Iron Network Mountain, in the mountains and forests to the north.
The prince sat on the ground with a embarrassed look on his face.
After successive fierce battles and breakthroughs, the soldiers of the Beijing camp in his hands were dead, scattered, and fled, leaving only a few left.
Until now, the only people who are still firmly following him are hundreds of guards and soldiers from his prince's palace.
"Your Highness, we are at the end of our rope, why don't we surrender?"
Looking at the dirty confidants and guards around him, who were all filthy and without the dignity of the past, the prince's heart was filled with regret.
He originally thought that he knew the situation in Tienwang Mountain well and thought that he had made the best choice for himself.
However, he never expected that his father had such a thorough plan that he could mobilize reinforcements so quickly and turn defeat into victory.
Now that it is impossible to climb up the mountain, and there has been no news from the Supreme Emperor for a long time, it is very likely that it has fallen into the hands of Emperor Ningkang.
He himself had only a few defeated soldiers left, and for a while he didn't know what to do.
"Your Highness! Your Majesty is your biological father after all. As long as you are willing to look back and admit your mistakes to His Majesty and beg for mercy, I believe that Your Majesty will definitely forgive His Highness..."
Some of his scheming confidants are actively making suggestions for him.
He also thought about going back to admit his mistake and surrender to Emperor Ningkang.
But when he thought of Emperor Ning Kang's usual harshness and his disappointed and indifferent face when he learned that he had rebelled yesterday afternoon, he couldn't help but shudder in his heart.
Another ambitious person said: "According to His Majesty's temper, if His Majesty goes back now, even if he can escape with his life, he will no longer be able to be the Crown Prince.
Your Highness has been the Crown Prince for so many years. If you lose your position as Crown Prince, it will be the same as waiting for death.
In this case, it is better to follow the original plan and break out from the north!
The Supreme Emperor's order from King Qin was sent out yesterday afternoon. It has been almost a day. I believe that many of King Qin's troops are already on the way.
As long as His Highness can escape, once he joins forces with King Qin from all walks of life, he can raise King Qin’s banner, counterattack Tiewan Mountain, and rescue the Supreme Emperor, then everything can be expected!”
This is actually what more confidants think.
Because most of them knew that once the prince chose to surrender and go back, the prince might be able to survive, but those around him would most likely not survive.
Listening to the advice one after another from his confidants, the prince was in a state of confusion.
At this time, those who were sent out to inquire about the news came back one after another.
"Your Highness, we have found out clearly that our place is less than two miles away from the main road at the foot of the mountain. Moreover, there are not many officers and soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain, and they are scattered. It is not difficult to break through."
"Report to Your Highness the Crown Prince, a large number of troops and horses have been dispatched from the mountain and are heading towards us to surround and kill us!"
The successive news made the prince unable to sit still. He stood up and asked: "How many troops are chasing? Who is leading the troops?"
"The young ones don't dare to get close. I don't know how many people there are...but the young ones saw many people from Prince Yun's Mansion!"
The prince's face suddenly turned cold: "Prince Yun? He has long wanted me to die. Now that he has this opportunity, how can he give up!"
Go, go down the mountain, and then go east to Shanhaiguan!"
The prince made a decisive decision. He did not want to fall into the hands of the third prince, so he was ready for a desperate fight.
However, he ultimately overestimated his ability to escape, or in other words, underestimated Emperor Ning Kang's determination to catch him.
Half a day later, we were in a dense mountain forest only dozens of miles away from Tienwang Mountain.
At this time, there were only a few people left around the prince, and all of them were injured.
Seeing the cavalry surrounding him from all directions, he fell into deep despair.
Especially, when he saw his brother, whom he had always regarded as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, riding his horse and arrogantly walking towards him, surrounded by many guards, he felt infinite shame and resentment in his heart.
The third prince rode forward slowly, looking at the prince who was wearing ordinary clothes and armor and being protected by several guards with tattered armor, and said jokingly:
"How could the eldest brother become so embarrassed after not seeing him for just one day?"
Facing the proud third prince, the prince's face turned pale and pale, and finally he sighed dejectedly: "Third prince, you really should be proud.
Yes, I am no match for my father, so I lost. Now that I have fallen into your hands, I have nothing to say."
After finishing the sentence, the prince's voice suddenly became stern: "But, do you think you have won?
You and I have been fighting for so many years. You and I know better than anyone what kind of temper our father is.
Do you think that without me, you will be able to sit on the throne of the prince safely?
