"Your Majesty, the Beiyi people are brave and good at fighting. If you do this, if the Beiyi people break through the barrier, the people will suffer in the end." After hearing the information revealed by King Dingliao, Yi Xiaodao was very shocked and immediately advised.
King Dingliao took a sip of milk wine and said with a smile: "Whether the Northern Yi will enter the pass is not decided by you and me, nor can the Northern Yi decide. It is His Majesty who is far away in the capital. He can decide in a moment's notice. It determines the life and death of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Beiyi and the San Francisco area!"
Yi Xiaodao finally understood what King Ding Liao meant. Whenever the imperial court sent troops to threaten the three kings in the north, they might jump over the wall, open the gateway, and let the Northern Yi people invade the Central Plains... not only could they not send troops, but they would have to continue to supply military supplies. supplies so that they can continue to fight against the Northern Yi.
These three kings have clearly become a country within a country!
"You might as well mobilize your troops now and march south. The northern troops are strong, so it won't be difficult to capture the capital!" Yi Xiaodao said angrily.
King Ding Liao lowered his eyes and said: "The six hundred years of wealth were given by the Zhao family. We are not people who repay kindness with enmity. We are just trying to protect ourselves. As long as our San Francisco land is not touched, everything will be easy."
Yi Xiaodao opened his mouth, but didn't say anything after all. The other party had already said that, and there was nothing he could do to persuade him.
Yi Xiaodao stood up, bowed to King Dingliao and handed over his hands: "Your Majesty, I have important matters to attend to, so I will stay here soon."
King Dingliao also stood up and said with a smile: "Ha, are you leaving now? It doesn't matter if you stay a few more days. Don't worry, the war in the south has just ended. Even if they want to send troops against us, they won't be so quick."
Yi Xiaodao sneered, turned around and left without saying anything.
"If you still want to persuade the other two princes, I suggest you go to the Northland first. The King of the Northland is kind and loving to the people, and he is easy to talk to. However, this is a major matter for the vassal, and I'm afraid you will also be offended." King Dingliao warned from behind Yi Xiaodao.
Yi Xiaodao nodded: "Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty." After saying that, he took Bai Xinglong, who didn't say a word from beginning to end and only tasted the milk wine, and walked out of the palace.
After leaving the main hall, the group of maids were still waiting quietly. Yi Xiaodao did not act like a pig brother this time. I wanted to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger to slow down my ambition, but I didn't expect that I was a step late. The three kings had already conspired to arrange their own path.
"Where to go next?" Bai Xinglong asked in a low voice.
"Northland!" Yi Xiaodao responded angrily, not carrying the maid in front of him at all. There was no need to carry anyone else.
The maids sent the two men out of the palace. Xu Mo still led a group of soldiers to guard outside. When he saw Yi Xiaodao coming out, he quickly bowed his head and saluted: "Mr. Wu Ding."
Yi Xiaodao looked at Xu Mo's lowered head, and for some reason he felt anxious in his heart, wanting to kill him on the spot. Realizing his thoughts, Yi Xiaodao was startled, said a salty "hmm", and walked away in a hurry.
Since he has revealed his identity as Duke Wu Dinggong, he is a member of the imperial court. If he kills Anxi's generals in Dingliao... I am afraid that the people he kills at noon will be the ones that Beiyi enters at night...
After the two of them left Dingliao, they did not return directly to the north. Instead, they detoured northward to see if the sand city built by the three kings outside the pass had really been abandoned. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the pass bordering Beiyi, they had already been heavily guarded and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
Yi Xiaodao originally wanted to reveal his identity, but there was no need to do so. For such a big event, King Ding Liao would never put on a show for himself, and he didn't know which pass he would come to. After a brief discussion with Bai Xinglong, the two returned to the Northland.
After hurriedly and slowly driving all the way, we finally arrived in the Northland. This whole trip took more than a month.
The number of people in the cities in the North has increased a lot compared to when they left before. It seems that the people outside the pass who helped build the sand city have withdrawn. It seems that King Ding Liao did not tell lies.
"Let's go to the Beidi King's Mansion!" Yi Xiaodao greeted Bai Xinglong and went straight to the city. Since his identity has been exposed in Dingliao, I am afraid that the Beidi King has already received the news and is waiting for him anxiously in the mansion.
After entering Guicheng, the number of soldiers and horses in the city was even worse than that of Fengcheng. It's just that there is no such alarming situation where soldiers and horses are running around and competing for the way. On the contrary, groups of soldiers and horses marched in an orderly manner, and they would even take the initiative to give way to large groups of civilians for fear of disturbing them.
"Alas, there is a world of difference between the two places. King Dingliao could only spend half of his efforts in building a palace on running the army..." Bai Xinglong sighed.
Yi Xiaodao smiled and said: "Don't forget, the ones in Dingliao are not the Dingliao army. Similarly, the ones here should not be the Northland army." Although the people around him were wearing Northland armor, it was obvious that He didn't have the evil aura of the Northern Army that he encountered in Juyi City.
"Among the three vassals in the north, Dingliao and Beiyi are the farthest and have the least fighting. It seems that these are Dingliao soldiers and horses." Yi Xiaodao analyzed.
"The three parties exchanged troops and horses?" Bai Xinglong was a little surprised.
Yi Xiaodao nodded: "I originally thought it was just Dingliao and Anxi switching defenses, but now it seems that it is a three-way swap. Otherwise, Beidi would be caught in the middle. If Dingliao and Anxi just switch defenses, the combat power of the troops and horses will be suddenly weakened. Then let's just let it go Is Beidi doing this wantonly?"
