Chapter 1723 Banquet, shock, and discouragement
"Father, the man surnamed Su just said that he wanted to use us to sacrifice to the heavens—"

Among the Ruyang Wang family who were taken back to the dungeon, Wang Baobao was the first to lose his composure.

"Why are you panicking?"

Prince Ruyang was hot-tempered and still immersed in the nameless anger of being defeated by Su Mingzhe. When he saw his son lose his composure, he immediately scolded him:
"A real man wants nothing more than to die. I only regret that I, as a father, cannot help Your Majesty and kill the evil villain!"

"Brother, please stop talking. Even if we die, we are still a family and we won't be lonely!"

After learning that her entire family would be sacrificed to the gods, Zhao Min was the first to calm down.

Seeing her brother being scolded by her father, Zhao Min hurriedly pulled her brother to sit aside and comforted him in a soft voice.

Seeing that his father and sister were not afraid of life and death, Wang Baobao immediately lowered his head in shame and murmured:

"Minmin, big brother is not afraid of death, but he is unwilling to die in such a cowardly way!"

……

Just as the family was talking about their family affection, two groups of people walked in from outside the prison gate:

"The general has ordered that Prince Ruyang and Princess Minmin be summoned to the banquet!"

Wang Baobao listened and asked curiously:

"Why is my father not here?"

The visitor took a look at the still angry King Ruyang, and then spoke:

"General Zhang Dingbian said that Prince Ruyang is furious at the moment and may not be able to eat any banquet, so please let him rest in the cell."

"I don't even want to have a feast like that bastard!"

Prince Ruyang snorted angrily and turned to face the wall.

It was obvious that after a period of emotional catharsis, he had calmed down and was ready to sacrifice his life for his country.

However, although he accepted his fate, he still wanted his son and daughter to survive.

Only then did he not say anything to stop his son and daughter from attending the banquet.

Zhao Min was smart and realized what her father was thinking, so she pulled her brother out of prison and prepared to attend the banquet.

……

Not long after.

Zhao Min and Wang Baobao were brought back to the general's mansion.

Wang Baobao was sent to the west wing, but Zhao Min was taken to the backyard.

Seeing this, Zhao Min was immediately surprised and asked:

"Didn't your general invite us brothers and sisters to a banquet? Why did you separate us?"

The soldier leading the way didn't know how to answer. At this moment, a beautiful young woman with a graceful figure walked out from the backyard and smiled gently, saying:

"Princess Minmin, before the banquet, you and your sister need to wash and change your clothes. It's not good to wear such clothes to the banquet!"

After hearing the explanation, Zhao Min was still wary, but she didn't say much.

……

The beautiful young woman led Zhao Min to the bathhouse in the backyard. After bathing and changing clothes, they came to a flower hall, where they saw a sumptuous banquet.

However, Zhao Min's heart was filled with even louder alarms.

Because this was the flower hall in the backyard of the general's mansion, and according to etiquette, her brother Wang Baobao would never be brought here to dine.

as predicted.

After a while, two more women came in, and together with the beautiful young woman from before, they sat down with Zhao Min to drink.

Seeing that there were no men around, Zhao Min's big, bright eyes flashed with cunning and wisdom, and she asked with a smile:
"May I ask what your names are, sisters?"

The long-legged beautiful young woman who led the group was the first to answer:
"My name is Ji Ruxue!" The beautiful young woman with a slender waist and a plump figure nodded slightly at Zhao Min before speaking:

"My name is Wu Lifang!"

The last one, a woman with slightly higher cheekbones and dressed as a female knight, said with a cold expression:
"Ding Minjun!"

"Ji Ruxue, Wu Lifang, Ding Minjun?"

Zhao Min quickly searched her memory and soon found the corresponding character:

"Could it be that Sister Ji is the 'Double-edged Blade' of the Sanjiang Gang?"

"Yes, I was a member of the Sanjiang Gang and had a nickname called 'Double-Headed Swordsman'."

