It was a rare heavy rain in Shuocheng in July.
Mr. Ye and Mr. Xin hit it off immediately. Perhaps because they were old, they lacked the competitive spirit of young people. The two got along very well and often played chess together and discussed matters with Shang Shaoyan in the tent.
Everything was proceeding as planned, but in June, refugees in Suzhou and Hangzhou rose up in rebellion. Logically, these uprisings should not have been able to gain any real power, but the Southern Chen imperial family was caught up in internal strife and no one was there to suppress these rebels.
If Shang Shaoyan could suppress the refugees, it would provide a pretext for attacking Shengjing, but unfortunately Zhao Ming had no idea that Shang Shaoyan was still in the Northwest.
Or rather, he could remember, but was extremely wary of Shang Shaoyan.
At this point, He Shuye's presence becomes essential.
He told the Crown Prince about Shang Shaoyan leading troops in the Northwest, and then took out a letter stamped with the private seal of the General of the State. On it were Shang Shaoyan’s fancy words of loyalty. She first apologized for not informing Emperor Chen about this matter, and then sighed that this was just an expedient measure. If Emperor Chen had not wanted to force her to become a concubine, she would not have been in the Northwest for so long.
Finally, Shang Shaoyan hinted to the Crown Prince that if he wanted to compete for the position, his hundreds of thousands of troops would be at the Crown Prince's disposal at any time.
Shang Shaoyan played a word game, only saying "the army is at your command," without specifying whether he brought the troops himself or delivered the tiger tally.
The crown prince naturally and subconsciously felt that it must be the latter.
He finished reading the letter and pondered for a moment.
He may be foolish, but he still has basic vigilance—what is this Princess Heyang after?
The Crown Prince thought this, and he asked this question.
He Shuye smiled and lowered his voice: "The county princess told me that the man she is to marry should be handsome and of noble status."
The Crown Prince then understood—the Princess of Heyang was in love with him and wanted to be his Crown Princess!
He had met Shang Shaoyan before and knew that she was beautiful, but her family didn't have much real power. She was qualified to be a favored concubine, but she shouldn't even think about becoming the Crown Princess.
Although the Crown Prince felt that Shang Shaoyan should not be made Crown Princess, he outwardly promised: "If Princess Heyang can hand over the Shang family army to me, then the position of Crown Princess will undoubtedly belong to her."
As he spoke, the Crown Prince issued an edict in the name of Emperor Chen, ordering the Princess of Heyang, who was still in the Northwest, to lead a large army back to the capital.
After thinking for a moment, he personally summoned the leader of the Imperial Guard and asked him to deliver an imperial edict and take over the Shang family's army.
The leader of the Imperial Guards was named Ming Tan, a young man, whom Shang Yunlan did not try to win over.
Mingtan always had a high opinion of himself, believing that if he went to the battlefield, he would definitely be an invincible general. But in fact, he hadn't even read many books on military strategy.
How to become a general?
A good general not only needs to have superb martial arts skills, but also needs to be brave, resourceful, and well-versed in military strategy in order to command thousands of troops.
Mingtan did not understand this principle, but full of confidence, he left Shengjing with the imperial edict and rode at full speed, arriving at a city in the northwest fifteen days later.
Mingtan had been in high spirits all the way, but after entering the city, he became increasingly uneasy.
There was something wrong with this city no matter how you looked at it... Not to mention the strange looks in the eyes of the soldiers guarding the city, just from a few words from the people, Mingtan began to have doubts.
Who is... the King of the Northwest?
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