"Dashuai, the secret report just sent in the capital!"

The voice of the herald came from outside Xuanyuan, Xu Rui opened the window, took a bamboo tube from his hand, crushed the sealing wax, took out a note from it, looked at it hurriedly, and the nerves that had been tense were finally relaxed.

"Old General Liu finally has news?"

Seeing Xu Rui's expression, Yuan Zixiong couldn't help but ask tentatively.

Xu Rui nodded: "Yes, Old General Liu is still under house arrest in the mansion and did not participate in the siege of Fenglei Town." ”

After Xu Rui solved Yan Ruyun two days ago, he led the men and horses who had been ambushed outside the town in advance to kill a horse gun, and in the face of more than 200 new troops with all-heat weapons equipped with Reaper rifles and grenades, the enemy obviously did not have much resistance.

In less than a pillar of incense, all the enemies in the town who participated in the siege were wiped out.

According to post-war statistics, this time the Apocalypse Guard suffered more than 10 casualties, killed 200 enemies, and more than 100 people died because they bit the poison sac in their mouths after realizing the defeat.

Xu Rui didn't find Liu Yi in the town that day, nor did he find any valuable work, so he had to take the risk of asking Jinyiwei's channels to help inquire about Liu Yi's situation.

I don't know how Li Kuang did it quickly, but there was news just two days ago, which made Xu Rui feel at ease.

"I have already checked, the characteristics of the enemy who participated in the siege of Fenglei Town the day before yesterday are very obvious, they should all be veterans in the army, and the other grenades should be assigned to the border army, and the specific flow is still being checked, but there are too few things, and there is not much hope of finding them."

Yuan Zixiong said in a deep voice.

Xu Rui nodded: "I don't know who would have such a big hand, not only can he make hundreds of veterans use him as dead soldiers, but he can also get grenades." ”

Recalling Yan Ruyun's fear of rifles, the people behind the scenes obviously knew him very well, and even had access to secrets that only a small number of people in the DPRK and China knew, which made Xu Rui a little uneasy.

"Who else can there be, it must be the Liao Wang party, they first took advantage of the opportunity to control the cabinet, issued a holy decree to urgently summon us back to Beijing, and then staged this big show in the middle of the road, the purpose is to create an opportunity for Wang Yi's 200,000 people to launch a surprise attack on us."

Yuan Zixiong said hatefully.

Xu Rui shook his head thoughtfully: "I don't think it may be the idea of the King of Liao to summon us back to Beijing. ”

"Oh?"

Yuan Zixiong was slightly stunned and asked, "Why is this?" ”

Xu Rui said: "Judging from Wang Yi's re-command of the army, the King of Liao's control over Changxing City is already very strong, and for him, even if I call Wang Jianguo in the northwest, it has nothing to do with him."

What he wants is the throne, and he is willing to pay any price at this critical moment, but he will never want me to return to Beijing to cause trouble for him, let alone force me to return to Beijing immediately. ”

Yuan Zixiong frowned when he heard this: "Are you saying that there is someone else who asked us to return to Beijing?" ”

Xu Rui nodded: "It should be like this, I'm afraid that some people don't want the King of Liao to cover the sky in the capital, and want us to come back and muddy the waters, at least to balance the power of the King of Liao." ”

Yuan Zixiong smashed his fist in the palm of his hand and exclaimed: "I understand, that's why they designed the handsome in Fenglei Town, the purpose is actually to provoke us to dislike the King of Liao." ”

Xu Rui nodded, opened the car window, and glanced into the distance.

"Yesterday, when we entered Loushan Pass, Wang Yi's 200,000 army did not make it as difficult for us as imagined, but just watched from afar.

It seems that the King of Liao is not worried about me, afraid that I will take the opportunity to mutiny when I return from leading the troops, instead of planning to fight a civil war with us. ”

Yuan Zixiong snorted coldly: "With the character of the King of Liao, if he is sure, he will definitely solve the problem once and for all, in the final analysis, even if he has an army of 200,000, he is not sure that he can win us." ”

Xu Rui said: "No matter what he thinks, it seems that it is not he who is harming me in the town now." ”

"If not him, who would it be?"

