The abandoned wife married into a wealthy family, and the scumbag father wailed every night

The junction of Dadeng and Yunsheng.

Yun Sheng's second prince Helian Na had a sinister look on his face.

They originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that Da Deng, Lin Yue and Lu were in trouble due to the cold disaster to annex these three countries in one fell swoop, kill the old people and children in these three countries, capture the men as slaves, and capture the women to warm the beds of their warriors, so as to expand their Yun Sheng territory.

He originally thought that he would be unstoppable, but the result was far beyond his expectations. Yuzhou, which could have been easily taken, turned out to be a tough nut to crack.

No, he has fought with Xie Tingzhou for many years and is well aware of his strength. When did he become so powerful?

In previous years, he did not dare to mobilize the whole country to attack Da Deng, but now Da Deng is unable to take care of himself and it is impossible for him to provide normal food and grass supplies to Xie Tingzhou, nor is it possible for him to provide reinforcements to Xie Tingzhou.

Therefore, he planned to burn his boats and annihilate Xie Tingzhou in one fell swoop, but he did not expect the result to be beyond his expectations.

He had originally planned to capture the capital of Da Deng before winter, plunder their palace, and add wealth to his country.

But who knew that the generals of Yuzhou not only blocked his troops at the border of Yuzhou, but also took advantage of his inattention to launch a sneak attack on his rear, causing him to lose tens of thousands of troops!

"That Xie Tingzhou must have received instruction from an expert. The military tactics he used this year are completely different from those in previous years. We have no idea what he will do next. If we want to capture him, we may have to increase our military strength!"

The counselor under the account carefully looked at the message sent back by the spy. His brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again and he looked very distressed.

Xie Tingzhou has never been an easy person to deal with in previous years, but I didn't expect that he would be even more difficult to deal with this year.

Xie Tingzhou seemed to be able to predict the future and was always able to see through their intentions before anyone else.

Moreover, Xie Tingzhou was well aware that they were short of troops and food, so he seldom engaged in frontal combat and instead relied mostly on sneak attacks and harassment, trying his best to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, thus completely disrupting Helian Na's plan for a quick victory!

Helian Na's expression became even gloomier after hearing what his adviser said. The 100,000 soldiers he brought had been trapped in Yuzhou. Not only did they consume a large amount of food and grass every day, but Yuzhou was much colder than their Yunsheng. Now many soldiers had already shown symptoms of cold.

He originally wanted to take down Big Deng with minimal losses while Big Deng was busy taking care of himself.

Then he would continue to annex Linyue and Lu, and bring all the land into the territory of Yunsheng. Then he would naturally become the king of this world...

But reality dealt him a severe blow. Not only was Yuzhou not quickly captured, but Xie Tingzhou seemed to be getting stronger as the battle went on!

Helian Na threw a blanket fiercely and roared like a madman:

"Didn't the spy say that Xie Tingzhou was obsessed with beauty and had become a loser under women's skirts? How come he is getting more and more aggressive!"

Helian Na looked at his advisers with a sinister look on his face, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes. Who was giving him false information?

The eldest? The third? Or the fourth?

A bunch of losers who only know how to bully others at home!

"Ah! Although it is said that heroes are often tempted by beautiful women, Xie Tingzhou is, after all, a truly fierce general, and he comes from a family of military generals. Even if the master will be unhappy, I still have to say that Xie Tingzhou should not be underestimated. This time we made the mistake of underestimating Xie Tingzhou."

A counselor spoke with a worried look on his face.

Helian Na was extremely impatient after hearing this, with an undisguised look of disgust on his face:

"Do you have a way to kill Xie Tingzhou? If not, then stop talking nonsense here!"

The counselor's expression showed nothing, but he had already begun to have some intention of leaving.

The Second Prince had been bossing him around in front of all the soldiers and had no respect for him. Now he was so impatient with him. Did he think he just had to be loyal to him?

He spat secretly. The second prince had barely taken the first step towards ascending the throne, but he could no longer maintain the image of a wise ruler who was courteous to the wise and humble.

If he really takes over the world in the future, there will be no place for us literati and patriots to survive!

This strategist had been with Helian Na for the longest time, and he knew Helian Na's character best: that of a barbarian who worshipped the use of force and acted recklessly. He thought so in his heart but did not dare to continue to anger Helian Na.

"Xie Tingzhou is indeed difficult to deal with, but we can ask their emperor to call Xie Tingzhou back to Kyoto. In this way, without Xie Tingzhou in charge, Yuzhou will be in our pocket."

Helian's tone was irritable:

"Do you think I'm a fool? How could the emperor of Great Deng ask Xie Tingzhou to return to Beijing at this time?"

The counselor took a deep breath silently, and forced himself to suppress his irritation and disgust, and said in a flattering manner:

"Master, you just need to write a sincere letter of recruitment, especially to promise Xie Tingzhou benefits that will make people excited at the first sight of hearing them."

Helian Na glared:

"Can empty words trick Xie Tingzhou, a cunning fox, into coming here?"

The strategist secretly rolled his eyes in his heart. He really was following a master who was as stupid as a pig. He really couldn't use his brain at all!

"Master, of course you can't convince Xie Tingzhou by writing to him, nor can you really recruit him. It's just to make Emperor Da Deng afraid of Xie Tingzhou. The Emperor of Da Deng is extremely suspicious. Xie Tingzhou's reputation in the army is already so high that it threatens the imperial power. If the news that you want to recruit Xie Tingzhou spreads at this time, even if the emperor doesn't kill Xie Tingzhou, he will naturally be worried about him staying here, and he will definitely call him back to Beijing at that time."

As long as Xie Tingzhou returns to the capital upon command, we can take this opportunity to capture Yuzhou in one fell swoop, and then march all the way north to Kyoto!

If Xie Tingzhou disobeyed the order and refused to return, the emperor of Da Deng would certainly not let him off easily. Da Deng would then be plunged into civil strife and would be unable to take care of itself.

We can also take this opportunity to capture Yuzhou and head north!

Therefore, as long as you write a letter, no matter what the result is, it will be beneficial to us!

....

"Father, what does this letter say?"

Xie Yichen saw Xie Tingzhou staring at a letter and asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Xie Tingzhou handed the letter in his hand to Xie Yichen:

"Take a look at this letter and tell me what you think after you read it."

Xie Yichen saw that Xie Tingzhou looked serious for a rare time, so he started to read it carefully.

"Father, this Helian Na can't beat us anymore, so he wants to win us over?"

After reading the letter, Xie Yichen pondered for a moment and asked.

Xie Tingzhou looked at Xie Yichen's childish face. This child is smart but lacks experience.

"Helian Na's letter seems sincere, and the benefits he offers are also sincere. But it is a vicious plot to kill me. He is not trying to recruit me at all. He is trying to alienate the relationship between me and the emperor."

"The superiors have always been suspicious. From ancient times to the present, countless upright ministers and loyal men have died unjustly because of the emperor's suspicion."

"Helian Na's letter is intended to arouse the emperor's suspicion and ask Feng Junyi to call me back to Beijing. If I return to Kyoto, Helian Na will take the opportunity to seize Yuzhou and then go north. If I disobey the emperor's order, Da Deng will inevitably be in turmoil. No matter what the situation is, Helian Na will benefit."

Xie Yichen didn't comment.

"Father, with my sister here, Feng Junyi won't be suspicious of you."

After hearing what Xie Yichen said, Xie Tingzhou looked at him disapprovingly:

"If the current emperor is not your brother-in-law, if the current emperor and your sister are not on the same page, have you ever thought about what will happen after I got this letter?"