A quarter of an hour later, Prince Kang's Mansion.
When the chaotic sounds in the palace gradually calmed down, and only the smell of blood filled the sky over Yongding City, the nearly a thousand officials surrounding the palace wall tightly clutched the handles of their knives, and their breathing became extremely rapid.
They don't know the current situation in the mansion, but they know that King Kang Lu Xiangshan's life card has been broken.
The murderer should be the same one who assassinated Lu Yuansong before.
"Head, boss..."
Outside the gate of Dongfu, a pale-faced young official trembled and said to the man next to him: "I, I, I need to pee..."
"Urgent urination?"
Turning his head and glancing at the young official's trembling legs, the man glared and shouted angrily:
"Hold it back!"
"me......"
The young official was frightened to death, but then he continued to cry and beg in a trembling voice: "Boss, I'm not married yet, and I still have my parents at home. I, I can't die!"
"When this man killed the second prince, the imperial army didn't even dare to stop him, so why are we doing this!"
"It's better..."
"Shut up!"
The young officer was slapped on the face, and the man roared angrily:
"It's their fault that the Imperial Army doesn't dare to stop them! It's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks here!"
"This assassin has repeatedly killed families in Yongding City. If we are afraid, what will happen to the millions of people in the city?!"
"But, but..."
Covering his cheek, the young officer was ashamed and frightened, and seemed to want to say something.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the palace.
This voice was very calm, and what he said was "concise and to the point."
"I'll give you ten breaths."
"Everyone get out of here!"
"..."
Ten breaths of time, get out of here.
There is no doubt that these words could only have come from the mouth of the "thief".
The surrounding air suddenly became solid, and most of the nearly a thousand officers subconsciously took half a step back.
No one would not be afraid in this situation.
After all, most people just work in the yamen to earn a living, and no one is willing to risk their lives.
Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, many people turned around and ran away without caring about anything else.
The scene outside the house suddenly became chaotic, but many people were still standing where they were, including the man who just spoke.
"well......"
Glancing at the young officer who had already run far away, he sighed softly, raised his official sword across his chest, and was already ready to fight.
Just like what he said just now, he felt that since he was wearing this official uniform, he had to do what he should do.
"bring it on!"
His expression became firm, and his eyes were fixed on the slowly opening door.
The golden sunlight fell on the man, casting a long shadow.
Then the next moment, countless sword lights surged out from behind the vermilion door of Prince Kang's Mansion, and the shadow was divided into two parts.
...
...
"Son."
Soon, when Wei Changtian returned to Prince An's Mansion, it was still a quarter of an hour short of the hour he had mentioned before.
Gongsun Yan looked at the copper drain in the corner, and then at Wei Changtian who looked calm in front of him, not knowing what to say.
To destroy Lu Xiangshan's whole family so easily, this undoubtedly shows the huge gap in strength between the two sides.
But you must know that Lu Xiangshan is not some unknown person, but a prince who also has many masters under his command.
But the former still died without the ability to fight back.
Including those officers who did not escape, it is said that they all lost their lives after just one encounter.
"Sir, I will find a way to take over Lu Xiangshan's power as soon as possible."
Lowering his head, Gongsun Yan whispered: "It's just that it's probably harder to hide your identity now. This matter..."
"It doesn't matter."
Waving his hand, Wei Changtian replied nonchalantly: "I had no intention of hiding it anymore."
"yes."
Gongsun Yan hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Then what happens next..."
"Next is Lu Tingzhen. Go check his whereabouts. Once you are sure, come and tell me."
Wei Changtian raised the tea cup and took a sip of tea: "The same goes for Lu Yuanjin and Lu Yuanhong, check them both."
"The villain understands."
Gongsun Yan cupped his hands and said, "The little man will go and make arrangements first."
"Well, go ahead."
Nodding, Wei Changtian no longer looked at Gongsun Yan, but lowered his head and began to read the information on the remaining three people.
Gongsun Yan, on the other hand, kept his head down and backed up to the door, and then he was about to turn around and push the door open.
But before he could reach out his hand, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the door.
"master!"
"The eldest prince has just left Longshou Mountain with more than a thousand imperial troops! Now he is coming to our house!!"
"..."
...
"Mr. Chu, Wei Changtian just killed Prince Kang and his whole family. At this time, we will take people to Prince An's Mansion..."
On the other side, on a speeding carriage.
Just when Wei Changtian and Gongsun Yan were wondering whether Lu Yuanjin had taken the wrong medicine and dared to send it to their door, the latter asked Chu Xianping who was sitting opposite him with an uneasy look on his face:
"I wonder what exactly Young Master is planning to do?"
"..."
Although he didn't say it directly, the worry in Lu Yuanjin's words was obvious.
But Chu Xianping remained calm, and just reminded him coldly:
"Your Highness, it's not what I'm going to do, but what you're going to do."
"...Okay, then what should I do?"
"Naturally, I went to warn Gongsun Yan and ask him to withdraw from this battle for the throne."
"quit?"
Lu Yuanjin couldn't help being stunned when he heard this: "Now that things have come to this point, how could Gongsun Yan withdraw?!"
"How he chooses that is his business."
Chu Xianping squinted his eyes and looked at Lu Yuanjin: "But Your Highness, you must let everyone know that Gongsun Yan does have this ambition."
"..."
Looking at Chu Xianping blankly, Lu Yuanjin didn't know what the former's "unnecessary action" was for.
Who knows that Gongsun Yan wants to fight for the throne? Do you need to force him to say it himself?
With his mouth open, Lu Yuanjin didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chu Xianping seemed to see his doubts and explained calmly:
"Your Highness, you know that Gongsun Yan wants to rebel, and I know that Gongsun Yan wants to rebel, but the people of this time don't know."
"And today, you will make his ambition public."
"His surname is Gongsun, your surname is Lu."
"Who do you think the people of this world will support?"
"......I see."
His eyes widened slightly, and Lu Yuanjin finally understood Chu Xianping's intention.
It turns out that from the latter's point of view, this battle for the throne has long been no one else's business, and the final winner must be one of himself or Gongsun Yan.
Although Gongsun Yan was assisted by Wei Changtian, he also had a fatal weakness.
That's where he comes from.
What Chu Xianping wanted to do was to use the people's recognition of "bloodline orthodoxy" to set off a wave of opposition to Gongsun Yan among the people.
Coercing public opinion...
Only then did Lu Yuanjin understand what his greatest advantage was.