"What if there is a rumor that King Zhenbei intends to raise an army to rebel?"

"Kill those who spread rumors and send their heads to Yanbei to stabilize the northern land."

Zhao Lingrui said directly.

"Lao Jiu, do you really believe in King Zhenbei?"

Zhao Lingfeng asked confusedly, but then he seemed to suddenly understand again, "...that's right, your personal relationship with King Zhenbei is far greater than that between me and King Zhenbei."

"No."

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui denied it.

"I don't really believe in King Zhenbei, but given the current situation, if Xiao Tianzuo has other intentions, as a monarch, I still have a way to seize his military power and replace him with someone else."

"...But if the King of Zhenbei insists on going south, I...at least, I have no way to withstand the front of the Zhenbei Army until the south is pacified."

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhao Lingfeng raised his wine cup and drank in silence.

“Good practice.”

"...But, I have one more thing to say, brother. The world is in chaos, Lao Jiu, you must believe in General Xiao! You must also guard against King Zhenbei!"

Prince Zhao Lingfeng said with a serious expression.

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui was a little confused, feeling as if the other party was delivering his final instructions...

He suddenly thought that Zhao Lingfeng was just temporarily under house arrest in the palace.

The treacherous Prime Minister Wang Zhaomin was found and executed by everyone.

Although the royal party is in power in the court, there are still a large number of loyal ministers who guarantee the prince.

Today's top officials are indispensable without the supervising prince Zhao Lingfeng. I am afraid that he will be in charge of state affairs again in a few days.

Why do you still have to tell yourself so many nonsense?

The two continued to talk for a long time about the general trend of the world.

Until nightfall.

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui had to say goodbye and return home.

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui walked to the main entrance of the hall, and suddenly heard the last words of Prince Zhao Lingfeng coming from behind him——

"Lao Jiu, this world will be in your hands from now on!"

Zhao Lingrui turned around when he heard this and his eyes were stunned.

Zhao Lingfeng was seen standing up and looking at the other party.

The two looked at each other speechlessly.

Until King Yu's entourage arrived, he reminded King Yu that if it was any later, it would be the curfew time in Jinling.

"Yes, since the feudal king's rebellion broke out, the prosperous Jinling, which has never been closed at night, also has a curfew."

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"...Everything is constantly changing."

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui thought in his heart and walked out of the Prince's East Palace as if he was lost in thought.

He thought about today's conversation with Zhao Lingfeng.

For some reason, I feel more and more that this is unusual.

…

Jinling Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhao Purui was wearing a white robe with a crane cloak, sitting cross-legged in the center of the hall, meditating like an enlightened old immortal.

Yan Fei, dressed in an exquisite slim-fitting blood-red robe, slowly came to the front of the hall.

"Your Majesty, Wang Zhaomin is dead."

Yan Fei's words were gentle and charming, "...she was killed by the prince."

Yan Fei did not mention that he was also assassinated by the prince's men, but thinking about it, the old man in front of him still controlled the court, so it was impossible for him not to know.

Zhao Purui's face was very calm, and he said calmly: "I know."

"...What does the Imperial Master want? Do you want me to kill my own child?"

"Yan Fei doesn't dare." Yan Fei lowered his head slightly, but there was no hint of fear or apology in his words.

Zhao Purui slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Yan Fei, and then continued busy with his own practice and understanding of immortality.

"Lingfeng is an excellent prince. He could have taken over the great work from me and brought him to another peak."

"...It's just a pity that I have no interest in this worldly affairs now."

As Zhao Purui spoke, the conversation suddenly changed, "In the past few years, the National Master's [Eternal Life Pill] has not been refined yet."

"Your Majesty is aware that the refining of blood pills is extremely complex, and the [Immortality Pill] is even more complicated."

Yan Fei explained quietly.

And Zhao Purui interrupted directly——

"Of course I know. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been waiting for you for so long."

"...The blood pill you gave me is indeed effective. I definitely feel the extension of my lifespan."

