Chapter 158: Direct War

Regent's Palace, study.

Ye Linghan and Yue Cen sat on either side of the tea table. Su Xing was ordered to sit on the couch because his body had not fully recovered yet.

Only Ye Lingchen stood alone...

The room was silent for a while, and Ye Lingchen couldn't help but speak first: "Brother, what if what Marquis Mu Yuan said is true?"

Considering Marquis Mu Yuan's insidiousness and cunningness, it is very likely that he had made preparations in advance.

Ye Linghan remained silent and did not respond.

Yue Cen actually agreed, "I think what Prince Ning said is very likely."

After saying this, he glanced at Ye Lingchen with a half-smile.

Ye Lingchen's handsome face froze, and he felt uncomfortable all over, as if he had been forced to swallow something.

He really doesn't understand what Yue Cen wants to do?

He doesn't come to settle the score, but always cooperates with him inexplicably. What does he want to do?

Su Xing's mind was full of worries, and he didn't notice the secret between Ye Lingchen and Yue Cen.

After a while, he agreed seriously: "I think this is very likely."

From the time the case happened to now, it is enough to prove how ruthless and cunning Mu Yuanhou is.

Just like he said himself, it's impossible that he hadn't considered what would happen if he was caught.

Ye Linghan finally spoke: "His method... is nothing more than provoking war between several countries."

He had thought of this a long time ago, but he did not intend to compromise because compromise might not be useful.

Since ancient times, emperors have never been content, and a defeat in a war would not make them obedient.

If they get a chance to retaliate, they will seize it without hesitation.

"I haven't been to the battlefield for several years, and I'm looking forward to it..." A hint of excitement flashed in Ye Linghan's black eyes.

The three of them were stunned, and Ye Lingchen was the most excited: "Brother Royal wants to go into battle personally?"

Ye Linghan glared at him unhappily: "What else?"

Ye Lingchen felt a chill on the back of his neck and shrank back subconsciously: "I'm just worried about my brother. War is dangerous after all..."

Ye Lingchen expressed Su Xing's thoughts, but he couldn't say it out loud because there was an outsider, Yue Cen, present.

He could only look at Ye Linghan worriedly, his hands clenched tightly, just like his heart at the moment.

Ye Linghan felt Su Xing's gaze and immediately looked over: "Don't worry, I will be fine."

Ye Linghan's recklessness instantly attracted Yue Cen's attention. Although he managed his expression well, there was still a look of surprise in his eyes.

He has known Ye Linghan for several years. When has he ever seen him speak to anyone in such a soft voice?

Su Xing didn't expect Ye Linghan to be so direct. There were other people around. He was extremely embarrassed and hurriedly looked away, not daring to look at Ye Linghan again.

But his worry for Ye Linghan overcame everything. After lowering his head in silence for a moment, he raised his head again and said with a flushed face, "I know the Regent is very powerful, but Your Highness is right. War is dangerous after all. Let's try to find other ways to solve this problem, right?"

These words sounded different coming from Su Xing's mouth. Ye Linghan was not as rude as he was to Ye Lingchen, but fell into deep thought.

"Mr. Su is right." Yue Cen said actively, "No matter who Marquis Mu Yuan wants to win over, he will definitely use benefits as bait. As long as we can offer more tempting benefits, they will definitely be tempted."

Ye Lingchen rolled his eyes at Yue Cen in displeasure before advising, “Brother, there’s no need to rush into making a decision on this matter. Maybe Marquis Mu Yuan is just bluffing, and things aren’t that bad.”

But just as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.

The four of them changed their expressions at the same time because they all had a bad feeling.

Ying Yi walked in quickly, and said with a serious expression: "Reporting to the Regent, there is an incident at the border, and the Emperor of Yan State has personally led his troops to attack!"

Ye Linghan narrowed his eyes coldly: "How many people are there? How is the battle going?"

Su Xing was frightened by Ye Linghan's sudden terrifying aura. He actually had the illusion that he was already on a battlefield.

He was even more worried as he did not expect the State of Yan to go to war directly without even any room for negotiation.

Do we really want Ye Linghan to go into battle?

No matter how powerful Ye Linghan is, he will be in danger of death on the battlefield.

He was really afraid that something might happen to Ye Linghan...

"Report from the border: Yan State's soldiers are almost all out, and their numbers are equal to ours." Ying Yi said in a deep voice: "The battle just happened this morning, and we don't know the details yet."

“Shameless!” Ye Lingchen’s handsome face turned red with anger: “They started fighting straight away without even a letter of challenge. They really don’t have any dignity at all!”

According to convention, any country that wants to start a war should first issue a declaration of war and state the reason.

Instead of directly declaring a war like this, which is no different from a sneak attack, it is really unnational and will be unanimously condemned by other countries.

"They have their reasons." Ying Yi said suddenly.

“What’s the reason?” Ye Lingchen was shocked.

He wanted to see what the pretext was for such a shameless sneak attack.

Ying Yi quickly glanced at Ye Linghan and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Ye Linghan: "Are they here in the name of rescuing the Queen Mother and the Emperor of Ye Kingdom?"

Ying Yi was slightly stunned, then nodded: "That's right!"

“How ridiculous!” Ye Lingchen was so angry that sparks appeared in his eyes: “As expected of Marquis Mu Yuan, he is just as shameless as ever!”

Su Xing understood instantly that they were taking advantage of Li Yuan's slander of Ye Linghan for plotting to usurp the throne. In the name of attacking Ye Linghan and rescuing the emperor and the empress dowager, they were actually taking revenge on Ye Linghan and helping Marquis Mu Yuan seize the throne.

Ye Lingchen was right, he was really shameless to the extreme!

Su Xing's heart was suddenly filled with rage. Although he knew that killing was against the law, he could no longer care about it at the moment.

If they stood before him, he would never spare them!

But he knew that this was just his fantasy and he could not do anything here with his abilities.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt full of guilt.

How he wished he could help Ye Linghan at this time, instead of watching Ye Linghan take risks on the battlefield...

Su Xing looked deeply at Ye Linghan, who happened to be looking at Yue Cen, and asked in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, are you going to stand aside and watch this matter?"

Only then did everyone remember Yue Cen's identity as the Emperor of Yue Kingdom, and they all looked at him immediately.

When it comes to war, allies are the most important. If the Moon Kingdom can stand with them, it will definitely be the most powerful support.

Yue Cen seemed to have expected this moment and was not surprised at all.

He and Ye Linghan looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly he smiled meaningfully and said, "Of course I can't just sit back and watch something like this happen, but..."

He suddenly stopped, and it was unknown whether he was thinking about how to deal with Ye Linghan or deliberately teasing Ye Linghan.

Ye Linghan was not in a hurry either, just looked at him coldly.

Yue Cen smiled again, and then slowly said: "After all, I am the king of a country. Before making any decision, I must first consider the safety of the people of Yue Country..."

"What are your conditions?" Ye Linghan was not interested in listening to any more nonsense and asked directly.