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Chapter 265
Yuhui's army broke through Shiyan Pass and continued southward, but the route they took was slightly different from the original plan.Because King Qi's army on the middle road has been standing still, and sent letters several times to urge Yuhui to come and join them, Yuhui moved the southward road closer to the middle.Along the way, as long as there are passes that block the way or threaten the march, Ali will try to break through and eradicate them, but relatively speaking, these passes are not as strong as Shiyan Pass, and Yuhui's army only lost 2 people. Killed to the hinterland of Luan State, approached the capital fifty miles and set up a camp.

It was Ri Yuhui who was pretending to be sick and hiding in the inner tent to embroider, and left it to Ali for disposal outside.However, Ali hastily ended the military affairs discussion, and returned to the inner account a moment earlier than usual, holding a letter he had just received in his hand and frowning.

Yuhui left her embroidery work, brought some tea and went up to greet A Li to moisten her throat, and then asked, "A Li, is there any big change in King Qi's side?"

A Li handed the letter to Yu Hui with a wry smile, and said, "General Li will be here this afternoon, and I will personally invite you to His Royal Highness Qi Wang. This time, His Royal Highness Qi paid enough money to let General Li escort you I asked Cheng Rou as a meeting gift to show my sincerity."

Yuhui was surprised and said, "King Qi actually captured Cheng Rou?"

"It is written in the letter that after Cheng Rou stabbed General Du to death, he escaped with injuries and continued to assassinate His Royal Highness Qi Wang. Fortunately, we have passed the news before that His Highness Qi Wang has General Li's assistance. Everyone went forward bravely and trapped Cheng Rou at the expense of their lives. Cheng Rou was also captured alive because of the delay in recuperation due to her injuries, and her strength was compromised."

Yu Hui read the letter again, and asked doubtfully: "A Li, do you think it is beneficial for King Qi to support me now? In the current situation, if she plans to put me under house arrest by her side, it will be more beneficial to her?"

A Li nodded and said: "I think so too, so I don't quite believe General Li's so-called sincerity, even Cheng Rou's real body, I'm afraid there is something strange about it, maybe Cheng Rou has already taken refuge in His Royal Highness Qi Wang, and she wants to use her name to harm you and me. These days I have been thinking about Cheng Rou's temperament. Most of her actions are revenge. As long as the members of the Cheng family and the Holy Spirit are unhappy, as long as those who have betrayed her suffer, she will do it at any cost and regardless of the consequences. For this reason, she has gone crazy for a long time. If she can collude with His Highness the Fifth Prince, she can also take refuge in King Qi. She may not have a deal with the court of Luan Kingdom secretly. If there is anything else she cares about, it is probably her compatriots Brother, my former dumb father Cheng Wu."

"However, not long after the Cheng family was copied, Cheng Wu was pawned and sold to a town in the south of China to become a servant of a rich merchant. He died of illness within two or three years. I sent someone to check this matter. I heard that the one who bought Cheng Wu was a family. A wealthy businessman named Bai, after Cheng Wu passed away, she donated silver to build a decent tomb for Cheng Wu to bury him, so she also won a good reputation. No matter who actually paid for it, it should be inseparable from the fifth emperor's daughter in the future." Yu Yu Hui sighed, "So now Cheng Rou may no longer have any scruples to do whatever she wants."

But Ali said: "Cheng Rou still has some expectations and kind thoughts for her relatives in her heart. If she knew about His Highness Fifth Prince's life experience, perhaps she would be more loyal to His Highness Fifth Prince in her bones, and she probably wouldn't sincerely seek refuge with King Qi."

"It's so good. I'll meet Li Ke in person in the afternoon when I'm "wounded and sick". You arrange for your cronies to kill the assassin Li Ke sent without making a fuss. As long as we take precautions, we won't suffer."

In the afternoon, Li Ke led 2000 people and escorted a prison cart to Yu Hui's camp.Although A Li is already the invisible commander of the army, he is a man after all, and he only stays in the big tent, so Yuhui's personal guards greet him, and he also explained in advance the middle and high-level generals in the battalion. Be careful.As for the people in the prison van, Ali explained that there is no need to interrogate them, and they would shoot them to death with random arrows before verifying their integrity. Ying Yang led a few masters to control the scene and prevent Li Ke's troops from making a commotion.

Yu Hui received Li Ke in the inner tent. She specially put on makeup on her face to add to her sick appearance. She leaned crookedly on the bed, looking weak and suffering from injuries.

From the letters he had exchanged for many days, Li Ke knew that Yu Hui hadn't recovered from the poisonous injury, and was assassinated and injured, so he didn't find it strange to see Yu Hui like this now.After exchanging a few words of pleasantries, she turned to the topic and said, "General Yu, His Royal Highness King Qi sincerely invites you to join us and discuss important matters together."

Yuhui pretended to be stupid and said in a daze: "Isn't the so-called big thing just to discuss how to besiege the capital of Luan Kingdom? In order to stabilize the morale of the army, I was assassinated, seriously injured and unconscious for many days. I have just seen improvement, alas, once the defense in the camp is settled, I will leave immediately."

Li Kexin said that Yuhui's sickly appearance had improved a little. Before, King Qi thought she was deliberately delaying. It seems that her physical condition is really not optimistic.Li Ke could not help feeling a little sympathetic towards Yuhui, but she had to say the task entrusted by King Qi, so she lowered her voice and said, "General Yu, His Royal Highness Qi Wang invited you to go. Qian'an is no longer able to manage the council, and I'm afraid I can't wait for the good news of Nanzheng's victory, so I want to give up the throne to the empress dowager."

