Big Moon Ballad

By the time Ying Xun and Li Ji arrived at the city gate, the city gate of Guiyang was wide open, and the city gate was full of gate defenders whose arms and legs had been trampled by cavalry.

Ying Xun stood on the city wall, looking at the mess below, his expression extremely ugly.

As the "new king" who had just obtained the jade seal, he was supposed to stay in Afang Palace to clean up the mess. But he just followed Li Ji out of the palace despite the Huo family's obstruction.

From this point of view, Ying Xun is still sober and has not been dazzled by the short-term "victory".

Li Ji glanced at the boy next to him, "What do you think?"

Ying Xun said nothing, but looked at the bodyguard who was closely following him, "Have you received any news from Mr. Huo?"

"not yet."

Li Ji knew what Ying Xun was waiting for. Just before leaving the palace, Ying Xun asked Huo Zhan to thoroughly investigate how many troops Chun Yuye had taken away.

About a quarter of an hour later, Huo Zhan's secret message was finally delivered to Ying Xun. After reading it, Ying Xun finally spoke.

"Two-thirds of the Imperial Guards in the palace and the people of the three major battalions in the suburbs were taken away."

"Together, there are at least 50,000 troops."

Li Ji had expected it before, but when he heard this number of people, he still felt chilly in his heart.

Fifty thousand men and horses didn't sound too much, but Chun Yuye took with him elite soldiers guarding the capital, and they were all cavalry.

This is the last wealth of the former Qin Dynasty.

Mobilizing so many soldiers and horses at once, it is not enough to hold a sick Ying Hanri in the palm of his hand.

There is no doubt that the soldier talisman that disappeared in the Manlu Palace was in Chun Yuye's hand.

As for Ying Hanri’s whereabouts...

Li Ji was still thinking, but Ying Xun had already made a conclusion.

"Chun Yuye must have gone to the Evernight Great Wall with the military symbols and Ying Hanri!" Ying Xun supported the wall with both hands, his face full of resentment, "What do the people of Xirong want to do? They want to build another former Qin court in Xirong!"

What Ying Xun said at this time was not so much the truth as it was his deepest fear.

The elders of the former Qin Dynasty in Afang Palace had already announced that Ying Hanri had died of illness. Before his death, they personally passed the throne to Ying Xun and handed the jade seal to him.

Although there is no edict of succession, it is not difficult to forge such a thing.

But Ying Hanri's body was not found in the Ganlu Palace. If Chun Yuye showed up at the Great Wall of Eternal Night with Ying Hanri, the rhetoric of Ying Xun's group would be immediately exposed, and they would instantly become usurpers.

This is different from the original plan of the former Qin Dynasty veterans.

There are two ways to become a king.

One way is to raise troops, go head-to-head with the old forces, seize the city, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and the winner is the king. This is called seizing the throne; the other way is to seize power, cannibalize the opponent's power in the court battle, and finally let the former king take the initiative. The Zen position, after receiving the imperial edict to pass it on, is barely justified.

The roads other than that are filled with rebellious officials and traitors.

Ever since Ying Xun chose to become the King of Hejian and stayed low to Ying Hanri's side, the Yi Lao faction had already given up on seizing the throne. We can no longer mention that the throne should belong to Ying Xun's father and son, Ying Su, and that Ying Hao and his son stole the country.

If there is no evidence to prove that Ying Hanri took the initiative to pass the throne, Ying Xun and his faction are the ones stealing the country.

The orthodox heir of the former Qin Dynasty was the child in Yelujing's belly, not Ying Xun. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of that child was also unknown at this time.

For the people of Ying Xun's faction, the top priority is Ying Hanri's life and death.

But this eagerness also affected their judgment.

Ying Hanri's life and death is very important to Ying Xun. The question is... is it also true for the Xirong people?

Li Ji quietly observed the horse hoof prints under the city wall, "Ying Hanri is in poor health, and it is unlikely that Chun Yuye will take him with him."

Chunyu Ye had the soldier talisman in hand but did not take away all the imperial troops, not because he was kind, but because he only wanted cavalry.

The remaining one-third of the Imperial Guard were infantry.

As long as there are cavalry, it means that Chun Yuye is ready to make a long-distance attack and reach the Great Wall of Everlasting Night as quickly as possible.

So in such a rapid march, it is impossible to carry a patient, which is really a burden.

Even if he had to carry him, if Ying Hanri's body was carried so fast to the Great Wall of Eternal Night, he would probably have been cold for a long time. Li Ji speculated that Chun Yuye had at most found someone similar to Ying Hanri to disguise himself, and it was impossible for him to take Ying Hanri on the road with him.

Ying Xun's eyes regained their vitality, "Does that mean Ying Hanri is still in the city?"

He suddenly looked at his followers and shouted sternly, "Look for it! Go tell the Huo family and ask them to dig three feet into the ground to find it!"

"have to……"

Before the secret guard could respond, Ying Xun's neck felt cold and he stared blankly ahead.

The tip of Li Ji's giant sword was pressed against his neck.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

The guards stared blankly at this scene and screamed, "Someone is coming! Guard! Someone is assassinating..."

"Shut up."

Li Ji only glanced at him, and the secret guard's mouth was closed as if it was sewn shut.

Ying Xun was only panicked at first, but calmed down after a while.

Li Ji looked into his eyes quietly, "Look at this look, don't you believe I will kill you?"

"Practitioners at the heavenly level will not take action against practitioners below the heavenly level," Ying Xun said calmly, "What's more, don't forget, I am her son."

Ying Xun knew very well that Li Ji might not abide by the commandments of the Heavenly Order, but it was impossible to ignore the friendship between him and Ying Baoyue.

"Jun Zhaohua, things are so busy today, there is something I have forgotten to mention," Ying Xun stared into Li Ji's eyes, "Are you willing to be my national advisor?"

"As the new king of Qin, I invite you to be the national advisor of Great Qin."

This was not a whim, but an idea that had been lingering in Ying Xun's mind for a long time. Li Ji is only level three now, but he will definitely become the Son of God in the future. With his reputation and strength, it was actually the former Qin Dynasty who asked him to be the national advisor.

Although the current situation in the former Qin Dynasty is chaotic, Ying Xun believes that if he can win Li Ji as his national advisor, the current chaos will be settled immediately.

Although Li Ji was from Soochow, his adoptive father Dongfang Yi was still alive, and he would have to wait for many years before he could become a master of Soochow.

But he is willing to give this position with both hands now.

"How about it?"

Ying Xun stared into Li Ji's eyes.

Li Ji looked at him silently and said nothing.

Ying Xun swallowed and spoke in a much gentler voice, "This is Bao Yue's homeland after all. She will come back one day, and she definitely doesn't want to see a chaotic scene."

This is the only emotional card he can play with Li Ji.

Li Ji looked at Ying Xun's face, not knowing whether he was really confused or pretending to be confused.

"Then why don't I just become Baoyue's National Preceptor?"

Li Ji spoke slowly.

Ying Xunpan's expression changed, "You..."

He wanted to move but couldn't.

Because the tip of Li Ji's sword was pressed against his neck.

"Li Ji, what do you want to do?!"

"I don't want to do anything, I just want you to stop this meaningless internal fight," Li Ji grabbed Ying Xun's shoulders, pressed against his neck and looked at the frightened secret guards around him.

"Go tell the veterans of the former Qin Dynasty to gather all the cavalry they have and gather at the city gate."

"Otherwise, I will cut off all descendants of Ying Su."

Li Ji: I can’t bear it anymore, I’ll do it myself