Chapter 51 - Exchange of Interests
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The battle of Qicheng was destined to be a tragedy, and the Chen family of the royal family was unsuspecting and was ambushed by the Qi State, which had already planned and even joined forces inside and outside, and even bought the Wang family, the first family of Qicheng. Wang Ren, the commander of the army, was directly frozen by Kong Hong's unexpected use of the frozen power of his soul, and was immediately imprisoned in the Wang family compound. And the 5,000 troops loyal to the Chen family of the royal family brought by him were directly transferred from the post of guarding Qicheng by Feng Yuchong using Wang Ren's transfer order, and then they ate the wine and food sent by the Wang family without warning, and now they have all been captured, and they will only be disposed of when the Qi army arrives.
And just after the situation inside Qi City was basically controlled by the Wang family, the elite army of Qi State, which had already been prepared outside the city, began to attack. This attack is also a matter of course, the current Qicheng Xicheng, the garrison army is only a thousand people, and this army has already been ordered by the Wang family, do not resist, let the army of Qi enter the city.
As a result, under the joint mediation of all forces, the loss of Qicheng has now become a matter of course. The elite army of the Qi State had already attacked outside the city of Qi City in an instant at this time. Then, with almost no defense, Qicheng had already become the bag of the Qi army. On the city tower, the city gate was opened silently, and the Qi army swarmed in, and immediately occupied this building, which was very important to the royal Chen family, without realizing it
An hour after the attack, the Qi general Mei Lin, led by his own guards, rushed directly to the location of the Qi city. The gate of the western city, which was already in the hands of the Qi army, opened, and Merlin rushed into the city with a whip.
Thanks to the help of the Wang family, the Qi army had already controlled the situation in front of them very smoothly, because it was still midnight, and the people were asleep and did not know the current situation. As a result, the Qi army had already taken control of this Qi city at the fastest speed.
Originally, there was no governor sent here because of the existence of the Wang family, just to turn the city into a place to rule, but now, the Qi army came here, and the order of Li Fu accepted by Merlin was to immediately eliminate the threat in Qicheng and directly control the current situation in the hands of their own Qi State. And this threat, although Li Fu did not say it explicitly, but in fact, Mei Lin knew that in order to take full control of Qicheng, the most important thing was to remove the Wang family, as long as the Wang family was controlled, all this had become a logical thing.
Merlin was thinking about how to remove the Wang family's influence in Qicheng all the way, but he knew that the situation had not yet stabilized, and it was likely that the gains would outweigh the losses if he acted rashly. Therefore, Merlin planned to use the influence of the Wang family in this Qi city to appease the people and stabilize the situation. After the situation is clear, then think about the next thing, after this whole day of processing and arrangement, Merlin also felt a little tired, his guards have already found a place to stay temporarily, Merlin came to the state office, decided to rest for a day, and then go to find the head of the Wang family tomorrow to find out, and by the way, do a series of strategies to make a list of reassuring the people, and win the hearts of the people of Qicheng
Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan and Kong Hong are also temporarily living in this royal compound, and it was a little late when the Qi army entered the city yesterday, and they didn't have time to meet Mei Lin, the general of the Qi army. I was only able to stay here for one night, and in the early morning of the second day, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, two siblings, had been pulled out of meditation by Kong Hong, saying that they were going to find Merlin together to discuss what should be done next.
So, the three of them immediately climbed over the wall and left the place, which was not a difficult task for them. What they didn't expect was that as soon as they walked out of the street where the royal compound was located, they suddenly saw a cavalry unit of hundreds of people marching quickly in the direction of the royal compound. The general at the head is none other than Merlin, the general of Qi who is now riding on a brown horse.
Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan and Kong Hong's hearts were quietly relaxed now, and then they became nervous again, on the first day of the Qi army's settlement of this Qi city, Mei Lin immediately rushed to the gate of the Wang family's compound with hundreds of cavalry, and it was not as they imagined that they came here in private service, which made them a little worried.
So, out of a cautious attitude, the two siblings, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, took the lead and stepped forward, arching their hands and saying, "General Merlin, what are you going to do?"
