Chapter 957: Chapter 957: Where Do the Common People Go?
Yuwen Luanfei’s deanor was fundantally different from his usual carefree appearance, now carrying an added seriousness.
On the other side, Yuwen Jun was dressed in dark purple armor, exuding an imposing and extraordinary presence.
Both n had thousands of troops behind them, they greeted each other and then blood-oathed right here on this land.
As for the Eldest Prince, he has yet to arrive, and there has been no news from him. Yuwen Luanfei had no choice but to cancel the alliance with him and led his troops onto the land of Ning County.
Soon, the news that the Second Prince Yuwen Luanfei was conducting a military campaign against the Fifth Prince of the Northern Lands spread uncontrollably, leaving the common folk astonished.
“Why attack the Fifth Prince?”
“Aren’t the fights among these three brothers enough? Why drag the Imperial Uncle into it? What’s the reason?”
“As far as I know, the Fifth Prince has been staying put in the North ever since the country fell into chaos. Clearly, he is playing it safe. Why attack him all of a sudden?”
“I heard it was the Fifth Prince who caused the fragntation of Baiju Country back in the day.”
“Really? Wasn’t it Prince Heqing who rebelled? I heard that Prince Xuanhe has been out of the picture from the beginning to the end.”
“Pah, what do you know? Could anyone who’s lasted this long be an easy mark?”
“Besides, have you noticed? The Ninth Prince has been pushed to the south by him, while he himself dominates the Northern Lands alone. Maybe he’s the real big tiger.”
“I don’t quite see it that way. The Ninth Prince heading south was clearly for the World’s Number One Talent Girl, and after his departure, I didn’t hear about the Fifth Prince encroaching on his territory. Even Prince Xuanhe couldn’t bother to ddle with the Ninth Prince’s vacant land, let alone the miasmatic south. In my opinion, Yuwen Luanfei has gone mad.”
“That’s true. Why launch a conquest against the Northern Lands for no good reason? They should resolve the brothers’ feuds first.”
The common people had mixed opinions, but the majority did not agree with Yuwen Luanfei’s initiation of warfare.
They didn’t want to know who rebelled and who pretended to be virtuous. For them, war ant taxes, levies for grain, and conscription of able-bodied n.
It took so long to regain peace, and now it seed it wouldn’t last.
People couldn’t help but sigh in dismay.
“The Eastern Land is the most pitiable; not long ago, the Third and Ninth Princes just had a big fight. Before the dust has even settled, the Second Prince is advancing against the Fifth Prince, using Biluo as a thoroughfare. The Ninth Prince is stuck between a rock and a hard place, whether to lend the way or not.”
“Speaking of which, the last Three Kings’ eting was probably discussing this matter. Funny enough, why has the Eldest Prince fallen silent?”
“How can there be no word? I heard that his troops have already assembled in Gu County. Do you know about Gu County? It’s right next to Stone County, bordering the Imperial Capital. Don’t forget, this here is also one of the main battlefields. If the Eldest Prince’s forces storm in from Gu County, they could swiftly take the Imperial Capital.”
“Perhaps the Eldest Prince isn’t marching North at all and is eyeing the Imperial Capital instead.”
“Oh dear, does that an great chaos is about to ensue?”
“Exactly. Those who can should hurry and flee. As I see it, the only safe place now is probably the Eastern Land.”
“The Eastern Land may not be safe. The Third and Ninth Princes just fought a round there; now the Second Prince wants to pass through, and should it co to blows, the Eastern Land might be the first to fall. It’s better to head to the Western Region. Although it is barren, at least there’s no warfare, and I’ve heard that the bandits there have been driven off, making life relatively safer.”
“The Western Region is decent, but getting there requires traversing through states and provinces, not to ntion passing through the Three-Branch Junction. That place is eerie, and often there are disappearances of good folks.”
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