Looking at the queen's body on the ground, looking at the pile of flesh and blood, everyone was too horrified to speak. Ye Zhong confessed a few words in a low voice, turned his horse's head, and began to chase towards the city gate. On the one hand, the Qin family's vitality is still very strong, so he has to hurry up and communicate with the soldiers and horses everywhere, so as to strike to the end. On the other hand, the queen died in front of him. For his own safety, it is better to hide as far away as possible. The royal family's affairs, Let His Royal Highness and Dan Bogong handle it.
The queen's suicide by falling into the city was beyond the expectations of many people. Although the crown prince was defeated, the queen's fate would not be much better. At the last moment of his life, such courage was born.
At that time, the fighting in the imperial city was not over, and the rebels of the Qin family were still fighting stubbornly. Fan Xian and the cronies and subordinates of the first prince cared about the safety of the queen mother and those ministers, and did not ignore the queen's existence, but there was nothing redundant. The spirit to guard against the desolate leap.
The queen just jumped down and died in front of tens of thousands of people. This scene was so shocking.
The second prince looked at the queen's body in a daze like an idiot, and suddenly began to tremble from his toes to the top of his head. His whole body was shrouded in cold, and he kept shivering, not knowing what kind of ending he was facing, subconsciously Li looked up, and after confirming the safety of his biological mother, Concubine Shu, he collapsed to the ground.
Dingzhou soldiers had already helped him up by his side, and surrounded him respectfully and vigilantly, for fear that he might have some problems again. The second prince had no expression on his face, but his eyes were a little loose. He thought in his heart that he had already reached this point. If a person wants to kill himself, who can stop him
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The Qin family's army had already retreated, and the Dingzhou army was chasing it non-stop, and there was a sound of slaughter in the capital. Especially the group of rebels that Long Qi was in passed through the long street at an extremely fast speed, passed the Zhengyang Gate guarded by Zhang Deqing himself, and galloped towards the outside of the capital.
Zhang Deqing looked at the scene in front of him with ashen face, not knowing what kind of feeling it was in his heart. Loyalty is something that requires a lifetime of faith, even if it is only shaken at the last moment, the loyalty of the first half of life has become a treacherous foreshadowing. He knew that he had no chance to stand up, and he didn't have the courage to rely on the three thousand officers and soldiers of the city gate department and nine city gates to help the Qin family hold back the speed of the Dingzhou army.
The city gate can only guard against people outside the city, so how can it guard against defections inside? Zhang Deqing sighed sadly, and took a last look at the Zhengyang Gate, which seemed to be shining with golden light under the blazing sun, and led his own soldiers, followed the dragon flag, followed the large rebel army, and began to flee.
Before the Zhengyang Gate had time to close, the Dingzhou army led by Gong Dian had already killed it, turned into a yellow dragon, and chased it out.
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At this time, the prince who fled from the wilderness used the dragon flag as a way to hide his eyes, but he himself was guarded by the few remaining generals of the Qin family and came to Donghua's gate. Mr. Qin and Qin Heng are both dead, and the rebel army has no leader at this time. Fortunately, those generals who were sent by Mr. Qin to protect the prince are still alive. At such a critical juncture, they came up with such a way to escape, intending to leave Beijing and go north to join the Zhengbei camp in Cangzhou.
However, the crown prince's heart was already full of sadness. Since there was a foreshadowing in the capital, the governor of Yan may have died, so where can he escape? At this time, he still didn't know the news that his mother had fallen into the city and died, so he took a deep breath, and after a while, he forcibly raised his spirits, thinking that if his father really died, with the help of his aunt, he might not be able to do so. Comeback.
After all, he is the crown prince, and his surname is Li instead of Fan. Even if Fan Xian controls the capital, he may not be able to control the world.
However, the fighting spirit that was brought up with great difficulty was smashed to pieces by the two huge city gates that were tightly closed in front of him. The crown prince and the generals looked at the city gate officers and soldiers waiting with arrows on the stone ladders on both sides of the Donghua Gate with livid faces, and at the white-clothed officials beside the general, their hearts were tense.
The crown prince knew the white-clothed official, knew that the other party was the third person in the Overwatch Council, Yan Bingyun was very appreciated by his father. However, he has already received news that this person was taken down by his aunt's leader when he was trying to persuade Zhang Deqing, and was rescued by others... Why did he end up here
"Prince, please stay."
Yan Bingyun's white clothes still had blood stains from the early morning lore. He coughed twice with a serious expression on his face.
