After rebirth, the daughter of the marquisate went crazy

The common people all knew that Princess Chun'an and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a good relationship. Seeing Ye Qingyu appearing on the city wall from time to time, they couldn't help but silently pray for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in their hearts, looking forward to His Royal Highness's triumphant return soon...

In September, a month after the army left, the marriage of Gu Yuanchen and Pei Xuqing made the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Pei Mansion extremely lively.

Ye Qingyu personally went to add makeup to Pei Xuqing. Seeing that after she married Gu Yuanchen, the two of them became more loving day by day, she was extremely happy in her heart.

At this time, the first good news came from the southwest border.

Shen Yanli took advantage of the fact that the King of Nanyue had not yet received the news and caught the border defenders of Nanyue by surprise, and captured Yancheng on the border of Nanyue.

As soon as the news reached Kyoto, not only Emperor Jingyou and his court officials were relieved, but even the common people joyfully celebrated the Crown Prince's victory in his first battle. The common people spontaneously donated money to buy out all the wine in Kyoto's taverns and sent the wine to the southwest border.

When Emperor Jingyou learned about this, he was so happy that he had no intention of stopping the people. This was what the people wanted, and it would also make the soldiers at the border feel the gratitude of the people.

It can be seen how much the people support Prince Shen Yanli.

Immediately afterwards, good news came back one after another. Shen Yanli led the soldiers of Daqing to continuously capture the cities of Nanyue.

Summer passed and autumn came, fallen leaves turned into white snow, and just as the New Year's bell was about to ring, the Daqing soldiers led by Shen Yanli had already attacked Yangxi Pass of Nanyue. Beyond Yangxi Pass was the capital of Nanyue.

The King of Nanyue was really scared at this time. He sent three waves of envoys to Shen Yanli's tent in one day to request peace talks.

Shen Yanli sent back the first two groups of envoys without even meeting them. The third person came from Nanyue, Prince Yu, the younger brother of the Nanyue Emperor and the Prime Minister of Nanyue. He came to Daqing's tent alone, and Shen Yanli met him only then.

Upon seeing Shen Yanli, Prince Yu respectfully performed the etiquette of the Daqing Dynasty and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Daqing."

Shen Yanli was dressed in a dark uniform. He stood in front of a huge, finely marked map of the Kingdom of Nanyue, looking intently at the map in front of him. He didn't care about Prince Yu's arrival at all and didn't even bother to turn around.

"Prince Yu, right? You are quite brave. Aren't you afraid that you will come here alone and never come back?" Shen Yanli said in a calm voice without any fluctuations.

Prince Yu kept his body bowed in a saluting position. "I'm not very courageous, but I believe in the character of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Even if I never return, it would be an honor to sacrifice my life for my country."

Shen Yanli then turned around and looked deeply at the person in front of him, "Your Highness, please stand up."

Shen Yanli did not have much good feelings towards the people of Nanyue, but Prince Yu knew very well what he should do. He was very humble but had his own character.

Prince Yu stood up and raised his head. His elegant face showed proper respect and composure. "Thank you, Your Highness."

"I have come here on the orders of our Emperor to deliver the peace documents for your review, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Shen Yanli didn't even glance at the peace document in his hand. He leisurely walked to the chair and sat down, pouring himself a drink. "Your Highness, what reason do you think I have to accept this peace document?"

He sneered, "It will only take a little longer for me to capture Yangxi Pass. After passing through Yangxi Pass, I can capture the capital of Nanyue. Your Highness, how many days do you think it will take me?"

Prince Yu was silent for a moment before speaking, "Your Highness has led the Daqing soldiers in attacking cities and plundering for the past few months, crossing most of our country's territory. I know that Your Highness is a master at commanding troops, but such high-intensity operations will tire even the most elite soldiers. Your Highness has been at Yangxi Pass for quite some time these days and should have some understanding of it. If you want to capture Yangxi Pass, it will not be as smooth as Your Highness did before."

"My emperor knows the importance of Yangxi Pass. The people and soldiers of Nanyue all know its importance. If Your Highness wants to storm Yangxi Pass, it will surely cost you a heavy price. Even if Your Highness pays a high price and the Dai family captures Yangxi Pass, if Yangxi Pass is broken, as long as our emperor escapes, Your Highness will not be able to find our emperor in the vast Ten Thousand Mountains with so few soldiers."

Prince Yu spoke in a gentle tone, his attitude remaining neither humble nor overbearing. "As long as our emperor is still alive, as long as there is still a member of the Nanyue royal family, even if Your Highness annexed Nanyue's territory into Daqing, war would still break out here. Then, this place would become a burden to Daqing."

"If I am not mistaken, Your Highness probably doesn't want the territory of South Vietnam either."

South Vietnam's land is barren and mostly mountainous, so it has always coveted Daqing's fertile land.

Shen Yanli looked at Prince Yu leisurely, "As expected of the Prime Minister of Nanyue, you are truly talented and intelligent."

Prince Yu spoke humbly, "Your Highness, I am very grateful for your kind words. I wonder if my guess is what you are thinking. Since South Vietnam is a burden to Daqing, peace talks are also a good thing for Daqing. My emperor has said that all conditions are up to your Highness. Since Princess Lanzhi and others have angered your Majesty and your Highness, their fate is at your discretion."

Shen Yanli snorted sarcastically, "The King of Nanyue is willing to do so."

Prince Yu said nothing more. He lowered his head and waited for Shen Yanli's reply.

When they reached Yangxi Pass, Shen Yanli, Lu Xiang and Gu Tingyuan discussed that this was indeed the limit. The soldiers were exhausted and the food and fodder they brought were almost used up.

Moreover, as Prince Yu said, since Yangxi Pass can serve as the most important gateway to the capital of Nanyue, it naturally has its natural dangers and is difficult to break through, and the territory of Nanyue is a greater burden than benefit for Daqing.

Shen Yanli smiled lightly, "Since the King of Nanyue is so sincere, I will accept the peace document."

Prince Yu breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully handed over the document. "In that case, I will await your news."

Shen Yanli took the document and Prince Yu left the tent.

Looking at the document in his hand, Shen Yanli's eyebrows were filled with tenderness. "Qingqing, I will be back soon. Wait for me."