The emperor's edict soon arrived in Jiurong City. Looking at the edict full of calculations, Lu Linfeng became furious.

"This tyrant king actually wanted me to go to Dongyi to apologize because of that bitch from the Chu family."

He also heard that the queen was punished because of him, and he felt extremely guilty.

"Your Majesty, you cannot go to Dongyi at this time. His Majesty clearly wants to put you to death." The Right Chief Clerk advised.

Cui Ying also heard the news from Dongyi and hurried to Huan Palace.

Seeing that Lu Linfeng was discussing countermeasures with several of his confidants, she immediately advised: "Your Majesty, although His Majesty is suspicious of you, for now, Your Majesty just needs to hold back and find a random excuse to get away with it."

Lu Linfeng's eyes became stern: "That's easy to say."

Now that he has the queen as his backer, why should he endure this humiliation any longer?

Cui Ying continued, "Your Highness, the Queen and Concubine Chun must be suspicious of each other now. If Your Highness can keep his hands off, Concubine Chun will not be able to do anything to you even if she has a grudge against you. We just need to spread the news that the Queen agreed to cooperate with us, and she will find a way to deal with the Queen."

She carefully looked at Lu Linfeng and said fiercely, "If the queen gets into trouble, the one in Liyang City will definitely try to seek justice for the queen. Then we can just sit back and reap the benefits..."

"Snapped."

Before she finished her words, Lu Linfeng was so angry that he slapped her in the face: "You bitch, the queen treated you well, but you schemed against her and made her suspected by the tyrant. I am already feeling guilty, and you still want to kill her?"

"Does Your Majesty think that the Queen will really be attracted to you?"

Cui Ying choked up and said, "If she was loyal to the prince, why would she expose the prince and ask Fu Yan to stop the assassin sent by the prince?"

"You are such a stupid woman, you don't even understand such a simple truth."

Lu Linfeng said: "She naturally doesn't want me to be criticized."

"You have been advocating that I should bring the Queen to our camp. Now that she has agreed, you want to harm her. Do you know that if you do this, I will never have the chance to enter Dongyi City again?"

"Now that Chen Lin has retired, Prince Zhong has completely lost his right-hand man, and the northern expeditionary army is far away in Tongcheng, it is a good time for us to start an uprising."

Not wanting to argue with her any more, Lu Linfeng said, "Didn't the tyrant want me to go and apologize? Go, gather the troops, and we will capture Yecheng at lightning speed."

Between Dongyi City and Jiurong City, Yecheng is a place that military strategists must fight for. Capturing this city will give them the initiative in the attack.

After ordering his men to take Cui Ying away, Lu Linfeng no longer had any doubts and personally led his troops out of Jiurong City quickly.

Although Lu Linchu expected that his elder brother would rebel, he had already mobilized 500,000 troops and secretly assembled them near Yecheng.

Knowing that Lu Linfeng had captured Yecheng in just three days as expected, he was very happy. When he was about to send people to fight, the civil and military officials in the court started arguing about how to deal with Lu Linxue.

No one knew who spread the rumor that he was going to sentence Lu Linxue to death, and everyone came to plead for mercy.

Even Lu Hui and Lu Feng came to plead for mercy.

On this day, Lu Linchu was in Chu Huaixi's palace, thinking about who should lead the army to war. Chu Huaixi immediately advised: "General Lu Hui has fought with Your Majesty in many battles. He had made great achievements during the time of the previous emperor. It is most appropriate for him to lead the army to war."

You Dian calmly interrupted, "Your Majesty has only imprisoned the eldest princess. I see that the clan members are so impatient that they have come to plead for mercy. If we send General Lu Hui, it is hard to say whether he can kill Prince Li."

Lu Linchu originally thought that it would be easy to wipe out Lu Linfeng with the 500,000 troops he had assembled, so he was at ease no matter whether Lu Hui or Lu Feng went. However, You Dian's reminder made him worried.

You Dian continued, "Your Majesty, I think at this critical moment you should find a commander who can disregard blood ties and wholeheartedly share your worries."

Lu Linchu asked anxiously: "You Dian, do you have a suitable candidate?"