The man in black who saved his life early in the morning put him in a safe place and then disappeared without a trace. He didn't know where he went. Yan Bingyun was unable to personally participate in what happened in the capital during the past half day, but he watched everything nervously through a remaining channel. When there was a change in the square, he had already arrived at Donghua Gate in advance.
No yamen is monolithic. Even though Zhang Deqing has been the commander of the city gate department for twenty years, in today's situation, it is impossible to order all his subordinates to be of one mind with him, especially at this time when the rebel army has been defeated.
Yan Bingyun knew that he was taking a risk, but he liked the feeling of taking a risk, and he felt that after he made a big mistake, he had to make up for something and do something for Lord Fan.
Fortunately, this time, he succeeded, and the Chengmen Division successfully blocked the prince under the Donghua Gate. His Majesty's super strict control over the city gate department made the commander of the Donghua Gate resolutely stand by Fan Xian's side after knowing the specific situation—or, in other words, on the side of his own glory and wealth—if the prince is allowed to Leading the troops to escape from the capital and contacting the soldiers in the four fields, who knows what changes will happen in this world in the future
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The rebels who wanted to break out of the city did not give Yan Bingyun too much time to negotiate. The generals of the Qin family began to prepare for the battle without asking the prince for instructions. Hearing a military order, the rebels bravely marched towards the Donghua Gate to kill the general, and the arrows on both sides flew together, causing heavy casualties.
However, not long after the battle started, the prince's face turned pale, because he heard a rumbling sound like thunder coming from behind. It's the cavalry brigade of the Dingzhou Army!
A flag was blown by the wind in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, approaching Donghua Gate extremely quickly, with a big leaf character written on the flag.
Ye Zhong personally led the troops here, and was surprised to find that the Donghua Gate had been closed, and the rebel troops where the prince was located were blocked in front of the not-so-wide city gate, occupying half of the street densely.
He took a deep breath, knowing that the Donghua Gate would not last long, and raised his right arm, ready to carry out the bloodiest part of today's Kyoto Incident. But unexpectedly, at this moment, the rebels' violent attack on Donghua Gate gradually slowed down.
Ever since Ye Zhong caught up, the crown prince kept his head down on his chest, not knowing what he was thinking. Then he slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with sadness and relief, and said:
"surrender."
Everyone fell silent, looking at His Highness the Crown Prince with unbelievable, angry, sad, desperate, and puzzled eyes, not knowing why he suddenly lost all fighting spirit.
The prince's eyes slowly passed over the faces of these generals and soldiers who loyally followed him. He knew that if he fought desperately, it might not be impossible to get out of the city. However, the matter has been going on until now, and the prince is already tired, tired, tired, and desperate.
So what if he went out of the city? Thousands of miles away from Kyoto to Cangzhou... Could it be that these thousands of soldiers died one by one in the long pursuit? Could it be that the armies were to fight, kill, and set fire to the fertile land of the people of the Qing Kingdom
The crown prince turned his horse's head, looked at Ye Zhong from a distance across the street full of soldiers' guns, and said, "General Ye, I don't want to leave."
Ye Zhong frowned slightly, not knowing why the scene in front of him happened. He could never imagine the prince's psychological changes, and always thought that the prince was thinking of something else. But since the crown prince opened his mouth at this time, there seemed to be some chances, and Ye Zhong didn't want his Dingzhou army to pay more casualties.
"His Royal Highness is wise."
At this time, Li Chengqian's crown prince had been abolished by Fan Xian in the palace, but Ye Zhong still said it habitually.
Li Chengqian smiled bitterly, and then said, "I have one condition."
"Prince, please speak."
"I want to see Fan Xian. He must promise me one thing."
Li Chengqian's face turned cold all of a sudden. It wasn't because he understood something, but as a child of the Li family, as a prince who had been trained for several years as the next king, he vaguely guessed what the hand in the sky was trying to squeeze out in this capital. But he didn't want to succumb to that fate, at least let that hand be crushed by some small pebbles when he squeezed the clay figurine.
After a moment of silence, Ye Zhong said, "I don't know where Lord Fan is at this time."
A strange color flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes, but he immediately guessed something, his face became ugly, and he began to worry about the safety of some people, thinking that his conditions had not yet fallen into Fan Xian's ears, and there was still...
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Ye Zhong was lying. Because he could guess where Fan Xian was.
