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

Qilin Guard brought paper, ink, brush and inkstone.

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan wrote directly on the rice paper:

"Bei Shang State Master Yun Yi, you really have some skills! Do you dare to make a big bet with me? The stakes are your life, Yun Yi's, and the lives of my soldiers who survived in Baidi City!"

"If you, Yun Yi, spare the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in Baidi City, I promise you that when we attack Beishang Country, I can let you go if you are defeated!"

"After the war between the two countries ends, I will completely rule the Northern Shang Kingdom and hand over a state to you, Yun Yi, to manage and let you be the governor of the state. If you, Yun Yi, do not believe that I can eventually rule the Northern Shang Kingdom, then you can attack with all your might and kill all the soldiers who leave Baidi City!"

"Yun Yi! I have won every battle since I took over the army! The means I possess, haha! are beyond the comprehension of a mere imperial master like you!"

After Hongxuan wrote the betting letter, he handed it to Qilin Guard.

"Qilin Guard! Hand this declaration of war, which concerns the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, to Yun Yi of Beishang State!"

"No matter how the Beishang State Master reacts! After handing in the declaration of war, head to Baidi City."

The Qilin Guard responded respectfully:

"King Zhenbei! I went to the Beishang army camp and was discovered and shot by scouts. How should I respond?"

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan said:

"When you get close to the Beishang army camp, just shout loudly that the two countries are at war and will not kill the envoys!"

The Qilin Guards rode fast horses to the Beishang State military camp with the letter of challenge.

As they approached the military camp near Baidi City, the Qilin Guards shouted

"When two countries are at war, envoys should not be killed!"

The military camp in the south stopped him, and the cavalry saw that he was an envoy sent by the Dafeng Kingdom.

Of course they knew the rule that when two countries are at war, they do not kill envoys.

The cavalry arrested the Qilin Guard.

Outside the Northern Shang National Division's military tent, a scout's voice was heard:

"National Master! Dafeng State has sent an envoy, and General Peng of the Southern Camp has detained the person!"

Yun Yi raised his eyebrows:

"The Dafeng Kingdom sent an envoy?"

"Well! This country's teacher should take a look at what the envoy sent by the King of Zhenbei is here for."

"Bring someone here."

The cavalry brought the Qilin Guard to Yun Yi's military tent.

Inside the military tent, Yun Yi looked at the young soldier and said:

"Are you the messenger sent by King Zhenbei?"

The Qilin Guard said respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant:

"Reporting to the Beishang State Master, this envoy is the Qilin Guard, the personal guard of the King of Zhenbei!"

Yun Yi nodded slightly:

"I've heard that the Qilin Guards of the King of Zhenbei were the first to follow him, and they are also the most loyal to him."

"Today, you have the courage to come here alone. It shows that you are a very loyal and brave man. May I know your name?"

Qilin Guard smiled slightly and said:

"The Qilin Guard, the personal guard of the Zhenbei King, has no name, they are just collectively called the Qilin Guard."

"I am a envoy of the Qilin Guard. When two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. I have nothing to fear and no reason to be afraid. This small action is not considered bravery."

Yun Yi of Beishang State looked at the servant:

"Pour the messenger a cup of gentle milk tea. Since he is a messenger, he is also a guest!"

The slave girl poured a cup of warm grassland milk tea and handed it to Qilin Guard.

Smelling the strong milky aroma, Qilin Wei drank the milk tea without any hesitation.

Yun Yi looked at the Qilin Guard and said:

"Why did the King of Zhenbei send you here to see this country's teacher?"

Qilin Guard said:

"The prince sent me as an envoy to deliver a letter of war to the imperial master."

"Declaration of war?" Yun Yi frowned.

"Humph! Ziyun! Bring me the letter of challenge!"

Qilin Guard took out the declaration of war written by King Zhenbei himself and handed it to the female slave who poured him milk tea with both hands.

The slave girl Ziyun opened the letter and found nothing unusual, so she handed the letter to Yunyi, the national teacher of Beishang.

Yun Yi picked up the letter and read the contents.

His expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

"Your King Zhenbei asked our national teacher to release the tens of thousands of soldiers besieging Baidi City! Are you just dreaming?"

Qilin Guard also knew the contents of the letter before coming and said:

"The prince said that he still values ​​the talent of the national teacher. The prince also said that the national teacher must know what to do!"

"Snapped!"

Yun Yi slammed the letter paper directly on the table.

"My teacher asks you! Why is the King of Zhenbei so sure that he can rule the entire Beishang Kingdom?"

"My teacher will tell you that my Beishang country can also manufacture the composite military crossbow. Your Zhenbei King will have no advantage at all."

Qilin Guard said:

"The prince asked me to bring you a message. The prince said that the killing weapons owned by the Dafeng Kingdom are not to be underestimated. What you can see, State Master, are the weapons that the King of Zhenbei is ready to eliminate!"

"If you don't believe me, then just go ahead and attack and kill the tens of thousands of Beishang soldiers who are about to leave the city!"

Yun Yi picked up the letter of challenge again and read it again. It was written by the King of Zhenbei himself. If he agreed, even if the King of Zhenbei ruled the Beishang Kingdom, he would not liquidate the Yun family, and would also give him a state to manage.

"Humph! Letting go tens of thousands of Dafeng soldiers, those are tens of thousands of enemies."

Qilin Guard laughed and said:

"Master, you don't know that when my King Zhenbei went to quell the rebellion in Southern Xinjiang, he only brought a few thousand soldiers. But when King Zhenbei arrived in Ezhou, he directly recruited 150,000 new soldiers."

"And these 150,000 new soldiers were all young men who had never been on the battlefield. The King of Zhenbei led these 150,000 new soldiers to kill 360,000 rebels in the southern border."

"Even if all the tens of thousands of soldiers in Baidi City were killed, it would have nothing to do with the attack and rule of Beishang Country! Without these tens of thousands of soldiers, the King of Zhenbei can recruit hundreds of thousands of troops again."

After hearing this, Beishang National Master was speechless.

Yun Yi threw the letter of challenge in his hand directly into the brazier, and the fire burned the letter of challenge to ashes.

"My teacher hasn't seen you today. Please go!"

Qilin Guard clasped his hands together:

"Haha! Then the messenger will take his leave!"

The fact that Beishang State Master Yun Yi asked Qilin Guard to leave and did not kill him explains everything.

After the Qilin Guards left.

Beishang State Master Yun Yi frowned:

"The King of Zhenbei possesses the national killer weapon, and the compound military crossbow is the weapon he is going to eliminate?"

"If the King of Zhenbei needs soldiers, he can indeed directly recruit hundreds of thousands of new soldiers within the borders of Dafeng!"

"But will this make our national master afraid to act rashly? Haha! King Zhenbei, you underestimate our national master too much. Who are you trying to scare with your bluff?"

The family of Yun Yi, the national preceptor of Bei Shang, has been loyal to Bei Shang for generations.

There has never been any case of surrendering to the enemy or treason.

Yun Yi was not moved at all by the conditions proposed by Zhenbei King Hongxuan. Not only that, Yun Yi wanted to take advantage of the situation.

After all, the tens of thousands of Dafeng soldiers left in Baidi City are a huge threat.

Originally, Yun Yi planned that the King of Zhenbei would personally lead his troops to rescue, and Yun Yi would use the entire army to kill the King of Zhenbei, Hongxuan.

But what he got was just a declaration of war from King Zhenbei.

"and many more!"

"its not right!"

Yun Yi picked up the envelope directly. On the cover of the envelope, the words "Declaration of War" were clearly written.

“War!”

"Damn King Zhenbei for using such despicable tactics!"