Luo'an Jingcheng, the prince's mansion.

It was late at night, and the entire prince's mansion was terrifyingly quiet. Although Liuli was the closest person to the prince and was always with the prince, there was no one around the prince today. It was already past the lights, and the huge hall was pitch black.

The prince sat alone in a wheelchair and looked out the window. There was a picture-like scenery outside, but at this moment, it was dark in the eyes of the prince.

His expression was extremely haggard, and even his eyes seemed very empty. He put his hands on the blanket covering his legs, staring at the scenery outside the window in a daze.

He sat there blankly, his face pale, and lived in the Prince's Mansion for many years, without seeing the sun all year round, which made his skin look sickly white.

He had learned that he was only worried about Lei Guheng's safety, who is a pillar of heaven in the southeast and also hopes to protect the capital. The fall of the southeast is not yet at the point where the sky collapses. As long as the Qin River is guarded and the people of Tianmen cannot survive, the emergency can be suspended.

Yuan Buyi's rebellion on Jinling Road was indeed beyond the prince's expectations. Yuan Buyi led his subordinates to kill Song Yuan, the governor of Jinling Road, and even proclaimed himself King Shun and started a rebellion. At such a deadly time, the capital was in a panic, but the prince did not panic and responded calmly. Qiao Mingtang's troops who came from Xishan Road were originally going to be transferred to the bank of Qinshui River, but because of Jinling's rebellion, the prince immediately ordered Qiao Mingtang to lead his army west to quell Yuan Buyi's unrest.

Although there are tens of thousands of guards on Jinling Road, the prince did not think that all the troops would work together with Yuan Buyi. Qiao Mingtang went to Jinling under the banner of the prince of the regent. Even if he could not suppress Yuan Buyi, he was enough to resist Yuan Buyi's rebellion and would not let Yuan Buyi's army march into the front and threaten the capital.

Except for Wu Jingwei who stayed in the capital, the prince transferred almost all the troops outside the capital to the Qinshui River. This was the most elite guard in the empire. Although there were only more than 30,000 people, it was already all the troops that the prince could take out.

What made the prince worried was the Jinling Warehouse located in Jinling Road. It was one of the four major granaries of the empire and the largest granaries of the empire. Now there are only Jinling Warehouses and stocks of grain. The prince had already ordered that all the grains be transferred from Jinling Warehouse to the capital to fight against Tianmen Road to the death. However, before the grains of Jinling Warehouse were transported to the capital, Yuan Buyi had already raised an army to cause chaos, and the Jinling Warehouse fell into Yuan Buyi's hands without any suspense.

Jinling is a prosperous place in the empire, with gentry and prosperity. Before officials retired, they had already purchased houses in Jinling. After they retired, they would live their lives in Weiling Prefecture City, Jinling Road.

The prince even thought that if there was really a shortage of supplies in the end, he could force money and grain to collect money and grain on Jinling Road. There were many wealthy merchants and merchants on Jinling Road, and these people also held a large amount of money and grain in their hands. The supplies in their hands were several times that of Jinling Warehouse, which was enough to support the war. However, before he could do anything, the prince would certainly not act rashly, causing chaos in Jinling. However, before he could take action against Jinling, Yuan Buyi had already controlled Jinling, which made the prince really angry.

Regarding Qiao Mingtang, the prince's orders were also concise and clear. First of all, it is necessary to ensure that no soldiers or soldiers under Yuan Buyi could go east to Jinling. On this basis, if you have the opportunity to take down the Jinling Cang, you must seize the opportunity.

The time Lei Guheng bought south of Qinshui allowed the prince to build a solid defense line on the banks of Qinshui River, and the two bridges on Qinshui River were ready to be destroyed at any time. However, the prince ordered that the bridge must not be destroyed until the last moment. Lei Guheng was still south of Qinshui River. If the bridge was easily destroyed, even Lei Guheng could not cross the bridge and return.

Although he thought so, there was always an ominous premonition deep in the prince's heart. He hoped that Lei Guheng could return safely and work together to protect the capital. However, the determination when Lei Guheng left in the previous period made the prince's heart uneasy. He followed Lei Guheng to some extent and understood the temperament of this veteran and regarded honor as life. He had retreated to the vicinity of the capital. The prince was very worried that Lei Guheng would not retreat to cross the bridge even if he had the chance.

He sent people to the south bank to inquire about the news there, mainly to know how Lei Guheng is now, but the news has not come for a long time, which made the prince's heart feel like a stone pressing on him, extremely heavy.

In the darkness, when he heard footsteps coming from behind, the prince did not look back. He had ordered that no one should enter the hall to disturb him. Except for one person, the man was not Liuli, but Zhao Quan, the commander of the guards. And it must be news related to Lei Guheng before he could come in to report.

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

The prince turned his wheelchair and turned around. In the darkness, he stared at Zhao Quan's figure and asked, "Her old general...has he crossed the bridge?"

