The city of Yaks, the capital of Moro, and the news of the Escape Garden soon spread. However, what people are talking about is not that the envoy of the Great Calendar Kingdom was stabbed, but that someone assassinated the minister of the Ministry of War, Wei Chihai. In the entire Yaks City, the most depressed person is the Minister of War, Wei Chihai. The murderer is dead, and Wupol Khan actually wants to ask Wei Chihai to give him an explanation. The unlucky Wei Chihai really doesn't know what kind of answer his majesty wants.

In the Taifu Mansion, Xiao Zhicheng looked at Yu Chihai with a smile. He felt that he could throw Shangguan Xuanwu's bastard at him, he was simply finding the right person. Otherwise, Guan Xuanwu would definitely come to pester him to go to Xiaoyao Garden last night.

Yu Chihai looked at Xiao Zhi with a leisurely appearance, and said in a boring manner, "Master Taifu, you have an idea for me." The murderer is dead, and I told His Majesty that it was the Xiyue people who did it. Now Your Majesty still asks me to investigate, and you say that I am not the Minister of Criminal Affairs, how can I explain this to Your Majesty. ”

Xiao Zhicheng glanced at Wei Chihai with joy, and said lightly, "Isn't this easy, where the matter is, go where to investigate." ”

"Nonsense, Prince Xuanchi was a little unhappy last night, you let me go to Xiaoyao Yuan to track down one by one, isn't this giving Prince Xuanchi eye medicine. I said Lao Xiao, if I beg you, help me think of a way. ”

Looking at Yu Chihai's anxious look, Xiao Zhicheng smiled and said, "I said Lord Yu Chi, you don't know that you are in a daze." The old man asks you, why did the three assassins kill themselves by poisoning themselves immediately after shooting? ”

"It's not clear, of course, I don't want people to find out who is behind it."

"Then do you think you can trace it out?"

Wei Chihai shook his head, "I'm afraid it's difficult, Prince Xuanchi has a lot of capable people under him, and they are not weaker than those in the Criminal Department." However, the three murderers found nothing of value on them, except for the silver ticket that Moro used to use. Even if it is handed over to the Criminal Department, I am afraid that there will be no results. ”

Xiao Zhicheng smiled slightly, "Since people are already preparing to die, of course they won't let you find out anything." Actually, His Majesty doesn't need any results. Because the conclusion you gave to the murderer is completely in line with Your Majesty's thoughts. Therefore, His Majesty did not hand over this case to the Criminal Department, but asked you to investigate it. ”

Yu Chihai was stunned for a moment, "Old Xiao, what do you mean by this, why do I get more confused the more I listen to it?" ”

Xiao Zhicheng leaned out slightly, and said in a low voice, "To put it bluntly, Your Majesty's meaning is to let you ~ use the killing knife." ”

"Murder with a knife? Kill whom? ”

Xiao Zhi said in his heart that this brain melon seed is really not good, and he still doesn't understand when it comes to this. Xiao Zhicheng rolled his eyes, and then said, "Lord Wei Chi, of course you killed the Xiyue people. It's hard to do it, you still dare to kill the people of Xiaoyaoyuan. ”

Wei Chihai stared at Xiao Zhicheng and nodded thoughtfully, "You mean, Your Majesty wants me to cleanse the Xiyue spies in the city?" ”

Xiao Zhicheng said, "It can't be said that it is a purge of Western Vietnamese spies, in fact, it doesn't matter if you kill people or not, the key is to have a big movement." It seems that His Majesty is really going to give up Xiyue this time. ”

"Could it be that Your Majesty will agree to their conditions?"

Xiao Zhicheng shook his head, "I think that we have been fighting for the terms of peace talks for the past few days, but in fact, Your Majesty has not paid attention to it at all. Perhaps, our Majesty has come up with another plan that Shangguan Xuanwu can accept. ”

Yu Chihai pondered for a moment and asked, "Old Xiao, then how do you say I should move the knife?" Do you want to make a big effort to eradicate it completely, or do you go through the motions? ”

"Lord Wei Chi, the old man thinks that what His Majesty wants is a kind of momentum. It can be said that it is also a foreshadowing for the time when Xiyue turned its face. If you think about it, once the peace talks are successful, Xiyue will definitely scold us for treachery. When the time comes, the fact that they assassinate the Minister of the Moro War can be the cause of the righteous reversal. ”

