vstars Chapter 313 The mutiny failed
Chapter 313 The mutiny failed
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Liu is not in the inner hall. We have been fooled!"
Jiang Shaoan said nervously.
Xiao Nian stood there in a daze, thinking about something.
"Could it be that Prime Minister Liu already knew about my plan?"
Xiao Nian suddenly felt a little more uneasy.
Before entering the palace, they had already investigated in advance and knew that Prime Minister Liu was not in the Prime Minister's Residence, but had entered the palace to meet His Majesty.
But now Prime Minister Liu is not in the palace at all, so where is he hiding?
Xiao Nian was extremely confused, but this was not the time to hesitate or be entangled.
The Prime Minister's party rebels outside were ready to surround the Crown Prince in the inner hall.
These rebels came on the orders of Prime Minister Liu, intending to kill the crown prince.
"This group of traitors will be killed one by one sooner or later!"
Xiao Nian was furious.
"Your Highness, let's go quickly!"
Jiang Shaoan persuaded again.
The sounds of fighting outside were becoming more and more intense.
The prince's side is at a numerical disadvantage. If he doesn't leave, he will probably be killed by those rebels.
Xiao Nian did not hesitate any longer and turned to leave the inner hall. As soon as he stepped out of the inner hall door, a large number of rebels appeared in front of him.
There are fewer and fewer soldiers around me now.
Even Zhou Bolin, the Minister of War, held a long sword in his hand to resist the attack of the rebels. He was also a military general before, and now he can feel the feeling of killing enemies in the battlefield.
But now the enemy before him has become one of Chen Jun’s own people.
"Your Highness, this way."
Jiang Shaoan shouted, rushing to the front to clear the way for the prince.
Xiao Nian followed closely behind, sword in hand.
But there were too many enemies nearby, and after several battles, Xiao Nian was completely at a disadvantage.
At this moment, Xiao Nian was not paying attention and a sharp blade appeared in front of him and chopped directly towards his chest.
"Be careful, Your Highness!"
Jiang Shaoan reminded quickly.
In this moment of life and death, Xiao Nian did not panic. He reacted in time and dodged in an instant. The wind from the knife almost brushed past his ears.
But even though he reacted in time, the sharp blade still cut his arm.
At this time, Jiang Shaoan rushed forward, killed the soldier with one knife, and saved the prince.
Xiao Nian covered the wound and clenched his teeth. Blood gradually seeped out of his clothes. Slowly, intense pain spread to Xiao Nian's brain.
"Your Highness, this is bad. More and more imperial guards are surrounding us!"
A subordinate came to report.
The situation at this moment was extremely unfavorable for Crown Prince Xiao Nian.
This mutiny did not succeed, but the prince's own situation became increasingly dangerous.
"We must find Prime Minister Liu and kill him!"
Xiao Nian covered his wound and gritted his teeth, hatred already overshadowing the pain.
"Your Highness, let's stop talking for now. Let's escape from the Imperial City first!"
Zhou Bailin on the side said with an uneasy look.
The goal of killing Prime Minister Liu could no longer be achieved.
They had already failed in this mutiny. If they stayed any longer, they would definitely continue to be persecuted by Prime Minister Liu.
Xiao Nian's face was full of reluctance.
"Your Highness, let's retreat first!"
Zhou Bailin directly pulled the prince up and fled out of the imperial city.
As long as the prince can save his life, there will be a chance to kill Prime Minister Liu again in the future.
At this moment, there is still bloody fighting in the imperial city.
The Prime Minister's party is clearly in the upper hand.
"Cover His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's retreat!"
Jiang Shaoan shouted loudly, having already disregarded life and death.
Although he had hesitated about the prince's proposal before, when he thought about Prime Minister Liu and his party wanting to murder the prince, Jiang Shaoan's loyalty had replaced his previous cowardice.
No matter what, we must never let treacherous ministers like Prime Minister Liu succeed.
Soon, the remaining prince's party troops began to slowly move towards Xiao Nian, preparing to cover Xiao Nian's withdrawal from the imperial city.
But in the imperial palace, every important road was guarded by a large number of soldiers. If it weren't for his men who risked their lives to kill the enemy, Xiao Nian would probably have died on the spot.
Xiao Nian was injured at the moment and could not provide any help to his subordinates. He could only follow Zhou Bailin and continue to move towards the direction of Zi Tianmen.
But just as they returned to Zitian Gate, thousands of imperial guards appeared before them.
These soldiers were obviously coming for Crown Prince Xiao Nian.
The two forces clashed again, but because the prince's side was already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, after the fight, there were only a hundred or so soldiers left around Xiao Nian.
The troops of Prime Minister Liu's party had already surrounded the prince and his men.
"No matter what, we must escort His Highness out of the Imperial City!"
Zhou Bailin said anxiously, his face already covered in blood.
Even though he was injured, he did not forget to protect Xiao Nian.
Only by saving the prince's life and leaving Jiankang City could he command the troops of the world in the name of the prince and rise up against Prime Minister Liu.
Today, the entire Chen State is facing internal and external troubles, and yet people in the imperial palace are still killing each other.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bailin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He put away his thoughts and vigilantly dealt with the rebel soldiers who were rushing towards him.
Even though Xiao Nian was at a disadvantage, the soldiers around him showed amazing willpower and tried to break through at the risk of their lives.
Jiang Shaoan was extremely brave and fought forward recklessly, clearing a bloody path for the prince.
Finally, Xiao Nian, escorted by his men, managed to kill Zi Tian and his men.
But a new batch of rebel soldiers came towards Xiao Nian and his men again.
"We will stay behind to guard the rear, Your Highness, please leave now!"
Jiang Shaoan was covered in wounds, but he still did not forget to cover the prince's retreat.
Xiao Nian had no time to hesitate and continued running towards the outside of the city.
Now, Xiao Nian had only one idea in mind, which was to leave Jiankang City and seek refuge with other vassal kings, with the help of the power of other imperial armies, to regain power.
Behind Xiao Nian, Jiang Shaoan led dozens of people to resist enemies that were dozens of times their number.
Suddenly, a sharp sword pierced through Jiang Shaoan's armor and stabbed into his chest.
"Your Highness, please leave..."
Jiang Shaoan weakly threw down the sword in his hand and fell to the ground covered in blood.
Xiao Nian turned his head, a trace of despair flashed in his eyes, but he had no time to stop and could only watch his men die one by one.
Zhou Bailin pulled Xiao Nian and ran straight towards the streets in the capital.
The people outside the imperial city had already run away when they saw so many soldiers fighting outside the imperial city.
Behind Xiao Nian, there were a large number of soldiers chasing him.
They had only one goal, which was to kill the prince.
"Chase! We must not let the prince escape!"
The rebel general shouted loudly.
If the prince escaped, these imperial guards would not be able to explain to Prime Minister Liu.
A life-and-death chase in Jiankang City.