Chapter 32: Ji Nie Beng
"Your Majesty, the two thieves Shen and Rong are as evil as tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves. If they attack Haojing City, they will definitely come to find you first.
If you hide in the city, you will definitely be found.
This is very dangerous for you.
In my opinion, you should leave Haojing City immediately, so that you can avoid being hunted down by the thief Shen.
I have brought an army from the State of Luo, and all of them are strong warriors.
If they protect you, the safety of you and the Queen will surely be guaranteed.
The two bandits Shen and Rong are attacking from the west gate, and it will take some time for them to get here. This is your chance to go hunting.
If you go out hunting from the east gate and head northeast, you will reach Mount Li and light the beacon.
In this way, the Jin State's reinforcements will know your location.
Remember to follow the mountain road all the way, the army coming to support the king must be on the way.
I thought that maybe before the thief Shen could catch up with you, you met the army coming to the king's defense, and in this way you would definitely be able to save your life.
Prince Fu was ill and weak, and he probably couldn't withstand the bumps.
If I follow you, there might be an accident on the road, which would be bad for you.
I will take the prince away from you, so that you can avoid the rebels. When the king returns with the army, you and the prince will be able to meet as father and son. "
Upon hearing this, Ji Nie, who had already been at a loss, could not help but show a hint of joy on her face, and said hurriedly: "The Luo family has indeed produced loyal ministers for generations.
Lord Luo, I believed the slander of the treacherous people before and really wronged you.
If I had listened to you and your father earlier, how could I have ended up like this?
When we defeat the two thieves Shen and Rong, I will definitely appoint you as one of the Three Dukes and hand over all state affairs to your hands.
This will help me make up for your help."
Luo Cheng didn't believe it at all. He thought that one could change the country but not one's nature. The two of them had different temperaments and were bound to have a conflict.
After Ji Nie finished speaking, she took the frightened Bao Si away. It was unknown whether she was attracted by Bao Si's beauty or she really loved her, but she still wanted to take Bao Si with her even though she had reached such a desperate situation.
Bao Si seemed to have sensed something. She looked at Luo Cheng with some pleading. This most beautiful woman in the world seemed to have the charm that could overwhelm everyone at all times.
Bao Si's eyes were filled with tears, but her gaze was full of determination.
She took off the not-so-gorgeous hairpin on her head, stuffed it into Luo Cheng's hand, and said in tears: "Lord Luo, Fu'er has grown up beside me since she was a child.
I don't know how long we will be separated this time, so please give this hairpin to Fuer.
Tell him to take out the hairpin if he misses his mother, and I will be grateful."
Looking at the extremely beautiful woman in front of him, Luo Cheng silently took the hairpin and said in a half-comforting and half-promising tone: "Queen, please rest assured. The prince is the king, and I will take good care of you."
After hearing Luo Cheng's promise, Bao Si finally let go of that slight uneasiness. Luo's promises were always trustworthy, and she believed that her son would be able to survive.
Bao Si took one last nostalgic look at the palace where Prince Fu lived, then decisively followed Ji Nie to flee out of Haojing City.
No, Jine was running for her life, she was more like someone going to die.
She did a lot of things to stay alive, which indirectly became the fuse of this disaster.
Now she has given up her own life so that her son can live. What a complicated woman.
Luo Cheng did not waste time. He had already arranged people to point out the direction in which Emperor Ji Nie would escape to Lord Shen.
As Shen Hou’s first target, once he finds out that Ji Nie has escaped, Shen Hou will definitely chase her personally.
This would buy Prince Fu a long time to escape.
No one would have thought that Jine didn't take her prince with her, and by the time the rebels found out, it was too late.
He took the crown prince and went out of the south gate directly, and joined the army coming to support the king from Yiluo. By unifying the army with the reputation of the Luo family, he could come back to quell the chaos in the capital city of Hao.
At that time, Shen Hou and the false emperor Ji Yi, who committed the crime of regicide and patricide, will be killed. Of course, Queen Shen Jiang will not be spared in this political storm.
This was the plan Luo Cheng made after he was sure that Marquis Shen would join forces with the Rong people to invade. Both parties in this dispute, except for Prince Fu, would all die.
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Luo Cheng had already arranged for someone to bring out the prince's clothes.
Prince Fu looked at the strange and burly warriors around him in panic, and then he saw a very simple carriage stopped in front of him.
A gentle and refined man stepped out of the car and said, "Prince, I am Luo Houcheng.
The situation is critical now, so I can't say more. Please get in the car immediately and I will take you away from here."
Luo Hou!
The moment he heard the title, Taizi Fu got on the car without any hesitation.
For Taizi Fu, Luo Hou, whom he had never met before, was a person his mother often talked about.
At the beginning, she was full of complaints and resentment, especially when her father liked her more and more, her mother would often speak ill of Luo Hou.
But on the day he was named crown prince, his mother's tone suddenly changed.
