Qimeierhan is dead? Li Dan and Wu Mao looked at each other in unison. "Xuan Ping, who did you listen to?" Li Dan also became nervous: "This is no small matter. If he dies, His Majesty's arrangements will be messed up!"
"I heard it at the Eryi Gate. At that time, a clerk was holding a document and talking to an official. The man was wearing a green robe and should be the head of a certain department.
I heard that the official asked him to go into the room to explain in detail, but the people behind him didn’t dare to look more, and they didn’t dare to observe anymore. I don’t know which room they went to. "Yao Huang was obviously a little nervous. He didn't expect that he would encounter such a big thing after just a few days in politics, and his voice was trembling slightly.
Wu Mao took a step forward and said softly: "Sir, everything else is secondary, Culun's place..." This reminder is to tell Li Dan that Qimeier Khan is dead, Culun is the heir, and nothing can happen to him again!
Li Dan's eyes flashed and he called Mao Zaidi in: "Tell Slim King Kong to come see me immediately!"
Wu Mao nodded: "Whether this news is true or false, protect the people first. If the Ula tribe is in chaos, half of the grassland layout will collapse!"
"Sir, look, who could have done this? Ula's own people, the Huifa Ministry, or some ignorant general?" Li Dan asked thoughtfully.
"Isn't it true that the border generals can't do it?" Yao Huang was suspicious: "The emperor has issued an edict prohibiting the border generals from provoking any provocations in the Monan tribes. Is there anyone else who would go crazy and fail to resist the order?"
"The Ula tribe's own people probably don't know how to do it." Wu Mao shook his head: "Qimeier Khan has long sent people back to the grassland to report the news. They know that he has received the title of your majesty, and they have recognized him as the leader of the entire Monan. As a leader, there is no need to do anything extra.”
"Yeah, that's not good for them!" Li Dan agreed and asked, "What about Huifa?"
"It's impossible or very unlikely." Wu Mao said: "Huifa is the smallest unit in Monan, so why would it provoke Wula if it had nothing to do?
What's more, there are also envoys sent by His Majesty in this team. These people are all dead, offending not only Ulla but also Your Majesty. Would Huifa do such a thing? "
"I want to remind everyone," Wen He came in: "First of all, the person who did this must dare to offend Ulla and His Majesty, secondly, they must know exactly the time and place where Qimeier Khan camped, and finally, they must have considerable knowledge. Face to face with Qimaer Khan's guards with force!
This is not something that ordinary bandits and robbers on the grassland can do! "
Li Dan glanced at him appreciatively: "Zishan is right!" At this moment, Zhang Nao walked in with an envelope in his hand. He looked at everyone and sang "Oi" before handing over the letter: " My brother just sent it."
Li Dan took it and put it into his sleeve knowingly, and then said to him: "Cullen, do you still remember?"
"Which Egu prince?"
"Yes! We are now worried that someone is doing harm to him, so we want to send you to protect him." Li Dan said, "These people may not only harm him, but also throw dirty water on the court."
"Understood!" Zhang Bo nodded heavily.
"You take Wang Gangzi, Tu Shan and Tao Shou with you. Don't tell him the truth first. Just tell him to go and drink, eat meat and play tricks with him. Then you must stay with him tonight. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Zhang Bo cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Li Dan went on to say, "The only people with this kind of ability are Kerges, but how could they ambush an elite soldier? And neither the generals nor the Huifa people noticed it!"
"It can only be said that the number of people in this team is so small that it is difficult for others to detect it. It may also be that it is located at the junction of Wula and Huifa, so... it is like the Sanjiang boundary in Han Dynasty." Wu Mao Thinking about it, he said:
"In short, I think this team is probably only about 300 people, and they are all veterans who have been on the battlefield, so they can give the opponent a sudden blow at night. Qimeir Khan's people were attacked in the dream and lost their leader That’s why it was quickly destroyed.”
"They are the only ones who are not afraid of the Ula tribe, dare to challenge His Majesty, and have elite soldiers who can fight on expeditions." Li Dan nodded: "This move is powerful and beautiful, and it can easily cause conflicts between us, Ula and Huifa. .
