Luo'an Jingcheng, the prince's mansion.

The night is deep, the silence of the entire prince's mansion is terrible, although Liuli is the closest person to the prince, almost always by the prince's side, but today there is no one around the prince, it has already passed the time of the palm lamp, but in the huge hall, it is dark.

The prince sat alone in a wheelchair, looking out the window, and the window was a picturesque scenery, but at the moment, in the eyes of the prince, it was gray.

His expression was extremely haggard, and even his eyes seemed very hollow, and his hands were on the blanket covering his legs, looking out the window at the scenery in a daze.

He sat there dumbfounded, his face a little pale, he had lived in the prince's mansion for many years, and he had not seen the sun all year round, which made his skin look sickly white.

The news of the fall of Quzhou, he has already learned, now he is only worried about the safety of Lei Guheng, Lei Guheng is a pillar of optimus in the southeast, but also the hope of keeping the capital, the southeast has fallen, for the prince, it has not yet reached the point where the sky has fallen, as long as the Qin water is guarded, so that the Tianmen Daoists can not cross, the emergency can be suspended.

Yuan Budo's rebellion in Jinling Dao was indeed unexpected by the prince, Yuan Budo led his subordinates to kill Song Yuan, the governor of Jinling Dao, and set himself up as the king of Shun, and raised troops to make a rebellion.

Although there are tens of thousands of guards in Jinling Road, but the prince does not feel that all the soldiers and horses will work together with Yuan Budo, Qiao Mingtang went to Jinling under the banner of the prince of the prison country, even if he could not suppress Yuan Budo, but it was enough to resist Yuan Budo's rebellion, and not let the Jinling army commander under Yuan Budo drive straight into the capital and threaten the capital.

In addition to Wu Jingwei staying in the capital, the prince transferred almost all the troops that could be adjusted outside the capital to the Qinshui River, which is the most elite soldiers and horses in the empire, although there are only more than 30,000 people, but it is already all the troops that the prince can take out at present.

What annoys the prince is that it is located in the Jinling Warehouse in Jinling Road, which is one of the four major granaries of the empire, and it is also the largest granary in the empire, the four major granaries, and now only Jinling Warehouse still has a stock of grain, the prince has already ordered that all the grain from Jinling Warehouse be transferred to the Beijing Division, in order to fight to the death with Tianmen Dao, but the grain of Jinling Warehouse has not yet been transported to the capital, Yuan Budo has already started a rebellion, and Jinling Warehouse has fallen into the hands of Yuan Budo without any suspense.

Jinling is the rich land of the empire, the gentry are like clouds, splendid and prosperous, before the official Zhishi, he has purchased a house in Jinling, and after Zhishi, he will live in the city of Weiling Mansion on Jinling Road.

The prince even thought that if the materials were really lacking in the end, he could forcibly levy money and grain in Jinling Road, and there were many rich and wealthy businessmen in Jinling Road, and these people also had a lot of money and grain in their hands, and the materials in their hands were several times that of Jinling Cang, which was enough to support the needs of the war, but until the last resort, of course the prince would not act rashly and cause chaos in Jinling, but before he could make a move on Jinling, Yuan Budo had already accused Jinling, which made the prince a little annoyed in his heart.

For Qiao Mingtang, the prince's order is also concise and clear, first of all, it must be ensured that not a single soldier under Yuan Budo can go east out of Jinling, on this basis, if there is a chance to take Jinling Cang, it is necessary to seize the opportunity.

The time that Lei Guheng gained south of Qinshui was for the prince to build a solid defense line on the bank of the Qinshui River, and the two bridges on the Qinshui River were also ready to be destroyed at any time, but the prince ordered that the bridge must not be destroyed until the last moment, Lei Guheng was still south of Qinshui, and if the bridge was destroyed lightly, even Lei Guheng would not be able to cross the bridge and return.

Although he thinks so, but deep in the heart of the prince, there is always an ominous premonition, he hopes that Lei Guheng can return safely and work together to keep the capital, but the decision when Lei Guheng left before, but it made the prince's heart uneasy, he followed Lei Guheng together, how much he understood the temperament of the veteran, regarded honor as life, and had retreated to the vicinity of the Beijing Division, the prince was very worried that Lei Guheng would not retreat to cross the bridge even if he had the opportunity.

He sent people to the south bank to inquire about the news over there, the most important thing was to know what Lei Guheng's current situation was, but the news had not come for a long time, which made the prince's heart feel like a stone, extremely heavy.

In the darkness, he heard footsteps from behind, and the prince did not look back, he had ordered before, no one was allowed to enter the hall to disturb, except for one person, that person was not Liuli, but Zhao Quan, the commander of the guards, and it must be the news about Lei Guheng before he could come in to report.

"Your Highness!" Zhao Quan knelt down on one knee in the darkness, and his voice was very heavy: "There is already news of General Lei." ”

The prince turned his wheelchair, turned around, and in the dark, stared at Zhao Quan's figure, and asked, "Old general...... Have you crossed the bridge? ”

Zhao Quan hesitated, but did not speak.

