"Let him in."
As the Spirit King spoke, he also waved his hand towards Murong Hongye.
The latter understood, bowed and left.
Immediately afterwards, Cheng Ping entered. His steps were very hasty. As soon as he came in, he raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, something serious has happened."
The Spiritual King rarely saw him like this, and he couldn't help but feel nervous, and quickly asked: "What happened?"
Cheng Ping said: "I just received news that Shi Wenhui, the governor of Dong'an County, has surrendered to the Qin Dynasty. He not only took the initiative to open the city to meet the Qin army, but also provided logistical conveniences for it. However, the Qin State General Tang Yue passed through without spending a single soldier. After arriving in Dong'an, we have led the elite cavalry to station in Taoshan, cutting off the eastern route."
"What!?" King Ling was shocked. After being shocked, he was furious: "Shi Wenhui, this thief! Last time I ordered him to quickly attack the county army, he refused and blocked it. Now, he dares to surrender to the enemy and betray the country! Ruin my eastward movement. Big plan! It should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"
He was so angry that as soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but cough violently and almost lost his balance.
"Your Majesty." Cheng Ping quickly supported him.
The Ling Kingdom used to have a vast territory and more than 800,000 troops. It was such a powerful country, but it has now reached this point. One can imagine the mentality of the Ling King. This bad news also completely cut off his last hope, and his body was already weakened. He couldn't stand it any longer.
He was still coughing violently, and blood was spilling from his right hand covering his mouth.
"Your Majesty..." Cheng Ping said with worry on his face: "I will call the imperial doctor right now."
"Master Cheng." King Ling grabbed his sleeve and said with a pale face: "Now, can... can you send Lingyang... to the east, to the east?" By General Chang Zhen’s side.”
His words were weak, but his eyes were full of hope.
Hearing this, Cheng Ping did not dare to answer easily, but lowered his head slightly.
This action let the Spirit King know that there was no hope, and his mentality completely collapsed. While he coughed up blood again, he couldn't help but staggered and fell on the chair.
"Ah, Your Majesty! Someone is coming! Call the doctor quickly..." Cheng Ping's expression changed drastically.
The defeat of the Spiritual Army was caused by many factors, and reaching this point was not accidental.
When King Ling first returned to the capital to deal with the problem, Ruizhou had not yet been conquered and was still heavily guarded, so at that time, he was not in a hurry to make a plan to move eastward. But by the time it was formulated, everything was over.
No one expected that the situation that still had a glimmer of hope would fall apart in an instant.
At present, Qin's large forces are advancing rapidly to the north, west, and south of Lingzhou, and the eastern front is cut off by Tang and Yue. The situation is clear at a glance.
Almost all the gold and silver belongings of the Lingwang Palace have been loaded into cars, and the family members of the harem and some important officials who need to be taken away have also been prepared, but they cannot leave.
Half an hour later.
On the bed, the medical officer had finished diagnosing King Ling, put away the medicine box, sighed, and said to Cheng Ping: "Your Majesty's body needs to be recuperated, and the anxiety attacks the heart, which caused the old disease. Now Although it has stabilized a bit, but..."
At this point, he did not dare to say any more, but changed the topic and said: "Master Cheng, please do not let your Majesty drink alcohol again from now on, and do not get angry."
"I understand, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Liao." Cheng Ping said.
"It is my duty, I dare not express my sorrow. I only hope that your majesty's dragon body is healthy." The medical officer said, and also bowed deeply to the spiritual king on the bed: "I will retire, and I sincerely ask your majesty to put your dragon body first and take care of yourself." ."
The Spirit King lay on the bed and waved his hands.
When the medical officer resigned, he weakly shouted: "Master Cheng."
"I'm here." The latter hurriedly stepped forward, supported King Ling knowingly, and adjusted his body to sit back.
After coughing slightly, King Ling motioned Cheng Ping to sit down by the bed and said casually, "Sir, I have something on my mind today and want to have a good talk with you."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Cheng Ping sat down as he was told.
King Ling said: "You and I both understand the current situation. There is no room for maneuver in the Ling Kingdom. Thinking about it now, it is actually understandable that people like Huo Lian and others would surrender to Qin. At most, they would be dismissed from office. If you can save your life, and if you are lucky, you can also keep your official position, there is nothing wrong with doing this.”
"With your talent, the King of Qin will definitely value you. If you are willing to surrender to Qin, you will still have glory and wealth in the future. I say from the bottom of my heart, just go ahead. I will never blame you."
Hearing this, Cheng Ping immediately became anxious: "Why did your Majesty say this?"
"Sir." King Ling's face was full of sincerity: "I will never forget your dedicated assistance for so many years. Since you came out of the mountain, you have strongly advised me to rebuild the military and government, enrich the country and strengthen the army, unite Lu and destroy Cai, and cleanse the southeast. Dominate the princes. Without you, there would be no strong spiritual country and no kingship for me."
"But I can no longer restore today's situation, and I don't want to see your husband buried in Lingdu."
"If you are serious about it, sir, you can leave without any hindrance."
"Your Majesty!" Cheng Ping knelt on the ground with a pop and said in a trembling voice: "I was originally a mediocre person. Fortunately, Your Majesty favored me, consulted on important matters, and entrusted me with important responsibilities. Only then did I become the Cheng Ping I am today. This is God has the greatest favor for me."
"Your Majesty's kindness in knowing you, I can't repay even if I am broken into pieces. Although I am not talented, I still know the word loyalty and righteousness. Now that Your Majesty speaks like this, how far can I go?"
Cheng Ping's eyes were already red as he spoke, and he said in an excited tone: "If your Majesty is like this, please kill me immediately! I would rather die than suffer this humiliation."
Cheng Ping and Shangguan Wenruo are similar in some ways. Great scholars like them attach great importance to honor and integrity, which is more important than their lives.
Unexpectedly, his reaction was so intense. King Ling's eyes were also red. He couldn't help but be moved and said: "I can meet such a loyal minister like you in this life. I will die without regrets. Sir, please get up quickly. Sir, please get up quickly..." ..."
"Your Majesty..." Cheng Ping was already in tears.
"Okay, okay, having Mr. here is my greatest hope." The Spirit King said, changing the topic directly: "Please do not reveal my physical condition."
"I understand." Cheng Ping nodded and wiped his tears with his sleeves.
The Spirit King continued: "In addition, I would like to remind Murong Hongye that the current ceremony camp is extremely important."
"Ah?" Cheng Ping was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "Yes, please rest assured, Your Majesty."
In this conversation in the study, the Spiritual King seemed to be looking for a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation.
Cheng Ping had already adjusted his condition when he left, and happened to meet Murong Hongye outside the palace.
The latter's current mentality is also extremely complicated, because Lingguo is already on the verge of destruction. He couldn't help but step forward and hold his hand, and asked tentatively: "Master Cheng, Your Majesty, this is..."
Cheng Ping glanced at him and said lukewarmly: "Your Majesty is fine. Master Murong should do what he should do. There is no need to worry about anything else."
"This." Murong Hongye choked.
Cheng Ping added: "But there is something I have to remind Master Murong. Over the years, the secret confrontation between Qin and Ling has never stopped. How much blood has been stained on Si Liying's hands? Master Murong has also How many important personnel of the Qin State were killed? Has the King of Qin recorded these accounts? Has the Qin Military Aircraft Battalion recorded these accounts?"
After saying that, he glanced at Murong Hongye and left directly.
The latter was stunned on the spot.
