Chapter 327: Escape

In peacetime, it may not be noticeable, but in wartime, the Northwest Army is like a huge war machine.

First of all, the grain and grass materials of Shuiyun County will begin to gather to the army on a large scale, and then the spies of the Feather Battalion and the intelligence network of the Black Guard Battalion will begin to operate, and the information of the two battalions will continue to be transmitted back like a marquee.

The information sent back confirmed that Emperor Ji Hao of Zhengyang, his harem family and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were indeed fleeing north.

However, the allied forces of Western Chu and Eastern Min did not give up, and followed closely after them, and they had a posture of not giving up until Ji Hao was captured.

On the way to the north of Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao, he also sent a request for help to other princes and kings, including even the westernmost Later Song Dynasty.

But the reaction of the princes and kings made him disappointed, even despairing.

Other countries have come up with excuses of one kind or another to refuse assistance, without even paying lip service to them.

And the most excessive of them is naturally Wu Yue.

Emperor Zhengyang fled into the territory of Wuyue, and Yin Lun, the monarch of Wuyue, did not expect that Western Chu and Eastern Min would rebel so soon, so he was completely unprepared.

When Emperor Zhengyang came over, Yin Lun simply adopted a policy of turning a blind eye, and did not pay attention to Emperor Zhengyang Ji Hao at all, let alone let Emperor Zhengyang Ji Hao take refuge in the capital of Wu Yueguo.

And the most excessive is Wu Yue's prime minister Chai Hongliang, after the Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao entered the territory of Wu Yue, he immediately wrote to Wu Yue Wang Yin Lun, asking him to send documents to the counties of Wu Yue, so that he turned a blind eye to the Zhengyang Emperor and his party, and did not allow them to enter the city.

As a result, Emperor Zhengyang didn't even have a place to settle down in Wuyue with the ministers of the court, so he could only continue to flee.

The connivance and fear of the princes and kings greatly enhanced the arrogance of the two countries of Western Chu and Eastern Min.

The battle of the Daimyo's Mansion has not yet completely ended, and the main armies of the two countries have pursued Wuyue with great fanfare and grandeur.

The hasty entry of the army without Wu Yue's consent was no different from an invasion.

If it were in peacetime, I am afraid that I would have to go to war a long time ago, but this number one power in the east didn't even let out a fart.

Wu Yue's hundreds of thousands of troops watched the coalition forces of the two countries unscrupulously pursue and kill Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao in the territory of Wu Yue.

But Wu Yue is a strong country after all, although he has not made a move now, he is just waiting and seeing.

Everyone knows that once Wu Yue is provoked, he will inevitably fight with all his might.

Therefore, the combined forces of Western Chu and Eastern Min did not dare to be presumptuous in Wuyue, but only pursued Emperor Ji Hao and others of Zhengyang, that is, they did not disturb the people and did not cause chaos in the local area.

That feeling seems to be tacitly tacitly between the two sides, one side is bored to chase Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao, and the other side is indulgent.

But indulgence is indulgence, and it's not without reason.

The main reason is that the speed of the rebellion between the two sides is too fast, and the Son of Heaven is also defeated too quickly, if not, Wu Yue will inevitably deploy troops on the border, no matter what, it will be a deterrent to the two countries of Western Chu and Eastern Min.

But now, there is no army stationed on the Wu-Yue border, so it can only be resigned.

But Wu Yue was just indulgent, and he didn't go too far enough to assist the Western Chu and Eastern Min coalition forces to capture the Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao.

If it weren't for that, no matter how fast Ji Hao ran, he would have to fall into Wu Yue's hands.

Because Wu Yue refused to take in Emperor Ji Hao of Zhengyang, Ji Hao and the others had no choice but to cross the Wu-Yue border in a roundabout way and flee to the Qi State in the west.

Wu Yue did not dare to be the enemy of Western Chu and Eastern Min, and accepted Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao, and Yan Kai, the monarch of Qi, was a person who had no idea, as soon as he heard that Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao fled to Qi and attracted the Western Chu and Eastern Min coalition forces, he immediately ordered the border between the two countries to be closed to prevent Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao from entering Qi State.

But at this time, several sons of Qi State, who had always been at odds, stood up at the same time.

And their opinions are surprisingly unanimous, that is, even if the Qi State does not want to be enemies of Western Chu and Eastern Min, it cannot keep Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao out.

The best way is to follow Wu Yue and let Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao enter, but he refuses to accept it, and of course does not prohibit the entry of the Western Chu and Eastern Min coalition forces.

As for where Emperor Ji Hao of Zhengyang will flee to in the end, it has nothing to do with Qi State.

While Yan Kai felt pleased, he also felt that his sons were reasonable, and immediately adopted it.

Moreover, Yan Kai immediately issued an order to all counties, still like Wu Yue, not to let Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao enter any city or town in Qi State.

The fierce pursuit of Western Chu and Eastern Min, the closed doors of Wu Yue and Qi and the affairs of other princes and kings are not their own business, so that Ji Hao knows what the world is hot and cold.

The emperor who was once high in the sky has now been reduced to a plague-like existence.

Everyone avoids it, and the huge Mingwu Empire, the dignified son of heaven, has no place to live.

When Ji Hao fled to Qi and saw Qi Guo's attitude clearly, he was also completely desperate.

There is no place for yourself in the world, so what does it mean to be the son of heaven?

Rather than being a lost dog and being slaughtered, it is better to be killed by yourself.

However, the ministers below didn't want to give up like this, and persuaded Ji Hao one after another, since the Qi State did not accept the Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao, they would run to the northwest again, after all, there were still Ye and Later Jin in the northwest of the Mingwu Empire.

The ministers didn't say this for Ji Hao's sake, but for themselves.

These ministers are the best of the people, and they all know in their hearts that once they fall into the hands of Western Chu and Eastern Min, the two countries may not dare to do anything to Emperor Zhengyang, but none of them want to live.

The first thing that Western Chu and Eastern Min did was definitely to purge the ministers around Emperor Ji Hao of Zhengyang, and then replace them with cronies of the two countries, and then completely set up Emperor Ji Hao of Zhengyang and then plot the throne step by step.

And hearing the words of the ministers, the most uncomfortable was Ji Danqi......

She hates herself very much now, if it weren't for herself, Xichu would not have united with Dongmin to rebel, and her father would not have fallen into such a situation.

It's not my father who should be damned, it's myself.

She didn't persuade Ji Hao to continue fleeing north because she was afraid.

She didn't know if Chu Yujia had said those loyal words or not.

Once Ye Guo is like Wu Yue and Qi Guo, it will not only be forced to a dead end, but also bring humiliation on himself.

Especially for herself, the last thing she wants to go to is Ye Guo, because she doesn't want to believe that the man has deceived herself......

Instead of facing the cruel reality, it is better to leave a trace of beauty in your heart......

That's what she thinks, and so does Ji Hao.

Although there is Chu Yujia in the Ye State, Chu Yujia is a courtier after all, and the king of the Ye State is Zhao Kuan.

Even if Chu Yu Jiaken accepts himself, what is the use of King Ye not accepting him?

Instead of humiliating yourself, it is better to seize the time and find a place to go.

In his impression, although Wang Tuo, the king of Jin, has always been a stuffy gourd, not top-notch or up-and-coming, but the strength of the Later Jin Dynasty is not known how many times stronger than that of Ye.

Among the princes of the world, I am afraid that only the king of Jin has the strength to compete with the two countries of Western Chu and Eastern Min......