King Yan took with him three hundred bodyguards, and more than a hundred eunuchs, maids, cooks, horsemen, and other servants. He arrived at Tongguan City in the evening when the lights were on. He was exhausted, and the lights were dark. He was rushed by this group of wolf-like and tiger-like officers and soldiers.
The camp was disrupted.
None of the guards wore armor, and all their long weapons were placed in the car. They were not prepared for battle at all. With only the swords in their hands, they could not defeat the Tongguan defenders.
I didn't understand what happened, so I could only risk my life to protect the prince and evacuate.
But this was their home field after all, and King Yan was already unable to fly. The fierce Tongguan soldiers surrounded them and refused to persuade them to surrender. Anyone with weapons in their hands would be shot to death. After a while, the resistance stopped and the weapons were thrown everywhere.
All of them, the guards knelt down and surrendered.
King Yan tried his best to hide himself in the crowd, but his apricot-yellow robe was still so eye-catching under the light of the torch. Two soldiers with big muscles and round waists rushed over and took him out: "It's this kid, who is pretending to be a prince?"
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King Yan looked up the city tower and saw a group of generals looking down at him under the blazing torches. Their uniforms were neatly dressed. Those officers and soldiers also wore the uniforms and weapons of Zhou Dynasty. They didn't look like
The thief was pretending to be a thief. King Yan was not a timid person, and he could still stay awake under such circumstances. He guessed that there was some misunderstanding, so he shouted loudly: "The generals above heard this, I am the great master."
King Yan of Zhou went to Chang'an to join the vassal state under the decree, why did you take me?"
General Xia and others were drunk, so they didn't care about this. The general waved his hand and said, "If you are the prince, I am the Jade Emperor. We will all be detained for trial tomorrow!"
A group of people were taken into Tongguan. There were no cells in the fortress, so they were temporarily locked in the animal shed. Those soft vehicles were snatched away by the soldiers, and the exquisite Suzhou embroidered curtains and seat cushions were trampled to the ground.
Trampled by the boots of the soldiers.\
After adding more wine and turning on the lights, the banquet resumed. Everyone drank as much as they could until midnight. They had a really comfortable sleep. It wasn't until daybreak that General Xia woke up. He opened his eyes and turned over to sit up. Suddenly, he thought
There seemed to be a battle outside Tongguan last night, like a dream, but also like reality. He shook his hungover head, yawned, stood in front of the window with his big dark belly, and the soldier came in with breakfast.
General Xia was waving his arms while doing morning exercises and asked casually: "Did anything happen when we closed the door last night?"
The soldier said, "Don't you remember, Junmen? We caught a bunch of traitors pretending to be the prince?"
Mr. Xia's raised arm froze: "Oh?"
"The brothers are very brave. They killed their shit, slaughtered dozens of them, captured more than three hundred alive, and kept them in the stable. Each one of them was dishonest, and they said fiercely that they would make us look good when they come out.
Humph, these thieves are so brave." Xiao Bing said with excitement, but he didn't notice that the face of the Commander-in-Chief was getting more and more ugly.
"Master Supervisor has arrived." As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Kui opened the door and came in. He put a package on the table and said coldly: "General Xia, you have done a good job."
General Xia opened it and took a look. It was bright yellow inside, which dazzled people's eyes. He quickly covered it and said to the soldier: "Get out!"
After the soldier left, General Xia opened the package again and revealed the contents, a brocade box, a scroll, and several official documents sealed with fire paint.\
Mr. Xia's lips were a little dry. He carefully opened the exquisite brocade box. Inside was a delicate gold seal with a dragon coiled on it. The shape of the dragon was majestic and the workmanship was extremely fine. On the seal were the four yangs of "Prince Yan's Treasure".
arts.
General Xia swallowed his saliva, his hands were already shaking a little, and when he touched the bright yellow scroll, Wang Kui shouted in a low voice: "That's an imperial edict, not for you!"
Mr. Xia retracted his hand as if he was electrocuted: "So... the man we arrested last night... is the real prince?"
Wang Kui looked pale and nodded: "I went to see it and it is indeed His Highness Prince Yan."
Mr. Xia sat down on the chair and said dejectedly: "It's over, it's over, the prince was arrested. What did you say about this? Alas!" As he said that, he hammered the table angrily.
Wang Kui also sat down on the chair: "Things have happened, now let's think about how to make up for it."
General Xia seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Eunuch Wang, you are also involved in this matter. You have to help your brother."
Wang Kui paused and said: "Who says otherwise? We are now grasshoppers on the same rope. Fortunately, only some of the guards were killed and injured. The prince was not injured. Let's quickly find a way to find someone who can help us."
"Yes! Aren't you familiar with Eunuch Hai? He is the imperial envoy. He can speak in front of the prince. Just be accommodating. We will not be stingy with the money we have to spend."
Although King Yan is the son of the emperor, he is not a member of the military after all. It is not that simple to investigate him as a general. It must go through the procedures of the cabinet and the Ministry of War. In other words, although he is noble, his power is not that great.
