The group of assassins killed by Spring Hunter this time turned out to be members of the Holy Cult in Southern Xinjiang. As soon as this news came out, the whole court was shocked!
Not to mention the court, even the people got the news. People were panicked for a while. This notorious sect appeared in front of the world again.
When the emperor learned about this, Long Yan was furious and immediately ordered a conquest. He even threatened that he would not stop until the Holy Religion in Southern Xinjiang was wiped out!
At such a time when all countries were focusing on him, he was assassinated by a sect and almost succeeded. It was so humiliating that he couldn't be angry!
The Holy Cult of Southern Xinjiang is entrenched in the south-southwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty, right at the junction of the Southern Army and the Southwest Army. Both garrisons can send troops to clear it out, but there is always a priority.
In the court hall, when the emperor decided to wipe out the holy religion in southern Xinjiang, the Chu family and Yue family of the Southwest Army, as well as General Xi of the Southern Army, requested orders one after another to lead the army as the main force.
The Chu family was first eliminated by the emperor. Now only Chu Junxiu is left in the Chu family, who is suppressing bandits in the southwest. Although the progress is not fast, it has achieved results after all, unlike the repeated defeats before the Yue family.
But it was precisely because Chu Junxiu was gaining power in suppressing bandits in the southwest, and because the deputy generals of the Chu family who stayed in the capital did not have enough say, the emperor dismissed him in a few words without even thinking about it, and only let the Chu family Just focus on suppressing bandits in the southwest and don't worry about other things.
As for the Xi family and the Yue family, the emperor's original intention was to have the Yue family be the main force, with the Xi family supporting from the side. However, as soon as he put forward his idea, he was immediately opposed by a large number of courtiers.
The reason is also very simple. Yuejia cannot even deal with the banditry in the southwest. It shows that the strength is too poor, so it is even more impossible to successfully eradicate the extremely vicious Holy Cult in southern Xinjiang.
The King of Qin and the people of the Yue family are so disliked, but there is no way to refute it, because it is a fact that the suppression of bandits in the southwest is ineffective, but there is a reason why they are ineffective in suppressing bandits, but this reason cannot be explained to outsiders at all...
If there were only a few people who raised objections, the emperor could actually suppress it. However, for most of this time, everyone in the court was opposed to letting the Yue family be the main force. Except for people from the King of Qin camp, few people agreed.
So many people raised objections, and even the prince and the King of Jin were involved. In the end, the emperor had to give up and finally chose to let the Xi family be the main force to go to the Qing Dynasty.
Xia Luotong learned about this matter after going to court, and Wu Zechen told her personally about it when he came back.
"Why does the emperor want the Yue family to be the main force so much? Doesn't the emperor know the tragic failure of the Yue family in suppressing bandits before?" Xia Luotong frowned in confusion.
"Besides, the Holy Cult in Southern Xinjiang is not so easy to eradicate. Otherwise, they would have been wiped out a few years ago. How could they still be here today? Their poison is so famous."
Although the emperor is not very clear-headed, he is not confused about this kind of thing, right?
The Holy Cult of Southern Xinjiang wanted to take his life. If the suppression failed, his own life would be threatened.
Xia Luotong felt that it was a matter of life and the emperor should not be so confused.
"Because the master has already entered the palace to communicate with the emperor, he and his wife will go with the army this time in order to restrain the poisonous insects of the Holy Religion in Southern Xinjiang."
Wu Zechen sneered: "With the help of Baihua Valley, it will be a matter of time to wipe out the holy religion in southern Xinjiang. Naturally, the emperor wants to leave such credit to the Yue family."
"Once the Yue family takes this credit, the emperor will have reason to use it to weaken the Chu family's power in the Southwest Army, speed up the cannibalization of the Chu family, and completely include the Southwest Army."
Kong Yimeng often communicates with Xia Luotong about the art of removing poison these days. In addition, her acupuncture skills are not much worse than Xia Luotong's. She has also seen Xia Luotong remove poison by herself, and now she has basically mastered the essentials.
With Mu Dai and Kong Yimeng going together, it would not be difficult to destroy the Holy Religion in Southern Xinjiang. After all, Baihua Valley had severely damaged the Holy Religion in Southern Xinjiang twenty years ago.
"The Emperor is really eager to give credit to the Yue family. He just doesn't know if the southwest military power will be returned to the Emperor if it is finally taken away from Mr. Chu Xiaohou."
Xia Luotong sneered. She didn't think the Yue family would be willing to hand over military power and obey the emperor's orders.
She thought for a while and then said: "However, fighting for the task of clearing people across the country is probably not just for merit, right?"
She has not forgotten that the Yue family has an unclear relationship with Nanlin and Poland. Before the Southern Xinjiang Holy Religion assassinated the emperor this time, they met secretly with the envoys of these two countries, so it was difficult to guarantee that the Yue family would What role does it play here?
Wu Zechen obviously had the same idea. He nodded and said: "If the Yue family is really involved, then they are trying their best to fight for this cleanup task, probably just to remove some evidence."
"But they don't have a chance this time. General Xi has already taken over this task and will lead the troops to go on an expedition in a few days."
"Speaking of this, how could the Crown Prince and Prince Jin's people help? If they hadn't spoken out against it, I'm afraid General Xi might not have gone so smoothly if he wanted to win this clearing mission, right?" Xia Luotong was a little confused. asked unexpectedly.
"In the final analysis, they just don't want King Qin to benefit. The prince and King Jin made mistakes one after another and were punished. A lot of power and manpower in their hands were removed. If they don't suppress King Qin, they may be overtaken by King Qin. "Wu Zechen sneered.
"No wonder..."
The two were chatting when Wu Zechen saw Mu Jinyu come into the room and suddenly said to Xia Luotong: "I almost forgot to tell you that after General Xi took the order, Miss Xi also immediately requested an order to go to war. The Emperor has already Yes, I agreed, and I will go to the southwest with Old General Xi."
Xia Luotong and Mu Jinyu who had just entered the room were stunned together. While Mu Jinyu was still standing there blankly, Xia Luotong had already spoken first.
She asked nervously: "Why did Meng Han suddenly ask for an order to go to war? How dangerous it is to suppress the holy religion in southern Xinjiang! They mostly use poison. What if senior brother and senior sister are not around? "
Xi Menghan is different from General Xi. She is a general who leads troops. Whenever she goes on an expedition, she is on the front line. On the contrary, General Xi has to take charge of the overall situation, so there are not many opportunities to go into battle in person nowadays.
Mu Jinyu woke up with a start and quickly agreed: "Yes! Why would she go forward with such a dangerous matter! This girl is really not easy to worry about!"
Hearing Mu Jinyu's voice, Xia Luotong suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked at him, with a little more understanding in his eyes.
Wu Zechen said calmly: "She has to do this. If she continues to stay in the capital, I'm afraid she won't be able to make the decision on her own."
