Chapter 108 Marquis of Changping, Secretary of the Imperial City, Marquis of Lanyue
Chapter 108 Chang Pinghou, Imperial City Secretary, Lan Yuehou
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Chapter 108 Chang Pinghou, Imperial City Secretary, Lan Yuehou
After Li Ru and Wen Su left, Xiao Shunzi came closer and reported: "Your Highness, there is a warrior outside the door who claims to be from Baiyin Valley asking for an audience."
Shengjiao and Baiyin Valley are considered the top martial arts forces in Shuzhou.
He had just been intercepted and killed by the Shuzhou Holy Cult, and now Baiyin Valley actually came to visit him again. It seems that there is some unrest in Shuzhou.
"Let him come in, and let Wang An come over too."
Qin Wei ordered.
"Here!"
After a while, Xiao Shunzi brought Wang An and a handsome man to the study.
"Old slave, I pay my respects to Your Highness." Wang An paid his respects.
"Xiao Wu from Baiyin Valley pays homage to His Highness the County Prince!"
Qin Wei looked Xiao Wu up and down and asked, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
Xiao Wu looked at Wang An and Xiao Shunzi next to him, and whispered: "I have something urgent to report to His Highness."
Qin Wei raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just tell me. Everyone here is someone whom I trust."
Xiao Wu took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, Marquis Chang Ping is going to rebel."
Qin Wei's eyes flashed and he looked at Wang An.
Wang An was completely stunned.
"Nonsense, how could Marquis Chang Ping rebel?" Wang An said angrily.
Changping Marquis is one of the Twelve Marquises of Dali. He is the commander-in-chief of the Yunzhou frontier army. He has 200,000 frontier troops under his command. He also has the right to mobilize troops at random for the Yunzhou garrison.
It can be said that as long as Chang Pinghou is willing, he can mobilize more than 300,000 troops at any time.
For such a general with military power, the Imperial City Department will naturally monitor him.
"You continue." Qin Wei gave Wang An a look and signaled Xiao Wu to continue.
Xiao Wudao: "Since five years ago, Marquis Changping has begun to recruit warriors from the martial arts world. Yunzhou Wushan Temple, Shuzhou Holy Sect, and Yuanzhou Lamaism have all been conquered by Marquis Changping."
"In the past two years, Marquis Changping has invited us from Baiyin Valley many times to join, but we from Baiyin Valley have always been reluctant to get involved with the imperial court, so we refused."
"But since five months ago, the Holy Cult has repeatedly attacked our disciples and properties in Baiyin Valley."
Qin Wei frowned and said: "This does not seem to mean that Chang Pinghou wants to rebel."
Xiao Wu said with a serious expression: "Three months ago, we discovered that the Holy Cult was manufacturing a large number of crossbows and armor."
Qin Wei looked at Wang An again.
Wang An's face looked extremely ugly.
It doesn't matter to him whether the Marquis of Changping rebels or not, this is not within the scope of his jurisdiction.
But if what Xiao Wu said is true, then why is there no news from the Imperial City Division?
The Imperial City Division claims to monitor the world and penetrate every corner.
Even Baiyin Valley knew something, but the Imperial City Division didn't know anything about it.
This can only mean that there is something wrong within the Imperial City Division.
"Your Highness!" Wang And said.
Qin Wei nodded slightly and said: "Go!"
Wang An didn't say anything more and left the study directly.
This matter was of great importance and he had to investigate it carefully.
Qin Wei fell into deep thought.
Chang Pinghou wants to rebel?
This seems a little unreasonable.
Although Chang Pinghou was considered an outstanding general and commanded an army of 200,000 men, if he wanted to rebel with such strength, he would simply be asking for death.
Nowadays, there are indeed many problems within Dali, but after more than 40 years of hard work by Emperor Li, Dali's military force is actually not weak at all, and even far exceeds that of the previous three hundred years.
Not to mention just one Changping Hou, even ten Changping Hous would not be able to overthrow the Dali Dynasty.
He raised his head and looked at Xiao Wu suspiciously.
If what Xiao Wu said is not a lie, then there is only one possibility.
There are other people, or other forces behind Chang Pinghou.
"You should stay in Zhenwu Division for now."
