In the governor's office of Dingzhou, the governor Xue Xiao had a gloomy face.
On the ground in front of him were five human heads with dried blood.
One of them was Song Shu, whom he sent to escort to the capital, and the other four were the four masters who escorted Song Shu. Five of them went to the capital, but their bodies went nowhere, but their heads came back.
Previously, a coachman drove to the gate of the Governor's Mansion and pulled a box, saying that it was a gift that someone asked to deliver to the Governor's Mansion.
Here I opened the box and took a look, who thought it was this gift.
"Who did it?" A guard mage said solemnly.
Xue Xiao snorted coldly, "Who else could have done it? There was a demonstration against us next door. The court slapped that person in the face, and that person also hit him back. You are so arrogant! I want to see how long you can continue to be arrogant!"
He has received a secret order from the imperial court and is preparing to mobilize troops and raise supplies. He is the one who knows that Nanzhou is facing a disaster.
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Daxue Mountain, Rainbow Inn, several guests entered muttering.
The innkeeper Chu Anlou, who was standing at the door of the inn with his hands folded and looking at the situation in the canyon, turned back and followed the guests inside with his eyes. He vaguely heard the word "ghost doctor" being mentioned. This was not the first time he heard this after standing here for a while.
With such mutterings, it seems that some of the people who went in before mentioned the ghost doctor.
After the guest disappeared, he waved a waiter over and asked, "Why do you keep hearing people mention ghost doctors? Is something wrong?"
The guy was stunned, "I don't know!"
At this moment, a man who was patrolling the canyon flew by, landed outside the inn and quickly climbed up the steps. He approached and reported: "Sir, Wandong Tianfu has issued a public message to find a ghost doctor."
Chu Anlou was curious, "Why are you looking for the ghost doctor? Wasn't the boy over there cured by the ghost doctor and taken away?"
The clerk replied: "It is said that the eldest princess in Jinzhou was poisoned by a strange poison. She is looking for a ghost doctor to treat her. Anyone who can provide information to help find the ghost doctor will be rewarded heavily."
"Strange poison?" Chu Anlou muttered and pondered.
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Ga Miaoshui, who returned from Nanzhou, strode straight into the Grand Sikong Mansion in Yanjing, wearing a cloak.
Without any special notification, someone led us directly inside to meet Tong Mo.
Tong Mo, who was standing in the courtyard, waved to the individual visitors. Several officials surrounding him respectfully stepped back, leaving a private space for the two of them.
The two of them were not too polite, Tong Mo said: "Song Jiuming's son Song Shu was killed on the way here, and his head was thrown at the door of Xue Xiao's house."
Ga Miaoshui nodded, "I already knew about this on the way here."
Tong Mo: "Has the agreement been reached at Dachan Mountain?"
Ga Miaoshui: "I didn't agree or refuse, just perfunctory."
"Another idiot, still waiting and watching. But not refusing is not a bad thing. As long as the momentum is not right, when the army here comes to the border, they will counterattack!" Tong Mo sneered and stroked his beard and said: "Eunuch Ga, I just received the news.
It was said that Hai Ruyue from Jinzhou was poisoned, but it seems that Hai Wuji took action."
Ga Miaoshui: "I already know it, and I was about to talk to the prime minister about it. Hai Wuji has taken action. It is not appropriate for us to delay any more. We should take advantage of the situation. There is no need to be secretive anymore. The soldiers and horses have not used food and grass to go ahead."
, it’s time for His Majesty to formally issue an order regarding the deployment of organizational manpower.”
Tong Mo waved his hand, and someone immediately handed him a memorial, "I'm about to enter the palace to meet His Majesty. Eunuch Ga, if you have nothing to do, you might as well come with us."
Ga Miaoshui stepped aside to give way and made a sign of invitation.
The two then left hand in hand.
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In the dark and depressing grand palace of the Jin Dynasty, Tai Shuxiong stood in front of a map with his hands on his hips, looking at it with strange eyes.
The eunuch at the door stretched out his hand, Shao Pingbo nodded briefly in greeting, stepped across the threshold and entered, walked to Tai Shuxiong and saluted, "Your Majesty."
