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Chapter 23 Tragedy on Earth

Although the imperial seal was precious, Zhao Chen had no time to watch it carefully! He put the imperial seal in his arms, and then left the side hall with Li Gang and Wang De and walked outside.

Jin soldiers have entered the palace now, but the number is not very large. There are many treasures in the palace, followed by gold, silver and treasures. The most expensive ones are various maps, household registrations, tax information, etc. collected over the past hundred years in the Song Dynasty. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when Liu Bang entered Xianyang, Xiao He did not rob gold, silver and treasures, but protected the maps, household registrations, and tax information of the Qin Dynasty as soon as possible. This is also an important reason why Liu Bang was able to obtain the world. In the future, the Jin Dynasty would be necessary to govern the Central Plains. If there were too many troops entering and the order was chaotic, it would be a pity to destroy these materials! So Wanyan Zonghan just sent some elite soldiers to the palace. The purpose of these elite soldiers was to maintain the order of the palace and seal the information!

As for the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, they have now been expelled toward the outside.

Because the side hall in front of me is too remote, no one has come yet.

The three of them carefully headed towards the direction of the palace wall. When they arrived in front of the palace wall, Wang Dedao: "I'll go outside and take a look first!"

Zhao Chen nodded, and immediately saw Wang De's body surging, and he came to the palace wall lightly, and then he turned over and came down.

Zhao Chen was very envious. He had been practicing martial arts for half a year and had now officially entered the fourth level of the Emperor Tian Jue and began to practice the Ren meridian among the eight extraordinary meridians. This progress was quite rapid, but his skills were still too different from Wang De. If it were him, it would never be possible to jump on such a high wall without a rope.

Soon a scream came from over there, and Zhao Chen's heart tightened.

After a moment, Wang De turned over and came in again, and Zhao Chen said, "What happened?"

Wang Dedao: "There are a few Jin soldiers over there who have been killed by me! Your Highness, let's leave here quickly!"

At that moment, Wang De hugged Zhao Chen with one hand and Li Gang with the other. He brought two people to the palace wall like nothing.

The three of them came down from the palace wall and saw a few Jin soldiers lying in a pool of blood! The Jin soldiers looked pale, because all the blood was lost, and their eyes were filled with despair and pain!

Looking at the bodies of these Jin soldiers, Zhao Chen felt a strong feeling of wanting to vomit! He felt sad and extremely sad! In the face of war, human life is so humble! Whether it is the life of the Han people or the life of the Jurchens, it is the same humble! This is the first time he really saw the face of a dead person!

Wang De turned a blind eye to these dead people. He didn't know how many enemies he had killed over the years! As for Li Gang, his face did not change much! When the Jurchens first invaded, he was responsible for defending Kaifeng City, and there were thousands of dead people he had seen!

"Where are we going?" Zhao Chen said withstood the discomfort in his heart.

"We go to the north, where there are many private houses. We can find a place to hide it first!" Wang Dedao.

"Okay!" Zhao Chen nodded.

At this moment, Wang De was still taking Zhao Chen and Li Gang forward. He was a innate master. Even with two people, his speed was extremely fast! Their bodies kept flashing in various buildings. Occasionally they could see the Jin soldiers. Wang De would temporarily hide or take a detour! His skill is profound, and there is no problem in killing these ordinary Jin soldiers. But if he killed too many people, the Jurchen army would definitely be alert. At that time, the Jurchens would definitely encircle and suppress them in large numbers, which would be a bad idea!

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About half an hour later, the three of them hid in a thatched hut. The house was extremely dilapidated, with snow falling on it constantly, and it was very cold inside.

"Your Highness, Lord Li, let's hide here for the time being! I will take you out of Kaifeng City after dark!" Wang Dedao.

Zhao Chen nodded. He looked at the surrounding environment and felt like he had a "changing world"! Just a few days ago, he lived in the magnificent palace. There were countless eunuchs and palace maids around him. In just a few days, he had already started running for his life and was hiding in such a thatched hut! He was still the "prince" of the Song Dynasty, but the only one who followed him was Wang De and Li Gang in front of him!

"Your Highness, we can't wait until it gets dark. We have to find a way to leave Kaifeng City now!" Li Gang was silent for a moment and suddenly said.

"Oh?" Zhao Chen was stunned.

"If we stay here, the form will definitely become more and more serious! First, the substitute of Your Highness and the rogue may wake up at any time and leak your highness's news! Second, the imperial seal was taken away by us, and the Jin soldiers could not ignore it! I think the Jin soldiers will soon search for us in the city. When it gets dark, we can't get out! So, now we are going out!" Li Gang said.

