A person who cherishes his own life usually does not cherish the lives of others as much, especially when his own life conflicts with the life of others and only one can survive.
When Prince Jin looked at the Embroidered Spring Sword, he felt a headache and his whole body felt like it was about to explode. In addition to fear, he felt more angry and indignant.
He thought he had done nothing wrong, but was being hunted down and killed. This made his anger even more irrational.
The captain of the guard was eager to save people, and having received the order from King Jin, he did not dare to delay and immediately drew his sword and fought with Liu Dong.
This stirred up a hornet's nest. Liu Dong was a person who bullied the weak and feared the strong, and he was particularly concerned about his reputation. Now he was clearly ordered to arrest people, but he was obstructed, and the words of King Jin were very impolite.
He turned around and shouted at Kong Xin, who had been silent, "Are you blind?! Prince Jin disobeyed the order. Send a signal for the brothers to come in and execute them on the spot!"
When they came, they did receive an order that if the King of Jin refused to surrender, he would be executed on the spot.
It is precisely because of this golden word that Liu Dong's arrogance is so high and he does not take King Jin seriously, because in his eyes, King Jin is basically a dead man, and it does not matter whether he offends him or not, or whether he has a way out or not.
Kong Xin looked embarrassed, but still pulled out the Hundred Flowers Tube hidden at his waist, as if he was ready to light it to send a signal to the Jinyiwei on the shore.
Before this, the Prince of Jin had asked the captain of the guard to go out and check. There were exactly twenty or so Jinyiwei who came, and there must be more than twenty of them.
If all these people were allowed on board, even if they were not hacked to death, they would surely be forced to commit suicide by jumping into the river.
Prince Jin didn't care about anything else and glanced at Xue Changshi.
Xue Changshi also took the opportunity to shout to the Prince of Jin: "Your Majesty, please make a decision soon!"
Life is hanging by a thread, it is a critical moment, there is no time for hesitation.
The King of Jin hardened his heart and ordered the captain and the remaining guards: "Kill them! Kill them!"
The captain of the guards winked at the people next to him, and they rushed towards Kong Xin.
Kong Xin saw the opportunity and quickly threw the lighter in his hand away. He was so frightened that he jumped out of the window and fell into the water with a splash and ran away.
Now Liu Dong was the only one left in the cabin.
Everyone on the boat was stunned. They didn't react for a moment and didn't understand what was going on.
Even Liu Dong cursed in his heart.
Kong Xin, this bastard, is usually so good at flattering others, but when it really comes to this, he is so cowardly!
But now he was not allowed to curse, because the captain of the guards led the guards of Prince Jin's Mansion and rushed over and knocked him to the ground.
Before he could shout anything else, the captain of the guards raised his knife and chopped him off, silencing him forever.
Prince Jin was so close that he was almost covered in blood. He took several steps back before he could stand firm. He looked at the corpse on the ground in panic, not knowing how to react.
Just now I really felt that killing this bitch would not satisfy me.
But now that he had really finished killing them, he began to feel scared - one of them had just escaped!
And there are Jinyiwei all on the shore!
He killed the Jinyiwei now. Emperor Longqing had previously issued an order that if there was resistance, they could be executed on the spot. Now he killed all the Jinyiwei...
He was a little at a loss and hurried to see Xue Changshi.
He doesn't know how to deal with these things at all.
Xue Changshi quickly stood in front of him and reminded him: "Your Highness, now that this vicious dog is dead, we can no longer explain it clearly."
Of course, the Prince of Jin knew that he could not show any regret for killing the Jinyiwei in front of so many people in the cabin, otherwise what would happen to these people who were originally dependent on him
Now that he himself has regretted it, these people will be even more determined to change their minds.
At this moment, no matter what, he had to bite the bullet and go all the way, otherwise his life would be in danger. He responded coldly: "I know, what should I do now?"
Xue Changshi thought about it carefully, and with a heavy face, he discussed with several other confidants of King Jin for a while, and then said: "We can only try our best, otherwise there is really no hope. The emperor has issued a death order. If we surrender, we will be another Ming family..."
And if he fought hard, he would at least have a chance to survive in front of these twenty or so Jinyiwei.
There was really no need to waste any effort on such a multiple-choice question, and King Jin agreed with Xue Changshi's opinion without hesitation.
He had recovered from the blow just now. Whenever he thought of the scene where Liu Dong arrogantly said that he would definitely die and that his son was also dead, he felt a chill and numbness on the back of his head.
He had endured enough. He had endured for so many years, but Emperor Longqing had no regard for his kindness at all and was determined to kill him.
But he was not stupid enough to stay here and wait for death.
"What should we do now?" He swallowed his saliva: "Kong Xin has already escaped, and the Jinyiwei will definitely attack later..."
Xue Changshi immediately thought of a solution: "Your Highness, don't worry. Kong Xin must have gone to report the news. Why don't we just lure him into a trap..."
He coughed and looked at the captain of the guards: "Are all the archers in our mansion here?"
The King of Jin did not bring his wife and concubines, but he did bring a full complement of archers and guards. The head of the guard nodded and said, "More than 20 archers are lying in ambush on the boat."
The captain of the guard is a cautious person and likes to make careful arrangements for everything just in case.
He had already sent the archers to wait in the cabin below.
Xue Changshi nodded in satisfaction and bowed to Prince Jin: "Your Highness, if that's the case, there's nothing to be afraid of. You can get off the boat and go ahead. The Jinyiwei and the others will be dealt with by the captain of the guard..."
King Jin thought about it and realized that this was the best way, so he nodded quickly.
The guard on sentry duty outside had already rushed in, reporting with a grim look on his face: "It's bad, it's bad, the Jinyiwei and the others are coming towards us in a small boat."
The guard captain's eyes were hard and he raised his neck and shouted, "Why are you panicking?! Go and get the archers to protect the prince to the death!"
The battle with the Jinyiwei was extremely difficult. Even with sufficient archers on the ship, more than twenty guards were killed. It was almost a one-life-for-one fight to save the Prince of Jin.
But even if he managed to save his life, the situation was not much better for King Jin, because he was already a wanted fugitive.
Emperor Longqing ordered all prefectures and counties to set up checkpoints to intercept him.
Even if he had wings, he would probably not be able to escape.