I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

Long Bin nodded and said, "The Empress is likely the head of the Heavenly Dao Society, and Long Yingkun is the young master of the Heavenly Dao Society, right?"

Without waiting for a reply, Long Bin leaped away. The Tianyang Sect, founded by the Immortal Elder, had existed for hundreds of years and was a righteous sect. Its disciples were rigorously educated, decisive in killing, and clear in their distinctions of gratitude and grudges—a defining characteristic of the Tianyang Sect.

Therefore, he did not cause too much damage to the Hu family.

The following day, before lunch, Hu Deren handed over all the land deeds, real estate, commercial outlets, and sales outlets under his name to Long Bin.

Long Bin took out five thousand taels of silver from the money shop and gave it to Hu Deren, which greatly surprised Hu Deren.

"Don't be surprised. I am not the kind of person who steals by trickery or force; I only want what belongs to me. Besides, you have done me a favor. Clearly distinguishing between gratitude and resentment is the foundation of the Qin family."

Back at his temporary lodgings, standing by the second-floor window, Long Bin felt a pang of sorrow. He silently vowed, "Grandpa, Uncle, I've taken back the Hu family's property. I'll make all those involved pay for their crimes in blood!"

Just as Long Bin was settling his personal score, the Left Chancellor Wei Zhong received an urgent report of victory delivered by express courier.

Upon seeing the report of the great victory at Lishui, Wei Zhong rushed to the palace despite the late hour, waking the king from his sleep.

Long Yunfu read it three times, tears streaming down his face with excitement, and murmured to himself, "Bin'er, you did a great job! Now I feel ashamed of myself!"

Long Yunfu suddenly looked much younger. This was the first victory for the Great Xia Kingdom in twenty-two years, and a great victory at that.

He excitedly asked Wei Zhong, "Uncle, tell me, what does the cannon that Bin'er created look like? Isn't the scene of enemy soldiers being bombarded by the cannon spectacular?"

Wei Zhong replied, "This old minister has never seen it either. His Majesty will be able to see it when he witnesses the next battle."

"Yes! Next time we go to war, I will personally lead the army and appoint the Prince of Nan as the vanguard general. Hahaha..."

Seeing that the king was very excited, Wei Zhong quickly advised, "Your Majesty, your health is not good, you should not get too excited."

Long Yunfu laughed heartily, "My health is getting better and better! Hahaha!"

The laughter from the Emperor's palace reached the Empress's ears moments later.

At this time, Empress Zhu also received the intelligence from Lishui, learning that His Majesty was laughing loudly late at night, which angered her so much that she smashed all the items that could be smashed in the bedroom.

"You bastard, I'll make you happy sooner or later. I'll get rid of you sooner or later."

"You're good at faking illness, aren't you?" Empress Zhu's phoenix eyes flashed with resentment as she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll make sure you're sick forever!"

"Little Six, summon the two kings to the palace."

The king had already arrived at the royal study and was discussing with Wei Zhong how to reward the Prince of Nan.

Lan Tianpeng, the chief steward of internal affairs, rushed over in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has just gone to Yushu Palace."

Wei Zhong frowned and asked, "Why did the two princes go to Empress Zhu's place in the middle of the night?"

Long Yunfu casually remarked, "Who knows? They might have found out."

Lan Tianpeng said, "The news of your hearty laughter in your palace quickly reached the Empress. It is reported that the Empress received a secret report an hour ago, but the specific details are unknown."

Long Yunfu frowned and said, "She used to target Bin'er for the position of crown prince. Now that Bin'er has been demoted and sent away from the capital, she will no longer target him."

Lan Tianpeng opened his mouth as if to say something, but was stopped by Wei Zhongshi's gaze.

"Your Majesty, it's already past midnight. You should rest now. Lord Lan and I will take our leave."

Long Yunfu nodded and said, "I will personally preside over the morning court session today."

