Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

into the night.

Princess House.

Xia Mingyuan was wearing armor and looked at the dozen or so Qilin Guards and two Longxiang Warriors in front of him with a calm expression.

"Are you all clear about today's mission?"

"Once you've killed someone, leave the city immediately. Someone will let you through at the city gate. Then go to the military camp outside Xujiazhuang. Don't go out without reason these days."

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed and quietly left the palace.

"Xia Mingyuan, what are these people going to do?"

Aunt Xia Xue poked her head out of the house, looked at the murderous crowd, and finally couldn't help asking her nephew.

Xia Mingyuan smiled, his eyes sparkling.

"Don't worry, auntie. We are just going to kill a few thieves who are plotting against you."

"Little thief?"

Hearing this, Xia Xue was slightly stunned, her face full of confusion.

Xia Mingyuan remained calm and said calmly, "Someone has impersonated an imperial envoy and falsely conveyed the imperial decree, intending to murder the eldest princess and alienate the royal family. This crime is unforgivable."

"My nephew will chop off his head and send it to my aunt."

When Xia Xue heard this, her face turned pale.

She naturally knew what this fake imperial envoy Xia Mingyuan was talking about.

"You really think about it?"

"To do this is treason!"

"Perhaps if we drive them out of Hanyang, there might be a chance for things to turn around."

"If this matter were to be reported back to the capital, the consequences would be disastrous."

Xia Xue sighed softly and looked at her nephew with complicated eyes.

Xia Mingyuan chuckled, "How come Auntie is still so naive?"

"Our Emperor is a ruthless character who will never give up until he achieves his goal."

"Do you think he'll let us go if we give in?"

"In his eyes, the existence of you and me is itself a conspiracy of rebellion!"

Hearing this, Xia Xue bit her lip lightly.

Even though she didn't want to rebel, she had to admit that Xia Mingyuan was right.

If she doesn't die, how can Xia Tianxiong, who has already bared his fangs, be willing to accept it?

"Mingyuan, the power in our hands is too weak."

"Even if you want to challenge that person, with the soldiers you have, once the army surrounds the city..."

"Aunt, just put your heart at ease."

"My nephew knows what's going on. Even if Xia Tianxiong wants to put down the rebellion, he'll need time."

Xia Mingyuan smiled slightly. After nearly a month of settling down, there were now nearly 200,000 ordinary soldiers that could be summoned within the system.

Even if these soldiers were upgraded to third-level Wei Wuzu, whose combat power was equivalent to that of the Daxia border troops, there would still be 50,000 of them.

To put it bluntly, he has now made great strides and is no longer calculating everything like he was a month ago.

Now Xia Mingyuan has a strong army, food and money.

It would take the imperial court several months to wipe out 50,000 elite soldiers.

But he has a system in his hands. Even if the war is dragged on for a month, let alone several months, there will be another 70,000 to 80,000 elite soldiers deployed.

Fighting to support fighting, unless Xia Tianxiong launches a thundering attack from the beginning, there is absolutely no hope of winning.

As long as the logistical issues are resolved, the whole world will be at your fingertips.

……

Thousands of miles away, the capital.

Inside the palace, Xia Tianxiong looked at the report in his hand with a gloomy expression.

"waste!"

"A bunch of useless trash."

"The princess is just a weak, defenseless woman, and you let her get to Hanyang so easily."

"Am I raising you all just to be a bunch of good-for-nothings?"

"If we had killed him back then, why would we be in so much trouble now?"

Xia Tianxiong threw Geng Ruhuai's memorial to Chang Yuan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in front of him.

"Your Majesty, I was not good at judging people and chose a few useless people to place around the eldest princess. I didn't expect that such a disaster would happen. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

Chang Yuan knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.

"Hmph." Xia Tianxiong swung his sleeves violently, his face grim. "Have your people investigated clearly who saved the princess?"

"So many people turned against me, yet she wasn't killed. I think she's been on guard against me for a long time and has secretly raised a private army."

"Your Majesty, I have already investigated it thoroughly and there is indeed something hidden behind it." Chang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and reported quickly.

"Oh?"

Xia Tianxiong sat up slightly, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Tell me about it."

"Yes..." Chang Yuan considered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, there is a mountain called Crow Mountain outside the capital. There used to be thousands of bandits on it, who made a living by robbing houses."

"I suspect these people are the private soldiers secretly raised by the princess."

"And behind these people, there is a high possibility..."

Having said this, Chang Yuan seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Huh, who is this person? How dare he work for the eldest princess right under my nose? He's really brave!"

"I see you're keeping your mouth shut, are you trying to deceive me?"

"Who is it? Tell me quickly!"

Xia Tianxiong's face turned pale and he glared at Chang Yuan fiercely.

Chang Yuan was startled and quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the one behind Crow Mountain is most likely Xia Mingyuan, the one you drove out of the palace..."

"Xia Mingyuan?"

Hearing this name, Xia Tianxiong's brows immediately furrowed.

"This rebellious son, I saw that he was my blood after all, so I showed him some mercy and let him go."

"I didn't expect that he had been flirting with Xia Xue for a long time."

"Yes, that's great!"

"A rebellious son and a younger sister are actually teaming up to rebel against me!"

"I never thought that sickly person would be so bold."

Chang Yuan knelt on the ground, lowered his head and did not interrupt.

After all, this is the emperor's family affair, and it is not his turn as an outsider to interfere.

What's more, he had received benefits from the Empress in the palace, so he only needed to add fuel to the fire a little and stop when it was enough.

If you do it too deliberately, it will inevitably arouse His Majesty's vigilance.

Xia Tianxiong stood up and waved his sleeves fiercely. "My sister looks gentle on the surface, but I didn't expect she actually has some scheming and tricks."

"It seems that she should be eliminated."

"Chang Yuan!"

Chang Yuan, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly came to his senses. "I'm here!"

"Notify Huaiqing Command immediately and have him lead his troops into Hanyang. Wait until Geng Ruhuai kills Xia Xue and brings Xia Mingyuan back to me."

"I want to see what else this rebellious son has to say!"

"Yes!"

Chang Yuan agreed and stood up to leave.

However, Xia Tianxiong was silent for a moment, then waved his hand to stop him.

"Chang Yuan, Geng Ruhuai is not fit for any important task. Before I left Beijing, I had no intention of letting him return alive."

"Someone has to take the blame for the eldest princess's death."

"This time, let him be buried with my sister. Anyone who knows about this will be killed."

Chang Yuan was shocked all over and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He quickly bowed in response and retreated quickly.