The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

Regardless of who orchestrated this, their goal was to cut off Liangzhou's food supply.

Yang Ling frowned slightly. He was naturally aware of this matter; the person behind it all had ulterior motives, and he needed to come up with a foolproof plan.

Now that Princess Shangyang is willing to cooperate with me, I might as well use her help to bring in the grain.

We'll talk about other things later!

"In that case, I thank you on behalf of the people of Liangzhou, Princess."

A smile appeared on Yang Ling's lips. He was naturally very grateful for Princess Shangyang's help.

"Your Highness is too kind. We will have a lot of cooperation in the future."

After saying this, Princess Shangyang got up to take her leave.

After she left, Yang Ling's expression immediately changed. His intuition told him that Princess Shangyang's purpose in coming here today was definitely not just this one thing.

Based on his understanding of Princess Shangyang, he knew that this woman's seemingly harmless appearance definitely concealed a deadly intent.

However, in any case, it's still in my best interest right now.

Three days later, Liangzhou returned to a state of calm.

Yang Ling thought this situation would continue for a few more days, but he never expected that as soon as he opened his eyes in the morning, Chen Ming, the governor of Liangzhou, would bring him a big shot.

"Your Highness, this man is Huang Chaowei, a general of our dynasty. He has come to Liangzhou specifically to assist Your Highness in governing Liangzhou!"

Chen Ming stood there bowing and scraping, after all, in front of Huang Chaowei and Yang Ling, he, the prefect of Liangzhou, had absolutely no authority.

Yang Ling looked at the burly man in front of her, and what was most striking about him was his pair of eyes, which were as big as copper bells.

"I have heard of General Huang's name before; I first encountered him back when I was still in the palace!"

Yang Ling spoke these words in an extremely unfriendly tone. In the original owner's memories, this Huang Chaowei had once served as the commander of the Imperial Guard in the palace.

Back then, the original owner was of lowly status, and this guy bullied her quite a bit. I never expected to meet him again in this place.

Since he has borrowed the original owner's body, he must avenge the original owner.

Huang Chaowei also looked at him with a sigh, completely disregarding the Ninth Prince.

"Your Highness is too kind. Since we are both officials in Liangzhou, serving the court, let's not dwell on past grievances!"

Huang Chaowei's words sounded very magnanimous, but Yang Ling knew that this guy was definitely not holding anything good in his heart.

"However, on the other hand, I am now the King of Liangzhou. Shouldn't the General pay me a proper respect when he sees me?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the room instantly froze. Chen Ming, realizing the situation was dire and knowing that the two people in front of him were people he couldn't afford to offend, quietly slipped out without another word.

In the huge hall, only the two remaining people were present. Huang Chaowei's eyes were half-closed, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Your Highness, do you intend to embarrass me?"

As a general, even the crown prince treated him with deference. How could a ninth prince, who had made a mistake and was demoted to Liangzhou as a vassal king, dare to act arrogantly in front of him?

"So what if it's embarrassing? I am now the King of Liangzhou. Does General Huang not recognize my identity?"

A cold smile appeared on Yang Ling's lips. In this world where strength reigns supreme, if his fists are hard enough, then no one will dare to act arrogantly in front of him.

Huang Chaowei's expression changed; he hadn't expected Yang Ling to be so assertive.

"Does Your Highness mean that you are the most powerful person in the entire Liangzhou region, and that I, as a general, can only obey your orders?"

No matter what, he was a General of the Cavalry, with an army of 300,000 under his command.

If Yang Ling wants to challenge him, she'll have to see if she has the ability!

"General Huang means that I am wrong!"

Yang Ling shrugged indifferently, a faint smile playing on his lips. "I don't care what your background is. In Liangzhou, I'm the most powerful. If you dare to disobey me, I can break this cavalry general's legs in no time."

Huang Chaowei stood there, feeling a surge of anger.

I am a general, after all. I never expected to be treated like this by Yang Ling today!

"When I came here, His Majesty specifically said that people should not kneel!"

After saying that, he turned around, looking resentful and indignant.

Yang Ling's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this. What did the Emperor of Liang have to do with him, the Prince of Liangzhou?

Seeing Huang Chaowei about to walk out of the hall, Yang Ling drew his sword. The sound of the sword being drawn echoed throughout the hall, and Huang Chaowei stopped in his tracks upon hearing the sound.

Turning around, he saw Yang Ling with a determined gaze, holding a long sword, looking as if he wanted to kill him...

"What is Your Highness doing? Don't let the sword in your hand hurt you!"

These sarcastic remarks sounded utterly despicable to Yang Ling.

"I'm only giving you one chance. Don't push your luck!"

Yang Ling's gaze was terrifyingly cold, staring at Huang Chaowei like a wild beast.

"Your Highness..."

Just as Huang Chaowei was about to resist, he saw Yang Ling swing his long sword, and the atmosphere in the entire hall instantly froze.

"You have an opinion!"

At this moment, Huang Chaowei had only one thought in his mind: Had the Ninth Prince gone mad? How could he have changed so much?

"This general naturally has no objection!"

Although Huang Chaowei looked resentful, what could he do now that things had come to this?

Seeing his respectful demeanor, Yang Ling understood that this guy was merely avoiding trouble for the time being.

"General Huang, don't forget that His Majesty has already sent you to Liangzhou. From now on, you only have two choices: either stay here and behave yourself, or go back to the capital of Daliang."

These arrogant words made Huang Chaowei's heart tremble. Was this still the same Ninth Prince?

Based on the principle that a wise man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him, Huang Chaowei had no choice but to back down.

"yes…!"

After he finished speaking, Yang Ling nodded in satisfaction.

Looking at him, Huang Chaowei was even more puzzled. Where had the timid Ninth Prince gone?

Why does he seem like a completely different person now? Could it be...?

Thinking of this, Yang Ling smiled slightly and looked at the other person with a playful expression.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Huang Chaowei was furious. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

"No...no!"

Yang Ling smiled faintly and shrugged as if she didn't care.

He knew Huang Chaowei's background. If this guy dared to challenge him, he would bring out his father-in-law's corpse and let him see what would happen if he challenged him!