Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1118
"Report!" As soon as Liu Tiren came out of the Tang Palace, he ordered the soldiers to continue searching in the mansion, and at the same time asked people to search around. A Xiaoqi ran over quickly and knelt down on one knee to report: "General, someone is at the Tongji Gate. A group of people were found nearby, it seems to be Tang Fan's group!"

Tang Wang's family, as well as staff, are quite numerous. If they want to go from Tang Wang's Mansion to Tongji Gate in the South City, they will inevitably be noticed. As long as Jin Yiwei and the officers and soldiers react, they can find out if they inquire in the streets and alleys around the Wang Mansion. some traces.

After all, the city was in chaos, and ordinary people avoided going to the streets. At this time, a large group of people were walking in the streets and alleys, which was too eye-catching.

"Tongji Gate?" Liu Tichun was taken aback for a moment, then his face became a little grim, and he pressed the handle of the knife tightly.

Both he and his elder brother Liu Tichun belonged to the Shun lineage, and they stood firmly on the side of the King of Chu, and even wanted to help the King of Chu to replace him.

In the Ming Dynasty, they really lacked a sense of security. They always felt that one day they would be liquidated, and it was difficult to untie the grudges in their hearts.

This time he was ordered to rob Tang Wang's mansion and killed so many people, so there was no turning back. If he didn't take Tang Wang down, he would never feel at ease.

"Prepare the horse!" Liu Tiren yelled immediately, and his own soldiers moved the horses. He turned on the horse, immediately clamped the horse's belly, and galloped out, "Chasing, I will go to Tongji Gate, I can't let them run away!"

Forty or fifty soldiers also got on their horses immediately, and followed closely behind, whipping their horses' buttocks vigorously, and galloped down the street.

Tang Wang and Zhang Jiayu both knew that with the strength of the Japanese army, they would not be able to hold out for long. Jin Yiwei would soon break through Tang Wang's mansion. When Jin Yiwei found that Tang Wang was not in the mansion, he would search the whole city and strengthen inspections.

If the time is not tight, Tang Wang and his party can wait until after dark, pass the internal response, and fall out of the city, but because Jin Yiwei will soon find out that they are not in Tang Wang's mansion, they will inevitably strengthen the defense of the city gate and patrol the city wall at night, and then all Therefore, Tang Wang and his party could only take advantage of the time bought by the Japanese army and leave the city as soon as possible.

Tongjimen, Han Chang kept thinking of a solution in his heart. Zhao and Zhou, who were talking with each other, gradually realized something was wrong with his nervous appearance. Zhao Tingqian frowned, put one hand on the handle of the knife, Zhou Rong tilted his head to look at him, and suddenly called out, "Han Baihu?"

"Hmm... ah..." Han Chang came back to his senses and realized that he had lost his composure, "What did Zhou Baihu want to say?"

"It's nothing." Zhou Rong stared at him for a while, and saw a thin layer of sweat on Han Chang's forehead, and his hand was on the handle of the knife. "Han Baihu seems a little nervous, and he lost his mind just now."

During the special period, Zhao and Zhou are classmates of the martial arts academy, and they know the basics, but they don't know exactly what this Han Chang is.

Tang Wangshu has deep roots and many party members, and Jin Yiwei will inevitably miss something.

Feeling the suspicion of the two, Han Chang suddenly panicked, quickly touched the sweat on his forehead, and covered it up, "Oh, maybe I caught a cold, and my spirits are a little low, and I'm sweating!"

Zhao Tingqian saw that his face was indeed a little pale, but he didn't know that he was frightened by his two sudden questions, "He looks a little bad, why don't Han Baihu go back and rest, and I will go to Qianhu for you." Take a break!"

Hearing the words, Han Chang felt a tangle in his heart. If he nodded, he could go home and escape a disaster now, but he is a member of King Tang, and he has received the favor of King Tang. Leaving at this time is tantamount to betraying King Tang.

This is disloyalty and unrighteousness. Although he was afraid in his heart, he couldn't do it.

After Han Chang thought it through, he made a decision in his heart, and he immediately calmed down a lot. He laughed and said, "The city is in chaos right now, and it's time for employing people. How can I skip work! This little problem, just bear with it and it will pass." After the city stabilizes, it’s not too late to rest!”

Hearing what he said, the defenses of Zhao and Zhou weakened a little. Zhou Rong left his hand from the hilt of the knife and said with a smile: "In an extraordinary period, it is true that public affairs should be the most important thing. Then General Han will stick to it and believe in chaos." The Party will be wiped out by Jinyiwei soon!"

The three of them were talking when several carriages in the distance suddenly drove towards the city gate.

"Someone is coming!" Zhao Tingqian reminded, his face sank immediately, and the hand that had just let go of the handle gripped the saber tightly again.

King Lu's troops approached the city. Although the troops were not strong enough to encircle Nanjing, the gates of Nanjing were still closed. No one could leave the city without the order of the governor. What did this group of people want to do when they came to Tongjimen with their carriages? "Stop them, don't get close to the city gate!" Zhou Rong yelled down while supporting the city wall.

In the city of Nanjing, there were many dignitaries. After King Lu’s soldiers approached the city, many people wanted to leave the city to take refuge, but the defenders closed the city gates, and those who wanted to leave the city were blocked back, and even imprisoned under house arrest.

Zhao and Zhou didn't know that King Tang had escaped from the mansion, they just thought it was some powerful family, seeing the chaos in Nanjing city, they thought about leaving the city again.

Without the order of the two hundred households, the soldiers below have already stood up. The leader, a small flag, stretched out his hand and shouted loudly: "Stop! The governor has an order that no one is allowed to leave the city. Anyone who violates the order will be locked up immediately." jail!"

"Boldly, the chariot of His Royal Highness Tang! Who dares to stop it!"

