Chapter 180: Tell the Truth

Hou Ying looked at Chu Qin in amazement, and Chu Qin said: "The two levels are thousands of miles apart, and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, how could Gu Du not think of a strategy to attack and contain them?" I expect that he will take this opportunity to surprise Rizhao Pass, so as to form a situation of encirclement, completely blockade our country in the south, and forever relieve the worries of the imperial city of Zeguo. ”

Hou Ying asked: "Since you think so, why don't you play the emperor?" ”

Chu Qin looked at him and replied, "Military affairs, how can I talk lightly about military strategies because of my own conjectures? I advised the general to delay for two days, also because our army suffered too many casualties, and if we continue to fight like this, I am afraid that the city will not be broken, and the soldiers will be killed first. ”

Hou Ying sighed again, in fact, he also understood in his heart that Gu Du captured Sunset Pass with an army of 100,000, and its casualties were negligible, and then garrisoned Lingyu County with an army of 60,000, if he wanted to recapture Lingyu County and Sunset Pass, it was not enough to fight without an army of 200,000.

But the 200,000 army is almost all the mobilizable troops in the Spirit Kingdom, if the troops are divided again, then there is no need to fight, as for Rizhao Pass, the emperor does not necessarily think of it, but gambles that Gu Du does not dare to fight.

The disciples of Juelingmen returned to Suxian Mountain in the stars and the moon, and after settling down for a while, Di Qiuhan took the two disciples to Lingyu County.

Seeing the deputy general Yang Zhong, Di Qiuhan asked, "How?" ”

Yang Zhong replied: "The enemy army attacked the city for three days in succession, and our army beheaded more than 18,000 ranks. ”

Di Qiuhan asked again: "How many casualties are our army?" ”

Yang Zhong replied: "More than 7,000 people were injured, and 4,800 people died. ”

Di Qiuhan said: "The marshal told that General Yang will continue to hold on, not to fight, and wait for the marshal to return." ”

Yang Zhong asked, "When will the big marshal return?" ”

Di Qiuhan replied, "I don't know yet. ”

Yang Zhong clenched his fists and said: "The last general will obey the command of the marshal!" ”

Gu Du has to wait, wait for the change of the Spirit Army, if the Spirit Emperor divides his troops to fight, he will have to guard the Rizhao Pass, because the Rizhao Pass has few soldiers, and there is no public coordination, so he can only respond to the situation.

In another three days, 600 miles rushed to the front of the army, and ordered Chu Qin to rush back to the imperial city immediately!

Yang Zhong asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "Rizhao Pass has fallen. ”

The day of the apricot moon is warm and cold at first. The Spirit Emperor sat in the dormitory, leaning on a table, holding the hand stove, his face was a little haggard, and his eyes were lowered, as if he was contemplating.

Chu Qin followed the chamberlain Huang Zhen in, knelt down and saluted, and said, "Minister Chu Qin, knock to see the emperor." ”

The Spirit Emperor sighed before he spoke, and said, "Aiqing is flat and gives a seat." ”

Chu Qin responded: "Emperor Xie." ”

Huang Zhen took a cushion for Chu Qin and then retreated, and the Spirit Emperor said quietly: "Everything you said was right, you really taught it well." ”

Chu Qin responded: "The minister is afraid. ”

The Spirit Emperor asked, "Do you think Jin Lan is dead?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "It's not good for the minister. ”

Linghuang said: "You said well, you don't dare to say it, I want you to say, I forgive you for your innocence, today in this palace, there are only you and me, I want you to tell the truth, treat it sincerely, okay?" ”

Chu Qin responded: "The minister obeys the order." ”

The Spirit Emperor repeated: "Is Jin Lan dead? ”

Chu Qin replied: "The minister thinks it's not. Jin Lan and Gu Du are almost lovesick, and they would rather defect for Gu Du's sake, and they will never die as a balance. ”

The Spirit Emperor asked, "Then why did she die?" With such an obvious scheme, she can't see it? ”