But in the capital, which has basically become a sea of blood, no matter whether it is the rebels or the people who accept Fan Xian's power to supervise the country, they have lost his trace. Ever since the moment when Old Master Qin was assassinated, Mr. Fan, who presided over major events in the capital, has never been found again.
The determined prince in front of Donghua Gate, like Ye Zhong, guessed Fan Xian's whereabouts immediately. Ye Chong was able to guess the address because he told Fan Xian himself the address. The prince was able to guess because he cared about everything and the people there.
Fan Xian is in Taiping other courtyard.
Dressed in black, he stood on this side of the Liujing River, looking at the scenery on the other side. The whole person and the shadows of the trees merged together. If you don't distinguish carefully, you won't be able to see it at all. This is already the suburb of Beijing. After killing Qin Ye, he took advantage of the chaos in the capital with the fastest speed, crossed the high city wall of the capital, and came here.
Because in this other courtyard of the royal family, there are his wife Lin Wan'er who he cares most about, Dabao, and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess who single-handedly planned the Dadongshan incident and the Kyoto rebellion.
Fan Xian is no stranger to Taiping Other Courtyard. To be precise, he is familiar to the extreme. Because this manor was originally his family's property twenty years ago, and it was the place where his mother Ye Qingmei lived after she came to Qing Kingdom.
After the collapse of the Ye family, the manor was taken over by the royal family. It's just that His Majesty the Emperor has been sealing up the Taiping Courtyard, guarding it with the inner guards, and strictly prohibiting any members of the royal family from entering, so the reputation has gradually faded.
During the summer and autumn of the fourth year of Qingli, Fan Xian once took his younger sister across the river to watch, and held a sacrifice in the distance.
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Fan Xian didn't understand why the Eldest Princess chose Taiping Bieyuan as her residence to direct affairs in Kyoto. But he didn't bother to think about these things at this time. How to rescue Wan'er and Dabao safely was the most important thing.
Although Wan'er was the eldest princess's biological daughter, Fan Xian did not dare to guarantee whether that crazy woman would become disrespectful after seeing so many years of planning ended in such a dismal way.
In the past ten days, he has always known what kind of situation Wan'er is in, but he has never been able to solve it, and he has not shown a trace of anxiety in front of others. However, only he himself knows how the safety of Wan'er and Dabao affects his emotions.
Standing on one side of the river and looking at the other, Fan Xian's heart throbbed slightly, and he realized that Wan'er was more important to him than he could have imagined.
Wu Zhu once told him about the composition of the rooms in the Taiping Courtyard, and Wu Zhu once went deep into the courtyard to get something. After Fan Xian came to the other side of the other courtyard, he carefully inspected the defense of the quiet courtyard, which was much weaker than he imagined. It seems that the Overwatch Council and itself have been attacking Xinyang in the past few years, and it is still somewhat useful. The masters around the eldest princess have been reduced a lot.
It's just that the sound of killing in the capital is loud, but the Taiping Courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing is completely quiet. This very sharp contrast makes Fan Xian still dare not move lightly.
The location of Taiping Bieyuan was very special when it was first built. It was actually built on a small peninsula in the Liujing River. There is only one passage to enter the courtyard, and the surrounding river banks are relatively shallow. Fan Xian observed for a long time on the branches of the forest, but found that his sight was blocked by the courtyard wall, and he couldn't see what was going on inside at all.
The courtyard wall was designed ingeniously, not very high, but it happened to block all the sight from the outside.
Fan Xian's lips were a little bitter, knowing that even if it was heavy, it would be of no use. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but thump in his heart, thinking to himself that when his mother designed this yard, did she ever think of resisting heavy sniper shooting
However, there is no other courtyard in the world that cannot be conquered, otherwise, twenty years ago, the woman surnamed Ye would not have disappeared into the world of Qing Kingdom. Fan Xian was just a bit cautious and didn't dare to attack by force, because he knew that Li Yunrui's hand had indeed pinched him by seven inches.
After not thinking for long on the other side of the river, Fan Xian's face calmed down. He took a deep breath, turned to the bamboo trestle bridge he had passed by, and walked to the main entrance of Taiping Bieyuan just like a walk.
Behind the bamboo forest on the wall, many people suddenly appeared, surrounding Fan Xian in the middle. These master personal guards of the eldest princess looked at him in shock, and had already recognized his identity. They didn't understand why he dared to show up at such a moment!
Fan Xian's eyes were as calm as water flowing slowly in a flowing crystal river, and he said, "I want to see her."