A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1307

[Chapter 1297 Fire in Qi Palace]

Xuanyuan Po naturally did not doubt what Qi Ning said. Although he was extremely saddened by Ximen Wuhen’s passing away, he quickly thought that as soon as Ximen Wuhen left, there would be no leader in the Divine Marquis’ Mansion.

Now that the Chu army is going north to attack the Han, the attention of the court is all in the north, and it is difficult to take into account the forces of the rivers and lakes, and the duty of the Shenhou Mansion is to be optimistic about the various factions of the rivers and lakes for the court. The turmoil in the imperial court, Shenhou Mansion must be to blame.

He knew very well in his heart that over the years, all parties in the rivers and lakes have been courteous and obedient to the Shenhou Mansion, simply because of the existence of Ximen Wuhen.

Once the news of Ximen Wuhen’s passing was spread, it would be easy to cause troubles. After pondering for a moment, he finally asked: “Guo Gong, how many people know about the death of Shenhou?”

“Shenhou passed away on the Daxue Mountain. , I carried his body down the mountain and handed it over to Hongmendao.” Qi Ning said, “Hongmendao returned to Beijing with the body of Shenhou, and he would definitely keep it a secret, but… at that time, there was someone in the Temple of the Sun. I’m afraid they will spread the word in private.”

“Fifth Junior Brother?” Xuanyuan Po was stunned: “Fifth Junior Brother also went to Daxue Mountain?”

Qi Ning nodded slightly and said solemnly: “The Temple of the Sun was burnt down by the sect master, then the Dharma King of the Sun. He was also killed by the Black Lotus Sect Master.”

Xuanyuan Po said in a stunned voice, “Dharma King Zuri died?” He was greatly surprised.

Qi Ning said: “I was able to survive, but it was actually thanks to the sect master. When the Dharma King killed the prince every day and wanted to attack me, thanks to the appearance of the sect master, I escaped from death.”

“So that’s the case.” Xuanyuan Po pondered: “The Ancient Elephant Kingdom and my Great Chu rarely communicate with each other, and the news between them is blocked. Even if they know that the Lord of God has passed away, the news will not spread to the Central Plains quickly. The news comes, and the Central Plains martial arts may not really believe the news of those lamas, as long as the court conceals the news of the death of the god, and the factions in the rivers and lakes do not have conclusive evidence, they are not sure that the god has left.” Wei Yi pondered, Only then did he continue: “The top priority is that the Shenhou Mansion has to deal with it well. This matter cannot be kept hidden forever. If the Jianghu forces really know that the Shenhou has passed away, the Shenhou Mansion must have a perfect way to deal with it.”

Qi Ning said: “That’s how it should be.”

“Guo Gong,

it seems that I have to rush back to the capital as soon as possible.” Xuanyuan Po said sternly.

Qi Ning said: “I have been away from the northwest for several months, and I don’t know what the situation is at the moment. I arrived in Chengdu first, and asked Wei Shutong about the situation. Then we will have to divide our troops in two ways. You should hurry up as soon as possible. When I return to the capital, I have to return to the northwest.” After thinking for a while, he said, “Yin Wuji and Anao are leaving, but Xiang Sect Master needs careful diagnosis and treatment, so if it is convenient for you, secretly bring Xiang Xiang back to Beijing, and I will write a letter. , you bring the letter and Uncle Xiang to the capital and hand it over to my mansion.”

Xuanyuan Po said: “The Duke’s orders, you should do it yourself.” Then he asked: “The Duke, that girl Xiaodie… .?”

“Xiaodie is willing to follow me to the northwest, so just come with me.” Qi Ning said, “Being by my side, nothing will happen.”

Xuanyuan Po nodded, thinking of Ximen Wuhen’s passing away, his heart was again There was a moment of gloom, but his joy and anger were invisible, and although he was sad in his heart, he did not show it too much in front of people.

That night, Anao left with Yin Wuji after all. Xuanyuan Po hired a driver in the town. , I can only let the two of them go to find themselves if they arrive in the capital.

Saying goodbye to Yin Wuji and Anao, Qi Ning and the others did not delay, and took the bus to Chengdu overnight.

Along the way, Xuanyuan Po and Qi Ning took turns driving, traveling day and night. In less than three days, they had already arrived at Chengdu Fucheng. Before entering the city, Xiang Baiying told him not to take him to the official residence.

Qi Ning knew that Xiang Baiying was walking around the rivers and lakes, but in fact he didn’t have much affection for the government. It was a matter of course not to communicate with the government. Therefore, after entering the city, he did not go directly to the governor’s residence, but first found an inn and made arrangements. After Xiang Baiying and Xiaodie, they went to the Governor’s Mansion together with Xuanyuan Po.

He was already very familiar with the Governor’s Mansion. Wei Shutong learned of Qi Ning’s arrival and rushed out to greet him. Seeing Qi Ning and Xuanyuan Po together, he was a little surprised and led the two into the hall. Bless you, the country is safe and sound, this is really good.” He took out a secret letter from his sleeve and said in a low voice: “The country has been missing for a long time, and the emperor sent someone a secret order a month ago, ordering the officers to gather troops. Grain is stored in Hanzhong, and if there is any change in the northwest, we will respond at any time.” He presented the secret letter, and Qi Ning took it and glanced at it, it was indeed the emperor’s secret decree.

The content of the secret decree is also as Wei Shutong said, secretly ordering Wei Shutong to gather troops and horses in Hanzhong, and even hoard grain in Hanzhong, this is naturally worried that after Qi Ning disappears, there will be changes in the northwest, so be prepared. There was turmoil in the northwest, and the troops assembled in Hanzhong could cross the Qinling Mountains and go to the northwest to provide assistance at any time.

