ebookland Chapter 183 Loose Sand
Chapter 183 Loose Sand
What's more, these soldiers were originally from Da Qi and had no loyalty to Daliang at all.
When they are hungry and faced with life-and-death choices, they have no other choice but to rebel.
"So, our troops followed the rebels from the Southern Camp into Shaoyang County."
If Lu Xingchen poured water on the wall of Yongzhou City and turned it into ice, this was the first thing he admired about Lu Xingchen. Then this time he was completely convinced by Lu Xingchen's strategy.
"Don't look at me with such admiration. This is not something I came up with. It was Lu Feng who came up with it." Lu Xingchen said indifferently.
"What have you been thinking these past two days? Do you want to submit to me?"
Zhao Yu knelt on one knee, "I am willing to pledge my loyalty to His Royal Highness the King of Qin..."
"However, if you pledge allegiance to me, you will not be able to bring tens of thousands of soldiers with you. At most, I can give you 2,000, and that is only after your abilities are appreciated."
"So at the beginning you can only start as a company captain, with 180 men."
Zhao Yu showed an expression of disbelief.
"I follow this rule with everyone..."
"No matter how powerful a general you were before, or how many soldiers you led, in my position, you will start as a company commander, and then be promoted if you do a good job."
Zhao Yu nodded in agreement.
"But my family is still in Chang'an City, and I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to keep this secret for me, so that they will not suffer any misfortune."
Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Fighting is a soldier's job, it won't harm their families."
Zhao Yu thanked Lu Xingchen.
At this time, the only thing left in Daliang State was the capital city.
When the emperor learned that the South Camp had also been breached by Lu Xingchen and all the soldiers had surrendered, a mouthful of blood gushed out of his chest and sprayed directly onto the dragon table.
Eunuch Su was horrified and helped the emperor up from the dragon table.
There was chaos in the palace.
The emperor fell into a coma after vomiting blood.
Empress Shufei went through the motions, came to see the emperor, and then hurried back to her own palace.
When Li Chaoyang heard that the emperor had fainted, he also rushed into the palace, but he came to see Concubine Shu first.
"The emperor vomited a lot of blood and passed out. It's unlikely that he will survive this time. What should we do?"
Before, they wanted their son to ascend the throne.
But now there is only the capital city left in the entire Daliang. What’s the point of being the emperor?
"Cousin, I don't want to wait any longer. I want to leave here and go to Nan Tang."
"We have so much wealth, we can live a good life in Nantang."
"And Brother Ji cannot be the emperor."
Li Chaoyang naturally understood the current situation.
The troops in the South Camp were gone, and the entire Daliang was left with only 20,000 troops in the capital.
How could the 20,000 soldiers in the capital city stop Lu Xingchen's attack?
"I have sent people to investigate. Lu Xingchen has not stationed troops outside the capital. We still have time." Li Chaoyang said.
"I will transfer the property from the capital to Southern Tang."
"Cousin, hurry up and don't delay. If the capital is surrounded by that woman Lu Xingchen, we won't be able to transport our goods out."
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Li Chaoyang agreed and hurried out of the palace.
He left the palace and returned to his mansion. Just as he was about to arrange everything, the butler hurried over.
"Master, A-Bao is back."
When Li Chaoyang heard the word "Abao", an expression of joy immediately appeared on his face.
"Quick, call the people in."
A Bao was the person he sent to Southern Tang to deliver the message to him.
The abbot of White Horse Temple in the capital of Southern Tang was his junior fellow apprentice.
He wanted to put the property in the White Horse Temple first, and then after he and Concubine Shu arrived in Southern Tang, he would take the property out of the White Horse Temple and relocate it.
"Greetings to the Imperial Master." A Bao came in and knelt down to salute.
A Bao looked dusty, his clothes were tattered, and his lips were chapped. It was obvious that he had just returned to the capital.
"No need to salute, stand up and tell me what the situation is like in the south."
A Bao pursed his cracked lips and said, "I went to the capital of Southern Tang and met the abbot of the White Horse Temple."
"After reading your letter, the host gladly agreed to your request and wrote me a reply."
As A Bao spoke, he took out the letter from his arms and handed it to the Imperial Master.
Li Chaoyang took the letter and read it quickly.
Although he and his junior fellow apprentice had been separated for many years, his junior fellow apprentice's words were deeply engraved in his memory.
Li Chaoyang was delighted when he saw that the letter that Abao brought back was indeed written by his junior fellow apprentice.
"Well, you did a good job on this job, go down and claim your reward."
A Bao nodded in agreement and walked out.
After leaving the room, Abao felt a chill on his back.
I don't know when I started sweating.
This man is the national teacher and is said to have great powers, but he didn't realize that he was lying.
But the reward he could receive was very small.
But he no longer cared, because His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin said that he could pick the most beautiful girl in Yongzhou City and bring her home as his wife.
A Bao did not pack his things when he returned to his residence. There was nothing to pack in the house. He waited for others not to notice and sneaked out of the Imperial Master's Mansion, then fled the capital to Yongzhou City to find Lu Xingchen.
Li Chaoyang really didn't have time to pay attention to him. Over the years, he had saved a lot of property, including his own and that of Concubine Shu.
All these properties had to be shipped out of the capital and sent to Southern Tang one after another.
Without delay.
Li Chaoyang has also raised a group of his own people over the years. He couldn't trust anyone else to send these gold and silver treasures out of the capital, so he could only hand them over to people he trusted to transport them to Southern Tang one by one.
Of course, the last batch of property was transported away by him and Concubine Shu.
In the past few years, they have almost emptied the national treasury of Daliang and put all the money in their own private vaults.
Because there were too many things, it was impossible to move them away all at once, so they had to move them out in several batches in advance. The last batch was him and Sophie leaving with their belongings.
Lu Xingchen also heard about the situation in the capital.
After she captured the South Camp, the emperor spat out a mouthful of blood and fell into a coma.
All the affairs of the court fell into the hands of Prime Minister Feng Yuan.
Of course, the court actually had no business to deal with. The only lonely city left in the entire Daliang Kingdom was the capital.
The people in the capital were in panic, and many officials and nobles had already left the capital with their family assets, preparing to flee.
The commander of the Imperial Guard, Chen Hao, tried to stop them at first, but later discovered that the middle-level generals in the Imperial Guard were also beginning to prepare to leave the capital.
"Sir Feng, you are now in charge of regulating the country. These wealthy families are moving their families and leaving the capital. What should we do?" Chen Hao asked.
"If they want to leave, let them go." Feng Yuan showed an expression of despair.
The so-called regent is nothing more than managing a capital city, which is enough for him to handle with his ability.
But what is there to manage in this capital city?
When people's hearts are divided, they are just a pile of loose sand.
"Mr. Prime Minister, what are your plans for the future?" Chen Hao asked.
"General Chen, if Lu Xingchen attacks the capital now, do you think your 20,000 guards can stop her attack?" Feng Yuan did not answer his question but asked back.