Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

After hearing this solution, Hu Weizhao suddenly felt melancholy.

It is now impossible for the Fourth Prince Hua Yuanzheng to defeat Hua Yunhong.

If he retreated and joined the troops that came to support him, maybe the two of them could still fight.

Even so, the situation was clearly tilting towards the prince.

If I have already backed out, it will be easy for Hua Yuanzheng to become suspicious.

Especially someone like him who is always on the fence.

Hua Yuanzheng and Hua Yunhong would definitely not be willing to accept it.

Now there is actually only one way left for him, which is to leave the Shenmu Kingdom with his family.

But this also requires Hua Yunhong's nod.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Alright then, you guys go ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first. I'll go find the Fourth Prince and tell him the news."

"it is good."

After completing their task, several officials quickly left the place.

Hu Weizhao returned to Hua Yuanzheng's residence with a heavy heart.

After the guard at the door reported the news of Hu Wei coming, Hua Yuanzheng immediately frowned.

"What's this guy doing here so late at night? Let him in."

Although it was late at night, Hua Yuanzheng had been contacting officials from all sides to rally support for himself. Instead of resting, he sat in his study, planning how to fight against Hua Yunhong.

It was at this time that Hu Weizhao came to him.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince has arranged for several people to enter the city today."

"what?"

Upon hearing the news about Hua Yunhong, Hua Yuanzheng immediately became alert.

"They are here to discuss withdrawing the troops..."

Hu Weizhao told Hua Yuanzheng their news in detail. After learning that Hua Yunhong had also received news from Qin Ming, Hua Yuanzheng suddenly felt conflicted.

Given the current situation, it is impossible for Hua Yunhong to not deal with him.

But if Qin Ming was the guarantor, then what happened during that period would be worth talking about.

After all, Qin Ming is a powerful foreign force.

He wanted peace for the Shenmu Kingdom, but now the battle between the two sides has reached a fever pitch.

But no one wants to mobilize troops within the territory of Shenmu Kingdom.

As long as a civil war breaks out, the internal damage will inevitably be enormous, which cannot be made up for in several years.

It is very likely that it will take more than ten years, or even decades, to repair the post-war wounds.

"He actually agreed to Qin Ming's proposal..."

"Did you say anything else?"

After learning about the conditions offered by the other party, Hua Yuanzheng did not draw a conclusion directly, but instead asked about other situations of these people.

"I didn't say much."

Hu Weichao shook his head.

He did not say any words of advice to Hua Yuanzheng.

He is still deeply bound to Hua Yuanzheng.

Once he shows signs of infidelity, he will be unloved by his parents and no one will want him anymore.

"Your Highness, do we need to respond to them?"

After thinking for a moment, Hu Weichao suddenly asked the Chinese Expedition about their current actions.

Hua Yuanzheng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said:

"You can agree to it, but it will take a few days."

"What is your intention, Your Highness?"

Hu Weichao didn't quite understand what Hua Yuanzheng was saying. At this time, Hua Yuanzheng slowly said:

"Tell Hua Yunhong that if he is willing not to enter the palace within these three days, I will withdraw my troops."

"This...I'm afraid they won't agree."

Only then did Hu Weizhao finally understand what Hua Yuanzheng meant. Hua Yuanzheng's current idea might not be as simple as withdrawing troops. He was also waiting for an opportunity and would make a decision only after seeing the situation clearly.

These three days are its buffer period. During these three days, its troops can take advantage of the opportunity to advance quickly and approach Shenmu City quickly.

Although his troops could not reach here directly, the threat of prayer would increase sharply.

If that were the case, things would likely change.

His delay seemed to be an agreement with Hua Yunhong, but in fact it was a preparation for the upcoming battle.

But how could Hua Yunhong not see such obvious intentions?

Hu Weizhao was a little hesitant when he received this order.

He was a little worried that the negotiations would fail. If they failed, they would have no choice but to continue fighting Hua Yunhong.

"Let's see how he reacts first."

"Yes."

Hu Weizhao, carrying Hua Yuanzheng's order, quickly passed the news to Hua Yunhong's military camp.

Hua Yunhong has besieged Shenmu City for several days.

The people in the city also complained about the behavior of the Fourth Prince Hua Yuanzheng.

They have never been connected to the outside world, which has directly led to their food shortage.

These days, there are many people who don’t have enough food to eat, and they are moving between various modes at high prices.

Want to see if I can buy some food.

But unfortunately, the food in the city is controlled by the rich and powerful.

Some people even took advantage of this opportunity to raise prices drastically.

Originally, you could buy a pound of coarse flour for a few cents, but now it costs dozens of cents to buy it.

And these prices began to rise as they were besieged for a longer time.

This situation naturally shook the Fourth Prince's plan to seal off the city.

They originally formed an isolated island, but now some of them actually ran out directly along the moat.

And supplies were transported back and forth between the moat's waterways.

Although the soldiers in the city wanted to take action, they were powerless as their numbers gradually decreased.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as these people traveled back and forth in the moat.

And this news soon reached Hua Yunhong's ears.

The entire Shenmu City is very large, after all, it is their imperial city.

Want to keep it completely and airtight.

Unless there are tens of thousands of troops, it is just empty talk.

After fighting for a few days, Hua Yunhong also found that the opponent seemed very easy to infiltrate.

This can be seen from the fact that those high-ranking officials of the court came all the way from the city to show their loyalty to him.

Actually, it’s not that difficult to get out of the city.

"Follow these river maps and deploy all our troops. We won't have to fight him in the next few days."

Hua Yunhong put down what he was holding. After learning these two pieces of information, he realized that Hua Yuanzheng wanted to wait for the troops behind to arrive.

That will delay the time.

But since the entire city's defenses are weak, this is also his opportunity. He just needs to arrange for Du Zi to lead his men to swim in along the moat.

As the ants moved over the past few days, they were able to gather a large number of troops on the field soon.

By then, even if Hua Yuanzheng wanted to leave, he wouldn’t be able to.

"Take this letter to Hua Yuanzheng and tell him I'm willing to wait for him for three days."

"Yes."

The soldiers under his command quickly delivered the news to Shenmu City.

And in places they couldn't see, the spies from Tongbao Pavilion also began to collect information about the changes in the entire city.

And sent a telegram to Qin Ming to convey the message.