Ji Ruxue didn't expect that a Tartar princess like Zhao Min actually remembered her name, and she couldn't help but look at her differently.

"Then Sister Wu must be the daughter of the Five Phoenix Sword Sect?"

Although Zhao Min asked a question, her words were firm and did not allow Wu Lifang to refute.

Then, she looked at Ding Minjun again and asked in surprise:
"Ms. Ding, you should be a disciple of Master Miejue of the Emei Sect? The Sanjiang Gang, the Five Phoenix Blades, and the Emei Sect are all from far away places. How could the three sisters join the traitor Su Mingzhe?"

When the three girls heard Zhao Min's disrespectful words towards Su Mingzhe, their expressions immediately turned cold:
"Princess, the traitor you are talking about is our husband!"

Zhao Min was stunned, with a look of astonishment in her eyes.

After a long while, she was shocked and said:

"Sister Ji, are you three...all Su Mingzhe's women?"

"good."

Ji Ruxue looked at Zhao Min's extremely beautiful face and suddenly smiled coldly:
"Princess Minmin, if you want to sow discord, I will give you one more word of advice. Forget it! My husband is wise and brave, a peerless hero. He has already seized the entire Henan Province. Shaanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, and Jiangxi can also be taken in an instant."

"The Yuan court has occupied the Central Plains for many years. It is corrupt and incompetent and has long lost the support of the people. Among them, the Sky Eagle Cult is causing chaos among the merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the White Lotus Cult is causing chaos in the Secretariat, and there is the Ming Cult in Gansu. The Yuan court can no longer send a single soldier to Henan... Now, we are just waiting for my husband to completely control the five provinces. That will be the time to drive you Mongols out of the Central Plains!"

After listening to Ji Ruxue's words, and then looking at the three women from Emei, Five Phoenix Blades, and Sanjiang Gang, Zhao Min suddenly found that she was unable to refute.

Thinking about the time when Su Mingzhe started a rebellion, the Yuan court sent out 100,000 troops to support his father, which was already squeezing the last drop of blood out of the court.

And these 100,000 troops were sent into Su Mingzhe's encirclement by King Ruyang, and they were defeated in ten battles without any results.

If Su Mingzhe really takes over Shaanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places, I am afraid that the whole world will really have to change its name to Su.

"Princess Minmin, my husband said that a man who knows the current situation is a hero. Prince Ruyang is a talented person and should not die for the corrupt Yuan court."

Seeing that Zhao Min was shocked by her words, Ji Ruxue continued to act as a lobbyist:

"If the princess is willing to persuade Prince Ruyang to surrender, when our army breaks through the Yuan court in the future, we are willing to let Prince Ruyang gather the surrendered Menggu soldiers and become the Khan of the grassland to serve as a bridge of friendship between the two tribes."

"I need to think about this!"

After learning that Su Mingzhe had made such thorough preparations for the rebellion, Zhao Min was extremely depressed. Facing a table full of delicious food, she had no appetite at all.

Compared with Zhao Min, Wang Baobao, who was invited to the banquet, was even more unbearable.

Especially after learning that Su Mingzhe had sent six sons to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to "attack" Shaanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, and Jiangxi, he felt even more uneasy and left the banquet early.

……

At night.

Zhao Min was sent back to prison. Seeing that her elder brother had returned earlier than her, she repeated to the two what she had heard at the banquet:
"Father, the thief Su actually took Ji Ruxue, Wu Lifang, and Ding Minjun as his concubines. It seems that he has made a deal with the martial arts circles in Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan. I'm afraid these three places can't be defended."

"Huguang and Yunnan should no longer be able to be defended!"

Wang Baobao said dejectedly:

"Just now at the banquet, I saw the descendants of the Duan family, the Sha family, the Yang family and other six families. These six families are the local emperors of Yunnan, Guizhou, Huguang and Yunnan. If they support Su the thief, Su the thief will succeed!"

After hearing what his children said, Prince Ruyang couldn't help but feel disheartened about the future of the Yuan court.