Chu Qin replied: "It is precisely because she sees it that she must die." ”

The Spirit Emperor frowned slightly and said, "I don't understand. ”

Chu Qin said: "Jin Lan doesn't want to die, but Zeguo poisoned Chu Shuting in her residence, just to use her to force Gu Du, she didn't die at that time, and she had to die later, she knew very well in her heart that from the moment she married Gu Du, she was doomed to die." ”

Linghuang frowned and said: "That's Zeguo's fault, then if she thinks like this, she still has her heart to Zeguo, she is dead." ”

Chu Qin lowered his head, and the Spirit Emperor said: "Tell me the truth, be sincere, I am almost at the end of my rope, what are you still hesitating about?" ”

Chu Qin said in a low voice: "Everything is because the emperor summoned their mother and son back to the palace, if it weren't for that, the emperor wouldn't be to blame." And after that, if the emperor can listen to the advice of his ministers and others, do not arrest Gu Du and Lixia, but bury Jin Lan's mother and son with national rites, it will not be like this. ”

The Spirit Emperor let out a long sigh and said for a long time: "The whereabouts of the bodies of her mother and son are still unknown. ”

Chu Qin said: "The minister asked him to investigate, it was a person named Feng Jiu, who carried the corpse for thousands of miles and transported it back to Zeguo, and Emperor Ze posthumously named Jin Lan as the princess of Xiaoguo and buried him in the imperial mausoleum. ”

The Spirit Emperor was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed, then laughed, raised his head and shouted, "I am not benevolent! Heaven and man abandon together! ”

Chu Qin couldn't afford to kowtow.

After a while, the Spirit Emperor said, "If I make an appointment with Gu Du to fight to the death, will he respond?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "The emperor's body is ten thousand gold, and he bears the burden of social security, so he must not think about it. ”

The Spirit Emperor said, "I only ask you, will he respond?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "He won't respond, now that he has occupied two passes, Lancheng and Xia Cheng have locked the Zhenbei Pass, he has blocked our army in the south, and he will never duel with the emperor." ”

The Spirit Emperor asked, "Isn't he going to avenge Jin Lan?" Doesn't he have the blood of a man? ”

Chu Qin replied: "Gu Du owes Lixia too much, now that Lixia has become the queen of Zeguo and has given birth to a prince, Gu Du must stay useful, and ensure that Lixia's mother and son are healthy and smooth, and they will never risk their lives." ”

The Spirit Emperor stared at Chu Qin for a while before he said, "Flat." ”

Chu Qin straightened up, and the Spirit Emperor asked, "The situation is like this, how should we deal with it?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "Stick to not fighting and cultivate national strength." ”

Emperor Ling said: "Our country is cultivating, Zeguo is also cultivating, in three years, Gu Du will lay two passes, give him another three years, can you still stop him from going south?" ”

Chu Qin said: "Our country has always been rich in things and people, it is careless, but there will never be such mistakes and omissions in the future, as long as we recuperate and recruit soldiers, sooner or later we will be able to drive Zeguo back to the grassland, or even back to the ice field." ”

The Spirit Emperor looked at him and asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

Chu Qin replied: "Because the emperor can afford to wait, Gu Du can't afford to wait, it is he who wants to take revenge, not the emperor who wants to take revenge." ”

This sentence is like an initiation, and the Spirit Emperor suddenly woke up, what is he competing with Gu Du? The Spirit Kingdom is so big, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, why bother with Gu Du? As the so-called victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, you are not afraid of defeat many times, as long as you can win in the end.

The Spirit Emperor called, "Someone! ”

Huang Zhen walked in quickly, and the Spirit Emperor said: "Quickly send the imperial official here, I want to pass the edict!" ”

Chu Qin said: "The minister retired. ”

The Spirit Emperor said: "Don't go, you just wait for my will here, you take my will back to Linghe County, transfer 100,000 troops to Linghe County, and you will guard the northwest road for me!" When you are settled, I will send your wife and children to live with you, and you will be in peace to keep watch over Linghe County. ”