Chapter 775 Rupture - To the Border
Before the fallen crowd could get up, another vine appeared before them once again.
"Mount up!"
Bai Moqin shouted, and the people standing at the valley entrance hurriedly turned over and sat down behind them with the help of their companions.
One pair after another rushed out of the valley. Some people were not caught in the horse's grip and fell to the ground. Those who reacted quickly tried to dodge, but were instead trampled over by the horses.
The cries and groans were incessant. Some soldiers who reacted quickly and rushed towards the spurs had their throats slit by longswords before they could even raise their spears.
The unexpected plan threw Bai Hao's men into chaos, prompting Bai Hao to devise a countermeasure immediately.
"Cut the vines, cut the vines."
Once the vines are gone, they can act immediately.
However, just as he shouted, a spear shot out from the air and pierced straight into his chest.
Bai Hao turned around and saw the emperor standing steadily on the carriage. He couldn't see the emperor's expression, but he guessed that the emperor was probably smug.
Bai Hao tilted his head back and slowly fell down. When the emperor saw this, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. They were clearly brothers who shared the same blood, so why did they have to end up on this path?
Since ancient times, the imperial family has been ruthless, yet who has ever given him the right to choose?
Taking advantage of the chaos following Bai Hao's death, Bai Moqin led her people towards the city.
The rattan canes in their hands were thrown all over the ground. The group quickly crossed the city and headed towards the border while the enemy was completely unprepared.
Only when there were no more pursuers behind her did Ruoxue slump onto the soft couch and pat her chest.
"Thankfully, we made it through."
This was the first time Ruoxue had encountered such a large scene.
She was well-read and had once marveled at the unbridled freedom of galloping across the battlefield, but only by truly brushing shoulders with death could one truly appreciate the magnificence of dying on the battlefield.
In that instant, Ruoxue suddenly felt grateful to Sun Ruojun. If Sun Ruojun hadn't brought her to the Sun residence, if Sun Ruojun hadn't chosen her to be her substitute, if Sun Ruojun hadn't taught her to read and write, perhaps she wouldn't have thought of a way to get through the city today.
"Great! We did it!"
Outside the carriage, the guards could hardly believe that they had actually managed to escape.
Everyone was prepared to fight to the death, but unexpectedly, the Crown Princess saved them.
"Thank you, Crown Princess, for saving my life."
Someone started it, and everyone clasped their hands in a fist salute towards the inside of the car.
Ruoxue couldn't bear this, so she immediately lifted the carriage curtain and waved her hand, "I should be thanking you properly. If it weren't for everyone and our fallen brothers escorting us all this way, we wouldn't have made it this far."
Ruoxue's politeness won the favor of the comforters, and some of those who previously thought she was not good enough for Bai Moqin suddenly felt ashamed.
After traveling for a day and a night, they finally arrived at the border on the second day.
Upon receiving the emperor's personal letter, General Song hurriedly came out of the military camp to greet him.
Seeing the emperor and his entourage in such a disheveled state, General Song couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty and Your Highness have suffered on the journey."
"It's already a miracle that the rebellious son survived; what does it matter if he's in a sorry state?"
General Song was the emperor's most trusted general, so the emperor didn't have to put on airs with him.
"Speaking of this matter, the First Prince sent a secret letter the day before yesterday."
As General Song spoke, he handed a thin piece of paper to the emperor. It was a letter sent by carrier pigeon, so the paper was thinner than ordinary Xuan paper.
The emperor slowly unfolded the scroll, revealing a simple order written on it: General Song was to intercept and kill the emperor and Bai Moqin.
Of course, the eldest prince wasn't stupid. He knew that General Song, being a military officer, would not compromise, so he used General Song's family in the capital as a threat.
"The Crown Prince thinks that by threatening the lives of his family, he can make me commit regicide. He doesn't even consider that my Song family has been generals for generations. If we really did such a thing, how could we live up to His Majesty's trust, and how could we face our ancestors who know in the afterlife?"
General Song is a loyal subject who has served diligently and without complaint on the frontier for many years. Moreover, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are deeply ingrained in the bones of these generations of military generals, so how could they be threatened by the eldest prince?
"You bastard, you've learned all sorts of underhanded tricks."
The emperor was furious when he saw the threatening words in the letter.
Bai Moqin glanced at General Song and said, "General, you don't need to worry too much. Madam and the others should be in a safe place now."
The eldest prince used General Song's family as a threat, but he never expected that as soon as Bai Moqin and the others left, Xu Feng and Mingyu would send the people from the General's Mansion out of the capital.
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness."
As the head of the family, it's impossible for General Song not to worry at all, after all, they are his wife and children.
If it weren't for the fact that he was a general, and had to be accountable to the emperor and his ancestors, he probably would have led his men to rescue his wife, children, and elderly parents long ago.
“General Song guards the border for the country. If something were to happen to the Song family, wouldn’t that be letting down the Song family’s generations of loyalty to the emperor and love for the country? So I really don’t deserve this thank you.”
Bai Moqin's attitude further solidified General Song's belief that he must do everything in his power to help such a benevolent crown prince eliminate the traitor.
"Your Majesty must be tired from your journey. Why don't you rest for the night? Once I have gathered my troops, I will march with Your Majesty into the capital early tomorrow morning."
General Song immediately offered to take the emperor to rest, but the emperor raised his hand to stop him.
"Put aside the matter of suppressing the rebellion in the capital for now. I have another matter for you to handle, General."
The emperor spoke slowly and deliberately, which puzzled General Song.
That night, a group of people dressed in ordinary clothes slowly left the border camp.
The leader, familiar with the route, led the group into a small path. After walking for nearly half an hour, they arrived within the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, can you now tell me why you came to the Great Zhou?"
The emperor only ordered them to come to Da Zhou during the day, but he still hasn't said what they're here to do.
"The general will find out soon enough."
It was not the emperor who spoke, but Bai Moqin.
They didn't know what lay ahead, so Zhong Lin took on the role of guide.
"He is from the Great Zhou?"
General Song assumed that the people protecting the Emperor and Crown Prince were their trusted bodyguards. He never imagined that among them were members of the Great Zhou.
Just as General Song asked his question, Zhong Lin had already led everyone to the foot of the city wall.
After receiving two coded signals, the city gate was opened a crack, and the group entered the border city through this crack.
Ji Wenxuan was already waiting inside Xu Yunzhi's courtyard.
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