Yuhui was secretly startled, the emperor's unhealthy condition had never been mentioned in Passing Water's secret report, why did King Qi suddenly make such a statement?Is it because King Qi knew that his life was limited, so he planned to put all his eggs in one basket and return to Beijing to force the palace?Even if you are the emperor of Qi for a day, you have to fight for it?

Yu Hui thought of this, and tentatively said: "General Li, I understand what His Royal Highness Qi Wang means. I also expressed my attitude to His Royal Highness Qi during the Northern Expedition. But the world is unpredictable, and His Royal Highness Luan Ming and my eldest daughter are both in the palace. As a hostage, the Gui family also has eyeliner around me. Now that I am wounded and poisoned, I am counting on invading the capital of Luan Kingdom to obtain the precious medicinal materials that can save my life. How dare I have him think..."

Li Ke said dejectedly: "General Yu, do you know about the injustice that His Royal Highness King Qi suffered? Whether it was the Northern Expedition or the Southern Expedition, the Tianjia Jiangshan did not rely on His Highness King Qi to lead the soldiers to fight for it with blood and sweat. Why should we take advantage of others? What's more? That person who put on the cloak of benevolence and was unrighteous first coaxed His Majesty King Qi to kill His Royal Highness. If such a person is allowed to inherit the great line, I am afraid that you and I will not have a good end. It is better to support His Royal Highness King Qi and make things happen. It is His Highness who will not live, and the Yao family can rely on behind him."

It seems that King Qi not only knew about the "one year of youth", but was also misled by the fifth emperor's daughter, and held a grudge against the emperor's daughter. Yu Hui calculated that since Li Ke knew some of the inside story, she might as well make it clear: "General Li, if His Highness King Qi fails to force the palace, do we have a way out? After all, His Highness King Qi only has half a year left."

"His Royal Highness Qi already has an eldest daughter. Let's support His Royal Highness to return to Beijing to be orthodox. His Royal Highness's eldest daughter will be the future empress dowager. If His Highness is gone, we will also be old ministers. What an honor? Besides, His Royal Highness is already in Beijing." Arranging support, His Royal Highness King Qi promised her the regent throne, and when His Highness leads the army back to the division, they will be able to cooperate internally and externally, and the chances of success are really great."

Yuhui asked: "Then Luan Kingdom has already invaded the hinterland, should we just leave it alone? The army will retreat, and the results of our hard work will be in vain?"

Li is a real person. She has always been very close to Yuhui, so she didn't intend to hide it from her. She said, "His Royal Highness Qi originally planned to ask you to lead some soldiers and horses to secretly return to the capital to force the palace with her. The defense of the capital is only 10 people, but only 5 people around who can be seconded by the emperor dowager have never been on the battlefield. Liang Shuang can't come back for a while in the north. Going back with 10 people and the Yao family's private army should have the upper hand in terms of strength. And I stay in the south to sit in town, which is also a way of retreat. In case the matter in Beijing fails, as long as His Highness King Qi is alive and withdraws here, we Let's work together to take down the Luan Kingdom, support the soldiers and live a happy life. But now your body is obviously not suitable for fatigue, so it is not wrong for you to stay here and sit in the town, and you will stay by your side in the end. You don't have to worry about military affairs anymore, so you can rest for a while In time, wait for His Royal Highness King Qi to send good news from Beijing before continuing the conquest."

Yuhui thought that King Qi's plan was right.Even if she compromised and supported King Qi to force the palace on the surface, King Qi would not feel at ease leaving her alone to guard the southern position. After all, this is King Qi's retreat.So the King of Qi invited her to conspire with him on major events, hoping that she could follow him back to Beijing.Seeing that she is sick now, let Li Ke take over the military power and put her under house arrest in a disguised form. Maybe Li Ke also has the documents of King Qi on him. If she doesn't hand over the power, King Qi, as the commander of the Southern Expedition, will use military law to suppress her. , she refused to accept it.

"My situation is really not suitable for marching on horseback. I wanted to go back to Beijing with His Royal Highness Qi, but I was powerless." Yu Hui deliberately showed weakness, "Since General Li has made his words clear, I will follow His Royal Highness Qi's orders."

Li Ke was immediately relieved when he heard the words, and took out the secret letter from the King of Qi in his arms and said in a loud voice: "General Yu is indeed a sensible person. Then the general will be disrespectful, please read the secret letter from His Royal Highness King Qi."

Yuhui took the secret letter and read it carefully. As expected, it was King Qi who asked Li Ke to stay in Yuhui's army and take over the military power on his behalf.Yuhui asked A Li to fetch her Indian letter flag from the army, and handed it to Li Ke with her own hands, showing no dissatisfaction in her expression, and then ordered her to arrange tents, and Li Ke was given proper hospitality in the army.

After confirming that Li Ke had left, Yu Hui whispered to A Li: "A Li, how was my performance just now? Li Ke probably believed it was true, right?"

Ali smiled and said, "If we hadn't discussed it in advance, I would have thought you wanted to hand over power to buy peace when I first saw your rhetoric."

—————Author’s Words—————

According to the outline, there are still five or six chapters to follow, and the main text is about to come to an end, but the number of words in each chapter is getting more and more written.

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