A Clash of Gods

Chapter 1483: The puppet king

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The Luoyang Palace is magnificent. After the Beitang clan founded the country, they controlled the north with Luoyang as the center. After three emperors, Beitang Feng was now the fourth emperor of the Northern Han Empire.

The founding emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, Beitang Tianwu, was certainly a great figure in literary, military and military affairs, and the late emperor Beitang Huan was not a foolish king. At least when Beitang Huan was in power, the Northern Han Dynasty was not afraid of the Southern Chu, and was even in a weak position for a time. With the upper hand, the Han army also crossed the Huai River and invaded the territory of Chu.

It's just that Nanchu is also a heroic lord in the past, with famous ministers and brave generals. Otherwise, the entire world should have been named Beitang long ago.

Beitang Huan's biggest mistake was that he did not establish a prince or clarify the position of heir apparent during his lifetime.

If the prince had been established early, and even the inheritance strength centered on the prince had been cultivated, today's Northern Han Dynasty would never have faced such a bad situation.

Beitang Huan died suddenly when he was in his prime. This was something no one expected.

His death directly led to the vacancy of the throne. Then, without a clear successor, several princes fought against each other to fight for the throne.

Powerful empires are often destroyed not by external enemies, but by internal consumption that leads to weakness or even death.

The Northern Han Empire exactly proved this sentence.

In the battle for the throne, although Beitangfeng had the last laugh relying on the Northwest Army, the national power of the Northern Han Dynasty declined rapidly in just over a year, and it is still in a state of chaos.

Beitangfeng and Qu Yuangu controlled Luoyang, but throughout the Northern Han Dynasty, there were still many places that did not buy Luoyang's account, and did not even recognize Beitangfeng as the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

I heard that in some places big officials are recruiting troops in order to become independent.

But Beitangfeng couldn't control those things for the time being. The biggest crisis at hand was the Chu people. The Chu people were winning steadily, but Zhong Liao retreated again and again. If the situation continued, it was a certainty that the Chu army would approach the city.

Qu Yuangu could sing and dance, but Beitang Feng couldn't laugh.

Although he is not smart, he understands that if the city of Luoyang is destroyed, not only will he not be able to sit on the throne, but his life will be at risk.

The ministers could surrender to the Chu army at that time, and they could even still get an official position, but they would just change their court to serve another master, but the emperor could not.

Throughout the ages, no king who has subjugated his country has had a good end.

So even though he sat on the throne, the chair was not stable from the beginning. All kinds of bad news came one after another. After he ascended the throne, there was no good news that made Beitangfeng laugh.

Yesterday, there was another report from Zhong Li'ao. The food on the front line was exhausted and the soldiers were starving. If this continues, without the Chu army fighting, the Han army will collapse on its own.

The tens of thousands of Han troops under Zhong Liao were the only force to resist the Chu army's invasion of Luoyang. Once the Han army was defeated, the Chu army could reach the city in the blink of an eye.

When he thought of the hardships on the front line, Beitangfeng hated Qu Yuangu.

Although in trouble, Beihan is not without opportunities to reverse the situation.

The Northwest Army entered Luoyang and looted massively, bringing in countless treasures and filling warehouses with grain. If all this money and grain were supplied to the front line, the morale of the front line soldiers would naturally be greatly boosted, and they would be able to fight to the death with the Chu army. More importantly, Qu Yuan There are still 30,000 brave elite soldiers from the northwest under Gu Hand. If these people are sent to the front line, the strength of the Han army will be rapidly strengthened. Not to mention repelling the Chu army, it will be more than enough to defend the existing territory.

As long as they win a few battles on the front line, those forces in the Northern Han Dynasty that are ready to move will become timid and dare not act rashly. If the Chu army can really be repelled, Beitang Feng believes that no one in the Han Dynasty will dare to have any hatred towards the imperial court again. Bad intentions.

Therefore, after the situation in Luoyang stabilized, Beitangfeng immediately asked Qu Yuangu's 30,000 cavalry to reinforce the front line.

It's a pity that he forgot that it was Qu Yuangu who took orders from the Northwest Army, not Beitang Feng.

He even forgot that Qu Yuangu did not regard him as an emperor at all, but only as a puppet who controlled the Northern Han Dynasty.

He had always thought that his uncle would help him dominate the world after he took him back to Luoyang and obtained the throne, but in the end he discovered that this uncle was more terrifying than his brothers.

Greedy for money, lustful, arrogant and domineering, the officials in the court looked up to the breath of Qu Yuangu, the king of Jin, rather than the breath of his emperor Beitang Feng.

Qu Yuangu had long explained to him his wise strategy, which was to let Zhong Liao consume the strength of the Chu army. When both Chu and Han sides were defeated, the northwest army would come out of the mountain like a tiger and wipe out the Chu people.

Therefore, part of the food can be sent away to allow the Han army to still have the strength to fight with the Chu army, but military pay must not be sent.

Beitangfeng once thought that if the Northwest Army joined forces with the Han Army to repel the Chu Army, then promoting Zhongli Ao would not only win Zhongli Ao's heart, but also to have a brave general like Zhongli Ao to check and balance Qu Yuangu, but such a dream is obviously It's destruction.

Beitangfeng could not change the decision made by Qu Yuangu.

