Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

The eunuch sent to Nando by Emperor Yong'an returned before the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.

Upon learning of Chen Qingzhu's reply, Emperor Yong'an's already gloomy expression became even gloomier.

The conditions he proposed originally meant to ask for an exorbitant price and then pay a low price.

Moreover, he felt that he had already given a lot of face to the evil demon Du'e. Even when he offered a high price at the beginning, he had left her many rich territories south of Nandu.

However, he didn't expect that the evil demon Du'e would not even offer a bargain, but simply refused to negotiate so arrogantly.

In this case, if he doesn't make Chen Qingzhu pay the price, he really has no imperial dignity at all!

Thinking of this, Emperor Yong'an gritted his teeth and said:

"Someone, cut off one of Pei Xuan's hands and give it to that evil demon Du'e!"

His methods were too gentle before.

He just didn't believe that a woman like Du'e Xiemo could really not feel sorry for her son.

Wang Zhong, who was standing by, heard this and quickly advised:

"Your Majesty, you must not do that! Second Master Pei is devoted to your Majesty and is quite talented. There is no need to let him lose interest in you so early!"

He was just a eunuch, and in Emperor Yong'an's mind, it was not worth wasting a place to be controlled.

Therefore, Wang Zhong also has some selfish motives of his own.

It is strictly forbidden to talk about the war in the capital now, but he is very clear about the current situation in Wei.

The Wei Dynasty has reached its current state and is really on the verge of extinction.

It is only a matter of time before the God of Du'e returns to the capital.

He had to leave some way out for himself.

Emperor Yong'an was already very angry, but after Wang Zhong's persuasion, he quickly calmed down.

The evil demon Du'e is so stubborn, what's the use even if he cuts off Pei Xuan's hand?

What's more, there is something unusual about Pei Xuan.

The glass recipe that this kid presented to him earlier,

According to the Ministry of Industry, after their craftsmen repeatedly consulted Pei Xuan and made many attempts, they were able to produce glass with every detail visible.

Glass was originally an imported product from Persia, with very small production and quality far inferior to the glass produced by the Ministry of Industry today.

Once glass is put into mass production, it might really bring considerable profits to his treasury.

How did a bastard of a lord's family, who had only ever been to Nandu and had very simple experience and had never come into contact with craftsmen, come up with the recipe for glass making?

Is it because he is the biological son of the evil demon Du'e? Or is it because of some other reason?

Can more useful things be squeezed out of him?

Pei Xuan did not disappoint him. At the banquet, he actually presented a brocade box, saying that it was a New Year's gift specially for His Majesty.

When Emperor Yong'an opened it, he found that it was a recipe for improving gunpowder, which claimed that it could increase the power of gunpowder several times.

Emperor Yong'an was immediately delighted.

If this could really be realized, both the Du'e Army under the command of the evil demon Du'e and other rebel forces would suffer heavy losses.

After reading it, he was immediately delighted and conferred the title of third-class earl on Pei Xuan, instantly making him equal to his father, the Earl of Jingnan.

"Your parents are not around, and it will be lonely to return to Jingnan Marquis's Mansion. You can live in the palace from now on."

After saying this, Emperor Yong'an ordered people to clean up Chengsu Hall, which was closest to the Qianqing Palace, and allocate it to Pei Xuan to live in.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Pei Xuan was filled with excitement and pride that no one else could do it better than him.

Live directly in the palace!

Even the most favored prince receives no less treatment than this, which shows how much His Majesty loves and trusts him now!

Among all the civil and military officials in the court, who is so honored and favored as he is?

There is no doubt that he will be like the protagonists of those time-travel novels he read in his previous life.

With modern knowledge, he rose to a high position at a young age.

It also left a vivid legend in history books.

"Your Majesty! Your grace is as great as the sea. You are better to me than my parents. I will always remember your kindness and will go through fire and water for you until I die!"

After saying this, he knelt down reverently and kowtowed three times to Emperor Yong'an to show his loyalty.

Emperor Yong'an looked at him fawning on him like a dog, and the smile on his face became even more pleasing.

Zhang, who was sitting in the middle back, was so angry that her fingernails in her sleeves almost pinched her palms until they bled.

But in the end, she didn't even dare to show any strange expression.

What can be done?

The younger sister died, the eldest prince was abducted by the evil demon Du'e and his life or death is unknown, and a new prince was born in the palace.

Her glory as the wife of the Marquis of Jingnan was long gone.

She and her son now live entirely on the grace of His Majesty, and dare not make any mistakes that would anger His Majesty.

No one at the banquet cared about Zhang's thoughts. In the second half, many people gathered around Pei Xuan to toast and try to get close to him.

Of course, half of the people were not there because of Emperor Yong'an's attention to Pei Xuan, but because of his other identity——

The elder brother of Chen Rong, the young master of the Du'e Army.

In any case, this former bastard of the Earl's house became the most popular person at this banquet attended by many dignitaries.

Pei Xuan became more and more flattered, and even walked with his nose in the air.

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However, neither Emperor Yong'an nor Pei Xuan, nor the many dignitaries in the capital, expected the situation to change so quickly.

Not to mention them, even Hui'an himself, who led the troops north, did not expect this.

During this twelfth month and New Year, the imperial court began to mobilize a large number of troops to northern Zhili despite the cold weather.

This directly frightened the remaining officials from Qi and Lu prefectures, and they rushed to Jeju to submit their surrender, regardless of the fact that it was still the New Year and the icy and snowy weather.

One by one, they begged her to quickly take over their military and ruling powers, and then send them to serve as officials in a safe place under the rule of the God.

It doesn't matter if the official position is low-ranking, as long as the family is safe, that's enough.

Hui'an was numb to these people's cowardly behavior.

She endured the pain and wasted a communication talisman and reported her situation to Chen Qingzhu.

Chen Qingzhu had no choice but to immediately suspend the small court's rest and arrange personnel for the newly surrendered prefectures.

Hui'an also worked tirelessly to persuade the newly surrendered officials to assist her in recruiting the surrendered soldiers.

More than half a month passed. After the Lantern Festival, the temperature warmed up a little. She had settled all the prefectures in Qi and Lu and started to move towards the capital.

Tens of thousands of troops quickly and smoothly arrived in Northern Zhili.

Northern Zhili has always been a place tightly controlled by the nobles of the capital and the emperor.

The officials here might all be die-hard fans of Emperor Yong'an, and no one would rush to surrender.

The Du'e Army she led was blocked by the tall city walls of Daming Prefecture in Northern Zhili and the imperial guards who were on high alert.

Hui'an felt that a tough battle was about to begin!

After all, the walls of Daming Prefecture are high and thick, and the defenders on the city are all well-equipped imperial guards with powerful firepower. It will probably take a lot of time to capture Daming Prefecture.

The soldiers under his command were all eager to fight, with their blood boiling, ready to climb the city wall and make meritorious service.

However, things turned out to be completely beyond her expectations.

Because she had just besieged the city and fought with the defenders for only two days, the gate of Daming Prefecture opened by itself.

——The people of Daming City rioted, captured the eastern city tower from the inside, and took the initiative to open the city gate for the Du'e Army.