I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Ten days later, Li Lan and others arrived in Bozhou Prefecture.

"Girl, let's go to the inn and rest for half a day. You need to apply medicine on both sides of your thighs."

"No, I want to get back as soon as possible. I always feel very anxious."

At this time, Li Xi, who was riding on another horse, couldn't help but frown, with a look of worry in his eyes.

"But, young lady, we have been traveling day and night for several days. Your thighs are bleeding. You should listen to Master Zhou and apply the medicine first. Otherwise, even if we rush back to Lijia Village, your body will not be able to bear it."

Li Lan frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's rest for a while. Once I finish applying the medicine, we'll set off immediately."

……

By this time, Lijia Village, Chenjia Village, and Liujiawan had been deserted since yesterday, and no one knew where they had gone. Furthermore, the evacuation was extremely swift, as if it had been practiced many times.

Lijia Village.

"Brother, everyone has evacuated to shelters in their respective villages. I wonder when Madam and the others will arrive?"

Looking at the empty streets on Saturday, a feeling of sadness welled up in my heart.

"Madam and the others should be here in two days. Let's go to the checkpoint at Sanchakou and let Li Yan and the others rest for a while. We'll have to watch over them together tonight."

Zhou Wu looked at the two people walking in front of him, his brows suddenly furrowed, he looked up at the darkening sky, reached out and touched his forehead, and it started to drizzle.

Late at night, in the bedroom of Emperor Huide in the Bianjing Palace.

Emperor Huide has been awake these days, but he hasn't been awake for long.

Concubine Zhuang walked in and dismissed the attendants in the palace. She slowly walked to the dragon bed and stared at Emperor Huide who was lying on the dragon bed with his eyes closed. Her beautiful eyes were full of coldness.

"Your Majesty, Sheng'er is also your son. Why have you never even taken a good look at him since he was little? All he did was scold him and curse him. And this time, you didn't even care about his life. You actually let the spies give him a secret drug that would turn him into a puppet. Your Majesty, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs? Why does my prince disgust you so much?"

But it doesn't matter anymore. After tonight, the entire Great Qin will be his. You can just wait and see how he takes control of the Great Qin."

After saying that, he turned around without a trace of nostalgia and went to the front hall, waiting for the arrival of Qin Jinsheng and his party.

The Grand Prince's Mansion.

Qin Jinsheng walked out of the bedroom and found Zhuang Minghui waiting outside for a long time.

"everything's ready?"

"Yes, Your Highness. Most of the Imperial Guards have been bribed by us, and the remaining ones are nothing to be afraid of. All the gates of the capital are also controlled by Tuoba Ye's men, and they are just waiting for Your Highness's order."

At this moment, Zhuang Minghui's face was full of confidence without any prior planning.

The two men rode their horses and led a group of people to the square in front of the palace. At this time, a number of soldiers loyal to them had already gathered there. With Qin Jinsheng's command, the crowd marched towards the depths of the palace.

Just as they arrived outside the hall and were about to rush into the bedroom, Long Yi and the men in black rushed in from all directions and quickly surrounded Qin Jinsheng and others.

Seeing the black-clad man approaching so quickly, Qin Jinsheng's eyes darkened, and he cried out in his heart, "This person is not good. I have never seen this person before. Could it be the Dragon Guards under the command of my father?" However, there was no way out.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you bring someone to His Majesty's bedroom so late at night?"

Long Yi sneered, "Your Highness, your plot will not succeed. His Majesty has long been aware of your evil ambitions and has specifically ordered me to stop you."

After these words were spoken, Qin Jinsheng and Zhuang Minghui looked at each other and knew that they had to win tonight, otherwise, no one would survive.

Zhuang Minghui snorted coldly and shouted, "Just you? Soldiers, listen up! This man has brought people to the palace late at night, intending to murder Your Majesty. Tonight, we will risk our lives to rescue Your Majesty. Take up your weapons, and we will charge out. This is the time to be crowned a marquis or general. Kill!"

In a moment, the sounds of swords clashing and screams mixed together, and the two sides fought evenly.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Qin Jinsheng and Zhuang Minghui looked in the direction of the sound and were both delighted. It was Lin Tian, ​​the commander of the Imperial Guards. He had promised them a few days ago that he would escort Qin Jinsheng to the throne.

"Commander Lin, quickly capture this thief."

Qin Jinsheng shouted loudly, his face full of joy.

