"Guanyinbao, the Right Chancellor under the command of Prince Liang's mansion, requests to surrender. He is now leading 56 civil and military officials, 8,000 soldiers out of the city, and presents the seal of Prince Liang to the general!" Guanyinbao threw away his cane and knelt trembling on the ground, while his attendants also kowtowed behind him. The small eunuch holding the tray raised the great seal of Prince Liang high up.

  Lan Yu rode her horse slowly to their front, bent down and picked up the Liang Wang seal. On the square and upright seal sat a ferocious beast, which Lan Yu couldn't identify even after taking a closer look. However, the four characters "Yuan Liang Wang Yin" were indeed engraved below it - an authentic imperial seal of the Yuan dynasty.

  "Very good! You wisely surrender to me, I'm very satisfied. Guanyin will keep you temporarily in charge of this Kunming City, and the rest of the officials are dismissed and returned home to wait for further instructions. As for these soldiers, take away their weapons and arrange them in our camp." Lan Yu said casually, fiddling with the seal in his hand.

  "Right! Guanyinbao, where did your king go? Don't tell me he hasn't escaped back to Kunming City yet. I've been chasing him all the way and haven't seen him. Can he fly in the sky?"

  "Reporting to General, our king indeed did not return to Kunming, and we have not seen him..." Guanyinbao replied respectfully. Although he was the one who forced King Liang to leave Kunming and surrender, in his heart he still wanted to leave a way out for King Liang, so this lie had to be told.

  Lan Yu nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Although Liang Wang's head was also very valuable, now that Kunming had been taken down by them, relying solely on Liang Wang's name wouldn't accomplish much. They could just slowly capture him later; after all, it wasn't like he was in a hurry to become a duke.

  "Your Excellency! I have something to report! I know the whereabouts of Prince Liang!" Just as General Lan Yu was about to enter the city, a Yuan general who had been kneeling on the ground quickly crawled over and shouted loudly.

  "Oh? Do you know where your master is?"

  "Yes, yes, yes! The little one is the gatekeeper of Kunming City. Just about an hour before you arrived, our King Liang, no, that traitor King Liang escaped from under my guard at the city gate, accompanied by his concubine and some eunuchs. If you want to pursue him, sir, I'm sure you'll catch up quickly."

  "But your Excellency said that Prince Liang had never entered the city, what's going on here?" Blue Jade asked with interest.

  "This...". Yuan glanced secretly at Guanyinbao, gritted his teeth inwardly. Anyway, they were all demoted now, and even the Prime Minister had lost his position. What was there to fear for one's own future wealth and glory?

  "I guarantee with my life that every word I said earlier is true. As for the rebel king Liang, he was let go by Guanyin's old man. We had already captured Liang and his accomplices, but this old traitor took pity on their past relationship and secretly released the rebel king Liang. Not only that, but also lied to cover it up, which must be a move to harbor evil intentions."

  Since we've already offended him, might as well offend him thoroughly. Just a moment ago, he was still addressed as Chancellor, but now he's suddenly become an old thief, and it's even more outrageous that he slandered Guanyin for letting Liang Wang escape.

  Guanyinbao couldn't help but fall to the ground after hearing Yuanjiang's words, his face changing unpredictably as he looked at Lanyu. He didn't know how this Ming dynasty general would deal with him, and today might be his last day.

  "Good! If you really catch Liang Wang, it will be a great achievement. I, the Marquis, will not hesitate to reward you generously. But if you fail to catch Liang Wang, you can expect your own head to roll!" Lan Yu finished speaking and ordered his men to ride quickly over the city to chase after him. If they were in time, they should be able to catch Liang Wang soon.

  "Guanyinbao, Guanyinbao, tell me how should I deal with you? You have contributed to the surrender of the city, but hiding from your former master and taking initiative in this matter is also a serious crime...” Lan Yu looked at Guanyinbao with a sarcastic gaze, waved his hand, and two soldiers came forward to take away Guanyinbao, who was paralyzed on the ground.

  "Disperse the troops! Conduct a thorough search, step by step! Blanket the surrounding mountains and forests on both sides! Don't let Dianchi over there off the hook either! We must find that man Liang Wang!"

  The pursuers of the Blue Jade came out from outside the city and soon discovered a horse cart stopped by the roadside. Upon closer inspection, they found that the side beam of the cart was broken, and there were some scattered footprints around it. It must have been left behind by Liang Wang's group. However, the footprints were all over the place, and even the leading general couldn't tell which one belonged to Liang Wang, let alone where he had run off to. For now, they could only use this method to search and investigate step by step. Compared to a pampered king like Liang Wang walking on foot, he shouldn't be able to run very far.

  "My lord, I can't move anymore. You should escape on your own." Just not far from the carriage by the side of Dianchi Lake, King Liang and his queen had just escaped to here, with only a palace maid and a eunuch following them, and no one else. The chaotic footprints around the carriage were left by other attendants when they fled.

  "Beloved concubine! We must keep moving, even if we can't walk! If you stop here for a moment and the Ming army catches up with us, what will you do? What if they... Ah..." Liang Wang gritted his teeth as he pulled his most cherished concubine to continue fleeing.

  "King, look at Dianchi's beauty, the gentle flowing water and clear reflection. I won't leave, I want to take a bath in Dianchi." Princess Liangwang slowly stood up, gently stroking King Liang's cheek.

  She was originally a humble-born woman, but because of her beautiful appearance, she was selected into the Liang Wang Palace. Among the three thousand beauties, only one person was favored, and that was this Liang Wang Fei. Although Liang Wang was indeed lustful, in the entire palace, only she could bear the title of Wang Fei. He loved her, and she also loved him.

  The current situation has made her a burden, and she also knows what her man is worried about. Now, let the husband-and-wife relationship between the two of them be severed here by Dianchi Lake.

  "King! I'm leaving! Take good care of yourself from now on..." She said, tidied up her clothes, and with the support of the maid, the two people slowly walked towards Dianchi Lake, slowly walking in, until they were out of sight.

  At this time, Liang Wang cried like a child, he stretched out his hand wanting to grab onto his woman, but in the end still couldn't grasp anything.

  "Your Highness! Let's hurry up and escape! If we don't, it'll be too late!" The little eunuch dragged the King of Liang to continue their desperate flight.

  The two of them walked a little further ahead, and in front of them was a small fishing house. The young eunuch hastily ran inside to take a look, and found that there was still a fire burning inside, with food cooking on the stove, but for some reason, there was no sign of anyone around.

  The little eunuch quickly pulled Liang Wang into the house and ran out to find some firewood to add to the fire.

  Zha'zhi sat in front of the fire, staring at the constantly jumping flames, his unfocused eyes dazedly fixed on the splashing sparks...

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