The An army naturally didn't want to build this city, but Li Hao was beaten back several times.

Once he was almost found by Li Hao and counterattacked into Ziyang Pass.

Since then, the security army has slowly stopped, but symbolically will send a team of people to harass it.

Among the nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses that attacked, less than 10,000 were withdrawn, and there were more sporadic escapes and returned, but less than 20,000 were lost, and nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses were lost in the first war.

Emperor An's prestige was greatly damaged, and he was unable to gather troops and horses to counterattack for a while, and at this time, Chu Guo was invited by Su Guo to also start an attack on Anguo.

And he is still facing a big problem, that is, the queen's interrogation about his fornication with Beipan.

Previously, because of the war between the two countries, Queen Shen Tuhui temporarily tolerated it for the sake of the overall situation.

Originally, Emperor Li Falcon was pinning his hopes on defeating the prestige of the Su Kingdom to suppress this matter.

But this time he lost his troops and lost his generals, once this matter broke out in the court, he was afraid that his throne would be really unstable, and he had to think about it in advance.

So Emperor An chose to leave Hedong Hou Xue Andu to command the army, and he returned to the capital with a group of people to deal with the attack of Chu and stabilize the situation.

Since Emperor An left, Xue An didn't want to make trouble, and even the previous harassment stopped.

Since then, the construction of the city has embarked on a rapid process, and Li Hao has the time to rest and deal with the things that he didn't have the time to take care of before.

For example, he has been locked up in Hezhou City for more than a month.

Wang Kun had already written a letter to Li Hao earlier, telling him about the violent beating of Zheng Zhuo by the Duke of Chuguo, and asked Li Hao what he wanted to do with him.

It's just that Li Hao was busy with the war at that time, so he didn't reply.

Immediately, Li Hao sent a message back and asked Wang Kun to send Chu Yuan to Yeyang City.

While Li Hao was waiting, the good news about Ziyang Pass was finally delivered to the capital.

Before this, Li Hao broke the Anjun army in Hezhou City, and recovered Bizhou and Yeyang all the way.

Knowing that Li Hao had escaped and shined in the war, Cui Ming and Wang Yi were extremely happy.

It's just that Wang Yi was frightened, so he wanted Li Hao to come back quickly, but in the end, Cui Ming persuaded him.

After all, as a prince and the first hero who led the victory in this war, how could he leave before the war was over.

And now that Su Guo has taken the initiative, the front-line war is no longer so dangerous, and there is no need to call him back.

Of course, they are not the only ones who are happy, and the princelings in the DPRK and China are also ecstatic about this.

is like Zhang Han, after his father brought the news of this battle report, although he didn't show it on the surface.

But after returning to the boudoir, he still showed a smile, after all, who doesn't want his husband to be a young talent with both civil and military skills.

And if something really happens to Li Hao this time, although she hasn't officially married yet, I'm afraid it won't be good.

Kefu's name was not something that ordinary women could carry in ancient times, not to mention that she was still married to the royal family.

However, some people are happy and some people are disappointed, especially Zheng Guifei in the palace is the most disappointed.

After all, with Li Hao's big victory, her ambition turned into a bubble after all.

Now she can only hope that her father can be lighter and retain some vitality for herself when he finally falls.

Li Hao waited in Yeyang for five days before Chu Yuan was sent over.

Chu Yuan also figured out during this time, since Li Hao had left himself, he would definitely not kill himself, either to take him back to Sudu to ask for credit, or to get something from himself.

And being escorted over this time made him more inclined to the second type, so after seeing Li Hao, he directly said, "Your Highness sent someone from afar to escort me here, it will definitely not be without purpose.

However, I would like to make it clear in advance that I have been loyal to Angola for generations, and there is absolutely no possibility of surrender."

Li Hao smiled, "I said before, I know the loyalty of the Duke of Chuguo, so naturally I won't embarrass you with this.

Actually, I don't want much, you give me 3,000 horses, and I'll let you go."

As soon as he heard Li Hao open his mouth with three thousand war horses, Chu Yuan immediately lost his temper: "Your Highness is so big, three thousand war horses are not much, I can't take so much, you better lock me up."

Li Hao ignored his complaints and continued to laugh and said, "Shaxi is one of the three major departments in Angola and has more than a dozen horse farms in Angola with tens of thousands of horses.

Although it hurts a little to take out 3,000 war horses, it is not so painful that it will not hurt the muscles and bones, so why should the prince be so excited."

