Xie Xun wanted to stop him, but he knew that the cavalry needed the red gauze armor too much. "Dugu Jing, you don't want to challenge my second brother to a duel, do you? That would be a bit bullying."
"Ha!" Dugu Jing said in a disdainful tone, as if he had heard a joke, "A duel? Are you humiliating me?"
Xie Xun, "..."
Anyuan Hou secretly thought that the young Marquis was humiliating his second brother. He lowered his voice and said, "Little Marquis, you are really not an undercover agent sent by the enemy."
Xie Xun was confused when he was concerned. He made a mistake and glanced at Xie Jue out of the corner of his eye. Xie Jue's face was expressionless. Xie Xun's scalp was numb. Second brother, I'll give you one when I get home!
The terms of the peace talks were negotiated one by one. In fact, Yanyang and the Beiman knew what the bottom line was, and the terms were clear. In addition to killing the second young master, the Beiman basically got what they wanted.
Anyuan Hou and Xie Xun, Xie Jue whispered, "Dugu Jing must have taken the wrong medicine. A few days ago, he vowed to kill the second young master until he died. Why did he just negotiate today?"
Xie Jue sent shadow guards to keep an eye on Dugu Jing, but he didn't find any clues. Apart from the conflict with Xie Xun on the street, there was nothing special. He wanted to find evidence of collusion between Dong Gong and Beiman, but found nothing.
"If the peace talks fail, he will die here. He must be afraid." Xie Xun said with a smile. He knew that Dugu Jing went to trouble his second brother and Fang Chuning again last night, and the two sides clashed again.
His second brother, in order to force Dugu Jing to compromise early, or for some other reason, told Dugu Jing bluntly that if the peace talks could not be concluded, Dugu Jing would not be able to leave Kyoto.
When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed.
What's more, it's because of peace talks.
When the Northern Barbarians and Yanyang desperately wanted to cease the war, killing Dugu Jing was a warning that Yanyang and the Northern Barbarians would become enemies forever and there would be no possibility of peace talks.
Directly cut off the retreat, and also tell the soldiers and civilians throughout the territory to fight until death!
This is a rather crazy approach.
The terms of the peace talks were implemented one by one, and everyone was happy. After review by the cabinet, they were submitted to the emperor. No matter how you look at the terms of the peace talks, Yanyang has the upper hand.
A grand banquet was held in the palace, the Northern Barbarian envoys were entertained, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together.
Xie Xun was always uneasy about the bet between Dugu Jing and Xie Jue. He didn't know what kind of contest Dugu Jing would propose. At the banquet, after drinking for three rounds, someone mentioned spring hunting.
The royal family has spring hunting and autumn hunting rituals every year, to protect the fields and seedlings in spring and summer, and to kill in autumn and winter. Not to mention the folk custom of Yanyang, which is good at bowing, horse riding and shooting, the nobles' children will organize hunting, and it is very popular throughout the territory.
In previous years, the Spring Hunt was held in mid-April. This year, because the peace talks were held in mid-April, the Spring Hunt was postponed. This year is different from previous years. The Northern Barbarians had peace talks, Yanyang was victorious, and their morale was strong, so they needed a vent.
The Northern Barbarian soldiers were brave and good at fighting, and they hunted tigers and wolves. They were actually interested in the hunting of the Yanyang royal family. Dugu Jing hoped to lead the Northern Barbarian soldiers to appreciate the customs of Yanyang.
Emperor Jianming readily agreed.
The various ministries began to prepare for the spring hunting. They had already made preparations, hoping that after the peace talks, the Northern Barbarians would leave Kyoto and then hold the hunt. Now the Northern Barbarians also have to participate in the hunting, and the defenses around the hunting ground have been upgraded.
Zhenbeihou took advantage of the situation and proposed that 30,000 cavalry be stationed at the hunting ground.
The prince raised an objection. Royal hunting has always been guarded by the Forbidden Army, and he did not agree to switch to cavalry. The generals such as Zhenbeihou insisted on their own opinion on the grounds of protecting the safety of Emperor Jianming. The prince was weak and the argument was fruitless, so he accepted the garrison of the cavalry and the Forbidden Army together.
In the side hall of the East Palace, it was as silent as cicadas.
