The guards did not wait for the Ninth Princess and silently cleaned up the five corpses.
Eunuch Mei found a wheelchair and went back to the palace with the Grand Steward to recover from his injuries. The two of them fought against the Seventh Prince and both were seriously injured, especially the Grand Steward. It was a miracle that he was still alive due to his injuries, but the stronger ones, Life is really hard. At the level of the chief executive, even if three limbs are broken, he can still stay awake.
He originally wanted to accuse Eunuch Mei of a few words, you blind thing, you have been watching the Seventh Prince for two years, and this is how you see it
But when the words came to his mouth, he still didn't say it. It was useless to say it. Looking at Eunuch Mei's severed hand, he was afraid that he really didn't know anything about it.
The chief steward sighed softly. He had been reciting Buddhist scriptures for more than two years and yet he could still act like this. How much obsession his highness had hidden in his heart.
It is a pity that these Seventh Highnesses are really a generation of evildoers who insist on being a demon but abandon themselves to become a Buddha.
The noise quieted down.
The blood stains in front of the palace gate were also cleaned.
Xia Ji looked at the sky. It was time for Xiao Su to come back, so he didn't leave and waited against the cold palace door.
Not long after, a bronze carriage indeed appeared in the distance. The carriage slowly rolled over the snow and dust, crossed the long white-covered bridge, and stopped in front of Xia Ji.
The wooden window opened, revealing Xia Xiaosu's face. She was so frightened that her face changed when she saw her brother in front of the palace gate. She hurriedly shouted "stop", then jumped out of the carriage with her long skirt in hand, looking nervously at her little face. Looking around, he saw that there was no one around the palace, so he said softly: "Brother, get on the carriage quickly, and I will take you back to the Sutra Pavilion."
Xia Ji is motionless.
Xia Xiaosu was anxious. She grabbed her brother's hand and wanted to pull him back to the car, but she didn't pull. Instead, Xia Ji pulled him back.
Xia Ji took out the tiger talisman, power seal, and imperial edict from his arms, "I am now guarding the imperial capital and have been awarded the title of Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses."
Xia Xiaosu had a question mark on his face and accepted the imperial edict with hesitation.
The imperial edict is true, and it is clearly written on it.
Xia Ji added: "The prince is dead. The aliens were too ferocious, so the emperor fled with the entire royal family."
The amount of information was so large that Xia Xiaosu was stunned on the spot.
Xia Ji continued: "There are still more than two days left for the ghost army to approach the city."
Xia Xiaosu said in disbelief: "Can't the prince's army of 100,000 men stop him?"
"All dead."
After saying these three words, Xia Ji seized this opportunity and went straight to the general, smiling: "Some time ago, you praised the prince for going to the border wearing golden armor to achieve immortal achievements. Tell me, are you a poisonous bastard? "
Xia Xiaosu looked at the tips of her shoes and said, "I'm not!"
"Then the prince is obviously in a good situation, why did he die?"
"Oh, brother, don't talk about this..." Xia Xiaosu bit her lip, leaned over and said softly, "Let's run away. Stop being the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses and run away to the south..."
Xia Ji said: "They went to the south."
Xia Xiaosu: "Then fleeing eastward is not an option. Let's flee overseas and live in seclusion until we die of old age."
Xia Ji suddenly said: "Mother was killed."
Xia Xiaosu was silent for a moment, her eyes suddenly turned red, "Who?"
"I don't know yet," Xia Ji said, "Tomorrow, I will take you to the east."
"And you?"
"Xiao Su, brother may be a little stronger than you think, and this city may not be able to be defended." Xia Ji looked up at the flying snow in the sky, and said quietly, "Brother has too many things that must be done, so My brother can’t leave, and he doesn’t want to leave and become a ground mouse with his head covered.”
Xia Xiaosu: "Brother, do you want to be a hero who saves this imperial city?"
Xia Ji smiled: "No."
Xia Xiaosu asked curiously: "That's..."
Xia Ji touched his sister's long, soft hair and said softly: "Brother just thinks that the ones who should run away are the foreigners. Okay, I will make arrangements tomorrow morning to send you away from the imperial city to the city to the east."
Xia Xiaosu suddenly said: "No!"
This time it was Xia Ji's turn to be stunned.
Xia Xiaosu smiled and said: "I just think that since those aliens will run away, why should I leave?"
Xia Ji also laughed out loud.
My sister didn't even see what she had just done, she just trusted herself so much, or rather than saying it was trust, it was better to say it was life and death.
You go, I go.
You stay, I stay.
You give birth, I give birth.
If you die, I will follow.
He didn't try to persuade him any more and simply responded: "Then keep it and see how my brother fights off the enemy."
Xia Xiaosu wanted to complain, "You're bragging," but the words turned into "I will stand on the city wall and watch with my own eyes how my brother defeated those foreign races."
When the time comes, she will bring a cold dagger. If her brother dies, she will commit suicide immediately. Then she will not be lonely on the road to Huangquan, and she can join her brother's army when the time comes.
Look, if I let you brag, you would be bragging to death, right? !
My brother would be stunned on the spot, unable to refute.
