Chapter 43: Sending Troops to Southern Qing
After a month's journey, Ye Qi returned to Northern Qi again.

The trip to the temple took a total of three months, arriving two months earlier than expected.

As soon as he returned to Northern Qi, Ye Qi heard bad news.

Emperor Qing personally led his army to attack Changting Pass. He not only captured Changting Pass, but also captured the great general Shangshan Hu.

This all happened a month ago.

In the face of Qing's actions, Northern Qi did not take any action.

The whole country is waiting for Ye Qi's return, hoping to retake Changting Pass under the leadership of General Ye.

"General Ye, you are finally back!"

The little emperor Zhan Doudou couldn't contain his joy.

"What's going on?" Ye Qi asked.

So Zhan Doudou told what happened in the past three months.

The illicit love between Prince Li Chengqian of Southern Qing and his aunt Li Yunrui was exposed, and Emperor Qing was furious.

Thus, Emperor Qing's game of killing and silencing began.

He blew a silent whistle, and Chen Pingping came in response. There was a bloody storm inside and outside the palace. Hundreds of eunuchs and palace maids were killed by swords and sabers. Only Hong Zhu survived. Chen Pingping led the Supervisory Council to eliminate all of Li Yunrui's followers one by one, and any resistance would be killed.

The city of Kyoto trembled in this bloody storm, as if the disaster of twenty years ago was reappearing.

When all the possible insiders disappeared, Emperor Qing's disappointment with the prince reached its peak.

Therefore, Emperor Qing decided to announce to the world that one month later he would personally climb Mount Dadong to offer sacrifices to heaven and formally depose Crown Prince Li Chengqian.

Dadong Mountain is located near Danzhou of Qing State. It is also the border between Qing State and Dongyi City. It is also close to Changting Pass and Liaozhou.

Emperor Qing suddenly raided Changting Pass under the pretext of going to Mount Dadong to offer sacrifices.

Under the attack of many masters, Changting Pass was quickly captured.

Emperor Qing then moved to Mount Dadong and officially began offering sacrifices at Mount Dadong a week later.

This is what happened in these three months.

Up to now, no one knows the identity of Grand Master Qingdi.

The Battle of Dadongshan is finally about to begin.

At the same time, Li Yunrui's secret weapon, Junshan Society, a global organization, has also been launched.

Li Yunrui secretly summoned all the members of Junshan Society to attack Emperor Qing on the day of Emperor Qing's sacrifice at Datong Mountain.

The second day after Ye Qi returned to Northern Qi.

The young emperor convened a court meeting, and the empress dowager and all civil and military officials attended.

Before Ye Qi came back, the court was in chaos and everyone was talking about the matter.

After Ye Qi came back, everyone felt a backbone and spoke with confidence.

"General Ye, I beg you to send troops to retake Changting Pass!"

"General Ye, I beg you to send troops to retake Changting Pass!"

All the civil and military officials in the court said in unison.

There were only two great generals in Northern Qi, one was Uesugi Tora and the other was Ye Qi.

Now that Uesugi Tora was captured, everyone could only rely on Ye Qi.

The little emperor looked at Ye Qi: "General Ye, what do you think?" Ye Qi's answer was simple: "I will command the troops to Nanqing!"

Three days later, 50,000 troops from Northern Qi gathered in Liaozhou.

This is almost all the military force of Northern Qi. This expedition can be said to be related to the fate of Northern Qi.

The final decision was made between the little emperor and Doudou.

She had unreserved trust in Ye Qi.

As for the Queen Mother, she also felt that she had no way out.

Changting Pass was captured by Nanqing, and Nanqing will inevitably attack Northern Qi in the future.

Rather than delaying it, it is better to have a decisive battle now.

The commander-in-chief of this battle was Ye Qi and the deputy commander was Wang Jian.

On the day when Emperor Qing was offering sacrifices at Mount Dadong, Ye Qi led his troops to raid Changting Pass.

On this day, Emperor Qing led Hong Sixiang and hundreds of civil and military officials to climb Mount Dadong in a grand procession.

Emperor Qing had just reached the top of the mountain when shocking news came.

Grandmaster Ye Liuyun is coming to Dadong Mountain with the intention of assassinating Emperor Qing.

This news was undoubtedly a chess game set up by Li Yunrui through the Junshan Society, and this move almost sentenced Emperor Qing to death.

It would be easy for the Grand Master to assassinate an emperor who was out of the protection of the army.

In order to ensure that Emperor Qing would not escape from Dadong Mountain, Yan Xiaoyi led 5,000 personal soldiers and passed through Dongyi City.

They descended like divine troops from the sky and tightly surrounded all the mountain roads of Dadong Mountain, making it impossible for the two thousand imperial guards brought by Emperor Qing, more than a hundred tiger guards, and swordsmen from the six departments of the Supervisory Council to break out.

The blockade of the mountain road and the appearance of the grandmaster foreshadowed that Emperor Qing's death was near.

However, there was no sign of surprise on Emperor Qing's face.

However, the civil and military officials and Fan Xian standing by were all very confused and bewildered.

They didn't know why Yan Xiaoyi led his troops to besiege Emperor Qing.

These rebels are all archers under Yan Xiaoyi. Not only are they well-equipped, but their numbers also crush the two thousand imperial guards led by Emperor Qing.

Why wasn't Emperor Qing surprised?

This was because he had been prepared in advance. He had been secretly planning for more than 20 years. He wanted to use the Dadong Mountain sacrifice to eliminate all forces in the world that pose a threat to Nanqing, including the Grand Master. He believed that the Grand Master should not exist in the world and should not be above the imperial power.

Fan Xian racked his brains but could not understand why the current situation was like this.

In this desperate moment, Fan Xian saw a ray of hope. This was the real reason why Emperor Qing took him to the Dadong Mountain. Wu Zhu was healing in the Qing Temple on Dadong Mountain. Fan Xian successfully convinced Wu Zhu with just a few words and asked him to protect Emperor Qing's life.

In Fan Xian's opinion, Emperor Qing already had a master-level Hong Sixiang by his side, and with the addition of Wu Zhu, even if Ye Liuyun arrived, in a 1V2 situation, Emperor Qing's chance of survival was more than %.

In Kyoto, Li Yunrui joined forces with the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the military leader Qin Ye to formally launch a rebellion. They knew that Emperor Qing was doomed, so they rose up without hesitation, intending to fight for the supreme power of the country. Under the coercion of Li Yunrui, the Queen Mother had no choice but to announce the withdrawal of Emperor Qing, and the succession to the throne was handed over to the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.

Surprisingly, Ye Chong, the commander of the Dingzhou Army, also joined Li Yunrui's rebellion, and almost all the senior military officials participated in the rebellion. This means that even if Emperor Qing was lucky enough to escape from Ye Liuyun, he would be powerless to save the situation by returning to Kyoto.

Then, worse news came one after another. Ku He, the imperial teacher of Northern Qi, and Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City also joined the battle. They were on their way to Dadong Mountain, and their goal was undoubtedly to kill Emperor Qing.

However, in such a desperate situation, Emperor Qing showed a strange smile, indicating that the big fish he really wanted to catch had all been caught. Next is the time for him to show his true strength. The master of the kingly way is about to reap the whole field. The peak showdown at Mount Dadong that Emperor Qing carefully planned mainly targets only two people: Ku He and Si Gu Jian.

The most explosive news is that Ye Qi led 50,000 Northern Qi troops to raid Changting Pass.

The smile on Emperor Qing's face froze instantly. When did Ye Qi come back? Didn't he go to the Far North to find the temple? It would take several months for him to come back!
(End of this chapter)