My mother was very happy that day and said that she would be the king of the world and the most powerful person in the future.
So he smiled and said that when he became king in the future, he would definitely punish Luo Hou and avenge his mother.
Unexpectedly, my mother smiled first, and then told me seriously not to say that again in the future.
She said, now that you have become the crown prince, Luo Hou is your most trusted minister. If you become a king in the future, you must make use of Luo Hou.
He didn't understand, so his mother patiently explained it to him.
The prince got into the car and looked at the man in front of him who was not very tall, and felt a sense of security.
Luo Cheng asked the coachman to drive at full speed. He brought the most elite soldiers of the Luo State in Haojing to escort the two of them and rushed all the way out of the city.
"Prince, the army of Shen has invaded Haojing.
They will definitely kill you and the king.
The king and the queen have already set out from the east gate to hunt in Mount Li.
We are leaving from the south gate now, walking separately, so the chances of survival are greater."
Luo Cheng briefly explained the current situation to Prince Fu. Ji Fu was very scared and didn't know what to do. He could only stay in the carriage in a daze.
The Shen and Rong people rushed into the city like a swarm of bees. When the small nobles fighting on the city wall saw this, they immediately led the soldiers of their fiefdoms to flee under the city wall.
The Shen people were able to be somewhat restrained after entering the city of Haojing, but the Rong soldiers set fire, smashed and robbed everywhere, and the entire city of Haojing fell into chaos in an instant.
Shen Hou could only try his best to restrain them, but these Rong soldiers had poor discipline to begin with, and the King of Rong had no intention of restraining them, so the effect was not great.
When Lord Shen saw that he couldn't control the situation, he gave up immediately. It was not his concern as to the condition of the city of Haojing.
The most important thing for him now is to kill Jine, as the army coming to support the king may appear outside the city of Haojing at any time.
Only by killing Ji Nie and Crown Prince Ji Fu could Ji Yi become the undisputed emperor of Zhou.
At that time, Ji Yi, who indirectly killed his father, can only rely on himself to secure the throne.
Only the State of Shen and he can be invincible.
Lord Shen's thinking was very clear. All the chariots of the State of Shen rumbled into the city of Haojing, rampaged on the wide streets in the city, and headed straight for the royal palace.
There were many defeated soldiers along the way. Some of them came down from the city wall and were preparing to escape, and some were in charge of logistics. They fled in all directions when they heard that the Shen-Rong coalition forces had entered the city.
Marquis Shen led his army straight to the front of the palace, but the gate of the palace was tightly closed.
"Where is the king?
I have come here to purge the emperor's entourage in order to kill the traitors and rescue the emperor!"
Lord Shen still remembered that his character was a loyal minister who cleared the emperor's side, and he shouted loudly.
When the soldiers were captured and questioned, they found out that Jine had actually escaped from the east gate. They also saw obvious tracks of army vehicles on the ground.
He decisively left some people behind to guard the palace to prevent the Rong people from rushing in.
"The king has been abducted by thieves, which is something a loyal minister cannot tolerate.
People of Shen, follow me to rescue the emperor. "
Now he didn't care about the treasures in the palace and led the army directly towards the east gate.
When I looked out of the east gate, I saw smoke and dust billowing. It was obvious that chariots were moving, and there were at least one or two thousand people on board.
On the speeding chariot, Lord Shen brandished his long spear and shouted loudly: "The one who rescued the emperor has made great contributions. I will guarantee him a viscount position."
Even before catching Ji Nie, Shen Hou already had a strong sense of ownership.
It’s just a viscount position. When Ji Yi ascends the throne, these things can be rewarded with just a wave of the hand.
This was nothing to him, but the morale of those small nobles was instantly boosted, and they drove their chariots forward, shouting and chasing after him.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the Shen thief's army is chasing us from behind."
Shen Hou's pursuit was so obvious that many people in Jine's army could even feel the earth shaking.
Jine was riding in the carriage and running for his life. Usually he was a bit pampered, but now he didn't care about the bumps in the carriage. He held Bao Si's hand tightly, his face full of fear.
On the contrary, although Bao Si looked a little frightened, she had a calm expression on her face.
The promise Luo Cheng had made to her before made her free of worries and able to face the current outcome calmly.
If she could go back in time, she would still do the same thing to save her son's life.
Sensing Ji Nie's fear, Bao Si snuggled in his arms and comforted him softly, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. You are the son of God, and God will surely protect you.
We will definitely be able to turn danger into safety, and I will always be by your side."
Hearing Bao Si's comfort, Jine's tense emotions suddenly seemed to collapse.
He cried loudly and said, "I am the emperor, but I have never felt the blessing of heaven.
The Luo clan was just one of the small clans of the Ji clan, but they had gods who served beside God.
If I were a descendant of King Su, how could I have ended up like this?
