Shao Qing was not in the outer study at that time. Her deputy came to ask for instructions on the general direction of the work, so she went to the next room to deal with it.
Just as she was talking, she heard some news coming in. She thought that this must be the follow-up to the matter concerning the Emperor. She gave a few final instructions and was about to go back, but suddenly there was a loud "bang".
The wing room was neither far nor close, so the loud noise did not scare her. However, Shao Qing was surprised because the noise came from the direction of the main hall, where Wei Jing was.
What's going on?
Is the emperor doing something weird?
Shao Qing immediately ordered someone to help her go back. Just as she walked out of the room and back along the corridor, Wei Jing had already led everyone out. When he saw his wife, his stiff expression relaxed slightly.
"Ah Qing, go in first."
There will be a bloody scene next. His wife can’t see it but she can still smell it, so Wei Jing immediately orders Nanny Ping to help his wife into the house.
Shao Qing didn't know what was going on, but she could clearly tell his mood. It was not a good time to ask him. She was worried, frowned slightly and called softly, "Husband?"
"I'm fine."
As they were talking, Shao Qing had already approached. He walked forward, shook her hand, whispered a few words to her, then turned around and personally escorted her in.
After this interruption, Wei Jing's rapid breathing eased a little, but his resentment remained. His icy eyes swept over the cronies of Prince An who were coming one after another.
"Torture!"
…
No screams could be heard outside the house because Wei Jing had people cover their mouths. Only faint groans could be heard intermittently.
Shao Qing felt like sitting on pins and needles.
She already knew what was going on and was angry and worried at the same time.
This dog emperor is so disgusting. Wei Jing’s scars were exposed again and he had to relive the tragic deaths of his mother, brother and nephew.
But it must be said that he succeeded.
And that Prince An is truly vicious and insidious.
If it weren't for his suggestions, how could Wei Jing be so hurt?
The emperor dared to send the person here for trial, so he must be telling the truth. Shao Qing was anxious and quickly ordered Wang Jing to go outside to check.
The interrogation outside has entered a white-hot state.
Half of Prince An's confidants were sent over. Among this half, many were elderly people who had served and followed the king for many years, and they knew very well what Prince An had done during the great change.
Of course, to be a confidant for many years requires sufficient loyalty, and it is not easy to pry open someone's mouth. Only Qing Zhai Wei had many skilled fighters, and among these confidants there were many eunuchs who simply served people. Their loyalty could not offset the physical pain, and they were the first to be opened.
The final answer came out: what was written in the emperor's letter was true.
Wei Jing stood stiffly, veins bulging on his forehead, and the knuckles of his clenched fists made crisp "clicking" sounds.
His description was terrifying, but before he could say anything, Ji Huan had already rushed forward, knelt down and said urgently: "My lord! Now is not the best time to march north!"
Ji Huan knew clearly how much hatred and pain he would feel when such bloody memories were dug up. Although he could not experience it personally, the minister was also angry about it, but he always kept his identity in mind.
He was afraid that his lord would be angry and lead his troops north first.
However, for our side, the only best strategy is to march east first and then north, and various deployments are already underway.
Zhang Yong, Zhuang Yan and others also knelt down and said, "Please think twice, my lord. Now is not the right time to march north!"
The door of the outer study room was opened with a creaky sound, and a soft, slender hand groped around and held his clenched fist.
Shao Qing discovered that Wei Jing's hands were shaking slightly.
She was anxious: "Husband?"
Wei Jing turned his head to look at his wife, then looked around at everyone, closed his eyes, and then opened them again: "Everyone get up."
"I have no intention of launching a northern expedition yet."
Wei Jing's voice was hoarse, like the sound of sand and stone grinding past, and his expression was as cold as ice: "Order Han Xi to lead the people to hunt down Wei Ping immediately!"
Han Xi had already led his men to Luojing, and he ordered the dispatch of a large number of skilled troops and immediately set off northward.
"Wei Ping must be annihilated!"
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Prince An was just an insignificant figure back then, but he played such an important role in the tragedy of Wei Jing's mother and brother.
