When Qi Ning heard that the golden-armored general called himself the king, he knew that the person coming was none other than King Taishan.
The prince looked down at King Taishan from a high position, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "It turns out that the eldest brother has arrived. I thought there was a rebellion. The eldest brother is here today, but he wants to hunt with me?"
King Taishan laughed loudly, then his voice became cold and he said loudly: "Duan Shao, up to now, you are still pretending. Do you know that I just can't stand your hypocrisy? You look polite and courteous on the outside. But I know that you have a vicious heart. People say that actors are heartless and bitches without justice, but you are even worse than them. You are so heartless and without justice."
King Taishan spoke rudely, and Situ Mingyue said sternly: "King Taishan, you are so brave, how dare you talk to His Highness the Crown Prince like this? The Crown Prince is the crown prince and the future emperor. Do you understand the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers?"
"The courtesy of a monarch and his ministers?" King Taishan drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed the blade at the prince, and sneered: "Duan Shao, in front of me, how can you mention the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers? I am the eldest son, and the position of the heir apparent is the original one. It belongs to me, but you are hypocritical. In front of me, you seem to talk about brotherly love to me, but behind your back, you say all bad things about me in front of my father. If it weren't for you, how could I be transferred to Xuzhou? Come?"
Situ Mingyue said loudly: "King Taishan, Your Highness is kind-hearted and good in both civil and military affairs. The Emperor has chosen Your Highness as the Crown Prince. You are the most sage. Although you are the prince, you have no regard for the dignity of the royal family. You have a cruel temper and kill innocent people indiscriminately. What crime? You know how many mistakes you have committed. Today you are leading troops here to plot rebellion?"
"Situ Mingyue, shut up for me." King Taishan said harshly: "You running dog, Duan Shao's sinister ideas are all instigated by you, the old dog. This time, I will definitely kill you." Five horses to cut the corpse into pieces." He waved his sword and shouted: "Duan Shao, don't you pride yourself on being generous and kind? Well, I will give you a chance today. You can tie yourself in front of my horse, and I can spare the lives of those under your command. , exchanging one of your lives for so many lives is enough to show your generosity and kindness."
The prince's expression did not change, he glanced at it, and suddenly said loudly: "Chengwu, are you also going to commit rebellion?" His voice was not really loud, but every word came out clearly. Qin Ning knew the prince's internal strength. Not weak, he is also a good martial artist. When he mentioned Cheng Wu, he immediately thought that when he was in the Chu army camp, Han Yu and others mentioned Cheng Wu. This man was originally a general of the Eastern Qi border army, but King Taishan came to Xuzhou Later, Chengwu was replaced by Meng Jiaozhou. I thought that Chengwu must be resentful towards King Taishan, but he didn't expect Chengwu to rebel with King Taishan today.
I saw a general standing next to King Taishan slightly urging his horse forward. He was wearing black armor and a black helmet, and his voice was strong and powerful: "King Taishan is the eldest son, and the position of crown prince should have been obtained by King Taishan. You usurped the position of crown prince. He is a national traitor, and I will naturally follow King Taishan to attack him!"
The prince smiled faintly and said: "King Taishan, please get off your horse and plead guilty. For the sake of brotherhood, I can ask my father to intercede for you. If you persist in your obsession, no one can save you."
King Taishan laughed and said: "Duan Shao, you are still talking harshly here when you are about to die." He said in a deep voice: "Bring them all to me!"
He heard a noise behind him, and a group of soldiers pushed a group of people out. Qining could see clearly that the people being pushed out were men and women, old and young. The soldiers were extremely rough, like treating cattle and sheep. There were seventy or eighty people in the crowd, and they were crying and shouting.
This group of people all had their hands tied behind their backs. The soldiers pushed them to the front of the formation and knelt down in a row. Next to each person was a soldier holding a knife to his neck. Qining frowned, thinking about this group of people. What is the origin of a person
The prince also frowned, and heard King Taishan say loudly: "Duan Shao, do you know these people?" Riding on the horse, he came to a middle-aged man, pointed the blade of his broadsword at the man's head, and said loudly: "Huang Xin He is a close confidant who has followed you for many years. In these years, you have stationed many close confidants in Xuzhou in an attempt to control Xuzhou. Huang Xin, Duan Bo and Gao Turang were all your close followers when you were young. This king heard that you are brothers with them. You also talk about sharing weal and woe, hahaha, it’s a good way to win people’s hearts and make these people serve you wholeheartedly...!”
The prince said sternly: "King Taishan, what do you want to do?"
"Don't you understand what I want to do?" King Taishan sneered: "Everyone says that you are kind-hearted. Didn't you say that you would share weal and woe with them? Now you have three cronies in Xuzhou and them Your family members are right under your nose. If you really share weal and woe with them, come down now and bow down before this king. Not only will I not kill them, but I will let them go immediately. I am not as hypocritical and vicious as you. I have said If so, it always counts.”
Qin Ning thought to himself that everyone said that King Taishan had a cruel temperament. He had never seen it in person before, but only heard it through hearsay. Now it seems that the rumors are indeed true.
If King Taishan refuses to accept Duan Shao as the crown prince and raises an army to rebel, Qi Ning will admire his courage. Even if the prince's cronies who were stationed in Xuzhou are brought to the front of the battle to blackmail the prince, Qi Ning will only think of this person's tactics. It was cruel, but bringing all the family members of these people here to threaten him was not only cruel, but even a little shameless. He felt a little disgusted in his heart and looked down on the person of King Taishan.
