They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

But Prince Jing's expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected this to happen.

He reacted quickly, and after shouting that sentence, he immediately retreated dozens of meters.

At the same time, several figures rushed out from various corners, picked up shields and swords from the ground, and stood in front of Prince Jing.

The shields were raised, surrounding Prince Jing tightly.

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

Prince Jing listened to the sound of the arrow hitting the shield, calmly took out something from his sleeve, put it to his lips and blew hard.

A sharp whistle sounded and spread far away.

The trusted subordinates who had been lurking around the palace immediately took action upon hearing the signal.

Half of them rushed over to capture the thief, while the other half rushed to the palace where the emperor was to protect him as ordered.

If the Prince of Qi can bring people here secretly, why can’t the Prince of Jing?

Moreover, compared with the incompetent subordinates of King Qi, the ones he brought were the best of the best.

In just half an hour, most of the archers were dead.

Lao Ma and others were covered in blood and ran to Prince Jing carrying several heads.

"Your Majesty, we left three alive. A total of seventy-eight people were killed."

Lao Ma knelt on one knee and threw the head to the ground.

Prince Jing praised.

"Well done. After three years in the capital, you are still as sharp as ever. Very good! Reward us according to your merits when we return."

Everyone was excited and thrilled.

Prince Jing walked up to the pile of corpses.

"More than eighty archers, is this all the King of Qi can do?"

He looked at the corpses on the ground, stroking his ring, and suddenly an idea came to him. He turned around, waved to his men, and then pointed to the ground.

"Change."

His men had all fought with him on the battlefield many times, so they understood what he meant without him explaining it in detail. They ran over, stripped off the clothes from the corpses, put them on themselves, and picked up bows and arrows.

Prince Jing then raised his hand.

"Hide well and watch my gestures later."

At the command, the seventy-eight people quickly retreated and disappeared silently into the darkness.

As for the remaining three survivors, Prince Jing had them executed and signed their names, then killed them directly.

After doing all this, only half a quarter of an hour had passed.

Prince Jing bent down, took some blood and smeared it on his face, then took a knife and cut his clothes, pretending to be embarrassed, called the guards of the palace, and went to the main hall.

As for the rest of the people, they quickly cleaned up the battlefield and dragged the corpses to the side one by one.

Rong An did not follow. He knew that he was slow and following would only cause trouble, so he simply stayed.

After all the bodies were dragged away, a man ran over to ask.

"Eunuch Rong, what should we do with that person?"

Rong An looked in the direction of his finger and saw the unconscious Princess Qi lying on the ground behind the banyan tree.

Rong An hesitated for a moment, then quickly waved his hand.

"Call two maids to carry the person in."

The King of Qi is doomed this time, but the Queen of Qi...should be saved if possible!

Rong An recalled the first time he met Wei Fuxue with Prince Jing many years ago.

At that time, Prince Jing was out of favor and was bullied in the palace. He finally had the opportunity to leave the palace to attend a banquet, but was targeted and framed.

As the eunuch of Prince Jing, he stood before Prince Jing at the risk of his life.

But he could block the filth, but he couldn't block the dirty words of those people.

At that time, Wei Fuxue stood up, angrily accused the group of people, and testified to the master's family, thus rescuing Prince Jing.

Rong An didn't want to see such a kind-hearted woman being implicated by the King of Qi and die.

On the other side, Prince Jing led his men to the main hall.

He looked nervous and worried, and rushed into the hall despite the dissuasion.

"Father, are you okay?"

The emperor was frightened by his appearance.

"Cer, what's wrong with you?"

Prince Jing breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the blood and sweat off his face.

"I am fine, I just encountered a few assassins."

As he spoke, he suddenly knelt down.

"I am guilty of trespassing into your father's bedroom. Please punish me."

How could the emperor punish him? He was so touched that he didn't even have time to express it!

He walked over and personally helped Prince Jing up.

