Qi Ning said it through the other party's thoughts, but Chai Bozhong was still calm and calm, without any fluctuations on his face, and smiled and said, "The Marquis is right. The biggest obstacle for the third prince to inherit the throne is Zhongli Ao. Beitang Showa and Beitang Hao are just jumping clowns. Their strength is now almost consumed by each other. Once the Northwest Army enters the pass, these two people are vulnerable."

"Mr. Chai is now starting to tell the truth."

Chai Bozhong sighed, "Actually, I have no lies from the beginning. Marquis, the third prince is afraid of Zhongli Ao. Is your Chu State not afraid of Zhongli Ao? I say something offensive. If there is enough food and supplies and logistics support is continuous, even if the people of Dongqi and you Chu State join forces, it will be extremely difficult for your Chu army to cross the Huai River. With Zhongli Ao guarding the front line, it is a natural barrier."

"It seems that Junshi Chai has a high opinion of Zhongli Ao."

Chai Bozhong smiled indifferently: "If Ling Zun is still alive, with the ability of General Qi, Zhongli Ao will naturally be no match. It's a pity that no one in your country can have the style of Ling Zun back then. Zhongli Ao cannot handle Ling Zun, but it is more than enough to deal with Yuehuanshan and others." After a pause, he said: "In fact, your country's dispatch of troops to attack Xuzhou will benefit both of you and me. Although it can give the third prince time to take Luoyang, it will also allow your country to successfully take Xuzhou."

Qi Ning said: "What you said doesn't seem to be false."

"Marty is this what he meant, is he willing to reach an agreement with the third prince?" Chai Bozhong raised his eyebrows slightly.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Mr. Chai should know that I am just a minister of the Great Chu. I am not able to make the decision on such military and national affairs. In fact, as you said, Zhongli Ao can fight well. Although I, Da Chu, did think of taking advantage of your turmoil in the north, the war is a great weapon for the country. Many ministers did not agree to send troops at this time. If the war was together, just like the Qinhuai War, the two sides were in a deadlock, and then it became a protracted war of attrition. This was not something I, Da Chu, would have been happy to see."

Chai Bozhong frowned and said, "What the Marquis means is that your country doesn't want to send troops?"

"It's still under discussion." Qi Ning smiled and said, "If you really want to send troops, it's a good time for you to go to the north. We can fight the north immediately. Why is there no movement? It's just hesitation?" He looked around and leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chai is here thousands of miles away this time, and he is full of sincerity. I might as well say a few words to you. My Great Chu is not afraid of Zhongli Ao, but...!" He said this, but he stopped talking, and smiled unpredictably.

Chai Bozhong seemed to understand and lowered his voice: "Marquis is saying... Marquis of Changling?"

Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "The first thing that Military Advisor Chai thinks of Changling Marquis. It seems that in the heart of Military Advisor Chai, that Marquis Changling Marquis is indeed a big deal." He touched his chin and sighed, "Mr. Chai, if I transferred your meaning to the emperor, do you guess what the emperor would think?"

"The holy heart is unpredictable, I really don't dare to guess." Chai Bozhong said: "I would like to ask the marquis for advice!"

"The emperor may think that this is the trap set by you Northern Han." Qi Ning sighed: "Let me go north and enter the territory of Northern Han, but your Changling Marquis is making suggestions behind your back. The person who knows the Chu army best in the Northern Han Dynasty is Changling Marquis. At that time, our Chu army will naturally suffer a lot of losses."

Chai Bozhong smiled and said, "It turns out that your country has not sent troops for a long time because of Changling Marquis."

"If it were someone else, these words shouldn't have been said." Qi Ning said seriously: "But Military Advisor Chai came to discuss major issues this time, so I opened the door and said with brisk words. The emperor and several important officials in the court were indeed afraid of Changling Hou. Military Advisor Chai also knew that our lord did not ascend the throne for a long time. According to common sense, it is time to rest with the people and follow the people's will. At this time, once troops were sent, you must ensure victory. Otherwise, once you fail, the emperor's prestige would be shaken, and it would even lead to internal turmoil in our Great Chu. The situation would be difficult to deal with at that time."

Chai Bozhong nodded and said, "Your country is thoughtful." He lowered his voice and said, "Marquis, but he doesn't know how to convince your king to send troops?"

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Mr. Chai is the military commander and historian, so he is naturally extremely smart and should understand the key points."

"I believe that only by confirming the life and death of Changling Marquis, will you send troops." Chai Bozhong sighed: "Mr. Marquis, you want to know whether Changling Marquis is still alive."

Qi Ning smiled and said, "I do have this idea. But I don't know whether Military Commander Chai knows the whereabouts of Changling Hou?"

Chai Bozhong shook his head and said, "I really don't know. The marquis should know that when the Qinhuai Battle occurred, the commander of the Chu army was Lingzun, and the Han Dynasty was the commander of the Changling Hou. Changling Hou and Lingzun had been fighting on the battlefield for many years and were damaged by each other. These two can be said to be a good person and have no equal skills. If it weren't for these two, today's world would have been a different situation." After pondering slightly, he continued: "Although my first emperor of the Han Dynasty always regarded Changling Hou as the commander, Changling Hou held military power and made too great contributions, he would naturally be afraid of the previous emperor."

