In fact, there was no need for Feng Yuchong to remind her again, how could Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde not know the severity of the situation in front of her? Although she did not know and knew about the past of the Dark Legion and the existence of this force, the sentinels she had planted on the Demon Spirit Continent immediately passed on all the news about the Dark Legion that they had learned about it back to her hands. Chen Xinyu also knew that at this time, she needed to help her to survive the most dangerous and dark period on the Demon Spirit Continent, and she had already sent 50,000 troops to be stationed on the southern coast of the Xuanling Continent.

But she has always had concerns, firstly, she does not know the details of the dark legion, and does not know the strength of this legion, which makes her dare not send an army rashly, once she does not grasp the situation, it may lead to a series of more serious consequences; Besides, as an emperor, the first thing she has to consider is of course the interests of their own departure, although the current power of the Dark Legion is in full swing, after all, it has not affected the power of their departure, once they join the war prematurely and enter the Demon Spirit Continent, will they end up in a situation where the bamboo basket is empty? These are all things that Chen Xinyu needs to consider.

On this day, Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde and Kong Hong, the spiritual lord of southern Hebei, discussed countermeasures, and Kong Hong was not only a vassal to Chen Xinyu, but also a good friend who could talk heart-to-heart. Maybe it's because Chen Xinyu is a daughter, she doesn't care too much about the relationship between monarchs and ministers, although ministers who have been too close to the emperor since ancient times generally don't end well.

Kong Hong knows this very well, so she can also maintain the unity of the monarch and the minister when she is in front of Chen Xinyu, and will not change the relationship between the monarch and the minister because of the special relationship between herself and Chen Xinyu. It is precisely because Kong Hong knows how to advance and retreat and has outstanding ability, so the civil and military officials who left the country are extremely convinced of Kong Hong, the spiritual lord of southern Hebei, and her status has naturally become the highest existence except for Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde.

Unlike Empress Shengde Chen Xinyu's concerns, Kong Hong's proposition and countermeasures are quite clear and simple, and what she advocates is to do her best to help the Demon Spirit Continent fight against the Dark Army no matter what. Because if the three forces do not unite, they will not be able to fight against this extremely special and almost invincible dark army. Of course, although Kong Hong has a high status, he is not a monarch after all, and there are many things that monarchs need to think about. Therefore, Kong Hong's resoluteness and Chen Xinyu's hesitation made this most critical decision undecided.

Not only that, Chen Xinyu also deliberately said at the court meeting that this matter was narrated as it was, hoping that the civil and military officials could give her a decisive opinion. However, the civil and military officials were almost involuntarily divided into two classes, half of the officials supported the assistance of the Qi State and the forces of the Celestial Maiden in White, and the three parties joined forces to fight against the Dark Legion for which they did not have a clear concept; the other half of the officials felt that the Dark Legion had not touched their vital interests in leaving the country, so they still supported a wait-and-see attitude for the time being. The disagreement between the civil and military officials also affected Chen Xinyu's decision to a certain extent, making her unable to make a decision.

"Your Majesty, those two distinguished guests of the Qi Kingdom have asked for an audience. Just when Kong Hong was about to continue to persuade Chen Xinyu that he could not continue to delay no matter what, and he had to make a quick decision, a sharp voice from a eunuch outside the Taiji Hall interrupted Kong Hong and Chen Xinyu's conversation.

These two distinguished guests of the Qi Kingdom, Kong Hong and Chen Xinyu, both knew who they were, it was Luo Yinying and Sun Hao, who had previously searched for Feng Yuchong and others and stayed in the city of the capital of the country leaving the country without success. They have been living in seclusion in the city and rarely show up, mainly because they are outsiders after all, and they don't have any friendship with Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde, so naturally they won't show up much. And now they actually took the initiative to come to ask for a meeting, presumably they got the latest news in Qi State.

Kong Hong's heart was quite excited, she knew that it was difficult to move Chen Xinyu, who had been hesitant with her own strength and tongue, so Luo Yinying and Sun Hao, who had brought the latest news of Qi State, would definitely do their best to persuade Chen Xinyu. Although they are not for the benefit of their departure from the country, in terms of being able to work together, Kong Hong still quite supports Luo Yinying and Sun Hao to come to persuade Chen Xinyu, which is not necessarily a good thing.

Luo Yinying and Sun Hao walked quickly into the main hall of this Taiji Palace, they have a special status and interests in China, and they can come to meet Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde, at any time. Luo Yinying and Sun Hao came side by side to the throne of Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde in the Taiji Palace, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "See Her Majesty Empress Shengde!"

Chen Xinyu smiled slightly, "You two don't need to be polite, it just so happened that I was discussing with the Spirit Lord of Southern Hebei whether to send troops." I wonder if the two of you came to meet you for this matter?"

