usatvline Chapter 145 I Instigated Humuhan
Chapter 145 I Instigated Humuhan
Next, there was a quarrel in the Taiji Hall, with everyone going back and forth and it was very lively.
Qi Wushuang remained silent, allowing the generals of Andu and the people from the Zhuang and Yuwen factions to argue endlessly.
The final result was that the Zhuang and Yuwen clans still refused to send troops and were willing to just watch from the sidelines.
When the quarreling voices died down, Qi Wushuang suddenly said, "I will lead the army in person."
After Qi Wushuang finished speaking, the Taiji Hall fell into deathly silence.
After a while, General Qi was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, this is not possible."
"Does the commander have any other ideas?"
"Even if there is no other way, your Majesty's safety comes first."
General Qi's meaning was very clear:
Even if Andu and Lindu were abandoned, it would be sufficient to keep Chamdo and the areas south of Chamdo.
“But in my eyes, whether it’s Andu, Lindu, or the people in other places in Qi Dynasty, they are all my people. I will not let my people suffer any danger.
Since I was able to drive the Ati people out of the southern desert and back to the north a few years ago, I can defeat them now as well."
Qi Wushuang's words were extremely domineering.
After Qi Wushuang finished speaking, Nie Youren was the first to stand up and express his opinion:
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go with you to the south of the desert and defeat the Ati people once again."
General Qi began to rebuke Nie Youren:
"Why are you causing trouble? You are the commander of the Imperial Guards, and your duty is to protect Chamdo."
Nie Youren didn't care:
"Since we were able to capture Chamdo once, we can also capture Chamdo a second time or even more times.
But as generals of the Qi Dynasty, we cannot allow the Ati people to invade the Qi Dynasty and bully the people of the Qi Dynasty. This is our primary duty as a soldier."
After Nie Youren finished speaking, He Changsong was the second to speak up:
"Commander Nie said it well. As generals of the Qi Dynasty, we have the responsibility to protect every inch of land, every city, and every citizen of the Qi Dynasty.
Your Majesty, I am willing to go with you to the south of the desert and defeat the Ati people once again."
Then, all the generals of Andu stood up and said in unison:
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go with you to the south of the desert and defeat the Ati people once again."
The heroic voice almost blew the roof of the Taiji Hall off.
However, Master Zhuang and his men saw a bloody and murderous aura from General An and his men.
A murderous aura pressed down on them, and some timid officials took a few steps back on the spot.
This awe-inspiring murderous aura also made Master Zhuang and the others realize:
Andu's generals are all ferocious beasts, not caged pets.
Even though they have been in Chamdo for some time, their bloodiness is still there.
Or is it really as Nie Youren said:
Even if Master Zhuang and his men occupied Chamdo, so what? Since they were able to capture Chamdo once, they could do so a second and third time.
Master Zhuang and the others couldn't help but recall the day when Chamdo was captured.
On that day, the gates of Chamdo and the imperial palace were blown down by bombs, leaving them beyond recognition. Only a few months had passed, how could they have forgotten about it?
Perhaps it was because Qi Wushuang had been too tolerant of them during this period that they forgot.
Thinking of this, Master Zhuang thought of Ye Wuwei who developed the bomb.
Although Ye Wuyi no longer wanted to attend court, he could be seen from time to time in the past, but he hasn't been seen for some time recently.
Where did he go?
Is he carrying out a mission for Qi Wushuang or has he fallen out with Qi Wushuang?
Qi Wushuang ignored the thoughts of Master Zhuang and the others and said, "The generals from Andu will stay, and the rest of you can withdraw."
When only Andu's generals were left in the Taiji Hall, Qi Wushuang spoke again:
“Andu must be preserved, but Chamdo cannot be lost either.
Therefore, Fu Chi, Commander Nie, Minister He, Minister Lu, and Qi Cheng, all of you must stay in Chamdo and defend it for me, while I take Warrant Officer Yao and his men to the south of the desert."
Nie Youren: "Your Majesty."
“Just listen to me first.
Wu Wei gave me the formula for the bomb, and I have already tested it in a military workshop, and it has been successful.
Right now, the military workshop is working day and night to produce bombs and grenades. With them, you will have no problem defending Qamdo."
Nie Youren:
"But if you don't take us with you, it will still be difficult to defeat the 100,000-strong army of the North with the existing armies of Mo Nan, Andu, and Yingdu."
"I have already made arrangements. I have contacted Qi Kangping. He will lead the 30,000 garrison troops of Chunyu Prefecture to join me in the south of the desert."
Chu Fuchi, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "But most of the garrison troops in Chunyu Prefecture were recruited from Chunyu Prefecture and its surrounding areas."
"I know what you mean.
Chunyu Prefecture was once the territory of the Ye family. Back then, my father, the emperor, executed the Ye family and their important generals, many of whom were native to Chunyu Prefecture.
You are worried that there are descendants of those generals among the troops stationed in Chunyu Prefecture now, and you are worried that they will transfer their hatred for your father to me.
But even if there are some, they are very few.
Besides, twenty years have passed since the incident. Since they are now part of the Qi Dynasty's army and receive Qi Dynasty's military pay, nothing will happen to them."
Chu Fuchi thought about it and agreed.
Although Emperor Jingzheng killed the entire Ye family twenty years ago, all the soldiers under the Ye family who surrendered were not killed and were allowed to return to their homes.
Those killed were mainly General Ye's confidants who refused to surrender.
Besides, it has been twenty years since the incident. If anyone wanted to avenge General Ye, they would have done it long ago and would not have waited until now.
Everyone discussed for more than an hour and made arrangements for the next steps.
Prime Minister Chu Fuchi was in charge of Chamdo affairs, and everyone obeyed Chu Fuchi's command and dispatch.
After the agreement was reached, Qi Wushuang said:
"Fu Chi, Commander Nie, Qi Cheng, and Qi Wu, the four of you will go to my bedroom. I have something to tell you."
After the five people arrived at Qi Wushuang's bedroom, Qi Wushuang asked Xiao Dengzi and Qi Wu to guard the door and not let anyone approach.
"The 100,000 northern troops heading south this time were instigated by the third northern prince, Humuhan."
Chu Fuchi: "I was saying, how could the people from the north choose to go south at this time?"
Qi Wushuang continued:
"It was I who sent a letter to Humuhan, who instigated him. I promised him that if he could persuade the eldest prince to lead the troops, I would kill him for him.
As long as the eldest prince died, Humuhan's throne would be within his grasp.
Judging from the current situation, Humuhan has indeed listened to my advice."
Nie Youren was startled: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Qi Wushuang looked at Nie Youren and said, "There's no need to hide some things from you now."
"I have been in contact with Humu Khan as early as ten years ago, and all the extra horses in the army were bought from Humu Khan.
I believe you already knew that we were buying horses from the north, but you didn't know that the other party was Humu Khan.
Originally, we were just doing the horse business, but three years ago, that person sent 500 Embroidered Uniform Guards to the north to try to fabricate evidence of treason against me.
At that time, I wrote a letter to Humu Khan, offering him 50,000 dan of rice and asking him to help me kill 500 Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Humuhan killed the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but the letter fell into the hands of the Great Prince of the North."