Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 2656 The arrival of the army
"fighting?"

Jiang Yuanyuan has been confined to the cold palace these days. The Prince of Linjiang has cut off all contact between him and the outside world, and the palace servants he sent to serve him are either deaf or mute.

Because her son was being controlled, the mastermind behind the scenes trusted Fang more and was able to bring in some information.

"What battle?" Jiang Yuanyuan asked in shock. "Have the Western Rong people invaded?"

Danyang is located in the heart of southern Chu. Except for the war when Emperor Taizu of Chu reclaimed the entire mainland, it has almost never been invaded by foreign enemies.

Aside from internal strife, Jiang Yuanyuan could hardly imagine what kind of army could possibly reach the walls of Danyang City.

The last battle report he received before being imprisoned was news that an army of Western Rong people and Northern Wei rebels had crossed the border of Southern Chu and was heading towards the capital of Southern Chu.

"They don't seem to be from the Western Rong..."

The wet nurse looked conflicted, seemingly unsure how to answer.

Not from the Western Rong?
Jiang Yuanyuan's eyebrows twitched, and she suddenly raised her head.

The wet nurse was startled.

Jiang Yuanyuan, who had been sitting in the darkness with a stubble-covered face, looking dejected and useless, suddenly had a glint of light in his eyes.

Thinking about the sudden increase in the number of people guarding him, and that they were all high-level cultivators, Jiang Yuanyuan suddenly had a bold idea.

There is only one person in the world who could bring the enemy to the city gates in such a short time.

“Granny,” Jiang Yuanyuan grabbed her nanny’s hand, “the people who brought troops to the city are related to me, aren’t they?”

"This……"

The wet nurse was startled and desperately tried to pull her hand away. "Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards are all under the Regent's command. No one in the entire Southern Chu will come to your rescue..."

She thought His Majesty had lost his mind, believing that the army outside the city had come to rescue him.

“It’s not in Southern Chu, but it’s elsewhere,” Jiang Yuanyuan exclaimed excitedly. He used his last bit of strength to open a barrier. “Granny, don’t be afraid. That person is the most skilled at removing curses in the world…”

"Madam Fang."

Before he could finish speaking, the barrier Jiang Yuanyuan had erected was shattered. The door to the Cold Palace suddenly opened, and a white-haired, fourth-level cultivator stood outside.

"Come out once you've delivered the food."

"You talk too much."

Granny Fang trembled, broke free from Jiang Yuanyuan's hands, and retreated shakily out the door.

Jiang Yuanyuan straightened up and looked coldly at the cultivators outside the door.

The cultivator looked at him as if he were already dead. "Your Highness, the Regent has instructed you to stay here and cultivate your character, and not to concern yourself with external affairs."

"The Retired King?" Jiang Yuanyuan chuckled. "So, Uncle King didn't demote me to a Prince, but still made me the Retired King?"

This was the first time he had ever heard this claim.

"The imperial decree has been issued today, and the new emperor has ascended the throne," the cultivator said expressionlessly. "Your health is poor, so please enjoy your remaining years here."

"Ascension to the throne? So quickly?"

Jiang Yuanyuan looked at him with a half-smile, "I suppose the new king's ascension to the throne has not yet been announced to the world?"

“Once the war is over, the news will be announced to the world,” the cultivator said stiffly. “Your Highness need not worry about that.”

After saying that, he disappeared through the doorway, and the cold palace gate slammed shut with a bang.

Jiang Yuanyuan's face turned cold, but she no longer slumped on the bed.

He was almost certain that the army besieging the city was most likely there to rescue him.

It could even be Ying Baoyue!
That's why the King of Linchuan was so eager to have his posthumous son ascend the throne, so that he could gain the righteous pretext to mobilize the army.

Although she trusted Ying Baoyue's abilities, Jiang Yuanyuan couldn't figure out how she would resolve this situation.

Ying Baoyue was the former Qin king. His army besieged Danyang City despite the disagreement of the Southern Chu king, which can be regarded as an invasion of Southern Chu by the former Qin.

In this situation, the entire city's soldiers and civilians would fight with all their might to resist Ying Baoyue. If Ying Baoyue were to launch a direct assault on Danyang City, she would be condemned by the entire world. Southern Chu was not Western Rong, and Ying Baoyue had no just cause to attack the capital of Southern Chu. Even if she were a rare genius general of her time, she would find it difficult to win an unjust war.

Unless he can leave this cold palace and accuse the Prince of Linchuan of treason.

He is the key to whether Ying Baoyue can win this battle.

Jiang Yuanyuan sat in the darkness, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He couldn't continue to sit here and wait for his doom; if he didn't show up, Ying Baoyue's situation would become extremely difficult.

Jiang Yuanyuan suddenly grabbed a bowl of cold rice that had been sitting on the table next to her for days and stuffed it into her mouth.

He swallowed painfully while secretly using his true energy to explore his surroundings.

He must find Li Jinniang first.

……

……

Outside Danyang City.

Between Danyang City and Zihua Mountain, in a clearing in the woods, tents were densely packed together.

The atmosphere inside the largest main tent was extremely eerie.

Gui Chen sat at the desk, barely daring to breathe.

Ji Mo sat at the lower end of a table made of stones, quietly watching Ying Baoyue sitting at the upper end.

"Are you there?"

"I thought you'd been ambushed and couldn't move at all," Ying Baoyue said expressionlessly. "Otherwise, how could you not even protect your own king?"

Before coming to Southern Chu, she thought that Ji Mo had been assassinated by Emperor Ying, otherwise such a big thing would not have happened in Southern Chu.

Where is Jiang Yuanyuan?

Ji Mo said calmly, "I don't know, I only know that the person is still alive."

"Are you OK?"

Ying Baoyue's temple twitched slightly. "Have you regressed in your cultivation level?"

“There is a special formation inside the Southern Chu Palace that is designed to counter me,” Ji Mo said calmly. “It was set up by the founding emperor twenty years ago. Don’t you remember?”

In order to ensure that the imperial advisor would serve his master wholeheartedly, Emperor Taizu left behind many methods.

To become the national advisor of a country, one must swear a blood oath. From the moment one becomes the national advisor of Southern Chu, the national advisor cannot harm the royal family of Southern Chu, otherwise he will suffer the backlash of the curse.

“The Prince of Linchuan has obtained the Imperial Seal, and the child in his possession is indeed of the Jiang family bloodline. According to the oath we made back then, I cannot lay a hand on him.”

Ying Baoyue was stunned. She had forgotten the restrictions that Emperor Ying had placed on the imperial advisors.

Although Ji Mo is the Imperial Preceptor, he cannot bring himself to harm the royal family.

"Then how do you know Jiang Yuanyuan is still alive?"

“It’s obvious you’ve never been a royal advisor,” Ji Mo glanced at her. “A royal advisor cannot target royalty, but there is one exception.”

“If this royal family slaughters its own kind, then I can act on behalf of Heaven.”

If the Prince of Linchuan killed Jiang Yuanyuan and had the blood of the Jiang family on his hands, then he could kill the Prince of Linchuan.

Under these circumstances, the King of Linchuan dared not.

"So why have you come to see me now?"

"Of course I'm here to ask what you want," Ji Mo frowned. "Is the Former Qin going to declare war on the Southern Chu?"

"What is your pretext for sending troops to Southern Chu?"

“It’s not that I want to send troops; the Former Qin army just followed others,” Ying Baoyue smiled.

"The pretext for sending troops was to purge the court of corrupt officials."