The mess left by Gu Ran was resolved by Gu Yifeng, Fang Xuan, and a few others who spent three whole days revising and discussing it, working tirelessly to finally get rid of the mountain of memorials.
Fortunately, the people of Da Gan are living in peace and stability, the political turmoil has passed, and the entire Da Gan region regards him as a wise ruler.
The only unresolved issue is the external threat. Gu Yifeng immediately ordered supplies to be sent to Prince Cheng, but because they had been out of contact for too long, Prince Cheng did not seem to reply and had gone to be self-sufficient.
As for the State of Chu, after meeting with King Cheng at Qinshan, it seemed to have fallen silent, not daring to launch a full-scale invasion, but instead continuing to provoke from beyond the pass.
The news from the border is that the few people Qin Shan has left behind to confuse the situation are only occasionally firing arrows to drive them away from inside the pass, which has managed to deceive the Chu Kingdom.
After clarifying the general situation, Gu Yifeng summoned the court officials, including some of the recently promoted top scholars in the imperial examinations, to a court meeting.
After some discussion, it was finally decided that Chi Liancheng would lead his troops to Da Chu as quickly as possible, and that the Da Gan Imperial Guards would be transferred there before Da Chu could react, in order to resist Da Chu's invasion.
As for Prince Cheng's side, Gu Yifeng still decided to go in person, at least to obtain information about Prince Cheng before deciding on the rest.
After the decision was made, Fang Xuan and the others had no choice but to agree, as there were few capable people available at the moment, and Gu Yifeng's strength was indeed far superior to that of the imperial court in terms of his role on the front lines.
Once the decision was made, the entire court sprang into action, and Gu Yifeng continued his journey alone, rushing towards the border from the other side of the city gate.
This time, the journey took a full ten days, much faster than the return trip to the capital. Along the way, they signed in and gained a total of 10,000 Mo Dao soldiers and 10,000 Shenji soldiers.
Such a military force truly inspires a nouveau riche mentality.
In addition, Gu Yifeng encountered a swamp on his journey, and when he checked in, he finally obtained an exciting treasure, the Earth Spirit Orb.
Legend has it that in this world, a powerful being once combined the Five Elements Spirit Pearls to repair the Heavenly Rift. After the Heavenly Rift was repaired, the Five Elements Spirit Lakes dispersed and disappeared.
Gu Yifeng received an Earth Spirit Orb for signing in today, which shows that his luck has finally improved and is gradually turning around.
High in the air, holding the Earth Spirit Orb, he activated his Concealed Eye and his second skill, instantly identifying the information about the Earth Spirit Orb.
"Earth Spirit Pearls are the five elemental treasures. After absorbing and cultivating them, one can comprehend the Great Dao of Earth and generate an Earth-type Divine Soul. By collecting all five spirit pearls, one can cultivate a Five Elements Divine Soul."
Upon sensing the information transmitted by the Appraisal Technique, Gu Yifeng's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again. Obtaining one Earth Spirit Pearl was already incredibly lucky; the path to five Spirit Pearls would be long and arduous.
However, having an Earth Spirit Orb was already an unexpected gain, so he didn't linger any longer and sped towards the border, soon arriving near the South Korean border.
After the token was presented, all the border guards immediately knelt down in unison, their synchronized worship making the scene even more exciting.
"Rise, everyone. Is there any news of the Prince of Cheng from the border today?"
Gu Yifeng spoke up and asked the leading soldier.
"Your Majesty, no. Since your return to the capital, we have been sending messages from the beacon towers every day, but His Highness Prince Cheng has not responded at all."
The soldier answered honestly.
"What about South Korea? King Seung-won fought his way in, and South Korea didn't react at all?"
Gu Yifeng frowned upon hearing this and continued to ask. The soldiers could only shake their heads in response. He also sighed deeply. Then, as night fell, he changed his clothes and flew straight towards South Korea.
However, just as they reached the gate, they received a message from someone at the border. After speaking with the border commander, they climbed onto the wall, tore down the Korean military flag, replaced it with the Da Gan flag, and lit the beacon fire.
After all that, Gu Yifeng was dumbfounded. Only by the light of the fire could he see that the person who delivered the message was Qin Shan.
He stopped trying to hide it and immediately jumped down from the sky, calling out to Qin Shan.
"His Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, everyone at the South Korean border knelt down in utmost respect.
Gu Yifeng had no choice but to pull Qin Shan into the camp and set up a barrier to question him.
It turns out that ever since Gu Ran stole the throne and declared himself emperor, he has made things difficult for Prince Cheng, refusing to provide supplies or reinforcements, and even setting traps along his retreat route.
Left with no other choice, King Seung led his troops back to Daehan. Lacking food supplies, he fought his way through an entire prefecture, carving out a bloody path to seize Daehan's granaries as provisions.
Without reinforcements, King Seung recruited soldiers on the spot within South Korea, spreading his ideals of governing the military with great benevolence, which actually attracted a group of young people who were dissatisfied with the existing system in South Korea to enlist.
After fighting and struggling for more than a month, King Seung single-handedly conquered all the generals of the Korean Empire. Anyone who dared to defy him was killed on the battlefield.
In the final battle, King Seung forced his way into the royal guard of the capital of Korea and hurled a spear from afar, striking the Korean emperor, who had boasted of personally leading the expedition, right in the heart.
No one in Korea dared to disobey. When King Seung heard that Gu Yifeng had returned to the capital, he immediately ordered people to return to the Korean border, change the flags of the Great Khan throughout the country, and send intelligence back home.
In terms of timing, it's just right.
"In that case, Qin Shan, I'll trouble you to make the trip back. I will mobilize all the troops within my territory to help General Chi Liancheng defend the border."
"Take my letter and summon Prince Cheng to our aid. Since the State of Han has surrendered and changed its name, let us join forces to invade the Great Chu, unify the world, and establish a great empire that will last for a thousand years!"
Gu Yifeng spoke with great excitement, and then wrote a letter by hand, which he asked Qin Shan to deliver to Prince Cheng. He planned to take advantage of the darkness to cross the Korean border and meet up with Chilian City.
After about three more days' journey, he returned to the border. The timing was just right; the Great Chu discovered the border was undefended and launched a major offensive, with 50,000 vanguard troops frantically besieging the city.
Just then, Chi Liancheng arrived with the last 100,000 troops of the Great Gan to provide reinforcements. The two sides fought fiercely for three days without a clear victor.
Left with no other choice, both sides had to temporarily call a truce and wait until they had recovered their strength before engaging in another battle.
However, in the long run, once Da Gan's 100,000 troops are exhausted, the 300,000-strong army of Da Chu will advance unimpeded, and Da Gan simply cannot afford to lose so many troops.
Upon returning to the border, Gu Yifeng immediately deployed 10,000 Mo Dao soldiers and 10,000 Shenji soldiers. With these 20,000 extra troops, even if they couldn't suppress the enemy, they could at least ensure that the city was impregnable.
After hearing about South Korea's victory, Chi Liancheng felt much more at ease.
"Your Majesty, when shall we launch our main attack?"
Chi Liancheng, standing atop the city wall, asked excitedly.
"Let's just wait for the Great Chu to make a mistake. One mistake, and they'll be doomed."
Gu Yifeng sneered and stood with his hands behind his back on the city wall.
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