The news that the King of Northwest was attacked and missing, and his whereabouts were unknown, and the Crown Princess fainted from shock, spread throughout the palace and beyond within half an hour.
Many people were gloating over the misfortune, and many people were watching the fire from the other side. Only Xiao Changying heard the news, picked up his sword and was about to leave, but Xiao Changqing grabbed his sword-holding hand and said, "Where are you going first? Are you going to Liangzhou to look for someone?"
Shen Yueshan disappeared when he was ambushed when he left Kyoto and entered Liangzhou.
"It is rumored that the King of the Northwest disappeared due to a surprise attack by the Turks. The Turks must have some ulterior motives. I will go to Your Majesty to ask for permission to find out the Turks' intentions." Xiao Changying found an excuse for himself.
Xiao Changqing chuckled after hearing this: "It is said that it was a surprise attack by the Turks? The word 'it is said' is worth pondering."
"Are you suspecting that someone has set up a trap?" Xiao Changying turned around and looked at his brother in confusion.
"The Turkic royal court is not stable at the moment and will definitely not attack the King of the Northwest now." Xiao Changqing knew the movements of the Turks very well. Ever since Rong Ce was tricked by Xiao Huayong because of the Anxi Defense Map and became the Jiedushi of Hexi, Xiao Changqing had repeatedly told him to be cautious and not to take the lead in anything. Even if his former colleagues provoked him, he had to be magnanimous and tolerant.
He had offended many people when he first became the governor, and had been bullied by many people over the past year. If Rong Ce had not listened to him and been patient, he would not have been able to gain a foothold in Liangzhou.
This time the King of the Northwest was attacked in Liangzhou, and it was rumored that it was done by the Turks. However, Rong Ce, the governor of Hexi, did not receive any news at all, which was a dereliction of duty.
"It is precisely because of my uncle's dereliction of duty that I am going to ask His Majesty to allow me to go to Liangzhou to make amends." Xiao Changying said.
Xiao Changqing glanced at them and said, "Although my uncle is a bit ambitious, he is definitely not a good-for-nothing. If the Turks had attacked the King of the Northwest and he hadn't heard anything about it, I wouldn't have let him stay in Liangzhou as the governor of Hexi."
If one's virtue is not worthy of the position, it will only implicate the entire Rong family.
"Brother, what you mean is that the one who attacked the King of Northwest was not a Turk?" Xiao Changying still trusted his brother. Since his brother said so, he thought more about it. "Someone pretended to be a Turk and attacked the King of Northwest? Who was it?"
How courageous! Is this a mortal enemy
"There is only one person in the world who dares to attack the King of the Northwest..." Xiao Changqing held the seal hanging in his hand and gently turned it between his two fingers. "Your Majesty will never attack the King of the Northwest at this time, and will not pretend to be a Turk."
"Not Your Majesty?" Actually, the first person Xiao Changying suspected was Your Majesty. He said that he wanted to ask Your Majesty for permission to go to Liangzhou, but in fact, he was just talking. He planned to act first and report later. He had done such things many times. The worst case scenario was that he would be punished by Your Majesty when he came back.
He does not expect to inherit the throne, so Your Majesty can like or dislike him. As long as he does not make a big mistake, Your Majesty will not be cruel to him.
"Prince Jiachen is on the run. Your Majesty has been trying to keep things quiet recently because he doesn't want Prince Jiachen to collude with the ministers." Xiao Changqing's dark eyes were deep and solemn. "We should attack the King of the Northwest now. The King of the Northwest is brave and it is not easy to hit him with one strike. And it is not easy to hide it from others. This will undoubtedly push the King of the Northwest towards Prince Jiachen."
It was because of the protection provided by the King of the Northwest and others that King Qian and His Majesty were able to force Crown Prince Jiachen to open the city and surrender.