The second prince of Xuanwu Kingdom ascended the throne. He was holding a grudge when his father was assassinated. He could have succeeded to the throne smoothly, but because of the assassination by Panlong Kingdom, he took a detour and was forced to expose his hidden strength.
Although he got what he wanted in the end, he also lost some manpower, and his brothers were not easy to deal with.
This time he had a chance to vent his anger openly, and with the three kingdoms united, they had no reason to fail, so Emperor Xuanwu took the lead and was the first to take action.
The Panlong Kingdom also sent envoys to deny that they had sent people to assassinate Emperor Xuanwu and asked them to produce evidence.
Xuanwu's court officials directly threw the evidence in the face of the Panlong Kingdom's envoys. The unique token of Panlong Kingdom's spies and the jade plate on which they received the assassination order did indeed belong to Panlong Kingdom at first glance.
The envoy of Panlong State was shocked and confused in his heart, but his face was full of anger. He shouted that there was no shortage of excuses to accuse someone of a crime, but in the end he was thrown out.
The negotiations collapsed and the two countries officially went to war. Xuanwu State tied up one-third of Panlong State's border troops, so it still had enough strength to cope with the situation.
Soon after, the White Tiger Kingdom also joined the war for the same reason: it was not easy for the emperor to train a prince to inherit the throne, so he had to vent his anger.
The Panlong Kingdom was attacked from two sides, but it refused to admit that it had assassinated the White Tiger Kingdom's prince. However, no one cared anymore, as it was just an excuse to start a war.
After receiving the report that spring planting had been successfully completed, Lianyi put the matter of conquering Panlong Kingdom and avenging her husband on the agenda.
“As you all know, I was willing but unable to do anything before. It also happened to be a flood disaster. Some cities had no harvest, and the harvests of almost all cities were sharply reduced. If I had launched an attack at that time, the people would have been plunged into dire straits, which is something I don’t want to see.
Panlong Country is very ambitious. It not only attacked Fengqi Country, but also did not let go of Baihu Country and Xuanwu Country. This time, the two countries' actions are also the good opportunity we have been waiting for, so I decided to send troops to attack Panlong Country. "
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
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The court officials also felt that the timing was right and that the cause was justified. However, as for the candidates for the expedition, everyone recommended several people, including the eldest princess and the second princess.
Lian Yi simply waved his hand and made General Feng Di the chief commander, responsible for commanding the border defense army. He also appointed General Feng Ming and General Zhao Li as deputy chief commanders to assist the chief commander Feng Di, and he was determined to tear a piece of meat off the Panlong Kingdom.
At this time, the second princess stepped forward and asked for revenge. She wanted to avenge her father personally, as the hatred for her father's murder was irreconcilable.
Lianyi glanced at the second princess and nodded in agreement.
Three days later, Feng Di brought the second princess and an army of 100,000 to the border to meet Feng Ming and Zhao Li.
The banner raised by Fengqi Kingdom was to avenge the emperor's husband. This time, Panlong Kingdom had no time to argue, because they did commit the assassination, and it was meaningless whether they admitted it or not.
Panlong State was attacked from three sides by the three kingdoms, which not only drew on the country's military strength, but also caused panic among the people in the country. The new emperor roared in the court almost every day, but there was no effective solution.
Zhang Zhang had already started to think about his own way out. He finally said:
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go and seek peace and put an end to this war."
"How do we talk?"
Panlong Emperor asked in a deep voice, his dark circles and bloodshot eyes made him look a little gloomy.
"I will go and spy on them first to see what they are planning."
Zhang Zhang said with his head down.
"You go ahead!"
It has come to this point. If he doesn't talk, his army won't be able to hold out for much longer.
Before, he wanted to unite with Baihu Kingdom to deal with Xuanwu Kingdom, and Fengqi Kingdom was not within his consideration. In the end, the three countries united to attack Panlong Kingdom. Now all the pressure is on him.
"Your Majesty, rest assured that I will fulfill my mission."
Zhang Zhang selected several court officials and left Panlong Kingdom the next day to start his peace talks.
After the Second Princess followed General Fengdi to the border, she began to contact General Zhao Li frequently. Of course, everything remained the same on the surface, but no one knew what they were plotting in private.
Fengming went to find Fengdi with a wine jug. When the two old friends met, they naturally drank together, and the topic naturally turned to the second princess.
"I have used the Eagle Talisman to transfer a lot of Zhao Li's men, but she still kept the core generals. Now that the Second Princess is here, she has become a little too proud of herself. She has used the two victories to start gathering more men."
Fengming has been stationed at the border, so she knows the situation here better.
"It doesn't matter. Let them jump around first and wait until we conquer Panlong Country. The Second Princess is also a fool. The thickest thigh is right in front of her, but she actually tries to curry favor with the Zhao family, a foreign relative. How stupid and vicious."
Fengdi said sarcastically, curling her lips.
As one of the investigators, she knew very well what happened to the Queen's assassination.
That was the capital, not some rural village. How did more than a hundred assassins sneak into the capital, and how did they sneak into Zhuo Xiu Garden quietly? It was a royal garden after all. If there was no insider, how could they find them so accurately? One could guess with one's toes that someone secretly helped the assassins.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the one who benefited was the Second Princess, after all, the First Princess was also in Zhuo Xiu Garden at the time.
In order to clear herself of suspicion, the second princess asked the emperor to accompany her in a self-torture trick, but the other party used the self-torture trick to kill her, and eventually the emperor herself lost her life in vain.
However, the second princess immediately hid in the princess's residence under the pretext of mourning. This time, she came to the border under the banner of revenge for her father. As the commander-in-chief, she naturally knew very well what her purpose was.
"It's good that you know what's going on! I heard that Panlong Country sent envoys to negotiate and end this one-sided war."
Fengming changed the subject directly.
"The Queen has already negotiated with the other two countries to divide Panlong Country into three parts, with each country taking one part. There is no point in negotiating or not."
"The Emperor of Panlong Kingdom might be so angry that he will have a stroke! Hahaha!"
Feng Ming's hearty laughter spread far away and was heard by the Second Princess who was returning to her tent. She just glanced at it and stepped into her tent.
She had already discussed it with Zhao Li. When the war was over and they returned to the capital with victory, she would lead her troops to force her mother to give up the throne to her. This time she was risking everything.
Because before her father died, he only had time to say three words: "She knows!"
The Second Princess knew very well who this woman was. As for what she knew, it must be that she had conspired with the people of Panlong Country to assassinate the emperor, so she was very frightened at the time. After her father's funeral, she hid in the Princess's Mansion to reduce her presence.
However, the expedition to Panlong Kingdom aroused her ambition again. She wanted to give it a try. She was only one step away from that position, and she was unwilling to give up.
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