Volue in the Situation (1/2)

Volue in the Situation

I frowned slightly as I read the military report before ’s intelligence network It would still be a few days before the actual military report would arrive

<blockquote class="Quote">1</sup> The Northern Han army approached the frontier The Prince of Qi sallied forth with an ar the first battle The twenty-first day of the seventh , arrived with an army The Prince of Qi held fast to the battle withdrew, the Prince of Qi led an arive chase and was ambushed by the Ghost-Faced General, Tan Ji, and was forced to retreat in defeat On the twenty-sixth day of the seventhweakness, the Prince of Qi lured a portion of shi+ Ying’s army into the city and wiped thehthherself as an eneyi Sect violently atteeneral and causing Northern Han to retreat in defeat On the fourteenth day of the eighth month, confirmation was received that Northern Han had retreated The Prince of Qi thus submitted adown the intelligence report, I worriedly inquired, “Who could have thought that the Prince of Qi would be able to so quickly stabilize the northern frontier? It see and the just returned shi+ Yu exchanged glances shi+ Yu replied, “Your Ihness can submit a me to the capital Why is Suiyun so worried?”

“The Fengyi Sect must surely have put in much effort to allow the Prince of Qi to so quickly pacify the northern frontier,” I spoke with a sigh “Infiltrating an arerous Unlike the previous battles for hegeeneral was killed, his soldiers would surrender, the soldiers of the two states would fight to the death If a general suffered an injury, it was the result of all-out attacks that risked one’s life The Fengyi Sect disciple likely only narrowly escaped with her life The Fengyi Sect already urgently desires for the Prince of Qi to participate in theis that if His Ihness were to prevent the Prince of Qi fro, “They will take even greater risks out of desperation?”

I smiled wryly and clarified, “It would be fine if they were to take even greater risks out of desperation The problem is that they’re suspicious of whether the Emperor has fir that we are clear about Although the Prince of Qi is His Ihness, the Crown Prince’s supporter, without the Emperor’s intention, the Prince of Qi would not be so determined in his support for the Crown Prince From certain perspectives, the Prince of Qi is more of a loyal subject That is one of the reasons why the E the Prince of Qi as an escort to the Mausoleuh it would be more convenient for us with the absence of the Prince of Qi, if ere to receive the Emperor’s support, then the Prince of Qi would be unable to make too much trouble for us Therefore, if we are deter to the capital, then the Fengyi Sect will have already calculated this eventuality”

With a heavy frown on his face, Li Zhi said, “According to this Prince’s calculations, within a few days, the Prince of Qi will return to the capital If we do not stop hi’an will be irremediable If this happens, then the military will likely suffer disastrous losses”

Picking up another piece of paper, I reported, “There is another hness’s channels, Ye Tianxiu has reported his survival to the Prince of Qing However, the Prince of Qing was extre several of his subordinates into the capital”

Heaving a sigh, Li Zhi expressed, “Truly troubleso has always been so impetuous If it weren’t for his recklessness, hoould he have been exiled to the Hanzhong region?”

“In this subject’s view, the Prince of Qing is an intelligent individual,” I explained with a faint s’an, it is likely that the Fengyi Sect would inevitably make trouble for him as often as they could As a result, he is better off far away, as a subordinate warlord garrisoning a vital, strategic location”

The Prince of Yong and shi+ Yu exchanged glances, their faces revealing expressions of eret My heart ju that Zhe does not know?”

Li Zhi glanced at shi+ Yu S that His I’s martial arts have roots from the Devil Sect”

Shaken, I asked, “Don’t tell me it’s Northern Han’s Devil Sect?”

The Prince of Yong answered, “In reality, the Devil Sect is not a singular entity Reportedly, when Jing Wuji departed from the Central Plains, many disciples of the Devil Sect left the sect and remained in the Central Plains They are adept at conceal to excessively coerce the Devil Sect and infuriate Jing Wuji”

“This is also why His Ihness do not trust the Prince of Qing, correct?” I assumed with a faint s affirmed, “That is indeed the case This Prince cannot ascertain to what degree he is willing to go in order to exact vengeance”

“If that is the case, the Hanzhong region is a vital, strategic location,” I observed, suspicious “Are His Ihness truly not worried?”

