Frost for a Thousand Years

Chapter 68 Successful Seizure of Power
"General Wang!"

Late at night, a soldier rushed to Wang Dalong's barracks and loudly reported.

Waking up from a deep sleep, Wang Dalong sat up immediately, showing no signs of fatigue, and said, "Come in."

Then the soldier entered the room, ran to his bedside, knelt on one knee, and saluted with a fist. He then stood up and hurriedly said, "General Wang, I was on duty in the main hall of the prefectural government when I heard the voices of the General, the Sixth Prince, and others inside."

"What did you say?" Wang Dalong asked.

"..."

The soldier looked troubled, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

“I’ll take the responsibility, just tell me,” Wang Dalong said without hesitation.

Without further ado, the soldier said directly, "The Sixth Prince roared from inside the hall, saying that the general was arrogant. Then, another person's voice accused the general of plotting a rebellion. Finally, the general's voice was heard saying something like, 'Death would lessen my crime, please grant my request, Your Highness.'"

After hearing these words, Wang Dalong's eyes widened in astonishment.

Next, try to get your brain working as hard as possible.

After a moment, he concluded, "His Highness is trying to seize military power!"

These words are enough to draw the conclusion.

Wang Dalong could even perfectly imagine the entire process.

His Highness pressed closer and closer. The general attempted to defend himself, but was reprimanded and forced to disarm.

No, General Luo Ting's life is in danger.

"Now, take an army and surround the government office. This matter must be kept absolutely secret; do not divulge it to anyone else." Wang Dalong stood up, putting on his armor as he spoke. "Furthermore, you must not draw your swords against His Highness, and you must not harm His Highness, understand?"

"Yes!"

The soldier responded loudly.

"By the way, who was the man who reprimanded the general?" Wang Dalong asked.

"The clerk briefly received His Highness and several others at the post station. One of them was a county magistrate, and the other was without an official position," the soldier replied.

"Alright, then go and inform the garrison officers of the prefectural government to surround the prefectural government directly!" Wang Dalong ordered.

"Yes, sir!" The soldier was about to leave, but seeing that the other man was still in armor, and quite frightened by the situation, he couldn't help but ask, "General, will you be coming later?"

"Your message to me has already wasted too much time. If it really happens, it might be too late."

After pondering for a moment, Wang Dalong quickly determined his goal: "I'll go straight to the military camp."

.........

hum-

Wei Wusheng felt as if an iron sword was being forged in his mind.

The hammer kept striking the unshaped iron, producing a piercing sound.

My mind was completely blank.

"Your Highness!"

When Song Shi'an called his name again, Wei Wusheng stretched out his hand, closed his eyes, and frowned.

The next moment, I opened my eyes.

He sheathed his blood-soaked sword, turned around, and quickly ran out of the hall without the slightest hesitation.

It's quite remarkable that they were able to adjust so quickly after their first power grab.

To be honest, Song Shi'an was also a little nervous.

The moment Luo Ting stabbed the sword into his own neck, he almost choked.

After all, at a time like this, even the slightest mistake could mean certain death.

Fortunately, his survival instincts allowed him to make the right decision quickly.

Of course, the fact that Xinyue understood his meaning simply by tugging at her arm was also the key to the action.

Kneeling on the ground, Xin Yue quickly bandaged Luo Ting's hand and tied it tightly.

"He won't die, will he?" Song Shi'an asked.

"I don't know. I might die, or I might not." Xinyue shook her head. "I tried my best not to hit the back of my head."

"But he can't wake up now. He has been in charge of Langya for several years, and the morale of the army is in his hands. Even without the tiger tally, he can still mobilize the army," Song Shi'an said.

"He definitely won't wake up now..."

As Xin Yue spoke, she tied his hands up again: "But if he is discovered and woken up soon, it will also cause trouble."

"Let's go, let's hide for a bit."

Song Shi'an put his arms around his upper body, while Xin Yue, seeing this, also supported his legs.

Two people picked him up and carried him out the door.

But halfway there, Song Shi'an stopped: "No, we'll be discovered very quickly if we do this. Besides, we're not His Highnesses, we don't have any invincible protection. If we're caught, we'll definitely be arrested."

