"Your Majesty, the people over there seem to be Dakang's welcoming envoys!!"
On the official road not far from the capital, a group of people wearing ethnic minority costumes reined in their horses and looked suspiciously at a pair of people wearing Dakang court uniforms not far away.
"Really??"
In the carriage in the middle of the team, after hearing these words, an extremely low voice came.
After a while, the door of the carriage was pushed open, and then a man covered in gold and silver leaned out from inside, stood on the side of the carriage, and looked into the distance.
There was a group of people in the distance, wearing the uniforms of the Dakang court, and a pair of soldiers wearing shining silver armor.
"It looks like it should be!!"
The man with a somewhat distinguished status narrowed his eyes and looked a little confused. This seemed to be inconsistent with their previous agreement.
"***,come here!!"
Suddenly, the man called a man dressed as a general next to him, and then gave an order in his ear.
The general's expression changed, and he seemed to be a little disbelieving and said: "Your Majesty, no way! We are now outside the capital of Dakang!! If we start here, we are not afraid of arousing the same hatred of the surrounding countries?"
...
Half an hour later, a piece of news reached the capital.
When Emperor Mingkang saw the memorial in his hand, his face darkened and he suddenly became furious.
"What's going on? How could Tuhun and the others be attacked and killed there??? Whose?"
In the imperial study room, everyone became silent for a moment, because the owner of the Daming Palace, who was also the owner of the great Kangshan, was furious.
The terrifying aura was like an angry lion, and a terrifying murderous intention began to hover in this small place.
Dai Quan said tremblingly: "It hasn't been found out yet!!"
Emperor Mingkang threw the secret book in his hand towards Dai Quan and said angrily: "Trash!! What I want to hear is not that it hasn't been found out yet. It hasn't been found out yet, so why are you still here!" !」
Dai Quan did not dare to dodge, and let the secret fold hit him, and quickly replied: "Go back to the emperor, the secret guards have already gone!! I guess it won't be long before we have the answer!"
When Emperor Mingkang heard this, he raised his hands unnaturally and gave the imperial case a hard blow.
"Who is it?! I swear, I will cut you into pieces!!!"
Tuhun and these people were none other than the foreign vassal kings that Turpan came to meet before. He also wanted to take the opportunity to show them the power of Dakang and make them a vassal state of Dakang.
Now that something like this happened, not only did his plan fail, but the king of Turpan was attacked and killed near the capital of Dakang. Turpan was afraid that he would mobilize the whole region to come to Dakang for an explanation, and the southwest countries , the countries in the north, including Russia and other powerful countries outside the region, are now united by some people with ulterior motives, which is not good news for Dakang.
It is even said that there is a danger of annihilation of the country. He does not think that Dakang's current national strength can cope with the attacks of all surrounding countries at the same time.
"Call the cabinet ministers, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, Liang Shan, Fang Lei, as well as Duke Zhen and Duke Li to come to the Imperial Study to discuss matters!!"
In the blink of an eye, the little eunuchs who were delivering the order in the palace hurriedly left the palace of the champion prince of Daming Palace. Cai Luan seemed a little unbelievable when she saw the information in her hands, so she looked at Xu Yuanhui again.
"This can't be true, can it?"
Xu Yuanhui smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's true. If the Marquis hadn't been in the capital now, I would have thought it was the Marquis's handiwork!"
Cai Luan was silent for a moment, "Have you sent a message to the Marquis? This matter is a big one and I can't make up my mind!"
Xu Yuanhui sighed, "The girl on the Marquis's horse knows that our messenger falcon can't keep up at all! Besides, even if there is one, it is only at a fixed point. The Marquis is probably on his way back now, and the location cannot be determined. , how to talk about delivering news!"
Hearing Xu Yuanhui's explanation, Cai Luan shook his head helplessly.
"Is the palace already aware of this matter?"
Xu Yuanhui nodded, "I already know it. It can be said that our people and those in the palace received the news at the same time!"
Cai Luan nodded, she was still thinking that if the palace didn't know about this situation yet, she would inform the palace of this information for the time being!
"Have you found out whose hands and feet it is??"
Xu Yuanhui shook his head, "This matter is a bit strange, leaving no trace at all, but it is possible to kill hundreds of people in the capital in such a short period of time, unless it is a small team of thousands of people, but the capital is not like this at all. Big team transfers, even to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing!"
Cai Luan was quite surprised to hear this. If he said this, it would be really strange.
"Okay, you go down and talk to the brothers first, so that they can be mentally prepared. I'm afraid there will be something to do as soon as the Marquis comes back!! It's such an eventful time!!"
