Zhenwu Tianxia: Summon Yuwen Chengdu at the beginning

Chapter 172 Conspiracy, Letter from Kyoto

The northern border, Yunyan City.

Standing on the majestic city wall, Yuwen Chengdu is looking at the vast grassland in the north with deep eyes.

This time, the battle of Yunyan City was no less tragic than Nanyang City. More than half of the [-] defenders in Yunyan City were killed or injured. The generals, large and small, were almost killed and injured. Even the original general soldiers died on the city wall.

As for the less than 3000 cavalry he led, there were only less than [-] left in the end. If it wasn't for the timely support from Xiangshan City in the end, he might even die on this battlefield.

Although the strength of the Rong people in the north is not as strong as that of the barbarians in the south, they should not be underestimated, especially now that the four royal courts of the Rong people in the north are all ready to move. They have secretly colluded together and may invade Dali again at any time.

And the previous battle of Yunyan City was nothing more than their tentative move.

At this time, he had just received the document of reward from the Governor's Mansion, and had just taken up the post of general soldier of Yunyan City, which meant that the future safety of Yunyan City would be tied to him.

Every time he thinks that the Rong people may attack again, Yu Wencheng feels extremely heavy in his heart.

There are only less than [-] defenders left in Yunyan City today, and there are many wounded soldiers among them. The current Yunyan City cannot withstand any toss.

While Yu Wencheng was meditating, a soldier in iron armor with a rough face came to him in a hurry.

"Master Chief Soldier!"

This soldier is Wang Han, the newly appointed deputy general of Yunyan City.

Yu Wencheng asked: "How is it?"

Wang Han shook his head slightly, and said: "The Dudu's Mansion replied that we can't increase our troops in a short time."

"Why?" Yu Wencheng frowned.

There is a serious shortage of soldiers in Yunyan City. If the Dudu Mansion cannot replenish them, then the defense of Yunyan City will be very dangerous.

Wang Han said with a wry smile: "There were too many casualties in the battle of Nanyang City in Yunzhou. Now the Dudu Mansion has transferred all the soldiers that can be mobilized to Yunzhou, and we can only wait for the replenishment of soldiers in Nanyang City before we can take turns." to us."

Yu Wencheng fell silent after hearing the words.

Dali's military system has very strict restrictions on the frontier army. First of all, the frontier army is not allowed to recruit soldiers, but is recruited by the five army governors, trains soldiers, and assigns soldiers. Simply put, the frontier army commander only has the right to command troops. No training rights.

Once the frontier army suffers too many casualties, the Governor's Mansion will replenish the troops as soon as possible, but it is not known how fast.

The training of soldiers in the Dudu Mansion cannot be completed in a day or two. Even if the soldiers are dispatched from the guards of various states, it will take several months to complete.

Yuwen Chengdu once again looked at the vast grassland in the north. The vast grassland meets the gray sky, and the howling north wind set off waves on the grassland.

Standing with hands behind their backs, the cloak on the iron armor rattled.

Faintly, a strong sense of uneasiness rose in his heart.

What was it that made him so uneasy?
Yu Wencheng's brows furrowed even deeper.

……

Kyoto, Prince Ping's Mansion.

As night fell, the dark night made the whole of Kyoto unusually mysterious and quiet.

Even the luxurious Prince Ping's Mansion became calm and low-key at this time, as if everything seemed very ordinary under the darkness of night.

In the study room of Prince Ping's Mansion, more than a dozen candles flickered on the bronze lampstand, pulling Qin Changping's shadow to dance.

Qin Chang looked at the man in black in front of him with a serious expression.

He was dressed in black, with a strange face, and a slender sword hanging from his waist.

"Nanyang City has failed!"

The man in black had a shrill voice, as if he was deliberately holding his throat to speak.

"The king has received the news!"

Qin Changping said.

The matter of Nanyang City had spread throughout the capital a few days ago, so it was impossible for him not to have heard of it.

"Pity!"

He said with some regret.

"No one thought that he would arrange so many things in Nanyang City." The man in black shook his head slightly, with a bit of helplessness and embarrassment on his bewitching face.

Qin Changping nodded, he knew that the 'he' mentioned by the man in black was Lihuang.

Lihuang was beyond everyone's expectations in Nanyang City.

"Where is the next step?"

Qin Changping asked.

"Yunyan City!" said the man in black.

"Northern Rong people?" Qin Changping frowned.

The man in black nodded and said, "Our time is running out, we must do it as soon as possible."

"If Nanyang City hadn't failed, we naturally didn't need to go to Yunyan City to do things again, but Nanyang City failed, disrupting our plans."

Qin Changping's eyes were slightly closed, leaning on the back of the chair, his brows were full of solemnity and tangle.

"Do you really want to do this?"

His voice became extremely low.

The man in black looked at him with narrow eyes and said, "Your Majesty has no way out."

Qin Changping bowed his head and remained silent.

Yes!

He has no way out.

As things stand now, even if he wants to retire, there will be countless people pushing him forward.

And once the things he has done are exposed, there is only one dead end.

"When do you act?"

"Three months later!"

"I will cooperate with you, but I want you to do one thing." Qin Changping said quietly.

"What's the matter?" the man in black asked.

