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

Chapter 38: Don’t play imaginary

"The reason is very simple. Don't forget that the eldest prince's mother is the queen, and he has been guarding the border between Daqian and Xixia, shouldering a heavy responsibility."

"Even if His Highness knew about this, he wouldn't really punish him. At most, he would just give him a few scoldings."

"On the contrary, if you make this a big deal, it will be difficult for your father."

"The key point is that you are safe now, understand?"

"So the final outcome of this matter will definitely be nothing."

Ning Quan explained.

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness. Sikong Ruo understands."

Sikong Ruo pondered for a moment and nodded.

"Well, you'll understand."

"I have a suggestion for you. Instead of relying on His Majesty to hold the First Prince accountable, let's just play some empty tricks in the end."

"It would be more practical if you could just write a letter to the Crown Prince and ask for compensation."

Ning Quan suggested.

"Ask for compensation?"

Sikong Ruo was slightly surprised.

"Yes, he's asking for compensation. Shouldn't he compensate the car dealership for its losses? Don't fallen soldiers deserve compensation?"

"Besides, he definitely hopes to make a big deal out of a small matter, and he doesn't want to have a grudge with the King of Zhenbei, right?"

"So if you ask for compensation, he will definitely agree. That way he can explain himself to His Majesty."

Ning Quan explained.

"Oh I see."

Hearing this, Sikong Ruo suddenly understood.

"Well, then you can write a letter and send it to him later to ask for compensation."

"But before that, let's discuss the rest of the itinerary."

"Ms. Sikong, did the convoy suffer heavy losses this time?"

"If the damage is too great, I'm afraid we won't be able to return to the road for three to five days."

Ning Quan asked.

"Well, the losses were considerable. More than a hundred drivers were killed and more than fifty were injured."

"But it's not a big problem. Our dealership has a branch nearby. I can transfer a driver from there. It just might take three days."

Sikong Ruo replied.

"Well, if it only takes three days, then it's okay."

"In that case, you should hurry up and transfer people."

Ning Quan nodded.

"it is good."

Sikong Ruo nodded quickly and gave the order immediately.

Soon, several guards rode away on horseback.

After the guards left, the two chatted for a while, and Li Wanyue and the rear team's carriage also arrived.

Upon learning that the convoy was attacked, Ning Quan went to rescue it, and Li Wanyue was of course worried.

When she saw from afar that Ning Quan and the convoy were safe and sound, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

Before the carriage stopped, Li Wanyue jumped out and ran over to ask with concern.

"Haha, it's okay. Thank you Madam for your concern."

Looking at Wanyue's anxious look, Ning Quan smiled gently.

"I'm glad you're okay, Your Highness. I was so worried just now."

Seeing that Ning Quan was unharmed, Li Wanyue was finally relieved.

"Hey, Sikong Ruo, why are you here too?"

At this time, Li Wanyue noticed Sikong Ruo standing beside her and said in surprise.

Li Wanyue and Sikong Ruo were both famous ladies from prominent families in the capital, so they naturally knew each other, but they were not very familiar with each other.

Li Wanyue was of course surprised to see Sikong Ruo here.

"Sikong Ruo, meet Sister Wanyue!"

Seeing Li Wanyue looking at him, Sikong Ruo hurriedly saluted.

"No need to be so polite, sister."

Li Wanyue quickly helped Sikong Ruo up.

Sikong Ruo is the daughter of the King of Zhenbei, and her status is higher than her, the daughter of the prime minister.

"Sister, this is what happened..."

Sikong Ruo did not hide anything and briefly recounted the whole story.

"What? The Great Prince attacked us?"

After hearing this, Li Wanyue was shocked.

"Yes, it was the eldest prince. We captured the generals he sent and they all confessed."

"What's even more hateful is that he not only wants to kill Your Highness, he also wants to kill me."

Sikong Ruo said angrily.

"Is he crazy? How dare he kill you too?"

Hearing this, Li Wanyue couldn't help but exclaim.

The eldest prince even dared to touch Sikong Ruo.

Aren't you afraid of the wrath of King Zhenbei?

"Hmm, who knows."

"I guess he's crazy."

"This matter is by no means over. I must make him pay the price."

Sikong Ruo snorted coldly.

"Sister, don't be angry for now. As long as he's fine, we can slowly settle the rest of the score with him."

Li Wanyue quickly comforted him.

"Ok!"

Sikong Ruo nodded heavily.

"Have you two finished your conversation? It's too cold outside. Let's go into the tent and talk."

Seeing that the two were still chatting, Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Ok!"

The two smiled and nodded, then walked into the tent hand in hand.

Ning Quan did not follow in, but asked Lu Bu to take him to see the captured war horses.

Soon, Ning Quan followed Lu Bu to the open space on the west side of the camp.

"Your Highness, look, this is the warhorse we captured."

Lu Bu pointed at the more than one hundred war horses on the open ground and said excitedly.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Looking at the more than one hundred war horses, Ning Quan's eyes were full of joy.

The combat effectiveness of cavalry is unquestionable. Ning Quan had long wanted to form a cavalry, but he only had two hundred war horses and could only arm two hundred cavalry.

Now that we have obtained more than one hundred war horses, we can expand our team.

Although the number is still a little small, we should always take things slowly.

The Daqian Dynasty has always lacked war horses.

The total number of war horses in the entire Daqian region does not exceed 20,000.

The Hexi Army under the command of the eldest prince had at most two thousand cavalrymen.

Losing so much at once must have made him sad for a long time.

It’s good to feel sorry for Ning Quan. Only when you feel sorry for him will you be happy.

"How much did our army lose in the battle just now?"

Ning Quan suddenly asked.

"Your Highness, nine are seriously injured, seventeen are slightly injured, and there are no casualties."

Lu Bu replied.

"Well, the wounded must be properly treated."

"Also, all the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in this battle will be generously rewarded."

"Pass the order down. Each seriously injured person will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver, each lightly injured person will be rewarded with 100 taels, and the rest will be rewarded with 50 taels."

Ning Quan thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, the general will take your orders."

"By the way, Your Highness, how should we deal with Liu Yuanqing?"

Lu Bu bowed and accepted the order, then asked.

"That guy is useless to us, so let Sikong Ruo deal with him."

"Okay, I understand."

Lu Bu bowed and accepted the order, then turned and left.

After Lu Bu left, Ning Quan also returned to the tent.

In the tent, Sikong Ruo and Wan Yue were chatting happily.

"Your Highness, Sister Sikong said she wants to go to Wuwei with us."

Li Wanyue said happily as Ning Quan just came in.

"Miss Sikong is going to Wuwei?"