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After the nine days leave of the palace, the peace talks between Shang Qiuyuan and Yunmeng began. Of course, this peace talks was reached on the basis of the alliance of Nanke, Beiyi, and Jinghai. Facing the Three Kingdoms, Yun Meng could only accept this result after suffering heavy losses. She would negotiate with the Three Kingdoms and reach a truce.

Because if they continued to fight, the biggest loss would be Yun Meng. After a new reshuffle, Yun Meng's profits in Fengyuan had greatly decreased. The northern barbarians and the calm sea had invaded Yun Meng's territory and plundered the benefits of Feng Yuan in front of them, causing Yun Meng to feel as if she was fighting to the death for them.

At the most critical moment, the monarch of the Yunmeng Kingdom was so ill that he had no choice but to propose a compromise.

Taking this opportunity, Shang Qiuyuan proposed to the Northern barbarians and Jinghai that they should negotiate with Yunmeng and call off the war. After a year of war, everyone was exhausted. Regardless of whether it was strength or people, they were all struggling to survive. The Northern barbarians and Jinghai, who had received great benefits from Fengyuan, naturally wanted to stop the war as well. Thus, they made use of this opportunity to agree.

Shang Qiuyuan, on the other hand, had his own thoughts. From the departure of the Prince Shoulder, he had a bad omen, knowing that the Southern Champion would change skies. And now that the situation had stabilized, this was undoubtedly the best method.

After receiving Ji Tianning's secret letter, he sped up the negotiation process. With his efforts, the negotiation was coming to an end and the parties reached an agreement.

Yun Meng was going to hand over the Second Prince, and they were going to call him the new monarch. With this, the four empires had reached a truce and temporarily suspended their troops. They could only wait for the other nations to sign the truce.

Shang Qiuyuan opened a box by the bedside. Surprisingly, within the box was a great deal of yellow silk. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an imperial edict, neatly placed within the box.

As he opened one of the imperial edicts, there was only a bright red mark of the Imperial Seal on the blank edict. There was nothing else on it.

"Ning'er, you're really amazing. You actually sent me an edict without any words. I can fill it in as I wish."

Shang Qiuyuan looked at the dozen or so blank charms in the box speechlessly. With these items, he could freely fill out the imperial edict according to his own will and then issue it in the name of the Emperor.

"Reporting to the marshal, Zuo Siping and He Mo have come to see the marshal."

Zuo Si and He Mo were the first to return to Ping Cheng after Shang Qiuyuan's personal guards took control of the city.

"Let them wait in the hall."

"Yes."

Shang Qiuyuan kept the imperial edict well. He, Yunmeng, Northern Yi, and Jinghai had already agreed to sign an armistice tomorrow. Each of them would call an end to the war, and those who violated the imperial edict would have to join forces to condemn them.

He Mo and Zuo Siping stood respectfully in the main hall, waiting for the arrival of Shang Qiuyuan.

"Old He, Prince replied to Zu Long, do you think the peace talks between the young prince and the three kingdoms was decided by you or by your own decision?"

"If you ask me, then who should I ask? I was not here before the prince left, so I believe it was at the young prince's behest. Otherwise, the young prince would not have done such a thing." His Royal Highness ordered us to obey the orders of the young prince and the Military Advisor. I heard that the Emperor's dragon body is sick, perhaps because he is too ill to handle the affairs of the country.

"True, it's also time for the empress to prepare for battle. It's time for the prince to return and take charge of the military affairs of the Southern Champion Kingdom."

"Old Zuo, now that the young prince has been conferred the title of Crown Prince, he has also admitted to this. We should be more careful and respectful in the future."

"I know that, even if it isn't the case. Ever since I grew rich, I have never dared to be disrespectful to the young prince in the slightest."

A look of reverence appeared on Zuo Siping's face. He had been extremely respectful to Shang Qiuyuan ever since he had pleaded guilty in Ye City.

A white silhouette appeared in the great hall, the two of them hurriedly knelt down and greeted, "This general pays his respect to the young prince."

Shang Qiuyuan walked over to a chair and sat down. Since he did not speak, the two of them did not dare to get up. They knelt on the ground with their heads lowered.

"Someone, send word to Zuo Si to meet you."

"This official has been waiting here for a long time."

His face was pale and his body was swaying, making people worry that he would faint at any moment. Zuo Si walked in with an ashen face, bowing to Shang Qiuyuan.

"The Military Advisor is not feeling well. He needs to rest more."

"Thank you for your concern, young prince. This subject is fine."

"The advisor can tell them the truth."

Zuo Si looked at He Mo and Zuo Siping, "Your highness has been killed. Now, your highness intends to avenge your highness. If you can remember your highness's kindness from the past, be loyal to your highness and seek justice for your highness."

"What?"

The two of them suddenly raised their heads and their bodies swayed a few times as they stared at Zuo Si with widened eyes.

"After the prince entered the palace, he was killed by the emperor. In the name of his death, the emperor summoned the prince back to the court, saying that the emperor was the regent and that the empress had already given birth to a prince. In reality, it was a sinister plot. After the prince had entered the palace, he had been plotted to death. "The imperial edict says that the prince intended to rebel, and that he wanted to kill you."

"Impossible, the prince won't die …"

Zuo Siping's hand was stabbed firmly into the ground. He ignored the fact that his finger had been broken and blood kept flowing out.

"Prince …"

He Mo pounded the ground with his fist. "Advisor, is this matter certain?"

"It's not that I don't want it to be a lie, it's just that the news is true. The King's body is currently protected by the Armoured Cavalry."

