Tang Dynasty: Taking the Empress Dowager to a brothel, Father Emperor, what a coincidence!

"Stop fighting, I surrender."

"Don't kill me, I was forced into it."

Faced with the bloodthirsty civilians and soldiers who stormed into the city, the garrison of Jiangzhou collapsed completely.

Those who surrendered knelt on the ground, while those who still tried to resist were instantly overwhelmed by the angry crowd.

Li Chengqian arrived at the governor's mansion without any obstacles.

The people lining both sides of the road looked at the Crown Prince with gratitude.

Although some people tried to shout, they were quickly stopped by the surrounding soldiers.

At this time, the governor's mansion was surrounded by layers of people.

Now, only a hundred or so of Wang Chong's loyal followers remain on the high walls of the governor's mansion, stubbornly resisting.

Just as the army was preparing to launch a general offensive, Wang Chong appeared on the main building of the governor's mansion.

"All of you, step back."

As soon as Wang Chong finished speaking, a row of women and children appeared behind him.

Among the crowd, several local gentry who had just knelt by the roadside cried out in terror after seeing the faces of the hostages above:

"They are my wife and son."

"My concubine is up there too."

"Wang Chong! You madman! Release my family at once!"

These powerful families, who were just moments before congratulating themselves on choosing sides in time, have now completely gone mad.

They rushed to Li Chengqian's horse and kowtowed, saying:

"Your Highness! Please, please don't act rashly."

"Your Highness! The lives of our families are at stake; we cannot launch a direct attack!"

"Your Highness! I am willing to donate all my assets to fund the military if it can save my family."

On the high-rise building, Wang Chong looked at the scene below, a sickly smug look spreading across his face.

He thought he had found hope of turning the tide.

He thought he had Li Chengqian's weakness.

That is benevolence and reputation.

But he did reveal a little bit.

Li Chengqian's reputation was already ruined when he was in Liaodong.

"Hahaha! Your Highness, so what if you've breached the city walls? You dare to make a move now!"

"If your men take another step forward, I will immediately set fire to the oil in this building and kill everyone here with me."

Wang Chong pointed at Li Chengqian below and roared.

"You think you've won? Let me tell you, you can't win."

My Wang family has stood on this land for a century, and our disciples and former officials are spread all over the world.

You kill one Wang Chong, and hundreds more Wang Chongs will rise up.

This world does not belong to your Li family, but to our aristocratic family.

You can't investigate them all, and you can't kill them all. Hahaha.

These words terrified the powerful families below.

This is a contempt for and a provocation against the entire Li Tang imperial power.

Everyone looked at Li Chengqian, waiting for his final decision.

However, at this tense moment...

Xue Rengui didn't listen carefully to what Wang Chong was shouting; he just thought it was making his ears hurt.

He kicked a flagpole at his feet, then bent down to pick it up.

After weighing it in his hand, he looked up and estimated the distance from where he was to the upstairs.

"Chu Mo, do you think I can use this pole to knock that old guy down?"

Cheng Chumo's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Others might be bragging when they say that.

But Xue Rengui was different.

That guy is an animal.

"Yes! Definitely. Brother, when you poke, make sure your aim is good, and I'll hold the pole for you from behind and give you a boost."

Hearing the whispers of the two people behind him, Li Chengqian's lips twitched slightly.

Even at a time like this, these two still have the leisure to joke around.

He made a subtle gesture towards Xue Rengui.

Then Li Chengqian spoke.

"Chu Mo"

"exist."

"Go and talk to Governor Wang."

"Huh? You want me to go and talk to them?"

Cheng Chumo looked at Li Chengqian with a puzzled expression.

"Your Highness, what's the point of talking to this madman? I think we should..."

"Go when I tell you to."

Although Cheng Chumo was completely bewildered, he still went to the front and shouted to Wang Chong:

"Hey! You old bastard upstairs, my lord said, let's talk this out, don't be impulsive."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chong, who was upstairs, felt even more smug.

He was certain that the Crown Prince was concerned about his own reputation.

"Discuss it? Sure."

"Make Li Chengqian tie his own hands and come upstairs to exchange these people. Otherwise, prepare to collect their corpses."

Wang Chong grinned maliciously as he looked at Cheng Chumo.

Cheng Chumo glanced back at Li Chengqian, and seeing Li Chengqian nod slightly, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue acting.

"Your request is excessive. My lord is of noble birth; how could he risk his life?"

"Then there's nothing to discuss."

Wang Chong made a gesture as if to ignite the oil beneath his feet.

