Chapter 118 Earth Splitting and Sealing the King
Soon, Zhuang Ren, who was wearing armor and a sword, also walked in and got down to business.
"Everyone, please follow me to greet the fifth prince. Please be very alert and don't make any mistakes. If you accidentally make the prince unhappy, even the gods will not be able to save you!"
"Prince?!"
All the patrol chiefs were shocked.
They didn't expect that the prince from the imperial palace was coming this time.
Some of the patrol chiefs who were not well informed had expressions of confusion on their faces.
I don’t understand why that high-ranking prince would come to such a remote place as Donglai County.
A few of the patrol chiefs were thoughtful.
They guessed that their Lord Sheriff was from the imperial court, and there might be a certain prince standing behind him.
Now the truth has been revealed, confirming what they thought. It was the fifth prince standing behind their Lord Sheriff.
"Now is the critical moment for the fight for the throne. What are the fifth princes doing here?" Zhou Sixin muttered softly.
Song Changming on the side was thoughtful.
The third prince's announcement that he will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor has not yet reached Donglai County, and not everyone is aware of it yet.
Song Changming had already known about this matter in advance through Liu Dingsheng.
At the same time, it is not difficult to guess that the third prince, who is already the winner, will definitely not be able to tolerate the other four brothers who compete with him for the throne.
The emperor could no longer stay in the capital, so it was not so difficult to understand that the fifth prince fled to their remote Donglai County for refuge.
"This is really not good news."
Song Changming followed Zhuang Ren, getting on his horse while still thinking about it.
The arrival of the fifth prince is bound to make the originally peaceful Donglai County no longer peaceful.
Once the third prince becomes the new emperor of the Great Han Dynasty and takes charge of the world's military, will he let the fifth prince in Donglai County go?
Song Changming can almost imagine that in Donglai County later, The war that broke out.
And the scale of this battle, looking at Donglai County in recent decades, will probably be the largest and most brutal!
"That's all, let's take it one step at a time." Song Changming sighed inwardly.
If the world is destined to be in chaos, he only hopes to protect his family from the chaos of war.
This day.
Even the county guard was riding a tall horse and personally led the patrol to gallop out of the city.
The army led by the captain was set up on the official road outside the city gate to welcome him.
Song Changming followed Zhuang Ren on horseback, and soon saw a long army of carriages and horses coming along the official road a few kilometers away.
"Slow down!" Zhuang Ren raised his hand, and hundreds of cavalry patrols slowed down.
When they came face to face with the army's carriage and horses, the county guard at the front immediately dismounted, walked quickly, and bowed to the big yellow carriage from a few hundred meters away.
"Li Yan, the governor of Donglai County, would like to welcome the fifth prince!"
The Sheriff's voice was high and loud, reaching the carriage.
"Your Highness, the governor of Donglai County has arrived." A guard reported outside the luxurious carriage.
"Oh, it's Li Yan. If he's interested, let him lead the way. If you have anything else to do, wait until I enter the city to rest." A casual voice came from the carriage.
It was accompanied by the moans of some women.
"Yes." The guard looked as usual and went to carry out the order.
Soon, the team set off again. The county guard wanted to see the fifth prince, but was blocked by the guard, so he could only turn back and lead the way at the front of the team.
Song Changming looked at the long team brought by the fifth prince, and there were probably tens of thousands of elite soldiers protecting them!
Like an iron bucket, no one along the way would dare to provoke such a royal army!
Song Changming was originally a little curious about what the prince of royal blood and aloofness looked like.
But it's a pity that they can't even meet their county guard, let alone their subordinates.
There were no setbacks along the way, and the army entered the city smoothly.
The Sheriff has already prepared the mansion where the prince will stay, which is located behind the Sheriff's Mansion.
This mansion was built step by step from scratch by skilled craftsmen recruited by the county governor.
And construction started a year ago.
Originally, Song Changming thought that the county governor didn't like the original Xiao family's mansion and wanted to build a larger and more luxurious mansion for himself.
It now seems that this palace was built a year ago specifically for the arrival of the fifth prince today.
"It's boring. It's just a formality for me to wait, or something." Returning to the headquarters, Zhou Sixin pouted.
That palace didn't even need guards like them to be on guard.
The prince's accompanying bodyguards had already arranged the entire palace to be airtight, fearing that not even a mouse could get in.
Among them, Song Changming, a master in the palace, caught a glimpse of him from afar and felt his heart beating inexplicably.
It was like his body's instinct was warning him, just like an ordinary person seeing a ferocious beast. Each of these people was a powerful being that he couldn't afford to offend.
One more look and it will explode.
Thinking about it, this is normal. With the dignity of the imperial family, it is not a difficult thing to recruit a group of loyal and powerful warriors to accompany them.
