My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 129
The screen behind the two men was suddenly pushed down, and fifty guards in full armor swarmed out, waving spears and halberds, and charged towards Xiang Chang.

Xiang Chang laughed loudly: "Chu Licuo, is that it? - The old trick you used to plot against Huang Jizhong was taught by me, and now you use it on me, isn't that showing off one's skills in front of an expert?"

Xiang Chang lifted his robe and took out a crossbow from under his collar. He quickly retreated to prevent himself from being surrounded, and quickly pulled the trigger. Arrows shot out like locusts, killing seven or eight of the guards who were chasing him in one breath.

The crossbow arrow missed, and he threw the crossbow on the ground and drew his sword.

All the elite guards of the palace were deployed to the battlefield. These guards were selected by Chu Licuo from among the remaining weak and incompetent guards. Both their ferocity and combat effectiveness made the elite Northern Army frown.

Only an outsider like Chu Licuo treats it as a treasure.

Fifty to one, to Chu Licuo, who had never experienced the storms of battlefield, it seemed like a sure thing even better than catching a turtle in a jar.

Seven or eight of the guards were shot dead in one fell swoop, and they were terrified, and the momentum of the attack was stagnant. Now seeing Xiang Chang throw away the crossbow, draw his sword, and wave at them with contempt, they couldn't help but hesitate.

At this moment, the guards keenly felt that the eldest son of the Great Chu seemed a little too difficult to deal with.

Gong Yin, who was sitting on the couch, jumped up at this time, clenched his fists, his face was red, his eyes were excited, and he screamed: "Kill him, kill him, chop him to death, I will reward you heavily! If you dare to retreat, I will kill your whole family and skin all your wives, children and elders."

When the guards heard this, they struggled for a while, then let out a roar, waving their weapons and rushing towards Xiang Chang again.

Although Gong Yin became the king, he was imprisoned in the palace by Xiang Chang. He could not go anywhere and could not do anything. Unlike when he was a prince, he could do whatever he wanted. Therefore, the naughty boy hated Xiang Chang very much and wanted to kill him like he did to those slaves who disobeyed him.

Xiang Chang shouted, and the sword flashed like a dragon hanging from the sky, slashing diagonally and fiercely cutting off the shafts of the two spears that were stabbing at him. Then he kicked out in the air with both feet, kicking the two guards so hard that they spurted blood from their mouths and fell backwards.

Immediately, he flipped sideways in the air, avoiding the spears that were thrusting at him, and ran towards the entrance of the hall.

"Chase him, chase him quickly, don't let that bastard Xiang Chang get away. Chase and kill him. Oh oh, kill him!" Gong Yin stood on the couch, jumping and jumping, looking crazy, and screaming loudly.

Xiang Chang became furious. He stopped suddenly and turned around abruptly to face the guard who was rushing in front.

The guard was startled and swung his spear at his head. Xiang Chang dodged to the side, rushed forward a few steps, and with a flash of cold light, he cut off the guard's head and grabbed the long spear in his hand.

He roared like an angry tiger roaring in the forest, raised his arm and swung his sword, which spanned half of the hall. With a "swish", it stabbed heavily into the desk in front of Gong Yin, who was jumping excitedly. The shining sword trembled violently, and the blood on it splashed all over Gong Yin's face.

Looking at the gleaming long sword that was only a foot away from him, Gong Yin screamed, shrank his neck, and squatted on the couch with his head in his hands. He almost peed himself, and his whole body was shaking. He dared not howl anymore.

With the long spear in his hand, Xiang Chang felt even more at ease. Instead of retreating, he rushed forward into the group of guards, stirring, teasing, pulling, sweeping, collapsing and chopping. He moved vigorously, like a giant dragon flipping over the river, and killed the guards one after another.

"laugh--"

A guard behind him hit him hard on the back with a spear, tearing a huge hole in his brocade robe. The guards were overjoyed and cheered. But Xiang Chang tore off the brocade robe, revealing a layer of fine iron armor underneath.

Xiang Chang was really angry and went completely crazy with killing. The fifty guards were unable to kill him and were forced to retreat instead.

There were also deafening shouts and cries of killing outside the hall. It was obvious that Meng Xia's guards were also besieged.

"Clang!"

Meng Xia killed the enemy troops outside the hall and rushed into the hall with a strong smell of blood on his body. Seeing Xiang Chang fighting with dozens of guards, he was furious. He swung his spear and stabbed with the tip of the spear. In a few short seconds, he killed several soldiers on the spot.

At this time, three hundred soldiers were also continuously charging into the hall, and finally surrounded the rebel army. Then, not a single one was left alive. Even if they knelt down to surrender, they would be killed without hesitation.

Chu Licuo had never expected Xiang Chang to be so ferocious that even fifty elite soldiers could not kill him. He stood there stiffly like an old hen, his face full of bitterness.

