Chapter 249 Qi Wang Chong

The Linzi city wall, which had been extremely quiet due to tension and fear, suddenly exploded because of the voice of Qi Wangjian. What did they hear? Were those words shouted by their king?

"Open the city gate quickly." King Jian of Qi shouted again.

It is not surprising that he behaved like this. Being strong and tough is not something that he, who is good at dealing with women, can do. After falling into Yang Chong's hands, he did not think of resisting to the end.

Moreover, even if King Jian of Qi was really a man of iron will, Yang Chong had enough means to make him obey his orders.

If it were in another world, controlling a person's mind might still be impossible, but in this world, there are too many similar means, and what's more coincidental is that Yang Chong is a master in this area. Not to mention that King Jian of Qi is not good at martial arts, even if he is a master like Wei Zhuang, Yang Chong has enough means to turn him into his puppet.

In this world, although there is no such magic that can add tremendous power to oneself, the grandmaster's methods are almost beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

At this time, Prince Jian of Qi was just a puppet of Yang Chong, but Yang Chong did not use those means, so Prince Jian of Qi became cowardly.

As King Jian of Qi shouted, there was already obvious commotion on the city wall of Linzi.

"Open the city gate." In the chaos, Hou Sheng appeared on the top of the city wall with a team of soldiers. His many years of career as prime minister gave him some prestige in Linzi City. When he gave the order at this time, some people did want to take action.

"No, since Tian Jian has recognized Yang Chong as the King of Qi, he is no longer our king. Why should he ask us to open Linzi City? Linzi City belongs to our King of Qi, it belongs to us." Just when someone was about to take action because of Hou Sheng's order, a young man dressed as a low-level general stood up.

As the young man's words echoed on the city wall, many people were moved.

Yes, is a king who surrendered after being defeated still worthy of their loyalty? Can a person who gave up his throne, a person who recognized his enemy as his king, still use his royal power to command them? Is it necessary for them to listen to the orders of such a person?

"Who are you?" Hou Sheng glared at the young man who was causing trouble. He saw that as the young man spoke, many people on the city wall showed expressions of approval. If this young man really incited the soldiers and civilians of Linzi City, both he and the current Tian Jian would be in danger. What's more, Yang Chong, the new King of Qi, had promised him a fiefdom of 5,000 households. Whether the situation was beyond his control or he was simply attracted by the temptation, Hou Sheng had enough reasons to surrender.

"My name is Tian Heng, and I am also a relative of the royal family." The young man took a step forward and faced Hou Sheng's questioning without showing any fear, only determination.

"I think you have ulterior motives and want to murder the king so that you can become the King of Qi, you traitor." Hou Sheng scolded harshly.

Tian Heng's self-introduction reminded him of another person who, decades ago, had also experienced a crisis that almost led to the destruction of the country in the State of Qi.

At that time, 99% of Qi's territory was occupied by the enemy, with only two cities left struggling to hold on. Even the king was dead. But at this moment of national crisis, a man emerged. He relied on a city to resist the attack of Yan army for several years. After struggling to hold on, he finally found an opportunity, counterattacked, and finally defeated Yan army and recovered Qi.

The man's name was Tian Dan, the most courageous man in Qi State in recent decades.

At this time, Hou Sheng saw the shadow of Tian Dan in Tian Heng. As for Tian Heng's low status at this time, it was not very important. You must know that Tian Dan was just a minor official in Jimo City back then, and he could not even be called an official.

Therefore, facing Tian Heng, even though Tian Heng's status was completely different from his own, Hou Sheng would never dare to be careless, especially since he was already feeling guilty.

"Prime Minister, are you going to sell out your country?" Facing Hou Sheng's questioning, Tian Heng had only resoluteness. After all, in the original time and space, Tian Heng was the last real man in Qi State. The legend of Tian Heng's five hundred men could be regarded as a ripple in the long river of history.

Hou Sheng was at a loss for words, but at this moment, a man suddenly rushed out from beside him, and before anyone could react, the man swung his arm towards Tian Heng's neck. The afterimage of the arm fell, and the top of the city became silent.

