Chapter 2329: Chapter 2326: Hidden Agendas

The conditions in the Northern Region are not as good as in the capital. He was accustomed to luxury and was most annoyed by the fact that when he first arrived in the Northern Region, Beirong would send troops to raid the city from time to time. He was constantly woken up in the middle of the night, did not sleep well, and could not eat properly, let alone anything else.

Naturally, he was filled with hatred towards the bothersome Beirong.

Now that he found an opportunity, he couldn’t help but be smug and wanted to dampen their spirits.

"Haha, what the Great Prince said is true. Our Beirong cavalry possess the soul of wild wolves from the grasslands, they are the most unbridled and untamed, it’s hard for them to achieve such neatness," Hetu used awkward Mandarin, his tone strange, with an increasing amount of sarcasm.

Even the Great Prince, for all his ignorance, realized there was a deeper meaning in his words, implying that the Great Chu cavalry were nothing but sheep!

"It seems General Hetu believes that our Great Chu soldiers only have surface-level appearances? Does General Hetu dare to compete?" The Great Prince was provoked to anger and immediately issued a challenge.

After speaking, he realized his words were flawed, as expected, Hetu laughed even more happily and accepted the challenge.

The Great Prince’s face alternated between pale and flushed with anxiety, looking nervously at his father, the Emperor, realizing he had tactlessly fallen into someone else’s trap.

Emperor Xuanming also understood that the Great Prince was genuinely foolish; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been ensnared so easily by Hetu’s words.

However, this competition was also his idea. Seeing his eldest son unwittingly achieving this goal, he merely gave the Great Prince a warning glance, without further reproach for his rashness.

The Great Prince felt ashamed, understanding this point, he quickly retracted and dared not speak further.

A wave of fear washed over him, and the strategist serving beside him also had mixed feelings.

"Prince, don’t worry, your words just now probably aligned with the Emperor’s intentions, just be cautious with your remarks in the future." The strategist didn’t know whether to call the Great Prince foolish or lucky, it was like he’d stumbled into fortune.

However, he dared not voice this, though he felt somewhat dejected. Although he had long known that the Great Prince had little advantage and was far from that position, as a strategist recruited early by the Great Prince, even if he was frustrated, he had no opportunity to switch to another promising leader. He only hoped the Great Prince could gain some favor and live peacefully in his fief in the future.

"Since that’s the case, I wonder how many soldiers General Hetu plans to send out? Since it’s a competition, it should be fair, naturally sending out the same number of people to ensure the results are just," Emperor Xuanming openly demonstrated his magnanimous demeanor.

As if he couldn’t see Hetu’s earlier sarcastic undertones.

Hetu originally planned to use as few Beirong warriors as possible to defeat the Great Chu cavalry, which would be even more spectacular, allowing messengers from other countries to witness the bravery of his Beirong warriors.

Emperor Xuanming’s words made him feel a bit regretful, but having the same number of people was obviously more stable, so he did not refuse. As long as he could make Great Chu lose face, his objective would be achieved.

Don’t think that just because Great Chu deliberately sent messengers to win the hearts of the grassland people, they could handle Beirong. He had long been angry with Great Chu for using such underhanded tactics, and now that he had the opportunity to deal with them, he naturally wouldn’t let it pass.

"Then thirty cavalrymen, but our Beirong cavalry are rather fierce, having learned the ways of killing, so if there were any unfortunate accidents, injuries might occur..." Hetu feigned modesty, but in reality, he was mocking the inadequacy of the Great Chu cavalry.

"Since it’s a competition, we stop at injuries, based on who becomes injured, they withdraw. The last one standing is the winner. What do you say?"

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