A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

Meanwhile, Nangong Ye successfully led his troops out, shouting on the road to the capital: "Zhai Hong murdered the emperor, plotted to usurp the throne, and committed heinous crimes!"

They shouted as they went, until they found the place where the Imperial Guards kept their horses. They rode off from the capital, shouting as they went, and galloped toward the direction of their clan's power.

Upon hearing this, the people of the capital, disregarding the ongoing discussions, hurriedly packed their belongings and returned to their homes, locking their doors tightly.

They all knew that a major upheaval was about to occur in the capital.

Some who lived closer to the city gates packed their belongings and left the capital with their entire families. The capital would become a battlefield, and ordinary people without power or influence would be left behind, their fates not in their own hands.

Several days later, Changsun Wuji received a notice that he should go to the main camp for a meeting.

Upon learning that most of the high-ranking officials had gone there, Changsun Wuji was taken aback. Nothing had happened recently, could it be that news of that matter had reached him?

When Changsun Wuji arrived at the camp, he saw a man covered in blood standing in the middle of the camp. Everyone in the tent had changed into mourning clothes and looked solemn.

He recognized the man standing in the middle as Nangong Ye, the commander of the Imperial Guards of the Pseudo-Xia Dynasty!

"The gentleman has arrived."

When Xia Jie, the son of King Wuping, saw Changsun Wuji walk in, he quickly stood up with a smile to greet him.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Changsun Wuji looked at Nangong Ye and asked.

Xia Jie suppressed his joy and put on a heartbroken expression.

"General Nangong has sent word that the traitor Zhai Hong learned of His Majesty's contact with us and attempted to assassinate him that very night. His Majesty has already passed away!"

"We are about to raise an army to avenge His Majesty!"

Xia Jie said excitedly.

"What do you think, sir?"

"Of course! The traitor Zhai assassinated His Majesty and wreaked havoc on the court. We must raise an army to avenge His Majesty, storm the capital, and protect His Highness the Crown Prince, the Empress, and the Empress Dowager!"

"Your Highness, please spread the news of His Majesty's death at the hands of the traitor Zhai swiftly throughout the army. The entire army should hang white silk to mourn His Majesty."

"At the same time, Your Highness must issue a proclamation to inform the entire world of this matter, inviting all the feudal lords to form an alliance and jointly attack the Zhai bandits!"

"Changsun Wuji said."

"What you say is true, sir. I will immediately order someone to write a proclamation."

Xia Jie also deeply understood the principle that things cannot be accomplished without proper reason and reason, so he quickly put this matter into action.

"In addition, we can ask General Nangong to be the vanguard, train the troops, and be ready to go to war at any time."

Changsun Wuji added.

"Is General Nangong willing?"

Xia Jie asked Nangong Ye.

"Your Highness is willing. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take revenge. I am deeply grateful!"

Nangong Ye quickly bowed, his eyes burning with anger. He was very excited to have the opportunity to lead troops to conquer Zhai Hong again.

"General, please rise. Then let the general lead the vanguard."

Xia Jie said loudly, thus giving his allies an even stronger moral high ground.

In the afternoon, several ordinary figures left Wuping City as usual. After they were out of sight of Wuping City, several white doves took flight and several fast horses carrying people disappeared from sight.

Several days later, Li Jing, who was organizing his troops, received a message from Changsun Wuji.

Li Jing was overjoyed. With the two largest forces in the Great Xia Dynasty fighting each other, he could take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits.

Moreover, the allied forces are not united, and with Changsun Wuji as a high-level spy, the imperial court still controls a lot of resources and territory. He might even be welcomed into the Great Xia.

Where is Tang Jian?

Li Jing immediately sent someone to summon Tang Jian.

"As Commander-in-Chief of the three armies, I order you to form an envoy to go to Wuping City of Great Xia, to establish the Wuping King of Wuping City as the legitimate ruler of Great Xia, and to carry out diplomatic relations between the two countries."

"Your past goal was to persuade the defeated army led by King Wuping to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, welcome the Tang Dynasty into the Xia Dynasty, and jointly punish the traitor who murdered the emperor."

"Do you understand?"

"clear!"

Tang Jian nodded. "What if Prince Wuping wins?"

Li Jing gave Tang Jian a meaningful look, "Then let's form an alliance with Zhai Hong."

This is practically a carbon copy of the Eighteen Warlords' Campaign against Dong Zhuo. As long as Zhai Hong doesn't make a foolish mistake, they can drag it out until the allied forces disband.

Not to mention that the Allied forces also include Changsun Wuji, a high-ranking traitor.

If Tang Jian's delegation were to form an alliance with Zhai Hong, they would likely be killed on the spot.

"Understood."

Tang Jian was aware of this, but he did not run away from it; instead, he gladly accepted the position.

In the ninth year of the Zhenguan era, the war between Zhai Hong and the allied forces finally came to an end. Relying on the vast geographical location, Zhai Hong traded space for time and managed to wear down the allied forces. In the end, the allied forces, like the eighteen warlords of the past, turned against each other and parted on bad terms.

With Tang Jian's silver tongue and Changsun Wuji's secret help, Tang Jian successfully persuaded Xia Jie to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty. They agreed that after Zhai Hong was defeated, the two sides would use the Heng River as the boundary, with the area north of the Heng River belonging to the Tang Dynasty and the area south of the Heng River belonging to the Xia Dynasty.

At Xia Jie's invitation, the Tang army launched a surprise attack from the Western Regions, catching Zhai Hong completely off guard.

Most of the imperial army was engaged in resisting the allied forces on the southern border, with only a portion of the troops deployed for defense in the desert.

With the help of Xia Jie, the traitor, the Tang army bypassed the desert and traveled through a small path in the mountains, entering the territory of the Great Xia in one fell swoop.

Under Li Jing's command, the army won victory after victory, capturing several important towns in just one month.

Startled, Zhai Hong hastily mobilized a large army to march north, attempting to block the Tang army from reaching the north.

However, at the same time, Xia Jie once again summoned the allied forces, divided them into several routes, and attacked the areas controlled by the Great Xia Dynasty.

Xia Jie, in his capacity as a member of the imperial clan and the Prince of Wuping, promised that all the territories conquered by the various lords would belong to them, and the first to enter the capital would be made a king!

These rewards directly motivated the feudal lords to seize this great opportunity and frantically expand their territories toward the imperial court.

Zhai Hong fought on several fronts, suffering repeated defeats and losing cities along the way, causing his control of power to dwindle.

Seeing that Zhai Hong's power was waning, opposing forces began to emerge within the court. These people secretly contacted the feudal lords, preparing to sell Zhai Hong for a good price.

One evening, several strangers suddenly visited Zhai Hong's residence.

"An envoy from the Tang army?"

Zhai Hong looked at the person in front of him with a cold glint in his eyes.

He remembered it clearly: he had already defeated the allied forces, but it was the entry of the Tang army that caused his entire operation to collapse.

"My lord, please don't be anxious. We are now on the same side."

"We are the ones on our side."

The newcomer smiled; though dressed in simple clothes, he possessed an indescribable charm.

"One of our own?!"

Zhai Hong was so angry he almost laughed.

"nature."

"The Tang Dynasty doesn't want the Prime Minister to fall so quickly, and the Prime Minister doesn't want to fall so quickly either. Allies with shared interests are the strongest bonds, aren't they?"