Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1173 Cleaning up Luoyang
Liang Shide subconsciously held his breath.

Guan Ao and Guan Chiying were overjoyed. They walked over quickly, but because they didn't pay attention to their steps, they almost fell off the altar.

But at this time, it doesn’t matter even if you fall!
Because the person who got off the horse and walked up to the altar step by step along the straight road was none other than the Princess Qin, Shang Ruyi, whom they had been thinking about and waiting for for who knows how long!

She was only seen in casual clothes, with her face bare, and although she did not look very pretty, she was extremely majestic.

In fact, at this moment, she didn't need any clothes to decorate herself, and she didn't even have a close guard by her side. But just stepping onto the altar so lightly had already made Liang Shide lose his mind and soul, and he even stopped breathing.

"king--"

Guan Chiying opened his mouth to say something, but his throat was choked and he couldn't utter a single word.

Shang Ruyi looked at him and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

As soon as she saw this situation, she knew they were "too late". According to the agreement between her and Guan Chiying, at least before Liang Shide stepped onto the altar, their troops should have arrived in Luoyang, captured Liang Shide and stopped him from destroying Luoyang City; unfortunately, their pace was delayed by Yuwen Cheng, and they arrived only now. If Yuwen Ye had not made a hidden move, the current situation would be unpredictable.

Even if there are hidden chess pieces, this period of time is a life-or-death situation for them.

She felt a little guilty at the moment, especially when she saw that both of them were injured and looked particularly embarrassed, but at the critical moment, she just nodded to Guan Ao, and after getting Guan Ao's response, she immediately looked at Pei Xingyuan and Liang Youying.

Ever since he saw her, Pei Xingyuan's expression has been excited and happy. Liang Youying, who was standing side by side with him, had a solemn expression and a complicated look in her eyes. At this moment, the two women looked at each other and were speechless.

Shang Ruyi just nodded slightly to her, and finally, her eyes fell on Liang Shide who was held hostage by her.

Finally met this person.

Speaking of which, he has been famous for a long time, and he was able to achieve hegemony in such a chaotic world. He was also opposed to Yuwen Yuan's Great Sheng Dynasty from the east to the west. This "King of Xia" who was about to establish himself was naturally not simple. When they met at this moment, Shang Ruyi felt that he was a little different from what he had imagined - although he was exactly the age of more than 40 years old as rumored, with a broad face and a heavy chin, flowing beard, and the tall posture and sturdy figure of a military man, but compared with the brave Liang Shide in his imagination, he was a little too fat in front of him; and his facial features were crisp, especially the thick eyebrows and big eyes were the most eye-catching. It can be seen that he was a pair of tiger eyes that were once sharp, but now they were red, and even a little distracted when facing himself.

After thinking for a while, Shang Ruyi began to understand that these discrepancies between what he imagined were the result of a person being eroded by wealth and power.

She bowed to him and said, "Mr. Liang."

Seeing her appear with a large group of people, Liang Shide's face was once again shrouded in gloom. When he heard Shang Ruyi say that to Guan Chiying, his soul seemed to have been crushed by the heavy horse hooves, leaving only a cold shell standing there. Until he heard Shang Ruyi calling him, his body barely responded and shook slightly.

"You are——"

"I am Shang Ruyi."

"Shang Ruyi, Princess Qin?"

"Yes."

"..."

Liang Shide looked at Shang Ruyi with red eyes for a while, then suddenly his eyes darkened and he sneered, "Xiao Yuansui has mentioned you more than once."

Shang Ruyi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Of course she knew that a man who could dominate a place in troubled times could not be a dull and stupid person. Since Liang Shide said that Xiao Yuansui had mentioned her, he must have known the other party's mind long ago. He said this at this time just to use this matter to attack her, or to defile her.

Sure enough, the eyes of several men around became hesitant.

But Shang Ruyi smiled calmly and said, "He is now a guest in Hulao Pass. If Lord Liang is willing to surrender, you will have plenty of opportunities to meet again in the future."

Upon hearing this, Liang Shide's heart sank.

He opened his mouth and paused for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice: "You, what did you say?"

Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "I have brought people here. Could it be that Lord Liang still can't think of the battle situation outside?"

As she spoke, she raised her voice and said, "A month ago, my people lifted the siege of Xiazhou and forced back the Turkic army led by Ashina Zhuye at the border of Suizhou. And just two days ago, Xiao Yuansui's army of 100,000 was also defeated by the King of Qin at Hulao Pass. Now they have all surrendered. By the way, those who surrendered also include the tens of thousands of troops he brought from Hebei. Shi Yuxin and Shi Yutao have also surrendered."

She didn't say any unnecessary words. Just a few numbers and names were enough to make Liang Shide understand what happened at Hulao Pass and the reality at the moment - the Princess of Qin was not a boudoir woman with a head full of rouge and powder. Her mission to lead the heroes to enforce discipline was not bluffing, but to force back the Turkic army and come to clean up Luoyang with the momentum of the victory at Hulao Pass.

