Chapter 864 - 861: Turning Back is the Shore
In the eighteenth year of Xuanjia, on the tenth day of the fifth month, King Liang took the Emperor and the Crown Prince up to Wude Gate.
The Crown Prince, bound and gagged, was pushed up to the city gate. Upon seeing the Emperor, he couldn’t help but cry out, breaking free from the imperial guards holding him and rushing towards the Emperor. He knelt down and cried, "Father! King Liang, you beast! How could you do this to the Emperor!"
The Emperor, supported by King Liang as he ascended the city tower, felt both humiliated and furious. His cold, bone-chilling gaze fell upon the weeping Crown Prince, filled with intense disgust that startled the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince’s tears seemed frozen on his face; he hadn’t expected his father to look at him with such a gaze.
The Crown Prince didn’t know if the Emperor blamed him for being useless, for failing to save him, and was angry with him.
As soon as the Emperor appeared on the wall, the commanders of Yuanping’s army, led by Bai Jinxiu, dismounted and knelt, saluting the Emperor.
"Bai Jinxiu, who gave you the courage to besiege the Imperial City?!" The Emperor loudly reprimanded Bai Jinxiu, "The Crown Prince has been captured for rebellion by King Liang, and you dare gather troops to cause trouble? Do you even consider me your Emperor?!"
Bai Jinxiu glanced at King Liang, clasping his hands in a salute, "Your Majesty... Bai Jinxiu knows that you must be threatened by King Liang using the Crown Prince’s life! Bai Jinxiu feels guilty towards Your Majesty and the Crown Prince! Even though Your Majesty and the Crown Prince instructed Bai Jinxiu to capture King Liang regardless of the cost, I couldn’t give the order to assault the city! I cannot stand by and watch as King Liang harms Your Majesty and the Crown Prince even a little! Please rest assured, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, Bai Jinxiu will surely find a complete solution. Even if I die... I will first rescue Your Majesty and the Crown Prince!"
Bai Jinxiu replayed the drama that King Liang performed at the gates of Wude, turning it against both the Emperor and King Liang.