From that day on, Situ Hao and Situ Yi guarded the four gates of Lianzhou Prefecture respectively. Prince Qing and Shen Laiqing were completely trapped in Lianzhou City and could not get out. The generals under Prince Qing led their troops out of the city to fight against Situ Hao and Situ Yi, but they failed this time and ultimately could not break out of Lianzhou Prefecture.
At the end of October, there were rumors in the capital that His Royal Highness Prince Qing, who had disappeared a few months ago, had actually gone to Lianzhou Prefecture and raised the banner of rebellion there. However, he was unlucky. Situ Yi, the eldest son of Prince Jing, and Situ Hao, the prince of Prince Jing, were asked by the emperor to go to Anzhou to lead troops for training. They received a letter from Lu Zifeng, the prince of Duke Dingguo, who was visiting Lianzhou Prefecture, saying that they had discovered that Prince Qing was about to rebel in Lianzhou Prefecture. After discussion, the three of them, without time to contact the capital, took their own troops to surround Lianzhou Prefecture, trying to wipe out Prince Qing's rebel army.
Situ Yong sat on the dragon throne, squinting his eyes as he looked at the ministers arguing below. His face was expressionless, but he was sneering in his heart.
Do you really think I don't know what you're thinking? Especially those ministers who are very close to Prince Qing, who are still making a fuss here, accusing those kids of leading troops across provinces to fight without authorization.
As Lu Zifeng's parent, Lu Minghan naturally couldn't let these people put this hat on his child's head.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say. I have nothing to say about my nephew's actions, but I do want to say that my nephew accidentally discovered in Lianzhou Prefecture that Prince Qing was planning a rebellion. You must know that the situation was extremely critical at the time. If my nephew had written another letter and sent it back to the capital, Your Majesty would have been too late to send troops to suppress him. After all, the battlefield is ever-changing. If it was too late, Prince Qing would have attacked northward along Lianzhou Prefecture, and tens of thousands of people would have suffered."
"I cannot agree with the accusations made by several of you gentlemen just now. As the saying goes, 'A general on the battlefield is not bound by his sovereign's orders.' I believe that while rules are good, they are static, while people are dynamic, and there is always room for flexibility."
Several court officials who had a good relationship with Lu Minghan also strongly supported Lu Minghan.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of War is right. The founding emperor of our Dayu Dynasty once said that we should never be bound by formalities or rules. You must know that on the battlefield, we cannot just talk about war on paper. We must act flexibly, not just stick to the rules."
Seeing that more and more people were supporting Lu Minghan, Situ Yong immediately stopped several ministers who wanted to use this incident to punish the three children.
"I never intended to punish those three children. What did they do wrong? I'm not senile yet. I'm very happy right now. Not to mention Lu Zifeng, even Situ Hao and Situ Yi are my nephews! I will reward them for what they have done."
"Issue an order to have Prince Jing's sons Situ Hao and Situ Yi continue besieging Lianzhou Prefecture and force Prince Qing to surrender. The fewer casualties, the better. After all, they are my people, and I simply cannot bear to watch them slaughter each other."
After Situ Yong finished speaking, he turned around and left Qianyuan Hall. Lu Minghan glanced at the ministers who advocated punishing the three children.
Humph, let’s remember this. We will avenge this grudge sooner or later.
While the ministers in the capital were arguing in the court, the atmosphere in Lianzhou Prefecture was depressed. Prince Qing looked at Shen Laiqing, who was wrapped in bandages, and looked at the dozen or so generals under his command with some frustration.
"Tell me, what else can you do? You can't even beat a teenager. You used to brag about yourselves, but what about now?"
The generals were so badly scolded by Qing Wang that they couldn't even raise their heads. They were usually very powerful, and they didn't know why the young man over there was so powerful that they were all defeated by him.
These people were all those that Shen Laiqing had bribed and taken away. In fact, they were not considered military generals in the army. They were just fourth-rank or fifth-rank lieutenant generals. Their martial arts skills were not high. There were even a few former sixth-rank captains.
Lu Zifeng, sitting in his courtyard, spat out the tea in his mouth when he saw this scene. He hadn't expected Prince Qing to be so ridiculous. Just these people wanted to rebel, but didn't he know their background before the rebellion? Was he just going to let Shen Laiqing make the decision on his own?
Why did Lu Zifeng feel that Prince Qing's rebellion was a joke? Thinking about it, Lu Zifeng suddenly felt extremely bored. He had thought this matter would be very difficult, but he didn't expect it to develop to this point: Oh, it seems there is nothing interesting to watch. Why not go and deal with Prince Qing today and quickly end this ridiculous rebellion drama?
By now, the capital must have gotten the news! If they already knew about Prince Qing's rebellion, then killing Prince Qing would be fine.
Taking advantage of the night, Lu Zifeng came to the military camp outside the city. Situ Hao and Situ Yi were waiting for him.
"Does the Emperor have any new decree?"
Situ Hao was looking at official documents and only looked up when he heard Lu Zifeng's voice.
"See for yourself."
As he said this, he handed Lu Zifeng a memorial.
Lu Zifeng took it, looked at it, and raised his eyebrows.
"What's wrong with the Emperor? He doesn't even want me to kill Prince Qing. Does he still want to keep him alive?"
Situ Yi brought a plate of food to Lu Zifeng and then said.
"The Emperor is saying that some of the ministers in the capital who are close to Prince Qing have been acting a bit too aggressively lately, so let's capture Prince Qing and bring him back. By then, the Emperor should have his own intentions!"
Hearing Situ Yi say this, Lu Zifeng curled his lips.
"Okay, when do you think it would be best for me to take action? You guys need to cooperate with me too!"
Finally, the three of them agreed to take action at Chou time three days later. At that time, Situ Hao and Situ Yi would feign an attack on Lianzhou Prefecture to attract the attention of Shen Laiqing and others, while Lu Zifeng would go directly to capture King Qing.
In fact, Lu Zifeng could capture Prince Qing directly without the help of two people. This was not a big deal for Lu Zifeng. With the blessing of speed, Lu Zifeng could easily kidnap Prince Qing before those guards of Prince Qing could react. However, Lu Zifeng did not want to stand out too much, so it was better for the three of them to accomplish this task together.
Wouldn't it be better if everyone shared the credit? In this day and age, it's taboo to take all the credit for something. After all, when everyone is doing well, that's when things really work out, right?
Three days later, just after midnight, a figure flashed from a small courtyard in the east of Lianzhou City and ran towards the prefectural government office not far away.
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