The two of them had their own agenda. Duanmu Anguo wanted to use Zong Sui to disturb the peace of Dashun and profit from it. Li Jian, on the other hand, wanted to use the two things in Duanmu Anguo's hand, including the Jile Xiaoyao Powder, to help Zong Sui reach a new height in this continent in hundreds of years.
Duanmu Anguo even said to Li Jian: "The commander who led the troops to the East Boundary this time was not the God of War Ninth Prince, but the god-like Seventh Prince. This is a good thing for our Sui Dynasty! If the Ninth Prince came, even if we used the Blissful Free and Easy Powder, I dare not assert that the Ninth Prince would not slaughter a large number of flesh and blood. But since the person coming is the Seventh Prince, the effect of our Blissful Free and Easy Powder can be brought into play at its best."
Li Jian thought about it and nodded, "I heard that the Seventh Prince of Dashun is a god-like person. He cares about the world and has a kind heart. He is not as cruel as the Ninth Prince, and he will most likely show mercy when doing things."
Duanmu Anguo nodded, "Your Majesty is right. So, when a large number of lives are rushing towards his team regardless of life and death, I dare to assert that the Seventh Prince will be lenient. As long as we can cut off the city, or even feed the people in the city with Jile Xiaoyao Powder, the Seventh Prince will even retreat without a fight."
Duanmu Anguo described to Li Jian a particularly ideal war scene. Li Jian even began to look forward to the retreat of Dashun, the step-by-step attack of Zong Sui, and the eventual replacement of Dashun on this continent. It was not that he was easily instigated by outsiders, but the winning item that Duanmu Anguo showed him was too shocking. Li Jian was not too excited about the Jile Xiaoyao Powder, but the previous item was too shocking. He was willing to fight for that item once. As long as he had that item in hand, Zong Sui would not necessarily lose to Dashun, even if he was not sure to win.
The two smiled at each other, as if they had won. Li Jian invited Duanmu Anguo to stay in the palace for dinner, and also ordered people to call the four beauties that Duanmu Anguo had sent to the palace to accompany him. During the dinner, he promised the four beauties his favor for the next four nights. In the eyes of others, these four people were quite likely to replace the newly promoted Concubine Fang. However, they did not know that Li Jian was just doing this to save Duanmu Anguo's face.
Duanmu Anguo was very happy about Li Jian's favor for these four beauties on the surface, but he was secretly laughing in his heart, laughing at Li Jian for not being able to see that these four were just displayed in public, and his real hidden line could not be revealed like this. He wanted to ensure that there would be someone who could assassinate the new emperor of Zong Sui at any time, and that among the royal heirs of Zong Sui, there must be his grandson Duanmu Anguo. Perhaps one day, the world of Zong Sui will be inherited by the bloodline of his Duanmu family. Although he is too old to see that day, as long as there is this hope, even thinking about it is very satisfying!
In the camp outside Bin City, the secret guard that Xuan Tianhua sent out to follow the woman who came to deliver the message finally returned, but brought back a very frustrating news: "The woman seemed to have noticed something, and kept circling along the way, and finally entered the capital of Zong Sui, and then disappeared. I am incompetent and failed to track down where she went. Please punish me, Your Highness the Seventh Prince."
Xuan Tianhua waved his hand. The secret guards were always responsible. If the secret guards could not track down the person, it must be that the other party had made perfect preparations. Why would he punish the secret guards? But that woman actually entered Zong Sui Kyoto, so who could she be?
The army had been stationed outside the city for many days, but they were cautious and did not launch an attack. Xuan Tianhua was not the kind of person who could fire the first shot, not to mention that there were spies reporting that the people of Bincheng were densely populated, and after Zong Sui had issued a war notice, no one was willing to abandon their homes. People were very loyal to the country, and they firmly believed that Zong Sui would not lose. Even if they lost, they would die in their own homes. If Dashun suddenly launched an offensive under such circumstances, once the city was broken, it would inevitably cause a large number of casualties. Even if they were cautious, it would basically be no different from a massacre.
Xuan Tianhua absolutely did not want to see the scene of the massacre in the city. He was waiting until Zong Sui could successfully persuade the people to leave. Once the people left the city, he would quickly occupy Bincheng at all costs. His army needed a city as a base, not a simple camp outside the city.
On the road from Dashun Kyoto to Fuzhou, Feng Yuheng's carriage was galloping. Huang Quan was driving the carriage, and Wang Chuan was sitting in the carriage with Feng Yuheng. Feng Yuheng was half lying down at this time, with her eyes slightly closed, about to fall asleep. She said to Wang Chuan: "I don't need anyone to wait on me. You must sleep and conserve your energy so that you can take turns driving the carriage with Huang Quan. We have to travel at night and basically have no rest. If you don't sleep now, you can't stay awake forever."
Wang Chuan knew that Feng Yuheng's words made sense, but she was still a little worried: "Miss, we encountered three robbers along the way. Although they looked like ordinary criminals, we still can't let our guard down. If there are Zong Sui's people or Duanmu Anguo's people mixed in, danger can happen at any time."