To put it bluntly, Chu Licuo suffered from the disadvantage of being a civil official who had never been to the battlefield, and he did not know how fierce a first-class general was.

An enraged Meng Xia rushed over and vented his anger by hitting Chu Licuo hard on the head with the spear, causing him to see stars, break his head and bleed, and scream in agony.

Meng Xia also realized that this guy was undoubtedly the mastermind behind the assassination.

"So, you already knew that your entire family was wiped out by Huang Jizhong, and I framed you? Haha, you chose to attack me after I killed Huang Jizhong and avenged your great hatred. I didn't expect that you would pursue perfection in revenge without leaving anything out. You are quite romantic." Xiang Chang said mockingly.

Chu Licuo stared at him with his small yellow eyes, revealing an expression of endless grief, indignation and rage.

"Tell me, who told you this news?"

Chu Licuo turned his head away with force, his mouth tightly closed, and his angry face revealed an inexplicable determination.

Xiang Chang thrust his long spear, and the tip of the spear pierced deeply into the instep of his foot, causing blood to spurt out.

Chu Licuo's face was distorted, his hen-like body twitched violently, his mouth opened wide enough to fit a chicken egg, and he let out a heart-wrenching howl, as if he was afraid of being contaminated by bad luck, and howled with a hint of impatience:

"Nei Shi Tong Ji Ruo, it's him, it's him, it's him."

"Bah, the young hero Nezha! Nei Shi Tong Jiruo? - This is a master." Xiang Chang seemed to be thinking about something, waved his hand at Meng Xia, and said coldly to Chu Licuo, "Next, I will show you what a truly smart person is. A fool like you, who is not worthy of virtue and talent, and who steals a high position, will only bring disaster upon the extinction of the clan, but it is only a matter of time."

Meng Xia led a dozen soldiers out of the hall amidst the smell of blood.

Xiang Chang stepped forward and roughly knocked off the crown of Gong Yin, who was trembling and aware of the impending disaster. He grabbed his hair and pulled him in front of him: "--Your Majesty, why are you rebelling?"

Facing Xiang Chang's sharp eyes like swords and his murderous face, Gong Yin felt as if he was stripped naked and thrown into the snow, and he shivered all over.

His eyes were wide open, and he managed to murmur, "You, you don't dare to kill me. Sima Chu Licuo said that you need me and you don't dare to kill me."

Xiang Chang was startled, and unexpectedly looked back at Chu Licuo: "You, a fool, can also be smart sometimes?" He turned back to look at Gong Yin and said with a smile, "Yes, I need a stable and complete Linjiang Kingdom without war and turmoil. I really can't kill you." Just as Gong Yin showed joy and breathed a sigh of relief, Xiang Chang continued coldly: "But, didn't Chu Licuo tell you that there is a kind of life that is worse than death?"

As he spoke, Xiang Chang pulled out the long sword that was stuck on the desk, then threw Gong Yin onto the couch, stepped on his right hand, and slowly, slowly cut off his little finger with the sword blade.

Gong Wei had been living a life of luxury since he was young. In the past, he had been the only one who had tortured others. How could he have suffered such torture and torture? He howled like a pig being slaughtered, tears and snot streaming down his face. He kept calling Xiang Chang "grandfather" and "great father" and begged for mercy.

Xiang Chang's face remained grim and he remained unmoved. After the pain subsided a little, he slowly cut off his ring finger.

Gong Yin just thought that Xiang Chang was going to cut off all his fingers one by one. He was really terrified. His begging was so mournful that even an evil ghost would feel chilled to the bone when hearing it.

"Does it hurt?"

"Pain! Pain! Pain!"

"Is it fun?"

"No, it's not fun!"

"If it's not fun, why bother playing? If you're playing, you must be prepared to accept all the consequences."

"I'm never playing again! Absolutely never playing again!"

"You say you don't want to play, then don't play? You have the right to start 'playing', but you don't have the right to end it. When to say you don't want to play, now I have the final say."

"——From now on I will listen to you and do whatever you say."

Xiang Chang smiled in surprise again, and tapped Gong Yin's chubby cheek with the blade of his sword: "You are smart. Remember what you said today. If there is a next time, it will be your feet's turn. I really can't kill you, but a human stick without arms and legs, with only a body left, can still be the King of Linjiang. Do you want to be that kind of human stick? It's fun."

Gong Yin was still a teenager after all. His face was pale and his eyes were dull. He was almost frightened to death by the tragic scene described by Xiang Chang. He couldn't even speak and shook his head vigorously.

Not long after, Meng Xia dragged Nei Shi Tong Jiruo out from among the mourning nobles and escorted him into the palace.

