Once a dead eunuch
Chapter 104 The hostage exchange
"Now...how to act, please show me, Taifu Li." Yu Fengzhuo cupped his hands and said.
Li Changsheng felt the waves surging in his heart, and it was difficult to calm down for a while.He pondered for a moment, then squinted his eyes and said: "Send someone to chase after Wanyang Wang. Now Wanyang Wang is alone. If Wanyang Wan cannot be stopped, the capital may be in danger."
"Yes." Yu Fengzhuo said bluntly.
King Wanyang led a small group of troops and quietly left the large army. He wanted to leave this side and join his other team marching into the capital, so that he could direct the strategy of attacking the capital.
The sky was dark, Li Changsheng suddenly got on his horse, and stood condescendingly on the horse's back.
Lu Qingzhou stood below, looking up at Li Changsheng, then suddenly knelt down and said, "Teacher, your Majesty's safety..."
"You don't need to say too much." Li Changsheng raised his hand to stop his words, and said, "Your Majesty will definitely be safe and sound, definitely..."
Lu Qingzhou hesitated to speak, but finally just nodded.
Li Changsheng said: "Lord Lu will stay and take command. King Wu Han and Li Chuxing must not be allowed to escape in the chaos."
"Yes, please rest assured, Master Li." Lu Qingzhou cupped his hands and said, "The King of Lingchuan and the Dichuan Garden Army will arrive soon, Qingzhou will never let go of a traitor."
"That's good." Li Changsheng said: "We're leaving, you should be careful by yourself."
After he finished speaking, he didn't say a word more, and he couldn't wait to ride away. Li Changsheng's heart was soaring like weeds. Jing Baiyu, how are you doing?
Yu Fengzhuo and Yu Qingya had already led their men and horses to wait at the gate of the camp. When they saw Li Changsheng's fast horse coming, they immediately sent down the order. With the sound of "treading" horseshoes, the Yishui'er cavalry immediately raised sand away.
Li Changsheng also just left the camp with a small group of people, and Qingqi chased Wanyang Wang and his party who left early.
King Wanyang walked half a day ahead of time, riding fast all the way, if you want to catch up with his footsteps, it is really not easy.
Standing at the door of the camp, Lu Qingzhou couldn't help sighing when he saw the crowd disappear.
He murmured, "I don't know...what happened to Your Majesty..."
"I don't know... what happened to General Dou..."
He said that's all, turned around and walked in, lifted the heavy curtain of the tent, and at a glance he saw Princess Wanyang sitting inside, stupefied like a chicken.
Princess Wanyang's hands and feet were bound, so she sat in the corner of the tent.She didn't speak or move, she looked like a corpse.He clearly noticed someone coming in, but he still didn't lift his eyelids.
Lu Qingzhou walked in and had a look, but without saying anything, turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute!"
Princess Wanyang finally opened her mouth and said, "I...my father..."
The words were not finished, but they were cut off in half. Princess Wanyang seemed to have some scruples and was unwilling to continue.
Lu Qingzhou looked back at her calmly, and said: "You might as well tell the princess that King Wanyang has already left with a team of Qingqi, and is going to join other troops to attack the capital, and now he is no longer around."
"Impossible!" Princess Wanyang struggled to stand up, and said, "Impossible! You are lying! My father... Father, he can't do such a thing, he won't rebel..."
Lu Qingzhou didn't speak anymore. A few days ago, he thought the same way. How could King Wanyang rebel?He has always been very loyal to the emperor, and when Jing Baiyu was the prince in the past, he was kind to King Wanyang and the princess.
pity……
Perhaps the attraction of the throne is indeed greater than anything else.
"Don't go!" Princess Wanyang said anxiously: "Just let me go and let me go to my father! I will convince him!"
"Father loves me the most! Let me find him!"
"I can convince him! Really!"
"He'll listen to me, really!"
Lu Qingzhou shook his head, did not stay for long, and left the tent where he was detained following the shout of Wanyang princess.
Now it is useless to use the princess to threaten King Wanyang.This is also the reason why Li Changsheng did not take Princess Wanyang to chase after King Wanyang.
King Wanyang did cherish his daughter, but in front of the throne, he still used Princess Wanyang as a bait after all.
"hope……"
Lu Qingzhou looked up at the dark sky and said, "I hope that Mr. Li's side... will go well..."
"Master Li!"
The soldier rode back and said in a hurry: "This is the road. The humble general has already inquired about it. King Wanyang's disguised men and horses passed by this road not long ago."
"Chase!" Yu Qingya was the first to lose his temper, and said, "Quick, let's go."
"Wait a minute." Yu Fengzhuo raised his hand to stop it, and said, "But what the person in front said?"
The soldier replied respectfully, and said: "Exactly. There is an inn in front of them. Wanyang Wang and his party pretended to be a business traveler and rested here for a while. The waiter in the shop looked at them and said that they were not like ordinary business travellers."
"Ah--"
Li Changsheng sneered, and said, "Wanyang Wang really has a lot of cleverness."
Yu Feng said: "I'm afraid there may be fraud ahead."
It seems that Yu Fengzhuo's feeling coincides with Li Changsheng's.
This Wanyang King is a person who is going to do big things. If he is spotted by a waiter in an inn casually on the way, what is the point of going forward?It's better to go back to my hometown.
Li Changsheng opened the sheepskin map and glanced at it, and said: "This road is going to pass through the city gate, King Wanyang should not run to throw himself into the trap."
King Wanyang wanted to rebel, how could he pass under the city gate openly.If it is accidentally discovered by the soldiers defending the city, I am afraid that everything will end early.
Yu Qingya suddenly realized something, and said: "So the waiter in the inn in front of you, could it be that Wanyang Wang deliberately designed it?"
"You just noticed it now?" Yu Fengzhuo couldn't help laughing, and said, "Is it too late?"
"It's been a while, are you still in the mood to tease me?" Yu Qingya rolled his eyes at him.
Li Changsheng frowned, looked at the map and continued, "Going to the right, you can bypass the city gate. Although the journey is a bit longer, it's better to be safe and smooth."
"Then what are you waiting for!" Yu Qingya said immediately: "Let's chase to the right!"
"No." Li Changsheng interrupted Yu Qingya's lofty ambition, and said lightly: "Go forward and pass the city gate."
"What?" Yu Qingya couldn't believe it, and said: "We are going to go into the trap of Wanyang King? This... What do you mean, Tai Tuo, I am confused."
Yu Fengzhuo couldn't help laughing again, but didn't speak this time.
Li Changsheng smiled, not reaching his eyes, and said: "Our goal is not to chase Wanyang King, but to capture Wanyang King. So chasing after his ass is not a proactive approach."
Yu Qingya nodded, as if he had a clue in his heart.
Li Changsheng pointed to the road ahead: "Crossing the city gate is the shortest route to the capital. King Wanyang is a traitor, and it is difficult for him to pass through the city gate. We can pass through the gate of the small city unimpeded. At that time, it will be much faster than King Wanyang who took a detour."
"I understand." Yu Qingya clapped his palms and said with a smile, "What the Grand Tutor means is that we go ahead and wait for King Wanyang to throw himself into the trap."
"Exactly." Li Changsheng said: "Since King Wanyang has shown us a clear path, we can't refute his kindness."
"go!"
Li Changsheng raised his hand and gave an order, and Qingqi immediately followed him and marched towards the gate of the small town.
Seeing that the sky is getting brighter, it is not early, but it is already late in winter, and it seems to be snowing heavily again today, so the sky is always dark.
"My lord! Good news!"
The soldiers caught up with King Wanyang and his party in front, and said, "Your Majesty, the people brought by Li Changsheng really caught the trick! They have already gone to the small town."
"Great!"
