A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1498

[Chapter 1487 The world returns to Yuanyuan]

As one of the two sides of the Eastern Qi, Linghu Xu also had ambitions, hoping to use the battle between Chu and Han to gradually develop, and have the opportunity to expand slowly.

The civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty gave Chu an opportunity, and at the same time made Qi people think that it was a good opportunity from heaven.

The in-laws and the allies hit it off and join forces in the Northern Expedition.

However, Linghu Xu did not expect that the people of Chu would be so cunning. Not only did they sneak up on Qu Yuangu’s lair while the Northwest Army entered the pass, but they even secretly sent surprise troops to Linzi.

Linghu Xu took advantage of the chaos to escape from the state of Qi, and led the Qi army that had invaded the state of Han to capture Puyang, using Puyang as a stronghold, waiting for the opportunity.

But the time did not come, instead, the bad news came one after another.

The people of Chu controlled the state of Qi, and Shentuluo’s navy was also completely defeated, and the Prince of Dongqi was taken to the capital of Chu state together with Shentuluo. He naturally saw the letter sent by Shentuluo, although he was clearly On the surface, it is to let Linghu Xu return to Chu, but the inner meaning is to let Linghu Xu insist and wait for the opportunity to reverse the situation.

It was this letter that made Linghu Xu grit his teeth and insist, waiting for the situation to change.

But the bad news came one after another, which made him understand that the situation was over, and when he got the news that the Chu army was stationed in Luoyang, Linghu Xu was completely desperate and knew that there was no chance of turning the situation around.

The country has been broken, and after persisting in Puyang City for several months, there is not much food left, and the army is alone.

The news that Luoyang had fallen into the hands of the Chu army had of course spread in Puyang City.

Qi Jun no longer had the will to fight, and Linghu Xu knew that since Luoyang had fallen, the Chu people’s next step was of course to solve the last trouble on Puyang’s side.

Once the people of Chu landed on the city, there was no suspense of victory or defeat.

Linghu Xu was a wise man. He knew that it would be meaningless to continue fighting. He just added unnecessary sacrifices. Moreover, with the current morale of the Qi army, it was impossible for him to be an opponent of the Chu people.

So deep in his heart, he was already ready to surrender.

Of course he would not rush to send someone to Luoyang to submit the surrender letter.

To surrender is one thing, but when to surrender is another way.

Returning too early can only make people look down on it, and it is not good for one’s reputation. When the army is under the city, it will be in a desperate situation. If it is time to go out of the city to surrender, it can be regarded as holding on to the last moment.

But he never imagined that it was Qu Yuangu who killed Puyang.

Who was Qu Yuangu?

But he was a hooligan who was sealed to the northwest because of his nepotism. This person was extremely mediocre and had a bad reputation. He also murdered the monarch and betrayed the country, and he did things that will be infamous for thousands of years.

Do I, Linghu Xu, want to surrender to such a filthy and incompetent generation?

No reason!

If I really surrender to Qu Yuangu, my name, Linghu Xu I, will be gone. People can die, but their reputation cannot be ruined.

Linghu Xu, who had already prepared for the Chu army to come out of the city and return to the city, immediately changed his mind when the Northwest Army killed him. In any case, he could not bow his head to Qu Yuangu, so he immediately ordered the whole city to prepare for battle, even if At the end of the mutiny, he had to fight with Qu Yuangu.

It’s just that the Northwest Army did not attack the city, but surrounded Puyang City.

Linghu Xu sneered inwardly, thinking to himself that the Northwest Army was going to trap him to death?

There is not much food in the city,

but there is no problem in holding on to it for a month. If the rations are reduced, it will not be difficult to support them for two or three months. It will depend on whether the Northwest Army can wait until then. It’s a bloody battle.

In the middle of the night, Linghu Xu stood at the window, looking at the snow in the courtyard, thoughtfully.

Suddenly hearing a sigh behind him, Linghu Xu froze in his heart and turned around. Under the lights, he saw a figure standing a few steps behind him. The first thought in his heart was Assassin, after all, without his permission, there is absolutely no way anyone would dare to enter his house without permission. When he saw who was coming, Linghu Xu was even more surprised and lost his voice: “Is it you?”

Of course it was Qi Ning.

Qi Ning was envoy to Dong Qi and met with Linghu Xu many times. Both of them knew each other’s details.

“Linghu Xiang is worried about where to go?” Qi Ning walked over with a smile, Linghu Xu confirmed that it was Qi Ning, but calmed down and said, “The letter from the flying pigeon, the duckweed plan has been successfully completed, those monsters who should not exist in the world. , have already passed away.”

Qi Ning nodded slightly and smiled: “I didn’t think that Linghu Xiang was also a duckweed person.”

Linghu Xu sighed and said: “Back then, Senior Brother Zhuo invited me to join the duckweed, and so did I. After thinking about it again and again. What he said is not wrong. The existence of those few people is a great threat to the world. If one day they are really crazy, the world will be a catastrophe.” Weiyi pondered, then said: “Senior brother I said that the duckweed plan can be successfully completed in the end, all because of the prince, if it wasn’t for the prince, I’m afraid it would have been another ending.”