But he heard Huang Xin say loudly: "Your Highness, I can no longer serve you. Please take care of yourself. I only hope that you will kill the traitor and you can...!" Before he could finish his words, King Taishan had already raised his sword and chopped him down. The light of the sword passed by, and Huang Xin's head fell to the ground.
The prince looked up at the sky with a look of sadness. King Taishan had already said sternly: "Duan Shao, since you dare not come down, from now on, don't use that trick to win people's hearts again. Remember, there are a total of sixty people here." Three of them, they were all harmed by you, turned into evil ghosts, and will demand their lives from you!" With a big knife in his hand, the soldiers raised their swords and dropped them. They stopped in the middle of the cry. In the blink of an eye, the men and women More than sixty heads of old and young people have been separated.
Qi Ning only felt chills running down his spine. He had just killed Huang Xin, but in a moment, more than sixty people's lives disappeared. It was really tragic. This man's heart was vicious, even worse than that of snakes and scorpions. .
The prince's face was full of muscles. Although most of the people on Niuwang Slope had seen blood, they felt chills all over when they saw King Taishan chop off more than sixty heads without blinking, regardless of gender or age.
After King Taishan killed the people, he smiled proudly and said: "Duan Shao, these more than sixty heads are just the beginning. If you don't care about the lives of your gang, I will kill them one by one. On the Niu King Slope, I will The king will not leave anyone alive."
The prince sighed and said: "King Taishan, you can't look back. Xuzhou is the Xuzhou of Daqi, not your Xuzhou, King Taishan. Your rebellion this time is already treason. How many people can commit suicide with you, the rebellious ministers and traitors?" Seeking death?" He said loudly: "All the officers and soldiers of Xuzhou are listening. King Taishan has conspired to rebel. If you lay down your weapons, I will let this be past. Otherwise, everyone will be punished for treason."
Although there was a slight excitement in King Taishan's military formation, it soon became quiet.
Qi Ning was also a little confused at this time, secretly thinking that King Taishan had rebelled this time. Even if he really killed the prince, would he really be able to get the position of crown prince and inherit the throne
Linghu Xu, the Prime Minister of the Eastern Qi State, and Shen Tuluo, the Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Qi Navy, both strongly supported the crown prince. The two jewels of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, one civil and one military, held high positions in the Eastern Qi. With the abilities of King Taishan, it was impossible for these two people to belong to them. adversary.
As the prince said, King Taishan is in Xuzhou, even if he wins this time, but the imperial court issued a decree, King Taishan is a rebellious minister and traitor who can be punished by everyone. Under such circumstances, the officers and soldiers of Xuzhou will never support Taishan. King, on the contrary, the Eastern Qi court will immediately send troops to conquer. With the strength of King Taishan, it is impossible to be an enemy of the entire Eastern Qi army.
Qi Ning only felt that Taishan King's rebellion this time was just a hasty army. After all, the prince had just arrived in Xuzhou not long ago. It is impossible for such a person and his whereabouts to be disclosed to the outside world early. Therefore, Taishan King's rebellion plan was probably launched after the prince came to Xuzhou. , in a short period of time, troops were suddenly raised. It was obvious that the plan was by no means too thorough. It seemed that King Taishan was just using it for a short time to vent the resentment he had held in his heart for many years.
However, Cheng Wu also followed King Taishan to cause rebellion, which made Qining a little confused.
Although I don’t know much about Chengwu, I know from Han Yu and others that Chengwu is well-organized and must be a very capable person. Such a person will never follow King Taishan to rebel in a confused way, even if King Taishan attacks him vigorously. To win over, with Cheng Wu's shrewdness, he would not have thought of the consequences of rebellion.
What's more, King Taishan transferred Cheng Wu away and replaced him with Meng Jiaozhou. People's hearts are made of flesh. Qining doesn't believe that Cheng Wu doesn't have a grudge in his heart
If King Taishan was not motivated by his own motives, where would he have the confidence to attack the prince? As a veteran general who had commanded the army for many years, what reason did Cheng Wu have to follow a figure like King Taishan to rebel
Qi Ning was thinking to himself when he suddenly heard the sound of a horn. He looked up and saw King Taishan swiping his sword. Amidst the sound of standing drums, Xuzhou soldiers and horses were already rushing towards Niuwang Slope. There were many soldiers and horses in Xuzhou. There was a huge crowd, with shield soldiers in front charging forward, and archers following behind. Arrows shot towards the mountain like locusts. The prince's soldiers on the hillside were so overwhelmed by the arrows that they could not lift their heads for a moment. , can only resist by taking risks.
The prince commanded less than a thousand men and had to defend the entire Niuwang Slope. The force was quite weak. The guards around him also found shields and used them to guard the prince's body to defend him from random arrows.
Situ Mingyue saw the opponent coming and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, this place is dangerous, please go back to your account!"
The prince shook his head and stood on the slope solemnly, frowning. However, when he went out to hunt this time, he did not prepare many shields. The prince was protected by the shield, but the others around him were not so lucky and had to find a place to hide by themselves. Amidst the random arrows, Qining stood beside the prince, relying on the big tree to enjoy the shade and being protected by the shield.