Jinling City, Wei Wang Mansion.

A carrier pigeon broke the tranquility of the morning. After learning that the Southern Expedition Army was approaching Chuzhou, the King of Wei urgently dispatched 130,000 elite troops to support him. However, with the news that the carrier pigeon was sent back, his heart suddenly felt as if he was soaked in ice water.

"Chuzhou is surrounded and the situation is critical. I hope my father must dispatch a large army to support him. At that time, the inside and outside should be combined to annihilate the Southern Expedition Army." After reading the contents of the letter, King Wei's palm trembled slightly.

The ministers in the main hall were divided into two groups, and all the civil and military officials looked at the King of Wei, waiting for the King of Wei's decision.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is imprisoned. You should send a large army to rescue you." said a civil servant.

As soon as the civil servant finished speaking, a general said, "Your Highness, you must not. This is a trap set by the Southern Expedition Army. His Royal Highness almost took away half of the elite troops in Jinling City. Now he is trapped in Chuzhou City by the Southern Expedition Army. It can be seen that the current situation on the battlefield is not advantageous."

"If this is the case, then we should go to rescue His Highness the Crown Prince." The civil servant said anxiously.

The King of Wei's expression was gloomy and clear. The general who was speaking just now was Lu Meng, the garrison captain of Jinling City. Although Xiao Han tried his best to conceal what happened in Chuzhou, a discerning person could see what was going on at once.

The current situation in Chuzhou City is bound to be bad.

"Your Highness, it is not advisable to mobilize the army of Jinling City at this time. The Dengzhou army in Yangzhou is also eyeing it. If the troops in Jinling City are empty, they may be taken advantage of the situation at that time." Lu Meng said.

When the civil servant heard this, he suddenly looked displeased and lost his expression. He said to the King of Wei: "Your Highness, what should you do if the prince is captured? Should we see the prince execute him with our own eyes?"

The King of Wei looked solemn, which was indeed a dilemma. After pondering for a moment, he asked the official in the lower left: "Can the troops in Yangzhou and Tongzhou have any abnormal movements?"

"When you go back to Your Highness, the Yangzhou defenders have not been moved, and our spies in Tongzhou have not heard of the abnormal movements of the Tongzhou army." The official said.

The King of Wei nodded, and a hint of luck suddenly arose in his heart. He said, "The Southern Expedition Army led by Lu Fei is the elite of Xiao Ming. If it can defeat the Southern Expedition Army, Xiao Ming will definitely withdraw his troops. The more than 100,000 soldiers in Chuzhou City are the elite of my Wei territory. If they are not saved, they will probably die at the hands of the Southern Expedition Army." The King of Wei said.

When Lu Meng heard this, he said anxiously: "Your Highness, do you still understand today? Our army is not the opponent of the Southern Expedition Army with firearms. No matter how many people go there, it will be useless. Moreover, Your Highness's massacre of the city in Yangzhou has caused the people to lose all his heart. Even if the army leaves the city, how many soldiers are willing to fight for His Highness's life. The only way now is to inform the King of Yan, King Liang, and King Zhao of the current situation. The three furniture truce that day were witnesses. Now Xiao Ming tore up the contract of truce, which is openly treason. The four families should jointly attack and force them to retreat, otherwise there would be no way to turn the world back."

"Bold Lu Meng, you are growing other people's ambitions and destroying your own prestige. The Yangzhou Massacre left the Dengzhou army with no food to eat. This proves Your Highness's wise decision, and it is not something you can slander." The civil servants accused him.

This strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the world was proposed by a group of civil officials.

Lu Meng looked at the literati with a sneer, and said, "Now the people of all four states praise the King of Qi and regard us as enemies. Doesn't this mean anything?"

"What do you know, a little captain?"

"That's, nonsense."

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The civil servants suddenly became anxious and pointed at Lu Meng.

The King of Wei was also unhappy. Lu Meng was just a garrison captain. In the past, he was just a small official in Jinling City. Now that the war is urgent, all the generals have been summoned to discuss matters, but at this time he is arrogant.

After snorting softly, the King of Wei said, "No need to say anything more. The prince wants to save him. These three vassal kings also need to contact him. Let's disperse."

After saying that, the King of Wei waved his hand and let the officials disperse.

Then he ordered another 50,000 troops from Jinling City to Chuzhou City, and sent Xiao Qi to the royal palace.

After a while, Xiao Qi, with a tired look on his face, came to the main hall and bowed to King Wei. Xiao Qi simply said.

Seeing this, the King of Wei suddenly laughed and said, "Nephew, the emperor's uncle was just a temporary slip of his tongue. I hope that the emperor would not care. The emperor raised you for so many years. Don't you understand this intention? This war is urgent. The emperor hopes that you will go on a mission to Yandi, Liangdi and Chang'an again, and let the three families rise up to rescue him."

Xiao Qi glanced at King Wei, and a trace of undetected mockery flashed in his eyes. He bowed and said, "Uncle Emperor, my nephew has never been involved in what I said that day. At this time of crisis, my nephew is naturally obsessed with the nephew."

King Wei breathed a light tone, Xiao Qi was familiar with the road, and it was naturally the most appropriate to let him go to get reinforcements this time, so he said, "So good."

"However, King Yan, King Zhao, and King Liang are all people who act for profit. If they want to send troops, two million taels of silver may be indispensable." Xiao Qi said.

The fat face of King Wei froze. Although the Jinling treasury was abundant, it consumed a lot during this period. However, seeing that Wei was in danger of overturning, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will ask someone to take you to the treasury to get it."

Xiao Qi nodded with a smile, and then said, "Uncle Emperor, now there are wars everywhere, and there are thieves on the road. Last time my nephew was almost blocked by a robbery when he was on a mission to Yan, so I asked the emperor to send the captain Lu Meng to protect his nephew. My nephew heard that Lu Meng's martial arts skills would be able to protect his nephew."

"This is simple. Uncle Emperor will call you Lu Meng." said the King of Wei.

Xiao Qi nodded with satisfaction.

On that day, boxes of silver and gold were moved out of the Jinling Chengfu Treasury and transferred to the merchant ship at the Jinling Wharf. The transport work lasted for an afternoon. The next morning, Xiao Qi and Lu Meng appeared at the Jinling Wharf. The two led twenty merchant ships along the river toward Yandi.

After traveling fifty miles, the merchant ship left the area of ​​Jinling City. At this time, Xiao Qi and Lu Meng looked at each other, and Xiao Qi said, "Kill all the people of the King of Wei."

"Yes, Your Highness, Prince." Lu Meng's eyes became cold. With a whistle, the guards on the merchant ship immediately drew their swords and slashed at the officials who accompanied Xiao Qi on the Yan land.

Suddenly, screams came from the merchant ship, followed by the sound of the body being thrown into the water.

Everyone was killed, and at this time Lu Meng said, "I think the prince still didn't understand it?"

"Jinling City has been broken for a few days. When will it take until you don't leave?" Xiao Qi's eyes were deep.

"Then where are we going now?" Lu Meng said.
Chapter completed!