The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Duke Ling of Qi said with disdain: "City Lord Zixuan, ahem, not necessarily. My teeth are also very good, ahem…"

Zixuan sneered and glanced at Duke Ling of Qi: "Perhaps the king still doesn't know what your outstanding Yaer has done!"

Seeing Zixuan's expression, Duke Ling of Qi asked in confusion, "City Lord Zixuan, ahem, ahem, what did Yaer do?"

Zixuan stood up and said angrily, "How dare your precious Ya'er sell out the city for personal gain! He gave the road to Fugui City to the feudal lords' army and allowed them to attack my Fugui City!"

"Right now, my Fugui City is still under siege by the armies of various vassal states. Your Majesty, tell me, is this something a prince of a country can do?"

What? Duke Ling of Qi was furious after hearing this: "This rebellious son actually did such a ridiculous thing. Ahem... What a loser! What a loser! Cack, crack, crack..."

Before Duke Ling of Qi could finish his words, he started coughing again out of anger.

Zixuan continued, "Your Majesty, Fugui City is now part of Qi's territory. If Fugui City falls, we will lose one-third of our territory."

"Your Majesty! You are well aware of the wealth of Fugui City. If it were taken away by that vassal state, Qi would lose its northeastern maritime barrier!"

"If the princes capture my city, they will certainly attack Qi from both sides. Then, it will be as easy as pie in the sky for them to destroy my Great Qi!"

"Your Majesty, if Prince Ya is not planning to defeat Qi, then what is this?"

At this time, Duke Ling of Qi was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and even the bed was shaking.

Zixuan sat on the bed, feeling her body trembling. She took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, the only solution now is to quickly depose Crown Prince Ya and immediately restore Jiang Guang to the throne."

"Only when the imperial court is stable can I focus on dealing with the various vassal states. As the saying goes, to resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the internal affairs."

"Only when Qi is internally stable can our Great Qi have a chance to overcome this difficult time. I wonder if the King agrees with my suggestion?"

At this time, Duke Ling of Qi was so angry that he couldn't speak.

He truly regretted it, hating himself for not listening to Concubine Zhong's earnest advice, which had led to the current calamity that had befallen Qi."

Alas! What's the point of regretting now? It's better to listen to City Lord Zixuan and quickly restore Guang'er's position as Crown Prince.

I hope Guang'er can work with City Lord Zixuan to drive out the princes and countries.

Thinking of this, he forced himself to cheer up, stretched out his hand to pull Jiang Guang over, and said with a guilty look on his face: "Guang'er, it was your father who misunderstood the slander and deposed you. Your father is so sorry for you, ka ka ka..."

"Now, I am willing to restore your position as Crown Prince, but father has a request. After Guang'er takes power, can you spare Ya'er's life? Ahem... "

"I spared his life not for my father, but for Yaer's biological mother."

"Ahem...back then, when Concubine Zhong learned that I was going to depose you and make Ya'er the crown prince, she tried hard to persuade my father and plead for you, khakhakha..."

"If Ya'er is killed, I'm afraid Concubine Zhong will follow him. Guang'er, ahem, ahem... can you agree to my father's request?"

Duke Ling of Qi finally finished speaking breathlessly. He looked at his son tenderly with expectant eyes.

Jiang Guang's mood was also very complicated at the moment. He looked at his father who had aged a lot after only not seeing him for a few days. He felt his nose sore and tears fell down.

He grabbed his father's hand, nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, father. Ya'er is Guang'er's brother. How could Guang'er kill him?"

Duke Ling of Qi nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered the eunuchs to draft an edict to restore Jiang Guang's position as crown prince.

Seeing that the matter here had been resolved, Zixuan said goodbye to Jiang Guang and the ministers, and took Bo Yuan back to the city wall of Fugui City.

At this time, the princes of various countries had already counted the casualties. Everyone was speechless when they looked at the casualty figures on the bamboo slips.

After a long while, Duke Dao of Jin slowly said, "My lords, don't you think something is amiss?"

"Think about the soldiers in Fugui City. There are only a few hundred thousand of them. How did they suddenly become millions? And how come they have such a strong fighting force?"

"Everyone has seen that those flashes of lightning flying down from the city walls are definitely not from this world."

"In my opinion, the city lord Xuan Ding is not a mortal. He is either possessed by a god or blessed by a god. It seems that we have offended the gods and will definitely be in great danger this time."

After hearing what Duke Dao of Jin said, everyone nodded repeatedly. The princes had the same idea as Duke Dao of Jin.

If that's not the case, then what about those thunder and lightning?

How do you explain the millions of soldiers that suddenly appeared from the city walls?

Thinking of this, the princes all bowed to Duke Dao of Jin and said, "Sir, I wonder what we should do next? Please make the decision!"

Duke Dao of Jin stroked his beard and asked seriously, "Do you have any good ideas, my lords? Please share them with us."

The King of Wu bowed and said, "Duke Dao, in my opinion, we should withdraw our troops now."

The rest of the princes also expressed their willingness to withdraw their troops.

Duke Dao of Jin stroked his beard again and said, "My lords, withdrawing is easy, but what happens after that?"

"I think the city lord Zixuan will definitely bear a grudge against me for sending troops to attack."

"If we retreat, she will lead millions of heavenly soldiers and generals to attack us. Wouldn't all our vassal states be annihilated?"

"Even if Zixuan doesn't pursue us, once he becomes hostile to us, he might even ally with Qi and wipe out our country."

"Think about it, based on the battle a few days ago, how could we be Zixuan's opponent? If that were the case, wouldn't all the vassal states be destroyed?"

After hearing this, all the princes took a deep breath.

Yes, if we don’t count the military strength of Qi, just the millions of troops in Fugui City, it would be easy to destroy their several countries.

Thinking of this, all the princes bowed to Duke Dao of Jin and said, "Duke Dao, we will obey your orders on what to do next."

Duke Dao of Jin nodded and stroked his beard, saying, "My lords, in my opinion, tomorrow we will go to see the city lord, Zixuan, and apologize to her."

"Let's ask her what her requirements and conditions are for us. Once we know Zixuan's intentions, we'll make a final decision. What do you think?"

After hearing this, all the dukes bowed to Duke Dao of Jin and said, "We agree with your plan. The decision on this matter is entirely up to you, Your Highness!"

The next morning, just as Zixuan finished her breakfast, Zichi came to inform her that the princes wanted to see her.

Zixuan was stunned. What did the princes want to see me for? They've been huddled in their camp for the past few days, neither attacking nor retreating. What kind of tricks are they trying to pull?