"Will Lord Chang Ping really betray me and Great Qin?”
Inside Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng looked up at the outside of the palace and let out a long sigh.
The words that Li Xin said to him before the expedition were still ringing in his ears.
At that time, after Wang Jian left the study, Li Xin had told Ying Zheng his request.
To Ying Zheng's surprise, Li Xin had determined that Lord Chang Ping would rebel.
When Li Xin said this, Ying Zheng could not believe it no matter what.
Because even though Lord Chang Ping was born in Chu, he was already a minister of Qin. Furthermore, he was a prime minister and could be said to be an extremely important minister in Great Qin.
As the King of Qin, Ying Zheng married the daughter of Lord Chang Ping, Mi Hua, as the wife of the Kingdom.
In other words, apart from the Prime Minister, the Lord of Changping, Xiong Qi, also had the status of the Country's Duke.
For the sake of his family, Ying Zheng could not believe that Lord Chang Ping would betray him.
However, Li Xin's following analysis made Ying Zheng start to doubt himself.
Li Xin said that the Lord of Chang Ping, Xiong Qi, was concerned about enfeoffment. The reason why he was willing to deal with the nobles of Chu for Ying Zheng was that he thought that Ying Zheng would immediately enfeoffment them.
The enfeoffment that he had been longing for had long been vetoed in Ying Zheng's heart. It was just that Ying Zheng did not say it out loud.
Lord Chang Ping was not stupid, so he had already seen through Ying Zheng's attitude towards enfeoffment.
As a result, the estrangement between the monarch and his subjects was obvious.
Moreover, Great Qin had already started to act against the Chu Country.
If Chu sent someone to contact him at this time and lure him back to Chu, Lord Chang Ping would most likely agree.
Ying Zheng could not find any reason to refute Li Xin's words.
This was because when he thought about it carefully, Xiong Qi had indeed asked him about the enfeoffment many times.
Every time he rejected it, he would look disappointed.
At that time, Ying Zheng did not take it to heart. He just felt that his father-in-law was too impatient. When the world was unified and the time was ripe, he would explain to him the disadvantages of enfeoffment.
Who knew that a barrier had already formed in Xiong Qi's heart.
Ying Zheng's rationality made him agree with Li Xin with great difficulty. If Xiong Qi, the Lord of Chang Ping, really chose to betray the Qin Dynasty, Li Xin could take action against him.
This was why Zhao Gao had lost his composure when he saw Ying Zheng's face after he was called into the study.
"Lord Chang Ping, Lord Chang Ping, you are Mi Hua's father and Fusu's grandfather. Please don't make a decision that will disappoint me!”
" The Mi family has a long relationship with the Great Qin Empire. I don't want to make a move against the Mi family…"
Outside Chen Ying City.
"Report!"
"General! Chen Ying's direction is on fire!"
Meng Tian, who was sitting on the horse, heard the report from the scout and her expression darkened.
"As the king and Li Xin said, Lord Chang Ping really chose to betray Qin!”
Just now, Meng Tian had left the city with Li Xin. Not long after they advanced, Meng Tian followed the plan and split up with Li Xin, turning around and leaving in another direction.
On the surface, they were split into two groups, advancing in different directions. In reality, Meng Tian's troops were not far from Chen Ying.
That day, after Meng Tian was summoned into the palace by Ying Zheng, she learned about Li Xin's speculation from him.
Ying Zheng ordered Meng Tian to follow Li Xin's plan, pretending to split into two groups after leaving the city, and to pay attention to any changes in Chen Ying's direction.
At first, Meng Tian was the same as Ying Zheng, she did not believe that Lord Chang Ping would betray Qin.
However, the information sent by the scouts made him confirm Li Xin's judgment.
"All soldiers, listen up! Chen Ying is the rear of our army. We must not fall into the hands of Chu!”
"It is very likely that Lord Xiong Qi of Changping has betrayed Qin and returned to Chu. We will not allow this to happen!”
"Generals, listen up. Turn around and rush back to Chen Ying at your fastest speed. Capture Xiong Qi and the Chu spies alive and ensure the safety of our rear!”
Meng Tian made a prompt decision and gave the 50,000 Qin soldiers an order.
As the troops to cover the flanks of Li Xin's army, the majority of Meng Tian's 50,000 men were iron cavalry.
In addition, after leaving the city, Li Xin had also transferred his cavalry to Meng Tian, making all of Meng Tian's subordinates light cavalry.
What he wanted was to rush back to Chen Ying as fast as possible.
Although Lord Chang Ping had betrayed Qin, the troops stationed in Chenying City were still Qin troops. The Chu army had not had the time to take over the city.
Therefore, Meng Tian did not need to attack the city. She only needed to rush back to Chen Ying to stop Lord Chang Ping from offering the city to the Chu army.
"Yes!"
Although the soldiers under Meng Tian were surprised, military orders were like mountains. The Qin army's execution was still rather swift.
He immediately changed directions and advanced at full speed towards the Chen Ying defense line.
In Chen Ying City, Xiong Qi, who had just changed into his Chu army uniform, stood beside Jing Han with a dark face.
Seeing his worried face, Jing Han said in a relaxed manner,""Why is Lord Changping like this?"
"When will Xiang Yan's army take over Chen Ying?”Xiong Qi shook his head and asked.
"Don't worry, the Zhu Country's army is already on the way and will probably arrive tomorrow morning.”Jing Han replied.
Xiong Qi sighed and looked at the pitch-black night sky."I'm worried that the Mi family in Xianyang…"
" Hahaha," Jing Han laughed out loud." Lord Chang Ping, we are now competing with the King of Qin. How can a real man be afraid of such a small matter?"”
"Report!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Chu army that had come with Jing Han reported.
"Young Master, there's an army outside the city!”
"Oh?" Jing Han was delighted. The Pillar Country was very fast. They had sent troops to take over before dawn. How about it? Lord Changping can rest assured now, right?”
"Did you see what banner that army was using?”Xiong Qi asked that person.
"The night was too dark, so I couldn't see clearly.”
Jing Han patted Xiong Qi's shoulder and smiled,"Lord Chang Ping is too cautious. Li Xin and Meng Tian's army have already left in the southeast direction. They are probably approaching the next city. The army that appears outside the city must be our Chu army!”
" Let's go and welcome them with me." He grabbed Xiong Qi's hand and called out to the messenger soldier." What are you waiting for?" Quickly open the city gates to welcome them!"
"Yes!"
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