In one moment, General Xia’s sins can be covered up.\
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After kneeling outside the stable for two full hours, King Yan agreed to come out. It was not because he was willing to endure this, but because of the situation. King Yan was no longer the crown prince, and now he was just a guilty man, heading to Chang'an.
If you have made up for your mistakes, if your father knows that you have suffered such a big setback in Tongguan, you will definitely not get any good results.
So when King Yan had enough prestige, he came out from the road down the slope, and all the accompanying guards were released, still looking very impressive, but the defenders of Tongguan were like deflated rubber balls, their credit was gone, and what they had robbed was gone.
The property has just been warmed in my arms all night and I have to return it.\
King Yan could tolerate his bad temper for the time being, but his arrogant Ouchi guards could not be comforted. After all, they had killed dozens of people in vain. If the account was not clear, it would not be justified in any case, even to King Yan.
There is no point in showing up.
These guards were assigned by the emperor to the second prince, and they were not the loyal subordinates in the past. It would not be an exaggeration to say that these people were monitors. King Yan was not a brainless person. He knew that it was not appropriate to kill people when he was trying to win people's hearts.
But the guards really couldn't explain it. After comparing the two, it was clear which one was more serious, so he had to make a choice and kill a corresponding number of officers and soldiers, and the guards would pay for it with their lives.
As long as they are not held accountable, killing dozens of soldiers is no big deal. Xia Xiuzhi and Wang Kui didn't hesitate at all. They immediately mobilized their personal guards and arrested those who were the first to rush out of the city gate last night.\
These people are all the best in the Tongguan army. They made great achievements last night. They thought they were about to be promoted. But they were all drunk before they could get up. They were picked up by the soldiers in their sleep and thrown into the cell without knowing why.
What the hell is going on?
The soldiers had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "Brother, if you want to blame, just blame your own bad luck. What you killed last night was not the rebels, but the serious prince's guards."
The soldiers were stunned, looked at each other, and then said: "The Commander-in-Chief asked us to do this. We eat food and serve as soldiers, and we can do whatever the officers ask us to do. Is this wrong?"
Not only did they make mistakes, but they also had to shoulder the faults of the Commander-in-Chief. Soon, news came that they were going to cut off the heads of these soldiers to save the lives of the guards.\ The soldiers suddenly started making noises: "We don't accept it, we want to do it."
Let’s talk to the Commander-in-Chief for an argument.”
After all, the arm cannot twist the thigh. What does the life of dozens of soldiers matter? His Highness King Yan is still in a hurry. The case must be handled as soon as possible. Thirty-eight guards were killed last night, and thirty-eight heads are needed.
Only after appeasing the guards did they agree to go on their way.
Mr. Xia personally ticked off thirty-eight names, all of which were roles that his men could play. Looking at these names, he couldn't bear it in his heart. But the guards knew all the faces, and it was impossible to steal them.
, there is no other way, just behead the people quickly and end this matter. As for the dead soldiers, they can be treated as casualties from fighting the horse thieves, and they can also get a pension.\
Thirty-eight muscular and round-waisted Guanzhong men were escorted to the school grounds, and they knelt down in a row. A pottery basin was placed in front of each person, which was used to hold human heads. Thirty-eight swordsmen and axe-hands stood behind them, sharp and sharp.
The broadsword was held in his arms, shining brightly in the sun. Opposite him, King Yan and their guards were watching the execution.
In view of the fact that this incident had a serious impact on the morale of Tongguan, General Xia ordered that no onlookers were allowed. However, there were still many soldiers on the city wall who couldn't help but look back and saw that these people who had been with each other day and night were killed because of the officer's mistake.
I personally don't feel awkward in my heart.
Even the swordsmen and axemen had unbearable expressions on their faces. They didn't hesitate to kill the horse thieves, but they wanted to kill their own brothers, and no one felt comfortable.
The men kneeling on the ground were very erect, knowing that they were going to die. They were all chatting and laughing, and some of them turned around and said, "Brother, I'll give you a hard time later."
The swordsmen and axemen couldn't bear it any more. Finally, someone couldn't bear it anymore, fell to his knees with a plop, and shouted to General Xia: "Military Gate, please let the brothers live."
Then several more people knelt down. After a while, thirty-eight swordsmen dropped their swords and knelt down to beg for mercy. Immediately, people on the city wall also knelt down: "Junmen, let our brothers live!"
General Xia jumped up: "I've rebelled against you! Do you want to remonstrate with me? Believe it or not, I will kill you all!"
Although he said this, he was still a little scared. General Xia couldn't help but look back at King Yan. King Yan's expression did not change. After all, he was a descendant of the old Zhang family. This small scene was still manageable.
"It's natural to kill someone to pay for your life. Your soldiers can't do it, so the lonely king will help you." King Yan waved his hand, and a group of guards rushed over, taking over from the swordsmen and axe-hands and standing behind the criminal to be beheaded. Tongguan defenders
He wanted to stop him, but his general did not give the order, and no one dared to act rashly.
"Kill!" King Yan ordered, and thirty-eight heads fell to the ground.
Thousands of defenders at Tongguan watched helplessly as Pao Ze was killed.
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