Princess Promotion

Lin Wan took off his cloak and picked up the teapot on the table. He poured himself a cup of tea without hesitation, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Putting down the teacup, Lin Wan exhaled and said, "His Majesty was furious and sent me here to deal with some matters."

These words were like thunder, instantly making the air heavy.

Although Fu Hongxuan did not know Lin Wan, Li Yinhan obviously knew her, and he did not refute what Lin Wan said. It seemed that this person was of great importance.

Lin Wan looked around and paused on Fu Hongxuan, then quickly looked away. Finally, he stopped at Yan Mingzhe and asked, "Who is he?"

Li Yinhan's answer was concise and powerful: "The Yan family of Youzhou, Yan Mingzhe!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan's eyes grew even colder, and he practically gnashed his teeth as he said, "You traitorous scum, tie him up and chop him up together later."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire tent instantly dropped to freezing point.

Yan Mingzhe was even more dissatisfied. They had different positions and served different masters. There was no right or wrong. He would admit defeat. He could be killed or beaten but not humiliated.

Li Yinhan watched all this with a frown on his face, obviously feeling that the current situation was difficult.

He turned to Lin Wan, trying to lighten the mood: "Why are you so angry? You come in and start yelling for war and killing. Is there anything you can't discuss properly?"

However, Lin Wan's expression did not soften despite Li Yinhan's persuasion. Instead, he pulled out a letter from his bosom, threw it on the ground, and said, "The Yan clan has defected to the barbarians. Let them raid the border and disperse the Qi army. Then the Western Border and the barbarians will join forces to encircle and suppress the Qi army."

Yan Mingzhe shouted in disbelief, "You are slandering me. How could my Yan family sell out our country for personal gain?"

Yan Mingzhe can give everything for the rise and fall of his family, even his own life, the son of his sworn brother, because his family gave birth to him and raised him, and without his family he would have nothing.

But this premise definitely does not include collusion with the barbarians. On one side is the family's honor and disgrace, and on the other side are the lives of the people in the Central Plains.

Yan Mingzhe knew clearly what was more important. The barbarians were people who burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil. Once they were allowed to set foot in the Central Plains, the people would be destroyed.

Yan Mingzhe absolutely did not believe that the Yan family would do such a cruel thing.

All arguments came to an abrupt halt when he saw two young men being brought in tied up.

"Why are you here?" Yan Mingzhe's voice trembled slightly, he couldn't believe his eyes.

Yan Mingzhe naturally recognized the two young men in front of him as Yan Haoyu's eldest son and second son.

The two young men had fear and anxiety on their faces, and they lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Yan Mingzhe.

Yan Mingzhe staggered forward a few steps and picked up the letter on the ground.

The handwriting above is from Yan Haoyu's hand and cannot be faked.

At this moment, all the overlooked details and things that were wrong found their answers.

Why is Yan Haoyu so determined to take Fu Hongxuan's life? Facing such a disparity in military strength, let alone killing one commander, even if he kills a few more, it will not have much effect on the battle situation.

But if Yan Haoyu colluded with the barbarians, the situation would immediately be different.

As long as they can hold off the Qi army for a while and wait for the barbarian army to arrive, the Qi army will not have the extra energy to deal with the Yan family.

Lin Wan glanced at Yan Mingzhe coldly and said, "Your Majesty has predicted that the Yan family has only three options: surrender to the Great Qi, or fight to the death. These two options make little difference to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, what you really need to guard against is the third one: colluding with foreign enemies to bring chaos to the Central Plains. Your Yan family is truly a model of scholars!"

Yan Mingzhe's face turned pale in an instant, and his body swayed slightly, as if he would fall down at any time.

His voice was almost inaudible: "This is impossible... This is impossible..."

Lin Wan was not interested in answering Yan Mingzhe's questions. Now that things had happened, there was no point in dwelling on the past.

Lin Wan pulled out a token and said, "His Majesty has ordered that the entire army immediately break camp and rush through the Black Water Gorge to the border to resist the barbarians."

Fu Hongxuan stopped him and said, "We can't transfer all the troops. We must leave 100,000 troops to guard the rear. Otherwise, if we fight the barbarians in the front, the Western Border will definitely launch a surprise attack on the rear."

Lin Wan shook his head and said, "Our forces cannot be dispersed. Not only has the Yan clan allied themselves with the barbarians, Your Majesty suspects they are also likely colluding with the State of Yan. If we only have 200,000 barbarian troops, we can barely resist. But if we add the troops of Yan, we will have to fight a desperate battle."