You Dian smiled and said, "Whoever has the deepest hatred for King Li, let this person deal with King Li will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Lu Linchu immediately thought of someone: "Li Guanyang, the former surrendered general of Jiurong City, is probably not less hateful than me."

"Your Majesty, this man is not up to the task."

Chu Huaixi suddenly felt something was wrong: "He is just boastful and can only talk big on paper."

"In the face of absolute strength, with hatred adding fuel to the fire, even if he is weak, with the grace and power of Your Majesty and the 500,000-man army, he can still scare Prince Li to death."

You Dian looked at Chu Huaixi with a half-smile: "Your Highness, you have lost your loved one and are very sad. You want to get closer to the ministers around your Majesty and share your worries. This is really commendable, but you must not delay your Majesty's important event."

These malicious words made Chu Huaixi furious: "Eunuch You, you are so outrageous."

Lu Linchu had already been reminded by You Dian that at this time the Queen was avoiding suspicion and not interfering in Zhaoyang's affairs, but Lu Hui and Lu Feng jumped out, which really made people feel uneasy.

Besides, Huaixi's family was massacred, and she is probably now anxious to cling to her confidants and find a backer.

Staring at Chu Huaixi angrily, he angrily said, "Noble Concubine Chun, you are becoming more and more unruly. The inner palace is not allowed to collude with court officials. You don't understand such a simple truth? What is your intention in praising Lu Hui?"

"I have no selfish motives."

Chu Huaixi felt very aggrieved and knelt down in fear and trepidation: "If Your Majesty is really worried about Lu Hui, then recall Prince Jinyang. His hatred for Prince Li is definitely not less than that for Li Guanyang."

"presumptuous."

Lu Linchu was very angry. He had finally taken away Chen Lin's military power, causing the fourth brother to lose his arm. What was her intention in suddenly having such an idea?

Could it be that he discovered his secret, hated Lu Linfeng so much that he started planning a way out and wanted to help the fourth brother?

He was just wondering, Chu Huaixi said, "Your Majesty, if Prince Jinyang goes to war, His Royal Highness Prince Zhong can also..."

"Snapped……"

As expected, she wanted Lu Linzhi to take the lead. Lu Linchu glared at her angrily: "You have been instigating the relationship between the Queen and Prince Zhong. I didn't expect that it was you who was secretly in collusion with Prince Zhong."

"..."

Chu Huaixi and You Dian were both stunned. You Dian quickly lowered his head and stopped talking.

Chu Huaixi felt that the emperor's train of thought was becoming more and more incomprehensible. She herself didn't know how she and Prince Zhong were related.

Now she just wants to use all her strength to get rid of Lu Linfeng.

Just as she was about to persuade him again, Lu Linchu glared at her fiercely and ordered resolutely: "Send an order, Li Guanyang, the commander of Jindong City, as the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition, and go to Yecheng immediately to fight the enemy."

In late June, Li Guanyang led an army of 500,000 to besiege Yecheng. The aggressive Daning Legion surrounded Yecheng tightly, and the powerful momentum frightened Prince Li's army so much that they dared to stay in the city and not go out.

Li Guanyang ordered his men to attack the city day and night and besieged Yecheng for half a month. Just when he felt that he had won and was feeling complacent, the days had quietly entered July.

It was a hot summer day, and the heat was unbearable. The scorching sun became extremely fierce after noon, and many soldiers who attacked the city had their skin ulcerated by the scorching armor.

As noon approached, Li Guanyang looked up at the siege army that was already showing signs of fatigue, only to find that the sunlight was so bright that he could hardly open his eyes.

Just at this moment, the gate of Yecheng was opened, and the army of Prince Li's Mansion, which had been besieging for half a month, rushed out in full vigor, without any sign of dejection on their faces.

The 100,000-strong army was full of vigor and momentum, and like a huge wave, it rolled towards the exhausted Daning Legion.

In less than three days, Li Guanyang's entire army was wiped out and he was beheaded by Lu Linfeng.

The army of Prince Li's palace marched straight to the city of Dongyi.

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