Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

As Liu Chuang left quickly, Qin Ming took his soldiers and crossed the river by boat with confidence.

They even ran back and forth on the long river, transporting all the manpower and supplies bit by bit.

"Your Highness, Xiao Dongyu has retreated three hundred miles."

Wu Qingye arranged for spies to investigate and report the situation to Qin Ming.

Under the influence of various factors such as hot air balloons, iron chains across the river, fire attacks, and the early evacuation of allies.

Daqian lost more than 100,000 people, and Xiao Dongyu's troops had no hope of turning the tables.

Therefore Qin Ming was not in a hurry at all.

"Today's consumption is huge. Let the brothers rest for a few days before continuing the attack."

"Your Highness, they must be so anxious that they're peeing their pants now. How about I go there tonight?"

Although Wu Qingye was seriously injured at this time, his spirit was extremely excited.

The end of this battle marked their firm occupation of all the lands south of the Yangtze River.

From today on, we will set our sights on the Central Plains and officially compete with Daqian for the world!

"Don't panic, Daqian still has an old trick up his sleeve."

Seeing Qin Ming's mouth corners couldn't help but rise, Wu Qingye naturally guessed what he meant quickly.

"You mean... they're going to have the nerve to come and negotiate again?"

"Yes."

"No, do you agree?"

"Of course not. I just want them to kill someone. If this person dies, I can take over Daqian in the future."

Qin Ming is from Daqian, so naturally he doesn't want to cause any harm to the people.

If the other party is willing to agree to his request, he can directly force Emperor Qian to abdicate and restore order.

But if the other party did not agree, Qin Ming would have no choice but to go to the capital and kill people himself.

"Let's talk about Concubine Xiao Shufei last time, right?"

Wu Qingye knew that the person Qin Ming wanted to kill was Concubine Xiao Shufei, who had worked together with Emperor Qian to cause chaos in the court.

If he could get Emperor Qian to kill him, he would then abdicate and hand over the position to Qin Ming.

Then the court will be at peace.

"Your Highness, your request is a bit outrageous. His Majesty will definitely not accept it."

Wu Qingye said hesitantly.

"It's not like they have to accept it. If they won't kill me or abdicate, I'll take it myself."

Qin Ming shrugged. In his opinion, this was not a big deal.

"Makes sense."

Wu Qingye raised his eyebrows. Anyway, they had elite soldiers and generals at their disposal, and they were gradually occupying the Central Plains.

Within a year or two, we will be able to reach the capital.

By then, we won’t care whether they are willing or not, the dynasty will have to change!

After discussing the details with Qin Ming, Wu Qingye felt relieved and left to distribute medicine to the soldiers.

A few days later, Liu Chuang arranged for several secret guards to find Qin Ming.

"Your Highness, General Liu has captured the generals supporting the Fire Baiting Nation alive. He also asked us to tell you another important news."

"how?"

Qin Ming put down the military secret intelligence in his hand and looked at the few people curiously.

"General Cao Chuan defeated the elite troops of the Fire Worship Nation, and then the Nanyang nations rushed forward and completely annihilated the Fire Worship Nation."

"So, these troops supporting Daqian...are they from the dynasty behind the Fire Worship Nation?"

Qin Ming, who was quick-witted, immediately figured out the key.

"Yes."

Several secret guards nodded and continued:

"General Liu has detained a group of them at the Jiangnan Port in the past few days. After the interrogation, a new secret guard will report the details to you."

"Thank you for your hard work. Go to the warehouse and get some reward money."

Qin Ming patted their shoulders, and they immediately thanked him and left happily.

After they left, Wu Qingye, who had led his troops out of the camp for patrol, returned to Qin Ming and whispered:

"Your Highness, an envoy from Daqian has arrived."

"Oh? Tell them to send someone with sufficient status to see me."

Qin Ming had contact with Daqian a long time ago.

He also told them that unless Emperor Qian came in person, no one else would have the qualifications to negotiate with him.

Upon hearing this, Wu Qingye immediately added:

"Your Highness, the person coming is Xiao Dongyu."

"He's here to fulfill a bet?"

Qin Ming had previously told Xiao Dongyu that if they lost the battle, he would let him come and work for him.

But after losing the battle, Xiao Dongyu led his men to retreat hundreds of miles.

There was no intention of joining Qin Ming at all.

This made Qin Ming very strange.

"I don't feel like it."

Wu Qingye shook his head. He knew generals like Xiao Dongyu.

They all felt that Daqian was stronger than Lingnan and wanted to achieve more there.

It’s not their fault for being snobbish, any normal person would make the same choice.

But after Qin Ming completely controlled the Changhe River Basin, things seemed to have some subtle changes.

"Bring it in."

Qin Ming nodded slowly, and Wu Qingye waved outside.

Soon, several soldiers brought Xiao Dongyu and his guards into Qin Ming's tent.

When he appeared in front of Qin Ming again, Xiao Dongyu no longer had the elegant demeanor he had before.

His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was messy, and his clothes were covered in dust. It was obvious that he had not had a chance to rest in the past few days.

"Xiao Dongyu, why did you think of looking for me now?"

Qin Ming smiled and poured him a cup of tea, slowly pushing it over the table.

Xiao Dongyu did not take the teacup, but stared at Qin Ming with a look as if he were a monster.

"Your Highness, you do possess divine skills, but I cannot follow you into battle."

"So you still remember the bet."

Qin Ming smiled faintly and waved his hand:

"It's fine, but if you continue in the court, you'll die in the next round of war."

Hearing this, Xiao Dongyu said to Qin Ming with a melancholy look on his face:

"The court has issued an order for me to come and negotiate with you."

"You are not qualified enough. Let the emperor come in person."

Qin Ming spoke seriously, but Xiao Dongyu was not angry.

He knew that there was nothing wrong with what Qin Ming said, so he nodded slowly and said:

"Could you please tell me your conditions? I can go back and convey them directly to the court. This way, Your Majesty will have fewer disputes with you when you come here."

"A dispute is probably inevitable. Tell him that if you want the dynasty to be stable, you must kill the demon concubine, abdicate, and hand the throne to me."

Qin Ming shrugged and stated his request calmly.

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Dongyu and the guards around him all widened their eyes.

Such outrageous words could probably only come from Qin Ming's mouth.

"Are you... serious?"

"Correct."

"Also, if he doesn't agree, I can guarantee that I will personally attack the capital in one or two years."

Qin Ming spoke calmly. Now they have extremely powerful military force and don't need to give face to anyone.

A bitter smile appeared on Xiao Dongyu's face.

Now the entire court can no longer arrange more soldiers to fight against Qin Ming, who has the advantage.

If Qin Ming's request is not agreed, the situation might become very bad.

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Dongyu slowly stood up, raised the teacup in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

"I understand. I will report your request truthfully when I return, but I don't think it will be done. I hope you can understand."

"That's fine, Lao Wu, please see us off."

"Yes."

Wu Qingye slowly walked forward and sent them all out.