Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 480: Calm down

Seeing that she didn't say anything, King Qin also knew that this matter was too difficult for Huo Junyao, but he would not give up just like that.

Both sides were silent for a long time before Huo Junyao spoke up; "It's not up to me to spare them, but I can do my best to fight for them. What do you think, King Qin?"

Hearing this, the King of Qin was silent for a long time and nodded, "Okay, I believe you."

He knew very well that Huo Junyao said that he could only strive for it, and that was already the maximum limit, and it could also be considered an opportunity.

As soon as he said this, the Xihu Pass soldiers who followed him, as well as some soldiers who were originally on the city wall, all turned to look at him.

Their expressions were complicated and struggling. They did not expect that the King of Qin would admit defeat so easily. At the same time, they did not expect that the King of Qin would be willing to consider them even if he surrendered, and even be willing to exchange his own life for theirs.

"My lord."

"No need to say more. Princess Zhaode is right. We are all from the Yu Dynasty. We should be of the same blood. However, because of my selfishness, you have no choice but to turn your swords against your own compatriots."

"It was me who harmed you. Now that I can turn back in time and avoid making a big mistake, it's not bad. I just hope you won't resent me in the future."

After hearing this, everyone knelt down on one knee, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Someone, open the city gate."

At the King of Qin's command, the people below all took action and opened the city gate directly.

"Put down your weapons."

There was another loud roar, and everyone put down their weapons.

Seeing this, Huo Junyao nodded to the general of Li Jiujun's vanguard army. The general immediately led the vanguard army into the capital and took control of all the soldiers in Xihuguan.

These people did not resist, and Huo Junyao was very satisfied seeing this.

At this moment, a deafening noise came from behind me. I turned around and saw billowing smoke and dust in the distance.

She knew that Li Jiujun's army had arrived.

Soon, Li Jiujun came with an army of more than 300,000 soldiers.

"General Li."

Huo Junyao looked at Li Jiujun and greeted him with a smile.

Seeing this, Li Jiujun quickly dismounted. Although he was a Duke, Huo Junyao was a prince of the first rank, so Li Jiujun naturally had to greet him.

"I've met Princess Zhaode."

As he clasped his hands together, he looked at the open gate of the capital city in the distance, a little dazed.

"General Li, please excuse me. You have come at the right time. The King of Qin has surrendered. You should quickly take some people to the capital and control the rebels. The palace also needs your quick action. It has been so long and we don't know what is going on there."

Hearing this, Li Jiujun was stunned. He originally thought that there would be a fierce battle, but he didn't expect that the King of Qin surrendered as soon as he arrived.

Although he didn't understand what happened here, he guessed that it must be related to the princess in front of him.

"Yes, I'll do it right now."

In less than half a day, the capital city was completely liberated, and those troops who participated in the rebellion were all detained and guarded.

In the imperial palace, all civil and military officials were released and sent home.

Although Emperor Zhaowu was still a little weak, his life was safe.

Li Jiujun had also heard about the incident from the vanguard general, and he admired Princess Zhaode very much. He had never thought that she could suppress the King of Qin so easily. However, although the crisis in the capital was resolved, the problem at Xihu Pass still existed.

"This time, I am really grateful to Zhaode and Jiujun, otherwise I would have to..."

Emperor Zhaowu had thought a lot during the past half month. Now that he was in power again, he was not furious, nor did he want to fight and kill.

"I didn't contribute much. This time, the crisis in the capital was all resolved by Princess Zhaode alone. I admire her very much."

"Yes, this time it's all thanks to Zhaode."

Emperor Zhaowu also agreed with this and was very grateful to Huo Junyao.

"However, there is one very important thing that needs to be done now. I am worried about other people, so I have to trouble Jiujun to make a trip for me."

Hearing this, Li Jiujun immediately understood that it must be Xihu Pass.

"I will just do my best."

"Well, there's no time to lose. You should leave now before the news spreads out."

Li Jiujun took the order and retreated. When he left the palace, he met Hongxiu who had been waiting at the door.

"General Li, your servant Hongxiu is waiting for you here on the orders of my princess."

"It turns out to be Miss Hongxiu. What instructions does the princess have?"

Li Jiujun had seen Hongxiu before. She was a capable maidservant of Princess Zhaode.

"I don't dare to take your orders, but I have a way to help General Li quickly pacify Xihu Pass."

Afterwards, Hongxiu directly told everyone about some of the actions her young lady had taken towards Xihu Pass some time ago, as well as some of the situations in Xihu Pass in recent times.

"My young lady has already prepared sufficient food and fodder for General Li in Wangxi City. You can go there to receive them when the time comes. Take these food and fodder to Xihu Pass, and it should be able to quickly resolve the crisis at Xihu Pass."

Li Jiujun was completely stunned. He really didn't know about this. He was originally wondering why Xihuguan was slow to provide support. Could it be that there was something holding them back on the Tuyuhun side?

Now it seems that it is Princess Zhaode who is trying to contain Xihu Pass and make Xihu Pass unable to take care of itself.

No wonder the King of Qin surrendered so easily. It seemed that without support, he was like a trapped beast.

"The princess is very talented. I admire her. Miss Hongxiu, please thank the princess for her help. After Xihu Pass is pacified, I will definitely ask His Majesty for her credit."

Hongxiu returned the greeting with a smile and said nothing more.

Watching her leave, Li Jiujun also smiled, and at the same time, he admired Princess Zhaode from the bottom of his heart.

Another half a month passed, and with the help of Huo Junyao, Xihuguan was quickly pacified.

Originally, the people of Xihu Pass were already in panic and the army was demoralized. As soon as Li Jiujun arrived with his large army, many civilians and soldiers cooperated with them, and the gate of Xihu Pass was opened without much attack.

Marquis Xuanwu did not resist either. From the moment he saw Li Jiujun, he knew that the King of Qin in the capital had probably already failed, and there was no need to continue resisting.

Moreover, the army's morale is low now. Even if he wants to resist, he can't do much and it will all be in vain.

In the past half month, Emperor Zhaowu did not attend court. After all, he had not recovered from the poisoning yet. Civil and military officials were not in a hurry to attend court either. They all quickly dealt with the official business at hand.

When Li Jiujun returned to the capital again, Emperor Zhaowu had basically recovered. Although the injury was very serious this time, the subsequent treatment was timely. Although he still needed a long period of recuperation, he had no problem handling daily government affairs.

Besides, he hasn't attended court for such a long time, and there are many things that need to be dealt with. It is impossible to delay like this, especially since King Huai's old subordinates have not been completely defeated yet.