Chapter 442: If You Believe
In the side hall of the General's Mansion, the generals of Northern Xinjiang looked at Mengton's frozen body, and finally couldn't help but shed tears, no one could believe what had just happened, how could they be ruthless if they lived and died together for more than ten years?
Has Northern Xinjiang really become a cursed land? Why have the wolves left one after another, and who will lead the people of Northern Xinjiang to stand tall in this war-torn and chaotic continent in the future?
Ah Heng placed Mengton's body, and also sighed lightly, whether it was merit or wrong, let future generations comment on it!
He looked up at the generals and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, entrusted by Lord Mengton's deathbed, I will temporarily take over the affairs of Northern Xinjiang, do you have any objections?"
The generals who were a little at a loss looked at each other and nodded silently.
Ah Heng's heart was slightly relieved, the main force stationed in Wolf City came from the northwest, although he was not justified, but he had friendship and prestige in the army after all.
Ah Heng said: "The incident happened suddenly, and now Wolf City is a place where all forces gather, and the slightest carelessness will cause a catastrophe." So, I suggest what happened to Lord Monton...... What do you think?"
All the generals said: "Everything is according to the words of the Duke."
Another general worried: "Lord Duke, even if you don't mourn secretly, you can't hide this matter for too long." After all, the status of the people attending the dinner today is not low, and we can't hold on to it all the time. If they don't return for a long time, they will arouse suspicion!"
Ah Heng said: "Don't worry, I will handle this matter properly! It is imperative that you return to the camp immediately, be sure to stabilize the morale of the army, defend the wolf city, and not be swayed by the next gossip——"
The crowd was puzzled.
Ah Heng sighed: "The secret of the destruction of the wolf rider has been leaked, it won't be long before this matter will spread, and when the time comes, someone will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, which requires the generals to stabilize the situation!"
All the generals were shocked and immediately agreed.
Ah Heng thought for a while, and then said: "If someone wants to take advantage of this matter to seize power in the army, you must detain him! Even if it is a person in the royal family, do not make the slightest concession, and all the blame will be put on my head!"
The generals hesitated slightly, but still agreed.
"The last thing, arrange for someone to go to Qifeng Tower to pick up Guo Wu, I, and the Ice Legion will fully support him as the new governor of Northern Xinjiang, and I hope everyone can also support him unreservedly. ”
The generals agreed without hesitation, and the generals who were familiar with the relationship between Ah Heng and Guo Wu already understood that this sentence meant that an alliance destined to affect the pattern of the empire was finally formed, and from then on, the Northern Frontier Army and the Ice Plains Army shared weal and woe and advanced and retreated together.
After the order was in place, Ah Heng dismissed the generals and returned to the front hall alone, and then, it was time for him to erase everyone's previous memories.
When Ah Heng arrived in the front hall, he immediately caused a commotion, and he was greeted by angry, frightened, or flattering eyes. However, under the pressure of the guards of the General's Mansion, no one dared to make drastic movements.
In the end, it was the royal envoy from the imperial capital who stepped forward and said: "Lord Duke, the next official is Luo Rui, the minister of the imperial court's military department-"
Ah Heng looked at the gray-haired old man in front of him, but he didn't have much respect. He casually found a chair to sit down, and unceremoniously interrupted the other party's words: "Luo Rui?!, I know you, I heard that when Your Majesty entered the imperial capital today, you were the first to lie in front of the city gate and shout long live, and you personally led the way with a horse, is that so?"
Luo Rui's face did not change and said: "Your Majesty is eloquent and strategic, as a courtier, you should inherit the grace of the monarch and share the worries of the monarch!"
Ah Heng sneered: "But I heard that Your Excellency once fought side by side with Governor Guo and swore to protect the emperor and the emperor's eldest grandson, why was the Governor killed by the traitor, but you enjoyed the glory and wealth?"
Luo Rui's old face turned red, he didn't know how the other party would know about this, he was silent, knowing that the young duke in front of him had no good impression of him, so he had to retreat.