In the front carriage, Xiao Qi, an old man pretending to be a coachman, shouted loudly.

He was in his 40s, like most civil servants, with a thin body and white hair mixed with his beard. He was a skinny old man, but he was full of energy, and with a loud roar, all the defenders near the city gate were suppressed.

"Prince Tang?" Zhao and Zhou couldn't help but glanced at each other, and their expression changed immediately. Didn't Jin Yiwei have surrounded Tang Wang's mansion, and they didn't expect Tang Wang to appear in front of the city gate? They were stunned for a moment, but Immediately they all became overjoyed.

"That's right!" When Zhao and Zhou were overjoyed, Han Chang behind them suddenly turned grim. When the two heard the sound, the one who hadn't come turned around quickly. With one stab, he pierced Zhou Rong who had turned around, and then kicked him off the tower with a flying kick. Immediately, he pulled out the saber, and then slashed at Zhao Tingqian's chest with his backhand.

Han Chang was a little shocked, and complained again in his heart at the same time, the king of Tang should at least communicate with him, and wink before taking action. Why did he report his family name as soon as he came up, isn't it a lack of conscience?

Zhao Tingqian had enough time to react. The tip of the knife hit his chest, drawing a spark. The armor in front of him was torn open, but it didn't hurt his body. He jumped aside in fright and immediately pulled out the armor. Zhan Dao roared ferociously, "Han Chang, you want to rebel!"

Zhou Rong's body was kicked off the top of the city, fell heavily on the ground, blood flowed all over the ground, the soldiers at the city gate were all dumbfounded and couldn't figure out the situation.

Han Chang didn't respond to Zhao Tingzhi, but suddenly shouted, "Han Guang, bring your highness up quickly, and use a rope to send your highness out of the city!"

A small flag near the door, heard the words, suddenly drew his knife, cut down a soldier beside him, and rushed towards the carriage.

Both Han Chang and Han Guang were born in Nanyang, which is where the Tang Dynasty was sealed. When they fled famine, they were given money by the King of Tang, and they were given the grace of life. Because of this, he believed that the King of Tang was their lord.

All of a sudden, more than a dozen of Han Chang's subordinates attacked together, hacking to death and wounding more than ten defenders.

When Zhao Tingqian saw him, he immediately shouted, "What are you still doing? The court has already convicted King Tang, so why don't you suppress the rebellion for me!"

When he roared, his soldiers and Zhou Rong's soldiers immediately reacted and drew their swords at Han Chang's people. Many soldiers who did not know Han Chang's intentions were also killed by mistake.

In this case, explanations are hard to explain. Most of Han Chang's hundreds of men were involved in the fire, and there was chaos at the city gate. A group of people fought at the gate, but the people in the carriage People never come down.

At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance. Han Chang was standing on the tower, looking far away. He saw a cavalry galloping towards Tongji Gate, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Your Highness, get out of the car!" The little flag named Han Guang below led the two of them to the side of the carriage, calling urgently, but there was no movement inside the carriage. A sharp arrow struck and directly shot him over.

Liu Tiren led the cavalry and had already killed him. Han Chang in the city was distracted and was slashed by Zhao Tingzhi.

At this time, he saw that the cavalry had already arrived, and knew that it was impossible to send the king of Tang out of the city, so he swayed a knife, jumped away quickly, tied a rope to the wall, pulled the rope with his whole body, and jumped off the tower.

The city wall of Nanjing was so high that even though there were ropes, he still fell badly. It took him a long time to get up and walk towards the moat. But just as he reached the bank, several gunshots from the top of the wall hit him in the back. Immediately, he fell headlong into the river, and the river immediately turned red.

It was impossible to leave the city through the heavily guarded Tongji Gate with a hundred households. Han Chang's rebellion was quickly put down.

Liu Tiren led the cavalry to surround several carriages, and he couldn't help but feel a little complacent on his face, "His Royal Highness, get out of the carriage!"

He said something right away, but there was no response from inside the car, which made Liu Tiren's gaze a little gloomy. He suddenly got off his horse, held a bloody saber, and shot the body of Tang Wang's aide Xiao Qi who was shot to death in front of the car. Pull it out, then step into the carriage, lift the curtain, and the person sitting inside is Wang Huacheng, not Tang Wang at all.

"Where is King Tang?" Liu Tiren was taken aback for a moment, and his face darkened instantly, the other party was really too cunning.

Liu Tiren stared at Wang Huacheng and asked questions in a cold voice, but Wang Huacheng closed his eyes and did not answer, showing an uncooperative attitude.

At this time, several carriages were not searched again, the king and concubine, the sons and several princes were not there, only a few side concubines were in the carriage.

Liu Tiren was furious. He didn't expect King Tang to be so ruthless. He first used the praise of the Japanese army to attract their attention and sacrificed the praise of the Japanese army. Then he knew that the Tongji Gate would not be able to pass through. Jin Yiwei and his attention were attracted to Tongjimen, and he did not hesitate to sacrifice a subordinate who was hidden deeply, and even used several side concubines and staff as bait.

Sure enough, the superiors should not be underestimated.

Liu Tiren's face was extremely ugly. The king of Tang must have other ways to get out of the city for being so famous. I'm afraid he has already left the city now, but he can't give up. Sneak out! Search again, and you must find it!"

He was giving orders, when a group of Jinyi guards rushed to Tongji gate, the leader was Yu Taichu, he said with a happy face: "General Liu, the king of Tang has been captured!"

"How did you catch it?" Liu Tiren was surprised when he heard the words.

Yu Taichu said with a smile: "He was too clever in his calculations, and finally capsized in the gutter, and was betrayed by a general banner named Wang Dana of Shuimen!"

"It turned out to be a water gate..."

(End of this chapter)