"Of course I won't forget that I have contacted various wealthy families behind the scenes, and have prepared armor at home and in the treasury!" The corners of Prince Ariuma's mouth turned up slightly, and his eyes shot out a dangerous cold light. Princess Saitama said to Su

The demise of the Ga clan was the famous Otsuka coup. In this coup, the eldest brother, the prince, joined forces with the minister Kamari and others to assassinate the powerful minister Soga Niruka above the court, and then besieged the Soga clan, forcing his father Soga

Ezo committed suicide, destroyed the Soga family, and took back the power of government to the emperor's family.

Her words actually have two meanings: one is to prevent the eldest brother, the prince, from repeating his old tricks and directly fighting for the throne by violent means; the other is to suggest that the elder brother might not be able to fight back in the same way and directly kill the eldest brother, the prince.

, ascended the throne.

"That's good!" Princess Saitama patted her palms: "Katsugi has offended many people with his actions over the years. All the major wealthy families have deep resentment against him. As long as you ascend the throne and issue decrees, he will turn against his relatives and leave.

!”

While talking, there was a sudden noise outside. Princess Saitama frowned slightly and said to the slave girl: "Go out and see what happened. It's so noisy!"

"Yes!" The female slave bowed and accepted the order, turned around and left. When she returned a moment later, she already looked panicked: "Princess, the mansion has been surrounded, it's the Nakatomi clan's army!"

"What?" Saitama and Yuma were both shocked and asked in unison: "Nakatomi clan? Who is their leader? How dare you do this?"

"It's the Internal Affairs Minister (Nakatomi Kamazu's official position was called the Internal Affairs Minister at that time, which was later the Internal Affairs Minister)! He claims to have come under the Holy Order!" the female slave said in a trembling voice.

"Nakatomi Kamazu? He's Katsuragi's dog!" Princess Saitama gritted her teeth. Although she was a woman, she was more decisive than a man: "Brother, they came for you. I went to the front door to delay time. You never

Escape through the back door!”

"Then if they are bad for you -"

"Brother, I am a shrine maiden of the shrine, and I cannot compete with Katsuragi for the throne. If they kill me, they will only prove their innocence!" Princess Saitama remained calm and composed: "But you have to be careful, Nakatomi is definitely coming for you.

of!"

"Okay, then you should be more careful!" Prince Arikan nodded, turned around and ran towards the back door. Princess Saitama closed her eyes and took a deep breath, calmed down her emotions, and then headed towards the main door.

At that time, the Yamato Kingdom did not have a fixed capital. The emperor and the major nobles built their own palaces and lived together as clans. The residence of each major noble was actually a small city: it had an independent granary, residence, and stables for slaves and guards.

The living camp, walls, and even Yagura and trenches are protected. Unless outsiders set fire to attack, it is absolutely impossible to enter in a short period of time. He has enough time to leave! Prince Ariuma thought to himself that he would use his fastest

He came to the stable at a very fast speed and shouted to the horse slave: "Bring in all the fastest horses here!"

This was a ginger-yellow mare. Prince Youjian didn't care to take a closer look, so he got on the horse, and his two followers followed him on foot. His mansion was not far from here, and even taking an ox cart would only take half a second.

If you can return home, you have nothing to fear. There are enough soldiers and armor in the warehouse. As long as you can hold on for half a day, your other supporters will mobilize to rescue you.

After walking out of the back door, the prince observed the surroundings vigilantly. The hillside was covered with bright red maple trees, tilting to the west under the blowing of the mountain wind. As long as he passed through the maple forest and climbed over the hill, he would reach his residence.

The prince took a long breath and whispered: "Let's go!"

The sound of horse hooves echoed in the quiet forest, and the noise in the distance seemed to be a farewell. The prince turned around and could no longer see clearly the residence of Princess Saitama. The woods blocked the sun, the branches and leaves swayed, and the shadows swayed.

, as if there were monsters snooping around, which reminded him of the ghost stories he had heard.

"Hurry up!" Prince Youjian whipped his mount and shouted to his entourage: "When I go back, I will reward you two heavily!"

"yes!"

As the woods deepened, the hillside gradually became steeper, and the pace of the ginger mare carrying Prince Yujian's fat body also became staggering. Prince Yujian had to dismount and walk with the help of his entourage.

"Quick, quick!" Prince Youjian knew that time was running out at the moment, and he urged in a low voice while stretching his legs as hard as he could. Suddenly a gust of wind blew in his face, and he felt as if something moved behind the maple tree in front of him.

The next second, he heard two soft sounds, and then two followers fell down, taking him to the ground with them.

"Your Highness, Brother Zhongda asked me to say hello to you!"

The speaker was a man of medium build, with a Chinese character face, a thick beard on his chin, and piercing eyes. He was none other than Nakatomi Kamazu. He waved, and two people behind him rushed up and grabbed Prince Arima's arm.

Prince Jian struggled hard, but he sprained his right leg when he fell. In addition, he ran away and couldn't stand up for a while. Nakatomi Kamazu sneered, pulled out his saber, raised his hands above his head, and slashed hard.

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The blade cut through the skin of the melon, and the viscous juice overflowed from the crack, slid along the blade, and dripped on the knuckle of his index finger. Su Dingfang flicked his fingers, put it aside, and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, this melon is in the well."

I've been soaking in the water all afternoon, it's the best way to relieve the autumn heat. You're welcome, do it yourself!"

"Thank you, Chief Manager!"

"Thank you, Chief Manager!"

There were only four people in the room, with different appearances and extraordinary personalities. They were obviously Su Dingfang's right and left hands. They knelt down beside the table and each reached out to take a piece of melon and chewed it carefully. As expected, the melon was sweet and refreshing in the mouth.

I couldn't help but praise him one after another.

Su Dingfang did not eat, but just looked at it with a smile. After everyone had eaten all the melons on the plate, he smiled and said: "Everyone, I just got good news. Seven days ago, Duke Tan had commanded the Northern Army to cross Yalu.

Shui, defeated the Goguryeo thieves and killed more than 30,000 people. The thieves only spared the boy Quan!"

"Oh, that's such a great joy!"

"Yes, Duke Tan took action, and he was indeed victorious!"

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. It turned out that Duke Xi was Qibi Heli, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He was also the commander of the Tang army on the northern route this time. Quan Nan was the eldest son of Goguryeo's powerful official Yeon Gaesumun, who led the troops to guard the south bank of the Yalu River.

, and the Tang army had been in a stalemate for many days. At that time, there were many Goguryeo mountain cities behind the Tang army on the north road that had not yet been captured, and Su Dingfang also ordered troops to attack Pyongyang. The situation was not good, and Qibi Heli's victory was suddenly over.

Completely turned the situation around.
Chapter completed!