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Jia Ling nodded seriously and said with a smile, "Although I am not familiar with Princess Jinming, I know that she has a heart that is not inferior to that of a man. As long as King Ming is willing to let her become the new leader of the Western Sands as the first Duke, or to command an army alone, she will definitely be willing to do it."

After hearing Jialing say this, Wang Changfeng felt that this was indeed possible.

After all, the current emperor had just humiliated Princess Jinming, and Duke Chu did not object. Princess Jinming had no power to resist before and could only endure it.

But things are different now. After having contact with Jialing, Princess Jinming has the opportunity to control her own destiny. Unless there are no accidents, she will definitely not miss this opportunity.

So Wang Changfeng hurriedly said, "Miss Jialing, since you already have a comprehensive plan, Changfeng will definitely follow Miss Jialing's instructions."

Jia Ling was very satisfied with Wang Changfeng's choice. She said happily, "In this case, let's fight hard for the Ming Dynasty!"

Wang Changfeng thought of the bright future and said excitedly, "For the Ming Dynasty!"

……

After Ruyi's news came back, Wang Yue felt that this was an opportunity, and began to mobilize troops without hesitation, preparing to take over Shadong.

He originally had more than 70,000 men under his command. After he captured the three cities of Wu State and implemented fair trials and equal distribution of land, he recruited more than 10,000 soldiers again. He now had six cities and 90,000 soldiers.

Wang Yue left behind 40,000 soldiers and horses, and together with Qian Zhao, led 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack Anguo and directly attack the city of Ji family in Junzhou.

Chapter 252: Destroying the Imperial City!

Originally, to reach Junzhou from Cangsongling, one had to pass through Bianzhou, which was the sphere of influence of the eastern part of Sha.

Duke Cui, who had received the news in advance, not only chose to keep his troops in place, but also helped to cover it up and even sent people to help lead the way.

Before the Ji family of Junzhou could react, 50,000 Ming troops had already attacked the city and easily destroyed the Ji family.

Wang Yue left three thousand soldiers in Junzhou, and with the cooperation of Duke Cui to stabilize the situation, he led the remaining troops and marched straight to Andu.

Along the way, they passed through the territory of Yuzhoushazhong, but the Shentu family saw that the emperor had no intention of saving Shentu Chi, so they deliberately turned a blind eye.

Therefore, by the time Emperor An reacted, Wang Yue's army of more than 40,000 had already reached a county town less than a hundred miles north of Andu.

Emperor An was furious when he received the news. He knew in his heart that no matter Shadong or Shazhong, they all wanted to see if he could defeat Wang Yue.

After all, for several tribes, it doesn't matter who is the emperor.

Except, of course, the western part of the sand.

So, he sent people to deliver letters to the ranch in the west of Guide Yuansha, and at the same time he personally led the Yulin Guards out of the city to meet the attack, hoping to defeat Wang Yue in one fell swoop while Wang Yue was still unstable.

Of course, even if he could not defeat Wang Yue, he could not let Wang Yue break through the last barrier. In his opinion, as long as the Yulin Guards could confront Wang Yue, the Shaxi reinforcements could attack from behind and would definitely be able to defeat Wang Yue in one battle.

Originally, the task of taking the initiative to fight back was to be given to Li Tongguang, the commander of the Yulin Guard, but Li Tongguang was sent on a diplomatic mission by Andy and has not returned yet.

Emperor An was not at ease with these armies, no matter whether he handed them over to the eldest prince or the second prince, so he had to lead the army himself.

He was already accustomed to leading the army in person, so he didn't take it seriously, except that he didn't go far out of the city this time.

However, out of precaution against the eastern part of Sha, the emperor still brought out the eldest prince and the second prince. After all, these two princes were from the eastern part of Sha.

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Western Sha, Chuguogong Mansion

Duke Chu looked at Chu Yue and said in disbelief, "Chu Yue, what on earth do you want to do? Do you want to kill your brother and father?"

Chu Yue's elder brother Chu Xu also quickly said, "Yes, sister, we are all family, can't we talk nicely? Why did you send people to surround the whole family?"

