Chapter 102: The Restoration of Wei Huigong (3)

At the time of the victory of the Qi division, the coalition forces besieging the capital suffered considerable losses. It turned out that the armies of the three countries were led by the nose of the Qi people to come here, and since this war could not bring any benefits to the countries, the commanders seemed to be very slack. When the Patriots learned that the entire Qi division had been transferred to meet the Wang division and that the coalition forces had been greatly weakened, they decided to launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

The Patriots observed that Chen's barracks were poorly built, the officers were negligent in their defenses, and the non-commissioned officers were scattered, and the Patriots immediately took the other side as the target of attack. That night, the Wei army, under the leadership of Gongzizhi, suddenly launched a night attack on Chen's army.

The guards were familiar with the terrain, and they attacked the barracks from several points where it was easier to break through; Chen's army was defenseless, and the men in the camp screamed and the horses were suddenly in chaos; Soldiers cannot find their superiors, and officers cannot find their subordinates; Chen's army could not organize effective resistance for a while, people fled in all directions, there were fires everywhere, and panic quickly spread from a few points to the entire barracks.

The battle lasted an hour. By the time Song and Cai reinforcements arrived, the guards had already withdrawn into the city, and half of Chen's camp had already been destroyed.

The coalition forces strengthened their defense overnight, and the news of Wang's division being completely annihilated reached the ears of the coalition forces the next night; The coalition forces hyped up this "bad news", and the patriots retreated into the city and did not dare to show their heads.

When Qi Shi returned to the city on the evening of the fourth day, Qi Xianggong was dissatisfied with the laziness of the generals of the Three Kingdoms, so he complained a lot to his subordinates. Since the princes' armies had begun to become war-weary, Qi Xianggong believed that he had to fight a quick battle without betting on friendly troops, so he needed to join in with a new force.

Qi Xianggong immediately sent an envoy to the Lu State, asking the Lu people to help in the war. Lu Zhuanggong did not dare to delay, and soon led a large army to join forces with the enemy who killed his father, preparing to launch a final attack on the country. The arrival of the new force boosted the morale of the coalition forces, and Qi Xianggong soon redeployed the siege mission.

At this time, Wei Huigong's heart was very entangled: because this war started by him, every time a patriot died, his sins would be aggravated; He became restless every time he thought about it, and he wanted to minimize casualties as much as possible on the premise of victory.

Wei Huigong's not shrewd mind gradually formed a plan, and he privately asked Qi Xianggong to ask the other party to give him a chance to achieve the goal of war through conspiracy. Qi Xianggong thought that this was a good means and immediately approved his request. So Wei Huigong sent spies into the city to find his mother, Xuan Jiang.

It turned out that Xuanjiang and Zhaobo had been living in China; After Xuanjiang became pregnant with Zhaobo's child, Zhaobo also developed feelings for her, and Wei Huigong simply married his mother to Zhaobo. In this way, although she no longer enjoys the treatment of the former duchess, she is finally safe.

During the reign of Wei Xuangong, Zhaobo belonged to the faction of the two sons on the left and right, and he also hated Wei Huigong very much, so he played a considerable role in the expulsion of Wei Huigong.

Xuan Jiang acted recklessly when he was in a high position, and he could endure humiliation when he was under the fence. But the decline in status did not delay her from continuing to play intrigues: she spared no effort to sow discord between her husband and the second son, hoping to welcome back Wei Huigong by getting rid of the second son.

In fact, there is no shortage of bad people like her around the second son, but the purpose of those people is not to invite Huigong back, but to drive Zhaobo out.

As a result, at the instigation of people with ulterior motives, cracks began to appear in the relationship between the three heavyweights. Later, when Zhao Bo was poor in commanding some battles against the coalition forces (due to his limited ability), the second prince suspected him of disobedience and stripped him of his command.

Zhao Bo felt that he had been treated unfairly, and he couldn't help but feel resentment in his heart. Xuan Jiang began to use the topic to play, she said: "The second prince hates all those who have anything to do with Jun Shuo. They were going to get rid of me, but they didn't dare to do it because of my husband. But they've now decided that they're going to get rid of your husband - stripping you of your military power is the first step.

"Husband, you swap your roles with that of the second son and imagine: can you allow the enemy's mother and stepfather with heavy troops to stay by your side? In the present moment of the great enemy, can you expect them to remain loyal to those who drove away their own sons? So don't have any more illusions, it's still too late for us to escape now, but I'm afraid the children will be poisoned by the second son! ”

Zhao Bo's anger was instigated by her more and more, and he slapped the case with a "snap": "I am also a public doctor, and I have not committed a crime, why should I abandon the city and run away like a thief?" Which of Jun Shuo or Qianmu is not the heir of the first gentleman? The second prince seized power and usurped the throne, they are the ones who should be afraid of punishment, and I will punish the two on behalf of Jun Shuo! ”

Xuan Jiang felt very relieved, and she brought Wei Huigong's spy to her home the next day. The spy conveyed Wei Huigong's promise to Zhao Bo, saying that as long as Zhao Bo helped him succeed, he would immediately crown Zhao Bo as the secretary of state after he was reinstated, and Zhao Bo would no longer have to look at other people's faces.

Zhao Bo was overjoyed, and he later tested his old subordinates, and found that most of them were still loyal to him; He dragged the most resolute people into the conspiracy circle, revealed the subversive plan to them, gave them large bribes, and promised to double the bribes when the deed was done.

Zhao Bo passed the news, and the coalition forces adjusted their offensive tactics according to the plan, and instead stormed the two gates to the west and south. The Patriots mobilized their forces to the most intense positions, and the sections of the city that were unattacked were basically undefended.

The plan was implemented late one night. The coalition forces, which had been on the offensive for three days in a row, suddenly ceased operations just after sunset that day. After several days of fatigue and finally a rest, the defenders hastily ate supper and fell asleep at their respective posts with their weapons in their hands; There were only a handful of exhausted sentinels in the city.

Zhao Bo led the old army to the weakly defended gate, and the sergeants killed the commander and opened the gate; The coalition forces that had been lying in ambush outside the city in advance swarmed in. In this way, the capital fell in collusion between the inside and outside.

Qi Xianggong just drove Qianmu out of Weiguo without hurting him - because Qi Xianggong didn't want to have too much grudge with the royal family; But he killed the second son of the left and right - this is equivalent to unloading Qianmu's right-hand man; He also exiled Dafu Ning to the Qin State. Qi Xianggong also tried to capture Gongzi Xiaobai, but Xiaobai and his henchmen had already fled without a trace.

In this way, Wei Huigong returned to the throne eight years after being ousted. He gave a huge bribe to the coalition army, and Qi Xianggong gave his share to Lu State, first, because he wanted to take the opportunity to improve the relationship between the two countries, and secondly, because Wen Jiang's request - because Wen Jiang did not have no intention of returning to Lu again.

During the ten years of Qi Xianggong's reign, he established a career that his ancestors could not compare with - sometimes merit is really inversely proportional to character! After the triumph of the Qi division, the Duke of Qi Xiang rewarded his subjects, and the officers, soldiers, and people of Qi were all benefited, and the people of Qi were immersed in endless joy.

The generosity of the Duke of Qi made him the most popular person in the Qi kingdom - the enthusiasm of the people for him had nothing to do with his monarchy, and everyone sincerely praised him and wished him a long and healthy life.