General Ma pondered again: dispatching an army is an extremely important matter, how could the king and prince send someone I don't know? Could it be that there is another conspiracy in it
This place is only a hundred miles away from the capital, and the journey takes less than a day, why not send a confidant to ride a thousand-mile horse to ask the prince what is going on, if it is really the prince and the king's intention, I will send troops soon; If there is something wrong with this person, I will kill him and take back the soldier tiger talisman.
With a ghost in his stomach, he twitched the corners of his mouth, and smiled on the surface: "By the way, I haven't asked what the name of the angel is yet?"
The matter is so urgent, but he asked my name, thinking it was still a cliché. Yan Li thought for a while: I just tell him his name, so what
"I am the king's bodyguard. My surname is Yan. I don't want to mention my name." Yan Li said in a humble and humble manner.
General Ma's eyes were piercing: "I used to be a guard in the palace. Although I have led the army here in the past few years, I often go back to the palace to pay respects to the king. I have probably met and known the people around him, but there has never been a single person. A guard surnamed Yan?" While speaking, General Ma raised his eyes, as if expressing great doubts about Yan Li's identity.
Yan Li didn't avoid General Ma's gaze, but greeted him calmly: "Didn't I say that I just became a bodyguard for the king, so the general didn't know me."
"Hahahaha!" General Ma suddenly yelled in a strange manner, "Well, you have driven such a long way, and the weather is cold, why don't you drink two glasses of wine first, and let's talk while drinking."
Yan Lizheng was very anxious, how could he drink wine: "But, the king..."
"Hey, even if the king is in a hurry, he is not in a hurry for this meal. I will go down now and order the army to gather. After we have eaten, we will go on the road."
Regardless of whether Yan Li agrees or not, General Ma said to a pawn beside him: "You go and prepare a table of good food. I want to have a good drink with Yan Shiwei and discuss the matter of dispatching troops."
The pawn agreed and went down to prepare the food and wine.
"Yan Shiwei, you wait here for a while, I will go down and order the lieutenant general to call up the army, and when we finish eating and drinking, we can send troops just in time."
Without waiting for Yan Li to agree or not, General Ma turned around and headed towards the back hall like the wind.
"General Ma!" Yan Li shouted, but General Ma did not respond.
What is he doing? Are you stalling for time, or are you trying to verify my identity? Yan Lijian's eyebrows were raised, his face was tangled, his hands were scissored behind his back, and he was walking up and down the hall, his heart burning with anxiety.
General Na Ma withdrew to the back hall and called a confidant deputy general surnamed Wu.
"General Ma asked me to come. Is there anything urgent?" Deputy General Wu asked.
"I called you here, there must be something important!" General Ma sat at a table, spread out the paper, quickly wrote a letter, dried the ink, put it in an envelope, sealed it with wax, and then Hand it over to Lieutenant General Wu.
"Take this letter, go to the capital immediately, go to the prince's mansion, and give it to the prince. Listen to the prince's answer, and then come back and tell me right away."
Lieutenant Wu held the letter in his hand, feeling as if it was of great weight: "General Ma, what happened?"
General Ma's eyes were deep and ferocious: "In the hall outside there was a guard who claimed to be the king, and he brought the prince's troop dispatching tiger amulet to ask me to mobilize the troops from the Southwest Camp to go to Beijing to suppress the rebellion. I felt that this person was a bit strange. I dare not agree right away, so I ask you to ask the prince."
Vice-General Wu asked, "Is the tiger amulet in the hands of this man who claims to be the king's bodyguard real?"
"It's not fake at all!" General Ma licked his teeth, "This is exactly what puzzles me. This is such an important troop transfer tiger charm, how can someone I don't know use it to match me? And this The man's face is very majestic, his gaze is like a torch, he doesn't look like an ordinary person, if such a person is just a guard, he is too inferior."
Deputy General Wu lowered his head and pondered over General Ma's words: "The general thinks, what happened in the capital?"
