Volume 10 Chapter 325

Chapter 325 Li Dan gladly accepted the invitation of the coalition forces and officially moved into the Zhenguo Palace.

Although the Zhenguo Palace had been looted by the Feng army, the Feng army was still polite and did not carry out extensive damage. The interior and exterior of the Zhenguo Palace remained basically the same, except that many of the decorations were lost.

Li Dan could accept the large amount of gold, silver and jewelry lost in the palace. In his opinion, this was also a punishment for the losers. Now he did not have too many requirements, but only hoped that the coalition forces could retain the Zhenguo and withdraw from the Zhenguo as soon as possible.

On the second day after Li Dan moved into the palace, the monarchs of the four countries of Feng, Yu, An and Huan sent envoys to ask Li Dan to hold a banquet in the palace and invite the kings to gather together to discuss the matter of Li Dan inheriting the throne of King Zhen.

Of course, Li Dan would not refuse, and he had no qualifications and ability to refuse. Now he was like a fish on the chopping board. He had to accept whatever Tang Yin and the other kings arranged.

There was no talk during the day, but that night, a grand banquet was held in the main hall of the Zhenguo Palace.

This was the Zhenguo Palace, but most of the guards inside and outside were soldiers of the coalition forces. It can be said that the control of the palace was still in the hands of the coalition forces.

At the appointed time, Tang Yin, Lingshuang, Yueze, and Li Xin arrived one after another.

Outside the gate of the palace, the four kings met. Li Xin looked around and whispered: "Everyone in the palace is ours. Even if Li Dan has great abilities, he can't escape this time."

Tang Yin did not participate in the specific details of eliminating Li Dan. He asked casually: "Where are the soldiers under Li Dan now?"

"They are all in the military camp in the east of the city." Li Xin replied.

"Have we sent our people to the east of the city?"

Yue Ze smiled and said confidently: "My sister and I have each sent out five regiments to ambush near the barracks in the east of the city. As soon as the action in the palace begins, our Anyu army will surround the barracks and eliminate all the Zhen army inside!"

Tang Yin nodded, thinking that their arrangements were relatively safe, and did not continue to ask. He walked into the palace side by side with Ling Shuang, Yue Ze, and Li Xin.

The palace was heavily guarded, with a guard every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Groups of patrol soldiers could be seen everywhere. The only thing that made people feel awkward was that there were so many guards, but the uniforms were very messy. There were Anjun with exquisite armor and sophisticated weapons, Huanjun with relatively rough equipment, Yujun with conventional rules, and Fengjun with bravery and good fighting. Among the guards, one or two Zhenjun could be seen from time to time.

Now the guards of the Zheng Kingdom Palace are a hodgepodge, including Zhen people, Feng people, Yu people, An people, and Huan people.

When the four kings walked outside the main hall of the palace, before they even stepped onto the steps, Li Dan had already led a group of Zheng Kingdom civil officials and military generals to greet them quickly. Everyone bowed to the four people and said, "Your Highnesses, Feng King, An King, Huan King, and Yu King!"

Among the four kings, Yue Ze was the oldest. He spoke first and said, "No need to be polite, everyone, please stand up!" As he spoke, he took two steps forward and came close to Li Dan, pretending to be close and asked with a smile, "Are you used to living in the palace?"

Li Dan hurriedly replied: "Since I was crowned the crown prince, I have moved out of the palace. It has been more than ten years since I last lived in the palace. I just moved in and there are still many things I am not used to."

"Haha——" Yue Ze smiled and patted Li Dan's shoulder, saying: "My nephew will be the King of Zhen in the future. The palace is your home. You should get used to it as soon as possible!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Your Highness Prince An is right." Li Dan nodded repeatedly, flattered, looking very educated.

The ministers of Zhen looked at each other, and all showed joy on their faces. This was Prince An Yue Ze who said that he would let the crown prince ascend the throne. It seemed that Zhen's many disasters would finally be over.

"This is not a place for talking. Please come in and take your seats, Your Highnesses!"

Li Dan turned sideways and led the way. Tang Yin, Lingshuang, Yueze, and Li Xin, the four kings, slowly walked up the steps. Behind them, the ministers and generals of the five countries of Feng, Yu, An, Huan, and Zhen were in a sea of ​​people.

Entering the main hall, everyone sat down as host and guest. Since Zhen Kingdom did not have a monarch yet, the main seat in the center of the hall was empty. Tang Yin and the other four kings sat on both sides. Further back, Li Dan and the ministers and generals of the various countries sat.

The main hall of the palace was not small in size, but there were too many people participating in the banquet. There were no less than a hundred generals from the four countries of Feng, Yu, An, and Huan. For a while, the hall was crowded with people, very lively, with constant laughter and joy, and a harmonious atmosphere, just like a celebration.

Not long after, a large number of palace maids entered the palace and brought up the wine and food one by one. At this time, the atmosphere in the palace became even more heated. On the coalition side, some of the generals of their own country toasted each other, and some toasted the generals of other countries. Deafening laughter followed one after another. On the contrary, the ministers and generals of Zhen State seemed unusually quiet. The coalition could regard this banquet as their celebration banquet, but Zhen State could not. Moreover, the palace of a country, the highest palace of the country, allowed the generals of other countries to talk and laugh unscrupulously. How could any Zhen person not feel embarrassed when facing this situation?