King Wanyang's eyes widened, he laughed, and said: "In this way, we can successfully get rid of Li Changsheng, and then we can safely rush to the capital to join forces. When the time comes..."
As long as King Wanyang joins his army, there will be no more worries!
"But the king..."
The soldier showed hesitation, and said: "But... the princess..."
"The county master..."
The smile on Wanyang Wang's face was stiff and frozen, and his complexion gradually became ugly.His daughter is still in Li Changsheng's barracks...
The soldier couldn't hold it back for a while, and knew that he had said something wrong, so he knelt down to apologize, and then retreated respectfully.
King Wanyang was alone, sighed fiercely, and said: "My daughter, wait a minute, dad is doing it for your own good..."
Princess Wanyang was clearly not here, and clearly couldn't hear these words at all, but King Wanyang still murmured to himself in a low voice.
"Daughter... How much wronged have you suffered in the past..."
"Father is doing it for you, for you... to avenge you!"
"At that time, when Dad becomes the master of the world, no one will look at you with strange eyes..."
After Wanyang Wang said these words, his expression became extremely firm, not like the sad look just now.
He strode over and said loudly, "Get ready to go!"
The soldiers who had just rested hadn't closed their eyes all night, but they didn't dare to refuse, and immediately got on their horses and swung their whips forward.
The group of them rushed towards the capital quickly. The road was full of dust and dust, and they didn't dare to stop for a rest. I don't know how many horses died of exhaustion.
"Your Majesty, you are just ahead!"
The soldier approached and reported, "There is still half a day's journey, and the king can join the army."
"That's great!" Wanyang Wang laughed and said, "It's really great! That's great! Gu's wish is finally coming true..."
"Quick! Don't stay!"
King Wanyang couldn't wait in his heart, he waved his hands to urge him, and he was the first to raise the whip, and beat the horse to sit down.
King Wanyang's horse was the best, but now it was whipping desperately. The horse rushed forward with all its strength, but the soldiers next to it couldn't catch up at all, so they had to shout from behind.
"Your Majesty!"
"Please slow down!"
"Your Majesty, please wait!"
King Wanyang listened to the whistling wind in his ears, how could he wait for this moment.His heart was already lighter and faster than the wind, so he just flew up.
Li Changsheng's people along the way have not caught up with King Wanyang, and they are getting more comfortable and calm day by day, gradually dispelling Wanyang King's anxiety and vigilance, and now, only excitement and complacency remain.
"Gudong!"
The speed of the horse galloping was too fast, King Wanyang felt that he was suddenly stopped by something, and the horse was still galloping when he sat down, he had no time to shout, he fell off the horse's back and rolled directly on the ground.
Constantly tumbling, the sand rose up.
Wanyang Wang didn't have time to shout, the whole person was like a ball, rolling forward quickly, and couldn't stop round and round.
He felt that his neck was almost inserted into his chest cavity, and on his face and hands, wherever it was exposed, were scratched and bruised.
"what--"
at last……
King Wanyang stopped and stopped rolling, and he finally found his voice.
King Wanyang yelled in pain, and raised his head in a daze.
First he saw a pair of black boots, and then someone's hem.He was knocked dizzy all over, and he wanted to fix his eyes to see the appearance of this person clearly, but he couldn't do it anyhow.
"quick……"
King Wanyang suppressed the pain, and said, "Help Gu up...quick..."
He raised his hand and ordered the "soldiers" in front of him.
The person in front of him had no objection, he raised his hand to help King Wanyang up.
"Ho-!"
King Wanyang got up from the ground, rubbed his eyes subconsciously, feeling that his head was no longer spinning, and looked carefully at the person supporting him for the first time.
A tall man with an unforgettable appearance, his smile is like a warm spring breeze.
"Li Changsheng!"
King Wanyang gasped, and shouted straight to the heavens.
"Come on! Help!"
King Wanyang shouted in panic, and the soldiers chasing after King Wanyang finally ran over. Seeing this situation, they all gasped.
"laugh--"
The soldiers drew their weapons and shouted: "Let go of the king! Otherwise..."
"what!"
Before the soldiers had finished threatening, they heard King Wanyang's heart-piercing roar.
Without further ado, Li Changsheng still had a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. He flipped his wrist, and a sharp blade appeared in his palm. Then he raised the knife and dropped the silver-white blade directly into King Wanyang's right leg.
"Ahhhh!"
"Tick tock-"
The shout of Wanyang King, accompanied by the low sound of blood, spread far away in the rustling wind.
Li Changsheng smiled happily, and said, "Stand back, otherwise I won't guarantee what will happen to your king's other leg."
The soldiers had all seen bloody and decapitated people, but they were instantly frightened by the fierce aura of Li Changsheng, and they didn't dare to say a word, let alone act rashly.
"As expected of Mr. Li, he succeeded so easily."
"This Wanyang old man really threw himself into a trap."
"Tsk tsk, look at this leg, it's bleeding a lot."
Someone came out from the side chattering, just by the sound, it must be Yu Qingya.
Yu Qingya and Yu Fengzhuo were right next to them, and they just showed up at this moment. They led a group of soldiers and surrounded them from the surroundings, surrounding those individuals led by King Wanyang.
"It's only one step away." Li Changsheng looked down at King Wanyang, whose face was pale due to blood loss, and said, "I don't know how calm the king is now?"
"Li Changsheng..." King Wanyang was sweating in pain, and he let out a low laugh, "Li Changsheng! Do you think you have won? The one who won is Gu! Gu's army is already approaching the city! If you dare to do something to Gu What, I will let all the people in the capital come to be buried with me!"
Li Changsheng just listened, showing a more pleasant smile, and said: "Buried with you? That's fine, as long as the king is happy, why tell Changsheng?"
King Wanyang's expression distorted a little, and he heard Li Changsheng continue to say: "Don't you know that Changsheng is the most cold-blooded and ruthless person, and what does the life of others have to do with me? I am the person who has the least sense of guilt .”
"Li Changsheng!" King Wanyang scolded, "How dare you!"
As he spoke, his eyes kept shrinking.Although the voice is loud and full of confidence, it is not difficult to see that King Wanyang seems to be at the end of his battle.
King Wanyang rolled his eyes and said, "If you dare to hurt me, I will smash Jing Baiyu to pieces..."
"Ahhhh!"
Wanyang Wang seized Li Changsheng's handle.
This time it was absolutely right.
It's a pity that King Wanyang still doesn't understand Li Changsheng's nature.
Before he could finish his words, he yelled again in pain.A haze flashed across Li Changsheng's face, he pulled out the sharp blade stuck in King Wanyang's leg, and raised the knife again...
King Wanyang's right leg was pierced with two big blood holes in an instant. After he yelled out in pain, he couldn't lift it up in one breath, and passed out.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
The soldiers of King Wanyang shouted in horror.
There was blood splashing on Li Changsheng's cheeks, along his sharp jaw, with a "tick", staining the skirt of his clothes red.
Li Changsheng said lightly, "You should never say such things."
Yu Qingya gasped at the side, and hurriedly checked Wanyang Wang's breath and pulse, and said, "Fortunately, he is still alive, I thought he was dead."
Yu Fengzhuo was calm and said, "Don't worry, you won't die so easily."
"Bring back."
Li Changchang stood up and waved his hands.
"Yes!" Yu Feng said.
The soldiers lifted King Wanyang up, tied up the relatives brought by King Wanyang one by one, and escorted them all to the temporary camp nearby.
When some soldiers saw Taifu Li coming back, they hurried forward.
"Teacher, there is news from the capital." The soldier knelt down and said.
Before Li Changsheng could speak, Yu Qingya beside him couldn't hold back any longer, and said, "Quickly tell me, how is the capital?"
The soldier lowered his head, with a solemn expression, and said, "Wanyang King's army has already attacked the capital...the situation is not very good."
