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

A bonfire dinner was held, and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely.

Su Yun and the others sincerely admired the King of the Northern Frontier. This king had no airs at all and even inquired about national policies from time to time, seemingly intending to give him important responsibilities. They were deeply moved by this appreciation and thought about how to use their family's influence to repay the king.

Little did they know that Chen Futu was deliberately trying to curry favor.

Young people are passionate and easily swayed by emotions. The royal court is short of supplies, so it's naturally happy to see them contribute money and effort.

After dinner, everyone dispersed.

Yan Qing leaned closer and teased, "Your Majesty is being dishonest, making empty promises to these young people. What will their families think of Your Majesty?"

“I am not a heartless and ungrateful person. As long as they are willing to do their best to help me restore people’s livelihood, how could I treat them unfairly?”

Chen Futu admitted that it was somewhat underhanded, but the Northern Frontier had limited resources and had no time to develop before being dragged into the war by the Ancient Palace. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures; at worst, he could be given the title of Imperial Merchant in the future.

"Your Majesty, a battle report has arrived from the south. The allied forces from the Western Regions have marched south to plunder the area, causing considerable turmoil."

"The Northern Martial Army is currently engaged in battle with the Great Qian Dynasty and will soon be able to break through the border defenses."

The Imperial Guards brought back another message.

Yan Qing cried out in anguish, "When will this calamity end for the people?"

The new emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty must be cursing right now. He moved the capital south to avoid disaster, but after the Northern Frontier Royal Court was defeated, all the forces treated the Great Qian Dynasty as an easy target. Wherever he ran, the armies from all sides chased after him. Isn't this bullying an honest person?

Chen Futu brought Yan Qing back to the palace. That night, he was surrounded by women, Liang Xuan'er on one side and Yan Qing on the other, enjoying the bliss of having two wives. The experience was something that no outsider could understand.

In the following month, Zhuge Liang occupied Guanzhong and used various means to eliminate the powerful clans of Guanzhong. Guan Yu fought his way through the territory of King Ping of Zhou and reached the vicinity of the capital.

Yue Fei maintained his defensive line. A small group of Western Region allied forces, still harboring treacherous intentions, attempted to break out, but he slaughtered them all. Moreover, he left no survivors, burying and killing all those he captured, vowing to avenge the people of Yacheng and Shizhou.

When the news spread, countless people applauded and praised it, only regretting that not many Manchu soldiers of the Allied Forces had been killed, or that it hadn't been done quickly enough.

People are now gradually understanding why the Great King slaughtered tens of thousands of surrendered Longman soldiers in the Western Regions.

This perfectly illustrates the saying, "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts."

Kindness is not for livestock!

Under Yue Fei's iron-fisted rule, no remaining allied forces dared to break through the encirclement. Even the main force of the allied forces heading south became much more obedient. They knew very well that if they could not escape the encirclement and were to massacre the city again, not only would Chen Futu kill them, but the fierce generals of the royal court would also chop off their heads and turn them into a mound of skulls.

Several days later, Guan Yu's army arrived and temporarily camped near the capital for rest and recuperation.

Chen Futu planned to wait for Zhuge Liang's main force to arrive, then form a network and push southwards, all the way to the vicinity of the Milky Way, which runs across the Central Plains. With the Milky Way as the center, the north would be under the control of the royal court, and the south would be the territory of the Great Qian, or more appropriately, the Southern Qian.

In the imperial court, Guan Yu, exuding a murderous aura, stroked his beard and stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, why do you delay for so long? If you do not send troops south soon, those rebel kings will have already fled to the other side of the Milky Way."

Zhang Liang laughed and said, "General Guan, don't worry. It's to our advantage for the bandits to flee south. Let them cross the Milky Way and fight to the death with the Great Qian and other armies. Our Northern Kingdom can develop in peace. When they fight each other, we can send troops to take them down in one fell swoop and then march all the way to the South China Sea to completely recover our territory."