Don't be naive!
Just as my father treated me before, he will treat you the same way in the future!
Especially this time, the father openly resisted the emperor. Even if the father finally won, trouble would continue.
Under such circumstances, do you think your father will let you be a prince with a stable status without any worries?
He was able to support you against me in the past, and he will be able to support the fourth or fifth child against you in the future.
My today is just your tomorrow."
Facing the prince's curse, the third prince smiled and seemed not to care at all.
Not only that, he even sighed and said: "It seems that the eldest brother has a deep misunderstanding of my father. It's a pity, it's a pity..."
The prince felt insulted: "What do you mean??"
The third prince said: "Do you really think that my father specifically supported me to oppose you?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not."
The third prince said: "The reason why I fight with you is just because I want to fight with you, because I feel that you are not worthy of sitting in this position!
In terms of status, your mother-in-law is just an ordinary concubine, while my mother-in-law is a noble concubine!
In terms of intelligence, from childhood to adulthood, whether it was debates in the classroom or tutoring tests, how many times have you been able to defeat me?
When it comes to virtue, I have always been cautious in my words and deeds, and abide by my duties as a prince. But after the death of my second brother, you, relying on your status as the eldest son and prince, bullied your brothers of the same clan, hunted for flowers and flowers every day, and acted recklessly. After becoming the prince,
He even went around amassing money and colluding with local governments to form cliques for personal gain...
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Hearing what the third prince said, the prince suddenly felt guilty.
His mother-in-law died early, and her rank was indeed slightly lower than that of the third prince's biological mother, Concubine Wu.
Even in reading, he couldn't compare to the third prince.
As for wanton behavior... When Emperor Ningkang was still King Chang, the second brother of the princess in the main palace died of frailty, and he became the heir apparent. He vaguely remembers that he did some complacent things. After all, he was still young at that time...
As for after becoming the prince, everything he did was not just to deal with the third prince whose ambition was exposed.
In this regard, it was not him who was wrong.
"Humph, there is order between elders and younger ones. This has been the case since ancient times."
"Yes, there is order between elder and younger. Because you are the eldest son, your father makes you the heir apparent, the crown prince.
Because you are the prince, my father knew that you had done wrong things, but he chose to turn a blind eye. Even if I tried to collect all the evidence of your crime and sent it to my father, he would still be arrogant.
Raise it and lower it gently.
Because I am not a prince, so I dare not make a wrong step!
Brother, aren't you surprised? I have been fighting with you for so many years, but why have I never placed my own men in the army? I have made friends with so many disciples from famous families, but among them there are almost no military attachés or generals who control the military.
Hasn’t the eldest brother always been curious?”
The prince was stunned.
He was not sure whether the third prince had any involvement in the military, but it seemed that few of the people who interacted with the third prince were related to military power.
Everyone said that the third prince was elegant and did not like to deal with vulgar people.
The third prince smiled mockingly to himself: "I once made friends with a senior general in the Beijing camp, and even made his daughter his concubine. Not long after, my father-in-law was transferred to a local position.
I didn't realize what my father meant at the time.
Later, I secretly took advantage of a deputy commander of the Imperial Guard and asked him to be loyal to me and secretly convey some palace information to me. Then he was accused of selling arms and his house was confiscated and executed by his father. Moreover, still
I personally supervise the execution.
Hahaha, you never know how well your father protects you."
The third prince's words made the prince's expression change, and he vaguely knew that he might have overlooked something in the past.
"By the way, didn't you ask my father yesterday why he didn't let me take the blame for him? Maybe I know the answer to this question."
The third prince looked down at the prince from a high position: "Because only you, the prince and the crown prince of the country, can bear such infamy for my father. In my father's heart, no one else has this qualification."
The prince was shocked.
Really, is that so?
Could it be that he was really wrong?
Seeing that the prince was moved by his words and became dazed, a look of pity appeared in the third prince's eyes, but was immediately replaced by coldness.
He looked back at the way he came. Someone might follow the battlefield and come looking for him at any time.
So he gently raised his hand.
Following his actions, dozens of the already prepared personal guards immediately raised their shoulder crossbows.
These crossbows were borrowed from the guard camp before.
The actions of the third prince and others woke up the prince. His expression changed drastically and he shouted sternly: "Wei Yan, what do you want to do?"
"What?"
The third prince laughed loudly, with a hint of madness in his laughter: "Of course I'm giving the eldest brother a ride."
