Taking advantage of the darkness, a cavalry team galloped out of the palace and headed west quickly.

This cavalry was the prince's party, while Lian Zhan, Zhan Bochang and others were waiting outside the east city gate.

The prince's departure from the capital is a big event, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Two days later, outside Fenzhou City, in order not to disturb the people, the soldiers of the Northwest Camp chose to set up camp outside the city.

The commander of the Northwest Army, Zhang Jinyu, raised his tent and entered the camp. Just now, several soldiers were suffering from vomiting and diarrhea due to their continuous travel and acclimatization.

Wu Shumiao was not in charge of the army, so many soldiers were very nervous.

As the commander, Zhang Jinyu could only suppress his temper and patiently persuade.

"General Wu must have been delayed on the road. Don't panic."

"Your Majesty, Commander, there is an order in the "Martial Arts Law" that the border guards are not allowed to leave the station at will. If one person defectes, he will be executed on the spot, and the remaining four in the army will be punished. If one battalion defectes, all of them will be executed!"

Zhang Jinyu's expression changed and he shouted: "General Wu treats you well, are you still afraid of death?"

"The general is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death..."

"If you are not afraid of death, why should you be timid? Now that we have reached this point, even if you surrender, will Emperor Wu spare you lightly?"

This sentence reminded everyone.

Now that the Northwest Army had already broken up with Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu must have hated himself and others.

If you surrender, you will push yourself and others to the edge of the knife point.

But if you stay, I'm afraid it will be a dead end.

One of them took the lead and said, "Emperor Wu has abandoned our soldiers in the northwest camp. The military pay and food have not been distributed for a year. Even if we don't resist, we will starve to death in Liangzhou!"

"General Wu tried his best to remonstrate with Emperor Wu, but the prince actually framed General Wu. He really deserves to be killed."

After some thought, the soldiers gnashed their teeth and said, "Okay! In that case, let's fight to the death. We're both going to die, so why don't we just pull two backs?"

"Yes! I'm not afraid of death. If anyone wants to kill me, just try it!"

"The Emperor Wu is unkind, so don't blame us for being unjust!"

"The last general is willing to lead the army to charge, fight back to the capital, and clear General Wu's innocence!"

A general stood up and asked for a fight.

After hearing this, other people agreed and expressed their willingness to lead troops to attack Emperor Wu.

Zhang Jinyu's eyes flickered, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone's mood was stable.

Then he returned to the camp, looked at the border defense map of the Wu Dynasty, and planned how to advance and retreat next.

In fact, not only the soldier, but also he had bad suspicions in his mind.

Logically speaking, the capital was only three days away from Fencheng, but Wu Shumiao never showed up.

I'm afraid it's already a bad time.

"Commander Zhang, the last general Qin Sheng is asking for an audience."

"Please come in."

Zhang Jinyu put away his distracting thoughts and sat upright on the chair again.

Qin Sheng entered the door and saluted with clasped fists: "In this humble position, please see the Commander-in-Chief."

Zhang Jinyu nodded slightly and asked, "What's wrong? You're here so late."

"Lord Qi, I just got some news."

Zhang Jinyu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Say it quickly!"

Qin Sheng said: "It is reported that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has executed General Wu secretly."

Zhang Jinyu's eyes suddenly widened and he cried out: "What did you say!"

Qin Sheng explained in a low voice: "Sir, I have returned to the capital many times in order to seek food and grass, and I have also established an informant in the capital through my father's influence."

"It is rumored that when General Wu wanted to leave the capital the day before yesterday, he was stopped by the messenger in embroidered clothes, and he disappeared after that."

"Now that I think about it, it's already very bad."

With a "pop" sound, the tea cup in Zhang Jinyu's hand was crushed to pieces.

The broken porcelain shards pricked the palm of his hand, but Zhang Jinyu looked at the ground angrily as if he didn't notice.

"This prince! How dare you kill my brother!"

"The Emperor Wu was too ruthless towards our Northwest Army, and he didn't even give an explanation!"

"My brother is serving Emperor Wu, why should the prince resort to lynching?"

Seeing this, Qin Sheng hurriedly consoled him: "My lord, please don't get excited. If these words spread to the palace, be careful of getting into trouble."

Zhang Jinyu roared angrily: "What are you afraid of?! So what if we go against it!"

Zhang Jinyu's anger completely overwhelmed Zhang Jinyu's mind.

This move played into Qin Sheng's plan.

"Sir!" Qin Sheng knelt down and said in a sincere tone: "We, the soldiers, are willing to die to avenge General Wu!"

Qin Sheng's expression of grief and anger moved Zhang Jinyu, who had experienced countless lives and deaths.

He quickly helped Qin Sheng up, "After all, General Wu didn't cultivate you in vain. If he knew better, he would definitely look at you with admiration."

"Sir, I just hate that Emperor Wu is fatuous and deceived by the treacherous prince!"

"Why don't we set up our own business and occupy this territory in Liangzhou?"

Qin Sheng vowed: "With the territory and people, we will definitely make a comeback!"

"By then, Emperor Wu will not be able to do anything to us!"

Zhang Jinyu was just excited, but when Qin Sheng mentioned that he wanted to occupy the mountain and become the king, he was probably a little uneasy.

"Do you know what you are talking about?"

"Master Zhang, do you know how hard our brothers are living?"

He nodded. As a commander accompanying the army, how could Zhang Jinyu not know.

"But what you're talking about is rebellion! What if Emperor Wu orders the annihilation..."

"Master Zhang, we are already rebels in Emperor Wu's eyes, and we are bound to die now."

Seeing the other party's hesitation, Qin Sheng continued, "Besides, if we set up our own business, will my father come to kill me personally?"

Yes, Qin Sheng is still Qin Zhongyi's son.

Tiger poison does not eat its seeds, but with Qin Sheng here, their chances of winning are actually much greater.

Comparing the two choices of becoming a self-reliant king and eternal life as someone else's subordinate, the former is of course the choice.

Zhang Jinyu was immediately aroused, pondered for a moment, and finally agreed to Qin Sheng's suggestion.

While Zhang Jinyu was immersed in the dream of becoming a local emperor, Qin Sheng had already voluntarily withdrawn from the camp.

After ten years of hard work, Qin Sheng finally got this opportunity.

In order to win Wu Shumiao's trust, he endured all kinds of hardships.

If he succeeds in establishing his own business this time, he will try to make Zhang Jinyu die in an accident, and he will seize the power of the local emperor.

If he failed, then Zhang Jinyu would be his scapegoat, and he would put all the responsibility on Zhang Jinyu and Wu Shumiao, and then hand over their heads to Emperor Wu to show his sincerity.

No matter what, Zhang Jinyu will definitely die.

But he didn't expect that the prince would come so quickly.

"Report!"

"Report!"

"Report!!!"

The scout shouted three times and rode towards the main tent.

These three alarms woke up most of the soldiers in the camp from their dreams.

"What's the fuss about?"

"Reporting to the commander, the Lian family army is approaching our camp at an accelerated speed of 800 meters."

Zhang Jinyu's heart skipped a beat, "What? The Lian Family Army?!"
Chapter completed!