Qi Ning and Linghu Xu stood side by side at the window, looking out the window, silent for a long time, before saying “The great master no longer exists. What Linghu Prime Minister has to worry about now is the future of the 20,000 Qi soldiers in Puyang City.

” , not everyone is willing to stick to the end. In the past few months, thousands of people have sneaked out of the city secretly. At this point, I will not hinder my personal choice. If I am willing to leave, I will open it. Close one eye.”

“So Linghu Xiang has long since lost hope?”

Linghu Xu shook his head and smiled, “I really lost hope for the restoration of Eastern Qi, but for this world, I just have hope. Chu Jun Luoyang has been won, and it’s time to let all the people in the world live and work in peace and contentment.” Qi Ning nodded and said, ”

Linghu

Xiangtao is slightly outstanding.

The country, isn’t it disloyal to the country?”

Qi Ning said with a smile: “If Linghu Xiang was a Confucian, I wouldn’t say such a thing to you. The fact that Linghu Xiang can participate in duckweed proves that you are not only concerned about the gains and losses of a country and a city, but are worried about it. The world.” He carried his back with one hand: “Little Dongqi, Linghu Xiang can assist the ruler of Qi in orderly governance, which shows Linghu Xiang’s talent. It is naturally a good thing for a person to have talent, but if there is no stage to show his skills Compared with Qi, Da Chu will give Linghu Xiang a bigger stage, and Linghu Xiang can also use his talents to create benefits for more people.”

Linghu Xu of course understood that Qi Ning was in What to say, a smart person can sometimes speak to the other person’s heart in a few words.

Linghu Xu was the prime minister in the state of Qi, so he naturally wanted to show his talents, but after all, the state of Qi was a small country, and for Linghu Xu, it was impossible to really show his talents.

Of course he is not a rotten person. If the state of Qi still exists, of course he will try his best to be loyal to the state of Qi, but the state of Qi no longer exists, and if he continues to persist, it can only be a meaningless act. Everyone knows that.

Although he and Zhuo Qingyang are from the same family, they have different temperaments and different aspirations.

Zhuo Qingyang did not like the official career, but Xianyun Yehe wanted to pass on his knowledge to later generations.

However, Linghu Xu hopes to show his ambitions in the court.

“If Linghu Xiang thinks what I said makes sense, please write a memorial as soon as possible.” Qi Ning said: “The world is unified, the people are displaced, and the common people suffer. Linghu Prime Minister is very talented, if he can provide the emperor with a strategy for governing the country according to the current situation, the emperor will be happy.”

Linghu Xu knew that Qi Ning was intending to promote himself to enter the court of Chu to assist Longtai, and pondered for a while. , then said: “Why did the lord let Qu Yuangu come to attack Puyang?”

Qi Ning turned his head slightly, looked at Linghu Xu, and said with a smile: “Everyone has their own ideas, Linghu Xiang is very personable, I can’t guess. Your thoughts. If Linghu Xiang is stubborn and insists on sticking to the end, I can only let Qu Yuangu attack the city. They want to make meritorious deeds and let them attack the city.

When Linghu Xu heard the words, he was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed out loud.

Qu Yuangu wanted to capture Puyang City, so that he could take credit for himself. Who knew that when Qi Ning entered the city alone, the battle of Puyang disappeared invisibly. When Puyang City opened its gates, Qi Ning and Linghu Xushuangshuang went out of the city, which made Qu Yuangu helpless.

Linghu Xu led the remnants of Eastern Qi to surrender to the state of Chu, but surrendered to Qi Ning, not Qu Yuangu.

Qu Yuangu felt a little depressed, and he accompanied him back to Luoyang all the time.

He returned to Luoyang, but the Northwest Iron Cavalry did not all return to Luoyang.

com received a military order, and the remnants of the Eastern Qi and the Northwest Iron Cavalry were re-organized, and then they were transferred to various cities in the Han territory to garrison. Tens of thousands of people moved from east to west, and the Northwest Army and the Eastern Qi Army were completely dispersed and broke up. in various cities.

Originally, there were still some local officials in the Han territory who saw the chaos in the world and were eager to move, but after the Chu army entered Luoyang, the desire to seek self-reliance disappeared for a short time.

The Northwest Army and the Eastern Qi Army were stationed in various cities. Wherever they went, the gates of the cities were immediately opened, and the Chu character flags were also erected at the fronts of the cities.

In this way, not only will the Northwest Army and the Eastern Qi Army be completely decomposed, but also the local forces of the original Han state will be deterred by this, at least temporarily, they will not dare to act rashly.

Qi Ning knew that the Chu State had to completely digest the Northern Han, and it would not be accomplished overnight. There were still many complicated affairs after that, but this was not something he was willing to worry about. Presumably, from the moment the Chu army entered Luoyang, the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State would become It has already begun to plan how to manage the land and population that originally belonged to the Northern Han Dynasty.

Luoyang and Puyang both fell into the hands of the Chu State without bloodshed, and Qi Ning naturally took the credit.

Qi Ning doesn’t have any complacency, but he thinks in his heart that he has not yet reached the realm of the great master, but he has been able to control the general trend of the world with his own power. If those great masters who have passed away were really involved in the world The battle, the world is probably already in chaos.

Xiang Baiying once said that the great master has the strength to protect a country by one person, and he will still believe it, but now he feels that it is absolutely true.