Chapter 550: Reckless and Arrogant Capital
After King Fan Yang stood firm, he ordered the guards to clean up Duan Shiang's body and the bloodstains in the tent as soon as possible.
The doctor who was hit by a short arrow in the back knelt there trembling. The reason why he did not fall down at this moment was that he wore two more layers of clothes and had animal skins sewn on his chest and back. There was no other way. In troubled times, it is better to be prepared. When you go out, your life is given by yourself. If you don’t worry about it yourself, who can worry about it for you?
King Fanyang walked up to the doctor with unsteady steps, and said with gratitude in his uneven breathing: "Doctor Xia, today is all thanks to you..."
"I am incompetent..." Doctor Xia kowtowed and trembled, "I made a mistake when giving the acupuncture, causing His Majesty to do it himself, and I also hurt His Majesty!"
In the most successful plan, he was supposed to end Duan Shiang's life with the last shot.
King Fanyang, however, indicated that he did not need to blame himself: "That's good. You are not a murderer..."
"Neither am I." King Fanyang said with emotion, "Even if we put our efforts together, we can't even get close to him... Otherwise, we can't get close to him."
There is no doubt that Duan Shiang is vigilant. If this task were done by a professional killer, he would have no chance of success.
"Get up. I will have your family released later."
"Yes... Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness!" Doctor Xia kowtowed twice more and was actually a little moved. It was rare to find such a trustworthy person these days.
King Fanyang not only kept his promise, but also gave a piece of advice: "There will be war and chaos in Luoyang soon. You'd better take your family and hide away and avoid the limelight for the time being."
After sending Doctor Xia away, King Fan Yang also hurriedly left the military camp - killing Duan Shiang was only the first step, and they had to run away after killing him. The military camp was Duan Shiang's territory, and once he was discovered by Duan Shiang's subordinates, even if each of them only slashed him with one sword, they would be able to slice him into pork jerky!
Before leaving, King Fan Yang asked a guard who was similar in build to Duan Shiang to wear Duan Shiang's armor and cloak, and also faked the illusion that his right arm was injured. He appeared briefly in front of people when it was just getting dark and the army had not yet had time to light up all the lights.
This created the illusion that Duan Shiang was still in the army after King Fan Yang left, misleading the generals who were looking for Duan Shiang and invisibly buying some time for King Fan Yang.
After leaving the military camp, King Fan Yang ordered the carriage to drive as fast as possible.
The carriage was galloping, shaking the fat all over King Fanyang's body.
As soon as the carriages and horses entered the city, King Fanyang immediately ordered the city gates to be closed, and issued an order: "Tonight, no one is allowed to open the city gates without my order!"
After returning to the palace, King Fan Yang ordered the palace gates to be closed tightly. Only then did he feel a little more at ease - at least for the time being he didn't have to worry about being sliced into pork jerky.
Afterwards, King Fan Yang summoned all the available people and gave them orders in a hurry.
In the army, the generals of the Fanyang Army, led by Mei Yi, noticed something was wrong because they could not find Duan Shiang for a long time.
Mei Yi personally led people to break into King Fan Yang's tent to check. It was not allowed to enter here without permission, but Mei Yi had a bad feeling in his heart and did not care about so much.
Prince Fan Yang left in a hurry, and the bloodstains in the tent could not have been completely cleaned up. Mei Yi soon discovered the bloodstains under the coffee table. His face changed in shock and he had a bad feeling.
At this time, someone came quickly to report that King Fan Yang had ordered the cancellation of tonight's raid plan.
Not only that, the King of Fanyang also ordered the army to break camp immediately and head north to Fanyang! The army was shocked by these two orders, and because Duan Shiang had not yet come forward to take charge of the situation, speculation arose everywhere, causing people to be uneasy.
After an urgent discussion, Mei Yi and others ordered the army to stay where they were and not to move without authorization.
After giving instructions on military affairs, Mei Yi rode his horse at full speed and led his men towards Luoyang City.
King Fan Yang’s idea was very clear, just one word: run.
As for offering her Duan Shiang's head as a token of surrender as Chang Suining had approved in his letter... King Fanyang had considered it, but ultimately rejected the idea.
Firstly, he considered that his act of rebellion was too heinous. Even if Chang Suining did not kill him, the imperial court would certainly not spare his life. The empress would kill him without hesitation, even if it was just to intimidate the princes.
Secondly, now that he had gotten rid of Duan Shiang's threats and control, he still had a chance of survival... Since there was still a chance to escape, who would be willing to be a prisoner? He was not a mean person.
King Fan Yang anxiously awaited news from various places.
