Shangguan Hongtu’s eyes brightened. He said, "With the alliance with Shaowu State and the grasslands suing for peace, as long as everything goes smoothly, Dajin will have no more external enemies and can properly rest and recover. It won't be long before our military might surpasses Shaowu State and we become a truly powerful nation in Yun Province!"
With the destruction of the Demon Capital in the north, Dajin's only remaining external threats were Shaowu State to the east and the nomadic tribes of the grasslands to the south. If these two threats could be resolved, Dajin would have no more external worries. This was also the outcome anticipated by the emperor and his court officials.
Yun Que had learned from Li Shu that Princess Xuanyu was the daughter of Prince Zhu Shou of Shaowu State, and this Prince Shou was the primary culprit who had lusted after the Qiong sisters' beauty back then and framed Qiong Jin without hesitation.
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