Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

When Lingyan learned that He Jingchuan had done this great thing, she immediately understood his plan to destroy the Southern Frontier.

Coincidentally, Lingyan also intends to destroy either the Southern Frontier or the Northern Li Kingdom this time.

It would be far too difficult to wipe out both countries in one fell swoop.

Now that He Jingchuan has gone this far, it is only natural that he should first destroy the Southern Frontier.

Just then, both the Northern Li and the Southern Xinjiang sent messages requesting a truce.

Lingyan already had a complete plan in mind.

So she told Zeng Han and Qin Qi about her plan and asked them to carry it out.

Both of them were overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately agreed.

So they gave Nanjiang and Beili a reply: a truce is possible, but whether it was last time or this time, it was Nanjiang and Beili who provoked first, and Dazhao was only passively resisting.

Therefore, both countries must compensate Da Zhao with 500,000 taels of gold, 5 million taels of silver, 500 boxes of antiques and paintings, 50 carts of medicinal herbs, 500 boxes of cloth and brocade, and cede five cities to each other.

If they disagree, the Great Zhao will march on their capital.

Upon receiving this reply from Da Zhao, the princes and ministers of the Southern Frontier, as well as the King of Bei Li, were nearly so angry that they vomited blood.

King Li of the North was alright; being relatively young, he at least didn't faint from anger.

However, several of the veteran officials in the southern border region fainted from anger.

Their Southern King had just passed away, and the princes were constantly fighting amongst themselves.

They were already exhausted, yet felt they had a bright future ahead.

Now that Da Zhao has offered this condition, they immediately collapsed from exhaustion and are now bedridden.

But both the Northern Li and the Southern Xinjiang knew clearly that no matter how angry they were, they had to agree to this condition.

Otherwise, would we really let the Zhao army invade?

That would mean the destruction of the entire country!

They absolutely believed that the Great Zhao had this capability.

So for now, the loss of only five cities and some possessions is much better than the destruction of a country.

So even though their hearts were bleeding, they still agreed to Da Zhao's conditions.

Then we immediately made arrangements to deliver it to them without delay, according to the deadline of twenty days given by Da Zhao.

In addition, five more cities were ceded to Da Zhao in a handover ceremony.

At this point, they felt that their country could finally be more stable.

We no longer need to fear that the Great Zhao will march all the way in.

That's certainly true; they can indeed have some peace and quiet for a while.

The Great Zhao has now made peace with both countries.

However, Lingyan had already secretly led a large army to the capital of the Southern Frontier.

Once we capture the capital of Southern Xinjiang, we can slaughter the entire royal family of Southern Xinjiang.

Then he executed all the loyal ministers of the court who were loyal to the southern border, as well as the local officials and generals.

The remaining ministers, of course, would know when to yield and submit.

As for the common people, as long as they are fed and clothed and are not mistreated, they will naturally submit to the Great Zhao.

So if the southern border can be destroyed so quickly, why bother attacking city after city with such exhaustion?

As for Bei Li.

Once the Southern Frontier is conquered, the Great Zhao will possess three kingdoms. What kingdom in the world would dare to oppose it then?

Presumably, Bei Li will no longer dare to provoke Da Zhao so recklessly.

Both times, the Northern Li dared to invade the Great Zhao only after allying with other countries.

This shows that they themselves knew they could not compete with the Great Zhao with their own strength, so they could only unite with other countries.

But as it turns out, the Great Zhao was terrifyingly powerful.

Both countries were destroyed in the two alliances.

Will other countries dare to join forces with Beili to invade Dazhao in the future?

It will never happen again.

As for Bei Li itself, it's unlikely they would dare to provoke Da Zhao on their own.

So from then on, they could only keep a low profile and dared not act recklessly again.

In fact, as long as they behaved themselves and didn't cause trouble, Emperor Jingzhao had no intention of eliminating them.

Therefore, Emperor Jingzhao probably doesn't plan to take action against the Northern Li in the future.

But the premise is that Bei Li is honest.

But Lingyan just couldn't shake the feeling that they wouldn't behave themselves!

So if they cause trouble, we can just wipe them out too.

In any case, no country in the world dares to confront the Great Zhao right now.

That's some serious skill!

Destroying Bei Li is just a piece of cake!

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While Lingyan was leading her army on their way to the imperial city in the southern border region.

Both the Northern Li and Southern Xinjiang kingdoms have sent all the compensation to the Da Zhao army camp.

Upon receiving the compensation, Zeng Han immediately wrote a memorial to Emperor Jingzhao.

Emperor Jingzhao was overjoyed upon receiving the memorial and laughed heartily several times during the morning court session.

The civil and military officials below were also overjoyed.

The Minister of Revenue, in particular, was grinning like a fool.

With so much additional revenue coming in, he was naturally overjoyed.

The entire Zhao Dynasty court was filled with joy.

Emperor Jingzhao then gave Zeng Han a reply in a good mood.

Let him take a portion of these compensations to reward the troops, and hand over the rest to the national treasury.

Zeng Han was naturally very satisfied with this reply.

He did not mention in his memorial that Lingyan had already led a large army to the capital of the Southern Frontier.

There was no mention of their plan to destroy southern Xinjiang.

This matter must be kept secret for now, to prevent anyone from leaking it.

Therefore, apart from Zeng Han, Qin Qi, and a few other confidants, everyone in the military camp thought that now that they had received compensation, they would retreat and return home.

at the same time.

After a long march of more than a month, Lingyan and her army finally arrived at the capital of the Southern Frontier.

She ordered the army to camp outside the city, while she, along with Chu Xiyao and Shen Qingchen, disguised themselves and entered the Southern Border Imperial City.

We will contact He Jingchuan before taking any further action.

The majestic imperial city of southern Xinjiang stands before us, its walls towering high.

Lingyan had no idea where He Jingchuan was at the moment, let alone how to contact him or how to coordinate with him from the inside.

But she had taught him pinyin before, and at that time she only taught it to Yunmeng, Xiao Muyao and the other three.

Therefore, only a few people in the world can understand what this means; others, even if they see it, will not understand it.

Therefore, she felt that if He Jingchuan wanted to leave them clues, he would definitely use pinyin.

This was all part of Lingyan's foresight, so that if anyone encountered any accident, they could use this to pass on a secret signal.

I never expected to use it here today.

Therefore, as soon as they entered the imperial city, Lingyan, Chu Xiyao, and Shen Qingchen paid close attention to where pinyin appeared.

They knew that He Jingchuan would definitely leave them clues in advance.

Sure enough, the pinyin he left behind was found on the wall of an inn.

It reads: Meet at the dilapidated temple thirty miles west of the city at nightfall.

After successfully contacting He Jingchuan, Lingyan and the other two casually strolled around the capital city.

Then, estimating that it was about time, they left the city and met up with He Jingchuan.

After the three arrived at the dilapidated temple in the west of the city.

They found the place empty; clearly, He Jingchuan hadn't arrived yet.

The three of them then casually found a clean spot to sit and wait.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Chu Xiyao and Shen Qingchen heard the noise of someone arriving.

Seeing their reaction, Lingyan knew that He Jingchuan had probably arrived.

So they quietly got up and looked up at the entrance of the dilapidated temple.

Just then, the person arrived and stepped across the threshold.

The person who came was indeed He Jingchuan.

It's just that it's no longer the complete He Jingchuan.

When the three of them saw his figure clearly, they froze as if their bodies were frozen in place, their pupils shrinking sharply.

They felt as if a thunderbolt had suddenly exploded in their minds.

He couldn't utter a sound; three pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

There was shock, grief, sadness, heartache, and... self-blame in his eyes.