He was very clear about his own capabilities and had no illusions that he could really take away all the soldiers with a single order. Giving orders was one thing, but how many people were willing to follow depended on the news from the army.
King Fanyang's psychological expectation is that these 50,000 troops can safely escort him back to Fanyang. As for being the emperor, he no longer wants to think about it... This world is very insidious. Duan Shiang, who accompanied him all the way to Luoyang, was King Rong's man. He raised his knife and killed Duan Shiang. He was purely used by Chang Suining. He knew it was a use, but he had to do it! These people's hearts are dirtier than each other, their methods are more cruel than each other, and their minds are more secretive than each other... He should just go back to Fanyang!
As for running away, the key is to be fast. He has to run as fast as possible before the news of Duan Shiang's death reaches Chang Suining's ears. If possible, it would be best to leave at dawn! He doesn't need to bring too much baggage and food. Anyway, the cities he has conquered in the north are guarded by the Fanyang Army. For the time being, they are all his territory. He doesn't have to worry about the supply of food on the road...
But after coming to Luoyang, he couldn't return empty-handed, so he had to take something with him. So King Fanyang instructed, "Take all the beautiful concubines who have served me these days!"
There's no way. He is just that kind of person. He values feelings and is kind to women.
So when he started the rebellion, in order to protect his wives, concubines and daughters from danger, he left them all in Fan Yang and only took his eldest son with him.
King Fan Yang had a very high opinion of himself in this regard.
At this time, a soldier came running in quickly.
King Fanyang asked hurriedly, "Is there any news from the army?"
But the soldier said, "Your Majesty, General Mei Yi and several other generals want to see you!"
King Fanyang's mind buzzed with a sound: "How did they get into the city, and how did they enter the palace?"
Didn’t he order the store to be closed?
"It was General Duan's order, and no one dared to stop me along the way..."
King Fanyang had a complicated expression on his face when he heard this: "After all, I cannot match this kind of deterrence..."
Fortunately, he killed the man. It was really the right thing to do.
As soon as King Fanyang finished speaking, Mei Yi and others, holding Duan Shiang's order, rushed over.
Seeing that the guards of Prince Fanyang's palace who were guarding outside the hall were about to draw their swords to stop them, Prince Fanyang hurriedly spoke out to stop them. Without letting them draw their swords, he silently signaled a trusted confidant beside him to retreat.
Mei Yi led his men into the hall with big strides, his brows and eyes seemed to carry a cold wind: "May I ask Your Majesty, where is the general?"
King Fanyang looked confused: "Shiang...is not in the army?"
"Your Highness, why do you ask when you already know the answer?" Mei Yi's tone was not polite, with only a hint of forbearance that he barely maintained: "If the general was still in the army, why would Your Highness, who never cares about military affairs, order the general to cancel the night attack and order the army to return north?!"
Seeing that King Fanyang was speechless, Mei Yi held the sword at his waist and said word by word: "Where is the general? Please give me an explanation, Your Majesty!"
King Fanyang sighed softly and said in a hoarse voice: "Shiang is dead."
Mei Yi and his group were horrified and extremely angry, and almost drew their swords.
Mei Yi raised his knife and pointed it at the King of Fanyang, with veins bulging on his forehead: "...In order to withdraw troops from Luoyang, the prince actually killed the general?!"
On the way here, he had thought of this possibility, but he couldn't believe it... He couldn't believe that the coward King Fanyang had the ability to kill the general in the army, and succeeded! "Shiang is truly loyal to the Rongwang Mansion in Yizhou, so he acted without caring about the survival of the soldiers in the army and insisted on staying in Luoyang..." King Fanyang said with great sorrow: "I had no choice but to kill him. I had to think about the soldiers in the army."
After these words were spoken, the four deputy generals had different expressions, and some were angry: "Li Fu, you killed the general, and you even made up such a ridiculous reason!"
As he said this, he raised his knife and rushed towards Li Fu.
The guards on King Fan Yang's left and right immediately rushed forward.
Guards outside the hall soon came with swords drawn to attack.
In the chaos, King Fan Yang was protected and retreated from here.
Mei Yi and his companions did not come alone. They brought with them a thousand elite soldiers. After the news here spread, fighting soon broke out all around the palace.
"Close the palace gates tightly and leave no one behind!" a general beside King Fan Yang gave the order.
At this point, King Fan Yang simply ordered the news of Duan Shiang's death to be spread to the army in order to win the hearts of the people.
Blood was splattered in the palace and the sounds of fighting could be heard everywhere. King Fan Yang hid in the back hall. When he was still anxious, he suddenly heard a loud roar exploding from the night sky.
