui, what good will it do if you go? It's better to stay here and keep watch. I need you. Besides, if you don't like any of these people below, just kill them. They're all going to die sooner or later anyway."

Finally, the King of Shu pointed to the officials below.

Upon hearing these words from the King of Shu...
Inside the already tense hall, everyone was momentarily stunned into a panic.

Looking at the King of Shu, he was even more puzzled.

What made Yan Yan kill them all?

Everything must die
Your Highness
They've already admitted defeat!?

Some people, thinking of this, pursed their lips as they looked at the King of Shu.

If Your Highness admits defeat, what shall we do?
Or perhaps...
The prince is bluffing!?
After all, even Dian Junming, one of the two closest confidants of the prince, had betrayed him, and neither Fang Wenhe nor Mr. Zhang were here. Wang Mang had vanished without a trace, and no news of him had been sent.

Is the prince deliberately trying to trick them to see if they are of one mind with Dian Junming?
Everyone pursed their lips, no one dared to step forward to speak, let alone say anything more.

Xia Tingyu glanced at the King of Shu.

The strange feeling I had when I left Xia Ruoyun's mansion came back again.

Father was too composed, or rather, too composed, as if everything had been planned in advance.

But then his father asked him those questions, clearly showing that he was also surprised by Dian Junming's sudden behavior.

Moreover, most of these officials are actually doing the same thing as Guo Fu and his group these days, except that they have chosen to wait and see instead of taking action like Guo Fu and his group.

Moreover, many of these people were summoned by the king.

Xia Tingyu frowned; there were things she hadn't thought of at all, or rather, hadn't noticed.

But as she was thinking this, Xia Tingyu looked at the two soldiers in the main hall and reached for the blade at her waist.

She was surprised that Yao Zhi'en had failed.

Because it’s too fast!
They lost too quickly!
Moreover, I always felt that the defeat was inexplicable, especially after Yao Zhi'en suddenly told my father that he wanted to marry me.

As a result, they lost.

It looked like it was done on purpose.

Xia Tingyu felt confused.

Because Uncle Dian suddenly did such a thing, forcing the advisors to quickly kill Zhang Zi.

Everything was different from what she had originally expected.

But it's also normal.

After all, nothing in life goes exactly as planned.

Can.
I don't understand.

Xia Tingyu couldn't understand the current situation at all, especially her father's strange behavior.

Yan Yan looked at the King of Shu, somewhat unable to understand him!

I sensed something was wrong with the prince when we were by the lake, and he suddenly became very strange after I arrived.

In the past
With something like this happening, the prince was already on the city wall!

But now he's drinking and saying these things in the palace.

Fa Yuan and Shen Yue both looked at the King of Shu with the same puzzlement.

But Shen Yue looked at the King of Shu and immediately bowed: "Your Highness, although I do not know what Your Highness is thinking, if Yao's grace cannot stop Dian Junming, and Wang Mang is currently making no move, I request Your Highness to leave Yizhou City and go to Jiange or somewhere else!"

"Leaving aside whether Dian Junming colluded with the Zoroastrian aliens to invade our Great Xia! Even if he did not collude, the rebellion is already confirmed. To rebel against a local vassal king is no different from rebelling against our Great Xia. The most urgent task, besides getting the troops from various states in Shu to come to our aid, is to send someone to Liuzhou to invite Zhu Huang and Wen Daoji's troops to enter Shu!"

"In this way, regardless of whether Dian Junming is colluding with foreign tribes, we can ensure the safety of the people of Great Xia and stop the damage in time! Especially if Dian Junming really is colluding with those Zoroastrians, Great Xia is currently fighting with the Zoroastrians, and Zhao Wuxu has slaughtered countless rebels from the Western Regions. Their resentment has reached its peak. We must kill the rebels as soon as possible, otherwise the people of Shu will suffer!"

Yan Yan frowned: "Your Highness, you may leave. The city is currently well-defended, with ample supplies. If I remain here and we are united, it is not impossible for us to hold out until reinforcements arrive! On the contrary, Dian Junming will be attacked from both sides, and his chances of victory will still remain!"

