Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

Ba Xin, who was intoxicated, stood up. His drunkenness instantly dissipated. He stared at the Imperial Master Yun Yi and said:

"National Master! Is this news true?"

"The spy's report is absolutely true!"

“Hahaha! Haha! God helps this emperor! God really helps this emperor!”

Beishang State Master continued respectfully:

"I just heard from the spies that Zhenbei King Hongxuan has already led several thousand people to the southern border! Now is the best time to take back Baidi City."

Emperor Baxin of the Northern Shang Kingdom frowned and asked:

"National Master! How many soldiers did the Zhenbei King Hong Xuanxuan take away?"

"Your Majesty, according to the spies, Zhenbei King Hongxuan only took a few thousand people with him."

After listening to this, Emperor Baxin frowned even more tightly:

"The rebels in Southern Xinjiang have gathered 400,000 soldiers, but he only brought a few thousand of them. He is indeed a military god!"

"Your Majesty! I am willing to lead 50,000 cavalrymen to conquer Baidi City!"

The Northern Shang Emperor Ba Xin committed a crime with one stroke:

"We must take back Baidi City! When the time comes, we will just wait for a change in the weather and join forces with the southern Xinjiang rebels to destroy the Dafeng Kingdom!"

"I will give you 100,000 cavalry! Gather the cavalry now and attack Baidi City!"

Yun Yi, the national preceptor of Beishang, believed that without the command of the King of Zhenbei, wouldn’t the border guards of Dafeng Kingdom be nothing but chickens and dogs?

How could we possibly defend Baidi City?

Attacking Baidi City is a piece of cake for Yun Yi, the imperial master. He only needs to place his troops between Beijing City and Baidi City and cut off the supply to Baidi City.

The soldiers in Baidi City were like turtles in a jar, fighting like trapped beasts.

Beishang State Master Yun Yi immediately organized troops to attack Baidi City.

Soon, the imperial teacher Yun Yi organized 100,000 cavalry.

Go to Baili City.

In the Qianqing Palace in the capital of Dafeng State, Emperor Dingwen smashed the porcelain cup in his hand:

"How ridiculous! Li Haicheng should be implicated along with his entire clan in the hands of this rebel army."

"The daughter of a rebel! Born a bandit, since she dared to marry my son Hongli, what is the point of Li Meihua being a queen? After I catch her, I will torture this family of bandits to death."

The young eunuch Wei Peichu said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, calm down! Those traitors are not enough to make Your Majesty angry! When the King of Zhenbei comes to Southern Xinjiang, those villains will naturally be killed!"

Emperor Dingwen restrained his anger

He knew that the kidnapped eldest prince Hongli had no control over what he did.

At this moment, Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi entered the Qianqing Palace.

He held the Emperor's Sword in his hand.

When Emperor Dingwen saw Zhou Changzhi coming back with the Emperor's Sword in his hand, his face changed drastically and he was a little bit unbelievable.

He sat up from the dragon throne and stared at Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi.

"The King of Zhenbei refused to go to Southern Xinjiang? Doesn't Hongxuan know that the Feng Kingdom is about to collapse and the royal family of the Great Feng Kingdom is in danger of extinction?"

Emperor Dingwen felt a sense of depression in his chest.

He almost vomited blood.

"Your Majesty! That's not what Your Majesty said! The King of Zhenbei has already gone to the southern border!"

After hearing what Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi said, Emperor Dingwen finally let go of his worry.

Emperor Dingwen slowly calmed down, took a deep breath, and then said:

"I asked you to do something so important that concerns the safety of the country. Why is the Emperor's Sword still in your hand?"

Jinyiwei Commander Zhou Changzhi replied:

"Reporting to Your Majesty! The Prince of Zhenbei said that the situation in Southern Xinjiang is critical. If the prince wants to kill someone, then kill him!"

"Don't rely on the power of the Emperor's Sword! If the King of Zhenbei needs to rely on the Emperor's Sword to control the military and political power, then the situation will be critical!"

After Emperor Dingwen finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I see! I thought Hongxuan didn't want to go to Southern Xinjiang! I thought he couldn't understand the situation!"

Emperor Dingwen looked at Jinyiwei Commander Zhou Changzhi and said:

"How many troops did the King of Zhenbei bring with him? Did he bring a full 100,000 troops?"

Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi said respectfully:

"Your Majesty! The King of Zhenbei said he would bring 5,000 soldiers with him to the southern border!"

Emperor Dingwen showed an expression of disbelief, and then said sternly:

"Didn't you tell the King of Zhenbei that Yunzhou in the southern border has already gathered 400,000 rebels? Ask him to abandon Baidi City and retreat to Beijing City, and take a large force to Nanjiang to encircle and suppress the rebels."

Zhou Changzhi said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, I have already informed the King of Zhenbei."

"But King Zhenben said that there is no reason to spit out the conquered cities and lands. Every inch of conquered land was earned with the blood of soldiers."

After hearing this, Emperor Dingwen sat in a wheelchair, speechless for a long time.

After a long while, he spoke slowly:

"The King of Zhenbei has already set off for the southern border! But since he is unwilling to give up the territory of Baidi City, he still has a large number of troops stationed there!"

Emperor Dingwen's face looked grim.

"He is not leading the troops in Baidi City! Who among his subordinates is capable of taking on the responsibility and resisting the attack of Beishang State Master Yun Yi!"

"If the border guards stationed in Baidi City are wiped out, then Beijing City will also be lost. In this way, the southern border rebels will be attacked from both sides by the Beishang cavalry, and Dafeng will surely perish!"

"Even I have thought of this move! Why couldn't the King of Zhenbei, who is known as the God of War, think of it? He still keeps his troops stationed in Baidi City instead of returning to defend Beijing City?"

When the commander of the Police Uniform Guard Zhou Changzhi heard what Emperor Dingwen said, he was speechless, but he believed in the plan of King Zhenbei.

"Your Majesty! The King of Zhenbei is always victorious in battle and is good at making extraordinary plans. He is unpredictable! The King of Zhenbei left the northern border without any worries,"

"That means the prince has already laid out enough backup plans in Baidi City. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry!"

Emperor Dingwen breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's all it can do!"

The original provincial government of Nanjiang Yunzhou.

Emperor Hongli of Yunzhou sat on the throne.

In front of his left was a chair that was even more luxurious than the Hongli one.

Kneeling below were the county governors from ten county towns.

Li Haicheng looked at the county governors below and said:

"Since ancient times, good birds have chosen trees to inhabit, and good officials have chosen masters to serve!"

"You are now subjects of the Yunzhou Emperor. You should do your utmost to support the Yunzhou Army, overthrow the Dafeng Kingdom, clean up the government, and uphold justice!"

The ten kneeling county governors bowed and responded:

"It's what the Prime Minister said! We will definitely support the Yunzhou Army with all our strength!"

After hearing this answer, Prime Minister Li Haicheng nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Before the troops move, the food and fodder must go first. Also, all the gold, silver and treasures in your counties must be confiscated and transported to my Prime Minister's Mansion immediately!"

"Each of your counties must provide at least 500,000 dan of grain!"

"If you can't produce it, it means that you, the county magistrate, have second thoughts. Don't blame me, the prime minister. Not only will I kill you, but I will also kill your entire family!"

Li Haicheng continued angrily:

"From now on, the people's taxes will be directly collected into the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

"Put the tax burden into the Prime Minister's Office."