There was a neat sound of footsteps outside the door. Immediately afterwards, a fully armed officer pushed open the door and appeared at the door. Through the opened door, Wu Jingneng saw that there were already many soldiers entering the yard.

Yan Xiaoyi waved his hand, and the officer immediately bowed and retreated.

Standing up, Yan Xiaoyi filled the cups in front of Wu Jing and Kang Ling: "Your Highness, if the situation is today, you are very clear. Qi State will inevitably be defeated. This is almost the common view of knowledgeable people in the world. Your Highness, things have come to this point. Do you want to experience it again?"

Wu Jing stared at Yan Xiaoyi in a daze, "I was just a little curious. The 20,000 soldiers in Cangzhou were all from Qi. Even if you try your best to mix sand into it, how many people can you get? Why did these Qi people willingly drive you to raise the flag to rebel with the order?"

"It's very simple," Yan Xiaoyi explained: "After Tuobayan arrived in Cangzhou, he handed over the power to recruit troops to me and Sun Jun to implement it, and there was a lot of room for operation here. We first contacted the aristocratic families in Cangzhou. They were frightened by the Qi court's purge at that time and hit it off with us. Of course, there were also former Qi family members who defected to the Ming Dynasty to build a bridge. Then we contacted the local merchants in Cangzhou. Their understanding of the Ming Dynasty was much clearer than that of ordinary people. They envied the relaxed business environment of the Ming Dynasty's merchants, so they were very eager to become a member of the Ming Dynasty. With the help of these people, our recruitment in Cangzhou was very smooth, and we quickly formed an army."

"Tuobayan is an expert, can he not realize anything?" Wu Jing was a little curious.

Yan Xiaoyi sneered: "At that time, he had betrayed the Ming Dynasty. He was a little overly jealous. He thought that he was mediocre in his qualifications and no matter what tricks he played, he could not get his palm. Of course, we were indeed very afraid of him. We had no intention of reaching out at all in the army he personally held."

Wu Jing nodded. The army controlled by Tuobayan was indeed the most powerful among all the troops in Cangzhou. Unfortunately, they were completely destroyed in one battle in the Hengduan Mountains.

"Since you have fully controlled the situation, why bother with me and Yan Yuese? Is there any use for me?" Wu Jing looked at Yan Xiaoyi and his face gradually became cold.

Yan Xiaoyi sighed: "Your Highness, you have been with you for more than ten years. Even if you were not sincere at the beginning, you were even a little dissatisfied with me. But after spending more than ten years, you have been together day and night, and you have become a little warm. I don't hide it from you. We do have some place to rely on you next, but more importantly, I don't want to see you fall to the same level as you did back then." After pausing, he continued: "Your Highness, do you still want to be poor and poor as you did back then? Do you have to rely on your sister-in-law to be a girl and wash clothes to supplement your family's income? When my sister-in-law first arrived in Qi State, she was such a noble person. But now you can see what the hands of tuning and placing flowers in the past have become?"

Wu Jing's face tightened, and he couldn't help but look at Kang Ling's hands that were holding his clothes tightly with some tension. As Yan Xiaoyi said, those soft and smooth hands that used to be as soft as jade and as smooth as fat were no longer the same. Although he had no worries about food and clothing in the past two years and had become more pampered, how could the marks left by those years of hard life disappear?

"I believe you have a deep understanding of how Qi State treats you. Since that's the case, why not let's go home together with me?" Yan Xiaoyi said.

"Although Qi is ruthless to me, Ming has robbed my home and ruined everything about me!" Wu Jing said angrily.

"Your Highness, you have actually understood that you were a family and country that was completely different from ordinary families. There was never any reason to argue about the dispute over the destruction of a country. When sitting in that position, you naturally have to bear the corresponding responsibilities. Are you willing to accept the loss? Although the Ming Dynasty destroyed Yue Kingdom, it was good for your family."

Wu Jing took a deep breath, and he could not refute this.

"The hatred of killing your father is irreconcilable!" he murmured.

"Your father is the Emperor of Yue. If the country is gone, the emperor will naturally be gone." Yan Xiaoyi shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you are already forty-six years old this year. Even if you think that your life will be over, don't you think about Wu Cheng? He is only twenty-five years old, which is a good time for youth. And your daughter, although she has married someone else's wife, can she cut off the connection with you? Your current decision will affect their life."

"Rong'er is far away in Luoyang, you..."

"Your Highness, the Ming Guoan took Wu Rong's family away half a month ago. The people who went there took the letter covered with your private seal, saying that they wanted to pick them up to Cangzhou. At this moment, I am afraid that they have already boarded the sea boat and are on their way to the Ming Dynasty, right?" Yan Xiaoyi said.

Kang Ling's appearance was fading, and Wu Jing felt lost: "Luoyang, can you also be so unscrupulous?"

