Chapter 197 Military Disaster
Xue Qingyin waited outside the door for a while, and then she saw a Xuanjia guard hurriedly greeted her with a solemn expression.
"Greetings to the princess, may your highness be here?" Xuanjia Wei saluted and asked immediately.
"What happened while you were talking inside?" Xue Qingyin tilted her head and asked.
Xuan Jiawei said in a deep voice: "Yizhou war disaster."
Xue Qingyin raised her eyebrows and said, "Just wait."
Then she turned around and returned to the courtyard.
She didn't even look at Gan Zixu and went straight to meet King Xuan.
"Tired of standing?" King Xuan asked her.
Xue Qingyin nodded.
King Xuan immediately followed her out.
Qian Zixu looked reluctant to leave, but said nothing.
Stepping out of the door, King Xuan immediately saw the anxious Xuan Jiawei.
King Xuan was not surprised at all and asked calmly: "What happened?"
"Previously, His Highness ordered us to go to nearby towns to check whether there were any natural or man-made disasters. I asked my subordinates along the way and found nothing strange. But when we were approaching Bazhou, we suddenly rescued a few people on the roadside. Those people called themselves
It was a subordinate of King Xuan who was a fiefdom official. He recognized the badge of Prince Xuan's palace hanging on his waist, and then he called for help." The Xuanjia guard said carefully.
"What happened to Yizhou?" King Xuan asked.
Xuan Jiawei nodded: "They reported that there was a military disaster in Yizhou, and the whereabouts of Jiedushi Qiao Teng were unknown. They refused to elaborate on what happened to the subordinates. They only said that they wanted to see His Highness and they would explain it themselves."
Xue Qingyin pressed her head on the side and thought to herself that this is really... Before people even reach the boundary of the earth, there is trouble first.
"Where are the people?"
"Bring it back and wait in the west hall."
"lead the way."
"yes."
Xuanjiawei leads the way.
Xue Qingyin thought for a moment, walked side by side with King Xuan, and asked, "Can I go and have a look too?"
"Of course I can." King Xuan glanced at her.
Huh? Xue Qingyin looked back blankly.
At this moment, she had long forgotten that when she first entered the house, she didn't want to get involved in any big things. She didn't get involved if she could. She completely detached herself from the world and tried to avoid suspicion to the extreme.
The two of them arrived in the west hall in an instant.
Before they entered the door, the people inside knelt down and worshiped: "Greetings to His Royal Highness King Xuan, your official... Wan Shirong, I am ashamed to worship you."
Wan Shirong, this name is quite ambitious.
Xue Qingyin looked inside the door and saw an old man with messy hair kneeling there. Behind him, there were three men, who presumably had lower official positions than him.
Their clothes were dirty, stained with blood, and exuded an unpleasant smell.
Xue Qingyin instinctively took half a step back, and then King Xuan raised his hand to cover her mouth and nose.
Seeing that the old man named Wan Shirong raised his head, Xue Qingyin pushed away King Xuan's hand without thinking, lest it would be bad for these royal officials to see him.
What does it matter if you endure it for a while?
Wan Shirong raised his head and saw Xue Qingyin first.
"this……"
"This is Princess Xuan." The guard on the side said.
Wan Shirong was stunned for a moment: "Princess Xuan?" He looked dazed: "I only remember that His Highness has a concubine..."
Xue Qingyin raised her eyebrows: "It can be seen that the news is delayed. The incident in Yizhou has been happening for a long time? You just received the order to change the fiefdom, and you were detained when you entered Yizhou?"
Wan Shirong responded instinctively: "Yes."
But soon he pursed his lower lip heavily, no longer looking at Xue Qingyin, but looking up at King Xuan, and said in a sad tone: "After Xiaguan and others received the order, they moved to Yizhou day and night. Who knew that they had just entered?
Yizhou, before he even entered the mansion, he was taken into custody."
It was exactly the same as Xue Qingyin guessed.
"Qiao Teng is missing? Who is in power in Yizhou now?" King Xuan asked calmly.
"Yizhou Sima Jiangnan." Wan Shirong wiped his face and replied.
Xue Qingyin sighed: "Everyone of these Sima's are quite capable."
Wan Shirong couldn't help but glance at her and frowned.
At this time, King Xuan grabbed Xue Qingyin's hand and led her to the main seat and sat down one on the left and one on the right.
"Sit down and talk." King Xuan said to Wan Shirong.
Wan Shirong got up and sat down with trembling support. The others followed him and sat down.
"Are you being hunted?"
"yes……"
"Is it Jiang Nan who sent people to hunt you down?"
"No..." Wan Shirong's voice paused, but he said three words: "I don't know..."
After Wan Shirong finished speaking, a look of shame appeared on his face again.
Others quickly added: "When we returned to His Highness, we were detained for a long time and were kept in the dark. Later, we thought that when His Highness arrived at the fiefdom, we would be saved. But after waiting for many days, we couldn't wait any longer, so we had to find a way.
I escaped first. On the way, I learned that Qiao Teng was missing and Jiang Nan was in charge of Yizhou affairs. I really don’t know anything else..."
"Where is the governor of Yizhou?"
"No...not sure."
I don’t know if I ask three questions.
Xue Qingyin couldn't help but press her eyebrows.
King Xuan said in a deep voice: "Send someone to ask Qian Zixu."
The guard said in surprise: "Your Highness, what can he know?"
King Xuan had no intention of explaining.
It was Xue Qingyin who said: "Qian Zixu is very well-informed, and he seems to have a back-up plan after knowing that Xingzhou was assigned to the fiefdom. I'm afraid the back-up plan is not his... It's just that he knows Yizhou
If something happens, it will definitely draw our attention away."
The guard suddenly realized what he was doing and hurried away.
"Pass on Lieutenant General Fang." King Xuan ordered.
Not long after, Fang Chengzhong arrived.
However, King Xuan didn't say much to him and only asked him to take Wan Shirong and others to settle down.
"Your Highness..." Wan Shirong and the others were a little reluctant to leave. They seemed to have a lot of heartfelt wishes to complain to King Xuan.
However, King Xuan's face was cold.
Wan Shirong had no choice but to swallow his words when they came to his lips, carefully concealed his disappointment, and followed Fang Chengzhong away.
"Vice General Fang, it seems that His Highness has stayed in Xingzhou for a long time. Why is this? Why has Xingzhou become His Highness' fiefdom again?" Wan Shirong asked.
Fang Chengzhong smiled: "Don't rush into this, let's first talk about how you escaped?"
Wan Shirong's face flashed: "Vice General Fang, are you suspecting that we have told lies?"
"I just want to know more details. This will also make it easier for us to rescue other people. What? Wan Fu doesn't want to tell you?" Fang Chengzhong said in a cool tone.
Fu is Wan Shirong's official position.
He is praised and guided by his master, who is of the third rank. In other words, among the ministers of the royal palace, he is the greatest.
Wan Shirong was not a young official, but Fang Chengzhong was King Xuan's deputy. So his expression changed slightly, and finally he honestly went aside with Fang Chengzhong to explain carefully.
At this time, Qian Zixu shouted "I want to see King Xuan" again in the cage.
Chapter completed!