Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Night attacks are common on the battlefield.

Therefore, even though the Crown Prince and the troops stationed in the capital launched a surprise attack, and even though General Murong, who was sent by the Northern Qing Kingdom to help fight the war, left here yesterday evening, Prince Hui was not at a disadvantage.

The two sides fought back and forth.

At this time, Prince Hui was standing on the edge of the garrison area - at the foot of a mountain, looking calm and composed.

After all, he was worried about Yueji, so he did not choose a place to live according to Yueji's advice, but found a place on his own.

"Yue Ji, who do you think will win the battle tonight?" Prince Hui asked, staring at the fire on the mountain.

Yue Ji lowered his head: "I thought..."

Here he paused.

The light was dim, and Prince Hui couldn't see his expression clearly. He just thought he was the same as before and asked, "What do you think?"

Yue Ji opened his mouth, and at that moment, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps coming from the mountain beside them.

Along with the sound came shouts: "Your Majesty, we are here to protect you!"

Prince Hui was not satisfied with this statement. He had dozens of guards around him and did not need any private soldiers for protection.

But the other party was well-intentioned, and they were at a war, so he couldn't say anything unpleasant to avoid hurting the morale of the army. He had to hold back his impatience and let a group of people holding torches rush up to him.

There were about a hundred people coming, all of them were covered in dust and their armor was stained with blood. When they saw him, they were very enthusiastic and tried their best to squeeze towards him.

"All of you stop right here," Prince Hui shouted.

No one listened.

Prince Hui was completely enraged and asked the guards around him to stop them.

The guards didn't care who the visitor was, they only obeyed Prince Hui's orders, so they drew their swords to stop him.

However, as soon as the hand holding the sword was raised, several guards standing on the outside fell down.

Their eyes were open and blood was flowing from their hearts.

*

Prince Hui finally realized that something was wrong and shouted to the other guards to respond.

"These people are not our soldiers, kill them quickly." He said angrily.

As soon as he finished speaking, several more guards lay on the ground.

"Your Highness, these people are experts, let's hide quickly." Yue Ji stood nearby, looking anxious.

Only then did Prince Hui realize that he could run, so he turned around and left.

Yue Ji was pointing the way. Because he was in a hurry, he directly called himself "I". He said, "I explored this place a few days ago, so I am quite familiar with it. Your Majesty, follow me."

Faced with a powerful enemy, Prince Hui had no choice but to trust him.

In this way, they ran further and further away, and the number of guards around Prince Hui became fewer and fewer.

Many guards were entangled by the group of people just now and could not get away at all.

When there were only two guards left around Prince Hui, Yue Ji took Prince Hui into a forest.

Prince Hui didn't see any caves or other places where people could hide, so he said dissatisfiedly, "How can someone hide here?"

As they finished speaking, there was a sound of branches breaking above their heads.

Prince Hui looked up suddenly, and the next moment, he saw more than a dozen people falling from the surrounding trees.

Then the sound of flesh being cut was heard, the smell of blood filled the air, and the last two guards around him fell to the ground.

Prince Hui turned around and wanted to rebuke Yue Ji and ask him how he found the way, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a knife was placed across his neck.

Yue Ji looked at Prince Hui coldly: "Your Majesty, I didn't expect it would be so easy to catch you."

"I didn't expect this either." A man walked out from behind a tree a few steps away. It was King An.

Prince Hui was stunned: "Uncle An, why is it you?!"

Prince An walked up to him and said, "I have always supported the prince. The quarrel with the prince a few years ago was just a show for you to watch so that you would let down your guard.

If you keep sending people to keep an eye on Prince An's Mansion, how can I train private soldiers for the Crown Prince?"

Prince Hui: “…”

*

Prince Hui's right leg was broken, the tendons of his right hand were severed, and a long, deep cut was made on his face by the Eastern Palace assassins who were disguised as private soldiers.

These were arranged by Emperor Tianyuan for the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince arranged them for Prince An.

Emperor Tianyuan meant that he wanted to personally interrogate Prince Hui, but Prince Hui was ambitious and would try to escape if he had the chance. In order to prevent him from escaping, he would immediately cripple Prince Hui after he was captured.

*

When the news of Prince Hui's capture reached the ears of his private soldiers, the army was instantly thrown into chaos.

At this moment, the prince, who came to command the battle in person, shouted, "Anyone who surrenders will be given a lenient sentence."

Many of Prince Hui's private soldiers came here to earn money and become officials, but now that Prince Hui has been captured, they see no hope and decisively lay down their arms.

At this time, the sky had slightly brightened, and light was shining from the horizon and falling into the woods.

Prince Hui was so angry when he saw his private soldiers surrendering one by one.

But it was no use.

He lost.

No, there is also General Murong. He is cooperating with the Northern Qing Kingdom, and the Northern Qing Kingdom will not sit idly by.

Yue Ji had followed Prince Hui for several years and was very familiar with him. He could tell what he was thinking by looking at his expression.

Squatting down, Yue Ji looked him in the eye, "Your Highness, don't think that anyone else will save you. It's impossible. Last night, besides us, there were fighting outside several city gates in the capital. General Murong got poisoned when he ate hot pot yesterday. He died after just a few fights."

Prince Hui gnashed his teeth and said, "I have been very kind to you, why did you betray me? Aren't you afraid that the people in the Imperial Mausoleum will kill your sister?"

Yue Ji did not answer him, but said: "Prince, do you still remember the people you killed thirteen years ago? That year, you killed the entire Sheng family for an inkstone."

Prince Hui killed a lot of people every year. When he heard the first part, he couldn't remember what Yue Ji said at all. But when he heard the inkstone later, he remembered.

In all these years, this was the only case of murder caused by an inkstone, and he had some vague impression of it.

"Whose family are you from?" Prince Hui said, "That family deserved to be exterminated. It was their honor that I took a fancy to their inkstone, but they didn't know what was good for them and humiliated me in public."

Yue Ji stood up with his shoulders drooping, his eyes red: "...Prince, you know, my surname is Sheng, and those you killed are my family members."

*

The process of capturing Prince Hui went more smoothly than expected. When the sun rose completely, the garrison in the capital was already clearing the battlefield.

Prince An stayed to handle the follow-up matters.

The prince brought Prince Hui back to the capital and entered the palace.

In the capital city, Li Yu saw Prince Yunhui's prison cart passing by him, and the heavy stone in his heart finally fell steadily.

Everything that happened last night was planned by Yue Ji, the Crown Prince, Prince An, and Mr. Xiang.

The prince actually planted spies in Prince Hui's army.

After Prince Hui lifted the surveillance on Yue Ji last night, the spy planned to contact Yue Ji.

As a result, when he got near Yue Ji, fireworks exploded in the sky, which meant that Yue Xiang had been rescued.

Fearing that the night would be too long and troublesome, Yue Ji decided to act overnight after meeting with the spy.

The prince did not completely trust Yue Ji, but the arrow had been drawn, so he divided out 5,000 soldiers, dozens of death squads and dozens of guards. He made the death squads and guards wear the clothes they had stripped from Prince Hui's private soldiers and focused on capturing Prince Hui.

"This matter was resolved so quickly, thanks to Madam Li." Mr. Xiang said, "If you hadn't recognized the Vietnamese yesterday, we would still be thinking about how to find him today. And as for the killing of Wang Liantang, to be honest, you are the first to do it."

Li Yu said modestly: "It's just a coincidence."

"That's not a coincidence. Madam Li, just wait. After this incident, there will be a reward in a few days."