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Chapter 173 King Shu, you can’t escape

Luoyang City.

With the dispatch of the Forbidden Army, Dongchang, and city defense forces, the entire city of Luoyang fell into an inexplicable panic.

On the street, people from three parties were arresting people everywhere.

Many people, including court officials and relatives of distinguished officials, were arrested.

Even the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Prince of Shu's Mansion were no exception and were directly destroyed by Dongchang and the Imperial Army.

Anyone who dares to resist will be directly suppressed and shot to death in the street.

Many people realized that something big might have happened in the imperial court.

But basically no one knows what exactly happened.

…

Luoyang City, a hundred miles away.

In a forest.

Shu Wang Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng ran away in embarrassment.

There were more than thirty dead soldiers closely guarding Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng.

These dead soldiers were all trained by Zhou Zhi who spent a lot of effort.

It can be said that in order to increase the level of loyalty, these dead soldiers are definitely the most loyal group of people in Zhou Zhi's hands.

Even if they die for Zhou Zhi, these dead soldiers will definitely be willing to die for Zhou Zhi without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, there is no way for us to escape like this."

"Sooner or later the Dongchang Eagle Dog will catch up."

Ji Wusheng gasped and said to Zhou Zhi while running away.

Ji Wusheng originally thought that after leaving Luoyang City, they would be able to escape with the vastness of the sea, the leap of fish, and the height of the sky, allowing birds to fly.

Unexpectedly, they escaped too slowly, as Dongchang's reaction speed was much faster than theirs.

After Ji Wusheng and the others left Luoyang City, they were smelled by Dongchang's eagle dogs before they could escape far.

As for Ji Wusheng's previous plan, he sent people to escape in all directions, hoping to distract Dongchang's attention and confuse the public.

In the end, he failed and couldn't hide it from the Dongchang Eagle Dog.

Along the way, the guards from the Dongchang factory were chasing them closely.

Originally there were hundreds of dead soldiers around Ji Wusheng and the others, but now there are only more than thirty people left.

In order to delay Ji Wusheng and Zhou Zhi's efforts and block the pursuit of the Dongchang factory guards, the others all died at the hands of the Dongchang factory guards.

"Ji Wusheng, I know it."

"But now is there any way we can get rid of the Dongchang Eagle Dog?"

Zhou Zhi said with an ugly expression.

He, the majestic King of Shu, the ninth son of the late Zhou Emperor, has now become a bereaved dog.

Being chased by a group of factory guards, he was hiding and running for his life.

This kind of psychological frustration is really beyond words.

"Your Majesty, I will stay with some people to help you lure away the Dongchang eagle dogs behind you."

"Your Highness, please take some people to escape first, and I will buy more time for Your Highness."

"I hope that in this way, the prince can get rid of the tracking of the Dongchang eagle dog."

Ji Wusheng said with a cautious expression.

Now that they are escaping like this, there is no way they can escape the tracking of the Dongchang Eagle Dog.

It's only a matter of time before the Dongchang Eagle Dog catches up.

Therefore, Ji Wusheng could only stay with some people to attract the attention of Dongchang Eagle Dog.

Create more time for Zhou Zhi, the king of Shu, to escape.

Only in this way, Zhou Zhi, the king of Shu, might be able to escape from the tracking of the Dongchang eagle dog and escape.

Otherwise, none of them can escape.

After hearing Ji Wusheng's words, Zhou Zhi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't say a word.

Zhou Zhi knew that at this time, those who stayed to lure away the Dongchang Eagle Dog would definitely be dead or alive.

Ji Wusheng decided to stay and lure Zhou Zhi away from the Dongchang eagle dog that was chasing them. This made Zhou Zhi not know what to say for a while.

Now, Ji Wusheng is the only available person under Zhou Zhi.

If Ji Wusheng stayed to attract the Dongchang Eagle Dog behind him, then Zhou Zhi would have no one available under his command.

But if Ji Wusheng didn't stay behind to distract the Dongchang eagle dogs that were chasing them, none of them would be able to escape.

"Your Majesty, there is no other choice now."

"Only in this way, the prince may be able to get rid of the tracking of the Dongchang eagle dog."

"Your Majesty has been kind to me, Ji Wusheng. There is only so much I can do for you now."

Ji Wusheng saw Zhou Zhi's hesitation and said seriously.

After Zhou Zhi heard this, he sighed; "Then you should be more careful."

Since Ji Wusheng made this choice, Zhou Zhi couldn't say much.

All he could say was to tell Ji Wusheng to be more careful.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will be careful." Ji Wusheng nodded.

