There was silence all around, and the kneeling soldier seemed to be mute. If his physical fitness indicators were not very different from ordinary people, he would probably wet his pants at this moment.
Chu Xuanzhen: "I ask again, whose oral instructions are you passing on?"
This time no one answered, for fear that he would be the next one to have his head cut off.
At this moment, a group of people came quickly. They seemed to be holding something in their hands. They opened their mouths and shouted, "The emperor has an order to arrest the traitor Xue Pingyuan on the spot!"
"Crown Prince and others will be detained."
What came was another general of the same level as Xue Pingyuan, Jia Zhengyuan.
Jia Zhengyuan raised the imperial edict in his hand, and everyone saw it. He looked at the men behind him with an extremely arrogant attitude, "Capture Xue Pingyuan!"
A group of subordinates immediately picked up their weapons and rushed to the city gate. Not only did Xue Pingyuan himself not understand this sudden change, but Shen Yangge was equally confused.
In the original book, Fourth Prince only used coercion and inducement to deal with Xue Pingyuan. He did not dare to issue an order to arrest Xue Pingyuan so blatantly, because he knew that Xue Pingyuan had twice as many soldiers as Jia Zhengyuan, and their strength was extremely terrifying. If they fought, they would not have much chance of winning.
Therefore, Fourth Prince relied on outsmarting him. He led Xue Pingyuan into a trap step by step, then encouraged his subordinates to do deviant things, and then used his inner ghosts to drive a wedge between Xue Pingyuan's confidants.
Later, Xue Pingyuan was almost killed by his own people, but... although Xue Pingyuan did not die, his brother Xue Qian did.
At that time, Xue Pingyuan was in a state of rage and madness to kill everyone who had tried to murder his brother. If Chu Xuanzhen hadn't secretly investigated this series of things, Xue Pingyuan might have killed Fourth Prince directly regardless of his own utility and status.
Shen Yangge put aside the plot in his mind, slowly let go of the hand holding the curtain, and took a step back. A sharp arrow shot out of the air and pierced the wall of the carriage. He was only half a finger away, and it pierced one eye.
Fortunately, his body was agile, so he could still feel the sudden sharp arrows, but just as he dodged them, several more were shot at his carriage, and he dodged them one by one.
Just as he was about to open the curtain and escape, a pair of hands wrapped around his waist, lifted him up into his arms, and with a heavy expression used his long sword to sweep away countless flying arrows.
Xue Pingyuan shouted loudly, "Protect Crown Prince, protect Lord Divine Dragon!"
Just these two sentences made Jia Zhengyuan blush. He had heard the rumors about Divine Dragon before returning to Beijing. Of course he knew how Divine Dragon existed in the minds of Great Chu people.
He had also seen the dragon picture in the painter's hand, but he still felt that the matter was unbelievable and not worth investigating. Besides, before Crown Prince left Beijing, there were rumors that Divine Dragon had disappeared.
Now that they are all gone, there is nothing to be afraid of. Moreover, Fourth Prince has been in and out of many important banquets with the emperor over the years. There are even rumors that he is the worthy candidate for Crown Prince, Great Chu and the future Son of Heaven.
On the contrary, the current Crown Prince has too many bad rumors, so it has only changed slightly in recent times.
A month ago, Imperial Medical Bureau even spread rumors that the current Crown Prince is insane. His body is shaped by his parents. Since ancient times, as long as he has a disability or serious illness, he cannot ascend the throne. This is an iron rule.
Therefore, Jia Zhengyuan joined the team of Fourth Prince without hesitation. He felt that Fourth Prince was the future Son of Heaven. No matter how strange the rumors were, he only believed in his own judgment and his own eyes.
As for the rest, go to hell.
Jia Zhengyuan shouted again, "Everyone who blocks the capture of the traitors will be executed on the spot!"
After competing for the position of general for more than ten years, Jia Zhengyuan has long wanted to get rid of this damn Xue Pingyuan. Now that he has a legitimate reason, he will not let it go.
I saw him directing his men to attack a group of people coming from outside the door.
The slogans shouted out of his mouth became more and more courageous.
In order to protect Shen Yangge, Chu Xuanzhen almost locked Shen Yangge tightly in his arms. His eyes were cold, and everything under his feet was blood red. He killed without blinking an eye. Anyone who came close or attacked him would not be able to escape death in the end.
The team behind gradually caught up. Eighth Prince jumped out of the carriage. He didn't understand the situation for a while, but when he saw that his royal brother and the man named Shen were in trouble, he quickly rushed up with his sword in hand, asking his own people about the situation while charging.
His appearance was like a breath of fresh air on the battlefield. He obviously didn't know what happened, but he took action first and asked questions later.
Xue Qian frowned, and the blood in his body boiled again. His killing methods were more ferocious than Xue Pingyuan. His eyes were red from killing, and sometimes he even couldn't tell the difference between friend and foe. If Xue Pingyuan beside him hadn't woken him up, he would have continued killing like this.
"No need for you, just stay here!"
Xue Pingyuan took Xue Qian by the back collar and said this to him, then threw him out of the battlefield.
Xue Qian's face was gloomy when he came back to his senses. He also knew that he was not normal now, but looking at his brother in trouble, he couldn't stay still.
He wanted to continue, but recalling the way his brother looked at him, he had to stop.
It doesn't matter if you kill the enemy, if you kill one of your own...
Shen Yangge hugged Chu Xuanzhen like an octopus. There was a lot of blood flying on his gauze hat and clothes, but he didn't pay attention.
He really wanted to hug Chu Xuanzhen tightly, but the hat on his head was too obstructive and he couldn't lift it directly, so he could only continue to watch the battle helplessly, and then help observe the people shooting arrows on the city wall.
Give Chu Xuanzhen a reminder from time to time.
After a long time, Shen Yangge gradually felt that Chu Xuanzhen's physical strength was a little weak. He thought about leaving first and finding a place to hide. Otherwise, staying next to Chu Xuanzhen would only hold him back.
But before he could finish his thoughts, Chu Xuanzhen took out a gun from somewhere, locked his hands, and said, "Stay alone and don't want to go anywhere."
Doesn't this guy have some psychological shadow...
In the previous chaotic fight outside Northern States's city, Chu Xuanzhen also locked him up like this, but it was not good to do so.
"I'm not going anywhere, please unlock it!"
"You will only make it more difficult to deal with the enemy!"
Chu Xuanzhen seemed to be deaf, not hearing anything, and continued to hold him to kill the enemy.
Good guy, he couldn't complain anymore. He could only pray that this chaotic battle would end quickly. Of course, after it ended, they had to be the victor, otherwise they would be taken directly to the cell.