“Xiaguan has hoarded enough food and grain in Hanzhong, and he has been ordered by the Ministry of War to mobilize troops and horses to be stationed in Hanzhong.” Wei Shu said, “Where has the prince been this time? It really made the emperor die in a hurry.”

Qi Ning knew that after he disappeared in the northwest, Duan Canghai was able to hide it for ten days and a half, but after a long time, even Duan Canghai did not dare to continue to hide it. It must be urgent to report to the court. Make arrangements quickly.

“What is the current situation in the Northwest?” Qi Ning was only worried about the serious consequences of his disappearance in the Northwest, and was very concerned about the current situation in the Northwest.

Wei Shu Tong said: “Don’t worry, Duke Guo, now General Duan Canghai is guarding the northwest. In order to ensure safety, the imperial court directly transferred Ban Yun, the prefect of Hanzhong, to the northwest to assist General Duan. In addition, dozens of officials were quickly dispatched from the imperial court to the northwest. Luckily, I was dispatched properly, and there was no major trouble in the northwest.”

Qi Ning calmed down, he knew that Ban Yun, the prefect of Hanzhong, was a capable man who could mount a horse and dismount and govern the people. Ban Yun assisted Duan Canghai. Coupled with the officials appointed by the court, at least it is enough to control the situation in the northwest.

“Mr. Wei, how is the battle on the front line?” Xuanyuan Po asked, “Where did the Qinhuai Army hit?”

Wei Shu said, “The Qinhuai Army has conquered the three counties of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the army is stationed in Dingtao, a large area north of the Huai River. It’s already under the control of my Great Chu, but…!” After a short pause, he continued: “But the Huai River has been cut off, and the logistics has been unable to keep up. Now General Yue can only rely on war to support war. Qi Ning’s heart froze, and he asked anxiously,

”

What’s the situation?”

Wei Shu said, “Xiaguan doesn’t fully understand the specific situation, and the information he got is quite strange. Chu Bei went to attack Han and joined forces with Qi State, but for some unknown reason, I got news that Linzi State of Qi State was actually attacked by our army, but the Prince of Eastern Qi led people to escape. Shentuluo’s Dongqi Marine Division defeated our Donghai Marine Division, and the Donghai Marine Division lost more than ten warships and almost wiped out the entire army… After the Dongqi people took control of the waters, they immediately attacked my grain ship on the Huai River. They launched an attack and took away a lot of food and forage.”

“Donghai Division was defeated?” Qi Ning asked in surprise.

Wei Shu said: “When the Qinhuai Army was going north, a strange army took advantage of the Qi State’s troops to attack Puyang in the Northern Han Dynasty, and rushed into the Qi State. The East Sea Division cooperated to block the waterway. Before our army entered the palace of Dongqi, the people of Dongqi had already set fire to the palace, and later found the body of the emperor of Dongqi, but the prince of Dongqi led the people to escape.” He sighed, “tens of thousands of soldiers from Dongqi. Ma Hui couldn’t help, and Ma Lingshan was also under our control. They captured Puyang, and now they are stuck in Puyang. It is said that Linghu Xu, the prime minister of the Eastern Qi state, is leading his troops to defend in Puyang. After Shentuluo defeated our Donghai Navy, he has Controlling the waters, the imperial court is trying to deal with Shentuluo’s navy.”

Qi Ning knew that the original strategy was to attack the Eastern Qi and the Northwest. problem.

Although the Chu army captured the capital of the Eastern Qi state, it did not completely defeat the Eastern Qi people. The land and water armies were still not defeated. More importantly, Duan Shao, the prince of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, did not die, which gave the people of the Eastern Qi hope of recovering the country. Back then, when the Northern Han Dynasty sent a large army to attack the Eastern Qi, they finally returned with nothing. Could it be this time? Chu State will also suffer the consequences of defeat?

“If Duan Shao doesn’t die, the people of Eastern Qi will not give in so easily.” Xuanyuan Po frowned and said, “Qi has two prefectures, Qing and Xu, and only conquered Linzi, but cannot completely control the people of Eastern Qi. The Chinese people will definitely bring us trouble.”

“But the imperial court has already ordered the people on both sides of the Huai River to evacuate.” Wei Shutong sighed: “It’s a repeat of the Qinhuai War, in order to keep the walls clear and not allow Shen Tuluo to supplement supplies. Shentuluo only has the navy cruising the sea, and there is no logistical supply. UUkanshu www.sonicmtl.com needs to land on the shore to plunder. As long as he has no food to plunder, he will naturally be self-defeating.” After hesitating, He said softly, “According to the battle report, Marquis of Wuxiang… seems to have died in the fire of the

Dongqi Palace!”

already?”

When Su Zixuan was married to the prince of Dongqi, Su Zhen personally sent her daughter to Dongqi. After that, she stayed in Dongqi and never returned to China. The news was that Dongqi treated this Marquis of Wuxiang courteously, and Su Zhen was not in Chu. There are not many people who are able to stay in Dongqi who care too much about any capable ministers and officials. They didn’t expect to die in Dongqi this time.

Although Qi Ning had a bad impression of Su Zhen, he felt a little at ease when he thought that this person died in a foreign country.

He suddenly thought that Su Zhen had not returned for a long time. Is it because the people of Dong Qi took him as a hostage?

When the Chu army attacked Linzi, they didn’t care about Su Zhen’s life or death, but when Linzi was breached, the people of Dong Qi naturally hated Chu State to the core. They burned Su Zhen to death in the fire of the palace. A kind of revenge, just don’t know whether Su Zixuan is alive or dead now?