Chapter 818: The Target
Princess Qiyang stood on the main hall, her expression condensed, and she had already made the best final decision.
Outside, a sudden strong wind blew the windows with a devastating force, and the sand and dust rolled up covered the sight and made it gray.
"Pass the order, and General Situ will lead an army of 30,000 to defend Sunset Fort to the death." Princess Qiyang's phoenix eyes were blood-red, and her fingers pointed directly in the direction of the approaching army outside Sunset Fort.
The order was quickly conveyed, and in the blink of an eye, the army of 30,000 had been gathered, and the army from the imperial city was hundreds of thousands, although the number of Princess Qiyang's army was small, it was expensive.
Although she pays attention to the economy and trades with the outside world, Princess Qiyang is also quite strategic, knowing that the combination of business and military can ensure her status and make Sunset Fort invincible.
Therefore, a fierce battle is inevitable.
The outside of the city was full of leisure, and most of the people in Sunset Fort had already left with their families when they heard the news that there was going to be a war, so Sunset Fort was more like an empty city except for the soldiers stationed.
It was night, the sky was gloomy, and a full moon was hazy and blood-red, vaguely ominous.
In the Sunset Fort, the autumn water stared into the distance, and saw the dense number of people under black pressure, and the sound of killing in the distance was endless.
"It seems that the two armies are evenly matched, and the 100,000 army is actually defeated by the 30,000 elites of Princess Qiyang." Xiao Jue didn't know when he arrived behind Qiu Shuiman, and his eyes were also looking at the world under the high platform.
The fight is endless, and the sword is swords.
"No, Princess Qiyang has been defeated." What Qiu Shuiman said was from another level.
Thinking about it, this is indeed the case, Princess Qiyang rose up to resist, and those who knew it were helpless, but those who didn't know, especially the emperor's cronies, definitely didn't think so.
In their eyes, Princess Qiyang planned to murder the emperor and then led the army to rebel, which is a sure fact!
"In a few days, the imperial city will inevitably send a large army to confront Princess Qiyang, and Princess Qiyang's strength is not known to everyone, she trades with foreign countries, and must have accumulated many unknown forces."
Qiushui pondered for a moment and then analyzed.
The long wind blew her plain dress up, outlining a thin figure, but her eyebrows and eyes definitely had a sense of pointing out the country.
"I see that your expression is wrong, but what is suspicious?" Xiao Jue saw Qiushui's eyebrows and eyes suddenly turned, as if he had thought of something, but it was only fleeting, and he regained his calm after a while.
Hearing this, Qiu Shui turned his head with a calm look, as if he had seen through these power games under the dark night fight.
"I think Leng Qiao is suspicious." Her eyebrows furrowed tightly, her eyes staring at the direction of the constantly changing formation, and her hand pointed to the void.
"I always thought that Leng Qiao didn't care about the world in Netherworld Villa, so I never doubted it, but after last time, I always felt that there was something wrong with him."
Xiao Jue's eyes suddenly froze, and then stared at Qiu Shuiman, his expression was solemn, he had never thought about it, but when he heard Qiu Shuiman say this, he really felt it.
Everyone who is involved, except for the two of them, is being manipulated by someone, that person is like a god in charge of everything, making people confused, but willing to jump into the trap and fight for him in turn, and sacrifice for it.
"When did you find out?" Xiao Jue's lips were pursed, his eyes were locked, but his expression was gentle.
"Not long ago, I didn't understand that Leng Qiao actually only needed to explain what kind of poison the emperor had, why did he tell Mu Xiaonan about Princess Qiyang giving people the same poison, Leng Qiao is not the kind of nosy person, so it is very likely that he is serving others."
Qiu Shuiman analyzed all the doubts of Leng Qiao at that time, and said solemnly.
It was only from the last time she went to the Netherworld Villa that she noticed that Leng Qiao was suspicious, Leng Chen was well protected by Leng Qiao, and she had a feeling that she didn't understand people and didn't understand the world, and Leng Chen was afraid and didn't care about her identity.
But that cold morning was clearly called the envoy.
How does a person who doesn't know anything know his identity? Therefore, Leng Qiao must have told him, and Leng Qiao was willing to tell him this, which shows that Leng Qiao doesn't care about anything as everyone sees on the surface.
"Man'er, should we investigate Leng Qiao's identity, he may not be ignorant of the world, but incognito and has other plans." Xiao Jue carefully analyzed Qiu Shuiman's words for a while and said.
"No, Leng Qiao is just an ordinary person, at most he is just a pawn of someone, this time, he is just adding fuel to the fire, but he can track him and see who the person who instructed him is."
Qiushui's eyes flashed, and he made a decision immediately.
In the Sunset Castle, Princess Qiyang's bedroom has been lit with refreshing incense all the time recently.
But Princess Qiyang was still uneasy, in fact, she regretted it a little in her heart.
