Chapter 471: Take the initiative to show goodwill
Prime Minister Li Si cautiously walked over and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, please don't worry about it." Besides, it's not a shame to lose to the ghost-faced horse and Princess Luo Yue......"
"It's not your face that you're losing anyway!" said Win Lobin.
The prime minister smiled awkwardly and said: "The disaster in the south has further escalated, and the people are living in dire straits. ”
Ying Luobin frowned, and snorted: "Listen to the Prime Minister's meaning, don't you have to worry about the affairs in the north, let the chaotic ministers and thieves sit in the ghost mask group, isn't the north the territory of Great Qin?"
"Not really. The prime minister whispered: "Just now you promised in person, everyone heard clearly, you said that you want to ensure the safety of the eldest princess and those people......"
Win Lobin is dying of anger, which side are you on?
He wanted to go back on his word, but it didn't do well for his reputation, and the Golden Armor General also said that there were only some individual wings left in the city, and there was no point in catching up.
There was a look of resentment in his eyes, and he said in his heart that I promised to let you go, but I didn't promise to let go of the Ghost Face Army! There are a million mouths over there, and they need countless military rations every day, and the monthly military salaries are also astronomical sums, if I cut off your food and salaries, it will be up to you to maintain them.
Yes, that's it!
He said excitedly: "The Ghost Face Legion has become a rebel, I want to tell the world! Cut off their food and military salaries, and drag them to death......
Before he could speak, the prime minister shook his head and said, "It's useless!"
"Why?" the Emperor's eyes widened.
The prime minister analyzed: "There are millions of people in the Ghost Face Army, and only how many defenders are there in those state capitals and towns in the north? If they forcibly collect grain and taxes, who dares not to give it, unless they think they will have a long life!"
"Rob, they dare!" said Lobin angrily.
The prime minister smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you have defined them as rebellious, what do they not dare?"
"Then send troops to recruit and suppress!"
"Please, there are millions of people, and the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, at least three times as many troops must be sent over to win! Send three million people, plus one million ghost face troops, about half of the army of Great Qin is fighting a civil war, can the Emperor of the Great Han not seize the opportunity to invade the border, where will we still have troops to resist the enemy at that time?"
"Then ......" Ying Luobin thought for a long time, but didn't come up with a reason, and said indignantly: "Then ...... Let it be......"
With that, he brushed his sleeves away.
......
Thirty-two flying wings landed at the station one after another, and the soldiers who had been waiting here for a long time let out cheers.
Of course, Ye Feng didn't plan to return these flying wings, just as compensation for being imprisoned for so many days.
With this batch of flying wings, the combat effectiveness of the Ghost Face Legion can increase a lot.
The disciples of the Fenglin faction, including Wu Qinglin, were all invited into the commander's tent, and Princess Luo Yue ordered someone to prepare a banquet to thank everyone for their help.
Ye Feng personally toasted everyone, and the guests of honor were happy for a while.
After three rounds of drinking, Ye Yunyang asked, "Father, what are your plans next?"
The act of holding the emperor hostage in the capital can be regarded as a complete tear with the Great Qin royal family, Ye Feng is very clear about this, and said: "I discussed it with Luo Yue and Qiqi and decided to reconcile with the Great Han, as for the Great Qin side, as long as the emperor does not send troops to come over to conquest, we are too lazy to bother with him." ”
It's a good idea to choose the Great Han as an ally.
First of all, the couple has become hostile to the Qin Emperor, and the Ghost Mask Group is also defined as a rebellion, if they don't quickly change their hostile attitude towards the Han Dynasty, the Ghost Mask Army will be in the gap between the two empires, although the army has millions of people, but in the case of helplessness, how long can it last?
Secondly, this is done for Ye Yunyang.
If he can successfully form an alliance with Dahan and the two sides become partners, Ye Yunyang's charges of treason, defection to the enemy and other crimes will become nothing, and he can return to Dahan, which will be his own glory.
Ye Yunyang nodded, expressing his agreement with his father's idea.
Ye Feng turned his head to look at Wu Qinglin, clenched his fists and said, "Heavenly National Master, after the banquet, I will arrange for you to return to the Han Dynasty, and at that time, I will also ask the National Master to convey my intentions to the Han Emperor to help facilitate this matter." ”
Wu Qinglin said with a smile: "A trivial matter, it is an unshirkable responsibility! The matter of the ancient seal is in full swing, I believe that my Emperor Majesty is very willing to cooperate with you." ”
Then, he said to Ye Yunyang: "With this opportunity, I believe that His Majesty the Emperor will find the steps, and then forgive the sins of the junior brother." ”
Ye Yunyang nodded: "That's very good." ”
Wu Qinglin said again: "I discussed with Fenghua, Yuda and Zhiyuan, and they are willing to stay by your side and be your guard." ”
"What's so embarrassing about that?" he said, waving his hand.
Shi Fenghua, Xiao Yuda and Zheng Zhiyuan stood up at the same time, clasped their fists at him and said, "Uncle Junior, we are willing to follow you, please nod and agree." ”
Ye Feng smiled and said, "Yun Yang, the Heavenly Kingdom Master and these three righteous men are so sincere, you can agree." ”
Ye Yunyang nodded: "Okay, if you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can ask me, I know everything, and I have endless words." ”
The three of them were overjoyed and said in unison, "Uncle Xie." ”
Although they were already masters of the Yaokong Realm, the path of cultivation was endless, and if they wanted to go to the next level, it would definitely be beneficial to follow Ye Yunyang, especially after they saw that Pu Lao had become a martial artist of the Holy Dao Realm, this idea became even stronger.