Zhang Liangcai doesn't care about the gains or losses of a single city or place; he wants to help the king seize the world. It's just that the common people will suffer, as many will likely migrate south. At that time, the main force of the royal court can be stationed on the north bank of the Tianhe River to build ships and receive the people.

Guan Yu thought for a moment and said nothing more. Ma Chao, on the other hand, stepped forward and said that he hadn't had enough of killing. He hadn't even put in any effort yet, and all the rebel forces, big and small, had surrendered at the mere sight of him. He hadn't even encountered any generals who could hold their own against him along the way.

Chen Futu pondered and said, "The Ancient Palace still harbors the desire to destroy me. They haven't sent any experts to join the battlefield yet, perhaps they have other plans."

"Your Majesty, which faction does the Ancient Palace actually support?"

Zhang Liang's question was very pointed; Chen Futu could not answer it, nor could the entire court of officials.

Such beings are detached from the world, using heaven and earth as a chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces. How could they stand idly by and watch the Northern Frontier devour the world?

Previously, when the Western Regions Allied Army invaded the Central Plains, it was thought that they were supporting the Tartars. Now it seems that they are not. Or is there some force that the Ancient Palace is hiding?

A bustling court assembly took place. After the assembly, Chen Futu asked the system, "What exactly is the Ancient Palace doing? Before the war, they made an alliance with me, forbidding the Sage from going to war, thinking that they were supporting the Tartars. But the steppe Tartars were driven south by the royal court. Who exactly are they supporting?"

The system is unable to answer the host's question.

"No way, even just a little clue would be fine. You can't just stand by and watch me get tricked, can you?"

Chen Futu had a premonition that he had overlooked something.

[The ancient temple has indeed supported a faction; please comprehend this on your own.]

"Did I see something wrong...?"

Chen Futu went through the various forces in his mind. The Great Qian had already been abandoned by the Ancient Palace, and it was not the grassland Tartars. The vassal kings and rebel kings had some powerful figures, but they were not yet a match for him. Could it be the Northern Wu?

No way. That little vixen Liu Longyue led 100,000 troops recklessly into the Central Plains with barely any food. Whether she could even defeat the Great Qian is another matter entirely.

Besides these forces, who else...?

While pondering, Chen Futu subconsciously glanced at the system space, and what he did made his eyes widen in astonishment.

"The Heavenly Ruler, the Heavenly Secrets Disc, the key? Wait, where's my key?! System, where did my huge key go?!"

Chen Futu searched several times but couldn't find the key in the system space, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

[The last time the host accompanied Liu Longyue to get drunk in the prefectural city, she asked you to return the key to her, and you personally handed the key to her.]

"What did you say!"

Chen Futu stood up in shock, "Damn system, I'll fucking kill you!"

[Please do not insult the system. You were drunk and handed the key to her; it has nothing to do with the system.]

Why didn't you remind me!

[The host didn't ask]

"Okay, okay, let's play like this!"

Chen Futu finally understood why Liu Longyue left without saying goodbye that day, and also why her favorability rating suddenly changed from red to white. It turned out that she had obtained the key.

Damn it, that little wench has no sportsmanship; she actually took advantage of him being drunk to launch a sneak attack!

But upon closer reflection, it didn't make sense. He remembered that he hadn't drunk much that day, yet he still blacked out. It seemed that Liu Longyue had used some means to confuse his mind, thus obtaining the key.

"No wonder she asked me if I would kill her if she found out she had lied to me. Turns out she was waiting for me here!"

Chen Futu grew angrier the more he thought about it. He immediately shouted, "Little White!"

"Silly girl's here, big brother. Why are you calling for Xiaobai at night instead of sleeping?"

"Come with me to chase after Liu Longyue, I want to retrieve the key!"

"Silly girl won't go, silly girl is too sleepy, she wants to sleep."

Little White was yawning, its eyes closed.