The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 240 Trends in Southern Border
In the imperial study room, Du Wangshan was in trouble, because the news from southern Xinjiang was not very good.Just at this time, Zuo Haobai from Liuli Kingdom returned from the city of Hill, flying pigeons to send letters.With all the difficulties in front of him, how could his hair be black, seeing a few sparse gray hairs growing on his temples, he was so worried that he couldn't speak.

Ye Junyan asked him again, and said, "Is there any news from Nanjiang at this time, has the troop dispatch order I sent earlier reached the front line?"

In the eyes of Du Wangshan, this series of problems is no different from a mountain attack. He has already trained an extraordinary brain after he has been in the officialdom for many years.The matter has come to this point, whether it is the southern border or the Liuli country, they all need to face it.

Du Wangshan replied to Ye Junyan's words and said: "A few days ago, I found out that Nanjiang had stationed troops on the border of our country without authorization, so I wrote a book and sent it to Nanjiang. .”

Ye Junyan asked: "Since the wired newspaper from Southern Xinjiang came back, there must be no moths. Why did Du Aiqing show a gloomy expression? Is there something wrong with this cable board?"

Du Wangshan said: "Your Majesty, it was not the high priest who reported the incident in southern Xinjiang, but several other tribes sent their own warriors to station troops on the border of our country without authorization. And there are reports that someone is making trouble out of it. To!"

"Who can sow discord among the tribes in southern Xinjiang, and also attract several tribes in southern Xinjiang to join forces to threaten my country!" Ye Junyan was a little angry, thinking that someone could lightly start the war like this, maybe it was not good!

Du Wangshan hesitated and said: "The emperor also knows this person, and is quite familiar with him?"

Ye Junyan asked: "I also know them. I have only been in southern Xinjiang for a short time, and my mind has been a little damaged in southern Xinjiang. How can I know people in southern Xinjiang!"

Du Wangshan said: "No, this person is very familiar with the emperor, and has an unusual relationship with the emperor?"

Ye Junyan thought of people related to him, besides the royal relatives, who else could be.However, these princes and counties have never heard of anyone leaving the capital to go to the southern border without permission. Who did it?Could it be someone from the Queen Mother's side, or the relatives of those concubines?Ye Junyan is a little unpredictable, and he thinks that this person has a very strong relationship.

Ye Junyan didn't want to speculate anymore, so he said to Du Wangshan, "Just tell me, it's that bastard who dared to gossip in southern Xinjiang, and let me know that he must be hacked into pieces to comfort the soldiers who died in battle. their souls!"

Du Wangshan waited until Ye Junyan asked him carefully, and thought that this person really deserved death, otherwise how could he calm the resentment of the people in the world.He spat out each word from his mouth: "Ran... Hai, it was the former prime minister Ran Hai who did it!"

Ye Junyan was a little surprised at first when he heard the name Ran Hai, and then thought of what he did on weekdays, so he didn't take it seriously.This time Ran Hai's disturbance in southern Xinjiang really surprised Ye Junyan. After calming down, he felt that the most urgent task was how to break the situation in southern Xinjiang.

He asked Du Wangshan: "What did the informant say? Could it be that Ran Hai has come up with some new tricks?"

Du Wangshan took out the informant he received before entering the palace and presented it to the emperor.Ye Junyan took the content of the newsletter, and after scanning for a moment, he understood the general idea of ​​the newsletter.He said: "Except for the Ying family who didn't participate, the other four tribes participated. It seems that Ran Hai has a lot of ability to win people's hearts in the southern border. He actually staged such a big show for me."

Du Wangshan said: "I also feel that Ran Hai's move shows his sinister intentions, but it also shows that the coveting hearts of the tribes in southern Xinjiang for our country have not diminished, otherwise they would not be so easily used by Ran Hai. !"

"Later, the informant said that Ran Hai left the southern border and went directly to Liuli Country, what did Du Aiqing think?" Ye Junyan held the informant in his hand and carefully figured out Ran Hai's movements.Since Ran Hai left the southern border and headed towards Liuli Country, he probably wouldn't seek refuge in Liuli Country, there must be some conspiracy waiting for him to plan.

Du Wangshan looked at Ye Junyan's expression, and expressed his guess in his heart, "I think that Ran Hai's departure from southern border to Liuli Kingdom must be related to the four major tribes stationing troops on the frontier?"

Ye Junyan thought about it and felt that this possibility was the greatest.He said: "I think Ran Hai's move is to join forces with Liuli Kingdom to attack our Zhaoxuan Kingdom?"

Du Wangshan was a little dazed, and asked how to distribute Zhaoxuan State's troops under attack from both sides. The troops of the governors from all walks of life were exhausted and reorganized after several battles.Even if the problem of the source of troops can be solved, it seems that the problem of military pay and food cannot be solved.The treasury's reserves have always been in a state of balance, and the frequent wars in the past two years have caused the treasury to fill up the money and food saved in previous years.

Faced with this situation, Du Wangshan worried, "If Ran Hai really does this, wouldn't our country fall into a dilemma between the north and the south? How can we break this situation?"

Ye Junyan said to Du Wangshan: "Du Aiqing will pass on my order, and the Ministry of War and Household Department will step up and put together a specific plan for me from now on? Let's plan for the worst together, and don't take chances."