Qu Yuangu was full of confidence, but Beitangfeng felt that the end was coming.

In times of national calamity, the emperor's will could not be carried out, and the generals who held military power had selfish motives. Under such circumstances, it would be crazy to be able to repel the Chu people.

The new emperor of the Han Dynasty even thought about killing Qu Yuangu, a powerful minister. He summoned Qu Yuangu and his son into the palace, ambushed the two men, and chopped off their heads.

But this thought only crossed my mind for a moment and then was given up.

Not to mention that this plan requires careful preparation and no leaks can be leaked. Even if it is successful, can he take back the power of the emperor by killing Qu Yuangu and his son

Thirty thousand Northwest tigers and wolves are in Luoyang.

While Qu Yuangu was alive, the 30,000 cavalry did not dare to move. However, once the Qu family and his son died, the 30,000 cavalry would never be able to obey the emperor's orders. Without the arrogant and capable generals under Qu Yuangu's control, they would immediately start fighting. When Luoyang was massacred with blood in the name of revenge for Qu Yuangu, I am afraid that the first person to die at that time would be himself, the emperor, and then Luoyang would become a purgatory on earth.

Beitangfeng may not care very much whether Luoyang will become a purgatory on earth, but he does care about his own life.

Realizing that he had completely become a puppet and could not change anything, Beitang Feng began to indulge in wine and sex, lying on a woman's belly all day long. He glanced at the Zhong Li Ao's message and sent someone to find Qu Yuangu to find a countermeasure. .

In a daze, he would think of Beitang Qing.

If Beitang Qing was still here, would the Chu people still dare to be so arrogant? Even if they hit Luoyang City, as long as Beitang Qing is there, they can still fight those Chu people back to their hometown.

Beitang Qing had always been loyal to the court. If he were here, Qu Yuangu would not have time to kneel down and lick his shoes.

By the way, there is also Beitang Huanye.

That was the great master. When the Northern Han Dynasty was ruined and the country was destroyed, wouldn't that great master still take action

Drunk and dreaming of life and death, I don’t know day and night.

Hearing exclamations again in a daze, Beitang Feng forced himself to sit up from the woman's white belly and saw a dozen eunuchs and maids running towards him. He frowned and saw the eunuchs and maidens looking panicked. Suddenly realizing something, he suddenly woke up from the drunkenness and said in surprise: "Is... are the Chu people coming to Luoyang?"

The eunuchs and maids were lying on the ground, and someone already said: "Your Majesty, it's not good, there are... a large number of soldiers rushing into the palace."

"My sword...!" Beitang Feng stood up, feeling shaky and top-heavy, and stretched out his hand: "Bring me my sword quickly, I... I will fight the people of Chu to the bitter end!"

More palace people rushed to the inner palace in a hurry. Beitang Feng was disheveled and looked for his sword everywhere, but his Emperor's Sword was nowhere to be seen.

The sound of armor rubbing against each other was heard, and then countless armored soldiers rushed in like a tide from outside the palace gate, each one like a wolf or a tiger, full of murderous intent.

Beitang was so frightened that he could only think about how the Chu people had conquered Luoyang so quickly. Did all the defenders in Luoyang live for a living

But he soon realized that there was something wrong with being frivolous.

How come the attire of these soldiers looks like the Northwest Army under Qu Yuangu

There was no sound of fighting just now. There were many guards in the palace, and Qu Yuangu placed them in the palace to protect him. If the Chu people came in, these guards should fight with the Chu people, but he didn't. Hearing the sound of fighting, the group of soldiers rushed into the inner palace.

The Northwest Army stormed into the inner palace

Without my will, how dare they

Is this a rebellion

"You... are so bold." Seeing that it was not the Chu army, Beitang Feng felt a little relieved and raised his hand to point to the soldiers: "This is the inner palace. Without... without my call, you actually broke in? How many do you have?" A head?" shouted: "Where is the Prime Minister? Summon the Prime Minister quickly."

"Is the emperor calling for an old minister?" a voice sounded from behind the soldiers, and then the soldiers separated into a road. Prime Minister Qu Yuangu walked over wearing armor and a sword at his waist. Next to him, it was Qu Manying.

Seeing Qu and his son, Beitang Feng was even more relieved.

With them here, my life is safe.

"Prime Minister, they are so brave. They dare to break into the inner palace without permission. Hurry up...!" Beitang Feng was about to ask Qu Yuangu to severely punish these soldiers who had entered the palace without warning, but he was only halfway through his words when he suddenly hit him. He shuddered, and the next words were stuck in his throat.

These are soldiers from the northwest. Without Qu Yuangu's order, how could they break into the inner palace

Qu Yuangu was wearing armor, and he also had a sword. Qu Manbao was also wearing armor, and his eyes were extremely cold.

wrong!

Beitangfeng realized that something was wrong and took two steps back involuntarily. His voice trembled uncontrollably: "Prime Minister, you... what are you going to do? Are... are the Chu people coming to Luoyang?"

"Your Majesty, the Chu people have not yet reached Luoyang." Qu Yuangu looked at Beitangfeng with strange eyes: "It will take some time before they reach Luoyang."

Suddenly, Beitang Feng seemed to understand something, and his fear disappeared. He smiled and said, "My uncle led troops into the palace to rebel and usurp the throne?"