Liang Shide's face suddenly turned pale, as if all the blood in his body had been drained in the instant this reality appeared. Shang Ruyi turned around and glanced at the panicked and uneasy officials and soldiers under the altar. They had obviously heard her words, and their panicked faces were full of despair and dejection.

The Turkic army was forced to retreat and Xiao Yuansui surrendered, which meant that Luoyang no longer had any external aid.

At this moment, she had already led her men to the outskirts of Luoyang City. Even if these people wanted to resist, they had no room to resist.

Seeing them all dumbfounded, even if they still had swords in their hands, they had lost the strength to resist, Shang Ruyi walked to the altar and said to everyone below: "Whether you are the officials or the people of Luoyang City, as long as you surrender, His Royal Highness the King of Qin will protect your lives and will not harm you after you enter the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of tinkling sounds were heard.

A group of soldiers immediately dropped their swords. These were the locals of Luoyang. They were deployed by Liang Shide because he had nowhere to go after he entered the city. Now that they saw that he was about to lose power, they naturally turned against him and knelt down to Shang Ruyi and kowtowed: "Princess, Princess, we were forced to serve as soldiers by them. Please forgive us, Princess and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin!"

"Yes, we were all forced."

"Please Princess, please look carefully!"

At this time, what Shang Ruyi needed most, and what Liang Shide feared most, was someone taking the lead. Once someone took the lead, the people around him immediately gave up their hesitation and persistence, and all rushed to throw their weapons at the mighty and fierce heavy armored cavalry. The common people also kowtowed to Shang Ruyi on the altar and knelt down: "Princess, spare my life!"

Among them, the one who shouted the loudest was actually the eunuch Wei Yu who was standing under the altar.

He was seen kneeling on the ground, walking towards the altar on his knees in a hurry, and screaming: "Princess, please understand. We were all coerced by the traitor Liang Shide to give in. We have always been looking forward to the Duke of Sheng——"

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At this point, he realized that he had said something wrong, and immediately bit the tip of his tongue. Blood immediately flowed out of the corner of his mouth, and he continued with his bloody tongue: "I hope that the Emperor of Dasheng will come to rescue Dongdu!"

Seeing his servile and fawning appearance, Guan Ao and Guan Chiying frowned and turned away in disgust.

But at this time, such a person was needed. As soon as they saw him, they all knelt down. Those officials who were still a little hesitant looked at each other, and their knees bent more and more. In the end, they all knelt down and kowtowed to Shang Ruyi: "Princess..."

Seeing this, Shang Ruyi's eyes were filled with joy.

But there was no obvious joy or anger on her face, she just turned back to look at Liang Shide calmly. The situation before her was certainly a good thing for Shang Ruyi, but for him, it was like having one foot in hell, and his whole body was cold.

He raised his hand and pointed at Wei Yu with trembling hands, then looked at the officials and soldiers around him who usually obeyed him.

Finally, the hand fell down helplessly.

Shang Ruyi said, "Mr. Liang, why don't you just go with the flow?"

Liang Shide lowered his head, like a puppet without its strings. This action almost caused Liang Youying to slit his throat with the knife on his neck. She immediately retracted her hand and looked at this "father" whom she had resented for many years with a complicated expression.

Although Pei Xingyuan disliked him, he stepped forward at this time: "Liang Shide, the situation is over, so let's quit while we are ahead."

Liang Shide seemed to be unable to hear the voices of the people around him, nor did he feel the pain from the several knife wounds on his neck. He just hung his head, like a lifeless puppet held here by invisible hands, swaying and whispering, "Do you think that if you capture me, you can capture Luoyang?"

Then he sneered, "After entering the city, I won't harm anyone."

When everyone heard this, they all became nervous.

Pei Xingyuan also walked quickly to Shang Ruyi's side and said nervously: "Just now, at Hui'an Gate——"

Shang Ruyi said: "I know."

Hearing these three confident words, everyone was a little surprised. Even Liang Shide's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly looked up at her and saw Shang Ruyi calmly with a bit of arrogance as if everything was under control. She said lightly: "Can't you even tell the difference between the sound of a blasting door and a banging door?"

"Blast the door? Bang the door?!"

Liang Shide suddenly seemed to understand something when he heard this, and his eyes widened. Shang Ruyi looked up at the sky and murmured, "According to the time, they should have already--"

As she spoke, she turned her head and looked at the Shangdong Gate behind her.

Thousands of eyes on and off the altar were focused on her. At this moment, they all turned their heads and looked towards the East Gate. Suddenly, a rumbling sound of horse hooves was heard from inside, as if thousands of troops were coming on the clouds. The originally quiet city became noisy and chaotic.

What happened there?
Just when everyone was extremely nervous, the next moment, a horseman rushed out from the city gate like a sharp arrow!