Then, there seemed to be a sound of dripping blood in the silent city. As the bloody smell gradually spread, everyone realized who the owner of the blood was. It was Tian Heng.

"You arrogant fellow, how dare you disregard the safety of the king and defy the order of the Prime Minister." Bai Feng coldly wiped the blood off the blade on his arm and glanced at the soldiers and civilians on the city wall. When his eyes passed Hou Sheng, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

In Bai Feng's opinion, Hou Sheng was such a loser. He was forced to such a point by a small person. He was even more foolish to debate with the other party. He completely forgot his own identity. It was obviously just a matter of one knife, but he almost let the other party lead the situation into an uncontrollable situation.

However, Bai Feng didn't know that the person he had just killed would be a headache for the overlord in the future. Of course, there was no point in saying this. After all, even Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, was compromising at this time.

Bai Feng's daring action quickly calmed down those who had been getting agitated by Tian Heng's words. Below the city was Tian Jian knocking on the gate, and above the city was Hou Sheng, who had accumulated great prestige in the past. Now there was the death threat from Bai Feng. Was there any need to continue this war?
After all, the enemies under the city are a terrifying existence that was able to defeat the 420,000-strong Qi army with only 70,000 soldiers. Could it be that just these people could be stronger than the 420,000-strong Qi army?
Moreover, it was the king who asked them to surrender at this time, and it was Prime Minister Hou Sheng who opened the city gate. As for whether Yang Chong and his army would burn, kill and loot after entering the city, some of the smart people had already figured it out.

Yang Chong was also the King of Qi. This war was just a war between King Chong of Qi and King Jian of Qi for the throne and the State of Qi. Although there are many wars in the world, there should be no king who plunders his own people, right?
What King Chong of Qi wanted was Linzi and the State of Qi, so why would he destroy them? After all, both Linzi and the State of Qi would soon belong to King Chong of Qi. Who in the world would not cherish his own property?

So after figuring out this point, some people have already run down the city wall, and opening the door should also be a great achievement, right?

The movements in Linzi City naturally fell into Yang Chong's eyes, but in order to prevent the Qi army on the city wall from using the crossbows that could kill top masters from a long distance, he kept a safe distance from the city wall of Linzi. Although he could roughly see what was happening on the city wall of Linzi, the specific details were difficult for him to grasp.

But these were not that important, because he had seen that the gate of Linzi had loosened, and a crack appeared in the tightly closed gate, which then gradually widened. At first it was very narrow, but gradually people could pass through it, and finally several chariots could enter side by side. "Enter the city." Yang Chong gave an order, and the cavalry around him had already swarmed in. One third of the elite of the Qi army was in the city in front of them. As long as he controlled this city, Qi would be in Yang Chong's pocket. As for what happened next, it was just a matter of spending a little energy. Compared with the temptation of the entire Qi State, this little energy was nothing.

As for Tian Heng who was killed by Bai Feng, if he were alive, Yang Chong might have paid more attention to him, but since he was a dead man, Yang Chong was not even interested in hearing his name. After all, he was just an insignificant person.

As the Dong'a army entered the city and quickly took control of Linzi and the Qi Palace, this war in which both sides mobilized nearly 500,000 troops ended in such a ridiculous way.

"This is the palace of the King of Qi!" In the inner city of Linzi, Yang Chong looked at the palace in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. This is the foundation that a great country should have.

The Palace of the King of Qi was the best in the State of Qi, both in terms of scale and in terms of exquisiteness and luxury.

After all, Qi, Qin, Zhao, Wei and Han all started too late and moved their capitals many times, so the time for building royal palaces was limited. But the Qi Palace was different. Linzi had been the capital of Qi since the founding of the State of Qi. After 800 years of operation, the scale and exquisiteness of the royal palace can be said to be the pinnacle of the world.

As for the states of Yan and Chu, they also have a history of 800 years. Why can't their royal palaces be compared with the palace of Qi? The reason is even simpler. During the attack of Qin, Chu moved its capital several times, so how could it still manage its former royal palace? As for Yan, it was too weak after all. Even though it plundered Qi back then, its foundation was ultimately limited.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. From now on, everything in Qi will belong to Your Majesty." Bai Feng flattered Yang Chong with admiration.