On the contrary, it would be abnormal if they did not have such a group of strong people around them to protect their safety at all times. "I'm still not strong enough."
Song Changming sighed secretly, feeling more and more that Donglai County was getting more and more dangerous.
It was like a small fish pond that had been in good condition suddenly started to invade tiger sharks and dragons one after another.
The harmony of the past is gone forever.
That night, the elegant room was filled with flowers.
Song Changming looked at Lu Zheng in front of him and felt so sad.
"I have been away for nearly two years, and I never thought I would come back." Lu Zheng, a man of few words, couldn't help but let out a rare sigh when he was having a drink with Song Changming.
"Brother Lu, you must have been through a lot." Song Changming noticed a long scar on Lu Zheng's neck.
This is undoubtedly caused by leaving Dongnae County.
Although it looks like an old scar, the location it left behind is quite fatal.
If this hole were deeper, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to see Lu Zheng today.
Lu Zheng drank a large bowl of sake, then nodded and said: "After leaving Donglai County, I went to the outside world for a while. Only then did I realize that the world is so big and there are so many masters. With my ability, I can't even be ranked among them." ”
With that said, Lu Zheng touched the scar on his neck and said, "I earned this wound."
"Earn money?" Song Changming raised his eyebrows and looked at him with some confusion.
"I've learned a lesson, and gained insights into life and death." Lu Zheng said slowly.
Song Changming nodded. He had experienced the moment of life and death twice and understood what Lu Zheng meant.
It is estimated that Lu Zheng's state of mind and strength have improved a lot due to this life and death experience, so he said he made a profit.
In fact, when they met again, Song Changming could feel various changes in Lu Zheng's body, not just the obvious scar.
His energy and spirit have also become more restrained and calm. If Lu Zheng was like an unsheathed sword in the past, he would move forward indomitably and be invincible.
Nowadays, Lu Zheng is just a hidden sword in a sheath. Before he takes out the sword, he has no idea how sharp and powerful the sword is.
As the two drank and talked, Song Changming gradually learned what Lu Zheng saw and heard after following Gu Wenhui to the imperial capital.
Song Changming drank a glass of wine and suddenly said: "So Mr. Gu lost the bet?"
In his opinion, Gu Wenhui was on the side of the fifth prince, but now that the third prince was about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, the fifth prince fled to Donglai County.
Based on this result, it was obvious that Gu Wenhui lost his bet.
"No." Lu Zheng shook the wine bowl in his hand, shook his head and said, "Master Gu has long expected that the third prince will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."
"Then why?" Song Changming was puzzled.
What's the point of not choosing the third prince even though he knew he could become emperor?
“Firstly, the Third Prince was already in a great position, and Brother Gu went to join him, which may not even be considered as the icing on the cake. Secondly, Brother Gu had never thought about the merit of following the dragon. He had other plans. ." Lu Zheng explained briefly.
As for Gu Wenhui's other plans, Lu Zheng no longer revealed it, and Song Changming was too sensible to ask.
After all, this is a major matter for others, so it is already considered very good for Lu Zheng to be able to talk to him for this reason.
It would be impossible to say more.
Song Changming originally wanted to ask more about the fifth prince, but Lu Zheng didn't know much about it. He only said that the fifth prince did not simply escape to Donglai County to avoid the pursuit of the third prince.
Instead, he wants to make a comeback using Dongnai County as his base!
To put it simply, the fifth prince still wanted to cause trouble and was unwilling to lose the throne.
"Changming, you must be mentally prepared in the future. Donglai County is different from the past." Lu Zheng said in a deep voice.
"Yes, I know." Song Changming nodded.
This is more than different.
The fifth prince entered the county with great fanfare and informed everyone in the simplest and most direct way that this place belonged to him.
From then on, the entire Donglai County would be labeled as a royal fiefdom.
Even if the fifth prince goes to the extreme and directly breaks the earth and becomes the king without permission, ignores the rule of the imperial court, and goes against the third prince, there will be no need to mention the consequences.
It was like putting the entire Dongnae County on the fire.
Song Changming really had to prepare for this.
Not only psychologically, but also with practical actions.
If Donglai County becomes a place of dire straits in the future, then he must leave an escape route for himself as soon as possible so that he can escape in the future.
As for following the so-called fifth prince to make great achievements, he had never considered this matter.
Not to mention whether the fifth prince, whom he had never met before, was the true Master and worthy of his service.
He himself has no lofty ambitions in this regard.
The reason why he served as a military attaché in the government was because he wanted to be promoted step by step and enjoy the glory and wealth in the peaceful and prosperous times, rather than to risk his life and achieve great achievements in the troubled times.
Unless he has the powerful ability to navigate in troubled times, he still has to focus on keeping safe.
Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and try to find peace in troubled times.
(End of chapter)