Acai's work The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine Volume 1 2098 integration, unified rhythm
The previous structure of the Kyushu continent was four kingdoms and nine cities. Now, Nanling among the four kingdoms has been destroyed, and Yecheng, Chucheng, Taicheng and Liancheng among the nine cities have also been swallowed up by Dongling. Together with Yuncheng and Liancheng, only Zongcheng, Ancheng and Jiancheng are left among the nine cities.
Ancheng and Jiancheng were on the verge of being destroyed by Beiling, and the Ninth Prince had no plans to intervene for the time being. Jiancheng and Ancheng were reduced to ruins by Beiling, and countless civilians were killed and injured. Even if Beiling took these two cities, it would not help Beiling recover.
Among the nine cities, only Zongcheng was left unattacked, and everyone unanimously decided not to attack Zongcheng. Naturally, there was nothing worth attacking in Zongcheng.
Zongcheng is the weakest city among the nine cities. The reason why it has been safe all the time is that its location is too remote. To attack Zongcheng, one must first cross a desert.
Due to the natural geographical advantage, other countries did not focus on Zongcheng. In addition, Zongcheng was located in the desert, with little arable land and few resources. It was the poorest of the nine cities, and there was really no benefit to be gained by attacking it.
The Ninth Prince's finger slid across Zongcheng's position and said to Feng Qingchen, "We'll talk about Zongcheng later. Let's take down Xiling first."
In order to unify the country, he must attack Zongcheng, but not now.
"We don't know what to do with this place if we conquer it." It's all desert, and the people of Zongcheng are living a very hard life. Maybe we don't need to fight at that time. We just need to persuade them to surrender and allow the people of Zongcheng to move to the inner city, and Zongcheng will naturally surrender.
"There is no useless place in the world. Zongcheng is a natural prison." The Ninth Prince was very interested in Zongcheng.
"There are many royal relatives in Beiling and Xiling. It is impossible for these people to be kept in the capital forever." Although it is safer to keep them under his nose, there are too many people and he has no energy to take care of them.
"Do you want to keep these people in Zongcheng?" This is not a bad idea, but if we keep them so far away, what if they cause trouble?
However, Zongcheng is severely isolated from the outside world. Even if the rebellion is successful, it will not be able to reach the capital.
"Isn't it a great place?" As more and more countries were conquered, more and more people had to be kept in captivity.
It's not that the Ninth Prince hadn't thought about killing them, but when he thought about how the four countries tried desperately to kill the descendants of the Lan family of the previous dynasty, the descendants of the Lan family still passed down from generation to generation, hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity to act.
Since he couldn't kill them all, the Ninth Prince simply kept them in captivity and kept them under his watch. If these people rebelled, he would be the first to know.
If someone outside rebelled, he could also take a hostage out from inside. It might not be useful, but it could shake the enemy's morale.
Although the number of people in the royal families of various countries added up to a large number, Dongling can still afford to support several hundred people.
After deciding on the policy towards Beiling and Xiling, the Ninth Prince wrote a letter to Xiling Tianyu, asking him to be prepared to withdraw, as Dongling would definitely take over Xiling within two years.
"Finally, this day has come." Xiling Tianyu lit the letter in his hand until the sparks burned his fingers. Xiling Tianyu let go and let the sparking piece of paper fall to the ground. He watched it turn into ashes, just like Xiling...
As Xiling Tianyu deliberately let go, the power in the hands of Emperor Xiling became more and more powerful. Xiling Tianyu's withdrawal at this time gave the other party a chance.
But to Emperor Xiling, this power is nothing but the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water, which cannot last forever.
"Do you want to join me?" Before Xiling Tianyu took action, he asked the Crown Princess, the girl from the Cui family, who had come to see him specially.
Although it was a marriage of convenience and there was no love between the two, Xiling Tianyu had no intention of abandoning his wife and leaving alone.
His wife, if you marry him, you must protect her.
"Leave? Where to go? You are the prince of Xiling, no one will let you go." The princess consort, Cui Haoting's sister, the Cui family's carefully cultivated legitimate daughter, is naturally knowledgeable, but no matter how knowledgeable she is, she cannot escape the temptation of power and status, and cannot see through life and death...
She hated it, hated the injustice of God.
She was born into the Cui family and married the Prince of Xiling as his concubine. However, what awaited her in the end was not being the mother of the country, but being on the run.
"Come with me, you will always be my wife, and we will share life and death." This was the promise made by Xiling Tianyu, but this promise was only to his wife who followed him, not the Crown Princess.
"We will live and die together..." The Crown Princess sneered, tears falling from her eyes one by one...
If she loved Xiling Tianyu, she would go with Xiling Tianyu without hesitation, but she didn't love him, and she couldn't go on the run with a man she didn't love.
The Crown Princess closed her eyes and said painfully, "I'm sorry, I'm a girl from the Cui family. The Cui family taught me to face things and not to escape."
"I... won't force you." Xiling Tianyu always knew that his Crown Princess was smart and proud. He had been moved by her, but he knew that he could not give this woman what she wanted. His life had already been planned.
One year later, Prince Xiling was assassinated on his way out. All his entourage were killed, and Prince Tianyu's body was thrown into the sea...
When the news reached Xiling, the Crown Princess fainted from crying. The Emperor of Xiling was furious and ordered a search for the murderer...
A month later, Emperor Xiling announced that it was Dongling who sent an assassin to kill Crown Prince Tianyu.
In the past two years, Xiling Tianyu has held a very high position in Xiling and is deeply loved by the people. Upon hearing the news, Xiling people shouted to attack Dongling to avenge the prince. The emperor of Xiling took the opportunity to frantically suppress the clinic, orphanage and school established by Dongling in Xiling.
Dongling was well prepared and had evacuated all its personnel before Xiling took action. After the Emperor of Xiling's crazy smashing and looting, he was left with only a bunch of orphans, the elderly, and the sick.
Faced with these useless "waste people" who were of no use to the country, the Emperor of Xiling completely ignored them and let them fend for themselves, which laid the hidden danger of civil strife in Xiling...
Half a year later, after an iron-blooded crackdown, the Xiling Emperor officially took control of the Xiling regime and began to suppress dissidents with all his might. Prince Rui, Mr. Yinli, the Cui family, and the prince's old subordinates all suffered.
All the ministers in Xiling were in danger, and voices questioning the emperor gradually rose. The people were without clothes and food, and several riots occurred in remote areas, attempting to overthrow the regime...
Xiling was in constant turmoil. At this time, facing the provocation of Xiling, Dongling, who had remained silent, declared war on Xiling. The reason for the declaration of war was that Xiling slandered Dongling for killing Prince Tianyu, and Dongling wanted to prove his innocence with blood.
Xiling was in trouble both internally and externally. Dongling's 300,000-strong army was approaching, and the emperor of Xiling sent troops to fight immediately. Beiling was watching covetously, intending to take advantage of Dongling's attack on Xiling to gain some benefits.
Dong Ling ate meat, and they followed behind to drink some soup, but the result was beyond Bei Ling's expectations. Before Bei Ling sent out troops, news came that Dong Ling had captured Xi Ling...
Food and fodder were insufficient, weapons were rotting, food prices were skyrocketing, and the people spontaneously opened the city gates...
Xiling was defeated without a fight!