In fact, they were already not far from the border. Because the Turkic Khan and Tubo had long discussed and set the date for the attack together.
The Tibetans had already taken action, and the Khan just wanted to finalize the route and direction.
The war is about to break out.
…
And Fengzhou.
In the private room of one of the most luxurious restaurants in the city.
A fifty-year-old man with white face, yellow beard and a thin mustache, dressed as a wealthy businessman and claiming to be Wei, was inviting Fengzhou City Defense Sima and Duan Meng to drink.
"Lord Sima, you said you have been working hard all year round... Tsk, the sandstorms in Fengzhou are too strong, making life difficult."
Duan Meng also sighed after hearing this.
He replied: "Yes, I have been a soldier in Fengzhou for fifteen years. It has been three years since I was transferred to the position of Sima, but I can't leave here no matter what. Why don't I have no one above me?" I don’t know how long this life of eating sand and drinking wind will last.”
After saying that, he looked lonely and depressed. He couldn't drink the wine without having it, so he put down the wine cup.
When Old Man Wei heard this, he immediately understood.
He took out a fifty thousand tael silver note from his sleeve and pressed it under the wine cup.
Then he poured wine for the other party and said: "Lord Sima, you see...this country is fighting in the west, and there is also internal strife over weapons. The Turks must also have to strictly guard the border. I have some goods here, which is just right. You can send it over there to earn some dividends. Just allow the villain to leave the city..."
"Wei, do you still want to make war fortune at this time? You evil, smoking thing, be careful to give birth to a child without a butthole!"
Duan Meng slapped the table.
He spoke in a very ugly way, the table was banged loudly, and the expression on his face looked very serious and scary.
But the movements of my hands...
While the wine cup was being slapped and making it jump, he took away the banknote and put it into his arms.
Then he continued to curse: "There is nothing happening over there in the Turks and you just want to sneak over? There is no door! I will tell you this, you will stay in the city honestly for these three days." , Don’t even think about sleeping until Yinshi. Are you still thinking of bribing this Sima? Bah, is this Sima a money-minded person? "
After saying that, he slapped the table twice angrily, got up and left.
Old Man Wei sent the person out with a sincere look on his face, nodding and bowing, apologizing.
It wasn't until no one could be seen anymore that Old Wei turned back to the box, closed the door, and grinned secretly.
Three days later at Yinshi, the gate of Fengzhou City will be opened for him.
With such accurate news, after the old man Wei finished laughing, he hurried back to his residence and asked someone to release the news and notify the Turks.
The 20,000 Turkic soldiers and horses over there have followed the Helan Mountain and reached the border of Fengzhou. Just wait for the news from him to spread, and you can attack Fengzhou City at night.
At the same time, the army led by the Turkic Khan had passed through the cutoff zone of the Yin Mountains, entered the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, and quietly stationed itself in a mountain range no more than five miles away from the Beihe River in Yunzhou.
They made rafts in the mountains, waiting to cross the Beihe River and capture Yunzhou.
…
The old emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty fell ill after failing to find out where Princess Taiping had gone.
Eunuch Su Hongsu sent word that His Majesty needs to recover from illness, the palace is closed and no one can be seen.
This made some people extremely nervous, but made E Yushan, Wu Tong, Wu Taishi, Hu Hongye and others delighted.
They had already made preparations, and were waiting for the old emperor to suddenly rebel when he summoned them into the palace because of his weapons and Princess Taiping's whereabouts.
Speaking of which, it was actually quite hasty.
Although Zhang Dayu has been transferred out of Beijing, there are still 4,000 Jinwu Guards on the left and right guarding the palace city. Not everyone is at their mercy, and all the Jinwu Guards have quite a temper.
Yang Zaixuan was the new commander of the Youjinwu Guard for only three months, and Cen Jun took over as the commander of the Zuojinwu Guard not long ago. Hu Hongye was more confident about the Forbidden Army.
They still need to wait for news.
Who are you waiting for?
From Zang Zhongsheng's side.
Action has been initiated over there in advance, and it is a very critical action. Originally, I had two plans for this.
The first is to explore the old emperor's background; the second is to provide an additional layer of protection for this usurpation.
Now that the old emperor is ill, he can still wait for the results of the action over there, and change the effect of the first plan: to test whether the old emperor is really ill.
Or they had already guessed that they were preparing to rebel, and deliberately set a trap waiting for them. So, the significance over there is very important.
Originally, these people were trying to stall for time, but now, no one will hold them accountable. You can wait with peace of mind.
Who are you staring at by the way?
Wu Qiong thought.
How could Wu Qiongsi be missing from such a flourishing and lively scene?
…
When Wu Qiongsi received the news that the armed forces were raising troops, he secretly and urgently summoned his own men. Including some civil servants and military generals.
How many years had Wu Qiong thought about that supreme position? How many years have you been looking forward to it? I have been working really hard on this for many years.
He doesn't have much ability, and he isn't too smart, but he knows how to please others and how to use other people's preferences to impress people.
However, he did not intend to come forward on his own.
The main reason is that he is too afraid of His Majesty. He is afraid that his position as the heir, which was originally stable, will fall short because of his jumping out this time.
For this reason, after meeting the people in his camp and discussing with his staff, Wu Qiongsi went to the East Palace.
At this time, if he is not idle, East Palace will naturally not be idle either.
Those who love Li Tang and insist on protecting and loyal to the prince from beginning to end, as well as those who are attracted by Wei Shi and Li Guoer, the combined power cannot be underestimated.
In other words, there is more hope that in this chaos: seizing chestnuts from the fire will be successful.
Wu Qiongsi didn't plan to take the lead in carrying the rebellion himself, so he thought of using the prince to fight against it first.
"Your Highness, no matter how much my aunt loves Qiongsi and I, in the end, my reputation with the outside world is far less than yours. This time, I don't intend to be in the limelight, and I am willing to gather all my forces to help you. To ascend the throne and seize power, I hope Your Highness can see my sincerity."
Wu Qiongsi said it very sincerely and with full meaning.
By the way, his hand was under the table, and he quietly pinched Webster's leg and rubbed it again.
Wei Shi understood and stretched his hand under the table to the hem of the clothes. While stroking it, he said to the prince: "Believe in Prince Liang. He will not fight with you no matter what."
The most important thing is that this time the peace has already broken out first. If we don't act together, our position will be taken away by the peace.
She is very vicious. As soon as she takes the throne, we will all be dead. "
