In fact, Qian Jiujiu had already thought of this matter when Lord Licheng found the beggar, so he was not surprised when he heard about it, but he still recognized that Lord Licheng was a bit perverted.
From the looks of it, City Lord Li still needs to be replaced, but regardless of whether it's Wancheng or Su City, except for the death of City Lord Bai, the rest of the city lord's positions remain unchanged.
According to the character of City Lord Li, if he were to be replaced as the City Lord alone, he would probably hold a grudge. For a moment, Qian Jiujiu couldn't think of any good solution.
The news that Licheng was absorbed by the Zhou Dynasty quickly spread to the capital. After all, the capital of Qian Kingdom was not very far from Licheng.
At this time, Emperor Qian was convening his civil and military officials to discuss the matter. Of course, the second prince did not miss such an occasion, although he had some disputes with the eldest prince.
But now that he knew that the eldest prince had been caught by Dazhou people, he was still a little worried. Emperor Qian looked at the officials below and said, "Now, tell me, what should we do?"
The eldest prince fell into the hands of the enemy, and the entire army of 100,000 was destroyed again. In addition, the 100,000 troops brought by the second prince last time and the scattered losses were added up.
The loss of the Qianguo army has exceeded 250,000. Originally, there were not many people in the Qianguo. Now the only remaining troops are about 200,000. Can 200,000 protect the capital
Thinking of this, Qianhuang felt heavy in his heart. He looked at the ministers below, none of them dared to speak. Qianhuang was very angry: "You are talking."
"Open your mouth? Is it possible that all my officials are just sculptures? There is nothing they can do about it?"
The ministers were speechless. Now and in this situation, apart from surrender, is there anything else to say? It is impossible for an army of 200,000 to resist.
The Zhou army came all the way. Because there was no shortage of medicines and there were many military doctors, there were almost no major casualties, and the total loss did not exceed 50,000.
The losses on our side are at least five times that of others, so what else is there to fight for? But when Emperor Qian was asked to surrender and admit defeat, no one could say anything, for fear that Emperor Qian would be angry.
Just say that they are deceiving the public with their evil words, and then kill them. They cannot deal with the Zhou army. It is easy to deal with these ministers!
Thinking of this, the ministers felt even more panicked. Emperor Qian said angrily: "Are you talking? No matter what the idea is, everyone must come up with it."
"If you can't think of it, you will be executed on the spot!"
The expressions of all the ministers changed dramatically. When they looked at Emperor Qian, they all trembled and expressed fear. They were forced to do nothing by Emperor Qian, and then they couldn't help but speak.
"Your Majesty, the current situation is stronger than human beings. According to my opinion, it is better to escape, leaving the green hills without worrying about having no firewood..."
Before the minister could finish his words, the emperor grabbed a memorial and hit the minister directly on the head. The minister's head began to bleed immediately.
The whole person fell to the ground, not knowing whether to live or die. Seeing Emperor Qian's anger, the ministers did not dare to say anything. They all looked at the second prince as if asking for help.
The second prince looked at the eyes of these people and said as a last resort: "Father, please calm down. My eldest brother has been arrested, and I am also very worried. Otherwise, let someone go and negotiate with Da Zhou."
"Is there any possibility of reconciliation? Or can we exchange for my eldest brother? The reason why Da Zhou attacked our country of Qian..."
At this point, the second prince felt that he was speechless, because King Xiao and Princess Xiao of Great Zhou attacked Qian Kingdom because their King Ming of Qian Kingdom killed King Xiao's father and mother.
There was no possibility of reconciliation in such a vengeful murder of father and mother. However, Emperor Qian kept staring at the second prince, who thought about it for a long time before speaking.
"Father, why don't we ask for help? Now it's a matter of life and death. Please ask the elders to save my brother."
Emperor Qian was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that they still needed one last move. Thinking of this, he nodded: "Okay, retreat. The second prince stays."
The other ministers breathed a sigh of relief. They finally passed today's test, but now that they came to court, it was getting more and more terrifying. Maybe the emperor would kill someone again.
The more I thought about it, the more terrifying it became, many ministers decided. After returning home today, I immediately started to escape. Since Qian Guo was not going to survive anyway, I might as well escape first.
Otherwise, I don't know if they would die if the people from Da Zhou came over. So many ministers ordered their wives to go back that day.
He took his legitimate son and some money with him and started to escape. At this time, the second prince was still talking to Emperor Qian: "Father, when are you going to inform the elders?"
Emperor Qian frowned: "Actually, I already informed you some time ago. I think it should be coming soon."
Three days later, the elders of the Qianguo sect arrived. There were five elders in total and many experts who came. It can be said that the sect also felt the crisis of Qianguo.