"Already started the war?" Yu Qingya let out a low cry of surprise, and then hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, now that King Wanyang is in our hands, it's definitely not a problem for us to pinch him and tell him to withdraw from the army."
Wanyang Wang Shengdong attacked the west. In fact, he had already ordered the army to be divided into two groups. On the grounds of supporting Li Changsheng to destroy the rebels, he swaggered to start preparing food and grass, and then sent troops.
In fact, the real elite soldiers and horses have already left the boundary of Wanyang, and began to join forces in the capital and approach the city.
The troops in the capital are insufficient, and Jing Baiyu has already sent him to support Li Changsheng. At this time, it is a great opportunity for King Wanyang to capture the capital in one fell swoop.
There is no need to delay, although King Wanyang has not arrived at the capital, but the vanguard soldiers have already begun to attack the capital, the situation is really worrying.
The sound of "gaba" was the crisp sound of Li Changsheng's bones.
He clenched his fist tightly and said: "Immediately send a letter to King Wanyang's army, telling them not to act rashly, we have hostages in hand."
"Report!"
"Urgent report!"
Before Li Changsheng's words were heard, another soldier rushed over, knelt on the ground sweating profusely, and said, "Teacher! The capital has fallen!"
"what?"
For the first time, Li Changsheng felt dizzy and dizzy, and it was dark for a moment.
The soldier bowed his head to the ground and said: "The capital city has fallen, and there is news from the front that the Wanyang rebels have already entered the capital city!"
"How is this possible?!" Yu Qingya said in shock, "It's so fast?!"
Yu Fengzhuo stood there, also shocked, unable to say a word.
They hurriedly rushed, and indeed captured King Wanyang as a hostage, but the situation waited for no one, and the capital was actually lost. If this is the case...
"noob……"
Anxiety, worry, and irritable emotions filled Li Changsheng's chest.
Li Changsheng murmured, then withdrew all expressions on his face, and said, "Let's go, take the hostage King Wanyang, we're going to the capital overnight."
When the Wanyang army entered the capital, they would inevitably break into the palace immediately and take the new emperor Jing Baiyu as a hostage.If this is the case, the value of Li Changsheng's recognition of King Wanyang will become much weaker.
Before, Li Changsheng could have threatened King Wanyang to force the Wanyang army to withdraw from the capital.But now, I am afraid that King Wanyang can only be exchanged for the captured new emperor Jing Baiyu.
As such...
How will the city handle it?
Li Changsheng only thought about this question for a moment, and then dismissed it from his mind.
He can only take care of Jing Baiyu now, the others are no longer worthy of Jing Baiyu's safety.
"How could the capital be so easy to miss..."
Yu Qingya directed the soldiers to dismantle the tents, and hurriedly continued on the road.
He was in a low mood, talking to himself in an unbelievable way.
Yu Fengzhuo came over, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said, "It's not a day's cold to be frozen three feet."
Yu Qingya couldn't understand what Yu Fengzhuo was talking about for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, it wasn't that difficult to understand.
When the first emperor was young, he did make a difference, making the subordinate countries dare not act rashly, which can be regarded as the prosperity of the country and the people.However, the former emperor was getting old and began to make great achievements. First, the power of the empress dowager's relatives expanded, and then the power of the empress Lu's family expanded. Which of them is not shaking the foundation of Dajing?
In the ten years since Jing Baiyu started to take charge of the government, there has not been a single day where she has not tried her best to turn the tide, get rid of her relatives, and calm down the internal and external. However, it is a pity...
A decade is not enough to govern a country.
"Your Majesty..." Yu Qingya sighed and said, "I don't know what happened to Your Majesty."
"Nothing will happen." Yu Fengzhuo said: "No matter what, Grand Tutor Li will not let His Majesty have any accident."
"I hope so." Yu Qingya said.
Everyone packed up and immediately took the hostage King Wanyang to the capital.
It was only less than a day's journey to enter the capital, and Li Changsheng had clearly left for less than two months, but earth-shaking changes seemed to have taken place outside the capital.
Due to the chaos caused by the war, there are ruins and broken halberds everywhere, and the canals that were just built in the past have also become dilapidated.
The outskirts of the city were long gone, and there were only a few charred, shapeless huts left, and not even half a person could be seen.
Now the sun is shining, but the city gates are closed.The caravans that come in and out on weekdays no longer exist...
"Da da da!"
The sound of horseshoes stopped, and Li Changsheng led his men to stand under the city gate.
Finally, there was movement upstairs in Xiao Suo's city gate. A soldier glanced down, showing a horrified expression, and shouted: "Quickly report to the general! Li Changsheng is here!"
The name Li Changsheng, like a ghost, frightened a group of soldiers, and they all ran away in a hurry.
There was no need for Li Changsheng and the others to speak. After a while, a general in armor appeared on the gate tower.
Li Changsheng looked up, his eyes were calm, and he waved his hand.
Yu Qingya immediately dragged the tied-up Wanyang King over.
"Your Majesty!"
The general upstairs shouted: "Your Majesty! Don't worry, this humble general is here to save you!"
King Wanyang was gagged and couldn't speak at all, struggling and swaying in a "woo woo woo".
His left leg was pierced with two bloody holes by Li Changsheng, and he traveled day and night. Although the injury did not kill him, Li Changsheng did not ask anyone to heal him at all, but barely stopped the bleeding. Well, I'll be lame for the rest of my life too.
King Wanyang was furious, but he couldn't do anything right now, he could only be humiliated and held as a pawn.
"Li Changsheng!"
The general on the top of the city gate shouted to the people below: "Don't act rashly! We have already breached the palace, and now the little emperor Jing Baiyu is in our hands! You send the king here, and we will immediately exchange hostages!" How are you?"
"Teacher is not allowed to enter the city." Yu Qingya said anxiously from the side: "We have too few troops, and the support army has not yet arrived. At this time, we must not fall into their tricks and enter the city."
Of course Li Changsheng knew this truth, if they entered the capital, all the chips in their hands would be useless.
Li Changsheng said with a blank face, "I want to see Your Majesty, please come out."
The general on the top of the city gate scolded: "Li Changsheng! Don't think that you can be so arrogant after capturing our king! We also have hostages in our hands, as well as the people of the city and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty as hostages. Now is not the time for you to make conditions with me! You better recognize your situation!"
"I want to see Your Majesty!"
Li Changsheng still said the same thing.
"You!" The general said for a while, but it was of no use at all. He was so angry that he smashed the city wall hard and said, "Okay! I will bring the little emperor out later, and we will exchange hostages at the city gate. Do you think it is feasible?" ?”
"Of course not!"
Yu Qingya raised his head and shouted: "Go to Sanli to exchange hostages, otherwise we won't talk about it."
The gate of the city is also their territory. If the hostages were exchanged, and King Wanyang ordered them all to be arrested, wouldn't it be that he would lose his wife and lose his army?Absolutely not worth it.
"Don't be shameless!" the general yelled.
Li Changsheng sneered and said: "No? The general has already thought about it, let us kill Wanyang King for you, so that you can sit on the emperor's throne instead?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The general scolded, "How could I have such thoughts! Your Majesty, you must believe in the loyalty of the humble general!"
"Woooooo!"
King Wanyang couldn't speak, he could only utter a few single tones.
"Fine!" the general upstairs at the city gate made up his mind and said, "It's just three miles away, and the protons will be exchanged tomorrow morning! You don't want to break the promise!"
"Tomorrow morning?" Yu Qingya frowned, and whispered, "What kind of tricks are they going to play again? Could it be that they want to find an opportunity to ambush us?"
It was only past noon now, and seeing the sun was shining, if the exchange of hostages were to be completed in the evening, why wait until tomorrow?
Li Changsheng frowned, always feeling a bad premonition in his heart.
