Some people from nearby came to tell Qin Wan where the Dujiang prefect had been thrown by the rebel army.
Qin Wan ordered people to bury the Dujiang prefect and his family properly.
The rest of the Tongzhi of Dujiang Prefecture were thrown into prison and suffered a lot.
Qin Wan released the man and after asking a few questions, she asked the Tongzhi to temporarily take over the duties of the prefect until someone from the court was sent to take over.
Qin Wan did not hand over Dujiang Prefecture to the Dujiang prefect, but left behind one of his generals, as well as 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Dujiang governor and 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Yongzhou governor.
He also left behind a hundred of the prince's personal soldiers and some explosives.
No one believed Qin Wan's behavior, and she left these people behind to check and balance each other.
The governor of Dujiang had no complaints. He didn't want to stay because he would have to face the dilapidated city walls.
The governor of Yongzhou had no objection at all. The soldiers were his anyway, and he would take them with him when he returned.
Qin Wan only stayed in Dujiang Prefecture for one night and rushed to Huzhou Prefecture before dawn the next day.
Although the Fourth Prince looked down on small towns, many bandits took advantage of the chaos to enter the city to plunder, and even took the opportunity to establish themselves as kings.
These people were nothing in the eyes of these soldiers. Qin Wan almost pushed them all the way to Huzhou Prefecture.
The army camped five miles outside Huzhou City.
The Governor of Yongzhou went forward and challenged him: "The Crown Prince has arrived, why don't you quickly open the city gates to welcome him?"
The Huzhou Governor popped his head out from over the wall. "What Crown Prince?! This Crown Prince is a traitor! News has arrived from the capital that the Crown Prince has been drugging His Majesty for months and years, and His Majesty is now bedridden due to the poison! He ordered the Fourth Prince to be regent. Crown Prince? He's a traitor, and everyone has the right to kill him! Which army are you commanding? Which prefecture are you governors of? Don't be fooled by this traitorous Crown Prince!"
"Oh, right, he shouldn't be called the prince! He should be called Xie Qing!"
The governor of Yongzhou was shocked and confused, and only after the governor of Huzhou called out the name for the second time did he feel sure that he had not heard wrong.
The Governor of Yongzhou turned and rushed to the main camp, looking at the "Crown Prince" who was still wearing a veil with a look of doubt and uncertainty: "The Governor of Huzhou said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince committed regicide and treason. Now the Fourth Prince is the regent. The whole country must execute His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Qin Wan was startled and stood up suddenly: "Regicide? How is His Majesty?"
The Yongzhou Governor stepped back, looked at Qin Wan warily, and asked, "Your Highness, please tell me, is this true? Was the Dujiang Prefecture arranged by the Crown Prince? By seizing five thousand of my men, am I aiding and abetting your seizure of the Dujiang Prefecture?"
Qin Wan laughed and said, "Was Dujiang Prefecture seized by traitors or saved by me? You'll know when you enter the city and listen to the people. Even if I could command the Dujiang Governor, I should know that I can't stop the people from speaking harshly."
Qin Wan looked at the Governor of Dujiang again: "What do you think?"
The Dujiang Governor's face flushed with anger. "What nonsense are you talking about! Dujiang Prefecture was taken away by traitors! I don't know whose name they were using, but I know it was the Crown Prince who helped me take it back!"
The Yongzhou governor lowered his guard, but his hand still held the knife: "Please explain the matter of regicide to the prince."
Qin Wan took off her veil, revealing a heroic face. "I am not the crown prince. Similarly, the one who killed the king would definitely not be the crown prince, but the fourth prince."
"Why do you think so?" The Yongzhou Governor didn't believe it at all. What's more, "If you are not the prince, who are you?"
Qin Wan put her veil aside and pulled out two items from her bosom. "This is the Crown Prince's seal, which he personally gave me when I was patrolling the border on his behalf. This is His Majesty's ring. It's not as valuable as the tiger talisman that commands all the troops, but His Majesty told me that the provincial governors also recognize this. Is that true?"
When the Yongzhou Governor saw the ring, he completely let down his guard, dropped his sword, and knelt down, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty has ordered that anyone who sees this ring is like anyone who sees Your Majesty. In times of need, only the person holding this ring will obey your orders."
In other words, the power of the ring is greater than that of the tiger talisman.
Qin Wan pushed the ring forward and said, "If you don't believe me, Governor, you can take it for inspection. This ring was given to me by my father. I am the Crown Princess."
Princess!
The Governor of Yongzhou was utterly shocked. The soldiers and horses were marching along the way, but the Crown Princess had not said a single word. The battlefield was filled with blood and gore, but the Crown Princess had not changed color or shown any discomfort when she saw it.
After being shocked, he still checked the ring first. After confirming that it was correct, he held it in both hands and carefully placed it back on the table.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."
After a moment of surprise, the Governor of Dujiang also quickly knelt down to greet her: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Crown Princess!"
Qin Wan raised her hand to ask them to stand up. "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters most right now is the news in the capital. How did the news of the Crown Prince's regicide spread? You are in an important border town. Haven't you heard that His Majesty has been seriously ill for a long time?"
"What is the current situation in the capital? Where is the Crown Prince? Is the Fourth Prince really in the palace as regent? Our current dilemma is that we have no information. Huzhou is a long way from the capital. If they block the news, when will we ever learn the truth?"
The Yongzhou Governor said, "There are rumors out there that the Crown Prince is plotting treason and regicide. This is also very unfavorable for the Crown Princess. After all, she is currently patrolling the border in the name of the Crown Prince. If the various states raise their armies and march directly..."
Qin Wan looked towards the capital and said quietly, "It all depends on whether the Crown Prince can stabilize the situation in the capital. If he can, with the Crown Prince's support in the capital, and if the Emperor is alright, the Imperial Edicts will come down one after another, and we'll naturally be safe. We can just return to the capital. If the Emperor is killed, the Crown Prince will need to stabilize the situation in the capital, but it will take some effort. We..."
Qin Wan couldn't help but look at the map.
The Governor of Yongzhou and the Governor of Dujiang also looked in the direction of the map.
They are now in Huzhou Prefecture, which is two prefectures away from the capital and one Beifu City away from Shenyang. The situation in Beifu City is still unknown. If they retreat to Dujiang Prefecture, at least they can still be taken care of by Prince Yong's Mansion.
The Governor of Yongzhou and the Governor of Dujiang couldn't help but look at the Crown Princess and said, "Let's retreat to Dujiang Prefecture."
Qin Wan frowned, disagreeing: "Dujiang Prefecture has just been ravaged by war. If I were to go there, with rumors like this, it would only make the people more unstable. Not to mention..."
Zhenzhen went to Huzhou Prefecture with the spy to gather information, but she hasn't come out yet. She is a little worried about Zhenzhen.
Of course, there were other ways for Qin Wan and Zhenzhen to communicate, but since Zhenzhen left Shenyang and went to Huzhou Prefecture, she never returned.
Qin Wan was worried about her, but she couldn't drag the army here to wait for Zhenzhen, and it was even more impossible for her to use the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers to save her.
She took a deep breath and said, "When I was pretending to be the crown prince and patrolling the border, there were 50,000 troops setting out from the capital. Now, where are these 50,000 troops? No one knows. We..."
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