Faced with the news brought by Lancôme, Zhang Xun was really taken aback.

I was still thinking about how to use the Northern Envoy Corps as an opportunity to strengthen ties with the Northern Kingdom diplomatically, but now that I heard the news, this turn was obviously a bit huge.

"What the hell is going on?" Zhang Xun asked.

Lancôme quickly began to narrate, she spoke very clearly, and as she narrated, Zhang Xun also went from being shocked to angry to worried to relieved, and went through a series of changes.

To put it simply, it is that the northern envoy group was attacked when passing through a certain area in the territory of Yingyang, the attacker first moved his hands and feet on the horses of the envoy group, and then took the opportunity to ambush and kill, the whole process is not complicated, as for the result, several Yingyang people were injured, only two of the northern people of the envoy group were slightly injured, as for those killers, they escaped after leaving four or five corpses.

"Those attacks were broken up by Thor, the owner of Thor's hammer, who deserves to be the first samurai of the Five Kingdoms. Lancôme explained.

Zhang Xun nodded, his face was very ugly, although it was said that there were no irreparable casualties in the end, but for Ying Yang, this matter is of great significance, this is definitely a political incident, the diplomatic team was ambushed, no matter how to say this kind of thing, Ying Yang is fully responsible, his face as a king is even more disgraceful, and the most important thing is that the guest who contributed the most in this ambush is Thor, which makes Ying Yang even more humiliated.

However, it is obviously not a question of whether to lose face or not, and Zhang Xun immediately asked for details.

"Those assassins don't have any identification marks on them, the weapons used are the weapons that have been eliminated in our army in the past, and nothing can be found, and the officials over there are currently trying to hunt down the escaped assassins, as well as investigate the surroundings, hoping to determine the identity of the other party, and the envoy group has also strengthened the protection of troops. ”

"Well," Zhang Xun nodded with a calm face, there is no problem with these responses, but he also understands that these are just barely reluctantly remedy, the so-called additional troops and protection are of little practical significance, and the political significance is greater, as for the pursuit, it can only be left to fate.

"Since the other party is a planned ambush, it must have been premeditated, and it may not be so easy to hunt down and investigate. Zhang Xun sneered, he immediately ordered Lancôme to convene a meeting of the ministers, and then stopped eating, turned around and went back to the study.

The first thing he considered was whether he should take the initiative to repair a letter to the king of the northern realm, but he thought that he should not be so nervous at all, and he should wait for the envoy group to arrive, and then Ying Yang could come up with some explanations before it could be handled.

Since there are no casualties, it shouldn't affect the big thing, but if this matter is not handled well, repairing Thor's hammer will become a pure transaction, and it is unlikely that you will take this opportunity to make friends with the north.

"Who did it?" Zhang Xun frowned and pondered.

Since the people of the five countries are of the same origin, there is not much difference in appearance except for the people from the north, and since the people are dead, it is really difficult to tell whether they are from other kingdoms.

After thinking about it, he had some ideas, but he decided to listen to the courtier's analysis.

Soon after, the monarchs and ministers gathered in the main hall, and the atmosphere was a little stuffy.

"Let's talk about it, who do you think set up the ambush?" Zhang Xun rubbed his brows a little tiredly, and sat on the Iron Throne and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the most likely is the king of the west, as we all know, because we occupied the bridgehead in the previous battle, so the people of the west have always wanted to counterattack, but the last time they were greatly injured, and later there were some contradictions in the west, so there was no retaliation, and according to the information we got, the past two years, the west has basically recovered, and the bridgehead area has begun to take the initiative to provoke friction, but it is now about to enter winter, this time is different from the last time, last time they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of His Majesty's accession to the throne to attack, so they rashly moved troops in the autumn and winter, and this time, if you want to do it, most likely in the next spring.

Therefore, it is entirely possible that they will try their best to make trouble for us this winter, and they are also the most reluctant to see the king of the northern realm favor us, so it is very likely that the people of the western realm will do it!"

"What Lord George said is reasonable, but I do think that the King of the Southern Realm is also suspicious in this matter, and it must be known that the King of the Southern Realm and the King of the Northern Realm have a vendetta against each other, and they obviously do not want to see Thor's hammer repaired. ”

"I disagree, the ambush man was accurate in timing, he was quick and decisive, and he obviously knew the whereabouts of the envoys......"

"What do you mean by that? Do you suspect that the ambusher came from us?"

"I didn't say that! I mean, could it be that the people of the North did it themselves? Don't look at me like that, you must know that there are a few forces in the people of the North who are very opposed to sending Thor's hammer out of the country, and the people of the north are known for their stubbornness, so could it be that part of the people did it? Just don't want to let Thor's hammer be put in our eagles?"

"According to you, isn't the Eastern Frontier also suspicious?"

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There was a lot of discussion in the hall, Zhang Xun listened to it loudly, and could only ask for a change of topic to discuss how to deal with the aftermath, this topic was a lot simpler, and the ministers received orders separately and took out a few opinions, all of which were not bad, so they left to do it.

Zhang Xun finally left the prime minister alone.

Levi had not been very active in the previous discussions, and now Zhang Xun wanted to hear the opinion of him, the good prime minister of the people.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it matters which side did this. Levi said.

"Oh?

"Your Majesty, as the ministers have said, in fact, in this matter, all kingdoms, including ourselves, can have reasons for this, so it is difficult to judge, but I think it is not entirely a bad thing, you think, this is obviously an act of sabotage, and this kind of behavior shows that in the face of the rise of the eagle, some people have felt fear, and are helpless, and can only be forced to destroy in this way. This way is a reflection of the weakness of the other party's heart, they can't find a way to confront us head-on, so they can only use this kind of means that cannot shake our fundamentals, which shows that the path you are leading Ying Yang to walk is completely correct, it is the right way, and they do feel fear. “

"In this case, then we actually just need to continue to be strong, and that's it, on the northern side, pacify it, find an explanation to them, this matter can completely shift the responsibility to the people of the west, so that the people of the north will have a sense of hatred with us, the envoy group, we only need to satisfy Thor, and there will be no big problems, Thor's weapons are the best, but there is a lack of good armor, I think as long as I help him build a good armor, it will be enough to satisfy him." ”

Zhang Xun slapped his thigh and affirmed the prime minister's suggestion: "Well said, at this moment, it is normal for some despicable people to appear who are trying to destroy the friendly relations between the two countries, and the friendship between Yingyang and the north is by no means destroyed by relying on these shady means!"

Levi's words made Zhang Xun feel a lot better.

"You are not only a good prime minister of the people, but also a capable minister of the king, there are more and more think tanks in Lanxing to help me think, there are such down-to-earth and hard-working capable ministers in Yingyang, why worry about the country's fortunes?" After Levi left, Zhang Xun said to himself.

With emotion, he looked at the progress bar of the national fortune on the curtain.

Lately, he has been inspecting more frequently.

At first glance, he froze.

The progress bar was almost full, leaving only a very narrow gap.

If you want to describe it by numbers, today's national fortune is about 99.9%.

Just a little bit, and it will be filled.

Zhang Xun's heart suddenly beat violently, and he had a certain premonition.