"Kill Prince Rui." Qin Changping's tone was very flat, as if he was not talking about killing people, but killing a chicken, simple and ordinary.

"Why?" the man in black asked.

"Gong'er disappeared in Shuzhou, maybe he's already dead!" Qin Changping said flatly.

Qin Gong is his direct son. Since Qin Gong disappeared in Shuzhou, he sent people to look for him, but unfortunately they found nothing.

He didn't know whether Qin Gong was captured or killed, and he didn't know who did it, but this didn't prevent him from blaming it on Qin Wei.

"Small intolerance leads to big plans!" The man in black said meaningfully.

Qin Changping fell silent again.

He understood what the man in black meant, a little intolerance would lead to great schemes, a son was nothing compared to the throne, it was not important at all.

After Qin Gong died, he still had six or seven sons, including Qin Cheng, Qin Yang, and Qin Jing.

But after all, that was his most valued son, how could he not care if he disappeared like this?
"Prince Rui has a lot of influence in Shuzhou, if we can't get rid of him, he may be our confidant's serious trouble in the future."

Qin Changping tried to persuade the man in black.

However, the man in black still shook his head and said, "We don't have much power to waste in Shuzhou now."

Qin Changping fell into silence when he heard the words.

However, he didn't show any anger or annoyance, and his face was calm and scary.

"This king knows!"

"Also ask the prince to put the overall situation first!"

"This king knows!" Qin Changping said again.

"Then I will take my leave!"

The man in black gave him a deep look, and then slowly exited the room.

Qin Changping leaned on the back of the chair, his whole body was hidden in the darkness, only a pair of eyes were shining in the darkness.

It was cold and dark, as if those eyes were the eyes of a devil from hell, which made people tremble.

……

Danlianfu City.

early morning.

The fresh air is filled with the scent of fragrant grass, which makes people feel refreshed.

After Qin Wei had his breakfast, he practiced his sword in the courtyard.

Although he didn't put too much energy on martial arts, he practiced swordsmanship and light kung fu for a while every day.

"Your Highness!"

After Qin Wei finished practicing his sword skills, Xiao Shunzi immediately brought up the towel.

Wiping the sweat off his face, Qin Wei asked, "Where is Lan Yuehou?"

Lan Yuehou has been in Danlian Mansion for three days. Except for the first day when Qin Wei met him, he spent these three days traveling in Danlian Mansion.

I have to say that the scenery of Danlian Mansion is really beautiful, which makes Lan Yuehou linger on.

"Lan Yuehou is in Qingxitan!" Xiao Shunzi replied.

Qingxitan is located more than ten miles east of Danlianfu City. It is a pool formed by mountain springs. The pool is not big, only about a hundred meters long, but because of the beautiful surrounding scenery, many people like to sit in it. Drinking and having fun there.

Naturally, Lan Yuehou would not miss such a good place.

Qin Wei nodded and said, "Prepare the carriage, let's go and have a look."

"Here!"

Xiao Shunzi replied, and then prepared the chariots and horses.

Just as Qin Wei was about to go to Qingxitan in a carriage, a Luowang member ran over quickly.

"Report to Your Highness, a letter from Mr. Zhao Gao!"

Outside the carriage, Xiao Shunzi immediately took the letter and handed it to Qin Wei who was inside the carriage.

Qin Wei opened the letter, glanced at it, and the pupils in his eyes suddenly shrank.

Then he read the letter carefully again, his expression became more serious.

"Send a letter to Zhao Gao and ask him to investigate the matter as soon as possible."

"Also, Xiao Shunzi, get ready, we're leaving for Kyoto tomorrow! Be careful to hide your whereabouts, understand?"

Qin Wei commanded solemnly.

"I understand." Xiao Shunzi responded quickly.

Emperor Li ordered him not to leave Shuzhou for two years. Although this was not an explicit order, Qin Wei had to take it into consideration, so naturally he couldn't leave Shuzhou with great fanfare.

But this time he had to go back to Kyoto.

Because Zhao Gao discovered a creepy conspiracy in Kyoto.

Thinking of what Zhao Gao described in the letter, Qin Wei's scalp tingles.

If this is true, then the capital may be in total chaos.

Xiao Shunzi hurried back to the other courtyard, Qin Wei ignored him, and directly ordered the guards beside him, "Go to Qingxitan."

The carriage moved forward, and Qin Wei sat in the carriage, frowning.

In Kyoto, someone is plotting to rebel!

This is a real conspiracy to rebel, not a rebellion that looks like a joke like Lan Yuehou.

It seemed that what Zhao Gao found involved a lot, and the traces became more and more obvious.

This means that the rebels are afraid to do it soon.

However, Zhao Gao doesn't have much information at the moment, he only speculates from some clues that someone is dispatching troops to infiltrate the Imperial City Imperial Guard and Imperial City Secretary.

If Zhao Gao hadn't said this matter, Qin Wei would not have believed that such an existence existed in the capital.

The capital is Lihuang's base, and rebelling in the capital is simply courting death, at least Qin Wei dare not go to the capital to rebel now.

"Who could it be?" Qin Wei pondered.

There are not many people who are qualified to inherit the throne, King An, King Ping, and King Ning should be the most likely.

But are they really that eager?
Can't even wait a few months?

(End of this chapter)