C181 A mysterious force entered the capital …
On the main road of the northern part of Honglong Empire, a group of hundred people of Cavalry rode their horses. Looking at the armor and weapons that were dripping with cold light, as well as the resolute and murderous expressions on the faces of the soldiers on the horses, one could tell that this small troop of soldiers was definitely an elite division.
In the middle of the team of horses, a man dressed like a high-ranking officer hurried his horse forward and maintained his speed so that his horse was only half a horse's distance behind the general in the lead.
"General Situ, I'm afraid that it's not good for us to be leaving the main group and moving forward, right?" An assistant general standing beside Situ Qingyun asked.
"My second brother urged me to hurry to Fengyang City, saying that something big had happened, and he needed my help, how could I dare neglect it? Pass the order down, throw away the useless luggage, and quickly advance, seeking to enter the Fengyang City tomorrow night! " Situ Qingtian rode on his own while replying to his assistant general. At the same time, he did not seem to be satisfied with his current pace, and so he gave the orders.
"Yes, General!" The janissaries and soldiers that accompanied him replied to his orders.
, who was riding his horse madly, was puzzled. This second brother of his, the Patriarch, had never given him such vague instructions. Why was he in such a hurry to gather at the Fengyang City?
"Did they encounter some sort of danger? Could it be that they were trapped in the Fengyang City by some force? "Could it be ?" Situ Qingyun started to let his imagination run wild, but because all of the things he thought of were terrible things, it made his heart even more anxious.
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Within the imperial city's royal estate, in the study ?
"Reporting to Your Highness, Master Shi has sent word that he has brought some people to enter the Fengyang City's territory. They have been safe and sound the entire way, please do not worry Your Highness!" A trusted follower entered the study and reported.
"Mm, I can relax when Hao Wen does things. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to leave such an important matter to him." The Prince smiled and nodded.
"Master Shi is absolutely loyal to the King. If this matter is successfully done, the King's power in the north will be expanded by more than one fold!" That trusted aide said. His overjoyed appearance seemed to be a bit flattering.
"Haha, five hundred thousand silver taels, this is quite a large sum. Originally, I was having a headache about where to get this money from, but who would have thought that someone would obediently send it over to us! "This way, the training and daily consumption in the North will be maintained for a period of time, and this time will be sufficient for me to raise a large amount of military expenditure." At the same time, he felt as if he had been blessed by the heavens. He felt as if he wanted to sleep, so he dropped his pillow from the sky.
"But Your Highness, if we were to protect him in public and arouse His Majesty's suspicions, wouldn't we lose out?" The trusted aide thought for a moment, then reminded the prince with some misgivings.
"Hmph, what can he do to me? I am only protecting Wu Daode's life, not asking for too much, and furthermore, I have used some political concessions to exchange for Wu Daode's life. I am afraid that my royal brother might be secretly happy. " The prince scoffed in reply.
"However, we should still be cautious. Once His Majesty finds out that we have privately groomed and trained the army, then not only will we annihilate the private army, but we will also be executed for the crime of conspiring against us. At that time, even if the relationship between the royal family and the royal family is preserved, it will be very difficult for us to rise again!" His trusted aide consoled him with a worried expression.
"Mm, not bad. You can't let your royal brother detect you. Send a message to Haowen immediately and keep a low profile. After you send him to the north, tell him to stay there for a while!" After thinking for a moment, the Prince nodded his head and said.
"Your Highness, what a wise man! Your subordinate will arrange it right away! " His trusted aide bowed and accepted the order.
"You can leave now!" The Prince waved his hand and dismissed him.
"It's the prince!"
The middle-aged prince was the only one left in the study room. He fiddled with a pair of round jade stones as his thoughts drifted to the north of the empire.
However, after his royal brother ascended the throne, he was rather afraid of the great army in his hands. Thus, when the current Emperor ascended the throne, he forcefully left him in the imperial capital, and at the same time, handed over the military power in the north to Situ Qingyun.
And Situ Qingyun had never failed to live up to the trust and respect of the emperor. In a short span of three years, he had replaced the generals who originally belonged to the Ninth Prince and turned the Northern Army into a sturdy iron plate.
But as a prince, how could he be so weakened by his royal brother? There was not a day when he did not think of that position, that position high above him, the position he commanded. Since he could not reasonably obtain the throne, then he could only rely on his own strength to seize it.
As a result, he secretly transferred a portion of his loyal soldiers away and assigned this portion to the list of those who died. These people gradually grew stronger, hid themselves slowly in the north, and prepared to attack at any time.
However, only the Prince and a few of his trusted aides knew the exact number of this private army. The future usefulness of this army was great, as it could not only disrupt the north, but could also quickly penetrate the imperial city and use it as a bargaining chip to force the palace into action. At the same time, if the imperial court failed to usurp the throne, this army could also protect their safety and leave the Honglong Empire.
As a result, in the eyes of the Ninth Prince, this troop's importance was comparable to his second life. It was because of this that he chose to go to the north to take care of this matter.