Luo Yinying bowed her hand and said with a light smile: "Your Majesty, it is for this matter that we came to ask to see Your Majesty, we have received the latest news from the Qi Kingdom, Yu Chong and they are rushing to the Xuanling Continent. What we want to tell Your Majesty is that most of the forces of the Dark Legion are now concentrated in the position where they are about to attack Xuancheng, and their rear nest Shengcheng is relatively empty. And the place currently controlled by the white-clothed celestial girl force is already fighting back against the dark army and the feudal kingdom with all its might. In any case, both sides will do their best to fight against the Dark Legion and the Blockade. I also hope that Her Majesty Empress Sidley will not hesitate to assist us in the fullest, and only by working together can we have the opportunity and possibility to defeat the Dark Army in the future. ”

Sun Hao also took Luo Yinying's words and continued to add: "Our Majesty also knows the difficulties of Her Majesty Empress Shengde, and we also express our attitude for this. We, His Majesty the Qi Kingdom Xuan Le Jun, have mobilized the most elite troops and gathered all the soul cultivators in the world to defend Xuancheng together. We have done everything we can to fight the dark legions. I might as well tell Her Majesty that Yu Chong has come to discuss the alliance with Her Majesty on behalf of Her Majesty Xuan Lejun, and Princess Qingxuan Buluan will also come to meet together. The tripartite alliance is crucial, and we must work together to be able to stand up to the Dark Legion. Otherwise, the dark age of the entire Demon Spirit Continent and the Xuanling Continent will come.........."

Kong Hong, who was standing beside Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde, keenly saw that Chen Xinyu had been moved by the words of Sun Hao and Luo Yinying, and she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is also the key to Weichen's desire to persuade Your Majesty. At this time, we must not stay out of the country, once the Qi country cannot resist the attack of the dark army head-on, the entire Demon Spirit Continent will fall. We still don't know what the details and capabilities of the Dark Legion are, if we stay out of the situation, not only will we not get the help of Qi Guo and the Celestial Maiden in White, but we will also put us in danger, in fact, we have no choice and retreat now. Your Majesty, please think twice! We must not let go of the opportunity and time any longer, because once we miss the opportunity, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!" Kong Hong, Luo Yinying, and Sun Hao asked together, and finally moved Chen Xinyu. Chen Xinyu thought for a while, and his face immediately showed a very serious and even resolute look. "You have a point, we can't afford to back down no matter what, and the greed of the Dark Legion will not be satisfied by our concessions. I have decided to immediately assemble and mobilize 100,000 troops, and gather to the south tomorrow, this time, no matter what, I will personally conquer the expedition!"

"Obey the order!" Kong Hong was overjoyed, and finally persuaded Chen Xinyu to succeed, she immediately left the Taiji Hall and went to the military camp in the north of the city to transfer troops. Luo Yinying and Sun Hao also immediately took their leave, went back to pack their bags, and prepared to go south with the army tomorrow.

Chen Xinyu stared at the Taiji Hall, which was already empty, she slowly stood up and took off the Nine Dragons and Phoenix Crown on her head, and her eyes locked on a set of armor shining with brilliant golden light on the red nanmu cabinet shelf not far away. The breeze danced wide-sleeved flowing clouds, Chen Xinyu's body turned rapidly, the dragon robe faded from her body, her eyes were full of determination and seriousness, and there was no longer any hesitation. As Kong Hong said,

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In the early morning of the next day, a grand swearing-in ceremony was held in the northern military camp outside the city, and Empress Chen Xinyu personally took command, leading the 50,000 troops left behind in the city, including the most elite 10,000 guards of Empress Shengde, and then went south to join Zhao Ling's already prepared 50,000 troops, a total of 100,000 troops were ready to go south to the Demon Spirit Continent to support the Qi State. Chen Xinyu took the general Zhou Yu and the southern Hebei Lingzhu Kong Hong as the left and right deputy generals, Zhao Ling's brother Zhao Yuan as the vanguard, and Luo Yinying and Sun Hao as the staff members. Killing pigs and sheep to start the aging wine army, Chen Xinyu personally boosted the morale and lifted the morale of this army to the peak.

Before leaving, Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde, also arranged for the remaining personnel of the ruling party in China, assisted by her cousin Di Xian and the imperial historian Tong Meng, and Chen Jing, who was named the king of Northern England, stayed in the country and led 20,000 troops to defend the city and take power.

Then the auspicious time had come, and the flags in Chen Xinyu's Chinese army array waved and rolled like clouds, and the 50,000 troops who had left the country officially marched south to the Demon Spirit Continent. Prepare to join Zhao Ling's 50,000 troops who had been waiting for the border of the Xuanling Continent to go south to the Demon Spirit Continent together to participate in the battle against the Dark Legion.

Chen Xinyu's imperial expedition heralded that he had officially participated in the war between the Qi State and the forces of the Celestial Maiden in white against the feudal kingdom and the Dark Legion. This long-standing battle, later known as the "Battle of the Rising Stars", began with the official participation of the departure country.

At this time, Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Yu Fei did not know that Empress Chen Xinyu had decided to send troops to help them fight against the Dark Legion. They also prepared to go to Checheng to meet with Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde, after crossing the Shenghai Sea. However, along the way, they had already sent the pigeon letter to Princess Buluan, the head of the white-clothed celestial girl's forces, asking her to send an envoy to participate in this crucial tripartite meeting.