288 A false alarm
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"Bo Qi is wrong, now Datang is no longer what it used to be, if he blindly shows weakness, he will be burned." Cheng Yu patted Chen Boqi on the shoulder and stepped into the carriage first.
Chen Bo thought about it again and again, and finally shook his head helplessly, he was just a small Ministry of Rites, saying that he was a deputy envoy was actually assisting the envoy to do some errand work, which was really not suitable for considering such a national event.
Back at the post house, Cheng Yu immediately ordered that no one was allowed to enter his room, then closed the door tightly, searched carefully in the room, and sure enough, he found a flattened note under the tea cup on the table.
Although he lamented that the efficiency of the internal guard's action was indeed worthy of his reputation, Cheng Yu couldn't help but cast a shadow in his heart.
The previous time I quietly passed the information through the crack in the door, but this time I actually broke into his room privately, although the efficiency of transmitting information was much higher, but such an arrogant style of acting......
Forget it, it's better to focus on state affairs now, and talk about it with the lord after returning to Luoyang.
opened the note, and there was a neat line of small words on it: "After Shangshu left, the envoys entered the palace to meet him, and the location was in the side hall, and they had a secret conversation." β
Side hall? Cheng Yu's heart sank, when he came out just now, he didn't see the Qi envoy's carriage and horses parked outside the palace gate, nor did he see any people who looked like Qi envoys coming in and out, if it wasn't for the other passages in and out of the palace city, could it be that when he was talking to Zhao Yong, the Qi envoy was already in the side hall?
"No, not really." Cheng Yu shook his head and erased the irrepressible suspicion from his mind, "Zhao Qi is a feud, and there is a dispute over territorial interests, even if there is a short truce, it is impossible to act like this..."
But looking at the words on the note, Cheng Yu felt that things must not be so simple.
It would not be a problem if it was just a meeting with the envoys before and after, but the problem was the word "secret talk" in intelligence.
Although it is not clear to what extent the internal guards have infiltrated Zhao Guo, these two words weigh a thousand pounds, and they will never be used easily if they have no other meaning.
But there is also a possibility - Zhao Yong sensed the existence of the internal guard and deliberately made it pass on such information in order to test and disturb Tang Guo's sight.
Just as he was thinking about it, the voice of the deputy envoy Chen Boqi came from outside the door: "Shangshu, the matter is over, when will I leave?" β
Originally, after inquiring about Zhao Guo's intention to attack and defend the country, Cheng Yu should immediately go back to Luoyang to report to Fang Li, but the matter of Qi Envoy was really hard not to mind.
Cheng Yu burned the note and instantly made up his mind in his heart: "You bring my handwritten letter, and immediately go back to Luoyang to report the news here to the lord, and at the same time tell the lord, saying that Cheng Yu will stay in Handan for a while." β
There was silence outside for a while, and Chen Boqi's voice sounded again: "Xiaguan will pack his bags and leave as soon as Shang finishes writing the letter." β
Then there was a series of footsteps that were gradually moving away, and it should be Chen Boqi and other subordinate officials who were ordered to go down.
Cheng Yu nodded with satisfaction, this Chen Boqi was originally a small member of the army in Yanzhou Taishou Mansion, because of his loyalty, courage and honesty, Cheng Yu took him with him when he returned to Luoyang, and also obtained an official position in the Ministry of Rites for him, although the rank is not high, but it is also a central official, and he is on the rise.
This time he sent Zhao Guo, and Cheng Yu also named Chen Boqi as his deputy envoy, and he liked his character of not hesitating once he understood the mission, although his head did not turn quickly, he did not think much.
About ten days later, the Tang State had gathered more than 70,000 soldiers and horses, including the 10,000 Wei troops led by Wei Yi who came from Quwo, and only the farthest Yanzhou soldiers were still on the way, Chen Boqi and others returned to Luoyang.
At this time, Fang Li was far from being as anxious as he was at the beginning, Jia Xu and Xun Yu's strategy had already achieved initial results, Han Wu's assassination of Han Fei had never stopped, and he had just barely suppressed the forces of Han Fei in the country, but he waited for the news that Rong Di had invaded the border on a large scale, and the border was lost one after another, so he had to allocate half of his forces to resist the foreign enemy, even if he already knew that the Tang army had already deployed troops on the Han and Tang borders, Han Wu could gather less than 60,000 soldiers.
The Zhou army has been trained, Ji Zheng is no longer willing and can only hand over the talisman of the troops to Fang Li, now the time and place are already favorable, just wait for the Yanzhou soldiers and horses to arrive, Cheng Yu of Zhao State sent back the news, Fang Li can take a total of 35,000 soldiers of Tang Zhou with the Gancheng battalion to Kundu.
But he didn't wait for the news that Cheng Yu was "everything is fine", but waited for the information that the Qi envoy secretly entered Zhao and had a secret conversation with Zhao Yong.
Fang Li took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the desire in his heart to enter the army immediately, and urgently recruited Xun Yu and Jia Xu to enter the mansion.
Even if the Tang State has now entered the ranks of powerful countries, the Qi State is still an unshakable mountain, and it has been peaceful until now because the two countries do not border, but if the Zhao State and the Qi State abandon their previous suspicions, they decide to strangle the Tang State in the bud first...
Shaking his head and sweeping away these irrational conjectures, Fang Li forced himself to calm down, just as someone came to report that Xun Yu and Jia Xu had arrived outside the door, Fang Li couldn't wait any longer, and personally went out to pull the two into the study.
