Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 118: Earth-shattering King
Soon, Zhuang Ren, dressed in armor and carrying a sword, also walked in and got straight to business.

"Everyone, follow me to welcome the Fifth Prince. Be alert and don't make any mistakes. If you accidentally upset the Prince, even the gods will not be able to save you!"

"Prince?!"

All the patrol captains were startled.

They didn't expect that this time it was the prince from the imperial palace in the imperial capital who was coming.

Some patrol captains who were not well-informed had confused looks on their faces.

I don't understand why the high and mighty prince would come to such a remote place like Donglai County.

A few patrol chiefs seemed to be thinking about something.

They guessed that their county magistrate came from the imperial court and that there might be a prince standing behind him.

Now the truth has come to light, confirming what they thought: standing behind their county magistrate is none other than the fifth prince.

"Now is the crucial moment in the fight for the throne. What is the Fifth Prince doing here?" Zhou Sixin muttered softly.

Song Changming on the side seemed to be thinking about something.

The news that the Third Prince will announce to the world that he will soon ascend the throne and become emperor has not yet reached Donglai County, and not everyone knows about it yet.

Song Changming had already known about this in advance through Liu Dingsheng.

At the same time, it is not difficult to guess that the third prince, who is already the winner, will definitely not tolerate the other four brothers who are competing with him for the throne.

It is not difficult to understand why the Fifth Prince fled to their remote Donglai County for refuge since he could no longer stay in the imperial capital.

“This is really not good news.”

Song Changming followed Zhuang Ren and climbed onto the horse while still thinking.

The arrival of the fifth prince is bound to make the originally peaceful Donglai County no longer peaceful.

Once the Third Prince becomes the new emperor of the Great Han Dynasty and controls the military forces of the world, will he let the Fifth Prince, who is in Donglai County, go?
Song Changming could almost imagine the war that would break out in Donglai County later.

Moreover, the scale of this battle will most likely be the largest and most brutal one in Donglai County in the past few decades!
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time." Song Changming sighed in his heart.

If the world is destined to be in chaos, he only hopes to protect his family from the war.

this day.

Even the county magistrate rode on a tall horse and led the patrol team to gallop out of the city.

The army led by the commander was stationed on the official road outside the city gate to welcome them.

Song Changming rode a horse and followed Zhuang Ren. Soon, several kilometers away, he saw a long line of military carriages coming along the official road.

"Slow down!" Zhuang Ren raised his hand, and hundreds of cavalry patrols slowed down their pace.

When they met the army's carriage head-on, the county magistrate at the front immediately dismounted, walked quickly towards the large yellow carriage, and bowed to it from a distance of several hundred meters.

"Li Yan, the governor of Donglai County, respectfully welcomes the Fifth Prince!"

The county magistrate's voice was loud and clear, and it reached the carriage directly.

"Your Highness, the governor of Donglai County has arrived." A personal guard reported outside the luxurious carriage.

"Oh, it's Li Yan. He's thoughtful. Let him lead the way. We can talk about anything after I go into the city and rest." A casual voice came from the carriage.

Accompanied by some women's moans.

"Yes." The guard looked calm and went to carry out the order.

Soon, the team set out again. The county magistrate wanted to meet the fifth prince, but was blocked by the personal guards. He had to turn back and lead the way at the front of the team.

Song Changming looked at the long team brought by the Fifth Prince and was afraid that there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers and generals protecting them!

It is like an iron barrel. I am afraid no one along the way would dare to provoke such a royal army!
Song Changming was originally curious about what the high and mighty prince of royal blood looked like.

But unfortunately, they couldn’t even meet their county governor, let alone their subordinates.

There were no setbacks along the way and the army entered the city smoothly.

The county magistrate had already prepared a mansion for the prince to live in, which was located behind the county magistrate's mansion.

This mansion was built step by step from scratch by a group of skilled craftsmen gathered by the county magistrate from the county.

And the construction started a year ago.

Originally, Song Changming thought that the county magistrate did not like the original Xiao family mansion and wanted to build a bigger and more luxurious mansion for himself.

Now it seems that this mansion was built a year ago specifically for the arrival of the Fifth Prince today.

"It's boring. They just let us go through the motions. What's the big deal?" Zhou Sixin curled his lips after returning to the headquarters.

The palace didn't even need patrol guards like them.

The prince's accompanying guards had already made the entire palace airtight, so tight that not even a mouse could get in.

Song Changming caught a glimpse of the palace masters from afar and felt his heart beating inexplicably.

It was as if his body's instinct was warning him, like an ordinary person seeing a ferocious beast, each of these people was a powerful being that he could not afford to provoke.

If you look at it for a second longer, you will explode.

Think about it, this is normal. With the dignity of the imperial family, it is not difficult to recruit a group of loyal and powerful warriors to serve as personal followers.