General Ma glanced at Deputy General Wu, then shook his head: "It's hard to say!"
The power of the prince, the king is like a vassal, this is already a well-known thing in the country, and General Ma also more or less understands the real intention of the prince to send troops to attack the Dajing Kingdom, which is to strengthen his prestige, so as to accumulate political capital for the future king . The king and the prince disagree on the matter of sending troops. Will the king see through the prince's intentions and want to deprive the prince of his military power
Or there is a third party who also uses the conflict between the prince and the king to create chaos and satisfy personal desires.
"You go to the capital now. There is a thousand-mile horse from the Dawan Kingdom in the general's mansion, which can travel two hundred miles a day. If you ride on it, it will only take two hours to travel between the capital and the military camp. Hurry up and go back!"
Deputy General Wu saluted General Ma, then turned to the backyard, rode on the Chollima, and went to the capital.
General Ma called another confidant and whispered in his ear: "Go and call a team of guards, with big knives in hand, to stand at the door of the meeting hall. If that person drives out of the meeting hall, his head will be cut off!"
"Decree!"
The confidant also hurried to prepare.
General Ma was not in a hurry to go out to meet Yan Li, he asked his servants to bring a pot of tea, and sipped it slowly.
In the conference hall, Yan Li sat down and stood up on the chair, stood up and sat down again, but couldn't wait for General Ma to come. Cursing in my heart: This man surnamed Ma is deliberately teasing me! If this continues, when can I go to the capital
He didn't care about it, and rushed into the back hall with his head down.
"Stop!" There were two guards in the back hall, wearing shining armor, holding a large knife out of the sheath in their hands, and their faces were full of flesh, just like butchers, "Where are you going?"
Yan Li didn't quarrel with them, he cupped his fists and saluted: "Two big brothers, please go and invite General Ma out. Now the king is in danger, and the country is in danger. A little later, the king's life will be in danger. I hope General Ma will look after the country. For the sake of the common people, follow me to the capital earlier."
The guard holding the knife said loudly: "General Ma has something to delay, so I ask you to wait a little longer in the meeting hall. Don't worry, General Ma will do things properly and will not miss the king's affairs. Go back quickly, otherwise, Don't blame my two brothers for being ungrateful!"
Yan Li squeezed the sword in his hand. If he wanted to fight, would these two be his opponents? Just one dozen, black and white are indistinguishable! Just be patient and wait a little longer!
Yan Li snorted coldly, and turned back to the meeting hall. At this time, outside the door of the meeting hall, there were already more than a dozen guards standing, all wearing bright armor, with bows and arrows straddling their waists, and holding unsheathed swords in their hands. , Pairs of eyes rushed to Yan Li. These evil and malicious eyes made Yan Li feel worried.
They were clearly sent by General Ma to guard him and not let him leave. At the same time, they also protected General Ma and prevented Yan Li from doing harm to General Ma. Dealing with so many people by one person is more difficult and dangerous than dealing with Ma Yu and eleven people with Xiao Leng on the road.
By the way, I don't know how Xiao Leng is doing now? In terms of martial arts, it is impossible for Xiao Leng to be Li Hao's opponent. Could it be that Xiao Leng has...
As Yan Li thought about it, pain flashed in his cold eyes, and at the same time, his hands tightened his sword.
Yan Li drank two cups of tea, thinking that it was not an option to wait like this, now that the situation is already in the same position, how can we bring the Southwest army to the capital without breaking the boat
Yan Li's eyes flashed, and he strode out the door. The sword light was like a rainbow, arching in front of Yan Li, like an insurmountable barrier.
"Stop, where are you going?" the guard asked.
Yan Li smiled coldly: "General Ma is deliberately avoiding me now and refuses to send troops to rescue the king. I have no choice but to go back to meet the king and let the king punish General Ma for the crime of waiting and watching. If you know what is good or bad, take the knife away, otherwise , Don't blame me for being rude!"