"Are all the Wind Chaser Cavalry dead? What was Yan Zhen doing? Why didn't you charge into the palace to avenge your highness? "

"That's all I know now. Since the emperor and empress dowager have already planned for so long, how could they not be on guard? "There are the imperial guards in Zu Long City, as well as the imperial guards. The prince's men and horses are all in Fengyuan, so how could they fight against the imperial guards and the imperial guards? I heard that the emperor ordered the imperial guards' general, the commander of the imperial guards, Han Xing, to reward the three armies in advance and drugged them with alcohol."

"Despicable!"

Both of them were on the verge of tearing up as they lowered their heads in tears. When they heard the news of the death of Gong Jiu, they immediately felt at a loss.

"Generals, there is no need to be too sad. Royal father is unrestrained throughout the world, a hero of my life, I will not let my royal father lose all of his illustrious reputation and bear the burden of treason. I will be ridiculed and scolded by my descendants. Tomorrow, I, Yun Meng, Northern Yi, and Jing Hai will reach an agreement on a truce and retreat. I will definitely seek justice for my royal father, and if you two ever think about how important father is and how merciful he is, you all will immediately swear your loyalty to me. "

He Mo and Zuo Siping raised their heads and met Shang Qiuyuan's eyes, which were as sharp as stars. Their hearts were filled with reverence, and they could not help but lower their heads and bow to the ground, "I shall obey the orders of the young prince and not dare to slack off. I am willing to follow the young prince and seek justice for the prince."

"That's for the best. Get up."

The two of them stood up after thanking each other. They were still in a daze, clenching their fists. The death of Gong Jiu had disrupted their minds. They listlessly listened to Shang Qiuyuan's instructions, and passed down the military order in accordance with Shang Qiuyuan's instructions.

On the second day of the sixth month of the year 346 of the Yunmeng calendar, the four empires, Nanke, Yunmeng, Beiyi, and Jinghai had reached a truce. Yun Meng had handed over the second prince of Fengyuan to Nanke, and the four empires had withdrawn their troops. Countries returning from military service will rejuvenate themselves.

On the same day, Shang Qiuyuan gathered all the generals in Pingcheng, publicly announcing the death of Gong Jiu and declaring that he would seek justice in front of all the generals.

The generals under the command of the Nine Heavens Palace were imprisoned within the city's garrison and were not allowed to enter or leave.

This was the first step of Shang Qiuyuan, seizing the military power.

With Zou Si's help, Shang Qiuyuan was able to successfully take over the entire military power of the palace nine days. Although there were still those who were unconvinced, they were also imprisoned by Shang Qiu Yuan, replacing their trusted aides and generals.

Step by step, Shang Qiuyuan placed the authority over the Nine Heavens Palace into his own hands. He sent out his trusted aides and generals, either to receive the military power of the original generals, or to act as an assistant general to monitor the exercise of the right of a main general.

At the same time, he also began to openly hold the military power in his hands in the capacity of Prince Charming and Grand General Feng Yuan. At this point, the military power in Shang Qiuyuan's hands was at its peak. His presence was not inferior to the original palace that stood shoulder to shoulder for nine days.

At this point, even if there were soldiers who were unwilling to accept this, they could only helplessly obey Shang Qiuyuan's orders when they saw that the situation was gradually being governed by him.

After all, the remaining might of the Shoulder King was still there. Many soldiers, especially the generals under his command, still wanted to seek justice for the nine heavens of the palace.

These people were more worried that after the death of the palace's ninth day, they would be implicated because of this. And now, the only choice left was to follow Shang Qiuyuan and see what the Southern Champion Kingdom had in mind.

The Fiery-Scales was the famous, infamous, cold-blooded Sovereign King of the Five Kingdoms. They had always known that Leng Wuqing and the others would not easily make foolish decisions. They had been disrespectful to the emperor all day long, and now, they only had the King Shoulder in their eyes. Without the Emperor, they were King Shoulder's trusted aides, so how could they expect the King to let them go so easily?

Everyone understood this logic. Thus, all the generals, out of various intentions, expressed that they would follow Shang Qiuyuan's military order and follow him. They were willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with him in order to seek justice for the palace's nine heavens.

"We are willing to follow the orders of the young prince to seek justice for him."

The generals knelt on the ground and swore a blood oath. News of what had happened in the palace during the ninth day had spread out through various channels. The military had also received the news, and there were many different legends.

Shang Qiuyuan, dressed in a handsome uniform, stepped onto the stage to pay homage to the palace for nine days. He swore to the heavens that he would return justice to the palace for nine days.

This was just one of his plans, to capture the authority of the palace of the nine heavens into his own hands. As far as he could see, the mountains of Fengyuan, the waters of Fengyuan were still the same, but the people were different. Everything that happened in the past had become the past. Now, he felt like he was in the palace for the ninth day. With power within his grasp, other people's fates recognized him as the one they held in their hands.

He was no longer the one who was run about by an imperial edict for the sake of a single sentence from the Emperor. The blood lesson had taught him that if one wanted to control their own destiny, the only way was to be like the Nine Heavens Palace. With such monstrous power and armies, even the Emperor had to fear them.

"I can choose once again. I will use my own intelligence and power to grasp my fate in my hands. There will be no one who can control my fate, and I will no longer allow myself to be slaughtered.

He raised the sword high up in the air, his sharp eyes sweeping across the generals. Wherever his gaze passed, all of them would kneel on the ground, lowering their heads deeply.

"Marshal is invincible! Marshal is brave and brave!"

Waves of roars were buried one after another. At this moment, Shang Qiuyuan was no longer surrounded by the five thousand generals from the past, but instead, he was surrounded by thousands of men and horses, loyal to him.

He put down his sword, and the cheering immediately stopped.