Under the corridor, King Fan Yang quickly raised his eyes and saw a cluster of fireworks blooming in the night sky.
King Fanyang was stunned at first. He was killing people, who would be so blind as to set off fireworks to join in the fun? When the second firework burst, King Fanyang was already shocked - bad! Fireworks have only appeared in Dasheng for more than ten years, but King Fanyang has vaguely heard that this thing can convey messages!
Who was delivering the message? And to whom? The sound of fireworks continued, one after another, and when King Fanyang looked closely, he found that the fireworks were gradually moving eastward in an orderly manner... East, Zhengzhou!
Chang Suining! King Fanyang suddenly widened his eyes, and felt that the sparks from the fireworks had already burned his eyebrows. Along with the burning feeling, he was also confused and puzzled.
Through the incident with Cui Lang, he had naturally guessed that there must be Chang Suining's spies in Luoyang City. He also tried to have Cui Lang interrogated, trying to force out the location of Chang Suining's spies. The person in charge of the interrogation was the old eunuch holding the sword that cut off his descendants.
The knife approached Cui Lang's crotch several times, and Cui Lang fainted several times. After being splashed with water, the first thing he said was always crying: "...The news was all shot to me by arrows. I have never seen them, and I have no idea what they look like! Woooooo!"
Under such questioning, he refused to change his words, so King Fanyang reluctantly believed it.
But right now... he just wanted to castrate the Cui family kid himself! With such a closely coordinated and orderly operation, Chang Suining obviously had more than one spy in Luoyang! But he had just killed Duan Shiang, and the news had not even spread in the army. How did her spies make the judgment? The sound of fighting that had not yet disappeared in his ears gave King Fanyang the answer - it was probably the movement of Mei Yi and others suddenly leading troops into the city, which was seen by Chang Suining's people! Therefore, the eyes she planted in Luoyang City were not only numerous and bright, but also very good at judging the situation! King Fanyang, who suddenly felt that his whole body had been penetrated by these eyes, was almost crying because of the sinister degree of this world - Chang Suining had only been in Bianzhou for less than a month, when did she plant these spies? Are these methods really reasonable!
There's no way we can fight this battle against someone like this!
King Fanyang did not dare to wait until dawn to set off, and hurried out of the corridor, urging: "Hurry up and deal with Mei Yi and his men! We have to leave quickly, Chang Suining is coming!"
When he said "Chang Sui Ning is coming", his voice was trembling, no less than the natural fear of ordinary people about "the heavenly dog is coming to eat the moon".
This was similar to the atmosphere of the approaching Heavenly Dog, and the people around Li Fu began to panic. They hurriedly ran away to arrange their departure.
The sounds of fighting continued in the palace, and there were occasional roars of fireworks inside and outside Luoyang City. Some drunken literati, unaware of the situation, went up to high places to recite poems, severely criticizing King Fan Yang for his debauchery and immorality.
Moonlight, blood, the smell of wine, poetry, fleeing, fireworks... cast a layer of absurd, bloody, yet gorgeous mixed colors over the city of Luoyang tonight.
In Zhengzhou City, in the governor's mansion, Chang Suining heard the soldiers' report and put down the pen he had written on the last word. He raised his eyes and said, "Pass the order down and mobilize the troops to Luoyang immediately."
"I obey your orders!"
As she finished speaking, Chang Suining stood up. After the female soldier beside her put on soft armor for her, she took off the cloak hanging on the screen with one hand, took the sunshade with the other, and strode out.
Luo Guanlin and others followed behind to pay their respects and see them off.
As soon as Chang Suining walked away, there was an uproar in the study.
Most of the staff were delighted and excited. Someone said to Qian Shen, "Mr. Qian, the lord has gone, and we should also start making some preparations... in preparation for going to Luoyang tomorrow!"
Everyone agreed. Qian Shen didn't say much. He just turned his head and looked in the direction where Chang Suining left.
She had just walked out of the door when these counselors had already determined that she would take Luoyang.
This kind of reckless and arrogant atmosphere should not be tolerated, but... she can give people such confidence.
Duan Shiang was dead, killed by her scheme - the man who regarded her as his rival and mortal enemy didn't even have the chance to get to her alive.
Seeing that he seemed distracted, another staff member asked, "Mr. Qian...should we prepare to go to Luoyang in advance?"
Luo Guanlin raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said a word.
"Can."
Being her counselor gives you the capital to be “frivolous and arrogant” – recognizing her abilities is also the duty of a counselor.
After saying this, Luo Guanlin stood up from behind the desk, strode out of the study, and walked into the boundless moonlight. He looked in the direction of Luoyang, his long gown and his mood flying in the night wind.
Good night~
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