"Haha~ Great, reinforcements have arrived!"
After reading the so-called "Letter from Zheng Hun," Liu Kui couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The imposter Lu Qing asked, "Your Majesty, what does the letter say?"
Liu Kui laughed and said, "Well, Zheng Hun has captured Li Ying and Xu Rong alive, and has led an army of 170,000 to the south of Xindu to set up camp!"
As he spoke, Liu Kui casually handed the message in his hand to the imposter Lu Qing.
The imposter Lu Qing took the message and glanced at it. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and he looked at Liu Kui with delight.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! With Zheng Hun's reinforcements, the capture of Lu Zhi is just around the corner!"
"That scoundrel Lu Zhi destroyed my Nanpi and captured my family. I will make him pay for this in blood!"
Liu Kui felt a pang of hatred when he thought of Lu Zhi, who had driven him to the brink of despair.
Just as Liu Kui was feeling smug, he suddenly realized something was wrong, and then looked at the messenger with a gloomy expression.
"Why has Zheng Hun never sent me a message since he raised his army? Could you have been sent by Lu Zhi to trick me?"
Upon seeing Liu Kui's murderous gaze fixed on him, the messenger trembled and then knelt down with a thud.
"Your Majesty, my chief has been sending people to try to contact you, but they have been blocked by someone and have not been able to reach you!"
Liu Kui asked, "Then how did you get here?"
"The leader sent more than a hundred people in total. I hid behind the others the whole time, which is how I managed to escape!"
Do you know who intercepted you?
"I don't know, I only saw that those people were dressed in black, and they seemed to be wandering knights or retainers!"
Liu Kui hurriedly asked, "Has Zheng Hun received my message?"
The messenger shook his head: "No!"
"Wandering knights-errant, retainers? Whose people are they, really?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Kui was startled. Ever since he raised his army, he had always felt that someone was watching him in the dark. Now he discovered that someone had managed to cut off his connection with the outside world without him even noticing. This made Liu Kui feel a chill run down his spine.
"There must be a mole inside!!"
In Liu Kui's view, apart from the scholars and powerful families, it seemed that no one else in the provinces of Qing, Yan, and Ji could possess such great power.
Thinking of this, Liu Kui narrowed his eyes, his cold gaze slowly sweeping across the faces of the scholars and powerful figures, a murderous intent rising in his heart.
The people inside the government office felt uneasy under Liu Kui's gaze and exchanged glances, somewhat puzzled.
Finally, Liu Kui looked at the imposter Lu Qing and then secretly shook his head.
This Lu Qing was the first person to contact me, and all the suggestions he made were without fault, so he shouldn't betray me.
"Report!!"
Just as Liu Kui was pondering this, a scout rushed in.
"Your Majesty, Julu has been captured by Zhang Huan's forces, and Huang Zhong, Ma Teng, and Gongsun Du, with nine thousand cavalry, are rushing towards Xindu!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Kui was greatly surprised and hurriedly asked, "Julu City has high walls and thick walls, and is guarded by 30,000 troops. How could it be breached so easily?"
The scout cried out, "Your Majesty, Huang Zhong was exceptionally brave and fierce. He was the first to scale the city wall, and with the help of others from within, he launched a surprise attack on our army, opening the city gate and causing our city to fall!"
"A coordinated attack from within and without...?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Kui's heart stirred, and his expression of suspicion deepened.
"Report!!"
Just then, another scout on horseback hurriedly arrived at the government office.
"Your Majesty, I have learned that Lu Zhi's army has broken camp and retreated, and all the families of the nobles have been released by Lu Zhi!"
"oh?"
Liu Kui was taken aback.
The rest of the scholars and powerful figures were overjoyed to hear that their families had been released.
The imposter Lu Qing, standing nearby, hurriedly asked, "Are Your Majesty and my family still alive?"
The scout shook his head: "Not here!"
"Bang!" Liu Kui, who was standing to the side, was furious and immediately slammed his hand on the table and stood up, looking out of the government office.
"Someone come here!!"
"Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing Liu Kui's shout, a squad of guards standing outside immediately rushed in.
"Arrest all of these thieves!!"
Liu Kui's face flushed red, and he pointed at the people inside the room through gritted teeth.
"This... Your Majesty, why is this?"
"We are innocent!!"
Everyone was taken aback when they saw Liu Kui suddenly turn hostile.
"Hmph? Why?"
Liu Kui snorted coldly and said in a chilling voice, "You two are like snakes and rats, betraying me. How can you say you are innocent?"
"Take them away and torture them severely!!"
After saying this, Liu Kui waved his hand and, without waiting for anyone to argue, ordered his men to take everyone away.
At this time, only Liu Kui and Lu Qing remained in the room.
Liu Kui asked, "Mr. Lu, now that Julu City has fallen and Xindu is in danger, what should we do next?"
The imposter Lu Qing sighed: "Now that things have come to this, the only way is to get out of the city as soon as possible, fight Lu Zhi to the death, and then enter Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou!"
Liu Kui nodded: "Now that Zheng Hun has arrived, our army may very well be able to win!"
Liu Kui then looked at the messenger and said, "Go back immediately and tell your chief to join me in attacking Lu Zhi this afternoon!"
"promise!!"
The messenger respectfully acknowledged the order and quickly departed.
"Your Majesty, what should be done with those people and their families?"
A cold glint flashed in Liu Kui's eyes: "Kill!!"
"promise!!"
The imposter Lu Qing accepted the order and left, leading a group of his men to the prison.
"These people have betrayed the King; leave no one alive!!"
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