Although there are many traces of war near the Nine Gates of the Imperial Palace, the Qinqin Hall is located in the center and has not been affected. The most shocking thing is the Danfeng City Gate. The mountain of corpses makes people shudder.
Fortunately, the group of people had already arrived at the Zhonghe Hall, and following Xiao Zimu's words of celebration, they all happily headed towards the Qinyi Hall.
But after all, I couldn't eat the celebration banquet after the war.
With the recovery of Chang'an, the Shi's army retreated to Shiliting, and news that had been blocked for a long time became available. General Zhao and Xiao Mubai received letters from their subordinates respectively.
The expressions of both of them changed, and they both said goodbye.
Once these two people left, the celebration banquet would inevitably lose its celebratory flavor.
The Marquis then suggested that we should leave first and leave many things to be done, so we can save them for later.
Before Xiao Zimu could give the order, the table was withdrawn, and looking at the faces of General Zhao and Xiao Mubai, he was afraid that another war was about to break out.
Xia Chu went to Xiao Zimu and had a secret chat for a while. Before leaving, he once again told him that no matter how busy he was every day, he should take time to go to Kunning Palace to see the unconscious emperor and say something he liked to hear.
After Xiao Zimu agreed, Xia Chu and Hou Ye chased them out as they left. Xiao Zimu took Huo Tianxiu to the study to find out what happened.
When Xia Chu and Hou Ye chased after him, they happened to hear the two of them talking and walking out of the palace.
Xiao Mubai asked General Zhao, "Are the Mongols attacking?"
General Zhao nodded solemnly. This situation was not difficult to guess. After all, the Shi family's army returned to Beijing in full force. It was normal for the Mongolian people to march straight in unimpeded.
However, what made General Zhao look solemn was another thing. He said in a deep voice: "Not only the Mongols, but also the Hu people have begun to attack Han Yang."
Xia Chu said, "Hey," that shouldn't be the case. He, Xiao Mubai, and King Hu wrote letters, and the correspondence was temporarily suspended until the recent civil strife.
In the Yufu Palace, Chang Hui took out the handwritten letters written by Concubine Li to the State of Hu. They were obtained through Xiao Mubai's hand and negotiations with King Hu in the name of Third Young Master Qiao and Princess Su Ran.
After all, King Hu and the second prince Hu Zongming owed them a big favor when they were at the hunting grounds of Liang State.
If Xiao Mubai hadn't killed Duan Qian Guanshi in time and allowed Hu Zongming to take back the military power of the Hu State, both King Hu and Hu Zongming would have returned to the Hu State without their lives.
In addition to asking King Hu to help deliver the letters, Xiao Mubai also proposed that Liang, Hu, and Xiao form an alliance and refrain from fighting for the time being.
Hu State had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle at Han Yang led by Duan Qian Guanshi. King Hu naturally agreed to Xiao Mubai's proposal.
Now, why do you go back on your word and attack Han Yang
General Zhao didn't know the inside story, but Xiao Mubai understood why Xia Chu said that. He frowned and thought for a while before saying, "I'm afraid civil strife has arisen in Hu State."
They had interrupted the correspondence because of the civil strife, but now that they had exchanged letters, Han Sa did not send a letter from King Hu, which could only mean that there was a problem there as well.
Xiao Mubai asked General Zhao: "Is Han Yang's war tight?"
Old General Zhao didn't understand why he concluded that there was also civil strife in Hu State, but when he was asked, he still replied truthfully: "It's not a tight situation, but we could have dispatched some manpower to reinforce the new city, but now we can't move much. .”
The Marquis frowned as he listened. Although he did not want to add insult to injury at this moment, he had to say: "Although Gu Weiyi has regained military power, the lost cities have to be fought back one by one. To the west, It’s also very bad.”
A look of understanding suddenly appeared in Xiao Mubai's eyes, and the three of them couldn't help but look at him. He pinched the letter in his hand, collected his thoughts, and then said: "There is also a war in Yucheng. The person leading the troops is The millet pine originally stationed at the border of the Western Region."
After he finished speaking with a serious expression, the expressions of the remaining three people also became more serious.
The civil strife in Chang'an has just subsided. Concubine Li and Shi Fuqiu are still watching at the ten-mile pavilion in the north of the city. The border areas that were originally peaceful have also begun to fight.
Xiao Mubai knew best that because of his relationship with Liang State, General Qiao was originally stationed in Khitan City.
The border between the two countries has always been peaceful, and business exchanges are even very prosperous. The number of intermarriages in Khitan City and Chongqing City is countless, so how can there be another war
The most outrageous thing is... the person leading the army is actually Gu Zisong.
Liang Guo was afraid that... civil strife also arose.
At the beginning of Xia, I had heard Xiao Mubai mention some things about Liang Guozhong. He heard that the leader was Gu Zisong, so he probably guessed something. He and Xiao Mubai looked at each other with panic in their eyes.
Isn't this also Li Fei's plan
If so, this woman is really too scary...
In fact, civil strife did arise in Liang State, but this matter had nothing to do with Concubine Li. Her hands were not that long. After all, it was the border area under Xiao Mubai's jurisdiction, and Liang State was inextricably linked to Xiao Mubai. Relationship, she can't get in.
The main culprit of the civil strife in Liang was a letter written by Yue Fengwan.
A letter he asked Qi Liu to pass to Luo Kui when he learned that Xiao Mubai had a dual identity.
Xiao Mubai knew that Yue Fengwan had secret contacts with the Gu family of Liang State, but he did not know that the Gu family had the intention of usurping the throne.
Except for King Liang, no one in the Liang Kingdom knew that the boss behind Tinglan Water Tower was Xiao Mubai.
Therefore, the time when Xiao Mubai took Xia Chu to visit Tinglan Water Tower was also the first time Yue Fengwan and the Gu family met there.
Before Xia Chu left, he also saw the back of Yue Fengwan. The two boats were one behind the other. Xiao Mubai only knew that they had some contact, but unfortunately he couldn't find out what they talked about.
Xiao Mubai could only be more vigilant about the border between Liang and the Western Regions. Who would have thought that what they talked about in detail that night in Tinglan Water Tower was actually the great rebellion that led to Gu Zi, who is now stationed at the border of the Western Regions. Song directly raised his troops and returned to Beijing.
Luo Kui was Yue Feng's contact person who stayed with the Gu family. That letter told the Gu family that the time for rebellion had come...
The reason why the Gu family was incited by Yue Fengwan was that he had a lot of troops and could be the master, so why should he be a minister.
Secondly, King Liang has always valued the Qiao family. Both Qiao and Gu are the families of generals, but King Liang is very wary of the Gu family. Although he loves Concubine Gu a lot, he refuses to make the fourth prince Liang Shaoguang his heir.
Gu Younian himself was the co-organizer of the university, his son Gu Zisong was a powerful soldier, both father and son were both civil and military, and his daughter was the favored concubine of the harem. Logically speaking, Concubine Gu's son should have been established as the crown prince.
But not only did King Liang refuse to let go, even Princess Hu, whom Liang Shaoguang had longed for, was finally betrothed to the seventh prince Liang Shaoxuan.
The Gu family naturally understood that King Liang did not want to register him at all.
Yuefengwan is willing to devote all his country's efforts to help and let his Gu family stand up and take charge. How can Gu Younian not be moved
(End of chapter)