On the contrary, it would be abnormal if they didn't have such a group of strong people around them to protect their safety at all times.

Song Changming sighed inwardly, feeling that Donglai County was becoming more and more dangerous.

It was like a peaceful little fish pond, but suddenly, tiger sharks and dragons started to break in one after another.

The former harmony is gone forever.

That night, the private room was full of flowers.

Song Changming looked at Lu Zheng in front of him and felt very sad.

"I've been away for nearly two years. I never thought I would be able to return." Lu Zheng, a man of few words, couldn't help but let out a rare sigh while drinking with Song Changming.

"Brother Lu, I guess you have been through a lot." Song Changming noticed that there was a long scar on Lu Zheng's neck.

This was undoubtedly caused by leaving Donglai County.

Although it looks like an old scar, the location where it was left is quite fatal.

If the cut was deeper, he would not have seen Lu Zheng today.

Lu Zheng drank a large bowl of sake, then nodded and said, "After leaving Donglai County and traveling outside, I realized how big the world is and how many masters there are. With my skills, I can't even be ranked."

As he spoke, Lu Zheng touched the scar on his neck and said, "I made a profit from this scar."

"Made a profit?" Song Changming raised his eyebrows and looked at him with some confusion.

"I learned a lesson and gained some insights into the life and death situation." Lu Zheng said slowly.

Song Changming nodded. He had experienced life and death moments twice and understood what Lu Zheng meant.

It is estimated that Lu Zheng's state of mind and strength have been greatly improved because of this life-and-death experience, so he said he made a profit.

In fact, when they met again, Song Changming could feel various changes in Lu Zheng, not just this obvious scar.

His spirit has also become more restrained and steady. In the past, Lu Zheng was a sword unsheathed, moving forward fearlessly and invincible.

Now, Lu Zheng is like a sheathed Tibetan sword. Before it is drawn, no one knows how sharp and powerful this sword is.

As the two drank and talked, Song Changming gradually learned about what Lu Zheng saw and heard after following Gu Wenhui to the imperial capital.

Song Changming drank a glass of wine and suddenly asked, "So Lord Gu lost the bet?"

In his opinion, Gu Wenhui was on the side of the Fifth Prince, but now that the Third Prince was about to ascend the throne, the Fifth Prince fled to Donglai County.

Judging from the result, it is obvious that Gu Wenhui lost the bet.

"No." Lu Zheng shook the wine bowl in his hand and shook his head, saying, "Master Gu has long expected that the Third Prince will ascend the throne and become emperor."

"Then why?" Song Changming was puzzled.

Knowing that the third prince could become emperor, why didn't you choose him?
"First, the Third Prince's situation was already set at that time, so if Brother Gu went to join him, it might not even be considered icing on the cake. Second, Brother Gu never thought of asking for the credit of following the emperor, as he had other plans." Lu Zheng explained briefly.

As for what other plans Gu Wenhui had, Lu Zheng did not reveal any more, and Song Changming was tactful enough not to ask.

After all, this is someone else's big deal. It's already very good that Lu Zheng can talk to him to this extent.

No matter how much more you say, it's impossible.

Song Changming wanted to ask more about the Fifth Prince, but Lu Zheng didn't know much about it. He only knew that the Fifth Prince did not flee to Donglai County simply to avoid the Third Prince's pursuit.

Instead, he wanted to use Donglai County as his base to make a comeback!
Simply put, the fifth prince still wanted to make trouble and was unwilling to lose the throne.

"Changming, be mentally prepared in the future. Donglai County is different from the past." Lu Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Yeah, I know." Song Changming nodded.

This is more than just different.

The Fifth Prince entered the county town with such great fanfare, informing everyone in the simplest and most direct way that this place now belonged to him.

From now on, the entire Donglai County will be labeled as a royal fiefdom.

Even more so, if the fifth prince did something more extreme, and directly divided the land and crowned himself king without authorization, ignoring the rule of the imperial court and opposing the third prince, the consequences would be self-evident.

It's like putting the entire Donglai County on fire.

Song Changming really needs to prepare for this.

Not only psychologically, but also in practical action.

If Donglai County becomes a troubled place in the future, he must leave himself a way out as soon as possible so that he can withdraw in the future.

As for following this so-called fifth prince to achieve great things, he had never thought about it.

Not to mention whether the Fifth Prince, whom he has never met, is a truly wise leader worthy of his service.

He himself has no lofty ambitions in this regard.

The reason why he worked as a military officer in the government was that he wanted to rise step by step and enjoy wealth and glory in a peaceful and prosperous era, rather than risking his life to achieve great achievements in troubled times.

Unless he has the powerful ability to survive in troubled times, he still has to focus on maintaining safety.

Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and try to find some peace in troubled times.

(End of this chapter)