The corners of Yuwen Xingchen's mouth slightly raised:

"It's not easy to know the truth. Tell the Minister of War to send 10,000 to 20,000 troops to occupy Quannan Pass and regain the lost territory along the route.

If the Liang army is deceitful, they will definitely counterattack vigorously. By then it will be too late to retreat. Even if they cannot retreat, ten or twenty thousand people will die."

Yuwen Xingchen's tone was very calm, and the words "10,000 to 20,000 lives" seemed as light as air coming out of his mouth.

"Um, this..."

Yu Wenzhe hesitated for a moment and stopped talking.

"What?" Yuwen Xingchen raised his head and looked at him: "Is there any problem with sending the letter?"

Yuwenzhe smiled bitterly:

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Lord issued an order to the front-line garrison in Tongzhou that the entire army should not act rashly or leave the city without permission. Just a few days ago, two deputy generals were killed.

Even if the message is sent now, I am afraid that the Fifth Lord will not send troops."

Yuwen Xingchen's brows wrinkled slightly, seeming a little unhappy.

Several ministers felt a wry smile in their hearts. Looking at the entire court, it was only the fifth Xinrou who dared to disobey His Majesty's will.

That is to say, Fifth Xinrou is deeply trusted by Yuwen Xingchen, otherwise others would have labeled him as a self-respecting soldier.

Yuan Cheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and started fighting haha:

"The fifth man is capable of fighting, but he is a little too cautious, haha.

I think it’s better to be more cautious, at least there won’t be any trouble.”

"never mind."

Yuwen Xingchen waved his hand casually:

"The letter was sent as usual. Just suggest him to send troops, but let him decide the details."

After all, Yuwen Xingchen did not force Wu Xinrou to send troops. This was also out of trust in Wu Xinrou.

"promise!"

Yu Wenzhe quickly stood up and responded.

"Report~"

"Report~"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp and drawn-out sound sounded.

A chamberlain officer walked over with small steps. Walking hurriedly, he walked to Yuwen Xingchen's side and respectfully handed over a letter, saying softly:

"Your Majesty, General Dugu of Jiaodong Road, urgent military report from 800 miles away!"

Several people raised their eyebrows at the same time. News from Jiaodong Road?

Now everyone is very concerned about the situation of the Chang family on Jiaodong Road. Where the hundreds of thousands of Chang family troops go will affect the war situation all over the world.

If the Chang family defeated the Yan army and regained Pinghan Road, they would surely come back with a great victory and attack Jiaodong Road.

Then it will be another hard fight.

Yuwen Xingchen took the military report and read it expressionlessly. As his eyes slowly moved, the corners of the Dalong Emperor's mouth curled up into a smile, and it continued to expand. In the end, he laughed out loud:

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Three consecutive words of good made several people present stunned at the same time. How good news could make His Majesty the Emperor so happy?

Dugujin asked with a smile:

"Your Majesty, what makes you so happy?"

"Haha~"

Yuwen Xingchen smiled slightly: "Chang Hantang is dead."

"What!"

"Chang Hantang is dead!"

Yuwen Xingchen's words were like thunder on the ground, and several ministers who were usually calm were all shocked.

Yuwen Xingchen sat upright excitedly and chuckled:

"More than a hundred thousand Chang family troops laid siege to Ningzhou City. They fought hard for half a month and could not break through. The Ning army ran out of food and grass and was forced to retreat.

Unexpectedly, the Yan army came out in full force and fought fiercely with the Chang family's army. While the two sides were fighting to the death, the black-backed silver lion flag, one of the eight banners of the Yan army, suddenly rushed into the battlefield and defeated the Ning army in one fell swoop. The Ning army was defeated like a mountain.

Chang Hantang and his other son Chang Jingzhe all died on the battlefield.

More than 100,000 Ning troops were wiped out.

Hahaha~"

Several people woke up one after another, and this is how the battle turned out to be.

Everyone looked at each other and felt a little sad for a moment.

A century-old family is gone forever.

At first the Qi Party was headed by the Chang family and the Nangong family, but now with the death of Chang Hantang, the Qi Party has completely disappeared between heaven and earth.

"Old thing, you are finally dead."

Yuwen Xingchen said with a ferocious smile: "You didn't listen when I asked your Chang family to seek refuge with me in Longxi. Now that the whole family has been wiped out, who do you blame?

It’s so happy~”

Dugujin said from the side: "Your Majesty, those hundreds of thousands of Ning troops are just gone?"

Yuwen Xingchen laughed and said:

"It is said that only the grandson of the Chang family has escaped, and his life or death is unknown.

But Chang Hantang, Chang Jing'an, and Chang Jingzhe all died, and the entire Chang family was wiped out. It was expected that even one eldest grandson would not be able to make a big splash.

I've lost another big worry.

Ah hahaha~"

Since Yu Wen Xingchen came to the throne, he has been facing siege from three sides by the Chang family, Beiliang, and Zhou Jiaqing, and the pressure has been great. Now he finally has one less powerful enemy.

Several people knew each other very well and stood up one after another and shouted:

"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Tsk tsk, the Chang family is gone, and Prince Ning is dead. Now there are only Chenyue and Zhou Jiaqing in the south."

Yuwen Xingchen was thinking to himself, and then he looked at Cao Minxue, the Minister of Rites, who had been silent all this time:

"Master Cao."

"I'm here!"

"How's the conversation going over there on the grassland?"

The four people raised their eyebrows at the same time. Only these few close officials knew about the secret news of sending people to contact the grassland. Even the Fifth Xinrou on the front line did not know about it.

Among them, the person who is mainly responsible for contact matters is Cao Minxue, the Minister of Rites. This elderly man has just returned from the grassland a few days ago. His whereabouts are extremely mysterious and have not been announced to the outside world.

The Minister of Rites of the Great Long Dynasty went to see Mu Yun Canglan. Who would believe him?

Cao Minxue bowed and said:

"That's the price Mu Yun Canglan offered. They are determined not to let go and are now waiting for His Majesty's reply.

I feel that the conditions of the Yan people are too harsh, and if we continue to delay, there will still be room for negotiation."

"That's it~"

Yuwen Xingchen stood up, with a slightly weird expression on his face, walked slowly around the room with his hands behind his back, and murmured:

"Now that the Chang family has forgotten, there is only Beiliang, one of the most serious troubles in their heart, and there is nothing to worry about in the south of the Yangtze River.

If you look at it this way, there’s no harm in agreeing to them.”

Yuwen Xingchen's plain words slowly echoed in the hall, and the expressions of several important ministers changed.

They are very clear about the conditions for grassland to bloom.

It's really too much.

When Yuwen Xingchen nodded in agreement, Cao Minxue's cheeks trembled visibly, and he said cautiously:

"Your Majesty, the Yan army is an enemy country after all. If you agree, will you..."

"How could I not know that Yan Jun is also a serious thorn in his side?"

There was a chill in Yuwen Xingchen's eyes and he said:

"But dear friends, please don't forget that the Yan army is a formidable enemy, and the King of Liang Chenyue is even closer!

You don't want to see Liang Jun's iron hooves appear on the outskirts of the capital early tomorrow morning, right?

Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside!"

There was an unquestionable determination in Yuwen Xingchen's tone, and he was domineering.

The four of them shivered, and they all bowed and said:
Chapter completed!