Xie Zhang was slightly startled, "He is just wishful thinking."
The original name of the Zhenbei Iron Cavalry was Ningzhou Iron Cavalry. Many years ago, they were still under the command of the Yuwen Imperial Family. Later, the four generations of owners of this Iron Cavalry were all Zhenbei Marquises. The military's military aspirations were no longer toward the Yuwen Imperial Family, but to the Hou Mansion.
Officials often criticized the cavalrymen as private soldiers of the marquis government, and what they said was true. Zhenbeihou, Xie Zhang, Xie Jue, and Xie Xun all knew it was true, but no one pointed it out.
This is a border guard force that is loyal to the Marquis Mansion, not the royal family.
If something happens to the Marquis of Zhenbei's family in Kyoto, Chen Bing's cavalry in Ningzhou will rebel. The prince wants to kill the marquis and use military power to talk nonsense. He can only slowly divide the cavalry and gradually weaken the marquis after Zhenbei Hou returns the military power.
of prestige.
This is not something that happens overnight, it takes decades. Just like the loyalty of the cavalry to the Hou Mansion, it is also the accumulation of prestige over three generations, and it is not achieved overnight.
Therefore, Lord Hou led his troops to fight fiercely with the Northern Barbarians on the border for many years. He never worried about Mrs. Hou's safety in the capital, nor did he worry that his eldest daughter, Concubine Xie, would be wronged in the palace.
When Xie Jue wanted to send troops back for reinforcements, the Marquis's first reaction was to refuse.
The Yuwen royal family did not dare to attack the Hou Mansion.
Xie Zhang said, "Why should he?"
Xie Jue also thought, yes, why? Doesn’t he want his kingdom? Even if he had every plan, he didn’t understand the prince’s plan. This is so stupid!
"I don't believe that the prince would have thought that the cavalry could be stationed at the hunting ground." Xie Zhang said, "He may have made some deal with Dugu Jing privately. He wants your life. The agencies in the southern hunting ground are targeting you. If the prince has such a
Due to scheming and scheming, the current situation is not what it is today. Did my father send someone to protect him when he went to the hunting ground today? "
Xie Jue nodded, and his shadow guards followed Zhenbei Hou one by one.
Hundreds of thousands of cavalry are in Ningzhou, and if the Marquis of Zhenbei is assassinated in Beijing, there will be a turmoil. If he is not crazy, he will never do such a stupid thing. Xie Jue does not believe in the Yuwen royal family, and still sends shadow guards
Accompanying. I am afraid that they will use the hunting order to make a perfect situation.
Xie Zhang's heart sank. After guarding the border for ten years, he had never felt that things in the capital were so treacherous. He had never felt the murderous intention from the Yuwen royal family.
Only this time, the Northern Barbarians negotiated peace.
Unload the mill and kill the donkey.
But being too hasty is not the emperor's style.
"Brother, I want to mobilize troops from the border." Xie Jue said in a deep voice. This was the second time he mentioned the matter of troop deployment. "I'm very uneasy."
"Father will not agree." Xie Zhang's face was slightly cold, "If the royal family dares to attack the Hou Mansion, it is equivalent to abandoning the country. How dare they?"
"Brother, I want to mobilize troops!" Xie Jue reiterated.
"I can't convince my father either." Xie Zhang was in a dilemma. If he mobilized troops, it would confirm the Hou's manor's self-respect of having troops and intensify the conflict between the Hou's manor and the royal family. This was the last thing the Marquis of Zhenbei wanted to do.
"I don't want to gamble with the lives of more than a dozen people in the Hou Mansion on whether Yuwen's royal family dares to do so." Xie Jue's voice was calm, "People's hearts are the worst place to bet. He is really going crazy and no one can stop him."
Normal people can't guess what a madman is thinking.
Xie Zhang pursed his lips and nodded, "Let me think twice about this matter. I will look for an opportunity to talk to my father."
When Feng Yu slowly woke up, it was almost noon. She had a splitting headache and snake venom was spreading in her body. Feng Yu was so confused and had nightmares that she could only wake up for a moment of peace.