Fu Hongxuan's pupils suddenly shrank. He knew that Lin Wan was definitely not exaggerating.

It is impossible for Yan State to watch Qi State annex Western Zhou and become stronger. If that happens, it will be Yan State that is in danger.

The more chaotic the situation is, the better it is for Yan State.

The Yan family doesn't even need to do anything, the State of Yan won't get involved.

Fu Hongxuan wanted to say something, but Lin Wan stopped him from saying anything else.

Lin Wan said without question, "Your Majesty orders the army to depart immediately. After passing through the Black Water Gorge, they must blow up the road...severing the road from the western border to the border."

Li Yinhan was just about to say that this method was too radical. Wouldn't it cut off the possibility of the Western Territory launching a sneak attack on their rear? Even if they wanted to launch a sneak attack, they would have to lead their troops over mountains and across rivers.

By the time the western army crossed the mountains and hills, the battle was already over.

But Li Yinhan immediately realized that the army from the western border could not get through, but they could not get in either. The army from the western border attacked Yundu City...

Without waiting for Li Yinhan to respond, Lin Wan said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, stay here as bait."

Only in this way, when the road ahead was blown up, would the soldiers have to exhaust their physical strength and go through the trouble of crossing mountains and ridges just to join forces with the barbarians to destroy the Qi army.

Doing so would certainly deal a fatal blow to the Qi army, but it would also come at a huge cost to the Western Territory. If the Western Territory army and the Qi army were both defeated, the barbarians would likely benefit in the end.

Another way is to attack Yundu City directly. Now the army is defending against barbarians at the border, and the road has been blown up, so it is impossible to come back to support Yundu City.

It would take at least two months to transfer troops from Hecheng in Qi State, which was simply too late.

It can be said that the current Yundu City has no defense at all. As long as the Western Territory captures Yundu City and Yao Chuguang alive, they can regroup and wait for the border army to fight the barbarians to a draw.

The Western Territory can completely sit back and reap the benefits, and there is even hope of counterattacking Qi. It is not impossible to capture Qi.

There are two paths before us, and anyone with a little bit of common sense would choose to attack Yundu City.

Li Yinhan was stunned for a moment, then roared loudly: "What about Ah Chu? I ask you, what about Ah Chu?"

Lin Wan's eyes trembled violently, and she suppressed her trembling body and said, "Your Majesty has issued an order. If...if anything happens to her, you will be the new emperor of Qi."

Li Yinhan took two steps back, his knuckles turning white from holding onto the table, and muttered to himself, "How could this happen? No... no... I want to go back. I'm not going to the border. I want to go back..."

Li Yinhan staggered out, but was knocked to the ground by Lin Wan's punch.

Lin Wan roared at the top of her lungs, "Don't you know? In her heart, the people of the world are always more important than her own life. If she wants to live in this world, who can stop her?"

Li Yinhan suddenly grabbed Lin Wan's wrist and said in a tight voice: "But...but...she is Ah Chu, why her!"

Lin Wan broke free from Li Yinhan's grip and took a deep breath, saying, "Because she's the emperor, she has to protect the world, including you. You can die, but you must die after her... This is what Ah Chu asked me to tell you."

When Li Yinhan heard this, he was obviously stunned, and tears immediately burst out, as if the last string in his brain was broken.

Time was running out and Lin Wan didn't give Li Yinhan time to react. He just had someone tie Li Yinhan up and carry him out.

After this farce ended, Lin Wan looked at Fu Hongxuan, who had been silent since a moment ago, and asked, "Commander Fu, do you have anything else to ask?"

Fu Hongxuan stood quietly behind the candlelight, his body almost completely shrouded in shadow.

Standing in this position, his already well-defined face was completely hidden in the darkness, leaving only a pair of deep eyes that revealed unpredictable emotional fluctuations.

The air around them seemed to become heavier as a result. Everyone could feel the invisible pressure gradually gathering, waiting to explode at some point.

Just as Lin Wan was getting impatient and was about to speak, a dry voice seemed to be squeezed out from his throat and said, "No!"

After receiving the response, Lin Wan prepared to turn around and leave.

Yan Mingzhe, who had been ignored by everyone, stood up with his hair disheveled and his eyes red, and said, "Wait!"