S as the Prince of Qing does not wish to rebel, he can do whatever he pleases in the Hanzhong region However, if he intends to rebel …” The Prince of Yong s thebehind his words, I did not pry further It see him This was probably a secret that very few people, even within the imperial clan, kneever, the problehness convince the Prince of Qing to not enter the capital?”

After thinking it over, the Prince of Yong remarked, “This Prince rite a letter to him and have Gou Lian deliver it He should definitely have a way to convince the Prince of Qing to not enter the capital”

With a sigh, I replied, “A pity that the Prince of Qi isn’t so easily to send away”

After several days, under the suggestion from the crown prince and the ian his journey back to the capital under imperial edict to report his achieve did notHowever, His I, had already coyi Sect Master’s suspicion by preventing the Prince of Qi fro an assassination atte involved in the struggle for the position of heir apparent Even if it would raise suspicions, it was unimportant, as it would be better than an open battle between the ar

While the Prince of Yong and shi+ Yu were discussing how to arrange the assassination atteuard entered and reported in “Your Ihness, the Prince of Qi has dispatched a secret envoy who requests to hness”

When we heard this report, ere all dumbfounded Why would the Prince of Qi dispatch soardless of the reason, Li Zhi had toreceived this envoy in his study with shi+ Yu and I standing to his left and right, respectively

It wasn’t long before one of the Prince of Qi’s valiant, personal i, he handed over a letter After taking a look, the Prince of Yong’s expression changed, and he passed the letter toits contents, I discovered that it was an invitation for the princes to have a secretat a Buddhist te’an on the second day of the ninthindifferently stated, “Please inform the Prince of Qi This Prince will definitely ”

After the envoy departed, shi+ Yu hesitatingly asked, “His Highness, the Prince of Qi’s conduct is too abnor toreplied, “If there is an opportunity to change sixth brother’s position, this Prince is willing to take the risk”

Fanning the folding fan in my hand, I said, “The Prince of Qi is not someone who shi+rks difficulties² It is likely that he won’t change his position However, this is a good opportunity If the Crown Prince learns that Your I with the Prince of Qi, then they likely won’t implicitly trust the Prince of Qi At the very least, we should be able to reduce the pressure upon us”

After hesitating, the Prince of Yong spoke, “We can use this discord strategy, but I am worried that sixth brother will suspect this Prince”

“The Prince of Qi was already an opponent of Your I if not even inally was suspicion between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi If this were to happen, then this would truly be a goodothers for one’s personal benefit”

Moved, the Prince of Yong added, “But we still need to secretly trans huyi Sect, as long as Your Ihness pretends to be extre you When the ti from a distance As there is no way for the, when the time comes, they will naturally expect the worst”

The Prince of Yong shtly “If it is possible to keep sixth brother out of it, then everything will be worth it After all, sixth brother is a talented field commander”

At dusk on the second day of the ninth e Aside frouards, who had departed before and after hi the Prince of Yong because I was curious as to the Prince of Qi’s intentions Moreover, encies As for Xiaoshunzi, without his protection, hoould I feel safe to take such a long journey? Under these circu action,location was a rundown temple in an extremely desolate location It had already been abandoned and there was no one presiding over it It was daybreak e arrived The Prince of Qi’s personal guards had already cleaned this te up heavy security However, all of thee beside the te conspicuous about this te’s household guard quickly established a defensive perimeter With hostility, both sides stared at one another Coincidentally, the two sides were equally balanced, ensuring that the telance at Xiaoshunzi Understanding my intentions, he moved to a position that would allow him to keep an eye on the entire te a spot that would enable the in the wake of the Prince of Yong, I entered the small temple Within the swept clean main hall and before the shabby Buddhist statue, a man dressed in silk brocade robes stood with his ar upon the Buddhist statue I stopped walking The current Prince of Qi was very different from the Prince of Qi that I had last seen

Four years ago, e firsti in the clouds, covered head to toe in death, causing all those who saw hith³ The second ti, he could not hide his outspoken and straightforward attitude The third ti capital He was filled with fervor If I had not been moved by his intentions, there was no way that I would have used hi’s household After that, while the struggle between the Prince of Yong’s household and the crown prince’s faction was like a raging storh the Prince of Qi was a member of the crown prince’s faction, he was constrained and could not return to the ar, he could not hide the disappoint aura had gradually vanished Meeting him today, because of the baptisn on the northern frontier, the already thirty-year-old Ihness, the Prince of Qi, had a sort of restrained and natural do of years past