Since the siege of Xingyang, Xun Yu and Jia Xu hadn't seen Fang Li like this for a long time, and they didn't have time to salute when they arrived at the study, Xun Yu hurriedly asked: "Lord, what is the urgency of summoning you late at night?" β
Fang Li picked up Cheng Yu's letter on the desk, and handed it over while rubbing the throbbing bridge of his nose: "Read it for yourself." β
Xun Yu and Jia Xu glanced at each other, and after reading the letter at a glance, they couldn't help but wonder: "Qi sent an envoy to Zhao at this time?" β
"Yes, I'm still talking to Zhao Yongmi." Fang Li took a deep breath, "You say, is it possible for Zhao Yong to reconcile with the Qi State and come to try for my Datang?" β
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, and then showed a soothing smile: "The lord may have this idea because of the pressure these days." β
Fang Li was stunned: "What does Wen Ruo mean?" β
"The State of Qi sent Zhao to the State of Zhao may be for temporary reconciliation, but it is absolutely impossible to intentionally persuade Zhao Yong to confront the State of Tang." Xun Yu said slowly, "The lord forgot, as the saying goes, distant friendship and close attack, Tang and Qi are not bordering, even if Jiang Xiaobai wants to go west, it should be the joint lord to divide the Zhao State." β
Fang Li's mood slowly calmed down with Xun Yu's words, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Wen Ruo is right, look at the widow, I haven't even figured out such a shallow truth, I really live more and more." β
"The lord doesn't have to be presumptuous, these days there are many storms in various places, and it is normal for the lord guild to be upset." Xun Yu comforted with kind words, and then turned his head to look at Jia Xu, "General Jia, about the matter of the Qi envoy, I don't know if there is any news about the internal guards?" β
Jia Xu lowered his head in shame: "Please forgive me the lord and prime minister, the internal guards have only infiltrated the Qi country market at present, and they are far from being able to obtain useful information." β
Fang Li was not surprised to hear such words, it has only been more than four months since the establishment of the internal guard, and neighboring countries such as Chu, Zhao, and Han are still good to say, like Qin Qi, either the domestic precautions are very strict, or the places are far away, and it is normal for the internal guards to not reach their hands.
But normal is normal, Fang Li still couldn't help but be a little anxious: "Jiang Xiaobai can't just chat with Zhao Yong at this time, Wenhe, even if there is no news from Qi State, Zheng, Song, and Lu can't receive any news?" β
"The lord forgives the sin, and the minister has not received the information from the internal guards." Jia Xu lowered his eyes, and his expressionless face looked a little tight.
Realizing that he was being forced too hard, Fang Li immediately adjusted his mood and eased his face: "Wen He doesn't have to feel guilty, but this matter is important, let's contact the internal guards over there, the widow is worried that Zhongde will stay in Handan alone, in case Qi Guo has bad intentions..."
"The minister understands!" Jia Xu's face was straight, and he bowed and exited the study, presumably going back to contact the internal guard.
Temporarily pressing down the eagerness of the matter of aligning the country, Fang Li discussed with Xun Yu for a while about attacking Korea, and sighed with a headache at the end: "Qin Annihilation and Zhao attack and defense are both relying on the strong and bullying the weak, it won't take too long, Rong Di has always been robbed and left, Wen Ruo, our army really can't afford to drag it out." β
Xun Yu pursed his lips and didn't speak, he could only think about the surrounding environment of Qi over and over again, hoping to have a flash of inspiration.
The night slowly deepened, and Dian Wei had already urged Fang to leave several times to rest, but without waiting for Jia Xu's return, how could Fang Li sleep?
Prime Minister Xun Yu also stayed in the study to stay up all night together, the significance of the battle of Han for the Tang State is not weaker than Qin's annihilation of Bashu, once Korea is destroyed, there will be no strong country in the west of the Tang State to eye, and only need to stare at Rong Di, who is afraid of the soft and hard, which is equivalent to having a reliable rear.
Therefore, it is imperative to destroy South Korea, but there is no room for mistakes.
Around midnight, the dusty Jia Xu knocked on the door of the Tang Mansion again, and appeared in front of Fang Li and Xun Yu with a wry smile on his face: "The lord, the prime minister, the Lu internal guard is here to report!" β
"News from Lu Guolai?" Fang Li was stunned, "Aren't you talking about Qi Guo?" Why did Lu Guo intervene again? β
"It's related to Qi State." Jia Xu cried and smiled and handed the information to Fang Li, "Wu Qi of the Lu State led the Lu army to defeat the Qi army at Liangfu Mountain, killing more than 30,000 enemies, and the Qi army had to temporarily retreat!" β
This matter was too vigorous, Xun Yu confirmed in disbelief: "The Lu army defeated the Qi army? General Jia, the internal guards didn't rebel, right? β
Qi is to Lu, it's like an elephant facing an ant, and now the elephant who wants to trample on the ant has been defeated?
Fang Li showed a look of sudden realization: "I see, no wonder the widow always feels that he has forgotten something recently, but it turned out to be this thing!" β
The army of Qi invaded Lu with great momentum, but was beaten back by Wu Qi, how could this classic battle example that went down in history be suddenly forgotten?
After the three families were divided, they were all busy, and there was no war on the border of Qi Zhao and Qi Yan, so if you want to take the Lu State, will it have to be this time?
"Hahahaha, God helps the widow!" Fang Li rushed to the front of the map with an arrow step, and after two strokes, his eyes were shining and shouted, "Pass Gao Shun, Sun Ce, and Hua Xiong to see you, and the few people will go out to fight!" β
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