The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chen Pingping had his limbs chopped off, his eyes blinded, his nose and ears cut off by the angry Emperor Qing, but his mouth, tongue and hearing were retained.

Emperor Qing still wanted Chen Pingping to hand over the antidote, so he naturally would not kill him. In order to save his life, he even asked the imperial physician to prepare a large jar, filled it with nourishing herbs, put Chen Pingping in it, and kept him alive.

In order to vent his anger, Emperor Qing not only announced Chen Pingping's identity as a eunuch, but also sent a team of soldiers to find a cart and carry a large jar on it to parade through the streets for public display.

When the people of Kyoto saw Chen Pingping's miserable appearance, many of them showed sympathy, but no one spoke to plead for him. Some people even clapped their hands in joy and threw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at Chen Pingping.

When Chen Pingping was in charge of the Inspection Institute, he offended many officials. Now that he has become such a miserable state, there are naturally people who will take advantage of his misfortune.

In the crowd, Si Lili was wearing men's clothes, hiding her identity, hiding behind people, and always observing the surrounding environment.

When Chen Pingping was pushed over, Si Lili suddenly raised her hand and threw a flare into the sky.

More than a dozen men in gray rushed out of the crowd and headed straight for Chen Pingping's cart. One of them was Wang Qinian in disguise.

"Dean, we are here to save you." Wang Qinian took the lead, pulled out two daggers, and killed the two soldiers.

Si Lili followed closely behind Wang Qinian, hacking and killing his way to Chen Pingping, then picked up the large vat and left.

The sudden rescue operation caused chaos around for a while. When Jingzhao Yin led people to quell the riot and everything was stabilized, Si Lili had already taken Chen Pingping out of Kyoto City.

"Did Fan Xian ask you to save me?" Chen Pingping couldn't see now, but he knew he was rescued through hearing. However, he had never seen Si Lili, let alone heard her voice.

"I am Si Lili, one of the Thirteen Wings of the Dark Butterfly. My master asked me to come and save you." Si Lili arranged a carriage outside the city. After putting Chen Pingping in it, Wang Qinian also rushed over.

"Most of your people are dead." Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chen Pingping was fine, and said to Si Lili:
"Emperor Qing's men will soon catch up with us. What should we do next?"

Si Lili said calmly: "Don't worry! The Lord has arranged for the rest of the Thirteen Wings to come to our rescue. Unless Emperor Qing takes action personally, even a ninth-rank master will not be able to catch us."

Chen Pingping said in the carriage: "I didn't expect Wang Gang to arrange someone to rescue me."

Si Lili said: "The master said you are still useful and cannot die now."

Chen Pingping said: "He was attracted by the spy network I run."

Si Lili smiled and said, "President Chen is indeed smart. The Lord knows that you have a secret spy network outside the Inspection Institute."

Chen Pingping said without hesitation: "I can hand over the dark web to Wang Gang, but I have a request."

Si Lili said: "You want to live to see Emperor Qing's defeat."

Chen Pingping laughed and said, "I never expected that the person who knows me best in this world would be him!"

Wang Qinian looked at Chen Pingping, who was no longer human, and couldn't help shedding tears.

"Dean, why are you doing this?"

Chen Pingping said firmly: "Wang Qinian, go to Fan Xian. He should be with the army attacking Qing right now. He needs you."

Wang Qinian glanced at Si Lili with concern and said, "Dean, come with me to find Fan Xian!"

"No, it's inconvenient for you to take a disabled person like me with you. I want to go back to Kyoto." Chen Pingping shouted.

Si Lili frowned and said, "The most dangerous place is the safest. Emperor Qing would never have thought that we would return after escaping." Chen Pingping said, "I know a secret passage to sneak into Kyoto. When Wang Gang and Fan Xian arrive in Kyoto in the future, you can cooperate with them from inside and outside."

Si Lili smiled and said, "President Chen, you really have a backup plan."