Chu Yue's half-brother Chu Xing was not so polite. He said angrily, "Dad, big brother, can't you see? Chu Yue really wants to kill us and control the western part of the desert!"

Chu Yue glanced at her stupid illegitimate brother Chu Xing, and then said to Duke Chu, "Father, I don't have any other intentions. I just want you and my elder brother to stay at home for a few days."

Duke Chu was stunned for a moment, then he said uneasily, "What news have you received? Or who have you colluded with? Qi, Su, or other countries?"

He tried one by one, and found that Chu Yue did not nod to confirm. Finally, he thought of a terrible possibility. He said with some fear, "You are not colluding with the Beipan people, are you? That's courting death! Don't do anything stupid."

Chu Yue shook her head and said with emotion, "Father, the emperor deliberately gave me marriage to Li Tongguang, obviously wanting to humiliate me. As your daughter, the pearl of western Sha, I will never marry him even if I die."

Duke Chu finally understood the fundamental reason why his daughter did this, and he quickly persuaded her, "Since you don't want to get married, then don't get married. I will go find His Majesty and ask him to cancel this engagement."

Chu Yue shook her head again and said helplessly, "Father, I'm not a fool. You'd better not coax me with such childish words. Father loves me so much. If we had the strength to disobey the emperor's order, you would have rejected me long ago."

Duke Chu was relieved when he heard Chu Yue say this, knowing that Chu Yue had no intention of killing them, so he asked helplessly, "Then what on earth are you going to do? Even if you control us, you can't change the fact of the marriage."

Chu Yue shook her head and said with certainty, "As long as An Guo is gone, or the emperor is gone, then the imperial decree of marriage granted by the emperor will of course not count."

Duke Chu frowned, still not knowing who was sending out the troops. He said uneasily, "Could it be that several countries sent out troops together?"

Chu Yue said nothing, but sincerely, "Father, you and my elder brother just need to stay at home. Everything will be settled soon. If I lose the bet, at most you will not acknowledge me as your daughter. I don't think the emperor will do anything to you."

Chu Xu finally understood why his sister wanted to control them. It was just to break up with them. He said unwillingly, "Sister, why do you have to do this? You can just run away from the marriage, and your brother will protect you!"

Chu Yue looked at her elder brother and said helplessly, "Okay, elder brother, it's too late to say anything now, you should just rest at home."

After she finished speaking, she didn't say anything more. She turned around and left the yard and returned to her own courtyard.

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Anguo, the capital

Because the war in the north is not too far away, news from you, the emperor, has to be transmitted back from time to time. Seeing that the two armies are still in a standoff, the capital has not closed the city gates.

At dawn that day, the soldiers guarding the city had just seen off the emperor's guards who were leaving the city. While they were still dozing off, suddenly three thousand cavalrymen came roaring in, and behind them were neatly lined infantry, quickly approaching the imperial city.

Judging from their attire, they were obviously their own people, so the soldiers guarding the city did not close the city gates immediately.

Only after getting closer did they realize that the generals in front of them were strangers. The captain guarding the gate shouted, "Who are you? Stop!"

What answered them was short spears that pierced the air. Almost instantly, the soldiers defending the city fell to the ground. Only a few clever ones leaned against the city wall and were not killed.

It was too late to close the city gate if they only relied on a few of them. This distance was only a matter of a few breaths for the cavalry.

What happened at the East Gate happened in such a short time that no one in the entire city reacted. By the time someone noticed something was wrong, the entire imperial city had been controlled by an unfamiliar army.

The 3,000 soldiers defending the city had no power to resist these elite troops. Except for some who surrendered, the rest were all killed.

Qingfeng didn't expect that it would be so easy to capture the Anguo Imperial City. He smiled and said to Zifeng beside him, "If I had known that the largest city in Anguo would be so easy to capture, I wouldn't have brought so much gunpowder."

Zifeng curled his lips and said dissatisfiedly, "The population near Andu is only 100,000, which is not as large as the capitals of the southern countries, and is even smaller than Wuguo.

Also, don't forget that you still have a mission to complete. The imperial city is left to me. Take your cavalry and attack Emperor An's army from behind.

