The Kingdom of Marriage: My Stunning Empress

Chapter 501: A Beauty Visits

After the princes gathered and left, Li Zhangcheng called his confidant, whose name was Guo Zhengxi.

Guo Zhengxi is from the Guo family's branch and has been very outstanding since childhood.

If he was a direct descendant of the Guo family, Guo Zhengsi would have nothing to do with him.

But unfortunately for him, he came from a poor background.

Therefore, in order to pursue a higher status, he joined the Sixth Prince's team at a young age.

They contribute money and manpower, and are Li Zhangcheng's true descendants.

Li Zhangcheng handed over the urgently needed food and fodder to Guo Zhengxi.

He asked Guo Zhengxi, "How is the Guo family's food preparation going?"

“When will it be delivered?”

Guo Zhengxi quickly responded respectfully, "Your Highness, the clan has sent word that Guo Zhengsi has personally led 3,000 elite warriors across the border and has entered Yanggu County, Xuanyuan Nation."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhangcheng couldn't help but frown, then said, "Your Guo family has been operating in Yingchuan County for many years, how come your grain reserves are so low?"

"Do we still need to go to that small county town of Xuanyuan Country to plunder?"

When Guo Zhengxi mentioned this matter, a look of contempt flashed across his face involuntarily.

He said, "Your Highness, this is just an excuse Guo Zhengsi made to fulfill his own selfish desires."

"This person is arrogant and reckless. If he wasn't born into a legitimate family, he would never be accepted by the upper class!"

"To prevent Guo Zhengsi from dragging his feet in Yanggu County and affecting Your Highness's great cause, I have specifically ordered my family to do their utmost to gather more food and fodder."

After hearing this, the Sixth Prince nodded slightly.

He is always satisfied with Guo Zhengxi's work.

Guo Zhengxi changed the subject and said, "But early this morning, news came from the family."

"When Guo Zhengsi led 3,000 elite troops to Yanggu County, the county magistrate knelt on the spot and opened the city gates."

"Deliver all the food and fodder in the granary with your own hands!"

"They have already set out from Yanggu County. I told you they will be delivered in about five days!"

Li Zhangcheng laughed heartily after hearing this. "How rare! I've met Guo Zhengsi before, and he's nothing but an unlearned loser!"

"I didn't expect that he could open the granary in Yanggu County so easily."

Guo Zhengxi sneered and said, "Your Highness still overestimates him!"

"Guo Zhengsi has always been uneducated and a complete fool. The reason the Yanggu County Magistrate opened the city gates was simply because he was intimidated by our Guo family's 3,000 elite soldiers!"

"This elite force is the private army that the Guo family has cultivated with all their might. Although its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of Your Highness's Black Flag Army, it can naturally run rampant in the small country of Xuanyuan!"

"How could a mere county magistrate from the small Xuanyuan nation have the guts to stop it?"

Speaking of Xuanyuan Country, Li Zhangcheng naturally asked about Han Zhuo. He said, "According to what you said, the Xuanyuan Country is also full of cowardly bandits. How did they produce such a freak like Han Zhuo?"

Guo Zhengxi responded simply with two sentences, because from the beginning to the end, he never regarded Han Zhuo as a strong rival.

In his eyes, those who came from the small country of Xuanyuan were all insignificant people who were not worthy of being on the stage!

Although there are rumors that Han Zhuo brought some secret weapons from Xuanyuan Kingdom, which is why he defeated the Guo family.

However, Guo Zhengxi did not think so. In his opinion, the reason why the Guo family was defeated so thoroughly was, on the one hand, because the Zhang family had done their utmost to support the third prince, and on the other hand, because the third prince was too insidious and cunning.

While the two aristocratic families were fighting, he suddenly led his troops to attack from the side, catching their family off guard, which led to the current situation.

After Guo Zhengxi bowed and said goodbye, Li Zhangcheng finally got off the horse and entered the temporary tent that had been set up.

At this moment, in this tent, there was a middle-aged man in white standing quietly.

