Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Chapter 1671 Three Families Struggle for Hegemony 18
With the victory on the Shu-Wei border, the Shu Kingdom turned its attention entirely to the Wu Kingdom's front.

Liu Chen understood very well that although he had the strength to win over Wei by killing Yingfeng, Wei was inherently powerful, and once they realized what was happening, Shu would no longer have the upper hand.

It would be better to focus all our efforts on the Wu Kingdom.

The Wei Kingdom had Ying Feng, and the Shu Kingdom had Liu Chen. Both of them controlled military power and valued military strength, which made their respective kingdoms very powerful.

Meanwhile, in the state of Wu, the ruler and his ministers were indulging in pleasure and neglecting their duties. Furthermore, due to internal strife within the Japanese pirate kingdom, there had been no further invasions by Japanese pirates for over a decade. The soldiers of Wu, having not gone to the battlefield, had become complacent.

Now, facing the relentless pressure from Shu, Wu is unable to withstand it.

The Empress Dowager of Wu regretted killing Sun Cheng so soon.

Sun Cheng should bear the blame for being a ruler who lost his country.

The Queen Dowager of Wu was indeed a heroine among women. She saw the disadvantages of Wu and understood that Wu would be conquered by Shu sooner or later.

She made a decisive choice: abandon the Kingdom of Wu and take her son and her family to sea.

The Empress Dowager's family discovered an island overseas some years ago, which was one-third the size of the Wu Kingdom.

The Empress Dowager sent people to develop that island, using it as a fallback plan for her maternal family.

Unexpectedly, this escape route came in handy so quickly.

The emperor, empress dowager, and a quarter of the court officials left, plunging the Wu Kingdom into chaos.

The Shu army occupied the capital of Wu with great success.

By this time, the State of Wei had already realized what was happening.

Emperor Ying Feng of Wei personally led an expedition and seized half of the territory of Wu.

Liu Tao was no match for Ying Feng, and Liu Chen was also outmatched by Ying Feng on the battlefield, forced to watch as the other half of Wu's territory was occupied by Wei.

From then on, the tripartite division of the country became a two-state system, with the north and south each ruling their own territory.

Ying Feng personally killed his closest younger brother, the one he had raised single-handedly.

They had no choice but to kill him. Ying Qiu abandoned 200,000 troops, forcing Wei to defend its borders to the death. This was an unforgivable crime.

Moreover, he coveted his sister-in-law and wanted to take the Empress away.

Moreover, he even took the initiative to confront Ying Feng with swords.

Ying Qiu: "I want to avenge my child."

Ying Feng sneered: "If I wanted to kill that child, I wouldn't have waited several months."

Ying Qiu: "You think that's your child?"

Ying Feng: "I have never touched Feng Yao."

Ying Qiu was shocked: "You didn't touch Feng Yao?"

He couldn't believe that Ying Feng had such strong willpower; how could he remain unmoved in the face of such a stunning beauty as Feng Yao?

Was he Liu Xiahui?

Ying Feng: "I am a germaphobe and will not touch a woman who has been involved with other men. When Feng Yao was entangled with Ying Jue and you, I had already withdrawn my feelings for her."

Ying Qiu: "Then why are you still marrying Feng Yao?"

Ying Feng: "Because of her status, she is most suitable to be my empress."

Ying Qiu: "How could you be so heartless? You actually used Feng Yao?"

Ying Feng chuckled: "If I were heartless, I would have killed you the moment I found out she was pregnant with your child. I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. I forgave your betrayal once, but forgot the saying 'once unfaithful, always unfaithful.' If you can betray me once, you can betray me twice, three times..."

Ying Qiu wanted to defend herself, to say that she had not betrayed him, and that it was Ying Feng who had wronged her.

But when he opened his mouth, he couldn't utter a word.

Looking back, Ying Feng really hadn't wronged him. On the contrary, he had always coveted Ying Feng's wife and had done many things that wronged Ying Feng.

Ying Qiu closed her eyes and offered her neck for execution: "Fourth Brother, do it."

Without hesitation, Ying Feng swung his long sword and severed Ying Qiu's head.

He ordered Ying Qiu's head to be sent to the border between Wei and Shu to be displayed to the soldiers. Upon seeing Ying Qiu's head, the soldiers' resentment and anger vanished, their morale soared, and they repelled a wave of attacks from Shu, successfully holding the border.

After killing Ying Qiu, Ying Feng personally led an expedition and conquered half of Wu's territory in one fell swoop.

After dividing up the Wu kingdom, the two countries tacitly agreed to cease hostilities.

Both Ying Feng and Liu Chen understood that now was not the time for the two countries to decide the outcome of their battle.

Both rulers chose to allow the Wu kingdom to recuperate and rebuild, so that the Wu kingdom's territory and people would completely belong to their own country.

Ying Feng was busy with political affairs and rarely paid attention to matters in the harem.

His harem consists of only one woman, Feng Yao, who is still unconscious.

The ministers urged Ying Feng to select concubines to enrich his harem, but Ying Feng firmly refused.

After experiencing Feng Yao's situation and learning about what the Empress Dowager of Wu had done, Ying Feng truly lost all interest in women.

What if I encounter another woman with ulterior motives?
A woman like Feng Yao gave him a headache, but a woman like the Empress Dowager of Wu was impossible to guard against.

But the ministers didn't understand Ying Feng's thoughts. After all, there was no one heir he had chosen, so he had to have another child as soon as possible.

The Empress remained in a coma and could not bear children for the Emperor, so of course other women had to give birth to them.

Moreover, this is an opportunity.

The opportunity to send one's own daughter into the palace.

As long as their daughter gives birth to a prince...

Ying Feng was so annoyed that he would always use his light-footed skills to leave the palace at night and go to Liu Yong for drinks.

Liu Yong considerately became Ying Feng's confidant, and he truly cherished the days he spent with Ying Feng.

Liu Yong knew that such days were numbered.

The eldest prince, Liu Tao, sent a letter, indicating that he is about to make a big move.

Regardless of whether Liu Tao's actions succeed or not, Liu Yong will return to the Shu Kingdom.

If Liu Tao succeeds, he can stay in the Shu Kingdom.

Even if he fails, he can still collect Liu Tao's body.

He felt it was more likely that the body would be recovered.

Liu Tao was indeed capable and had been planning for many years.

However, Liu Tao's abilities are no match for Liu Chen's, and Liu Chen and his son have been plotting for decades.

Moreover, with Feng Xi, a "celestial being," by Liu Chen's side, Liu Tao's chances of winning are even smaller.

Liu Yong did not hide his intention to leave and bid farewell to Ying Feng.

He didn't mention the impending internal strife in Shu, only that he missed his hometown and wanted to go back to see it.

Although Ying Feng was reluctant to see his only friend leave, he respected Liu Yong's choice.

"Do you need me to send someone to take you?"

"No need, Liu Mu and the others are here," Liu Yong refused.

The two of them drank all night, as a farewell toast.

Three days later, Liu Yong and Liu Dong left.

Ying Feng stood on the city wall and watched the two figures disappear, unaware that when they met again, it would be on the battlefield.

At that time, they were the monarchs of their respective countries, using the world as a chessboard to play a game that would determine their fate.

After Liu Yong and Liu Tong entered the border of Shu, they put on makeup.

Liu Mu taught the skill of makeup to three people, who in turn taught it to the other beggar-turned-subordinates.

These subordinates were spies trained by Liu Yong and Liu Dong; their disguise skills made them adept at gathering intelligence.

(End of this chapter)