"Walk."

Zhou Zhi didn't say anything more, and he was about to separate from Ji Wusheng and the others with more than a dozen dead soldiers, and fled in another direction.

At this moment, a sharp sound came from far behind.

"Walk?"

"Where are you going, Your Majesty?"

As the sharp sound came, a figure rushed from behind.

In the blink of an eye, he ran in front of Zhou Zhi and the others.

"Cao Shaoqin?"

Seeing the figure running over, the expressions of Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng changed.

Zhou Zhi and the others did not expect that Cao Shaoqin would catch up so quickly.

That's right, the figure running over was none other than Cao Shaoqin, the second governor of the East Factory.

And right behind Cao Shaoqin were hundreds of factory guards.

As soon as these factory guards rushed over, they immediately surrounded Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng.

The more than thirty dead soldiers around Zhou Zhi also formed a circle to protect Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng in the middle, and they confronted the factory guards.

Cao Shaoqin stopped not far from Zhou Zhi and the others.

Cao Shaoqin glanced at Zhou Zhi and the others, and his eyes rested on Ji Wusheng; "You must be Ji Wusheng! There were many tricks along the way, and they diverted most of the people in our East Factory."

"It also caused a lot of losses to our Dongchang factory. It's a good idea on your part."

Cao Shaoqin looked at Ji Wusheng tenderly.

Along the way, Ji Wusheng used various means to divert most of the people in Dongchang away.

Moreover, Ji Wusheng also planned to ambush the factory guards of the East Factory, causing the factory guards to lose some manpower.

If Dongchang hadn't been born to do this job and had many tracking methods, he might have been able to escape by Ji Wusheng and the others.

Ji Wusheng glanced at Cao Shaoqin and remained silent.

His face looked a little cloudy and uncertain.

After Cao Shaoqin finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Ji Wusheng, but looked at Shu Wang Zhou Zhi again: "My lord, you can't escape."

"Your Majesty, you only have these people in front of you, where else can you escape?"

"The Za family advises the prince to just surrender and be captured! Don't make any more unnecessary struggles."

Cao Shaoqin looked at Zhou Zhi softly and said directly without any unnecessary nonsense.

Captured without mercy?

A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhou Zhi's mouth.

"This king has never said that he will be captured without mercy."

"I know that my royal brother must have given you a secret decree, and I will definitely die."

"However, even if I want to die, I will die in battle, not just waiting to die."

Zhou Zhi knew that from the moment Cao Shaoqin caught up with him, he would no longer be able to escape.

However, it was impossible for him, Zhou Zhi, to surrender and wait for death.

"kill."

Zhou Zhi's face turned cold, he drew his sword and took the lead in killing the factory guard.

Without saying a word, the more than thirty dead soldiers followed Zhou Zhi and charged towards the factory guards.

Even Ji Wusheng was no exception and followed him to kill him.

The sound of fighting suddenly started.

Cao Shaoqin stood there without moving. He looked at the fighting scene with a cold face and showed no intention of taking action.

To deal with people like Zhou Zhi, hundreds of factory guards are enough.

There is no need for Cao Shaoqin to take action personally.

A few minutes later.

The more than thirty dead soldiers around Zhou Zhi all fell to the ground and turned into corpses.

Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng were also surrounded by more than a dozen factory guards. Their faces were pale and they had several wounds on their bodies.

Zhou Zhi glanced at the dozen factory guards surrounding him and Ji Wusheng, and then looked at each other.

"Clang."

The two of them threw away their weapons at the same time and sat limply on the ground.

More than thirty dead soldiers have been wiped out.

The remaining two of them were also covered in wounds, and they were even a little unsteady on their feet.

There is not much point in resisting anymore.

Therefore, Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng both put down their weapons and fell limply to the ground.

Zhou Zhi raised his head and glanced at Cao Shaoqin: "I would like to know, is the royal wine or the three-foot white collar that the emperor gave me?"

Zhou Zhi's face was very calm.

From the beginning of planning this matter, Zhou Zhi had been prepared for such an outcome.

Seeing Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng put down their weapons, Cao Shaoqin didn't say anything and just waved his hand.

A factory guard walked out directly carrying a pot of royal wine.

Royal wine?

Zhou Zhi looked at the wine bottle brought by the factory guard and smiled casually, and said to Ji Wusheng next to him: "Ji Wusheng, you haven't had a drink at the Imperial Bar yet!"

"Today is a good day, you can have a few drinks with me at the Royal Bar!"

When Ji Wusheng heard this, he smiled and nodded, "It's not bad to have a royal drink with the prince for the last time."