"Not bad!" Zhao Chen thought it was the reason, so he nodded quickly.

He looked at Li Gang in surprise, but he did not expect that Li Gang was so careful. This person was worthy of being a famous anti-Jin minister in history and the leader of the famous officials in the Southern Song Dynasty. It really had something different!

At that moment, the three of them had no time to rest, and they immediately headed towards the north wall.

Along the way, the three of them saw countless tragic scenes.

There were several Jin soldiers surrounding a woman in the distance. The woman's clothes were torn by the Jin soldiers. She was screaming in horror. She was pressed to the ground by the Jin soldiers. Her hands covered the upper and could not cover the lower part. The Jin soldiers were touching her hands and laughing lewdly!

Zhao Chen's face was pale, but soon a burst of anger arose in his heart! In fact, it was not only him, but Li Gang and Wang De were also very angry!

Wang De did not rush over to rescue the woman. In Wang De's heart, even all the people in Kaifeng City were not as important as Zhao Chen, the prince of the Song Dynasty! If the prince's whereabouts were exposed because of the rescue of that woman, it would be more than worth the loss!

"Your Highness, you see how these barbarians bully us Han people? In the future, we must take revenge!" Li Gang said on the side.

Zhao Chen nodded silently.

They continued to move forward and saw a scene of even more indignation.

A Jin soldier was riding on the horse. He used a rope to drag a Han boy who was only four or five years old. The horse ran very fast, and the little boy screamed in horror. Soon, the little boy could not catch up with the horse's speed. His small body was dragged to the ground, and his face was covered with blood. He kept screaming, and gradually the screams became smaller and smaller, obviously dying. Then the Jin soldier turned around and picked up the boy's body with a spear. He waved hard, and the boy's body was picked into the air. When the boy's body fell, another Jin soldier in the distance cut off the boy's head with the knife in his hand, and blood was splashed! Countless Jin soldiers next to him looked at the scene here and kept laughing.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do?" Seeing that Zhao Chen was about to rush forward, Wang De hurriedly stopped him.

"How can I bear this? He is just a toddler. The Jurchens are so cruel. Is this still a human?" Zhao Chen said excitedly.

"Your Highness, you are the prince, don't be impulsive when doing things! Now is not the time to save them. The most important thing is to protect your useful body!" Li Gang said lightly from the side.

"Ah!" Zhao Chen was about to roar, but Li Gang had already pressed Zhao Chen's mouth.

Zhao Chen was carried forward by Wang De, and along the way he was like a walking corpse, his mind was in chaos! He had been in this world for more than half a year. For more than half a year, he had been thinking about ways to leave the palace and leave Kaifeng City. His biggest goal in the past six months was to escape from this Jingkang disaster! Now that he left the palace, he would soon leave Kaifeng City, but he saw a tragic scene that he could not imagine in his dreams! Those people, like him, are Han people, they are women, children, and weak people. They were actually bullied by the Jurchens! They could not keep their dignity and could not keep their lives! When he wanted to rush forward, Li Gang and Wang De stopped him again because they were the "Prince"!

"I am Zhao Chen, I am the prince... I am not a senior high school student! They tried their best to protect me, just because I am the prince and crown prince of the Song Dynasty. They hoped that I could recover the mountains and rivers and revive the Song Dynasty! In order to avoid revealing my whereabouts, they did not save those women and children! What kind of virtue can I be so valued by them?"

"It's not just that they both put their hopes on me, the prince. When tomorrow, more people know that the prince is escaping, but I'm afraid that more people will put their hopes on the prince, and ordinary people will put their hopes on the prince..."

"The fate of these people is so miserable and bullied by the barbarians, but they still think that the prince can bring them hope..."

"If I just want to escape, and don't consider what to do in the future, and don't treat myself as the 'prince', how can I be worthy of them?"

For a moment, countless thoughts arose in Zhao Chen’s heart!

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Wang De couldn't help asking when he saw Zhao Chen's expression changing constantly, sometimes sad, sometimes confused, sometimes gritting his teeth.

"It's nothing, I just figured out some things! I am the prince of the Song Dynasty. I really want to keep my useful body, and revive the Song Dynasty and protect the people in the future!" Zhao Chen said.

His voice gradually calmed down, but there was an indescribable sense of determination in this calm voice!

"It's great that Your Highness the Crown Prince has such an idea!" Li Gang said on the side.

After another half an hour, the three of them came to the city wall. Wang Dedao: "Your Highness, Lord Li, you can wait here, I'll go up and take a look!"
Chapter completed!
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