"Xiao Shunzi, arrange a wing room for him to stay temporarily."
Qin Wei ordered.
"Here!" Xiao Shunzi responded.
Xiao Wu hesitated a little and said, "Your Highness, I still have something to do."
"What's up?"
"I came to Tianzhou with Li Man, the leader of the Holy Church, I'm~~"
Before he finished speaking, Qin Wei interrupted: "Li Man is dead, you don't need to worry about him anymore."
"Dead!" Xiao Wu was shocked for a while.
"died!"
Qin Wei nodded and affirmed: "You should stay in Zhenwu Division for now."
Xiao Wu had no choice but to retreat.
…
Three days later.
Wang An hurriedly returned to Zhenwu Division.
"Old slave, pay homage to His Highness!"
In the study, Wang An bowed somewhat impatiently.
Qin Wei asked: "How is the situation?"
Wang An had a bitter smile on his face, "Your Highness, we are in big trouble!"
Qin Wei played with the jade pendant in his hand, and there was no trace of surprise in his clear eyes.
Since Xiao Wu dared to come to the Zhenwu Division, he had already stated that this matter could not be false.
"The old slave discovered that there are problems in the Imperial City Division in Shuzhou, Yunzhou, and Yuanzhou." Wang An's eyes were full of bitterness and anger.
He has not left Tianzhou City in the past three days. If he wants to figure out Chang Pinghou's problem, it will definitely not be possible in three days. Even if he rushes to Yunzhou, it will take more than ten days to go back and forth.
He only analyzed it from the information and intelligence previously provided by Shuzhou, Yunzhou and Yuanzhou Imperial City Division.
"Tell me in detail." Qin Wei said.
"I analyzed the intelligence provided by Shuzhou, Yunzhou and Yuanzhou Imperial City Division in the past year, and found that there were only daily reports from Marquis Changping, and there was nothing unusual about the information about the Holy Sect, Wushan Temple and Lamaism.
"Wang Andao.
"There shouldn't be any abnormalities, right?" Qin Wei said.
"How is it possible? But all sects will do some evil things. Although the Imperial City Secretary does not have the responsibility to suppress the martial arts sects, he has the responsibility to monitor all the sects' forces. The evil things done by each sect will only be determined by the Imperial City Secretary.
Any findings will be recorded."
"It's impossible for three sects and thousands of people to do nothing evil."
Wang An explained.
"So, there must be something wrong with the Imperial City Division in these three states?" Qin Wei asked.
"Yes, the problem is huge. If this old slave guessed correctly, the Imperial City Division in these three states has been controlled by outsiders." Wang Andao said.
"Is it possible that the Imperial City Division is controlled by outsiders?" Qin Wei was a little curious.
Although the Zhenwu Division had very frequent contact with the Imperial City Division during this period, his understanding of the internal structure and situation of the Imperial City Division was very limited.
Wang An lowered his head and said: "It is difficult to control the Imperial City Division, because the Imperial City Division has three lines in each state. The three lines are independent of each other, and each of them does not even know the existence of the other."
"If outsiders want to control the Imperial City of a state, they must cut off all three lines."
"And just cutting off three lines is not enough, because each line hides spies directly assigned by the Imperial City Division of Kyoto. Even if the original intelligence line is cut off, the spies can contact other states, or go directly to Beijing to report."
Qin Wei held the jade pendant and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"That means all the spies in these three states have been eliminated."
"That's right." Wang And said.
"The secret agent is assigned by Kyoto!" Qin Wei said.
Wang An fell silent.
Since a secret agent is called a secret agent, it means that very few people know about it.
But all the spies in the three states were eliminated, which can only mean one thing.
There is a traitor among the senior officials of the Imperial City Division.
And they are not just ordinary high-level officials, they are at the lowest level of the four deputy admirals. That is, they are at the same level as Wang An.
"Marquis Changping can't do this." Qin Wei seemed to be pointing out something.
"Don't talk about a Marquis of Changping, even the Duke of the dynasty can't do it." Wang Andao said.
Qin Wei tapped the desk gently, thoughtfully.
Originally, he wanted to find something for himself to do, but now it's good that he didn't even have to look for it, it just happened.
And it's not an ordinary thing.
