The emperor's statement was really unexpected by Zhang Yanlang and other officials, and at the same time, it also made their hearts feel a little calmer. At least His Majesty the Emperor didn't mean to investigate and punish them strictly because of this, then their lives and their families would naturally be saved.

Of course, when such a major event happens, the responsibility that these Langzhou officials should bear is still inevitable, and now they can only make meritorious contributions and wait for the imperial court to deal with them later.

Generally speaking, capital crimes can be avoided and life crimes cannot be avoided, or at least they must be demoted and punished as an example, but it is much lighter than the severe punishment they feared before.

After this incident, the joy of the previous victory quickly cooled down, and both the officers and soldiers and the common people became extremely cautious in the next few days, for fear of another assassination.

Especially in the residence where the emperor lived and recuperated from his wounds, there were more than a thousand soldiers guarding the three layers and the outer three layers day and night, not allowing any suspicious person to approach half a step.

During this period, Sun Ning didn't say much, but just recuperated with peace of mind, and by the way, he did a more in-depth investigation and understanding of the origin and identity of the assassin.

Then soon, his subordinates confirmed the identity of the remnants of Tangjiabao in Shuzhong, who were destroyed ten years ago, through the many hidden weapons and other objects engraved with the mark of the word "Tang" hidden on his corpse.

Sun Ning was not too surprised by this answer.

In the battle that day, he saw some clues from the other party's treacherous and ruthless secret weapons and poisonous methods. Now, it's just a matter of validation.

Thinking of the time and excuse for him to come to Langzhou, Sun Ning quickly guessed that he should also be a shadow sent by Guan Long to Sichuan and Shu. It's just that Tang Feng's ability is stronger, and his mission is not only to investigate the military secrets of the Vietnamese army, but to bring the target of assassinating key people, and even directly to himself, the biggest enemy who destroyed Tangjiabao.

But no matter what the truth is, as soon as he dies anyway, everything will be over.

Thinking of this, Sun Ning even regretted that he was too ruthless, and he should have spared the other party's life, so that he could get more information about Guan Longjun from the other party's mouth.

In this way, he raised it for many days, and when Sun Ning really recovered, the time had come to mid-September, and the person he had been waiting for finally came to Langzhou.

"Minister Guo Chong, see Your Majesty, is Your Majesty's dragon body healthy?"

After seeing Sun Ning, Guo Chong, who was in the dust, hurriedly bowed to the worship, and then raised his head and asked with concern.

He was ordered by Sun Ning to come all the way from Jinling to Sichuan and Shu.

At that time, when he learned that His Majesty the Emperor had been assassinated and could not afford to be injured, it also frightened him a lot.

It wasn't until later that he received the emperor's decree to go to Langzhou immediately to meet and discuss major matters, and he was slightly relieved, and then he traveled day and night, without resting all the way, and hurried from Jiangnan all the way to Sichuan, and finally came to Langzhou.

"Get up, sit down and talk." Sun Ning smiled and pointed to the seat in front of him, "Since I invited you to come to Langzhou, it naturally means that this injury is not a problem. However, the methods of the remnants of the Tang Sect are indeed terrifying enough, if he didn't dare to hold the heart of death before making a move, I'm afraid I may not be able to protect myself."

"Your Majesty is blessed with heaven, and with the blessing of heaven and earth, it will naturally be fine."

"Haha, let's not talk about these nonsense." Sun Ning waved his hand, and then his expression changed slightly: "When you came, did you hear rumors about this in Jiangnan or other places in the Central Plains?"

Guo Chong's expression also froze: "Back to Your Majesty's words, there are really some rumors that have begun to spread in Huguang and other places, saying that they are ...... His Majesty was attacked by the assassins this time, and although he was lucky enough not to die, he was also seriously injured, and I am afraid that he ......."

"I'm afraid I'm dying?" Sun Ning saw that he was embarrassed, so he simply added.

Guo Chong made a tacit acquiescence, after all, it is difficult to say this matter too clearly, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the emperor.

Sun Ning looked disapproving: "Hehe, then do you know that many of these rumors are actually deliberately spread by me."

"Huh?" Guo Chong was stunned for a moment, and then he understood again, "I see. The minister thought that His Majesty was in a hurry to summon the minister to Langzhou in order to let Wuyi Si come out

It seems that Your Majesty intends to do the opposite this time, and wants to spread the rumors as soon as possible, so that the traitors in the Central Plains will know that you are seriously injured and that the dragon body is not safe?"

"Guo Chong, who knows me." Sun Ning smiled with satisfaction.

The other party is really his confidant, and often with just one sentence, Guo Chong can understand all his thoughts.

Guo Chong hurriedly humbled again, and then frowned again: "Your Majesty's Xinyi ministers can also guess a few points, it is to take advantage of this matter to be arrogant and rebel against the thief army, so as to gain something in the battle for the Central Plains.

"But the problem is that once this matter really spreads, not only the traitors will know about it, but even my Dayue officers and soldiers will quickly learn about it, and then the morale of our soldiers and soldiers will be hit big and small. I'm going to go there, and it's hard to talk about the war."

"That's why I'm going to ask you to come and deliberate."

Sun Ning looked at the other party with a smile: "How to only be arrogant and arrogant, but let my officers and soldiers not be disturbed, this degree has to be grasped by you to help me." This time, maybe it will be a great opportunity for us to win Luoyang in one fell swoop.

"And in order not to let them notice the abnormality, I will stay in Sichuan and Shu in the future, and not enter the Central Plains. Therefore, the battle over there has to be entrusted to other generals......

As Sun Ning opened his words, Guo Chong gradually understood his overall intentions, which made his brows frown tightly, and he quickly began to calculate in his heart.

After a long time, he said, "Since Your Majesty has already decided, the minister should do it with all his heart. Now all the minister can think of is to block the key information as much as possible while letting those important generals know the truth. In this way, when the real battle comes, they will be able to deal with everything.

"Moreover, as long as these main generals know that Your Majesty is in good health, then they can have the confidence to isolate news that is unfavorable to our Dayue Imperial Court in the army and maintain the vigor of the whole army."

As he put his thoughts out one by one, Sun Ning couldn't help but nod frequently.

While these are just a rough outline of the strategy, and there's a lot to work out, it's clear that the strategy is already somewhat useful.

After looking at the other party with satisfaction for a long time, Sun Ning smiled again, "There is another thing that needs to be done by Wu Yisi. That is, to spread the news of the seriousness of my injuries to Guan Long's side as much as possible, and it is best to attract them to send troops to Sichuan and Shu again, so that we can eradicate this hidden danger first."

Guo Chong immediately nodded: "The minister understands, the minister will arrange it."