The emperor is biased and wants to kill me, but you chickened out when the army is at the city gates

A cold dagger was already pressed against Jiang Xing's neck.

At the same time, the group of merchants suddenly erupted like wolves.

Before the soldiers on the city wall could react, their throats were slit one after another.

"Guan Xingsheng, are you out of your mind? How dare you take me hostage?"

Jiang Xing's face turned pale, but he wasn't so scared that his legs went weak. Instead, he shouted at him sternly.

"Jiang Xing, you're about to die and you still don't know it? Look down there!" Guan Xingsheng wasn't showing him the outside of the city wall, but the inside.

Jiang Xing moved his neck with difficulty, and what he caught a glimpse of was enough to make his heart pound.

A dwarf was seen holding a dagger in each hand and a sharp blade in his mouth, rapidly reaping the lives of soldiers stationed near the city gate.

It is called a sharp blade because it has no handle and both ends are extremely sharp.

"Someone come! Someone come!"

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Jiang Xing roared instinctively, but there was no response.

"Do you want to give me some time to shout a few more times?" Guan Xingsheng said calmly, but the dagger in his hand never relaxed.

At this moment, Jiang Xing felt utterly hopeless. He recalled the decadent revelry of the previous night, and now, where on the city wall was there any officer in charge?

As for the soldiers guarding the city, they were all good-for-nothings on a regular basis.

Although I didn't go to Qingxiangyuan last night, Guan Xingsheng still brought me an endless supply of strong liquor. How could I possibly have the strength to fight?

"Welcome King Chu into the city!"

Suddenly, a sharp scream rang out.

Jiang Xing saw that the dwarf who had killed so many people earlier had somehow kicked up the huge bolt, and the city gate was now open!

As his voice rang out, a rapid sound of hooves and neighing followed.

A cloud of dust billowed up, and the first herd of white horses came into view.

At the same time, the Shence Battalion sounded a low horn.

A large army, like a rolling black cloud, rushed in rapidly, creating a terrifying feeling of impending doom.

"It's over!"

Jiang Xing had only these two words in his mind. His fat body went limp, and he knelt down on the ground.

The Shence Army quickly entered the city, then swiftly seized control of the city gates with the speed of a whirlwind, capturing all the original garrison troops.

At this moment, Qin Xuan had slowly climbed up the city wall and was looking at Jiang Xing with a calm expression.

"Your Highness, I deserve to die, I am guilty, but I was forced into this situation!"

“The palace has issued a secret decree, instructing me and Prefect Song Zhiyuan not to let you into the city easily.”

Jiang Xing knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately.

The quartermaster, standing nearby, was so terrified that he wet himself and didn't dare utter a single word.

"Do you remember what I just said down there?" The calmer Qin Xuan's tone was, the more terrified Jiang Xing became.

He shook his head frantically, then kowtowed frantically, and even though blood was flowing freely, he still refused to stop.

"Kill him, hang his head on the city wall." As soon as Qin Xuan finished speaking, Guan Xingsheng, who was standing next to him, picked up a dagger and stabbed it directly into Jiang Xing's neck.

Jiang Xing stretched out his hand desperately, his mouth opening and closing, but no sound came out.

Guan Xingsheng disdainfully threw the corpse on the ground, and the people next to him immediately picked it up and chopped off its head.

"Old Guan, you've worked hard this time."

Qin Xuan finally smiled and then gave Guan Xingsheng a big bear hug.

Guan Xingsheng laughed heartily, then his expression turned serious. He led all the merchants on the city wall to kneel on one knee and loudly proclaimed, "Welcome, Your Highness, the Mountain Battalion of the Shence Army is here to report for duty!"

Who would have thought that the head镖师 (chief镖师) of Xingyuan镖局 (Xingyuan Escort Agency), one of the eight famous镖局 in the entire Daqi Empire, would be a soldier of the Shence Army?

"Haha, it's been a long time since we last met. No need for formalities, everyone." Qin Xuan helped everyone up and said with emotion, "I never thought that what was just planning ahead back then would actually come in handy today."

A year ago, Qin Xuan had already been quietly making his plans.

He never entrusted his life or death to anyone else, not even his own father, the current emperor.

Therefore, as the Shence Army grew stronger, he began to make plans.

He selected brave and loyal soldiers from the army and formed a security escort agency with a staff of one hundred.

These people were quick-witted and daring, and they quickly made a name for themselves in the martial arts world, becoming one of the eight major escort agencies.

"Thanks to Your Highness's brilliant strategy, otherwise Tianshan City would have been difficult to conquer."

Guan Xingsheng exclaimed in admiration.

Qin Xuan smiled and said, "By the way, Luo Fei is here too. It's been a long time since you two brothers have seen each other."

The "Luo Fei" that Qin Xuan mentioned was the manager of Xingyuan Escort Agency, who was mingling with the refugees along with the God of Wealth, Hu Xu.

He and Guan Xingsheng were both fierce generals under Qin Xuan. Therefore, when Qin Xuan formed the Mountain Battalion, one became the manager, specializing in taking on jobs, and the other became the chief镖头 (chief镖头, head镖师 ...

"It has indeed been a long time since we last met," Guan Xingsheng remarked with emotion. He then composed himself and said earnestly, "Your Highness, in addition to the city's garrison, the government office in Tianshan City has also been taken over by our people. Shall we go there now?"

"Let's go, it's time to take a good look at the local officials."

A murderous glint flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes, but he stopped halfway there and said to the quartermaster who was so scared he wet his pants, "Go and inform Guo Huan that this man is his."

The quartermaster screamed in terror, but even if he wanted to commit suicide, it would be futile at that moment.

Guan Xingsheng followed behind Qin Xuan and couldn't help but grin: "Your Highness, you are still so considerate of your subordinates."

"Really? Haha, Guo Huan has been driven crazy by this guy these past two days, he needs to vent his anger!" Qin Xuan said nonchalantly.

Guan Xingsheng nodded.

Meanwhile, inside the government office, Song Zhiyuan was already terrified and completely at a loss.

The registrar and the clerk were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, their usual imposing demeanor completely gone.

"What's the situation outside? Has the Shence Army stormed into the city?" Song Zhiyuan asked, his face pale and his hands trembling.

The clerk answered tremblingly, "I just sent out a servant a quarter of an hour ago, and he was shot to death by a hail of arrows as soon as he stepped out the door."

"What do we do now? Are we not going to escape?" Song Zhiyuan asked anxiously.

"Where is Prefect Song trying to escape to?"

Just then, a cold voice came from outside, and then Qin Xuan walked in with Zhao Luoying, Zhuge Xuan, and Guan Xingsheng.

Behind him, a large number of Shence Army soldiers quickly poured in and then began searching the entire government office in a very orderly and tacit manner.

Upon seeing this, Song Zhiyuan immediately knelt down and rushed over, pleading, "Your Highness, I deserve to die! Please spare my life!"

“I don’t like to waste words. Jiang Xing’s head is already hanging on the city gate. As for yours, we can leave it for now, but it depends on your performance next.”

Qin Xuan sat down in the center of the hall with an air of authority, his gaze as sharp as an ice pick, sending chills down one's spine.