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People from both the northern and southern borders sent people to ask for help at the same time. The court officials did not dare to make a decision on their own, so they could only choose a time when the emperor of Ye was sober, inform him of the matter, and let him make the decision.

The emperor of Ye State was in a weak mental state. When he heard that the border city had been lost, he became so angry that he vomited blood.

Suddenly, he was barely breathing and was on the verge of death.

"Your Majesty!" The court officials were shocked. Could it be that His Majesty was about to die?

Doctor Jiang from the Imperial Hospital came over quickly and after much effort, he managed to stabilize the emperor's condition and keep him conscious. He then said:

"Let Tang Yi's former subordinates resume their posts and lead the troops from the northern border to stop the Dayin Dynasty's army. We must take back all the cities lost by the Ye Kingdom."

"Also, go to Kushan Temple and ask the deposed Crown Prince Ye Zhaonan to come back to supervise the country. I am not in good health and am not always sober. Ye State needs a clear-headed and strategic ruler."

The courtiers below looked at each other for a few seconds, and then someone spoke up:

"Your Majesty, you can use Tang Yi's old subordinates, but the deposed crown prince... committed suicide by taking poison when his legs were broken and he was sent to Kushan Temple. Although he did not die and was rescued, he has been in a coma and cannot serve as regent."

When the Emperor of Ye heard this, he immediately covered his chest, as if he could not accept it:

"Rebellious son, you are seeking death after such a small setback. You are indeed unworthy of the great responsibility! Go, find the Fourth Prince and ask him to temporarily serve as regent. The Fourth Prince will make decisions on the border battle situation, and the court officials will assist him with all their strength."

The court officials looked at each other again, and finally someone spoke up:

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince disappeared shortly after the coup. The Ministry of Works hadn't seen him for many days and thought he was absent from work. No one paid much attention to it at first, after all, the Fourth Prince didn't seem to have a strong presence."

"Later, the rent of the Fourth Prince's mansion was due. When the landlord went to collect the rent, he found that the Fourth Prince had disappeared. Everywhere in the mansion was covered with dust. I guess he had been gone for a long time."

The Emperor of Ye State spat out another mouthful of blood, as if he could no longer bear it, and fainted.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty……"

Imperial Physician Jiang said that the emperor needed to rest, so all the court officials left.

This meeting gained nothing except the order to re-employ Tang Yi's former subordinates. The court officials had no choice but to follow the emperor's wishes and issue decrees to various border areas, asking Tang Yi's former subordinates to lead the troops to resist the Pei family army of the Dayin Dynasty.

However, Kyoto is far away from the border. When the order was passed to Tang Yi's former subordinates, the Pei army had already captured Songcheng and was advancing to the next city.

At this moment, one-third of the territory on the northwest border had fallen into the hands of the Dayin Dynasty.

The war continued, and the struggle in the court of Ye State also continued.

The emperor was unconscious for seven days. When he woke up again, he immediately asked Eunuch Li to summon all the civil and military officials, saying that he had something important to announce. He held on for a long time and waited for all the officials to arrive. Then he took a deep breath and said intermittently:

"Appoint... the Eighth Prince as the Crown Prince."

"If anything happens to me, the Eighth Prince...will immediately take the throne, assisted by the Prime Minister, Duke Ningguo, and...the six ministers."

"We obey your order." The ministers knelt down to receive the order, but before the emperor could finish his words, he died.

The Eighth Prince was the next crown prince that the Emperor of Ye State had previously favored. Although he was young, he had received a certain amount of training in the previous few years and was not a child who knew nothing.

He ascended the throne in a hurry and although things were chaotic, fortunately he had the regents appointed by the previous emperor, so there was order amid the chaos.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Ye State was in a special period of transition of imperial power, and the regime was not particularly stable. The Dayin Dynasty took advantage of this opportunity to continue advancing and quickly occupied two cities to the north of Ye State.

The war in the South was not as intense, but it was also progressing in an orderly manner.

As the commander-in-chief of the southern battlefield, Qi Jingze had long been aware of the economic warfare launched by Shi Lidie and Chen Zhao, so he fought relatively slowly, basically relying on siege.

Because there is less food in the south.

Most of the stored grain was sold to Shi Lidie's winery at a high price. In recent years, the people have also reduced their grain planting and switched to cash crops such as cotton, linen, wool and silk.

When a war breaks out, food is one of the most important supplies.

Qi Jingze adopted a siege strategy. The longer the siege lasted, the more food the city of Ye State consumed. When the city of Ye State could no longer afford to consume, he sent people to the city gate to loudly publicize -

Those who surrender will not be killed. Civilians who surrender will be treated according to the number of heads and each person will be given three days of food. Soldiers who surrender will be given the highest standards of prisoner treatment, etc.

Those who are not determined, driven by hunger, will try every means to open the city gates and surrender.

As a result, the city of Ye was no longer indestructible.

Qi Jingze used this method to capture many cities. Although the progress was slow, the number of casualties among soldiers was small and the losses in the war were also small, so it could be considered a peaceful transition.

Three months after the eighth prince ascended the throne, war reports came from the south:

"The Tiger Wing Army of the Dayin Dynasty has occupied one-third of the territory in the south of Ye State, and the food stocks in the south are running out. We request support from the court."

When the news came out, the whole court was shocked.

How could this be? The south has a unique climate, abundant rainfall, and fertile soil, and has always been a high-yield grain region. Even many places in the north have to rely on grain transported from the south.

How come the food stocks in the South were exhausted? Does war consume so much food?

Therefore, the people in the court tried to find a way to send food to the south while investigating the reasons. As a result, they discovered that more than three years ago, Shi Lidie's plan was to use economic warfare to consume the grain reserves in the south.

But even if we know the reason now, it's of no use.

Because food cannot be planted today and harvested tomorrow, Ye State’s food reserves were not enough to support them in fighting such a large-scale war, especially a two-front war in the south and the north.

Before the court officials could come up with a solution, something happened to the eighth prince, the new emperor.

He died of poisoning in his own bedroom, and he had been emperor for only three months.

After the death of the new emperor, Ye State had to elect a new monarch again, so the court once again fell into the same kind of disputes with many parties, each with its own supporters, and everyone wanted the prince they supported to ascend the throne.

The court officials of Ye State were obsessed with internal power struggles, but they were unaware that the Dayin Dynasty was already at the gates of the city.

Pei Qin led the Pei family army and made a strong breakthrough from the northeast of Ye State. They were unstoppable all the way and reached Huanglong, thirty miles away from the capital of Ye State. The 200,000-strong army surrounded the capital of Ye State.

When the court officials heard the news, they were shocked:

"Pei Qin led an army of 200,000 to besiege Kyoto? How is that possible? Are those generals in the northern border just useless? They are all useless. So many people can't stop Pei's army?"

"Sir, it's not that we can't stop them, it's that we don't even want to." Someone answered, "Those former subordinates of Tang Yi who were re-employed, when they saw the Dayin army, they opened the gates and surrendered. They said that the royal family of Ye State is not worthy of loyalty!"