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Chapter 322 Fang Tianding: Strike first, strike hard! [3rd update, please vote!]

Pang Wanchun deserves to die!
Fang Tianding gritted his teeth. As the eldest prince, he had access to far more resources and information than the average person.

Therefore, he already knew that Fang Hou was the mastermind behind the assassination of Fang La.

However, Fang Hou had already died, and his only grandson, Fang Jie, had gone far away to Liangshan Marsh.

Fang Tianding tolerated it.

After all, he did have feelings for Fang Hou and Fang Jie...

However, Fang La's death completely enraged him, and his first thought was that Pang Wanchun had shot Fang La to death.

Firstly, Pang Wanchun's archery skills were the best in Jiangnan, and secondly, Pang Wanchun was Fang Hou's trusted general!

Fang Tianding believed that Pang Wanchun must want to avenge Fang Hou, and that Fang Jie's return would even spark a struggle for the throne!
Therefore, Fang Tianding decided to strike first!
It's a pity about Pang Qiuxia.

Fang Tianding originally liked Pang Qiuxia very much and even wanted to use Pang Qiuxia to bring Pang Wanchun to his side.

However, Pang Wanchun shot and killed Fang La, and his love affair with Pang Qiuxia ended before it even began.

Li Tianrun advised him to arrest Pang Qiuxia as well, and Fang Tianding knew that this was the right choice.

But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to do it...

Fang Tianding shook his head with a wry smile:
Forget it, Pang Qiuxia is as beautiful as a flower, what kind of trouble can she cause?
Let her be.

"Your Highness, we have arrived in Shezhou."

Li Tianrun, one of the four great marshals of the Southern Kingdom and the Grand General of the State, reminded him.

Fang Tianding looked up and saw that they had indeed arrived in Shezhou.

Cheerful, Fang Tianding looked around:
"Generals, it's up to you after we enter the city!"

This time, although he only brought a thousand Imperial Guards to capture Pang Wanchun, he brought along Grand Marshal Li Tianrun.

In addition, six of the twenty-four generals of Hangzhou were Li Tianyou, Tang Fengshi, Xue Dounan, Wen Kerang, Zhang Daoyuan, and Bei Yingkui.

With so many generals brought along, it's certainly not just to capture Pang Wanchun.

Li Tianyou, Tang Fengshi, Xue Dounan, Wen Kerang, Zhang Daoyuan, and Bei Yingkui responded in unison.

Li Tianyou rushed ahead to negotiate with the Southern Army at the city gate, and the Southern Army at the city gate quickly made way when they heard that the Crown Prince had arrived.

Fang Tianding entered the city without any hindrance and swaggered straight into the former prefect's residence.

Fang Hou died, and Fang Jie went far away. Now, Wang Yin, the Minister in charge of Shezhou, works here.

When Fang Tianding entered the city, he had already asked the southern soldiers at the city gate, and they all said that Wang Yin should be here at this time.

Where is Wang Yin?

Fang Tianding walked into the hall with an air of self-righteousness and sat down in the head seat without any hesitation:

"Send him to see me!"

Li Tianrun stood behind Fang Tianding, his hand on his waist knife, his gaze sharp.

He was eight feet tall, imposing and powerful, and his bald brow bone added to his sinister appearance.

Li Tianyou, Tang Fengshi, Xue Dounan, Wen Kerang, Zhang Daoyuan, and Bei Yingkui stood on both sides.

Everyone knows that Wang Yin, nicknamed "Sai Zhang Fei," is brave and skilled in battle, but how come so many of them couldn't capture him?
Moreover, they were calculating against the unsuspecting, and General Li Tianrun, the Grand General Who Protects the Nation, was no ordinary man!

However, a moment later, five hundred axemen suddenly surged in from all directions!
Fang Tianding's expression changed drastically:
He deliberately didn't bring many soldiers with him this time to capture Pang Wanchun, and even intentionally bypassed Shezhou...

How could this have leaked out?
"Escort!"

Li Tianrun quickly drew his sword, and the six generals also drew their swords, surrounding Fang Tianding in the middle.

Li Tianrun glared and demanded in a stern voice:

"His Highness the Crown Prince is here! Are you plotting a rebellion?" "You are the ones plotting a rebellion!"

