The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Two years later, the drought in Jin was over.

During these two years, due to the adequate supply of grain, oil and other materials in Fugui City, the people did not suffer from starvation and whoring.

Therefore, this gave Jin a chance to breathe, so Jin Pinggong followed the advice of his ministers.

He was preparing to summon all the vassal states to avenge Duke Zhuang of Qi's invasion of Jin three years ago.

The vassal states did not dare to disobey the orders of the overlord, and all sent their capable generals to gather in Pingyin City at the border between Qi and Jin.

Of course, Lu was no exception. Duke Xiang of Lu strongly supported Jin's attack on Qi.

So he sent out the best lineup with Shusun Bao as the general, Gongzi Xu and Di Shimi as deputy generals.

The State of Yan did not participate in the alliance on the grounds that it had just suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Shanrong and was short of manpower.

Duke Jian of Yan said in his heart, Qi State had just sent City Lord Zixuan to rescue Yan City from danger, and now they turned around and attacked them. Is this a human thing to do?

Although Duke Ping of Jin was unhappy, he had no time to pay attention to him for the time being. It was more important to deal with Qi first.

So, Duke Ping of Jin summoned more than ten vassal states, large and small, and after gathering in Pingyin, they marched towards the State of Qi.

After receiving the news, Duke Jing of Qi and Yan Ying immediately held an emergency meeting.

After the ministers arrived, Duke Jing of Qi looked at them in panic and said, "My dear ministers!"

"Jin State has united with more than ten vassal states to attack Great Qi! What should we do?"

The ministers were horrified after hearing this. There were more than a dozen vassal states, so how many troops would that require?

It's over! This time, Qi is finished...

Yan Ying coughed lightly and said, "My lords, please don't panic!"

"Although more than a dozen vassal states have millions of soldiers, in my eyes they are just a group of ants!"

Duke Jing of Qi was pleasantly surprised and said, "Oh? The Prime Minister is so confident. He must have a plan to repel the enemy."

Yan Ying stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty! Do you still remember Zixuan, the City Lord of Fugui City?"

Duke Jing of Qi nodded quickly: "Remember, remember, that is Sister Xuan whom I miss day and night!"

Yan Ying nodded and said, "Two years ago, when the young master remarried, I discussed this matter with her."

City Lord Zixuan clearly told me that if the State of Jin and its vassal states invade, she would definitely send troops to help!

Really! That’s great! Duke Jing of Qi was overjoyed upon hearing this.

He stood up and looked at Yan Ying excitedly: "Prime Minister! There is no time to lose, draft the edict quickly!"

Yan Ying looked at his young master with a smile: "Okay! I will draft the edict right away!"

Three days later, the messenger traveled 800 miles day and night and finally delivered Qi Jinggong's letter of request for help to Zixuan.

After reading the imperial edict, Zixuan gently placed the bamboo slips on the table and thought to himself: What is coming has finally come.

More than a dozen vassal states, with millions of soldiers, are determined to destroy Qi! How can I grant your wish?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly summoned the ministers into the hall to discuss matters.

When the ministers heard that the allied forces of the princes had sent a million troops to attack Qi, they were also shocked.

They all turned their eyes to Zixuan, and saw Zixuan said with a serious face: "My dear ministers!"

"As you all have heard, the King of Qi has sent a letter asking me to send troops to jointly resist the invasion of the vassal states!"

"I cannot stand by and watch while Qi is in danger. Where is Right Prime Minister Yi Ke?"

Yi Ke hurried out of the class, bowed, and said, "I am here!"

Zixuan looked at him and asked, "Prime Minister! How many reserve soldiers does my Fugui City have now?"

"Your Majesty! We have 500,000 reserve officers and soldiers!"

Zixuan nodded and said, "Alright! Leave 300,000 to continue working, and the remaining 200,000 will follow me to the battle in three days!"

“Yes!” Yi Ke agreed and returned to the classroom.

When Lu Hu heard that another battle was about to begin, he immediately and excitedly came out and said, "Your Majesty! I beg to join the army in the battle!"

Zixuan looked at him and nodded with a smile: "Okay! General Lu!"

"This time you will still be the vanguard officer. Join me in the battle in three days!"

Back in the harem, the queen heard that her daughter was going to the battlefield again, so she asked worriedly: "Xuan'er, can you let someone else lead the troops? I'm worried that something might happen to you."

Zixuan patted his mother's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, mother. Xuan'er will be fine."

"You forget that my daughter has the help of the gods. If I encounter danger, the gods will come to save me."

As the mother and daughter were talking, there was suddenly a commotion at the door, and Zijin, Zizhi and Zixing rushed in.

As soon as he entered the door, he started chattering, "Mom, mom! I heard you're going to war again!"

"You have to take us with you this time. Last time you said we were too young to go."

"Now that we are in our twenties and have graduated from military school, it's time for us to go out and get some exercise!"

Zixuan felt a tenderness in his heart as he looked at his three tall, graceful and handsome children.

These three children have loved playing with guns and sticks since they were young. Zixuan saw that they were good materials for martial arts, so he let them apply for military school.

Now that the three children have graduated from military school, they keep saying that they must go to the battlefield for training if they have the chance.

She thought about it and decided that since the children were grown up, it was time to give them a chance to gain experience.

So, Zixuan smiled and nodded: "Okay! But..."

She paused and continued, "Going to the battlefield is not like going to the training ground. It's a real fight with real weapons! Are you afraid?"

The three of them shouted in unison: "Don't be afraid!"

"Well! In that case, mother will take you to the battle."

"Zixing, you follow General Lu, and Zijin and Zizhi, you stay with mother!"

The three of them jumped for joy after hearing this: "Thank you, mother! Thank you, mother!"

Three days later, 200,000 well-equipped soldiers of the city defense army, singing military songs, marched towards the west gate of Guicheng with high morale.

The two sides of the road were filled with civilians and families of officers and soldiers. They cheered, shouted, and cried as they saw their soldiers off.

After leaving Guicheng, all the soldiers boarded the bus and rushed all the way to the west gate of Fugui City.

After arriving at the west gate, they changed into a specially made chariot and headed towards the State of Qi.

Duke Jing of Qi and his ministers were very happy when they received the news that Zixuan was leading an army of 200,000 to support them.

So Chuju led the ministers ten miles out of the city gate and waited there early.

An hour later, flags and sleeves fluttering could be seen in the distance.

A well-organized army, sitting in specially made tanks, was driving towards this side quickly.

Walking in front were Lu Hu and Gongzi Xing. Lu Hu saw hundreds of people standing opposite and looking at them.

He hurried forward and asked loudly, "Who are you? Why are you blocking our army's way?"

Yan Ying hurried forward and bowed, "General Lu, long time no see! How have you been after not seeing you for two years?"

Seeing that it was Yan Ying, Lu Hu hurriedly stepped down from the carriage and returned the greeting, "It's you, the Prime Minister! I apologize for any offense!"

He pulled Zixing over and introduced him to Yanying: "Prime Minister, this is my king's fourth son, Zixing!"

Yan Ying bowed again and said, "The Fourth Young Master is here too! Welcome, welcome!"

He looked at the convoy again and said, "Sir, General Lu, didn't they say that City Lord Zixuan was leading the troops here personally? Why didn't they see him?"