Arriving at the main hall, Xiang Chang was seen sitting on a couch with a gloomy face and blood all over his body. The main hall was filled with the bodies of guards and the strong smell of blood was nauseating. Next to Xiang Chang, there were the bodies of Gong Yin and Chu Licuo lying horizontally.

"Hahahaha, did you really kill these two idiots?" Tong Jiruo's eyes lit up, his sleeves fluttered, and he jumped and shouted excitedly.

"You hate them so much?" Xiang Chang didn't expect that this bachelor would admit it frankly without being questioned.

"These two fools, who hold high positions but lack the corresponding talents, are prey to smart people like us. It is a blessing for them to die at the hands of you and me."

"Your goal is to eliminate idiots from this world? It's more than that." Xiang Chang remained calm and looked at him quietly.

An invisible and fierce pressure was pressing over.

Tong Jiruo knew that Xiang Chang had seen through his plan, so he raised his head and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha", but his eyes were cold and there was no smile at all. Instead, they revealed deep hatred, as if this was his true nature: "Of course, there is more than that. My ultimate goal is naturally - you!"

Xiang Chang sneered and said leisurely: "The target is me? Well, if I kill Gong Yin, I will lose the legal basis to control the Kingdom of Linjiang. So your ultimate goal is to destroy my attempt to control the Kingdom of Linjiang. - Were you also persuaded by Shusun Tong to join Liu Bang's Han camp?"

Smart people speak in a way that saves trouble and worry. After a few rounds of verbal battles, the two of them will know each other's cards clearly.

"What is Liu Bang? I just don't like you and your son, especially the old villain Xiang Yu. He is an arrogant dictator and an arrogant traitor to the people. He deserves to be chopped into minced meat! It's a pity that I don't have extraordinary martial arts, otherwise I would take his head myself." Tong Jiruo's hair and beard flew in the air, and he cursed wantonly.

Xiang Chang was furious. He stood up and kicked him to the ground.

"Are you hurt by my scolding? Hahaha, you didn't expect that after all your efforts, you defeated Huang Jizhong and were about to take control of the Linjiang Kingdom, but failed at the last moment and ended up with nothing? And if you can't take control of the Linjiang Kingdom, your Great Chu will not last long, and the old thief Xiang will also die soon, hahaha, just thinking about it makes me feel happy - eh? Ah! You, you guys -"

Tong Jiruo's crazy laughter suddenly stopped halfway, his eyes widened in shock, he saw Chu Licuo, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead under Xiang Chang's strict order, crawled up safely.

Chu Licuo got up, looking distraught: he was a great general of a country, but he was used as bait to plot against Xiang Chang. This guy seemed to be helping him, but in fact he was forcing Xiang Chang to kill him and Gong Yin in order to destroy Xiang Chang's attempt to control the Kingdom of Linjiang. His plot was so deep and his heart was so dark!

At this moment, Chu Licuo was deeply aware of the huge gap between himself and these smart people. He was being played around by others and was trapped in a dead end without realizing it. Instead, he was even complacent. For a moment, he felt very depressed.

"Drag them in front of Gong Wei's spirit, announce their crimes in front of all the nobles, and then behead them. This will serve as a warning to those who are hiding in the dark with ulterior motives." Xiang Chang turned to Meng Xia and said.

Xiang Chang showed no mercy in cleaning up these diehard elements with evil intentions.

Of course, even after cleaning up, we need to recycle the waste and use the chicken as an example to scare the monkeys. We need to squeeze out every last bit of its value. We cannot just kill it wastefully.

"Xiang Chang, you will not die a good death. You are no different from your father, the tyrant Xiang Yu. You will not have a good ending in the end. I am waiting for you underground, hahahaha..." Unlike Chu Licuo who was pale and dazed and could hardly speak, Tong Jiruo cursed and laughed at the same time, like a madman.

Side hall.

The huge coffin containing the body of Captain Gong was placed in the center of the hall.

The nobles and ministers of the Linjiang Kingdom, both great and small, were divided into two rows according to their official positions, kneeling at their respective seats, motionless.

On either side of each person, there were two eunuchs standing with their hands hanging down, with a respectful and careful look on their faces, ready to serve at any time. Even when they went to the toilet, they would follow them closely, so that they could not talk to each other, whisper, or flirt with each other, so that they could concentrate on mourning for King Gongwei and vent their grief over the king's passing.

This went on for several days. Except for two meals a day, they knelt in the palace all the time, performing various kinds of mourning according to the assignments of the etiquette officer on time, either crying loudly or sobbing softly. Even if they were tired, they could only fall asleep on the spot. All the nobles and ministers were exhausted and lost interest in life.

All the nobles and ministers had dull expressions on their faces, they wanted to cry but had no tears, and they looked as if they would rather die than live. After such repeated setbacks, even a strong man would become soft.

(End of this chapter)