Merlin knew the two siblings, and they had met once before. And for the two brothers and sisters Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan who appeared in front of him at this moment, this did not make Merlin feel anything strange at all. After all, these two siblings are young and handsome men that Li Fu and even his father Li Dan value very much, and their abilities are definitely not comparable to ordinary people. Even Merlin himself can't guarantee that he can do this, so Merlin is also very polite to Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, just because Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, do not have any official positions, and in the final analysis, they are still civilians. So Merlin didn't salute, but said with a slight smile: "It turned out to be you, I'm not going to visit the head of the Wang family, isn't the most critical step in stabilizing Qicheng to stabilize the Wang family in Qicheng." I'm still clear about that."
"But it doesn't seem necessary to bring so many cavalry troops to visit the Wang family, General Merlin?" Kong Hong, who was behind the two siblings Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, walked up quickly, and asked Mei Lindao, the general of the Qi State in front of him, in a very skeptical tone.
Kong Hong did not come forward when the two brothers and sisters met before, so Merlin had not seen the leader of the actual situation, so naturally, Merlin was a little puzzled, and he replied lightly: "This is the guarantee, after all, this is not the traditional territory of our Qi country, even if it is occupied, it will inevitably have an unstable foothold, so I know that in order to stabilize Qicheng and consolidate the defense of this place, the Wang family will need to come forward." Can you understand that I said this? This is also an order from General Li Fu, and I have no choice but to do it."
Although Mei Lin's words looked a little helpless, in fact, Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Kong Hong all knew that this was just what Mei Lin said to them, in fact, he had already been able to completely control the situation in Qicheng and there was no need to deter the Wang family. But he did this, which shows that he didn't just want to deter the Wang family, but it was likely to force the Wang family to hand over some of their interests.
Feng Shanshan has always been straightforward and fast-talking, and her thinking about problems is more temperamental, so as soon as she thought of the current situation, she directly asked: "In this case, does the general want to force the Wang family to hand over any benefits now?"
Merlin secretly admired, sure enough, he was worthy of being the person valued by the prime minister and the general, and he had already seen the clues in the current situation at a glance. This is really not done by ordinary people, Merlin himself knows that it is unrealistic to directly weaken the Wang family and seize benefits now. It is better to use the Wang family to guard Qicheng first, and he himself will lead the army to attack Rayong County directly north according to the original plan.
So, Merlin did not answer Feng Shanshan's question, but directly raised his horsewhip and shouted to the hundreds of cavalrymen behind him: "The front is the Wang family, everyone dismount together, don't make a casual mistake!"
Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, are not very opposed to Meimei's current approach now, but Kong Hong in front of him is very affectionate about this, after all, the Wang family is a crucial existence at this time in front of him. If Zimmerin does not deal with the problem in this regard, it is likely that the current situation will not be satisfactory.
However, now Kong Hong also understands that even if Chen Xinyu leads the departing army into this place, she may not be able to stop Chen Xinyu's actions, let alone the current Qi army, which is not familiar to her. But Kong Hong had no choice, and in the current situation, she could choose to follow the arrangements of Mei Lin, the general of the Qi State.
After a while, Merlin's figure had already appeared at the door of the Wang family's compound, and the members of the Wang family, who had already been informed, hurriedly came out to greet them. Among them, Wang Ling, the head of the Wang family, also came to visit because of the current Merlin, which is in the greatest interests of the family. So even Wang Ling didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly came out to greet him in person.
"This is General Merlin, right?" Wang Ling saw at a glance the young general in crimson armor who was accompanied by Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Kong Hong. Wang Ling's experience made him see at a glance that the general in front of him must be the general of Qi who he wanted to meet now, Merlin.
Merlin returned the salute, and he also noticed the head of the family in front of him, who was about forty years old, surrounded by the family members in the back and the family members with different expressions. He also immediately understood that this person must be Wang Ling, the head of the Wang family. At the beginning, Merlin said with a smile: "This must be the predecessor of Wang Ling, the head of the Wang family, and the younger Merlin has seen the head of the family." On the orders of General Li Fu, I came to discuss with the head of the family what the arrangements would be after this."
Wang Ling hurriedly stepped forward to support Merlin, who was holding his body, he naturally knew that Merlin's words were just a slightly polite tone, and it was obvious that his main purpose was not to be so polite. So, Wang Ling flashed and arched his hand and said, "In that case, the general is here, please!"
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