Chapter 245 Finale (Part 1)
——Border of Daxia——
At the same time, Pei Jingyuan was covered in wounds, tied up and kneeling on the ground. His face was full of panic. Until now, he still couldn't figure out how he had ended up like this.
It was obvious that within these two months, he had bribed several important generals in the British public army through various despicable and lucrative means.
In this battle, he learned about the battle plan of the Duke of England in advance and secretly revealed it to the Regent of Dayong. He discussed with the Regent about internal and external cooperation. He let the Regent know the Duke of England's plan in advance on the battlefield, so as to besiege him and let the bribed people around the Duke of England attack him. When the Duke of England died, he considered the lives of the entire army and for the sake of everyone's family, and pretended to negotiate with the Regent to take the soldiers' relatives to the border of Dayong. He surrendered to the Regent with these soldiers and took the opportunity to attack the border of Daxia. In this way, the entire border of Daxia was defeated without a fight and belonged to Dayong.
But he never expected that the Duke of England did not follow the original battle plan, leaving the Regent empty-handed and letting the Duke of England's men burn the enemy's food. And he fainted inexplicably on the battlefield, and when he woke up again, he was like this.
"Duke, you're back! How are they going to deal with it?" Just when Pei Jingyuan was extremely puzzled, the tent was opened and the heavy footsteps of the Duke of England were heard walking in.
"Put this in a box and hang it on the city gate when you return to the city!" With a plop, the Duke of England threw something over and it rolled to the ground.
Pei Jingyuan was curious, and suddenly he took a glimpse and almost screamed in fright. That was... the head of the Regent! He was actually killed by the Duke of England!
Although the Regent was smart and cunning, his combat capability and military strength were still inferior to that of the Duke of England on the battlefield. Especially this time, he got a fake battle plan. When he returned to his camp angrily and saw that his food and grass were burned, he immediately took people to put out the fire.
But at this time, the Duke of England, who had been ambushing all around and had already made full preparations, completely besieged the Regent's men. Coupled with the large area of smoke provided by Doctor Xuan, it was easy to wipe out the Regent's men in one fell swoop.
"Father...Father." Pei Jingyuan couldn't help but tremble when he met the Duke of England's cold gaze.
The moment Pei Jingyuan saw the head of the regent, he knew that his last hope was completely shattered. His father had known about his conspiracy a long time ago. Not only did he let him know a fake battle plan, but he also captured all the soldiers he bribed.
"Shut up! The Duke of Ben doesn't have a son like you! Your father is the one who did it. You are Dayong's spy! Not my Duke of Yingguo's son!" The Duke of Yingguo looked at Pei Jingyuan and snorted coldly.
Pei Jingyuan was a traitor to the country. If he didn't clear himself of his relationship with him, he would probably implicate the entire Duke's Mansion. Although, from Qingyan's voice, he knew that Pei Jingyuan was his blood, but in the face of the righteousness of the country, he would never recognize such a bloodline. He planned to kill Pei Jingyuan and call him the son of the regent!
"No... Father, I am really your son! You can't do this to me, please let me go! After all, I am your blood!" Pei Jingyuan cried to the Duke of England anxiously.
However, the Duke of Ying ignored his pleas, took out a red bottle from his bosom, and walked in front of him. He looked down at him and said in a deep voice: "My fellow soldiers, Pei Jingyuan is the son of the Regent of Dayong. He sneaked into our mansion as a spy, trying to overthrow our Great Xia. But the Duke of Ying and his family gradually learned the truth as they got along, so they used Pei Jingyuan to lure out the Regent of Dayong, and captured and beheaded him. Today, the Duke of Ying will kill Pei Jingyuan and the traitors in the army one by one! From now on, the battle on the border between Great Xia and Dayong is declared a victory!"
"No...Father..." Pei Jingyuan was extremely frightened and was still thinking about begging for mercy, but the Duke of Ying suddenly pinched his chin and poured poison into his throat.
Duke Ying's eyes were red, and after poisoning Pei Jingyuan, he walked out of the tent in silence with a complicated look. He also had someone pretend to be Pei Jingyuan's men to pass on false news to Prince Shuo, saying that he and the King of Qin had been killed by the enemy in a battle on the border, and Pei Jingyuan had surrendered with his troops.
——Beijing——
Prince Shuo was extremely excited when he heard the news. After everything was ready, he went to the palace triumphantly.
"King Qin? Is the King Qin back?" The emperor was lying on the bed. When he heard the sound of the door of the hall opening, he looked towards the door expectantly, hoping that it was the King Qin who had returned.
These days, he had already heard rumors outside and had become suspicious of Prince Shuo. Especially during the days when he was sick, he clearly felt that the imperial doctors around him did not treat him attentively, and none of his queens and concubines came to see him. All of this was very wrong, and he slowly realized that he had misunderstood the King of Qin, and it was Prince Shuo who was really rebellious.
Even if the King of Qin wanted power, he was his son after all, and it was only natural that he should be given the throne in the future. But what about Prince Shuo? However, when he understood, it was too late. His selfishness and desire for power alone made him lose the ability to think correctly.
"Royal brother, why do you seem so unhappy when you see it's me?" Prince Shuo was no longer pretending, he smiled faintly.
The emperor couldn't move his body, and said with a crooked mouth: "You...what are you doing here? I don't want to see you! I want the King of Qin, has the King of Qin come back?"
"Royal brother, I am your younger brother! How can you only think about your dead son?" Prince Shuo sneered.
"What are you talking about? What death?" The emperor was shocked when he heard this, and at the same time, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
The King of Qin died? The son he had with his beloved woman died? No... this was impossible. He simply couldn't accept it.
"Yes! King Qin and Duke Ying have both died in the battle, and now your Majesty is going to die of excessive grief, hahahaha... Next, I will succeed you as the new generation emperor of Daxia. Brother, today I am here to see you off for the last time, why... are you touched?" Prince Shuo laughed as he spoke, and he couldn't hide the pride on his face.
"You..." The emperor was so angry that his eyes were red and he could not speak. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
King Shuo looked at the imperial physician beside him, winked and said, "Hurry... the emperor is seriously ill, hurry up and give him medicine!"
The imperial physician forced the prepared medicine into the emperor's mouth. The emperor struggled violently for a few times and then died.
"Hahaha... someone come! Go outside and announce to the world that the Emperor died of grief and vomiting blood upon learning that the King of Qin and the Duke of England were defeated. He left a will, asking me to inherit the throne!" Seeing that the emperor had passed away, Prince Shuo laughed excitedly and ordered the eunuch to go outside to pass the message.
He is about to start preparing for his coronation ceremony!
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