At the end of the 25th year of Emperor Xuande's reign in the Xia Dynasty, King Xibohou of Yan led an army of 300,000 to withdraw to the northwest and captured Shuozhou.

At the same time, the Xuanjia Army stationed on the southern border went west to Yongzhou and captured Yuzhou.

By the time the imperial court reacted, Jizhou, a key military region in the west, had been surrounded by Yuzhou and Shuozhou, and was in imminent danger.

Then, before the parties could react, two letters were sent out from Yongzhou and Shuozhou respectively.

The letter was written by the Minister of Rites Kong Linghui, accusing the new emperor Chu Tianling of colluding with the regent Chu Wenzheng and the Prince of Yingchuan Zhang Yu and the Duke of Zhenguo Wei Junyan to take control of the imperial city while the Western Yue and the Northwest of the Great Xia were fighting, poisoning the commander of the imperial guards Cheng Song, slaughtering the imperial guards, committing treason, killing Emperor Wenxuan and slaughtering the Eastern Palace...

The previous emperor noticed something and wrote an imperial edict to depose Prince Chu Tianling of Qi and Prince An as regent and handed it to the Princess of Yan. However, the new emperor threatened the lives of the entire Yan family and demanded that she hand over the edict. He even chased the Princess of Yan to the northwest... For his own selfish reasons, he forced the Prince of Yan and the Marquis of Xibo to hand over the military power, and even wanted to use the Xiyue army to trap the Prince of Yan and the Marquis of Xibo to death in the northwest...

Before the people could recover, the proclamation written by the King of Yan was issued again...

It first wrote that twenty years ago, Duke Zhenguo Wei Junyan sold military intelligence to Beiyan, causing the Beiyan people to enter the pass and the entire family of Duke Dingguo was massacred... It also pointed out the truth about the annihilation of all the female relatives of Duke Dingguo in the capital and the entire family of General Wan. The former Queen Qin Zi went out of the palace to visit her mother and successfully gave birth to a son. In order to prevent him from being persecuted, she gave him to Concubine Jing to raise...

The signature not only has the personal seal of the King of Yan, but also the seals of the famous general Xibohou under the old Duke Dingguo, and the daughter of the late Queen, Princess Yonghe...

Finally, a letter of condemnation was attached:

First, the Wei family was instigated to frame the famous general Zhongliang and joined forces with Beiyan to destroy my maternal grandfather's family. Later, Chu Tianling plotted to usurp the throne and used all means to employ the treacherous villains of the Wei family and the Zhang family to disrupt the government. He even sent a large army to hunt down my wife. As the son of Queen Qin, I have an irreconcilable hatred with Chu Tianling and the Wei family. From now on, I will eliminate the treacherous villains and quell the national crisis...

Once the letters of complaint were published, the whole world was in uproar...

Every incident described in it is shocking, yet inexplicably believable...

The people in the royal family and the princes were all shocked. In the past, the Prince of Yan was brave and had a large army, but they didn't take him seriously. After all, he was just the son of a palace maid. Now, he has suddenly become the son of Queen Qin, and his status is higher than everyone else. No one knows whether it is good or bad...

In the capital, facing the sudden attack by the Prince of Yan, everyone became more cautious and kept silent about the contents of the letter, fearing that they would anger the person in the palace... Unless the Prince of Yan really attacked the imperial city, their attitude towards the person in the palace would not change...

The people in the Black Armor Army and the Northwest Army who were attacking the cities in Jizhou were all shocked. This... the prince didn't say anything.

Gongyang, an important city in Jizhou, had been breached. In the original garrison commander's residence, Chu Tianze and Bai Chuxiao, dressed in white armor, sat at the top.

The next ones were generals like Song Fei, Shen Tao, Yu Fengyang, etc. who came from other cities in Jizhou.

Yu Fengyang stared at the two people at the top and stammered, "Prince, you really are..."

Song Fei and Shen Tao looked over with complicated expressions. They had never expected that the prince they had always been loyal to was actually the son of Queen Qin...

Chu Tianze looked indifferent, Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "The prince just found out not long ago, so he didn't tell you in advance."

Yu Fengyang said to Murong Xuan and Fan Ziming who were calm on the opposite side, "Did you know it a long time ago?" Everyone knew it, but he was the only one who was kept in the dark. Damn Chu Tianze...

Murong Xuan touched his nose and gave him a comforting look...

Fan Ziming smiled and said, "Brother Yu, don't be angry. When writing letters of denunciation, you have to strike first and catch people by surprise. If everyone knows about it beforehand, the effect will be greatly reduced."

When he saw what King Yan wrote, he was also shocked, but he couldn't help but sigh that it was the right decision for him to join King Yan. With King Yan's status and ability, he was indeed worthy of his loyalty...

Chu Tianze said calmly, "Alright, now that we have officially broken off relations with Chu Tianling, you all should go back and capture Jizhou as soon as possible."

Song Fei and Shen Tao quickly stood up and said, "Yes"

Yu Fengyang could not help but snorted coldly and retreated without saying a word. Murong Xuan hurriedly followed him, "Fengyang, wait a minute"

Seeing this, Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "He really treats you as a friend, but we didn't tell him in advance. He might be really sad this time."

Chu Tianze said calmly, "What's there to say? He doesn't know because he's stupid. He will be fine in a few days. Don't worry about him."

Fan Ziming touched his nose and pretended not to hear, changing the subject, "My Lord and Princess, Jizhou will be taken soon, should we discuss what to do next?"

……

The imperial study room in the palace was filled with important officials. Chu Tianling crumpled the letter of complaint in his hand, his eyes bloodshot. The King of Yan had actually sent a letter of complaint before them. How abominable...

"What a great King of Yan! How dare he rebel so blatantly? Damn you, you're such a thief..."

The ministers looked at each other and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

It doesn't matter who the traitor is. Now Chu Tianling has a firm grip on the capital, and they can only rely on him to survive. Besides, most of them don't have a deep relationship with the King of Yan, and some of them have a grudge against him, so naturally they don't want the King of Yan to succeed.

Chu Tianling glanced at the people below with a gloomy face, "Calm down, how can I calm down? Queen Qin has been dead for many years, and now Prince Yan is rebelling under the banner of the son of the Queen Mother. Tell me, gentlemen, how should we deal with Prince Yan now..."

Chu Wen Zheng below was still calm, but Wei Junyan and Zhang Yu's faces turned green. There was no taboo in the letter, calling them treacherous and flattering. Wei Junyan was especially called a traitor to the country, which undoubtedly touched his sore spot...

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan has his own army and despises the emperor's authority. He uses the identity of the son of the Empress to frame loyal ministers and commit treason. Please issue an order to send troops to suppress the rebels..." Wei Junyan said righteously. He did not doubt the authenticity of the Prince of Yan's identity. From now on, the Prince of Yan will never let him go.

Zhang Yu also said sternly, "Your Majesty, please send troops to attack and calm the people."

"Your Majesty, please attack the Yan rebels," the ministers quickly echoed. Most of those who could stand here were Chu Tianling's confidants, so naturally no one would offend them.

Chu Tianling was satisfied. "The Yan thief now has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command and should not be underestimated. Who do you think is suitable to lead the troops?"

As soon as these words came out, the imperial study suddenly became quiet.

Most of the famous generals who followed the previous emperor had died, and the only one left was Murong Yuan, who was from the Yan Wang faction. Not to mention that the Yan Wang himself was an expert in military tactics... How many of the remaining generals in the court dared to say that they could defeat the Yan Wang and Murong Yuan?

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