The original plan was to take the hostage, and all the plans for what would happen after the hostage situation were already prepared.

But now there's a special situation.

A person who has fainted is the most troublesome.

The fact that he was a strong, burly man covered in armor made him even more of a headache.

There's an episode of Detective Conan where a criminal takes a hostage, and Kogoro Mouri, after aiming for a while, shoots the hostage in the leg. With the hostage becoming a burden, the criminal has no choice but to let go and is then subdued.

The same principle applies now.

Luo Ting could be conscious, or he could have lost a hand, but instead he became a large, unconscious lump.

"Then kill him."

Xin Yue revealed a sharp look in her eyes, and while giving her advice, she was already preparing to draw her sword.

In her view, she didn't kill him just now because she didn't want to leave the Sixth Prince with too much psychological trauma.

Now that he's gone, there's no need to worry about it too much.

"and many more!"

Song Shi'an immediately stopped him.

Then, he looked at the general's desk.

"Come this way."

Song Shi'an called Xin Yue, and together they moved Luo Ting to the table.

After turning to the back, they shoved Luo Ting directly under the table.

They also adjusted his hands and feet, curled up his body, and tried to hide him as much as possible.

Then, he walked to the pool of blood in the center, stepped on it, and rubbed his feet together, guiding the blood all the way to the threshold.

This series of actions left Xin Yue somewhat stunned.

This person is incredibly cunning.

After finishing, Song Shi'an took a quick look from outside the door and found that Luo Ting had not made any mistakes.

"Let's go, Xinyue!"

This was the first time Song Shi'an had called her name, just like the prince.

But no one cared.

The two of them left the lobby without lingering for even a second and ran straight ahead.

The moment they rushed out of the mansion, the two guards with halberds at the gate could only stare blankly as they ran away.

"What's going on?" one of them said. "The Sixth Prince ran out just now, and these two ran out too."

"Yes, they seem to be in a hurry. I wonder what happened inside."

After leaving the mansion, the two ran at full speed towards the main road in the dark.

At the bend in the road to the side, dozens of soldiers rushed over. Although they did not meet the two men, they were only a few dozen steps away.

Xin Yue felt a sense of unease.

"Run! Forget about it, they're probably not looking for us."

The door was tightly shut just now, so no one outside would know what happened inside.

Even if you hear the content of the argument, if you are unsure of the situation, the first thing you can do is go to the scene to verify it.

In any case, it is absolutely impossible for someone to arrest a prince based solely on suspicion.

Sure enough, after the two rushed across the intersection, the soldiers who had reached the intersection ran in the opposite direction towards the prefectural government.

At this moment, the two arrived at the nearby post station, pulled the horse they had been riding out of the stable, and climbed onto it.

"Can Your Highness handle Langya City by yourself?" Xin Yue asked.

“The most difficult part is done, now we can only trust you completely.” Song Shi’an wasn’t sure, but it was no longer his responsibility. “Proceed according to the original plan. Your Highness is in charge of mobilizing troops in Langya. We’ll return to camp.”

"it is good."

The two mounted their horses and rode off out of the city.

Under the cover of night, it resembles a ghost.

Has anyone come out?

The centurion, leading his soldiers, arrived at the gate of the mansion and asked directly.

The guard was taken aback by this, then replied, "His Highness went out first, and the two men he brought with him came out afterward."

Upon hearing this, General Bai gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, revealing a mask of pain. After a moment, he asked, "Where is the general?"

"The general hasn't come out," the soldier replied in a panic.

"Go after them, but do not draw your weapons against His Highness, and above all, do not harm His Highness!"

After Bai Zong dispatched most of his men to arrest people, he led a dozen or so men into the county government.

Head straight for the lobby.

Pushing open the door, I saw a pool of blood, and my heart sank.

But he quickly realized that he was probably not dead yet.

If the person has already been killed and is now a corpse, there is absolutely no need to hide it.

Seeing the bloodstains spreading to the threshold and becoming increasingly faint as they reached outside, Commander Bai immediately ordered: "Search every place thoroughly. Find the General within a quarter of an hour!"

(End of this chapter)