If the Qian Kingdom was destroyed, then their sect probably wouldn't exist for long. The five elders and the people from the sect were all arranged in a separate courtyard by Emperor Qian.
Emperor Qian specially came to meet with some of the five elders today: "I have met the five elders. You are finally here. Please ask the five elders to save my eldest son."
The Great Elder He Lufeng has kept a relatively low profile since the death of Princess Fei. He looked at Emperor Qian and said, "Okay, this elder knows about this matter."
"We will set off tonight to Licheng to bring the eldest prince back."
Emperor Qian was immediately happy when he received the affirmation from the great elder: "Then I will retire first."
After leaving the other courtyard, Emperor Qian still had some expectations in his heart. The elders of the sect were very powerful, and this time the great elder personally agreed.
If the First Elder goes to the rescue in person, he will definitely be able to save the First Prince.
After Emperor Qian and others left, the First Elder looked at the Second Elder and said, "Second Elder, let's set off tonight and drive all night to bring the First Prince back to the Dazhou camp."
"By the way, I'll teach the Great Zhou Army a lesson. Otherwise, the Great Zhou Army will definitely feel that our country has no one left."
The second elder nodded: "Okay, let's set off."
After the two elders finished speaking, they set off directly. In one day and one night, they had reached the gate of Licheng. It was already dark at this time.
The second elder looked at the first elder: "First elder, let's sneak in first while it's dark? And then go directly to Da Zhou's camp?"
The two old men had been practicing martial arts for a lifetime, and it could be said that they had profound skills. They directly crossed the city wall of Licheng and entered the inner city of Licheng, where the main palace of Licheng City was at this time.
This was the destination of the two old men. When they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, the two old men walked around and found that there was no important person in the City Lord's Mansion.
The two of them ran in vain and felt a little depressed. The second elder looked at the first elder: "First elder, should we go to Dazhou's tent now?"
The great elder nodded; "Let's fight quickly."
They headed directly towards the Great Zhou Military Camp, and soon sneaked into the military camp. With the skills of the two old men, the ordinary soldiers could not find them at all.
The two old men walked around the military camp, but did not find any of the tents belonging to Qian Jiujiu and others. When they arrived, they first heard a strange sound coming from one of the tents.
The sound sounded like enjoyment and pain. It was the sound of a man moaning. The two old men were surprised. Could it be that there were all the same people in the Zhou army camp
The two old men looked at each other, and the second prince was suddenly startled: "Elder, this voice sounds familiar, why don't you go and have a look."
The corner of the great elder's mouth twitched. Anyone with a discerning eye would know what this was about, and even go to see it, who is he? Are you still shy
These three words suddenly came to mind, and before I had time to interrupt, I heard the voice speak: "Lord Li City, you must die a good death for how dare you do this to my prince."
The voice of Lord Li also sounded: "I don't want to die well? I think it's better for you to live now, right? That's not right. For a person like you, you wish someone would treat you like this every day."
"Look how happy you are, how much do you like it?"
Hearing this voice, the two old men suddenly realized that the voice seemed familiar and it turned out to be the eldest prince they were looking for. They walked over without hesitation.
He directly knocked out the two soldiers guarding outside and rushed in. As soon as he entered, he saw a horrible thing. The eldest prince was riding a man.
The man was whipping the eldest prince with a whip. When he looked at the eldest prince, there was almost no good spot on it, and there were traces of the candle being lowered.
There is also a whip, which is stained with blood. If he is not dead like this, he is lucky, but he doesn't know that the eldest prince is still alive now, and it is all thanks to the medicine given by Qian Jiujiu.
The eldest elder looked at the scene in front of him and was filled with anger. He directly struck out with a palm and knocked away Lord Li who was riding on the eldest prince.
Before City Lord Li could realize what was going on, he glared, spit out a mouthful of blood, and died just like that. After killing Lord Licheng, the First Elder looked at the First Prince in front of him.
It would be better for the prince to embarrass the royal family like this and die. At least he would look good. Thinking of this, the elder was ready to kill the prince directly.
But before the slap was struck, I suddenly heard a noise outside: "Catch the assassin, there is an assassin..."
Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu rushed over very quickly. Knowing the situation inside, Qian Jiujiu did not go in, but let Mu Yexiao go in.
Seeing that the First Elder was preparing to kill the First Prince, Mu Yexiao was a little surprised: "Who are you? You actually came to my Great Zhou Army Camp to assassinate you?"
After finishing speaking, Mu Yexiao looked at the two old men in front of him defensively. He felt it. The two old men were both good at martial arts. No wonder they could successfully break into the Great Zhou Army Camp.