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

Peaceful life is always broken.

As the weather gradually warms up, droughts are becoming more severe across the country.

The people watched helplessly as their crops slowly died.

This made the people feel panic and despair.

The situation in Beiting is not good either. Apart from a few snowfalls in winter, there has been no rain since the beginning of spring.

Faced with this situation, Ning Quan immediately arranged for his ministers to go to various places to actively fight the drought, and organized the digging of several canals to bring in river water to irrigate farmland.

This will at least save some farmland.

At the same time, construction work on the new city began again.

For a time, everyone in Beiting, from the common people to the officials, became busy.

At this moment, shocking news suddenly came.

His Majesty the Emperor took action against Xuanwu.

After careful preparation, the King of Zhenxi and the King of Zhenbei suddenly attacked into Xuanwu from two directions.

In just a few days, they captured several cities in Xuanwu and continued to march towards Xuanwu County City.

Xuanwu Jiedushi Zhao Shijie was no pushover either. After getting over the initial panic, he began to actively mobilize troops to resist.

At the same time, Zhao Shijie also asked for help from the Jiedushi of Jiannan, Xuzhou, Wuning and other places.

Under the cover of the nest, there is no complete egg.

The last time Ning Yuanwu attacked Lulong and Bohai counties, it had already aroused the anger and vigilance of the military governors in various places.

It’s not even the second half of the year yet, and Ning Yuanwu has attacked Xuanwu again. How can they just sit back and watch?

Soon, the Jiedushi of Jiannan, Xuzhou, Wuning and other Jiedushi sent troops to Xuanwu.

In just half a month, the reinforcement force had reached more than 100,000, plus the original Xuanwu Army, a total of 200,000 troops.

Far exceeds the military strength of the King of Zhenxi and the King of Zhenbei.

Ning Yuanwu didn't seem to have expected that the situation would evolve to this point.

However, he still had no intention of stopping.

Instead, he continued to mobilize more troops from Hexi, Hedong, and Fengxiang, and even dispatched the imperial guards, vowing to capture Xuanwu.

For a time, the war spread everywhere in the Central Plains.

Ning Quan also sighed when he received the news.

He really couldn't figure out what his cheap father was trying to do.

Being so hasty in taking action against Xuanwu, isn't this forcing the other Jiedushi to rebel?

It is a year of severe drought.

When war breaks out, how can the people survive?

"Ning Yuanwu, Ning Yuanwu, can't you just take it slow and steady?"

“Do you have to be so radical?”

"Ugh!"

Ning Quan could only shake his head and smile bitterly, but he was helpless.

……

Daqian, the capital.

Royal study room.

Ning Yuanwu was looking at the battle report.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Zhendong has arrived." The chief eunuch reported respectfully.

"Let him in quickly." Ning Yuanwu ordered.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty."

Prince Zhao Heng of Zhendong walked into the imperial study.

Zhao Heng was about sixty years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and wide-open eyes, giving people a feeling of power.

"My dear, please stand up and sit down to talk." Ning Yuanwu said with a faint smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Heng bowed his hands in thanks and sat down on a chair beside him.

"How did the talk with Shiwei go?"

Ning Yuanwu narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Zhao Heng, and said slowly.

"Your Majesty, the Shiwei people have agreed to our terms."

"But two million two-year coins per year for twenty consecutive years, and the princess must be married off."

"Your Majesty, do you really want to agree to such conditions?" Zhao Heng hesitated.

"Huh, you think I want to?"

"But given the current situation, can I disagree?"

"I didn't expect this to cause such a strong reaction."

"Now that things have come to this, we can only bite the bullet and move on."

Ning Yuanwu said with a bitter smile.

"Yes, I understand."

"In that case, I will go back and prepare."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Within half a month, I will personally lead the army to attack Xuanwu." Zhao Heng said with a bow.

"Well, the sooner the better."

Ning Yuanwu nodded and waved his hand to let Zhao Heng leave.

After Zhao Heng left, Ning Yuanwu was silent for a long time.

"I hope my decision is right this time."

Muttering to himself, Ning Yuanwu walked outside.

He wanted to go to the Queen to discuss marrying Princess Shouchang to Shiwei.

Princess Shouchang is his and the Queen's daughter. She is seventeen years old and is deeply doted on by the Queen.

As you can imagine, Ning Yuanwu had to spend some time talking.

........

Half a month later, the battle of Xuanwu was still raging.

At this moment, an even more shocking news came.

King Zhao Heng of Zhendong led 70,000 Hedong troops and suddenly marched south to attack Xuanwu County.

It is not surprising that Zhao Heng went south. He was originally the King of Zhendong of Daqian and a loyal minister of His Majesty.

But what was shocking was that there were also 80,000 Shiwei troops heading south with Zhao Heng.

This caused an uproar.

"What? Your Majesty, what do you want to do by bringing the Xiwei people into the pass?"

"This is crazy, absolutely crazy. This is treasonous and inviting a wolf into the house."

"Your Highness wants to fight to the death with the entire Xuanwu!"

"Not only that, I heard that His Highness wants to marry Princess Shouchang to the Shiwei people and pay tribute to them every year."

"Your Majesty, this is simply nonsense."

"Who says it's not true? Your Majesty is trying to destroy Daqian!"

"..."

For a time, the whole country was in uproar, and the government and the people were shaken.

You must know that the Shiwei were a foreign race and the mortal enemy of the Han people.

They invade the border almost every year, burning, killing and looting.

Now, Ning Yuanwu actually introduced such a group of brutal foreigners into the Central Plains. How could the people of the world tolerate this?

In an instant, public resentment boiled over, and countless people cursed Ning Yuanwu, accusing him of being a tyrant.

However, Ning Yuanwu had no intention of backing down.

Instead, he firmly ordered Zhao Heng and the Shiwei army to advance quickly towards Xuanwu.

We are determined to completely take over Xuanwu County!

In fact, before the war started, Ning Yuanwu had already arranged for Zhao Heng to negotiate secretly with Shiwei.

Ning Yuanwu did this to prepare for both situations. If the war goes well, the negotiations can be cancelled at any time.

If the war goes badly, let the Shiwei join in.

.........

"Is this old guy crazy?"

"How can you actually do such a thing?"

In Hulun City, Ning Quan was furious when he got the news.

He didn't expect Ning Yuanwu to be so crazy.

In order to destroy Xuanwu, he actually asked Shiwei for help. Isn't this just inviting a wolf into the house?

"Damn it! My Daqian will be destroyed by him sooner or later."

"I originally thought he had some ability, but now it seems he's just scum."

Ning Quan said angrily.

"Don't be upset, Your Highness. It's useless for you to be angry."

"Xuanwu is far away in the heart of the Central Plains, and we are unable to reach it."

"The most important thing right now is to continue to develop. As long as Your Highness has sufficient strength, all problems can be solved in the future."

Zhuge Liang persuaded.

"Well, I understand what you said, but I am still a little angry."

"It seems that we need to tighten up now."

Ning Quan shook his head and suppressed the anger in his heart.