C40

Chapter 40 - Release of house arrest

Roughly a quarter of an hour later, intense footsteps rang out from outside!

At this moment, the gate of the courtyard had been opened. From the inside, countless soldiers could be seen running around the courtyard and protecting it!

Moments later, a few tall figures walked over from afar!

The leader was Zhe Keqiu, and beside him were Zhe Yanzhi, Li Ruoshui, Wang De and the rest!

At this moment, Zhao Chen had already brought Li Gang, Yue Fei and the others out. Zhao Chen was secretly observing the distant Zhe Keqiu! He knew that Zhe Keqiu would become his greatest enemy! This person's stature was average, but he gave off an exceptionally imposing aura. It was clear that he was a general that had been in the military for a long time! This person was already over fifty years old, but other than his white hair, his face was abnormally rosy. There wasn't even a single wrinkle on his face. It was obvious that this person's internal energy was exceptionally strong! If there were no surprises, then this man must be a Xiantian master!

"This is Zhe Keqiu, the descendant of the Zhuo Family! It could almost be called the number one family in the Western Army! In terms of the era of inheritance, none of them could compare to the Zhuo clan. The Zhuo clan had been passed down since the Tang Dynasty! Back then, no one was able to contend against the marriage between the Zhuo and Yang families. However, the Yang family began to decline, and the Zhuo family could not handle it alone. Only then did they have the courage to have a family, the Liu family, and the Yao family come to power! First, the Liu Jiajia fought a great battle with the Liao Family and was defeated by the Liao Family. Then, Liu Guangshi brought the remaining Liu Jiajia s to join Zhao Gou, so no one could contend with the Zhuo Family anymore! In the northwest, the Zhuo Family has one hundred and fifty thousand troops, the most important force in the northwest! " Zhao Chen secretly thought back to all this knowledge in his mind. This was the knowledge that Li Gang had passed down to him in the past few days!

"This humble subject pays my respects to Your Highness, Crown Prince!"

"This humble subject's Luoyang pays her respects to Your Highness, Crown Prince!"

"General Wang De pays his respect to Your Highness, Crown Prince!"

This series of sounds caused Zhao Chen to wake up from his stupor. He smiled and said: "Everyone, please rise!"

Zhe Keqiu, Li Ruoshui, Wang De and the rest all stood up. Zhe Keqiu was also looking at Zhao Chen, in his eyes, this crown prince was just a youth, he wasn't anything special! If not for his identity as "Crown Prince", Zhe Keqiu would not even spare a glance for this kind of youth!

"Your Highness, the reason I haven't come to see you these past few days is actually because the Emperor Kang is a traitor. He actually said that you were killed in Kaifeng by the Nvzhen, and that someone was impersonating you … In this period of time, I have been trying to identify you, which is why I have come to pay my respects to you! If you dare to slight me, Your Highness, I hope that you can forgive me! " Zhe Keqiu looked at it for a while, and said.

"This cannot be blamed on General Crop …" As he said that, his gaze had already turned to Li Ruoshui and Wang De, and in the end, his gaze landed on Wang De, and his eyes started to moisten!

"Your Highness!" Wang De saw Zhao Chen's expression and his heart was also filled with gratitude.

"It's great that you're still alive! There's not a day these days that I'm not worried about you! " Zhao Chen could not hold back his tears, he laughed and wiped them away, and said.

"Your Highness is so concerned, this one is extremely grateful!" Wang De knelt down again, and said.

"Get up, get up! Also, Master Li Ruoshui Li, we haven't seen each other for a long time! I am so happy to see you! " Zhao Chen said.

"This crown prince is sentimental. Heh, what is there to fear from a child like him?" The corner of Zhe Keqiu's mouth raised slightly as he thought to himself.

For someone as powerful as him, 'emotional action' was a great weakness or flaw! As someone in a higher position, he should never be emotional, never show his anger! And this crown prince, who was only ten years old, could not do such a thing!

"Your highness, the Crown Prince has met with misfortune recently. It's all because of your incompetence!" But now that Your Highness has come to the Tongguan, you will never be harmed like this again! I, Zhe Keqiu, will definitely protect Your Highness! " Zhe Keqiu walked up and laughed.

"Thank you, General Crop!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Highness, I have already ordered my men to prepare a banquet! The palace has been in place for many days, and today, we finally managed to welcome your highness into the spotlight. It's truly a sin! " Zhe Keqiu said.