Li Changsheng said loudly: "Tomorrow there is nothing wrong with exchanging hostages, but I want to see His Majesty today to ensure His Majesty's safety."
"I'll see you as soon as you say?" The general yelled impatiently, "The Japanese general is not free today! Tomorrow morning, don't talk nonsense!"
The general said that's all, turned around and left, ignoring the safety of King Wanyang who was held hostage in Li Changsheng's hands.
"This is too strange..." Yu Qingya couldn't stop saying, "What's going on?"
"Could it be that……"
Yu Fengzhuo next to him gave a "click" in his heart, and he only spoke half of his words.
Yu Qingya asked curiously: "What did you say?"
Yu Fengzhuo shook his head and remained silent.
Yu Qingya was really anxious by him, and said: "Who is like you, half-spoken?"
Yu Qingya didn't understand what Yu Fengzhuo meant, and Li Changsheng next to him also felt a "thump" in his heart.
Could it be that……
They clearly had King Wanyang as a hostage in exchange for Jing Baiyu, and every time they came and went, it was the other party who took advantage of it.
Once Wanyang Wang enters the capital, he can flex his muscles without any worries.
Instead, it was Li Changsheng, Jing Baiyu and the others. Although Jing Baiyu was indeed safe for the time being, the capital was lost and reinforcements had not arrived, so the future was uncertain.
But right now...
The actions of the general defending the city are really puzzling.
Taking advantage of the great opportunity, they refused to exchange hostages immediately.
why is that……
Li Changsheng's eyes flickered uncontrollably, and he quickly opened the system control panel, ignoring other people's gazes.
【#Friendship Overview#】
【Jing Baiyu:】
【Jiang Shengyu: 99】
【Spiritual Rain: 98】
【Yu Qingya: 92】
[Yu Fengzhuo: 89]
【Lu Qingzhou: 89】
【Feng Zhili: 85】
A series of names and data on the friendship overview, everything is normal, except for the column of Jing Baiyu.
Jing Baiyu's affection for Li Changsheng has always been 100 points.But now, Jing Baiyu's name is empty, not 100, not 0, nothing.
Li Changsheng raised his hand to hold him down and jumped in a panic. With a completely irregular heart, uneasy emotions continued to grow, layer upon layer.
Li Changsheng raised his head to look at the empty city gate, and said loudly: "Call someone, I want to see His Majesty now! Otherwise..."
His voice was cold and unfeeling, and he said: "Otherwise, we will chop off an arm of King Wanyang first."
"Yes." Yu Fengzhuo immediately agreed.
"Father, this..." Yu Qingya hurriedly tugged Yu Fengzhuo, and said in a low voice: "What's wrong with Mrs. Li? If we really chop off the arm of King Wanyang, the subordinates of King Wanyang in the city, Wouldn't it be bad for His Majesty? What if His Majesty is injured?"
"You don't need to worry about this," Yu Fengjue said, "According to Taifu Li's words."
"This..." Yu Qingya hesitated, finally sighed, and had no choice but to ask someone to shout.
The general guarding the city had already left in a cool manner, but soon, he ran back in a frenzy, stood on the top of the city gate, and shouted: "Li Changsheng! You are such a big bastard! How dare you! I You are the one who wants to usurp the throne! If you dare to touch the king, I will cut off the little emperor's head!"
"laugh--"
The sound of a long sword being unsheathed.
Li Changsheng reached out his hand and pulled out Yu Qingya's saber beside him.
"Ho-"
Yu Qingya didn't notice, and hurriedly stopped Li Changsheng, saying: "Teacher! Don't be impulsive! Tutor!"
Yu Fengzhuo came over to help, but instead of helping to stop Li Changsheng, Yu Qingya was stopped instead.
Li Changsheng held a long sword on Wanyang King's shoulder, and the sharp blade touched Wanyang King's neck.
"Do not kill me!"
"no, do not want!"
Li Changsheng took the cloth from King Wanyang's mouth, and King Wanyang was finally able to speak, and immediately roared in horror.
"Bring out the little emperor!"
"Bring Jing Baiyu out quickly!"
"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and exchange hostages!"
The general upstairs heard King Wanyang's order, but he was obviously still hesitating.
Li Changsheng showed a grim smile, and suddenly turned his wrist. The long sword did not pierce Wanyang King's neck, but a silver light flashed, dazzling...
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
King Wanyang was in hysterical pain, and half of his ear was cut off instantly.
Blood dripped down the long sword, Li Changsheng didn't even twitch his brows.
"what are you doing?!"
"Bold!"
"Li Changsheng! I will make you regret it!"
The general upstairs yelled, wishing he could rush down immediately and tear Li Changsheng into pieces, but...
At this moment, he could do nothing but roar angrily.
King Wanyang was in so much pain that he almost rolled on the ground, couldn't stand up at all, and looked at Li Changsheng in disbelief.
Yu Qingya next to him was also taken aback, he didn't understand what Li Changsheng was doing, he suddenly seemed to be a different person, his whole body was filled with an inexplicable cold murderous aura, and there was no trace of tenderness.
"You haven't brought anyone yet?"
Li Changsheng's voice was not loud, but powerful.
"and many more!"
The general was afraid that Li Changsheng would really kill Wanyang Wang, and shouted: "Don't! Wait! I'll bring the little emperor right away! Don't get excited!"
The general ordered others to stabilize Li Changsheng, went down the city gate himself, and then rode on a tall horse, beat the horse vigorously, and rushed into the palace in one breath.
For a while, there was silence in front of the city gate, only the screams of King Wanyang were left.
Li Changsheng stood on the spot expressionlessly, tilting his head slightly, not knowing what he was looking at.
Yu Qingya followed his gaze with a confused look on his face.Then lightly poked Yu Fengzhuo next to him, and whispered, "What is Mrs. Li looking at?"
Yu Fengzhuo sighed inaudibly, and said: "The sky has changed, I'm afraid it will really change..."
"The sky has changed?" Yu Qingya looked up again.
It was a rare good weather in winter, the sun was thick, and it hung brilliantly in the mid-air.
It doesn't look like anything is going to change.
"People are coming!"
"People have brought it!"
"The little emperor is here, don't act rashly!"
There was a commotion at the city gate, it was the sound of the general going and returning.
This trip back and forth, the time is not too short, Li Changsheng has been standing quietly, motionless, as if he never blinked once.
He heard the sound and looked around.
Indistinctly above the city gate, the general escorted a gangster, and appeared...
The general shouted down: "Li Changsheng! I brought the little emperor! You must not act rashly! Otherwise, I will kill the little emperor!"
The sun's light is very strong.
Dropped from mid-air in a daze...
The general escorted a tall young man. Li Changsheng looked at it against the sunlight, but he could only see a vague black shadow on the tall city gate.
The man was wearing a royal robe...
The clothes are so familiar...
"noob……"
Li Changsheng murmured in a low voice.
"noob……"
"where are you……"
Li Changsheng asked, but his voice was not loud, and Yu Qingya beside him couldn't hear clearly at all, let alone the general on the gate tower.
The general shouted: "Li Changsheng! The little emperor is here! Let's exchange hostages now!"
"Li Changsheng! Did you hear me!"
"Now, we……"
The general was only halfway through yelling, when he suddenly raised Li Changsheng's head slowly.Immediately, he slowly raised his hand again.
The cold face was like the cold long sword in his hand, it was the same, absolutely no different.
"laugh--"
"Li Changsheng!"
"Ah! It hurts to death!"
The sound of sharp blades cutting through flesh and blood, the roar of the general, and the pain of King Wanyang all intertwined.
With a blank expression on his face, Li Changsheng raised his long sword and stabbed it into King Wanyang's left leg.
King Wanyang's right leg already had two blood holes, but at this time his left leg was seriously injured.Where could he still stand still, he fell headfirst to the ground, and his head was bleeding from the collision.
