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Chapter 447 The Demise of the Qi Kingdom

The siege of the northern kingdom did not take long. The soldiers of the Qi kingdom had little will to fight to begin with, and after seeing such terrifying weapons, they had even less intention to resist.

The key point is that their king was also killed in the explosion. If even their king is dead, what are they still fighting for?

In less than two hours, white flags were flying atop the dilapidated city walls of Qi State.

The northern soldiers rushed into the city and delivered the final blow to the Qi soldiers who were still putting up a stubborn resistance.

At the same time, Han Fu had already ordered his men to surround the entire Prince Qi's residence.

Upon seeing so many armed soldiers suddenly appear outside the Qi Prince's residence, the Qi Princess panicked and shouted, "Who are you people? Are you planning a rebellion?"

The leading military officer, Han Yu, said with a smile, "I apologize, Princess Consort Qi, but we are doing this for the safety of the Qi Prince's residence. There is a battle going on outside the city. What if thieves break into the Qi Prince's residence and cause harm to you?"

Princess Qi wasn't stupid; how could she not see what Han Yu was trying to do?

Princess Qi panicked immediately. Now that Prince Qi had gone to the city wall to oversee the battle, the Prince Qi's mansion had no military strength left. She was just a woman and there was nothing she could do.

at the same time.

While the heads of the powerful families were still discussing how to surrender, a soldier rushed into the Han family's reception room, shouting, "Master, something terrible has happened!"

Everyone was taken aback.

Their first thought wasn't that the city had fallen, but rather that something might have happened to Prince Qi.

As the soldiers rushed into the reception room, Han Fu hurriedly asked, "Has something happened to Prince Qi?"

The soldier stammered, "No...no...it's...it's the northern soldiers who have stormed in, the city has fallen..."

What?!

The heads of the noble families in the reception room stood up one after another, their faces showing astonishment and panic. Although they knew that the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom were very strong, the series of battles that had just occurred to them had made them realize the truth.

However, they still thought it would take the Northern army at least several days to break through the capital, since the capital's walls were stronger and taller.

As a result, less than two hours have passed since the Northern Army launched its attack, and they have already broken through.

For a moment, the heads of the powerful families were all in a panic.

At this moment, Han Fu immediately asked, "Where is Prince Qi? Where is Prince Qi now?"

The soldier was stunned.

Han Fu, now impatient, roared, "Didn't you hear me? I'm asking you where Prince Qi is! Why hasn't he returned?!"

The soldier replied in a panic, "I...I don't know either, but on my way back, I seemed to hear a soldier say that Prince Qi has...has already..."

Everyone was struck dumb, as they had already guessed the current situation of Prince Qi.

Han Fu then pressed on fiercely, "Already what! Explain yourself!"

The soldier quickly replied, "He's already dead!"

Upon hearing the soldier's affirmative answer, Han Fu felt his vision blur and his body slump, so he plopped down into a chair.

However, he quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly said to the heads of the families in the reception hall, "Everyone! Go to Prince Qi's residence immediately!"

"Although Prince Qi is dead, his family is still alive. If we capture them, we can still surrender to the Northern King!"

Upon hearing Han Fu's words, everyone seemed to wake from a dream and immediately rushed towards the Prince Qi's residence.

Before long, the powerful families in the city gathered at Prince Qi's residence. Soon, Princess Qi and all of Prince Qi's other relatives were tied up.

Princess Qi shouted, "What are you doing! I am Princess Qi, how dare you treat me like this!"

Han Fu sneered and said, "Princess Consort? Now that even the Qi Kingdom has been destroyed, what kind of princess consort are you?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Qi's heart skipped a beat.

She looked at Han Fu with a terrified expression and said, "What...what do you mean by this?"

Han Fu said calmly, "You may not know this yet, but the royal city has already fallen, Prince Qi has died in battle, and the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom have already entered the city."

Princess Qi was stunned, muttering to herself, "No...impossible...how could His Majesty..."

Before Princess Qi could finish speaking, everything went black, and she fainted.

Han Fu frowned, then immediately ordered his soldiers, "Take them with you!"

Immediately afterwards, the aristocratic family, along with a group of officials from the Qi Kingdom, arrived at the city gate and surrendered to the Northern Kingdom's army.

When Xuan Yuan Chen entered the capital of Qi Kingdom, the aristocratic families and Qi Kingdom officials were already kneeling on the ground, their heads pressed to the ground, forming a large group of kneeling figures.

Xuan Yuanchen glanced at the noble families and officials of Qi Kingdom, then his gaze fell on the relatives of the King of Qi.

At this moment, Han Fu quickly looked up and pointed at the people from Prince Qi's residence, saying, "General, those people are relatives of Prince Qi. Prince Qi is already dead, and we were afraid they would escape, so we arrested them. Please deal with them as you see fit!"

Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Xuan Yuan Chen's eyes. Xuan Yuan Chen did not feel any goodwill towards the aristocratic families just because they surrendered voluntarily.

On the contrary, Xuan Yuan Chen was very displeased by the fact that the aristocratic families were pushing out their own fiefdom kings to be the culprits.

He naturally understood why the aristocratic families did this—it was to shirk responsibility and protect themselves.

Although he looked down on these aristocratic families, Xuan Yuan Chen didn't say much. He calmly said, "My king is merciful. Anyone who did not participate in stopping the Northern Army from advancing south will not be held responsible. You can all go back for now."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

They're all old foxes; how could they not understand what Xuan Yuan Chen meant by those words?

Xuan Yuanchen was saying that they did not participate in stopping the Northern Army from going south. These aristocratic families supported Prince Qi, so they must have been the ones who stopped the Northern Army from going south. Wouldn't the Northern King then settle scores with them?

Although the clan heads were extremely flustered, none of them said anything. Han Fu then stood up and said, "Thank you, King of the North! Thank you, General!"

"The Northern King is merciful; we will surely support him to the death!"

After saying this, Han Fu pretended to be nonchalant and left with his family.

Seeing that the Han family had all left, the other aristocratic families also departed one after another, leaving only the officials of Qi State and the people of the Qi Prince's Mansion.

At this moment, Princess Qi slowly woke up. When she saw the Northern Army in front of her, she was immediately filled with panic.

By this point, she had already accepted the fact that Prince Qi had died in battle.

But the next question is, what should the people of the Qi Prince's Mansion do? How can they save their lives?

At this moment, Xuan Yuan Chen glanced at the people of Prince Qi's residence and said to the soldiers behind him, "Find Prince Qi's body!"

"Yes, General!"

He needed to see the man alive or dead. Before seeing the body, Xuan Yuan Chen wouldn't assume that Prince Qi was definitely dead based solely on a few words from Prince Qi's soldiers.

At this moment, the adjutant beside Xuan Yuan Chen asked, "General, what should we do with them?"

The deputy general's gaze fell on the people from Prince Qi's residence.

Xuan Yuanchen said calmly, "Take them back to the Qi Prince's residence first, and we'll talk about it when the Prince arrives in the capital."

Prince Qi was, after all, Lu Chen's uncle. Although Prince Qi had died in battle, only Lu Chen could decide how to deal with Prince Qi's family.

After Xuan Yuanchen finished speaking, the soldiers took everyone from the Qi Prince's Mansion back to the Qi Prince's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)