Chu Yuan replied: "You said lightly, the price of a war horse in Anguo is forty taels of silver, three thousand horses is 120,000 taels of silver, and when converted into gold, it is 12,000 taels.

And this is still in Anguo, and the price will at least double when you get to Suguo, which is really not worth so much money."

Li Hao replied, "The first kingdom is good, but compared to all the properties in western Shaxi, these should only be a decimal number."

Chu Yuan's face changed when he heard this, and he asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Li Hao said: "Emperor An's meanness and unkindness, you should know better than me that this time to send troops to An Guo suffered heavy losses, including the middle of Sha, which he trusted the most.

In this case, he will definitely find a way to restore the strength in his hands as soon as possible, but now that Anguo is powerless to start a war with foreign countries, he can only make up for it internally.

Compared with the eastern part of Shadong, which is protected by Cui Guogong, the western part of Sha will naturally become a piece of fat without you, or do you think that with your son's ability, you can protect the western part of the sand?"

Chu Yuan knew his son's ability, but he didn't have that ability at all.

At that moment, his heart began to loosen, but doing business must be a bargain, so he tentatively asked.

"But now that the Ziyang Pass is completely closed, and before the war is completely over, the road is impassable, and even if I want to, I can't send it to you.

But when the road is cleared, I'm afraid that the dust has already settled, and it will be useless for me to go back then, so is it possible that you are willing to let me go back first."

Since Li Hao raised this point, he naturally thought of a way, and immediately said: "I naturally trust the character of Chu Guogong, but when I do business, I still have to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, and I can't break the rules.

As for how to send the things, there is no need for the Chu Guogong to worry, as long as the horses are sent to Wuyuan, someone will naturally take over.

I remember that there is a horse farm in the western part of Sha near Wuyuan, which happens to be convenient for trading, and I can let you go as soon as possible."

Chu Yuan nagged Wu Yuan twice, as if he had thought of something: "You want to transport the horses back through Qi Guo, and Qi Guo can agree to this."

Li Hao didn't explain, but said, "It's my problem how to transport it back, as long as the things are delivered to the hands of the person who handed them over, I will send you away immediately."

Chu Yuan was silent for a while before he made up his mind and said, "Two thousand horses, if you agree, I will write immediately and ask them to prepare.

After all, in this war, I have already transferred a lot of military horses, and the number of military horses in the department is not much now.

And of these two thousand horses, I can only give you a thousand horses first, and the remaining thousand horses will have to wait for me to step into the country and then hand them over to your people."

Li Hao said: "Chu Guogong is not sincere, and the counteroffer is not like this, and now you are a swordsman, so you can't be so stingy.

But since you mentioned it, I can't completely stop surrendering, I have to give you this face.

Then I will subtract five hundred horses from the total, and when the first two thousand horses are delivered, I will let you go, leaving five hundred horses as a pledge."

Then seeing that Chu Yuan still wanted to bargain, Li Hao added: "This is the last condition, if you don't agree again, I will take you back to the capital to offer prisoners and ask for merit."

Seeing Li Hao's tough words, Chu Yuan finally agreed and said, "Okay, then follow your wishes."

Seeing this, Li Hao immediately changed his smiling face and shouted outside, "

Chen Xi, prepare the best paper and ink for the first prince."

Chen Xi agreed when he heard this, and immediately sent the paper and ink.

The speed made Chu Yuan's eyelids jump, and said, "It seems that Your Highness is strategizing, and I will agree to it when I am determined."

Li Hao smiled: "The main thing is that this is a win-win situation, what reason does Chu Guogong have to refuse."

Chu Yuan snorted coldly, and then came to the desk, wrote on it, and attached his own exclusive monogram.

After that, he handed the paper to Li Hao and said, "You have someone to pass the letter to Wu Yuan and hand it over to Wu Yuan's commander Chu Yuanji, I believe this should not be difficult for you.

Just let your people contact him and he'll arrange it."

After Li Hao took it, he took a general look twice, confirmed that there was no problem, and handed the thing to Chen Xi.

"Everything is done according to what Chu Guogong said, and all the supplies that Chu Guogong should supply in Yeyang are the best, but Chu Guogong can't be wronged."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Yes, the slave and maid will explain when they go back, and they will definitely serve the Duke of Chuguo."

Chu Yuan didn't say anything about this, he got up and was about to leave, after all, he had paid so much, and it wasn't normal to raise his salary!

