In the middle of the night, Su Xian was woken up just as he drifted off to sleep. However, someone sent by the Princess Mansion arrived overnight, bringing the news that "one hundred thousand Liao troops were stationed at the border."
The messenger saw Su Xian's worry and couldn't help but smile:
"Su Wenxue, there is no need to be anxious. Her Royal Highness the Princess has already informed the court and made appropriate arrangements. Even if the Liao army goes south to invade the border, it is impossible to break through Youzhou!"
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After hearing this, Su Xian felt much more relaxed.
After seeing off the messenger, Su Xian went back to his room and reluctantly fell asleep.
The next day, another news came.
It was mainly a war of words between Liang and Liao.
Daliang accused the Liao State of deliberately destroying the decades-old peace between the two countries.
The Liao Kingdom also had its own rhetoric——
The general idea is that Princess Lanling of Daliang brought a hundred thousand troops from Shendu and stationed them in Yingzhou and other places. Although they were not border states and counties such as Youzhou, there was no difference.
So, if you, Daliang, first stationed 100,000 troops on the border, why can't we, the Liao Kingdom, do the same?
Liang Guo then moved out of the Liao Kingdom to plot in detail the rebellion in the prefectures and counties in the northern part of Hebei Province...
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In short, Liang and Liao went back and forth, each holding his own opinions and criticizing the other from the moral high ground. The war of words between the two countries was very lively.
After Su Xian learned about this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Judging from the current situation, the possibility of the Liao army going south to invade the border is very low. They seem to have sent 100,000 Liao troops because "one hundred thousand Liang troops were stationed at the border first."
The real reason is definitely not this, but at least there will be no war in the near future...
Su Xian, who felt at ease, began to seriously study the "missing Liao army" case. This case was most likely related to the 100,000 Liao army stationed at the border!
"Youzhou!"
After studying for a long time, Su Xian stood up, pointed at the word "Youzhou" on the map with his hand, then looked at Yang Zhilan, who was the only one accompanying him, and said:
“Since we don’t have any clues about the crime scene at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain in Fanyang County, we might as well jump out of that strange circle and look outside!”
"Youzhou! It has always been the barrier to the north, a battleground for military strategists!"
"In addition to Youzhou, the prefectures and counties in Daliang that border the Liao Kingdom include Tanzhou, Jizhou, Pingzhou and Yingzhou. If the Liao army invades from Tanzhou, Jizhou, Pingzhou and Yingzhou, it will still need to Only by passing through Youzhou can we go south and penetrate into the hinterland of Daliang."
"Youzhou, the place of throat..."
"We might as well make a bold guess. If this case has some potential connection with the one hundred thousand Liao troops stationed at the border, then we can analyze that Youzhou is the key!"
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Yang Zhilan's face was expressionless, and a look of thought flashed in her eyes. Perhaps it was to prevent Su Xian from talking too embarrassingly to herself, or perhaps to express her own opinions. She nodded slowly and said:
"Youzhou!"
concise.
Let it be concise and concise.
"You also think Youzhou is the key, right? Well, let's set off for Youzhou tomorrow!" Su Xian made a decision with a wave of his hand.
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With the plan in mind, Su Xian began to make arrangements to go to Youzhou tomorrow.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the time when the lanterns first came on.
Su Xian had dinner, took a shower and changed clothes, then stood in front of the huge map again, lost in thought.
Originally, Su Xian was eager to solve the case, but it was far from necessary. Even if he couldn't solve the case, he could still run away.
Now, the desire to investigate the case is actually very strong. Perhaps it is because the case is extremely difficult and challenging, or perhaps because he does not want to see 100,000 Liao troops going south to invade the border...
The restaurant where he stayed had been booked, and there were no guests except Su Xian and his party, so the restaurant was particularly quiet at night.
Several bean-sized oil lamps were flashing with dancing light, and the sound of the watch could be heard faintly.
Su Xian stood silently in front of the huge map for a long time, his eyes flashing with light from time to time.
