Queen Helan's pretty face darkened, and she said coldly, "Old man surnamed Yun, you're shameless! Your master Ren Qining relied on my cousin and uncle's status and power to become the King of the Northern Region. That's why you old men have such a good life today. But now you're burning the bridge after crossing the river and pushing out the people of the Northern Region everywhere. Every time there's a war, you let the men of the Northern Region rush to the front while you take advantage of the situation from behind. More than 700,000 men of the Northern Region entered the Pass, but now there are less than 300,000 people left. You can't tolerate it and push us aside everywhere. It's really disgusting. No wonder you haven't been able to restore your country for hundreds of years. It can be seen that the gods in heaven have eyes and know that you're all despicable villains. How can they let you succeed in restoring your country? "
Prime Minister Yun was rebuked by Queen Helan, and his face turned green and purple. The most reprehensible thing about Ren Qining's establishment of the Northern Region was that he used the power of the people of the Northern Region. And it wasn't that he had subdued the people of the Northern Region and made them shrewd, but that he had inherited his father-in-law's position after marrying into the Northern Region. In this way, it was not legitimate for them to claim to be the orthodox family of the Central Plains. Even the children of the previous Queen had the surname of the people of the Northern Region. How could these old officials of the previous dynasty tolerate this? However, the establishment of the Northern Region was indeed entirely dependent on the people of the Northern Region. This made the old officials of the previous dynasty have two very strange feelings in front of these people of the Northern Region. On the one hand, they despised these barbarians of the Northern Region. On the other hand, they had to admit that they had received great kindness from them. Such complicated and tangled thoughts made these self-proclaimed orthodox people even more intolerant of the people of the Northern Region. They only wanted to find ways to drive them away as soon as possible. On the one hand, they could restore the orthodox bloodline of the Lin family. On the other hand, what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.
"Humph! This old man won't argue with a woman like you! "Prime Minister Yun said with an unfriendly face after being pushed by Queen Helan to the point of speechlessness.
Queen Helan said disdainfully, "It's this young lady who won't argue with an old man like you."
The people next to her couldn't help but twitch their mouths. Ye Li held back her laughter and asked, "Queen Helan, why are you here so soon?" Queen Helan waved her hand and said, "Many of Ren Qining's people in the city have been caught. Those who haven't been caught can't run out now. They are also fighting outside the city. Princess Ding, can your people win? "
Ye Li said indifferently, "Remove the word 'what'. Since they've started fighting, what are you doing here instead of staying in the palace? "
Queen Helan sighed. "I heard that this old man has hidden a lot of people in his mansion to deal with you. If I knew you were so confident, I wouldn't have come. I'll go back first. "Since he had something to do in the palace, King Helan came quickly and left quickly. Having just scolded Prime Minister Yun and lost the resentment in her chest, Queen Helan walked with the wind under her feet.
As Queen Helan came and went, Prime Minister Yun's face became even more ashen. Ye Li sat across from him, calmly looking at his face that seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. She faintly said, "Yun Xiang, I don't want to commit the sin of killing. Please give the order for your subordinates to stop. All of you have worked hard for so many years. Why don't you lay down your burdens and enjoy your old age? "
Prime Minister Yun sneered. "I've long heard that Qi Lin of the Prince Ding Mansion is mysterious and unfathomable. No one can stop him. Presumably, this old man's small Prime Minister Mansion is now completely under the control of the Princess. Why does the Princess still pretend? "
Ye Li faintly smiled and didn't refute. She waved her hand and let people take him away.
Changqing City was in chaos. Queen Helan ordered people to close the palace gate, arrested many of Ren Qining's old officials, and sealed the city gate. Outside the city, the troops under He Su's command fought with the troops under Ren Qining's former subordinates again. Changqing City was in a mess both inside and outside. At the same time, the news of the internal strife among the Central Plains' troops in Changqing City reached Ren Qining's troops far away in Zijing Pass within a few days.
Ren Qining led nearly a million troops to besiege the Purple Thorns Pass. Although his opponent was still Lenghuai, this time it was more troublesome than last time. Last time, Lenghuai's troops were the troops of Da Chu State. The two sides were in a standoff for several months. Now, it was the Mohist army that was famous for their bravery. Moreover, Lenghuai had a grudge against Ren Qining for his son's death. Last year, when Ren Qining attacked the Chu capital, Lenghuai's eldest son, Leng Qingyu, died in battle and died for his country. How could Lenghuai not remember such a great grudge? The two armies had fought dozens of times in front of the Purple Thorns Pass, but the army of the Northern Region had never even touched the gate of the pass.
The war here was not going well. Ren Qining also received urgent letters from Yelu Ye from time to time. In the letters, it was obvious that he was dissatisfied with the duties and responsibilities of the army of the Northern Region. This already gave Ren Qining a headache. Ren Qining was so angry that his vision turned black.
"Bastard!" Slapping down the letter in his hand, Ren Qining couldn't help but curse.
However, the reactions of the generals in the tent were different. Ren Qining's trusted subordinates were naturally worried and anxious, while the generals from the Northern Region acted as if this matter had nothing to do with them. They couldn't wait to see Ren Qining make a fool of himself. How could Ren Qining not know what these people were thinking? He secretly suppressed the anger in his heart before sending these people out.
These generals of the Northern Region naturally knew that Ren Qining didn't like them, so they didn't care. They all stood up and turned to leave the tent.
In the tent, the general of the Central Plains who stayed behind saw Ren Qining's expression and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, did something happen in the royal city?" Ren Qining gritted his teeth and said, "The cavalry of the Central Plains who stayed behind to guard the camp rebelled."
Everyone was stunned and couldn't react for a moment. If it was the soldiers of the Northern Region who rebelled, they could believe it. But the soldiers of the Central Plains rebelled … But then again, there were less than fifty thousand soldiers of the Northern Region who stayed near the royal city. It was probably impossible for them to rebel. But those people of the Northern Region didn't rebel. Instead, it was their own soldiers who rebelled. This was truly inconceivable.
"Your Majesty, could it be a trap?" Someone asked suspiciously.
Ren Qining raised his hand and pressed on the area between his eyebrows that was aching faintly. He said, "This is no small matter. The royal city is related to the lifeline of our army. There are more than five hundred thousand soldiers left behind. If they attack us from behind, they will attack us together with Lenghuai from the front and back. Our army will be in a difficult situation and may even be homeless. "
"Could it be the people of the Prince Ding Mansion who are causing trouble?"
Ren Qining sneered. "Of all times, something happened at this time. If it's not the Prince Ding Mansion, who else could it be? What a Prince Ding Mansion, what a Mohist army … "Everyone present looked at each other with worry on their faces. Their million-strong army had besieged the Bauhinia Pass for more than a month, but they hadn't made any progress. If Chang Qing fell into the hands of the Prince Ding Mansion, then they would be done for. Not to mention other things, the rations of more than a million soldiers was enough to give them a headache. They would starve to death in less than three months.
"Your Majesty, since the royal city has already sent people to ask for help, I'm afraid they can't hold on any longer. We have to quickly return to quell the rebellion. "Although it was important to form an alliance with the Northern Tribes to attack the Bauhinia Pass, it wasn't as important as their own territory. If the royal city was really taken over by the rebel army, then they would have nothing left. By then, even if Lenghuai allowed them to enter the Bauhinia Pass, what could they do after entering? Become refugees?
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