After Chen Xi arranged for someone to send Chu Yuan away, he came to Li Hao's side again and asked, "Why did you promise to let him keep five hundred horses as a charge, what if he didn't give them back when he returned?"

Li Hao waved his hand and said, "I originally expected that it would be two thousand, which is also about the number of military horses that can be slaughtered in Wuyuan Horse Farm.

The reason why I said 3,000 horses was to give him a room to bargain, and those 500 horses had the best, and if they didn't, they could accept it.

Hurry up and get the letter out, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, so as not to cause any accidents."

Just as Chen Xi was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by Li Hao again and asked, "By the way, where has Li Falcon gone now, and how far is it from Andu?"

Chen Xi replied: "Yesterday, there was news from Jinyi Wei Feigeon that Li Falcon had traveled to Fengshan City, and according to the footsteps, it would take at least half a month to reach Andu."

Li Hao was still thinking about Shen Tu Hui's matter at this time, although the contradiction between Li Falcon and Shen Tu Hui had already appeared, but for the specific outbreak time, Li Hao couldn't determine it now.

After all, now that Shen Tuhui's father, Cui Guocheng, is by Li Falcon's side, and this time in eastern Sha is also a loss of troops, it is not difficult to achieve reunification with this way to communicate time.

And if something happens to Shen Tuhui at this time, maybe he can transfer the contradiction for Li Falcon, which can be said to be a lot of benefits.

But in order to control the development of the situation in the direction he wants, Li Falcon must be close to control, so the closer Li Falcon is to Andu, the more dangerous Shen Tuhui becomes.

So Li Hao said: "Inform the Jinyi guards in Andu, strengthen the monitoring of the situation in the palace, and report any abnormal situations in time, and do you have any news of Ren Xin over there?" Is she in Andu?"

Chen Xi shook his head and replied, "This is really not true, Zhu Yiwei has always acted secretly, not to mention that Ren Xin is still Zhu Yiwei's left envoy, in charge of assassination."

Li Hao also expressed his understanding of this, so he asked Chen Xi to do things.

It's just that Li Hao didn't know that when he was asking here, Ren Xin was indeed in Andu.

However, she soon received the edict, and Li Falcon summoned her to rush to Wudeyuan in the starry night, where she waited to meet her.

Then when Li Falcon arrived, he punished Ren Xin with his head and face, and was angry at why she didn't kill Li Hao before.

If she succeeds, then there will be no big defeat outside Hezhou, and the An army will definitely be able to capture Hezhou smoothly, and then sweep the northern border of Suguo and make great achievements.

Of course, this is what he thinks in his heart, and he must not be put on the surface, otherwise it will appear that he is narrow-minded.

Anyway, he is the emperor, and if he finds another reason to punish the leader of an unpopular intermittent organization, no one will be upset with Ren Xin.

After the punishment, Li Ying directly ordered: "You go to Yeyang City immediately, Cui Hao is there now, if you can't kill him this time, then you don't have to come back alive."

Ren Xin was forced to take the order

, with the injuries on his body, he began to rush to Yeyang City.

But in fact, Li Falcon didn't have much expectation for Ren Xin's assassination.

After all, the first unsuspecting assassination failed to succeed, and now that the war has just ended, Li Hao is on the front line, and the defense around him must be tighter, and the probability of success will only be lower.

The reason why he did this this time was to find a way to transfer Ren Xin away and create time for himself to deal with Shen Tuhui.

In addition, he cared about the influence, and after all, he didn't want to do it himself, so he sent people to the capital to spread the news, saying that he intended to establish the second prince born to Shen Tuhui as the crown prince, and the reason was to establish a successor to stimulate the eldest prince.

After the news spread, he gave the second prince out again, gave the place to the eldest prince, and gave him a chance to do it.

Of course, if the eldest prince hadn't done it, he would have prepared a second plan.

Li Hao didn't know the news that Ren Xin was going to come to Yeyang and assassinate him for the second time, only that Li Falcon stopped at Wudeyuan and didn't leave.

However, the news from Wu Yuan's side came back quickly, and after confirming that it was Chu Yuan's handwritten letter, Chu Yuanji decisively chose to cooperate.

If it weren't for the caravan's need for some time to arrange manpower, the transaction could have been brought earlier.

After the handover of the horses, Li Hao immediately came to Chu Yuan and asked him how he was going to go.