Shen Yue looked at Yan Yan: "General, what if Wang Mang also rebelled?"

Everyone in the hall fell completely silent instantly.

Wang Mang also rebelled
That means it's completely over.

Fa Yuan stepped forward and said, “We cannot leave. Leaving means abandoning the people of Yizhou! We must defend! I believe that sending a message to Zhu Huang that Wen Daoji’s army is entering Shu is the best course of action, and having Shi Jingtang accompany him with the main force. Otherwise, as Yan Yan said, we must defend to the death! But if Your Highness leaves, you will be condemned! It would be better to don armor and climb the city walls! When the people see Your Highness doing this, they will naturally unite as one to eliminate the traitor! Although I am over seventy, I am still capable of wielding a three-foot sword and donning armor, and I am willing to follow Your Highness! Even if I die, I will surely die before Your Highness!”

In closing, Fa Yuan respectfully bowed to the King of Shu.

Several officials in the main hall stood up and followed closely behind Fayuan.

But most of the time, they just looked at each other, their faces filled with fear.

Things have come to this point in a completely different way than they expected!
When Dian Junming suddenly rebelled, they thought of Wang Mang, Yao's grace, and Yan Yan!

So it was just a matter of Dian Junming.

But when they arrived, they found that Wang Mang had not made a move, Yan Yan was there, and Yao Zhi'en had gone out of the city to fight the enemy.

Can.
The favor bestowed upon Yao has failed.

Dian Junming is coming.

This added tens of thousands more Zoroastrian troops to the Western Regions.

Wang Mang.
It's highly likely he'll go with Dian Junming?
Xia Tingyu looked at Yan Yan, Shen Yue, and Fa Yuan, and then glanced at the officials in the main hall before gently patting her fourth sister's shoulder, who looked flustered.

The fox-like eyes looked at the King of Shu: "Father, I believe we should defend to the death! But the most urgent matter is to find Uncle Wang. I am willing to go and find Uncle Wang."

The King of Shu looked at Xia Tingyu: "Didn't you notice?"

Xia Tingyu looked at the King of Shu: "I can see that, but I am confident that I can get Uncle Wang to stand on our side."

The King of Shu laughed, "So, you were even keeping it from me?"

After saying that, he looked at the old blind man and said, "Senior, Fang Wenhe has protected my daughter very well."

Upon hearing this, the old blind man looked at the King of Shu and said, "Your Highness, I'm confused too."

Xia Tingyu frowned, looking at her father and advisor with a puzzled expression.

Wang Mang rebelled.

This was Xia Tingyu's immediate guess, and it was highly likely!
Moreover, even if Wang Mang and Dian Junming were not in cahoots, they would inevitably unite.

It's impossible to start a fight first and then let ourselves gain the upper hand!
Therefore, Xia Tingyu's idea was to persuade Wang Mang!
He went to find Wang Mang himself.

"Your Highness, I believe that the Grand Princess should go to Wang Mang's troops to investigate and see Wang Mang."

But just as the old man stepped out of the station, before he could finish speaking...
Two soldiers were seen helping a member of the patrol battalion run in.

The patrolman had an arrow pierce his shoulder.

Zhang Xian.

Xia Tingyu recognized the person at a glance.

When everyone saw Zhang Xian wearing the standard leather armor of the patrol battalion, and then looked at the wounds on his body, they all felt that something was wrong.

Zhang Xian knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, Wang Mang's infantry killed Commander Zhao, captured the patrol camp headquarters, killed all those who disobeyed, and opened all the city gates!"

I was just having doubts.

But right now.
My heart is hanging in suspense.

Completely dead!

王莽
They've really rebelled!
Moreover, the patrol battalion has been taken into custody.
Yizhou City is finished!

Xia Tingyu looked at Zhang Xian: "Are there any figures from the Western Regions?"

