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

"Liu Zongyuan, you are going too far."

Aruna's pretty face turned pale and she was extremely angry.

"Hahaha, who bullied you? As the commander of Beiting, don't I have the qualifications to do this?"

Liu Zongyuan looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

Ziyad beside him looked like he was watching a show.

"Okay, you can join!"

Aruna took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart.

At the same time, she secretly made up her mind that she must set off a fire at the dinner party tonight and stir up a conflict between the Ninth Prince and Liu Zongyuan.

No, not just one fire, but many fires.

Only in this way can the conflict between Beiting and Loulan be completely intensified.

Then she will take the opportunity to express her attitude.

In this way, the Ninth Prince should be able to choose to stand on his side.

"Hahaha, thank you, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zongyuan burst into laughter, as if he had already conquered Aruna.

No wonder Liu Zongyuan was so arrogant, as Beiting's control over the countries in the Western Regions was already deeply rooted.

..........

the other side.

Zhang Fei and his men, led by a secret agent, split into two groups.

All the way to the Qiyad residence and all the way to the Beiting garrison.

It only took half an hour to capture three servants who were away from the mansion and four Beiting soldiers.

Among them was the second steward of King Qiyad’s palace, and another was a Beiting captain.

Zhang Fei ordered his men to torture him severely, and indeed found a clue.

As expected, Zhang Tinggao and others were captured by Qiyad and kept in the dungeon of his mansion.

But it was moved away again this morning.

As for where to move to, the housekeeper and the squad leader didn't know.

And the cause of the incident was finally figured out.

It turned out that Qiyad and Beiting were colluding to stir up conflicts between Loulan and Hulan and prevent trade between Loulan and Hulan.

Then, Qiyad lured Zhang Tinggao and others into his residence under the pretext of negotiation, and then secretly arrested them.

In addition to Ziyad's men, Beiting soldiers also participated.

After learning the truth, Zhang Fei was furious and wanted to rush into Qiyad's palace and kill everyone to vent his anger.

But Zhang Fei was not stupid. He knew that he could not act impulsively, so he immediately returned to the post station to report.

"Haha, it seems I guessed it right."

"Beiting and Qiyad are colluding with each other and are trying to block trade between Loulan and Hulan."

"Hmph, if that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless."

After learning what happened, Ning Quan sneered.

"Your Highness, I will lead the troops to the palace now and kill all those bastards."

Zhang Fei said murderously.

"Don't be impulsive. I have my own opinion on this matter."

"Send the order down, tell Li Cunxiao to send another 300 men into the city and ambush near the palace."

"It's going to be dark soon. Tell him to hold on tight and don't wait until the city gates close."

Ning Quan waved his hand.

"Follow orders!!"

Zhang Fei accepted the order and immediately sent someone to deliver the letter outside the city.

"Wanyue, did you bring your pistol?"

Ning Quan turned around and asked.

"Yes, I brought it."

Li Wanyue bowed her head gently.

"Well, it's good that you have it with you. You might have to fight during the banquet later, so be careful."

"Cai Rong, you are responsible for protecting the lady."

Ning Quan reminded Cai Rong again.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Cai Rong answered respectfully.

"You can't bring too many people to the palace banquet, so I will only bring General Zhang and his men, plus twenty soldiers.

"The military advisor and Wenhe will stay at the post station, and the remaining soldiers will be under your command."

Ning Quan looked at Liu Bowen and the other man again and said.

"I will obey your Highness's orders."

The two said in unison.

"Well, hurry up and get ready. I guess Amonto will be here soon."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Everyone bowed.

In less than half a minute, Aimonto arrived at the inn and took Ningquan to the palace for a banquet.

Ning Quan then took Wanyue, Zhang Fei, Li Yuanba, Cai Sheng and his daughter, as well as Zhao Biao, Liu Hong and others and twenty soldiers, and went to the palace with Amonto.

Zhao Biao and Liu Hong were the second and third in command of the former Qinglong Village, and they were both quite skilled.

Soon, Ning Quan and others arrived at the palace.

"Your Highness, please come in!"

Aimonto invited respectfully.

"Ah."

Ning Quan nodded and followed Amonto into the palace.

The Loulan Palace is not big, and its area is about the same as the royal palace in Ningquan Capital.

But it is luxuriously decorated and magnificent, and is in no way inferior to the imperial palace in the capital.

"Welcome, Your Highness the Ninth Prince. Aruna, please forgive me for not coming to greet you."

As soon as he entered the palace, Aruna had changed into a gorgeous dress and greeted him with great grace.

"You're welcome, Queen."

Ning Quan smiled and nodded.

When his eyes swept over Aruna's graceful and delicate body, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart and almost had a nosebleed.

Although Aruna is young, she has a stunning face and a hot body.

Especially the breasts, which are big, straight, full and round, like two ripe peaches.

It makes you salivate and you can’t wait to take a big bite.

Ning Quan was too embarrassed to look any longer and quickly collected his thoughts.

"Your Highness, please."

Aruna smiled sweetly and then personally led the way, welcoming Ning Quan and his party into the main hall.

The main hall was already full of guests, all of whom were high-ranking officials and nobles of Loulan, including Prime Minister Qi Yade and Liu Zongyuan.

"Hahaha, the Ninth Prince's arrival is truly a blessing for Loulan."

"My name is Ziyad, nice to meet your Highness."

When Ning Quan entered the main hall, Qi Yad immediately stood up and said with a big laugh.

"It's the Prime Minister. Nice to meet you."

Ning Quan said lightly.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Ziyad said with a wry smile.

"Your Highness, please take a seat."

At this time, Aruna said with a smile.

"Ok!"

Ning Quan nodded and then sat in the main seat. Wanyue, Zhang Fei and others sat below him.

Soon, the banquet began.

Fine wines and delicious food were served.

After some toasts, the atmosphere became lively, with singing and dancing and the sound of stringed instruments.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince has come to Loulan. Is this for trade?"

After having enough wine and food, Aruna raised her glass and asked with a smile.

She invited Ning Quan to the banquet today because she wanted to use Ning Quan's power to overthrow Qi Yade and Liu Zongyuan.

And trade is the best excuse.

Sure enough, as soon as Aruna said this, Zidya and Liu Zongyuan both frowned.

"Yes, I am here for trade."

Ning Quan put down his chopsticks and said.

"Well, trade between the two countries is a good thing, and this king will fully support it."

Aruna said without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, Loulan cannot trade with Hulan."

Without waiting for Aruna to finish her words, Liu Zongyuan stepped forward and spoke.

“Huh? Who is this?”

Seeing this, Ning Quan pretended to be confused.

"Your Highness, this is Liu Zongyuan, the commander of the Beiting garrison."

Aruna introduced meaningfully.

"Oh, it's Commander Liu."

Ning Quan suddenly understood.