Chapter 212 Choice
As they were talking, the eldest son of the Rong'an Marquisate was brought forward.
Prince Rong'an had heard a lot about Prince Yu's forcing the emperor to abdicate and the battle outside. When he was brought in, he had some guesses in his mind. When he saw the Queen Mother, he immediately said, "The Rong'an Marquisate has hired some guards over the years. If the Queen Mother likes them, I will call them now."
The so-called house guard is just another name for private soldiers.
The Queen Mother was surprised by his decisiveness.
The prince answered openly, "Now the entire Rong'an Marquisate is in the hands of the queen, and we only want to pray for peace."
The Queen Mother burst into laughter. "Great! Great! I only want peace. Gather your troops and wait until you succeed. I will grant you a life of glory and wealth!"
The prince of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion would not believe a word of this, but in this situation, he could only express gratitude, "I will serve you as a dog and a horse until my death!"
Queen Mother Huo turned her head and looked at He Chao.
"Mr. He, don't you want to die to prove your integrity? I'll give you this chance!"
He Chao's heart sank. He couldn't tell whether the Queen Mother really wanted to kill him or was testing him. He could only tense up all his nerves, laugh at himself, raise his chin, and say with dignity and pride, "Okay."
He picked up the knife that had just fallen to the ground without hesitation.
He Chao didn't even say a word, he picked up the knife and slashed at his neck, but he was staring at the empress dowager out of the corner of his eyes.
There was no expression on the Queen Mother's face.
At this moment, the blade touched his neck, and He Chao knew that the Queen Mother really wanted him to die.
When did she start to doubt?
It doesn’t matter anymore!
Your Highness, I am going !
He Chao closed his eyes and exerted force on his wrist, but the blade that should have cut his throat did not continue to move downward. The knife was clamped by an external force and then flew outward.
The moment he flew out of He Chao's hand, he even staggered forward.
"gentlemen!"
Minghe and Minglu rushed in at some point, and Minghe grabbed He Chao's hand and pulled him behind him.
The Queen Mother immediately sneered.
"Mr. He, you really didn't disappoint me! You are actually the prince's man! How come you two want to snatch someone from me?"
He Chao ignored the empress dowager's ridicule and was panicked. "Why are you here? Go away, this is not a place where you can save me. Tell His Highness..."
Before He Chao could finish, the Queen Mother interrupted him sharply, "Since you are here, don't even think about leaving! Someone, come here!"
As soon as these words were spoken, guards holding bows and arrows appeared from all directions in the originally quiet courtyard, surrounding the small courtyard.
He Chao was shocked. "You have been on guard against me since the very beginning?"
The Queen Mother said to him affectionately, "You think you can fight me? You don't know your own limitations!"
Before the Queen Mother could issue an order, Ming Lu clapped his hands, "Your Majesty is very calculating, but I want to ask you whether you are reluctant to let us go or reluctant to let the Duke live!"
The Queen Mother was startled.
Minglu raised his hand and pointed to the northwest corner.
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger.
In the dark night, on a big tree in the northwest corner, the Duke of Zhenguo was tied to a thick pole with a rope, and the pole was slowly raised.
The Queen Mother's eyes widened in an instant, "You actually went to the Heavenly Prison!"
The Heavenly Prison was behind the palace. When the Queen Mother and Empress Cang hurriedly escaped, they had no time to rescue the Duke Zhenguo from the Heavenly Prison. They thought that after Prince Yu rushed into the palace, he would attack the Duke Zhenguo right away, but they did not expect that the Duke Zhenguo would fall into the hands of the Crown Prince.
The corner of the Queen Mother's eye twitched fiercely, and she turned to look at He Chao.
"The prince took the risk to kidnap the Duke of Zhenguo just to save you!"
He Chao smiled, "Thank you very much for your reminder, Your Majesty. If you hadn't told me the truth, I would have almost forgotten to thank Your Highness for saving my life."
The Queen Mother felt a pain in her chest because of his rare sarcastic words.
The Duke of Zhenguo was hanging there, she couldn't just ignore his life or death, just a He Chao...
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger, "How can I trust you?"
Minglu imitated his princess's carefree manner, "You don't have to believe it, madam. After all, you have no choice!"
After saying that, Ming Luming and Dalilie picked up He Chao and flew up.
Without the Queen Mother's order, the crossbowmen could only aim their crossbows at the three of them at all times but could not shoot arrows until the three of them disappeared.
Over there, the Duke of Zhenguo, who was held up by the bamboo pole, was untied, and someone outside shouted, "If you can't catch it, don't blame me for not letting you go!"
The Duke of Zhenguo was immediately thrown into the air.
The Queen Mother turned pale with fear, "Quick!"
There was immediate chaos at the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, and seven or eight people rushed forward to pick up the Duke Zhenguo.
Ming Luminghe and He Chaoyi left the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and headed straight for the city gate.
He Chao was driving along the bumpy road, panting, "What's going on? Why are you going there?"
Minglu said: "Before the queen left, she said that the master might be in trouble today, so she asked us to kidnap the Duke of Zhenguo in advance as a handle."
"Your Majesty?" He Chao was stunned. He thought it was the prince's order. "Where is His Highness?"
Minglu said: "Your Highness is in Zhending."
He Chao was stunned again, "Why did you go to Zhending?"
Ming Lu smiled and said, "The magistrate of Zhending County has a good relationship with our queen. In order to prevent suspicion from the capital, our prince's troops are stationed in Zhending."
He Zhao: ...
"Your Majesty has a good relationship with the magistrate of Zhending County? Isn't Your Majesty the Princess of Zhaoguo?" He Chao felt that he was ignorant, otherwise why didn't he understand anything!
Minglu looked proud and said, "Our queen is very capable. You will know it after we get to know each other. We will send you to Zhending. When we get there, you can wait for Her Highness to arrange anything."
"What about you?"
"Let's go back to Beijing to pick up the queen." Minghe finally said something.
There was excitement and blood boiling in his voice, like a long-hungry wolf encountering food.
He Chao was confused, "Your Highness is in Zhending, what is the Queen doing in Kyoto?"
Minghe's eyes sparkled, "Otherwise, who do you think led the troops to defeat King Yu and betrayed the personal soldiers of the Duke of Zhenguo today?"
He Chao: Isn't it Wang Yu? He is General Su's right-hand man!
Kyoto.
As soon as He Chaoyi was rescued and the Duke of Zhenguo was rescued, the Queen Mother immediately ordered the Prince of Rong'an Marquisate to mobilize his troops.
Knowing what happened today, the prince would definitely be the one to take advantage of it, but she had no choice.
If she wins, as long as she takes down King Yu, she will be a hero who restores order, and she will still be the queen mother. Unless the prince wants to be a traitor, he will not easily touch her.
But once she chooses to retreat from King Yu, that would be a real dead end.
King Yu never expected that while he was recruiting the last batch of foreign aid, there would be new members from the Zhenguogong party.
As soon as the two groups met outside the palace gate, a brutal fight broke out.
In the palace, Su Qingqing led her own troops and the miscellaneous troops from the Xishan camp, and for a time they were invincible.
