Chapter 884: Secret Business
There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the news of Lingnan finally reached the eastern capital of Winter Frost City.
The entire Eastern Capital was shaken, and no one would have thought that even a famous imperial general like Xu Jiantao would be attached to others, and even from the mouth of the messenger, he could faintly feel that Xu Jiantao had surrendered.
In the Lingxi Palace, the ministers were discussing, and even before the early dynasty began, there was no doubt that the affairs of Lingnan would become the first major event of today's court meeting.
Lin Muyu, who hurried back to Winter Frost City the day before, had already put on the clothes and armor of the prince and went to the palace side by side with Qin Yan.
"Big brother, is the news true?" Qin Yan and Lin Muyu stood side by side in front of the throne and asked with some concern.
"Well, most likely it won't be fake. β
Lin Muyu nodded, his eyes fell on the ministers, and found that Su Yu, Yong Yifan, Yong Fang and others all looked anxious, everyone knew that Lingnan's military strength was already one of the main forces of the empire, Xiang Yu's 70,000 horses plus Xu Jiantao's 50,000 were 120,000 elites, and they were the Great Qin Empire's reliance against the Blackstone Empire.
"The government affairs begin!" the eunuch chanted loudly.
Outside the hall, a group of royal forest guards have guarded all the entrances and exits, the sword armor is distinct, glowing with a faint brilliance in the morning light, the Great Qin Empire lasts for ten thousand years, how long can this brilliance shine, no one knows, almost all the people in the world feel that the Great Qin Empire is exhausted, but Lin Muyu, Feng Jixing, Tang Xiaoxi and others are still working hard, they firmly believe that miracles will happen, and they have always been.
"With a messenger. Lin Muyu waved his hand and said lightly.
"Yes!"
Wei Qiu clenched his fists, and then his eyes signaled, and the two Gentian battalion armor soldiers outside brought in a man in the imperial uniform, and it was he who escaped back from Lingnan, so he released the news.
"What's your name?" asked Lin Muyu without anger.
"The villain's name is Fan Ni. He shuddered.
"Which one are you from?"
"The villain originally belonged to the third battalion of the Cangnan Provincial Governor's Mansion, followed the Cangnan Marquis Xu Jiantao to fight in Lingnan, and then was incorporated into the eleventh combat battalion, six days ago, the villain was still in the dragon pass, because he was punished for fighting with others, so he stole a horse, and along the way the gold and silver dotted before crossing the Qinling Mountains, and came to the Winter Frost City to find His Royal Highness. β
Lin Muyu looked at him lightly, a pair of clear eyes seemed to see Fan Ni through, and said, "For the time being, let's not pursue your disobedience to military law, let's talk about what happened in Lingnan?"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Fan Ni knelt on the ground again, raised his head, and said: " The Blackstone Empire drove straight into Lingnan for a long time, and won many battles, and then the prince and the marquis defeated its sharpness, and after that, the prince gathered his forces in the Dragon Slaying Pass, that is, at that time, we learned that the war angel army of the Tianji Continent was divided into two, they seemed to be divided, Dora was a line, Xiyin was a line, Xiyin led six war angels and a group of troops with strange weapons infiltrated into Lingnan, and then I don't know why Yu Gong surrendered to Xiyin, and the villain heard that the Xiyin army saw the marshal of the Boxer Ding Xi, and then later, the prince offered the Dragon Pass, let Xiyin's people settle inγ β
"Have you seen Shein?"
"Nope. Fan Ni shook his head and said, "But my subordinates saw with their own eyes that Xiyin's men and horses had changed our guards, and although the Imperial Purple Flower Banner was still floating on the Dragon Slaying Pass, there was also the battle flag of Xiyin's War Angel Squad. β
"How did Xu Jiantao do it!!" Lin Muyu said slightly angrily.
In the crowd, a middle-aged general hugged his fists and said: "Your Highness, Xu Jiantao's department has not reported any news to the Eastern Capital for nearly ten days, and the War Eagle Scout we sent has not returned, there is no news, the last general thinks that Xu Jiantao's move is treason, the War Angel is a person from the Tianji Continent, and he sent the throat of Lingnan Province to the people of the Tianji Continent, this is treason!"
Another old minister also nodded: "Your Highness, your subordinates seconded the proposal." β
Su Yu smiled gently: "The Marquis of Jin Hazel and General Wang Qiu, please be calm, this matter has not yet reached the point of being certain, no matter what, the Dragon Slaying Pass and the Shengtian Pass are still floating the imperial battle flag, I think Xu Jiantao and Xiang Yu must have something unspeakable." β
Lin Muyu gritted his teeth and asked with a cold face: "Fan Gong, what do you think?"
Yong Yifan was obscure, and just smiled: "Before Xu Jiantao and Xiang Yu met us, it was obviously inconclusive based on the words of a small pawn, after all, a duke and a marquis are all powerful ministers of the empire with heavy troops, and they cannot be convicted easily. β
"That's a good idea. β
Lin Muyu stared at him and asked, "Who wants to go?"
Among the generals, Wei Qiu was the first to stand up: "I'll go!"
"Nope. β
Lin Muyu shook his head: "You are more familiar with the defense and defense of Luohekou Fortress and Winter Frost City than me, we need you, the Duke of Weiguo, you can't go, who else wants to go?"
