Something happened to Jinghe, which caught the Chu palace off guard.
But naturally, he could not believe whatever Hong Ye said. Yu Wenhao immediately asked the Fourth Master Lenglangmen's secret agent team to investigate.
The news came back very quickly, and it turned out that Xianbei had indeed captured a woman from the Northern Tang Dynasty, and she was going to be burned to death as a sacrifice to the witch's old friend on the New Year's Day.
Then, this person must be calm and peaceful.
When the news came back, Yu Wenhao immediately went to the chief assistant and Ling Yan to discuss it first, and then went to the palace to report.
Yuan Qingling was waiting for news in his mansion. If it was just to save Jinghe, the imperial court would definitely not be willing to fight. The layout of southern Xinjiang had already been decided, and the imperial court would benefit from the internal fighting in southern Xinjiang.
But Hong Ye has indeed made arrangements, confirming that the king of Southern Xinjiang was exterminated by Northern Xinjiang, so the court has a reason to send troops. It just depends on whether Emperor Ming Yuan is willing.
Emperor Ming Yuan summoned the cabinet to discuss the matter, and Yu Wenhao attended as the prince.
Because there had been a plan to deal with southern Xinjiang for a long time, most people in the DPRK were unwilling to send troops. After a war against Xianbei and Beimo, the national treasury was now running low, and it was really difficult to support the military expenses of sending troops.
Moreover, this also involves civil war. After all, Southern Xinjiang is the territory of the Northern Tang Dynasty. Although it is not subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court, there are many ways and time to waste with them. In other words, the disadvantages of sending troops outweigh the benefits.
The imperial court has a yamen specifically responsible for uniting southern Xinjiang. They believe that today's southern Xinjiang is very poor, and the people's livelihood has completely failed to keep up with the states and counties in the Northern Tang Dynasty. It only takes a few years to make them return. If they really want to fight,
That can only be fought by northern and southern Xinjiang, and the imperial court cannot send troops, because sending troops by the imperial court will chill the hearts of some people in southern Xinjiang.
It's just that the current situation is that southern Xinjiang is out of control. After the death of the king of southern Xinjiang, it is now a mess, unable to unite and not strong enough to fight against northern Xinjiang.
If the daughter of the King of Southern Xinjiang is allowed to go back at this time, it does not mean that it is impossible, but it will definitely be too late to save Jinghe.
Moreover, many courtiers believe that since there are ways to avenge the King of Southern Xinjiang, the biggest purpose of sending troops this time is to kill Princess Jinghe. If Princess Jinghe is still a member of the royal family, then she will fall into the hands of the people of Southern Xinjiang.
It is indeed a disgrace to the royal family, but now she has only assumed the title of princess in vain and is not a member of the royal family. It is inappropriate to use the army for her sake, and she cannot explain it to the people of the world.
Someone suggested that if they wanted to save Princess Jinghe, they could send people to sneak into northern Xinjiang and rescue them secretly.
However, this move was immediately opposed by the Southern Xinjiang United Front Office. They were familiar with the terrain of Southern Xinjiang. In addition to the harsh mountains in Southern Xinjiang, there was also natural miasma. Almost everyone in Southern Xinjiang knew the art of witchcraft, especially those in northern Xinjiang.
If you are hostile to outsiders and send people to rescue without permission, you will be faced with many difficulties and you will most likely trap the people you rescue.
Yu Wenhao frowned, "We can't send troops, we can't rescue, so what else can we do? We can't just watch Princess Jinghe being burned at the stake by people from the north of Xinjiang."
Lord Wu of the United Front Yamen said: "Your Highness, our deployment to southern Xinjiang is gradually underway, and we must proceed with caution at this moment. If the situation is disrupted by rescuing Princess Jinghe, then our early efforts will be in vain."
Yu Wenhao suppressed his anger and said, "Then you should come up with a plan. You can't just watch people die in northern Xinjiang."