The dagger was thrown on the table, making a sound.
This dagger was the weapon used by the assassin that day.
Now Liang Tao asked for the dagger from Jiang Qiulu as a bargaining chip in negotiations.
"Master Wanyan, do you have anything else to explain?"
Looking at the pattern and style on the knife, it is a pure weapon of the Turkic Dynasty.
But Wanyan Qing sighed.
"I really don't know about this."
"I don't know if there is anyone else involved."
"But I can assure you that at least our Lord Khan has not issued an order to send out assassins."
All Honglu Temple officials were immediately confused.
If it wasn't an order from their emperor, then who else could it be?
Liang Tao also began to think carefully.
"But our Khan heard about it."
"In order to make amends to your Majesty, I was asked to send you this gift."
With that said, Wanyanqing took out an envelope from his arms.
Liang Tao took it and opened it. It was a map.
"Is this the defense plan of the Western Region Dynasty?" Liang Tao was quite shocked.
On the defense map, the locations where the various armies of the Western Region Dynasty were stationed were marked.
As well as the number of troops, the specific distribution of each level, etc.
All in all, it's very detailed.
"What does the Khan of your country mean by sending this picture?" Liang Tao asked cautiously.
"Haha, Master Liang."
"If we continue to fight like this, no matter whether we lose troops or materials."
"That would be astronomical."
"Even if one side wins, there will be many, many losses that cannot be recovered in a short time."
"Then, the Western Region Dynasty will take advantage of this opportunity and reap the benefits."
"We, the Khans, do not want to see this kind of scene, so we want to stop the war even more."
Wanyanqing said sincerely.
And this matter has exceeded Liang Tao's expectation.
"I see."
"I will report this matter to Your Majesty and let Your Majesty make a decision." Liang Tao said as he put away the map.
"There is one more thing that Mr. Liang needs to convey to His Majesty."
"What's the matter?"
"We, the little princess of the Turkic Dynasty, heard that your Majesty can take charge of the entire Daxia Dynasty at such a young age."
"That's why I came here to visit." Wan Yanqing said.
When Liang Tao heard this, it was clear that he just wanted to get married.
It's completely ridiculous to say that he came here specially to visit.
"Okay, I will inform your Majesty as well."
"Let's discuss this for today."
After that, everyone left the negotiation room.
Tai Chi Hall, in the Imperial Study Room.
"Not someone sent by their Khan?"
Hearing the news, Jiang Qiulu was also stunned.
"Your Majesty, that is exactly what it is."
"According to Wan Yanqing, the head of the Turkic mission, the Khan of the Turkic Dynasty did not issue such an order."
"I guess they saw that they had been defeated and deliberately got rid of the relationship."
"That's why he said that."
Liang Tao told his guess, and Jiang Qiulu also thought it made sense.
Of course, Jiang Qiulu did not dare to make a conclusion at this time.
At this time, Jiang Qiulu had already obtained the city defense map brought by Wanyan Qing.
There is also a little Turkic princess who has come to Kyoto and wants to visit Jiang Qiulu.
This series of information left Jiang Qiulu confused for a moment.
"Eunuch Li, go and inform Commander Di and Old General Di and ask them to come to Tai Chi Hall."
"promise!"
Li Mingzhi took the order and left.
In this situation, you still need to discuss it with your confidants.
"Since it was not an order from their Khan."
"Then, why did you send this picture to apologize to me?"
Jiang Qiulu looked at the defense map in his hand and suddenly thought of this key point.
"Your Majesty, perhaps the Turkic dynasty wants to divert trouble eastward."
"I want to use the Western Region Dynasty to weaken the power of our Great Xia Dynasty."
"Then take advantage of the situation and sneak in." Liang Tao said.
"It's also possible." Jiang Qiulu murmured to himself.
"However, according to the consistent style of the Turkic dynasty."
"They will never give in easily."
"If King Jiang hadn't attacked Tianxiao City this time, I'm afraid they would still be struggling desperately."
"It seems that it is more likely that they want to divert trouble to the east." Jiang Qiulu guessed.
The two of them thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of any reason.
After a while, Di Yuanzheng and Di Yunhao came to the imperial study.
"You two, please take a seat!"
Jiang Qiulu stood up to greet him, and then handed the city defense map of the Western Region Dynasty to Di Yuanzheng.
"Old General, this is the defense plan sent by the envoy of the Turkic Dynasty."
"Come and check to see if there is anything strange."
Di Yuanzheng took over the defense map of the Western Region Dynasty and looked at it carefully.
"Your Majesty, judging from this defense map alone, there is nothing strange at all."
"In other words, there are two possibilities, both of which are reasonable." Di Yuanzheng put down the defense plan and said.
"What two possibilities are the general talking about?" Jiang Qiulu asked.
"Your Majesty, this is the first kind."
"As His Majesty said, the Turkic dynasty wants to divert trouble eastward, so let us go to war with the Western Region dynasty."
"Then the Turkic dynasty will benefit."
"The other is that the Turkic dynasty shows favor to us."
"Now the Turkic dynasty has been completely defeated by us, and we have sent their princess."
"It's not impossible." Di Yuanzheng said.
Jiang Qiulu's brain felt mushy for a while, and he couldn't come up with any results after thinking for a long time.
"Your Majesty, there is one person who is the key to this matter." Di Yunhao said.
"who?"
"Of course their princess."
"Now their princess has arrived in Kyoto."
"As long as His Majesty can see her attitude, or find a way to get some information out of her."
"I must be able to know whether all this is a conspiracy or sincerity on their part." Di Yunhao said.
Hearing this, Jiang Qiulu's eyes lit up.
"I see."
"As a princess of the Turkic dynasty."
"She must know the purpose of her trip."
"If they are here to cause trouble, it means that the Turkic dynasty has no good intentions."
So Jiang Qiulu came up with a plan.
"Send an order to hold a banquet tomorrow night and invite the Turkic envoys."
Everyone understood Jiang Qiulu's intention.
"Tomorrow and night, I will see who this Turkic princess is."
"Commander Di!"
"I'm here!"
"Just like last time, we sent people to secretly monitor the Turkic mission in the post."
"By the way, please pay close attention to the whereabouts of the Turkic princess." Jiang Qiulu said.
"promise!"
Then, Di Yunhao returned to Zhenfu Division to make arrangements.
"Your Majesty, I also have a reminder."
"Old general, please speak." Jiang Qiulu said.
"The defense map is a very important secret of a country."
"It cannot easily fall into the hands of others."
"The veteran is just worried that the Turkic dynasty and the Western Region dynasty will unite to plot the Great Xia."
"Things get a little trickier then."
