chsdbacks Chapter 15 Borrowing the Prince's Head!
Chapter 15 Borrowing the Prince's Head!
On the palace road, the two armies faced each other.
On one side were the Beijing garrison soldiers led by Xu Guofu and Wang Ben, surrounding Prince Qin Tao, who was wearing a bright yellow undershirt.
Although the number of people is large.
But most of them were infantry.
The proportion of martial arts practitioners is also significantly lower.
Their momentum has weakened by three points.
On the other side, King Qin Lie of Yan personally led three thousand northern iron cavalry, each rider agile and their warhorses swift and powerful.
Not only that, they were all martial arts masters.
The mere release of his inner energy was enough to turn the faces of many of Xu Guofu's soldiers pale, and their hands gripping their weapons trembled.
The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
Only the occasional snorting of warhorses and the unintentional clash of weapons could be heard.
Qin Lie sat upright on his horse, looking down at Qin Tao, and spoke again, his tone contemptuous: "Qin Tao, you piece of trash, you dare to dream of becoming emperor? Get out of here with your men! Otherwise, I won't hesitate to wash this palace path with your blood!"
Qin Tao had never seen such a fierce general on the battlefield.
Qin Lie's glare made his legs go weak.
He hurriedly looked at Xu Guofu beside him, and asked in a trembling voice, "Prime Minister Xu... what, what should we do now?"
Xu Guofu was also sweating profusely at this moment, cursing himself inwardly for his miscalculation.
They were too busy scheming against those old guys like Chen Wang, controlling the civil and military officials in the capital, and creating public opinion.
But they couldn't have predicted that Qin Lie, this reckless man who didn't play by the rules, would be like this.
To everyone's surprise, three thousand martial arts cavalrymen actually entered the palace!
Are the soldiers in the imperial city all vegetarians?
Are the Flying Phoenix Army just for show?!
"Xu, Prime Minister Xu, you have to think of something!"
Seeing that Xu Guofu remained silent, Qin Tao quickly lowered his voice and urged him on.
Xu Guofu's eyes flickered, and his mind raced.
Just then, Qin Lie's mocking voice rang out again: "Stop whispering and plotting! Your voices are nothing in front of an eighth-level martial artist like me! Trash is trash, even if you're all together, you're still trash!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Tao's face turned ashen, and he swayed, nearly collapsing to the ground.
However, unexpectedly...
Xu Guofu's eyes lit up. "Ninth Prince, I have a plan!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Tao steadied himself and hurriedly asked, "Prime Minister Xu, speak quickly!"
Xu Guofu narrowed his eyes: "Ninth Prince, this situation can be broken! However, I need to borrow something from you!"
Qin Tao was overjoyed: "What is it? I will definitely..."
"I'd like to borrow Your Highness's head!"
Xu Guofu's voice suddenly turned stern, interrupting Qin Tao.
Qin Tao was startled, his face showing a look of horror.
Xu Guofu didn't wait for Qin Tao to react.
Without saying a word, he drew his sword from the waist of the guard beside him!
A flash of light!
fast!
quasi!
ruthless!
"Pfft!"
The sharp blade sliced through flesh and bone!
Qin Tao's head, still bearing a look of astonishment, shot skyward in an instant!
Blood gushed out from the severed neck like a fountain!
His python robe, along with the dragon robe underneath, was stained crimson!
Bang!
The headless corpse swayed a few times before collapsing limply to the ground!
All of this happened too suddenly.
Qin Lie was stunned.
The entire palace passageway fell into a deathly silence!
The next moment, Xu Guofu didn't even look at Qin Tao's corpse on the ground, and casually threw the blood-dripping long knife on the ground.
Then, without hesitation, he knelt down straight down in front of Qin Lie on horseback opposite him!
Immediately afterwards, he touched his head to the ground several times, shouting loudly, "Your subject Xu Guofu pays homage to the new emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
In his view, Qin Tao was nothing more than a pawn for legitimacy, and his death was no big deal.
Qin Lie, too, was a prince of the late emperor, and his status was legitimate!
The current situation is beyond our control.
Moreover, Qin Lie's army is at its peak, and our side is no match for him. A direct confrontation would only lead to our death!
Rather than die alongside Qin Tao.
Why not side with Qin Lie!
Offering Qin Tao's head as a pledge of loyalty would not only save his life, but might even preserve his power and wealth!
This is the only way to survive!
"Long live the new emperor..."
Qin Lie snapped out of his daze, looked at Xu Guofu kneeling on the ground in an extremely humble posture, his astonishment vanished, and he laughed wildly, "Hahaha, good! Good! Good! Xu Guofu, no wonder you're the Prime Minister! A smart man, a smart man indeed! You know how to seize the moment! I... no, I like it!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and declared with great magnanimity, "Rise immediately! After I ascend the throne, you will still be the Prime Minister of my Great Yong! I will also bestow upon you the title of Grand Tutor!"
"Your Majesty, I kowtow in gratitude for Your Majesty's divine grace!"
Xu Guofu felt a great weight lifted from his heart. He quickly kowtowed again, his voice even more excited, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Seeing this, Wang Ben and the other Xu faction dared not hesitate any longer.
They all knelt down with Xu Guofu and shouted in unison, "Long live the Emperor!"
The soldiers behind him were simply following orders.
Seeing that the commander and the prime minister had both knelt down, they quickly followed suit and knelt down as well.
In an instant, shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" echoed like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down the blood-soaked palace road!
Qin Lie sat on his horse, looking at Xu Guofu crawling on his feet and the dark mass of people below.
I felt incredibly proud and like I had the world at my fingertips!
"All of you, rise!"
Qin Lie shouted loudly, "Follow me to the Zichen Palace and execute this tyrannical emperor!"
"We will obey the imperial decree!"
Xu Guofu got up and walked to Qin Lie's horse to lead it.
In the blink of an eye, the two armies merged.
With an even more surging momentum, they rushed towards the direction of the Zichen Palace.
at the same time!
The thunderclouds hanging over the Zichen Palace churned more and more violently.
The snakes that were originally roaming around were now roaring and surging like mad dragons!
An aura originating from the very source of heaven and earth is rapidly gathering above the Zichen Palace!