At this critical moment.

Li Chengqian's voice rang out leisurely:

"Alright, I agree."

These words shocked everyone present.

"Your Highness, you mustn't!"

Fang Yi'ai and the others were so frightened that they shouted.

The gentry were terrified and turned pale.

They wanted to save their families, but they didn't dare to think of putting the crown prince in danger.

If something really happens to the Crown Prince, all of them will have to be buried with him.

"I am the Crown Prince of the Great Tang Dynasty. How can I sit idly by and watch innocent people die for my own safety?"

Li Chengqian dismounted and made as if to walk forward.

"Release them, and I will do with them as you see fit."

Li Chengqian's gesture instantly drew everyone's attention.

Wang Chong and his bodyguards all focused their attention on Li Chengqian, who was walking towards the high building.

They didn't even notice that Xue Rengui, at the back of the crowd, had taken the divine bow off his back at some point.

He didn't go to see Wang Chong on the roof, or even the hostages.

His eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze fixed on the huge plaque with the five characters "Jiangzhou Prefectural Governor's Mansion" hanging on the roof of the main building of the governor's mansion.

More accurately, it's the horizontal beam above the plaque that supports the entire roof structure.

Just as Li Chengqian took his third step forward, successfully attracting the attention of everyone on the rooftop...

Xue Rengui made a move.

Draw the bow and nock the arrow.

"Buzz!"

A single iron-feathered arrow shot into the sky.

Its target was neither Wang Chong nor any of the assassins.

The arrow was driven into the mortise and tenon joint connecting the thickest horizontal beam to the pillar above the plaque.

"Snap!"

The massive crossbeam, which required several people to encircle, snapped at the joint where it was hit.

Losing its support, the heavy plaque, weighing over a thousand pounds, along with countless tiles and rafters, crashed down on Wang Chong and the others on the roof.

"not good!"

"Protect the adults!"

This sudden turn of events terrified Wang Chong and his bodyguards.

With the shadow of death looming overhead, they no longer cared about the hostages.

She screamed and ran towards the stairwell.

"BOOM!!!"

A deafening roar shook the heavens, and smoke and dust billowed everywhere.

The top of the main building was smashed in half, and Wang Chong, surrounded by several assassins, tumbled down the stairs in a sorry state.

His final advantage of the high ground vanished completely under this devastating arrow.

At the same time that Wang Chong was startled and fell from the high building.

At the back gate of the governor's mansion, an inconspicuous side gate was quietly pushed open.

Xiao Shunzi gave Fang Yi'ai, who was anxiously waiting outside, a "done" gesture.

Behind him, all the hostages who should have been on the rooftop were being safely transferred out by the secret agents of Tingfeng Pavilion.

Before attacking the city, Li Chengqian had already learned from the servants of the Prince's mansion, whom Xiao Shunzi had interrogated, that there were several secret passages leading into the mansion.

Just as Cheng Chumo was shouting and cursing below the city, attracting the attention of the entire city.

Xiao Shunzi had already led his men to find out the location of the hostages, and was just waiting for a signal.

A divine arrow shattered the building in front, and hostages were rescued behind.

Wang Chong's last resort was gone.

He stared blankly at the family members being led out through the back door, then looked up at the rooftop that had collapsed halfway.

Amidst the tearful gratitude of countless commoners and gentry, Li Chengqian walked up to Wang Chong.

He stepped on Wang Chong's chest.

"puff!"

Wang Chong coughed up a mouthful of blood and began to cough violently.

"You...you..."

Wang Chong stared at Li Chengqian with venomous resentment.

"My Wang family still has Lord Wang Gui in Chang'an... If you offend me, the Wang family will not let you off... The court will surely be thrown into chaos..."

"Wang Gui?"

Li Chengqian leaned down and whispered contemptuously in Wang Chong's ear:

"Don't worry, I've already made arrangements for him. He'll be down to keep you company soon."

As for the foundation of your Wang family?

Li Chengqian slowly straightened up and looked around at the people.

"No matter how deep your Wang family's roots are, can they be deeper than the hearts of the people?"

Wang Chong, open your dog eyes and take a look.

"Is there even one person in this entire city who will plead for you?"

Wang Chong subconsciously followed his gaze.

What he saw were faces filled with hatred.

Wang Chong couldn't catch his breath and fainted.

The turmoil in Hedong Province has now come to an end.

As for the Wang family of Taiyuan?

Li Chengqian had no intention of settling scores in Hedong Province.