"It hurts... it hurts me..."
blood flow
Li Changsheng felt the waves surging in his heart, and it was difficult to calm down for a while.He pondered for a moment, then squinted his eyes and said: "Send someone to chase after Wanyang Wang. Now Wanyang Wang is alone. If Wanyang Wan cannot be stopped, the capital may be in danger."
"Yes." Yu Fengzhuo said bluntly.
King Wanyang led a small group of troops and quietly left the large army. He wanted to leave this side and join his other team marching into the capital, so that he could direct the strategy of attacking the capital.
The sky was dark, Li Changsheng suddenly got on his horse, and stood condescendingly on the horse's back.
Lu Qingzhou stood below, looking up at Li Changsheng, then suddenly knelt down and said, "Teacher, your Majesty's safety..."
"You don't need to say too much." Li Changsheng raised his hand to stop his words, and said, "Your Majesty will definitely be safe and sound, definitely..."
Lu Qingzhou hesitated to speak, but finally just nodded.
Li Changsheng said: "Lord Lu will stay and take command. King Wu Han and Li Chuxing must not be allowed to escape in the chaos."
"Yes, please rest assured, Master Li." Lu Qingzhou cupped his hands and said, "The King of Lingchuan and the Dichuan Garden Army will arrive soon, Qingzhou will never let go of a traitor."
"That's good." Li Changsheng said: "We're leaving, you should be careful by yourself."
After he finished speaking, he didn't say a word more, and he couldn't wait to ride away. Li Changsheng's heart was soaring like weeds. Jing Baiyu, how are you doing?
Yu Fengzhuo and Yu Qingya had already led their men and horses to wait at the gate of the camp. When they saw Li Changsheng's fast horse coming, they immediately sent down the order. With the sound of "treading" horseshoes, the Yishui'er cavalry immediately raised sand away.
Li Changsheng also just left the camp with a small group of people, and Qingqi chased Wanyang Wang and his party who left early.
King Wanyang walked half a day ahead of time, riding fast all the way, if you want to catch up with his footsteps, it is really not easy.
Standing at the door of the camp, Lu Qingzhou couldn't help sighing when he saw the crowd disappear.
He murmured, "I don't know...what happened to Your Majesty..."
"I don't know... what happened to General Dou..."
He said that's all, turned around and walked in, lifted the heavy curtain of the tent, and at a glance he saw Princess Wanyang sitting inside, stupefied like a chicken.
Princess Wanyang's hands and feet were bound, so she sat in the corner of the tent.She didn't speak or move, she looked like a corpse.He clearly noticed someone coming in, but he still didn't lift his eyelids.
Lu Qingzhou walked in and had a look, but without saying anything, turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute!"
Princess Wanyang finally opened her mouth and said, "I...my father..."
The words were not finished, but they were cut off in half. Princess Wanyang seemed to have some scruples and was unwilling to continue.
Lu Qingzhou looked back at her calmly, and said: "You might as well tell the princess that King Wanyang has already left with a team of Qingqi, and is going to join other troops to attack the capital, and now he is no longer around."
"Impossible!" Princess Wanyang struggled to stand up, and said, "Impossible! You are lying! My father... Father, he can't do such a thing, he won't rebel..."
Lu Qingzhou didn't speak anymore. A few days ago, he thought the same way. How could King Wanyang rebel?He has always been very loyal to the emperor, and when Jing Baiyu was the prince in the past, he was kind to King Wanyang and the princess.
pity……
Perhaps the attraction of the throne is indeed greater than anything else.
"Don't go!" Princess Wanyang said anxiously: "Just let me go and let me go to my father! I will convince him!"
"Father loves me the most! Let me find him!"
"I can convince him! Really!"
"He'll listen to me, really!"
Lu Qingzhou shook his head, did not stay for long, and left the tent where he was detained following the shout of Wanyang princess.
Now it is useless to use the princess to threaten King Wanyang.This is also the reason why Li Changsheng did not take Princess Wanyang to chase after King Wanyang.
King Wanyang did cherish his daughter, but in front of the throne, he still used Princess Wanyang as a bait after all.
"hope……"
Lu Qingzhou looked up at the dark sky and said, "I hope that Mr. Li's side... will go well..."
"Master Li!"
The soldier rode back and said in a hurry: "This is the road. The humble general has already inquired about it. King Wanyang's disguised men and horses passed by this road not long ago."
"Chase!" Yu Qingya was the first to lose his temper, and said, "Quick, let's go."
"Wait a minute." Yu Fengzhuo raised his hand to stop it, and said, "But what the person in front said?"
The soldier replied respectfully, and said: "Exactly. There is an inn in front of them. Wanyang Wang and his party pretended to be a business traveler and rested here for a while. The waiter in the shop looked at them and said that they were not like ordinary business travellers."
"Ah--"
Li Changsheng sneered, and said, "Wanyang Wang really has a lot of cleverness."
Yu Feng said: "I'm afraid there may be fraud ahead."
It seems that Yu Fengzhuo's feeling coincides with Li Changsheng's.
This Wanyang King is a person who is going to do big things. If he is spotted by a waiter in an inn casually on the way, what is the point of going forward?It's better to go back to my hometown.
Li Changsheng opened the sheepskin map and glanced at it, and said: "This road is going to pass through the city gate, King Wanyang should not run to throw himself into the trap."
King Wanyang wanted to rebel, how could he pass under the city gate openly.If it is accidentally discovered by the soldiers defending the city, I am afraid that everything will end early.
Yu Qingya suddenly realized something, and said: "So the waiter in the inn in front of you, could it be that Wanyang Wang deliberately designed it?"
"You just noticed it now?" Yu Fengzhuo couldn't help laughing, and said, "Is it too late?"
"It's been a while, are you still in the mood to tease me?" Yu Qingya rolled his eyes at him.
Li Changsheng frowned, looked at the map and continued, "Going to the right, you can bypass the city gate. Although the journey is a bit longer, it's better to be safe and smooth."
"Then what are you waiting for!" Yu Qingya said immediately: "Let's chase to the right!"
"No." Li Changsheng interrupted Yu Qingya's lofty ambition, and said lightly: "Go forward and pass the city gate."
"What?" Yu Qingya couldn't believe it, and said: "We are going to go into the trap of Wanyang King? This... What do you mean, Tai Tuo, I am confused."
Yu Fengzhuo couldn't help laughing again, but didn't speak this time.
Li Changsheng smiled, not reaching his eyes, and said: "Our goal is not to chase Wanyang King, but to capture Wanyang King. So chasing after his ass is not a proactive approach."
Yu Qingya nodded, as if he had a clue in his heart.
Li Changsheng pointed to the road ahead: "Crossing the city gate is the shortest route to the capital. King Wanyang is a traitor, and it is difficult for him to pass through the city gate. We can pass through the gate of the small city unimpeded. At that time, it will be much faster than King Wanyang who took a detour."
"I understand." Yu Qingya clapped his palms and said with a smile, "What the Grand Tutor means is that we go ahead and wait for King Wanyang to throw himself into the trap."
"Exactly." Li Changsheng said: "Since King Wanyang has shown us a clear path, we can't refute his kindness."
"go!"
Li Changsheng raised his hand and gave an order, and Qingqi immediately followed him and marched towards the gate of the small town.
Seeing that the sky is getting brighter, it is not early, but it is already late in winter, and it seems to be snowing heavily again today, so the sky is always dark.
"My lord! Good news!"
The soldiers caught up with King Wanyang and his party in front, and said, "Your Majesty, the people brought by Li Changsheng really caught the trick! They have already gone to the small town."
"Great!"
King Wanyang's eyes widened, he laughed, and said: "In this way, we can successfully get rid of Li Changsheng, and then we can safely rush to the capital to join forces. When the time comes..."