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After making incense, a small sedan arrived from the corner gate to the Hou Mansion. In the study, Cai Luan, Xu Yuanhui and Er Niu were both there. After seeing the person coming, Cai Luan said nothing and handed over the information. .
"Old Monster Xu, what do you think about this matter?"
After a while, Cai Luan asked straight to the point.
I saw that the person who came was an elderly man with gray hair, a goatee, and a foot-long sideburns. He looked a bit like a fairy. The fastest.updated.in.Cobr/>
This man's name was Xu Yuan, and he was a consultant hired by Jia Cui when he was in Liaodong. This man was very skilled in calculations and opinions, and was even better than the old foxes in the dynasty.
"I'm afraid this matter is not that simple!!"
After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan pinched his goatee and said with a very cautious expression.
"How to say??"
Xu Yuanhui was the first to ask.
Xu Yuan sighed, "You are all our own people, old man, I won't beat around the bush! I won't go into details about the impact this matter will have on Dakang. You can probably imagine those things!"
"The old man will analyze the impact this incident will have on all the forces in the capital and who might take action!"
Upon hearing what the other party said, Cai Luan and the other three did not speak, but frowned and listened.
"First of all, who might have done this and who has the ability to do it!!"
"The vassal king of Turpan brought a lot of people to Dakang this time, at least five or six hundred people! To be able to kill these people in such a short period of time is definitely not a small force. It’s noisy, and they even say that the military may be involved!”
"But according to the information we have received so far, there are no traces of military mobilization in the capital, which means it shouldn't be an overt mobilization!!"
Hearing this, several people narrowed their eyes, and Xu Yuanhui said aloud: "Mr. Xu, what you mean is that those people put on makeup and left the city?"
Xu Yuan shook his head, "The specific method is still uncertain, but it is definitely not an open dispatch, but a secretive one!"
"As for who can accomplish this, there are only a few forces in the capital, one of which is the emperor. Of course, the possibility is very low. Based on the old man's current understanding of Dakang and the current emperor, He would never do such a thing at this time!"
"The other one is the Supreme Emperor. Over the years, the Supreme Emperor has been hiding behind the scenes. When he rarely takes action, the probability that it will be him this time is not very high. After all, this country is still surnamed Chu. If it really offends the people in Dakang, The smoke spreading everywhere is not a good thing for the royal family!"
At this point, he added hesitantly.
"Of course, the possibility of the Supreme Emperor cannot be completely ruled out in this matter. As for why it is him, I will talk about it later!"
"The other one is our Marquis Mansion. If we go to intercept and kill, it won't take many people at all. If Commander Xu leads the team, maybe less than a hundred people can kill him within a period of time.
A decisive battle, but I already know it’s not us, so we should rule this out first! "
"Then there are the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke of Liguo, and a few other nobles with relatively high titles. There are also some powerful nobles outside. They have many men who have retired from Jiubian. Although those people have retreated, But in terms of overall strength, it is still not weak. If those people are organized into a force, although it will be difficult, it is not impossible!"
"As for the others, the possibility is relatively small, such as people from Beiyuan, Fusang, and the southwestern countries. Their purpose is to arouse the hostility of the countries surrounding Dakang against Dakang. If we take this opportunity again, By fanning the flames, we can contact many people over there and launch a crusade against Dakang. This is possible!"
"This is the situation in Dakang right now. Most of the money in the national treasury has been spent on disaster relief. I am afraid that it will not be able to organize multiple armies to resist them all. By then, Dakang's vitality will be severely damaged, and it will not be possible for at least twenty or thirty years. It’s a big temptation to open up new territories and even have some of the territory encroached upon by other countries!”
"But as I said, this is the capital after all. If they want to get here without rest, it's probably not an easy task. Not to mention us, even the royal family has many spies. , they are not fools, so the possibility is not high!!"
"Finally, let's talk about the Supreme Emperor I mentioned before. Thinking about it from another direction, if this matter is really the handiwork of the Supreme Emperor, then who is the purpose of the other party, or what exactly does the other party want to do??"
Xu Yuanhui frowned tightly. Although he could understand this kind of analysis, he could only understand it.
If you let him think for himself, then spare him!
As for Er Niu, just don’t think about it, it hurts your brain. The fastest.updated.in.Cobr/>
Cai Luan was the only one who looked thoughtful. This young lady who aspired not to be a vase spared no effort in order to help Jia Qi in the future.
"Deploying troops??"
Cai Luan suddenly said such a sentence, Xu Yuan was a little surprised, but he nodded.
"That's right!! Since there is going to be a war, we have to mobilize our troops, and there is another key question, whose troops are mobilized?? Once the soldiers leave the city, who will be most beneficial!!"
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