"The great achievements shocked the master, and it has been there since ancient times." Qi Ning said: "The Marquis of Changling holds the Southern Legion, which is also the strongest legion in your Northern Han Dynasty, so it will naturally be jealous of others."

Chai Bozhong nodded and said, "The Marquis of Changling is extremely prestige in the army. Not to mention the southern legion, even the northern legion guarding the Northern Pass. Many people admire Changling Marquis." He sighed and said, "The Marquis of Changling is a person with a temperament. He is obsessed with it. He is heart-warming and disliked. He is even despised by the direct eyes. There are only a handful of people who can get into the Dharma eye of Changling Marquis. Therefore, Changling Marquis has few friends in the court, but there are many enemies."

Qi Ning thought that Changling Hou Beitanghuan was a famous general of the world. Not only was the Beitang royal family, but he also had great achievements. Such a person had some temper and even arrogant attitude towards others, which was not unusual.

"At that time, I heard rumors that many generals of the Southern Legion wanted to support Changling Hou as the emperor, so they directly returned to Luoyang and seized the throne." Chai Bozhong sighed: "But I know that although Changling Hou was strange in nature, he really had no intention of rebellion towards the court. If he really coveted the throne, the position he had must have belonged to back then. However, with too many such rumors, many people took it seriously. If Changling Hou really commanded the Southern Legion to fight Luoyang at that time, there would be no soldiers to stop the entire Han Dynasty."

Qi Ning frowned and said, "Mr. Chai is very familiar with the situation of the Northern Han Dynasty, why don't he know the whereabouts of Changling Hou?"

"As far as I know, on the eve of the end of the Qinhuai War, the late emperor issued an order to urgently summon Changling Hou to return to Luoyang. Zhongli Ao was still the deputy general of Changling Hou at that time. After Changling Hou left, Zhongli Ao temporarily took charge of the southern army." Chai Bozhong said solemnly: "The emperor summoned him, and many generals under Changling Hou felt that it was a little unlucky and dissuaded Changling Hou to return to Beijing, but Changling Hou did not obey the dissuasion of his generals and returned to the capital...!"

"How about it after returning to Beijing?" Qi Ning asked immediately.

Chai Bozhong shook his head and said, "No one knows what happened later. When Changling Hou returned to Beijing, it is said that many people saw it, but since the day he entered the capital, Changling Hou suddenly disappeared. A few days later, a decree was sent to the front line to promote Zhongli Ao to the commander of the Southern Legion. If Changling Hou's right to lead the army is deprived."

"There is no news from Changling Marquis, then his family..."

Chai Bozhongqi said: "Don't you know that Changling Marquis did not marry or have children?"

Qi Ning was a little surprised: "He has no family?"

"The age of Changling Marquis is similar to that of Lingzun." Chai Bozhong said: "From the young age, Changling Marquis was obsessed with military strategies and martial arts, but he was obsessed with beauty. At that time, several princes were also fighting openly and secretly for the throne. At that time, Changling Marquis was most favored by the late Emperor Chongming and the possibility of succession to the throne was the greatest, but Changling Marquis was not interested in the throne. After the late Emperor Chongming died, the late Emperor inherited the throne."

When Qi Ning was on his mission to Dongqi, he had a rough understanding of the Beitang clan. The founding emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty was Beitang Tianwu. After Beitang Tianwu passed away, the subsequent king was Emperor Chongming. Mu Yunhou Beitang Huan was the brother of Emperor Chongming. After Emperor Chongming passed away, Beitang Huan inherited the throne, while Hou Beitangqing, Prince Yu, and Prince Yu, were all brothers of Beitanghuan.

The Beitang clan was considered very prosperous, but because of this, the internal struggle of the royal family was also very serious.

"At the beginning, many people wanted to cling to Changling Marquis, and the golden beauties were sent to Changling Marquis' mansion. However, in the eyes of the world, the stunning beauties who were selected from the world were like dirt in the eyes of Changling Marquis." Chai Bozhong sighed: "Whenever a golden beauties were sent to him, they would be rejected. On the contrary, if there were some rare horses and weapons, Changling Marquis would accept it with pleasure."

Qi Ning thought to himself that Changling Hou was a big man, he actually disdained the beauty, and didn't know what was wrong with this Changling Hou? He couldn't help but think evilly, could that Changling Hou actually like male style? After all, Qi Ning also knew that there were many ancient people who were good male style.

"In this way, Changling Hou is alone and careless?"

Chai Bozhong said: "It's also true. The Han royal family has a prosperous family. There are many princes under the previous emperor. Prince Yu also has children and daughters under the knees. Only Changling Marquis was not married and still had no heirs when he disappeared."

"Mr. Chai, after the Changling Marquis entered the capital, there was no news. Did the court have no explanation to the outside world?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "Changling Marquis is a famous general of the Northern Han Dynasty. Such a person suddenly disappeared. Someone should ask?"
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