Chapter 111 Qin Ming's Death
North, Anyang
Li Wei is the trusted and beloved general of Marquis Qin Yue. A few days ago, after receiving a letter from the Crown Prince Qin Heng via carrier pigeon, the Marquis asked the second son Qin Yan to lead a team of elite soldiers south to meet the Crown Prince.
After leaving Anyang City, this elite force split into three groups. There were three routes from Chang'an to the northern border. The Second Young Master led them directly to the westernmost, and most dangerous, route.
Three kilometers from Baihe Town, a scout smelled blood. They raced forward until, one kilometer from Baihe Town, they all stopped running on a snowy plateau. The scene before them was so shocking.
In the snowy world, the Sixth Young Master, blood-stained, clutching a red-tasseled spear, stood there in a daze. At his feet lay countless Qiang and Hu soldiers dressed in Han Chinese clothing.
The snow-white world was dyed with bloody red, making the heaven and earth look desolate.
They realized that they were still too late.
Their arrival startled the Sixth Young Master. He glanced at them, then kicked his foot and a head flew up from the snow. He grabbed the head by the hair with one hand.
After careful identification, they found that the head was none other than the head of the Qiang Hu general Bujier!
This is unbelievable. Their soldiers in the northern border are fighting hard against the powerful enemy on the front line. Where did these Qiang and Hu people come from? How did they pass through their front line and appear behind them?
The Sixth Young Master ignored his blood-stained battle robe, held the red tasseled spear in one hand and Bujier's head in the other, and came to a corpse.
"Old Four!" Qin Yan's eyes turned red as he recognized the body. He stumbled towards them.
Qin Sheng placed Bu Jier's head next to his fourth brother, squatted down, and slowly closed his angry eyes.
"Second brother, I'm late. If I--" Qin Sheng said self-blamingly.
Qin Yan interrupted him, "No, we are all late!"
"Second brother, fourth brother died saving the prince..."
Li Wei followed them to the front and heard their conversation. He felt very heavy-hearted. They were late. Not only was the Sixth Young Master late, but they were late as well.
The prince was kidnapped and taken away by the Qiang and Hu people.
The fourth prince risked his life to save the crown prince, but he only brought six or seven of his men with him, making them no match for the enemy's half-force. He was eventually shot to death by the enemy. He was hit by several arrows, one of which pierced his chest...
At that time, the Sixth Young Master set out from Chang'an City in order to catch up with the Fourth Young Master, traveling 800 miles a day. If the Fourth Young Master had not changed his route, he would have been caught up long ago.
He chased the Fourth Young Master to Baihe Town, where he fought fiercely for a whole day and killed countless enemies. From what he saw just now, his right hand holding the red tassel spear was shaking unconsciously.
Qin Sheng closed his fourth brother's eyes, tidied his clothes, and then went to track down the Qiang and Hu people. The prince was still in their hands.
It was Qin Yan who stopped him, looked into his eyes, and said word by word, "Tracking the Qiang and Hu people and rescuing the prince is my job. And what you have to do now is to rush back to Chang'an City and get married!" Don't give the Queen Mother a chance to attack them!
In addition, "You also need to bring your fourth brother back for burial, so that he can rest in peace."
Qin Sheng's hand holding the red tasseled spear slowly dropped, his eyes red.
Qin Yan stood there, and without turning his head, he ordered, "Li Wei, pick four or five parts and follow the Sixth Young Master back to Chang'an!"
"yes!"
"Be obedient and return to Chang'an!"
Qin Sheng said nothing. He came to a large bluestone with his red tasseled spear and fired a set of spear techniques smoothly, causing stone foam to fly.
When he stopped, he saw the words written on the large bluestone: the place where Qin Ming, son of Marquis Pingxi, died!
"Go!" Qin Yan urged him.
When Qin Sheng galloped out on his back carrying Qin Ming's body, Li Wei quickly followed with the four or five selected members.
Qin Yan jumped on his horse and led his elite troops to chase the direction where the prince was captured.
Chang'an City, Lu Family
After reading the letter in her hand, Lu Songli looked out the window for a long time without saying a word.
"Ali, what do you want to talk to me about?" Lu Desheng had just returned from the palace when he heard his wife say that his daughter was waiting for him in the study. He drank some water and came over.