It just so happens that these gunpowders are useless. Throwing them all into Emperor An's army will definitely help you tear open a hole in Emperor An's army."

When Qingfeng heard this, he said proudly, "One hole is not enough. With the help of gunpowder, I can rely on 3,000 cavalry to defeat Emperor An's 50,000 Yulin Guards."

Zifeng looked at the complacent Qingfeng and said with disdain, "Why are you wasting your time? Go quickly, if we hadn't lost the bet, I would be leading the cavalry and you would be leading these 1 infantry!"

Seeing that Zifeng was a little angry, Qingfeng stopped talking and got on his horse to go out. As he walked, he said, "Young Master has already said that after we capture the capital of Anguo, he will introduce us to some pretty young ladies. You stay here and remember to ask for me."

Zi Feng was speechless when he heard this, but seeing that his soldiers were very excited, he said unhappily, "Don't worry, I have remembered your marriage, but you can't snatch it, do you understand?"

"understood!"

The soldiers under his command shouted in unison, staring at the city as if they were staring at their own wives.

……

Emperor An rushed to the front line from the palace early in the morning. He didn't know that the capital had been breached just after he left.

After he arrived at the front line, he inspected the situation at the pass and found that the soldiers had not slacked off, which made him very satisfied.

After returning to the tent, he said seriously, "According to the route they took, the troops from western Sha should have arrived. We must destroy the Ming bandits today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves. He said with some surprise, "It seems that the troops from the western part of the desert have arrived. Pass on my order and prepare for a full-scale counterattack!"

After hearing what Emperor An said, several generals looked strange and said, "Your Majesty, the sound of horse hooves seems to come from the imperial city. Have the people from the western part of Sha not arrived yet?"

Just as Emperor An was about to say something, he heard a deafening thunderclap that caused tinnitus in his ears.

But before he could react, more explosions were heard. Soon, the camp was filled with noises and a fire gradually broke out.

The Anguo army never thought that thunder bombs could be used in large quantities, as they are very difficult to produce.

Therefore, when facing the thunder bomb attack, they were basically unprepared and could only flee for their lives like headless flies.

In the camp of tens of thousands of people, camp roars were inevitable, and the generals could no longer control their soldiers.

At this time, Wang Yue, who heard the explosion, also commanded the army to attack the pass and blew up the city gate in the chaos.

The Anguo soldiers at the pass were already in a panic due to Qingfeng's bombing. Now they found that the Ming army also had bombs. They had no courage to defend themselves and could only flee in panic. The pass they had held for two days was suddenly breached.

Emperor An did not expect such a sudden change. He was too big a target and had no time to escape. He was constantly being chased by Qingfeng and had no time to reorganize his troops.

Chapter 253: The Guide Party!

When the eldest and second princes saw this situation, they hurriedly took their confidants and fled westward in a panic, not caring about Emperor An at all. Or rather, they simply did not have the power to care, and were lucky enough to be able to save their own lives.

The two generals knew that they would surely die if they stayed, so they each took their 3,000 soldiers and fled, each protecting a prince.

Not long after they left, the army led by Wang Yue also entered the camp. Seeing that the generals were almost dead, the soldiers could only kneel down and beg for mercy.

Although Emperor An finally saw that the situation was hopeless and began to flee, he was not as early as his two sons and was soon surrounded by the army.

Wang Yue asked other troops to reorganize the troops and collect the surrendered soldiers. He looked at the besieged Emperor An and asked with a smile, "I heard that the emperor of Wu is worth 10 taels of gold. How much is your emperor worth?"

Emperor An was terrified at this moment. He never thought that one day he would be captured like the emperor of Wu State.

However, this also reminded him that since the Emperor of Wu Kingdom could survive, it seemed that he could survive as well.

So, he asked in a flattering way, "I wonder who the general is? You can take me to see the King of Ming, maybe I can still survive."

Wang Yue smiled and said, seeing Emperor An's servile look, "I am the Ming King. What price are you willing to pay for yourself? I think you can defeat the Emperor of Wu, so you are more valuable than him."