Fortunately, it was not the first time Wei Jing heard about the tragic deaths of his mother and brother. He had added another deadly enemy and although he was extremely hateful, his emotions did not get out of control.
He didn't make any impulsive decisions.
But my heart is still surging and it takes a long time to calm down.
Wei Jing's jaw was clenched and his brows were fierce. When he returned to the room, where they were alone with their spouses, a look of pain appeared on his face.
"If it weren't for Wei Ping, my mother, sister-in-law and nephew..."
It is not necessarily impossible to survive.
The legal mother, the former Crown Princess, and the legal son, especially the legal mother. How could Wei Xian, who had just ascended the throne, blatantly order the death of her? There is a high probability that he will choose to wait for a while before letting him "die of illness".
During this period of respite, Wei Jing escaped and immediately rushed to Luojing, and he might be able to rescue the people.
He is not afraid of difficulties, but only of news of death.
Wei Jing was filled with hatred: "I will tear this thief and Wei Xian into pieces and scatter their bones to ashes!"
Shao Qing's heart ached, but she could do nothing but hug him and hold him in her arms: "That's right, he can't run away!"
Hopefully sooner.
I've never hated someone so much.
She sincerely hoped that the other party would die in the pursuit before Prince An joined his troops.
…
Unfortunately, Prince An was more resilient than Shao Qing had imagined.
…
"There are soldiers searching ahead."
Wei Xu lifted the curtain of the carriage window, looked into the distance for a moment, squinted his eyes, and whispered, "There are quite a few people."
This road was no longer passable, so Prince An immediately whispered, "Take a detour."
A group of inconspicuous small merchants wearing shabby clothes and escorting two donkey carts immediately turned around and took another route.
Prince An was experiencing the most miserable and desolate time of his life, like a stray dog. He almost couldn't escape. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Fu Pei played an unexpected role.
Fu Pei was such a sensitive person that Prince An did not bring him to the capital at the beginning. Also, because the whereabouts of his soldiers were unknown for the time being, he did not continue to stay in the army. He selected his trusted men, quietly left the team, and placed them in Wu County, about sixty miles away from Luojing.
After escaping the capital, a massive search was conducted around the capital for one or two young men with arrow wounds. Without any medical care or medicine, they kept fleeing. Wei Xu was fine, but King An could hardly hold on.
Fortunately, at this moment, he remembered the group of confidants who were ordered to guard Fu Pei.
The two of them immediately rushed to Wu County and successfully reunited. Only then were they able to disguise themselves as a small caravan, change their target, and head towards the northeast with great difficulty.
Seeing Prince An coming over to take a look, Wei Xu gave up his seat. Unlike the former who sometimes could not hide his pain, he looked normal and wore coarse linen clothes with ease. Leaning back against the wall of the donkey cart, he glanced at Fu Pei who was lying on the side of the carriage, raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly.
Fu Pei did not throw it away because it was a good camouflage prop. With a sick boy in the caravan, they were getting further and further away from the target.
But Fu Pei was really sick. His face was sallow and his breathing was heavy. He lay powerlessly in the carriage. He opened his eyes dazedly and happened to meet Wei Xu's faint smile which did not contain much warmth. He was startled, shrank back, and closed his eyes tightly.
Prince An was sure that he was far away from the search and arrest, so he let go of the curtain with a sigh of relief. He turned around and saw Fu Pei's movements, frowned but ignored him. He said to Wei Xu, "We are close to Qinshui here, and there are still two hundred miles to Zhangcheng."
Zhangcheng was where Prince An's 40,000 elite troops were transferred to. They rushed all the way just to reunite with the former.
But I don’t know what the current situation of these 40,000 soldiers is?
The emperor's edict must have been sent to the front line long ago. Prince An had no doubt about the loyalty of Chen Ang, Guo Huai and other ministers, but he was afraid that they would suffer a major blow when they were caught off guard.
