A Cai's work: The Emperor Phoenix's Divine Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine The Emperor Phoenix's Divine Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine Volume 1 2065 Alliance, a strong showdown!
Beiling was always short of food, the treasury was tight, and people starved to death every year. In the first year of the new emperor's reign, in order to improve the living conditions of the people in the country, he sent troops to Dongling when Dongling attacked Nanling, hoping to gain some advantage. In the end, he didn't gain any advantage, and he only made himself suffer more...
This year, Beiling couldn't buy food even if it had money. Four of the nine cities fell into the hands of Dongling, and Beiling just fought a war with Dongling. Dongling would be stupid to sell food to Beiling so that the people of Beiling would be full and then come back to fight them.
Among the remaining five cities, Yuncheng and Yucheng keep themselves out of trouble and do not participate in any struggle. They seem to be dependent on Dongling and will not sell grain to Beiling at all.
As for smuggling?
I'm sorry, the biggest smuggler from Dongling to Beiling is the Ninth Prince. Not only has the Ninth Prince obtained a large amount of treasures from the previous dynasty, but he has also ascended the throne as emperor. He is definitely not short of money. If he wants to smuggle from Dongling to Beiling, he'd better go to bed early and think about it in his dreams.
Without Nanling and Dongling's smuggling, Beiling's two largest food suppliers were gone, so Beiling could only turn its attention to Xiling. But Xiling was divided into two, not to mention that Xiling had no ability, even if it had the ability, it would have to store food at this time to prepare for the next war.
No matter it is the eldest princess or Xiling Tianyu, neither of them would believe that the other party would hold on to half of Xiling, and they would definitely try every means to swallow up the other party and unify Xiling.
In order to swallow up the other side, and in order not to be swallowed up by the other side, both sides must make preparations in advance, and stockpiling food is one of them. Not to mention that they don't have much surplus food, even if they have more, they will not sell it to Beiling.
Xiling refused to sell grain, and Beiling had its own way. Beiling knew that Xiling Tianyu had always been close to Dongling, so it went to find the eldest princess.
"Your Majesty, you provide the food and we provide the men to help you conquer the entire Xiling. We in Beiling don't ask for much. We only ask for the three cities close to Xiling." The envoy of Beiling met the eldest princess of Xiling and went straight to the point.
"I'm afraid of letting a wolf into the house." Princess Xiling looked at the other party cautiously.
Beiling people are known for their warlike abilities. Even Dongling has been in trouble at Beiling's hands, not to mention her. Although the princess wants to seek an alliance, Beiling is not a good partner.
In fact, the princess has privately contacted Jiancheng, Ancheng and Zongcheng, and formed an alliance with these three cities to jointly resist Xiling and Dongling.
Dongling is powerful, and if they don’t cooperate, they will be swallowed up... Looking at Xiling Tianyu’s attack on those three cities, we know that Dongling will not let them go.
The Beiling envoys had already thought of a countermeasure. Although they had something to ask of others, they were not humble. The Beiling envoys smiled calmly and said confidently: "Today's Dongling is no longer comparable to the past. Not to mention half of Xiling, even the entire Xiling is no match for Dongling. Looking around the world, only our Beiling soldiers can compete with Dongling. Your Majesty, your best choice is our Beiling. As for inviting a wolf into the house, Your Majesty can rest assured that we Beiling will not send a large number of troops. The number is up to you."
This is a trap, but the princess wants to jump into it even though she knows it is a trap, because Beiling is so right. With the power of the three cities she united, she is no match for Dongling.
Dongling is not attacking Xiling and the three cities now, not because Dongling does not have the strength to do so, but because Dongling does not want to go to war and induce them to form an alliance with Beiling, which would greatly increase the pressure on Dongling.
The princess knew the plan of the Ninth Prince very well. The Ninth Prince wanted to capture Beiling first. As long as Beiling was destroyed, the remaining Xiling and the Five Cities would not be the opponents of Dongling at all. It would be a matter of time before the destruction of the country.
Although Beiling is poor, he is the only one in Jiuzhou who can contain Dongling. If Beiling is gone, Dongling will definitely be able to unify the world...
"I will summon the ministers to listen to their opinions on this matter." The princess did not answer immediately, and the Beiling envoy did not ask any more questions. It was impossible to reach an agreement on such a big matter as an alliance as soon as they met.
"This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible." The Beiling envoy bowed and returned to the post station, waiting for good news from the eldest princess.
Beiling was 80% sure that the princess would agree to form an alliance with him. They were also 60% sure that they could take the opportunity to swallow up the entire Xiling!
Three cities? How could three cities satisfy Beiling's appetite? Seeing that Dongling had conquered four cities and swallowed up Nanling, Beiling had other ideas while he was worried.
Dongling swallowed up half of the Jiuzhou continent. If Beiling swallowed up Xiling and the remaining five cities, it would also be able to take over half of the continent. By then, there would only be two powerful countries, Dongling and Beiling, in the Jiuzhou continent. In this battle between the strong, it is hard to say who will eventually take over the world.
Beiling's new emperor, Princess Anping's consort, Beiling Fengqian has always been an ambitious man. Back then, for power and status, he could marry Anping, a woman who couldn't have children, and endure the insults of Dongling. Now, of course, he can pretend to be a snake with the eldest princess of Xiling for the sake of the world.
What is an ally? It is used for betrayal. Just look at how Dong Ling married the princess to him and took her back the next moment.
Beiling Fengqian remembered this sentence deeply and planned to put it into practice on Princess Xiling!
"The Princess of Xiling wants to form an alliance with Beiling." Before the two countries reached an agreement on an alliance, the news was delivered to the Ninth Uncle.
Huh…huh…huh!
The Ninth Prince did not speak, but tapped the table lightly, just like every time before. When he was thinking about a problem, the Ninth Prince was used to tapping the table, and each tap was like a strike on people's hearts.
The new leader of the secret guards had not yet adapted to the powerful aura of the Ninth Prince. Every time the Ninth Prince struck, he felt as if an invisible mountain had appeared in front of him, pressing him so hard that he could hardly breathe...
The atmosphere in the hall was tense. The back of the new leader of the secret guards was already drenched with sweat, and the place where his knees touched the ground was also soaked.
He himself was unaware of all this. He focused all his attention on resisting the knocking of the Ninth Prince. It was not until the knocking sound of "knock knock knock..." interrupted the Ninth Prince's deep thoughts that the leader of the secret guards felt that he was alive again...
There was only one person who dared to knock on the door at this time, and that was Feng Qingchen!
Feng Qingchen came at this time because the baby had fallen asleep and she had to go back to the palace. Every night when she returned, she would come to the imperial study and bring back the Ninth Prince who was busy with government affairs.
The Ninth Prince immediately stopped thinking deeply, and a hint of warmth unconsciously appeared in his eyes. He looked up and found that the secret guard was still kneeling below, and waved his hand to signal him to retreat.
The leader of the secret guards retreated quickly as if he had been pardoned. When he passed Feng Qingchen at the door, he bowed to Feng Qingchen very sincerely...
Your Majesty, you are truly my lifesaver!
He finally understood why when he became the new leader, the former leader patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Take good care of yourself."
It’s really easy to die early under long-term high pressure!