The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

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"You two, this is General Zhang Fei, a fierce general under my command, the bravest of all the armies."

"This is General Cai Sheng, a fierce general under my command, brave and skilled in battle."

"This is my military advisor, Mr. Liu Bowen." Ning Quan introduced him to the two.

"Hello everyone." Li Yuanba and Jia Xu clasped their fists.

Zhang Fei, Cai Sheng and others responded one after another.

"Okay, now that we all know each other, let's work together."

"We will follow His Highness's orders." Everyone said in unison.

"Wenhe has arrived just in time. I'm facing a difficult situation right now. Please help me with some advice."

Then Ning Quan said to Jia Xu.

The ruthless scholar Jia Xu is extremely intelligent and good at making strange plans and cunning tactics. He must have a way to solve the problem of Zhang Tinggao's disappearance.

"Your Highness, please speak."

Jia Xu said, stroking his beard.

"The thing is like this..."

Ning Quan recounted the story of Zhang Tinggao's disappearance.

"Wenhe, do you think Zhang Tinggao is dead or alive now? And who did this to him?"

Ning Quan looked at Jia Xu and asked.

"Your Highness, I cannot say for sure whether Lord Zhang is dead or alive, but it is easy to find out who did it."

Jia Xu's eyes flashed with brilliance as he spoke slowly.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Ning Quan said with interest.

"Your Highness, you said that Lord Zhang and his entourage consisted of more than twenty people, all elite soldiers, and Loulan is a small country with a population of tens of thousands and a maximum of two thousand soldiers."

"Under such circumstances, how many people have the strength to quietly capture Master Zhang and his men?"

"After all the calculations, only the Loulan Queen, the Loulan Prime Minister, or the Beiting garrison have this ability."

"Let's analyze these three forces again. First of all, the Queen of Loulan can be ruled out because she has no reason to attack Lord Zhang."

"Aside from the Loulan Queen, the only remaining parties are the Beiting garrison and the Loulan Prime Minister."

"So we have to start from these two aspects and we will be able to find out the results soon." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Well, I think so too, but how do we investigate?"

Ning Quan frowned slightly.

"This is easier. Just arrest them directly."

Jia Xu said with confidence.

"Arrest people directly?" Ning Quan asked in confusion.

"Yes, we're just going to arrest people directly. Of course, we can't do it openly, so we have to do it secretly."

"The target is the servants in the Prime Minister's residence, preferably close confidants. The same applies to Beiting, and then interrogate them."

"Loulan is so small, neither the Prime Minister nor Beiting actually have many people available. It's possible that the person who was arrested was a direct participant, or at least knew about it."

Jia Xu spoke eloquently.

"That's a good idea. Let's go catch him now." Ning Quan said with his eyes lighting up.

"Come here, get the spy."

"General Zhang, General Cai, let the spies lead the way, and go and capture the person for me now." Ning Quan ordered.

"Yes, I will obey your command." Zhang Fei and Cai Sheng clasped their fists and left.

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the other side,

The Royal Palace of Loulan.

The young Queen Aruna of Loulan sat on the throne with her brows slightly furrowed.

Aruna is just eighteen years old this year. She is extremely beautiful, with skin as white as snow and delicate features, giving people a stunning feeling.

Five years ago, she succeeded her mother to the throne, took charge of Loulan, and became the new queen of Loulan.

But she was not happy as a queen because she could not take control of Loulan.

The person who truly holds power in Loulan is her uncle, Prime Minister Qi Yade.

Qiyad was ambitious and had long coveted the throne of Loulan, with the intention of usurping the throne.

Aruna has always wanted to take back power, but her strength is far from enough to fight against Ziyad, because Ziyad is supported by the Beiting garrison.

Compared with the weak Loulan, Beiting is undoubtedly a behemoth that she cannot fight against at all.

But now the opportunity has come, and the arrival of the Ninth Prince of Daqian has given her hope.

If she could get the support of the Ninth Prince, then she would have enough confidence to get rid of Qi Yade and would not have to fear Beiting at all.

But how to convince the Ninth Prince to help made Aruna a little worried.

How can the tiny place of Loulan compare with the prosperity of Daqian?

Ning Shenchu is the prince of Daqian and has seen everything.

What else could catch his eye?

Do I have to use my beauty?

Aruna suddenly thought.

"No, that's shameless."

"How could a queen do such a thing?"

Immediately, Aruna shook her head and denied her own thoughts.

But besides this method, are there any other solutions?

Just as Aruna was struggling, footsteps were heard from a distance.

Aruna looked up and saw her uncle Ziyad walking towards the palace with several of his close associates.

Aruna felt sick immediately upon seeing her uncle Ziyad.

The disgusting thing was because of Ziyad's body shape. Ziyad was too fat, weighing 300 kilograms, and looked like a pig.

"Hahaha, Aruna, is the dinner to welcome Prince Daqian ready?"

Ziyad came closer and laughed.

"Uncle, please be careful with your address?"

Aruna frowned slightly and spoke.

He even refused to call the queen, so you can imagine how arrogant this guy is.

"Hahaha, easy to say, easy to say."

"Ziyad pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen."

Although he said he was paying homage, Ziyad did not move at all, and it was obvious that he did not take Aruna seriously.

"Prince Daqian will be attending a banquet later, and I hope you will remember the etiquette."

Aruna said with a cold face.

"Hahaha, etiquette?"

"What etiquette?"

"Has Your Majesty forgotten the warning from the Beiting Commander? He forbids us from trading with Hulan?"

"I advise Your Majesty not to indulge in such wishful thinking, or you will surely bring disaster upon yourself."

Ziyad smiled coldly.

"How dare you, uncle. I respect you as my elder, please don't challenge my bottom line."

"What's wrong with the Beiting Commander? What qualifications does he have to be in charge of Loulan's affairs?"

Aruna's face flushed with anger as she shouted angrily.

"Oh, really? You're saying that this commander has no right to interfere in Loulan's affairs?"

At this moment, a low and domineering voice suddenly sounded.

"Liu Zongyuan?"

"How did you come?"

Aruna looked at the newcomer in surprise.

The person who came was none other than the commander of Beiting’s garrison in Loulan - Liu Zongyuan.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you invited the Ninth Prince to the dinner?"

Liu Zongyuan ignored Aruna's question and asked directly.

"The Ninth Prince has come a thousand miles to Loulan. Shouldn't I entertain him?"

Aruna's pretty face changed slightly, and she looked at Liu Zongyuan coldly.

Qi Yade and Liu Zongyuan's joint oppression had made her unbearable.

At this moment, she wished she could throw herself into the arms of the Ninth Prince immediately, even at the cost of her chastity, to bring down these two men.

"Haha, of course we can entertain the Ninth Prince, but we absolutely cannot trade with Hulan."

"And to avoid any accidents, this commander must attend this banquet."

Liu Zongyuan said with a gloomy expression, staring at Aruna with lustful eyes.

He had long been drooling over Aruna's beauty, but Aruna had always been rude to him.