In what Prince Yu said, Qi Ning did not seem too surprised.

Lu Xiao, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, came to see Beitang Yu in person, and with Beitang Yu's shrewdness, he naturally guessed the clues, and it was expected that there must be a problem in the front-line war, if the Chu army won one after another, the Chu State would naturally no longer worry about the Huanyu map, and it was even more impossible for the Shangshu of the Ministry of War to come and lobby in person.

"The prince is like a god." Qi Ning smiled and said: "Zhong Liao set up an ambush, causing more than 2,000 casualties to our army, and the losses are not small. ”

Beitang Yu said: "You invaded the territory of the Han Kingdom, Zhong Liao knows the terrain of the Han territory well, if you can successfully advance to Luoyang, it will be strange." ”

"But the prince must also know that today's Zhong Liao can be regarded as the end of a strong crossbow." Qi Ning said: "Our Chu army has already penetrated into the hinterland of the Han Realm, so it will suffer this setback, but this also shows that our Chu army is getting closer and closer to Luoyang. ”

As soon as his words fell, Beitang Yu leaned forward suddenly, Qi Ning saw that the fish was shaking, Bei Tangyu pulled up the fishing rod very skillfully, and a carp was struggling on the hook, Bei Tangyu retracted the hook, laughed, took the carp from the hook, put it into the bucket next to it, and rearranged the bait, and then put the hook into the water, still didn't look at Qi Ning, just said: "Even if there is a battle for the throne in the Han Dynasty, if the chaos subsides and the monarch and the ministers are united, your Chu State may not be able to take too much advantage of going north this time." ”

"The State of Qi has been annexed by my Great Chu." Qi Ning said: "The northwest is already in the palm of my Great Chu, and the Han Kingdom is now nothing more than a remnant." ”

Beitang Yu was stunned, and finally turned his head to look at Qi Ning, and when he saw Qi Ning's calm expression, he frowned and said, "The Qi Kingdom has been destroyed?" ”

Qi Ning didn't hide it, and briefly told Beitang Yu about the current situation, and Beitang Yu sighed: "It turns out that you went north to attack Han, and the drunkard's intention was not to drink, and it was really clever." Those boys only thought about fighting for the throne, and thought that you were trying to take advantage of the chaos to capture Luoyang, so naturally they would not have expected that your target was Qi and the northwest. ”

"According to the information we have received, Qu Yuangu is now in control of the government of the Han Kingdom, and although Beitangfeng ascended the throne and became the emperor, he is just a puppet in the hands of Qu Yuangu." Qi Ning said: "The Northwest Army in Qu Yuangu's hands completely controlled Luoyang, I heard that the Northwest Army was in trouble in Luoyang, and Beitangfeng didn't dare to take care of it, and many high-ranking officials and nobles of the Han Kingdom came to a miserable end. ”

Beitang Yu's face was even more ugly, and he sneered: "Qu Yuangu is mediocre and incompetent, brutal and extravagant in the northwest, he ......!" "Didn't go on.

Qi Ning said with a smile: "Qu Yuangu has always regarded himself as the emperor of the northwest, on the northwest land, he has the power of life and death, in the name of your Northern Han court, he has amassed a large amount of property, but those treasures have now become the spoils of our Great Chu." After a pause, he said: "Qu Yuangu plundered in Luoyang, there are only two possibilities. ”

Beitang Yu finally put down the fishing rod, stood up, put one hand behind his back, looked at Qi Ning, and asked, "What are the two possibilities?" ”

"The princes of the Northern Han Dynasty fought each other, and in the end, although Beitang Feng won, it was the Beitang clan who lost." Qi Ning said: "After this internal friction, the vitality of the Beitang clan was greatly damaged, and Qu Yuangu also took this opportunity to support the Beitang style, but the soldiers and horses in Luoyang are now in the hands of Qu Yuangu."

, Without Qu Yuangu's order, Beitang Feng did not move a soldier and a pawn, so I said that Beitang Feng was a puppet in Qu Yuangu's hands. The people of the northwest are fierce, as far as I know, after the establishment of the Northern Han Dynasty, there was no grace to the northwest, in fact, the people of the northwest did not have a good impression of the court of the Northern Han Dynasty, although Qu Yuangu was in the northwest to conquer the tyranny, but the northwest soldiers and horses under his command are very generous, know how to buy people's hearts, he is actually the warlord of the northwest, with a group of tigers and wolves to Luoyang, his proud soldiers will not obey the orders of the Beitang wind, will only take Qu Yuangu's orders as a holy decree. He sighed lightly: "Lord Wang, once a person has power in his hands and enjoys the taste of power, it is difficult to let go of the power in his hands. ”

Beitang Yu was so shrewd, he naturally understood the meaning of Qi Ning's words, and frowned: "You mean....... Qu Yuangu has ambitions to usurp the throne? ”

"The Northwest Army has been stationed in the bitter cold land of the northwest, and now that they have arrived in Luoyang, they have seen the prosperity of Luoyang and enjoyed the food and clothing, do you think these people are willing to lose all this?" Qi Ning sighed: "If these people want to keep all this, they must protect Qu Yuangu, in their opinion, if Qu Yuangu becomes the emperor, then the life of brocade clothes and jade food will naturally not disappear." Qu Yuangu can gain a foothold in Luoyang, that is, he relies on these soldiers under his hands, if these soldiers support Qu Yuangu as emperor, even if Qu Yuangu has no plan, he has to obey the opinions of the soldiers. ”

Beitang Yu sneered: "Qu Yuangu is just a slave of my Beitang family, what qualifications does he have to ascend the throne and become emperor?" ”

"The Beitang clan also took the throne from someone else." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "Right or wrong depends on strength, now that Qu Yuangu has such strength, he can naturally do whatever he wants." He killed and plundered in Luoyang, and the people only thought that these soldiers were under the command of Beitangfeng, so they would naturally have a grudge against Beitangfeng, and took this opportunity to kill the courtiers indiscriminately and eliminate dissidents. ”

Bei Tangyu gasped, he naturally understood that Qi Ning's words sounded alarmist, but they might not become a reality.

