"Soldiers, you are all the personal guards of the Prince of Yong's residence. Protecting the Prince and safeguarding the people is your duty!"
"There was even a prefect of Yongzhou who was corrupt and lawless, using highly poisonous substances to amass ill-gotten gains and harm innocent people..."
Princess Xu was dressed in full armor, her scarlet cloak fluttering behind her.
Standing on the high platform, she loudly recounted the numerous crimes of the Prefect of Yongzhou: "This 'immortal ointment' harms people's bodies and destroys their spirits; the various symptoms are horrifying."
"Such highly poisonous substances should have been burned and destroyed, but because of the greed and selfishness of corrupt officials like the Prefect of Yongzhou, they have run rampant in my Yongzhou!"
"The corrupt official's behavior is simply outrageous. As a first-rank prince of the imperial court, His Highness Prince Yong cannot allow such a corrupt official to live in the world."
"Therefore, His Highness has ordered the execution of this corrupt official, restoring order and justice to Yongzhou!"
Princess Xu spoke with great passion, and the 1,500 guards of the royal palace were filled with excitement.
They were, of course, excited.
I have been in Yongzhou for several days, but the people of Yongzhou only recognize the governor and do not take the Prince of Yong's Mansion seriously at all.
Even though they were both guards, the guards of the governor's mansion were a grade higher than those of the Prince of Yong's mansion.
Who doesn't want to be superior to others? Who wants to be bullied by their "peers"?
Needless to say, their rank should be higher than that of the guards of the governor's mansion!
And most importantly, the execution of the Prefect of Yongzhou was an order from the Prince and the Princess.
As loyal subordinates, they must obey!
As for whether it will cause trouble later, that's not something they need to worry about.
"Brothers, do you guys think this is reliable?"
"The prince is indeed unreliable, but the princess is reliable!"
"Oh dear, I meant, what about the Yongzhou camp—"
"What's there to be afraid of! Since the princess dared to take action, it means she has a countermeasure!"
The guards and centurions below the platform, as mid-ranking military officers, were not highly regarded.
At least many of Princess Xu's secrets will not be told to them.
They were a little unsure of themselves, listening to Princess Xu's instructions while glancing around and exchanging glances with their brothers.
However, when it came time to take action, their expressions hardened.
Regardless of whether it's reliable or not, the princess has already made a move. If they don't, the first people the princess will want to sacrifice are probably them.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Kill the corrupt official! Protect the Prince's Mansion!"
The shouts of the guards were deafening, their momentum overwhelming.
Princess Xu was very pleased to see this scene.
Holding a spiked club in both hands, she strode down from the platform without even grabbing the reins. With a powerful push of her feet, she leaped into the air and onto the horse's back.
The fourth prince, who needed help to climb onto the real warhorse, swallowed hard upon seeing this.
My princess is truly valiant!
With such a fierce princess personally leading the charge, the fourth prince felt inexplicably at ease!
"kill!"
Seeing her own silly boy climb onto the horse out of the corner of her eye, Princess Xu shouted and led her guards to charge towards the governor's mansion!
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Amidst the sounds of battle, the governor's mansion was quickly engulfed in flames.
The governor of Yongzhou could hardly believe that a fool like the fourth prince would dare to imitate Helian Jue and arbitrarily kill an official appointed by the imperial court.
"Quickly assemble the constables and servants, now!"
Although the governor of Yongzhou was so frightened by the cacophony of shouts and battle cries outside that his legs went weak, he still managed to retain some semblance of rationality.
"Close the door and buy some time."
"Send someone to the Yongzhou camp immediately to inform the army to enter the city!"
"Hurry! Hurry up!"
While making urgent arrangements, the prefect of Yongzhou hurriedly packed his essentials and tried to escape through the back door with his wife and children.
He had no choice but to flee; the governor's mansion was too dangerous.
Even if reinforcements from the Yongzhou camp arrive, it will be an hour later.
His household retainers and the constables of the governor's office totaled only three or four hundred men, no match for the Prince of Yong's personal guards!
If they can delay the enemy's offensive momentum and give him and his family time to escape, that would be good enough.
Unfortunately, Princess Xu wouldn't give her that chance to escape.
back door?
Hehe, Princess Xu, who grew up in the military camp and once accompanied her father to confiscate the property of corrupt officials, said that the first thing she did after arriving at the governor's mansion with her troops was to surround the mansion.
Not to mention the back door, she even had someone guarding the dog hole.
The governor of Yongzhou and his family rushed to the back door, and when they opened it, they saw the fourth prince lying in wait.
"Your Excellency, where are you headed?"
At this time, the fourth prince was no longer the foolish and reckless man he used to be.
He sat high on the horse, his hands in front of him, his body leaning slightly forward, his expression and posture very relaxed and casual.
The fourth prince's face was clearly mocking, as if to say: Oh dear, I've been waiting for you, but there's really no surprise at all!
Their predictions had been predicted by others, and their only escape route had been cut off. The entire family of the Prefect of Yongzhou were filled with deep despair.
"It's over! This time it's really over!"
In the neighboring Yuezhou, a prefect was executed in the street just six months ago, and his family members were all converted into military households.
Cui Boyong, the governor of Yuezhou, was from a prominent family.
He himself was the Prefect of Yongzhou, not from a prominent family, but from a family of officials whose lineage had lasted for generations.
They also wielded some power, but it was far less than that of the aristocratic families.
So, will my fate be even more tragic than Cui Boyong's?
"That's right! After committing such heinous crimes, you still expect a peaceful end?"
Princess Xu proved to the governor of Yuezhou that his guess was correct!
Princess Xu was the daughter of a military family; Xu Liang made his fortune through warfare.
Therefore, Princess Xu's family had a deep-rooted knowledge of how to profit from war and how to double-cross others.
She handled it with absolute ease.
The enormous wealth that the Prefect of Yongzhou amassed during his years in Yongzhou was all confiscated by Princess Xu, box by box.
What does "a cunning rabbit has three burrows" mean?
None of them could withstand Princess Xu's military beatings.
If the prefect of Yongzhou won't speak up, then we'll start with those lackeys who run errands!
After a series of ruthless actions, Princess Xu confiscated all of the Prefect of Yongzhou's assets.
"Father is right, it's true that 'fighting' is the most profitable!"
Seeing those chests of gold and silver jewelry, it would take half a day to haul them away even with an oxcart.
Princess Xu couldn't stop smiling.
"With this money, our royal palace should recruit and train more soldiers!"
Although it is not as powerful as the Yue King's Mansion for the time being, it should be able to protect itself with sufficient military strength.
Just as Princess Xu was happily planning how to expand the army, someone came galloping by to report: "Your Highness, after His Highness Prince Yue captured the Yongzhou camp, he left with his men!"
Instead of taking advantage of the situation to occupy Yongzhou, they simply scattered and took away the three thousand troops in the Yongzhou camp, leaving the Prince of Yong and his wife with an empty military camp.
"Your Highness, the King of Yue, is indeed a man of great stature."
This is the kind of person who gets things done.
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