"Auntie..." Feng Shu looked at Feng Yu who woke up in surprise. Zhang Ling was giving her aggravated medicine. Feng Yu kept sweating in the middle of the night, and her brocade quilt was soaked. The color of the place bitten by the poisonous snake gradually faded.
The snake venom was slowly being eliminated from her body. As Feng Yu was spinning, she gradually saw the faces of Feng Shu and Su Yuejiao clearly.
"Sister, mother..." The two of them watched over her all day and night. Although they were exhausted, they were extremely surprised. Su Yuejiao stroked her face lovingly, "Is it uncomfortable for Ayu to suffer?"
Feng Yu endured the dizziness and said, "Where is Junjun?"
"She's fine..." Feng Shu comforted her, "Junjun is still sleeping, don't worry."
Feng Yu was about to fall asleep, but she found that it was dawn. She remembered Chen Mo's arrangement of traps, and held Feng Shu's hand tightly, "Sister, I saw Chen Mo setting up a poison arrow formation in the forest."
"Jinyiwei Chen Mo?" Feng Shu was startled.
Feng Yu nodded heavily. She couldn't resist the dizziness and fell asleep again. Feng Shu asked Zhang Lingzheng to come in to check Feng Yu's injuries. She went to the side to wake up Fang Lingjun and asked in a low voice, "Junjun, what about Chen Mo's arrangement of poisonous arrows?
Have you told Fang Chuning?"
Fang Lingjun was a little confused. She was worried that Feng Yu had forgotten about it. Feng Shu's face changed slightly and she dragged Fang Lingjun out of the tent to find Xie Zhang. Xie Jue was still talking in Xie Zhang's tent.
Feng Shu said, "Ayu said that she saw Chen Mo sending people to place poisonous arrows in Xiyan Mountain."
Chen Mo was Emperor Jianming's confidant. If he planted poisonous arrows, it must be Emperor Jianming's order. Fang Lingjun was also a little scared, "I forgot to tell my elder brother."
"Poisoned?" Xie Zhang's eyebrows twitched.
Xie Jue took the map and spread it on the table, "Location!"
Fang Lingjun had always been a little afraid of this taciturn second young master, and had not been able to confirm the location several times. Xie Jue's face turned cold, and Fang Lingjun gritted her teeth and drew a big circle extending from the incident site in the North Hunting Ground.
"I can't remember clearly!" Fang Lingjun was almost forced to cry under the cold gaze of the second young master.
The whole territory of Xiyan Mountain is open to the public, and prey are escaping in the mountain. The mountain is full of hunters. The royal hunting ground is grand enough and has so many prey that it can satisfy thousands of people hunting together.
Dugu Jing and the Northern Barbarian generals, a total of more than 20 people participated in the hunt, but the number was not large. Military generals were ordered to keep a watch on them one by one to prevent them from setting up an ambush in the forest.
Fang Chuning stared at Dugu Jing, wondering where Dugu Jing was going, Fang Chuning was going there, and he was specifically trying to steal prey from Dugu Jing.
Dugu Jing was furious, "Fang Chuning, is this the way Yanyang treats guests?"
Fang Chuning twirled his long bow gracefully, put it on his shoulder, and said with a fox-like smile, "Ninth Prince, don't get me wrong, personal hobbies, don't involve such a wide range of things, it's scary."
A prey passed by their eyes. Fang Chuning drew the bow and drew the string. His body was slightly sideways. His tall and handsome body was condensing the power of pulling up mountains and rivers. The arrow flew past Dugu Jing's shoulder and hit a little rabbit. "Listen,
Feng loves roasted rabbit the most, so he is in a good mood."
This arrow was a clear provocation. The wind whipped by the arrow brushed his hair, as if it was about to cut through his flesh and blood. Dugu Jing glared angrily, but Fang Chuning smiled kindly.
"Okay, just give it a try and see if you can snatch a few prey from me."
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Fang Chuning seemed not to understand his anger, and took the ridicule as an invitation, and was in high spirits. The Northern Barbarian generals were furious, this was simply a hooligan!
Among the major generals in Yanyang, General Fang is the most difficult to deal with and has the most rogue style.
Fang Chuning single-handedly stared at Dugu Jing, never letting Dugu Jing leave his sight. On the other side, Xie Xun and Fei Ying were behind Lin Sheng and Chen Mo.