The emperor was in a state of panic, and the emperor's plan was to take a step forward.

"Pass my order down. Since the eldest and third brothers are so afraid of us, the whole army will retreat to Wuzhou and leave them enough space and battlefield."

The 100,000 troops under Chen Yunque's command, together with the 50,000 soldiers of the prison, evacuated overnight and headed straight for Wuzhou in the Central Plains thousands of miles away.

Zeng Chuan, the governor of Wuzhou, was one of the few pawns planted by the southern nobles in the court. Although the news of the emperor's death has not yet been announced to the world, the people in the court have long known it.

Chen Yunque and others retreated all the way to Wuzhou, and with the help of Zeng Chuan, they were stationed there, which meant that they had withdrawn from the dispute between the court and the capital and occupied the mountain as the king in Wuzhou.

In the imperial study room of the palace, Chen Yunfeng looked at the reply from Lu Wang Chen Su, stood up suddenly, and said to Grand Tutor Cai Yong: "No need to wait. Now that Lao Liu has left Tingzhou and settled in Xiazhou, thousands of miles away, he can no longer pose any threat to us. We should start the war immediately and take down Qian Zhen in one fell swoop to stabilize the situation in Tingjing. In this way, the emperor's uncle will definitely express his position." Cai Yong hesitated and said: "Lu Wang's attitude is unclear, should we wait..." Chen Yunfeng waved his hand to interrupt Cai Yong and said: "Grand Tutor , Don't you understand the current situation? Before the third brother and I decide who is better, the uncle will not bet. While Qian Zhen is hesitant and has not mobilized other troops outside, this is our only chance! "

"Pass my order down, order Gao Quan and Zhao Yuzhong to lead the guards, and the whole army is ready to attack, and fight to the death tonight! "

In the third prince's mansion, the two major legions under Qian Zhen now use this place as the center, forcibly requisition nearby residential houses, and station here.

Wang Chengxu, the commander of the Rising Sun Corps, led more than ten people to the gate of the mansion in a hurry, and said to Qian Zhen's personal soldiers guarding the gate: "There is an unusual movement in the Imperial Guard Corps in the Imperial City. Report it to the Prime Minister quickly. I want to go to the mansion immediately to discuss countermeasures."

The personal soldier looked at Wang Chengxu with an anxious expression and nodded, saying: "General Wang, please follow me. These followers you brought cannot go in. Let them wait in front of the mansion."

Wang Chengxu pointed to a burly soldier wearing armor beside him and said: "This person is the scout who discovered the unusual movement in the Imperial City. I want to take him to see the Prime Minister!"

The captain hesitated for a moment, took a closer look at the soldier, nodded and said: "You follow me!"

The two followed the captain to the backyard where Qian Zhen was. Seeing the patrol soldier's figure going away, Wang Chengxu suddenly jumped up and smashed the captain's head with one punch. The captain did not make any sound and his body softened and was about to fall to the ground.

Wang Chengxu held the corpse and dragged it aside, saying to the soldier beside him: "It should be correct, this is Qian Zhen's room, hurry up and kill him, and we will be successful."

The soldier nodded, walked forward lightly, and quietly pushed open a crack in the door, only to see Qian Zhen sitting on the bed with his eyes closed.

The soldier stepped into the room without hesitation, and took out a thick giant sword from the storage bag he carried with him, and slashed at Qian Zhen who was half sitting on the bed without hesitation.

Qian Zhen suddenly opened his eyes and narrowly avoided the sword. The sword light passed over Qian Zhen's head and cut off a few strands of hair.

Qian Zhen was covered in cold sweat, looking at the soldier in front of him in shock and said: "Zhongxuan Sword! You are Yu Xuankui!"

The soldier took off the helmet that covered half of his face, revealing a resolute black face. This person was Yu Xuankui, the first sword of Beiting who was captured by the Qin army.

Wang Chengxu also flashed into the room, looking anxious: "Hurry up and kill him, if there is too much noise, none of us can leave!"

Yu Xuankui nodded silently, holding the heavy sword and approaching Qian Zhen again.

At this time, Yu Xuankui not only did not look poisoned, but also successfully broke through from the peak of the Martial King to the Martial Emperor. Although Sikong Qian Zhen was famous for leading troops to fight, his martial arts was not strong, only the strength of the late Martial King.

If Yu Xuankui had not been afraid of making too much noise and withheld his strength, Qian Zhen would probably have been killed in less than three rounds.

Even so, Qian Zhen was in danger. Yu Xuankui had cut a half-foot-long, bone-deep wound on his back, with the skin and flesh turned outward, and blood kept flowing out of the wound, making Qian Zhen feel dizzy.

Qian Zhen dodged Yu Xuankui's attack again, and staggered to press a button on the bedside. In less than a moment, a man in tight black clothes with a waistband appeared.

The young man with a long sword kicked the door open and protected Qian Zhen as fast as lightning.

"Godfather, are you okay?"

The young man held the long sword in his hand, looked at Yu Xuankui and Wang Chengxu vigilantly, and asked about Qian Zhen's condition.

At this time, Qian Zhen was panting heavily and slumped on the ground. Sweat and blood coagulated all over his body and kept flowing down. Obviously, he had reached his limit. If the young man had not arrived in time, he would have been doomed.

"Aliang! Kill them!"

At the same time, heavy footsteps were heard in the courtyard outside the house. Hundreds of Qian Zhen's personal soldiers surrounded the house. The leader of the personal soldiers, Yan Lu, said coldly: "Lord Sikong was attacked. Protect Lord Sikong and take down the assassin!"

Inside the house, the young swordsman called Aliang fought with Yu Xuankui. Surprisingly, Aliang not only seemed to be at ease in the fight with Yu Xuankui, but also was able to free his hands to stop Wang Chengxu from attacking the seriously injured Qian Zhen.

Wang Chengxu gritted his teeth and said: "The mission failed, let's withdraw first."

Yu Xuankui dragged Aliang, and Wang Chengxu rushed out of the house and fought with the soldiers in the courtyard.

Yan Lu strode into the house and helped Qian Zhen up. Qian Zhen stood up with a pale face and suddenly said to Yan Lu: "Send someone to check the situation of His Royal Highness the Third Prince!"

Qian Zhen knew that since the other party dared to attack him, the effect would be the same as long as the Third Prince could be killed.

Just as Qian Zhen expected, Chen Yunfeng had double insurance. In addition to Yu Xuankui and Wang Chengxu sneaking into the mansion to assassinate Qian Zhen, a group of elite troops consisting of thirty dead men also climbed over the wall and quietly killed into the courtyard of the Third Prince.

Fortunately, Qian Zhen reacted very quickly, and Yan Lu personally led people to arrive and suffocated the thirty people to death in the residence of the Third Prince.

In the palace, Chen Yunfeng sat in front of the desk with a gloomy face, and his trembling fingers showed that he was not calm at the moment.

"Yu Xuankui and his men have been gone for two hours, but there is still no signal. It is highly likely that they have failed. We will not wait any longer! Send a message to the two imperial guard corps, make full preparations, and we will rush out of the imperial city immediately!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

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