After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Qin Liangyu rode back to the north bank, and Chen Futu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Are you injured?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, his strength is not enough to harm me." Qin Liangyu smiled.

The river was covered with the corpses of Daqian soldiers, their blood staining the surface red.

The war has reached a stalemate.

Sun Chengzong is now at a loss and can only wait for news from Chuzhou.

However, only half a day later, An Jingsi returned with his men.

They were all covered in blood, especially An Jingsi, who looked as if he had been washed with blood plasma. He was still holding the heads of several garrison commanders in his hands.

Chen Futu's eyes lit up. "Brother, is it resolved?"

An Jingsi said, "Brother, I have not failed you. I led a thousand White Spear Soldiers to repel the thirty thousand troops in Chuzhou, while our side suffered more than thirty casualties."

This victory is worthy of being recorded in history.

Chen Futu pointed to the opposite bank, and An Jingsi understood immediately. He shouted and threw the heads of the garrison generals directly at Sun Chengzong's feet on the other side of the river.

Sun Chengzong was shocked by An Jingsi's strength, and then looked at the head on the ground; his face turned green.

He never dreamed that a surprise attack by tens of thousands of men could result in such a crushing defeat, with all the defending generals being killed!

Chen Futu arrived at the riverbank and said with a smile, "King of Kaiping, can this battle end now?"

"Young Master Chen truly lives up to his reputation as a man of great talent and influence. I admit I underestimated you."

“King Kaiping is too kind. We should retreat now, since the people have already moved to the northern frontier.”

What if I say no?

Sun Chengzong frowned and reprimanded him.

Does he not want to leave? He can't leave so easily. If news of the defeat reaches the court, what will the officials think of him?

"In that case, let me see the Prince of Kaiping off on his journey."

Chen Futu waved his hand, and immediately shouts echoed throughout Feiyunpu: "Emperor Chengzong's brilliant plan to secure the world has resulted in the loss of his wife and his army."

Even with Sun Chengzong's temperament, he was so angry that he trembled upon hearing such an insulting shout that his soldiers roared angrily from the opposite bank with their weapons in hand.

"Chen Futu, are you looking for death?!"

"Shut up!"

They were furious.

Seeing this, An Jingsi rode alone onto the bridge at Feiyunpu, declaring, "Who dares to fight me!"

"You madman, prepare to die!"

A martial general of innate level came in a fit of rage, but in less than ten rounds, he was beheaded by An Jingsi with a single stroke.

Sun Chengzong felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that the situation was hopeless, and had no choice but to order a retreat.

The Daqian army on the south bank retreated like the tide, and this war of population plunder came to an end.

Chen Futu left An Jingsi with a group of men to garrison the area for a day to prevent further attacks from behind.

On their way back to the northern frontier, Chen Futu had people spread the word around Chuzhou, praising the beneficial measures for the people of the northern frontier, and of course, not forgetting to publicize the bad behavior of Chuzhou officials and the crimes committed by Liu Wendong and his son.

Those incidents, one by one, are too numerous to recount.

The people were filled with righteous indignation upon hearing this, and as a result, the number of people migrating, whether refugees or ordinary citizens, increased.

After the recent defeat at Chuzhou, Sun Chengzong was unable to cross Feiyunpu, so the defeated troops in Chuzhou dared not voice their opinions and could only watch helplessly as the people migrated with their families.

A day later, Chen Futu, Qin Liangyu, and Gan Ning returned to the northern frontier.

Qin Liangyu did not return to the northern frontier with the troops. She had military affairs to attend to, and according to her, she would not be able to return to Longcheng until at least the New Year.

On the other side, Zhang Liang and Liu Bowen were already working on disaster relief and the construction of the new development zone, as well as arranging for people to register and move in and distributing land. Yu Qian, as the chief minister, handled civil affairs with ease, mainly thanks to the rapid commercial development in the northern frontier. With enough workshops, many people were able to be assigned suitable jobs.

When Chen Futu returned to the royal court, Yu Qian explained in detail the various measures to benefit the people.

Zhang Liang said, "The preparations for the grand ceremony are almost complete. We just need to choose an auspicious day so that the Crown Prince can ascend to the throne of the Northern Frontier King."

"The grand ceremony is not urgent. The most urgent task is to ensure that all people have a place to live and settle down before winter arrives."

Chen Futu asked Yu Qian if he had received the two million taels of silver that Liu Longyue had mentioned.

"I got it, but..."

Yu Qian hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Liu Bowen joked, "That money wasn't earned by the so-called Northern Martial spies through business. It was mostly gold and silver jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings. Most of them were gifts given to the Northern Martial Princess by others during the Daqian era. She secretly transported them out, intending to bring them back to Northern Martial, but you intercepted them."

"I see."

Chen Futu said that it's not that easy to earn millions of taels of silver; it's all just treasure.

After the meeting, Chen Futu of the Northern Frontier Academy met Liu Longyue, who was having a lively discussion with some female students.

She was dressed in a moon-white robe and remained calm, showing no signs of anger or frustration despite being confined and having money taken from her. She truly lived up to her title as a princess.

"The prince is here!"

"It really is the Crown Prince..."

"Wow, the Crown Prince is even more noble than the legends say."

The female students gathered in twos and threes, whispering among themselves, their eyes filled with inquiry and curiosity as they looked at Chen Futu.

Of course, it was mostly admiration.

Chen Futu was not yet married, but he had already become famous at a young age and was renowned throughout the world. His current prestige was no less than that of the Prince of Zhenbei back then.

Throughout the entire northern frontier, every unmarried woman with a bit of beauty would fantasize about meeting the prince or marrying him and becoming his consort. The topic they discussed most in private was Chen Futu.

For example, is the Crown Prince very vigorous in that area? Or does he use incense from a particular brand?

Even worse, some people secretly drew small illustrations of Chen Futu and sold them.

All of this information was gathered by Ge Fei after she recovered from her injuries and returned from Tianyun City.

Chen Futu could only pretend he didn't know about this.

"When did the young master return?"

After the girls scattered, Liu Longyue turned around, still holding a copy of "Elementary Mathematics Exercise Book" that Dong Xian'er had copied for her.

"I came to see you as soon as I got back. Princess, you have such refined tastes. I thought you would make a fuss about going back to Beiwu."

Chen Futu's first words were sarcastic.

Liu Longyue retorted, "Not only did I write to the Northern Wu royal family asking them to support the crown prince in becoming the King of the Northern Frontier, but I also gave you two million taels of silver. You should know that even the weddings of royal nobles only cost a few hundred thousand taels of silver. You received two million taels of silver for free. Can't you even say a good word to me?"

Chen Futu was overjoyed upon hearing this.

After a few days apart, this woman's temper has flared up. It seems she is aware of her situation. Is she giving up on herself?

Their eyes met, and Chen Futu stared into her serene eyes before suddenly asking, "I've heard that you hold a prestigious position in Beiwu and have many admirers, including many talented young men. If they knew you were going to marry me and become the Crown Prince's consort, what would they think?"

"What exactly does the young master want to say?" Liu Longyue asked, extremely displeased, without the slightest respect.

"Why don't you write a few more letters and have them send some congratulatory gifts over? Of course, they don't need to come in person, just the gifts are enough. I'll have someone open the city gates and let the gifts in when the time comes."

"you!"

Liu Longyue was stunned.

How can there be such a shameless person in the world!