Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Their firearms... have changed again!"

Facing the black muzzle of Chen Shimao's gun, all the soldiers who came to attack felt tremendous pressure.

Those who came here were subordinates of Prince Yu and Prince Liang.

They had previously fought against Qin Ming's soldiers many times on the battlefield in Huxi.

Naturally, I know the horror of this weapon.

But the two princes had already issued the order, and they could neither leave nor stay.

After hesitating for a moment, they were ready to take action.

"Prime Minister Chen, we respect you and asked you to leave, but if you don't give us face now, we brothers will have no choice but to send you off personally."

A group of men in black quickly surrounded them.

Chang Baishan, who was beside Chen Shimao, clenched his fists and stared closely at their movements. The distance between the two sides gradually narrowed.

When the distance between the two sides was less than ten feet, Chang Baishan roared.

"Do it!"

The troops on both sides quickly started fighting.

At this time, Chen Shimao, holding a musket, began to shoot.

He was very fast and took care of seven or eight enemies that rushed towards him in just one encounter.

After killing them, even an old man like Chen Shimao, who had seen a lot of ups and downs, couldn't help but nodded in surprise.

"Your Highness is right. Times have really changed."

Under the protection of everyone.

Chen Shimao slowly poured out the burned-out gunpowder from the musket and sighed softly.

The battle did not last too long, as Changbaishan was extremely powerful.

He alone easily dealt with more than a dozen powerful opponents.

The rest of the people fought with the guards around Chen Shimao.

Soon they lost most of their men, and it seemed that even with so many people they could not defeat Chen Shimao.

The leader snorted coldly.

He actually took people away directly.

As their figures disappeared into the surrounding jungle, Chen Shimao said to the people from Changbai Mountain from behind:

"No need to chase."

This is in the territory of the southern barbarians. If those two princes make too much noise.

If the other party finds out, it will be difficult to explain and both parties will be embarrassed.

Chen Shimao came here mainly for peace talks and did not want to cause any trouble.

After hearing these words, several people finally nodded, stopped and began to rest.

With the first attack underway, they compressed their rest time as much as possible.

After resting for less than half an hour, they continued on their way.

That night we arrived at the first gathering place of the southern tribes.

"You must be Prime Minister Chen!"

The people who had been waiting here for a long time quickly discovered the traces of Chen Shimao and others and hurried to meet them.

"Yes."

Chen Shimao spoke gently, and then they immediately arranged a rest area for him.

The young men who were in charge of picking them up explained to everyone:

"Everyone has come from afar. Please rest here for one night. Tomorrow we will notify the elders and leaders of each tribe to come and discuss the matter."

"Good work."

Chen Shimao and others were indeed extremely tired.

Upon hearing this, they all quickly took a rest.

The two princes certainly wouldn't dare to take action on the other party's territory.

The news of their arrival soon reached Prince Yu and Prince Liang. The people who brought back the message were the group of assassins who had failed in their attack on Chen Shimao.

"Your Highness, Chen Shimao was accompanied by Chang Baishan and a group of extremely powerful guards. We failed."

Upon hearing the news, Prince Yu and Prince Liang looked at each other, and both felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

If they fail to stop Chen Shimao, it means that they will most likely have to sit down at the negotiating table with Chen Shimao tomorrow.

As the head of all officials in the court, everyone knows how powerful Chen Shimao is.

This invisibly added pressure on them like a mountain pressing down on their heads.

"The worst has happened."

Prince Yu sighed, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes.

King Liang, who was standing by, felt something and frowned as he asked him:

"What should we do if Chen Shimao takes over this negotiation?"

"We can only take things one step at a time now. I hope he doesn't push them too far..."

Prince Yu's voice turned a little colder as he looked at him.

Seeing this, Prince Liang suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, but Prince Yu did not say much at this moment. He just packed up the court documents and prepared to rest.

In the past two days they have arranged people to go to the rear to gather information.

The person who went to inquire about the news came back quickly without delay and told them the news that Chen Shimao had defected to Qin Ming.

When they learned about this, both of them were extremely shocked and secretly cursed the court in their hearts.

They didn't know what the people in the court were thinking when they pushed Chen Shimao out.

But there is one thing they are sure of, these people's minds must be full of confusion!

Especially when they learned that Chen Shimao did not escape alone this time, but brought his trusted colleagues with him.

So desperate.

While the front lines were fighting under pressure, the imperial court was constantly causing trouble in their backyards.

Why is this happening?

Prince Yu and Prince Liang couldn't figure it out.

The next morning, elders and leaders from many surrounding tribes gathered here.

Prince Liang and Prince Yu also received the news and arrived here.

As soon as I arrived at this open space, I saw a very familiar figure sitting in the seat in front of me.

Chen Shimao!

"It's really not easy for the two princes to take the trouble to come here."

Chen Shimao also noticed them. When he saw the two of them staring at him with uncertain expressions, he took the initiative to speak and praised them with a smile.

"Chen Shimao, you traitorous bastard, you've betrayed the court, and you still have the nerve to speak to us!"

Prince Yu doesn't care about that.

When negotiating with others, the most important thing is to suppress them with your aura.

But Chen Shimao shook his head and corrected him:

"You seem to have misunderstood something. I didn't betray the court, but I was stripped of my official position."

"Now the imperial court won't even let me leave the capital, and has even arranged for people to hunt me down. A wise bird chooses its own tree to roost in. Following the King of Qin is forced by the imperial court."

These words left Prince Yu and Prince Liang speechless for a moment. They knew that what Chen Shimao said was true.

The people in the court could really do what he said.

But King Liang still gritted his teeth and said:

"You are in the imperial court, but your heart has long been in Lingnan. Do you really think His Majesty can't see it?"

"Even if I remove you from your position, it's what you deserve. Stop pretending to be pathetic!"

Faced with the continued humiliation from the two, Chang Baishan next to him could no longer bear it.

"I say, why don't you take a piss and look at yourselves? When is it your turn to question Prime Minister Chen?"

"When Prime Minister Chen was in charge of the imperial court, second only to the emperor, you were still nursing your babies!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Yu did not give in at all.

"Prime Minister Chen is so powerful, but he can't even manage his own men?"

"Not convinced? How about we go out and practice?"

With a cold snort, Chang Baishan spoke provocatively. At this time, a group of people suddenly came from a distance.

They are the leaders and elders of each tribe.

Seeing the tension between the two sides, the leading elder named Lan Chongshan smiled and said:

"You all seem quite energetic, but please don't misuse your energy. Don't forget that we are here to negotiate."