Hu Yanping led a large army to the city of Shenglongfu, but found that it had turned into a water city and a dead city. The city was filled with water that was covered with knees, and there were countless dead bodies. Some of these bodies were Jiaozhi rebels, some were soldiers killed in the battle of the Song Dynasty, but more were ordinary people in the city.↑,

Originally, Hu Yanping and the others thought that Zhao Hao and the others had encountered an accident, but they soon found that there were very few bodies of the Song army in the city. In addition, they also found some traces of Wang Dan's retreat. Following these traces, the spies could easily find the peak that Zhao Hao and the others defended. However, when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the Jiaozhi rebels who besieged the mountain had retreated very cleanly. It seemed that the news of their arrival had long been known by Li Gande.

"I have seen His Highness the King of Wei!" Hu Yanping went up the mountain to see Zhao Hao, and immediately saluted. He had been worried that Zhao Hao would fall into the hands of the Jiaozhi people. Now, seeing that although he was very haggard, he was at least safe, so he felt relieved.

"Well, Brother Huyan doesn't have to be too polite!" Zhao Hao said a little embarrassedly when he saw Huyan, because he was very embarrassed now. When he escaped from Shenglong Mansion, he was covered in mud and water. When he arrived on the mountain due to the water source, they didn't even have water to wash their faces, so they could only ensure their daily drinking. In addition, he lacked enough food these days, and his face became even more haggard. Even without a mirror, he knew that he still had a trace of the prince's dignity in his appearance now?

Seeing the awkward expression on Zhao Hao's face, Hu Yanping also laughed in his heart. He and Zhao Yan have been friends since childhood, so he naturally knew Zhao Hao for a long time. However, Zhao Hao is usually very arrogant and has never had a good look towards them. Now seeing his embarrassed appearance, Hu Yanping can't help but feel like he wants to laugh.

"General. Don't say anything else. Do you have any food? Make us a meal soon. I haven't had a decent meal for many days." At this moment, Commander Cao suddenly spoke, and he was also Hu Yanping's old subordinate. Now he was very happy to see his superiors come to rescue him in person, but what made him even happier was that they finally didn't have to starve anymore.

When Hu Yanping heard this, he immediately laughed and asked someone to prepare the meal. After Zhao Hao and the others ate a full meal, the generals in the general gathered together to discuss matters, and Zhao Hao also participated. After all, Li Gande had already rebelled and had already escaped. However, for the Song Dynasty, he would never allow a rebel like him to continue to survive in the territory of the Song Dynasty. Hu Yanping brought his troops to him this time, in addition to saving Zhao Hao, he also wanted to eliminate Li Gande. Moreover, his cousin Hu Yanqing had already led his troops to track the direction of Li Gande's escape.

Zhao Hao is naturally the highest among the people participating in this meeting, and he is responsible for appeasement of Yuezhou, so no matter from any perspective, the action to eliminate Li Gande should be the main one. However, Zhao Hao now has self-knowledge. He knows that he cannot compare with the generals in front of him in military terms, so he has never said anything from beginning to end of the entire meeting. Only when Hu Yanping asks him for instructions, he will say a few words to agree.

After the meeting, it was completely dark, and Zhao Hao returned to his tent to rest. However, this tent was no longer the simple little tent that had been before, but the handsome tent brought by Hu Yanping. However, Zhao Hao was lying on the warm bed, tossing and turning and unable to sleep, and his mind was always thinking about what he should do next.

When he was besieged by the Jiaozhi rebels before, he had already planned to return to the capital immediately as long as he could escape, so as not to suffer such suffering again. However, after he got out of trouble, he felt that he had suffered so much. If he had just returned in shame, he would be a little sorry for the hardships he had suffered before, so this made him very unwilling to accept it.

However, thinking of the experience during this period made Zhao Hao a little discouraged. The matter of appeasement of Yuezhou was not only not completed, but almost made the rebel Li Gande catch him. What made him feel even more failed was that he wanted to recruit Wang Dan as his subordinate, but he never expected that the other party was actually Zhao Yan's servant. He was trained by Zhao Yan in one hand. Such a person naturally could not betray Zhao Yan.

Thinking that everything was not going well after coming to Yuezhou, Zhao Hao, who was unwilling to give up, felt discouraged. However, at this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of the guards coming from outside and said, "Your Highness, Xing Zuosi is asking for a meeting!"

