Xia Yuanqiu said without hesitation: "Could it be that the spies collectively rebelled?"
Zhu Yan shook his head: "This is impossible. The spies sent to Beiming Kingdom have their families in Kyoto. They will not betray the country in vain for the lives of their families. What's more, there is no connection between the spies and the spies. They have no connection at all. If you don’t know the other party’s identity, how can you rebel together?”
Xia Yuanqiu added: "There is another possibility. There is a spy here, and someone is treason with the Beiming Kingdom."
Zhu Yan nodded: "Brother Huang and I both have this suspicion, but we have no clue about this matter at the moment."
Xia Yuanqiu asked again: "How many people know about Beiming's spies?"
"Not many. Apart from me and the emperor brother, there are only a few people. But these few people cannot be collaborators with the enemy and the country."
"Tell me, who are they?"
Zhu Yan took a pen and paper from the desk and wrote down the names of these people one by one.
There were several people whose names were familiar to Xia Yuanqiu. It was impossible for these people to be treasonous. Only one person's name was unfamiliar, King Rong of Luobei.
"This Prince Rong of Luobei is the father of the new queen, Princess Qiao Xin?"
Zhu Yan shook his head: "It's her grandfather. Her father, Prince Xiaorong, has not officially taken over Prince Rong's Mansion in Luobei."
"Then how does this old Prince Rong behave on a daily basis?"
Zhu Yan shook his head again: "Although he is a prince, he has a foreign surname. Because he led troops to guard Luobei, he was given the hereditary title of king. He rarely comes to Beijing. My brother and I don't know him well. This In the past few years, he often complained of illness and did not even come to attend the annual tribute. He only sent some servants to bring some tributes to solve the problem."
Xia Yuanqiu continued: "But because the actual control of Luobei is in his hands, so when he said he wanted to marry, Zhu Sheng had to forcefully marry his granddaughter?"
Zhu Yan nodded: "Yes, the emperor's brother married Rong Qiaoxin this time precisely because of the request of the old King Rong. In order to consolidate the stability of Luobei, the emperor's brother had no choice but to marry Rong Qiaoxin."
Zhu Yan added: "I heard that the old Prince Rong loves his little granddaughter Rong Qiaoxin very much. He probably won't bet on his little granddaughter's life. This rebellion may have nothing to do with him."
Xia Yuanqiu shook his head: "Not necessarily. In political battles, nothing cannot be sacrificed. What's more, just a granddaughter, even the only biological daughter, may become a victim of political battles."
"Old King Rong has an army of 300,000 and is the king of Luobei. How can he bear to be subordinate to others forever? He has soldiers and power. If there is another suitable opportunity, he can establish himself as king or succeed to the throne. Nothing is impossible.”
Zhu Yan frowned and said: "If this is true, things will be more complicated. Half of the spies from the Beiming Kingdom were sent to Beiming by the old King Rong. Even the emperor doesn't know the actual situation of these spies. So , Old King Rong is really suspicious."
Xia Yuanqiu suddenly felt sad for Rong Qiaoxin. A life of honor and favor had cultivated her current arrogance and arrogance, but how could she have imagined how many conspiracy interests were hidden behind those honors and favors.
She suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked: "The Ningxiang Pills that the emperor rewarded the day before yesterday were from Beiming Kingdom as tribute?"
Zhu Yan's eyelids also jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, it is suspected to be a tribute from Beiming Kingdom. Have you used it?"
Xia Yuanqiu shook his head: "It's useless. Xing Fang put that thing in the makeup box. I'll look for it!!" If it is really a tribute from Beiming Kingdom, there must be something wrong.