There is a force hidden within the imperial dynasty, which controls dozens of armies and has also penetrated the Imperial City Division.
This is only a problem that he can understand, there must be other things that he doesn't know about.
"Let's play!" Qin Wei said.
"Your Highness, if you want to submit a memorial, you cannot use the Imperial City Department's method." Wang An said helplessly.
Qin Wei nodded slightly, then spread out the paper and started writing.
This matter involves the three southwest states and the Imperial City Division, and is no longer something that the Zhenwu Division can handle.
The decision must be made by Emperor Li himself.
Therefore, it is very necessary to present the memorial.
As for the outcome, it depends on Lihuang’s intention.
But in any case, the problem of him staying in Tianzhou has been solved.
Even if he wanted to return to the capital now, Emperor Li probably wouldn't let him return to the capital.
…
On the border of Qinzhou, inside Xiangshan City.
Bai Qi finally met Chengyibo Li Mo.
Li Mo is forty-eight years old this year and has an eighth-level cultivation. He is a general of the border army and is in charge of the military affairs of the first battalion.
In the lobby, Li Mo looked Bai Qi up and down.
"Are you Bai Qi?"
"That's right!"
"Were you the Bai Qi who chased the Tatar cavalry with Guo Jin before?" Li Mo asked again.
"That's right!" Bai Qiyan said concisely and concisely.
Li Mo lowered his head and looked at the letter in his hand.
Regarding Bai Qi recommended by Qin Wei, he felt a little guilty in his heart.
Even though he is Qin Wei's biological uncle, in fact he has not seen Qin Wei for ten years.
When he suddenly received a letter from Qin Wei, he was both surprised and strange.
But he would not fail to give Qin Wei face.
"Go to Red River Fort and become a garrison general for Guo Jin." Li Mo said.
The duty of a garrison general is to garrison a certain area. For example, Red River Fort has a traveling general and three garrison generals.
Although there are only a thousand soldiers left in the fort, in fact the soldiers in the piers around the Red River Fort belong to the Red River Fort.
Under normal circumstances, the garrison general will be served by Qianhu, which is the fifth rank.
Bai Qi is not Qianhu, but he can serve as a garrison general as soon as he comes up, which is obviously Li Mo's special care.
In fact, the reason why Li Mo took care of Bai Qi was not only for Qin Wei's sake, but also because Bai Qi followed Guo Jin to chase down the Tatar cavalry.
Guo Jin used 300 cavalry to drive out more than 500 Tatar cavalry, among which Bai Qi made great achievements.
So before Bai Qi, Guo Jin had already sent a letter to Li Mo, asking Bai Qi to go to Honghe Fort.
As for why he knew that Bai Qi would come to Xiangshan City to join the army, it was naturally Luo Jing who told him.
"I will obey your orders!" Bai Qi responded directly without any hesitation.
"You should stay in the mansion for two days first, and then go to Red River Fort after your duties are arranged."
"Here!"
…
Kyoto, in the imperial city.
In front of the majestic Shengtian Palace.
A young man wearing bright yellow brocade clothes walked slowly along the bluestone road.
Within the large glass, the bright yellow color is for royal use. No one is allowed to wear yellow color unless they are a member of the royal family or given by the emperor.
The young man walked to the door of the palace and the door of Eunuch Lu's study.
"Haha, Lao Lu, long time no see!"
The young man put his arm around Eunuch Lu's shoulders and smiled cynically.
Eunuch Lu took his hand away in embarrassment and said, "Master Marquis, Your Majesty is still waiting for you in the study."
Lan Yuehou is the first month of Dongfang, one of the twelve princes of Dali.
If we want to say who is the most special being among the Dali nobles, it is definitely Lan Yuehou.
"Tsk, boring."
Dongfang Yue said dissatisfied.
"In front of the Marquis, I don't dare to be presumptuous." Mr. Lu said impartially.
"Come on, you just don't want to get close to me. I invited you to drink several times before, but you didn't even show your respect." Dongfang Yue said.
"Old slave doesn't like drinking."
"That's why I said you are boring!" Dongfang Yue said with a smile.
Eunuch Lu looked at him helplessly.
In this imperial city, apart from His Majesty, the only person who dared to ridicule him like this was Lan Yuehou in front of him.