"ah…"
Although Duan Hai jumped off his warhorse, the horse next to him was frightened and its hoof stepped directly on Duan Hai's forearm, causing the guy to scream in pain. Fortunately, the guards next to him pulled him away, otherwise his forearm would have been crippled.
This guy had never been injured so badly before. He was about to raise his sword to kill his horse, even though it was his beloved warhorse. But he had no idea how much pain he was in just now. However, the arrows flying around did not give him the opportunity, and the soldiers fell off their horses one after another.
"Get off the horse, get off the horse..."
Many people shouted loudly, and only then did these people remember to get off their horses, but unfortunately hundreds of people had already lost their lives.
Just as they were leaning against the sides of the road, some liquid suddenly poured down from above. When he smelled it, he realized it was lamp oil. Duan Hai was shocked at this time. It seemed that everything had been calculated by others. The next step was to throw torches.
"Run."
Duan Hai had also seen fighting before. Unlike the soldiers under his command, many of them were children of wealthy families. These people were able to enter the palace as guards, which was also a shortcut to entering officialdom.
When he smelled the scent of lamp oil on his body, Duan Hai only shouted these two words, and then ran towards the street intersection. Along the way, he could be said to have killed anyone who stood in his way, and killed Buddhas. This guy knew very well what would happen next. If you don't run away from the crowd, then you will be burned to ashes. He still remembered what happened in Shangqing Temple a few days ago, and he didn't want to become like this.
It was just as he thought. After most people had lamp oil, several torches were thrown out from the high walls and courtyards on both sides. This street was inhabited by dignitaries, but it was obvious that their homes had been requisitioned by the people from the Zhennan Palace. Moreover, the people from the Zhennan Palace also knew that the king would send people, and everything was within their calculations. You two thousand people might be the first group to disappear.
When the first soldier's body caught fire, the fire was out of control. Many people were covered in lamp oil. No matter how fast they ran, they could not outrun the speed of the flames. In an instant, the whole street was on fire. Even though some people did not have lamp oil on their bodies, they were also stained with lamp oil during the pushing and shoving, so it was impossible to stay out of it.
At this time, everyone finally understood why Duan Hai had escaped so undignifiedly just now. Now they regretted it. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. If you also want to escape, you can't get out now. Even at both ends of the street, there are raging fires. This is really a case of crying out to heaven and earth for help, but no one can help.
Prince Zhennan was standing on the steps of the palace at this moment, looking at the flames rising into the sky in the distance. He did not feel happy at all. After all, it had come to this. According to Prince Zhennan's idea, he should listen to his mother and let him take over everything peacefully. This would be the best outcome.
If this method is used to take over the country, it is unknown how much the country will suffer. These more than 2,000 people are all children of powerful people. If they die, I am afraid the entire capital will be massacred.
Prince Zhennan knew very well that if the eldest son and grandson of a big family died, and you still wanted this big family to maintain your rule, it was simply a pipe dream. There was no telling how many eldest sons and grandsons there were among the two thousand people just now. You burned them all to death with a fire, and they died very miserably. In the future, the families of these people would definitely fight against him to the death. In order to maintain his rule, he had no choice but to eradicate these families.
What the King of Zhennan saw at the moment was not happiness, but the difficulties in the future. Although he had achieved partial victory now, he knew that he might not be able to move forward when facing these families in the future. But now is not the time to be sad. He must take this opportunity to fight his way out of the city. If he continues to stay in the city, he will wait to be caught by the king.
There is no brotherhood to talk about now. It is either you die or I die. Now the King of Zhennan must go out of the city. His army has set out overnight, but from now until dawn, he must wait outside the city. There will be more and more troops in the city, but most of them belong to His Majesty the King. If he continues to stay in the city, he will be captured.
Over the years, the Prince of Zhennan has also set up many traps around, but they have basically been used just now. If he continues to wait in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, it would be equivalent to waiting for people outside to catch him. This guy will never let such a thing happen.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Just when Prince Zhennan was about to leave, several eunuchs came from another road. This old eunuch was the chief eunuch of Queen Mother Wang. If it wasn't for the Queen Mother Wang's personal order, unless the old lady was mentally ill, how could she possibly run away in such a situation?
The streets were like a hell, the air was filled with the smell of blood, and now there was also a strange fragrance. This was because the flesh of the people who were burned to death nearby was emitting this strange fragrance. Many people wanted to vomit after smelling this smell.
"Eunuch Qu, why did you come out?"
Prince Zhennan said in surprise.
"The Queen Mother has asked you to go to the palace. The King is already waiting there. This turmoil cannot continue. If you don't go, it will continue. By the time it's over, our royal city will have burned down. This is what successive kings have left behind. We cannot let the king's achievements disappear like this."
Eunuch Qu said breathlessly that the Queen Mother had not expected such a thing to happen, so she naively thought that she could control the overall situation. As long as she called her two sons here and gave them some good instructions, the two sons would be obedient and there would not be so many problems afterwards.
If more than 2,000 people had not died, the Prince of Zhennan might have really listened to his mother. Unfortunately, more than 2,000 children of powerful people were burned to death. Even if his mother and elder brother did not want to kill him, do you think their families would spare him?