"I don't want to worry about why you want to mess with me."

"But [Immortality Pill], based on the time you gave me to refine the blood pill, if it is refined normally, I should be able to refine [Immortality Pill] by the end of this year."

Yan Fei's face remained calm, but he was slightly surprised in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the old emperor in front of him knew nothing about the art of alchemy, but he could predict the refining time of the [Eternal Life Pill] so accurately.

"Your Majesty... [Immortality Pill] is the most advanced blood pill, which is different from the previous two."

Yan Fei originally wanted to hide it.

But Zhao Purui had already jumped to the conclusion and said——

"Then please ask the Imperial Master to speed up the progress."

"The national power of Daqian is at your disposal. If you can't refine the [Immortality Pill] by the end of the year..."

The old emperor Zhao Purui said, his face suddenly gloomy and threatening, "Yan Fei, I will punish you for the crime of causing chaos in the country."

Zhao Purui added: "...Not only that, even the [Tingyun Pavilion] behind you will also be eradicated."

Yan Fei was silent.

For a long time, she lowered her head slightly and saluted: "Yan Fei, you will definitely go all out to speed up the progress and refine the [Immortality Pill] before the end of the year!"

…

At the beginning of the thirty-eighth year of Qianyuan.

Prince Zhao Lingfeng died suddenly after being imprisoned in the East Palace for half a month.

There are rumors that it was the Holy Emperor Zhao Purui who gave the prince poisonous wine and Bai Ling to commit suicide.

There are also rumors that it was the sorcerer Yan Fei who created the sorcery.

But no matter which way it is, this prince who oversees the country is already dead.

He did not die in the hands of the rebel vassal king, nor in the hands of Jin's foreign enemies, but in the hands of his own people...

The Honored King Zhao Lingrui was appointed by the old emperor as the new crown prince and crown prince of Da Gan, and was responsible for overseeing the country.

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui got what he dreamed of.

However, he did not feel happy at all.

He finally understood why seventh brother Zhao Lingfeng had to talk to him so much that day.

…

…

Before the prince Zhao Lingfeng died violently at the beginning of his confinement in the East Palace.

Work hard in the south.

On the Chuzhou battlefield.

Xiao Guan, the son of Xiao Tianzuo, personally led the troops and set up camp in the Chuzhou swamp. He constantly provoked the vassal kings and used himself as bait to attract the two vassal kings, Pingxi King and Dingnan King, to lead their troops into the depths of the swamp. ——Huang Tiandang.

General Xiao Tianzuo took the opportunity to lead the main force to encircle the vassal alliance from outside the state.

70,000 new troops plus more than 100,000 original frontline troops, a total of more than 200,000 troops, took advantage of the concave terrain to completely surround the vassal coalition forces.

The allied forces of the feudal lords penetrated deep into the swamp and were trapped in it.

The elite soldiers and generals in the coalition army were not adapted to the swamp terrain, and their mobility was inconvenient, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. The war horses and heavy cavalry purchased from the north were even more useless.

However, Xiao Tianzuo's Daqian army often prepared special equipment and rafts, and they were like a fish in water.

For a time, the allied forces of the vassal kings were unable to provide food and supplies, and were trapped.

When King Pingxi and King Dingnan realized they were surrounded, they were helpless and furious.

Geng Zhonger, the king of Dingnan, even killed the captured Xiao Gu'an alive in front of the two armies' formations, crushed his body, used his skull as a wine cup, and drank and joked in front of the two armies' formations.

When his mother Mu Ying saw this, her eyes turned red, she fell to her knees and burst into tears.

His father, Xiao Tianzuo, was filled with blood and rage. In anger, he still refused to attack, vowing to consume the last trace of strength of the vassal alliance.

After hearing the news, they immediately withdrew their troops from their respective battlefields and rushed to help Chuzhou at starry night.

The siege has lasted for half a month.

The food and grass brought by the vassal king's coalition forces with the army were exhausted, and the horses had already been slaughtered to satisfy their hunger.
To be continued...