After the factory guard put down the jug, Zhou Zhi personally took the jug and poured a glass for Ji Wusheng and himself.

The two of them drank as if nothing had happened.

Cao Shaoqin saw this and waved his hand.

The dozen or so factory guards surrounding Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng put away their crescent knives and stepped aside.

After a few glasses of wine were poisoned, bloodshot eyes flowed out from the corners of Zhou Zhi and Ji Wusheng's mouths.

But the two of them continued to drink the royal wine and talk to each other about the past.

Cao Shaoqin silently turned his back.

A cold wind blows.

The withered leaves fell down one by one.

When he heard the sound of falling to the ground behind him, Cao Shaoqin waved his hand and left without looking back.

The King of Shu, a prince with a special status who only thought about that chair, ended like this.

Likewise, Ji Wusheng, a man with a high level of strategy and scheming, is just like his name, no one can survive despite his stratagem.

…

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen is sitting on the dragon throne.

Standing below is Cao Shaoqin.

After listening to Cao Shaoqin's report, Zhou Chen remained silent for a long time.

After a long time, Zhou Chen sighed, looked at Cao Shaoqin below and said, "Although the King of Shu has committed a serious crime, death is like a lamp going out."

"The King of Shu cannot enter the imperial mausoleum, but he cannot be careless about his funeral."

"Let the Eight Wise Kings handle the affairs of the King of Shu!"

This is all Zhou Chen can do.

After all, the King of Shu is his ninth brother, and the Queen Mother from Cining Palace is also there.

Although King Shu's rebellion was a serious crime, but now that he is dead, he still has to worry about some feelings.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Shaoqin bowed and said.

"Go for it!"

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

Cao Shaoqin exited the Yangxin Hall.

…

In the city defense yamen prison.

A man in brocade and satin shouted loudly: "Let me out quickly. I am Zhang Guojiu, my sister is the queen mother, and my nephew is your majesty. If you dare to arrest me, you are really ambitious."

.”

Yes, this man in brocade and silk is none other than Zhang Guojiu, the elder brother of the Queen Mother.

Now both the Criminal Department Prison and the Dongchang Prison are overcrowded.

Therefore, Uncle Zhang Guo was imprisoned in the prison of the city's defense yamen.

"Uncle Zhang Guo, please stop shouting."

"You were involved in the matter of the King of Shu colluding with three great families to rebel and usurp the throne. You committed a serious crime."

"This is His Majesty's personal decree."

"Even the Queen Mother can't save you, you'd better calm down!"

At this time, the Minister of War came in.

Hearing Zhang Guojiu's shouting, the Minister of War said coldly.

"Master Li, please stop being such a mouthful."

"How could I help the King of Shu to usurp His Majesty's throne? Your Majesty is also my nephew."

"You must be mistaken."

"I want to see the Queen Mother."

"I want to see His Majesty."

Seeing the Minister of War come in, Zhang Guojiu immediately said loudly.

"Uncle Zhang Guo, you know it yourself whether I have slandered others or not."

"The only reason why I, the Minister of War, can be imprisoned is probably because of your uncle Zhang Guo!"

"Uncle Zhang Guo, you should know how involved this matter is."

"Now, if you explain everything frankly, there may be a chance."

"Otherwise, even if you are the uncle of the state, you will not be able to escape death."

The Minister of War looked at Zhang Guojiu and said.

At this point, Uncle Zhang still wants to quibble, and he really doesn't know how to live or die.

Conspiracy to usurp the throne has always been a taboo.

No matter how noble and special your status is, once you are involved in this matter, you will never be able to stand up.

Hearing the words of the Minister of War, Zhang Guojiu's expression changed.

Of course he knew how involved this was.

Zhang Guojiu hesitated for a moment and then said to the Minister of War: "Master Li, I was deceived by the King of Shu."

"The King of Shu told me that Your Majesty is not the daughter of the Queen Mother, and is not my nephew at all. Only then did I believe the words of the King of Shu."

Zhang Guojiu understood the current situation, and he knew that if he didn't take the initiative to confess, he would really have no chance.

Therefore, Zhang Guojiu vigorously told the story of King Shu dragging him into the water.

After hearing Zhang Guojiu's words, the Minister of War's expression changed immediately.

What did you say?

Your Majesty is not born from the Queen Mother.

Zhang Guojiu's words directly shocked the Minister of War.

The Minister of War thought he had heard wrongly and looked at Zhang Guojiu in shock.

There was a huge wave in my heart.

If what Zhang Guojiu said is true, then it involves the secret affairs of the palace.

(End of chapter)