The night was dim and dense crowds of figures were running down the valley at full speed.

As they were about to reach the bottom of the valley, the messy piles of rocks on the quiet official road were suddenly lifted up, and a shout of "charge with all your might" was heard, followed by countless arrows flying across the sky, heading straight towards the soldiers rushing down the valley.

For a moment, wailing was heard everywhere, and countless figures began to roll down from the mountainside.

Dark shadows once again appeared in the sky above the valley, which had fallen silent. King Dongyi and King Jiurong were stunned.

"Brother Wang, I'm afraid that old fox Lu Chen has already noticed it."

King Jiurong pointed angrily at the bottom of the valley which had already been in chaos: "Look at the Lu family army. They are in a desperate situation without any panic. Instead, they split our army apart. It is obvious that they came prepared."

"Oops."

Wang Gang of Dongyi cried out inwardly that something was wrong, and then he heard deafening shouts and screams from all over the valley. The enemy was coming from all directions, and some enemy troops had even secretly climbed to the top of the mountain from somewhere.

"That's Lu Chen."

King Jiurong pointed at the fierce general who was leading his men to charge in the distance and said, "Brother King, we have fallen into a trap. The one at the bottom of the valley is just a bait thrown by Lu Chen."

King Dongyi naturally noticed this, but their army had already rushed down to the bottom of the valley and was fighting with the Lu family army at the bottom of the valley. They could not be recalled, so they could only order: "Quick, withdraw the troops and go to meet up with the general immediately."

So, the two men reached an agreement and ordered their personal guards to go and block Lu Chen's suicide squad, while they themselves fled hastily all the way to the north.

The Palace of Mental Cultivation, Beijing

Only a month had passed since the imperial edict to support the emperor was issued, but Emperor Hui had been sending people every day to find out where Lu's army had gone. He calculated the time and believed that General Chen Lin should be able to return to provide assistance soon.

Just when he was secretly proud of his plan, he suddenly saw the commander of the Imperial Guards rushing in anxiously: "Your Majesty, Song Weizhao has led 150,000 Aerhe cavalry to break through Hegu Pass."

Emperor Hui was startled and said, "What? Tell me again?"

The commander frowned and said, "Song Weizhao's 150,000 troops have surrounded Yundu City and are now attacking the north gate with all their might."

"impossible."

Emperor Hui was furious and said, "I have 30,000 cavalrymen at Hegu Pass, all of whom are the elite of the Kang Dynasty. Li Huan is my most capable general. How could he lose Hegu Pass in less than a month?"

"Prince Changliu was killed in battle, and the entire army at Hegu Pass was wiped out."

The commander of the Imperial Guard gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please set off south immediately. I will protect your majesty and help him escape from Yundu."

Emperor Hui was unwilling to go south. He looked at Hu An angrily and said, "Didn't I send people to escort Fu Ping and the Pu couple to the front of the battle? How could Song Weizhao capture Hegu Pass so smoothly?"

The commander of the Imperial Guards added, "Before Minister Fu's carriage arrived at the pass, Hegu Pass had already been breached. Now the whereabouts of Minister Fu and Madam Pu are unknown."

Emperor Hui was so angry that he slammed the table. Before he could recover from his shock, someone came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the commander of the North City opened the city gate without authorization and welcomed the Aerhe cavalry into the city. Song Weizhao is leading a large army to attack the palace."

"This scum."

Emperor Hui clenched his fist in hatred, and Hu An hurriedly reminded him in a low voice in his ear: "Your Majesty, the commander of the North City is the son of Han Ming, the Minister of the Dali Temple. Han Ming has a close relationship with the Song family. Moreover, when Song Weizhao was in Yundu in the past, there were many people in the entire Imperial Guard who had a close relationship with him. Your Majesty should leave the palace as soon as possible."

"I'm not going anywhere."

Emperor Hui was at a loss as the situation in the southern border was still unclear and he had no idea what the outcome of his trip would be.

Looking at the commander of the Imperial Guards, he ordered sternly: "You, quickly stop Song Weizhao, and immediately pass on the order to order the general to rush back to help."

The commander was at a loss. Looking at Emperor Hui's livid face, he had no choice but to make up his mind to die and rushed out of the palace with his sword drawn.

"Your Majesty, the situation in the southern border is unclear now. Even if the general really destroyed the Lu family army, it would be too late to go to the capital to defend the king."

Juan urged: "Your Majesty, let's retreat quickly."

When Emperor Hui was hesitating, he suddenly saw Princess Huaiyi walking in with a sullen look on her face.

"Sister Royal."

Emperor Hui walked down the hall and pulled her aside to ask, "Song Weizhao has entered Yundu. What should we do now?"

Li Mi closed his eyes, handed the report in his hand to him, and said weakly: "The two uncles set up an ambush at the border of Wengcheng and Dongyi City, but were ambushed by the Lu family army and suffered heavy losses. Lu Linzhi took advantage of the weak defense of Dongyi and Jiurong City and led the Liren Gang to seize the two royal cities. The general has now led his troops to recapture the royal cities for the two uncles."

"What? He actually abandoned me to help his two uncles seize the capital?" Emperor Hui was furious and humiliated.

"My dear brother, your order is to have General Chen Lin and the two uncles wipe out the Lu family army. Naturally, he will help the two uncles first."

Li Mi pondered over it again and again, and finally said what he was thinking: "Why not go south immediately? Lu Chen is a vassal king appointed by my father, and he has always been loyal to the court. What's more, you have repeatedly conferred titles on him, and now almost the entire southern territory has been awarded to him. With this friendship between the emperor and his subjects, if you are willing to condescend to make peace with him, he will definitely welcome you in person and help the emperor take back Yundu."

Thinking of the previous schemes and humiliations against Lu Chen and Lu Linchu, how could Emperor Hui have the face to ask for peace with them?

"Did your sister forget about that playboy Lu Linchu?"

He said sternly, "I have granted you two this marriage, and you have rejected it, but you have also embarrassed the entire Lu family, and now you are plotting against the Lu family army. Even if Lu Chen is willing to forgive me, that bastard Lu Linchu has always been very calculative, so how could he let it go? Does my sister want to bring humiliation upon herself?"

Hearing this, Li Mi also frowned tightly.

After Emperor Hui considered it again and again, he suddenly said, "I know that my sister and Song Weizhao have a deep affection for each other. Why don't you ask my sister to ask him to do something? As long as he is willing to leave Yundu, I am willing to personally grant you two a marriage."

Li Mi was unsure, but thinking of her past friendship with Song Weizhao, she could only try her best.

"let me try."

Having made up her mind, she immediately led several palace guards out of the Yangxin Palace.

Song Weizhao had led a large army into the palace. There was chaos everywhere, with people fleeing everywhere and being trampled and ravaged by the Alkh cavalry.

Seeing the familiar figure, Song Weizhao ignored everything else and walked straight up.

"Wei Zhao."

Li Mi smiled at him and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. I've been waiting for you."

Song Weizhao stood there, looking at his old friend, feeling filled with emotion.

Once upon a time, he really respected the eldest princess and was grateful for her care for him, but it was this person who pushed the entire Song family into the abyss.

Staring at her with complicated eyes, Song Weizhao unconsciously drew out the sword in his hand again.

Li Mi was so scared that she was trembling all over: "Wei Zhao, have you forgotten how I spoke up for you in front of my brother before? Can you really be so cruel?"

Nalan Yiqing came in from outside and just happened to hear this ambiguous conversation, and he was furious.

This prince consort has quite a few old lovers in the Central Plains. Fu Yuanshu alone is not enough, and now there is another princess. She was so angry that she raised the scimitar at her waist.

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