Chapter 99: Dragon Emperor's Conditions

The news of the civil strife of the Yi clan was like grass growing wildly, spreading in the streets and alleys of the Holy City of the Four Directions.

"Dad, what's going on?" Yiyang was surprised.

"This news is no longer a secret, and it is normal for everyone to know about it now!"

"Who spread this news, it's very bad for our Yi clan!" Yiyang was worried.

"Who do you think it will be?"

"Is it from the Dragons?" Yiyang asked cautiously.

"I guess it should be!"

"But why?"

"The bigger the public opinion, the more unfavorable it is for us, coupled with the matter of Chief Ning, our Yi clan is now in a state of complete loss, if we ask the dragon clan for help, I am afraid that we will have to compromise more!"

"But Dad, can't we ask them for help in this situation?" Yiyang was very angry.

"Then let me ask you, with all the troops we currently have in the Holy City, do you think we can go back smoothly to quell the civil strife, or do you and Yi Ling have one enemy against one hundred?" Yi Jiang asked very seriously.

"But, Dad, if it's really a last resort, then my brother and I will never be weak!"

"Of course I know that my sons and daughters are not cowards, but I would rather be weak at this time and keep my peace for a long time than to leave behind a good reputation that will be praised for a while!"

"What does Dad mean is that you want to compromise with the Dragon Emperor?" Yiyang didn't understand.

"I have already met the Dragon Emperor earlier, and he also intends to end the meaningless strife as soon as possible to help us calm down the civil strife and maintain the harmony and unity of the two races!"

"This, this is simply taking advantage of people's danger!" Yiyang was very angry.

"Child, stay in Qingshan without fear of no firewood, what do you think, what will happen if I refuse at this time, I still can't keep Chief Ning, and the Yi clan may not be able to go back, then what will we have in the Holy City at that time!"

"Yes, but..."Yiyang was very unwilling.

"You, don't feel unwilling, wait until we are strong enough, all this is up to us!" Yi Jiang said earnestly.

"Well, I know, but I feel bad right now!"

"I'm worse than you!"

"Daddy!" Yiyang threw himself into Yijiang's arms with tears in his eyes.

Thus, at the suggestion of the Dragon Emperor and the acquiescence of Yijiang, the Nan Rongcai incident and the assassination of the elder came to an end. Chief Ning had his entire right arm cut off and was imprisoned by King Yi and the crown prince, because this matter was led by Chief Ning, and all his people were taken into slavery by the Dragon Clan to serve the Dragon Clan. At the same time, because this matter was done by Chief Ning Zheng, the king of Yi had no way to discipline him, so he confiscated all the property of the Yi clan in the holy city and filled all the dragon clan's treasury. The Dragon Emperor promised to help King Yi assess the civil strife, and specially sent the second prince, Sima Jiachen to assist, leading 1,000 elite soldiers of the Dragon Clan and 10,000 elite soldiers of the Holy City.

The Dragon Emperor sent such a large number of personnel to help Yijiang this time, but after the victory of the war, although the Yi tribe could continue to maintain its independent existence, they had to start paying tribute to the dragon tribe every year for a hundred years as compensation, and at the same time, the Yi tribe had to cede the land of a hundred tribes in the southwest to the holy city.

"Dad, isn't this a robbery!" Yiyang was very angry.

"Yes, that's robbery!"

"Southwest, that's our Yi clan's little paradise, the richest place!" Yiyang was very sad.

"Yes, the richest place, and there is a natural barrier there, the Holy City has spent a lot of manpower and financial resources for a hundred years and has not been able to take it, but now it is handed over!" Yijiang is also helpless, but there is no better way at the moment.

"Mother!" The second prince looked worried.

"What's the matter, Emperor, it's time to fulfill our wish!" Concubine Shu didn't understand very much why the second prince didn't look very happy.

"Mother, don't you think this is not the development we expected?" The second prince was very worried.

"I didn't understand that from Yiyang to Nan Rongcai later, the purpose of everything was not to make the final war, and then my emperor could gallop on the battlefield and make military achievements, and he could also have prestige in the army!"

"Yes, but the civil strife of the Yi clan has obviously made this matter end early!"

"Then you have to thank the Yi family, now you have to go with the Sima family to help them calm down the civil strife, and it is also your father's trust in you!"

"Trust! How can I have a feeling of being punished! "It's true that the second prince wants to go to the battlefield, but this situation makes him feel very uncomfortable.

"How could it be, if this is really the case, wouldn't it be good to let the third prince go directly, why do you still let you go!"

"The third prince, he is now focused on that Murong, it is said that he will not even accompany the fourth child for the sake of that girl!" The second prince was very disdainful.

"He is an idle prince, he used to worry about nothing except his mother and younger brother, but now he has a good mind on women! Emperor, you better prepare for the next thing, you are about to leave your mother to go to the battlefield, and you should say goodbye to her! ”

"She is very well-behaved, let her enter the palace to accompany her mother when the time comes!"

"Hmm!"

In the palace of the Three Princes.

