In King's Landing, the news of the 30,000 iron cavalry of the Liao King of Northern Yan annihilating the 40,000 Lingnan army in a battle was transmitted to the ears of the people as soon as possible. The people of King's Landing were thrilled to hear the news and took the initiative to go out into the streets to celebrate. Because they were looking forward to a big victory too much, when Ji Qingchen did not go south before, Dayan's Yizhou was crushed by the Lingnan Yi tribe, and Dayan's northern Ningzhou was also trampled by 400,000 iron horsemen from the country. Now that the king of Northern Liao is going south, he has completely annihilated the enemy's army of 40,000 in the first battle, which is still 30,000 against 120,000. This gave the people a signal that no matter what kind of war, no matter which country wants to invade Dayan, as long as Dayan has the king of Northern Liao, as long as the king of Northern Liao is in person, it will not let the enemy invade succeed.

This news is not false, but only the important ministers of Dayan know how heavy the price paid by Ji Qingchen in this battle is in Lu Dao.

After the end of the court meeting, although Ji Wen's face was unhappy, the occasional joy between his eyebrows still made the ministers find that His Majesty the Emperor was very satisfied with the battle of the King of Northern Liao.

Indeed, as everyone guessed, Ji Wen, as the new monarch, faced the invasion of the Three Kingdoms, and the previous Great Yan army was defeated and retreated, and he was under too much pressure.

This time, Ji Qingchen fought with Sang Xiong, no matter what the price was, at least the real battle report reached King's Landing, giving the people a dose of tranquilizer and relieving his pressure.

"Your Majesty will speak and let the Marquis of Jin, the Prime Minister, the Governor of the Council, the Privy Envoy and Liu Shangshu of the Military Department go to the imperial study to discuss matters!" Just as everyone was exiting the Taiji Hall, an attendant hurriedly came and announced to everyone.

Bai Jin, Marquis of Jin, Prime Minister Pei Wenju, Governor Ye Qingzhi, Privy Envoy Li Muzhi, and Liu Pingyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, can be said to be the most powerful people in Dayan now, and they are also the most valued people in Ji Wen.

Hearing the words of the chamberlain, the five of them glanced at each other, did not speak, but went straight to the imperial study.

As soon as they entered the imperial study, they saw Ji Wen's face was pale, and he was roaring at a piece of music, and at the same time, they also saw another eunuch of other age in the imperial study besides the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian.

After giving the salute to Ji Wen, when Ji Wen introduced Zhang Rang's identity to the five people, except for Ye Qingzhi, who was no stranger to Zhang Rang, the other four people were taken aback.

The secret guard of the King of Northern Liao is a well-known existence in Dayan, and the young servant in front of him who is less than thirty years old is the leader of the famous "Inner Factory", which shocked the four of them.

They have heard a lot of rumors about the "Inner Factory", and the most memorable thing for them is the story of the "Inner Factory" who killed Bai Zhiquan, the younger brother of the patriarch of the Baiyan Clan, in the Baiyan Clan in Lingnan. Although this succession has not been confirmed, there is no wind and no waves, and everyone knows that this must be the means of the king of Northern Liao. And the "inner factory" was able to kill a prince in the Baiyan clan, which shows how far the strength has gone against the sky. And at this moment, the famous eunuch appeared in the imperial study, and the four of them all felt a sense of crisis beginning to spread in the study.

They knew very well that if Ji Qingchen didn't have anything major to convey to Ji Wen, they would not let Zhang Rang come to see Ji Wen in person.

"Look at this!" Ji Wen handed a copy of the report to the five people and said, "The dignified Great Yan Capital City King's Landing, this kind of thing has happened again under our noses, you can tell me what to do!" ”

Bai Jin and the other five didn't dare to take Ji Wen's words, but quickly flipped through this recital, the more they looked down, the colder their hearts became, this recital was sent by Ji Qingchen, and the content was very simple, that is, it talked about the process and results of the first battle of Pingmapo, as well as the results and losses. However, at the end of the chapter, Ji Qingchen mentioned that there was a problem with his secret guard, and his guess was that the personnel inside the "iron suit" alone were not enough to pass a lot of information to Sang Xiong, which means that the secret guard of the Lingnan Yi clan already had a stronghold in King's Landing City, and someone in King's Landing City gave them a response, covered and sheltered them, so that his secret guards and Lingnan secret guards would pass information to each other.

Ji Qingchen, the queen of the letter, also emphasized that if this assumption is true, it is estimated that the plan he formulated to annihilate the 300,000 troops of Sangxiong has already been known to the Lingnan Yi tribe, and since the secret guards of the Lingnan Yi tribe in King's Landing City are so powerful, it cannot be ruled out that the secret guards who have left the country in King's Landing will also pass information to each other with the Lingnan Yi tribe.

These few short sentences seem to be an understatement, but they made Bai Jin and Pei Wenju, who were watching this concerto, gasp. If things are really like what Ji Qingchen said, then Dayan has no secrets in terms of military affairs, how can he fight with the Lingnan Yi clan and the country?