"Of course, there is another possibility." Qi Ning said: "Qu Yuangu is accustomed to the days of being powerful in the northwest, he knows that if he usurps the throne in Luoyang, he will inevitably be unconvinced, and when the time comes, he will inevitably become the target of the public, adding countless troubles, in this case, he might as well return to the northwest and continue to be his own soil emperor." It is not impossible for him to take Luoyang's wealth as his own, and when the time comes, he will lead the army back to the northwest. He looked at Beitang Yu and said: "But no matter which way he goes, Luoyang will inevitably be ruined, and the Beitang clan will inevitably suffer from the catastrophe, the dignitaries and nobles of Luoyang City are all rich in family wealth, Qu Yuangu wants to loot property, of course, he will not stare at those little people, but will only stare at the civil and military officials and dignitaries, the Northwest Army is brave and rude, and there will be no worries." ”

Beitang Yu sighed: "I understand what you mean, you mean that my family is also in trouble?" ”

"In fact, a long time ago, I told the prince that your family members staying in Luoyang can only be fish and meat to be slaughtered, and you may not know when you will suffer a catastrophe." Qi Ning said: "You think that Beitangfeng has become the emperor, and if you have a relationship with you, you will let your family go, but the prince doesn't want to think that Beitangfeng has now become Qu Yuangu's puppet."

, it is difficult to protect yourself, and what strength do you have to protect your family? ”

The corners of Bei Tangyu's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't speak.

"It's too far." Qi Ning said with a smile: "I heard that the prince has something to see me, and after I got the news, I rushed here, I don't know what the prince has to order." ”

Beitang Yu didn't speak, turned around and walked towards the house, Qi Ning followed to the house, and after the two sat down, Beitang Yu said: "You said that you can send someone to rescue my family from Luoyang, do you really have such strength?" ”

"If it had been earlier, I could assure the prince that we definitely have the strength to let your family come to the Chu Kingdom unscathed." Qi Ning sighed: "But now that Luoyang is in chaos, I can't guarantee whether your family is still safe and sound." He glanced at Beitang Yu before continuing: "But as long as they are alive, I can guarantee that our side can send someone to take them out of Luoyang, and they will definitely be brought to Jianye Capital to reunite with the prince." ”

Beitang Yu was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Your condition is the Universal Map?" ”

Seeing that the other party was no longer hiding it, Qi Ning also said bluntly: "If the prince can provide clues to the Huanyu map, we can send someone to notify the spies in Luoyang today and let them start formulating a rescue plan." If it is confirmed that the clues of the Huanyu Map are true at that time, then I can only guarantee that as long as your family is safe and sound in Luoyang, I can let them appear in front of the prince soon. Of course, when the time comes, the prince can leave the Shenhou Mansion and live in the capital with his family, and the emperor will definitely reward the prince and ensure the safety of the prince and his family. ”

"After the Cosmos Map was completed, three copies were made." Beitang Yu said: "One is in the hands of the emperor, one is in the hands of the general, and now it is in the hands of Zhong Liao, and one is hidden in the treasury of the Han Palace, but these three copies of the universe map, you want to get it is difficult, almost impossible." ”

Qi Ning knew that the world was undecided, and in order to prevent the Huanyu map from falling into the hands of the Chu people, of course the Northern Han Dynasty would not print it in large quantities.

"The first emperor died suddenly, so no one knows the whereabouts of the Huanyu map in his hand, and Zhong Liao's Huanyu map, of course, you can't get it." Beitang Yu said: "As for the Huanyu map in the treasure house of Ruohan Palace, I don't know if Qu Yuangu looted the treasure house after entering Luoyang, but when it was stored in the treasure house, in order to be precautionary, dozens of fake Huanyu maps were made, and these Huanyu maps were put together, only one of them is true, unless I can see it in person and distinguish the authenticity, I can't tell you whether the map is real or not." ”

"The Treasury of the Han Palace?"

"The treasury of the Han Palace is heavily guarded." Beitang Yu smiled faintly and said: "I know that your Chu State's Divine Marquis Mansion is pervasive, but they have absolutely no way to get close to the Han Palace Treasury, in my opinion, they would rather go to Zhong Liao's hands to snatch the Huanyu Map, than go to the idea of fighting the Han Palace Treasury, close to the Han Palace Treasury, there is no difference between being close to the Han Palace Treasury and sending them to death." ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that although he knew the whereabouts of the Huanyu Map, as Beitang Yu said, it was really difficult to get the Huanyu Map.

"But no one knows that there are not only three copies of the Cosmos Map, but also a fourth Cosmos Chart." Beitang Yu's eyes showed a sly smile: "The fourth universe map, only I know the whereabouts!" ”