At present, Prince An has no way to contact his informants, so before leaving Wu County, he sends a few trusted people to Zhangcheng in advance to search for and contact Chen Ang and others.
He discussed with Wei Xu and believed that even if the 40,000 soldiers suffered a blow, the emperor would not be able to swallow them all in one gulp, and some of them would surely escape. This part is the only foundation that Prince An has at present, the basis for his survival.
Only by joining forces with the remaining troops can we ensure our lives and seize the opportunity to make a comeback.
After stumbling along the way, they had already walked most of the way. Seeing Zhangcheng in sight, Prince An was greatly encouraged.
Wei Xu nodded, then frowned: "In the past two days, the search has intensified a lot."
"There are more people chasing us."
He asserted: "It must be the King of Qi."
Prince An's face immediately darkened.
These past two days have been difficult, so of course he is not unaware of it. This new group of people disguised themselves as ordinary merchants, but their reconnaissance capabilities and skills were far superior to those of the imperial court's soldiers. They were almost exposed and blocked twice. Fortunately, Wei Xu and Prince An reacted quickly enough and managed to avoid them.
Prince An gnashed his teeth and said, "It must be Wei Xian, this narrow-minded person, who exposed the past to the rebellious prince!"
After trying to figure out his thoughts for more than twenty years, Empress Dowager Feng probably didn't understand the emperor as well as Prince An did, and she hit the nail on the head.
But saying it won’t solve the problem, we can only try to be careful. Fortunately, this place is not Wei Jing's territory. He is out of reach and is a mortal enemy of the imperial court. His subordinates are constrained everywhere, giving Prince An and his entourage many loopholes to exploit.
However, this loophole cannot be exploited every time.
That afternoon, Prince An and his entourage had a face-to-face encounter with Han Xi and others.
The sun was setting, but Prince An had no intention of finding a place to rest. He was just lifting the curtain to order people to keep moving forward when suddenly a rapid sound of horse hooves approached.
Prince An looked up and saw a group of people who looked like bandits.
He didn't recognize Han Xi, but Han Xi recognized him.
He hurried all the way, following the clues. Although Prince An's face was painted black, his outline was still there, with a glance of vigilance. Han Xi waved his hand.
"Surround! Shoot!"
Han Xi and his entourage were several times more numerous than Prince An, and they were all equipped with specially made short crossbows equipped with fine iron short arrows, which had extremely strong lethality. As passers-by were panicking and scattered, there were a series of muffled "thump thump thump" sounds and screams. The two donkey carts had become a hornet's nest.
"This is the King of Qi's trusted warrior!" Wei Xu made an immediate judgment.
As soon as the sound of horse hooves suddenly arose, he suddenly opened his eyes, pretending to be asleep, raised his sword to block, reached out and pulled out a short arrow that was stuck in the wall of the carriage, and threw it fiercely at the front panel of the wall.
The short iron arrow pierced through the side of the carriage like lightning and pierced deeply into the back of the donkey.
The big donkey, which was so frightened that it dared not move, let out a long scream, spread out its four hooves and rushed forward, instantly breaking the encirclement and dragging the carriage forward.
"Brothers, go!"
Without waiting for the donkey cart to completely break out of the encirclement, Han Xi drew out his sword with a swipe and leaped forward to chop down at the carriage.
With a loud "crack", the shaky carriage was immediately split in half. A dark figure flew out like lightning, blocked Han Xi's knife, pushed it away, and swung the knife again. "Ah!" Two screams were heard, and two of their own people fell down.
Han Xi's heart trembled. This was the top master beside Prince An.
Fortunately, they were not unprepared before coming. Without Han Xi's order, dozens of skilled fighters immediately rushed over here and formed a killing formation according to the designated position.
How could Wei Xu allow the enemy to form a formation?
Although the enemies were not as good as him in terms of individual skills, they were all good fighters, and he was injured and had a burden beside him.
Not only must we not allow the enemy to form a formation, but we must also break through as quickly as possible.
Wei Xu avoided Han Xi and launched a fierce attack in one direction. He immediately turned around and grabbed King An, trying to fly up to the forest on the steep slope beside the road.
