Lady forced to seek prince

Xiao Zheng nodded slightly towards the soldier.

In the light rain, King Xiang's guards did not notice that a group of soldiers brought by Xiao Zheng quietly followed his footsteps.

Xiao Zheng turned around and returned to the military tent.

There are still two guards around King Xiang, and these two are the most skilled among the generals at home.

Xiao Zheng quietly raised his head and looked at where the two generals were, and then stood aside as if nothing had happened.

After waiting for a moment, the guard did not come back. King Xiang thought that the place where the third child was imprisoned might be a little far away, but for some reason, he had some bad premonitions in his heart.

What's wrong? The Prime Minister couldn't tell, but his years of experience told him that this was by no means an unfounded worry.

The Prime Minister looked at the guard and said, "Put on your armor for me."

The guard responded.

Xiao Zheng, who was waiting not far away, stepped forward at this moment: "A child serves his father."

Xiao Zheng showed a well-behaved expression, just like before when he was in the palace. King Xiang was particularly satisfied.

"Father is tired," Xiao Zhengdao said. "The children are useless. They bother father so late." In fact, his father did not give him any authority, and he could not handle anything at all.

Many of what my father said could not be taken seriously.

When he was in the palace, his father once said that he should be well-educated, because among the several children, his favorite was his youngest son.

Xiao Zheng still remembered the panic he felt when his father first told him that he wanted to seize the throne. He didn't even have time to think about it, so he hurriedly knelt down to persuade his father to give up such thoughts.

At that time, his father looked at him and said: "Being a father is not for myself. As a father at such an old age, what will happen even if he seizes the throne? I am for you."

Xiao Zheng looked confused and didn't know how to respond. He heard his father continue: "Seeing that emperor sitting on the throne makes me unwilling as a father. My child is smarter than him. After inheriting the throne in the future, he will definitely Bring a rare prosperity to Daqi."

From then on, his father's words would often linger in his mind.

Once you decide on something, many thoughts that you didn't have before will arise in your mind.

Whenever he looked at the towering palace walls and the courtiers entering the palace, he would wonder...when would he be able to sit on the throne.

From that moment on, he never had a peaceful day.

"Don't look at the fierceness of King Yu," King Xiang interrupted Xiao Zheng's thinking, "those armies will soon consume all the national power of Da Qi."

Xiao Zheng nodded immediately.

The Prime Minister continued: "Even if we can't enter the capital in a short time, my father will think of ways to capture a few states first so that my son can at least have a place to stay."

A smile appeared on Xiao Zheng's face: "My father is still thoughtful. My son obeys his father's arrangements in everything."

The Prime Minister reached out and touched the top of Xiao Zheng's head, enjoying this moment of fatherly kindness and sonly filial piety.

"My father is getting old, and everything in his hands will be handed over to you sooner or later," the Prime Minister said in a kind voice. "I have been holding on in front of you for the past few years to stabilize the palace and suppress your eldest brother and second brother."

Xiao Zhengdao: "The son understands his father's painstaking efforts."

The Prime Minister said: "A while ago, Xiao Yu led troops to attack us. The reason why I led the troops away was to lure away Xiao Yu's troops. This would make it easier for you to escape. I have never told you this. My father also knows it. , you have always been sensible and should be able to understand the purpose of being a father."

Xiao Zheng lowered his head: "How can the child not understand? So after the child escaped, he immediately looked for his father's army. He was also afraid that his father would be hurt by King Yu. His father's safety is important. If his father is here, the child will feel at ease. In the future, his father must not get involved. risk."

A smile appeared on King Xiang's face, and just as he was about to say a few more words to Xiao Zheng, he heard a commotion outside.

The Prime Minister's face turned stern.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers guarding outside began to shout: "Come here, come here... Someone has entered the camp, and they want to take away the third master..."

Xiao Zheng turned around in surprise and protected the Prime Minister behind him.

The Prime Minister ordered the guard: "Go out quickly and see what happened." The guard went immediately after receiving the order, and another guard guarded the entrance of the military tent.

While he was talking like this, the sound of weapons clashing sounded outside.

Xiao Zheng stared at the guard not far away with his eyes, and slowly drew out the long knife from his waist.

……

The rain gradually stopped, and Ma Yue stared at the surrounding situation. At this moment, he was excited and nervous, for fear of missing a little change.

The waiting time was extremely long, but there was still peace in the military tent.

When the back of his outstretched hand did not catch any raindrops for a long time, Ma Yue decided not to wait any longer and they needed to take action immediately.

But at this moment, there was a sudden sound from the military camp behind him.

Ma Yue was overjoyed. He immediately looked at the gate of the military camp. According to the agreement, King Yu and the Lord of Ningfu County would find a way to open the gate for them.

but……

Just as Ma was getting more worried, a group of people ran out of the military camp.

"The third master led the troops to riot."

When the general guarding the gate heard this, he rushed forward to ask for details. However, at this moment, the team suddenly raised their crossbows.

Arrows were shot out one after another.

The general guarding the gate had no time to dodge, and the arrow went straight through his throat. He barely made a sound before he fell backwards.

"Fourth Master has ordered us to open the door immediately."

Ma Yue couldn't understand at all. He thought that King Yu would arrange someone to help, but he never expected that it would be Xiao Zheng. In his opinion, Xiao Zheng was particularly trusted by King Xiang, and all the generals also knew that King Xiang All this was done to help Xiao Zheng ascend the throne.

Although he couldn't understand it, Ma Yue didn't want to think about it anymore. The door had been opened, and it was up to them to see what happened next.

"Take down the people on the watchtower," Ma Yue ordered, "immediately remove the fortifications, bring in King Yu's soldiers and horses, and light the chariots and straw."

King Xiang was right. There was actually a way to rush directly into the military camp, but they had dug fortifications there in advance. Now as long as they destroyed the fortifications, a path for the cavalry could be paved in a short time.

Before the soldiers in the camp could react, King Yu's troops would rush in.

……

The king seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves.

From far to near.

The rumble is like thunder in the sky.

He must have heard it right.

The Prime Minister's expression suddenly changed. He hadn't figured out everything tonight, but what was certain was that if cavalry arrived, the person leading the troops would definitely be Xiao Yu.

How did Xiao Yu do it? Who did they bribe to cooperate with them inside and outside? Really the third child?

Just when the Prime Minister was thinking of this, he heard someone shouting outside: "We are ordered by the emperor to root out the traitors... We will surrender the troops but not kill them..."

King Xiang trembled all over and ordered his guards to take him out.

He had to escape before Xiao Yu came, otherwise... if Xiao Yu was really allowed to enter the military camp, he would have to wait for death.

But just when King Xiang was about to open his mouth, Xiao Zheng had already pulled out the long knife from his waist. The next moment, a sharp light flashed in front of King Xiang's eyes, and then something cold was pressed against his neck.