By muddying the waters, they are fishing in troubled waters! "After he finished speaking, he sneered. At this time, he murmured in his heart, if it was really Kelge who did it,
, did Xiangyu conceal it intentionally or did she not know about it?
If it's the latter, has she been exposed, or does the other party actually not trust her at all? Thinking of this, Li Dan frowned, but he couldn't leave everyone behind and immediately got up and went back to the back for questioning.
Of the three people in the room, Wu Mao had guessed something about him. The other two thought he was worried about this important matter and were restless. While they were still talking about it, they suddenly saw Mao Zaidi turning back. , bow and report:
"Sir, someone from the Military Affairs Division of the Ministry of War has come, saying that Mr. Cai would like you to come to the public house as soon as possible to discuss matters."
"I know, I'll invite him to the private room for tea. I'll go with him after he changes his clothes." Li Dan replied. Wu Mao looked on and felt that his actions became more calm and dignified after he was awarded the title. He stroked his beard with satisfaction. Nod slightly.
At this time, Li Dan turned around and said to the two of them, "Why did Brother Yao Xian come out? Since someone from the Ministry of War is here, it's inconvenient for you. Please sit here with Mr. Wu for a while, and you can leave after I leave."
Seeing his sympathy, Yao Huang hurriedly stood up and thanked him, replying: "I took leave of absence after receiving the news, and hurriedly met Brother Zishan (Wen He) on the way.
Everyone in the Ministry of War knows that Brother Zedong is a staunch militant and has participated in military meetings many times. Brother Youzishan heard that you have a very good relationship with Qimeier Khan and his son, so we came together after discussing it. "
After saying that, he suddenly bowed his head and said, "Brother Zedong, I have a heartfelt request."
Li Dan was moved by his kindness in sending the message, clasping his fists and saying, "As long as I can do it for my brother, I have no obligation to do so!"
Yao Huang looked at Wen He and said loudly: "Brother Zishan and I both want to make contributions. Brother Zedong is going to Liao. Can you take me with you?"
"It's bitter cold in the Liao land, you...?"
"We are not afraid!" Wen He took a step forward: "There are many famous generals from Linan since ancient times. Besides, you are not afraid even though you are from Jiangxi. What are we afraid of?"
Li Dan was overjoyed: "It would be great if I could get help from you two! I'll go and think of a solution. Please wait for my good news."
After saying goodbye, he turned around and came to the back. Xiangyu and Tao Niang had already gotten up to wash themselves, and were holding hands and whispering. When they saw Li Danxiong coming back in a hurry, they blushed when they remembered the scene of their earlier nonsense.
However, Xiangyu lowered her head, and Tao Niang gave her a flirtatious look with a smile.
"It's getting late, isn't it time for Xiangyu to go back? I'm about to go out, why don't we go together?" Li Dan looked at Xiangyu.
Xiangyu was startled for a moment, and immediately understood that Li Dan probably had something to tell her, so she stood up and said goodbye to Tao Niang. Tao Niang reluctantly sent her outside the hospital, where she saw Mao Zaidi already wearing leather armor and waiting.
Li Dan looked at Mao Zaidi, who nodded and ran out first. When we get to the outer road, Lu Jiu's car is in front and Xiangyu's car is behind. Li Dan first helped Xiangyu get into the car, said wait a moment, and came to the side of the car next to Lu Jiu: "Is everything clear?"
"It's clear, sir, don't worry!"
"Okay, you go first."
Lu Jiu nodded, pulled up the brake, shook the reins and urged the horse forward. Arriving at the front, people from the Ministry of War rode a healthy mule in front to clear the way, followed by Lu Jiu driving a carriage, and Mao Zaidi riding a horse to follow behind.
Li Dan turned around and came back, whispered something to the driver, then jumped into Xiangyu's car, silently reciting thirty breaths in his mind and nodded.
Xiangyu stretched out her hand and pulled the silk ribbon beside her, and the bell on the head of the coachman outside rang. The carriage moved forward, drove out of the slowly opening gate, and headed south along Jingzhao Street from the opposite direction.
"Mr. Lang, please tell me something." Xiangyu said softly, sensing that Li Dan had something to say.
"Do you know the date and route of Qimeir Khan's departure from Beijing?" Li Dan asked.