Yu Chihai said suspiciously, "But it was Shangguan Xuanwu who they assassinated, not me." ”

Xiao Zhicheng snorted, "After the steward of my house came back from outside, what he heard was that he assassinated your Lord Wei Chi. As for that Shangguan Xuanwu, there is no news of him at all. Now, you should get the idea. ”

Wei Chihai's heart moved, he completely understood what Xiao Zhicheng meant. Wei Chihai couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It seems that Prince Xuanchi reported this matter one step earlier than me. Those rumors in the market should be that Prince Xuanchi instructed Xiaoyao Yuan to do it. His Majesty pretended not to know after the early dynasty, I am afraid that he knew more than I did last night. ”

"Hehe, yes, finally figured it out. Our Prince Xuanchi is not simple, since he knows that you are going to play this matter, of course he will get rid of it one step earlier. Lord Wei Chi, it's best for you to pretend to be confused about this matter. Your Majesty wants the world to know about Xiyue's assassination, so you can track it down with great fanfare. It doesn't matter if you kill or not, but you must let everyone in the world know that it was Xiyue who sent someone to assassinate you, the Minister of War. ”

Yu Chihai arched his hand and said, "Lao Xiao, no wonder you can get Your Majesty's favor, if it weren't for your Lao Xiao's suggestion, I would have been a little in the dark." ”

Wei Chihai said, lowered his voice and asked, "Old Xiao, do you think Your Majesty will really hand over Lu Mu after the peace talks?" In that case, I'm afraid that the Dali Kingdom will stop its troops on its side, and the Xiyue side will crusade again. ”

Xiao Zhicheng's face also sank, and he said with some worry, "Yes, the old man is also worried about this." You must know that at present, Lu Mu has more than 100,000 soldiers in Mamaiya City, and to destroy this army of soldiers and horses, you must let Long Mu secretly cooperate. In this way, Duan Lang and Beiming were satisfied, but Xiyue would never stop there. Either His Majesty asked Helian Saxing to also participate in the peace talks, and it is estimated that in the next step, it will still be the people of the Helian family who are stationed at the border pass in West Vietnam. ”

Yu Chihai sighed, "To be honest, Your Majesty does do a bit of this~ alas. ”

"No way, for the sake of my Moro's survival, Your Majesty has no choice but to do this. Looking at all the countries in the world, the soldiers of the Great Calendar are strong and strong, from the king to the soldiers, each can fight well. There is also the Northern Ming thief who uses the power of the Great Calendar Kingdom to act as a pawn, and the chance of winning against my Moro is very slim. Your Majesty also weighed the pros and cons, and could only abandon Xiyue to save my Moro. Besides, that period of Lang raised troops and was originally aimed at the West Vietnam. If not, then Lu Mu would not be so kind to help us fight Duan Lang. ”

Wei Chihai listened to Xiao Zhicheng's analysis, as the Minister of War, he could certainly judge the original intention of the Great Li Kingdom to send troops. Just standing in terms of being a military general, Wei Chihai felt a little aggrieved. You must know that before the establishment of the Great Calendar Kingdom, Moro has always been a strong side in the face of Western Vietnam and Northern Ming. But now, they have to put down their faces and beg for peace talks. As the Minister of War of the Moro Kingdom, Wei Chihai felt a little humiliated. But in reality, they can only accept such humiliation.

In the royal post house, Zhang Ruming had returned from the palace and was discussing with Khozath the new plan proposed by Vupor Khan. Zhang Ruming was a little shocked by Vupor Khan's proposal. It is even said that Vupor Khan is more complicated than they think.

"Lao Huo, I think this new plan is feasible." Zhang Ruming looked at Huo Zasi, and the only problem now was the interests of Beiming.

Khozath was also very entangled in his heart, he knew that according to the terms of peace talks proposed by Vupor Khan, it would be very beneficial for the Great Calendar Kingdom. In the long run, Beiming can also fundamentally reverse the situation facing Moro. It's just that this time the troops suffered heavy losses, and if Beiming didn't get any compensation, I'm afraid the courtiers wouldn't be able to say it.