"If there is danger, we should deal with it together, instead of letting you drag your tired body to fight it by yourself." She pulled Wangchuan's arm, "Go to sleep! Save your energy and strength, so that you can face the crisis in the best condition when it comes."
Wangchuan was persuaded by her and had to fall asleep. Who would have thought that after finally lying down, Feng Yuheng couldn't fall asleep. She blinked and asked Wangchuan: "Do you have someone you like? Huang Quan likes Ban Zou, what about you? Who do you like?"
Wang Chuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't have anyone I like. My life belongs to my master. I only have the master I serve in my heart, and I can't think of anyone else."
"You still have to think about yourself." She used her own theory to teach Wangchuan: "No one lives for others. You are independent individuals. You can serve me, but you don't have to dedicate your whole life to me, let alone your own life. I have said long ago that if you encounter danger, you can try your best to protect me. If you can't protect me, you must protect yourself first. Things like exchanging one life for another sound great, but I have never agreed to it. Wangchuan, if you have someone you like in the future, tell me and I will make the decision for you, how about it?"
This was not the first time Wang Chuan had heard Feng Yuheng talk about this theory. Although she could not accept it no matter what, she was still touched. She nodded, said nothing more, shrank into the quilt, and whispered, "Miss, go to sleep!" But she could not fall asleep. Feng Yuheng's question kept circling in her mind, and she even thought of Bai Ze's face.
Bai Ze was the first person she met after being thrown into Xuan Tianming's secret guard training camp. She always had the memory of training day and night with Bai Ze in her mind. Bai Ze arrived earlier than her and was the last person to follow Xuan Tianming. His kung fu was much better than hers. Although she was good at light kung fu, she was still a little inferior in weapons. She was injured by her opponent many times because she couldn't beat her opponent in a fight. In those years, Bai Ze helped her a lot and helped her practice a new set of swordsmanship alone after everyone rested.
Secret guards are not allowed to have emotions. She is better than Huang Quan in this aspect. She has always had a cold face for more than ten years and never smiled at anyone. But when she saw Bai Ze, she was always gentle to him. Unfortunately... Unfortunately, Bai Ze already had Bai Furong by his side, so she couldn't think about it any more. She kept this matter in her heart and never told anyone.
Wang Chuan turned over and smiled self-deprecatingly, but she was a little happy in her heart. In fact, they were really lucky, whether it was her and Huang Quan, Bai Ze, or Ban Zou, they were all very lucky. They followed masters like Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming. Even if they violated their principles and developed feelings with others, the masters did not abandon them or get rid of them directly, but gave them the greatest blessings and even helped them. She was lucky enough to follow such a master in this life. Even if she never married, she would be happy.
Emperor Sui, Chunyu General's Mansion
The news of Bu Cong's death reached Kyoto, along with the news of Chun Yu Ling's death.
This was what Chunyu Ling asked Feng Yuheng to do for her. She hoped that General Chunyu's mansion would receive the news of her death in Dashun. Only in this way could she fly away and stay in the southern border without any worries, accompanying Yao's grave.
And Feng Yuheng lived up to her trust. The news that Chunyu Ling and her husband Bu Cong died in Dashun was successfully passed back to General Chunyu's mansion. However, as soon as the news spread, General Chunyu immediately listed her as the first of his enemies.
Chun Yuling is the legitimate daughter of the old general Chun Yu'an, and the apple of his eye. When Bu Cong proposed to go to the capital of Dashun with the sixth princess Li Yue, he was not optimistic, not to mention that his daughter Chun Yuling also wanted to go. He tried to stop it, but the new emperor Li Jian had already agreed to Bu Cong's request, and he couldn't stop it. His daughter showed that she couldn't bear to leave her husband, so he had no choice but to agree to let them go together.
Bu Cong once promised in front of him that he would protect Chun Yu Ling's safety to the death, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even protect himself and caused Chun Yu Ling's death. Such a blow was almost fatal to the old general Chun Yu An.
The sudden news of death plunged General Chunyu's mansion into sorrow. Old General Chunyu An could not bear the blow and fell ill all of a sudden. All the big and small affairs of the family were handled by his wife, Ma.
But Chunyu Ling was also Ma's biological daughter! Ma was almost crying while arranging the funeral. It was not until the mourning hall was built and Chunyu Ling's tablet was placed on it, and even the coffin with clothes and hats inside was placed in the middle of the mourning hall, that she could no longer hold back and suddenly threw herself on the coffin and burst into tears.
The eldest daughter and son-in-law of the general's mansion were both dead, and even their bodies could not be brought back. This matter quickly spread in Zong Sui Kyoto. When Duanmu Anguo heard the news, he was almost unbelievable. Bu Cong was dead? How is this possible! The Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince were not in the capital. Who did Bu Cong die in? Could it be... Feng Yuheng?
Duanmu Anguo thought of the legendary thunder and guns used by Dashun to attack ancient Shu, and couldn't help but laugh coldly, "Thunder and guns? Very good, I want to see what you have! Let's start this battle quickly!"
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