Xiangyu was slightly startled: "Slave...of course I know."
"Can you tell me who told you?"
"It's...Master Zheng, Shangshu Zheng."
"Zheng Shou?" Li Dan nodded: "It is indeed him! Then have you passed on this news?"
Xiangyu was stunned again: "I'm not responsible for delivering the news. I tell my subordinates the news. This time, because Shinro is here, I told him directly."
"Who is Zhenlang?" Li Dan was surprised. He had never heard of this person.
"Zhenlang's surname is Ye, and his father is also Han
His great-grandfather was one of the three princes of Datong Prefecture. He followed the army to retreat to Monan and relied on Hui Khan to become the capital of the Han army.
His father, a Qianhu family, was killed in the war with the Ula tribe in the year he was born, but his mother died in childbirth. Ker's people went south to plunder, and he became the eunuch who followed Bihan.
This time, for some unknown reason, Bihan sent him to Shangjing to deliver a message to me, and he stayed in the capital for many days before leaving. "
Li Dan interrupted Xiangyu when he heard this: "Do you still remember the day he left?"
"I haven't seen him since I told him the news that Qimeier Khan was leaving Beijing. I think he must have left after that." Xiangyu suddenly felt her heart pounding and asked quickly: "What, could it be that he is Are you following Qimeer Khan?"
"It's worse than that!" Li Dan frowned and told her the news that Qimeier Khan's team was attacked:
"The emperor originally planned to ask Qimeier Khan to contact Huifa and your father and brother. Now that he is dead, the Western Front plan has failed. I am afraid that your father and brother will not be able to escape and return for the time being. I have to look for opportunities later." He said and looked at the incense. Jade's reaction.
"I really don't know when he left. I'm not even sure if he left yet." Knowing that Li Dan was suspicious of her, Xiangyu's face turned pale and she quickly said:
"He once said that if I come to him in an emergency, I should go to the inn in Chuanshu Lane in Beigulou and pay attention to whether there is a pot of dianthus growing outside the third window from the east. If the flowers are there, he will be in the capital. You can slip a message under the door. . Otherwise, he has left the capital and there is no need to look for him anymore."
Hey, this guy is quite clever! Li Dan cursed in his heart. Then he asked, "Did you hear him tell you how he came to the Central Plains, which route he took, and how many guards he took with him?"
"I have already said this." Xiangyu's face was slightly feverish, because it was a whisper on the bed, but she couldn't say it to Li Dan like this, so she could only say vaguely:
"He once boasted that the Great Khan assigned him the best guides and 260 veterans of the Qishe (Guards). They walked around without letting Huifa and Ula's people notice, and they walked for a month. Fengzhou went to the side wall and spent two gold coins to get into Baiyangkou.
However, only four people were let in, and the rest were left in the meadow of Jininghai to wait for their orders. "After Xiangyu said this, she suddenly understood the key here: "Is Li Lang suspicious that he used this team to attack and kill Qimeier Khan?"
"Do you think this is possible?" Li Dan asked.
"Xiangyu doesn't know." She was stared at by Li Dan and felt that her back was all wet. She was even more alive than when she was just messing around! "Shinro, he is truly loyal to the Great Khan."
"He is also a Han. Didn't he get involved in or understand the affairs of the Han soldiers?"
"His father is Han, but his mother is Semu." Xiangyu shook her head and hurriedly defended: "He grew up next to the Great Khan. He... He and the Great Khan have been sleeping in the same bed since they were young... How could I? Dare you tell him these things?"
"I understand, he is different from you." Li Dan nodded and glanced at the street outside: "Do you have feelings for him?"
Xiangyu blushed, lowered her head and rubbed her clothes.
"What if... he is loyal to the Khan, but blocks your father and brother's return home?" Li Dan pressed further:
"If he helps the Great Khan of Kelge become the overlord of the grasslands, and wants to attack the Han lands in Hebei, Peiping, Shuntian, Shanxi, Xuanfu, and Datong, expel officials, kill civilians, and welcome the Egu people back to Yanjing, you what to do?"
"I..., I treated him like a brother."