After the three of them agreed, Si Lili took Chen Pingping back to Kyoto, and Wang Qinian took the dark web token to the coalition camp to find Wang Gang and Fan Xian.

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The Yuan Mongols sent out an army of 200,000. The White Deer, Wind Eagle and Red Dog of the Thirteen Wings each led an army to protect Wang Gang's Canglang army. They marched out from Xihu in a mighty force and attacked the western border of Nanqing.

Shangshan Hu of Northern Qi led an army of 200,000 southwards and broke into the southern border of Nanqing. He was unstoppable all the way and soon formed an alliance with the Yuan Mongolian army in Xihe.

During the attack on Qing, Zhan Doudou of Northern Qi originally wanted to lead the army in person, but was stopped by the Queen Mother. Finally, the ministers recommended Uesugi Tora to lead the army, and Zhan Doudou was helpless.

Uesugi Tora was in high spirits after gaining military power. He had already agreed with Sean that this time they would go south to attack Qing and simply draw a clear line with Northern Qi when they had their own troops.

Zhan Doudou was naturally on guard against Uesugi Tora, and not only did he send the national teacher Ku He to supervise the army, but he also withheld food and fodder from the 200,000-strong army, only giving them enough food for ten days at a time. Even if Uesugi Tora had ulterior motives, he would not be able to control the army without food and fodder supplies.

Every time Uesugi Tora asked the court for food, the reply he received was that the food was on the way, but it did not arrive in time, causing the Northern Qi army's progress to slow down again and again.

On the other side, the Yuan Mongolian army also had a difficult time after entering the western border of Nanqing. The resistance in the cities of Nanqing was particularly fierce. The Yuan Mongolian army consisted mostly of cavalry and were not good at attacking cities, so it took them two months to form an alliance with the Northern Qi army.

On the day of the alliance, Wang Gang summoned Shangshan Hu to the big tent to discuss matters, but was rejected. The two sides had no basic trust and no one trusted the other.

Finally, Sean suggested that everyone bring a hundred personal guards each and meet at Blind Mountain two miles away to discuss the plan to destroy Qing.

Wang Gang was naturally not afraid of Shangshan Hu's tricks, so he went to the meeting alone without anyone, and finally met Shangshan Hu and Sean, but did not see Ku He.

"Where is Ku He?" Wang Gang, wearing golden armor, with a scimitar on his waist, sitting on a horse, said to Uesugi Tiger in a domineering manner.

Xiao En smiled and said, "Khan Canglang, we are all gathered here today to discuss the next coalition war. Master Ku He is not interested and will stay in the barracks."

Wang Gang was surprised and said, "Ku He was able to hold back and not attack you when he saw you."

Sean explained: "The most important thing now is to destroy Qing. Personal grudges are naturally put aside. Ku He and I have reached a consensus that after destroying Southern Qing, Northern Qi will give up a city so that I can rebuild the Great Wei."

Wang Gang snorted coldly: "Although we are an allied army, we cannot survive without a head. We still need to elect a leader for the allied army. Otherwise, how can we fight if we cannot coordinate the generals and the troops?"

Sean immediately said: "Of course the position of commander-in-chief must belong to Khan, but our army is short of food and grass. Today I would like to borrow some food and grass from Khan."

"Borrow grain?" Wang Gang asked, "Northern Qi has enjoyed good weather and good harvests in recent years, so there shouldn't be a shortage of grain."

"Hmph, the little emperor doesn't trust me and holds the food supply too tight, only releasing ten days' worth of rations each time. But for those marching and fighting, the food supply in the rear is not stable. Once there's a problem with the supply line, two hundred thousand troops mean two hundred thousand mouths to feed. Without food, there will definitely be a mutiny." Uesugi Tora said unconvinced.

"We don't have much food and fodder with us this time." Wang Gang pondered for a moment and said, "I can only borrow food for three days."

Sean was overjoyed and said, "Thank you very much, Khan, for your generosity."

Uesugi Tora also smiled.

Wang Gang turned and left, with a slight smile on his face. (End of this chapter)