Chapter 426 Anyone with a Different Mind Will Be Killed without Mercy
Tonight, Sunset City is bustling under the night sky.
The rebels in Beizhou were suppressed and the rare peace was restored. With the joy of the coming of the New Year, the people in the city cheered.
However, for the officials in Beizhou, they could not sleep peacefully.
The situation in Beizhou is getting worse and worse. With the cold weather and food shortage since the beginning of winter, more and more people can't stand the severe winter. As a result, families are broken, wives and children are separated, and there are more and more refugees in Beizhou.
With the surge in these refugees, Beizhou has inevitably suffered a great impact. Especially recently, there has been intelligence that the refugees in various parts of Beizhou hate the court more and more, and many people are secretly inciting and inciting, and there is a new round of riots about to start.
For the officials in Beizhou, they will not have a very stable New Year.
In the previous half a month in Beizhou, dozens of officials were beheaded overnight and died tragically at home, which has already made many officials panic. Many timid officials resigned and returned home.
Although power is important, life is more important.
Although the remaining officials are still holding on, after this incident, almost all of them are terrified and live a life of fear.
I thought that the situation would improve when the princess came to Beizhou with a large number of Qintiansi masters.
But no one expected that although Qintiansi arrested countless people from the underworld, it did catch many rebels. But those people did not help the situation in Beizhou.
The problem of Beizhou cannot be solved by arresting or killing a few people.
In the past, Dazhao spent manpower and material resources and spent more than ten years to barely assimilate and tame Beizhou. Now, with the continuous outbreak of contradictions in Beizhou and the undercurrent surging, the peace of the past ten years is about to be broken.
...
It was late at night.
In a large mansion in Xiyang City.
In the hall.
There were three figures standing in the hall, looking at the door outside the hall, looking forward to it.
These three people were all quite old, and the leader was a middle-aged man in his forties. Although his hair was slightly gray, his eyes were energetic and radiant, and his whole body gave people a solemn and serious feeling.
Beside him, there stood an elegant and easy-going old man, and a slightly short man with bright eyes.
At this time, the three of them looked at the door from time to time.
In the eyes of the three people, there was a bit of excitement that could not be concealed.
"Do you think she is telling the truth?"
The slightly short man couldn't help asking.
The middle-aged man in the lead did not speak, but the elegant and easy-going old man glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "She is the princess of my Northern Qi. Although she is not of my Northern Qi bloodline, she was personally canonized by the late emperor... Over the years, she has made great contributions to the revival of my Northern Qi. She will not lie to us!"
"If you say so..."
The short man's voice trembled a little: "Your Highness, is Your Highness really still alive?"
The elegant and easy-going old man's tone was also a little unstable, as if he remembered something in the past: "In the past, my Northern Qi was destroyed, and countless loyal soldiers and palace maids in my Northern Qi palace worked together to escort the two princes out of the palace..."
"For so many years, the Dazhao Dynasty has never been able to find the whereabouts of the two princes. It also means that the two princes are probably still alive!"
The three people present were all former ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Not long ago, the three learned from Li Wushuang that she had found the bloodline of the late emperor.
Found the two princes!
The news shocked the three of them and made them very excited.
Found it?
Really found it?
"Here it comes!"
Just then, a servant stumbled in from outside the hall.
"Master, Li, Taoist nun Li is here..."
The three people in the hall looked at the door at the same time.
Soon, a Taoist nun in gray robe appeared at the door not far from the hall. She was accompanied by a young man.
When the three people's eyes fell on the young man, at this moment, the three people who had been looking forward to it were suddenly startled.
The next second, several people trembled all over and their eyes were filled with tears.
...
"Your Highness!"
When Li Beifeng followed the Taoist nun into the hall, an old man appeared in front of him with tears in his eyes.
The old man's hair was gray, and the ravages of time left traces on his face.
But at this moment, he was extremely excited, and his eyes full of joy, tears, excitement, and trembling gathered at this moment.
It's Your Highness!
It must be Your Highness!
So similar!
It is almost carved in the same image as the late emperor and the empress.
There is no mistake.
"Your Highness, I finally see you!"
The old man bowed to Li Beifeng and knelt on the ground.
"The Minister of the Ministry of War of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Ren Gongya, greets Your Highness!"
The two people behind him also spoke at this moment.
"Qin Zong, the former criminal general of the Northern Qi army, greets Your Highness!"
