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Chapter 1230 The storm is rising
Looking at the confident son-in-law in front of them, Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian both had a sense of awe. However, it would be difficult to convince them with just their eloquence.

Lin Ruofu, a seasoned veteran, looked at Su Ning meaningfully and said, "Prince Ning, how can you convince us of your judgment? After all, this involves the lives and property of our entire families."

"What do you two fathers-in-law think of this?" Suning, who had anticipated this situation a long time ago, released a fire dragon directly in front of the two men.

The Fire Dragon Technique is the most common technique in the world of immortal cultivation, but at this time Su Ning's experience in immortal cultivation was no longer the same as before, so this fire dragon was so vivid that it seemed to have life, especially the dragon power emanating from its body made Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian want to surrender.

As expected, Fan Jian's face was filled with horror as he recalled what had happened not long ago. "Your Highness, were you the immortal who killed Cheng Jushu and Gong Dian?"

"Father-in-law, there are no gods in this world. I just have some opportunities." Suning admitted but pretended to be a big shot.

"Your Highness is modest."

"Your Highness, are the Red Flag Army outside also related to Your Highness?" Sure enough, the old fox Lin Ruofu still thought of a key question.

"Father-in-law, don't talk nonsense! It's not right to give people something to talk about for no reason."

"..." At this time, Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian both showed ecstatic expressions. After connecting the past and the present, they naturally understood everything.

"My two fathers-in-law, Wan'er and Ruoruo were able to choose to marry me despite such great pressure. I, Li Chengning, naturally want to repay you with my life. Their families are naturally my, Li Chengning's, family. In this unprecedented upheaval, I also want to fight for a place for them."

Lin Ruofu, a shrewd old man, still wanted to know more about Su Ning's methods. After all, since the lives of his entire family were involved, he had to be cautious. "Your Highness, although I am the de facto Prime Minister of Nanqing, and Lord Fan is also the Minister of Revenue, wouldn't our strength alone be too weak?"

"Father-in-law, our foreign aid is already on its way to Kyoto. I believe they will be at the gates of Kyoto soon."

"Oh? Your Highness, the troops stationed outside the city are all Red Flag soldiers!"

"The Red Flag Army will not be involved in the daily affairs of the Mortal Dynasty in the future. Ultimately, we have to rely on our own strength." At this time, Suning revealed some of his arrangements. After all, the Red Flag Army was too big a bug.

"Your Highness, could you please clarify the identity of our foreign aid?"

"It's okay to tell my two fathers-in-law! They are the commander of the Northern Qi Jinyiwei, Xiao En, and the general Shang Shanhu. They are leading 400,000 Northern Qi cavalry towards Kyoto."

"What? This is unbelievable. How did you do that, Your Highness?"

"Since Versace caused such a big trouble, Fan Xian's first thought was to send him to Northern Qi. This shows that Fan Xian can guarantee Versace's safety in Northern Qi. Of course, as the chief envoy of the Northern Qi delegation, I, the Sixth Prince, am no worse than him."

"Your Highness, so you had already started taking action when you were on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi?"

"Two fathers-in-law, you should believe it this time, right?"

"We dare to serve Your Highness." Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian both knelt down in unison.

At this moment, Su Ning quickly helped Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian to their feet. "Fathers-in-law, please stand up! We are all family."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

At this time, Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian both felt dizzy. They didn't expect the surprise to come so soon. In fact, it was quite incredible to them.

Then, feeling relieved, Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian left Taiping Villa and prepared to rush home as soon as possible to make arrangements.

You have to know that this matter is a great opportunity for both of them. Naturally, they have to make good contacts for Suning in the chaotic court. Of course, they also have to contact like-minded people for themselves.

However, they did not know that Suning would never allow the existence of powerful officials, and their fate would be very tragic. It would be impossible for them to exploit the people as before.

After Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian left in a hurry, Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo dared to come out. "Your Highness, has father left?"

"Let's go! They should be busy contacting people up and down now. Isn't this a great opportunity for them?" Suning looked at the two women in front of him with amusement. They naturally didn't want to be separated from Suning.

"Your Highness, does the Red Flag Army outside the city really have anything to do with us?" Lin Wan'er couldn't help but look at Su Ning in surprise and asked.