"Third brother, where is the imperial sister-in-law?" The fourth prince was very curious, and he didn't see anyone for a long time.

"She, take a nap!"

"No, third brother, what were you doing last night, you got up so late in the morning, and now it's noon and you go to bed again? Isn't it the third brother?" said the fourth prince with a wicked smile.

"What do you think! She's just recovering from a serious illness and needs a good rest! The third prince knocked the fourth prince on the head with a fan.

"I'm just recovering from a serious illness, third brother, then you don't have to be leisurely, you have to know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade!"

"I found you idle!"

"No, no, no, I have something very important to tell the third brother today!"

"Say!"

"The Yi clan will leave in a few days!"

"How many days?"

"Three days later!"

"So fast!"

"Yes, you said that the Yi clan can't delay a day of civil strife now!"

"yes!"

"This time it's the second brother who went on the expedition, but when I went to see my mother in the palace today, I accidentally saw the second brother, who just came back from Concubine Shu!"

"And then?"

"It stands to reason that it should be normal for this prince to go on the expedition, and it is also a good time to accumulate achievements, but the second brother looks very unhappy, how to say it, it's like eating chicken ribs, not full but can't vomit!" The fourth prince thought back and said.

"Hmph, I'm afraid it's because things didn't go the way he expected!" The third prince said faintly.

"What does the third brother mean by this, is it possible that the second brother still has a plan to go on an expedition?"

"What do you think?"

"How do I know, I only know that every time I see my second brother after I come back, his face is not very good, and he always has a gloomy face!"

"Fourth, as an outsider, what do you think?" The third prince asked.

"How do you look at it, how else can you look at it, if he really doesn't want to go, forget it, his father can send other princes to go on the expedition, and he can say it to his father!"

"This is the result of his own painstaking management, and now that he is not going, is it difficult to give this result to others?"

"Running your own business? Third brother, could it be that this is really done by the second brother? The fourth prince was very surprised.

"I didn't say anything!" The third prince said with a smile.

"Third brother, don't hide it from me, I guess you must know, people here can't see clearly, and the third brother's observation can still be unclear! But since the third brother knows, I guess the father should also know something! ”

"I guess too, otherwise I wouldn't have let the second brother go!"

"What does the third brother mean, the father and the emperor have intentions?"

"Or else?"

"However, I don't quite understand, if my father already knows that the second brother is the ghost, and still lets the second brother go, isn't that conniving at him?" The fourth prince was very puzzled.

"Conniving, I'm afraid it's not good for him to go, the Yi people have opinions about him, now although Chief Ning has lost his arm, at least his life is staying, he doesn't know what will happen when he goes!"

"Also, if it were to be replaced by other princes, the Yi clan would definitely be more welcome!"

"Yes, after the end of the war, I'm afraid the second brother's life will not be so good!" The third prince was very emotional, the Dragon Emperor directly killed the ambition of the second prince this time, and he would never have the opportunity to seize the throne again in the future, at least the hearts of the people have been lost. From being questioned during the trial, he was sent to the Yi clan to help quell the civil strife, and no matter who looks at it, it is this prince who has done something sorry for the Yi clan before he was arranged by the Dragon Emperor to go on the expedition.

"Alas, it's also this war, and the second brother won't have a good time whether he wins or loses!"

"In the end, it's the father and the emperor, and he is not soft on his son!" The third prince sighed.

"Third brother, what do you say?"

"Didn't say anything, didn't you still look for Murong Yunyi in the afternoon?"

"Yes, yes, but third brother, you haven't married someone in yet, is it appropriate to stay with you all the time?"

"Suitable!"

"Third brother, just let me not say it!"

"I originally wanted to see my father and ask him to marry, but now it seems that I need to wait for another good time!"

"Also, now that the prince is on the expedition, at least he has to wait until his triumphant return, and then the third brother's marriage will be double happy!"

"What a beautiful thing you think!"

"That's it!"

"Second Prince!" General Sima asked to see him.

"General, please get up!"

"Second Prince Xie!"

"General Hardship is going to go on the expedition with me!"

"Where is the second prince, this is the minister's job!"

"Although I'm going to go on the expedition, this prince is not happy at all for some reason!" The second prince sighed.

"Second prince, where do you start with this?" General Sima didn't understand.

"Have you heard this rumor?"

"This..."General Sima didn't know how to answer, but the rumors were very unfavorable to the second prince.

"Hmph, they all say that I went out with sin!" The second prince was very angry.

"This, what a crime the second prince has!"

"There is no excuse for the sin that you want to add!"

"This..."

"It's all rumors that are not good for me now!"

"Don't worry about the second prince, it's just rumors, the Dragon Emperor still trusts the second prince very much, otherwise such a big matter will not be handed over to the second prince!"

"Humph! You will comfort me, now you can only fight this battle well, otherwise the sin will be greater! The second prince fell into deep thought, although the current situation made him very unhappy, he was helpless.

"Yes, the Sima family swears to follow the second prince to the death!" General Sima knelt on the ground and swore an oath.