"I, Guan Shanyue, greet Your Highness!"
"..."
Li Beifeng's eyes swept over the three people.
Before coming, he had heard some of the situation from the Taoist nun.
In the past, the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed, the late emperor died in battle, and countless ministers and generals chose to follow the late emperor to die. Those loyal ministers who were unwilling to live in disgrace refused Dazhao's surrender conditions and were almost killed by Dazhao in the end.
These few people in front of him are the few loyal ministers who survived the sword of Dazhao. They have been working behind the scenes for these years, thinking about reviving Northern Qi all the time.
At this moment, when he saw these three people in front of him. Li Beifeng felt a kind of indescribable emotion in his heart for some reason.
"Everyone, get up!"
After a moment of silence, Li Beifeng spoke.
The three people slowly stood up.
Ren Gongya, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was in tears at this moment, and his whole body was excited.
"Your Highness, I have been looking for you for a long time. May the late emperor bless you, Your Highness, be safe, God bless my Northern Qi, my Northern Qi should not die, hahaha..."
As he spoke, Ren Gongya cried and laughed excitedly.
Facing this old minister of Northern Qi who was so excited, Li Beifeng didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
Fortunately, the Taoist nun on the side came to the rescue soon.
"Okay, Your Highness, nothing is wrong. Mr. Ren doesn't need to be so excited..."
Ren Gongya seemed to come back to his senses and quickly wiped the tears from his face: "It was my rudeness that offended Your Highness. Please don't blame me!"
After the emotions of the few people stabilized, they sat down in the hall.
Ren Gongya's eyes were still on Li Beifeng.
They were all important ministers around His Majesty in the past. They had seen the late emperor and the empress up close, so they were naturally very familiar with His Majesty and the empress.
Therefore, at the moment they saw Li Beifeng's face, they were sure.
Li Beifeng must be the royal bloodline that was saved in the past.
It was his only bloodline in Northern Qi.
It was also hope!
"Your Highness!"
At this time, Ren Gongya calmed down. He looked at Li Beifeng, his eyes were still slightly excited.
"We have been waiting for His Highness for many years. It is a great honor to find His Highness now..."
"In the past, Dazhao bullied our Northern Qi and destroyed our Northern Qi territory. We can't forget this national hatred day and night!"
"Now with the leadership of His Highness and our help, we will surely be able to restore our Northern Qi territory. It's time to end the national hatred between our Northern Qi and Dazhao for so many years!"
Ren Gongya's tone was very excited, and hatred appeared in his eyes.
Back then, his wife, children, and elders all died tragically under the iron cavalry of Dazhao. There is an irreconcilable hatred between him and Dazhao.
Li Beifeng was silent and did not speak.
Li Wushuang on the side glanced at him and said calmly: "Don't be too excited, Mr. Ren. You and I all have a blood feud with Dazhao. We will settle this feud with Dazhao sooner or later!"
"I have just found His Highness not long ago. His Highness has been living among the people for many years. I am afraid it will take some time to adapt. Please give His Highness more time!"
"I understand!"
Mr. Ren came back to his senses and said he could understand.
His Highness must have suffered a lot after living among the people for so many years.
He looked up at Li Wushuang: "Princess, how did you find His Highness?"
"It's a long story!"
Li Wushuang glanced at Li Beifeng again and shook his head.
"Back then, Da Zhao broke through the gate of Xiyang City, and the late emperor and the queen died in the battle. I was far away in the Northern Territory at that time. When I rushed back, it was too late for everything..."
"Then, I searched everywhere and found out that someone in the palace sent the two princes out of the palace. One of them was Tang Ningyang..."
Mr. Ren's eyes fixed: "Tang Ningyang? That Divine Doctor Tang? The senior brother of the queen? The disciple of Yaowang Valley?"
"That's right!"
Li Wushuang said: "It was he who saved the prince, and then found a place to hide his identity and raised the prince!"
"He..."
Mr. Ren was very excited: "So that's the case. I had some friendship with that Divine Doctor Tang back then. That Divine Doctor Tang was a superb doctor and a kind person. He... He saved my hope for Northern Qi!"
"..."
From beginning to end, Li Beifeng didn't say much.
His eyes swept over several people in the hall.
This Minister of War was an old minister of Northern Qi in the past and was loyal to Northern Qi.