She didn't have the intention of rebelling at all, the reason why she assassinated Mu Xiaonan before was just because Mu Xiaonan was too arrogant and wanted to teach him a lesson, but she didn't want Mu Xiaonan to be seriously injured. As for the assassination of the emperor, I never thought about it.
"Princess, here comes the ginseng soup you wanted." Wanrong walked in and put the tray in her hand on the table, the lid was lifted, and a faint white gas filled the air.
At this time, how could Princess Qiyang drink it, she lowered her eyes, rarely took off her proud defense, and said lightly: "No need, you go out first, I want to stay alone." ”
It's too late to say anything now, the big war has begun, how can you stop it, whether you want to or not, you have to decide the winner.
Soon after Wanrong retreated, Princess Qiyang heard a rush of footsteps, her heart tightened, and in a blink of an eye, she saw the secret guard come in.
"Princess, my subordinates have something important to report." The man knelt on one leg, respectful and anxious.
Princess Qiyang suddenly stood up and asked anxiously: "Tell me quickly, how is the situation, what news is there from the imperial court?" ”
"General Mu gave an order, saying that Princess Qiyang was a rebellious minister and thief, plotting to kill the emperor, and now she is raising troops to rebel, the situation is critical, and I ask the princess to make a decision as soon as possible."
"Well, got it, let's go down." Princess Qiyang's tail voice was low, like a dying person.
When the man retreated, Princess Qiyang fell to the ground with a blank eye, and she knew that she should have known that those people gave a little wind and rain.
Giving a cup of tea can set off a big wave, at this time, all the evidence is pointed at his head, and he must be speechless, and he can only eat these losses.
Now it seems that her army is elite, but in fact it has reached the end of its rope, and those forces that do not belong to the imperial court, although they work in other aspects, are now useless at all.
Who should she talk to?
The golden hairpin on her hair seemed to have lost its luster, her expression was gloomy and her face was haggard, but in an instant, her eyes suddenly lit up.
She didn't know if Gongsun Mo was able to give herself good attention, and she didn't repel the power of the imperial court, but now the only person she could negotiate with was her.
"Come on, go and invite Gongsun Gongzi, let him come quickly, I have something important to discuss." Although there has been a shortage of soldiers in Sunset Fort recently, Gongsun Mo should not be afraid to leave.
Thinking of this, Princess Qiyang's heart was a lot more stable.
But the news that came back was that Gongsun Mo had left Sunset Fort because there was something important.
"Are you serious?" Princess Qiyang said in disbelief, and the person who came knelt on the ground, because she was afraid that Princess Qiyang would get angry, and the whole person trembled.
"That's true." The second affirmative word came, and Princess Qiyang finally believed it, Gongsun Mo was indeed not here.
She was a little lonely in her heart, when she needed Gongsun Mo the most, he was not there, she thought that if she was a friend, Gongsun Mo would never abandon her.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be like this.
"However, Gongsun Gongzi left someone behind, and he specially asked his subordinates to wait for the princess, saying that he did have a very urgent matter and had to leave, and when he was done with major things, he would come back, about tomorrow."
Hearing this, Princess Qiyang was finally relieved, and when she came back tomorrow, she would be able to hold on.
"Okay, then you can go to Gongsun Gongzi's house and stay, and when he comes back, bring Gongzi to me immediately, remember." Princess Qiyang ordered the man to go down, and her heart was a little settled.
It seems that Gongsun Mo is indeed not as simple as it seems on the surface.
His words are also sincere, just need to be patient.
It's just that a person like Gongsun Mo, apart from threatening him as the richest man in the country can make him so anxious, what else can make him so unable to let go?
When the morning sun first dewed, it was swept by the wind all night, and when I looked up, I could see that the sky was as blue as water, as if I could see another world in the depths of the blue at a glance.
Gongsun Mo sat quietly in a certain mountain, with a pair of sharp eyes, and his sharp eyes seemed to be able to penetrate all the confusion and see through the essence.
"Childe, it's time for us to go back." A maid next to her served the tea and reminded carefully.
"Well, it's time to go back, we're done with what we should be busy with, and we're ordered to go down and leave in an hour." After speaking, he put down the scarlet rosary in his hand, raised his eyebrows and eyes, and smiled at the corners of his lips as if they were as cold as frost.
The carriage walked slowly from the slightly flat mountain path, as if stepping on the green, slowly, and also reflected Gongsun Mo's leisure.
The wine and tea in the car, the incense bursts, and the flute sound comes from time to time, which is low and pleasant, but it is inadvertently sharpened, giving people an unpredictable feeling.
Gongsun Mo leaned on the edge of the carriage, occasionally lifted the tassel made of beads, looked at the floating clouds and light and faint colors outside the window, and was silent.
The place where he was, only two hours away from Sunset Fort, went back in the afternoon, and when he arrived at Sunset Castle, it was already dusk.
"Childe, it's here." The people outside cautiously lifted the curtain and stretched out their hands to greet Gongsun Mo.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, the man regretted it. Because Gongsun Mo directly ignored her outstretched hand and got out of the carriage.