Traveling through the ancient times

The Third Prince looked at the Fifth Prince lying in a pool of blood, his eyes gloating over his misfortune, [Foolish thing, you still want to snatch the throne from him]

At this time, General Qilin had already entered the first palace gate, and the sound of ice blades clashing outside could be faintly heard from the bedroom.

The Third Prince quickly suppressed his emotions and said solemnly to the King of Xiliang, "Father, General Qilin has probably entered the palace. Shall I take you out of the palace first?"

"Where should we go if we leave the palace?" This is his base camp. Where can they go if they leave here?

"I will take you to Tada County first. The commander there is the Great Commander of Xiliang, Xiong Chumo. He is my grandfather. When we meet up with him, you should get well first, and then we can lead the army back."

The third prince spoke sincerely, and the King of Xiliang was still sighing in his heart why he didn't realize earlier that his son was so outstanding. If he had known earlier, he would have made him the crown prince.

However, he would soon learn that this son was the real venomous snake.

"Okay, I'll follow your instructions. When we fight back, father will make you the crown prince! I'll hand over the whole country to you."

"Come on, your father will take you out through the secret passage!" This secret passage is the last escape route of the entire palace. Only every ruler is qualified to know it after he succeeds to the throne.

The King of Xiliang asked his followers to collect the jade seal and the military token and hand them over to him. The King of Xiliang carried both of them on his back. Seeing the two things within his reach, the Third Prince's eyes flashed with a strange light.

But now is not the time to take it over. His mother once told him that his father had a group of secret guards who were powerful and were the emperor's personal guards who only obeyed the king.

But it seems that there are not many people. If you want to command that group of guards, you have to get a token, which is as important as the jade seal and the military token. I just don't know why the King of Xiliang has not summoned out that group of guards at this time.

How could the King of Xiliang not want to summon them out? However, although that group of personal guards were powerful, there were only twenty of them. Now that the army was at the gates of the city, they were outnumbered and it was useless to summon them out. It was better to keep them to save their lives.

The King of Xiliang tied up his bag and looked up at the Third Prince. "Okay, you carry me out."

"Father, please wait a moment. Mother will be here soon. Let's go together." The third prince's only conscience was probably towards his mother.

The King of Xiliang was somewhat displeased. He thought that since the enemy had come to him, why was he still waiting? He was being too soft-hearted. However, he still needed the help of the Third Prince, so he had to wait patiently.

Soon the queen came with two maids, dressed simply!

The queen saw that the king only nodded slightly and did not show much concern, "Your Majesty!"

Because the King of Xiliang had taken countless concubines over the years, he no longer took the Queen seriously. The Queen didn't care either and focused on assisting her son. Only when her son ascended the throne could she rest assured.

The King of Xiliang didn't even look at the Queen. He ordered his followers to gently turn an inconspicuous candlestick in the bedroom to the side. A secret door suddenly appeared in front of everyone, "Go in!"

The third prince carried the King of Xiliang into the secret passage, and the secret door was immediately closed.

The secret passage was very long, and it took them about an hour or two to reach the end of it.

The King of Xiliang signaled his followers to go up and press on the stone wall. A door appeared on the wall that was originally tightly closed. Several people walked out quickly and saw the scene outside through the light. They were now in a cave.

The King of Xiliang sent an attendant to go out and find out the surrounding situation.

The attendant came back quickly, "Your Majesty, the cave we are in now is on a cliff halfway up the mountain. There is a small path next to it that we can use to go down the mountain."

"Okay, I understand!" The King of Xiliang was already weak and had vomited blood several times. Even though the Third Prince was carrying him on his back, it was still bumpy and he was still a little exhausted. He wanted to rest for a while, so he did not order to go down the mountain immediately.

"Father, let's get down the mountain quickly. Let's go far away and rest before General Qilin's men catch up to us." The third prince didn't want to stay here and be caught in a trap.

The King of Xiliang drank a few sips of the water handed over by the attendant, then nodded slowly, "Let's go!"

When they reached the entrance of the cave, they realized that the cliff the attendant had talked about was indeed a cliff, with only a small path, two feet wide, winding down.

If the third prince wants to leave without carrying the King of Xiliang on his back, he will definitely not be able to pass.

"Father, this road is too narrow. I am afraid I cannot pass it with you on my back."

The King of Xiliang also saw it, and couldn't help but curse in his heart the people who built this secret passage. It was so narrow and so high, how could people pass through it?

The King of Xiliang got off the Third Prince's back and looked down. He felt dizzy. If he fell down, he would be smashed to pieces...

The queen didn't want to waste time here with him. If someone caught up with her, she would be unable to move. She stepped forward and said, "Let me walk in front. This path has been unused for many years and is overgrown with weeds. I will lead my maid to walk in front and flatten the weeds so that it will be smoother for the king to walk on."

King Xiliang took a look and saw the path was full of weeds. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't know it was a road. It would be better to let them go in front, so that if there were pursuers at the foot of the mountain, they could retreat in time.

"Okay, then I'll trouble the Queen!" The King of Xiliang stepped aside, and the Queen and her maid glanced at the Third Prince inadvertently when they passed by. The Third Prince blinked knowingly. The maid walked in front, and the Queen followed closely behind, holding on to the grass roots on the stone wall and slowly walked down the mountain.

Seeing that they had walked for a while without much difficulty, the Third Prince walked to the side of the King of Xiliang and held out his hand to him, "Father, I will lead you down!"

The King of Xiliang held the Third Prince's hand and slowly moved toward the path.

After walking for about half an hour, the queen and her maid arrived at the foot of the mountain and found a rock to sit down and rest.

The King of Xiliang was already weak, and coupled with his extreme nervousness, his legs were shaking and sweating profusely after he had only taken a few steps.

But they couldn't go back, so they had to move forward step by step. It took them two hours to reach the foot of the mountain.

The third prince sent someone out to find out the situation outside, while the others ate some dry food and drank some water on the spot.

About half an hour later, the guards who had been exploring the way came back with a carriage, which made the eyes of the King and Queen of Xiliang light up.

If they continued walking, they might not be able to leave the imperial city for ten days or half a month. With a carriage, they could travel much faster.

The third prince helped the King of Xiliang and the Queen onto the carriage, then he got in himself, and the group began to head towards Tada County.

General Qilin and his men broke into the palace in one fell swoop, but only found the bodies of Concubine Xi and the Fifth Prince in the bedroom of King Xiliang. The King Xiliang, the Queen and the Third Prince were nowhere to be seen, so they knew that they must have run away.

General Tieniu looked at the empty palace, frowned and said to General Qilin, "It seems that they ran away early. General, what should we do next?"

General Qilin thought for a while and got a general idea of ​​the direction. "The Third Prince is running away with his men. He must be going to seek refuge with General Xiong. Tell the soldiers outside the city to chase them eastwards. We must stop them before they reach Tada County."

"Yes, General, you are wise!" General Tie Niu hurried out to call a soldier and pass on the order.

Now the entire imperial city is under the control of General Qilin and his men. General Qilin sends someone to the treasury to see how much grain there is.

This was a shocking sight: a whole warehouse of food, with extremely fat rats crawling around on it, and countless gold, silver and treasures piled up like a mountain.

The soldiers became even angrier. With so much food and treasures, the king still withheld their military pay and plundered the people's wealth. He was truly unworthy of being a king. They were right to drive the King of Xiliang out today!

The soldiers informed General Qilin of the situation in the national treasury. General Qilin immediately ordered the granaries to be opened and grain to be released. Some of the grain was transported to the military camp, and the rest was used to provide relief to the victims in order to appease the people affected by the disaster.