Return of the Swallow

"Sincerely? Are you doing this for the safety of the people?"

"That's right. Your Majesty is unkind and doesn't take the safety of the people into consideration. But anyone who has a little heart to love the people like his own son will not only care about his own imperial mausoleum when a natural disaster strikes. We are all in the Northern Hebei Kingdom. If you are too bad, you will naturally know what it is like to have a weak king in power. Your current approach is no different from that of the Northern Hebei Dynasty that subjugated the country.

"We are all people who have read poetry and books. We entered the world wholeheartedly for the welfare of the people in the world and to realize our own ideals. However, we are not a good master now, but have become more and more stupid.

"Now that things have developed to this point, the emperor is still unrepentant and still doesn't care about the life and death of the people for the sake of his own status. So from our point of view, sitting in that position will not bring anything new to the Great Zhou Dynasty. The weather will not bring any new changes to the well-being of the people.

"Therefore, we, like Prince Zhongshun and Duke Dingguo, agree with Prince Zhou Lian's proposal to restore the title of the Northern Hebei Kingdom, bring order to the chaos, and choose the Ming Lord, for the sake of the people of the world and the livelihood of the people."

Yu Ziqiu kept talking, realizing that his righteous and awe-inspiring words might arouse the impatience of the people on horseback in front of him, so he put his forehead to the ground to show his sincerity.

Song Quan immediately said cleverly: "We have controlled that man, and the people with lofty ideals in the city also agree with our approach and are willing to establish a Ming Dynasty! Now that the Tatars have been defeated and the world is in peace, it is the time for us to step in." The good opportunity of the prosperous age must not be delayed to a foolish king."

Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu looked at each other and both got off their horses.

Pang Xiao asked: "Do you control the emperor?"

"Yes, the emperor and his concubines are now controlled in the Yangxin Palace. Those courtiers and noble clan members who are unwilling to join forces with us or show neutrality are also controlled by the Gyeonggi Guards and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. . Now we just have to wait for the prince to come into the city and deal with it."

This declaration came out of the blue, but it was also within Pang Xiao's expectation. Is this probably what Qin Yining said before about "victory without fighting"?

Thinking about it, Qin Yining should have guessed it when he gave him advice?

It's no wonder that from the beginning, there was a series of small porridges, and then there were several messages that echoed him. Qin Yining initially arranged for the prince of the previous dynasty to appear in order to surrender to the old officials in Northern Hebei today.

Pang Xiao has a lot of troops and is confident in this battle. He can win without using his heart and can crush him with just his strength. Therefore, it is not as thorough as Qin Yining's planning.

The current situation has made Pang Xiao understand what it means to win without bloodshed and without fighting.

Although the brothers have been gearing up for such a long time, they must be a little disappointed not to be able to fight as hard as they can. It is possible that the goal can be achieved without fighting or casualties. This is indeed a feat that can be included in the history books.

When Pang Xiao remained silent, the elders from the Northern Hebei Kingdom were very worried, fearing that Pang Xiao would kill them all with a glare.

Ji Zeyu said: "These people may not be trustworthy. Maybe they have joined forces with the Hunjun and set up a trap for us to get through. We don't know."

Pang Xiao nodded, feeling that what Ji Zeyu said might indeed be true.

Yu Ziqiu, Song Quan and others turned pale, and their bodies were immediately covered in cold sweat in fear.

The two anxiously explained: "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me. We really don't have any ill intentions, and we will never dare to use tricks to deceive the prince and your Majesty. The total number of soldiers and horses in the city is so small that we are completely powerless." Resistance, the prince and the duke are coming with brave men, how can I afford to provoke them?"

"Yes, yes! We have absolutely no intention of doing so, we just don't want to harm innocent people with the mistakes of a foolish king!"

The veteran Northern Hebei ministers who followed behind them all agreed. For a moment, the scene was extremely spectacular. From a distance, they could see Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu standing with their backs straight. Without beating or scolding, the group of ministers in official robes had already While kowtowing repeatedly to beg for mercy, the Huben Army and the South Army in the distance were all whispering about the prowess of their coach.

Facing such a scene, Pang Xiao felt inexplicably familiar.

When he led his troops into the city and defeated the Northern Ji Palace, some of these officials immediately stood in line and surrendered.

Now history is repeating itself, this time they happily betrayed the king.

These people know how to assess the situation and may be useful, but they cannot be completely trusted.

Pang Xiao looked at Ji Zeyu: "Alan, what do you think?"

Ji Zeyu said: "It's not too late to discuss it before making a decision."

Although Ji Zeyu did not name who he was discussing with, Pang Xiao knew that Ji Zeyu was talking about Qin Huaiyuan.

Pang Xiao agreed deeply, jumped on horseback with Ji Zeyu, and went straight back to the military camp.

When Yu Ziqiu and Song Quan saw Pang Xiao and others leaving, they all stood up and dusted off their robes, but they did not dare to go back to the city immediately. To show their sincerity, they all stayed quietly and waited for Pang Xiao. The news here.

Qin Yining, Qin Huaiyuan, Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi and others were speechless for a moment after hearing what Pang Xiao said.

After a long while, Qin Huaiyuan said: "That's fine, just arrange the manpower outside the city and bring the elite into the city for a look."

"What Mr. Qin said is true." Xie Yue also said, "Looking at their appearance, they shouldn't dare to act weird. At the moment, they are also thinking about their own safety."

Pang Xiao nodded and said immediately: "Then A-Lan will come with me."

"Of course it is obligatory." Ji Zeyu nodded, "Five thousand elite soldiers will be enough."

"Yes, I can also respond outside the city." Xie Yue said.

Qin Huai also said from a distance: "My two gentlemen and I are meeting outside the city. You can just go ahead without any worries."

Pang Xiao looked at Qin Yining, "Sister Yi, are you going with us?"

This is a man's war. Pang Xiao took the initiative to take Qin Yining with him, which really surprised everyone. Qin Yining wanted to go, because by following Pang Xiao, they had an advantage and no need to worry about safety. But Qin Yining was afraid that if he nodded, he would attract criticism from Pang Xiao.

Xie Yue was the first to say: "It doesn't matter if the princess goes with you. The princess is a woman who is not inferior to her men. Many of the strategies along the way were made by the princess. Now that we can conquer the capital without a bloody blow, the princess also plays an important role. The princess is Those who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the prince really do not need to restrain the princess with the requirements of ordinary women in the boudoir."

Xu Weizhi also smiled and nodded: "I think so too."

Qin Yining looked at Qin Huaiyuan.

Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "Go, since the prince wants you to go with you."

Since Pang Xiao is willing to work with Qin Yining to harvest the fruits of victory, the cronies around Pang Xiao are also convinced. As a father, he can only be happy. Because his daughter has never been a weak woman who needs to rely on men to survive.

Having already agreed, Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu selected the five thousand elite Tiger Guards, including the Jinghu Guards, and took their personal guards with them, and the group went in front of Yu Ziqiu, Song Quan and other officials.