Cao Xiong was indeed in trouble, and it was actually because he was careless.
Although he secretly gathered some information, he didn't get much because of the short time.
Moreover, when he saw that the Dongchang and Jinyiwei in Dahuang City were in an awkward and even miserable situation, and that some people were still "persisting", he subconsciously thought that these people were loyal and useful.
In fact, it was not just him. Even Zhao Xin had the same understanding after hearing his retelling.
However, they all overlooked another situation: some of these people still cared about the existence of the imperial court.
But there are also quite a few people who do not stick to their posts, but endure the hardship.
They did not give up because they were reluctant to give up their identities. They did not surrender to the enemy because they had no way to do so.
This even includes Ding Run, the centurion of the Jinyiwei in Dahuang City.
"Captain, the Prince of Qi has personally come to Dahuang City today. Even the county governor and his men have personally come out of the city to greet him. The city is truly bustling with activity."
In a theater in Dahuang City, Ding Run, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was listening to his subordinates' reports with drunken eyes as usual, but he had no interest at all.
He just sneered when he heard that.
"What does this have to do with us?"
Ding Run waved his hand with little interest.
Liu Ping, a pale, beardless man standing beside him, chuckled, "The captain is truly loyal to the Qin Empire and the Emperor. If the prefect Zhang Yuan knew, wouldn't he be mortified?"
"Pooh!"
Ding Run didn't feel the slightest bit of pleasure from the flattery when he heard this. He squinted his eyes and spat at Liu Ping, "You damn eunuch, stop being so sarcastic to me!
loyalty?
Now even the old emperor himself is trapped in the Forbidden City. The imperial edict says that he cannot leave this Great Wilderness City, let alone the capital.
Grandpa, who will I be loyal to?"
After cursing, he sighed again, with some gnashing of teeth and hatred: “Hey, I am a centurion official with a salary of 600 dan, which is no less than a county magistrate.
I was born in the market, and I have achieved such an official position. Logically speaking, it is already a honor for my family.
But this centurion official grandpa has no fun at all."
There were also several Jinyiwei general flags and small flags next to them, and their eyes were also crooked with drunkenness.
They all sneered when they heard this, and looked like they had given up.
One of them couldn't help but say, "Captain, why don't we go forward and see if we can meet the prince?"
Another general officer also said: "Yes, Captain, I think this Dahuang City will be meat in the mouth of King Qi sooner or later.
Given the current prefect Zhang Yuan's character, I'm afraid he would surrender even before the King of Qi's army arrives."
"Bah, what's the meaning of sooner or later? Aren't we already leaving the city to welcome that prince?"
Liu Ping didn't care at all when being scolded. Although he was a eunuch, he liked to hang out in brothels just like Ding Run. His penis couldn't be used, but he had other ways to torture those poor prostitutes.
He and Ding Run and others are all from the same nest.
He listened to everyone's chatter, but just smiled without saying anything. After everyone finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Captain, what you say makes sense. Sooner or later, this Great Wasteland City will be the meat in the mouth of the King of Qi. Our future depends entirely on you, Captain."
"Hmph~"
Ding Run sneered when he heard this, "Do you think I don't want to be familiar to His Royal Highness the Prince?
But don't forget our identities. What can we give to the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi?
We don't have a hundred thousand troops, nor have we achieved any great success. We can't even offer the city as a sacrifice. Why would the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi trust us, the so-called minions of the Emperor?"
When he said this, everyone fell silent.
Liu Ping frowned and said, "Even so, we have to give it a try."
Ding Run sneered again, "Do you think I haven't tried it?"
“…”
Liu Ping was stunned, and then he remembered that Ding Run had disappeared for a while during the day.
He couldn't help but look up at Ding Run and asked, "Did the captain say he had already been there yesterday?"
Ding Run's expression changed slightly, but he finally nodded.
Everyone was slightly surprised and asked, "Why didn't the captain mention it?"
"What?"
Ding Run sneered with some shame and anger. It turned out that he had indeed paid a visit to the Prince of Qi before, but in the end, not only did he not get a visit, he couldn't even enter the gate of the prince's headquarters. He was sent away by the Ti cavalry guarding the gate.
Moreover, the person who sent him away was not Lang Hu, a captain of the Jinyiwei from the side of the Prince of Qi, but a small flag officer who looked at him as if he were a stray dog.
Hearing him say this, everyone couldn't help but feel angry.
They shouted and cursed, "How unreasonable! This is simply too much! What kind of imperial guards are they? What kind of imperial guards are they?
Don’t you know that the grandfathers are the real Jinyiwei Tiqi?”
While everyone was shouting and cursing, Liu Ping remained silent.
He seemed to know that Ding Run and others were looking at him.
The man nodded slightly and said, "The cavalry under the command of the King of Qi are indeed arrogant and overbearing.
But everyone, the situation is stronger than you, so don't get involved in a momentary argument."
Ding Run and the others frowned slightly, "So what then?
It's not like we can make His Royal Highness take us seriously just by being willing to compromise."
"What the centurion said is true. But there is still a chance."
Liu Ping said in a deep voice, then let go of the prostitute beside him and waved his hand to let her leave.
The latter was chosen by him today and was already terrified. He did not expect to escape from danger. He felt as if he had been pardoned and staggered away in a panic.
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