"Negotiate peace and withdraw troops? He Yu, are you kidding? Do you know how many lives of Jiangdong men our army sacrificed in order to capture this city?" Le Yuxian stood up, and his previous friendly expression instantly disappeared.
"This is the lord's intention. The lord had long expected that you were unwilling to give up, so he sent me directly." Qi Heyu sighed and then introduced their current situation.
When Le Yuxian went to war, Xie Wenzhou was inspecting Linzhou. Unexpectedly, some powerful families suddenly rebelled and joined forces with local barbarians to try to kill Xie Wenzhou.
If Xie Wenzhou's guard Ling Shouping had not risked his life to protect him, their lord would have been killed by the rebel army.
"What? This group of powerful families are really acting recklessly!" Le Yuxian said angrily. He wished he could withdraw his troops and fight back right away, but he was unwilling to give up Yunmeng County.
Qi Heyu saw what the other party was thinking and continued to persuade him: "Yu Xian, this is why the lord asked you to withdraw your troops back to Linzhou.
"The lord's forces are weak. If we don't withdraw our troops and suppress the rebellion in time, the chaos will probably get worse."
"Besides, Ding Yunyi has already captured Jiangbei, and Lu Ganhai can no longer supply us with military rations."
Upon hearing this news, Le Yuxian was also stunned: "How could Lu Ganhai be so vulnerable when he has Yin Aoting leading the army?"
"That's not clear. Lu Ganhai's contact with our army has been cut off." Qi Heyu shook his head.
"Yu Xian, the lord and I are still young, while Ding Nanjing is old and frail. We always have a chance to capture Xiangzhou."
"Don't put your lord in danger just for the sake of a momentary gain!"
Le Yuxian pondered for a while and remembered the entrustment of his son to Bole Xie Botai.
Although he was so young, he was appreciated by Xie Botai and was gradually reused, becoming the second most important person in the army, second only to Xie Botai.
When Xie Botai was dying, he entrusted his son to Le Yuxian, asking him to assist him.
While fulfilling his legacy was certainly his goal, Xie Botai also said that he would assist his son well.
After much reflection, Le Yuxian finally decided to send Qi Heyu to negotiate peace.
The result of the peace talks was also very simple, which was to withdraw from Yunmeng County.
As a result, the Wen family army entered Yunmeng County, and Gan Xingfan became the de facto governor of Yunmeng County.
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On the other side, Lu Ganhai has reached the end of his rope.
He was the emperor of Daji, but now he was reduced to living in a dilapidated temple in the wild.
"Damn Yin Aoting... I was so good to him, but I didn't expect this wild dog to bite me back!" After Lu Ganhai finished drinking the porridge, he became more and more angry and smashed the bowl in his hand.
The old minister Yan Liangji looked at his master silently without saying a word.
"Your Majesty...you can't fall again. We don't bring much with us. If you fall again...I'm afraid we won't have anything to eat." A eunuch reminded.
Lu Ganhai suddenly felt very sad, his eyes turned red, and he dismissed the attendants beside him: "Alas, I am so destitute, but you people still stick with me. This is my only remaining luck."
"Divide all this money and the things you brought with you. It will be my reward for your loyalty." Lu Ganhai took out gold and silver from his pocket. In his eyes, these were the only things that could prove that he was once the emperor.
The imperial seal, which symbolizes the imperial power, was lost in the war, and Lu Ganhai had no time to take care of the seal in order to escape.
"Your Majesty... take care!" After distributing the things, the eunuchs left the dilapidated temple.
In the huge dilapidated temple, only Lu Ganhai and Yan Liangji were left.
Lu Ganhai was thinking about the past, and only realized that Yan Liangji was still in the temple after the servants left.
"Prime Minister... why don't you leave?" Lu Ganhai looked at Yan Liangji with red eyes.
"Your Majesty, you saved my life. If I die, how can I repay your kindness?" replied the white-haired Yan Liangji.
The few attendants who just left were all young people, only Yan Liangji was old, and this journey was quite difficult for him, his old bones.
"Uncle Yan... What do you think? Should I, Lu Ganhai, not be crowned emperor?" Lu Ganhai no longer called himself emperor, but asked Yan Liangji, the old senior, for advice like a junior.
"Yes." Yan Liangji answered firmly. This was also what he had advised before Lu Ganhai became emperor.
At that time, Lu Ganhai was very powerful and was ranked among the top two on the Shenzhou Continent, second only to his cousin Lu Ganyue.
For the sake of face, Lu Ganhai became arrogant after getting the imperial seal, started to be competitive, and eventually embarked on the path of becoming emperor, becoming the target of attacks by many warlords of the Chi Dynasty.
"It's too late to regret... I shouldn't have ignored you!" Lu Ganhai sighed to the sky.
At this time, Ding Yunyi led his troops to surround this place and sent people into the ruined temple.
"I am Chang Zizhen, a general under the right general. I guess you two are Lu Ganhai and Yan Liangji, right?" Chang Zizhen blocked the door with several soldiers.
Seeing this, Lu Ganhai stood up and protected Yan Liangji behind him: "Yes, I... I am the traitor Lu Ganhai you are looking for!"
"This is just an innocent old man who helped me. He has nothing to do with me."
"I am already a defeated general. I have nothing to say. I will leave it to you to do whatever you want!"
After he finished speaking, the old man behind him stood up and said, "I am Yan Liangji, the Prime Minister of Daji State. I wonder why General Chang is here?"
"Uncle Yan...what's wrong with you?" Lu Ganhai turned around and looked at Yan Liangji in confusion.
"I, Your Majesty, swear to follow you until death. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Yan Liangji answered calmly without any fear.
Seeing such a touching scene, Chang Zizhen couldn't bear to disturb them and stood aside waiting.
Lu Ganhai turned around, straightened up, and took out the last of the emperor's majesty: "General Chang, speak."
"This is the Baimei sword given to me by the Right General. Please accept it." Chang Zizheng handed the sword to Lu Ganhai.
"Baimei Sword... Isn't this the sword of Emperor Chihui... How could it be..." Lu Ganhai looked at the completely white sword body and couldn't help thinking, and then he suddenly realized.
Plum blossoms are a symbol of pride.
Ding Yunyi gave Lu Ganhai the last dignity. He did not let him die under the swords of the chaotic army, but planned to let him die under the emperor's sword!
"Thank you, General You, for me... no, for me!"
Lu Ganhai turned around, straightened his back, turned his back to Chang Zizheng, and used all his strength to move the Baimei Sword.
Chang Zizheng stepped forward and took back the Baimei Sword, only to see that the white sword was stained with bright red liquid.
Seeing this, Yan Liangji, who was standing by, knelt down with a thud, shouted "Your Majesty", and collected Lu Ganhai's body with tears in his eyes.
The life of a great hero came to an end.
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