Chapter 1049: The incident in Kuizhou, Wang Hu died
The entire southern Xinjiang was in turmoil due to Shen Tang's arrival, and Kuizhou Road adjacent to southern Xinjiang was also in chaos!
The events such as intercepting and killing imperial envoys and attacking and killing the princess at the end of the year caused great shock in the court. Zhao Shen was so angry that he asked Wang Hu, the Imperial City Secretary, to come and deal with the matter in person.
However, he encountered opposition from hundreds of officials in the court! However, Wang Hu still came to Kuizhou Road, and various departments in the court also sent people to investigate the matter on Kuizhou Road in detail.
The people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple haven't found any clues yet, and the assassination of Sun Letian, the pacifier, has once again cast a shadow over the investigation!
After that, accidents happened one after another in various places in Kuizhou Prefecture, and as many as a dozen officials were assassinated. Some of these people were just humble officials, and some were high-ranking officials! However, they were all controlled by a hidden hand. disappeared without a trace.
In a small courtyard in Chongqing Mansion, a man was sitting upright, with a bloody dagger beside him!
At some point, a man in black appeared quietly in the courtyard! The man sitting upright suddenly opened his eyes, "Here you come?"
The man in black did not speak, but looked at the man who was sitting upright! The man took out a pile of letter paper from his arms, "This is what I found, all the people related to the princess's assassination! Now, not one person The rest are all dead! I know that Your Majesty is in a dilemma, and even with evidence, he cannot completely kill these people. However, the princess cannot be insulted, and the imperial power cannot be insulted! These people must die!"
"Of course, Your Majesty cannot bear this kind of responsibility.
Otherwise, even Your Majesty will be unable to bear the turmoil in the imperial court! And I will be the scapegoat!"
"Do you regret it?"
The man in black suddenly spoke.
The man who was sitting upright smiled softly, "I, Wang Hu, have been favored by the emperor for this life, and this life is no longer my own! In other words, we are just a knife for His Majesty. This is my life, so there is no need to regret it. ?”
"Serving His Majesty is the only thing we can do. Now that all the damn ones are dead, my life is not important anymore!"
Yes, this person is Wang Hu! And more than ten officials of all sizes on Kuizhou Road were assassinated. These things were all done by Wang Hu! He knew what he should do from the time he left Lin'an, and even more so What is your outcome?
However, he had no choice and no regrets! The emperor's grace was so great that his life originally belonged to the emperor and the Song Dynasty! Now, he just wants to give it back!
Moreover, if he is trusted and reused by the emperor, then he will naturally be the superior imperial city secretary. But when the emperor no longer trusts him, he will only die! As he said, this is his fate. , the ending that has already been determined! If it were someone else, it would be possible to survive, but he knew too many royal secrets and there was no way he could survive.
"I will bring all these things to Your Majesty!"
The man in black said calmly.
"Thank you!"
Wang Hu cupped his hands and said.
"What else do you want to say?"
"Haha..." Wang Hu chuckled softly, "No need! Talking too much will be bad for you.
I am already dying, so why bother to harm another brother!"
"That's fine!"
The man in black nodded, "I'll send you on your way!"
"No need!"
Wang Hu waved his hand slightly, picked up the bloody sharp blade next to him, and then buckled down and said, "Your Majesty, if I have failed the emperor's favor, I will repay it in the next life!"
After the words fell, the sharp blade stabbed straight into his chest. Wang Hu's face was a bit ferocious, but the hand holding the sharp blade was still very steady!
"Pfft!"
There was a soft sound, and blood spurted out along the sharp blade. Wang Hu's face gradually returned to calm, and his eyes gradually dispersed, losing their last luster!
"boom!"
Wang Hu fell to the ground. The man in black bowed and then stepped forward, "Sir, I'm sorry..."
The long knife in his hand flashed with brilliance and blood splattered...
Lin'an, in the Qinzheng Palace! Zhao Shen is closing his eyes and frowning. There have been constant quarrels in the court recently about Dali's invasion! The mission has been sent out, but Dali's troops have not stopped yet!
Zhang Jun's previous guess was correct. The obstruction of several fronts not only failed to curb the advance of Dali's troops, but actually showed their fierce power!
In just ten days, the local soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty defeated tens of thousands of people. The entire Ziqi and Temo Road had completely fallen into the hands of the enemy. The officers and soldiers of Fuzhou City were defeated without a fight!
The four cities of Chengzhou, Lizhou, Tangxingzhou, and Guilezhou only blocked the Dali soldiers and horses for a few days before being defeated one after another! Lai'an's army went around to Zhen'an Prefecture, hoping to take advantage of the Dali soldiers and horses to advance eastward and capture This led to the retreat of Dali's troops.
However, Lai'an's army of 15,000 troops was defeated by more than 1,000 troops of Dali in the Fuzhou and Luo Gong areas, and has now retreated to the vicinity of Andezhou...
Zhao Shen couldn't understand how this battle was fought!
The Dali Kingdom only has a total of 20,000 troops, and it can be considered that it goes deep alone, but what about its own side?
There were at least 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses used, but they were retreating steadily. Not to mention defeating Dali, even if they wanted to stop them, they couldn't do it! Is Dali country too strong?
Or were the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty too weak?
However, no matter how strong Dali's 20,000 soldiers and horses are, can they be stronger than 100,000 golden soldiers?
Can it be stronger than 180,000 Tibetan warriors?
Facing the Jin soldiers, the Song Dynasty was basically invincible. All the 180,000 Tubo soldiers and horses were defeated and tens of thousands became prisoners. But now the 20,000 Dali soldiers are running rampant in the territory of the Song Dynasty. , there is no single enemy!
"Shen Tang! Shen Tang!"
Zhao Shen slowly chanted Shen Tang's name. Without comparison, there would be no harm. Before, his impression of Shen Tang's power was mostly on paper, but now he knows what Shen Tang means to him!
"If Shen Tang had gone there, he probably wouldn't have let the 20,000 Dali troops go unscrupulously!"
Zhao Shen thought secretly.
However, there was only one Shen Tang in the entire Song Dynasty. He wanted to sit on the Northwest Fifth Road to inspect the disaster. He wanted to secretly plan to conquer Tubo for the Song Dynasty!
"I don't know how Shen Tang is going! How can I trust other people!"
Zhao Shen sighed to himself!
"His Majesty!"
Wang Quan walked over quietly and said, "A message from Kuizhou Road has arrived!"
Zhao Shen looked serious and said, "Bring it here!"
Wang Quan handed a sealed letter to Zhao Shen, and Zhao Shen opened it himself, and then read it quietly! After a long while, he closed his eyes again, with a bit of sadness and sorrow on his face! Some things, even if he is The emperor was not swayed by his will! Just like the Kuizhou Road incident, everyone knew that some people deserved to die, but he was powerless!