Chapter 220 Nine Sons Nanzhao
Lingyin Palace.

"Ah... it hurts!"

"Mother...I, it hurts so much!"

"You slaves, hurry up and get him out...!"

"what……!"

Inside Lingyin Palace.

Yin Fei was giving birth and screams could be heard continuously.

Outside the palace, only Zheng Yi and the Queen were waiting, and there was no sign of other concubines.

As a princess of the Nanzhao Kingdom, Princess Lingyin entered the palace as a concubine, so her status was noble.

However, she had a somewhat unruly temper and did not get along well with other concubines. Only Zheng Yi and the Queen could control her.

"His Majesty."

Lu Lin'er whispered: "Sister Yin Fei, you really have a true character..."

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "What true nature? She is just a savage and willful woman."

"If she wasn't backed by the Nanzhao Kingdom and was also useful, why would I indulge her like this?"

The fire attribute spiritual root in Yin Fei's body is of medium quality. Zheng Yi has already cultivated his own fire attribute spiritual root to the medium quality through Yin Fei.

In other words, at this moment, Concubine Yin was no longer of much use to him.

Once she gives birth to a child, she will be even more useless.

Zheng Yi has already considered in his mind whether to let other concubines raise the child born by Concubine Yin?

“Wow, wow wow wow…”

Soon, the sound of a baby crying was heard from the bedroom, very loud.

The queen was pleasantly surprised and said, "Your Majesty, it's born! Sister Yinfei is born!"

Zheng Yi also nodded with a smile. The ninth prince was the last one left before the second three thousand worlds were opened.

Soon, the wet nurse came out quickly holding a baby.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Concubine Yin has given birth to a prince!"

Prince!

Another prince!

Nine princes in a row, this is simply... God bless Dayu!

First, there were ten princesses in a row, which caused constant discussion in the court and even triggered many rebellions against the king.

And now, your majesty's concubines have given birth to nine princes in succession.

Now there is another Concubine Qing who is about to give birth. If Concubine Qing also gives birth to a prince, it will be a great auspicious sign!
Zheng Yi nodded and said, "All the palace servants of Lingyin Palace, please take a look at the reward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zheng Yi walked forward and just looked at the child in the wet nurse's arms, but did not take it.

"Take him down, I'll go see Yin Fei."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zheng Yi walked into the bedroom. At this moment, all the filth in the bedroom had been cleaned up, leaving only the weak Concubine Yin and her personal maid serving her.

"Your Majesty~"

Yin Fei struggled to sit up, but Zheng Yi did not move. The personal maid beside her quickly picked up the quilt and placed it behind Yin Fei's back.

"You've worked hard, Princess Yin. You should have a good rest and don't think too much on weekdays."

Concubine Yin said: "I understand, Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask..."

"……What's up?"

"I, a cousin of mine came from Nanzhao State to seek refuge with me. Your Majesty, please protect this cousin of mine for the sake of our child..."

"Brother?"

Zheng Yi frowned and asked, "Why don't I know about this?"

"Cheng'en?"

Liu Chengen whispered, "Your Majesty, half a year ago, the King of Nanzhao, Quan Longsheng, passed away, and his third son, Quan Linglong, ascended the throne. The cabinet has long been aware of this matter, and has issued the seal of Nanzhao to the new King of Nanzhao."

"This man killed eleven of his brothers in order to seize the throne of Nanzhao."

"The cousin that Concubine Yin mentioned should be Quan Lingjian, the seventh son of Long Sheng. He and Concubine Yin are brothers of the same generation. In order to avoid being hunted down by Quan Linglong, he fled to our Dayu under the protection of his loyal and brave men. He went through untold hardships before arriving in the capital."

"This person has been writing letters to me, asking me to send troops to help him defeat Quan Linglong and help him become king."

Zheng Yi asked: "How did the cabinet solve it?"

"Return to Your Majesty."

Liu Chengen said: "It is very sensible to persuade Linglong to be the queen. Not only did he fully abide by all the contracts signed between Dayu and Nanzhao, he also took the initiative to send a large army to assist Guanshan in dealing with Yuezhou Shi Tianlong."

"After becoming king, he also sent people to send many rare treasures."

"Because of the war in the south, all those treasures were left in Yunzhou and guarded by General Guanshan."

"His intentions are clear. He has taken the initiative to join us, Dayu. Besides, all other competitors have been killed. We can only let him be the king."

Zheng Yi nodded: "I see."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Concubine Yin said hurriedly: "I, your concubine, do not expect to help my brother defeat the false king. I only hope that Your Majesty can protect my brother and let him escape from the pursuit of my third brother..."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "I have my own opinion on this matter."

"Persuade Lingjian to arrange a position for him in the imperial army, so that he can get familiar with the Dayu army formation and then deal with the people being hunted by the Nanzhao Kingdom."

Liu Chengen immediately said: "I obey your order!"

Princess Lingyin's beautiful eyes lit up, and she said quickly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Don't be too hasty to thank me yet."

Zheng Yi said: "I have already chosen a name for our child. You were born in Nanzhao and often miss your hometown, so I specially named him 'Nan'."

"Zheng Chengnan, how is it?"

"Zheng Chengnan?"

Concubine Yin's lips trembled, and she wanted to say something, but she still lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a name."

"No need to be polite."

Zheng Yi said calmly: "Educate our child well, and when he grows up, let his uncle take him back to Nanzhao Kingdom and inherit the throne of Nanzhao Kingdom."

"W-what...?!"

Concubine Yin raised her head suddenly and looked at Zheng Yi in disbelief: "Your Majesty, the throne of the Nanzhao Kingdom belongs to the Quan family..." "Huh?"