Yang Zhilan was still the only one accompanying Su Xian. She stood silently beside the huge map, with several oil lamps brightly illuminating her thin and expressionless face.
As the top killer of the inner guards, Yang Zhilan is not just a murderous blade.
She also has the ability to reason and analyze, which is quite impressive.
Although she didn't say much about this case, she had actually deduced it in her mind countless times out of instinct and to help Su Xian.
But the case was so suspenseful that even she was at a loss...
Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed across Yang Zhilan's mind. She suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Su Xian, and said with a hint of excitement in her indifference:
"Naiwei Anzi!"
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In the quiet night, Yang Zhilan's voice seemed very abrupt.
Su Xian's thoughts were interrupted, but before he had time to think about it, he understood what Yang Zhilan wanted to express.
The inner guard Anzi!
He is a very powerful spy.
Different small cabinet leaders lead the Anzi in different areas.
They could be traffickers and lackeys, farmers in the countryside, servants and maids, and more likely minor officials in government offices at all levels, etc.
The origins of Anzi are diverse, and the content of surveillance is all-encompassing.
Logically speaking, the local internal guard Anzi is the best assistant in investigating the case.
But after the "Liao Army Disappearance Case" occurred, Princess Lanling did not seek help from the inner guard Anzi.
The main reason is that the Neiwei Anzi in Hebei Province, especially in several northern states and counties, all disappeared more than a month ago.
In the northern part of Hebei Province, such a large area has become a vacuum zone for internal surveillance.
Although Xiaoge leader sent people to investigate several times, there was no news about these people after they came to Hebei Road and disappeared directly.
This is also the reason why Yang Zhilan came to Yingzhou to spend the rest of her life alone...
Later, Princess Lanling went to Youzhou to take charge, so Xiaoge took this opportunity to personally rush to the northern part of Hebei Province. In addition to clearing the way for the princess, he would also personally find out the reason why the inner guard Anzi disappeared.
However, I never thought that the leader of Xiao Ge died before he left the army, and died in Su Xian's hands on the way...
From the perspective of the imperial court or Princess Lanling, several states in the northern part of Hebei Province have almost become forbidden areas for internal guards, because even the small cabinet leaders have disappeared.
That's a small pavilion leader!
Princess Lanling encountered many difficult things in Hebei Province. She once wrote to the imperial court and asked the chief of the inner guard to send more inner guard spies or killers to help.
But the chief minister received a reply saying that the internal security guards had several difficult cases that had not yet been investigated, and they could not spare any manpower.
Therefore, in the past few months, there have been almost no internal guards or killers in several states in northern Hebei Province. After the "Liao Army Disappearance Case" broke out, Princess Lanling did not seek help from the local internal guards Anzi.
Of course, Lan Ling's sharp eyes had already seen that Yang Zhilan had a different identity, but she had a bigger plan... Relatively speaking, this case was not worth mentioning in front of that bigger plan...
Compared with the imperial court and Princess Lanling, Su Xian and Yang Zhilan are naturally different.
One of them killed the inner guard Xiaoge leader with his own hands.
One is the top killer on the inside.
Su Xian holds in his hand a large set of keys that were found from the small pavilion leader.
Yang Zhilan was familiar with the internal affairs of the internal guards. She also knew that there was a metal box hidden in the restaurant where Xiaoge Ling stayed in Yingzhou...
The two of them joining forces may be able to uncover the mystery of the collective disappearance of Anzi in Hebei Province.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that in the process, clues about the 10,000 Liao troops may be found.
Because the inner guard Anzi has various origins, and the things he monitors are all-encompassing!
So after Su Xian heard Yang Zhilan's words "The inner guard is secretly", his face immediately became happy. He grabbed Yang Zhilan's thin shoulders with both hands, shook it gently and said with a smile:
"Zhilan, you are really my lucky general! Why did I forget about the inner guard? Tomorrow we will not go to Youzhou. Instead, we will return to Yingzhou. We will first understand the mystery of the inner guard!"
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