Steel Dynasty - Chapter 657

[Chapter 656 Death of the Fourth Prince]

“King Yan is dead! King Yan is dead!”

A guard protecting King Yan shouted loudly, and the other guards immediately looked at King Yan who was lying in a pool of blood. At this moment, all the guards They all lost their will to fight and fled one after another.

After the guards collapsed, the soldiers also lost their fighting spirit. Now that King Yan is dead, who is willing to continue to work for King Yan?

Soon, the news of King Yan’s death spread to all parts of Yingzhou City along with the defeated soldiers. Under the influence of this news, the Yan army went into chaos.

Cui Shangan was keenly aware of the changes in the Yan army. He immediately led his soldiers to launch a fierce attack. At this time, the already disorganized Yan army continued to retreat, and more and more Huainan Army soldiers poured into the city.

At the same time that King Huainan attacked Yingzhou, Li San arrived in Bozhou. When Yingzhou City was destroyed according to Xiao Ming’s plan, the fourth prince also died.

After meeting the heads of the Tian family and the Ji family in Bozhou, Li San mentioned the matter of killing the fourth prince.

“Kill the Fourth Prince!” Tian Wen said in shock.

Ji Tong, the head of the Ji family, also looked surprised. He said, “Commander Li, is this really the emperor’s order?”

Li San rolled his eyes. It was naturally Xiao Ming’s idea to kill the fourth prince, but this However, Xiao Ming cannot bear the responsibility for this matter. After all, killing his brother is an unkind thing and will even become a reason for criticism in the future.

So he said: “This matter can only be understood and cannot be expressed in words. But if you two can do it, you will naturally please the Holy One. Whether you can do it or not depends on you.”

Tian Wen and Ji Tong looked at each other, and they Everyone is smart and understood what Li San meant.

“In that case, please allow Commander Li to discuss it with us,” Tian Wen said.

Li San nodded, “In that case, I won’t disturb you two.” After that, Li San turned and left.

At this time, Tian Wen said: “It seems that this is the emperor’s intention at this time, but the emperor does not want to bear the crime of killing his brother.”

“That’s right, but if we kill the fourth prince, in the future the emperor will cross the river and destroy the bridge, and our fate may not be the same. It’s better.”

“That’s true, but if this pleases the emperor, our family’s status will be preserved.” Tian Wen looked forward to it.

Ji Tong pondered for a moment and then said: “But I have a way. Killing the fourth prince rashly is a heinous crime. But if the charges against the fourth prince are brought out, he is imprisoned, and then he commits suicide in prison out of fear of crime, wouldn’t it have nothing to do with us? “

Yes, Brother Ji is really smart. In this case, we will treat the Fourth Prince to a Hongmen Banquet at noon.” Tian Wen said with a smile.

Ji Tong also laughed at the same time.

At noon, the fourth prince arrived with his guards as promised. Tian Wen had set up a banquet in the palace and was waiting for him and his family generals. In the side rooms on both sides of the main hall, Ji Tong led the troops and could only have Tian Wen throw a cup for him. Number.

“Thank you very much, Mr. Tian, for your kind words!” the fourth prince said, cupping his hands. Tian

Wen

said kindly: “His Highness has been in Bozhou for more than a year. It is really shameful that I have only taken the time to invite His Highness and all the generals to come for a banquet!”

, It’s better if you don’t come to visit!” The fourth prince sat down directly, he was about to become the new King of Yan, and he was very happy in his heart.

After a pause, the fourth prince asked: “Tian Yuanwai invited us here to discuss Bozhou government affairs. I wonder what Yuanwai wants to discuss?”

Everyone sat down, and Tian Wen said seriously: “A few days ago, people complained to a certain person, saying Many fertile fields have been seized by His Highness and incorporated into the Imperial Manor, and His Highness also levied taxes on them privately. I don’t know how His Highness would explain this matter.”

The expression of the fourth prince froze instantly, and the other generals immediately fell silent after hearing this. A look of horror appeared on his face.

It was indeed him who did this. Speaking of which, he did not trust either the King of Yan or the wealthy Bozhou clan, so he took advantage of the opportunity to drive away the King of Yan to occupy land and levy taxes to enrich his treasury for recruiting troops. .

After all, there was no army he could trust, and he was always a puppet of these powerful families. However, the land he occupied belonged to King Yan, his son, and the officials who fled with King Yan.

He originally thought that the Tian family and the Ji family would turn a blind eye, but he did not expect that Tian Wen would mention the matter at this time.

The fourth prince rolled his eyes and said with a smile, “What do you mean?”

“What do you mean? Your Highness, the matter of King Yan has not yet been decided, and it is unknown whether this King Yan is His Highness. At this time, Your Highness is occupying the land. “

It’s not appropriate. After all, the land now belongs to the emperor. As the governor of Bozhou, I have to take care of it. “You are kidding me

, the governor of Bozhou. When did you become the governor?” the fourth prince sneered. Again and again.

At this time, Tian Wen took out the imperial edict brought by Li San and said: “This is the imperial edict. The Holy Emperor has appointed a certain person as the governor of Bozhou. As the governor of Bozhou, the subordinates have the responsibility to manage the royal property for the emperor.”

The Fourth Prince Shocked, his eyes narrowed, Xiao Ming sealed Tian Wen, but ignored him. Suddenly he had a bad feeling in his heart, so he said: “Tian Governor, everything depends on evidence, you can’t rely on it.” Convict me of the nonsense of some unscrupulous people!”

Tian Wen said coldly: “Then I will convince you, come here, bring me the account book!”

As Tian Wen finished speaking, the person in the side room said The door suddenly opened, and Ji Tong rushed out with his troops, surrounding the four princes.

This scene made the fourth prince and the general’s faces turn pale. He vaguely understood something. He sneered and said, “Xiao Ming is really smart. He has been holding back for so long and finally he is going to attack me.” “

Humph, you have this record. All the evidence of the ledger!” Tian Wen pointed to the ledger in his hand, “What else do you have to say!”

How could the fourth prince be willing to surrender? Now that he had fallen into Tian Wen’s trap, he still remained calm: “Tian Governor, don’t forget that we are all grasshoppers on a rope. Do you think the emperor will let you go in the future? Is this an imperial edict that can make you governor today and kill you tomorrow? In that case, why should we join forces? We don’t have the final say in this country of Yan. When the time comes, we will enjoy the glory and wealth. “It’s

ridiculous

. You think you can be the emperor’s opponent with the few people you recruited privately? It’s just a good plan, but how can we join in the same trend with you?” Tian Wen said at this time: “Fourth Prince! Your ambition is obvious. If you want to blame it, you are too greedy. Not only do we know about this private recruitment of soldiers, but the emperor also knows everything about it.”

After saying that, Ji Tong immediately asked Buqu to take the fourth prince and others into custody. , put into prison.

The next day, Li San got the news that the fourth prince committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime.

At this time, he immediately sent secret guards to the prison to confirm. It was exactly as Tian Wen said. He sneered twice. These Tian Wen and Ji Tong were really old foxes.

Now that the fourth prince is dead, we only need to remove King Yan and his son, and the Yan Kingdom will be stable.

(End of chapter)