Seeing the coalition generals who were so obsessed that they treated the palace hall as a tavern without any rules, Li Dan's face was also unusually ugly. Finally, he finally lost his temper and coughed solemnly, then picked up the wine glass and said to Tang Yin and the other four princes: "Your Highnesses are kind-hearted. Although you led your army to invade our Zhen Kingdom, you did not harm innocent people. The people of Zhen are grateful to you. On behalf of all the people of Zhen, I toast to your four highnesses!"

He toasted to Tang Yin, Lingshuang, Yue Ze, and Li Xin. If the soldiers of the coalition continued to talk and laugh on the sidelines, it would be disrespectful to their own monarch.

Li Dan's move really worked. For a while, all the coalition generals stopped talking, returned to their respective beds, and sat upright, not daring to show the slightest casualness or indifference.

Seeing this, Tang Yin nodded secretly. Li Dan was still a little clever, but that was all, and he couldn't make it big.

The four kings picked up the cups one after another, Yue Ze said with a smile: "You're welcome, nephew. The reason why this battle can end so quickly is also due to my nephew. Therefore, I will wait for the princes to decide to help you ascend the throne of Zhenwang." !”

Li Dan was shaken, quickly put down his wine glass, stood up, bowed deeply to the four kings with great respect, and said, "Li Dan thanks you all for your kindness."

Yue Ze waved his hand and said with a smile: "I hope that my nephew can lead Zhenguo on the right path in the future, and he will never follow in his father's footsteps again!"

"Yes! Li Dan will definitely take this as a warning!" As he spoke, he sat back on the mat and drank a drink with the four kings each. Li Dan seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "There is one more thing, I hope your four highnesses can agree to it."

"My dear nephew, please tell me if you have something to say!"

"Now, the Feng, An, Huan, and Yu armies have no less than 20,000 troops stationed in the palace. There are many female dependents in the palace, and there are many concubines. The troops of other countries are stationed there. It is really inconvenient!"

Li Dan now hopes most that the coalition forces can evacuate the palace immediately. Otherwise, he will not have the slightest sense of security even if he lives in the palace. What's more, having troops from other countries stationed in his own palace is a great shame in itself.

Hey! This Li Dan has quite a lot of demands. Doesn't he know who is the master of Zhen Kingdom? Yue Ze did not answer immediately and turned to look at Tang Yin and others.

Li Xin curled his lips with disapproval on his face, but Tang Yin nodded slightly, implying that Yue Ze could agree to Li Dan's request. Li Dan and his party would be killed tonight anyway, so it didn't matter what he agreed to.

Yue Ze was also a cunning old fox, how could he not understand what Tang Yin meant. He smiled at Li Dan and said, "If my nephew hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it. My nephew is right. It is indeed very inconvenient for the coalition forces to be stationed in the palace, and it can easily cause trouble. , Let’s put it into practice, let’s do this. Tomorrow, all the coalition soldiers stationed in the palace will be evacuated. What do you think, my nephew?”

Li Dan originally thought that he would have to spend a lot of time talking about this matter, but he didn't expect Yueze to agree so happily, which made him very surprised.

After being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, His Highness King An!" After a pause, he immediately added: "Thank you, His Highness King Feng, King Huan, and King Jade!"

After talking about the garrison in the palace, Li Dan took the initiative to bring the topic to Li Hong. He toasted to the four kings again. After a drink, he asked: "I don't know... what is the situation of my father in the coalition camp now?" The king is old and has been in poor health recently. Can you put your father under house arrest in the palace so that I can take care of him nearby?"

"No!" Before Yue Ze could speak, Li Xin said first: "Soon, our army will escort Li Hong to Yancheng to meet the emperor."

Li Dan took a breath, frowned and said: "Now that my father is no longer the true king, and I will inherit the throne, I am willing to go to the emperor on my father's behalf to apologize."

Li Xin sneered and said in a cold voice: "Supporting self-respect in the army, openly rebelling, and proclaiming yourself emperor. Such crimes of treason and injustice are not something you can replace if you want. No need to say more about this matter. Let's escort Li Hong to meet the emperor." Things will never change.”

Hearing his tough tone, Li Dan subconsciously looked at Tang Yin, hoping that he could speak for him, but the latter was eating his food slowly with his head down and didn't look at him at all.

Li Dan was helpless and wanted to speak. At this time, Yue Ze opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Today's banquet is just for fun and not about government affairs! My dear nephew, I heard that General Lin Ning of Zhen Kingdom has outstanding archery skills and is known as chasing the wind and setting sun. "Feng Guo's general Jiang Fan is also good at archery. It's rare for everyone to gather together today. How about letting the two of them compete to see whose archery is better?"

Li Dan was startled and did not answer immediately. Tang Yin, who had been eating, raised his head for a rare moment, wiped the corners of his mouth slowly, and said with a smile: "It's just a competition of archery, and it doesn't have to be all-out effort, so why not?" As he spoke, he raised his head and looked down at Jiang Fan, who was at hand, and asked, "Jiang Fan, are you willing?"

[...Episode 10, Chapter 320...] a! !