Jingzhou Palace.
Ning Yu sat in the palace all night, quietly waiting for the long-delayed news.
The sky is already bright and clear. Logically speaking, it should have been over over there long ago. Even if the matter did not work out, there should at least be a reply. The strangest thing is that even the person I sent out to inquire about the news has not yet replied. .
"Someone is coming!"
"Your Highness!"
"Go to Qilin Prince's Mansion and Changyang Prince's Mansion, and invite them to come to my house for dinner at noon."
"promise!"
Seeing the servants hurriedly going to deliver the message, Ning Yu also suppressed his temper, but the anxiety between his brows was difficult to conceal.
"tread!"
"tread!"
The sound of hurried footsteps sounded, and Ning Yu immediately raised his eyes and saw the guard sent out to investigate the news rush forward quickly, saying with a panicked expression: "Your Highness, it's not good."
"Prince Yong's Mansion has just released news that last night the Sword Sect united with the three major martial arts sects to assassinate His Highness Prince Yong. All nine assassins were captured."
"What!"
Ning Yu's face was shocked, and he could only feel his legs shaking uncontrollably. He was shocked and angry: "This is impossible. The nine masters can even break into the dragon's pond and tiger's den. How can they all be captured alive by the second one?"
"Do you think they are nine wild dogs?"
"This is absolutely impossible. King Yong must have deliberately released false news to confuse my mind and make me expose myself."
"Quickly, again; send someone to invite the third brother and the fourth brother to come to my house for a talk."
"Your Highness!"
The servant who had just run away suddenly came back in a hurry. When he saw Ning Yu, he knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I just heard the news. The third prince and the fourth prince are now guests at the residence of His Highness Prince Yong!"
"How could...why are the two of them in Prince Yong's Mansion?"
"Damn, what the hell is going on?"
"Could it be..." Ning Yu suddenly thought of a possibility and was stunned: "The third and fourth children sold me?"
"It must be, and only in this way can the second child survive the attacks of the nine masters unharmed!"
"Ning'an, Ningshu, okay!"
"You are very good, ah - I want to kill you!"
Ning Yu's face was filled with fear and uneasiness at this moment. Now he was not only facing his brother's back stabbing, but what was even more terrifying was that once King Yong knew that those assassins were sent by him last night, would he still have a way to survive?
You know, the entire capital is now in the hands of King Yong!
"Quick, prepare a fast horse for me, I am leaving the city!"
"There are also silver notes, prepare a hundred thousand taels of silver notes for me!"
"No, there is still the king's treasury..."
Ning Yu staggered back and forth, overturning all the tables and chairs to the ground. As a figure like an iron tower arrived, Ning Yu's figure trembled, and he couldn't help but sit down on the ground.
"General Dian...Dian Wei!"
"See His Highness the King of Jingzhou!"
"General, no courtesy...gu!" Ning Yu looked at Dian Wei's burly figure, couldn't help but swallowed his saliva, and said tremblingly: "I wonder why the general came here this time?"
"By order of my lord, I invite His Highness to go to my house and have a talk!"
"Oh...let me change my clothes!"
"My lord has an order. After seeing His Highness the King of Jingzhou, he will bring it back directly."
"Oh, okay! Then I won't change it."
Ning Yu was in a state of trance like a frightened quail, following Dian Wei blankly like a zombie.
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Prince Yong's Mansion.
Ning Fan discussed with everyone the situation in the world and how Dayu should seize the opportunity in this troubled world.
"Kong Ming, please tell me first!"
"yes!"
Zhuge Liang bowed his hands respectfully, looked around, and then said: "Everyone, now that the situation in the world is very clear, let me start with Yu the Great. After I took the initiative to conquer the southern barbarians, establish the western territory, and swallow up the Eastern Huaihe River, I the Great Yu will be in the south, east and west. There are almost no forces that can threaten my homeland, Dayu."
"Whether it's the Southern Barbarians or Guanshan, I, Dayu, can rest easy in his southern territory!"
"Unless..." Zhuge Liang's eyes were filled with sharpness: "Dali was destroyed, and after Dayan annexed Dali, he entered from Huainan!"
"And Donghuai has now become a vassal of my Dayu. Although there are many rebels in its territory, it is difficult for it to become a phenomenon in a short time!"
"Although there are dangers from Japanese slave pirates on the East China Sea, having General Gong Jin and General Qi in charge is enough to stabilize one side."
"Since then, the greatest threat to me, Dayu, is the northern and western regions!"
After hearing Zhuge Liang's analysis, everyone nodded in agreement, and Guo Jia also spoke at the right time: "There is a danger of Xuanjian Pass in the western border, and it is heavily guarded. It will not be easy for Da Yan to break through the pass."
"What Fengxiao said is true. Now, Hu Nu's army is pressing across the northern border and is constantly increasing its troops. The pressure on our northern border is also increasing day by day."
"Besides, our border to the north is relatively long and there is no danger to defend it. Even if a million troops press on the north, it may not be impregnable."
"Therefore, I, Dayu, must be worried about the threat from the north."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Guo Jia, Chen Gong and others nodded, and Ning Fan spoke at the right time: "I, Dayu, do not have a Great Wall in the north, and the border stretches for more than a hundred miles. The war between Hu Nu and I, Dayu, has been completely ignited. "
"Although our army has not been defeated so far, in the face of Hu Nu's army constantly pressing forward, our army can only be forced to shrink its defense line!"
"The king is preparing to personally lead his army northward after being enthroned in the East Palace."
"Lord!"
Jia Xu suddenly cupped his hands slightly and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates received news this morning that Da Yan's offensive is even more rapid this time. On the other side of Da Li, the Li River is about to be lost again."
"Um……"
Ning Fan also fell into silence. Given the huge disparity in national power between Dali and Dayan, if he did not intervene, Dali's collapse would be a certainty.
But now, Dayu's border is also tight. If he divides his troops to support Dali, it will not be as simple as dividing his troops.
"Kong Ming, Fengxiao, Wenhe, Wenyou, tell me, should Dali be saved?"
"No help!"
Li Ru was the first to speak, and his tone was without hesitation.
"Why?"
"My lord, today's Dali is full of holes. Although the empress has reorganized the court, the country's strength cannot be sustained."
"Da Yan's cavalry pushed them all the way, and sooner or later the north of the Li River would fall into Da Yan's hands again."
"My lord, if I, Dayu, save Dayu, I will have to confront Dayan directly. It will be of no benefit to us."
"Besides, my lord has already built a fortress in Huainan. All we need to do is transfer the Guanshan Army into Huainan. Even if Dali is destroyed, it will not be that simple for Dayan to enter from the southwest of me."
"Besides, the Hu Nu in the north are constantly increasing their troops. With the current strength of my army, Dayu, I am afraid that a fierce battle is inevitable. It is better to let Dayu use his last remaining strength to weaken Dayan's national power!"
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