"How long are you going to be reckless!" Du Jianghong was so furious that his whole body was shaking, and he was utterly unreserved in his accusations against Yuan Kai!

"I’m reckless?! Du Jianghong, what kind of dirty deeds have you done yourself, and now you are turning around to bite me!" Yuan Kai erupted with anger, "Before the Crown Prince returns safely, I will not let Emperor Daxuan leave the Cang Kingdom’s camp for a single step!"

"You!!" Du Jianghong was almost driven mad by Yuan Kai.

One should fear not the godlike opponent, but a teammate who behaves like a fool!

He took a deep breath, "Fine, I’ll tell you everything."

Yuan Kai looked at Du Jianghong with disbelief.

He always felt this old fox targeted him everywhere, even looked down on him a bit.

Is he playing some kind of trick again at this moment?!

"I admit, I manipulated the Crown Prince." Du Jianghong confessed.

Xiao Jinxing glanced at Du Jianghong.

To suddenly admit such a thing was to put himself in a position of disloyalty and unrighteousness.

In the end, when Gao Ziyue investigates, Du Jianghong would certainly lose his head.

"But I didn’t do it for myself; I did it for the soldiers of Cang Kingdom, for the common people to no longer suffer the pains of war! Yuan Kai, you are well aware, if this war continues, the one suffering great losses would be Cang Kingdom, and I do not wish to see so many innocent sacrifices. So I reached a private deal with Emperor Daxuan that if we surrendered and admitted defeat, the brutal and bloody massacre would cease!" Du Jianghong spoke with righteous indignation, "And you also know, the Crown Prince cannot bear the humiliation of surrendering, so I devised a plan to have Emperor Daxuan capture the Crown Prince alive, forcing the Crown Prince to bow and submit, to surrender and admit defeat!"

Yuan Kai glared fiercely at Du Jianghong, deeply on guard against him, so he did not react immediately.

Du Jianghong did not expect to get a response from Yuan Kai either, and continued, "Now that Emperor Daxuan is leaving the Cang Kingdom, we will go to the Daxuan Camp to present the letter of surrender the day after tomorrow. The war between Daxuan and the Cang Kingdom will completely end, and the Crown Prince can return safely! Everything was originally smooth, but you suddenly came to block the way. Yuan Kai, whether Daxuan and Cang Kingdom can coexist peacefully from now on depends on your decision right now! Do not become a timeless sinner in the history of Cang Kingdom!"

Yuan Kai’s face turned grim under Du Jianghong’s words!

Clearly, it was Du Jianghong’s cunning schemes, yet he was becoming the timeless sinner.

But in his heart, there was inevitably a bit of unease.

If it really was as Du Jianghong said, and he now prevented Emperor Daxuan from returning, causing the two countries unable to negotiate peace, he would indeed be gravely at fault.

Yuan Kai felt slightly shaken.

"General Yuan, I know you hold quite a grudge against me. But in the face of national righteousness, personal enmity is insignificant. If you, Great General, truly want to target me, after the Crown Prince returns, you can report all my actions, and I, Du Jianghong, will naturally lose my head!" Du Jianghong made his point clear, "However, now is truly not the time for us to have internal conflict!"

Yuan Kai pondered for a while, just as he was about to let them pass.

Yu Ke whispered in Yuan Kai’s ear, "General, under no circumstances should you let Emperor Daxuan return to the Daxuan Camp; the Crown Prince’s life might be at risk!"

Yuan Kai’s expression suddenly changed dramatically.

Yu Ke continued, "Don’t be deceived by Military Advisor Du. Since Military Advisor Du admitted to scheming against the Crown Prince, when the Crown Prince returns, he will surely hold Military Advisor Du accountable. How could Military Advisor Du gamble with his own life? Moreover, he has quite a friendly relationship with Emperor Daxuan, maybe as soon as Emperor Daxuan goes back, he will kill the Crown Prince, and thus the Crown Prince won’t return to the Cang Kingdom, meaning no one would be able to deal with Military Advisor Du."

Hearing this from Yu Ke.

Yuan Kai was instantly furious.

This old fox, Du Jianghong, was indeed treacherous!

He almost fell for his ploy.

He sternly said to Du Jianghong, "Emperor Daxuan can leave the camp, but only if we exchange the Crown Prince; otherwise, how can I ensure the Crown Prince’s safety! If Emperor Daxuan acts against the Crown Prince in order to protect you, it would be an immense injustice!"

"Yuan Kai, you are simply unreasonable!" Du Jianghong, though a man of letters, was so infuriated he almost wanted to resort to violence, "If Emperor Daxuan wanted to kill the Crown Prince, would he still need to keep him alive until now?! You’re utterly confused!"

"I’m confused?!" Yuan Kai retorted, "I am very clear-minded! Previously, Emperor Daxuan didn’t kill the Crown Prince because the Crown Prince didn’t know about your schemes, so he wouldn’t punish you. But now everyone knows you’ve manipulated the Crown Prince, and when he returns, he will surely sentence you to death, so to protect yourself, you might have Emperor Daxuan kill the Crown Prince!"