General Zuo then mounted his horse and left.
As soon as the person left, Prime Minister Yan's face darkened, and he glanced down at Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng had a grudge against Prime Minister Yan, and given his upright and incorruptible nature, Prime Minister Yan had sabotaged Jiang Cheng in the past, causing Jiang Cheng to be unable to be given important positions for many years and to remain in the same position for more than ten years.
This knot is a dead knot.
"Prime Minister Yan, please return," Jiang Cheng said.
With a cold and unsympathetic expression, he directly interrupted Prime Minister Yan's attempt to negotiate peace, and in anger, he turned and left.
...
A small courtyard in General Jincheng's mansion
Princess Jiahua leisurely hid inside, feeding the fish and listening to the guards' reports. Everything was progressing as expected.
In her past life, she advised the Seventh Prince to disperse military power, which led to the collapse of the army's morale when it faced the 200,000-strong army of the vassal state.
This time, 500,000 troops were stationed outside the city.
She refused to believe that they could be defeated.
The entire city of Jincheng was in a state of panic, but she alone remained unaffected in her eating and drinking.
evening
A guard came to deliver a message: the Third Prince had suddenly suffered a stroke and become paralyzed on one side while having a gathering with friends. He was unable to speak, move his hands, or move most of his body.
Princess Jia Hua smiled.
People shouldn't be too greedy, always coveting what doesn't belong to them.
The Third Prince's Consort's actions successfully removed the Third Prince's household from the struggle for the throne, allowing her to securely remain in the position of Dowager Consort, enjoying endless wealth and honor while protecting her son.
After she goes to her fiefdom with her son, who will dare to treat her badly?
That's really clever.
As soon as the news of the Third Prince's paralysis spread, Prime Minister Yan could not sit still and went to the residence to check on him. The imperial physician said that he had been drunk and lay on the ground unnoticed, and had been afflicted by a pathogenic wind, which would never be cured in this lifetime.
Upon hearing the news, the Third Prince's wife rushed back to her residence, where she wept uncontrollably and fainted several times.
Then Huo Yun couldn't withstand the torture and almost died, barely clinging to life. Enraged, Huo Xi cursed loudly in prison, insisting on seeing the Seventh Prince.
In the end, Empress Yan personally went to the prison and, after saying something, managed to calm Huo Xi down, and he stopped arguing.
Huo Yun was carried out, and the imperial physicians did their best to save his life.
Not long after, Huo Xi suddenly disappeared from the prison.
Princess Jia Hua's lips curved into a smile upon hearing this. The Huo family's crimes could be minor or major, but now that Huo Xi had escaped, this matter had become much more serious.
The Huo family is destined to bear the blame for treason because of Huo Xi.
Who can trust someone like that to lead an army?
She wanted to see how Empress Yan would smooth things over and give the Seventh Prince an explanation.
The Seventh Prince, far away in Yuncheng, was shocked and furious to discover tens of thousands of troops stationed there. General Zuo was even more shocked.
If Princess Jia Hua hadn't reminded him, he would never have known that so many soldiers were hiding right under his nose until his death.
What is An's intention?
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Yan also said that no one from the vassal states is coming. What are these people?" General Zuo was furious. "We go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and they live a life of luxury in the rear. That's one thing, but how can we let wolves into our homes? How many innocent people will die because of this?"
General Zuo was so angry that he wanted to force Prime Minister Yan to come and question him clearly.
The seventh prince's face was gloomy.
"Surround and annihilate Yuncheng, leave no one alive!" the Seventh Prince ordered.
General Zuo nodded. He had come prepared for war. With 500,000 troops nearby, annihilating tens of thousands of people was a piece of cake.
On that day, Yuncheng was engulfed in flames.
The air was thick with the stench of blood. The Seventh Prince had slaughtered his way through the streets, leaving countless corpses strewn across the land. The common people had long since been dispersed.
For a full ten days
The seventh prince crushed every letter of peace sent by the vassal states: "Find Jia Hua! You must find Jia Hua!"
At this moment, a guard came to deliver a message: "Your Highness, General Huo Xi has escaped from Jincheng Prison."
The seventh prince frowned.
The guard's next words were: "General Huo Xi has abducted the Seventh Prince's Consort and is heading towards the vassal state."
"What are you waiting for? Chase them!" The Seventh Prince's eyes turned bloodshot.
General Zuo quickly reassured him, "If Your Highness trusts me, I will risk my life to bring the Seventh Prince's Consort back safely. Yuncheng cannot do without you."
The seventh prince was breathing rapidly.
"Your Highness, if this humble general causes even the slightest harm to the Seventh Prince's Consort, I will offer my head in retribution," said the Left General.
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