"I don't blame you. If you want to blame something, you can only blame the damned Emperor Kang! No, he's not the Emperor Kang. He's a traitor, how can he enjoy the pleasure of being a noble? He's Zhao Gou now! Damn it, Zhao Gou is worse than pigs and dogs, I want to kill him! " Zhao Chen scolded loudly!

He was so angry, so angry that, who was at the side, was happy, so he did not say anything.

Zhao Chen, Li Gang, Yue Fei and the rest finally walked out of the small courtyard. They arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, where Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi had prepared a feast to welcome them!

The moment Zhao Chen sat down, he seemed to become restless. Zhe Keqiu asked: "Your Highness, is there something wrong?"

Zhao Chen laughed a little awkwardly, and said: "It's been a while since I've seen such a sumptuous feast, so I like it. I want to use my chopsticks right now! Also, General Crop, in the past when we held banquets in the palace, there would always be palace maids dancing to liven things up, is there any dance here? "

Zhe Keqiu laughed and said: "That's simple!"

He clapped his hands and a group of female dancers walked in. When the music started, they started dancing, causing Zhao Chen to be dumbfounded.

"Your Highness, how did you escape from the Nvzhen in the first place?" Zhe Keqiu said.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Zhao Chen seemed to have awoken from a foolish smile, and said: "What did you say?"

Zhe Keqiu then repeated himself again. His body suddenly trembled as he said: "This … That day when the Nvzhen entered the Imperial Palace, I saw them killing a palace maid and blood was everywhere. After that, I was outside the city. It was said that General Wang De had saved me, and I do not know how he had brought me out of the palace! "

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, a surprised expression flashed across Wang De's face. He did not understand why the crown prince would say this! Wang De began to ask Wang De again. Wang De was a martial artist, and was currently feeling confused, but before he knew what to say, Li Gang had already asked him: "That day when I went to the Imperial Palace to die with His Majesty, General Wang De charged into the Imperial Palace and saved my life. After that, General Wang De went to the Eastern Palace, and brought the crown prince out! After that, we left Kaifeng! In fact, his Highness the Crown Prince had woken up a few times in the middle of the night. However, every time he woke up, he would see the Jin Army massacring the people of her Song Dynasty. Later on, when they were outside of Kaifeng City, His Highness woke up! "

At this moment, Zhao Chen seemed to have "remembered" the experience, his entire body was trembling, his face was filled with fear, and he said: "Master Li, don't say anymore! Don't mention those barbarians! I don't want to see those barbarians ever again! "

Seeing Zhao Chen be so timid like a mouse, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhe Keqiu's mouth. However, Zhe Yanzhi had a face full of contempt, while he suddenly stood up and said: "Your Highness, you can't be so cowardly despite how repulsive a woman is! In the future, this Song Dynasty will need you to inherit his powers. This Nvzhen will depend on you to get rid of him! "

Zhao Chen seemed to be so scared that he couldn't speak, he continuously shook his head and didn't say a word. Li Ruoshui was angry and angry at the same time, with a cold snort, he sat down and started to pour wine into his mouth.

Zhao Chen was sent back to the small courtyard from before, but now, no one was stopping him. He could freely leave this small courtyard. Now, everyone in the Tongguan knew of his identity as the crown prince. On the way, whenever they saw Zhao Chen coming, they would all kneel down with incomparably respectful expressions.

At this moment, Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi were in the City Lord's Palace, Zhe Keqiu's face was filled with joy and said: "Previously, I heard from the soldiers that were guarding the small courtyard that the Crown Prince was rather stable. Today was the first time we met, and I felt that he was very steady. Furthermore, have you seen it? When he just arrived here today, he wanted to watch the dance.

Zhe Yanzhi laughed and said, "Your Highness, it's way too easy for us to control! We just need to think about how to use the Crown Prince to rule the world. We don't need to worry about him messing around with us! "

Zhe Keqiu thought for a while and said, "The crown prince is only ten years old, there is naturally no need to worry! But Li Gang, Li Ruoshui and the others cannot be underestimated, we still have to be careful! "

Zhe Yanzhi laughed: "Father, you are overthinking it. In the future, we will think of a way to drive Li Gang and Li Ruoshui away from the crown prince's side!"

Zhe Keqiu nodded, and said: "We still have to think carefully about how to drive them away! However, there was one more important thing that currently. If the Nvzhen advanced westward, there was a very high possibility of reaching the Tongguan! We have to be careful! "

After saying this, their faces turned serious!