Chapter 984: Believe It or Not, You Have To Believe It

The group of people looked at each other in dismay.

Are they dead or not?

After being spoken to by Zhu Zhen like this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

That's right.

Who the hell knows?

On that battlefield of the Li Dynasty, who would know what happened?

The Longyan Army that was brought along is basically all dead.

Even if they aren't all dead, that Xiao Qian is one of their New Aristocracy...

As for the Li Dynasty.

This time they are definitely following Vice Minister Liu, so what kind of fart would they dare to let out?

The Wa nation?

The Wa army?

"Kill!"

At this moment.

The offensive launched by the Nanyang Army against the Wa army is still continuing.

Mizuno Masashige had originally intended to return to Gyeongsang Province to take back a few cities. The sudden arrival of reinforcements directly disrupted all his plans. He panicked; how could he not panic now? This is genuine combat power, standing right there. The Nanyang Army has, since ancient times, been the natural enemy of their Wa army...

They couldn't even win with equal forces, let alone against an army of 500,000 that had been resting while waiting for the exhausted enemy?

However.

Mizuno Masashige has no Method.

At this time, the sentiment within the Wa nation has already been stirred up by him. The entire country's financial and material resources are fully supporting him; this time, the Wa nation is truly burning its bridges and staking everything on one throw! But just like this, it's about to be gone, it's about to be gone... Mizuno Masashige's ambition was to take down Chungcheong Province in this campaign, and then slowly plot against the Li Dynasty.

And the result?

Even Gyeongsang Province is about to be lost!

Mizuno Masashige can imagine what he will encounter if he returns to his country like this...

Seppuku to apologize?

A nationwide crusade?

Take back Gyeongsang Province!

Thus, in just over ten days, Mizuno Masashige made the second wrong decision that directly affected his life. The first time was when he chose to retreat; if he had continued to fiercely attack Qinghe Town, the entire Chungcheong Province would have been flat land, but unfortunately he didn't, he was scared by Liu Zheng's "Empty City Strategy".

This time.

If he had led these remaining 300,000 troops back to the Wa nation, perhaps things would not have reached the point of being beyond repair.

However.

He did not.

Thus.

Several major battles in Gyeongsang Province began.

This also determined the future fate of the Wa nation.

"Report!"

"Report!"

"The Wa army was defeated in Chen, Gyeongsang Province..."

"Report..."

"The Nanyang Army has captured 30,000 Wa soldiers!"

"Report..."

"In the battle of Zhou, the Wa army was defeated again..."

One military report after another was sent back to the Li Dynasty court.

"Good!"

"Satisfying!"

"Hahahaha, let's see how the Wa nation can be arrogant now!"

The entire court was cheering and jumping for joy.

Satisfying.

Too satisfying. Thinking of the Wa army's aggression and slaughter of their compatriots over the past half year or more, they feel as satisfied now as they felt stifled back then!

Li Xuanya is now the Chief Minister of the Li Dynasty.

Today, she has matured much more than the girl who only knew how to cry before; she has already begun to gradually familiarize herself with government affairs and started to shoulder the heavy burden.

She asked indifferently: "The Nanyang Army..."

"Chief Councilor, the Nanyang Army has not done anything to harm the people of the Li Dynasty along the way, they don't even enter a house when passing by, and they sleep on the streets without disturbing the people. Furthermore, they have issued a proclamation that they are allies with our Li Dynasty, merely borrowing the path to destroy the Wa, and the people are very supportive. It would not be an exaggeration to say it is a relationship of fish and water between the two sides..."

That person immediately said.

Hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There is such a good thing?

Without having to spend a single soldier or a single grain of food, this Wa army was driven away!

Li Xuanya also smiled with satisfaction.

Li Xuanya also smiled in satisfaction.

All this happiness came too quickly.

Too quickly...

She could not help but think of that young master who, in the end, never once came to Hancheng.

"Jerk!"

