The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 313 Fait accompli

"Once we have established a fait accompli, His Majesty will eventually have to agree even if he doesn't agree."

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with brilliance as he spoke word by word.

"Good idea, just do it like this!"

Ning Quan's eyes lit up.

"Now that we have made the decision, let's discuss the dispatch of troops."

"This time, I have decided to personally lead the expedition and strive to conquer the southern counties of Daqian and the State of Qi in the shortest possible time."

There was a fiery look in Ning Quan's eyes.

"promise."

All the soldiers responded in unison.

Then, everyone began to discuss the battle plan.

Soon, in less than two hours, a detailed battle plan was formulated.

The expedition was divided into two routes, one led by Li Jing and assisted by Zhuge Liang, with a total of 150,000 troops.

Starting from Hanzhong, passing Guangyuan, Dazhou, Xiangyang, Yiyang, and continuing eastward, they finally arrived in Taizhou.

The other route was led by Ning Quan himself, assisted by Yue Fei. It also consisted of an army of 150,000. They set out from Jiannan, passed through Luzhou, and headed towards the territory of Da Qi in Zunyi.

As the meeting ended, the generals began to prepare.

Ning Quan also immediately wrote a letter back to Li Junchen and arranged for someone to send it to the capital.

.......

Chang'an City, Imperial Study Room.

"Bang~"

Ning Yuanwu slammed the table hard and looked at Li Junchen below with an angry face.

"Ning Quan, this is too much, it's simply too much!"

He shouted angrily, his eyes red, like a wounded beast.

This time he was really pissed off.

He had already given in and was ready to hand Ning Xuan and others over to Ning Quan for handling.

But I didn’t expect Ning Quan to be so greedy and even ask for the land south of the Yangtze River. Damn it!

"Your Majesty, please calm down and listen to my explanation first!"

Li Junchen hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Explain? How are you going to explain?"

"You're probably hoping that I'll agree to his terms, aren't you?"

"I trusted you so much, and this is the result of your persuasion? You want me to cede territory?"

Ning Yuanwu glared at Li Junchen and spoke in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to do my best, it's just..."

"That's enough... I don't want to hear it anymore."

Li Junchen was about to explain, but Ning Yuanwu simply waved his hand and interrupted him.

"You should withdraw and confine yourself to the palace. You cannot go anywhere without my permission."

"And the same goes for your son, Li Taiheng."

Ning Yuanwu said in a cold and merciless tone.

"His Majesty......."

Hearing this, Li Junchen's body trembled violently.

At this moment, his heart sank to the bottom.

He never expected that after working hard to support His Majesty his entire life, he would end up like this.

"What, what's the problem?"

Seeing that Li Junchen had not left yet, Ning Yuanwu said indifferently.

"My minister obeys."

Hearing this, Li Junchen gritted his teeth and said.

Then he slowly stood up and walked out of the imperial study.

"Come here, immediately order the imperial guards to surround the residence of the Li family father and son. No one is allowed to leave except for daily shopping."

After Li Junchen left, Ning Yuanwu immediately spoke.

"promise!"

The chief eunuch Wang Cheng immediately accepted the order.

......

Soon, in less than half an hour.

Two teams of imperial guards surrounded the residences of Li Junchen and Li Taiheng, not allowing anyone to enter or leave.

At the same time, the news of Li Junchen's imprisonment spread throughout the court.

For a time, all the ministers were outraged and submitted memorials to plead for Li Junchen.

But Ning Yuanwu ignored them.

Li Junchen had been an official for thirty years, and he had numerous students and former officials, so it was natural that these officials would plead for him.

He only knew one thing now, that Ning Quan's threat was growing bigger and bigger, and Li Junchen and his son were his few bargaining chips.

In the residence of Li Taiheng, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

Li Taiheng was lying on the bed, and his wife was sitting beside the bed.

Li Taiheng's wife was named Lin, the daughter of the former Minister of War. She was gentle, virtuous, kind and virtuous.

"My dear husband, do you think His Majesty really wants to imprison us?"

Lin said worriedly.

"Haha, what you're saying, isn't he already under house arrest? Didn't you see the imperial guards outside?"

Li Taiheng chuckled with a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Don't worry, my father and I had anticipated this day and were mentally prepared."

After thinking about it, Li Taiheng said again.

"Alas, what shall I do?"

Lin shed tears.

"My dear, don't worry. I'm here for you. Nothing will happen to us."

Li Tai patted Lin's smooth shoulder and said softly.

"Ok!"

Lin responded softly, leaning in her husband's arms.

Although she was the daughter of a minister, she was very gentle and well-behaved, and knew that this was not something she could get involved in.

I can only pray in my heart that my family is safe and sound.

..........

At the same time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Junchen was in great pain.

He couldn't figure out why he ended up in this situation.

Is it just because of Ning Quan, just because he is Ning Qu's father-in-law?

But this marriage was granted by His Majesty!

How can you blame yourself?

Li Junchen was puzzled, but he didn't dwell on it anymore. What he needed now was to stay calm and wait and see what happened.

"Dong dong dong."

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

Li Junchen frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

"Master, it's my subordinate."

The guard's words came from outside the door.

"come in."

Li Junchen ordered.

"Squeak."

The door opened, Li Junchen looked up and saw Li Zhong, the commander of the prime minister's guards, walking in.

"What's up?"

Li Junchen asked.

"Master, someone has delivered a letter."

Li Zhong replied.

"Deliver a message?"

"Who sent it? How did they get it in? There are soldiers everywhere outside."

Li Junchen asked in confusion.

"My Lord, the letter was thrown in from outside with a stone tied to it."

Li Zhong said respectfully.

"Tie the stones and throw them in? Let me see."

A hint of doubt flashed in Li Junchen's eyes and he spoke.

"Here!"

Li Zhong quickly handed over the letter.

"Haha, you are indeed a good son-in-law. It turns out you had thought of this a long time ago."

Li Junchen opened the letter and read it, then smiled bitterly.

"Okay, go down now, and don't tell anyone about this."

"Yes, sir!"

Li Zhong bowed and slowly retreated.

"Do we really have to go this far?"

With a dim gaze, Li Junchen muttered to himself.

...........

What happened in the court naturally spread to Xizhou quickly.

At this time, Ning Qu was mobilizing his army to prepare for the expedition.

"Husband, something happened to my father. What should I do?"

Upon hearing the news, Li Wanyue hurried over, a hint of anxiety appearing on her pretty face.

"Don't panic, my father-in-law is only temporarily imprisoned. His life is not in danger."

Ning went to comfort him.

"My dear, isn't His Majesty going too far?"

"His father worked so hard for him, and he treated him like this."

Li Wanyue couldn't help but say.

"Haha, this is the mind of an emperor."

"In their eyes, imperial power and the country always come first."

"But don't worry, I will rescue my father, including your brother's family."

Ning Qu said firmly.

"Then when will we rescue them?"

"Once I take down Da Qi, I will go and rescue your father."

Ning Qu said with a firm look.

"it is good."

Li Wanyue nodded heavily.

........