Everyone was even more worried when they saw it, even a high-ranking official like the Minister of War of the Guangming Dynasty was going to be deflated, who could get benefits from this young and unruly duke?
What I am most afraid of is this kind of young and frivolous person! I don't know how thick the sky is, I just want to be happy for a while, and I am afraid that it will be rare to be good today!
Before everyone could figure it out, Ah Heng had already beckoned to the envoys of the God-given republic.
This envoy was also a frequent visitor to the Wolf City, and during the period of the Old Republic, he was the consul in the Wolf City, responsible for receiving matters. Later, the Twilight coup d'état, the Senate went into exile, and no one cared about their envoys abroad.
Now, without domestic support, his life is quite hard. This time, he sold the consulate's belongings and tried every means to squeeze into this dinner, hoping to get the first-hand news back to China, thus arousing the attention of the consulate in Wolf City...... How do you know that this happened, I really want to cry without tears!
At this moment, when he saw Ah Heng beckoning, he didn't want to insult his integrity, so he stepped forward and said, "I don't know what happened to the Duke's summons?"
He was calm on the surface, but he was frightened and uneasy in his heart, and he was stationed in Wolf City for a long time, and he naturally knew the identity of the young man in front of him: the Senate had offered a reward for twelve years for a wanted criminal, the only descendant of the Frozen God Clan, and the youngest feudal official of the Bright Dynasty...... Pity yourself and be blind, you have been in the same city with each other for ten years, and you don't know anything.
Ah Heng said lightly: "Look at my eyes!"
The envoy looked at it for some reason, but his head was dizzy, and then he fainted to the ground, causing a burst of exclamations in the hall.
"Next!" Ah Heng beckoned to the crowd again, but it was the orc who had just lifted the ice and was shivering.
The status difference between the orc envoy and the god-given republican envoy is as if he has been in the human empire for a few years, and his intelligence has not increased at all, but his blood has been worn out countless times. This time, he was also sent by Master Linghu to inquire about the news, and at this moment, when he saw that he was being targeted by that terrible young man again, he felt like falling into an ice cave, and he was bored.
He stepped forward tremblingly, looking at life and death from time to time, not knowing the angels of the republic given by God, and every step was simply painful. He was desperately turning his head at the moment, just looking for a reason to let the other party let him go.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he had a plan!
Ah Heng waited impatiently, and was about to grab it directly, but he was almost startled by the other party's suddenly lit up eyes.
"Gong ...... Lord Duke, I have a very important secret to tell......" the orc stammered.
Ah Heng sneered, only thinking that the other party was greedy for life and afraid of death, and said in his heart: This orc is also an anomaly! In his memory, the orcs he met were all brave and difficult to be, how could there be such a coward?
But there was still a long time, and he didn't even hear a word, so he said, "Say it!"
"Lord Duke......" the orc Nie Nuo looked around, refusing to say more.
Seeing the other party's hesitant appearance, Ah Heng laughed in his heart, and continued: "Don't worry, as long as the news is useful, I won't kill you!" He casually isolated the sound of the outside world, "Say, no one can hear our conversation." ”
The orc showed joy and immediately approached, "Lord Duke, before I came here, Master Linghu told me to find an opportunity to tell Lord Monton. The master said that the Yasukuni princess Chiba of your country should be unfavorable to Lord Monton......"
Ah Heng pouted, the old man of the spirit fox was really cunning! While helping Chiba spread the news, he came to tell the truth again, I really feared that the wolf city would not be chaotic!
However, what kind of secret is this news, Monton has been cut off from the world, who can blackmail him in the future?
Seeing Ah Heng's impatient face, the orc hurriedly said, "But I never thought that Lord Mengton would ...... as soon as he appeared However, I have one more piece of news about you, Lord Duke!"
Ah Heng looked at the other party coldly, he really had the urge to pinch the other party to death.
"When Master Linghu arranged for me to come to the General's Mansion, he sent someone to the Governor's Mansion again!"
Ah Heng frowned: "Oh?!"
