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

"It doesn't matter."

"We need to rest and recuperate anyway. After this battle, we'll just stop fighting."

Ning Quan said with a faint smile.

"That's fine, but I have a suggestion. We should wait until General Lu Bu returns before taking action. It would be best to use the Xiongnu cavalry as the main force in this battle."

"In this way, even if there are losses, we won't feel bad."

Yue Fei suggested.

"Well, General Yue's suggestion is good."

"General Lu has already arrived in Hulan. It will take at most half a month to get from Hulan to Xiping. We can wait.

"General Yue, you will command this expedition. You have 30,000 cavalry under your command, plus General Lu's 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry, plus the more than 20,000 Hexi troops. The total force will be over 80,000, which should be more than enough."

"There's no need to engage Jiannan head-on in this battle. As long as we force Jiannan to withdraw his troops from Xuanwu, our goal will be achieved."

Ning Quan smiled.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will do my best." Yue Fei said with a fist salute.

"Okay, that's settled then." Ning Quan nodded with a smile.

"Your Highness, I have something else to report."

Li Jing suddenly spoke.

"whats the matter?"

Ning Quan asked in confusion.

"Your Highness, what should we do with the Tibetan prisoners captured by our army?"

Li Jing asked in a deep voice.

"Tibetan captives..."

Hearing this, Ning Quan fell silent, as if he was thinking about this matter.

"According to my king's intention, I intend to execute them all."

"But I'm afraid we have to wait a while now. We still have to pass through Tibet. If we execute them all, Tibet might fight us to the death."

"Even if we sell them off, Tibet will fight us to the death."

"In that case, let's keep them for now and let them build the city and dig the canals."

"Wait until Jiannan's problem is resolved before taking any action."

Ning Quan thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, I understand. I will escort them back to Beiting and Hulan tomorrow."

Li Jing nodded and said.

"Well, let's do it this way." Ning Quan said.

......

Five days later, a letter was delivered to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When Li Junchen opened the letter, his face changed drastically.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, you are truly capable."

"Well, I'll help you this time, but I hope you can keep your promise."

After a long time, Li Junchen sighed.

At the same time, Ning Yuanwu also received Ning Quan's memorial.

After reading the memorial, Ning Yuanwu was suddenly filled with both joy and sorrow.

The good news is that the danger in Hexi has finally been resolved.

Ning Quan led his army to defeat the Tubo army, and the 100,000-strong Tubo army was completely wiped out.

Sadly, Ning Zhen died.

Died under a hail of arrows.

Ning Yuanwu collapsed on the dragon throne, his heart filled with sadness.

"Your Majesty, I'm so sorry..."

The chief eunuch Wang Cheng consoled him cautiously.

"I'm fine."

Ning Yuanwu suppressed his grief and spoke in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince died for his country. This is the honor of the royal family and the honor of Your Majesty. Please do not grieve, and please take care of your health."

"Moreover, the Tibetan army has been completely annihilated. The danger in Hexi has been resolved. Your Majesty, you can rest assured."

Wang Cheng continued to persuade.

"Yes, the danger in Hexi has been resolved!"

"But it was Ning Quan who solved the problem, why not another prince?"

"I wish other princes could be like him, or even better than him."

"But no, among all the princes, except for the Crown Prince who is passable, the others are all useless."

Ning Yuanwu muttered to himself.

"Your Majesty, you can't think like that. The Ninth Prince is also your prince."

"I'm sorry to say this, but His Highness the Ninth Prince is still on your side and still cares about Daqian. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent troops."

"Your Majesty, don't you agree?"

Wang Cheng comforted him.

"Well, that's what it seems like at the moment, but people's minds are unpredictable. Who knows what he's really thinking?"

"Now he controls the three counties of Hexi, Anxi, and Beiting. How can I feel at ease?"

Ning Yuanwu said bitterly.

Hearing this, Wang Cheng was speechless.

He absolutely dared not respond to this.

"Your Highness, ** requests an audience."

At this time, the eunuch's voice came from outside.

"Let him in."

"Yes!"

A moment later, Li Junchen walked in.

"Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite!"

Ning Yuanwu waved his hand

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Highness, I already know about the eldest prince's affairs."

"I hope Your Majesty will accept my condolences and take care of your health!"

Li Junchen said respectfully.

"Hey, it's his bad luck."

"**, what do you want from me?"

Ning Yuanwu sighed and asked.

"Your Majesty, I have something confidential to share with you."

"A secret?"

"Well, you all go down."

Ning Yuanwu nodded and ordered everyone around him to retreat.

"Everyone's gone, you can talk now."

Ning Yuanwu said after everyone left.

"Your Majesty, I have received a letter from His Majesty the Ninth Prince, in which he boldly asks Your Majesty for Hexi."

Li Junchen went straight to the point.

"what?"

"Ask me for Hexi?"

"This rebellious son actually made such a request!"

"What does he want to do? Want to rebel?"

Ning Yuanwu was furious.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"You'd better read the letter first."

Li Junchen took out the letter and handed it to Ning Yuanwu respectfully.

Ning Yuanwu grabbed the letter and looked down at it.

"What does he mean by, 'This is the end'?"

"Does it mean that as long as I give him Hexi, he will be obedient and stop having any more ideas?"

After a long time, Ning Yuanwu raised his head and said in surprise and doubt.

"Yes, I think that's what Your Highness the Ninth Prince meant." Li Junchen said.

"How dare he! Does he think he's grown strong enough to bargain with me?"

"He even shamelessly used the dispatch of troops to Jiannan as a bargaining chip? Did he think I was asking him to do that?"

Ning Yuanwu said angrily.

"Your Majesty, calm down! Don't be impulsive."

"Right now, the most important thing for us is to resolve the Xuanwu War. As long as Xuanwu is not taken, the court will have a harder time."

"The other ministers cannot say much. After all, their status is not appropriate. But please, Your Majesty, please reconsider."

Li Junchen whispered.

"snort!"

Ning Yuanwu snorted coldly when he heard this and glared at Li Junchen fiercely.

It also knows that from Li Junchen's perspective, it is indeed difficult to express an opinion.

After all, he is Ning Quan's father-in-law.

"Can he really do that?"

After a while, Ning Yuanwu suddenly asked.

"I don't know!"

Li Junchen bowed.

"Just say what you're told. There's no need to be so reserved."

Ning Yuanwu said unhappily.

"Well, since Your Majesty has asked me to speak, I will venture to say that, knowing His Majesty, I know he will definitely keep his word."

Li Junchen gritted his teeth.

Hearing this, Ning Yuanwu fell silent.