"Check-" Bai Jin said with murderous anger, "Your Majesty, you must investigate to the end, no matter who you find, you can't tolerate adultery!" ”

As a soldier, he knew how many wars he should have won if intelligence went wrong. And after reading Ji Qingchen's report, he was once again shocked by Ji Qingchen's command ability in the cavalry, and he was able to annihilate the 40,000 army of Sangxiong in one battle under the condition of being completely at a disadvantage, while he only lost 8,000 men and horses.

This is definitely another classic cavalry battle, worthy of study by the Privy Council.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be strictly investigated, otherwise we will lose this battle with the Liguo and Lingnan Yi tribes before we have even fought!" Pei Wenju also said loudly.

And others think that Ye Qingzhi and Li Muzhi and Liu Pingyuan also support strict investigation.

However, Pei Wenju opened his mouth again, "It's just that the meaning of the edict is that if you want to shield the secret agents of the two countries, this is not something that ordinary people can do, and ordinary people don't have the power to do it, and this strict investigation may involve some big people, and we still need to be cautious about this." ”

Pei Wenju didn't seem to name anyone, but everyone can understand that the big names in his words belong to the crown princess and the Wei family, except for the second prince Ji Ping.

As for Pei Wenju, the reason why the second prince Ji Ping said this is because Ji Wen is dissatisfied with Ji Wen's accession to the throne and the emperor, and he may do these things, as for the Wei family and the crown princess, they have even more reasons to do so, because Ji Wen ascended the throne and became the emperor, not only did they not get benefits, but they also paid the price of half of the family property because of Ji Zhao's problem.

Pei Wenju said this, a bit for Ji Wen to exclude dissent.

But at this critical juncture, his words are not meaningless, this is a crisis related to Dayan's life and death, and he would rather kill the wrong person than let it go.

Therefore, his proposal was supported by the crowd.

Seeing that everyone agreed to a strict investigation, Xinjun Ji Wen's anger softened a lot. He was afraid that if this matter involved everyone in the study, the problem would be serious.

"Your Majesty, this matter is related to the future war of the Dayan military against the Lingnan Yi people and leaving the country, and it is not easy to open and expand, so it can only be investigated secretly." Li Muzhi said.

He feared that the news of the heavy losses of the army in the battle against the enemy due to a misintelligence error would affect the 600,000 recruits trained in King's Landing. These recruits are the key to whether Dayan can defeat the Liguo and Lingnan Yi in future wars, and they can't let negative news affect their minds.

"Well, what the privy envoy said is reasonable, and the minister also suggested that it is not easy to investigate openly and thoroughly!" Ye Qingzhi said.

"Since all of you Aiqing support a strict investigation, this matter will be handed over to the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall!" Ji Wen thought for a while and said, "The Privy Council will be in charge of Li Qing, and the political hall will be handed over to the prime minister!" ”

Seeing Li Muzhi and Pei Wenju receiving the order, Ji Wen continued, "Two Aiqing, the military situation cannot be delayed, so this matter must be investigated quickly, and it cannot be delayed for too long, otherwise Lao Jiu in Jinzhou will be very passive." ”

"As for the people, you don't need to go out of the Privy Council from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, just let Wei Zhongxian and Zhang Rang assist you!" Ji Wen continued.

Pei Wenju and Li Muzhi were shocked when they heard Ji Wen's words.

They know what the strength of Wei Zhongxian's injuries is, this is Dayan's secret guard, a secret guard established to maintain imperial power, and the strength is very huge. And Zhang Rang's "inner factory" should not be underestimated, and it is also a powerful existence. Let these two secret guards assist the two of them in the investigation at the same time, which shows the anger of His Majesty the Emperor and the King of Yizheng on this matter this time.

Therefore, all of a sudden, the two of them felt that the burden on their shoulders was much heavier.

If anything is found, it is easy to say, but if nothing is found, with the anger of His Majesty the Emperor and the King of Yizheng, the two of them will probably have to go home to farm. However, through this matter, the two of them can also see their position in the hearts of His Majesty the Emperor and the King of Parliament. Otherwise, such a major matter would not have been personally responsible for the two of them.

Li Muzhi and Pei Wenju received the order, and Ji Wen discussed with everyone some training issues of the new army, the problem of grain and grass, and the reform that began to be implemented slowly, and let the five of them leave the imperial study.

After the five of them left, Ji Qingchen asked Zhang Rang, "Are you sure there is something wrong with the 'iron suit'?" ”

The tough Ji Wen of the "iron suit" is very clear, so even as the emperor, he does not dare to be careless.

"Your Highness guessed so, but so did the minions." Zhang Rang explained Ji Qingchen's speculation about the problem with the "iron suit" like Ji Wen, and he would not put such a personal guess in the concerto.

"It's a serious problem!" After listening to Zhang Rang's explanation, Ji Wen frowned, he groaned and said to Wei Zhongxian and Zhang Rang, "This time, let you assist Pei Wenju and Li Muzhi, do you know what Lu Dao is for?" ”

Wei Zhongxian and Zhang Rang shook their heads and said they didn't know.

"It's to put them in the light, and you are in the dark, to find out the culprit behind this matter." Ji Wen's tone became even more awe-inspiring when he said this, "Don't stop if you don't dare to find anyone, as long as the evidence is conclusive, it is my brother and brother, and I can't spare it this time!" ”

Wei Zhongxian and Zhang Rang hurriedly bowed down and agreed, and then withdrew from the imperial study.