As long as King Wanyang joins his army, there will be no more worries!
"But the king..."
The soldier showed hesitation, and said: "But... the princess..."
"The county master..."
The smile on Wanyang Wang's face was stiff and frozen, and his complexion gradually became ugly.His daughter is still in Li Changsheng's barracks...
The soldier couldn't hold it back for a while, and knew that he had said something wrong, so he knelt down to apologize, and then retreated respectfully.
King Wanyang was alone, sighed fiercely, and said: "My daughter, wait a minute, dad is doing it for your own good..."
Princess Wanyang was clearly not here, and clearly couldn't hear these words at all, but King Wanyang still murmured to himself in a low voice.
"Daughter... How much wronged have you suffered in the past..."
"Father is doing it for you, for you... to avenge you!"
"At that time, when Dad becomes the master of the world, no one will look at you with strange eyes..."
After Wanyang Wang said these words, his expression became extremely firm, not like the sad look just now.
He strode over and said loudly, "Get ready to go!"
The soldiers who had just rested hadn't closed their eyes all night, but they didn't dare to refuse, and immediately got on their horses and swung their whips forward.
The group of them rushed towards the capital quickly. The road was full of dust and dust, and they didn't dare to stop for a rest. I don't know how many horses died of exhaustion.
"Your Majesty, you are just ahead!"
The soldier approached and reported, "There is still half a day's journey, and the king can join the army."
"That's great!" Wanyang Wang laughed and said, "It's really great! That's great! Gu's wish is finally coming true..."
"Quick! Don't stay!"
King Wanyang couldn't wait in his heart, he waved his hands to urge him, and he was the first to raise the whip, and beat the horse to sit down.
King Wanyang's horse was the best, but now it was whipping desperately. The horse rushed forward with all its strength, but the soldiers next to it couldn't catch up at all, so they had to shout from behind.
"Your Majesty!"
"Please slow down!"
"Your Majesty, please wait!"
King Wanyang listened to the whistling wind in his ears, how could he wait for this moment.His heart was already lighter and faster than the wind, so he just flew up.
Li Changsheng's people along the way have not caught up with King Wanyang, and they are getting more comfortable and calm day by day, gradually dispelling Wanyang King's anxiety and vigilance, and now, only excitement and complacency remain.
"Gudong!"
The speed of the horse galloping was too fast, King Wanyang felt that he was suddenly stopped by something, and the horse was still galloping when he sat down, he had no time to shout, he fell off the horse's back and rolled directly on the ground.
Constantly tumbling, the sand rose up.
Wanyang Wang didn't have time to shout, the whole person was like a ball, rolling forward quickly, and couldn't stop round and round.
He felt that his neck was almost inserted into his chest cavity, and on his face and hands, wherever it was exposed, were scratched and bruised.
"what--"
at last……
King Wanyang stopped and stopped rolling, and he finally found his voice.
King Wanyang yelled in pain, and raised his head in a daze.
First he saw a pair of black boots, and then someone's hem.He was knocked dizzy all over, and he wanted to fix his eyes to see the appearance of this person clearly, but he couldn't do it anyhow.
"quick……"
King Wanyang suppressed the pain, and said, "Help Gu up...quick..."
He raised his hand and ordered the "soldiers" in front of him.
The person in front of him had no objection, he raised his hand to help King Wanyang up.
"Ho-!"
King Wanyang got up from the ground, rubbed his eyes subconsciously, feeling that his head was no longer spinning, and looked carefully at the person supporting him for the first time.
A tall man with an unforgettable appearance, his smile is like a warm spring breeze.
"Li Changsheng!"
King Wanyang gasped, and shouted straight to the heavens.
"Come on! Help!"
King Wanyang shouted in panic, and the soldiers chasing after King Wanyang finally ran over. Seeing this situation, they all gasped.
"laugh--"
The soldiers drew their weapons and shouted: "Let go of the king! Otherwise..."
"what!"
Before the soldiers had finished threatening, they heard King Wanyang's heart-piercing roar.
Without further ado, Li Changsheng still had a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. He flipped his wrist, and a sharp blade appeared in his palm. Then he raised the knife and dropped the silver-white blade directly into King Wanyang's right leg.
"Ahhhh!"
"Tick tock-"
The shout of Wanyang King, accompanied by the low sound of blood, spread far away in the rustling wind.
Li Changsheng smiled happily, and said, "Stand back, otherwise I won't guarantee what will happen to your king's other leg."
The soldiers had all seen bloody and decapitated people, but they were instantly frightened by the fierce aura of Li Changsheng, and they didn't dare to say a word, let alone act rashly.
"As expected of Mr. Li, he succeeded so easily."
"This Wanyang old man really threw himself into a trap."
"Tsk tsk, look at this leg, it's bleeding a lot."
Someone came out from the side chattering, just by the sound, it must be Yu Qingya.
Yu Qingya and Yu Fengzhuo were right next to them, and they just showed up at this moment. They led a group of soldiers and surrounded them from the surroundings, surrounding those individuals led by King Wanyang.
"It's only one step away." Li Changsheng looked down at King Wanyang, whose face was pale due to blood loss, and said, "I don't know how calm the king is now?"
"Li Changsheng..." King Wanyang was sweating in pain, and he let out a low laugh, "Li Changsheng! Do you think you have won? The one who won is Gu! Gu's army is already approaching the city! If you dare to do something to Gu What, I will let all the people in the capital come to be buried with me!"
Li Changsheng just listened, showing a more pleasant smile, and said: "Buried with you? That's fine, as long as the king is happy, why tell Changsheng?"
King Wanyang's expression distorted a little, and he heard Li Changsheng continue to say: "Don't you know that Changsheng is the most cold-blooded and ruthless person, and what does the life of others have to do with me? I am the person who has the least sense of guilt .”
"Li Changsheng!" King Wanyang scolded, "How dare you!"
As he spoke, his eyes kept shrinking.Although the voice is loud and full of confidence, it is not difficult to see that King Wanyang seems to be at the end of his battle.
King Wanyang rolled his eyes and said, "If you dare to hurt me, I will smash Jing Baiyu to pieces..."
"Ahhhh!"
Wanyang Wang seized Li Changsheng's handle.
This time it was absolutely right.
It's a pity that King Wanyang still doesn't understand Li Changsheng's nature.
Before he could finish his words, he yelled again in pain.A haze flashed across Li Changsheng's face, he pulled out the sharp blade stuck in King Wanyang's leg, and raised the knife again...
King Wanyang's right leg was pierced with two big blood holes in an instant. After he yelled out in pain, he couldn't lift it up in one breath, and passed out.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
The soldiers of King Wanyang shouted in horror.
There was blood splashing on Li Changsheng's cheeks, along his sharp jaw, with a "tick", staining the skirt of his clothes red.
Li Changsheng said lightly, "You should never say such things."
Yu Qingya gasped at the side, and hurriedly checked Wanyang Wang's breath and pulse, and said, "Fortunately, he is still alive, I thought he was dead."
Yu Fengzhuo was calm and said, "Don't worry, you won't die so easily."
"Bring back."
Li Changchang stood up and waved his hands.
"Yes!" Yu Feng said.
The soldiers lifted King Wanyang up, tied up the relatives brought by King Wanyang one by one, and escorted them all to the temporary camp nearby.
When some soldiers saw Taifu Li coming back, they hurried forward.
"Teacher, there is news from the capital." The soldier knelt down and said.
Before Li Changsheng could speak, Yu Qingya beside him couldn't hold back any longer, and said, "Quickly tell me, how is the capital?"
The soldier lowered his head, with a solemn expression, and said, "Wanyang King's army has already attacked the capital...the situation is not very good."
"Already started the war?" Yu Qingya let out a low cry of surprise, and then hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, now that King Wanyang is in our hands, it's definitely not a problem for us to pinch him and tell him to withdraw from the army."
