Chapter 261: Become the King
Marquis Rong'an never thought of fighting to the death here.
He even understood that Su Qingqing would not let him die.
If he dies, who will become the bargaining chip for the prince to enter the city?
But Su Qingqing would not let him go back so easily.
Can his 20,000 soldiers and horses really withstand the siege of Su Qingqing's several thousand men?
The answer in Rong'an Hou's heart was yes.
If she couldn't resist, Su Qingqing wouldn't have brought only these people.
After a brief thought, Rong Anhou wrote a secret letter, recruited his trusted people, and "delivered it to General Su across the street."
The confidant was stunned when he held the letter.
However, what shocked him even more was that there were flashes of swords and sabers beside him, and bows and crossbows from the opposite side kept shooting at him. People who were stabbed and shot by arrows kept falling down, and screams were heard everywhere. However, he had the letter in his hand, and the other side didn't even touch him. He entered the other side's camp smoothly as if he was strolling in the back garden.
After arriving, someone was even so considerate as to send him to Su Qingqing.
When he arrived, Su Qingqing had just retreated from the front line. She seemed to know his purpose and asked for the letter without saying a word.
This confidant of Marquis Rong'an had been working with Marquis Rong'an in the Marquis's mansion and was familiar with the Crown Princess.
At this moment, he was looking at her out of the corner of his eye with shock.
Who could believe that the princess of Zhao Kingdom was actually their deceased General Su!
It's outrageous.
But everyone says so.
Su Qingqing took the letter and read it quickly, with a faint smile on her lips, "Go back and tell your Lord that I can let him go, but I can only let him take a thousand people. Let him choose who to take with him as soon as possible, otherwise it will be a pity if I kill them all.
in addition……
I heard that his son was arrested in Kyoto.
If he can kill all the people sent out from Kyoto, I will promise to let him take his son with him when he leaves.
As long as he can deliver on his promises."
As she spoke, Su Qingqing raised her eyes and glanced at the direction of the battlefield. "Of course, it doesn't matter if he refuses to fulfill his promise. I'll just beat him until he fulfills his promise."
After saying that, Su Qingqing patted the horse's back, rode away, and once again joined the battlefield.
It was as if I had just come back just to see him.
Rong'an Hou's confidant returned to his own battlefield smoothly and was not killed by Su Qingqing's men. However, he was almost accidentally injured by his own people several times on the way back.
After hearing his message, Marquis Rong'an's face turned grim for a moment.
He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, "Su Qingqing!"
No matter how slow he was, he finally realized that the prince was not captured by Kyoto, but was clearly captured by Su Qingqing.
I just don't know what method Su Qingqing used to make people in Kyoto pass on such news to him.
He should have thought of it earlier that Su Qingqing and her group definitely did not go to Qianzhou simply to arouse the people's morale.
But it's too late to say anything now.
The prince is in Su Qingqing's hands, it is impossible for him to join forces with Kyoto.
Su Qingqing tricked him into leading his troops to the capital just to find an opportunity for the prince to return to the capital.
He is so stupid!
He didn't even see through such an obvious situation.
He had worked hard to plan for years, and now it was over?
Anger and humiliation of being teased surged in his heart. Coupled with days of running around and anxiety, Rong'an Hou, who had suffered a serious illness a few days ago and had weakened his body, could not withstand the stimulation and vomited blood.
At this point, he could only quickly select a thousand soldiers.
The Imperial Palace.
The Queen Mother's bedroom.
The commander of the Xishan camp knelt on one knee with an unpleasant expression on his face, "Your Majesty, Duke, all the people we sent out were annihilated by Rong'an Marquis's troops, and there was no way they could get into Su Qingqing's team on the other side."
Their original plan was to take advantage of the war to have people from this side sneak into Su Qingqing's team. As long as Su Qingqing eventually gained the upper hand, they would follow suit.
But who could have expected that the soldiers of Rong'an Marquis' Mansion would be like a solid wall of steel, blocking them completely.
All the people who were sent out died.
If Su Qingqing cannot be eliminated, then once Rong'an Hou's troops are eliminated, Su Qingqing will bring so many troops to the capital...
This is more terrifying than having ten Rong'an Marquises come to besiege us.
From the beginning to the end, the Queen Mother did not really want the Prince to come to Beijing, so until now, she has not fulfilled her promise to clear the Prince's name.
Are we really going to let the prince return to Beijing?
The Queen Mother looked at the Duke of Zhenguo.
The Duke of Zhenguo looked back at the Queen Mother and said, "If we don't let the prince into the city, I'm afraid this battle will never be over.
As time went on, it became that the Crown Prince and Rong'an Marquis were competing outside, but we were surrounded."
After the siege lasted too long, Kyoto no longer had enough supplies.
Civil unrest will surely break out at that time.
"If you don't want the prince to enter the city, I will be the only one to lead the troops to fight."
The Duke of Zhenguo only has so many soldiers and horses, how can he withstand the construction?
It would be fine if there were only the crown prince and Marquis Rong'an, but there is also King Yu in Liaodong.
The Queen Mother was almost worried to death.
While the Queen Mother was unable to make a decision, Su Qingqing and Marquis Rong'an were constantly consuming each other in their war.
Su Qingqing's five thousand soldiers were consuming Rong'an Marquis's twenty thousand men at the rate of one thousand men per day.
Ten days later, a huge fire broke out in the southwest of Kyoto.
The fire didn't burn anything else but the pharmacy.
This pharmacy has been cooperating with the Imperial Medical Service all year round, providing the hospital with a variety of medicinal materials and ready-made medicines.
The pharmacy caught fire, the capital was under siege, and the supply to the Imperial Medical Bureau was instantly cut off.
At the same time, the ten days' consumption put the imperial kitchen in a difficult position.
The Queen Mother's meals were always extravagant, but now, they had grain and oil, but no meat, and the available meat was only enough for three days.
In order to ensure the medicines for the nobles in the palace, the Imperial Medical Bureau had to requisition medicinal materials from major private pharmacies in Kyoto. For a time, medicinal materials throughout Kyoto were in short supply and drug prices skyrocketed.
In the court, those who had originally disapproved of the empress dowager's support for the five-year-old emperor to ascend the throne now voiced even louder opposition.
Although the young emperor is the grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo and grew up in a military camp, he is still young after all.
The Golden Palace could not withstand the siege of the ministers, and with the war raging outside, he was so frightened that he fell ill and could not get up.
The Imperial Medical Bureau was unable to obtain all the medicinal materials required for the medication.
Originally, the Imperial Medical Service had a large reserve of medicinal materials, but there were a few rare and precious ones that had been out of stock before the war and were waiting for replenishment.
The Queen Mother was so overwhelmed that she fell ill.
The empress was even more worried because the second prince had been mentally damaged since the young emperor ascended the throne and had been unable to recover. He had to take medicine all the time, and she couldn't even get all the medicine she needed at this time.
Another five days passed.
Finally, news came out from the palace.
The Queen Mother issued an imperial decree to announce to the world that the Crown Prince was a traitor and a rebel.
The prince 's charges were completely cleared, and the queen mother drafted an edict on behalf of the emperor, welcoming the prince back to the capital and conferring him the title of Prince of Zhen'an.
After fifteen days, the door that was closed to Rongque was finally opened.
Rong Que led a thousand elite soldiers into the city and returned to Kyoto after several months.
