The Third Prince fell off his horse in a mess and rolled on the ground, dodging the attack while sending out a signal. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Song Yin and his men retreating and in his desperation, he shouted, “Stop them!”
He was answered by an even more violent killing attack.
The Third Prince drew the soft sword at his waist to return the attack.
The men on either side of the ambush saw the signal and quickly reinforced themselves, and the two sides fought together.
Song Yin and his men took advantage of the chaos to get away.
The fight lasted for two quarters of an hour, and the men the Third Prince had brought with him were all killed, and he was also covered in wounds and in a terrible state of disarray.
“Who the hell are you people?”
At first he thought they were Song Yin’s men, but if they were, Song Yin would not have taken the opportunity to leave.
What answered him was several long swords stabbing into his body at the same time.
The Third Prince looked at them reluctantly, the soft sword in his hand moving but eventually dropping.
The men in black drew their swords at the same time and watched as the Third Prince fell limply to the ground. In a dark, deep voice, they ordered the men to check all of the Third Prince’s men and to add another sword to those who were not dead.
After the treatment, the man in black who led the way waved his hand, and dozens of men in black flew onto horses and headed in the direction of the capital.
As they rounded a corner, no one noticed that the last of the dark guards had been jumped from his horse. The concealed guard was covered in the mouth and dragged to the grass at the side of the road, before being struck unconscious by a hand slash.
Xiao Si took out a pill and fed it into the guard’s mouth, slapping him hard on the chest to make him swallow it.
Song Yin ordered, “Let’s split up, Xiao Si and I will go to the capital, you guys take the men to Qianshan Temple and tell cousin to keep an eye on the man.”
……
The next morning, a carriage came from afar, the driver was a man in his thirties, he smelled blood from afar, his heart lifted and he slowed down the speed of the carriage.
“What’s happened?”
The man inside the carriage noticed the slowdown and lifted the curtain, immediately smelling the strong smell of blood, and his face changed.
This was Wuji County, less than three hundred miles from the capital, and it was considered peaceful on weekdays, which was why their master and servant had dared to go out early in the morning to string up their relatives.
“Walk more slowly, if you find something wrong ……”
Before he finished his words, he saw countless people lying across the road in front of him.
Naturally, the coachman saw it too and strangled the reins, “Young, young master ……”
The man steadied his composure, this was the way to go, they couldn’t go around it.
“You go over and take a look, be careful, if there is danger run back quickly.”
The closer they got, the heavier the smell of blood became, and when there were still a dozen feet to go, the ground was red, and he almost fell to the ground as his feet weakened, turning and rolling back, “Dead people, all dead people!”
Two quarters of an hour later, the Magistrate of Wuji arrived in a carriage with his magistrates in a hurry, and as soon as he got off the carriage and saw the bodies all over the ground, he sat down on the ground in a state of disorientation.
So many people had died in Wuji County, he would not be able to keep his black veil.
“Quickly, find out if there is anything to prove their identity.”
The magistrates had never seen such a scene before, so when they heard the order, they boldly went to look for them and soon found the tokens on the bodies and brought them to the county magistrate.
The magistrate took it with shaking hands, and when he read the words on it, he almost died of fright, “Search again, see if the Third Prince is here.”
The Third Prince?
The magistrates went limp and searched one by one, finally finding a body dressed differently from the others and carrying it to the magistrate.
The magistrate reached into the corpse’s arms with a shaking hand and fished out a seal, and with just one glance, he fell to the ground again, “Quickly, quicken your horses and go report that the Third Prince has been killed.”
……
A fast horse rushed into the city before the gates closed, and the man on the horse shouted, “Let’s avoid the pedestrians” as he hurried on, heading straight for the Ministry of Punishment.
The Minister of Justice had just left the gates and was about to get into his carriage when he saw a horse galloping towards him, he frowned, this was the main street of the capital and it was not allowed to gallop.
“Stop ……”
Just as he said one word, he saw the wildly galloping horse stop at the entrance of the Ministry of Punishment, and the man on the horse rolled down, “Quickly, go and report, the Third Prince has been killed in Wuji County.”
Hearing what he said, the Minister of Punishment’s brain buzzed and he walked over quickly, “What did you say?”
He was wearing his official uniform, the man who came to report the news naturally recognised it, and immediately fell on his knees, “The Third Prince died in Wuji County, along with over two hundred of his men.”
The Minister of Penalty had no idea how he had entered the palace, nor did he know how he had entered the imperial study, he only had a few words in his head: the Third Prince had died in Wuji County.
“What has happened?”
The Emperor’s majestic voice rang out and the Minister of Punishment knelt down, “Someone came to report that the Third, Third Prince died in Wuji County.”
The emperor stood up violently, “Say it again!”
Cold sweat emerged on the forehead of the Minister of Punishment, he trembled and spoke again, the Emperor heard him clearly, staring at the Minister of Punishment, his voice drifting, “Can you confirm it?”
The Minister of Punishment presented the seal in his hand with both hands, and Eunuch Huang took it and handed it to the Emperor, the seal was in the name of the Third Prince.
The emperor fell back into his chair.
The Third Prince had killed 113 members of the Gu family, but the emperor had not even taken his life, only relegating him to Youzhou, which showed how much he loved him.
“You go yourself, make sure that if, if ……”
The emperor covered his chest.
Eunuch Huang was alarmed, “Pass the imperial doctor, pass the imperial doctor quickly!”
While the royal study was overwhelmed with people, the Second Prince’s residence was filled with joy, and the Second Prince sat happily in his study. With the removal of the third son, the throne was now his.
“Your Highness.”
“Come in.”
The butler pushed the door in, “News came from the palace that the emperor had fainted from pain when he got the news that the third prince had been killed.”
It really was the old third who was in pain.
The Second Prince sneered, if Song Wangyue hadn’t occasionally gotten the news when she went to the border, he would still be in the dark, foolishly fighting with the eldest and letting the eldest gain after they were both defeated.
Thinking of Song Wangyue, the Second Prince asked his butler, “Do you think I should reward Song Wangyue?”
The steward deliberately replied, “Naturally, we should reward her, but now that we are in the limelight, it would be inappropriate for His Highness to draw attention to herself, and it would be better to find a suitable opportunity.”
The Second Prince nodded, “Have someone spread the news that Lao San died in Wuji County.”
“Yes.”
After leaving the study, the butler found a few resourceful people and gave a few instructions, and several people quickly left the mansion.
The Grand Prince also got the news, he immediately wanted to change his clothes and go into the palace, but was stopped by the Grand Imperial Concubine, “The news has not yet come out, if Your Highness enters the palace at this time, it would be the same as telling the Emperor that you have placed eyes around him, Your Highness should stay calm for a while and wait for someone from the palace.”