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

"Who are you, the imperial envoy of the court? I, Xiang Yu, have come to greet you!" Xiang Yu said with a fist salute.

"I am the imperial envoy, Minister of Revenue Ishihara."

"This is the Deputy Imperial Envoy, Li Taiheng, the Minister of War, Lord Li."

"Are you under the command of His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince?" Ishihara stared at Xiang Yu and said in a deep voice.

"That's right, sir!" Xiang Yu nodded.

Hearing the affirmative answer, Ishihara and Li Taiheng felt relieved.

As long as they are under the command of the Ninth Prince, it will be easy to deal with. At least they will not be in danger.

"You two lords have come a long way and must be very tired. Please follow me into the camp to rest."

Xiang Yu turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

"Well, that's fine too."

"But...I wonder if His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is here right now?"

Li Taiheng hesitated and asked.

"Your Excellency, His Highness is not here now. He has not returned from his visit to the Western Regions." Xiang Yu said respectfully.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, are you on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions?"

"You're all here besieging Changhe, and he's...visiting the Western Regions?"

Hearing this, Li Taiheng was stunned.

He really wanted to ask Ning Quan if he was crazy.

"Your Excellency, it is indeed true. Your Highness left for the Western Regions a month and a half ago."

"As for the siege of Changhe, it is such a trivial matter that His Highness does not need to personally command it. We are more than capable of handling it."

Xiang Yu said proudly.

Li Taiheng's mouth twitched when he heard this.

This shows too much disrespect for Beiting and Li Chenglin.

"Then...when will His Highness return?" Li Taiheng continued to ask.

"I'm not sure about that, but I heard that His Highness has already started his return journey. It should take about ten days or half a month."

"It takes ten days to get from Changhe to Hulan, so we should be able to catch it in time."

Xiang Yu thought for a moment and said.

"Well, that's good."

When Li Taiheng heard this, he felt relieved and nodded quickly.

"Please come in, my lords!"

Xiang Yu laughed out loud.

Afterwards, led by Xiang Yu, Ishihara and Li Taiheng entered the camp.

As soon as they walked in, they felt a murderous atmosphere permeating the camp.

The entire camp gives people an extremely oppressive feeling, as if they are on a battlefield.

Especially the soldiers in the camp, all of them were wearing armor and long swords on their waists, and they were obviously well-equipped.

Seeing this scene, Ishihara and Li Taiheng were surprised, and at the same time, they secretly wondered whether the Ninth Prince was indeed very powerful.

But what surprised the two even more was that there were Persian soldiers among these soldiers, and there were quite a few of them.

"My Lords, these Persian soldiers are prisoners of war purchased by Your Highness."

Seeing this, Xiang Yu explained with a smile.

"Haha, Your Highness is really generous!"

Hearing this, Li Taiheng sighed.

"These Persian soldiers seem to be quite capable."

"But they are a foreign race after all, so I'm afraid it's not a good idea." Ishihara frowned.

"As long as they can fight and be used by His Highness, what does it matter if they are from other races?"

"Moreover, without them, how could Your Highness gain a foothold in Hulan and defeat the Xiongnu?"

Xiang Yu said bluntly.

"this........."

Ishihara was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute.

Indeed, His Majesty the Ninth Prince has no power to rely on. If he does not make full use of his resources, he will not be able to gain a foothold.

"My two lords are tired from the journey. Please take a rest first. I will host a banquet for you in the evening." Xiang Yu invited them.

"Okay, thank you General Xiang for your trouble."

Li Tai bowed and said.

Afterwards, Li Taiheng and Ishihara, under the guidance of the soldiers, came to a tent to rest.

Soon, night fell, and Xiang Yu set up a banquet in the central military tent to entertain Ishihara and Li Taiheng.

At the banquet, Xiang Yu introduced Hulan's current situation to the two of them.

The more they listened, the more shocked they became. Although they had guessed that the Ninth Prince was very powerful, they had not expected him to be so strong.

In less than half a year, he had tens of thousands of soldiers and occupied the entire Beiting.

This is just the surface, who knows how much more is hidden behind it.

The two looked at each other, their eyes full of fear.

Of course, Ishihara was completely wary.

Li Taiheng, on the other hand, was apprehensive but also surprised.

After all, Ning Quan is his brother-in-law, so he is naturally pleased that he can develop so rapidly in Huluan.

I just wonder how Your Majesty will react when he finds out?

Li Taiheng had a premonition that once His Majesty learned that the Ninth Prince's power was so strong, he would be furious.

After all, Ning Quan has bloodline from the previous dynasty, and His Majesty will never tolerate him becoming too powerful and endangering the Daqian Empire.

Thinking of this, Li Taiheng couldn't help but worry.

But the situation has developed to this point and there is nothing he can do.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Ishihara and Li Hengtai said goodbye and left.

I plan to continue my journey early tomorrow morning and try to reach Hulan before His Majesty the Ninth Prince returns.

The next morning, Xiang Yu personally escorted Ishihara and Li Hengtai out of the camp.

...............

On the other hand, after Ning Quan left the Wusun Kingdom, he continued on his journey without stopping.

After rushing for ten days, they finally arrived in Loulan.

Once you reach Loulan, you are halfway back home.

At this moment, Ning Quan received a secret letter sent by Li Jing.

When Ning Quan finished reading Li Jing's secret letter, he was completely stunned.

Ning Quan has always been worried about whether Hu Lan would be in danger.

As a result, not only was Hulan safe, but under the command of Li Jing, he defeated Beiting and Huyan tribes one after another.

Ning Quan felt a little dizzy and couldn't believe this was true.

But this is a letter written by Li Jing himself, it is definitely not fake.

Sure enough, none of the famous generals are exaggerated.

With Li Jing, Huo Qubing and others around him, it would be difficult for him to fail.

"Hahaha!"

Thinking of this, Ning Quan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness."

"Your Highness can rest assured now."

After reading the secret letter, Liu Bowen and others came forward to congratulate.

"Hahaha, you're all too kind. This is all thanks to you."

"Now that Beiting and Huyan have been defeated, my Hulan has established a firm foothold."

Ning Quan said excitedly.

"We, your humble servants, are willing to serve you at your service."

Liu Bowen and the others clasped their fists and said.

"Okay, very good. Let's work together from now on and strive to conquer a vast world."

Ning Quan said with great passion.

"Your Highness, I swear allegiance to you until death."

Liu Bowen and others shouted again.

"Husband, look who's here?"

Just when everyone was getting excited, Li Wanyue suddenly reminded them.

Ning Quan was stunned, then followed Li Wanyue's gaze and saw that Aruna appeared at the city gate at some point.

Aruna was wearing a golden robe, with a slender and graceful figure, a rosy face, dignified beauty, and an elegant and noble temperament.

I have to admit that Aruna is indeed a rare beauty, and she makes people's heart beat faster just by looking at her.