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

A banquet had already been prepared in the county government office.

Of course, the so-called banquet is actually just some beef, mutton, and two vegetables.

There's no way, this is Hu Lan's condition.

Yaksu naturally knew this and didn't mind.

He is just a slave trader, and it is a great honor for him to be invited to drink by His Highness.

After two glasses of wine, Ya Ge Su and Ning Quan gradually became familiar with each other.

Then the two of them started chatting about everything under the sun.

Ning Quan mainly asked Yaxsu about the situation in the Arab Empire, Persia and the countries in the Western Regions.

Yaxun traveled all over the country, especially to the Arab Empire and Persia, and he went there countless times.

Ning Quan will not deal with the Arabs and Persia now, but that doesn’t mean he won’t in the future.

Therefore, he wanted to learn as much intelligence as possible about his opponent.

Yaksu also told Ning Quan everything he knew without reservation.

It even includes some habits and customs of the two countries.

This benefited Ning Quan a lot and he gained a lot.

They had a banquet and both of them enjoyed themselves very much.

...........

at the same time.

Changhe City, within the Beiting Protectorate.

Li Chenglin was looking at his deputy general Li Yuanchong with a frown.

"You mean, our scout is missing?"

"Yes, General."

"The scouts we sent to Hulan haven't reported back in two days. If my guess is correct, I'm afraid they're in grave danger."

Li Yuanchong said in a deep voice.

"That means we know nothing about the fighting in Hulan?"

Li Chenglin frowned.

"Don't worry, General. I have already sent out scouts again."

"The details of the battle between Hu Hanqi and His Highness the Ninth will be known in half a day."

Li Yuanchong said with a bow.

"Ah That's good."

"Tell me, who attacked and killed our scout?"

"Is it the Huns, or His Majesty the Ninth Prince?"

Li Chenglin suddenly asked.

"General, of course it's the Huns. Your Highness the Ninth Prince is surrounded by the Hun army and is too busy to attack our scouts."

Li Yuanchong said without hesitation.

"Yeah, that makes sense."

"Haha, Xiongnu... I'll keep this grudge against you in mind."

Li Chenglin said viciously.

"General, a secret letter has been sent from the Donghu spies. The Left Wise King was badly defeated in a battle with Hulan, and Ashina of the Donghu tribe was killed in the battle."

While Li Chenglin and Li Yuanchong were talking, a guard ran in from outside to report.

"What did you say?"

"The Xiongnu were defeated, and Ashina died?"

Li Chenglin was stunned when he heard this, his face full of disbelief.

He had seen the bravery of the Huns.

The 100,000-strong Hun army failed to capture Hulan and was instead defeated?

How could he believe this?

The Ninth Prince is so powerful?

"Yes, General, the news is absolutely true."

"According to Donghu spies, after the Ninth Prince defeated the Xiongnu, he still refused to let go and sent light cavalry to pursue them all the way!"

"Right now, this light cavalry is on a killing spree in the Donghu territory."

"Now, the Donghu tribe is in danger."

The guards continued to report.

"General, how is this possible!"

"This is incredible. His Highness the Ninth Prince only has three or four thousand soldiers. How did he defeat the Xiongnu?"

Li Yuanchong next to him was even more shocked.

"Yeah! How did he do that?"

“It’s beyond our imagination!”

"It seems we really underestimated His Majesty the Ninth Prince."

Li Chenglin shook his head.

"General, what should we do now?"

Li Yuanchong asked.

"What else can we do? We can only let it go!"

"Now it seems that our scouts may have been silenced by His Majesty the Ninth Prince."

After thinking about it, Li Chenglin said again.

"I understand. General, what you mean is that His Highness the Ninth Prince doesn't want others to discover how he defeated the Xiongnu."

Li Yuanchong suddenly understood.

"Yes, it is like that."

"But it's easy to know the truth. We can still find out the truth from the Xiongnu."

"Send a message to the spy immediately. I need to know the detailed situation on the battlefield."

Li Chenglin ordered.

"Follow orders!!"

.........

Hulun City.

Ning Quan and Yaksu's drinking session lasted until the evening.

After Yaksu said goodbye, Ning Quan also went back to his room to rest.

The next morning, Ning Quan woke up early.

After washing up and having breakfast, Ning Quan came to the front hall.

In the front hall, all the civil and military officials were present.

“Your Highness.”

Seeing Ning Quan coming, everyone saluted.

"No need to be polite."

Ning Quan said with a smile, motioning everyone to sit down.

"Prime Minister, have all the slaves been handed over?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the handover has been completed and they are currently being placed in the Xiongnu camp."

"Well, with these slaves, I will no longer have to worry about having no one to use."

Hearing this, Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction.

"Your Highness is wise."

Zhuge Liang bowed.

"How are the Xiongnu prisoners? Have they started handing them over?"

Ning Quan asked again.

"Your Highness, it would be best if the handover took place this morning. I will go later."

"That's good. Let's hand over the prisoners quickly and put our minds at ease."

"promise."

Zhuge Liang nodded.

"Oh, I forgot one thing. Yaksu said he didn't have enough guards. I promised to send a thousand men to escort him. General Guan, you should go there."

Then Ning Quan gave the order.

"Yes, the general will take your orders."

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu immediately came out and said respectfully.

"Your Highness, I have something to report."

At this time, Li Cunxiao suddenly stood up and said.

"General Li, what's the matter?"

"Your Highness, I captured several scouts from Beiting during my ambush the other day."

"After interrogation, these scouts admitted that they were ordered by Beiting to sneak into Hulan to investigate the situation of the battle between our army and the Xiongnu."

"Therefore, I believe that the Northern Court must have known about the Xiongnu invasion in advance, but not only did they not inform us, they even watched the situation from the other side. Their intentions are despicable."

Li Cunxiao said angrily.

"Huh, is this true?"

Hearing this, Ning Quan couldn't help but frown.

He had already considered that the Xiongnu would not come to Beiting's rescue if they invaded, and he did not expect to get any help from Beiting at all.

But knowing the truth but not reporting it is a bit unreasonable. After all, we are all citizens of Daqian.

"Your Highness, it is absolutely true."

"Beiting with wolfish ambitions, he has put Your Highness in danger. This is truly treasonous."

"I believe that such traitors must be severely punished!"

Li Cunxiao said righteously.

"Well, I understand what you said."

"But now is not the time to clash with Beiting, so we can only settle this account later."

After thinking for a moment, Ning Quan said.

"Yes, I will obey your order."

Li Cunxiao clasped his fists and said.

"Well, we need to keep a close eye on those scouts. They might be useful in the future."

After thinking about it, Ning Quan said again.