General Ninth always knew that his niece was extremely smart and had a bright mind. His elder brother often said that the most regrettable thing in his life was that his daughter was not a boy, so he valued his niece very much, otherwise he would not have done anything when he had doubts just now. Will ask her about it.
When he heard what she said, General Ninth's eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled and said: "Haha, Xiao Wu, I know you are very alert, and you are ten times, ah, no, a hundred times more powerful than your brothers. Say it quickly. Say, who is the assassin? What is his intention?"
Girl Zhe raised a finger and said: "Uncle Jiu, although many nomadic tribes worship the prairie wolf, the tattoo spots are different. Among the Khitan tribes, only the nobles with the surname Xiao have tattoos of wolf heads on their wrists, and those with the surname Xiao, It is also the second largest tribe in the Northern Kingdom after Yelu."
The Ninth General nodded and said: "I know this, but the nobles of at least three tribes in the west who have wolf heads tattooed on their wrists do the same, and among these major tribes, they are the least likely to challenge us now. It is the Khitan Xiao family, because the Xiao family is supporting Yelvxian. The Khitan tribes assassinated Xiao Siwen in order to remove Yelvxian's most powerful arm. Xiao Siwen is dead, and the Xiao family is now in danger. Their top priority is to protect Yelvxian. How can your virtuous emperor have the time to assassinate Xiao Cheng and attack Guangyuan?"
Miss Zhe blinked and said with a smile: "Originally I thought so too, so the first thing I thought of was the Xiao family. The first person I excluded was the Xiao family, but the name Ding Hao said when he left, in the end... It still makes me suspicious of Mr. Xiao."
"Name?" Cheng Shixiong frowned: "That name is Yanyan?"
Miss Zhe smiled lightly and said: "Of course, the assassin is a young woman, and she was accompanied by two nobles named Xiao, so... I boldly guessed that Ding Hao must have heard wrong, and the person's name was not ' "Yanyan', but 'Yanyan'"
Her eyes lit up and she said word by word: "Xiao, Yan, Yan!"
Cheng Shixiong asked curiously: "Who is Xiao Yanyan?"
General Ninth also looked at Miss Zhe in confusion, and Miss Zhe smiled lightly and said: "Who else is Xiao Yanyan? Of course it is Xiao Yanyan who is about to become the Queen of Khitan."
"What?" Cheng Shixiong was shocked, and the ninth general said in surprise: "Queen of the North Kingdom, you mean Xiao Siwen's daughter? I heard that Xiao Siwen supported Yelu Qi as emperor, and Yelu Qi reciprocated by promoting him to the rank of Shangshuling, and conferring the title of King of Wei. Make his daughter the queen, and she will soon marry her into the palace. However, isn’t the name of the new queen who is about to enter the palace called Xiao Chuo?"
Miss Zhe smiled and said: "So, we women like to inquire and remember things, which are different from you men. You only know that her name is Xiao Chuo, but you don't know that her maiden name is Yanyan. Her famous name Son is only used in imperial edicts and official documents. Normally, her family and even ordinary northerners call her Xiao Yanyan."
"Is this happening?" General Ninth said with half-belief: "But...she is about to become the Queen of the Khitan. How could she personally carry out the assassination with her dignity and wealth?"
Miss Zhe said with a smile: "If Yelvxian falls, what kind of queen will she be? By then, I am afraid that the entire Xiao family will become slaves of other clans, and as the pre-appointed queen, she will have no life or death. Being a female slave has become a fantasy. The life and death of the whole clan is at stake, why are you still reluctant to give it a try?"
General Ninth murmured: "How is it possible..., no matter how critical the situation is, she is still the Queen..." He calmed down and said: "Not to mention, even if that person is Xiao Yanyan, she has too much time to take care of herself now.
If you want to protect Yelvxian and consolidate the throne, but you are not strong enough, how can you come to Guangyuan for no reason?"
Miss Zhe jumped down from the tiger-skin chair, made a face to her Ninth Uncle, and said with a sweet smile: "How do I know? Maybe it's because Yelvxian is about to end, and so is the Xiao family. That Miss Xiao sees it as
I am not a queen, so I am crazy and want to come to our country, Guangyuan, to cause some trouble and provoke your nine generals to send troops to wipe out all the Khitan people."
"Fifth Young Master, where are you going?"
"I'll just walk around while you do your business."
Cheng Shixiong said nervously: "Fifth Young Master, the assassin has not been caught yet, you must not move around at will. If Fifth Young Master is hurt, it will be too late to kill Old Cheng's head."
Miss Zhe smiled and said: "Don't worry, this group of assassins has no intention of me, and they won't know about me. You'd better study the ins and outs of that group of assassins."
When Miss Zhe got up and walked out, Cheng Shixiong was worried and quickly glanced at his soldiers, and eight big men immediately chased her out.
"Ah! I understand!" General Nine didn't seem to care about Miss Zhe's random movements. When she left, General Nine had already walked to Cheng Shixiong's tiger-skin chair and sat down. As soon as Miss Zhe left, he patted the desk and suddenly
stood up.
Cheng Shixiong quickly asked: "General Ninth, what have you figured out?"
General Ninth laughed and said, "I have figured out their purpose of coming south."
"Oh? General Ninth, please speak quickly."
General Ninth said: "The current civil strife in the north is a great opportunity for us. On the one hand, I am here to congratulate you on your birthday. On the other hand, my brother has received your letter and asked me to come and see for myself if there is any."
It is necessary to expand the official warehouse. But the most important point is to know if there is an opportunity to take advantage of the civil strife in the north and have no time to look south to send troops to annihilate the remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty.
We had already planned the Northern Expedition. If the Northerners assassinate you and leave enough evidence to point directly at a certain Khitan clan, we, the Zhe clan, will have no choice but to send troops to conquer. Now that Xiao Siwen has been assassinated, Yelvxian's throne is unstable, and the Khitan tribes
Everyone has their own ambitions, but as long as we send troops to the north, we will relieve Yelvxian. The northerners are facing a powerful enemy, and they must first defend against foreign enemies. Then Yelvxian, the ready-made emperor, will have a firm foothold. When he leads his troops to repel our army, he
The position of chieftain will now be secure."
Cheng Shixiong frowned and began to think. The Nine Generals walked around the White Tiger Hall with their hands behind their backs and said to themselves: "Yeluxian was supported by Xiao Siwen to ascend to the throne. He has just ascended the throne and has no foundation. After Xiao Siwen's death, his subordinates can be reused."
There are very few people, and there are even fewer trustworthy people. The person who can shoulder such an important responsibility must be someone very close to him. However, in any case, there is no need for Xiao to personally take risks as a queen, and she will never just
It is really difficult to understand why she went south in person for the assassination. What other purpose does she have?"
The Ninth General lingered for a long time, suddenly stood up, looked at Cheng Shixiong, and said with piercing eyes: "Xiao Cheng, you immediately give the order to strengthen the security of Guangyuan City and the interrogation of foreigners, and at the same time send a small group of cavalry to search the vicinity of Fuguangyuan.
mountains, rivers and valleys.”
Cheng Shixiong said as if he had some enlightenment: "Nine Generals are saying..."
General Ninth said in a deep voice: "Now I just believe Xiao Wu'er's words for the time being. I will follow her thoughts and make this analysis. I will go check it out first. Be careful and you won't make any big mistakes!"