The victory came so suddenly, the rebels fell into confusion, and all of them were busy chasing the officers and soldiers, looting the goods, the generals lost their soldiers, and the soldiers were far away from their companions, and did not regroup until dawn, and returned to the eastern capital with the spoils of war in high spirits.

The captured officers and soldiers were not happy, they were inexplicably defeated, and did not understand what was going on until they surrendered.

The Wu people were also not happy, many relatives and friends were burned alive, at first they thought that the officers and soldiers set the fire, so they killed hundreds of prisoners, until they learned the truth, their hearts were even more indignant, but the king of Ning had fled with the soldiers, they could not catch up, they could only vent their anger to the lady of the king of Ning who stayed in the city.

Xu Ji couldn't be happier, although no one mentioned a word in front of him, he couldn't help but blame himself: the death of these Wu soldiers was directly related to him, if he hadn't agreed with King Ning to return to the city, and sent King Ning to attack Runan, the tragedy would not have happened.

He thought he had calculated carefully, but there were many accidents: the general's death made his plan to retreat from the enemy seem redundant, and Ning Baoguan's return to kill made him regret it even more.

Regret did not undo any losses, so Xu Ji summoned the captured officers and soldiers, comforted them a little, and promised that as long as they were willing to join the rebels, they would be able to enter the city to reunite with their families.

The general was dead, and the Luozhou soldiers were leaderless and surrendered one after another.

The situation is becoming more and more favorable to the righteous army, and at this moment, news came out of the city that a group of Wu soldiers were going to burn King Ning's wife and children, but they were blocked by the descending general, and now they are making trouble.

For the Wu people, the bad news came one after another, the news of the deaths of Meng Shenglun and Lei Dajun had just come out, and the children of the Seven Clans suddenly became leaderless, and they moved quickly, and it only took a short time to elect a new leader.

Meng Yingbo is Meng Shenglun's younger brother, he has never intended to compete for power, and he was reluctantly pushed to the head, and the first thing he had to do was to seek justice from King Wu.

Meng Yingbo was in his thirties, his appearance was young, he looked like he was just in his early twenties, he was more easily excited, he came into the hall alone to see King Wu, first bowed his hand, and then knelt down, touched the ground with his forehead, and without saying a word, he just cried and cried loudly.

Xu Ji stepped forward and helped him up, "General Xiao Meng, please get up, I already know ......"

"I don't know how to govern!" Meng Yingbo stepped forward, still refused to stand up, wiped away his tears, and said sharply: "My brother died unexplained, but I don't ask why, because my brother has his own reasons." But Wang turned them ......" Meng Yingbo cried again, wiping it three times in a row before wiping away the tears, "The Wu people have never suffered such a catastrophe since the destruction of the country, and if the ruling does not make decisions for us, they will be called the king of Wu in vain!" ”

Meng Yingbo's words were disrespectful, Xu Ji didn't care about him, and said: "General Meng doesn't have to worry, I'd rather hug Guan die, let him be proud for a few days, and within five days, I will send troops to encircle and suppress, and use his head to pay tribute to the spirit of Wu Bing in the sky." ”

"And those river workers, not a single one can be left!"

"Don't stay."

Meng Yingbo was about to get up, remembered something, and knelt down again, "King Ning's wife and children are in the city, and they were picked up by the descending general, begging the ruling to hand them over and allow us to take revenge." ”

"I have sent someone to summon the general, and when she comes, I will give you an explanation."

Only then did Meng Yingbo stand up, "We believe in the government, and my brother left a suicide note, so let us be loyal to the government." The ruling party must avenge us, otherwise my brother and those Wu soldiers will die in vain. ”

Xu Ji comforted him softly, and finally sent him out, physically and mentally exhausted.