Zhao Quan hesitated for a moment, but did not speak.

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

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

The prince was stunned and asked again: "What did you say? Who sacrificed his life for the country? Who died?"

Zhao Quan said sadly: "Your Highness, it has been discovered that General Lei retreated to the Tiger Guard City and was surrounded by ten times more rebels. The old general led his people to fight to kill the enemy. Finally... he committed suicide in the city...!"

The prince's body trembled and said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, Zhao Quan, I will tell you again. The old general has crossed the bridge. If you dare to talk nonsense and curse the old general, I will take your life now...!"

Zhao Quan raised his head, his eyes flushed, "Your Highness, Bei Zhi knows that Your Highness will not believe it, and Bei Zhi doesn't believe it, but... but the news is true, and... the Tianmen Dao people have sent someone to send the old general's body to Qinmen Bridge. People come to tell him that a person named Japanese general in Tianmen Dao admires the old general, so they specially sent someone to return the old general's body. The five hundred thunder cavalry under the old general's command also died in the Tiger Cang City. They told that almost all the thunder cavalry died in the battlefield. In the end, dozens of thunder cavalry soldiers were... who followed General Lei to commit suicide and serve the country with death...!"

The prince was shaking all over, his fists were clenched with his hands, and the blue veins were bulging, and tears in his eyes were flowing down.

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

Although he has been uneasy over the years, when the news comes, he still can't believe it.

Suddenly, the prince suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Zhao Quan, you have been deceived by the Heavenly Way. They are a group of mobs, with no benevolence, righteousness and morality to talk about. If the old general really goes, how could they send bodies? This must be their trick, and they want to hurt our morale. If you don't know the Heavenly Way's trick, I won't blame you, get up and talk..."

Although he said this, his eyes were twitching and his hands were shaking.

Zhao Quan did not stand up and lowered his head: "I will definitely be sad when I know that Your Highness knows the news, but... I dare not deceive Your Highness. The old general's body has been transported across the river. Commander Miao has also...he has also ordered the destruction of Yongfeng Bridge and Qinmen Bridge...!"

Miao Commander Daming Miao Feng was the general of the Tun Guard promoted by the prince. Now he led three Tun Guards to guard Qinshui. He is a front-line general who is responsible for defending Qinshui.

The prince opened his mouth, but found that he could no longer speak. Something seemed to be stuck in his throat, making him unable to speak and he had difficulty breathing.

The strange smile on his face was still froze on his face, but the expression in his eyes was extremely sad, and this expression seemed extremely terrifying. In the Hua Hall, it was as quiet as death. The prince twitched all over his body, and finally slowly closed his eyes, tears slid down his cheeks. Suddenly, he heard him shouting: "The State of Qin is not protected..." Then he let out a "wow", a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and his whole body had fallen to the ground from his wheelchair.

Zhao Quan exclaimed, "Your Highness!" He rushed forward and held the prince's mouth full of blood. He said sadly: "General Lei... Teacher... General Lei..." He kept repeating these two sentences, his voice gradually became smaller and he fainted.

When the prince woke up, he was already lying on the soft couch, with bright lights around him. The lights were bright, but the prince's face was pale and terrifying. When he turned his head to look, he saw Liuli sitting next to him, with his beautiful eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep. The prince barely sat up. When Liuli heard the movement, he opened his eyes and saw the prince awakening, showing joy, "Your Highness, are you awake?"

"How long have I been sleeping? When is it now?" The prince sat up, Liuli had already put the soft pads on the prince's back and said softly: "It's dawn, what's the problem with Your Highness? The imperial doctor came and said that Your Highness was anxious and should take care of it carefully. It's not advisable to get angry anymore... Yes, Your Highness will go to get the medicine later." She got up and wanted to get the medicine, but the prince had reached out to grab her arm and shook his head and said, "No need..."

"Your Highness, I know your mood..." Liuli sighed quietly: "We are all very sad when General Lei suffered, but... Your Highness cannot ignore his body because of his grief."

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

Liuli sighed: "Zhao Quan has sent someone to transport the body of the old general back... Your Highness, as soon as the old general goes, the pillars of the empire collapse, and the southeast half of the walls are all under the control of Tianmendao. They are so close to the capital and will soon be called. The safety of the capital now is all His Highness alone. His Highness should take care of his health for the sake of the country."

"Rule and country?" The prince smiled bitterly and said, "Can this country and country still be preserved? Once the old general leaves, my Great Qin is powerless to restore the world... The southeast is gone, Hebei and Fuhai are besieged, Jinling rebelled, and disasters in Sichuan are everywhere, and it will not be long for long, northwest..." Shaking his head and sighed, "The northwest is the territory of the Great Qin, but in fact the king's order is no longer worth a penny in the northwest... Liuli, you say, my Great Qin was rich in all the seas and was respected by all nations. Why did it end up like this in just a short time? What's wrong with this...!"
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