Everything is ready. The third prince officially announced to the world that he would raise an army in Fenglan to fight against the rebels and uphold justice.

The two sides met at Pinang City, 30 miles west of Fenglan. Wang's army was unstoppable and captured all the rebels with a crushing force.

Duoze, who was far away in the royal capital, became restless upon seeing this, and secretly sent people to infiltrate Fenglan to secretly contact the eldest prince and the second prince.

However, the Third Prince had anticipated this and captured the man on the spot and brought him before the First and Second Princes.

The eldest prince had been depressed for many days since he killed Lu Chenghong last time. The third prince's sudden visit made him a little annoyed.

"How can my living in this small city hinder your business, King Yi? Why do you have nothing better to do than fight your rebels instead of looking for trouble with me?"

The Third Prince bowed his head slightly and sighed, "Brother, I am not here today to call you to task, but to see you, me and my second brother. We three brothers haven't had a good conversation for a long time."

The eldest prince felt uncomfortable and pretended to be calm and retorted: "What else can we say between you and me? The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I am just your prisoner now."

The Third Prince shook his head and glanced at the First and Second Princes: "I know that Big Brother and Second Brother still have me as their younger brother in their hearts. When Lu Chenghong rebelled, Big Brother was able to kill Lu Chenghong with his own hands. This shows that Big Brother is still Big Brother. No matter what he has been through, Big Brother's heart to protect the royal family has never changed."

At that time, Lu Chenghong offered bribes to the eldest prince, but the eldest prince turned a deaf ear to him and killed Lu Chenghong with a knife. This was one of the reasons why the third prince came here today. He believed that his eldest and second brothers were not such cruel people.

The eldest prince bowed his head and said nothing. Seeing this, the third prince comforted him, "I sent people to inquire in the capital. It is very likely that father has been imprisoned by Duoze. Brothers, father should not be dead yet. I think that one day, when we fight back to the capital, what father would most want to see is that you and I, brothers, work together and fight side by side."

The third prince's words moved the eldest prince and the second prince. Their youngest brother actually understood everything. Until now, they finally understood why their father gave the imperial seal to the third prince at the critical moment. It was because they were blinded by jealousy and could not see the way forward.

"So the Third Prince just let the First Prince and the Second Prince go?" Lu Yanluo couldn't help but be surprised when she heard Chu Xuan talking about the First Prince and the Second Prince putting on armor and going into battle.

You know, the eldest prince and the second prince forced him to jump into the river, so how could they forgive him so easily?

Chu Xuan raised his hand and gently poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and nodded: "Looking at the current situation, yes, the Third Prince is this person."

Chu Xuan's eyes were filled with admiration: "Becoming friends with him is a good choice."

He understood what it meant to use one's own strength to defeat another. Even though he was in a foreign country, he dared to take risks and seek allies. He was both brave and resourceful. On the contrary, when dealing with the eldest prince and the second prince, he knew what it meant to retreat in order to advance.

Now is the critical moment to fight against the rebels, and he was given the task in a time of crisis. If he dealt with the eldest prince and the second prince at this moment, he would easily be criticized for eliminating dissidents and harming his brothers.

So instead of taking any action against them, he appealed to their emotions and moved the eldest and second princes. In this way, he not only lost two enemies, but also gained two more helpers, killing two birds with one stone.

Chu Xuan looked outside the door meaningfully and said, "I think Duoze won't be able to stay in the hands of the Third Prince for long. We should be able to go home soon."

In fact, it was just as Chu Xuan guessed. The rebels had no legitimate reason to begin with, and were soon beaten and scattered by the well-equipped royal army. In less than half a month, the third prince led the royal army back to the royal capital after a long absence.

When they stormed the palace, Duoze sat on the dragon throne, silently waiting for his death.

"Duoze!" The Third Prince pushed open the palace door and saw the man sitting on the dragon throne. His eyes were full of hatred: "Where is my father? What have you done to him?"

After the third prince returned to Fenglan, he sent people to sneak into the royal capital to gather information. The people who returned reported that the old king was not killed in the battle, but was captured by Duoze and locked up.

Duoze sneered upon hearing this, and said arrogantly: "That old man is ignorant of current affairs. I asked him to write a letter of abdication, but he refused. So I cut off one of his fingers every day, and when his fingers were gone, I cut off his toes. Who would have thought that I would cut him into a human pig? It hurt so much!"

"You! Duoze! You bastard! Give me back my father's life!" When the eldest prince heard what happened to the old king, he was furious. Just as he was about to step forward, the third prince raised his hand to stop him.

The Third Prince looked at Duoze calmly and said in a deep voice: "Duoze, at this point, you don't have to think about angering us. You are a sinner of Fengxi. Because of you, so many people have suffered from war, and so many people have left their homes and fled to other countries. Your death is not enough to offset your sins, so don't worry, I won't kill you. The people of Fengxi will punish you."

Duoze was imprisoned by the third prince, and the rebels were eliminated one by one. Then they searched for the old king in the imperial city.

After interrogating some palace servants, they finally found the old king in a water dungeon.

I don’t know what the three princes felt when they saw the old king. Even Lu Yanluo, an outsider, couldn’t bear to look at them.

Although the old king did not die as tragically as Duoze said, his death was no less tragic. The water dungeon was dark and damp, never seeing the sun all year round. The old king's lower body was soaked in a pool of foul-smelling water, and he was already dying when he was rescued.

"Father..." The three princes burst into tears.

The old king tried his best to stay strong, smiled contentedly, and said slowly: "Father really didn't make a mistake about you. You are all very good...very good. In his lifetime, father will be satisfied to see you return to the capital safely. From now on... Fengxi will be handed over to the third brother."

The old king looked at the eldest prince and said, "Big brother, you...you must blame your father for being partial, but...but you are brave but lack strategy. You are suitable to be a general who expands the territory. Let your third brother support you from behind. Do you...do you understand?"

The eldest prince nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, I don't blame you, father."

The old king smiled with relief when he heard this: "My sons have all grown up. Now I can go to see my ancestors with peace of mind..."

"Father!"

Seeing this scene, Lu Yanluo couldn't bear it and turned away. Chu Xuan followed closely behind her and the two of them left the water prison. "I think the old king was really at peace when he was dying. He must have wanted to see this situation because he had managed to stay alive until now."

The war has finally ended and there is nothing left to do in this country.