Zhang Xian looked at Xia Tingyu and said through his pain, "No, but when I escaped with my life on the line, I heard Commander Zhao mention to them that the troops of the Pu Sui camp couldn't come. After that, a conflict broke out, and Commander Zhao was killed. I rushed here to report the details, but I didn't hear the whole story."

Upon hearing this, the panic on the faces of many people in the hall intensified. They looked at the King of Shu and then at the people around them.

Xia Tingyu, however, was taken aback. "Why does Commander Zhao know about the troops in Pu Sui's camp? Grandpa Yan, were the patrolmen Yao Zhi'en using to mobilize the troops?"

Yan Yan immediately noticed the abnormality and shook her head: "No, I ordered the patrol battalion to close the city gates, and I didn't mention anything about the deployment of other camps."

Xia Tingyu looked at Yan Yan.

After a moment, he looked at his father and said, "Even the grace of Yao has been betrayed, hasn't it?"

It was a sentence that, like a heavy hammer, gently shattered everyone's hearts.

In an instant, everyone looked at the eldest princess.

The favor bestowed by Yao has been betrayed!?
Was he not defeated?
He rebelled?
Moreover, how did the princess see through it?

How can I see through it?

Shen Yue was extremely clever. He immediately paused for a moment, then said, "Zhao Fengshu of the patrol battalion is Yao Zhi'en's man. It was Yao Zhi'en who told him about the Pu Sui camp, but Yao Zhi'en said that the Pu Sui camp's troops can't come."

Hearing Shen Yue's words, everyone in the hall felt a sense of suffocation!

Wang Mang, Dian Junming, and Yao's favor—this was all premeditated!

The Five Generals.
Three rebels!

The other two, one was in Jiange, and the other, although right here, had his nearby troops also targeted.

How to play?
It's basically just waiting to die.

It's a complete dead end!
But did the prince already know this, which is why he's acting this way now?

This means they've completely given up.

“If it’s an alliance, why did Wang Mang take action against the patrol battalion?” Fa Yuan asked.

Shen Yue pursed her lips: "Lu Shan...is a favor from Yao."

Everyone looked at Shen Yue again.

Xia Tingyu frowned even more, gripping the knife in her hand tightly.

seem
Still not right!

"Back then, Chen Daoxian... Ah, some of you may not know this name, after all, he has been dead for more than ten years, but you should know the Chen family. Chen Daoxian was the old Duke of the Chen family, my father-in-law."

However, at this moment, the King of Shu spoke up.

Everyone looked at the King of Shu, their eyes filled with panic.

They're about to break in!
You're still talking about Chen Daoxian, father-in-law!

Even Yu Taohua pursed her lips and lowered her voice to ask Wu Qinhu, "Why does this King of Shu seem so crazy?"

Wu Qinhu chuckled softly, picked up his wine cup, took a sip, and continued watching the King of Shu.

The King of Shu looked at Fa Yuan: "Fa Yuan, you didn't get along with him back then, and you were demoted to a small county town and weren't even a county magistrate, you were just a county assistant, right?"

Fa Yuan looked at the Prince of Shu, unsure of what the prince was talking about. But looking at the prince, Fa Yuan said, “Your Highness, this is not the time to discuss these matters. Now, I urge Your Highness to leave immediately! We must not allow them to capture you, the First Princess, and the Fourth Princess! The royal family must not fall into the hands of bandits!”

The King of Shu laughed and said, "Chen Daoxian was practically a local tyrant in Shu back then. It was only with his help that I was qualified to go to the capital and compete with Xia Huachang."

Suddenly, the King of Shu looked at everyone in the hall: "Xia Huachang, you all know who he is, right? He is the late emperor, the one who died young and left his daughter with a mountain of trouble, the man who still gives me nightmares."

Everyone in the hall looked at the King of Shu, and for some reason, everyone felt a sense of unease just looking at his appearance.
crazy
The King of Shu has gone mad!

The King of Shu continued, “When Chen Daoxian was in charge of Shu, there were many more people like you, like Fa Yuan. Without any backing, they all died in office. After I arrived in Shu, haha, I even had to watch his face. I couldn’t even take my women and daughters back from them. I could only leave them in the capital and let my nightmare protect them.”