Wanyang Wang Shengdong attacked the west. In fact, he had already ordered the army to be divided into two groups. On the grounds of supporting Li Changsheng to destroy the rebels, he swaggered to start preparing food and grass, and then sent troops.
In fact, the real elite soldiers and horses have already left the boundary of Wanyang, and began to join forces in the capital and approach the city.
The troops in the capital are insufficient, and Jing Baiyu has already sent him to support Li Changsheng. At this time, it is a great opportunity for King Wanyang to capture the capital in one fell swoop.
There is no need to delay, although King Wanyang has not arrived at the capital, but the vanguard soldiers have already begun to attack the capital, the situation is really worrying.
The sound of "gaba" was the crisp sound of Li Changsheng's bones.
He clenched his fist tightly and said: "Immediately send a letter to King Wanyang's army, telling them not to act rashly, we have hostages in hand."
"Report!"
"Urgent report!"
Before Li Changsheng's words were heard, another soldier rushed over, knelt on the ground sweating profusely, and said, "Teacher! The capital has fallen!"
"what?"
For the first time, Li Changsheng felt dizzy and dizzy, and it was dark for a moment.
The soldier bowed his head to the ground and said: "The capital city has fallen, and there is news from the front that the Wanyang rebels have already entered the capital city!"
"How is this possible?!" Yu Qingya said in shock, "It's so fast?!"
Yu Fengzhuo stood there, also shocked, unable to say a word.
They hurriedly rushed, and indeed captured King Wanyang as a hostage, but the situation waited for no one, and the capital was actually lost. If this is the case...
"noob……"
Anxiety, worry, and irritable emotions filled Li Changsheng's chest.
Li Changsheng murmured, then withdrew all expressions on his face, and said, "Let's go, take the hostage King Wanyang, we're going to the capital overnight."
When the Wanyang army entered the capital, they would inevitably break into the palace immediately and take the new emperor Jing Baiyu as a hostage.If this is the case, the value of Li Changsheng's recognition of King Wanyang will become much weaker.
Before, Li Changsheng could have threatened King Wanyang to force the Wanyang army to withdraw from the capital.But now, I am afraid that King Wanyang can only be exchanged for the captured new emperor Jing Baiyu.
As such...
How will the city handle it?
Li Changsheng only thought about this question for a moment, and then dismissed it from his mind.
He can only take care of Jing Baiyu now, the others are no longer worthy of Jing Baiyu's safety.
"How could the capital be so easy to miss..."
Yu Qingya directed the soldiers to dismantle the tents, and hurriedly continued on the road.
He was in a low mood, talking to himself in an unbelievable way.
Yu Fengzhuo came over, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said, "It's not a day's cold to be frozen three feet."
Yu Qingya couldn't understand what Yu Fengzhuo was talking about for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, it wasn't that difficult to understand.
When the first emperor was young, he did make a difference, making the subordinate countries dare not act rashly, which can be regarded as the prosperity of the country and the people.However, the former emperor was getting old and began to make great achievements. First, the power of the empress dowager's relatives expanded, and then the power of the empress Lu's family expanded. Which of them is not shaking the foundation of Dajing?
In the ten years since Jing Baiyu started to take charge of the government, there has not been a single day where she has not tried her best to turn the tide, get rid of her relatives, and calm down the internal and external. However, it is a pity...
A decade is not enough to govern a country.
"Your Majesty..." Yu Qingya sighed and said, "I don't know what happened to Your Majesty."
"Nothing will happen." Yu Fengzhuo said: "No matter what, Grand Tutor Li will not let His Majesty have any accident."
"I hope so." Yu Qingya said.
Everyone packed up and immediately took the hostage King Wanyang to the capital.
It was only less than a day's journey to enter the capital, and Li Changsheng had clearly left for less than two months, but earth-shaking changes seemed to have taken place outside the capital.
Due to the chaos caused by the war, there are ruins and broken halberds everywhere, and the canals that were just built in the past have also become dilapidated.
The outskirts of the city were long gone, and there were only a few charred, shapeless huts left, and not even half a person could be seen.
Now the sun is shining, but the city gates are closed.The caravans that come in and out on weekdays no longer exist...
"Da da da!"
The sound of horseshoes stopped, and Li Changsheng led his men to stand under the city gate.
Finally, there was movement upstairs in Xiao Suo's city gate. A soldier glanced down, showing a horrified expression, and shouted: "Quickly report to the general! Li Changsheng is here!"
The name Li Changsheng, like a ghost, frightened a group of soldiers, and they all ran away in a hurry.
There was no need for Li Changsheng and the others to speak. After a while, a general in armor appeared on the gate tower.
Li Changsheng looked up, his eyes were calm, and he waved his hand.
Yu Qingya immediately dragged the tied-up Wanyang King over.
"Your Majesty!"
The general upstairs shouted: "Your Majesty! Don't worry, this humble general is here to save you!"
King Wanyang was gagged and couldn't speak at all, struggling and swaying in a "woo woo woo".
His left leg was pierced with two bloody holes by Li Changsheng, and he traveled day and night. Although the injury did not kill him, Li Changsheng did not ask anyone to heal him at all, but barely stopped the bleeding. Well, I'll be lame for the rest of my life too.
King Wanyang was furious, but he couldn't do anything right now, he could only be humiliated and held as a pawn.
"Li Changsheng!"
The general on the top of the city gate shouted to the people below: "Don't act rashly! We have already breached the palace, and now the little emperor Jing Baiyu is in our hands! You send the king here, and we will immediately exchange hostages!" How are you?"
"Teacher is not allowed to enter the city." Yu Qingya said anxiously from the side: "We have too few troops, and the support army has not yet arrived. At this time, we must not fall into their tricks and enter the city."
Of course Li Changsheng knew this truth, if they entered the capital, all the chips in their hands would be useless.
Li Changsheng said with a blank face, "I want to see Your Majesty, please come out."
The general on the top of the city gate scolded: "Li Changsheng! Don't think that you can be so arrogant after capturing our king! We also have hostages in our hands, as well as the people of the city and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty as hostages. Now is not the time for you to make conditions with me! You better recognize your situation!"
"I want to see Your Majesty!"
Li Changsheng still said the same thing.
"You!" The general said for a while, but it was of no use at all. He was so angry that he smashed the city wall hard and said, "Okay! I will bring the little emperor out later, and we will exchange hostages at the city gate. Do you think it is feasible?" ?”
"Of course not!"
Yu Qingya raised his head and shouted: "Go to Sanli to exchange hostages, otherwise we won't talk about it."
The gate of the city is also their territory. If the hostages were exchanged, and King Wanyang ordered them all to be arrested, wouldn't it be that he would lose his wife and lose his army?Absolutely not worth it.
"Don't be shameless!" the general yelled.
Li Changsheng sneered and said: "No? The general has already thought about it, let us kill Wanyang King for you, so that you can sit on the emperor's throne instead?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The general scolded, "How could I have such thoughts! Your Majesty, you must believe in the loyalty of the humble general!"
"Woooooo!"
King Wanyang couldn't speak, he could only utter a few single tones.
"Fine!" the general upstairs at the city gate made up his mind and said, "It's just three miles away, and the protons will be exchanged tomorrow morning! You don't want to break the promise!"
"Tomorrow morning?" Yu Qingya frowned, and whispered, "What kind of tricks are they going to play again? Could it be that they want to find an opportunity to ambush us?"
It was only past noon now, and seeing the sun was shining, if the exchange of hostages were to be completed in the evening, why wait until tomorrow?
Li Changsheng frowned, always feeling a bad premonition in his heart.
Li Changsheng said loudly: "Tomorrow there is nothing wrong with exchanging hostages, but I want to see His Majesty today to ensure His Majesty's safety."
