Chapter 104: The Princess Holds a Piece in Her Hands
Before the princess arrived in Shengping City, she received reports of the border battle.
Xiahou Zheng, the third prince of Jixia Kingdom, launched a counterattack on the pretext that a large number of soldiers had crossed the border of Jixia Kingdom, and had already captured the affiliated town outside Xuansheng.
Xuansheng is about to be defeated.
After the fall of Xuansheng, Xuantai was left isolated and helpless.
Unexpectedly, the Third Prince would choose a long-distance approach over a short one, attacking Xuansheng first and then surrounding Xuantai.
The mountain range between Yantai and Liansheng City is the same as Songtie City of Jixia Kingdom. If Liansheng sends troops to rescue, the army will be easily ambushed while marching in the deep mountains and will not be able to move fast.
The Third Prince Xiahou Zheng's men no longer pursued Mo Beiyuan. Their main task became to cut off the connection between Yantai City and Liansheng City.
Duan Ya went straight to Yansheng City, and did not go to Yanjing City where King Jiuguang was.
"He has a good counselor! I didn't know there was such a person around him. Let's find out who he is." Duan Ya picked up the dates on the small table and took a bite.
Although she seemed extremely elegant, in fact, the car had not even stopped, and she had already suffered a lot of pain and injuries all over her body.
The attendant Yu Jun sighed and said, "Yes, we have been forced to withdraw a lot of needles in Jixia. It seems that the Third Prince is determined."
"It's more than just our needles! I heard that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Jixia is seriously ill. This time he wants to force me out, and he also wants to show off his abilities in front of the emperor so that he can be crowned the crown prince." Duan Ya said with a smile as usual.
"The master is truly amazing." Yu Jun replied.
"You are still reliable. I don't know what's wrong with Han Lang recently. He is not doing things well, and the news spreads slowly and chaotically." Duan Ya frowned slightly when talking about Han Lang.
"He has always had issues with General Mo, so he might have lost his composure because of this."
"Then you are wrong. There is nothing wrong between the two of them. They may seem incompatible on the surface, but they trust each other." Duan Ya shook her head.
"It's my fault for being short-sighted." Yu Jun smiled.
"Let's send Prince Hisamitsu back!"
"yes."
A few days later, Prince Hisamitsu's only two remaining guards brought the king's body back to Hisamitsu. Prince Hisamitsu succeeded to the throne without even seeing his father's body, and sent envoys to Emperor Zhaojing to seek an explanation.
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At this time, the exile team had already arrived at the town near Liansheng City.
There was some distance between the two towns, so there was an official post station in the middle of the two towns. After climbing the mountain for several days, everyone finally saw the town and was very happy. When they saw again that there was an official post station, they were even happier.
However, Mo Beiyuan spoiled everyone's fun.
He said to Jiang Yi, "It's better to get into Liansheng City quickly and not stay outside."
Feng Aoqing looked at the half-asleep children on Mo Mingyuan and Mo Nanzhou's bodies and said coldly, "It's okay if you're not here. You and Han Lang can go on! Xingbao and Yuebao have to sleep in the bed tonight!"
"What does it have to do with me? I want to sleep on the bed too." Han Lang was very unhappy when his name was called.
"Feng Aoqing! What are you talking about!" Chen Yilan was unhappy when she heard this.
"Then you follow!"
"You..." Mo Shuyuan came to help.
"You too, with your man." Feng Aoqing said mercilessly.
Qin Mu tugged at Mo Shuyuan's sleeve.
"You dare not! Then don't open your mouth. I thought you could risk everything for your brother! I thought he had grown bones today!" Feng Aoqing smiled contemptuously.
Mo Beiyuan looked at Feng Aoqing and gritted his teeth, "Alright, all of you stay. I'll go first and wait for you at Liansheng."
"Jing..." Feng Aoqing habitually called Jing Tao, and then thought, she was gone, "I'll go help you pack your luggage."
"No need, Lord Han, please lend me a hand." Mo Beiyuan walked out of the inn without caring whether Han Lang agreed or not.
Han Lang first put his token in Mo Mingyuan's hand, signaling him to lead his men into the inn.
He was afraid that the postmaster would see that they were an exile group and not let them in. His token was the stepping stone to any official place.
