Prince Yu's words were said by Qi Ning, but he did not seem too surprised.

As the Minister of War, Lu Xiao came to see Beitang Yu in person. With Beitang Yu's cleverness, he naturally guessed the clues. He expected that there was a problem with the front-line war. If the Chu army won one after another, the Chu State would naturally no longer care about the Universe Map, and it would be even more impossible for the Minister of War to come to lobby in person.

"The prince is as expected." Qi Ning smiled and said, "Zhongli Ao set up an ambush, killing and injuring more than 2,000 people in our army, and the losses are considerable."

Beitangyu said: "You have entered the Han Dynasty and Zhongli Ao knows the terrain in the Han Dynasty. If you can advance to Luoyang smoothly, that would be strange."

"But the prince must also know that Zhongli Ao is now at the end of his strength." Qi Ning said: "Our Chu army has already penetrated into the hinterland of the Han territory, so he suffered this setback, but this also shows that our Chu army is getting closer and closer to Luoyang."

As soon as he finished speaking, Beitangyu leaned forward suddenly. Qi Ning saw the fish float shaking. Beitangyu skillfully pulled up the fishing rod. A carp was struggling on the hook. Beitangyu took back the hook, laughed, took the carp from the hook, put it into the bucket next to it, reorganized the bait, and then put the hook into the water. He still didn't look at Qi Ning, but said, "Even if the dispute over the throne occurred in the Han Dynasty, if the chaos subsides, the king and the ministers are united, your Chu State may not be able to gain too much advantage."

"Qi State has been annexed by our Great Chu." Qi Ning said: "The northwest is already the object of my Great Chu's hand, and the Han State is now just a stagnant."

Beitangyu was stunned and finally turned his head to look at Qi Ning. Seeing Qi Ning's calm expression, he frowned and said, "Is Qi State defeated?"

Qi Ning did not hide it and briefly told Beitangyu the current situation. Beitangyu sighed: "It turns out that you went north to attack Han, and the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but he was indeed a clever one. Those boys just wanted to compete for the throne, and they thought you wanted to take advantage of the chaos to capture Luoyang, so they naturally would not expect that your target was Qi State and the Northwest."

"According to the news we have received, Qu Yuangu now controls the government affairs of the Han Dynasty. Although Beitangfeng ascended the throne and became emperor, he was just a puppet in Qu Yuangu's hands." Qi Ning said: "Qu Yuangu's Northwest Army completely controlled Luoyang. I heard that the Northwest Army was a disaster in Luoyang, so Beitangfeng dared not take care of it. Many of the great officials and nobles in the Han Dynasty ended up miserably."

Bei Tangyu's face looked even more ugly, and he sneered: "Qu Yuangu is mediocre and incompetent, cruel and extravagant in the northwest, he!" He did not continue.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Qu Yuangu has always regarded himself as the local emperor in the northwest. On the northwest land, he has the power of life and death. In the name of your Northern Han court, he has accumulated a large number of wealth, but those wealth has now become the spoils of our Great Chu." After a pause, he said, "Qu Yuangu is only able to loot in Luoyang, and there are only two possibilities."

Beitangyu finally put down his fishing rod, stood up, put one hand behind him, looked at Qi Ning, and asked, "What two possibilities?"

"The princes of the Northern Han Dynasty fought to kill each other. In the end, although Beitang Feng won, the Beitang clan lost." Qi Ning said: "After this internal friction, the Beitang clan was greatly damaged. Qu Yuangu took this opportunity to support Beitang Feng as the throne. However, Luoyang's troops are now in the hands of Qu Yuangu. Without Qu Yuangu's order, Beitang Feng did not move a soldier, so I said Beitang Feng was a puppet in Qu Yuangu's hands. The people in the northwest were fierce. As far as I know, after the founding of the Northern Han Dynasty, there was no favor to the northwest.

In fact, the people in the northwest did not have any good feelings for the Northern Han court. Although Qu Yuangu was experiencing heavy taxes in the northwest, he was very generous to the Northwest soldiers and horses under his command and knew how to win people's hearts. He was actually the warlords in the northwest. He brought a group of tiger and wolf troops to Luoyang. The arrogant soldiers and generals under his command would not obey Beitangfeng's orders, but would only take Qu Yuangu's orders as imperial edicts." He sighed lightly: "Prince, once a person has the power in his hands and enjoys the taste of power, it will be difficult for him to let go of his power."

Beitang Yu was so smart that he naturally understood the meaning of Qi Ning's words and frowned: "Are you saying that Qu Yuangu had the ambition to usurp the throne?"

"The Northwest Army has been stationed in the bitter and cold land of the northwest. Now that we have arrived in Luoyang, we have seen the prosperity of Luoyang and enjoyed the rich and elegant food. Do you think these people are willing to lose all this?" Qi Ning sighed: "If these people want to keep all this, they will have to keep Qu Yuangu. In their opinion, if Qu Yuangu became the emperor, then the life of rich and elegant food will naturally not disappear. Qu Yuangu can gain a foothold in Luoyang because he relies on these soldiers under his command. If these soldiers support Qu Yuangu as emperor, even if Qu Yuangu has no such plan, he will have to obey the opinions of the soldiers."