When Zhao Hao heard Xing Shu come to see him, he stood up all of a sudden. He had already met Xing Shu just now, but Hu Yanping and the others were there at that time, so he and Xing Shu didn't say much. Now he was in a mess in his mind, and it was just when Xing Shu, a counselor, needed to help him with his advice, so he immediately invited the other party in.

"The old minister has come late to rescue, so your highness has suffered!" As soon as Xing Shu came in, he immediately saluted Zhao Hao.

"Xing Zuosi is the most important thing. I know that thanks to you who went to Qiongzhou to ask Hu Yanping for help, the reinforcements were able to come so quickly, otherwise I would be in danger." Zhao Hao helped Xing Shu up immediately and said. Although he knew that Xing Shu had some selfish intentions to save him, he saved his life no matter what.

Hearing Zhao Hao's thanks, Xing Shu hurriedly said a few humble words, but at this time, Zhao Hao frowned again and said, "Xing Zuosi, this trip to Yuezhou is very unhappy. To comfort Yuezhou becomes like this. What do you think we should do next?"

"This..." Xing Shu also showed a hesitant expression when he heard this. After a while, he spoke, "Your Highness, we had a big mistake in analyzing the situation in Yuezhou and even the entire south. We originally thought that after leaving the south, the King of Yue would slowly lose control of the place. In fact, on the surface, the military and political power in the south did belong to the court. The King of Yue no longer cared about the matter here, but in fact it was not like this."

When I came here, Xing Shu paused and then said, "It was only in the past few days that since we arrived in Guangzhou, both the two princesses and Hu Yanping have always reminded us that the south is his territory. However, at that time, I thought that the behavior of King Yue was actually a manifestation of guilt, so I didn't take it seriously. However, after coming to Yuezhou, Your Highness was repeatedly frustrated. Not only did we not complete the task of appeaseing Yuezhou, we also caused Li Gande to rebel. In addition, the old minister felt that Deng Wan was not that simple, and he might have even surrendered to King Yue."

"What? Do you think Deng Wan is also Zhao Yan's person?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but scream when he heard Xing Shu's words. The reason why he felt that he could take Yuezhou was because he thought he could conquer Deng Wan. And Deng Wan did not express a clear rejection last time, which made him more confident in taking Yuezhou, but now he felt that he had fallen into a huge trap.

"Yes, we are actually a little careless. Deng Wan was originally a capricious villain. He was demoted from the capital and came to Yuezhou. This is the territory of King Yue. Although King Yue is not there, with his villain's character, he will definitely find a way to take the initiative to cling to King Yue. Therefore, it is normal to surrender to King Yue, but it has not been made public." Xing Shu said with regret at this time.

When Zhao Hao heard that Deng Wan might be Zhao Yan's man, he suddenly thought of Wang Dan. At the beginning, he just thought that the other party was just an ordinary military general. Even if he graduated from military academy, he did not have the chance to subdue him. However, he did not expect that the other party was actually Zhao Yan's servant. Now Deng Wan has become Zhao Yan's man, and there seems to be nothing unacceptable.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Hao felt a serious frustration again. After a long time, he spoke again: "Then in Xing Zuosi's opinion, what should I do next? Should I really go back to the capital in such a dilemma?"

"This..." Xing Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and then said helplessly, "Your Highness, this time it was indeed the old minister's mistake. I didn't expect that King Yue would still have such a strong control over the south after he had been away for so long. I'm afraid that if we stay here, it would be difficult for us to do anything unless we can eliminate all the people arranged by King Yue, but this is impossible. Therefore, in the old minister's opinion, it would be better to wait until the Yuezhou incident happened and return to the capital and make a long-term plan."

Zhao Hao was a little discouraged and even thought of going back to the capital directly. However, when he heard that even Xing Shu, whom he trusted the most, suggested that he return to the capital, he suddenly felt dissatisfied. Especially when he thought that he was so embarrassed in Yuezhou, the news must have reached the capital. It is estimated that many people in the capital were waiting to see his jokes. If he really went back like this, he would probably not have the intention to raise his head in the rest of his life.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Hao's originally shaken confidence suddenly became firm. He shook his head stubbornly and said, "No, I can't go back with nothing. I just suffered a little. I guess this was designed by my good brother for me and wanted to scare me back with this, but I didn't let him do it. This time I won't go back. Now let Hu Yanping and the others pacify Yuezhou first, and then find a way to stay. I can do the same if Zhao Yan can stay in the south for a few years without returning to the capital!"
Chapter completed!