Chapter 138 The Second Prince’s Grievances
But even the Prince of Nanyang was only finally confirmed after many years of testing and discussion. Cui Yong was responsible for the entire Cui family and could not make a decision lightly, so he planned to continue to observe for a while.
However, Cui Yong also showed goodwill, and this time the reply letter was quickly delivered to Shu. Cui Yong agreed with Lu Chenyang's idea and also planned to ask the King of Nanyang to join the army.
Not only that, Cui Yong also sent a batch of food and fodder, saying it was for Lu Chenyang. Cui Yong also said that if Lu Chenyang sent troops this time, Cui would be willing to provide half of the food and fodder.
Cui Yan still understood his clan leader, and knew that his clan leader gave Lu Chenyang food and fodder for no reason in order to make friends with him.
So he immediately went to Lu Chenyang's home and told him about this.
This is good news for Lu Chenyang, it's like money falling from the sky.
The Cui family is so generous! Lu Chenyang became much kinder when he looked at Cui Yan.
The one leading the troops this time was Ji Ping. According to Yan Xing, he was cunning in fighting and often had brilliant ideas. His fighting style was very suitable for the Yilin Army.
Yan Xing assigned him 100,000 elite soldiers, half of whom were elite soldiers of the Lu family army.
Ji Ping was full of confidence and was determined to defend Ningzhou to repay Lu Chenyang.
This time, the King of Nanyang also sent out an army of 100,000. Originally, Cui asked him to send out 200,000 troops, but the King of Nanyang struggled to get 100,000.
Even the Cui family was not satisfied.
However, the soldiers sent out by King Nanyang were not all elite soldiers. Almost half of them were pale and thin. It was obvious that they were brought in by King Nanyang to make up the numbers.
The King of Nanyang did this to preserve his own strength, but Cui was not aware of this at the time.
The two armies left Quzhou one after another.
The army rushed to Ningzhou day and night, and together with Ningzhou's 200,000 troops, they faced the Yilin Army.
In reality, their teamwork wasn't great; an unreliable teammate could be a drag on the battlefield. However, Ji Ping's tactics were unpredictable, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, catching the enemy off guard several times and severely suppressing the morale of the Yilin Army, resulting in repeated victories.
Cui Yong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this situation, and the idea in his mind became clearer and clearer.
Armies suddenly rose up in various places, and the situation in the capital became even more unpredictable.
After the Zhenguogong issued the military order, the Second Prince had withdrawn from the center of power. Now, almost all the civil and military officials in the court were followers of Concubine Lan and the Fourth Prince.
Even though there are ongoing civil wars across the country, Concubine Lan still feels that the Second Prince is a serious threat and must be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent him from becoming a major problem.
The second prince offended Concubine Lan's niece in the palace. The girl was also a strong-willed person. She hit her head against the pillar to show her determination. The second prince was stopped by the guards who heard the noise, so he did not make a big mistake.
Concubine Lan cried before Emperor Qianyuan and begged him to severely punish the second prince.
However, the second prince showed unprecedented strength.
He stubbornly refused to admit that he had offended Concubine Lan's niece and cried out that he was innocent.
The Second Prince knelt outside the Imperial Study, "I did not offend her. Please, Father, clear my name!"
Concubine Lan cried in the imperial study: "Your Majesty, my niece is gentle and quiet, a very well-behaved child, and yet she has been forced to commit suicide. Please, Your Majesty, help me!"
Ever since the fall of Yanhui Pass, Emperor Qianyuan has been in poor health since he fainted.
Concubine Lan's crying upset him, so he patted her hand soothingly.
Emperor Qianyuan said: "Don't worry, I will give you an explanation."
The Second Prince outside the door sneered: "My Lady, your niece is not as pretty as me. How could I possibly flirt with her?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room fell silent. Concubine Lan could hardly hold back her emotions, and her expression became somewhat ferocious.
Because there is really nothing wrong with this statement.
The second prince looks like the late queen, who was a famous beauty, and Emperor Qianyuan was not ugly either. He almost took advantage of the best features of both of them.
The second prince has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and an air of nobility and extraordinary bearing.
That niece of Concubine Lan...is not even comparable to this.
So, regardless of whether Emperor Qianyuan believed it or not, all the palace maids and eunuchs who heard this believed it.
Was the Second Prince crazy enough to flirt with a girl who was even less pretty than him? What kind of beauty could this woman be that could make the Second Prince so eager?
Emperor Qianyuan thought of Yuan Kuishan. Although Yuan Kuishan defended Huai'an, to be honest, Emperor Qianyuan himself had no confidence in taking back the banquet hanging.
I'm afraid we'll have to use the Duke of Zhenguo by then.
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