A middle-aged man dressed in royal robes burst in, surrounded by a group of generals who treated him like a star.

This middle-aged man had the same thick eyebrows and big eyes as Fang La, and because he had a square face, he looked even more like Fang La than Fang Tianding.

Fang Tian stared intently, and was greatly surprised:
"Third uncle?"

It turned out that this middle-aged man was Fang La's own brother, the Third Prince Fang Mao, who was stationed in Suzhou!
Fang Mao was accompanied by the "Eight Generals of the South," namely, General Liu Yun of the Flying Dragon Army, General Zhang Wei of the Flying Tiger Army, General Xu Fang of the Flying Bear Army, General Guo Shiguang of the Flying Leopard Army, General Wu Fu of the Flying Sky Army, General Gou Zheng of the Flying Cloud Army, General Zhen Cheng of the Flying Mountain Army, and General Chang Sheng of the Flying Water Army.

Like Liangshan Marsh, the Southern Kingdom also had many groups, with the "Four Marshals" being the most powerful, followed by the "Eight Cavalrymen".

As for the "Twelve Gods of Jiangnan" and "Twenty-Four Generals of Hangzhou" listed below, most of them are counterfeit.

Fang Mao brought all eight of the Southern Generals with him, which clearly shows that he came prepared and had great ambitions!
"Don't call me Third Uncle, I don't have a Third Uncle like you!"

Fang Mao, in a fit of rage, pointed at Fang Tianding and began to curse:
"Fang Tianding, I always thought you were a good kid, but I never expected this!"
"In order to ascend the throne, you actually committed the beastly act of patricide!"
"My brother is already so badly injured, can't you wait a couple more days? Huh?"
"Are you so eager to become a saint? Huh?"

Fang Tianding was stunned and subconsciously tried to defend himself:

"No! I didn't! Uncle, don't talk nonsense!"

"Stop talking nonsense, I already have evidence of your patricide!"

Fang Mao was furious and waved his hand:
"Take down this patricide!"

Immediately, five hundred axemen rushed towards Fang Tianding, and Li Tianrun and the others quickly brandished their swords to protect him.

"Li Tianrun!"

Fang Mao, his brows furrowed and hair standing on end in anger, pointed at Li Tianrun with righteous indignation and shouted:
"You aided and abetted the wicked, what benefits did Fang Tianding give you?"
"Could it be that you were also involved in the death of my elder brother?"

Li Tianrun's face turned green: "Your Highness, please don't wrong someone!"

"This humble general is utterly loyal; how could I have ever harmed Your Majesty?"

"Since this has nothing to do with you, step back!"

Fang Mao glared at him angrily, his imposing manner completely overwhelming him.

It should be noted that Fang Mao fought alongside Fang La to conquer the country, and his prestige in Jiangnan was second only to Fang La's.

Li Tianrun hesitated for a moment, and Fang Mao shouted sternly:

"Where are the Eight Generals?"

Liu Yun, Zhang Wei, and the others echoed in unison, and Fang Mao flicked his sleeve:
"Those who aid and abet evil will all be apprehended!"

"Yes!"

The eight cavalrymen had been eagerly anticipating the battle, and at Fang Mao's command, they immediately joined the fray!
With their addition, Li Tianyou, Tang Fengshi, and the other six generals were quickly either killed, wounded, or surrendered.

Although Li Tianrun was brave and skilled in battle, how could he protect Fang Tianding with just his two hands?
"Dang! Dang!"

General Gou Zheng, holding Fang Tianding by the neck, slapped his broadsword twice on Fang Tianding's head:
"Li Tianrun, drop the knife and kneel on the ground, or I'll chop this patricide traitor down with one stroke!"

When Li Tianrun turned around and saw that Fang Tianding had been arrested, he could only sigh, drop his sword, and kneel down.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Fang Mao laughed triumphantly, while Fang Tianding, with Gou Zheng gripping his neck, managed to squeeze out a question:
"Third Uncle, why..."

"Ok?"

Fang Mao frowned, and Gou Zheng immediately understood and stuffed Fang Tianding's mouth with a rag.

Fang Mao pointed at Fang Tianding and began to curse:
"You patricide and traitor, you have no right to speak to me!"

"If you have anything to say, go and say it at my elder brother's memorial tablet!"

Fang Tianding: (_)
(End of this chapter)