Shan Mugong followed King Zhou Mourning back to the capital. When camping at night, Shan Xianggong set up camp one mile from the camp of King Zhou Mourning, and set up guards, as if he was in a state of war.

In the middle of the night, Fan Qi sneaked over and reported to Shan Xianggong about the prince's conspiracy. Shan Mugong was shocked and slipped away again in the night. This move showed that Shan Mugong had broken with the prince's party.

"Shan Qi, this old thief, actually ran away under my nose again!" The prince was about to go crazy, he completely tore off his mask, and he no longer cared about King Zhou; He ordered the prince and the other princes to lead a small army to hunt down Shan Mugong, while he himself escorted King Zhou Mourning back to the capital, preparing to usurp the throne.

Shan Mugong expected that the prince would send troops to chase after him, so he used an ingenious strategy to eliminate the pursuers.

When Shan Mugong and his entourage arrived at a certain post station, he deduced that the pursuers would arrive at night, so he pretended to be in a hurry, stopped for a while and continued on his way. But he only hid and rested in a remote area not far away, and sent scouts to listen to the news of the pursuers. At nightfall, the spies came back and reported that the prince and his party had entered the inn, and were going to stay there for the night, and then set out early to-morrow.

At midnight, Shan Mugong returned from the same way with his entourage and quietly infiltrated the post station. The spies who watched the movements pointed them to the resting place of the princes. The Clan Armor took out the sentinels, took up their vantage points, and set a fire on the south side of the house. It was a southerly day in June, and the pursuers were too tired during the day, and they were all asleep at the moment; As a result, many people were burned to death in their dreams. The people who woke up panicked, and some were not spared because they were disoriented; Even if they were able to escape from the fire in the end, it was Shan Mugong and his guards who were waiting for them.

Wang Zichao made a big mistake, he shouldn't have sent so many brothers to hunt down Shan Mugong. It was later learned that there were as many as eight princes killed in the massacre, including the prince! These people were the most important henchmen of the Prince's Dynasty, and their violent deaths undoubtedly greatly weakened the power of the Prince's Dynasty.

The prince was furious when he received this bad news. He waited for the prince to bring back the head of Shan Mugong, and then the coronation ceremony was held immediately, and now everything was in vain. He complained that Shan Mugong had been sent by Heaven to prevent him from ascending to the throne.

Zhao Zhuang Gong suggested: "A momentary victory or defeat cannot determine the final result. Now that the single flag is gaining momentum, we always fail to take the initiative to attack, so we should avoid it for the time being and wait for him to come and take the initiative to attack. Maybe his good luck will slowly run out, and who can guarantee that he will always be so lucky? ”

After Shan Mugong returned to Fengyi, Liu Wengong's envoy also arrived. The two sides soon reached an agreement: to eliminate the prince's party by force! At the beginning of June, the two families gathered the clan armor and set off to the Eastern Zhou.

The prince took the advice of Zhao Zhuang Gong, fled from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty with his belongings and allies, and occupied Jingyi (south of Yishui, southwest of Chengzhou).

After Shan Mugong entered the royal city, he found that King Zhou Mourning was still alive, but he was greatly stimulated. King Zhou sat in a panic in the empty main hall to meet Shan Mugong—the utensils in the palace were all gone, as if they had been snatched by creditors.

Shan Mugong was extremely angry, and after comforting the king of Zhou, he asked to attack the prince immediately. But King Zhou Mourning was frightened, and he didn't dare to let Shan Mugong leave. Shan Mugong said: "The Son of Heaven does not have to worry, Liu Zi's army is less than a hundred miles away from here, and he will soon enter the city." ”

On June 20, Shan Mugong led the royal division to attack Jingyi, and the Jingyi people stationed on the outer defense line refused to sacrifice their lives for the prince's court, and all threw down their weapons and fled, and Shan Mugong surrounded Jingyi by chance. At this time, Liu Wengong sent a messenger saying that he had entered the royal city, and everyone was very happy to receive the news, thinking that the rebellion would soon be put down.

Located on the east bank of Yishui, Gyeong-eup is the southern gate of Chengzhou, a small but strong city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Seeing that the number of soldiers was insufficient, but the situation was relatively stable, Shan Mugong handed over the army to the two deputy generals, Gong Jiangong and Gan Pinggong, and he hurried back to the capital to continue to recruit troops and prepare for the siege.

However, Zhao Zhuang Gong had already collected an army from the southern city and was heading for Gyeongyi. Shan Mugong didn't know about this, otherwise he would have lifted the siege of Jingyi and retreated to the vicinity of the royal city.

At that time, Gong Jian Gong was stationed in the south, and Gan Ping was stationed in the north. On June 25, Zhaozhuang Gong attacked Gong Jiangong's camp at night, and the rebels in the city took advantage of the situation to rush out, and the two armies attacked inside and outside, and Gong Jiangong was defeated; If it weren't for Gan Pinggong coming to the rescue, Gong Jiangong would have been wiped out.

However, the situation that Gan Pinggong encountered next was even more dangerous than Gong Jiangong. Four days later, the rebels launched an attack on Gan Pinggong, who was defeated. Since there was no more army to come to help, Gan Pinggong had to disguise himself as a soldier and escape.

The situation was reversed in an instant, and good luck finally came to the prince's side, and the prince's fierce faction began to run against his luck.

Uncle Ying, the doctor of Lu Guo, was in Wangcheng at the time, and he experienced the whole thrilling process. After returning to China, Shu Ying talked about the situation in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and he concluded that King Zhou Mourning might be overthrown by the rebels. Father Min shook his head and said, "No, the prince dynasty will not succeed, you look at his henchmen, they are just some declining nobles and unemployed craftsmen." They are all forsaken by heaven. Relying on the assistance of these people, how could the prince dynasty succeed? ”

The remnants of the defeated army fled back to the royal city, and the city fell into panic. The army of the Prince Dynasty has been assembled and ready to go, and now it is Shan Mugong's turn to be restless.

The artisans of the city remain a force to be reckoned with and not to be reckoned with. But what is certain is that once the prince's army arrives in the city, the craftsmen in the city will definitely rise up.

Shan Mugong decided to recruit craftsmen into the palace again. He performed bloody ceremonies with the chieftains of the artisans, promising to ensure their livelihoods; Then he ordered Liu Wengong to go to the area where the prince was fierce to gather troops, and ordered the younger brother of King Zhou to guard the royal city. After arranging these things, he protected the Zhou Mourning Dynasty and fled in the direction of defending the country.

On July 16, King Zhou mourned through the imperial palace (fifty miles east of Zhou) to rest for a while. The henchmen of the prince's dynasty attacked the imperial palace, and Shan Mugong mobilized the entire imperial palace to fight against the rebels, and finally defeated the emperor. The guy failed to escape, and was later taken into the royal city and burned in public. King Zhou continued to march towards the country.

The prince saw that King Zhou Mourning had left the royal city and didn't know what to do. He wanted to attack the royal city, but the king was not there; Second, Liu Wengong has strengthened his defenses, and the craftsmen have rejoined the royal family. He lost the direction of his main attack, and could only wait for the attack of the king division in hesitation.

On 16 August, Zhou Dafu Situ Chou led his division to attack the Wang Dynasty, but was attacked by rebels near Qiancheng (a fortress next to Jingyi) and returned defeated.