"Father, there are so many people guarding here, how could there be any trouble? But you have fewer guards there, so someone must have taken advantage of you. Who is the assassin? Has he been caught?"

The emperor asked a series of questions.

Prince Jing looked ashamed.

"I was so busy escaping that I failed to catch the assassins."

"It's okay, as long as you're okay."

The Emperor patted his arm.

Prince Jing still looked worried.

"It is my fault. I did not expect that there would be assassins in the palace. It was also my father's birthday. I am afraid that these assassins have been lying in ambush here for a long time. Commander Zhu is really something! He did not even notice anything unusual in the palace!"

Prince Jing pretended to be angry.

When the emperor heard this, he thought of Zhu Zhiwen and his expression became a little solemn.

"I have sent someone to call Zhu Zhiwen, but he hasn't shown up for a long time. It's very likely that something has happened."

Prince Jing was horrified.

"Father, the palace is no longer safe. You should leave as soon as possible! My guards are loyal and will escort you to the nearest military camp!"

"How about that?"

The emperor refused without a second thought.

The nearest military camp to the palace is more than 200 miles away, and it takes a day to get there by fast horse. The situation of the assassins is unknown, what if they are ambushing on the road?

In the emperor's view, at least the palace had walls and people, so if someone really broke in, they could hold out for a few days. It would be better to stay in the palace and let his subordinates report the incident and call for reinforcements.

The emperor thought about it, then took out the letter he had received via carrier pigeon and showed it to Prince Jing.

"These people have been planning for a long time. Even the capital has fallen into chaos. They will definitely set up an ambush along the way."

Prince Jing glanced at the words on the silk, and a hint of anxiety appeared in his eyes.

He didn't expect that something happened in the capital.

Originally he thought that the King of Qi was targeting him, so in order to lure the King of Qi into action, he even brought the Crown Prince out, thinking that this way at least the palace would be safe.

But I didn't expect that the King of Qi actually made two preparations...

Prince Jing took a breath.

There is no point in worrying. Even if we rush back now, it will be too late. We can only hope that the borrowed Shen Ce Army can protect the palace.

He shook his head, suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and his voice became a little deeper.

"Father is right. I will obey you in everything."

The emperor felt relieved and said while stroking his short beard.

"The people around me will be under your command for the time being. With your ability, it shouldn't be a problem for you to guard the palace for a few days."

As he spoke, the emperor handed half of the tiger talisman to Prince Jing.

"My son, take your orders!"

Prince Jing took the tiger talisman with a solemn expression, bowed to the emperor, and then left.

He immediately summoned the guards who had accompanied him.

This time when he came to the palace, in addition to the five thousand troops that Zhu Zhiwen brought with him in advance, the guards who accompanied him also numbered three to four thousand.

What we are talking about here are those who are capable of fighting, not eunuchs or followers.

Of course, this does not include the trusted subordinates that Prince Jing secretly brought with him.

After gathering everyone together, Prince Jing redistributed the tasks. He first called in all the other people in the palace and gathered them together. Then he selected five hundred people to guard the emperor. He also assigned another five hundred people to guard outside the main hall with the eunuchs and palace maids from the temporary palace. The rest of the people closed and locked the doors and patrolled the surrounding city walls.

These three lines of defense made the emperor and others feel at ease.

After arranging these things, Prince Jing ordered a search for the assassin's whereabouts.

He moved extremely quickly, and the entire operation took less than fifteen minutes.

At this time, the King of Qi on the other side received the news that the assassination attempt had failed and was furious.

His original plan was to kill Prince Jing, and then have General Liaodong's troops take control of the capital and force the emperor to abdicate.

But I didn't expect that the well-planned plan would go wrong again and again.

Now that the assassination attempt had failed, Prince Jing not only survived, he also ran to the emperor and took over several thousand guards.

This makes it difficult to kill him.

But after planning for so long, he really couldn't bear to give up like this.

The King of Qi paced back and forth, his bloodshot eyes suddenly looking towards the main hall.

"In this case, let's go all the way!"