Chapter 976: The Fangs in the Darkness of King Ce (Part 1)


    Chapter 974: The Fangs in the Darkness of King Ce (Part 1)


    It was not until the moment he walked out of Chang''an City that Pei Ju''s string that had been tense in his heart was completely put down, and he turned his head to look at the ancient city behind him with lingering fear.


    Before going on the mission, Pei Ju thought that this trip would only be safe, but the fact is that he had far underestimated the thrilling degree of this trip.


    During the days after arriving in Chang''an, Pei Ju clearly felt that he was targeted by more than one force.


    Pei Ju didn''t know whether he was targeting him, whether he wanted to protect him, or assassinate him, or both, but he was already trapped in the game vortex of major dark forces.


    So since the internal force was blocked, Pei Ju has never dared to relax for a day, and even checked repeatedly for eating and drinking water.


    Unexpectedly, someone secretly poisoned Pei Ju, trying to poison Pei Ju and destroy the negotiations of Liang Jun.


    Pei Ju only had three days in total from entering Chang''an to leaving, but he had experienced no less than ten assassinations.


    If Pei Ju hadn''t been very vigilant, he would have been in a different place, but fortunately he still broke into this tiger den.


    “Huh…”


    Feeling the internal strength in his body gradually recovering, Pei Ju couldn''t help but breathe a long breath and whispered to himself: "Fortunately, I''m here this time. If someone else is gone, it may really be impossible to go back."


    At this point, a cold light flashed in Pei Ju''s eyes and said coldly: "If you go down, you must dare to appear in front of my evil king. I will kill as many people as possible."


    After saying that, Pei Ju immediately rode his horse and rushed towards Luoyang in the east under the **** of a group of guards.


    Chang''an City, above the city tower, Dong Zhuo looked at Pei Ju''s back with a cold face.


    Until Pei Ju''s figure completely disappeared, Dong Zhuofang said to Lu Buwei beside him: "Send someone to stare at Pei Ju. As soon as this person arrives in Chang''an, some ghosts and monsters will begin to be restless, and there may be a connection between them."


    "No." Lu Buwei responded in a deep voice.


    Dong Zhuo had no expression on his face and did not speak for a long time. He didn''t know what he was thinking. After a while, he asked, "Military advisor, do you think Shimin is really dead?"


    Lu Buwei was silent for a moment and said, "Lord, this possibility is not without it, but it is not high."


    "Oh? Why?" Dong Zhuo asked indifferently.


    “Even if a general of General Li is killed in battle, he will not be able to find any broken limbs.


    Of course, it is not ruled out that the corpse is not present, but subordinates still believe that General Li is more likely to be captured alive. ”


    Dong Zhuo nodded in agreement and asked, "Then do you think the coalition forces will release Shimin?"


    "It''s impossible." Lu Buwei said with a positive look on his face.


    Dong Zhuo took a deep breath when he heard this, but did not continue to ask why, because he already knew his answer.


    This is like Dong Zhuo captured Qin Hao alive and Qin Wen came to ask him for it, and Dong Zhuo would never agree.


    "She was responsible for the negotiations with the coalition forces. In addition, she ordered Liang Wei to rescue Li Shimin at all costs."


    "No."


    A trace of fatigue flashed across Dong Zhuo''s face, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Immediately send someone to Kunlun Mountain to inform Taoist Taiqing of the news of Shimin''s capture." "But lord, Taoism has said before that he will not participate in the affairs of our Liang army."


    "This is not just a matter of my Liang Jun, but also a matter of his Taoism. Shimin is also Taiqing''s grandson after all, he will not watch Shimin die."


    “That…is true.”


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    In September of the first year of Zhongping (189), 36 princes met in the Sourjuana Alliance and elected Nanyang Prefect Qin Hao as the leader of the coalition.


    Qin Hao did not launch an attack immediately, but ordered the coalition forces to carry out a two-month training session, and then launched the third battle at Hulao Pass, and then divided his troops into three groups to attack the other three passes in Sizhou.


    It was half a year since Qin Haoguang broke through Hulao Pass and the other two routes broke through the southern pass. Three armies merged with Luoyang, and it was April of the second year of Zhongping (190).


    Luoyang was also quickly conquered, and Qin Hao sent envoys to negotiate, and the negotiation process did not take too long.


    The second year of Zhongping, May 8th.


    Pei Ju, as a coalition envoy, returned to Luoyang and brought back great news of Dong Zhuo''s compromise.


    As soon as this news came out, the coalition forces were in full swing. After all, this means that the war is about to end and peace is coming!


    As for the conditions proposed by Dong Zhuo, they were subconsciously ignored by the princes. After all, in their opinion, since Dong Zhuo, who has always been strong, can definitely compromise for the second time.


    As for Pei Ju, who sacrificed his life to go on a mission to Dong''s camp, he was regarded as a hero by all the coalition forces. His deeds of fighting against all officials were also widely circulated in the coalition forces and quickly radiated to the whole world, which also made Pei Ju''s fame soar rapidly.


    After learning the whole story from Pei Ju, Qin Hao was far less optimistic than the princes.


    Dong Zhuo firmly believed that Li Shimin was still alive and did not hesitate to take back Li Shimin as the only price of the ceasefire. This was obviously treating Li Shimin as his successor, so Qin Hao would be even more unlikely to let Li Shimin go.


    In Qin Hao''s heart, Li Shimin''s value is even greater than that of the entire four counties of Sizhou. The reason why he did not kill Li Shimin for the time being was just to squeeze out his final surplus value.


    When Li Shimin lost his final use value, Qin Hao would kill Li Shimin without hesitation and then return Li Shimin''s body to Dong Zhuo, making him give up completely.


    Although Dong Zhuo is tough now, Li Shimin is valuable only when he is alive. Once he dies, everything will be done. He will never continue to fight against Qin Hao for a dead man.


    This time, Li Xiuning was the negotiator of the Liang army, and she will use the key of the treasure of God as the last trump card to exchange for the life of her second brother. However, what Li Xiuning didn''t know was that she would personally ring the death knell for her brother.


    "Lord, Li Xiuning has entered Luoyang City." Nong Yu reported.


    Qin Hao suddenly felt energetic when he heard this and smiled, "The key is here, let''s go see her together."


    What Qin Hao didn''t know was that just when he went to see Li Xiuning, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers got together again, and they didn''t know what the plotters were.


    "Brother, the old thief Dong Zhuo is actually timid. If this continues, Sizhou will really fall into Qin Hao''s hands."


    Yuan Shu''s words also made Yuan Shao frown, but this was really impossible. Who made the other princes not border with Sizhou, and the borders were small princes like Wang Shichong, who could not fight against Qin Hao, and they had no courage to fight!


    "Qin Hao is the leader of the coalition forces. It is a legitimate thing for him to guard the four counties of Sizhou. No one except him has this qualification. But..."


    A trace of coldness flashed in Yuan Shao''s eyes, and he said lightly: "I, Yuan Benchu, won''t let him get Sizhou so easily."


    (This chapter ends)