I don't know what's so good about that bandit besides his pleasing appearance.
He has actually captivated His Excellency to such an extent that he is completely bewitched.
Fortunately, His Majesty has already found the person he is looking for, so he hasn't missed his important business.
Shang Xiye vaguely felt that she was being watched by a cold gaze. She turned sharply to Li Yu's hiding place and saw a light black shadow flash by on the ground.
"Who goes there!"
With a sharp cry, Shang Xiye flew swiftly to where Li Yu was hiding, only to find it empty and he discovered nothing.
Ji Fengyao lightly touched the ground with her feet, following closely like a swallow in flight: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
"Someone was spying here just now," Shang Xiye replied softly. He turned back and looked again at the slow-moving, grief-stricken members of the Xidan royal family, and said, "I think I probably know why Xidan is so easily defeated."
"You suspect that Xidan has long been completely sidelined?" Ji Fengyao understood what Shang Xiye was talking about, but she found it hard to believe: "But to sideline a country requires more effort and energy than to destroy it. It can't be done in a year or two. They went to so much trouble to control a country, and then handed it over to us without any resistance?"
Shang Xiye: "That's also something I don't understand."
Ji Fengyao was also completely baffled. She scratched her head and said casually, "These people are probably out of their minds; or they're just heartless bastards from the Black Purgatory who only want to make it easier to arrest people and commit evil, and don't want to deal with those messy mundane affairs of state, which is why they turned Xidan into their puppet state. Didn't they say they had some kind of agreement with the Great Zhao royal family? That's why they didn't dare to resist when we attacked Xidan."
A shallow crease appeared between Shang Xiye's brows.
The young wife's words, though spoken in jest, contained a grain of truth.
Suddenly he remembered something else:
Yuan Zhouhan once said that many people in remote mountain villages of the Di Kingdom had mysteriously disappeared, but the Di Kingdom government did not pay much attention to this matter.
The people he later sent to investigate the matter did not make much progress.
The Di state was adjacent to Xidan.
If Xidan is truly being usurped by the Black Purgatory, then the Di Kingdom...
Shang Xiye shook his head, thinking that he must have been spending too much time with his wife and brother-in-law lately, and his imagination had been running wild.
It should be noted that Di Kanlong, the ruler of the Di Kingdom, was no pushover; he was a formidable figure with both ambition and strength.
At the beginning of his reign, Dikanlong had the idea of annexing the Great Zhao and unifying the world.
At that time, the two countries were at war for years.
The late emperor personally led an expedition against Dikanlong, fighting for several months before finally achieving a narrow victory.
The Di Kingdom submitted, and the late emperor signed an agreement with Di Kanlong to maintain friendly relations for a century, which led to the current amicable relationship between the two countries.
DiCanon was only middle-aged and still full of energy;
If the Black Purgatory invades the Di Kingdom, he cannot possibly remain completely inactive.
This matter was temporarily put aside by Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao. After the prisoners were loaded onto the vehicles and the seized supplies were loaded, they set off back to the capital.
The news that the Ninth Prince was about to return victorious caused a sensation throughout the capital.
Unable to withstand the pressure, Emperor Shang Xiche finally stepped into Cixi Palace again.
The matter was of great importance, and Shang Xiche disregarded his pride. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he went straight to the point and asked, "Empress Dowager, the Ninth Prince will soon return victorious; what do you think I should do?"
Unable to endure the torment of her leg ailment any longer, the Empress Dowager made the painful decision to have the imperial physician completely cripple her legs.
After resting peacefully for two months, her complexion and spirits have improved significantly.
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