The prince frowned and said lightly, "Why don't you reply?" ”

"Your Highness......!" The crown prince had already heard Zhao Quan's voice with sobs, "General Lei...... General Lei has sacrificed his life for the country and was killed in the Tiger Acropolis ......! ”

The prince was stunned and asked again, "What did you say?" Who gave his life for the country? Who was killed? ”

Zhao Quan said sadly: "Your Highness, it has been found out that General Lei retreated to the Tiger Acropolis and was surrounded by ten times as many rebels...... Finally, he committed suicide in the city...... ”

The prince's body trembled, and he said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, Zhao Quan, this palace will let you say it again, the old general has already crossed the bridge, if you dare to talk nonsense and curse the old general, this palace will take your ......life now!" ”

Zhao Quan raised his head, his eyes were red, "Your Highness, I know that Your Highness won't believe it, and I don't believe it either, but ...... But the news is true, and it ...... And the Tianmen Dao people have sent someone to send the body of the old general to Qinmen Bridge, and someone told him that Tianmen Dao is called General Day, whether he admires the old general, so he specially sent someone to return the body of the old general, and the five hundred thunder horsemen under the command of the old general also died in the Tiger Acropolis, they told that almost all of the thunder riders died on the battlefield, and in the end there were dozens of thunder rider soldiers, yes...... It was to follow General Lei to commit suicide and die, and to repay the country with his death......! ”

The prince's whole body trembled, his two hands were already clenched into fists, his muscles were bulging, and the tears in his eyes couldn't help but flow down.

He couldn't believe it, he didn't dare to believe it, and he didn't want to believe it, but the brave and invincible Lei Guheng was really dead.

Although he had been apprehensive all these days, when the news came, he still couldn't believe it.

Suddenly, the prince suddenly laughed and said, "Zhao Quan, you have been deceived by Tianmen Dao. They are a rabble, with no benevolence and morality to speak of, and if the old general really went, how could they send the body? This must be their ruse, trying to hurt our morale. You don't know the tricks of Tianmen, this palace doesn't blame you, get up and talk ......! ”

He said this, but the corners of his eyes twitched, and even his hands were shaking.

Zhao Quan didn't get up, he lowered his head: "If you know that Your Highness knows the news, you will definitely be sad, but ...... The humble position did not dare to deceive His Highness, the corpse of the old general had already been transported across the river, and the Miao commander had also ...... It has also been ordered to destroy the Yongfeng Bridge and the Qinmen Bridge ......! ”

Miao commanded the famous Miao Feng, who was promoted by the prince to be a general of the Tun Guards, and now led three Tun Guards to garrison Qinshui, and was a front-line general, responsible for defending Qinshui.

The prince opened his mouth, but found that he could no longer speak, and there seemed to be something stuck in his throat, making him unable to speak, and even more difficult to breathe.

The strange smile on his face was still frozen on his face, but the look in his eyes was extremely sad, and this expression was extremely terrifying, in the hall, there was a deathly silence for a while, the prince's whole body convulsed, and finally slowly closed his eyes, tears slid down his cheeks, and suddenly, he was heard shouting: "Qin State does not protect ......!" Then there was a "wow", a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and the whole person had fallen from the wheelchair to the ground.

Zhao Quan exclaimed: "Your Highness! Rushed forward and held the prince, whose mouth was full of blood, and said sadly: "General Lei...... Teacher...... Teacher...... General Ray ......! He kept repeating these two sentences, and his voice grew quieter, and he fainted.

When the prince woke up, he was already lying on the soft couch, surrounded by bright lights, the bright lights were bright, but the prince's face was pale and terrifying, and he turned his head to look, only to see Liuli sitting next to him, his beautiful eyes were closed, and he seemed to have fallen asleep, the prince barely sat up, Liuli heard the movement, opened his eyes, and saw the prince wake up, showing joy, "Your Highness, are you awake?" ”

"How long did I sleep? What time is it? The prince sat up, Liuli was already holding a cushion behind the prince's back, and said softly: "It's just dawn, is there any discomfort in Your Highness's body?" The imperial doctor came and said that His Royal Highness was in a hurry, and he should take care of his care, and he should not be angry and anxious...... Yes, Your Highness, later, the concubine will go to get the medicine. She got up and was about to get the medicine, but the prince had already reached out and grabbed her arm, shook his head and said, "No need......! ”

"Your Highness, the concubine knows your mood ......!" Liuli sighed faintly: "General Lei is in trouble, we are all very sad, but ...... His Highness cannot spare his body because of sorrow. ”

The corners of the prince's eyes twitched, and he sighed: "So I'm not dreaming, old general...... Did the old general really go? ”

Liuli sighed: "Zhao Quan has already sent someone to transport the old general's body back...... Your Royal Highness, the old general is gone, the pillars of the empire will collapse, and the southeast half of the wall is already under the control of Tianmen Dao, they are close to the capital, and they will soon come over, and now the safety of the capital is all the body of His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness should take care of his body for the sake of the country. ”

"Jiangshan Sheji?" The prince smiled bitterly and said, "Can this country still be kept?" As soon as the old general is gone, my Great Qin has no power to return to the sky...... The southeast is gone, Hebei and Fuhai are in flames, Jinling has rebelled, and disasters are everywhere in Sichuan, and it won't be long before the northwest ......! Shaking his head and sighing: "The name of the northwest is the territory of Great Qin, in fact, the king's life is worthless in the northwest...... Liuli, you say, my Great Qin was rich all over the world, and all nations were in awe, why did it fall so far in this short period of time? This...... What the hell is going on......! ”