Situ Sen came out: "The subordinates are willing to go." β
"You can't either. β
"Why?" Situ Sen was stunned: "Your Highness, you don't trust the general?"
"No, General Sen, your temper is too hot, and the slightest mistake in this matter may cause unnecessary trouble, after all, none of us know what kind of attitude that Shein has for the time being, so ...... Fengxi, don't hide, it's up to you to go to the Dragon Slaying Pass on my behalf. β
Fengxi frowned: "Yes, Your Highness." β
"What, not happy?"
"Yes!" Feng Xi raised his head and said, "Your Highness also knows that Bei Minghuan is mobilizing troops to prepare to attack Lingdong Province, and the next big battle will determine the fate of the Eastern Capital, and his subordinates want to stay here and establish some achievements." β
"Want to make a contribution?"
Lin Muyu couldn't help but smile: "This is easy to do, as long as you go smoothly to kill the dragon pass and can come back alive, I will immediately promote you to a first-level military rank and let you be in charge of the 20,000-strong legion, how about it?"
"Really?"
"Of course. β
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Feng Xi landed on one knee.
"Wait. Su Yu looked at the crowd with kind eyes, and said with a smile: "General Fengxi is also a soldier after all, he is rigid but not soft, so he is not as good as ...... Will you send another woman with him?"
"Woman?" Qin Yan was stunned.
At this time, the first person in the female history sequence on the side stood up, it was a graceful woman, it was Shangguan Jingyue, the first female official beside Qin Yin at the beginning, but in a blink of an eye, several years have passed, Shangguan Jingyue has become more mature, and the kind of steady and virtuous charm can be seen at a glance, she said respectfully: "Your Highness Yu, let me go with Lord Fengxi, Jingyue also once represented Her Royal Highness the Empress to envoy to Bailing City, this time the envoy to kill the dragon to meet his own people, I think...... Jingyue is more suitable than anyone else. β
"Shangguan Jingyue, aren't you worried that Xu Jiantao is really rebelling?" Lin Muyu asked with a smile.
Shangguan Jingyue also smiled: "His Highness Yu's eyes are like torches, over the years, many imperial generals have betrayed and fled, but His Highness Yu has never had a single person, so Shangguan Jingyue is sure that Lord Xu Jiantao is not that kind of person, if he is, he will not dare to fight the 200,000 troops of the Blackstone Empire under the command of Baili Qin with a few enemies." β
"Well, I really have the guts!"
Lin Muyu smiled with satisfaction: "But the number of people you bring can't be too much, after all, the Eastern Capital also needs manpower, so I will give you two hundred and one hundred cavalry guards, and you need to find out the truth of the matter when you arrive at the Dragon Slaying Pass, and if you bring an Imperial Gold Star Medal, if Xu Jiantao is not treasonous, he will give a Gold Star Medal as a reward, which is what he deserves." β
"Yes!"
In the afternoon, the envoy team left Winter Frost City, and the situation became more and more bizarre, so that Lin Muyu couldn't guess it at all, but he couldn't go to Lingnan in person, after all, a battle could break out at Luohekou at any time, and once he left, Bai Ye Sijue and Qu Chu alone might not be able to resist the many god realm powerhouses of the Tianji Empire.
......
Approaching evening, Wei Qiu went straight into the Lingxi Hall and said in a low voice, "Five merchant ships from the Blackstone Empire have docked in Cangfeng Harbor, claiming to be His Highness's people, and have brought the things His Highness needs. β
"Is there any explanation of who sent it?"
"She said she was the sister of Her Highness. β
Lin Muyu sighed in his heart, it's Sikong Yao, great!
He immediately sat up from his desk and said, "Wei Qiu, fly with me to Cangfeng Harbor and bring the goods back overnight, but you can't be robbed by the pirates of the Blackstone Empire." β
"Yes!"
......
When night fell, two figures fell from the sky, it was Lin Muyu and Wei Qiu, after the Battle of Cangfeng, the Imperial Naval Division was close to annihilation, but Cangfeng Harbor was close to the land, so it was still in the hands of the Empire, but there were not many garrisons, only a few thousands.
"See Your Highness!
A group of Imperial soldiers knelt down.
"Get up and show me the cargo. β
"Yes!"
In the port, five big ships were unloading, and when Lin Muyu and Wei Qiu approached, a fat businessman stepped forward with a smile on his face, hugged his fists and said: "The villain Zhuge Heng sees His Highness Yu." β
"You were sent by Ah Yao?"
"Yes, the villain was originally one of the secret merchants of the Tianji Sect, and it took a long time for Miss Sikong Yao and Leader Liu Buyi to get the goods of these five ships, and they spent nearly 100,000 gold coins along the way in order to make a passage in the sea area. β
"Really?" Lin Muyu was slightly pleased: "What's there?"
Zhuge Heng said with a smile: "Four of the big ships are full of Demon Heart Stones, which are enough to cast 500,000 Demon Heart Arrows, and the other ship is the gold and silver that Bai Ze's mercenaries plundered the treasury of the Black Stone Empire, as well as some high-grade demon spirit stones that His Highness needs, among them...... Miss Sikong Yao went to Tianji City in person, found the old man Sikong Ming and asked for 7 demon king-level demon spirit stones, before leaving, she said that this is specially prepared for you, and others cannot use it without authorization. β
"Huh?" Lin Muyu was stunned.
Wei Qiu snickered beside him.