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

Zhang He said with a faint smile, "At that time, everything in Liangzhou will still be yours, and I can continue to live a life of wandering the world."

Zhang He's words left Su Zhennan feeling helpless. The other party had already gone this far, what else could he do?

"In that case, we will do as you wish, sir!"

Su Zhennan sighed helplessly; at this moment, he had no choice but to go all out.

"Alas, all I can do now is try my best and leave the rest to fate."

The old man stood up and bowed to Su Zhennan: "Lord Su, you can go ahead and do it with peace of mind. He's just a mere Ninth Prince. We still have a chance."

After the other party finished speaking, they walked out of the secret room. Now, I have no choice but to go all out.

After the old man left, Su Zhennan looked at the military tally in the wooden box in front of him and sighed helplessly.

"Ninth Prince, you have only yourself to blame. Who told you to lay a hand on my son?"

Su Zhennan shook his head helplessly. What could he do now that things had come to this?

Meanwhile, in Liangzhou, Huang Chaowei and Chen Ming had become well-behaved again after killing Su Yun.

They would run to Yang Ling every few days to curry favor, fearing that the Ninth Prince might kill them both if he became unhappy.

"Hey, you two come to my house every day, shouldn't you pay for your meals?"

The Ninth Prince said with a helpless expression that he had been giving the two of them a nice look lately.

If these two people are still the same as before, then don't blame him for being impolite today.

"Your Highness is joking. How much can the two of us eat?"

Chen Ming had a wicked smile on his lips, and Huang Chaowei looked on with a fawning expression.

"Your Highness, I heard that you are preparing to send troops to attack the Qi Kingdom. However, the imperial court has not yet issued an edict. Isn't it a bit too sudden for us to do this?"

Huang Chaowei looked completely bewildered when he said this, while Yang Ling simply smiled slightly upon hearing it.

He raised his head seriously and looked at Huang Chaowei in front of him.

"I remember you still have an army of 300,000. I wonder when you will bring these troops to Liangzhou. I want to incorporate them all into my army. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Chaowei's expression changed repeatedly. He realized that his current safety in Liangzhou City was solely due to the 300,000-strong army.

If I hand over the army now, my life will probably not be so easy from now on.

"Those 300,000 troops are the imperial army, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Huang Chaowei sighed helplessly. To be honest, all he wanted now was to save his own life.

As for what the Ninth Prince is going to do, it has nothing to do with him.

"Sigh, I originally thought this army of 300,000 was your private army, but I didn't expect it to be the imperial court's too?"

After Yang Ling finished speaking, he sighed helplessly: "If that's really the case, then it's a pity. I was originally thinking of promoting you to a Grand General so that you could help me in the future. Now that I think about it, it's a bit of a shame."

How could Yang Ling not know what this guy was thinking? He simply wanted to use those 300,000 men as leverage against him.

Now that the other party disagrees with doing so, he has no choice but to find another way.

"Your Highness! I have another idea!"

Chen Ming stood up immediately as he spoke, and Huang Chaowei's expression changed upon hearing this: "Chen Ming, don't talk nonsense."

However, Chen Ming ignored him and directly bowed to Yang Ling.

"Does Your Highness know that besides Liangzhou, our Great Liang Dynasty currently has three other regional seals?"

Chen Ming's words made Yang Ling raise an eyebrow, and then she looked at him with a helpless expression.

"I know about this already, so what exactly are you trying to say?"

Yang Ling sat down as she spoke, and Chen Ming's heart stirred upon hearing this.

"Hasn't Your Highness considered getting your hands on those three seals of authority? Then, let alone attacking Qi, even attacking the imperial court would be a piece of cake."

As soon as Chen Ming said this, Huang Chaowei, who was standing next to him, widened his eyes. Could a normal person say something like this?

"Lord Chen, Your Highness, isn't this all absurd?"

Huang Chaowei was completely stunned. How could this person have come up with such a method?

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling smiled faintly; these were exactly the words she had been waiting for.

"I had thought about what you mentioned before, but those three seals of authority are all in the hands of important officials in the court, and each of them has an army of 300,000 men. Do you think I can take them easily?"

Yang Ling shook his head helplessly as he spoke. Although he was very interested in the matter, the thought of the 300,000-strong army filled him with a sense of helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming smiled and said, "Your Highness, since I dare to say this, I am naturally prepared. I have a way to allow Your Highness to take those three regional seals without bloodshed."

Huang Chaowei's expression changed upon hearing the other party's words: "Your Highness, this guy is definitely trying to sow discord. We must not listen to him."

……

Huang Chaowei's words made Chen Ming raise an eyebrow, but he didn't say anything, only turning his gaze to Yang Ling.

Yang Ling waved his hand. He had no interest in the three regional seals. The most important thing now was to get the 300,000 troops into his hands as soon as possible.

In that case, I would have an army of 400,000 men.

With the addition of the Chu army and the barbarian troops from before, he was confident that even if the imperial court went to war with him, he would be able to win.

"General Huang, don't you have any way to trick me into giving you those 300,000 troops?"

The Ninth Prince said with a helpless expression that he was not in a hurry to deal with Chen Ming and Huang Chaowei.

Upon hearing this, Huang Chaowei was in a dilemma: "Your Highness, although I am the general in name, the one who truly controls the 300,000 troops is a confidant sent by the Crown Prince. If Your Highness can kill him, the 300,000 troops will be within your grasp."

He spoke with a helpless expression, and Yang Ling smiled upon hearing this. "Another one of the Crown Prince's men. Just how many people has my elder brother buried for him?"

“Your Highness, General Huang is right. As long as we kill them, these 300,000 troops will belong to Your Highness.”

Chen Ming quickly bowed as he spoke, and Huang Chaowei nodded helplessly upon hearing this.

"Alright, if you two have nothing else to do, you can go back now. I will handle this matter personally."

The Ninth Prince waved his hand, saying that there was no point in keeping these two here.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ming smiled, bowed, and left Liangzhou City. As for Huang Chaowei, he looked at Yang Ling with a worried expression.