At this moment, he saw out of the corner of his eye that Han Xi had already pulled the powerful crossbow, and the sharp blade of the fine iron short arrow pierced people's eyes.
He frowned, and glanced at Fu Pei, who had been lying silently and shivering on the carriage board. His mind raced, and he raised a whip with his other hand, rolled Fu Pei to block the two of them, and rushed forward with his toes.
Han Xi frowned, and before letting go, he slightly tilted his hand. The short iron arrow shot out, avoiding Fu Pei, grazed Wei Xu's sleeve, and with a "thump" sound, it pierced deeply into the earth and rocks on the steep slope.
Wei Xu had already soared into the sky and flashed into the forest.
"Damn thief!"
Han Xi yelled angrily, "Chase him quickly!"
We have to chase them quickly, because the remnants of Prince An's army led by Chen Ang, Guo Huai and others escaped from Zhangcheng a few days ago and are now heading southwest, only a hundred miles away from here.
Although this is a remnant of the army, there are at least 150,000 or 160,000 of them. Once Prince An joins up with them, we will be outnumbered and will no longer be able to chase and kill them.
Han Xi led his men in pursuit, but there were many obstacles in the forest. Wei Xu was good at taking advantage of them and was indeed a great fighter. They chased until nightfall, but still failed to catch up.
Han Xi gritted his teeth.
At this time, as he ran out onto the road, he saw from the corner of his eye a group of imperial soldiers who were searching for him, and he had an idea.
"Come here, inform the search team immediately of this news!"
Since we have fewer people on our side, we can escape if we are not surrounded. By utilizing the power of the imperial court, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
Han Xi's decision immediately put Wei Xu An Wang in a difficult position. Wang gritted his teeth and said, "What a traitor to the king!"
Wei Xu thought for a moment, but instead of getting angry, he was delighted: "Zhonghe, Chen Ang and the others must be in the front!"
Otherwise, the King of Qi's people would not be so anxious. You have to know that they are mortal enemies of the imperial court, and it would be troublesome if their whereabouts were exposed.
Prince An thought about it and realized that it was true. He was overjoyed and said, "As long as we avoid being surrounded, we can reunite with Chen Ang and others."
He was greatly encouraged.
Wei Xu did not plan to hide. The more he hid, the worse the situation would be. The best strategy was to rush out before the imperial search troops had time to receive the message and gather together.
It is true that the imperial court searched for troops to stop them, but it also stopped the King of Qi’s men at the same time.
The opportunity was fleeting. Wei Xu ran forward at the fastest speed without stopping, breaking through the encirclement twice in succession and finally escaping from the siege.
After running for half a night, crossing rivers and mountains, there was a flat plain ahead. Flickering lights were seen in the distance, and a temporary camp appeared ahead.
This camp was a bit strange. There were very few tents, so many soldiers had to rest in the cold wind.
The bonfire was blazing, and the patrols were heavy, getting closer and closer. In the orange light of the fire, it was clear that the patrolling soldiers were wearing the uniforms of Jingzhou.
In this area, the soldiers who could wear the military uniforms of Jingzhou and set up camp in such a shabby manner must be the remnants of the army under King An.
real! Finally met!
"It's me!"
Prince An shouted loudly and Wei Xu flew into the camp.
Soon, the camp was in motion, and all the soldiers in the fire sticks were on alert. Generals Chen Ang, Xu Cang and others were personally watching this side.
Han Xi, who was about to catch up with the general, suddenly stopped and looked down with a gloomy face at the army of more than 10,000 people below.
hateful!
They are outnumbered and ultimately cannot compete with a large army. Now all they can do is rely on whether the imperial court can surround and kill them in time.
But Han Xi frowned when he thought of Wei Xu.
With this person added to the mix, he always feels a little uncertain.
The author has something to say: The issue of Xu Cang and the Xu family will be mentioned again in the next chapter. Prince An wanted to keep Xu Cang completely a long time ago, and he had made some preparations.
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