Although he was in a good mood, his heart still felt uneasy when that huge sum of money did not reach the northern secret military camp. Even if 80% of the imperial power was destroyed five years ago, those powers could still be nurtured.
However, the forces in the north were not the same. If they were to suffer a devastating blow, then it would be akin to stripping one's skin from a cramp. Thus, he could not and would not allow such a thing to happen.
"Shi Haowen, you must ensure the safe arrival of that five hundred thousand silver taels! Otherwise, this king will hack you alive! " The prince clenched his fists tightly and muttered to himself.
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Imperial City, Imperial study.
"Eunuch Wei, have you been alright recently? "I feel that you have been unusually quiet recently!" His Majesty the Emperor was at his desk reading a imperial report, looking at the silent Eunuch Wei beside him, he casually spoke.
"Nothing can be hidden from Your Majesty's eyes! For the sake of this Empire's Great Games, this old servant is extremely tired! " The Eunuch Wei bowed slightly. Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, he started to joke around.
"Is Wei Lao trying to claim credit from us in advance?" His Majesty laughed and teased the Eunuch Wei.
"This old servant doesn't dare, but there has been something wrong recently!" Eunuch Wei was very clear about the scale and the limits of the game, so he stopped joking around and directly went straight to the main topic.
"Oh? eagle eye has discovered something? " His Majesty the Emperor was just casually asking, but after hearing what the Eunuch Wei said, his curiosity was immediately piqued.
"Not only did eagle eye notice it, even Surveillance Council noticed it." Eunuch Wei nodded and continued.
"Oh? "There's actually such a thing?" His Majesty frowned and asked doubtfully.
"That's right. I've met with the dean in private, but I don't have any leads!" The Eunuch Wei answered solemnly, and in the end, he even shook his head.
"This time, even my curiosity has been piqued. There's also someone that you and the dean can't handle?" His Majesty put down the imperial pen in his hand and asked the Eunuch Wei.
"This old servant is ashamed. Since last month, the imperial city has discovered many unknown forces entering the capital, but this is not a strange matter. After all, other empires and large factions will send out some spies and cultivate their own forces within the imperial city. However, when these people enter the imperial capital, they will be discovered and watched by us. However, there is an unknown force that disappeared after entering the imperial city. After a month of investigation, the Headmaster and I were unable to find any trace of each other, as if there was no such power that had entered the imperial city. " Eunuch Wei said with a bitter smile.
This was also the first time the Eunuch Wei suffered such a blow. If it was elsewhere, it would still be alright, but the other places could be explained with the word 'unfamiliar', but this was the imperial city, where the eagle eye and the two top intelligence agencies, eagle eye, worked together for dozens of years or even hundreds of years. It could be said that they were extremely familiar with everything here.
And right under his noses, an unknown force had snuck in and lost its face to the two intelligence groups. This was a blatant face-smacking. He was still the same type of person who would only fight after the fight and would still want to fight after the fight had ended ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
"Oh, this is very strange! Wei Lao, go on! " The king's face turned dark. He knew that his men had the ability to make the two intelligence agencies disappear without a trace. Just this was enough to make him use the word 'probably'.
"Yes, Your Majesty. As the talent selection competition is about to be held in the imperial city, there will be chaos and it will be hard to prevent any kind of trouble. If this unknown force plotted against them, I'm afraid it will cause a huge mess! " The Eunuch Wei continued to speak, at the same time, he was slightly worried.
"It seems like the other side didn't come with good intentions, and they must have planned this beforehand!" His Majesty nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty is right. This old servant and the dean also believe that the other party is plotting something. However, right now, we are simply unable to find any clues about them, much less find out what they are planning to do!" The Eunuch Wei continued.
"Then do you have a suspect with the dean?" His Majesty asked after a moment of thought.
"There are a few suspects, but they have all been eliminated. Right now, we don't know who has such great ability to actually escape the double surveillance of eagle eye and eagle eye." Eunuch Wei replied with a face full of shame.
"Could it be the power of five years ago?" His Majesty asked.
"This old servant cannot be sure that it is, nor can I be sure that it is!" Eunuch Wei bowed and replied. If he were to be replaced with a different emperor, it was very likely that he would be punished for the crime of disrespect. However, Eunuch Wei had to be honest, deceiving the monarch was also a very big crime.
"If that's the case, then we should increase our strength and send more people. We allow the guards to assist them and monitor everything in the city closely. As long as there's any movement, it would be convenient for us to act together with the dean." The king slapped on the imperial table with his big hand and said in a domineering tone.
"This old servant obeys the decree!" The Eunuch Wei bowed and accepted the order.
"I only have one request, and that is to not panic no matter what!" The Emperor nodded and said to the Eunuch Wei with a stern expression.
"Your Majesty, rest assured!" Eunuch Wei did not get up, but bent down and replied solemnly.
Although the answers were already in their ears, the master and slave had a feeling that the bloody storm that swept the world five years ago was about to come again. They just didn't know where it would end.
