Late at night, in Fengzhou, Xia State, the place where the southwest frontier army was temporarily stationed.

Jin Wang Yu Zhaoli led his close followers and guards and hurriedly rushed to this place. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the camp, he clearly heard the noise coming from the camp.

He frowned, quickly got off his horse, and walked quickly into the camp.

At this time, in the Xia Army's frontier camp, torches were lit everywhere, illuminating the entire camp like daylight. Everywhere you could see, there were Xia Army soldiers coming and going in a hurry, arranging their armor and preparing to send out troops.

The bad feeling in King Jin's heart became more and more serious. He hurried to the commander's camp and broke into it regardless of the obstruction of King Qi's soldiers at the door.

King Qi, who was wearing armor with the help of his own soldiers, heard the movement and subconsciously turned his head to look. He saw King Jin breaking in. His brows moved with a hint of weirdness on his face, and he couldn't help but say:

"Why is third brother here?"

King Jin looked solemn and said in a deep voice:

"I originally wanted to find you to discuss things, but I found that you were not in the house, so I came here to find you...Nineteen, what do you want to do when you are making such a move?"

King Qi pouted, and the soldiers around him continued to put on his armor, and then said:

"Third brother knows my temper, why bother asking!"

When King Jin heard this, he knew that his guess was indeed correct. He felt anxious and said:

"The imperial court is already discussing the charter. You must not act rashly!"

King Qi put on the armor, moved his body a few times, and felt it fit him. Then he pushed his soldiers aside and replied:

"Third brother, Southwest can't wait until that time! The people in the southwest states and counties are already rebelling. If we had waited for the court to come up with something, I'm afraid the southwest would have been in raging war!"

When King Jin heard this, his eyes widened with an angry look on his face, and he scolded:

"Do you know the importance of this? You sent out troops to kill quickly, but the remaining forces of the southwest generals of the imperial court will definitely counterattack. When the time comes, I will see how you kid can escape!"

King Qi raised his legs and walked towards King Jin. The armor plates on his body collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

"Third brother, I have been different from my brothers since I was a child. You are more or less like my father. You always like to weigh the pros and cons and look forward and backward when doing things. But I am different. I never think too much! These southwest generals,

I listened to your wishes and wanted to deal with it slowly. But what they have committed now really makes me feel unhappy."

When King Jin heard this, he looked directly at King Qi and gritted his teeth and said:

"Don't forget, there are still half of the generals in the southwest frontier army who come from these general families. If you start killing people now, the frontier army can only rectify those generals who are from general families. In this way, the frontier army will fight

If our strength is damaged and Yun Guo takes the opportunity to invade, what will happen to me, Daxia?"

King Qi shook his head and said:

"If it's just the Yun Kingdom, third brother doesn't need to worry! Nowadays, the monks in the Yun Kingdom who are called monks are eyeing the situation. The situation will not be stable for a while. The Emperor of the Yun Kingdom will definitely not use weapons rashly.

If we don’t take this opportunity to clean up and rectify the border troops now, we won’t be able to move them in the future!”

King Qi saw clearly that the Yun State was forced to accept the war, and with so many things happening on the Xia State's side, it was naturally impossible for the war to continue. In this case, the two countries would inevitably stop fighting. Take advantage of the truce period to strike.

Rectifying the southwest frontier army is the best choice.

When King Jin heard this, his face became even more anxious and he said sternly:

"Now that these southwest generals have committed these things, the imperial court has enough leverage to deal with them! Why are you so anxious to force the southwest generals in the court to counterattack?"

Being a local leader is not enough for a family of generals in the southwest. They also need to support their own spokespersons in the court. And these supported officials will inevitably fight back after King Qi brutally deals with these people.

King Jin didn't wait for King Qi to answer, so he grabbed him and said:

"You have already lost several battles. It is estimated that the memorials to impeach you have already been placed on my father's desk. If you send out the army to kill people now, you will be impeached by then. I don't know.

Those are the people! You and I both know your father’s temperament. It is absolutely impossible for him to focus on the discussion in the court and come out to protect you. Third brother, I am not powerful enough. It is good for the other brothers not to add insult to injury. So,

You must not do anything!"

The Xia Kingdom has been in power for so long, and privately it has long been recognized as unwritten rules. Naturally, you are willing to accept defeat when fighting in court, but if you don't follow the rules, it will inevitably arouse opposition from the civil and military officials of the court.

After hearing what King Jin said, King Qi couldn't help but chuckle, patted his arm and comforted him:

"Third brother! I am a prince. Is it possible that the civil and military officials of the dynasty can force my father to kill me? The worst is to be trapped in the palace, drinking and having fun every day, without caring about worldly affairs!"

Having said this, King Qi suddenly sharpened his eyes and said:

"This southwestern general has been in a strong position for hundreds of years. If we don't take this opportunity to eliminate it, I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future! Haha, I'm not bragging. For an unruly prince like me, over the years,

This is the only one that came out?"