Thinking of her brother's embarrassed look, Xia Xiaosu couldn't help laughing.
…
Xia Ji held the imperial decree to guard the imperial city, and as he was the prince, he quickly took control of the palace.
There were still some dissatisfied in their hearts at first, but the story of how the seventh prince crushed the chief manager had already been spread by the three hundred guards, and those who were dissatisfied were all convinced.
The soldiers that Tiger Talisman can mobilize have long been in the imperial city. There are 50,000 soldiers in total. The general at the head is also a stubborn old general named Deng Jue. ” seal, asking the general to come to the palace to see him.
Taking advantage of the free time in between, he went directly to the new pavilion of the Royal Sutra Pavilion. Although the emperor took away many books, there were still many that remained. This is part of it.
Some other powerful people also had private libraries in their homes. These powerful people also followed the royal family to the south, but it was obvious that all the books could not be moved away. This was another part of it.
As for the books of various sects in the Jianghu family in the imperial capital, Xia Ji has no plans to touch them for the time being in order not to cause turmoil.
He lit up the lamp and walked around the library attic. He would take out each book and read it, turning page by page and reciting it to extract the skill beads.
For this temporary lord of the palace, who may only be able to serve for a few days, the maids, eunuchs, and guards on duty are full of confusion. Foreign races are about to invade the city. What else are you reading
But invisibly, Xia Ji's calmness also affected them.
Late at night, the snow turned crazy and gradually covered his calves. Xia Ji put down the book in his hand and carefully experienced an extra green skill bead in his mind. Most of these skills were technical skills. , the name is really not worth mentioning, after thinking for a moment, he grabbed the book on the other side, and at this moment the eunuch's shrill report outside the door came from afar.
"General Deng Jue has arrived."
The sound comes from far to near.
Not long after, the door to the bookstore was opened.
Xia Ji pressed back the book he was about to pull out with his fingers, turned around, and calmly faced the old general who had just opened the door.
The general was still wearing his armor, and it was obvious that he had not returned home. His eyes were like eagles, looking at the young man in the room.
If he remembered correctly, the seventh prince was only seventeen, right
Xia Ji raised his tiger talisman and said in a loud voice: "General Deng, please come inside. The situation is urgent, so I will not invite you to tea."
Deng Jue said in a deep voice: "What kind of tea do people want to drink with their heads hanging on their waists?"
He walked into the library, closed the door with his backhand, and glanced at the books in the library. There were all kinds of books.
Before the war, started reading
What is this prince going to do
When Xia Ji saw him coming in, he didn't say much and said directly: "The aliens have broken through the Wolf Seal Pass and killed the prince and his 100,000 troops. Now they are heading straight to the imperial city. They can arrive in three days. What does the general think? "
Deng Jue glanced at the thin-skinned and tender prince, and he probably guessed in his heart that this was a scapegoat left by the royal family. However, this prince was known as a Buddhist, and at this time he was so calm and composed, showing no signs of preparing to flee in panic. This made him look at it, and then smiled: "Do you want the Seventh Prince to listen to the truth or lies?"
"How about a lie?"
"Only the prince obeys everything."
"How about the truth?"
"I will defend the imperial capital to the death. If I don't die, the emperor will be defeated."
"How are you going to defend it?"
Deng Jue was a little surprised, but he explained his plan exactly. Xia Ji also had some skills in the art of war in his mind. Although he had not digested these art of war, he had experience before time travel, so he He could also ask a few questions about the possible flaws in Deng Jue's plan: "What should you do if the enemy is like this?" His thoughts were wild and unconstrained, and although Deng Jue was an old general, he was also a fan of the authorities. The two talked and discussed at night by candlelight. It took a full two hours to stop, which could be regarded as completing the defense plan.
After the old general finished talking, he still had some unfinished thoughts. Normally, he would be so nagging that even his subordinates would hold back their sleepiness to listen. Unexpectedly, the prince could actually get into his own rhythm.
Xia Ji said: "General Deng, go down."
"yes."
"By the way, His Highness wants you to defend the Imperial City. If the Imperial City is destroyed, you will die here. Although the Tiger Talisman is in the hands of His Highness, I will not interfere with your use of troops. Everything will be done conveniently. There is no need to ask me specifically. ."
Deng Jue said: "Seventh Prince, don't worry. I would rather die fighting in the imperial city than run away, let alone ruin the character of this life. But... I still have something to ask for."
"What's the matter?"
Deng Jue took a deep breath and said loudly: "I would like to ask the seventh prince to stay until the last moment. If you feel that I can't hold on anymore, the prince will leave the imperial capital through the east gate. Now the prince is the morale of the soldiers. If the prince leaves, the morale of the soldiers will plummet. !”
Xia Ji asked, "Why should I leave?"
Deng Jue was stunned: "You won't leave?"
"No," Xia Ji shook his head and said calmly, "Do you have any other questions?"
Deng Jue was completely confused. This was completely different from what he thought. It wasn't until the young prince turned around to read again that he suddenly became alert. He looked at his profile with a complicated expression, bowed slightly, and changed his words softly: "Marshal, then... I have resigned."