Chapter 1211: Execution
At that time, the late emperor was still in good health. Although the King of Yizhou was young, not even yet twenty years old, there were still many people standing on his side.
After all, the current prince had made great contributions at that time, and the third prince was favored by the late emperor, so there were many people around them.
Some people couldn't squeeze in, so many people who would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix chose to be the King of Yizhou.
Anyway, the emperor is not dead, and every prince has his own chance to fight for it. If he fails, he can just withdraw.
So even though the King of Yizhou went to be a fief, there were still some people who maintained ambiguous relationships with him.
The one who was following the King of Yizhou at that time was Lord Guan. The world was not yet completely stable and Yizhou was very poor, so Lord Guan helped the King of Yizhou build the city of Yizhou.
I wanted to accumulate strength first and fight later. After all, the late emperor was in his prime. If he could live another ten or eight years, who knew what the future would be like?
Yizhou developed under such circumstances. The King of Yizhou contacted many people during this period, but who knew that the situation would change so quickly.
The Longyou Road was unstable, with rebels rising up everywhere. The court sent two generals, both of whom were killed. At that time, the former crown prince had just passed away, leaving most of the connections in the Eastern Palace to the third prince.
But the second prince fought for the country in many battles and had countless generals under his command. In terms of military achievements, even the former crown prince would have to retreat before the second prince.
So the late emperor did not want to use the second prince, but Longyou Road lost twelve cities in a row, and finally the emperor had no choice but to let the second prince lead the troops to fight.
In order to prevent the second prince from accumulating military merits, the emperor decided to lead the army himself and leave the third prince as regent.
There are many different opinions about what happened later. No one can explain why the second prince bypassed the emperor who was sitting in the rear, rushed back to the capital to kill the third prince, and then left the capital to welcome the emperor back.
The current emperor is already so successful that he threatens the monarch. The former crown prince has passed away due to illness, and the third prince is also dead. Among the legitimate princes, only he and the King of Yizhou are left.
At that time, many people thought that the late emperor might support the King of Yizhou to fight against the second prince. The King of Yizhou also thought so. He was prepared, and the people who noisily squeezed onto the King of Yizhou's boat were also prepared.
As a result, after a month of silence, the late emperor issued an edict to appoint the second prince as the crown prince. Later, perhaps because he was too sad, or perhaps because he was tired from leading the army in person, he fell ill.
Many people suspected that it was the current emperor who poisoned the late emperor, but the Imperial Medical Bureau could not find out, and the court officials and aristocratic families had no evidence.
In any case, the late emperor died of illness less than a year after the death of the third prince. The current emperor's ascension to the throne was a natural progression, completely blocking the way for the King of Yizhou.
The road was blocked, but the King of Yizhou had the idea in mind. Some of the people who squeezed onto the boat escaped successfully, while others also wanted to give up the idea and leave. However, because the King of Yizhou had the leverage over them, the two sides remained in contact.
For example, Governor Zhang might not have been willing to rebel for the King of Yizhou at first, but after more than ten years of continuous contact, they first did some business together in grain and land, and then recommended talents to each other or recommended them for promotions...
The more you do together, the deeper you'll naturally sink, until you're stuck in a quagmire and can't get out.
Take him for example.
Mr. Guan got the advantage because he died early.
He didn't want to continue and slowly got out of it ten years ago, but so what? Didn't he still have to live in fear under the nose of the King of Yizhou for more than ten years?
There is no way to stay out of trouble on this road. Once you set foot on it, there is no way to get off.
So even though Pei Ziwen knew that the final result would not be good, he had to bite the bullet and go on, doing his best to protect the King of Yizhou.
Because only when he is alive do they have some hope. If he dies, all of them will be finished.
Therefore, Pei Ziwen is now risking his life to give advice to the King of Yizhou. The King of Yizhou has a lot of soldiers and horses, and it is impossible for Yin Li to keep all of them with such a small number of people.
So the King of Yizhou finally broke out.
But Yin Li was not surprised at all, and still sat firmly in the middle tent to give command.
The King of Yizhou fled with a group of soldiers in a panic, but they were still closely pursued by a group of pursuers. One of the lieutenant generals could not help but say, "Your Highness, go ahead. We will cover your retreat."
The King of Yizhou did not refuse, and left with the remaining people after leaving a word.
The Central Army quickly received a report, "General, they seem to be heading towards Zizhou."
Yin Li then stood up, took his sword and said, "A cunning rabbit has three burrows. The King of Yizhou has made a lot of preparations. Let's go and take a look."
Yin Li assigned tasks, asking people to continue attacking the stubborn rebels and gathering up the defeated troops, while he took the remaining 5,000 troops to pursue the King of Yizhou.
He didn't chase him too hard, but insisted that he play all his cards clean. Otherwise, if he kept them, they would turn into a festering swelling over time, and the swelling would get bigger and bigger, and it would be painful to remove it.
So it's best to remove it now.
Yin Li finally caught up with the King of Yizhou outside the city of Zizhou. The King of Yizhou was terrified and rushed into Zizhou for help without thinking.
Pei Ziwen wanted to stop him, but then he thought that it was useless to keep this backup plan, so he might as well use it now.
On second thought, if I continue to follow, I will definitely die. It would be better to...
The defeated army scattered.
The governor of Zizhou had been feeling uneasy since he received the notice signed by Yang Heshu. He had been waiting for news, but within two days the King of Yizhou gave him such a big shock.
When he heard that the King of Yizhou had led his remaining troops into the city to demand help, he gritted his teeth, turned around, took his sword, and said to his men, "The King of Yizhou has rebelled. Follow me to kill the enemy and put down the rebellion."
The confidants who knew some of the inside story looked at each other and then answered "yes" in unison with the other officials.
The King of Yizhou had no idea that his "reinforcements" would turn against him and kill him. He was stunned when the soldiers in front of him were shot by arrows and fell off their horses. Then the gates of the governor's mansion opened wide, and officers and soldiers armed with swords and bows and arrows came out shouting, "Exterminate the rebels!"
The King of Yizhou's face turned pale, and his two sons, leaning against him, turned pale. Finally, they couldn't hold back their tears and cried out, "Father, let's surrender. With the Imperial Grandmother here, the Imperial Uncle won't kill us."
The two of them really didn't know that their father wanted to rebel. They just thought that the Yizhou Palace was second only to the Imperial Palace, and their father's power was second only to that of their uncle.
They were dissatisfied with the Crown Prince and looked down on the Third Prince, but they had never thought of replacing their uncle.
The King of Yizhou's face kept changing. At this time, the people led by Yin Li also caught up. The rebel army was attacked from both sides, and everyone fought together. The King of Yizhou and the Prince of Xin'an and Xinping, who were surrounded in the middle, seemed like the only reef in the waves.
The encirclement was getting smaller and smaller. Blood splattered on the faces of the Xin'an and Xinping princes. They couldn't help but grab the arms of the Yizhou prince. "Father, let's surrender. Please think about the Empress Dowager."
The King of Yizhou tightened and loosened his grip on the sword, and just when he was about to say something, an arrow flew through the air and killed the guard standing in front of him. As the guard fell, another arrow followed and shot straight into his chest.
I thought I updated it, but I forgot. Then I'll just put both chapters together.
(End of this chapter)
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