At this time, behind the tent, there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

Several soldiers of Prince Qi, each holding a round object in a dark black cloth bag that was still dripping with blood, walked in quickly, knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice:

"I've seen the commander-in-chief! There are many spies hidden outside the camp, and they have all been captured."

King Qi looked at King Jin who was still trying to persuade him and said with a smile:

"Third brother, look, it's too late!"

"Don't be confused! We are just a few spies, and if we turn around now..."

King Qi waved his hand, interrupting King Jin who was still chattering, and said to the soldiers beside him:

"Keep an eye on King Jin. If anything goes wrong, come and see him!"

"yes!"

"Nineteen, what do you want to do!" King Jin shouted angrily.

"Third brother still needs to rest and recuperate. After that, I need you to worry more about appeasing the county officials and people in Southwest Prefecture!"

After King Qi finished speaking, he turned and left regardless of King Jin who tried his best to stop him.

In the camp, a group of soldiers and horses have been organized and are waiting in formation.

King Qi got on his horse and glanced at the loyal soldiers and generals who had followed him all the way from the northern border of Xia to the southwest border, his eyes becoming more solemn.

It was because of Emperor Yun's troubles that such a big mistake was made. Today, I, Yu Zhaoling, have to make up for this mistake with my own hands! No matter how high the price is, I must completely eliminate the southwest generals for Daxia Sheji!

He shook his cloak and shouted in a deep voice:

"Let Daxia prosper again!"

"I am willing to die for King Qi!" All the soldiers looked at King Qi with burning eyes and shouted at the top of their lungs.

The next moment, the camp door opened wide, and a group of soldiers and horses roared out, then dispersed, divided into several roads, and galloped towards the various states and counties in turmoil.

After this time, all the Southwest generals were destroyed.

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The capital of Li Dynasty, Thang Long Palace, above Nan Hua Palace.

A courtier stepped forward and said loudly:

"Your Majesty! The Xia Kingdom's envoy, carrying their credentials, has entered the Yun Kingdom's Zhongqing City and expressed their intention to seek peace."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the court hall.

All the ministers of the Li Dynasty had never thought before that Daxia, which dominated the Central Plains and was proud of the world, could be so powerful on the outside and capable on the inside.

However, after being captured from the Southwest Gate, they immediately sent envoys to sue for peace without thinking of sending troops to recapture it, which is really surprising.

Hey, Xia Guo is so inferior! We might as well have resisted the beating from Li Chao.

After a long silence, another courtier gritted his teeth, quickly walked out of the queue, and said in a deep voice:

"I am dedicated to serving the public good, and I am open-minded in my heart. I am willing to bear the infamy of the government and the public. I implore the king to send an envoy to seek peace immediately!"

There had never been a two-on-one fight before, and now the troops were lost, not to mention the city and the land! There were only tens of thousands of defeated soldiers left in the entire Li Dynasty, and the mention of the Yun Army made them feel sad.

This war is impossible to fight! If we don’t seek peace, what else can we do?

After saying this, several courtiers stepped forward and said one after another:

"Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of the country and the people, stop the war!"

"I am willing to serve as an envoy to the Yun Kingdom to seek peace!"

In fact, everyone in the government and the public is well aware of the current situation.

If he does not sue for peace, if Emperor Yun wants to vent his personal anger and attack with all his strength, the entire Li Dynasty will be unable to resist. Therefore, no one will oppose this suing for peace, which is a loss of power and humiliation to the country.

But what the courtiers never expected was that the previously weak King Li Weining had a hesitant look on his face, his eyes kept evading, and he was still unable to make a decision.

One of the Nine Ministers of the Li Dynasty, Fengchang Ruan Ti, suddenly stepped forward at this time and said loudly:

"At this time, if we seek peace, the occupied land of the four northern states will be cut off and it will be difficult to get it back! The land of the four states is the essence of our northern border. If it is cut off, 20% of the territory will be lost. It is so serious.

How can I bear the loss?"

All the courtiers were stunned when they heard the sudden rebuttal of Lord Fengchang, who had not often participated in government affairs in the past.

Don't you, old man, always ignore common things? If you jump out at this time, isn't this causing trouble?

"Sir Fengchang, it's not because we and the court officials are greedy for life and fear of death! In fact, in the country today, we are losing troops and generals, and the country's strength is greatly weakened. If we force a war, the ancestral temple may be overthrown!"

"The young and strong people in the country have fought against the Yun Kingdom for several times and suffered heavy losses, almost to the point of mourning every family. This war must not be continued!"

Ruan Ti faced the puzzled expressions of all the courtiers, raised his head and said forcefully:

"We can't ask for peace! Once we sue for peace, I will lose the land of four states and the country's power will plummet. How should I explain to my ancestors?"
To be continued...