The emperor is biased and wants to kill me, but you chickened out when the army is at the city gates

As night fell, the Shence Camp outside the city was quiet, but inside Tianshan City, singing and dancing continued.

As a strategically important location near the capital, Tianshan City was not only easy to defend but also attracted a large number of merchants.

Every year, countless merchants come and go from this city, naturally bringing it immense wealth.

At this moment, in Qingxiangyuan, the largest brothel in Tianshan City, the city's garrison commander Jiang Xing was surrounded by two beautiful women, dressed in thin gauze, who wrapped around his body like water snakes.

Also at the table were two other deputy generals from the city's garrison, who were drinking and having a great time.

"General Jiang, I heard that you have kept the King of Chu out of the city for two days. You are truly amazing!" A middle-aged man with a thick beard said with sincere admiration.

Jiang Xing laughed heartily: "What's so special about that? In this Tianshan City, my words are law."

"Let alone a sixth prince who is not favored by the emperor, even if other princes come, as long as I don't want them to, no one can enter this Tianshan City."

The man nodded repeatedly, quickly poured Jiang Xing a cup of wine, and said obsequiously, "I came to the south to do business, and I have never seen a so-called prince in my life. I wonder if General Jiang could take me to the city wall tomorrow to see how the King of Chu was humiliated?"

"Well..."

Jiang Xing hesitated for a moment, after all, the city gate was a restricted area and no one else was allowed to enter.

The problem is that this man is incredibly wealthy in Tianshan City, owning many restaurants and rice shops.

Over the years, whether it was real money or gifts on food, drink, gambling, and prostitution, the other party has always given him a considerable amount of money as a form of tribute.

Just the day before yesterday, when he took a concubine, she directly sent him ten thousand taels of silver.

Although Jiang Xing was a commander in charge of defending the city and held a high position, he rarely had the opportunity to make a profit.

"General Jiang, we've known each other for several years now. Surely you wouldn't suspect me of being a spy?" The middle-aged man joked first, then continued, "I heard that your father is celebrating his sixtieth birthday next month. I've already had someone select a huge pearl from out of town, intending to..."

"It's just going up the city wall, what's so difficult about that? But we have a deal, once you're up there you have to follow my instructions, no messing around." Jiang Xing's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.

The man nodded repeatedly, then with a flick of his eyes, the two women who were clinging to Jiang Xing obediently pulled him to the back room.

As for Jiang Xing's two deputy generals, they naturally had their own arrangements.

"Is everything settled?" In another private room, the middle-aged man had dismissed everyone, leaving only a dwarf who was less than 1.3 meters tall by his side.

The dwarf nodded slightly: "Today, you, the manager, hosted a banquet for all the officers of the city's defense force. These guys were ecstatic and drank quite a bit of wine."

"Don't worry about the cost of the drinks, but remember to add extra flavor. Also, send all the women in; they need to be weak in the knees tonight." The middle-aged man revealed a sinister smile.

The dwarf immediately accepted the order and quietly left the private room.

Meanwhile, at the Shence Camp, Hu Xu, nicknamed the God of Wealth, quietly arrived outside Qin Xuan's tent.

He didn't go in; he merely made a few bird calls.

Then a coughing sound came from inside, and Hu Xu disappeared into the night.

The next morning, the Shence Army got up, cooked, and trained as usual.

Lieutenant Guo Huan looked dejected and was about to lead his troops to the gate of Tianshan City when he suddenly saw Qin Xuan already waiting on horseback.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Guo Huan asked, puzzled.

Qin Xuan laughed and said, "Yesterday, the strategist told me that you have been quite angered by the enemy's city-defending general for days, so I specially went with you today. I want to see who dares to humiliate my Shence Army deputy general like this."

"Isn't this unnecessary?"

Guo Huan hesitated for a moment and said with difficulty, "That military scoundrel is a complete rogue, and he won't listen to reason. If you go, you'll inevitably be insulted."

Guo Huan wasn't worried about Qin Xuan getting into trouble; the main problem was that the other side was clearly humiliating the Shence Army. Qin Xuan was the King of Chu and the commander-in-chief of an army, so how could he be bullied?

"Challenging each other on the battlefield is nothing more than this. Let's go!"

Qin Xuan pulled on the reins, giving Guo Huan no chance to refuse.

Guo Huan had no choice but to hang his head and follow.

However, what was a little strange was that he found that there were actually quite a few more people who went to challenge him this time. A quick glance revealed that there were as many as a hundred people.

Is the King of Chu preparing for a protracted war of words with the other side?

Lost in his own thoughts, his warhorse quickly arrived at the gates of Tianshan City.

"Hey, isn't this that guy from the army...? Why are you here again? Aren't you annoying?!"

On the city wall, the quartermaster from yesterday, with his bloodshot eyes, burst into laughter.

Guo Huan looked at Qin Xuan with a wronged expression, but Qin Xuan simply gestured for him to go up and negotiate.

"Damn it! If you have the guts, never open the city gates again, or I'll kill you the first person I see when I enter the city!" Guo Huan swore fiercely in his heart, then reined in his horse and took a few steps forward, shouting, "I submitted my travel documents yesterday, shouldn't we be allowed to pass through today?"

"You think you can just walk into the city like that? My commander saw your travel document and immediately knew it was fake."

The quartermaster chuckled: "You little thief, you're incredibly audacious, even daring to forge travel documents. If you don't get out of here, I'll shoot you dead with an arrow later."

"Oh, what great power you have!"

At this moment, Qin Xuan suddenly reined in his horse and stepped forward, coldly saying, "I am the King of Chu, why don't you open the gate at once?"

The quartermaster was taken aback, and the alcohol in his body immediately sobered him up. He instinctively stood up straight.

He was about to speak when he felt someone pull him from behind. When he turned around, he saw his commander, Jiang Xing, leading a group of merchants up the city wall.

"You coward, you're scared of a prince?" Jiang Xing had just come out of Qingxiang Garden and hadn't even had a chance to show off when he saw his quartermaster almost make a fool of himself because of Qin Xuan's words.

"Gentlemen, you're in luck today. The one riding the white horse down there is the so-called Sixth Prince, the Prince of Chu," Jiang Xing said sarcastically, then shouted at Qin Xuan.

"You bandits and outlaws, thinking you can sneak into the city? You're dreaming! I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't get out of here, I'll have my men shoot arrows."

Qin Xuan's eyes gradually turned cold, and his killing intent began to boil: "I'll give you one chance. Open the city gate obediently, or I'll make you wish you were dead."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xing burst into laughter, laughing so hard he almost fell over.

He pointed at Qin Xuan below, then shouted at the group of merchants, "Did you hear that? These rebels actually want to enter the city and kill me? Haha, don't you think they're courting death!"

"Yes! Yes! It's courting death! It's definitely courting death!"

A group of merchants, led by a middle-aged man with a thick beard, burst into laughter.

But the next second, Jiang Xing's smile froze on his face.