Lu Songli handed him the letter.
"What's this?"
"This is the letter the Qin family just sent."
When Lü Desheng opened it, he found that the prince had been abducted by the Qiang and Hu people. Then he looked again and found that the elite troops accompanying him had been completely wiped out.
Seeing this, Lu Desheng took a breath and his tooth ached!
When I read the letter saying that Qin Silang, Qin Ming, was killed by the Qiang and Hu people in Baihe Town while rescuing the prince, I was silent for a long time, then sighed and continued reading. The letter also said that General Qin was sending an elite team to track down the Qiang and Hu people and rescue the prince.
Everything was going in the direction they had previously speculated.
"The Crown Prince is definitely in danger." Lu Songli felt that given the Fourth Prince's ruthlessness, the Crown Prince might have already died. Only with the Crown Prince's death could he succeed to the throne. So, if this was his plan, he would have killed the Crown Prince the first time he captured him.
To be honest, she was powerless to do anything about what was happening in the North. It was truly a fight between gods, and the mortals suffered.
Not only her, but even the Qin family, caught up in this, felt equally powerless. Even if the Qin family knew this was a conspiracy, a trap, so what? Could they immediately launch a rebellion? Difficult. As the saying goes, building high walls and storing abundant food is the key to success. If they were to launch a rebellion, they would definitely need preparations. Did the Qin family have them? Furthermore, Emperor Kangcheng was on the throne, with many supporters. Dali was elsewhere, with 300,000 to 400,000 troops. The Qin family had no advantage in rebelling now.
Besides, if the Qin family rebelled and turned their guns around, what would happen to the foreign tribes in the north? Wouldn't they resist? If they allowed foreign tribes to invade the Central Plains, they would be sinners against the nation and would lose the support of the people.
Such a rebellion is rootless and doomed to fail.
If the timing is wrong, everything will be in vain.
"Father, tell me about the Emperor's situation." The news she received was from Qin Yan, who had immediately sent it via carrier pigeon from Baihe Town. Qin Heng had received it and delivered it to her. She now needed information from the Emperor, a basis for re-evaluating their next move.
"The emperor has been very difficult to serve lately..." Lu Desheng began to detail the information he learned in the palace. He now had a deep understanding of the saying that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger.
After listening carefully, Lu Songli had only one thought: something was wrong with the Emperor! She then realized that the Crown Prince's entourage might include someone from the Emperor. This meant that the Emperor was very likely already aware of the Crown Prince's abduction, or even had more recent information.
No more movement!
If the updated news is that the crown prince is dead, then Emperor Kangcheng is in great danger now.
As he was approaching the end of his life, he was like a wounded tiger. The death of the prince would only stimulate him further. Not to mention what he thought of the person behind the scenes, he would definitely not let go of those who wanted to take advantage of this matter.
At this time, the louder the movement, the more it will attract his attention.
Fortunately, she used the excuse of organizing a wedding as an excuse when she was making the arrangements, and fortunately, her operations were very secretive.
After she arranged everything, Lu Songli couldn't help but sigh that the emperor was still the emperor.
Lü Songli was right. Emperor Kangcheng glanced at the Qin and Lü families, then turned his attention to the Xie and Zhao families. The Qin and Lü families were forced by the Empress Dowager to marry within two months of the marriage's granting, and the date was set for the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. There was nothing wrong with that. The desire for a grand ceremony and a lively atmosphere was understandable. After all, the two children were forced together by the Empress Dowager after being disliked. They wanted to save face, so a grand ceremony was understandable.
But the Xie and Zhao families are a bit questionable. Why are they so eager to hold a wedding? Is there some conspiracy? Do they have anything to do with the prince's affairs?
Perhaps because of his suspicion, Emperor Kang Cheng felt that there was something fishy about the Xie and Zhao families. After having people take a closer look, he found that there was indeed something fishy!
At the Qin family, after Qin Heng received Lu Songli's letter, he believed her judgment and immediately ordered people to stop all operations.
Meanwhile, Xie Zhan was secretly being led to meet the Fourth Prince by his former superior in the Secretariat. He was originally a Sheren (official secretary) of the Secretariat, and his immediate superior was none other than Xue Huaimin. With Xue Huaimin's introduction, the two sides had a pleasant conversation.
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