"Shh! No nonsense! I just think I can keep everyone safe."

You have to know that there are some things that can only be done but not said. To put it bluntly, not only are they meaningless, but they will also give others evidence and reasons for no reason.

"Wan'er understands! But the question is whether my uncle can be spared."

"Don't worry! Father doesn't like to entrust his fate to others. He has his own ideas on how to make the next move."

"..." At this time, Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo naturally did not quite understand what Su Ning said.

……

At this time, Emperor Qing understood that he could not drag on like this any longer. Relying on his cultivation as a grandmaster, Emperor Qing had actually already left the city to conduct a secret investigation. Naturally, he knew whether Fan Xian's point of view was correct or not.

So Emperor Qing, who knew that he was going to die, was really confused. He felt even more confused than when he faced Ye Qingmei. This kind of confusion was completely the kind of despair of knowing nothing.

However, Emperor Qing did not remain depressed for long. He soon realized that the Red Flag Army and the temple outside the city were not on the same side, and he realized that only the temple could help him break the deadlock.

Emperor Qing called over another Grandmaster, Ye Liuyun, and asked, "Ye Liuyun, have you gone out to investigate the Red Flag Army outside the city?"

"I see! It's truly like a torrent of steel. Mortals like us are truly unable to resist it." At this moment, Grandmaster Ye Liuyun was confused for the first time, feeling like a frog in a well.

"Humph! Are you already losing your will? This is not like your character, Ye Liuyun."

"Your Majesty, I have always been curious as to why the Red Flag Army did not attack Kyoto Prefecture directly, but instead bypassed the Red Flag Army from a distance and headed north to investigate.

It turned out that the 400,000-strong army of Northern Qi, led by Sean and Shangshanhu, was taking over our Nanqing city. After all this time, the Red Flag Army was just waiting for the follow-up troops.

The Northern Qi cavalry that roamed the northern border were merely vassal troops of the Red Banner Army. This reality truly made me feel despair."

"Hmph! What's so surprising about that! I had already anticipated this, and even suspected that there were Red Flag Army accomplices inside Kyoto City." However, Emperor Qing sneered disapprovingly. This time, he also wanted to take the opportunity to find out who was hiding behind the scenes.

"..."

"Ye Liuyun, we only have one way out now, and that is to go to the far north to find the temple. Only the temple can fight against this inexplicable Red Flag Army?" Then Emperor Qing expressed his thoughts and needed the protection of Ye Liuyun, the grandmaster in public.

Emperor Qing still didn't want to reveal his true cultivation level, as he felt it was his greatest trump card, and also his greatest shame. The origin of his domineering zhenqi was somewhat disgraceful. "The temple? It's an illusory existence. Can we really find it?"

"Humph! Now that the Red Flag Army has appeared, the temple's existence has naturally been proven to be real. And from just a few words, we can see that the Red Flag Army and the temple are not on good terms."

"Your Majesty, do you mean to go to the Far North to seek external support for the temple?"

"Right! Tonight we two will secretly leave the city through a secret passage. We absolutely cannot sit still and wait for death or be slaughtered."

"But...I'm a little worried about my family."

"That's fine! We can see that the Red Flag Army isn't a murderous bunch. They probably won't harm the ordinary people of Kyoto Prefecture. Besides, even if they have murderous intentions, it would be meaningless for us to stay."

"Okay! Then I will play with Your Majesty again."

That night, when the people of Kyoto Prefecture were in a panic, Emperor Qing indeed escaped from Kyoto Prefecture through a tunnel in a very secretive manner. However, this time, only he and Ye Liuyun, the two grandmasters, were there, and he did not take away any of the concubines or princes and grandchildren.

At this moment, the AI robot Su Yan looked at the two sneaky figures and asked Su Ning, "Master, do you want to capture them?"

"No need! I want to see if Emperor Qing can find this temple. I feel that a plot that is too bland would be a bit boring." However, Suning smiled meaningfully. He was indeed very curious about the mysterious "Military Museum".

"Master, I heard that the so-called temple is actually a military museum and a group of survivors?"

"I don't know! That's why I'm so curious. Maybe Emperor Qing can really help us find the answer."

