Northern Chu

Based on his memories from his previous life, Zhao Jiahua pointed out the weakness of the Southern Frontier: "The Southern Frontier has two generals, one is the Seventh Prince, and the other is Huo Xi."

"The Seventh Prince was seriously injured two years ago and has difficulty walking..."

"I heard that the Seventh Prince has also come to the border city to participate in the command," the Emperor of Northern Chu interrupted Zhao Jiahua.

Zhao Jiahua was surprised.

"Not only that, but the dignified and elegant Empress Yan has also arrived." The Emperor of Northern Chu gritted his teeth: "That damned woman is ruining my cousin's reputation everywhere, I will not let her get away with this!"

Empress Yan has also arrived?

Zhao Jiahua was even more surprised.

Instead of enjoying a life of luxury and honor, she chose to suffer on the battlefield. But upon reflection, she felt relieved. Empress Yan prided herself on her intelligence and was used to being in control of the overall situation.

After she fled the southern border, Empress Yan must have been unable to eat or sleep properly. Upon learning that she had arrived at the border, she was certainly restless.

Arrogance can lead to self-destruction.

Seeing her lost in thought, the Emperor of Northern Chu called out plaintively, "Cousin..."

Zhao Jiahua came to her senses and said irritably, "I have no past with anyone in Southern Xinjiang, only hatred."

Perhaps on the battlefield, she could spare his life.

That's all.

She then looked at the sand table: "You should be glad that it was Huo San who came to fight this time, not Huo Xi. Huo San is arrogant and conceited, and he looks down on everyone. He is also very petty and cannot tolerate any rebuttal. If the Southern Frontier loses a city, they will definitely push the blame onto the Seventh Prince."

Why?

"A city fell in just one month. Huo San is utterly humiliated." Zhao Jiahua could almost picture Huo San's furious expression.

The Emperor of Northern Chu snorted, "It's because he's incompetent."

“Yes, it was his incompetence that gave Northern Chu the opportunity to expand its territory.” Zhao Jiahua smiled slightly: “Discord among the generals is a major taboo in military strategy.”

"My cousin is absolutely right!" The Northern Chu Emperor gave a thumbs up, looking at the man in front of him with admiration and grinning.

At this moment, a guard outside reported: "Your Majesty, a letter has been sent from the Southern Frontier."

The Northern Chu Emperor's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Zhao Jiahua, whose expression was calm and composed, and then said, "Bring it here."

Soon the guards presented the letter. The Emperor of Northern Chu reached out to take it, but Zhao Jiahua stopped him. She removed the hairpin from her hair and gently opened the letter. After confirming that the silver hairpin had not changed, she allowed the Emperor of Northern Chu to read it.

The letter was written in the name of the Seventh Prince, who wanted to rekindle his relationship with Zhao Jiahua after two years apart, hoping to ease the pain of longing.

The Emperor of Northern Chu gave a heavy snort.

"He didn't write this letter."

Why?

“He would never say such things; the handwriting was imitated by the Empress.”

Zhao Jiahua lit the candle and then the letter, suddenly remembering how Empress Yan had been despicable and shameless in her past life, poisoning the letter.

Her eyes flickered slightly, and she went to the table, picked up a pen, and wrote a letter.

Then she called Xiu Shu over and whispered a few instructions to her. Xiu Shu understood, turned around to get something, and returned a moment later. She took out a small bottle, gently rubbed it on the letter, and then put the letter back in its original place.

Zhao Jiahua picked up his pen again and wrote a few more words on the letter.

"Send it back immediately by fast horse."

The guard took it and turned to leave.

The Emperor of Northern Chu caught up with them and asked, "Why did Empress Yan do this?"

"She was filthy and despicable, and couldn't stand seeing women living better than her," Zhao Jiahua said angrily. She added that Empress Yan was the most disgusting woman she had ever met.

"In that case, killing this person is the only way to appease our hatred," said the Emperor of Northern Chu.

Zhao Jiahua nodded, and as he was speaking, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "Prime Minister Yan, Empress Yan, and Huo San are all in the border city. We can take advantage of this opportunity to attack the Southern Border Palace."

"Immediately send someone to find a beauty, the more beautiful the better."

That old scoundrel, the Southern Emperor, is completely unmoved by women. He has held the throne for so many years entirely because he has a good son.

Now that his good son is injured, his throne is in grave danger!

The Emperor of Northern Chu quickly understood Zhao Jiahua's meaning, nodded, and sent someone to search for him. Zhao Jiahua then advised him to send someone to deliver a letter to the vassal state.

"Two years ago, the vassal state lost 150,000 troops. The vassal state has long held a grudge. If there is an opportunity to form an alliance, it will definitely agree."

"It's not just the vassal states, but also the Chen, Yun, Lin, and Wan states, etc. They are all waiting to be repaid for the defeats they suffered a few years ago."

The Emperor of Northern Chu said, "I will write a letter immediately and send someone to negotiate."

"good!"

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Southern Xinjiang

border town

The letter, which had been waiting for two days, was finally delivered. Looking at the four words "To the Seventh Prince" written on the tray, Empress Yan's expression changed slightly.

Just as Qingzhi was about to reach for it, Empress Yan stopped her, saying, "Bring it here! I want to see for myself what this vixen has written!"

Qingzhi delivered the letter, which Empress Yan took, opened, and found only a blank sheet of paper inside, without a single word.

She looked through it carefully and confirmed that it wasn't there.

Suddenly as if realizing something, Empress Yan withdrew her hand and threw the letter away. Even so, it was too late. Her slender fingertips felt a burning pain and gradually turned black...

"Summon the imperial physician!"

Qingzhi panicked and quickly sent someone to fetch the imperial physician.

A moment later, the imperial physician arrived and confirmed that Empress Yan had been poisoned.

"This is the Ten Thousand Gu Poison. This poison is complex and not fatal, but it causes excruciating pain, like a thousand arrows piercing the heart and corroding the bones," the imperial physician said.

Empress Yan was already feeling pain in her chest. Her face turned pale, and she asked impatiently, "Is there any solution?"

The imperial physician looked troubled: "There is a solution, but the detoxification process is somewhat complicated."

"how?"

"We need to try each method one by one until we are cured. Each time the detoxification fails, it will cause excruciating pain."

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