Jiang Ming's spies are spread all over the country.

A secret agent from Dukang in the Yan Kingdom sent Jiang Ming a secret letter.

The secret letter told Jiang Ming that Young Master Luo had run away!

This young master Luo, using some unknown method, killed the Queen of Yan and fled Dukang with his two sons. The Queen of Yan was pregnant with another child, who was already eight months old!

Upon seeing this news, Jiang Ming was so angry that his eyes practically blazed with fire!

Although he had no feelings for Empress Yan and his sleeping with her was purely for the purpose of "united front" work!

But the problem is, isn't this woman carrying his own child?

Now that she has been killed and her child has died in her womb, how could Jiang Ming possibly accept this disgrace?

In the secret letter, the spy also gave instructions.

The people who rescued Young Master Luo were the Xiongnu people he had recruited.

Previously, Young Master Luo had had extensive trade cooperation with the Xiongnu people.

It is estimated that Young Master Luo took his two sons and went to join the Northern Xiongnu!

Clutching the secret letter in his hand, Jiang Ming sat in his seat, lost in deep thought...

Back in Dukang, with Jiang Ming personally guiding and controlling the Empress Yan, he lured Young Master Luo and used his resources as leverage to plunge the world into chaos.

However, Jiang Ming was busy with his campaigns in the north and south and had no time to guide the Empress Yan.

They simply and discreetly settled her and her children in a secret residence in Dukang...

I wonder how Young Master Luo managed to retaliate?

Surprisingly, he managed to collude with the Xiongnu, kill the Queen of Yan, and escape with his two sons...

This is totally beyond my expectations!

If they were to escape to the Northern Xiongnu, the danger would be considerable!

The Xiongnu, as the largest nomadic people in the north, were divided into the Northern Xiongnu and the Southern Xiongnu, with the desert as the boundary, and they did not govern each other.

Previously, the southern part of the Xiongnu occupied the fertile land and had always been more powerful!

However, in the last decade, due to abnormal climate and the northward shift of the rainfall line, the Xiongnu people in the northern desert also had lush pastures and abundant water, and they rapidly grew stronger!

Moreover, the Xiongnu led by Aixin Chanyu in the southern desert had suffered the 'Yanshan Calamity' of Jiang Ming and repeated blows from the Rouran Khan, and were already in a state of decline!

Jiang Ming took the remaining elite troops with him, leaving almost only the old, weak, sick, and disabled.

If the Northern Xiongnu were to move south at this time and occupy the living space of the Southern Xiongnu... they would indeed be a formidable enemy of the Central Plains states.

I am currently in Luoyi.

With the world newly settled, there are still the states of Wu and Qin, as well as some of their vassal states, that refuse to submit, so I really can't spare the time!

If I were to head north now to deal with the Northern Xiongnu, these Central Plains states, which had just been intimidated, would surely rebel again!

"Prime Minister! What exactly happened?" Ji Bochang asked with a worried, confused, and nervous expression.

"Uh...tsk!"

Jiang Ming frowned and pondered, "It's nothing, it seems the Northern Xiongnu are making some small moves."

"The Northern Xiongnu?"

Ji Bochang blinked innocently: "Are the Xiongnu divided into North and South? Weren't they all wiped out by you?"

"hehe......"

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "After this grand ceremony to pay homage to the Emperor is over, I will order General Yue Yi to garrison Dukang and guard the northern border. Don't worry... everything will be fine!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Ji Bochang nodded: "Then what do I need to do?"

Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Just be obedient, there's nothing to worry about. Just eat, drink, and have fun in the harem..."

"this......"

Ji Bochang frowned and smacked his lips: "That's something I'm good at, and it's also what I pursue in life..."

......

The State of Qi, Linzi City.

Le Yi's 100,000-strong army has been besieging Linzi for 100 days.

The city was littered with corpses of the starving, and even rats and insects had been eaten.

The defending troops were so destitute that they resorted to cannibalism, but the King of Qi refused to surrender...

He understood in his heart that Le Yi had come to settle scores with him for the murder of his mother!

There is absolutely no reason to be lenient.

If his general Tian Yong is skinned alive, he himself will certainly not have a good end.

Moreover, looking at the things their prime minister Jiang Minggan did, he was definitely not a tolerant person!

Now, the King of Qi's daily diet consists of just a bowl of porridge.

What's even more heartbreaking is that the fuel used to cook this porridge was made from human bones.

Because the palaces had all been demolished, the timber and stone were all used to make rolling logs and stones to defend the city.

If even the emperor is like this, one can only imagine how it is for ordinary people!

The current situation of the State of Qi is probably even worse than that of the State of Chu when it was in Yan and Ying!

The soldiers and civilians of Yanying were swept away by the flood and drowned. At least they died quickly!

But the soldiers and civilians of Qi were starved to death and were eaten by their relatives and companions!

Just when King Qi was in dire straits, Yue Yi's army suddenly retreated.

When the news arrived, the King of Qi could hardly believe his ears.

After besieging Linzi, the capital of Qi, for more than 100 days, Le Yi suddenly withdrew his troops. Naturally, he suspected that this was a scheme by Le Yi to lure the enemy out!

However, when grain aid from other counties arrived one after another, King Qi finally believed that Yue Yi had truly withdrawn his troops.

Jiang Ming gave Le Yi an order: to immediately withdraw his troops from Qi and then head north to garrison Dukang to prevent the nomadic tribes in the north from making any further moves!

Jiang Ming had already seen it when he and Empress Yan used Young Master Luo to leverage the world!

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