"Lord Shangguan, I think this matter is best decided after consulting with His Majesty Mo Li and His Highness Mingyue. Otherwise, the old man would not be able to give an account to His Majesty. Hozath said embarrassedly.

"It's too late, Vupor Khan said, and it's best to end the fighting before the snow falls. Now it's getting colder and colder every day, and I feel a little unbearable, let alone our soldiers. ”

"But I Beiming can't get any compensation, does Lord Shangguan think my majesty can agree? Even if Your Majesty and your emperor and queen are brother and sister, this is the interest between the two countries after all. ”

"Lao Huo, you know better than me what Beiming's situation is now. Once the peace talks are unsuccessful, the chances of winning if the war continues will not be great. In addition, our Great Calendar Kingdom has only been established for less than two years, and on the surface it is strong and strong, but almost all of the people who really have combat effectiveness have been brought over. If the war drags on next year, how much more troops do you think Morley can have? 100,000, or 200,000? ”

At the mention of the situation in Beiming, Khozath suddenly became heavy. According to what he knew, the tribes were indeed unable to recruit any more troops. After all, no one wants their tribe to go into a state of semi-extinction, and it is necessary to ensure that some of the able-bodied men can reproduce. Every tribe thinks so, and there is no way to do it. If he had ordered a forced conscription, I am afraid that the royal family would not have agreed in the first place.

Seeing that Khozasi was very embarrassed, Zhang Ruming slapped his thigh, "Old Huo, otherwise, I will agree to Wupol Khan's plan first." As for your Beiming's compensation, I'll discuss it with Mingyue again when I go back. It's really not good, I have a great calendar to pay this silver. ”

Huo Zasi was stunned for a moment, "Lord Shangguan, this is not child's play, I will report to Your Majesty when I go back." ”

"Don't worry, what I've said about Shangguan Xuanwu has always been true. Now time is very tight for us, we must kill Lu Mu before the heavy snow, this is the big thing. ”

Don't look at Zhang Ruming, who is usually rough and ignorant, but he is not confused in major matters. The purpose of Duan Lang's troops was to go west to Vietnam, which Zhang Ruming knew very well. Now that Wupol Khan has exterminated Lu Mu's more than 100,000 troops in exchange, Zhang Ruming knows that even if Tangtai Mingyue comes, he will agree. Hozasi was silent for a long time, and finally could only sigh and agree with Zhang Ruming's statement.

In the city of Yaksi, soldiers and horses were frequently dispatched in the past two days, but all merchants from West Vietnam were strictly investigated. Wei Chihai's actions also aroused the dissatisfaction of many Western Vietnamese businessmen. Since the West Vietnam sent troops to aid Moro, the status of the West Vietnamese merchants in Moro was very respected. Not only are commercial goods given priority, but even tariffs are fully exempted. But overnight, they were knocked to the dust. The assassination of the Minister of War seemed to anger the government and the opposition, and Wei Chihai personally investigated and vowed to find out the mastermind behind the scenes.

In the palace, Zhang Ruming finally reached a secret deal with Vupor Khan. Time was pressing, Zhang Ruming decided to go to Queyang Mountain overnight to meet with the bright moon in Tai. Vupor Khan did not stay, but once again sent Xiao Zhicheng to accompany him all the way. Before leaving, Vupor Khan summoned Xiao Zhi into the palace and secretly instructed him.

Although Xiao Zhicheng was extremely reluctant to go back with Zhang Ruming, he could not disobey the holy will, so he could only follow him all the way. However, Xiao Zhicheng had a lesson from the past, and said that he would not let Zhang Ruming get into his car.

Zhang Ruming, under the protection of Feng Heyang and other forbidden army entourage, hurriedly left the city of Yaks in the night. Inside the palace, Vupor Khan sat on the soft collapse of the Tide Watching Palace, silently waiting for news.

In less than an hour, a man dressed in the costume of a palace official walked in quickly. The palace official came to the soft collapse and knelt down and said.

"Master Qiqi, all the news of eyeliner has been fed back."

Vupor Khan nodded slightly, "Which of the caravans, officials' mansions, and their family estates outside the city is unstable?" Vupor Khan's voice was not loud, but it exuded a murderous aura.