"Isn't it more?" Li Dan sneered: "What about now and in the future? You still treat him like a brother, give up your father and brother, and let them die in the wilderness of Mobei. Is that so?"
Xiangyu finally raised her red eyes: "I know what to do."
"What are you going to do?"
"I'll cut him off now. If I see him again, just hand him over to Saburo!"
Li Dan looked at her for a moment: "Wrong. I want you to treat him as before, tell him what we want him to know, and learn from him what we want to know. Can you do it?" Xiangyu nodded, Li Dan Dan continued:
"Although we don't agree with each other, we need you to do this for the time being. Whether it's for the country or for the family, I hope you will tolerate it for the time being. Can you do it?" Xiangyu nodded again. Li Dan smiled and opened his arms.
arm:
"Come here!" Then he hugged Xiangyu tightly and said softly: "I don't want you to be wronged, but you have to be wronged for the time being.
Now that Kerr's army is approaching, if he defeats us, we won't get what we want, so we have to find a way to give in, but we will definitely lose!
In everything in this world, only when there are losses can there be gains. If we tolerate it now, the gains in the future will be sweet. Don't cry, think about the future, grit your teeth and get through this period! Fortunately, I'm not far from you. "
Let Xiangyu lie on his shoulder and shed tears for a while. Li Dan told her not to go to the Raozhou Guild Hall in person when he was away.
"If you have anything to do, go to Sihaiju on Yinmen Road and contact a guy named Shu." Li Dan told her, "Today, go check to see if the pot of dianthus is still there. This is the most important thing!"
The carriage turned a corner and walked onto Qingfeng West Road. Not far from the Chenghou Bridge, the carriage suddenly slowed down, the car door opened, and Li Dan got out of the car in a flash. The carriage turned north into Liuxiang Street.
Li Dan covered himself with the hood of his cloak, walked across the bridge to the intersection of Jianye South Street, and saw from a distance the officials from the Ministry of War who were leading the way.
He quickened his steps and stepped forward, nodded to Mao Zaidi, took advantage of the carriage to turn and slow down, opened the door, and ducked in. Lu Jiu shouted nonchalantly: "Don't panic, don't panic, turn slowly, okay kids, keep going! Drive!"
The official residence of Zifangsi is not located in the east part of the palace city, but on the east bank of Luhu Lake on the north side of Chengqing Gate, covering a large area.
The gate faces south. A pair of listeners in front of the gate indicate the identity of the intelligence agency here. The inside and outside of the screen wall are empty. There are four Imperial City Guards (a staff of 4,700 people) standing in the open hall of the gate. They are responsible for the gates, passes, and gates in the imperial city. bridge and the guards who conquered the palace) soldiers and an officer serving as the sentry commander.
Cai Ying clasped his hands in his hands and looked grimly, looking in front of the door. The other three principals of the Staff Department were whispering behind him.
Seeing Li Dan get out of the carriage, Cai Ying hurriedly walked down the steps, followed closely by the principals. "How can Dan Hede work for you sirs? I really don't dare!" Li Dan saluted first.
"Hey, Mr. Li is so humble. There are very few ministers like you in the court now. If you can't afford it, who else can?" Cai Ying's flattering face made Li Dan immediately think of two things. The word "female minister".
After being humble, Cai Ying and Li Dan entered the public house arm in arm, making the soldiers at the door widen their eyes.
Everyone greeted each other in the front hall to check in. Cai Ying introduced the three chiefs to Li Dan, namely Liu, Qin, and Pan, who were responsible for investigation (counterespionage), administrative affairs (equipment), and documentation. Li Dan was in charge of the operation. In the middle part, all the kings of the four directions happened to be present.
Cai Ying couldn't wait to take out a document from his sleeve and let Li Dan read it.
Li Dan knew in his heart that it was related to Qimeier Khan, but he still read it carefully. While returning it to Cai Ying, he cursed: "This is so crazy! Can you do such a thing as a dog jumping over the wall? It can be seen that the grassland tribes have How deep the hatred is!"
Then he looked at the people present and raised their hands and asked: "It's so horrifying, and an angel was killed. I wonder what the seniors think?" Everyone was stunned, and the three principals looked at Cai Ying, meaning we didn't come to him to ask for advice. Why was he asked about it instead?
