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The imperial court was filled with civil and military officials.

This was the first time Gu Danyan had truly walked into a court full of men's talk. Countless gazes all swept towards him, as if wanting to see who exactly had the ability to boast shamelessly in front of Duan Chengxuan.

Although he was wearing a green robe, Gu Danyan still had his hair tied up high, looking free and easy, like someone from the martial arts world.

Duan Cong looked around curiously while Duan Cheng Xuan raised her eyebrows, "If you don't know martial arts, you'll only be courting death if you go to the battlefield."

"If sending myself to my death can allow me to return victorious, there's nothing wrong with it." Gu Liuyan had a slight smile on his face, but he put on a serious expression when facing Duan Cong. "Your majesty the Emperor, this commoner is not talented. I would like to ask Prince Jing about how to deal with an enemy."

"Sure." Duan Cong waved her hand, and just happened to listen to what Duan Chengxuan had to say.

Duan Chengxuan cast a cold glance at Gu Danyan before cupping his hands and walking out. He said in a low voice, "Since Jiang Yan has come, this subject should naturally bring back heavy soldiers. The strategy behind this is not convenient to state clearly."

Although Duan Cong was dissatisfied, she knew that matters of military importance could not be stated publicly in the imperial court. She then looked towards Gu Pingyan and asked, "Could it be that you're the one in charge of the fight against the King Jing?"

It wasn't the fault of Duan Cong to think this way. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he didn't know martial arts, and didn't know how to lead the charge. How could a military advisor who was also a kid be trusted?

"Jiang Yan is now one of the most talented in the war for democracy. If she can't win in one fell swoop, she will become a disaster in the future." Gu Danyan also cupped his hands together and took a step forward. His voice was steady, "The Jiang Yan Iron Cavalry makes one's heart tremble with fear. Winter's expedition must have plenty of food and resources. There are even slaves behind them, but a bit of it was missed."

Everyone held their breath as they listened attentively. A faint smile broke out on his face as he spoke, "The first word is' attack '."

"What do you mean?" Some of the ministers turned to look as well.

"Since they are the first to attack, then they must have full confidence in their victory, but they should know of their crafty ways, so they only took two cities to defend themselves, in order to keep the war going. As for the Marquis King, he was brave enough to fight with his army, so he must be a sharp blade." As Gu Liuyan spoke, she got someone to bring her two maps of the city. They were laid out flat on the ground. She scanned through them and continued: "One step at a time, why not have two birds with one stone?"

"Bullsh * t!" These two cities are easy to defend and hard to attack. They have been captured by someone working from the inside, so how could it be that easy? " An old official scoffed, "You brat, you'd better go back and study hard."

Gu Danyan rubbed his head and looked dazed: "I am indeed a kid, but I didn't say that I want to take over these two cities immediately. I mean, I'll take them later."

"You're asking them to surrender this city to someone else?" A minister shouted.

"Then, my lords, do you have any way to take down these two cities?" She took a step forward and looked at Duan Cong, "Since these two cities have been taken down from the outside, then why haven't the lords thought about why this place has been taken down, not to mention that there is a mine outside the city! The most important thing right now is to clear out the officials at the border and strengthen their defenses. "

"If we do not attack, we will not be able to take back the city." Duan Cheng Xuan took a step forward. "Could it be that my Navy Tide military can't compare to Jiang Yan? In a few years, this battle will be over. "

"It's fine to forcefully attack, but at this moment, Navy Tide's splendor is just a pitiful facepalm. Jiang Yan isn't the only strong enemy, there's also Er Dan and the other races eyeing him covetously." Gu Daiyan stood in front of Duan Chengxuan and raised his head to look at the fierce light in his eyes, but he was not afraid in the slightest. "Can your King Jing kill everyone by himself?"

Duan Cheng Xuan choked, but she still didn't think of how she should retort.

"Just as I've said, Navy Tide's troops are sufficient, so naturally, their reserves are better than Jiang Yan's. We shouldn't be anxious about two cities first, we should have someone guard the border and then have King Jing lead the men deep into the enemy's camp to seize Jiang Yan's city." As Gu Liuyan spoke, she pointed to the cities at the border of Jiang Yan and said, "Although these places are empty, once we take them down, we can surround the two cities that were taken away and cut off their retreat. The two cities will naturally return."

"Simple as that." There were still court officials who didn't want to believe it, "It's not like Jiang Yan's people are idiots."

"But Jiang Yan indeed hasn't built any defenses in these cities." Gu Danyan looked at the ministers coldly and said, "I'm afraid only the King and a few of the generals know the details."

Duan Chengxuan glanced at Gu Daiyan, but he couldn't understand why Yun Chen was like what he was thinking.

The military general on the other side also quickly took a step forward. His gaze towards Yun Chen also changed, "You are right, but what does this have to do with the Third Prince leading troops to war?"

"Of course it's related." Gu Liuyan looked at Duan Chengrui at the side as well. "Because the Third Prince will bring men to seize this city and split the troops into two. The Third Prince will need the authority to kill the officials in this area, and other than that, the Third Prince will bring troops from this area to stop the hidden dangers of Er Dan and the other three foreign clans from being eliminated at the same time."

Gu Liuyan's fingertip landed on the side of the map. The city there had not been captured yet.

Duan Chengxuan had no time to react, so he had already walked up to the Emperor. "Your Majesty, your son has received news long ago that many city officials have already betrayed their country, but they are far from us and are extremely arrogant. Your son is willing to lead troops to suppress them."

"His Highness is a prince, so we shouldn't fight with our lives …"

"With the current situation, only the third prince would not betray the kingdom. If there are still people who do not believe it, then this commoner will tell you the names of those traitor officials one by one." Gu Liuyan interrupted him. She pulled open the scroll from her sleeve and read out the names one by one. The faces of many ministers in the imperial court changed.

Duan Cong and Duan Chengxuan were also shocked, even Duan Chengrui didn't know that he would do such a thing.

After these names were said, Gu Daiyan recounted the different paths taken by the Third Prince and Jing Wang. If one were to say that the Jing King was a sharp blade to the outside world, then the Third Prince was a double-edged sword.

Firstly, this was for the sake of the third prince's authority. Secondly, this was due to him accumulating meritorious services for the third prince.

These reasons should not have pushed the Third Prince onto the battlefield, but Gu Danyan had placed his bets on the Emperor's expectations for the Third Prince.

If the Emperor really wanted to make the Third Prince the Crown Prince, he would definitely allow him to do such a thing.

As expected, Duan Cong hesitated. Duan Chengrui was anxious as she heard Duan Chengxuan say, "Third Prince doesn't know martial arts after all. If he dies on the battlefield …"

"Men are not afraid of death. They should shed hot blood for their country." Gu Danyan took a step forward and looked at Duan Chengxuan.

The four of them looked at each other and a fiery light suddenly appeared.