The royal seal was something of utmost importance to him; he treasured it and would never allow anyone to touch it. But to Ye Junfei, it meant nothing.
Lin Xiuyan looked at the royal seal with no greed whatsoever, as if it were an ordinary object.
They're such a perfect pair—one dares to give, and the other dares to accept!
Ye Junfei turned to the Prince of Pingnan and said, "I'll go deal with Anle first. You hold on for now, don't die too quickly."
"Otherwise, people who don't know the situation might think that I snatched this royal seal from you."
Prince Pingnan: "...Get out!"
Ye Junfei didn't care about his attitude at all. He smiled, turned around, and left with Lin Xiuyan.
The Prince of Pingnan watched his retreating figure with mixed feelings. He turned to Ren Zheng and asked, "Does he look presentable?"
Ren Zheng lowered his head slightly, but said something very straightforward: "Even if it's not up to par, it's still better than the Second Young Master."
Prince Pingnan: "..."
He was too weak to do anything else, otherwise he would have really wanted to kick Ren Zheng right now.
He leaned back in his chair, looked at the knife in his abdomen, glanced at Ye Jingxian who was nailed to the tree, and let out a soft breath.
He said softly, "That rebellious son is right. I can't die now. I have to hold on until he drives the imperial army out of Liefeng Prefecture."
"But... but I feel that I don't have much time left, and I don't know if I can make it to that time."
It only took him one day to go from being unable to accept that he was going to die to being forced to accept it.
The Prince of Pingnan let out a soft breath and said slowly, "Perhaps he is more suitable to be the Prince of Pingnan than I am."
At this point, although he was still somewhat unwilling, he had come to terms with the facts.
Once Ye Junfei obtains the royal seal, he will be able to fully mobilize the troops of the Prince of Pingnan.
His original plan was to let the troops of the Prince of Pingnan and the imperial army suffer heavy losses, and then reap the benefits.
Now that the Prince of Pingnan is nearing his end, he has given him all his troops, so naturally he won't use these troops to fight the imperial army head-on.
He kept a close eye on the situation on the battlefield and immediately made the most reasonable move of the horses, and then transferred Yu Zhan's troops over.
Then, taking advantage of the terrain, they lured the imperial army to Wanyou Valley, dug up the reservoir above, and drowned them all.
Chu Mengsheng always led his troops from the front. When the reservoir breached its banks, he was at the very front. When the water surged in, he was the first to be swept into the water.
Although he was a good swimmer, he had no chance of survival in such a raging torrent.
Princess Anle had a big argument with Chu Mengsheng after her identity was revealed, and instead of following the army, she escaped this calamity.
Of the tens of thousands of troops that Chu Mengsheng brought, only a very small number of soldiers who clung to trees at the edge of the valley survived the initial charge.
However, they only survived temporarily, because Ye Junfei then led his troops to wipe out the remaining soldiers.
With this combined effort, they were almost completely wiped out!
When the Prince of Pingnan heard the news, he smiled and said, "He is indeed more suitable to be the Prince of Pingnan than I am."
"With him around, I don't know if Liefeng Prefecture can expand its territory, but I do know that he can definitely defend Liefeng Prefecture."
Princess Anle, on the other hand, watched from the distant high mountains and forests as the surging water rushed down and submerged the imperial army.
He stood there, stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Even if his true gender is revealed, as long as he can raze the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, he will still have rendered meritorious service, and the emperor may not punish him severely.
But now that Chu Mengshen is dead in Liefeng Prefecture, and the tens of thousands of troops he brought have all been killed, this matter can no longer be resolved peacefully.
Princess Anle knew without a doubt what he would face upon returning to the capital.
His face looked terrible, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
Qingfeng advised him, "Princess, let's leave Liefeng Prefecture immediately."
"Otherwise, given Ye Junfei and Lin Xiuyan's modus operandi, they might kill you as well."
Princess Anle had no doubt about this; their relationship had completely broken down, and neither Ye Junfei nor Lin Xiuyan would leave him a way out.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!"
He knew perfectly well that he had to escape from Liefeng Prefecture before Ye Junfei caught up with him, or he would face certain death!
However, he underestimated Ye Junfei's arrangements. Ye Junfei had ambushed people on the way back to the capital from Liefeng Prefecture.
It was also because the guards around Princess Anle were all highly skilled in martial arts and extremely loyal to him, protecting him with their lives.
He escaped Liefeng Prefecture after several attempts to kill him, but by then, only Qingfeng remained as his bodyguard.
He himself suffered several injuries, none of which were fatal, but none of them were minor.
When she arrived in Liefeng Prefecture, she was a noble princess, accompanied by a large entourage of hundreds of people.
When he left Liefeng Prefecture, his clothes were disheveled, he was injured, and he had only one follower by his side, looking as lost and bewildered as a stray dog.
The stark contrast between these events nearly drove Princess Anle to a breakdown.
Qingfeng asked him, "Princess, where are we going now?"
This question stumped Princess Anle, who at that moment also didn't know where to go.
If he returns to the capital, he will surely be severely punished by the emperor, and he may very well become a prisoner.
The second prince used to help him, but after his identity as a man was exposed, the second prince stopped helping him.
His so-called "confidants" in Beijing would all feel that he had tricked them and would kick him when he was down.
Returning to the palace is definitely not a good choice.
But if he didn't return to the palace, he had nowhere to go.
Returning to the palace was his only option.
He gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and said, "Back to the capital!"
Qingfeng looked at him with some concern, knowing his situation, and didn't try to persuade him further. Instead, she walked with him towards the capital.
Ye Junfei wiped out the imperial troops that had entered Liefeng Prefecture in just seven days.
After watching Ye Junfei leave that day, the Prince of Pingnan had Ren Zheng escort him back to the Prince of Pingnan's residence.
After returning to the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, he ordered the soldiers of the Tianzi Battalion to wipe out the Hu clan's troops and eliminate all the people left behind by the Pingnan Princess.
After he finished doing these things, he invited all the surviving officials in Liefeng City into the royal palace and publicly announced that he would pass the throne to Ye Junfei.
The surviving officials were not too surprised when they heard the Prince of Pingnan's words.
This incident allowed them to witness Ye Junfei's strength once again, and also to see the crisis facing Liefeng Prefecture.
Anyone with eyes can see that only Ye Junfei can protect Liefeng Prefecture among the princes of the royal family.
Ye Junfei became the new King of Pingnan and gained the approval of all his ministers.
With the personal authorization of the Prince of Pingnan, his position became even more legitimate.
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