Chapter 172 172 The General’s Dead Wife 41

After the fall of Kangyong Pass, the Wu State, which had lost its greatest barrier, was like a sick tiger with its claws and teeth pulled out, and it no longer posed any threat to the Song State.

The Song army fought all the way from Kangcheng to Hucheng without any hindrance. Countless people came to surrender secretly. There were also several cases where the people in the city took the initiative to open the city gates. Later, Emperor Wu had his trusted followers personally guard every city.

The city gate prevented surrender without a fight.

At this time, the Wu Kingdom had lost two-thirds of its territory, with only eleven cities left including Kyoto.

At this time, Emperor Wu saw that the situation was not good, and he was so panicked that he sought medical treatment.

Not only did Qin Xingye receive a letter from Emperor Wu, indicating that all the cities previously conquered by the Song State were willing to be ceded, but he was also willing to offer a large sum of money and a beautiful woman in exchange for the Song army to retreat.

There were even envoys from Mingyue here to lobby, saying that as long as she was willing to cooperate in fighting a few defeated battles and give her whatever she wanted, Emperor Wu could fulfill all her wishes.

It's a pity that neither Mingyue nor Qin Xingye are interested in Emperor Wu's promise. What they want is the unification of the world and a peaceful and prosperous age.

However, Wu Huang's jumping up and down to make his presence felt attracted Mingyue's attention, which made her think of the saying "Capture the thief first, capture the king first".

So while the other Song armies were still marching according to their original plan, taking over cities one after another with unstoppable force, Mingyue led her team of bandits all the way north, aiming at Emperor Wu in the Kyoto of the Kingdom of Wu.

When the bandit soldiers heard that Mingyue said that he would take them to the capital of Wu Kingdom to capture the Emperor of Wu Kingdom, their jaws almost dropped.

But when they reacted, they were all excited and excited.

They are different from regular soldiers. They are a group of experienced desperadoes, so they quickly accepted the idea of ​​breaking into the enemy's base camp to capture the enemy's emperor after being surprised.

It was naturally more convenient for more than two hundred people to march alone than hundreds of thousands of people. A group of people marched in a hurry, eating and sleeping all the way, but it only took nine days to reach Kyoto of the Kingdom of Wu.

Before entering the city, Mingyue thought for a while and ordered everyone: "First disperse and enter the city alone, and then you can find an inn to rest by yourself. We will meet at the Chenghuang Temple in the south of the city in two days."

The bandits and soldiers nodded in agreement. After all, they were traveling all night long, but it was still a bit overwhelming for everyone.

Wait until everyone is well rested and energetic before proceeding to the next step.

However, Mingyue only had a good sleep, and after a good meal, she went to the Prime Minister Wu's Mansion with a letter of thanks.

As soon as the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion saw the greeting card in Mingyue's hand, a flattering smile appeared on their faces: "Dear guest, please come in quickly. Our master has been in the mansion recently. As early as a few days ago, the master asked me to be here.

We're waiting at the door. We've been waiting for a long time, but finally you've arrived."

People passing by saw his face and wiped their eyes subconsciously, thinking that they had seen it wrong.

As the saying goes, the third-rank officials in front of the prime minister's house, and the servants of the prime minister's house are outside, and they are also the ones who have the reputation to be fawned over. I have never seen them show such a flattering appearance.

Mingyue's heart suddenly moved, but her face was calm and she said softly: "Please lead the way."

The servant smiled even brighter and said, "It's all what a young person should do. It's what he should do."

After passing through the winding corridors and garden rockeries, Mingyue was brought into the Prime Minister's study.

At this time, the Prime Minister has also learned about Mingyue's arrival and is sitting in the study waiting for it.

As soon as the study door opened, the Prime Minister immediately stood up and stepped forward to greet him.

When he saw the bright moon, he was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to wake up and sigh: "I never expected that the world-famous military advisor of the Song Dynasty would be so young and handsome. The waves behind the Yangtze River really push the waves ahead!

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Mingyue slightly cupped her hands in a gesture of greeting as a peer, and then she humbly smiled and said, "The original Prime Minister was so complimentary."

"Wherever, with the ability of Song's military advisor, in the future, one person will definitely be ranked higher than ten thousand people. At that time, Yuan will probably have to rely on Song's military advisor for promotion." Yuan Chengxian hurriedly helped her up and shook her with a wry smile.

He shook his head.

According to the current general trend of the world, the unification of the Song Dynasty has become the general trend and is a certainty.

At that time, if he, the Prime Minister of Wu State, wants to gain a place in Song State, he can only rely on Song Mingyue.

This is also the reason why Mingyuehui has the highest level of support from the Prime Minister's Mansion, because it was the former Prime Minister who took the initiative to surrender to her.

The reason why Mingyue dared to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion alone was because she had many handles that the former Prime Minister had actively handed over to her, all of which were serious crimes that could enable him to punish the nine clans.

It can be said that the former Prime Minister has formed many cliques for personal gain in recent years. The cliques are spread throughout the court, and even the imperial guards in the palace have his disciples.

This is also the reason why Mingyue chose him. He has connections and people, and he can achieve his goal quickly through him.

"Actually, Prime Minister Yuan, if you want to continue to stay in this position, it's not difficult. You only need to do one thing." Mingyue took a sip of tea made from the top snowflake tea and said pointedly: "Maybe you should

I have also heard that the original Wu officials are still in charge of the cities that our Song army conquered."

In fact, it was precisely because of knowing this that Prime Minister Yuan wanted to take Mingyue's path.

However, he knew that the official position of prime minister was different from others. If the Song Dynasty really wanted to dominate the world, it would definitely put one of its own people in such key positions.

But with Mingyue's words, everything seemed to have turned around again.

Prime Minister Yuan looked at Mingyue with fiery eyes: "As long as Yuan can achieve his wish, he can go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of ​​fire, but it depends on the orders of Song's military advisor."

Mingyue raised her eyebrows slightly: "It doesn't have to be like this. It's just a matter of changing the master of Wu State in advance."

The former Prime Minister's brows twitched fiercely: "You want to force the palace?"

A smile appeared at the corner of Mingyue's lips: "Don't say it so harshly, I just invited Emperor Wu to be a guest in my country, Song Dynasty."

The original prime minister was dumbfounded, didn't this mean the same thing?

But the risks of this matter are a bit high, and his reputation is not good if word spreads!

What he originally wanted to do was to please Song Mingyue. After the Wu Kingdom was defeated in the future, he could rely on this friendship to change to a better position.

If he unites with the Song people to force the palace, although he will definitely be able to hold a high position in the future, he is also a traitor, and it is really ugly to say it out!

However, the former prime minister thought again, there were so many people in Wu who surrendered, so it would be inconspicuous if he just surrendered.

On the one hand, the original prime minister was worried about his reputation, but on the other hand, he was reluctant to give up the benefits. In the end, he only looked at Mingyue with a slight apology and said: "I have to think about it again."

Mingyue was not impatient. Instead, she smiled and said, "Okay, Prime Minister Yuan, you can think about it slowly. It just so happens that there are a few friends who will invite Song into the house for a talk. Song may also think about it carefully by then."

As for what to consider? Naturally, it is to re-select people.

When the former Prime Minister heard this, he immediately felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

Only then did he remember, yes, the other party did not have no choice, she had many choices.

On the contrary, it was him who made the mistake of not having this store in this village.

Yuan Chenglian hurriedly said: "Song Military Advisor, Yuan has already thought about it, and everything will be subject to your arrangement."

The corners of Mingyue's lips raised slightly: "Then I'll bother you next."
Chapter completed!