Bai Feng said these words sincerely and they were not flattery at all.

Although Bai Feng is a proud young man, there are few people who truly respect him in his life, not even Ji Wuye in the past, or Mo Ya, who is both his teacher and friend.

But when facing Yang Chong, Bai Feng did not feel the slightest bit of pride.

What pride could he have in front of Yang Chong?

Yang Chong is of similar age to him, but his martial arts skills are better than his, and his wisdom is beyond his reach. Ji Wuye, who he once thought was unshakable, was easily killed by Yang Chong. Han Guo, who was already his world in his eyes, was discarded by Yang Chong. Now, Yang Chong has done what most people thought was impossible, which is to capture Linzi City.

You should know that only the State of Yan had done such a thing in those days. But at that time, Yan had the armies of four other countries leading the main force of the Qi army from the outside, which allowed the Yan army to accomplish the feat of capturing Linzi. However, Yang Chong accomplished this feat single-handedly.

So how could Bai Feng be proud in front of Yang Chong?
"This is just the first step, Bai Feng. Qi is just a stop on our journey. In the future, our journey will cover the entire world." Yang Chong said with high spirits, looking at the tall and majestic gate of the Qi Palace.

Power is a man's greatest courage. This is the case for Yang Chong at this moment. Being the king of a country is a great temptation for the people of this world. In the past thousand years of history, there have been countless historical books, but in the final analysis, no one can escape the pursuit of royal power. This is the main theme of history books.

And now Yang Chong has done it. If he really belongs to this world, then he can enjoy life now. But Yang Chong does not simply belong to this world. He has higher vision. Even becoming an emperor is not the ultimate goal for Yang Chong. What he wants is to create his own world according to his ideal.

The State of Qi was just a temporary goal for him.

"The world?" Bai Feng was silent. Everyone has his own world. He once thought that South Korea was the world, but now?
Is the world that Yang Chong is talking about really this world? Bai Feng is not sure about this.

"Disperse the intelligence personnel of Night. We need to control Linzi in the shortest time possible. Although there will not be any more major wars like before, small-scale wars will continue. The seventy-two cities of Qi are not so easy to occupy. Qi still has some brave people." Yang Chong said.

"Yes." Bai Feng responded.

At this time, Mo Ya had been transferred to become the captain of Yecheng, guarding Yecheng together with Xiao He. Ying Ge was left in Handan by Yang Chong to oversee the intelligence systems of Night in Yan and Zhao, in preparation for Yang Chong's subsequent plans for the two countries. The Night intelligence system scattered in Qi was managed by Bai Feng. In the future, these intelligence personnel would infiltrate the Wei and Chu states on both sides of the Huai River, take over the land north of the Huai River with Pengcheng as the core, and eventually form an east-west confrontation with Qin in the Central Plains.

"Let's go into the palace. We should also see what is unique about this eight hundred year old palace and how it differs from the Palace of King Han and the Palace of King Zhao." Yang Chong swaggered into the palace gate. Now everything here belongs to her, whether it is the treasures or the beauties inside.

Now Yang Chong just wants to indulge in everything. In other words, I have been fighting for so long, so what's wrong with enjoying myself.

The current Yang Chong is no longer the young boy who was just starting out. He would be shy when seeing a beautiful woman and would talk about feelings when encountering matters between men and women. Now, as he has left more and more marks on the world, the world is also constantly changing Yang Chong imperceptibly.

Yang Chong also has some of the problems that men of this era have.

As Yang Chong walked into the palace, eunuchs came forward to greet him. They were servants, and to them, there was no difference between Qi Wang Jian and Qi Wang Chong. If there was any difference, it was probably that Yang Chong was younger and more powerful than Qi Wang Jian.

When Yang Chong entered the palace, the whole city of Linzi had fallen into fear. Although not all the Dong'a troops had entered Linzi city, they had tightly controlled the city from top to bottom. The people of Linzi felt a suffocating atmosphere on the armor that still faintly glowed with blood.

(End of this chapter)