I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

Qin Shen was stunned when he heard this, then he broke into a huge grin and congratulated, "Congratulations, Your Highness!"

It’s great that the prince has a successor.

As military generals, they almost all had to live on the edge of a knife, with their heads hanging on their belts. No one knew when they would die.

Many people from military families would let their sons get married and have children early on. Some families even have hidden rules that if they do not have offspring, they are not allowed to take over their father's position in the army or enter the army for training.

But the Qin family is an exception. They don't have such rules.

It's not for any other reason, but because the Qin family has been monogamous since ancient times. There are no concubines or mistresses in the family.

When he joined the army, his family had already started arranging a marriage for him, but the elders in his family respected the younger generation very much, and if he did not agree, his family would not arrange a marriage for him.

That's why he is still alone.

But what he didn't expect was that he was the only one left in such a huge Qin family.

Lu Yanzheng was surprised and excited, but when he saw Qin Shen's lost look, he immediately calmed down and patted his shoulder, saying, "Those who are alive should look forward and let their relatives in the underworld rest in peace."

Revenge must be taken, but one cannot make a mess of one's life.

"Yeah, I understand." When Qin Shen raised his eyes again, a smile appeared in his eyes. "Is there a happy event in the prince's family? Why don't we call Old Eagle and the others to celebrate?"

Lu Yanzheng waved his hand, "No need," and then he hurriedly said, "But now we can no longer use the previous plan. Let's call Eagle and others to discuss it tomorrow!"

Qinqin is pregnant, so he has to rush back as soon as possible and not let her endure the pain of childbirth alone.

Qin Shen understood his current feelings and nodded, "Then I will go and tell them now that Your Highness should rest early."

Lu Yanzheng raised the corners of his lips, "I'm afraid I can't rest yet."

After saying this, he sent a messenger to call in the person sent by the court to negotiate peace.

When Qin Shen was leaving, the Minister of the Imperial Household happened to come in.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was named Lu. He had discussed a marriage with the Qin family, and the one he was talking about was Qin Shen. Lord Lu had met Qin Shen several times and had some impression of him. When the two passed by each other, he stopped in his tracks.

"General Qin." Lord Lu greeted him with a bow.

Qin Shen just glanced at him, nodded casually and left.

Lord Lu frowned, snorted in his heart, and then strode into Lu Yanzheng's cabin.

What are you so arrogant about? The Qin family has such a huge fortune, but this loser Qin Shen actually handed it all over to Lu Yanzheng. He is really a complete spendthrift!

He just wanted to build good relations with the people of the Northwest Army so that if they had to work together in the future or the court was conquered, he could save his life. But Qin Shen was ungrateful, and he was too lazy to bother with him.

"I am Lu Zhengfeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and I am honored to meet the King of the Northwest." Lord Lu bowed respectfully to Lu Yanzheng.

Lu Yanzheng responded indifferently, without asking anyone to serve tea or anything. After getting everyone up, he got straight to the point and asked, "Master Lu, are you here to negotiate peace?"

Lu Zhengfeng had a lot of things to say, but Lu Yanzheng's words interrupted him. He felt his rhythm was disrupted and said haltingly, "Yes, I am here on the orders of the Emperor to discuss a truce with the Prince."

After all, it was the imperial court, and he couldn't bring himself to say the word "peace talks", so he used "truce" instead.

"Oh? Then I believe the court must be sincere. Lord Lu might as well talk about it first." Lu Yanzheng raised his eyebrows, drank a sip of water slowly, and then just looked at Lu Zhengfeng quietly.

Lu Zhengfeng was speechless again, and even felt that the King of the Northwest, who looked gentle and harmless at the moment, was like a tiger lurking in the dark night, which might suddenly attack and hurt people at any time.

"Your Highness, before you came here, the Emperor personally told me that you will not be held accountable for your unauthorized declaration of the throne, nor will you be held accountable for the various taxes levied on the four northwestern states during this period. As long as Your Highness stops the war, you will be officially enthroned as Prince Ding." Lu Zhengfeng finally expressed what Emperor Jingqing meant.

Lu Yanzheng was almost laughing at this, "Is this the court's 'sincerity'?"

It seems as if his mobilization of troops is just a rebellion by the child at home, who can be appeased by a few simple words from his parents, and then go back to being a good and obedient child?

"Your Highness, please understand. If you don't handle your actions this time properly, your name will surely go down in history, but it will be a name of infamy!" Lu Zhengfeng said with a look of deep sorrow. "Your Highness, you wouldn't want your ancestors to be cursed thousands of years from now, would you?"

Lu Yanzheng smiled lightly but said nothing.

Lu Zhengfeng was a little anxious. "In my humble opinion, even for the sake of future generations and for the sake of your reputation after death, Your Highness should not rebel! Only the Dai Viet court is the orthodox royal family. As long as the emperor exists, Dai Viet will exist!"

"If this is the sincerity of the court in negotiating peace," Lu Yanzheng suddenly stood up and looked at Lu Zhengfeng with a cold gaze, "I'm sorry, I don't have that blessing. Send him away."

After saying that, he didn't care what Lu Zhengfeng said anymore, and strode away back to his cabin.

Lu Zhengfeng was still trying hard to persuade Lu Yanzheng to stop the war. "For the sake of the people of the world to have a good life, Your Highness, you can no longer continue to be so willful!"

When Lu Yanzheng heard this, he felt like he had heard a huge joke. If Emperor Jingqing continued to be the emperor, the people would not have a good life, right?

Originally, he was still very hesitant about whether to advance the plan, but after meeting Lu Zhengfeng, his hesitation disappeared immediately.

Whether it was for the purpose of letting the people live a better life sooner, or for the purpose of quickly taking over the capital so that he could go back to accompany his wife, he could not wait even a moment.

……

Lu Zhengfeng was thrown back to the shore. The people of the imperial navy were like quails. No one dared to shout at the Northwest Army navy. They just carried Lu Zhengfeng away quickly, and no one dared to show up again.

To the imperial navy, the black muzzles of the Northwest Navy's warships pointed at them were like a knife hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment, frightening them so much that they dared not even breathe.

"How can you be so heartless?!" Lu Zhengfeng was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and he pointed at the navy people and cursed.

The naval commander rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Lord Lu is such a brave man, why didn't he just crash into the Northwest Navy ship and die? Or did Lord Lu also see the gunpowder weapons on their ship and couldn't bear to die?"

Look at their ships, and then look at the ships of the Northwest Navy; look at what they have in their hands, and then look at what the Northwest Navy has in its hands; look at their stockpiled weapons, and then look at the weapons displayed by the Northwest Navy... What can they use to compare with others?

If you can't beat the opponent and don't know how to hide, then aren't you a fool?

If the enemy is a foreign invasion, they will definitely fight to the death even if they cannot defeat them.

But the current situation is not like that! The Northwest Army came here to find a way out for the people because they were massacred by Prince Yong and the court did nothing.

Look, how valid are their excuses? Look at the imperial court, it's already in this state, and not long ago they were still increasing taxes and forcibly conscripting soldiers...

Not to mention that he was just a general in an idle department, even the Prime Minister Su and the Minister of War above him had run away.

To be honest, when he saw the Northwest Navy appear on the Yue River, he also wanted to run over and join them.

Unfortunately, he couldn't, because he didn't have the ability to settle all his family members.

"You!" Lu Zhengfeng was furious. "Okay, okay, if you do this, I will report the truth to the Emperor!"

After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left, as if there was a ghost chasing him.

When Emperor Jingqing heard Lu Zhengfeng's exaggerated description of Lu Yanzheng and Qin Shen's attitudes, he almost exploded with anger.