Then, he walked towards Mo Beiyuan.
"I won't care about them." Before Mo Beiyuan could say anything, Han Lang gave the answer.
"I know. If there's anything wrong, please let them come to me."
"Sure." Han Lang answered readily this time.
"Also, I promised to protect Lian Sheng, but you have to send someone to escort them to Yanzhou. I don't care if it's her people or yours! In short, I want them to get to Yanzhou safely."
Mo Beiyuan extended his hand towards Han Lang.
Han Lang thought for a moment, then finally took out the princess' jade token from his arms and handed it to Mo Beiyuan.
Mo Beiyuan knew that even if he didn't stay in Liansheng, he would not be able to travel with Feng Aoqing and the others.
At this time, Feng Aoqing came over.
Han Lang glanced at her and entered the inn.
She handed the bag containing a set of clothes and some dry food to Mo Beiyuan.
"Ao Qing, right now, this border is not safe. I've already agreed with Jiang Yi to have them go through Sizhou, which will be safer. In addition, Han Lang will also send people to protect you all the way to Yanzhou."
"When you get to Yanzhou, you don't have to go to Hantian Valley. I have arranged everything in Yanguang City and will not let you suffer."
"Ao Qing, I can't explain these things now..."
"No need to explain. I don't understand and don't want to hear your determination that if the king wants his subject to die, the subject must die." Feng Aoqing stepped forward.
She stretched out her hand towards Mo Beiyuan, and there was a brocade box in her palm.
"What...is this?" Mo Beiyuan took it.
"These are two elixirs of life and death. Swallow the black one, and you'll appear dead for twelve hours, undetectable by even the most skilled coroner. Transform the white herb into water and drink it after twelve hours, and you'll be revived. If you wish to be free, forever free from these concerns, find a trustworthy person and give them the herb."
"I can't. I'm afraid there will be a war on the border. If not for her, then for the people, I also want to..."
"Okay. I have thought of a solution for you. Since you have made your decision, I respect your choice." Feng Aoqing nodded.
She turned and walked away from the inn.
Mo Beiyuan mounted his horse and galloped away.
He really couldn't wait. He finally figured out why the eldest princess asked him to stay in Liansheng. It was because Yantai would definitely be lost.
Prince Zhaojing Li Yeliang, Prince Jiuguang Ran Yao, the third prince of Jixia Xiahou Zheng, and him, were all sons of the eldest princess Duan Ya.
He fought for his brother and defended his kingdom, and retired after his success.
Not only did she ignore natural disasters, but she also resorted to all means to make floods, droughts, and harvest failures even worse, leaving the people in dire straits, just to stir up public resentment.
Li Yeliang was always worried about his elder sister, and when Prince Jiuguang came to ask for her hand in marriage, he decided to ask his elder sister to leave Zhaojing so that she would no longer have any influence in Zhaojing. Duan Ya agreed, but assassinated Prince Jiuguang in Zhaojing, causing the new king of Zhaojing to lead his army to the border to seek justice.
This willingness to marry killed two birds with one stone and shocked Xia Hou Zheng of Ji Xia.
Xiahou Zheng was clearly still waiting for Duan Ya to marry him. This was one of the conditions for him to use the whole country's strength to help Li Yeliang seize the throne. Now Li Yeliang has gone back on his word. How could he let her go easily when he loves Duan Ya so deeply? He wants to occupy a few cities to show his strength and to exchange for Duan Ya.
Mo Beiyuan was originally driven out of the capital by Duan Ya on purpose, with the purpose of staying in Lianzhou and leading the hidden armies in Lianzhou, Chenzhou and Weizhou to help her seize the throne.
She had already allied herself with the new King Jiu Guang and believed that she could persuade Xia Hou Zheng to encircle her brother.
Why not take it at the beginning?
Wouldn't it be her fault that Li Yeliang killed more than a hundred uncles and brothers with his own hands?
Wouldn’t the world and the people then be unable to see my brother’s incompetence?
Now that my younger brother is incompetent, there is no one else in the Li family except Princess Duan Ya.
Zhao Jing, there will be another change of dynasty, and this time it will be Huang Yu Jiu Tian.
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