That man who came decisively and left in a hurry.

After Liu Zheng left the Li Dynasty, for the next few days, Li Xuanya washed her face with tears. She knew that her dream of always being with the young master was likely gone just like that. However, she also bore a heavy responsibility; she could only slowly hide her romantic feelings and begin to diligently familiarize herself with state affairs.

The young master is a man who does great things...

When he returns, there are more things and more people waiting for him.

She took a deep breath: "How is the news about the Longyan Crown Prince Xie Fang spreading?"

A group of people hurriedly said: "Chief Councilor, we have already arranged for people to spread it."

"Chief Councilor, rest assured, it is almost being compiled into a book!"

"Hahahaha, yes, the storytellers have already been arranged! It will certainly not let anyone see any flaws!"

Hearing this, Li Xuanya smiled and nodded.

As for the "fire at me" part regarding Xie Fang, it was Xiao Qian who conveyed it to her according to Liu Zheng's wishes.

Li Xuanya naturally had no objections.

This group of people in the Li Dynasty was naturally also willing to do a favor. Isn't it just making up a story? The current Li Dynasty's government has already begun to run smoothly, and Liu Zheng has also promised that he will bring various forms of industrial and commercial assistance to the Li Dynasty from the direction of Liaodong; Li Hang, Zhao Shixi, and this group of people are not stupid.

Only as the Li Dynasty gets better and better will they rise along with it.

The current Li Dynasty is almost of one mind from top to bottom.

As for the Wa nation...

Can they even spare the effort to care whether this story is true or not?

The current Wa army is already in complete chaos, having been beaten black and blue by the Nanyang army.

"Very good."

Li Xuanya chuckled: "Of course, don't forget, in the Li Dynasty, we must build an ancestral hall for this Xie Fang!"

The whole room burst into laughter.

Liu Zheng finally disembarked from the ship.

The place where he disembarked was Qingzhou.

"Crown Prince..."

"Woooooo, Crown Prince!"

Here in Qingzhou, the Prince of Wei had long since made arrangements; a large state funeral honor guard had long been waiting at the port. Seeing Liu Zheng's Yinzhou warship arrive, these people dressed in mourning clothes, along with the band, immediately began. All kinds of wailing, all kinds of kneeling and kowtowing.

Just kidding.

Xie Fang's death this time was an act of heroism.

With such a loss of a Crown Prince, for Longyan, is it not worthy of a state funeral?

A vast and mighty crowd of people, men and women, old and young, were all crying along the way.

Liu Zheng, meanwhile, led his three thousand guards with a solemn expression.

"Welcome the Crown Prince back to the country!"

He strained his voice and shouted loudly.

"Welcome, Crown Prince back to the country!"

"Welcome, Crown Prince home!"

The three thousand guards' voices shook the heavens.

The whole crowd wailed.

Even the Prince of Wei, who had arrived at the scene, knelt down with red eyes.

A coffin made of dark wood was held high by the three thousand guards. Seeing this moment, some people had already started crying until they fainted. Grand, sorrowful ceremonial music also began to play.

The Prince of Wei wailed even louder, crawling forward.

"Crown Prince..."

"Heaven is jealous of talent!"

"Heaven is jealous of talent!"

The Prince of Wei's pants were about to be worn through, his face covered in snot and tears.

The coffin finally, solemnly and formally, returned to the land of Longyan.

At this moment.

The whole country wept.

"Alright, alright, alright..."

Liu Zheng walked over and saw the Prince of Wei wiping his snot on his pants, and his expression changed instantly.

The Prince of Wei was sneaky and gave a cheeky smile: "Vice Minister Liu has good methods, how did I perform?"

Liu Zheng was between laughter and tears: "Did those people believe it?"

The Prince of Wei then wailed a few more times, climbed up from the ground, patted the dust off his body, and whispered: "Even if they don't believe it, they have to."

The two looked at each other and smiled.