With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

They all had ferocious faces, their hands raised and their swords fell, and the flash of swords and sabers

Before the Beixiang soldiers could react, their heads and bodies were separated.

"Ah! My legs!"

"Help! There's a ghost!"

Screams and wails rang out one after another, and the originally orderly team was instantly in disarray.

Like a colony of ants dispersed by a flood, they fled in all directions.

Li Kui took the lead, wielding the sword in his hand with great vigor.

With every strike of the sword, a soldier from Beixiang State would fall.

He looked like a madman, his scarlet eyes fixed on the mustache, and he roared:

"You son of a bitch, I'm here to take your life!"

The man with the mustache was terrified, he never expected this.

This "hidden" path actually hides such murderous intent.

He waved the sword in his hand in panic, barely resisting Li Kui's fierce attack.

At the same time, he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

However, how easy is it to retreat on the narrow mountain road?

Li Kui's big knife team has surrounded them, like catching a turtle in a jar.

With a tiger in front of them and no way to retreat behind them, the soldiers of Beixiang State were completely in despair.

"Brothers, kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

Li Kui's roar was like a death warrant.

The barbarians of the big knife team were in high spirits. They waved their big knives and madly harvested the lives of the enemies.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, screams were heard, and this originally quiet path instantly turned into a hell on earth.

The man with the mustache was forced to retreat repeatedly by Li Kui, and his body was already covered with wounds.

He watched his soldiers fall one by one, his heart filled with fear and despair.

He regretted underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly, and even more regretted listening to the spy's lies.

"Damn spy! I'll tear you into pieces when I get back!"

The man with a mustache cursed with gritted teeth.

"Want to run? Your grandpa is here!"

Li Kui yelled, and the knife in his hand rushed towards the mustache man's head with a whistling sound.

The man with the mustache was terrified and quickly raised his sword to block.

There was a loud "swoosh" sound, and the long sword in the man with the mustache broke.

The big knife continued to move forward and hit his shoulder heavily.

"what!"

The man with the mustache let out a shrill scream.

The whole person was blown away by the huge force and fell heavily to the ground.

Li Kui walked up to him with a big laugh, stepped on his chest, and raised the big knife high in his hand.

"go to hell!"

At this critical moment, a feather arrow flew through the air.

The knife hit Li Kui right on the back.

With a "bang", sparks flew everywhere.

The big knife in Li Kui's hand was deflected and almost hit the man with the mustache in the face.

"Who?!"

Li Kui roared angrily and turned to look.

Not far away, a cavalry team was galloping towards them.

The leader, wearing silver armor and holding a longbow, looked heroic. He was Mu Qing, the general of Beixiang State.

"Mu Qing! You've come just in time! Grandpa will send you to heaven today!"

Li Kui roared, drew his sword, and was about to charge forward.

"Xiao Kui! Come back!"

Lu Yan's voice came from the megaphone.

"Don't chase me, there might be an ambush. Come back quickly!"

Although Li Kui was somewhat unwilling, he still obeyed Lu Yan's order and quickly retreated to Jianmen Pass with the big knife team.

Mu Qing's face turned ashen as he looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground and the defeated soldiers fleeing in a panic.

He never imagined that his carefully planned raid would turn into a complete massacre.

He dismounted and walked up to the dying man with a mustache.

He asked in a deep voice:

"What happened? How did we get ambushed?"

The man with the mustache endured the severe pain and spoke intermittently:

"General... that path... is a trap... Lu Yan... he had anticipated this..."

After hearing this, Mu Qing's face became even gloomier.

He didn't expect that he was actually tricked by Lu Yan.

"Lu Yan! I can't stand with you!"

Mu Qing roared to the sky, his voice filled with anger and unwillingness.

Just then, a soldier ran over in a panic.

"Report... Report to the General! The guards of Jianmen Pass... have left!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Qing suddenly looked up towards Jianmen Pass.

The gate was wide open, and Lu Yan was leading a large army, charging towards them in a mighty force...

At the same time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Liu An leaned back in the armchair, leisurely turning the jade ring in his hand.

News came that a hundred thousand troops from Beixiang State were approaching Shannan Prefecture.

He had already received it and was secretly delighted.

He knew that Shannan Prefecture was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Beixiang State would be difficult to conquer in a short time.

And this is exactly what he wants to see.

"Two dogs fight, play off."

Lu Yan, ah Lu Yan, you have come to this day!

He took a sip of tea slowly, thinking of a solution in his mind.

The opportunity is coming!

He picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote a memorial in a flourish.

He carefully chose his words and described the tense situation on the border of Beixiang State with earnest language.

It's as if he is a loyal minister who is concerned about the country and the people, and his words reveal his concern for the safety of the country.

It even exaggerated several fictitious border conflicts.

The Beixiang State was described as an ambitious and powerful enemy that was eyeing the enemy and was likely to invade at any time.

At the end of the memorial, he solemnly suggested that the empress immediately send troops to reinforce the border to prevent any accidents.

After writing the last word, Liu An put down his pen and a barely perceptible sneer appeared on his face.

He slowly blew the ink dry, carefully rolled up the memorial, and put it into a brocade box.

He knew that as long as this memorial was delivered to the empress, his plan would be half successful.

Once the garrison forces in the capital were transferred away, he could take advantage of the opportunity and sneak in.

To realize his unknown ambition.

He gently stroked the brocade box, his eyes gleaming with greed.

It was as if he had already seen the day when he would ascend the throne.

In the Golden Palace, Chen Qingwan sat upright on the dragon throne, her phoenix eyes scanning the area below majestically.

Liu An was wearing a scarlet robe, holding a jade tablet in his hand, and stood respectfully in the center of the hall.

"Lord Liu, is what is said in this memorial true?"

Chen Qingwan's voice was cold and emotionless.

"Your Majesty, every word I say is true. I would never dare to deceive you."

Liu An's tone was calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

"I have long heard of the Beixiang Kingdom's wolfish ambitions."

"But Shannan Prefecture is strategically located, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Beixiang State will also be difficult to capture in a short time."

"Why are you so worried, my dear?"

There was a hint of doubt in Chen Qingwan's tone.

"Your Majesty, we understand that although Shannan Prefecture is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Beixiang Kingdom is coming with great force and their military strength far outweighs ours."

"I am worried that the young and energetic commander of Shannan Prefecture, Lu Yan, may not be able to withstand the fierce attack of Beixiang State."

"Besides, if Beixiang State conquers Shannan Prefecture, they can march straight into the capital."

"By then, it will be too late to regret!"

Liu An's words were sincere and every word made sense.

After hearing this, Chen Qingwan felt even more uneasy.

Although she trusted Lu Yan, she also had to consider the risks Liu An mentioned.

"My dear minister, you are right. However, the defense forces of the capital cannot be mobilized easily. What if..."