Ye Yunyang is not only the founder of the New Spirit Diagram, but also masters the cultivation secret methods such as the "Interception Cultivation Method" and the "Breaking Cultivation Method", coupled with his leaping thinking and creativity, not to mention the three of their senior brothers, the other disciples of the Fenglin Sect also want to follow him.
The next day, Wu Qinglin and the others took flying wings to Dahan, and after arriving at the border, they had to cross the border on foot, and after entering Dahan, they went to the nearest official mansion before returning to the imperial capital.
Ye Yunyang and Ying Qi wore bright armor and led 30,000 cavalry out of the camp and went to the nearest city to Daqin, which was the closest to the station.
After a journey of several hundred miles, they came to a distance of ten miles from the city wall that afternoon.
Ying Qi pointed to the majestic city gate in front of him and said: "This is Beiyang City, the first important town in the north of Great Qin, and it is also an important stronghold to fight against Rong Di at the beginning. ”
Because it is very close to Rong Di, it is often harassed by Rong Di people, and the successive officials of Beiyang City have paid great attention to the construction of city defense, and the city wall has been raised again and again, and now it is full of five zhang, which is not inferior to the capital.
It is precisely because of this that Ying Qi felt a little uncertain in his heart, and said: "Yun Yang, did we choose the wrong place, it is simply impossible to force the officials of Beiyang City to open the city gate, let alone let them obediently donate food and money." ”
Before leaving, Ying Qi pointed to the map and introduced him to the situation of the northern cities, and he fell in love with Beiyang City at a glance.
The purpose of this trip was to raise food and grass and military salaries for the legion.
The so-called fundraising is just a high-sounding statement, Ye Yunyang prefers to use the word robbery, simple and straightforward.
"Because the city here is high and the pond is deep, it is the richest of the northern cities. He smiled and said, "At this time, the merchants in the city are paying the spring tax, and the treasury of the government must be full of silver, as well as the grain tax collected last year, if we don't hurry up and grab it, we will be ordered to be transported away by your cheap father." ”
The emperor gritted his teeth with hatred for the Ghost-Faced Legion, and would definitely order the evacuation of the official warehouses in nearby cities and drag them to death in the way of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness.
Therefore, before the emperor's order is issued, we must seize the time to make a profit, and at least ensure that the army's food and grass and military pay for one year are safe.
Ying Qi said: "Don't forget, they still have 5,000 defenders, we only have 30,000 people, and all of them are cavalry, and they are not good at attacking cities, will the other party cooperate obediently?"
"We'll see. He said.
Ying Qi smiled bitterly, she thought that she would definitely hit the nail this time, Ye Yunyang underestimated the defensive strength of Beiyang City, the soldiers defending the city had experienced a hundred battles, and under the attack of the Rong Di people who were several times their own, they could not change their faces, how could they be afraid of the 30,000 ghost-faced army.
Ye Yunyang came to the city gate with a team of men and horses, and said in a loud voice: "Listen to the people above, it will be Ye Yunyang, the young marshal of the Ghost Face Legion, go and report to your city guard, and ask him to quickly open the city gate to welcome us in, otherwise we will attack the city." ”
The defenders were startled and hurried to report.
At the same time, in the Han Palace, the atmosphere was as dignified as before.
Looking at the latest secret report from Great Qin, Emperor Liu Qi was both happy and worried.
The crown prince Liu Rong walked in from outside, first saluted his father, and then asked, "Father, what happened?"
The Emperor raised his head and said, "The Ghost-Faced Horse has been rescued and has safely arrived at the Ghost-Faced Legion station. ”
"So fast?" the prince expressed surprise and asked, "Is it Yun Yang's handiwork?"
The emperor nodded: "Yes, there are also those from the Fenglin faction." ”
The prince was even more surprised: "Feng Lin sent someone to Loukong before, it turned out that he went to Daqin to help save people!"
According to the emperor's previous order, until the more serious situation in the south is unclear, the masters of all parties are to stay in the sect and stand by.
However, not long after this order was issued, someone discovered that all the people above the Fenglin Sect's golden body realm were gone, and the remaining disciples had disappeared overnight.
Wu Qinglin did this because he didn't want to involve the low-ranking disciples, let them go out to avoid the limelight for a while, and wait for the assembly order.
When he got the news, the prince thought that they had gone to the south, so he didn't take it too seriously.
The emperor picked up the information and handed it to his son, saying: "Yun Yang has shown his face in Great Qin, he joined forces with Princess Luo Yue, and he was stunned to arrest Emperor Qin to win Luo Bin, forcing him to make a promise in front of hundreds of officials, and the group returned to the northern garrison safely. The people of the Fenglin faction also showed their faces, ten titled national teachers plus fifteen Golden Body Realm martial artists, the Qin people all said that the first sect of the Han Dynasty was the cow, and they actually used the strength of one faction to fight against the masters of one country!"
The prince read the information carefully and said, "According to the time calculation, they should be back soon." ”
At this time, the eunuch outside the door shouted at the top of his voice: "Wu Qinglin, the master of the Heavenly Kingdom, asks to see Your Majesty." ”
The emperor smiled faintly: "Sure enough, I can't stand the chatter, I'm back so soon, I might as well listen to what he has to say." ”