Yuan Zixiong asked.

Xu Rui shook his head: "I can't tell, the capital is far more chaotic than I imagined." ”

Yuan Zixiong muttered: "If you want to provoke the lord and the king of Liao, and then benefit from it, it is none other than those princes, could it be King Yu?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "It shouldn't be, Fenglei Town is also a life of death, the other party really wants to get rid of me, not simply provoke, at the moment Yuwang only has one possible reinforcement from me, he will not do this kind of thing that hurts others and is not beneficial to himself." ”

"That's the other princes......"

Yuan Zixiong crossed his fingers and counted carefully: "It is said that only the prince and the king of Liao have the real strength to win the heir, and King Yu is barely one, and now the prince has been imprisoned, and it is not King Yu and King Liao, and the rest of the princes do not seem to have such deep strength, this matter is really a little strange." ”

Xu Rui waved his hand: "Don't guess, none of these dragon sons and grandsons on the Holy Heaven are fuel-efficient lamps, and it is not surprising that one or two of them are hidden deeper."

And have you forgotten the black hand hidden in Changxing City?

It has been making waves for so long, and even had an affair with the Southern Dynasty secret chess, but we still don't know anything about it. ”

Yuan Zixiong nodded: "What does the lord mean that this matter may not be done by the princes?" ”

Xu Rui nodded and said: "Yes, that's why I think the capital is even more chaotic than we imagined, and it is very likely that there is more than one force hidden under the water, and these hidden and intricate forces are very likely to affect the final ownership of the throne." ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Zixiong suddenly became interested, approached Xu Rui and said, "I don't know who the lord is inclined to in this battle for the throne?" ”

Xu Rui glanced at Yuan Zixiong and asked rhetorically, "Do I have to lean towards anyone?" ”

Yuan Zixiong nodded and said: "Lord, everything is the most taboo to be undecided, now the battle for the heir has been staged, this is like the river is drying up, every fish must find a place to live, you can't, there is no room to wander around like before, you must find a place to stand in line." ”

Hearing this, Xu Rui looked at Yuan Zixiong with interest and said, "Who does Yuan Gong think I should support?" ”

Yuan Zixiong sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Speaking of which, although Emperor Hongwei is cruel, he is not a talented emperor, and his sons are far inferior to him.

If you really want to choose, the prince is indecisive, lazy and hardworking, and it is impossible to be a good emperor.

The King of Liao is now the most stable, his personality is also strong, and he has the means to do things, and if he ascends the throne, he may have the least price to pay for Great Wei.

However, this person is narrow-minded and self-righteous, and is often prone to rejoicing in great achievements, excessively wasting national strength, and may go to war everywhere, recklessly using military force, and pushing the country into the abyss.

Next is King Yu, King Yu has a good temperament and is gentle in his work, but his strength is too weak, and if he wants to step on the throne, he must exclude a large number of dissidents, which will make the court uneasy. ”

Saying that, Yuan Zixiong shook his head: "Speaking of which, the old man doesn't know who to choose, they are all a group of untalented losers, headaches, headaches." ”

"Yes, I don't know how the saint will choose in the face of this headache?"

Xu Rui looked out the car window and slowly fell into deep thought.

"Dashuai, it's almost time to get to the capital!"

At this moment, a herald suddenly came to Xuanyuan's side and reported aloud.

"Has the messenger arrived?"

Xu Rui came back to his senses and asked lightly.

The herald said: "The envoy in the palace has arrived in front of the army, saying that the Holy Emperor Xuan has entered the palace!" ”

"What did you say?!"

Xu Rui and Yuan Zixiong glanced at each other when they heard this, and both of them were shocked.

Didn't you say that the saint was seriously ill and had been in a coma, how could he announce Xu Rui's entry into the palace?

Could this be another Thundertown-style conspiracy?

Without waiting for Xu Rui to answer, Yuan Zixiong grabbed Xu Rui's wrist and shook his head vigorously.