He had his back to Li Zhangcheng, and before the other party turned around, Li Zhangcheng had already recognized his identity.

He smiled at the person in front of him and said, "Master Ximen, long time no see."

The other person slowly turned around, and he was none other than Ximen Liancheng, the owner of Mingjian Villa, who had been trapped in the cave by Han Zhuo's bomb!

At this moment, Ximen Liancheng was filled with murderous aura and looked intimidating without even getting angry.

Li Zhangcheng was standing in front of him at such a distance that he could only feel the other person's aura, which was as sharp as a sword, which made him feel a little short of breath.

Seeing that the other party was silent, Li Zhangcheng stepped forward, came in front of him, and said with a smile: "Master Ximen, why are you so serious?"

"The overall situation is now determined. It is only a matter of time before we capture Chang'an."

"Once Chang'an is conquered, I will not lose anything I promised you!"

Only then did Ximen Liancheng face the Sixth Prince Li Zhangcheng and bowed.

At this moment, his complexion was still terribly gloomy.

He said, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince, I have already delivered the weapons you requested."

"However, in addition to the land that His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince promised me, I want one more thing."

Li Zhangcheng's face darkened slightly. He said, "Master Ximen, we have already discussed this long ago. The land I will give you will far exceed the profit from the weapons you brought here this time!"

Ximen Liancheng said calmly, "I understand what Your Highness said."

"However, this matter is a personal grudge, and only requires His Highness's consent. This thing is not taken from His Highness."

When Li Zhangcheng heard this, his eyebrows raised naturally.

He said, "Oh? That's peculiar."

"I don't know, what is it that you want?"

Ximen Liancheng let out a sinister and cold laugh at this time: "Hehehe, what I want is Han Zhuo's head!"

After a brief pause, Li Zhangcheng suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... If Master Ximen wants Han Zhuo's head, then this prince will naturally give it to me for free!"

"But the head is now on Han Zhuo's neck. We can only wait until Chang'an City is captured and then take it down and give it to the owner of the manor."

As soon as Li Zhangcheng finished speaking, Ximen Liancheng disappeared, and only his voice was still echoing in the tent.

"Don't worry, Sixth Prince. I will personally chop off this thief's head! I came here just to say hello to you, Sixth Prince."

After Ximen Liancheng left, Li Zhangcheng stayed in the tent, talking to himself with a smile on his face.

"Everything will go smoothly and naturally!"

"We will attack Chang'an in five days. When Chang'an falls, I will ascend the throne!"

"By then, no matter if it's the Regent or my father, anyone who stands in my way will die!!"

……

Two days later, big red lanterns were hung high in the mansion of the third prince Li Aojun.

Compared to the desertedness some time ago, it is now very lively here.

This scene also surprised many people. After all, the people of Chang'an City were very nervous. Several princes outside the city worked together to gather hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses!

The entire Chang'an is now surrounded by people, and many people are hiding in their homes and trembling!

Everyone is unable to eat or sleep, and no one knows when this situation will end.

Generally speaking, the third prince Li Aojun, who is hostile and hated by all the princes, must be more nervous than anyone else at this time.

But instead of doing so, he decorated the palace with lights and even sent out invitations to all the major clans and families in Chang'an City, as well as officials of the fifth rank and above.

Invite them to your home to attend the wedding ceremony and drink wedding wine.

Han Zhuo's move was quickly interpreted by everyone as a message, that is, at such a critical juncture, the Third Prince intended to gather together and control all the key figures of the aristocratic clans.

This will allow everyone to jointly defend Chang'an!

This prevented Han Zhuo from being stabbed in the back while he was fighting with several princes.

Just when everyone in the Third Prince's mansion was busy making preparations, two slim women in long gowns and veil hats appeared at the door of the Third Prince's house.

One of the younger women quickly stepped forward and asked the steward who was instructing the servants to hang lanterns, "Steward, may I ask where Han Zhuo and General Han, who came from Xuanyuan Country, are now?"

"Could you please take us to see him?"