The attitude is respectful and obedient, and it doesn't matter if you don't. Now that you have completely lost your power in your hands, it is difficult to do anything. For the time being, you can only rely on the person in front of you.
Tai Shuxiong still stared at the map, "How is your health?"
Shao Pingbo: "Much better."
"How is your contact with your father in Beizhou?"
"Still no reply."
"Your body needs to rest, and you shouldn't get too excited. Don't be impatient. After all, we are father and son. Take your time." Tai Shuxiong pointed to Jinzhou in the direction of Zhao State, "Jinzhou Hairuyue has been poisoned, have you heard?"
Shao Pingbo: "I just saw the news from 'Blackwater Tower'."
Tai Shuxiong: "Hai Wuji should take action against Jinzhou. The mobilization of troops from Qi and Wei gave Hai Wuji a good opportunity to take action. It seems that Qi and Wei are quite wary of you. You came to Jinzhou
The two countries are frightened." After saying that, he laughed.
"It's not that I'm afraid of the humble ministers, I'm afraid of His Majesty." Shao Pingbo bowed slightly, raised his head, took two steps forward, and pointed at Yan State's Nanzhou, "Shang Jianxiong should also take action against Nanzhou." When he said this, his eyes flashed.
A touch of unnoticeable excitement.
Tai Shuxiong was a little puzzled, "Why do you see it?"
Shao Pingbo gestured with his fingers on the map, "Jinzhou and Nanzhou are closely interdependent and rely on each other. If Haiwuji moves Jinzhou, Nanzhou will send troops to assist. The two states joining forces will greatly delay the war. Once Zhao is exhausted, South Korea will
It is very possible to take advantage of the situation, and Hai Wuji is unlikely to take such a big risk."
"Wei Chen has been in the Yan Kingdom for many years and is no stranger to the situation there. When Shang Jianxiong succeeded to the throne, there were rumors within the Yan Kingdom that the throne was originally passed to Ning Wang Shang Jianbo, and that Shang Jianbo might have been murdered by Shang Jianxiong.
In addition, Shang Jianbo had always had prestige in the Yan State military, which made Shang Jianxiong feel like a pain in the throat. The Shang Dynasty clan gathered the old troops of King Ning and defeated Zhou Shouxian in Nanzhou and occupied Nanzhou. Their powerful combat power shocked the world.
, its rising momentum will definitely make Shang Jianxiong sleepless."
"The Shang Chaozong's intention to interfere with the Yan Kingdom is too obvious, and it is a royal family. The rumors add an orthodox color to the Shang Chaozong. It is easy to confuse people under the banner of Shang Jianbo. Its rise has seriously threatened Shang Jianxiong's throne.
, Shang Jianxiong is intolerable. After all the troubles are gone, he will definitely attack Nanzhou. Hai Wuji dares to do this, it should be Shang Jianxiong who wants to attack Nanzhou, and it is very likely that Shang Jianxiong took the initiative to contact
to the State of Zhao."
Taishu Xiong nodded, "That makes sense. With the two countries joining forces, it seems that Jinzhou and Nanzhou are doomed."
"Not necessarily." Shao Pingbo shook his head, "When it comes to Jinzhou and Nanzhou, there is one person who has to be mentioned. This person is Niu Youdao, who defeated Wei Chen. This person is definitely not someone who just waits to die. Wei Chen can see that Shang
Jianxiong wants to move to Nanzhou. It is impossible for him not to see it. According to Weichen, the general trend of Nanzhou is certain. He should go to Jinzhou to discuss the matter of borrowing troops to assist and prepare for the rainy day. Hai Ruyue gives birth to a son, which is the opportunity to visit.
If Wei Chen's prediction is correct, he will definitely take the opportunity to go."
"The people of Wandong Tianfu are so conservative that they don't dare to take risks because they don't have the strength. Wandong Tianfu doesn't dare to disclose the news about Hai Ruyue's poisoning and will only conceal it. Now that it's being publicized, I'm afraid it will catch Hai Wuji off guard. This is not Wandong
Tianfu's acting style. Niu Youdao is both good and evil, and this move is more like Niu Youdao's eccentric style. According to various signs, Niu Youdao himself is very likely to be in Jinzhou at this time."