"It seems that the three kings in the north are not really monolithic." Bai Xinglong sighed.
Yi Xiaodao shook his head: "You are wrong. They are a real team. This change of defense is indeed to reduce the pressure on Anxi's soldiers. Secondly, they are also to make the other two families feel at ease. The soldiers and horses are sent out, just to reassure the friendly forces. , this San Francisco... is difficult to handle..." Yi Xiaodao scratched his head anxiously.
Bai Xinglong glanced at Yi Xiaodao in surprise. The emperor who was far away in the capital was not in a hurry. Why was he, an idle young man, so anxious...
"Let's go directly to the Beidi Palace." Yi Xiaodao could only take one step at a time.
The two came to the outside of the Beidi Palace and saw a crowd of people outside the palace, surrounded by soldiers and horses. A middle-aged man stood outside the palace gate and looked in the direction of the two of them. He had obviously received the news a long time ago and was already waiting for the two of them.
The King Jin clan of the Northland has a very rich family.
"Wu Dinggong, I have long admired your great name!"
In terms of title, the King of Beidi, as a prince, had a higher status than the Duke Yi Xiaodao. He could have waited for Yi Xiaodao to pay his respects first before speaking. But this Beidi Gong greeted Yi Xiaodao enthusiastically first.
Yi Xiaodao looked at this middle-aged man, with a stubble on his face, a generous head, and a round nose. He looked like a loyal and upright man. However, Yi Xiaodao, who has wandered around the world, knows very well that people cannot be deceived by their appearance.
King Jin Mu of the North, whose ancestor Jin Zhenwu was among the eight kings, can be said to have the worst relationship with Qi Taizu. Not only did he often contradict Taizu Qi, but he also violated Taizu Qi's military orders time and time again. Several times, Taizu Qi was so angry that he drew his sword and wanted to kill him, but thanks to the other brothers, he stopped him.
However, Jin Zhenwu acted very cautiously. There were several life-and-death moments, but thanks to his small arrangements, Qi Taizu was able to survive the disaster and found Daqi.
Someone asked him: "You are such a cautious person, why do you always disobey Marshal Zhao's military orders?"
Jin Zhenwu replied: "I don't know if I am really cautious in my actions, but whenever I see any flaws, I must fix them. That's all."
The sun rises and the moon sets, spring passes and autumn comes. Today, six hundred years later, the current king of the North, Jin Mu, is far more cautious than his ancestors. The subordinates, generals, soldiers and soldiers who could use their relatives were all replaced by members of their own clans. Of course, there is no chance for those who are educated and educated.
Yi Xiaodao smiled and took two steps forward. He was about to bow and salute, but Jin Mu stopped him: "Hey! Mr. Wu Ding, don't be too polite. Let's talk after entering the mansion."
The Beidi Prince's Mansion is much more normal than the Dingliao Prince's Mansion. It is a regular Qijin Mansion. It seems to be a few years old. In some places, the masonry is broken, the white walls are peeling off, and even the tiles are damaged and have not been replaced. It seems that the Beidi Prince's Mansion has not been replaced. Wang is usually quite frugal.
"Master Yi, I'm not a smart man, I'm just an honest man. Let's get straight to the point! Does the court have any idea of using troops against our San Francisco land?" Everyone sat down, and before the tea was served, Beidi Wang asked directly.
Yi Xiaodao was a little confused by the question, and his whole manuscript was disturbed by this sentence: "This...ahem...this king's heart is unpredictable, I really don't know..."
"Then why did Duke Wuding come to our three vassals this time?" King Beidi continued to ask.
Yi Xiaodao considered it carefully and said: "The Chu Xiang rebellion was fortunately wiped out by the imperial court. Your Majesty was worried that the Northern Yi people would take advantage of this opportunity to sneak in, so he sent Yi here to see if there was any movement among the Northern Yi people. The imperial court had better do something early." Prepare."
Jin Mu shook his head and smiled: "Wu Dinggong is not telling the truth! It's not like the Beiyi people just appeared outside the Great Wall today. Although the Chu Xiang rebellion caused a big noise, it was nothing compared to the death of the three saints back then. There’s so much more!”
Decades ago, the late emperor was not yet an emperor, not even a prince. After the old emperor passed away, he didn't expect that Zhao Yizhi's "uncle", the current prince, was so sad that he went with the late emperor. After the prince left, the ministers panicked. They had just planned to help the ten-year-old grandson ascend the throne. Unexpectedly, a piece of chicken bone got stuck in the throat of the grandson while he was eating, and he died!
Three people, grandfather and grandson, passed away on the same day. Historians called it "the three saints died at the same time", which caused great upheaval and the whole country mourned for several years.
"This time, the other time. The three saints died together, and there was peace inside and outside Daqi. There was no war, so they were not afraid of the Northern Yi people. But now, the imperial court and Chu Xiang have been fighting each other for more than two years, and they finally won by a narrow margin. If the Northern Yi people take advantage of this moment It can be said that this is the best time to invade the Central Plains." Yi Xiaodao sighed.
"Narrow victory?" The North King's heart moved and he asked repeatedly.
"Narrow victory." Yi Xiaodao repeated, staring at the King of the North.
The King of the North suddenly looked a little flustered. He waved away the servants on the side and came to Yi Xiaodao's side: "Wu Dinggong didn't mention this to the other two kings, did he?"
"What's the matter?"
"A narrow victory!"
