What Qingfeng's story is like, only he knows best.
But now that he is at the end of his rope, facing Li Ran's inquiry, he seems to have no reason to avoid it.
He recalled it for a long time, and then he suddenly came to his senses from his memory, and then he spoke in a daze:
"Back then, the incident happened suddenly. The news of She'er's death suddenly came from the capital, and the guard who came to deliver the message was covered in blood. After he finished telling the story, he also died."
"And I was still at home in Lupu'a, and I was not alert to anything. When I suddenly heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue to me."
"Later, it was only after Lu Pu'ao's reminder that I thought of mobilizing the surrounding city masters."
"When they killed She'er, I was naturally the next one to kill. And Lu Pu'ao is also a person who values affection and justice. After all, I treated him well, so he simply rebelled with me. We He gathered his family members and rushed to the city overnight, but the guards he had placed at the city gate had already been bribed by them. However, they saw that the four gates were tightly closed and the entire city was on guard."
"I still remember the scene I saw when we attacked the city."
Lu Pu'ao's fief was not far from the capital of Qi, so this gave Qingfeng time to gather his troops.
But what he never expected was that his move seemed to have been exposed a long time ago. In other words, Lu Pukui (Lu Pu'an's younger brother) and Wang He, who participated in the killing of his son, seemed to have known that he would rebel. In general, a large army was stationed in the city in advance.
A fierce battle broke out between the two sides at the gate of the city. However, Lu Pukui and Wang He relied on the advantages of city defense to block Qingfeng's attacks one after another. Corpses were everywhere at the gate of the huge city, and blood flowed like rivers. Countless people died innocently in this inexplicable rebellion.
"At that time, I couldn't attack, but they couldn't get out, and a deadlock was formed for a while."
"However, just after we were in a stalemate for three days, another strange force suddenly appeared, appeared on the flank of our army, and launched a sudden attack on our army."
"At that time, I was discussing matters in the camp, and suddenly heard the sound of drums. By the time we reacted, it was too late."
"This strange force and the defenders in the city immediately launched a counterattack. I was attacked from both sides. Moreover, the speed of this strange force and the fierceness of the offensive are by no means comparable to that of an ordinary Qi division."
"As a result, I ended up in a disastrous defeat and fled the country of Lu."
Having said this, Qingfeng couldn't help but smile to himself.
He has dominated the government of Qi for many years and can be said to have overwhelming power. Unexpectedly, he was completely unaware from the beginning when Qingshe was killed, to the bribery of the guards at the city gate, to the appearance of this mysterious army.
It was as if all his sources of information were blocked at that point in time. He could not receive any news from the outside world, so of course, it could only end in a disastrous defeat.
But it's not weird.
"You mean... it was Lu Pu'a who reminded you to rebel?"
"Doctor, you didn't actually think of rebelling at first?"
Li Ran keenly noticed something was wrong from Qingfeng's words, and couldn't help but frown and asked.
According to what Qingfeng said, there may be another mystery to this matter that is unknown.
But who would have thought that Qingfeng shook his head and said:
"At that moment, it's not just death, it's also death. Since it's all death, what's the reason not to fight back?"
He did not deny Li Ran's question, but he did not answer it directly. He seemed to be saying that even if Lu Pu'ai encouraged him to rebel, there would be no problem. After all, we have reached that point, whether we rebel or not, the consequences will be the same.
"But...don't the doctor think his reminder is very suspicious?"
"What?"
Qingfeng looked at Li Ran in confusion.
Just listen to Li Ran say:
"Lu Pu'ao is Lu Pukui's younger brother, and the reason why Lu Pukui was able to return to Qi State as a rebel was because of his younger brother's operation behind the scenes. It stands to reason that the two of them should be brothers and love each other. Better than gold."
"But when Lu Pukui betrayed you and your son, as the younger brother, Lu Pu'ao rebelled with you, doctor, what benefit does this have to the Lu family?"
"Even if they can drive you away, the Lu family will still be ostracized in the Qi court because Lu Pu'ai rebelled with you. Will the Marquis of Qi still use the Lu family again? "
Although in this era, there are many brothers who are at odds with each other and turn against each other.
But the situation of the two brothers Lu Pukui and Lu Pua was a bit special after all, because Lu Pukui was able to return to Qi under Lu Pua's operation. Moreover, they themselves are related to Qingfeng by marriage.
Therefore, the reason why Lu Pukui wanted to kill Qingshe was most likely just to express his loyalty to Qi Hou.
However, after all, Lu Pu'ao rebelled against Qingfeng outside the city, and it was very likely that the Lu family would be directly implicated. And this directly led to the fact that even if Lu Pukui could successfully withstand Qingfeng's counterattack, he would be suspected by the Marquis of Qi and even the entire Qi court after this incident.
Facts have also proved this. After Lu Pukui killed Qingshe and blocked Qingfeng's attack, he himself was not reused by Qi Hou.
As for his younger brother Lu Pu'ao, of course, he was exiled to Yan State a few years later.
"These two brothers did such big things in Qi State, but they ended up like this in the end."
"Doctor, don't you think it's strange? Such two key people are like two chess pieces, being used and discarded."
Logically speaking, those who initiate a coup and ultimately win, whether they are the protagonist or the supporting role, will reach the pinnacle of life.
Even if this peak is only temporary.
However, Lu Pukui and Wang He seemed to be just two people going through the motions in a hurry. Although the coup they launched was successful, they did not get any benefits from it, and even ended up with nothing. Ended up being exiled.
It's obvious that if they weren't being used and used as pawns, what else could they be?
"What do you mean? This has been a game of chess from the beginning? Is someone deliberately stirring things up behind the scenes to force me to rebel?"
Qingfeng couldn't help but react and noticed something was wrong.
Li Ran said with some thought:
"You might as well think about it carefully. If you didn't rebel at that time, what would the Qi government and the public do to you?"
"Although the defenders of the capital are in the hands of Lu Pukui and Wang He, you still hold the military and political power of Qi in your hands."
"You have military power in your hands, and most of the people in the government and the public are yours. Therefore, as long as we can force the Marquis of Qi to negotiate with you, the final result will not be like this."
Li Ran was keenly aware that Lu Pu'ao reminded Qingfeng that the rebellion was a trap.
Because Qingfeng rebelled at that time, it was tantamount to directly committing rebellion. This traitor's hat can't be taken off no matter what. Therefore, there is no room for maneuver.
Qingfeng directly chose a dead end.
From this point of view, the original purpose of the people behind the scenes was obviously for Qing Feng.
(End of chapter)
