Li Tangyi no longer wants to live in fear with this bastard. Who can bear the risk of having his entire clan exterminated?

Nangong Jin's face turned dark and he rode away on his horse.

I still say, if you want a divorce, there’s no way!

Fortunately, with the help of the terrain map, even though the Black Valley was easy to defend but difficult to attack, Nangong Jin and his men found a breakthrough.

When I came back in the evening, my face was full of relaxation and joy.

But this joy only lasted for a short time.

On the third day of the fierce battle, Mu Feng brought news.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent oral order from Kyoto, which is eight hundred miles away, asking... asking us to withdraw our troops."

In addition, Nangong Yan issued seven consecutive summons, all of which asked him to withdraw his troops and release Nangong Yue.

Nangong Jin held the summons in his hand, his expression gloomy.

Apparently someone leaked the news, causing His Majesty to become furious and issue seven summonses in a row.

But how could he give in so easily?

As the saying goes, the emperor is far away, and he is far away at the border, so his father can only send an order to summon him.

However, more problems followed!

Luo Qifeng ran in hurriedly.

"Your Highness, the man in the dungeon refused to eat or drink. He somehow learned about the summons and clamored to be released. He also injured several brothers."

Nangong Jin pursed his lips, his expression unchanged.

"Since he won't eat, then let him starve."

This war lasted

After fighting for three days, Nangong Jin was exhausted and temporarily returned to the military camp to rest, but then he encountered such a disturbing thing.

Li Tangyi beside him also seemed to be thinking about something.

There must be something wrong with the news spreading so quickly, so he spoke tentatively.

"What is your Majesty going to do?"

Nangong Jin slammed the summons on the table and gave the order.

"This king has not received any oral instructions, nor has he seen any summons, let alone a messenger. After all, the journey is long and full of dangers. It is common for the messenger to fail to arrive."

His fingertips tapped the table occasionally, and his eyes were intimidating.

"As for my eldest brother, he is seriously ill due to the unfamiliar climate. Please have someone take good care of him and make sure he doesn't die of illness."

The messenger didn't know how he would be dealt with, but Li Tangyi already knew in her heart that the bastard would not surrender.

Good job.

Three days later, in the South Study.

Nangong Yan threw the paperweight far away, looking extremely angry.

"He is such a rebellious son! He actually disobeyed the emperor's order and tried to deceive his superiors and subordinates!"

The eunuchs and palace maids knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe. Only the imperial teacher stood up and responded without being humble or arrogant.

"Your Majesty, I think that someone like King Xiao would not rebel."

"King Xiao cares about the common people and would not do such a rebellious thing. Perhaps the situation at the border is not as it seems on the surface."

After he said this, Nangong Yan slowly disappeared.

I was a little angry and sat back.

"I naturally know that he will not rebel."

The Imperial Master looked bewildered, "If that's the case, why does Your Majesty..."

Nangong Yan looked straight ahead, as if he wanted to see through the boundless palace walls and all the way to the border.

"I don't need a disobedient pawn."

He suddenly withdrew his gaze and wrote on the bright yellow imperial edict.

"From now on, we will stop feeding you."

The summons had been sent to the border at full speed. After Nangong Jin received it, a feeling of depression had been gathering between his brows for a long time.

He didn't expect that they could be so cruel.

One hundred thousand soldiers at the border risked their lives to defend their country, but the emperor sitting high in the hall cut off all their supplies with just a light order.

That's ridiculous.

The more this happened, the more he couldn't give in.

Li Tangyi watched him burn the summoning order with fire, and felt the same chill in her heart as he did.

"The army's food can last for three days."

She frowned, this was not a good thing.

If the food rations for ten or a hundred people are enough to deal with, then an army of one hundred thousand is not a small number.

The only answer she got was silence.

There is no other way out in the current situation.

In the next three days, Nangong Jin temporarily did not launch any more attacks on the Black Valley.

He was waiting to see if the man in the palace was really so cruel.

At night, the candlelight flickered, and Nangong Jin leaned back in a chair to take a short rest.

Li Tangyi accompanied him.

The candlelight in the tent was very dim, so dim that Li Tangyi could not see the expression on his face.

The curtain was lifted at this moment, and Liuli walked in with a cup of tea, looking at them with concern.

During this period of time, Liuli has integrated into the family, doing the same chores as Lingling and taking care of the child with all her heart.

"My Lord and Princess, you all have dark circles under your eyes. You can't keep going like this. I made some milk tea that the Hu people usually drink. It can help replenish your energy."

She divided the milk tea in the teacup into two cups, and the faint fragrance penetrated into her nose. There was a layer of ghee floating on the milk tea, which made people hungry just by looking at it.

Nangong Jin just took a sip and lost interest in the conversation. The worry between his brows seemed to solidify into substance.

Li Tangyi was also not interested and had no appetite.

Now that she was in great trouble, she really had no intention of tasting any delicious food, which would be a waste of Liuli's efforts.

"Princess, please try it."

Just as Liuli was about to hand it to her, the curtain of the big tent was suddenly lifted, and the cook walked in, looking evasive and hesitant.

"explain."

Nangong Jin spoke calmly, and the cook confessed honestly.

"Your Majesty, there is no more rice to cook. The soldiers will eat vegetable dumplings tonight."

Nangong Jin frowned even more and responded in silence.

As luck would have it, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. Mu Feng hurriedly lifted the curtain and came in.

"My Lord, Kyoto is here again

The summons were issued, saying that there would be no more food and grass supplies, and if the troops did not withdraw..."

Nangong Jin's expression no longer showed any sign of happiness or anger. Mu Feng peered into his face and stopped talking.

"How about not retreating?"

"If you don't withdraw your troops, you will... starve to death."

Mu Feng's face was full of indignation. He was disappointed to be treated like this after fighting for so long, let alone the prince.

Li Tangyi swore that she had never seen Nangong Jin so furious, not when he heard about the unequal treaty during the peace talks, nor when he was accused of treason.

He slammed the table, his face flushed and he gritted his teeth.

"That's really good! Are the lives of 100,000 soldiers so cheap to them?"

"The more this happens, the more we must not give in."

He looked at the cook, his lips chapped. "Without staple food, is there anything else that can fill our stomachs and sustain us for a few days?"

As long as he can hold on for a few more days, he will have a way to resolve the crisis.

But the cook shook his head and was about to cry, "Except for the small amount of vegetables sent by farmers every day, all the rest will be stewed in one pot tonight. After tonight, there will be no food in the entire military camp."

It seemed that he was in a desperate situation. Nangong Jin loosened his clenched fists, then clenched them tightly again.

Are you weighing the pros and cons?

Li Tangyi couldn't bear to see him like this, and sighed softly under the gaze of everyone.

"I have a plan."