The prince propped his head and closed his eyes to rest. Lin Sheng and Zhang Bolan stood in silence. The timer dripping device in the palace was ticking. Although Lin Sheng and Zhang Bolan were fighting openly and secretly, they had sympathy for each other. The two looked at each other and saw the love in each other's eyes.
Uneasy. The iron cavalry accompanied the garrison. As His Highness the Prince expected, the Marquis of Zhenbei was already challenging the imperial power. However, he had a good reputation and the Prince could not stop him. In addition, Emperor Jianming often held candlelight talks with the Marquis of Zhenbei at night recently, and he trusted the Marquis of Zhenbei very much.
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The prince must be displeased. When Lin Sheng and Zhang Bolan thought about the prince's plan, they were excited and uneasy. There were too many variables when the Northern Barbarians participated in the hunting ground.
"Is the hunting ground ready?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, we were ready a month ago before the Northern Barbarian envoys arrived in Beijing." Lin Sheng said, "The Northern Barbarians wanted to participate in the hunting. It was an impromptu proposal at the palace banquet. The Second Young Master sent a shadow guard to inspect the hunting ground.
Nothing can be found. They would never have imagined that we were already setting up a trap before the peace talks with the Northern Barbarians."
The prince's voice was soft, "I want everything to be infallible. If something goes wrong, you won't be able to survive."
"Yes!" Zhang Bolan and Lin Sheng knelt down together, and Zhang Bolan said, "I am willing to smash my body and soul to pieces for His Highness."
The prince was very satisfied. Zhang Bolan was a concubine. If he wanted to climb up, he had to serve the emperor loyally. Otherwise, no matter how good or talented he was, he would be suppressed by Zhang Boxing for the rest of his life.
"Your Highness, Xie Jue is extremely smart and has predicted all of His Highness's actions. If Dugu Jing wants to kill him in the hunting ground, he must be aware of it. What if he refuses to fight?"
"Dugu Jing wants to kill Xie Jue, I don't care." The prince's face was cold, "What I want is Xie Zhang's life!"
Lin Sheng and Zhang Bolan were shocked and hurriedly knelt down, "Your Highness, think twice!"
Killing Xie Zhang is much more troublesome than killing Xie Jue. Xie Jue is extremely weak, but Xie Zhang is different. He is a general who became famous at a young age and is good at fighting. With one enemy against a hundred, a hundred forbidden troops may not be able to trap one Xie Zhang.
The prince narrowed his eyes. Since the peace talks with the Northern Barbarians, he and Xie Jue have been constantly fighting each other. He wanted to win over Xie Xun for peace talks, but his wish failed. He blocked the cavalry from entering Kyoto, but his plan failed. Xie Jue saw through the plans one by one. He intended to
The exposed flaw told Xie Jue that he and Dugu Jing were colluding. In his preset, Xie Jue would bite Dugu Jing to death and find evidence of his collusion with Dugu Jing.
But Xie Jue didn't. He was more anxious than he thought. He and Fang Chuning threatened Dugu Jing, forcing Dugu Jing to change his peace negotiation strategy. Xie Jue seemed reckless, but every step he took seemed to be smooth sailing.
What does he want to do?
He had long heard that the second young master was cunning and calm, but no matter how well Xie Jue saw things, he could never imagine what he was going to do!
Xie Jue's shadow guard is everywhere, and his intelligence reaches out to the palace and the court, and he controls the affairs of the court even when he is not in Kyoto. He gets what he wants every step of the way, as if no one's conspiracy can escape his eyes.
It's a pity that such talents came from the Hou family.
Spring hunting, sounding east and attacking in the west, the northern barbarians want Xie Jue's life, the northern barbarians are just a knife, he wants to thank Zhang.
"Are you afraid?" The prince stood up and walked slowly in front of Zhang Bolan and Lin Sheng, his figure blocking the light. "I will not treat heroes badly, nor will I force anyone to sacrifice their life. If you are afraid, it is still too late to withdraw.
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Lin Sheng and Zhang Bolan's backs were covered in cold sweat. The order they received from the beginning was to cooperate with the northern barbarians in killing Xie Jue in the hunting ground, and they must hit it with one blow. But they did not expect that the person His Highness wanted them to kill was actually