Guo Shifeng stayed by King Wu's side, and then stepped forward and whispered: "Things are a little troublesome. ”

Xu Ji motioned for the guards to withdraw and let Tang Weitian rest, he was not worried about Guo Shifeng now, at least at this moment, Guo Shifeng had no one to turn to inside and outside the Eastern Capital, and he was trustworthy.

"Does King Wu have a plan for the next step?"

"Negotiate peace with Yecheng first, and then pursue Ning Baoguan, if you don't kill this person, I am ashamed of the Wu people."

"Ning Baoguan fled eastward, and the king of Wu chased him, and he would inevitably enter the boundary between Huai and Wu, and I was afraid that there would be a conflict with Yecheng."

Xu Ji's original plan was to make peace with Yecheng and temporarily cede Huai and Wu Prefectures to Yecheng to ensure that there were no worries in the east.

Ning Baoguan's fire ruined the entire plan.

Xu Ji gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what the price is, I will kill Ning Baoguan." It was I who made the mistake first, and it was up to me to correct it. ”

Seeing that King Wu insisted, Guo Shifeng nodded and said: "The King of Xiangdong is in the hands of King Wu, it should not be difficult to persuade Yecheng." ”

"I'm going to trouble Mr. Guo to go there himself."

"It is incumbent upon us. But I thought it wasn't a top priority to hunt down Ning Baoguan......",

The guards outside the hall came in and announced: "The descending general is here." ”

Guo Shifeng bowed his hand and said in a low voice: "There are at least 20,000 soldiers in Luozhou, although it is not much, it is enough for King Wu to move......"

Xu Ji was stunned, and before he could ask to understand, Xue Jin walked in, and Guo Shifeng quickly withdrew, and did not say any more.

Xue Jinyan was alone, seeing that there were no guards in the hall, she took off her waist knife, put it at the door, and only came with the incarnation stick, without waiting for King Wu to speak, she said first: "Ning Huguan deserves to die, but Niu Tiannu is not guilty, and those children are even more innocent." ”

Xu Ji looked at Xue Jinyan and suddenly understood the intention of Guo Shifeng's words: as long as he could take the Luozhou soldiers as his own, although the number of the Incarnation Army was large, its status in the righteous army was no longer so important.

"Wu people want to take revenge, and the question is not whether they are guilty or not, Niu Tiannu is Ning Baoguan's wife, and the child is Ning Baoguan's children, which is enough. When the Descendant Army broke through the city in Qinzhou, it didn't just seek revenge on the corrupt officials themselves, right? ”

"That's different...... Xue Jinyan still couldn't distinguish King Wu, thought for a while, and simply said, "I can't hand them over." ”

"Niu Tiannu has a favor with you?"

"It's not kindness, but she used to be very nice to me, sometimes closer than my mother. Now that she's asking me for help, I can't refuse. Xue Jin shook two steps forward, untied the descent stick, and held it in both hands, "I am willing to exchange the magic rod for the lives of Niu Tiannu, mother and son." ”

Xue Jinyao took the incarnation stick very seriously and was willing to hand it over, but he made a great determination.

Xu Ji didn't want this stick, he would rather stay away from the incarnation king and Maitreya.

"You make me very embarrassed, as the king of Wu, I must make decisions for the Wu people."

"If you are the king of Wu, you can't ...... Never mind. Xue Jinyan carefully placed the incarnation stick on the ground, and then took off his helmet, "I don't deserve to be the incarnation general, and I use it in exchange for the lives of Niu Tiannu's family of four." If you don't agree, I'll have to trade my life for it. ”

Xu Ji stared at his wife, "Do you know that if you are in distress and ask for help, Niu Tiannu will never protect you against her husband's will, and she will hand you over with her own hands." ”

"You know, Niu Tiannu wholeheartedly supports Ning Bao'er, and she is willing to die, not to mention my life? But I'm not her, I always want to have clear grievances, if you are in danger......" Xue Jinyan paused for a while before saying: "I will go to save you immediately, how many people will bring as many people, no one will follow, I will go by myself." I'm not as smart as Niu Tiannu, and maybe not as obedient as her, but I ......"

