Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 471: It is impolite not to reciprocate

The Emperor was silent.

Seeing this, the King of Qin said impatiently, "I'll give you three days. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer by then, don't blame me for being rude."

"Come here, surround the entire hall, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, the outside was quickly surrounded by the army of Xihu Pass.

The next day, just after dawn, a soldier who was guarding the city gate found the Prince of Qin's mansion. After a round of communication, the soldier met the Prince of Qin who had just woken up.

"Your Highness, a man just came from outside the city. He said he was a subordinate of Princess Zhaode and was ordered to deliver a letter to Your Highness."

Hearing this, the King of Qin quickly reached out to take the letter and opened it.

He did not sleep well last night. Although the capital city and the palace were under his control, there were still many hidden dangers outside.

Let’s not talk about Ningguo Duke Li Jiujun for now, and just talk about Princess Zhaode who had a bad time last night. In his opinion, her threat is definitely more terrifying than Li Jiujun and Ningguo Duke.

Soon the letter was unfolded, and there was not a single word of nonsense in it.

Huo Junyao directly made two requests to him.

First, immediately release the family members of Duke Ji’s Mansion out of the city.

Second, she really disliked the Zhao brothers, but she really wanted to see their heads.

After seeing this, the King of Qin was silent for a while. He didn't care about releasing the people from Duke Ji's Mansion. He had no intention of making things difficult for them. But, it was not possible at this time.

He still needs the support of Duke Ji's Mansion. If he lets it go, wouldn't that mean he'll lose a helper? And after Duke Ji leaves, who knows if he'll try to go against him from outside?

He didn't want to agree to this, and even if he had to let it go, it definitely wouldn't be now.

As for the second point, he was very happy to do so, but of course not now. After all, he didn't have many people he could use around him. Although the two brothers were a little stupid, they were firmly on his side. What's more, they were both the biological brothers of Princess Qin.

If he killed them, it would be difficult for the Princess of Qin to explain. Moreover, he killed the two Zhao brothers who were loyal to him just because of a word from her, Huo Junyao. What would those who followed him in the city think?
Does he think that if Princess Zhaode wanted their lives one day, would the King of Qin do it without hesitation?

The King of Qin would agree to both conditions, but it would be impossible for him to do either immediately.

As for replying to the letter, he couldn't think of anything to say for the moment. If he refused directly, he was afraid that Huo Junyao would not be satisfied. Instead, she would think that he wanted to use the Jiguo Mansion to threaten her. If she did something wrong, he would be in trouble.

Although not replying would make the other party angry, at least I didn't refuse him outright. It meant I was considering it, and it could delay some time. As long as he succeeded in getting promoted, it wouldn't be a big deal if he agreed.

"I know, please step back."

Outside the city, Huo Junyao's men waited for a long time but received no reply. It seemed that it was almost evening, so he did not wait any longer and returned directly to the hot spring villa.

"He's thinking well. He doesn't agree or refuse. Is he trying to delay time?"

"In that case, there is no need for me to be polite to you."

"What's the situation at Xihu Pass?"

She looked at Hongxiu.

"We have done as you instructed, and we can start executing it tomorrow at the latest." Huo Junyao nodded. Two days later, there will not be a single grain of food around Xihu Pass. Although the army at Xihu Pass may still have some surplus food, what about the people?
She only needs to arrange some people to incite them, and the soldiers in Xihu Pass will definitely be affected.

By then, Marquis Xuanwu will most likely use military rations to aid the people, which will consume more military rations. When there is no food left, people's hearts will be in chaos.

As for whether doing so would result in deaths, or how many people would die, she didn't care. She even didn't care that this might allow Tuyuhun to take advantage of the situation.

Because all this was due to the decision of King Qin. If he honestly released his family, then she would not have to take to heart what the Zhao brothers said yesterday, and naturally would not do anything to King Qin.

Let them resolve the matter between him and Emperor Zhaowu themselves, but the King of Qin did not reply today, which clearly meant that he did not want to agree. She had every reason to suspect that the other party wanted to use her family to threaten her.

In this case, she naturally cannot be cautious and will always need to counterattack.

Although the King of Qin has now occupied the capital, there are also a lot of food and grass there, which can delay the enemy for a while, but what about Xihu Pass?

As long as Xihu Pass is taken care of, the Qin King's soldiers and generals in the capital will be trapped. If he wants to delay time, let him delay.

She has sent someone to deliver a letter to Li Jiujun and Duke Ningguo. She believes that after receiving the letter, they will quell King Huai's rebellion as quickly as possible, and the army will then return to the capital.

The King of Qin, who is alone in the city, may not be able to hold on to it.

The next day, Huo Junyao sent another letter to King Qin. This was an ultimatum. If she could not recruit more people before noon today, she would kill all the former subordinates of Prince Yi De that she had captured at the city gates of the capital.

When the King of Qin received this letter, he was furious.

When the Zhao brothers learned the news, they immediately offered a suggestion. Since that was the case, why not take the initiative and take advantage of the fact that there were no large troops near the capital. They arranged for several thousand people to capture the hot spring villa and rescue those people.

Hearing this, King Qin pondered for a moment and nodded.

The person waiting outside the city saw the city gate open and thought that the other party was going to release people, but what he saw was actually thousands of soldiers rushing out.

He didn't know that the other party was desperate, so he didn't stop and quickly mounted his horse and fled towards the hot spring villa.

"Miss Princess's guess is absolutely correct. The King of Qin is not so easy to surrender. If that's the case, then we can't be blamed."

He ran at a very fast speed, much faster than the Qin King's army. When he was close to the hot spring villa, he quickly gestured towards the top of the city wall.

Seeing this, the people on the city wall quickly took action, and someone also went to report the situation to Huo Junyao.

"Since you are here, then all of you should stay."

Huo Junyao said this in a very calm manner.

The leader of the guards received the order and turned away. Not long after, a deafening explosion was heard five or six miles outside the hot spring villa, along with the screams of people and the neighing of horses.

About a quarter of an hour later, the leader of the guards came back covered in blood.

"Princess, everyone has stayed. What should we do next?"

"It is impolite not to reciprocate. Take a hundred men and ten catapults and go outside the city to give something to the King of Qin."

The chief of the guards took the order and left. Soon a team of men arrived outside the city gate, and ten catapults were deployed.

This scene confused the Xihu Pass soldiers. They had just heard thunder in the distance, but they were not sure what the situation was. After all, no one had come back.