Du Wangshan heard Ye Junyan's order and said, "I will do it now!"

Just as Du Wangshan was about to leave, Ye Junyan ordered again: "It's best to get in touch with the high priest about the matter in southern Xinjiang. I know what the high priest thinks. It depends on what the high priest thinks about this matter. And You have to mobilize all the forces to watch the movements of Liu Li Country, and report to me whenever there is any situation!"

Du Wangshan took the order to go, and he and several adults will be busy in the next time.Whether it is southern border or Liuli country, intelligence will continuously flow towards the capital.

Gu Xinning got up from the bed, the maid standing outside the door heard the Empress's voice, and hurriedly pushed the door to enter.At the same time as the palace lady entered, a pigeon came in from nowhere.The pigeon landed lightly on Gu Xinning's bed, as if it was very familiar.

Seeing the scene in front of her, the palace lady did not drive the pigeon away, but instead held the pigeon in her hand and took out a note from the pigeon's ankle.The maid handed the note to Gu Xinning.This action was done in one go, one can imagine how hard the court lady received Gu Xinning's training on weekdays.

Gu Xinning took the note, and when she saw the words on it, she knew whose handwriting it was.After he read the note, he said to the maid next to him, "Xiaoya, go find the emperor now, and tell him that I have something important to discuss with the emperor!"

The palace maid led Gu Xinning's oral order out of the harem, and met the chief eunuch, she told him what the empress had said.

The chief eunuch said, "Go back, our family will report to the emperor!"

Ye Junyan heard that Gu Xinning had woken up and wanted to discuss something important with him, so he hurriedly drove to Gu Xinning's side.

Seeing Gu Xinning's lips turned pale and her face pale, Ye Junyan felt a little distressed.He quickly put Gu Xinning down again, and said, "Concubine Ning, don't get up. If there is anything important, just lie down and talk to me. I'm here to listen to you!"

Gu Xinning lay down and thanked Guo Ye for his words.She said: "Chen Qie's body is not tight, and she will be fine after lying down for a few days."

Ye Junyan scratched the bridge of Gu Xinning's nose, and said: "Whether there is something wrong with your body is not up to you. You have to have the imperial doctor check the pulse. Only when the imperial doctor says everything is fine will I be relieved!"

Gu Xinning smiled, seeing Ye Junyan's nervous expression, she was really happy in her heart.But thinking of the crisis that had not yet been overcome, she frowned again.

Ye Junyan saw his furrowed brows, and asked with concern: "Concubine Ning called me here in such a hurry, what is the important thing to say?"

Gu Xinning handed the note to Ye Junyan from her tight hand, and said, "My concubine's friend came back from flying pigeons in Hill City of Liuli Kingdom! After reading the note, my concubine hurriedly called the emperor to find me. Come!"

Seeing the message on the note, Ye Junyan didn't express his thoughts immediately.Indeed, Ran Hai's speculation about going to the Liuli Kingdom was confirmed, and then he learned that the Liuli Kingdom had reached some kind of agreement with Southern Xinjiang.Ye Junyan knew the content of this agreement without thinking too much.

Gu Xinning continued: "From what Zuo Haobai told his concubine, after Ran Hai arrived in Liuli Kingdom, he managed to get in touch with the current Emperor of Liuli Kingdom, and then reached an agreement through mediation. Zuo Haobai did not say clearly , I am afraid that this agreement is exactly what we are worried about. In this way, Zhaoxuan Kingdom will be attacked from both the north and the south. What is the emperor's plan?"

Ye Junyan heard Gu Xinning's words, and knew that the worst plan had become a reality.The current plan is not to blame someone for dereliction of duty, but to come up with a corresponding strategy as soon as possible.He said: "Du Aiqing also explained the fact that Ran Hai went to Liuli Country from the news report in the southern border. Just now I was discussing with Du Aiqing at this time, but I didn't expect that Ran Hai had already achieved the purpose of this trip. It seems that I still underestimated it." His ability!"

However, there must be some sort of token in order to reach such an agreement.If Ran Hai fails to return to southern border with this agreement, could the crisis in southern border be temporarily eased.Ye Junyan expressed his thoughts, and Gu Xinning shook his head after hearing this.

She said: "Pigeon messaging is the fastest method of communication, but it also has a time limit. I think that Ran Hai may have already left for southern Xinjiang by now? Let's send this decision later. It must be too late for Zuo Haobai! From the perspective of my concubine, this method is a bad idea, let's think of another way!"

After hearing Gu Xinning's words, Ye Junyan understood that there was really no way to do it.But you can't just watch Ran Hai reach an agreement, then return to southern border, and then Zhaoxuan country is in crisis, right?
Ye Junyan, who used to be calm in the past, couldn't help showing an anxious expression when facing this matter. Zhaoxuan Kingdom has reached a crisis moment, even if this crisis survives.In the next five or ten years, Zhaoxuan State's national strength will be pushed back and forth, and by then the surrounding countries will treat Zhaoxuan State as a soft persimmon.

This kind of result, Ye Junyan, as the king of a country, is unacceptable!He said helplessly, "What should I do?"

(End of this chapter)