He survived the war of national destruction, and over the years, he has been thinking about reviving Northern Qi all the time.
As for the other one...
Qin Zong!
A member of the Northern Qi army.
In the war of national destruction, the Northern Qi army was almost wiped out.
Qin Zong was a small general in the Northern Qi army at that time. Over the years, he secretly developed power in the territory of Beizhou, won over the old party, and cultivated a considerable force.
As for the last one...
The short man is called Guan Shanyue.
He has no official position, but he is the one that the Taoist nun values the most.
He is the most important member of the old ministers of Northern Qi. He has a wide range of ears and eyes and many means. Over the years, the old party of Northern Qi has repeatedly escaped the extermination of the Northern Zhou army, and he has made an indelible contribution.
Any one of these three people is an extremely important member of Northern Qi.
Tonight, Li Wushuang gathered the three of them here and brought Li Beifeng here. What this means is self-evident.
She wants to confirm Li Beifeng's orthodox identity.
Announcing the return of the royal bloodline of Northern Qi.
Before coming, Li Beifeng had already realized this.
However, he did not refuse in the end.
What is coming will always come, he can't stop it, and he can't refuse it!
More importantly, Li Beifeng knew very well that he had no reason to refuse.
He had to do it!
"General Qin!"
In the hall, Li Beifeng looked at Qin Zong, who had been silent.
Qin Zong raised his head and bowed, saying: "Your Highness, what do you want to tell me?"
"I have a question for you."
"Your Highness, it's okay to ask!"
"Northern Qi Dynasty……"
Li Beifeng hesitated for a moment and asked, "How many soldiers and horses of Northern Qi do we have in this land of Beizhou now?"
Restoring the country is not just a matter of words.
At this point, Li Beifeng had no way out. He had to figure out one thing.
How to restore the Northern Qi Dynasty?
How many soldiers and horses are there?
What are the chances of winning?
Hearing this, Qin Zong's eyes paused and he said in a deep voice: "Back to Your Highness, I currently have about seven or eight thousand men scattered throughout Beizhou. If Your Highness needs them, they can respond at any time. Return..."
"In addition, there are soldiers and horses from many other forces in Beizhou. They are all my former ministers of Northern Qi, but..."
Speaking of this, Qin Zong showed a look of hatred on his face.
Li Beifeng didn't say anything, he already knew what was going on.
Although there are soldiers from many other forces, but...those people are no longer Northern Qi officials.
They used the name of Northern Qi officials to win over the support of Northern Qi people and benefit themselves.
If we really rebelled against it, how many people would respond?
It's hard to say.
"That's what Xu Sheng is like, he deserves to die!"
Qin Zong seemed to have thought of something, and there was a trace of hatred in his eyes.
The Xu Sheng he was talking about was the rebel general who had just been suppressed by the Beizhou Army.
"That Xu Sheng was a general like me in the Northern Qi Army in the past. But he gradually lost his true heart over the years. He did not listen to the advice. Under the bewitchment of some people, he took advantage of this heavy snowfall in Beizhou to There was a rebellion..."
"The results can be imagined!"
Although Xu Sheng did defeat the Beizhou Army once with his strange moves, the adjusted Beizhou Army quickly crushed him. Xu Sheng's fate is probably not much better.
"Then Xu Sheng deserves to die!"
At this time, Ren Gongya, the Minister of War, said angrily: "I have long seen that Xu Sheng's ambitions are evil. On the surface, he wants to regain Northern Qi, but in recent years, he has been secretly colluding with Da Zhao. He betrayed my old Northern Qi party... He is guilty of an unforgivable crime, and he actually wants to rebel and become the emperor!"
"Damn it!"
"..."
Several people were talking about it.
The Taoist nun's eyes scanned the faces of several people.
After a while, she spoke.
"I have called you all here today to discuss the next plan. I have a hunch that chaos is about to happen in Dazhao. At that time, it will be the best time for us to take action!"
"When Dazhao is in chaos, we will wait for our move and join forces with other forces to launch a fatal blow to Dazhao!"
The short Guan Shanyue was a little worried: "Isn't this a little too impulsive? What if people from other forces go against the rules!"
"By then, we will be passive!"
"They dare?"
There was a hint of coldness on the Taoist nun's face.
The cold aura could not be concealed.
"My Northern Qi bloodline is here, if they have any dissatisfaction!"
"They all must die!"
"..."
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