"How dare you! If...if your father knew about it, he would definitely not be able to spare you!"
"Oh? Really."
"The eldest brother was stubborn and resisted arrest, but accidentally died in the rebel army. My son did something bad, please punish me.
Tsk tsk, coupled with the fact that the eldest emperor brother has changed into the clothes of an ordinary soldier in advance, the eldest emperor brother thinks, how can my father have the heart to blame me?"
The prince felt frightened in his heart. He never expected that the third prince would be so vicious and chase him all the way, just to kill him.
Suddenly, a guard next to him dropped his knife, knelt down with a bang, and said to the third prince: "Your Highness has told me to do what I have done, and I have done it. The prince is here, and I can go back to your Highness now."
Bar?"
The prince staggered, and the loyal guards around him were even more furious.
No wonder the prince changed his appearance and still couldn't escape the pursuit of the third prince. It turned out that there was a traitor among them!
In anger, without any orders from the prince, they all rushed forward with their swords without saying a word, and chopped the shameless traitor into a pulp in a few strokes.
During this process, the third prince watched coldly, showing no intention of saving this young man.
Some chess pieces have fulfilled their role and there is no need for them to exist.
"Your Highness, I will cover you, please leave quickly!"
Several of the guards, who were very happy after killing the traitors, turned around and shouted, then roared and rushed towards the third prince.
“Swish swish!”
Along with the sound of crossbow arrows piercing the air, several guards fell down.
The prince was stunned, and his survival instinct made him turn around. But behind him were dozens of guards of Prince Yun's Mansion in distinctive horse and armor, and there was no way he could escape.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The arrow penetrated his armor and pierced his body, but he seemed to feel no pain.
He didn't say a word, he just knelt down straight and hit his head on the ground paved with leaves.
The breeze blew by, seeming to take something away.
"Da da da!!"
The sound of horse hooves sounded, and several fast horses galloped forward.
"Your Highness, there is no trace of the Crown Prince in the office. How are you doing here?"
Tian Qu quickly came to the third prince's side.
As Emperor Ningkang's confidant, he was completely loyal to Emperor Ningkang.
The prince's betrayal caused heavy losses to Emperor Ningkang. Everyone knew that the prince would surely lose power, and with it, the third prince would surely rise.
If Tian Qu could have this opportunity, he would naturally have to establish a good relationship with the third prince first.
Therefore, he assisted the third prince in arresting the prince this time. He obeyed the third prince's words and tried his best to please him.
Previously, the prince's remnants of soldiers dispersed and fled, so he and the third prince separately pursued and suppressed them.
Unexpectedly, the prince he was chasing was just a guard pretending to be a guard.
Seeing that the third prince and his bodyguards were gathered around and seemed to have gained something, he couldn't wait to ask more questions.
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Well, just a few corpses that were shot as hedgehogs…
Suddenly his expression froze, and he stared blankly at the "hedgehog" kneeling on the ground with his back turned.
The posture of the hedgehog was different from the others, and its body shape was vaguely familiar.
Tian Qu raised his head and looked at the third prince.
But he saw the third prince and the guards around him looking at him sternly.
Tian Qu shuddered in his heart and said sarcastically: "Well, since there is no trace of the crown prince here, I will check elsewhere."
The third prince smiled and said: "Okay, Vice Commander Tian, please do it."
"good……"
Tian Qu suppressed his urge to look at the corpse, turned his horse's head and left.
"Bang!"
With a loud gunshot, Tian Qu fell to the ground.
But he was not dead. He fell off the horse and ignored the severe pain on his back. He immediately turned over and knelt down and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I haven't seen anything and don't know anything."
As long as Your Highness is willing to spare the life of Beizhi, Beizhi is willing to swear allegiance to His Highness and go through fire and water for His Highness from now on."
The third prince blew the smoking gun, looked at Tian Qu who was still alive and kicking, frowned and said: "It seems that this thing is of no use, it can't even be killed."
With that said, he threw the musket into the guard's arms, and the third prince rode up to Tian Qu.
"To be honest, there are very few people as smart and knowledgeable as Vice Commander Tian.
It's a pity that you know something you shouldn't know. Only the dead can keep secrets."
After the words fell, the palace guards who also surrounded him were not polite at all, and fired a volley at Tian Qu, turning him into a hedgehog corpse.
When several of his soldiers saw this, they were frightened and fled in all directions.
Unfortunately, they were all shot off their horses before they could escape far.