Xue Jinyan is not good at words, and he can't continue thinking for a long time.

"You go back to camp first."

"Cow Goddess ......"

"This matter is not over yet, you take the incarnation stick and wait for my news."

Xue Jinyao knew that this situation was indeed embarrassing for King Wu, so he picked up the incarnation stick and helmet, and said, "At least I let King Liang go." ”

"Huh?"

"You don't really believe that Maitreya came to the world, you don't believe it, what worship and invitation to God are all fake, just to let everyone forget the cause of my parents' death and save King Liang's life. The life of the person who killed the incarnation king with his own hands can be saved, but Niu Tiannu, who did not have a drop of Wu Bing's blood on her hands, has to take the blame for others. If this is the world that King Wu wants to establish, please come to Beiying in person and kill Niu Tiannu's mother and son with your own hands, and I will not stop you. ”

Xue Jin shook his head and left, and the last few words left behind made Xu Ji unable to refute.

Xu Ji summoned Meng Yingbo and other Wu generals and said to them: "Five days later, I personally led my troops to chase Ning Baoguan, and I wanted to kill his wife and children in front of the battle. ”

The congregation will look at each other and be willing to accept the result.

Meng Yingbo said: "Why wait for five days? Wu Ren has long been prepared, he can set off at any time, and if he waits for one more day, he will run farther away from Baoguan and catch up? ”

"Ningbaoguan has no foundation in the east, and it is either caught in a bitter battle, or surrenders to the officers and soldiers of Zhun and Wu. In these five days, I will lay a net of heaven and earth, so that Ningbaoguan has nowhere to go, and then bring prepared soldiers to encircle and suppress Ningbaoguan, which has no way. ”

"The ruling man is more cautious, and it seems that he can't move your heart even if he has died so many Wu people." Meng Yingbo blurted out, not thinking about the consequences.

Xu Ji's face sank, "Since General Xiao Meng thinks that I am too cautious, please lead the troops to chase Ning Baoguan, set off immediately, and bring as many people as you can." When you come back with your head in check, I will kneel in front of the army and thank General Xiao Meng, and I am willing to give up the position of King Wu and be General Xiao Meng's pawn from now on. ”

Meng Yingbo's face flushed, although he was impatient, he was self-aware, even if the strength was equal, he was not Ning Baoguan's opponent, not to mention that with his status, he couldn't gather many people, and he went to chase after him, just to die.

"It's my momentary gaffe, please don't take it seriously. We all know that the ruling is clever and will definitely be able to avenge the Wu people. I followed the government, where I pointed and where I fought, without the slightest hesitation. ”

Xu Ji waved his hand and ordered the Wu generals to retreat, and his heart was even more tired.

Guo Shifeng waited outside for a long time, then stepped in and said, "King Liang asks to see." ”

"Please come in."

Ma Wei hurriedly walked in and arched his hand: "After this battle, King Wu has broken out of the world, please forgive me, compared with the battle for the crown, the eastern capital is only a county, and it is not enough to disturb the heart of King Wu." ”

Ma Wei had obviously talked to Guo Shifeng, and the two despised each other, but they had the same thoughts on this matter.

"If I don't chase and kill Ning Baoguan to take revenge, how can I convince Wu people? Wu people are not convinced, how can they convince the people of the world? ”

"More than half of the Wu soldiers have been consumed, as long as King Wu insists, they will not be able to achieve great things, but they provide an excellent opportunity for King Wu to lead the whole army alone, and there will be no more 'descending' from now on."

Xu Ji was silent.

Ma Wei arched his hand, "King Wu must think that I have selfish intentions, I do have it, but it is more than that-the incarnation general is a scourge after all, and the incarnation king's family needs to be eradicated, and not a single branch or leaf can be left." Moreover, King Wu can't always let a famous woman be in charge of the army, right? ”