"Yes, Commander Lin, quickly arrest this man. He intends to murder His Majesty."

Zhuang Minghui agreed excitedly, thinking to himself: It looks like it will succeed tonight.

But before the joy on their faces faded, Lin Tian came with a group of guards and killed them. However, the person who was killed was not from Long Yi's side.

When the two saw this, their faces turned pale, but they also reacted and then sat on the ground in panic.

Qin Jinsheng looked at Lin Tian with resentment and said, "Commander Lin, didn't you come to help me?"

Lin Tian, ​​riding on his horse, raised a cold smile and sneered, "Your Highness, you must not slander me. If His Majesty hears it, I will suffer the consequences. We, the Imperial Guard, only obey Your Majesty. Anyone who harms Your Majesty will be killed without mercy!"

When he spoke the last few words, his tone became cold.

In a short while, all of Qin Jinsheng's men were strangled to death.

The two were escorted by Lin Tian and Long Yi into Emperor Huide's bedroom. They looked at Concubine Zhuang, who was slumped on the ground, her face pale. Then they looked up at Emperor Huide, who was sitting at the head of the table, his face rosy. A sense of sadness welled up in their hearts. They had been defeated.

"Father, I am innocent. It was this man who brought a group of men in black to murder you. Grandpa and I brought people here to capture him."

Qin Jinsheng, who was kneeling on the ground, defended himself.

Emperor Huide sneered, thinking, "How foolish!" He glanced at the kneeling Zhuang Minghui and said nonchalantly, "Lord Zhuang, is that your reason?"

Zhuang Minghui scoffed at himself, closed his eyes, and sneered, "Your Majesty, why do you have to do this? We are already defeated. I have nothing to say. I only ask Your Majesty to have mercy on them, as they are your wife and children, and spare their lives."

"They all wanted to kill me, but you begged me to spare their lives. Zhuang Qing, I am not that merciful."

As soon as Emperor Huide finished speaking, Qin Jinsheng, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly burst into laughter, tears welling up in his eyes. After a long moment, he looked at Emperor Huide and loudly questioned, "If it weren't for your father wanting to kill me and my grandfather, why would we be doing this?

Father, I just want to ask you, am I your biological son? From childhood to adulthood, you have never looked at me properly. Hahahaha, I am not afraid of death now. I only hope that in my next life, I will no longer be your son.

After saying this, a look of determination flashed across his eyes. He immediately stood up, quickly drew out Lin Tian's sword, and swiftly slashed it towards his neck.

"Sheng'er."

Concubine Zhuang, who had been slumped over by the side, saw this and cried out. She panicked and crawled to Qin Jinsheng's side. She watched the blood gushing from his neck and his twitching body. She was so frightened that she was at a loss, her face covered in tears as she cried out, "Sheng'er, Sheng'er..."

"Mother, my child, no, I can't accompany you anymore." He closed his eyes and died just after he finished speaking.

"Ah, Sheng'er, my Sheng'er. It's mother's fault, it's mother's fault. Sheng'er, don't be afraid, mother will be there to accompany you in a moment."

Concubine Zhuang was extremely heartbroken. She stroked Qin Jinsheng's slowly cooling face with trembling hands and cried heart-wrenchingly.

After a while, she suddenly raised her eyes and looked coldly at the gloomy Emperor Huide, her tone icy: "Qin Di, why did you take me into the palace back then? If it weren't for you, I would be the wife of the Marquis of Ping'an now.

Did you think I wanted to take medicine back then? Was it you who forced me to do it? It was you, the royal family, who cut off my escape route, not my life, leaving me in fear every step of the way in this deep palace. Hahahaha, I knew my life was over, but I paid the price with my Sheng'er's life."

Having said this, she closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks, and murmured, "I was wrong, I was wrong..."

"Long Yi." Emperor Huide exclaimed, but unfortunately he was still a step too late. Blood was already flowing from the corner of Concubine Zhuang's mouth, and she committed suicide by biting her tongue.

She slowly fell down, turned her head to look at her son lying silent on the ground, smiled, and slowly closed her eyes.

At this time, Zhuang Minghui was trembling. Looking at his daughter and grandson lying on the ground without a sound, he closed his eyes and two lines of tears fell.

At this moment, a man's voice with a hint of sarcasm was heard.

"Oh, it's really lively. Qin Di, you are so cruel, even killing your own son?"

Hearing the sound, Lin Tian and Long Yi on the side couldn't help but tighten their swords.