"Later, the Chen family died. You all know how they died. After that, Shu came under my control. I wanted to govern it properly, but I found that there were so many people like you. But I couldn't bear to kill you. It was because of you that I was able to challenge my fourth brother again."

"But recently, I've been thinking about something. Why is it that even though I'm stronger than Xia Huachang, I feel inferior to him in every way? A few days ago, when Guo Fu and the others started doing some things with the second brother, I figured it out."

"It turns out that Xia Huachang is more popular than me, and he is better at using people. He left behind the mess that was Li Nishang, but only because of my sister-in-law. By the time he wanted to kill Li Nishang, it was too late. But Yan Yunxiao, who was loyal to him, protected my niece. He kept Xia Chenfeng, that good-for-nothing who was just a whetstone. He kept me, and everyone said that I was the biggest threat, but he knew all along that I was unpopular. He even left Su Chang'an for his daughter."

"However, whether to leave or not, if that person were given a year or six months, he would definitely kill them all. But he died too suddenly. Even if he were dead, Zhu Huang was willing to listen to him and stay here for several years without making a move. Zong Ze, Zhao Wuxu, and Li Xuance had hundreds of thousands of people who could have overthrown the Great Xia, but they didn't make a move either. My tenth brother was willing to stay in Luzhou to protect me for him."

"But none of the people around me want to follow me. So, you have all suffered a complete defeat."

The King of Shu picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, a smile playing on his lips as he murmured, "I have no one by my side."

"Your Highness! What should we do now?"

"Yes, Your Highness, Wang Mang and his followers are causing chaos here..."

……

Inside the main hall, seeing the King of Shu acting like a madman, the officials wanted to run away, but dared not.

Upon hearing this, the King of Shu said, "Get out of here."

Everyone looked at the King of Shu.

"Those who want to escape, escape; those who want to surrender, surrender; those who want to stay, stay. From now on, Tingyu, you will be in charge of everything. If you want to hand me over, so be it."

Finally, the King of Shu pointed to the officials in the hall again, saying, "Their fate is yours to decide."

The officials swallowed hard.

Swish!
Some people turned around and left.

One person did it, and so did the next; in an instant, most of the officials turned away.

Xia Tingyu looked at her father, though she didn't know why he had suddenly become like this, but
Ever since he locked himself in the palace for seven days, my father seems to have completely changed.

But right now.
Xia Tingyu sensed that her father knew something, but he didn't say it.

but
Xia Tingyu glanced at the fleeing people and said, "Kill them all."

"Roar!"

Black Tiger suddenly stood up and pounced directly on the fleeing official!
But it was also at this time.
A dozen or so swordsmen and axemen appeared at the entrance of the main hall, one of whom pierced the body of the first person to escape with a single blow.

Upon seeing these people, everyone in the hall was taken aback.

The assassins within the Prince's mansion!

Xia Tingyu was not surprised at all, because her father had never intended for those who escaped to live since he had told them to flee!
not to mention.
What kind of people would run away at a time like this?

Fa Yuan looked at his colleagues who had become corpses in an instant without any sympathy. Instead, he looked at the Prince of Shu, but then immediately turned to Xia Tingyu: "Your Highness, the most urgent thing is to leave quickly! This old minister is willing to stay and hold those people back! The royal family must not fall into the hands of traitors!"

Having said that, he looked at Wu Qinhu, the old blind man, and the other three, and immediately bowed deeply: "I implore you grandmasters to take the prince, the eldest princess, and the fourth princess away from here. We will find a way to deal with the second prince, the third princess, and the fifth prince. The royal family members cannot fall into their hands, otherwise it will be the emperor who will be in trouble! I beg you!"

The old blind man faced Fayuan and said, "They've arrived."

Fa Yuan's expression froze for a moment.

But it was also at this time.
The ground shook as if it were trembling.

The sound of iron hooves echoed!

……

P.S.: I thought I could finish writing this in one long chapter, but I realized I can't! One long chapter!

(End of this chapter)