Chapter 213

King Yundu is treacherous. He suffered a great loss in Wuzhou this time. He quickly responded and went to seal the state city. In view of the lesson this time, he won't go to find the crown prince, but who else will king Yundu look for in the seal city except the crown prince.

"What your highness said is also reasonable, but king Yundu has always been cautious. Even if he contacts the prince this time, he will certainly do it very secretly."

On the other hand, he smiled and held Yun Xueyao towards the room. He said again: "the crown prince has a lot of minions in Fengzhou city. I will screen carefully."

Yun Xueyao nodded gently and told, "King Yundu is always treacherous. Your highness should be more careful."

Xie Yao came forward, looked at King Xiang and said, "Your Highness, Liangzhou sent a message that the bandits in the mountain disappeared magically after the army besieged Wu mountain. His Highness the king of Yu suspected that these people were hiding all over the mountain, but there was no trace of them at the moment."

Xiangwang smiled and said, "it's also simple. Now it's a cold winter, but the weather is getting colder day by day. As long as the army traps them, they can't go up and down the mountain. Soon they can only chew the bark. See how arrogant they can be for a few days."

"Now his Highness the king of Henan thinks so, so he specially sent a letter to hope that his Highness the king of Xiang can send troops to help." Xie Yao nodded and said.

"Even so, just count the people and horses according to the meaning of his Highness the king of Henan." King Xiang nodded and said.

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In the imperial court, the emperor looked at the memorial in his hand, his face was dark, and his hand holding the memorial was also green.

The people standing below looked at each other. Seeing the emperor's expression, no one spoke rashly. General Xie looked at the people in front of him and frowned.

Recently, I received news that the people of the Yundu king sent people to seal the state, but under inquiry, there was no movement. I was wondering, but I was also nervous when I looked at the emperor's expression today. Is it not that today's affairs are actually related to the Yundu king.

For a long time, the Emperor just covered his mouth and coughed twice. Then he looked at the direction of the Minister of war and said, "Qin Shangshu, what news have you received about the suppression of bandits in Liangzhou? What's the situation now?"

Lord Qin stood out of the crowd and said respectfully to the Emperor: "reply to the emperor. The news received by the military headquarters of Liangzhou has been submitted to the emperor. Now the Liangzhou army is besieging Wu mountain, and the bandits are besieged on the mountain. There is no news yet. However, his highness the king of Henan has written to the emperor that it is cold in winter. After those people run out of ammunition and food, they will go down the mountain and return to the general."

The emperor tightened his eyebrows, looked at the people standing below and continued, "what do you think of others?"

General Xie came forward and nodded: "what Lord Qin said is very true. Wu mountain covers a lot of land. These bandits have been entrenched in the mountain for a long time. If they rashly go up the mountain to suppress bandits, it will take a long time, casualties are inevitable, and there may not be any effect. I think this method is the best choice under the king of Henan hall."

The emperor glanced at each other faintly, didn't open his mouth, and turned his eyes to other people.

Seeing this, the Duke of Qi also came out: "the emperor and his subordinates think that what the two adults just said is the best situation, but the battlefield is changing rapidly. These people have been besieged on the mountain for a long time. I'm afraid it won't be effective for them to be besieged for ten or eight years. Therefore, I think this move of the king of Yu is simply delaying things."

"The Duke of Qi's words are so bad." as soon as he finished speaking, general Xie on this side opened his mouth, "These bandits have been entrenched in the border areas for many years. They are definitely not ordinary people. This official also agrees. However, Liangzhou has sent a large army to besiege this time, and some people go up the mountain for inspection. From now to the beginning of next spring, these people can't go out of the mountain, which will certainly cause anxiety. This move of the king of Yu is by no means delaying things, but attacking the heart."

"Attacking the heart is the best?! it's ridiculous." the Duke of Qi was unwilling to show weakness. "I think it's the son of the Xie family in the army. General Xie is biased."

General Xie turned around and looked at him contemptuously: "I think the Duke of Qi made trouble for his highness King Xiang everywhere because old grievances lingered in his mind day by day. That's why he was suppressed everywhere."

"You." the Duke of Qi mercilessly pointed to each other's face, and his beard trembled for a moment. "I'm just talking about the matter. What was the origin of the king of Yu before? Who knows, these people have always been bullying in the border, and they may have colluded with those people. This time, it's just a show. Otherwise, they will come up with such a plan to slow down the troops."

"Duke of Qi." the Minister of war on one side seemed to be unable to read it. He shook his head and came forward. "This time, the army besieged Wu mountain, but they still attacked the Yinzhu stronghold. Moreover, his Highness the king of Xiang sent news. The prince of Yinzhu has now fallen into the hands of the king of Xiang."

Seeing that the time was ripe, the Duke of Qi sneered, and then said, "whether to attack the past, or to obey the sun and oppose the dark. His Highness the king of Xiang thought it was seamless, but he didn't know. He had already revealed his horse's feet. Now the young master Yinzhu is the guest of his Highness the king of Xiang."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was surprised. Only the emperor sitting at the head did not change his color.

"It's impossible. How can the bandits in Yinzhu stronghold become the guests of his highness King Xiang."

"There must be a misunderstanding."

"It's not true."

Various voices of doubt filled his ears. The emperor mercilessly closed his eyes and almost crushed the folds usurped in his hands.

General Xie shouted in his heart: "this matter is just hearsay. His highness King Xiang has been in the border area for many years. There is no need to tell him about it. Even some people believe such rumors."

"What general Xie said is that if it's a rumor, it can't be covered up. But if it's true, it will come after all." the Duke of Qi was unwilling to show weakness. "Moreover, some time ago, the bandits of Yinzhu stronghold appeared on the surface of Wu lake. The Wu lake has just suffered a flood recently. His highness Xiang's move is really puzzling."

The last few words are really vicious. Although they are not explicitly stated, does that mean that these captured bandits use jewelry to bribe Xiang king, who has always been in poor hands, so Xiang King colludes with these people regardless of his identity. Therefore, the people of Yinzhu stronghold have become the guests of Xiang King's house.

"You're spitting blood." general Xie was also angry.

"Why should the general be angry?" the Duke of Qi saw that general Xie was angry and his face became more proud. "I believe the emperor will make a decision on this matter soon."

Then he bowed his hands and said respectfully to the Emperor: "this matter is of great importance. Please make a decision."

The Duke of Qi was so vicious that he wanted to settle the matter while the emperor was angry. If the emperor became angry for a moment, it would be very bad for the king of Xiang. General Xie immediately sweated on his back and didn't speak.

"It's about the reputation of King Xiang. It's important." Lord Qin on the side quickly knelt down and begged, "King Xiang will never do such a thing for many years. Please find out the matter and make a decision."

"That's enough." the emperor slapped the table mercilessly, threw the memorial in his hand in front of everyone, and said angrily, "Look at this note for yourself. I asked them to suppress the bandits. Now the bandits are rampant. I can't understand how they deploy. I'm making a noise in front of me at the moment. However, the local officials reported the flood in Wuzhou today. Your minister of work and Minister of household didn't mention a word. What's the use of me?"

Everyone was surprised. General Xie, who knelt down in front of him, glanced at the imperial edict in front of him. He was relieved that it was only the victims mentioned by the local officials. He thought it was the Yinzhu stronghold. If it was not, there was no evidence. It wouldn't matter if the Duke of Qi opened his mouth.

The Duke of Qi here secretly glanced at the memorials, and his head was buzzing. Shouldn't the memorials in the emperor's hands be the memorials of the collusion between King Xiang and Yinzhu stronghold? How are these.