"Back to the master, after the team of Shangguan envoys left the city gate, only a group of leather merchants left the city, and the direction was the same as that of Shangguan envoys. In addition, Long Mu Da Tusi gathered more than 200 people in the manor in the western suburbs, and left the manor at night and did not know where to go. The mansions of other lords are not in special condition. The palace official's voice was high-pitched, but he said it very clearly.

Wupol Khan's eyes showed a hint of murderous aura, "Long Mu's clansmen? Hmph, it seems that this great toast of mine has already thought of a way out for his clan. How is Zamido's side, has it been arranged? ”

"Back to the master, Deputy Chief Zamido has made all the arrangements according to the master's instructions."

Vupor Khan nodded, he was still very relieved of Zamido's ability. Vupor Khan lifted his pen and wrote a will in his own hand.

"Go, go to the Wei Chi Mansion immediately, and give him this will of mine."

"Slaves obey!" The palace official agreed, and hurriedly took the will and retreated.

In the city of Yaksi, in the palace of the Minister of War, Wei Chihai. After reading Wupol Khan's will, Wei Chihai did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly put on his battle armor and rushed to the patrol camp. In less than a stick of incense, the soldiers and horses in the patrol camp were assembled.

Wei Chihai came to the front of the formation, looked at the neat teams of soldiers and horses, and said loudly, "Where is Long Luo, the general of the left cavalry?" ”

The commander of the patrol battalion replied, "Lord Hui, General Long Luo has already taken leave and returned home because of important matters at home. ”

"In the military array, are there still people from the Long family?" Yu Chihai asked.

The Grand Commander was stunned, "Lord Weichi, there are a few." But I don't know~. ”

Without waiting for the commander of the city defense battalion to finish speaking, Wei Chihai's eyes were cold, "Take down all the people of the Long family." ”

The generals in front of the battle formation looked at Yu Chihai suspiciously, not knowing if they had heard it wrong.

Wei Chihai said angrily, "Why, didn't you hear it?" Take down all the people of the Long family! ”

The commander saw that Wei Chihai was angry, and hurriedly waved his hand and ordered to take people. After a while, more than a dozen people from the Long Clan with different official positions and sizes were all taken.

Long Mu looked at everyone's puzzled eyes, and said again, "Listen, everyone, according to His Majesty's secret order, the troops will be divided into two roads to surround the Tusi Mansion and the manor outside the city. All the people of the Dragon Clan, etc., take them all. Do you understand? ”

The soldiers were shocked, but when they heard that this was the holy will, they immediately did not dare to slack off and echoed loudly. The city defense battalion was divided into two routes, and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses rushed to Tusi Mansion.

Just as Wei Chihai was taking action, in the night, Long Luo was dressed in black and personally led the clan warriors, chasing Shangguan Xuanwu's team. Not only was the killer of the Long family, but Liu Fu, the old man of Xiyue, also led dozens of secret agents to chase Shangguan Xuanwu's chariot and horse.

Zhang Ruming ran back overnight, but the car was not moving very fast after all. The cold wind was howling outside the car, but Zhang Riming in the car was wrapped in a bearskin and holding a small fire fox in his arms.

Khozath, who was marching in the darkness, suddenly moved his ears and looked behind him in surprise. Under the moonlight, three clouds of dust rose behind them. Hozath was startled and shouted loudly.

"Feng Heyang, stop advancing, there is a situation behind."

Feng Heyang is also a battle-hardened person, and when he saw the several clouds of dust raised behind him, he suddenly understood in his heart that someone was chasing him. Coming after them in the dark, the fool knows that nothing good must be good. And the other party's speed is so fast, it seems that they will be able to catch up with their car quickly.

Huo Zasi and Feng Heyang glanced at each other, and Feng Heyang said, "Lord Huo, leave me thirty brothers, and you take the adults first." ”

Hozath shook his head, "It's even more disadvantageous to separate, judging from the dust, there aren't many people on the other side." Let's take a look at the situation first, and if it really doesn't work, kill them. ”

Feng Heyang gritted his teeth, "Okay, brothers, line up!" ”

Fifty brothers of the forbidden army quickly surrounded the two carriages. Hozasi drew his weapon and stood in front of Zhang Ruming's car. Xiao Zhicheng also stretched out his head when he heard the sound, and looked at the group of chasing soldiers who were approaching behind him with some horror. In Zhang Ruming's car, there were bursts of snoring.