"Some time ago, my Mingming Airship Force attacked Luoyang and Chang'an. You naturally knew that at this point, do you think those people in Luoyang will still tie themselves to the big ship destined to sink in Qi State? In fact, it is easy to pick up Wu Rong and the others away from Luoyang." Yan Xiaoyi smiled.

"I left Ming Kingdom and later sent Ling'er and his son to Qi Kingdom to reunite with me. How could I have any good intentions? Now I am afraid that my value will be completely gone. How can they know that they will not burn the bridge across the river?"

"Your Highness is too worried." Yan Xiaoyi smiled and said, "Your Majesty did not make things difficult for you back then, let alone now? In the Ming Dynasty, even if you are an official, there is no problem. In fact, you govern Cangzhou and support tens of thousands of troops with the strength of one state. The Ming Dynasty has praised you very much!"

Wu Jing was silent for a while, "Now the entire Cangzhou has fallen into your hands. What else do you need me to do? I can't think of what else can I do?"

"Of course there is." Yan Xiaoyi said: "Feng Ke. In comparison, he trusts you more than me, who repeatedly disobeys military orders."

"Are you going to plot against Feng Ke?"

"You will be in charge of this matter, so it will be fooled. He may not care about me, but he cannot ignore you, and it is even more impossible to think that you will cheat him. Your Highness, let alone you say that the main force of General He Weiping of the Ming Dynasty has left Guangyang City and arrived in Cangzhou. We need Feng Ke to step into the trap we prepared for him without any defense and destroy all his 10,000 elite troops. Then the generals of Cangzhou merged with the Ming army and attacked Luzhou. At this moment, Guo Xiancheng's main force was in Kunling County to fight Zhou Jiyun. Once Luzhou was attacked, there would inevitably be chaos in the front, and Guo Xiancheng would be defeated. After Guo Xiancheng's main force was defeated, the Ming army could march straight into the future, and the time when Qi was destroyed was just around the corner."

"The Ming people's far-sightedness has reached this point." Wu Jing smiled bitterly, "I need to think about it carefully, think about it."

Yan Xiaoyi nodded and stood up: "Your Highness, Feng Ke is only three days away from Cangzhou City, you need to make a decision as soon as possible." He paused for a moment and then said: "Of course, if you don't want to, I won't make things difficult for you. I will send you, my sister-in-law and Wu Cheng away. We will join forces with He Weiping to kill Feng Ke, which is just a matter of extra work."

He bowed his hand and turned around and walked out of the hall.

"Protect the county magistrate's family. If something happens, come and see him!" Listening to Yan Xiaoyi's Lang voice from outside, Wu Jing smiled bitterly and held Kang Ling's hand tightly: "Madam, I have accomplished nothing in my life. I have been living like a puppet, which is really sad."

Looking at Wu Jing's distorted face, Kang Ling felt sad, "Your Highness, for me, Cheng'er and Rong'er, it doesn't matter whether you succeed or not. The important thing is that the family is alive and can get together well. Your Highness, the Wu family is now growing again. Cheng'er already has two children, and Rong'er is already the mother of three children. Your Highness, we don't ask for anything else, we just want the whole family to be well."

Wu Jing's stiff face slowly softened, and after a while, he said quietly: "I'm just like this in my life. Cheng'er can't even think about how bright the future will be. It seems that our greatest hope is to be placed on the third and fourth generations. Whether it is Qin Feng's appearance is kind, I will fulfill him! I think this incident will be written in history books, making his image more glorious. As a foil, I will also leave a name in history, not only limited to the title of a prince who destroyed the country."

Hearing the unfairness in Wu Jing's heart, Kang Ling hugged his husband tightly.

He patted Kang Ling's back gently and Wu Jing said, "After this incident, I don't want to be an official anymore. Do you still remember the Tonggong courtyard in Yuejing? I think Qin Feng has sought this courtyard, so let's live there. For the rest of his life, I will train my grandchildren and accompany you well."

Yan Xiaoyi strode out of the county magistrate's mansion. When he stepped onto the city, the entire Cangzhou City had been fully martial law. Some of the soldiers were driving into the city, while others were ordered to drive out, in a busy state.

"Did Wu Jing agree?" An old man holding a sword beside him asked in a low voice.

"What if I don't agree?" Yan Xiaoyi said: "He has no way out."

The old man smiled.

"Your Majesty really won't destroy the bridges after crossing the river. Kill him afterwards?" Yan Xiaoyi asked.

"What nonsense is this? What Your Majesty said is a spit and a seal. There was no need to kill Wu Jing at the beginning, and there is no need for this now."

Yan Xiaoyi let out a long sigh: "I feel relieved. Mr. Hu, don't worry, based on my understanding of Wu Jing, he will agree."
Chapter completed!