Chapter 594: Xiao Qi's betrayal

Jinling City, Palace of Wei Dynasty.
A homing pigeon broke the tranquility of the morning. After learning that the Southern Expeditionary Army was approaching Chuzhou, Wang Wei urgently dispatched 130,000 elites to support, but with the news that the homing pigeons returned, his heart suddenly seemed to be soaked in ice water. .
"Chuzhou is besieged, and the situation is critical. I hope that my father must send a large army to support him. At that time, the inside and the outside will unite to annihilate the Southern Army." After reading the contents of the letter, Wang Wei's palm trembled slightly.
In the main hall, the ministers were divided into two groups. All the civil servants and generals looked at King Wei and waited for King Wei's decision.
"His Royal Highness is in jail, and his Highness should send an army to the rescue at this time." said a civil official.
As soon as the civil official's voice fell, a general said: "Your Highness, absolutely must not, this is a trap set by the Southern Expedition Army. His Royal Highness took almost half of the elite of Jinling City, but now he is trapped in Chuzhou by the Southern Expedition Army. It can be seen in the city that the current situation on the battlefield is not dominant."
"If this is the case, you should go to rescue His Royal Highness." The civil official said anxiously.
King Wei's expression was uncertain. The general who had just spoken was Lu Meng, Lieutenant of the Guard of Jinling City. Although Xiao Han tried his best to cover up what happened in Chuzhou, people with a discerning eye could see what happened.
The current situation in Chuzhou City is bound to be bad.
"His Royal Highness, it is not advisable to mobilize the army of Jinling City at this time. The Dengzhou Army in Yangzhou is also looking forward to it. If the forces in Jinling City are empty, then it is likely to be taken advantage of." Lu Meng said.
When the civil official heard the words, his face suddenly turned displeased, and he said to Wang Wei: "His Royal Highness, if His Royal Highness is captured, what should we do then? Shall we see King Qi execute His Royal Highness with our own eyes?"
Wei Wang's expression was solemn. This was indeed a dilemma. After pondering for a while, he asked the first official at the bottom left: "Are there any changes in the army in Yangzhou and Tongzhou?"
"Back to Your Highness, Yangzhou's defenders have been silent, and our eyeliner in Tongzhou has not returned news of Tongzhou's changes." The official said.
Wang Wei nodded. At this moment, a fluke suddenly appeared in his heart. He said, "The southern expedition led by Lu Fei is Xiao Ming's elite. If he can defeat the southern expedition, Xiao Ming will inevitably retreat, and Chuzhou The more than 100,000 soldiers in the city are the elite of Wei Di. If we don't save them, they will all die in the hands of the Southern Expedition Army." Wei Wang said.
Lu Meng said anxiously after hearing the words, "His Royal Highness, don't you understand now? Our army is not an opponent of the Southern Expeditionary Army with firearms at all. At this time, no matter how many people go to it, it will be of no avail. Moreover, His Highness Yangzhou Massacre has already made the people feel good Lost, even if the army is out of the city, how many soldiers are willing to fight for His Highness, the only way now is to inform King Yan, King Liang, and King Zhao of the situation at this time. The three furniture pieces are witnesses to the truce. Now Xiao Ming tears up the truce contract. It is a blatant treachery, and the four families should join forces to force him to retreat, otherwise Wei Di will have no way of returning to heaven."
"Bold Lu Meng, you are cultivating others' ambitions and destroying your own prestige. The Yangzhou massacre has left the Dengzhou army without food. This proves that you can slander the wise decision of your Highness." The civil officials accused. .
This strategy of stiffening the wall and clearing the country was proposed by a group of civil servants.
Lu Meng stared at the literati with a sneer. He said: "Now the people of the four states all praise King Qi and regard me as a foe. Doesn't that mean anything?"
"What do you know as a little captain."
"Yes, nonsense."
"..."
The civil servants were immediately anxious, and pointed at Lu Meng.
King Wei was also displeased. This Lu Meng was just a garrison captain. He was only a small official in Jinling City before. Now that the war is urgent, all the generals are called for discussion. At this time, he is not ashamed.
With a soft snort, Wang Wei said: "No need to say it again, the prince wants to be saved, these three vassals also need to contact, let's go away."
After all, Wang Wei waved his hand to let the officials disperse.
Then he ordered another 50,000 horses to be sent from Jinling City to Chuzhou City, and at the same time sent Xiao Qi to the palace.
After a while, Xiao Qi, with a look of exhaustion, arrived in the main hall and bowed to Wang Wei in a simple way.
Upon seeing this, Wang Wei suddenly smiled and said, "My nephew, the emperor's uncle was just a slip of the tongue that day. I hope my nephew will not care. The emperor's uncle has raised you for so many years. Don't you understand this? The war is urgent, the emperor. I hope you will once again go to Yandi, Liangdi and Chang'an, and let the three companies raise troops to rescue them."
Xiao Qi glanced at King Wei, and there was a trace of unnoticeable ridicule in his eyes. He bowed and said, "Uncle Emperor, my nephew never cared about what the Emperor said that day. At this moment of crisis, my nephew is naturally obliged. "
Wei Wang lightly breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Qi was familiar with the road. It was naturally the most suitable for him to move and rescue soldiers this time, so he said, "So good."
"However, King Yan, King Zhao, and King Liang are all people who move for profit. If you want them to send troops, two million taels of silver is necessary." Xiao Qi said.
King Wei’s fat face stiffened. Although the Jinling Mansion is abundant, this period of time is huge, but seeing that Wei Di is in danger of overthrowing, he gritted his teeth and said: "This king will let you take you to the mansion. take."
Xiao Qi nodded with a smile, and then he said: "Uncle Emperor, now there are wars everywhere, and thieves on the road are rampant. Last time my nephew was out on a mission to Yandi, he was almost robbed by the road, so I asked the Emperor Uncle to send Captain Lu Meng to guard his nephew. The Nephew’s nephew, who is highly skilled in martial arts, must be able to protect the safety of the nephew."
"It's simple. Uncle Emperor will call Lu Ming for you." Wei Wang said.
Xiao Qi nodded with satisfaction.
On the same day, a box of silver and gold was removed from Jinling City’s Fukuoka and transferred to a merchant ship at Jinling Wharf~EbookFREE.me~ The removal work lasted for an afternoon, and Xiao Qi and Lu Meng appeared at Jinling Wharf early in the morning. Lead twenty merchant ships to Yandi along the river.
After traveling fifty miles, the merchant ship left the area of ​​Jinling City. At this moment, Xiao Qi and Lu Meng looked at each other, and Xiao Qi said, "Kill all the people of King Wei."
"Yes, His Royal Highness." Lu Ming's eyes became cold, and as a whistle sounded, the guards on the merchant ship immediately drew a knife and slashed at the officials who accompanied Xiao Qi to envoy the land.
Suddenly, screams came from the merchant ship, followed by the sound of the body being thrown into the water.
Everyone was killed. At this time, Lu Meng said, "I thought His Royal Highness still didn't figure it out?"
"Jinling City is broken in these few days. When will you wait if you don't leave at this time?" Xiao Qi's eyes were deep.
"Then where are we going now?" Lu Meng said.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Qi said, "Xiao Ming has undergone such a big change because of the teachings of Western missionaries. I would like to see what is different in the West."