When Emperor An saw Wang Yue say this, he said a little embarrassedly, "My An Kingdom is not as rich as Wu Kingdom, and the national treasury cannot take out that much money."

Wang Yue had already prepared himself mentally. He smiled and said, "The national treasury can't afford it, but there are so many officials in Anguo, so I think there must be some rich people, right? So, you must pay this money, otherwise I can only sacrifice your head as a sacrifice."

Emperor An saw Wang Yue saying this and really didn't know what Wang Yue was going to do. He asked in confusion, "I don't know what King Daming has planned. Just tell me, and I will definitely do it."

Wang Yue saw that Emperor An had finally taken the bait, so he smiled and said, "A defeated Wu Huang is worth 10 taels of gold and a prince, so you, Emperor An, must be worth at least 20 taels of gold and two heavenly kings.

However, let’s forget about your prince. Most of your brothers and sisters are dead, and your son has run away. I don’t think they will come back.

How about this, let's set the price at 40 taels of gold. If you can help me get that much gold back, I'll spare your life, how about that?"

Emperor An almost vomited blood when he heard Wang Yue's request. Wu State was relatively wealthy, but its tax revenue was only 5 taels of gold a year. The maximum tax revenue of An State was 40 taels a year, which was already the limit. But Wang Yue asked for taels, which meant that he wanted more than ten years of taxes.

Even if the entire Anguo country had to go without food and drink for more than ten years to get the money together, how could he possibly get it?

Therefore, he thought Wang Yue wanted to kill him on purpose, so he said in great fear, "Ming Wang! Anguo is really poor. Even if we were to save the country, we wouldn't be able to get that much gold."

Wang Yue smiled calmly, and then said seriously, "You are underestimating the strength of a national family. I have a way to help you get it together. Don't worry, as long as you can do what I say."

When Emperor An heard Wang Yue say this, he thought that Wang Yue was going to go mining directly. After all, only mountains of gold and silver could raise so much money, right?

He felt that even if he went to mine, it was better than dying, so he quickly said in a flattering way, "Just give your orders, King Ming, and I will do it."

Wang Yue saw that Emperor An agreed, so he smiled and said, "In that case, just do it. You can practice with Andu first, and then move on if you do well."

Emperor An was a little confused. He didn't know why Wang Yue did this, but he nodded and did as he was told.

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Andu, the Imperial Palace

Emperor An was somewhat shocked when he heard Wang Yue's order. He said uncertainly, "King Daming, are you sure you want to do this? It's enough to just warn those noble families. If you really push them too far, they will rebel."

Wang Yue looked at Emperor An's worried expression and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I have already planned it."

His plan was to simply equalize the land tax and hold a public trial near Andu, but he didn't have that much money to buy land, so he had to ask Emperor An to help him borrow money from those aristocratic families. Anyway, the money borrowed would be repaid by Emperor An, so what did it have to do with his Ming Kingdom?

Emperor An really had no choice but to borrow money from the aristocratic families in the imperial city as Wang Yue requested.

He was also thinking that if Wang Yue was too harsh on these aristocratic families, he would still have a chance to win over these aristocratic families and help him regain the throne.

Therefore, he was very proactive and took the Ming army to visit every household, which made Wang Yue a little surprised.

Ruyi was still busy asking the Shazhong and Shadong tribes to keep their troops on hold, and did not follow Wang Yue for a while. Jialing just wrote a letter to Chuyue to arrange a meeting. After meeting Chuyue, he immediately rushed to Andu.

Jialing was very happy when she came, but when she saw the former Emperor Andu leading the Ming army to plunder money everywhere in the city, she felt a little uneasy. If this continued, people would be in panic. How could the Ming army control Andu and replace Anguo?

So, she hurried to the palace and saw Wang Yue reviewing some documents. After greeting him, she asked with some doubt, "Ming Wang, when I came back, I saw Emperor An and his men all over the capital to extort money. This is bad for your reputation."

Wang Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I know what you are thinking. I deliberately asked Emperor An to help borrow money from all the dignitaries in the city, just to make him offend all the ministers of Anguo."

Seeing Wang Yue say this, Jia Ling said anxiously, "But if this happens, those ministers will also blame King Ming."