In Ning Xinxuan, Yin Tai listened to Ziwei's report gloomily.

She slowly put down the teacup in her hand and asked in a deep voice: "Have you found out where the team of men and horses who attacked the Western Regions Alliance came from?"

Ziwei hurriedly replied, "I found it out." There were about 500 people in that team, all of whom were hermits from Yuguo. However, the identity of the leader has not yet been ascertained, and it is only known that it is a jade-faced general who is about forty years old. ”

Empress Dowager Yin nodded slightly, and asked with some doubts: "Those Western Regions Alliance forces claim to have 80,000 people, and if they are attacked by surprise, they will not be defeated by a group of more than 500 people, right?"

"This matter is indeed very strange, so the slave maid also ordered someone to investigate it in detail. The approximate reason should be that there was already internal strife among those Western Regions coalition forces, and as a result, when they were attacked, they rushed to flee without any cooperation. ”

Hearing Ziwei say this, the Empress Dowager Yin couldn't help but sigh in annoyance, and said, "Those Western Regions Alliance forces are just temporary patchwork, and there is no unified commander.

Originally, they were attacking from all sides, fighting on their own. It wasn't until they finally met under the hidden capital that they really intersected with each other, and all kinds of dirty disputes followed.

Originally, I was planning to take advantage of this discord between them to break through each of them, and completely put the abyss under the control of my Darong Iron Horseman. Unexpectedly, it was seized by those hermits who came to reinforce it!"

Ziwei couldn't help but sigh and said, "Although the Western Regions Alliance has recaptured its position now, the discord between them has intensified, and it will induce new conflicts at any time.

And those hermits who came to reinforce have already entered the hidden capital through the gap that had been opened earlier. As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the morale of the hermits trapped in the hidden capital was greatly boosted, and the city defense was further strengthened.

In this way, under the long-term loss of one another, the time for the Western Regions Alliance to capture the hidden capital may be postponed for more than a month. ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she didn't speak, but just sat there and closed her eyes and pondered.

Seeing this, Ziwei didn't dare to say anything more, and stood aside quietly.

After a while, the Empress Dowager Yin finally opened her eyes slowly, and said slowly: "If you think about it carefully, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

The emperor has been secretly thwarting the palace's plan to send troops to Shigebuchi. His calculation was to delay as much time as possible until the Western Regions Coalition captured the hidden capital before our Darong troops.

At that time, there was no point in sending troops, and Da Rong could only negotiate peace with the countries of the Western Regions, and strive for a piece of the pie through some threats or inducements. The emperor would then take the opportunity to send troops south to wage war with Yuguo.

But now, the defeat of the Western Regions coalition forces has bought us more time to send troops. No matter how many means the emperor had, he could not delay the dispatch of troops by a month. ”

Ziwei hurriedly said obediently: "What the old ancestor said is, although there are some troubles in the gathering of grain and grass, this problem can be solved within half a month at most. When the time comes, 100,000 iron horsemen will be able to successfully leave the abyss. ”

Empress Dowager Yin couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, but then she suddenly remembered something else, and immediately asked, "What news has come from Yuguo's side? Is there still a chance that Emperor Yu's proposal to send troops to Chongyuan will be approved by their cabinet?"

Hearing the Queen Mother suddenly ask about Yuguo, Ziwei's face couldn't help but change slightly, and she replied loudly: "Ancestor, the latest news about Yuguo...... The slave has not yet received ......"

Empress Dowager Yin immediately frowned, and said with a displeased face: "You can make it clear, how long has it been since you received news from Yuguo?"

Ziwei shuddered unconsciously before whispering, "Probably ...... It's been three days......"

"Three days?!"

The Empress Dowager's voice rose sharply, "What is the reason?

Swept by the Queen Mother's fierce gaze, Ziwei no longer dared to hide anything, and hurriedly replied truthfully: "The details have not yet been fully investigated." I only know that it was the Loyal and Righteous Alliance that suddenly made a move, ordering all its rudders in the north to be strictly guarded, and almost cut off all channels for our secret spies to transmit news to the outside world. ”

"Isn't there still a few chess pieces that we have buried for a long time in the Yuguo Dynasty?

"Three days ago, the slave maid did receive the news of one of the chess pieces. The man said that he had instigated a group of ministers from the DPRK and China to resolutely oppose Emperor Yu's proposal to send troops to the abyss. Unexpectedly, however, the opposing ministers soon changed their tunes and resolutely supported the proposal to send troops.

The man suspected that it was the Loyal League that was secretly engaged in coercing the ministers to change their positions through some indiscriminate means. Therefore, he planned to expose the matter to the cabinet after verifying it clearly, so that Leng Yiqing's proposal to send troops came to naught.

But since then, the slave has not received any news from the man. Moreover, even the other chess pieces were completely cut off. ”

"The Loyal Alliance—"

The Empress Dowager Yin gritted her teeth fiercely and let out a cold snort, "When did these reckless men who only know how to fight and kill come so much about the government of Yuguo?!"

"According to the slave maid's guess......"

Ziwei hesitated for a moment before she cautiously opened her mouth again, "The Loyal Alliance suddenly interfered in the government and helped Emperor Yu to be cold and clean, it should be for the sake of ...... Ice. ”

Empress Dowager Yin couldn't help but glance at her with a little surprise, "How do you say this? Han Bing almost died at the hands of the Loyalty Alliance, why did the Loyalty Alliance turn to help him?"

"When he was in Darong before, Han Bing once saved the captured spies of the Loyalty and Righteousness League, and he could be regarded as selling them a favor. After that, he used his own life to pay off all the grudges between the parting arrow and the loyalty alliance.

In this way, between him and the Loyal Alliance, there is only the kindness that saved people at the beginning. And the Loyalty and Righteousness League has always regarded itself as chivalrous on the rivers and lakes, paying attention to the distinction between grievances and grievances. Naturally, they want to repay the favor they owe to the cold ice. ”

After hearing Ziwei's detailed explanation, the Empress Dowager Yin suddenly pursed her lips disdainfully, and said, "These self-righteous reckless bandits!

Even if this time, they did help Leng Yiqing, but as the king of a country, how could he tolerate the existence of another force in the rivers and lakes that was enough to influence the situation of the Yuguo Dynasty? The Loyal and Righteous Alliance, I am afraid that the day when 'the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks' is not far away!"

Ziwei knew that the Queen Mother was angry at the moment, and what she said was a little marginal, but it was just some venting.

With her smart and well-behaved head secretary, she naturally didn't dare to refute the Queen Mother's words in person, but she didn't dare to echo them casually.

Because Ziwei knew that once the Queen Mother realized her gaffe, she would be annoyed, and she would be angry with her immediately.

Therefore, at this time, the most appropriate way to do it is to talk less and say yes more.

Sure enough, as soon as the Queen Mother finished venting her evil fire, she immediately fell into an awkward silence.

After a long time, the old ancestor who had recovered his strength asked again, "When will they come back?"

After quietly breathing a sigh of relief, she immediately replied solemnly: "The Dujiao Master and the others have successfully entered the territory of Darong, but when they crossed the border, they were intercepted and killed by the Zhongyi Alliance, and they were all slightly injured. It is estimated that they will be able to reach the capital within five days at the latest. ”

Empress Dowager Yin nodded thoughtfully, squinted her eyes slightly, and said, "When they come back, the palace's plan of 'wanting to capture and indulge' can start to be implemented!"

Ziwei listened, but couldn't help but secretly shudder, knowing that this time, she would inevitably be drawn into a terrible whirlpool......