Biography of Qingwu

Chapter 17 Binzhou
In the evening of the second day, Chen Qingwu led the army and stood under the city gate of Binzhou. The way they came was a winding official road. The troops brought by Chen Qingwu had been climbing the hill almost all the time. When they arrived in Binzhou, most of their physical strength had been exhausted. Qingwu didn't enter the city either, so he stayed outside the city to rest and wait for King Anjing and Yaxin.

After receiving the report, Yongyihou Liangyu, the city guard of Binzhou, hurried to the city wall, glanced at the dark army outside the city and ordered: "Hurry up, order all the soldiers in the city to be on alert." He kept thinking, could it be the enemy army? It shouldn't be his Binzhou who wants to attack, and he has not received any warning from other cities. Liang Yu was puzzled, and stood on the city wall and shouted: "Who is here?! The leader is here!" What's the use of this!"

Seeing that there was someone in charge, Chen Qingwu jumped on the horse and replied loudly at the gate of the city wall: "Don't panic, Hou Yi, I am the daughter of Chen Ge, the lord of Cuicheng. I have received the edict of King Anjing and come here I have something important to discuss with Lord Hou!"

Liang Yu was even more puzzled. Although he commanded only [-] troops in Binzhou, he was a first-rank military marquis and had the power to co-lead the troops of the surrounding cities. Chen Ge, the lord of Cui City, had no great achievements in his life, but only five If the king of Anjing has an imperial edict, he should inform him of the general guarding the city.Liang Yu's heart was relieved, since it wasn't an enemy country's invasion, there was nothing to be afraid of, not to mention that King Anjing was someone in the ranks, but he was just a county king who had been exiled, so he said disdainfully: "What's the matter?" Is something important?"

Chen Qingwu was keenly aware of the change in Liang Yu's tone, and became more vigilant in his heart: "Be at peace, Lord Hou, King Anjing will be here later, let him explain to you in detail."

Liang Yu flicked his sleeves, looked down at Chen Qingwu below, and said, "Alright, then the Marquis will return to his residence. When King Anjing comes, please send someone to report."

After finishing speaking, Liang Yu turned around and went down the city wall.

Chen Qingwu's striker Gao Zhan rode his horse to Chen Qingwu's side, and said with some hesitation: "Young Yihou is very arrogant, and he wants to go back to the mansion to wait for King Anjing."

Chen Qingwu nodded and said, "You can see that this Liang Yu is not easy to get along with, and I'm afraid he won't be easily driven by King Anjing."

"We have [-] troops here, and the people from Hangu Pass will arrive in three days. By then, we will have twice as many people as him. Are you afraid that he will be disobedient?"

Chen Qingwu shook his head, "If a person is not sincerely obedient, colluding with interests, or coercing with force is not the right path, and will change sooner or later, we should pay more attention to this Lord Marquis."

When night fell, King Anjing came late, Chen Qingwu went up to meet him and asked, "Why did the prince come so late?"

King Anjing nodded, and said: "There are soldiers and horses gathered in Xianzhou, and Xu Wenjie also has experts around him. I am afraid that he has received a letter from the imperial city."

This was within Chen Qingwu's expectation, "I told the lord that I will give up Xianzhou, and the lord will spy on him regardless of the danger."

King Anjing looked at her and thought she was too smart, so he said: "Xianzhou has [-] troops. After passing through Xianzhou, it is all plains. There is no army to put on the table. How can we give up so easily."

Chen Qingwu replied: "It is precisely because of this that we have to give up. Zhao Huaining will definitely use the fastest speed to control such a big piece of sweet pastry. The army in Xianzhou can't see the soldiers. We only have one edict. Based on this alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince Xu Wenjie."

King Anjing was still very reconciled, "Xu Wenjie has a great reputation and is loyal to the emperor and the country. This king is really unwilling to surrender to others like this."

Chen Qingwu pressed his shoulder, trying to make him sober up, and said: "Now Zhao Huaining is the king, under the order of the soldiers, Xu Wenjie will naturally obey everything, the prince is safe and don't be impatient, and the edict of peace and rebellion will be issued all over Zhao Guo in the future." , Xu Wenjie may also have doubts, and it will not be too late to discuss countermeasures at that time, the current problem is this Binzhou, this brave man is full of pride."

King Anjing pondered for a moment, and ordered someone to report. Unexpectedly, after a quarter of an hour, the visitor actually replied that he wanted King Anjing to go to Yongyihou's mansion by himself.

King An Jing suspected that he had heard it wrong, and asked, "What did you just say?"

