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Chapter 38 Li Yunrui’s method, ceasefire, withdrawal!

Day three.

Qin Ye ordered his army to move out again, advancing ten miles and capturing more than ten cities of various sizes.

sixth day.

The army marched forward again, advancing 15 miles and capturing 17 cities of varying sizes...

The Qing army was well-equipped and fought fiercely, making it difficult for the Northern Qi soldiers to resist.

Wherever the army goes, it will be successful!

Faced with this situation, Li Chengping was happy to have some free time. Every day he would lead Yan Xiaoyi and others out to hunt and enjoy the scenery of Northern Qi.

Except that it is not as lively as the capital of Qing Kingdom, life here is quite comfortable.

same.

In the court of Qing Kingdom.

Battle reports were delivered one after another by express horse. Faced with such an overwhelming victory, the officials in the court were shocked.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Looking at the newly delivered battle report, the usually calm Lin Ruofu also showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Ever since Chen Pingping broke into Northern Qi and captured Sean many years ago, no major war has broken out between the two sides.

The peace during the past few years has also made people gradually forget the cruelty of the battlefield.

As the battle reports came out today, Lin Ruofu realized that Emperor Qing had never given up the idea of ​​attacking Northern Qi.

Although there seems to be no movement in these years, in fact, there have been secret plots behind the scenes.

He was originally worried about Li Chengping's safety on this trip, but now it seems that being the military commander this time is a good job.

Inside Guangxin Palace, Li Chengqian was complaining to Li Yunrui about his dissatisfaction.

"Aunt, what do you think the emperor means by this? This credit is like a free gift. Why can his third son go but I can't?"

Li Chengqian drank a few glasses of wine and, stimulated by the events, vented all his grievances of the past few days.

Li Yunrui held the wine jug in Li Chengqian's hand and smiled faintly.

"As a prince, it is a taboo for you to have access to military power. This is naturally impossible for you."

"But you don't have to worry. If we continue with this offensive, Northern Qi won't be able to hold out for long. They will naturally contact me."

"When the time comes, I will find a way to make His Majesty withdraw his troops!"

……

at the same time.

In the court of Northern Qi.

There was the royalist party headed by the Emperor of Northern Qi, and there was the empress dowager party headed by the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi.

Of course, there is also the general who holds absolute power in the army, Uesugi Toranabe and his gang.

Now these three factions are arguing over the war, and the huge court is in chaos.

"Uesugi Tiger, what use are you as a general? The Qing army has been advancing like a hot knife through butter these days. The court spent so much money here, not to support useless people like you!"

Shen Zhong shouted angrily.

As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had long been fed up with Uesugi Tiger's arrogance during his years in the court, and today he finally got the chance.

"Shen Zhong, shut up! My soldiers are bleeding and sacrificing their lives on the front line, not for you to bark here!"

"I have carefully observed the battle reports sent back from the front lines. Every time a battle line is defeated, it comes from the most unexpected place."

"Only a very few people know about this kind of place, but Qing State has done it. This can only mean one thing: there is a spy inside Qi State!"

"Shen Zhong, as the commander of the Jinyiwei, you allowed the spy to do whatever he wanted in the territory of Qing. This is your dereliction of duty and you should be severely punished!"

Uesugi Tora roared with a dark face.

"Bullshit! You are clearly trying to shirk responsibility!" "I am a great general, how can I shirk responsibility? Your Majesty, I beg you to throw Shen Zhong into the cell and torture him severely!"

"..."

A general and a Jinyiwei commander were quarreling in the court, and the ministers around them did not dare to say anything for fear of getting into trouble.

The Queen Mother and the Emperor of Northern Qi were also annoyed after hearing this. They waved their hands impatiently and the court meeting ended unpleasantly.

……

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The State of Qi had already realized that the rapid attack method at the beginning was not effective, so Qin Ye began to advance step by step.

Even so, the army still advanced for hundreds of miles, captured countless cities, and approached the capital of Qi.

Li Chengping spent some time in idleness, and later began to pay attention to the war situation.

He found that the Qing army was making unusually smooth progress, as if someone was secretly helping them, helping the army avoid encirclement and inflict heavy damage on the enemy every time!
"Interesting. It seems that there may be a Qing spy hiding in Northern Qi. Could this person be him?"

A figure flashed through Li Chengping's mind.

Before he could think carefully, a voice came from outside the house.

"Your Highness, King Wen, General Qin requests an audience."

What is he here to do?
Li Chengping frowned.

At the beginning of the war, Qin Ye came to him several times and even said that he would give Li Chengping some rights to mobilize troops, but was rejected.

Since then, Qin Ye seldom came to visit. Why did he suddenly come today?
While he was thinking, Qin Ye had already walked into the house.

Seeing a pile of books on Li Chengping's desk, he laughed out loud: "I've heard for a long time that the prince loves reading. Today I see that it's true!"

"The old general is in command, and I am very confident. In my spare time, I will read a book to kill time."

Li Chengping smiled slightly, ordered someone to bring tea, and asked with a smile: "Old General, it should be time to attack now, why didn't you hear the horn?"

"Haha, this may disappoint Your Highness. His Majesty has sent me an imperial decree, ordering me to stop the attack and return to the court tomorrow. I am here to inform Your Highness."

Qin Ye said helplessly.

The war was in full swing, and no one would be happy if he was recalled by an imperial edict.

"Since it is the order of His Majesty, I will obey it. I will go back with the old general tomorrow."

Li Chengping smiled slightly.

After a brief greeting, Qin Ye left in a hurry.

Since the troops have to be withdrawn tomorrow, he still has a lot of things to do and can't delay.

Not long after Qin Ye left, the door was pushed open again.

Wei Zhuang walked into the room holding a sword, closed the door, walked to the table, took out a small bamboo tube and put it down.

"This was just sent by Zhao Gao via carrier pigeon." Wei Zhuang said.

Li Chengping poured out a note from the bamboo tube and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yan Bingyun was arrested and imprisoned in Northern Qi. It seems that the eldest princess informed on him!"

After seeing the above content, Li Chengping felt a vague murderous intent.

War is no joke.

Yan Bingyun hid in Northern Qi and passed information to Qing Kingdom. He was a meritorious minister. But now Li Yunrui actually betrayed him. How is this different from treason?
"As the eldest princess, you can't even tell the difference in such an important matter!" Li Chengping gritted her teeth.

He understood without thinking why Emperor Qing suddenly issued an edict ordering the army to withdraw. It was most likely because Northern Qi was using Yan Bingyun as a threat.

In addition, Li Yunrui was involved. After all, as the person in charge of the inner treasury, she had a lot of transactions with Northern Qi in private.

If Northern Qi was destroyed, wouldn't it be equivalent to cutting off her source of income?

Of course, part of the reason was that there were too many prisoners and the food and fodder they carried with them was not enough.

There is really no way!
(End of this chapter)