The two left the palace, and Wei Zhong whispered, "Quickly inform the Southern King that a storm is coming."

Just as dawn broke, Long Yunfu suddenly woke up, realizing he had overslept.

He hurriedly got up to prepare for court.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince requests an audience," the eunuch reported.

"Why is he coming here instead of going to court?" Long Yunfu's heart trembled for no reason.

"Announce him to come in."

The eldest prince, Long Yingshen, walked in with a solemn expression.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty, and wishes Your Majesty a long life, a long life, a long life!"

"Rise. Tell me directly, what brings you here?"

Long Yunfu had always been lukewarm towards his eldest son, and he was aware of the dirty deeds Long Yingshen had done behind the scenes, but he didn't care much because he was the only child of the deceased empress.

"Father, I received an anonymous letter during court. It concerns my ninth brother. I humbly request that you take a look at it."

Long Yunfu took it, opened it, and read it carefully.

After looking at all the photos and information inside the envelope, Long Yunfu was stunned.

He kept calling out to himself: "Bin'er, Bin'er, you just achieved a great victory, making me so excited. How did you end up putting on a show with the Dongjiang bandits?"

At the subsequent court assembly, after Left Chancellor Wei Zhong announced the battle report of Lishui, he raised his arm and exclaimed: "We annihilated 100,000 enemy troops, captured and surrendered 100,000 enemy troops, burned one enemy granary and one enemy armory, and destroyed more than 800 enemy warships. Good heavens, we have won!"

Suddenly, cheers erupted inside the golden hall.

Regardless of which prince they belonged to, as long as they loved their country, they all cheered enthusiastically.

The Great Xia Kingdom's first victory in over twenty years.

Just as the entire court was in high spirits, the eldest prince used all his inner strength to shout, "Quiet down, everyone!"

"..."

The officials were all bewildered: What's wrong? Is the eldest prince unhappy?

Amidst the bewilderment of the officials, Long Yingshen knelt down, lifting his robes: "Father, I expose that King Long Bin of the South colluded with the Kingdom of Dongjiang to fabricate this false victory."

"what?"

After the eldest prince publicly impeached the Southern King Longbin, the Golden Hall fell silent.

Everyone was utterly astonished.

People can't help but wonder: Could the victory in this war have been faked?

When Lung Ying-shen released the cooperation agreement between Lung Bin and Xiang Yu, the officials were even more dumbfounded.

The handwriting on the text is Long Bin's, and the letters between the two parties are also in the handwriting of the Crown Prince of Dongjiang Kingdom and the Southern King of Daxia Kingdom.

"..."

"How could this be?" Wei Zhong, Lan Tianpeng, and the others were stunned.

The second prince seized the opportunity and knelt down: "Father, I suggest that you send men to arrest Long Bin immediately."

“Yes!” The Fifth Prince also knelt down and said, “Hurry up, or Long Bin will be prepared or will have escaped.”

"Your Majesty, I have received a letter of complaint from the Marquis of Wanjiang."

Long Yunwu, the Vice Minister of the Western Court, strode quickly into the deep hall.

When the officials saw that their uncle, who had been ill for many days, looked nervous, many of them felt a pang of anxiety.

Long Yunfu felt a chill run down his spine. Although he was shocked by his ninth son's betrayal, he was not so angry that he felt cold, because he had never liked his ninth son.

The reason he felt disheartened was that the eldest prince had disobeyed him and announced the matter without authorization in court.

In the Imperial Study, he repeatedly warned his eldest son to first send someone to investigate Lishui, and then deal with the matter according to the facts.

Unexpectedly, Long Yingshen dared to defy the emperor's will and announce the matter at the court assembly. This gave Long Yunfu a vague sense of unease.

When his cousin Long Yunhu went to court despite being ill, the Emperor's mind immediately went blank: Something's happened!

Long Yunfu composed himself and said in a deep voice, "Royal brother, there's no need to present it. Just read it aloud."