No one was unafraid of death, so they stopped after a moment of hesitation. Once they stopped, they couldn't find the person they were looking for.
While the Emperor was riding the frightened horse, he was thinking about how to subdue it. Suddenly, a figure jumped out from the dark and directly pulled him off the horse.
He wanted to scream, but the other party had already reached out and sealed his sleeping acupoint.
The pitiful emperor fainted before he could even see who the other party was. Long Heng waved his hand at the man, and everyone quickly entered the tunnel that had been dug nearby. There was someone outside who was responsible for erasing all traces of their presence. Then, he took a detour and blended into the battle.
Long Heng and the others looked at the unconscious Emperor as soon as they left. He used to be the ruler of tens of thousands of people, but now he was nothing more than a prisoner.
He looked at him coldly, then stretched out his finger.
The Emperor was blinded in his sleep. Two streams of tears of blood flowed down his face.
Ah Song and the others were stunned. The Prince was so ruthless. No matter what, the Emperor was still his former ruler. He didn't even hesitate to blind the eyes of his former ruler.
Long Heng said, "I will return to the capital after this. Act according to the original plan, understood?"
"Yes."
Long Heng didn't say anything else after that. He meant that he wouldn't let the Emperor know who kidnapped him until his death.
This could be considered a kind of ruthlessness. Because they lost the Emperor, they lost the war very miserably.
While Ning City's army retreated, Long Heng and the others also exited the tunnel. One of them headed for Shu Province, while the other headed for the capital.
When Ning City sent people out, they couldn't find the Emperor no matter how hard they tried. Only then did they know that something big had happened.
They immediately sent people to deliver the news to the capital, because losing a ruler was a very frightening thing.
However, they were still one step behind Long Heng.
When he arrived at the capital, he invited Prince Rong to the palace according to the previous arrangement. He also asked Princess Rong to invite the empress and the dowager concubines out.
Not long after, the news from Ning City arrived.
The Emperor was missing and couldn't be found.
A country couldn't be without a ruler for a day. This was the most urgent situation.
At this time, three of the five old officials wanted Prince Rong to ascend the throne immediately.
The other two requested for the crown prince, who was only ten years old, to ascend the throne.
However, at this moment, Prince Rong said, "There should be another person who can come forward and give his opinion on this matter. Does everyone want to meet him?"
"Who is it?"
"Ah, why is it Li Of Gojoseon? Aren't you already dead?"
They saw Li Of Gojoseon and Long Heng limping in with injuries.
Prince Rong said, "Actually, Li Of Gojoseon was seriously injured before, but he didn't really die. Afterwards, the Emperor knew that there was a spy in the court, so he acted out this play with him and let him stay behind the scenes to find the spy and eliminate him."
"Oh, who is the spy?"
"It's Imperial Concubine Su from the imperial harem. She used to be the concubine of Commander Lu, a prince of the enemy nation. Later on, she tried her best to bewitch the emperor and secretly hired a divine doctor to change her appearance …" In short, Prince Rong recounted everything that Long Heng had taught him. He sighed inwardly.
He had never wanted to be the Emperor in his life, but it seemed like he was about to be pushed to that position.
This arrangement was almost flawless. Because Long Heng was severely injured, he couldn't lead his troops to fight the enemy. He could only secretly search for the spies. Now that the spies had been eliminated and the concubine had been killed, this could be considered a great contribution.
However, he didn't expect that something would happen to the Emperor.
After an entire day of discussion between the three ministers and Long Heng, Prince Rong was pushed to the throne.
Most importantly, the Empress wasn't around, so no one was willing to make decisions for the Crown Prince.
Even if there were people who believed that the Crown Prince was the legitimate heir, he didn't have any military power. Even if the Crown Prince became the Emperor, he wouldn't be protected by Long Heng.
Now that the borders were in chaos, if the Emperor fell into the enemy's hands, then the Emperor still needed someone with his own views.
Therefore, Prince Rong was the best choice.
Thus, Prince Rong entered the palace the next day and took over the imperial power.
On the third day, the Empress returned, but the situation was already settled.
On the fourth day, the original Crown Prince was conferred the title of King of Clouds and given Yunzhou as his fief. He immediately went to his fief with the original Empress.
On the fifth day, Princess Consort Rong moved into the main palace and became the Empress.
On the sixth day, the Emperor's ascension ceremony was held and the entire country celebrated.
On the seventh day, Long Heng was conferred the title of General of the Shu Expedition. He led the troops to Ning City in the Shu Lands to search for the Emperor's whereabouts and beat back the enemy.
Bai Xiangxiu had only seen Long Heng once in the past few days. She was fiercely kissed by him and then the big mosquito flew away.
The next morning, Xiao Shi found it strange. Why was the princess consort's neck so red?
Bai Xiangxiu also noticed it and deliberately covered it with something.
Obviously, they were husband and wife. She made it seem like she was having an affair.
Most importantly, the Old Madame was coming back. However, she only heard a sentence from Long Heng and didn't know when she would be back.
However, the New Year was coming, so she should prepare.
Currently, there were rumors that Li Of Gojoseon wasn't dead and had already sent troops to Ning City.
Everyone was happily beating gongs and drums, as if the New Year had come early.
Li Of Gojoseon's residence also looked brand new. At least, Bai Xiangxiu didn't have to wear white clothes anymore.
Moreover, she could go out and walk around. She finally didn't have to worry about the Long Family coming to ask her for things every day.
It wasn't easy being a widow. It was really exhausting to be able to protect this family business.
Suddenly, she felt that the Old Madame was also quite powerful. Otherwise, the days in Li Of Gojoseon's residence would have been long over.
She couldn't feed them enough. Also, her maternal family had asked her for dowry several times because of her younger sister's marriage. Ever since Long Heng passed away, they had also come several times.
However, Bai Xiangxiu used the excuse that the dowry was bestowed by the Emperor and couldn't be given away as a gift.
Now that Long Heng had come back from the dead, people's attitudes immediately changed.
Those who had offended her in the past all came to apologize and sent gifts to her.
Everyone knew that Long Heng wasn't just a figurehead, but a person with real power!
No matter what dynasty, having military power was equivalent to having the greatest power. And to have power, one had to have money.
This was a pattern that had never changed.
Why was she rich? Because there were too many people who came to give her gifts.
In ancient times, giving gifts was a bad habit, and there was no one to control it. Moreover, there were many reasons for giving gifts. Bai Xiangxiu received so many gifts that her hands went limp.
She had to keep a list of the gifts she received, and she had to return them when the time came.
Li Of Gojoseon's residence was different from the small one now. It was like a miniature society.
If a master didn't act well, it was easy to be manipulated by the servants. If a servant didn't act well, it was easy to be manipulated by other servants.
Bai Xiangxiu was pregnant and didn't have a husband to pamper and love her. She felt that she couldn't hold on any longer. She kept feeling that there were people who wanted to scheme against her every day.
Fortunately, the Old Madame came back at this time. She almost threw herself under her legs and called her mother.
Unfortunately, before she could throw herself at her, the Old Madame was stunned.
Who could tell her what happened while she was gone? Why did she see her daughter-in-law walking out with a big belly and holding her waist as soon as she came back?
She was indeed in Shuzhou, but why didn't anyone inform her?