Those who spoke tremblingly knelt on the ground and repeated it again: "Our Marquis said that he is waiting for you at the Marquis Mansion, please go there by yourself."

No matter how coldly King Anjing has been treated in the cold these years, how he was exiled from the border, regardless of his status as a prince, he is still a prince with an army of [-] in his hands. I want King Anjing to take the initiative to visit him!
Yaxin said: "This is against the rules, and regardless of the status of Prince Anjing, he is also a prince higher than Lord Hou. According to the rules, Hou Zhili came to pay a visit. How dare you, Lord Hou, be so negligent?"

Before Yaxin could finish her words, she was interrupted by King Anjing, "I respect the meritorious ministers of the country, and those who join the army don't care about these empty etiquettes. Let's lead the way."

The trembling little attendant hurriedly got up and led the way, Wang Anjing, Yaxin, Chen Qingwu, Gao Zhan, and a group of four followed behind.

Yongyi Hou's Mansion was not far from the city gate, and after about a quarter of an hour, several people arrived in front of the Hou's Mansion.

The four words "Yongwei Family and Country" were mentioned on the plaque of the mansion, Chen Qingwu read it, and the boy who led the way said: "This is what the late emperor wrote in his own handwriting in remembrance of our Hou Ye's contribution to defeating the Ancient Moon Kingdom."

Chen Qingwu nodded. It turns out that the Gu Yue Kingdom has been the number one enemy of the Zhao Kingdom for a hundred years. Over the past century, the Zhao Kingdom has often been defeated in the face of the Gu Yue Kingdom's attacks. With military exploits like Guo's, it's no wonder Liang Yu has such arrogance.

Not long after, Liang Yu came out of the Hou's mansion with a smile on his face, "The king of Anjing is here, and the officials are busy hosting a banquet in the mansion, so they didn't go out of the city to greet them, my lord is no wonder!"

King Anjing got off his horse and said, "How can you blame Lord Hou? This king didn't inform Lord Hou before he came. It's my fault."

The exchange of greetings between the two made Chen Qingwu frowned, just now he still looked down on King An Jing, and turned his face so courteous, it was really disgusting.

"The banquet has been set, my lord, hurry up and enter the mansion!" Liang Yu respectfully invited King Anjing to enter the mansion.King Anjing smiled at him and stepped into the mansion gate.

After drinking for three rounds, King Anjing said, "Master Hou, I'm here to discuss something important, please take a moment to talk."

Liang Yu waved his hand, "Hey, the singing and dancing are beautiful, and the food is delicious, why don't you enjoy yourself, we'll talk about anything later."

King Anjing raised his voice a little more, and said, "Hou Yongyi, please retreat to the left and right. This king has something important to do. If it's too late, it won't work!"

Liang Yu saw that he was serious, so he couldn't procrastinate any longer, and waved his hands to order everyone to retreat. Only now did King Anjing take out the edict and hand it over to Liang Yu. Therefore, it refers to the writing written by the pen, and it can be seen that the handwriting is indeed that of the first emperor. The seal of the country below is clear, and it is indeed an imperial edict of the first emperor: "This is strange. A few days ago, the Marquis witnessed it in person in the court. Witnessing that King An Ning ascended the throne with an edict for the throne of Zen, and the empress dowager read it out in person, I have also checked the handwriting, and there is no doubt that this edict is not fake. "

At this time, Yaxin lifted the hat, revealed her true face, and said: "Master Hou, this servant is Yaxin next to Concubine Yuan. On the day when King An Ning forced the palace, Concubine Yuan was with her. The imperial edict was a forgery. King An Ning forced the palace to kill his father. At a critical juncture, the first emperor wrote a blood edict, ordering his servants to deliver this edict to King Anjing no matter what. There is really no need for Hou Ye to be suspicious. It should be for King Andu."

Concubine Yuan was the late emperor's favored concubine, and the late emperor would always bring Concubine Yuan to attend every occasion. Therefore, Yaxin was familiar with all the princes and generals. Now that Yaxin came out to testify, Liang Yu immediately believed it.

Seeing that Liang Yu was still hesitating, King Anjing decided to push him again, and said, "General Wang of Hangu Pass has decided to help with all his strength. Now there are 7 troops in hand, and the king's guarding army is still there. Stationed in Yingdu, I believe that within three months, we will be able to bring down the rebellious king Zhao Huaining."

This sentence was actually pointing at Liang Yu, as expected, Liang Yu just hesitated a little, "Since this is the case, I will follow the order of the former emperor, and only the prince will follow!"

(End of this chapter)