"That man and I have always been good friends, and we exchanged news that we learned that he was there for you, the Duke. He didn't wait for Ah Heng to urge, he had already hurriedly said, "The master asked him to tell you, Lord Duke, that the princess of Yasukuni may be unfavorable to you tomorrow!"
Ah Heng frowned slightly, and suddenly said, "How did the person who delivered the news pass?"
The orc was stunned, not understanding what the other party meant.
Ah Heng said helplessly: "Did you go to the Governor's Mansion secretly or openly?"
The orc said honestly: "It was a ...... in the carriage of the embassy"
Ah Heng said: "Look at my eyes!"
Orc: "Huh?!" He subconsciously raised his eyes to look, and then, the sky spun around, plopped, and fainted to the ground!
Ah Heng's face changed, and the orc in front of him was indeed not lying. The orcs are really helpless places for the secret spy institute, the difference between human races is too great, and it is difficult to buy the core characters, so the news is always lagging behind.
This time, the reason why I knew that Chiba was preparing to deal with Monton was also from the abnormal movement of the orcs to spread the news. It turns out that dealing with Monton is only a means, and dealing with yourself is the goal.
However, Linghu and Chiba seem to cooperate, but in fact, they have their own hearts. He openly sent people to the General's Mansion and the Governor's Mansion, and Chiba could never be ignorant, this was to force Chiba to do it in advance!
Orcs want to profit from chaos, not one-sided dumping.
Fortunately, it takes time for the news to ferment, and there is not much of a problem on the army's side, but it is the Governor's Mansion that is worried, and Chiba must have thought that he was in the Governor's Palace, but he didn't know that he was actually on the side of the General's Mansion in Monton.
With the strength of Xiao Jin and Nalan Xue, even with the addition of some guards from the Secret Spy Academy and the Governor's Palace, it may not be the long-planned opponent of Chiba!
Ah Heng couldn't help but feel worried, the matter in front of him had not been dealt with, and there was danger over there...... While he was groaning, a departed Northern Frontier general hurriedly turned around and whispered a few words in Ah Heng's ear.
Ah Heng's heart sank, and he really did it in advance! Chiba actually personally led the Guo family's guards to take over the south city gate, this is the rhythm of letting people into the city! I don't know what kind of power Chiba will recruit?
Without the wolf cavalry camp, these troops returning from the northwest are still not tough enough after all! Even if the southern city gate is recaptured now, the other party must have already entered the city.
Ah Heng understands that if you want to deal with yourself, the people who come are not simple, not because of the number of people, but because of the level of skill. Soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, and Chiba naturally understands this truth!
Ah Heng couldn't help but be even more worried about Hulan Jin and Nalan Xue in the Governor's Mansion!
"Go save them, I'll take care of them here!" a crisp voice came.
Ah Heng was slightly startled, he didn't feel anyone approaching, and when he turned his head, it was a woman with a black veil, followed by two majestic ice wolves, exuding tyrannical wildness. However, when they saw Ah Heng, they all let out a whimper, and they were about to get closer, but they were stopped by the woman.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Wind and Frost, save the old minister!" Before Ah Heng could speak, Luo Rui over there had already fallen to the ground with a crying voice.
"Xiaoshuang?!" Ah Heng said with some astonishment.
The masked woman's eyes were clear, avoiding Ah Heng's gaze: "That's right, it's me, Ye Shuang!" she didn't wait for Ah Heng to continue, and said, "I have heard the conversation between you and Lord Monton in the study, and I also know the news that the orcs brought you just now! So, you should go, they need you more ——! now"
Ah Heng's heart tightened, the meaning in these words was too complicated, so that he couldn't come back to his senses for a while. However, it is certain that Ye Shuang's strength is not what it used to be, and the druid's talent is really amazing!
Ye Shuang saw that Ah Heng was distracted, and said in a slightly cold tone: "If you believe me, leave it to me, you should understand that I can also do what you are doing now——!"
Ah Heng immediately said, "Then, please!"
He didn't say anything more, and got up and left directly, leaving only Ye Shuang's lost and painful eyes!