Zheng Yi said: "Quan family? Chengnan also has Quan family bloodline, so why can't he be the king of Nanzhao?"

"Besides, he is also your and my child. Don't you want your child to live a better life?"

"Think about everything your third brother has done..."

"If Chengnan doesn't go to Nanzhao, I can't guarantee what the consequences will be for him."

“Chengnan…!”

Yin Fei finally reacted.

The third brother persuaded Linglong to kill eleven brothers in order to seize the throne of the Nanzhao Kingdom, and they were all half brothers!

Her eldest brother and seventh brother had to flee to Dayu to avoid Quan Linglong's pursuit and asked her for help.

Think about it, what should we do when Chengnan becomes an adult?
Not to mention the identity of the crown prince, which of the other seven princes does not have the support of many ministers, families and forces behind him?

If Chengnan becomes an adult, who could be behind him?

Although she is a princess of the Nanzhao Kingdom, with the death of her father and the unfamiliar third brother becoming the king and hunting down her own brother, how much help can they give her?

And what about yourself?

Ever since His Majesty favored me for the first time, I have been favored for more than a month.

But after that, after I became pregnant, His Majesty seemed to be tired of me and didn't have my period for half a year.

How much help can an unfavored concubine provide to her children?
Looking at the thoughtful Concubine Yin, Zheng Yi said: "Concubine Yin, you are my concubine, and you also gave birth to my child."

"Whether it's for you or for Chengnan, I will naturally consider you."

"If Chengnan has good qualifications, I will keep him by my side."

"If he is an ordinary person, let him go to Nanzhao Kingdom when he reaches adulthood."

"As long as he stays in Nanzhao for the rest of his life and doesn't let his imagination run wild, he will live a peaceful life."

Concubine Yin said in a trembling voice: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your consideration. I understand."

"I will educate Chengnan well."

"Okay, you take a rest first. I have other things to deal with."

"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."

After leaving Lingyin Palace, Zheng Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't have much feelings for Princess Lingyin.

After all, it is just a bargaining chip used in transactions between the two countries.

Moreover, at the beginning, he only regarded her as a cauldron for obtaining fire-attributed spiritual roots.

But after more than a year of contact, especially after Lingyin gave birth to a son for her, it was inevitable that a trace of affection would arise in her heart.

"Forget it. After all, she gave birth to a pretext for me and contributed to the opening of my Three Thousand Worlds. Let her be an ordinary concubine."

"And of my three thousand worlds, there is only one prince left."

"Qing Fei will give birth in about a month. We just need to wait another month..."

"Buzzing..."

Suddenly, a familiar sound of insects attracted Zheng Yi's attention.

"Hmm? Blood Moon Gu?"

As soon as he thought of it, a blood-red thread flew quickly from a distance.

Looking closely, it was not a bloody thread at all, but a bloody, hideous insect as big as a finger.

It’s the Blood Moon Gu!

"This is... one of the six blood moon Gu I gave to Ma Jinwu. Did something unexpected happen in the war in the south?"

"Squeak, squeak..."

The blood evil insect flew to Zheng Yi and danced up and down excitedly, as if saying something.

Unfortunately, the Blood Moon Gu couldn't speak, and one could only vaguely guess that it had killed a cultivator.

"A monk has fallen? It seems that my previous hints were obvious enough."

"Xu Mujun finally launched an offensive, but I don't know which cultivator died?"

"No rush, the battle report should be delivered soon."

Sure enough, three days later.

The Dayu court received the battle report from Xuzhou.

The third day of the sixth month in the eleventh year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mu's army launched a general offensive. Generals including Xu Mu's army, Tang Zhengkou, Miao Xiu, Cui Xiawu, Meng Guang, and Guan Shan responded one after another and launched attacks on the rebels from the north, west, and southwest.

The first to engage in a major battle with the rebels were actually Meng Guang's navy and the rebel Tuoba family's navy!
The eleventh year of Zhengei, the sixth day of the sixth month.

Meng Guang led a navy of 100,000 men in the northern part of Yunmengze and fought a fierce battle with the Tuoba family's navy of over 150,000 men.

In this battle, both sides suffered over 100,000 casualties, countless warships and warships were destroyed, and the entire water of Yunmeng Lake turned red.

The lake was full of fish and shrimp, vying for food.

And the final winner of this battle is still the imperial navy!
Tuoba Jiang, the chief general of the Tuoba family, died in battle.

The deputy general of Tuoba family, Hunjianglong, died in battle.

Tuoba Qingtong, a member of the main clan of the Tuoba family and a sixth-level Qi training cultivator, died.

Zhao Qingshan, a member of the main clan of the Tuoba family and a fifth-level Qi training cultivator, escaped with serious injuries.

The Tuoba family’s navy was completely slaughtered, with more than 80,000 people killed and more than 50,000 missing, drifting in the Yunmengze.

The Dayu Navy suffered more than 40,000 casualties, and the remaining 50,000 stopped after capturing Wuxi Island and held their ground!

At this point, the Tuoba family had lost the ability to continue moving north, and could not lead troops to support King Chen of Xuzhou.

"Meng Guang... is also considered a talent."

Looking at the information in his hand, Zheng Yi nodded slowly.

Although the killing of the Tuoba family cultivator was attributed to the Blood Moon Gu, without Meng Guang's command, the outcome of this naval battle would have been uncertain.

"The Tuoba family members were killed, and I'm sure the monks of the Tuoba family will go even crazier."

"Meng Guang..."

Zheng Yi murmured, "We still have to focus on the main battlefield. As long as Xu Mujun's offensive is pressing, the Tuoba family cannot be distracted."

"Xu Mujun, I wonder how you should deal with this?"

(End of this chapter)