Chapter 245: The Palace's Scheming to Instigate Internal Fighting
General Lu is not stupid. He knows that Pei Zisu is hiding in the dark. Unfortunately, he doesn't have enough time to think about these things. If he doesn't rush to Feicheng, everything will be too late.

As soon as the father and son finished speaking, there was a commotion outside.

General Lu was looking uneasy. Just as he was about to go out to see who was making the noise in the army, he saw more than ten people, led by the crown prince, appear in the big tent, all with red and drunken faces. He looked down on them in his heart, but because of the crown prince's presence, he could not say much.

He still bowed and greeted the prince respectfully.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince of Southern Tang has always been proud of himself. Today, maybe it was because he was drunk or something, but he always had an inexplicable evil fire in his heart, and he wanted to vent it on the father and son of the Lu family. So he didn't take General Lu's greetings seriously at all, and then walked up to the old General Lu and scolded him.

"Old man, weren't you sent by the Emperor to supervise this prince? But you were disrespectful to this prince in every way, and you even dared to leave the table first today. Tell me, do you want to kneel down and beg this prince to spare your life? Or do you want your son to take off all his clothes and keep watch for this prince outside?"

"Hahahahahaha."

The words of the Crown Prince of Southern Tang made the father and son want to kill him instantly. They had received the secret decree from His Majesty before they set out, so they naturally knew that the Crown Prince would not stay long. However, his role could only be maximized in Feicheng. Now he was still in Wengcheng, and even if he died, he would not be able to achieve those effects, and the grievances they had suffered these days would be delayed in vain.

So he suppressed the anger in his heart and said to the prince.

"Your Highness, please calm down. If I have been inconsiderate in some way, I hope you will forgive me for the intense battle on the front line. I will let him lead the troops to go ahead. This will not only save the prestige of Feicheng, but also provide more security for Your Highness when he arrives in Feicheng."

"Leave the troops first? What do you mean? You old man, are you saying that this prince is incompetent and needs your son's protection to rescue Feicheng?"

Hearing the prince talking nonsense to his father one after another, General Lu could not help himself and immediately stepped forward and spoke seriously.

"My father has been in charge of the army for Southern Tang his entire life. Prince, be careful with your words. He is not someone who can be insulted at will!"

"Bah! This prince is a royal relative and the future emperor of Southern Tang. You, the Lu family, are nothing to you. Are you planning to overthrow the emperor by making your achievements so great? All right, come on, tie up the father and son right now. I want to see whether the army obeys my royal family or you, the Lu family!"

At the command given by the Crown Prince of Southern Tang, the people outside did not dare to walk in casually even if they heard it clearly. Those inside were all the Crown Prince's confidants, and no one knew what demon had possessed them, and they were very hostile to the Lu father and son.

So they came forward and tore it apart violently!
The father and son of the Lu family were not ones to be bullied, and they drew their swords immediately. They did not want to do so unless it was absolutely necessary, so they gave a final warning.

"Your Highness is drunk. Let's talk about today's matter after you sober up. I will send someone to take you back to rest first."

As soon as General Lu finished speaking, the prince's confidants suddenly started shouting.

"Murder! The Lu family and their sons are going to kill the prince!"

This one sentence caused chaos in the entire military camp. The patrol soldiers passing by heard it and looked towards the big tent in fear. How could it be possible?
General Lu was extremely angry and shouted loudly.

"It is you, a bunch of treacherous flatterers, who are always slandering the prince. Today, I will send you to death. I want to see who dares to talk nonsense again!" After saying that, he took the sword and slashed at the man.

In a flash, his knife chopped towards the man's head. With a flick of the knife, he killed him instantly. Blood splashed on everyone's face, especially the Crown Prince of Southern Tang. At this moment, his blood was boiling and he shouted curses.

"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor! The Lu family and his son are plotting a rebellion and want to kill this prince!"

When he shouted, many people from outside rushed in. In a short time, the big tent was filled with people. Looking at the lifeless body of the deputy general on the ground and the angry face of General Lu, the soldiers did not dare to say a word.

Then, one of the confidants who was protecting the prince was seen pushed by someone and rushed straight towards the sword in General Lu's hand that was still dripping with blood, as if he wanted to "protect the prince"!
With a "swish", the sword entered the flesh, and when it was pulled out, another bloody hole was created.

"Prince, help! Help!"

The injured man struggled and shouted, and in an instant the soldiers habitually turned their weapons against the Lu father and son. Although they were soldiers in the army, they were drawn from various cities, and not all of them were soldiers led by the Lu father and son.

Seeing this result, of course, the only option is to maintain the imperial power and save the prince.

For a moment, the Lu father and son were speechless. They were the most prominent generals of Southern Tang just a second ago, but suddenly they were turned into treacherous villains who wanted to rebel and assassinate the prince. Who could bear this!
General Lu looked at the situation gloomily. He always felt that there was a hand behind the scenes pushing the matter into the fire pit. They, father and son, had been traveling together with the prince without any mistakes. How come they suddenly became incompatible when they arrived in Wengcheng?
Could it be that the wine was the problem?!

He immediately realized Fang Jie's motive and spoke to his son immediately.

"Go quickly and capture Fang Jie. He has probably been instigated by Da Sui's men. There must be something wrong with the wine we are offering to the prince today!"

"Yes, father!"

General Lu wanted to go out, but everyone thought he was going to escape. How could they let him go easily? Especially the Crown Prince of Southern Tang said with gritted teeth.

"Alright, you killed someone and still want to run away, come to me, the prince. If you can capture the Lu family father and son alive, you will be rewarded with a ten thousand households!"

To become a marquis of ten thousand households, that would be a great opportunity to rise to the top overnight.

Naturally there will be brave men when there is a huge reward, so not to mention the prince's confidants, even the soldiers rushed over and started fighting in the chaos.

General Lu and Old General Lu fought separately, and at first they felt they were in good hands, but somehow, they suddenly discovered that the kung fu skills of those confidants following the prince had improved dramatically, to an unbelievable degree!

Could it be that these people had been pretending to be pigs and eating the tiger before?

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, but unfortunately, before General Lu had time to think more, he saw his son being stabbed in the chest from behind, blood splattered three feet, and his heroic soul was gone.

And the person who killed him was the Prince of Southern Tang who had just been shouting!
Suddenly his eyes were bloodshot and he rushed forward with a roar. He kicked the prince in the heart, causing him to step back in pain and spit out a large mouthful of blood before fainting immediately!