1026 Killing the Witnesses, Enough to Become the King's Enemy
The Black Cavalry is the ace cavalry under the command of the Ninth Prince. After receiving a mission, they will analyze the mission and formulate an implementation plan by themselves. They do not need any command at all. Therefore, the Ninth Prince has no intention of rushing to Taicheng to engage in close combat.
Uncle Nine can rest assured that Taicheng will be handed over to the Black Cavalry!
The Ninth Prince led his own soldiers, as well as the three thousand old, weak, and disabled soldiers sent by the Governor of Shandong, out of the city overnight. Facing the mighty army, the guards at the city gate were shocked. Before they could react, the Ninth Prince's soldiers jumped off their horses swiftly, pushed them aside, put a big knife on their necks, and threatened: "Open the city gate!"
The Ninth Prince was wearing armor and sitting on a tall warhorse. He looked less noble and more murderous. The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to look at him and could only watch blankly as the Ninth Prince's men opened the city gate and left the city.
Ga-ga-ga... the sound of horse hooves marching in an orderly manner made people tremble in their hearts. Everyone in the city who saw this scene felt uneasy.
The Ninth Prince led his troops out of the city with great fanfare, and it was definitely not for pleasure. I'm afraid someone will bleed tonight...
Except for the 3,000 men led by the Governor of Shandong, the rest were riding horses. Soon the Ninth Prince and his personal soldiers left the 3,000 men far behind. The 3,000 personal soldiers tried their best but could not even see a single trace of them.
"What should we do now?" The three thousand personal soldiers were stunned. They were not smart and good at fighting, otherwise they would not have been picked by the Governor of Shandong.
At this moment, someone turned back on horseback and said, "You, follow me."
When the three thousand personal soldiers saw that the battle uniform of the man was exactly the same as that of the Ninth Prince's personal soldiers, they stopped thinking and followed the man obediently, going wherever the man led them.
In fact, these three thousand soldiers had no idea where the Ninth Prince was going. However, their ignorance did not mean that others did not know. The moment the Ninth Prince left the city, Young Master Lu guessed that something was wrong. At this time, a subordinate reported that people from Taicheng had been to Huayuan during the day. Young Master Lu immediately understood that the matter of the Xiaoqishan gold mine had been exposed. |
"Third Young Master, what should we do now?" Mining gold privately is a capital crime. If the Ninth Prince catches this mistake, the Lu family will be finished.
Young Master Lu didn't say anything, but had a gloomy face. After thinking for a long time, he finally stood up and walked towards the inner courtyard. Although the others were anxious, no one dared to follow him. They just stood in the hall, anxiously waiting for Young Master Lu to make a decision.
Young Master Lu walked through the corridor, crossed the patio, and went inside the deserted courtyard until he came to a simple wooden house in the Lu family mansion and stopped.
"My lord." Young Master Lu stood at the door and saluted respectfully. Even though the people inside couldn't see, his face was full of humility.
"What's the matter?" A deep male voice came from inside the room, with a hint of dissatisfaction, as if it was saying that you'd better have something important to say, otherwise you'll be in trouble.
Young Master Lu's heart tightened, and he lowered his eyebrows and said amiably, "My Lord, the matter of Xiaoqi Mountain has been discovered, and the Ninth Prince is leading his men out of the city. They should be heading to Xiaoqi Mountain now."
"Him? Who does he have in Shandong? Just a few hundred personal soldiers." The man in the room said contemptuously, and then coughed twice, and it seemed that he was not in good health.
"My lord, the Ninth Prince has five hundred personal soldiers with him, and he has taken away three thousand city defense troops." Although they had never fought head-on, Young Master Lu knew that the Ninth Prince was not someone to be trifled with.
"Five hundred personal soldiers? When did the prince allow himself to be accompanied by five hundred personal soldiers?" The man in the room didn't care about the city guards at all.
Young Master Lu did not dare to hide anything and told the story of what happened when the Ninth Prince entered the city when he was away, and put the blame on the Governor of Shandong.
"Useless thing. After being the governor for so many years, you still can't learn how to take power." The man in the room seemed to look down on the Governor of Shandong, and Young Master Lu didn't dare to say a word.
The reason why the Governor of Shandong is so incompetent is because of the Lu family's suppression over the years. Otherwise, the Lu family would not be able to control Shandong so easily.
Young Master Lu didn't dare to talk about this, so he asked carefully, "My Lord, what happened at Xiaoqishan?"
"It's just a gold mine. As long as it's in Shandong, it belongs to me. Now let my ninth brother be happy." The man was arrogant. After a pause, he said, "Deal with it cleanly and don't let anyone find evidence."
Young Master Lu raised his head in panic, then quickly lowered his head: "I understand."
After saying that, he turned and left.
After Master Lu left, the man in the room made a series of low sounds, and the sound was like a demon from hell.
"Ninth brother, hehe... I didn't expect that you were the first person to discover my power in the capital, and the first person to find my lair was also you. As expected, you are not a good person to survive the hands of the emperor who likes to kill his own brothers. Ninth brother, I think highly of you, please don't die too early!"
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The fact that the Lu family was able to drive away the people of Taicheng shows that the Lu family's military power in Xiaoqishan is quite strong. It is absolutely impossible for the Ninth Prince to take over Xiaoqishan with only his 500 personal soldiers, and the Ninth Prince would not make such a sacrifice.
However... the Lu family didn't know that the Ninth Prince had already made preparations. The troops that were originally used to frame the Lu family now seemed to be put to another use.
The Ninth Prince brought five hundred personal soldiers and made a detour to a village outside the city. After lighting a signal in the air, a group of men dressed in civilian clothes and holding broadswords emerged from all corners of the village. These people saluted the Ninth Prince respectfully.
The Ninth Prince asked his personal soldiers to dismount and inspect the place, then ordered them to follow him: "Let's go."
These men and horses were not the old, weak, sick or disabled. Even when they were running after the war horses, they did not fall behind. The Ninth Prince led this group of people and directly blocked the 3,000 city defense soldiers who had been knocked down.
"Take off their clothes and change them!"
Three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled city defense troops were instantly replaced by three thousand strong and brave soldiers. However, it took several hours to go back and forth, and a lot of things could happen during these hours, such as... everyone in the Xiaoqishan gold mine was silenced.
When the Ninth Prince led his men and rushed up to Xiaoqi Mountain, Xiaoqi Mountain was already surrounded by a fire. It looked like the fire would burn for three days and three nights without any problem.
When the wind blows, you can smell the barbecue coming from the mountain, and the whole Xiaoqi Mountain is filled with a gloomy and sad atmosphere.
"We're too late!" The Ninth Prince reined in his horse and signaled the soldiers to stop.
"Your Highness?" One of the eight generals stepped forward and said uneasily.
They miscalculated!
"The Lu family is so generous and courageous that they are willing to be my enemy." The Ninth Prince looked at the raging fire with full of fighting spirit!
The Lu family has officially declared war on him!
A word to readers: I am so weak, today's fourth update is really for the sake of monthly votes! The matter in Shandong will soon have a result, which means... The trip to Shandong is very important, not just to cause trouble for the Lu family!