Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 41: Li Chengze wants to cooperate? Exchange Li Chengru for Longmenguan!
Emperor Qing waved his sleeves, turned around and walked towards the dragon throne.

The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, realizing that the matter was over: "Your Majesty is so benevolent and virtuous, our Daqing will surely prosper!"

Emperor Qing, with his back to the ministers, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then disappeared in an instant.

Sitting back on the dragon throne, Emperor Qing looked at Lin Ruofu and said, "Prime Minister Lin, how long will it take for the envoys to reach the border?"

Lin Ruofu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, quickly stood up and replied with a folded hand: "Our envoys set out at full speed last night, and we think they will reach the border in less than two days!"

Arriving at the border in two days?

Many ministers gasped. How many horses would have to die from running?
I'm afraid we won't dare to stop at all to get to the border in two days?

Emperor Qing nodded: "Well, we must ensure that all soldiers can return safely. They are all the sons and daughters of Qing. They must not be bullied by Northern Qi!"

His words were righteous and his purpose was obvious, which was to win the hearts of the people.

Combined with the blame taken by the Minister of War, it can be said that Emperor Qing has perfectly extricated himself from this matter.

It even made the people feel that Emperor Qing was an emperor who endured humiliation and bore heavy burdens.

It can be said that it is a case of killing several birds with one stone, and even if the Qing Kingdom is defeated, Emperor Qing will be the beneficiary.

Lin Ruofu bowed slightly: "I have already reminded you, Your Majesty, I will not let you down!"

Emperor Qing nodded, stood up and walked to the back. Seeing this, Eunuch Hou immediately shouted, "Dismiss the court!"

The ministers saluted again, and when they stood up, Emperor Qing had already left. Even the body of the Minister of War had been carried away, and the bloodstains on the pillars had been cleaned away.

Apart from the lingering smell of blood in the air and the pillars that had not yet dried, there seemed to be no trace to prove that someone had just died here.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is really amazing. He went to great lengths to win over a dead man. Hahaha." The Second Prince gave a somewhat fake smile.

The prince had a gloomy face, didn't even look at him, turned around and walked out.

This time his loss was huge!

Among the six ministers of various ministries, three were Lin Ruofu's men, and among the remaining three, he and the second prince each won over one.

Among them, the Minister of War remained neutral. It took him nearly half a year and cost more than 100,000 taels to win over the Minister of War to his side.

He thought this would be his chance to suppress Li Chengze, but he didn't expect that the person he just won over last night would become a corpse in the morning.

He and Li Chengze were back at the same starting line again, and were ridiculed for nothing.

"Our prince still can't see clearly!"

Li Chengze crossed his arms, looked at Li Chengqian's back, and showed a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth.

It is obvious that the death of the Minister of War was due to his allegiance to Li Chengqian. Emperor Qing did not want to see the balance between them broken, so the Minister of War must die.

If the knife is too sharp, the whetstone is useless. When Emperor Qing thinks the knife is not sharp enough, the whetstone needs to be kept in the best condition.

"Well, I heard that the Queen of Northern Qi is an unrivaled beauty. I wonder if there is a chance to see her in person?"

"She's also a formidable beauty. She's accomplished so much in such a short time as queen. It would be great if we could work together!"

Li Chengze blew his bangs in front of his eyes, then walked out of the hall with his arms folded and a smile on his face.

All his words fell into the ears of the eunuch who was cleaning nearby.

The eunuch swept the floor silently, and as he moved, a black spider tattoo on his wrist flashed from time to time.

It was obvious that Li Chengze's words were meant for him to hear, with the purpose of asking him to pass the message to Chen Luo and seek the possibility of cooperation.

As for how Li Chengze knew his identity, it didn’t matter. How many secret agents who entered the palace could really hide their identities?

Soon, a carrier pigeon flew out of the Qing Palace and headed out of the city. ······
Longmen Pass on the border of Qing State.

When Uesugi Tora's army arrived, the defenders of Longmen Pass were unaware of it until the army was within visible distance to the naked eye, then they reacted.

But it was too late. A rain of arrows covered the sky and the sun and came towards them, killing hundreds of people in just one encounter.

"It's a bastard from Northern Qi!!"

"Hurry up and tell the general that Northern Qi is attacking!!"

"What about the rolling logs and rocks? Damn it! Why didn't we receive any news at all?"

"Damn it, do these Northern Qi bastards really think they can be invincible just by winning two battles? Brothers, today we will let these Northern Qi bastards know what Longmen Pass is!!"

Cries of panic and angry curses rose and fell on the city walls.

Obviously, the sudden attack from Northern Qi caught them off guard.

Even the elite soldiers were frightened by this sudden attack.

Fortunately, the situation was stabilized thanks to the command of the generals.

In the Northern Qi army.

Uesugi Tora was riding a tall horse, holding a rope in his hand, with Li Chengru tied to the other end of the rope.

Looking at the soldiers who were rushing to attack the city and then falling one after another, there was no trace of emotion in his eyes.

He just tightened his grip on the rope and pulled Li Chengru to his side.

Uesugi Tora leaned down, looked into Li Chengru's tired, bloodshot eyes, and pointed at the battlefield at Longmen Pass.

"The eldest prince of Qing, the god of war on the border, a good commander of the army, and a commander of Qing who is second to none."

"How about I use your life to exchange for Longmenguan opening the gate and surrendering?"

"Will they watch you, the eldest prince, die, or will they abandon Longmen Pass for you?"

Li Chengru's face changed, and he glared at Shangshan Hu with a look of shock and anger: "You can't do this, unless you want to bear the scorn of the world!"

Using him to threaten Longmen Pass and threaten his brothers who had been through life and death with him is more painful than killing him!
"Do you think I dare? No one really thinks that I, Uesugi Tiger, would care about the so-called infamy, right? Their spit can't drown me!"

Shang Shanhu patted Li Chengru's face, tilted his head and said in a low voice: "One day, if the city is not conquered after today, I will lose this face!"

Since he was going to attack Longmen Pass, he was fully prepared.

He had to consider not only the envoys for peace talks, but also the support from other cities.

One day is already the limit. If it takes a few more hours, reinforcements from Longmen Pass may arrive, and the siege will naturally fail.

So he made thousands of preparations. If he couldn't take the city in one day, he would use Li Chengru to threaten him.

He must win this battle no matter what and must not let the Queen down!
This not only concerns himself, but also whether his adoptive father can be rescued!
"You are... a lunatic!!"

Li Chengru was extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do.

He couldn't beat Uesugi Tora to begin with, let alone the fact that he was just a prisoner now.

"Just watch carefully, maybe it won't be long before Longmen Pass is breached!"

Uesugi Tora chuckled and turned to look at the battlefield at Longmen Pass.

(End of this chapter)