Our ancestor King Wu wanted to pass the throne to King Su, but King Su gave up the throne to King Kang because of the patriarchal system.
Now it seems that although the throne has been given up, the destiny is still in the hands of Su Wang's line.
If the one who holds the destiny of the Zhou Dynasty is not the emperor, how can I be blessed by heaven?"
After saying this, it was obvious that Jine's mentality had completely collapsed and she could only vent by talking to herself.
Bao Si stood up from his arms and held him in her arms, comforting him softly, "Your Majesty, the lineage of King Su is the great patriarch of Bang Zhou.
They controlled the sacrifices, so it was reasonable for them to communicate with the heavens.
For two hundred years, the Luo family has been loyal to the king, precisely because the emperor's eldest clan is the symbol of heaven's will!
Don't think too much.
Marquis Luo promised me that he could guarantee Fuer's safety, and I will definitely keep my promise.
As long as we can escape, we can be like before. Fuer loves you the most and will definitely want to see you again."
Bao Si's gentle words slowly calmed down the trembling body of Emperor Ji Nie.
"Your Majesty, the Shen thief is about to catch up."
"Save the emperor and kill the traitor!"
The deafening sound reached Jine's ears, and he immediately became red with anger. "This traitor is so confused about right and wrong. How can God not punish him?"
Shen Hou finally led his army to catch up. Looking at Jine who was so close, he finally showed a complacent smile.
He had no intention of meeting Jine at all, and he didn't even plan to let Jine appear in the public eye.
Do they really have to kill the king in broad daylight in front of so many nobles and countrymen?
What a stupid thing this is.
Although his actions today are destined to be severely recorded in history books, they are still fundamentally different from regicide in person.
Just like when King Li died in the chaos of war, who knows how he died? Anyway, no one saw it with their own eyes, so there is no need for anyone to be charged with regicide.
The chariots rumbled over. In order to ensure that Jine would die in the chaos, Shen Hou brought a sufficient number of archers.
"Shoot arrows and kill all the thieves. Be careful to avoid the emperor's carriage."
Without saying a word, Lord Shen ordered the archers to shoot. He deliberately shouted loudly to avoid the emperor, but his confidants naturally knew to shoot arrows specifically at the emperor.
After just one round, Shen Hou discovered that the troops protecting Jinie were surprisingly vulnerable. They were not the elite of the Zhou army at all.
Of course what Luo Cheng told Jine about the elite troops of Luo State was just a lie. How could the real elite troops follow him to die?
These soldiers were recruited from the king's fiefdoms and were sent to die.
When Ji Nie saw Shen Hou shooting the arrow without saying a word, she knew that she would definitely die here today.
Looking at Bao Si's beautiful face, he smiled sadly and said, "My beloved, you can't escape this disaster today."
Bao Si was also smiling, very warmly. She held a sharp blade in her hand and pressed it against her neck. With just a slight pressure, a blood mark appeared on her snowy neck.
"Your Majesty, if there is an afterlife, we will see you again."
The blade was used with force, and bright red blood flowed on the snow-white and tender skin, and she died.
Jine held Bao Si's body in his arms. Countless arrows penetrated the carriage and turned him into a hedgehog.
"Who killed the emperor?"
As a voice sounded, the two sides who were fighting fiercely stopped at the same time, and Shen Hou drove his chariot to Jine's carriage.
He tremblingly lifted the curtain of the carriage.
Ji Nie and Bao Si died in each other's arms.
One is the one with the noblest bloodline and the most respected status in the world, and is the son of God in the hearts of countless Zhou people.
One is the most beautiful woman in the world, and no one can help but be moved by her.
Now their deaths were not inglorious at all. Bao Si was fine, but Ji Nie's entire back was covered with feather arrows.
As if he couldn't believe that the emperor was dead, Shen Hou knelt on the blood-stained mud and cried bitterly.
"Your Majesty! I am late!"
All the soldiers of the State of Shen who followed Marquis Shen knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
Shen Hou cried for a while, then stood up, dragged down the corpse of the eunuch who had been driving the emperor's chariot, chopped off his head, and cursed loudly: "These villains actually murdered the emperor, how can they face the people of the world?
Cut off his head as punishment.
I am a vassal of Zhou, and I cannot protect the emperor. This is my fault, and today I will sacrifice my hair for my head."
As he said this, he cut off his hair, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it hard.
After all these scenes, the most important thing is that Ji Nie is dead, although Ji Fu was not seen.
But the purpose has basically been achieved.
The most important thing now is to return to Haojing and gain the support of the princes in the capital.
The emperor's death was announced to the entire Haojing, and then a simple coronation ceremony was immediately held for Ji Yi.
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King You was confused and chaotic, and the royal family was full of evil. The princes rebelled against him, and eventually Fenghao was lost. - "Records of the Grand Historian: The Basic Annals of Zhou"
Ji Nie is offline, Bao Si is offline, who is the next one?
(End of this chapter)
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