"I'll see you as soon as you say?" The general yelled impatiently, "The Japanese general is not free today! Tomorrow morning, don't talk nonsense!"
The general said that's all, turned around and left, ignoring the safety of King Wanyang who was held hostage in Li Changsheng's hands.
"This is too strange..." Yu Qingya couldn't stop saying, "What's going on?"
"Could it be that……"
Yu Fengzhuo next to him gave a "click" in his heart, and he only spoke half of his words.
Yu Qingya asked curiously: "What did you say?"
Yu Fengzhuo shook his head and remained silent.
Yu Qingya was really anxious by him, and said: "Who is like you, half-spoken?"
Yu Qingya didn't understand what Yu Fengzhuo meant, and Li Changsheng next to him also felt a "thump" in his heart.
Could it be that……
They clearly had King Wanyang as a hostage in exchange for Jing Baiyu, and every time they came and went, it was the other party who took advantage of it.
Once Wanyang Wang enters the capital, he can flex his muscles without any worries.
Instead, it was Li Changsheng, Jing Baiyu and the others. Although Jing Baiyu was indeed safe for the time being, the capital was lost and reinforcements had not arrived, so the future was uncertain.
But right now...
The actions of the general defending the city are really puzzling.
Taking advantage of the great opportunity, they refused to exchange hostages immediately.
why is that……
Li Changsheng's eyes flickered uncontrollably, and he quickly opened the system control panel, ignoring other people's gazes.
【#Friendship Overview#】
【Jing Baiyu:】
【Jiang Shengyu: 99】
【Spiritual Rain: 98】
【Yu Qingya: 92】
[Yu Fengzhuo: 89]
【Lu Qingzhou: 89】
【Feng Zhili: 85】
A series of names and data on the friendship overview, everything is normal, except for the column of Jing Baiyu.
Jing Baiyu's affection for Li Changsheng has always been 100 points.But now, Jing Baiyu's name is empty, not 100, not 0, nothing.
Li Changsheng raised his hand to hold him down and jumped in a panic. With a completely irregular heart, uneasy emotions continued to grow, layer upon layer.
Li Changsheng raised his head to look at the empty city gate, and said loudly: "Call someone, I want to see His Majesty now! Otherwise..."
His voice was cold and unfeeling, and he said: "Otherwise, we will chop off an arm of King Wanyang first."
"Yes." Yu Fengzhuo immediately agreed.
"Father, this..." Yu Qingya hurriedly tugged Yu Fengzhuo, and said in a low voice: "What's wrong with Mrs. Li? If we really chop off the arm of King Wanyang, the subordinates of King Wanyang in the city, Wouldn't it be bad for His Majesty? What if His Majesty is injured?"
"You don't need to worry about this," Yu Fengjue said, "According to Taifu Li's words."
"This..." Yu Qingya hesitated, finally sighed, and had no choice but to ask someone to shout.
The general guarding the city had already left in a cool manner, but soon, he ran back in a frenzy, stood on the top of the city gate, and shouted: "Li Changsheng! You are such a big bastard! How dare you! I You are the one who wants to usurp the throne! If you dare to touch the king, I will cut off the little emperor's head!"
"laugh--"
The sound of a long sword being unsheathed.
Li Changsheng reached out his hand and pulled out Yu Qingya's saber beside him.
"Ho-"
Yu Qingya didn't notice, and hurriedly stopped Li Changsheng, saying: "Teacher! Don't be impulsive! Tutor!"
Yu Fengzhuo came over to help, but instead of helping to stop Li Changsheng, Yu Qingya was stopped instead.
Li Changsheng held a long sword on Wanyang King's shoulder, and the sharp blade touched Wanyang King's neck.
"Do not kill me!"
"no, do not want!"
Li Changsheng took the cloth from King Wanyang's mouth, and King Wanyang was finally able to speak, and immediately roared in horror.
"Bring out the little emperor!"
"Bring Jing Baiyu out quickly!"
"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and exchange hostages!"
The general upstairs heard King Wanyang's order, but he was obviously still hesitating.
Li Changsheng showed a grim smile, and suddenly turned his wrist. The long sword did not pierce Wanyang King's neck, but a silver light flashed, dazzling...
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
King Wanyang was in hysterical pain, and half of his ear was cut off instantly.
Blood dripped down the long sword, Li Changsheng didn't even twitch his brows.
"what are you doing?!"
"Bold!"
"Li Changsheng! I will make you regret it!"
The general upstairs yelled, wishing he could rush down immediately and tear Li Changsheng into pieces, but...
At this moment, he could do nothing but roar angrily.
King Wanyang was in so much pain that he almost rolled on the ground, couldn't stand up at all, and looked at Li Changsheng in disbelief.
Yu Qingya next to him was also taken aback, he didn't understand what Li Changsheng was doing, he suddenly seemed to be a different person, his whole body was filled with an inexplicable cold murderous aura, and there was no trace of tenderness.
"You haven't brought anyone yet?"
Li Changsheng's voice was not loud, but powerful.
"and many more!"
The general was afraid that Li Changsheng would really kill Wanyang Wang, and shouted: "Don't! Wait! I'll bring the little emperor right away! Don't get excited!"
The general ordered others to stabilize Li Changsheng, went down the city gate himself, and then rode on a tall horse, beat the horse vigorously, and rushed into the palace in one breath.
For a while, there was silence in front of the city gate, only the screams of King Wanyang were left.
Li Changsheng stood on the spot expressionlessly, tilting his head slightly, not knowing what he was looking at.
Yu Qingya followed his gaze with a confused look on his face.Then lightly poked Yu Fengzhuo next to him, and whispered, "What is Mrs. Li looking at?"
Yu Fengzhuo sighed inaudibly, and said: "The sky has changed, I'm afraid it will really change..."
"The sky has changed?" Yu Qingya looked up again.
It was a rare good weather in winter, the sun was thick, and it hung brilliantly in the mid-air.
It doesn't look like anything is going to change.
"People are coming!"
"People have brought it!"
"The little emperor is here, don't act rashly!"
There was a commotion at the city gate, it was the sound of the general going and returning.
This trip back and forth, the time is not too short, Li Changsheng has been standing quietly, motionless, as if he never blinked once.
He heard the sound and looked around.
Indistinctly above the city gate, the general escorted a gangster, and appeared...
The general shouted down: "Li Changsheng! I brought the little emperor! You must not act rashly! Otherwise, I will kill the little emperor!"
The sun's light is very strong.
Dropped from mid-air in a daze...
The general escorted a tall young man. Li Changsheng looked at it against the sunlight, but he could only see a vague black shadow on the tall city gate.
The man was wearing a royal robe...
The clothes are so familiar...
"noob……"
Li Changsheng murmured in a low voice.
"noob……"
"where are you……"
Li Changsheng asked, but his voice was not loud, and Yu Qingya beside him couldn't hear clearly at all, let alone the general on the gate tower.
The general shouted: "Li Changsheng! The little emperor is here! Let's exchange hostages now!"
"Li Changsheng! Did you hear me!"
"Now, we……"
The general was only halfway through yelling, when he suddenly raised Li Changsheng's head slowly.Immediately, he slowly raised his hand again.
The cold face was like the cold long sword in his hand, it was the same, absolutely no different.
"laugh--"
"Li Changsheng!"
"Ah! It hurts to death!"
The sound of sharp blades cutting through flesh and blood, the roar of the general, and the pain of King Wanyang all intertwined.
With a blank expression on his face, Li Changsheng raised his long sword and stabbed it into King Wanyang's left leg.
King Wanyang's right leg already had two blood holes, but at this time his left leg was seriously injured.Where could he still stand still, he fell headfirst to the ground, and his head was bleeding from the collision.
"It hurts... it hurts me..."
blood flow
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