Suning also feels that the setting of "Joy of Life" is very strange. The so-called true qi is actually said to be nuclear radiation. I really don't know what Suning should say.

……

Soon, the 400,000 cavalrymen of Northern Qi arrived outside the city of Kyoto, and the subsequent Northern Qi infantry also took over the major cities in Southern Qing. It can be seen that this was indeed a sudden war that would destroy the country.

However, the young emperor and empress dowager, rulers of Northern Qi, were completely clueless. The young emperor, disguised as a man, roared angrily, "Who can tell me what's going on? Our Northern Qi army has already reached the capital of Southern Qing, and I, the emperor of Northern Qi, still know nothing about this? Are you kidding me?"

The Northern Qi Prime Minister then trembled and asked, "Your Majesty, we are actually a little confused. Wasn't it the will of the prince and the queen mother that General Shangshanhu sent troops to Northern Qi?"

"Hmph! This Shangshanhu is too lawless. He even hid such a big thing as sending troops to Nanqing from me and the Queen Mother." In fact, the young emperor of Northern Qi had already suspected the Queen Mother at this time, because in Northern Qi, only the Queen Mother had this motive and ability.

However, at this time, the Queen Mother of Northern Qi also suspected that it was the young emperor of Northern Qi who did it. Similarly, only the young emperor of Northern Qi had this motive. So both the mother and the son (mother and daughter) were suspicious and wary of each other.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, could it be that the General is worried about leaking military secrets? Is that why he's intentionally concealing all the information from everyone?"

"..."

"Your Majesty, the Northern Qi army has been fully mobilized, and Southern Qing is already in our pockets, so we should mobilize food and supplies to support the general as soon as possible."

"Yes, that makes sense! The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and all government offices at all levels should follow suit."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

At this time, the young emperor and the empress dowager of Northern Qi felt particularly aggrieved and depressed. This incident made them realize that Shangshanhu and Sean were out of control, and the situation would be that the country would no longer be a country and the people would no longer be people.

"Mother, we have fought for so many years, and in the end it is all a joke."

"Strange! Sean and Shangshanhu are not smart people like this. How could they do such a big thing without telling us?"

"Humph! It's obvious! There's a dark hand behind Sean and Uesugi Tiger controlling everything."

"Who?"

"I guess it must be Fan Xian."

"What? Fan Xian? Where does he get such strength and scheming?"

"Have you forgotten, mother? Back then, the Nanqing envoys came to Shangjing and stirred up so much trouble in our capital. First, they found Yan Bingyun, the captured Nanqing spy. Then, they used a trick to alienate Shen Zhong from us. They also sent Shangshanhu and Xiao En to high positions in Northern Qi. It was Xiao En and Shangshanhu's collusion that led to the current situation."

"What a good plan! What a good method."

"Mother, the Northern Qi royal family is doomed. It all depends on how Sean and the people behind Shangshanhu treat us."

"Hey……"

It is indeed an unsolvable problem for Suning to arrange Shang Shanhu and Xiao En to control the court respectively. You must know that Shang Shanhu holds the military power of Northern Qi, and it is the Jinyiwei and the Jinyiwei commander Xiao En who supervise the civil and military officials. Doesn't this form a very perfect power closed loop?

At this time, Haitang Duoduo on the side could hardly hold back her laughter. She suddenly felt that her man was really too powerful. Until now, the young emperor of Northern Qi and the queen mother had not noticed their mother Su Ning.

Of course, this is also because Suning has always arranged Fan Xian to charge into battle, while he himself hid behind the scenes to control everything. Otherwise, it would be impossible to accomplish such a feat of thundering force.

Although the young emperor and the empress dowager of Northern Qi were feeling very aggrieved, they still had to hold their noses and endure everything, and they also had to urge the government offices at all levels of the Northern Qi court to transport food and supplies as soon as possible.

"Haitang, you've had some contact with Fan Xian. What kind of person do you think he is?"

“Very troublesome.”

"Yes! He is really too troublesome. Now he has even destroyed my Northern Qi."

"Your Majesty, are you being too negative?"

"Alas! It's not that I'm too negative, but the current situation is too helpless. When Xiao En and Shang Shanhu return to Shangjing, they will start to deal with me and my mother."

"This……"

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(End of this chapter)