The strong and sharp palm wind hit the dark place ten zhang away, and I saw a black figure suddenly be shaken out by Zhou Tianqi's palm wind, crashing into the big trees behind, breaking the thick trunks of the two big trees one after another, before falling down violently, and a miserable scream came from afar. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Changfeng immediately flew up and ran towards the man in black. But he only saw a pool of blood on the ground, and did not find the body of the man in black, so he could only return empty-handed.

Later, Feng Zhanggong took the injured Zhou Tianqi back to the eldest princess's mansion first. Changfeng, Gale Wind, and Lin Ruichen left the aftermath. Wiped out almost all the black-clad dead men and more than half of the archers.

In the end, the death toll of the enemy army was more than 2,000 people, but not a single one was left alive, and in the end, the dozens of dead soldiers who were not killed in the battle also committed suicide by poisoning before being captured.

Those black-clothed dead soldiers couldn't see their origins, but those archers were recognized as archers trained by General Hong Qiong himself, and all of them were elites in the army who had experienced a hundred battles. Presumably, the loss of nearly a thousand archers this time will make General Hong Qiong feel distressed for a while.

Leaving the soldiers to clean up the mess, Lin Ruichen quickly returned to the camp and reported to General Chen what happened last night.

When General Chen heard this, the people of the South Yue Kingdom dared to ambush the Seven Princes near the camp in the southern suburbs of the capital, which was really a bear's heart and a leopard's gall!

Fortunately, Lin Ruichen arrived at the scene in time last night to rescue the Seventh Prince, otherwise if the emperor blamed him, he, the general of the southern suburbs battalion, would not be able to explain to the emperor. Even so, if the Seventh Prince had any damage, General Chen would also be to blame.

General Chen didn't dare to slack off, immediately changed into his official uniform, took Lin Ruichen into the palace to ask to see the emperor, and personally reported the matter to the emperor.

But the emperor had already learned about it. He was furious in the court, and loudly reprimanded General Chen for neglecting his precautions, and he didn't even notice that thousands of enemy troops were ambushed in the southern suburbs of the capital, and he didn't even know it!

General Chen knelt in the center of the court in front of the Manchu civil and military forces, and he couldn't say a word of justification. The Manchu officials also bowed their heads, not daring to intercede for General Chen.

Seeing that Zhou Chang'an finally let out this breath, his face softened slightly, Lin Ruichen walked out from behind, walked to the middle of the court, knelt beside General Chen with neat movements, and bowed: "Your Majesty, the last general Lin Ruichen has something to do!"

Zhou Changan took a deep breath and said, "Ruichen is meritorious in this matter, and after finding out the truth, I should be rewarded for my meritorious deeds." If you want to intercede for General Chen, you don't have to. ”

Lin Ruichen immediately bowed down and said loudly: "Thank you, Emperor!" But the last general didn't want to intercede for Old General Chen, the last general just wanted to tell the emperor the truth, and asked the emperor to think twice, so as not to chill the hearts of the officers and men in the army. ”

Zhou Changan frowned, looked at the stubborn Lin Ruichen for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Quasi-play!"

Lin Ruichen's heart froze, but he straightened up without hesitation, and said loudly: "Emperor Qiqi, in the process of fighting those assassins yesterday, the last general found that among those assassins, there were not only archers from the Nanyue Kingdom, but also thousands of dead soldiers from the Great Seal Kingdom. Moreover, those dead soldiers were the same group of assassins who were attacked when the Seven Princes returned to Beijing a few months ago. ”

Zhou Changan was stunned, a few months ago, Zhou Tianqi returned to Beijing with Lin Ruichen, and the attack on Zhou Tianqi, after investigation, although there was evidence that it was related to Zhou Tianhong, there was no conclusive evidence, and then it was over. But now that the old things are brought up again, Zhou Changan immediately thought of Zhou Tianhong.

When Zhou Tianhong heard this, he couldn't help frowning secretly, but he couldn't raise objections, let alone stand up and show his innocence, otherwise wouldn't he be self-confessed?

Zhou Changan's gaze swept over Zhou Tianhong's face, although he didn't see anything, he secretly felt cold in his heart. Although Zhou Changan also secretly encouraged open and secret strife between princes, it was too simple and rude to carry out assassination like this, and it was simply a vendetta between the rivers and lakes! Where is this a struggle for power and profit between brothers, it is obviously fratricidal brothers!

Lin Ruichen continued: "Emperor Qi, the purpose of those dead soldiers and archers is very clear, that is, they want the lives of the Seven Princes. In the end, the last generals had already arrived with 3,000 elite soldiers to reinforce, and they had no intention of evacuating, desperately annihilating the whole army, and also plotting to kill the lives of the seven princes. The seventh prince is now seriously injured, and his life and death are uncertain, so please ask the emperor to find out the truth and severely punish the real culprit behind the scenes. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers in our battalion in the southern suburbs must abide by the holy order and go all out!"

Zhou Changan nodded slightly, and said, "Okay, I will give you a chance to make meritorious contributions." Blockade all the checkpoints from the capital to the South Vietnamese Kingdom, intercept the fleeing South Vietnamese assassins, and capture me if they are willing to surrender, and if they resist stubbornly, they will be punished on the spot, and there will be no mercy!"

Lin Ruichen and General Chen immediately received the order and said in unison: "Yes, the emperor, the last general will obey the order!"

Zhou Changan nodded, glanced at the ministers in the hall, all of them lowered their heads, as if they were afraid that he would find trouble. Zhou Chang was displeased, and said impatiently: "If the Aiqing have nothing to do, let's retreat." After saying that, he stood up angrily and strode out of the hall.

Walking out of the main hall, a guard immediately greeted him and said: "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess entered the palace early in the morning, saying that she had something important to ask to see the emperor, and now she is waiting in the palace of diligence." ”

Zhou Chang was taken aback, and couldn't help but worry about Zhou Tianqilai. He knew that Zhou Tianqi was picked up by Zhou Changying, and he was already relieved, but now that he saw Zhou Changying coming early in the morning, his heart was pinched again, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Has Her Royal Highness the eldest princess said anything? Is something wrong with the Seventh Prince?"

The guard was stunned, shook his head, and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess didn't say it, but only said that after the emperor went down to court, he would immediately ask the emperor to go to the palace of Qinzheng." ”

Zhou Changan wrinkled his eyebrows and strode towards the Qinzheng Palace, and Gonggong Qi and a group of guards followed closely behind him, trotting all the way.

As soon as he walked to the door of the Qinzheng Palace, he saw Zhou Changying's side Bai Gonggong looking at the door of the palace, and when he saw Zhou Chang'an coming, Bai Gonggong immediately greeted him, bowed and said: "The slave sees the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" After speaking, seeing the emperor waving his hand, he continued to say: "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is waiting for the emperor in the palace, the emperor please!"

Zhou Changan saw that Bai Gonggong's expression was anxious, his brows couldn't help but tighten a few points, and he strode into the hall, only to see Zhou Changying sitting in a wheelchair, waiting alone in the hall, his face was very ugly, and when he saw Zhou Changan coming, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly saluted respectfully: "See the emperor!"

Seeing Zhou Changying so polite, Zhou Changan couldn't help but feel even more anxious, and blurted out: "Sister Huang, is something wrong with Qi'er?"