Beitangyu sneered: "Qu Yuangu is just a slave of my Beitang family. What qualifications does he have to ascend the throne and become emperor?"

"The Beitang clan also seized the throne from others." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "Right and wrong care about strength. Now that Qu Yuangu has such strength, he can naturally do whatever he wants. He sent troops to kill and plunder in Luoyang. The people only thought that these soldiers were under Beitangfeng's command, so they would naturally have resentment towards Beitangfeng. And taking this opportunity, Qu Yuangu killed court officials indiscriminately and eliminated dissidents. At that time, your officials in the Northern Han Dynasty were killed by Qu Yuangu and they would be defeated. If Qu Yuangu really wanted to be emperor, I am afraid no one would dare to come out to object."

Beitangyu took a breath of air conditioning. He naturally understood that Qi Ning's words sounded alarmist, but they might not be a reality.

"Of course, there is another possibility." Qi Ning said: "Qu Yuangu was used to the days of being arrogant and prosperous in the northwest. He knew that if he usurped the throne in Luoyang, he would inevitably be dissatisfied. At that time, he would inevitably become the target of public criticism and add countless troubles. Since this is the case, he might as well return to the northwest to continue to be his own local emperor. He took Luoyang's wealth for himself, and then it was not impossible to lead his army back to the northwest." Looking at Beitang Yu, he said: "But no matter which way he takes, Luoyang will inevitably suffer a disaster, and the Beitang clan will inevitably suffer a catastrophe. The high-ranking officials and nobles in Luoyang City are all rich in families. Qu Yuangu wanted to plunder wealth and property. Of course, he would not stare at the common people, but only the civil and military officials and the prominent officials. The Northwest Army is brave and rude, but he will never have any worries when he takes action."

Beitangyu sighed: "I understand what you mean. Are you saying that my family is also in trouble?"

"Actually, I told the prince a long time ago that your family members staying in Luoyang can only be slaughtered by others. They may suffer a catastrophe at any time." Qi Ning said: "You think Beitangfeng has become the emperor and will let your family go if you are in love with you, but the prince doesn't think about it. Beitangfeng has become a puppet of Qu Yuangu and cannot protect himself. What strength does he have to protect your family?"

Beitangyu's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

"I've said too far." Qi Ning smiled and said, "I heard that the prince wanted to see me if he had something to do. After I got the news, I rushed over. I don't know what the prince had to give."

Beitangyu didn't say anything, turned around and walked into the house. Qi Ning followed him into the house. After the two of them sat down, Beitangyu said: "You said that you can send someone to rescue my family from Luoyang. Do you really have such strength?"

"If it were earlier, I could assure the prince that we would definitely have the strength to let your family come to Chu State without any harm." Qi Ning sighed: "But now that Luoyang is in chaos, I cannot guarantee whether your family is safe or not." He glanced at Beitangyu and continued: "But as long as they are still alive, I can guarantee that we can send people to take them out of Luoyang, and we will definitely bring them to Jianye Jingcheng to reunite with the prince."

Beitangyu was silent for a moment and finally said, "Your condition is the Universal Map?"

Seeing that the other party no longer covered it, Qi Ning said bluntly: "If the prince can provide clues to the Universal Map, we can send someone to notify the spies in Luoyang today and ask them to start formulating a rescue plan. If the clues to the Universal Map are confirmed at that time, then I can only guarantee that as long as your family is safe and sound in Luoyang, I can let them appear in front of the prince soon. Of course, the prince can leave the Shenhou Mansion and live with his family in the capital. The emperor will also have a heavy reward to the prince and will definitely ensure the safety of the prince and his family."

"After the Universe Map was completed, three copies were made in total." Beitangyu said: "One is in the hands of the emperor, one is in the hands of the general, and now it is in the hands of Zhongli Ao, and there is also a treasure house hidden in the Han Palace. However, it is difficult for you to get these three Universe Map and it is almost impossible."

Qi Ning knew that the world was not decided, and in order to prevent the universe from falling into the hands of the Chu people, the Northern Han Dynasty certainly would not print in large quantities.

"The late emperor suddenly passed away, so no one knows where the universe map in his hand. Of course, you can't get the universe map of Zhongli Ao." Beitang Yu said: "As for the universe map in the Han Palace treasure house, I don't know if Qu Yuangu had plundered the treasure house after entering Luoyang. However, when he was stored in the treasure house, dozens of fake universe maps were made just in case. Only one of these universe maps was put together. Unless I saw it myself, I could not tell you which map was true."

"Treasure House of Han Palace?"

"The Han Palace Treasure House is strictly guarded." Beitangyu smiled faintly and said, "I know that the Divine Marquis Mansion of your Chu State is everywhere, but they absolutely have no way to get close to the Han Palace Treasure House. In my opinion, it is better to go to Zhongli Ao to grab the Universe Map than to attack the Han Palace Treasure House. Getting close to the Han Palace Treasure House is no different from dying."

Qi Ning thought that although he knew the whereabouts of the Universe Map, as Beitangyu said, it would be difficult to get the Universe Map as if it were ascended to heaven.
Chapter completed!