Tai Shuxiong was surprised in his heart. After learning that this man's body was not suitable for stimulation, he did not let the "Black Water Platform" pass the relevant information to him about Niu Youdao in Jinzhou, so that people could wait for an opportunity to attack Niu Youdao.
I didn't tell this person about Youdao's attack.
If you succeed, you will naturally tell him to make him happy. If you don't succeed, telling him too early will only ruin your own face.
What he didn't expect was that this man, who had actually deduced that Niu Youdao was in Jinzhou, really surprised him again.
Little did he know that Shao Pingbo had already suspected that Tai Shuxiong deliberately blocked the information to prevent him from knowing that Niu Youdao was in Jinzhou.
It's just that Shao Pingbo's ideas are inconsistent with Tai Shuxiong's. Shao Pingbo thinks that Tai Shuxiong doesn't want him to only focus on personal revenge.
"Since he said he will not sit still and wait for death, how do you think Niu Youdao will solve this matter?" Tai Shuxiong asked.
Seeing that the other party ignored the question of whether Niu Youdao was in Jinzhou, Shao Pingbo became more and more sure of his inference that Niu Youdao should be in Jinzhou.
He pointed at the various countries, "There are only a few possibilities. Persuading Wei, Qi, Han, and Song to exert pressure. The envoys of several countries happened to be in Jinzhou, which gave him a chance. Another possibility is to persuade the three major factions of Yan to stop it.
However, this possibility is unlikely. As long as Nanzhou is in the hands of Yan State, whoever takes it will not affect their interests. Shang Jianxiong should be determined this time. If the power is on Shang Jianxiong's side, Shang Jianxiong is destined to succeed.
If so, the three major factions will not fall out with Shang Jianxiong, but will only turn a blind eye."
"As for Wei and Qi, they are afraid of being attacked by Jin. The focus of prevention has always been Jin. With this increase in troops, the two countries will only talk about it, but will not take actual actions to mobilize troops. They will not be scared.
Zhao State can be ruled out. As for South Korea, Shang Jianxiong knew that he was confronting South Korea and wanted to take action against Nanzhou. He was obviously mentally prepared for confrontation. Most likely, the one with the strongest pressure effect is Song State.
Niu Youdao should find a way to drag Song into trouble."
Tai Shuxiong said, "In this way, now that we have the direction of prevention, the lonely king must find a way to prevent him from succeeding, so that Nanzhou will be destroyed and become a peaceful wave for you to avenge!"
"No!" Shao Pingbo immediately stopped him, then turned around and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's kindness, I understand it. This matter affects the whole body. Your Majesty's big plan has just begun. After taking Weiguo and Qiguo, preparations have been made."
Before sending troops to the east, we must not give the four eastern countries a chance to become stronger, and let them not annex the other and remain in a scattered state, consuming each other. It is most beneficial to leave it to your majesty to sweep through in the future."
Tai Shuxiong looked at him and nodded repeatedly with a look of relief on his face, "Heroes see the same thing!"
Who knows that Shao Pingbo really wants to take the opportunity to intervene and finish Nanzhou? If this was his Beizhou, he would definitely do this.
In his personal opinion, Niu Youdao is much more dangerous than Nanzhou, but the resources of Jin cannot be squandered by him for personal revenge.
The key is that Niu Youdao is a man who often makes strange moves. Even if he intervenes, he may not be able to stop him. Who knows what Niu Youdao will do. He has used Jin's resources but it has no effect. It is not a good thing for him, a newcomer, who is easy to suffer.
People criticized him, and the favor he received from the Jin Emperor when he first came has already made many people uncomfortable.
If he really wanted to avoid future troubles, it would be better for the Jin State to directly send out experts to get rid of Niu Youdao at all costs, but he couldn't say such a thing of personal revenge.
When I first came here, I had not yet established myself, so many things were inconvenient to do.
In addition, he suspected that Tai Shuxiong was testing, so he could only act like he had the overall interests of Jin in mind.