Emperor Phoenix Policy: Feng Qingtian

Chapter 157 The Emperor Must Have Military Power
After Zhong Mo heard this, he almost kicked Zhong Shuo out of his handsome tent. He gave Zhong Shuo a hard look, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Qi Che thought for a while, then said, "The General's meaning is probably that the force is silent, coming and going without a trace, and the scouts can't find any news about that force, so it's - invisible!"

Zhong Mo took a deep look at Qi Che, his eyes flickered slightly.

He nodded, "Based on what Qi Che said, this general can feel the existence of that force. The situation in northern Xinjiang in recent years has traces of this force, but I just can't find out who is behind it." What a mess."

He paused and continued, "However, one thing is certain is that these people are from the Great Zhou, not the Huns!"

"That's why the general asked Mr. Tang if he could confirm whether that army was the army of the Huns. The general suspected that maybe that army was the force the general was looking for?"

Zhong Mo's expression was serious, and his tone was very heavy, "I don't know, I just suspect. If there are people in Dazhou who collude with the Xiongnu, then a crack will be opened in the defense line of northern Xinjiang. Once Eastern Khan is unified The Xiongnu will be able to tear this rift, leading an army across the northern frontier, all the way south, burning, killing and looting, just like 11 years ago!"

Zhong Shuo's thick eyebrows were tightened, and he said indignantly, "Da Zhou and the Xiongnu have a deep hatred, how can there be people from Da Zhou colluding with the Huns?"

"Man dies for wealth, and bird dies for food. Whether it's for beauty, money, or something else, spies who collude with the enemy's country are indispensable in every dynasty!"

"These people should be damned! How many sons of the Great Zhou have died over the years in order to defend the Great Zhou? And how many people are blowing snow and wind in northern Xinjiang at twelve hours a day, thousands of miles away from their relatives all year round? They are actually spies! If I know who it is, I will cut these bastards to pieces!"

Compared with Zhong Shuo's anger, Qi Che seemed much calmer, Zhong Mo's deep eyes glanced at his young and resolute face.

Qi Che sensed that the general was watching him secretly, and his heart moved, but he asked calmly, "The general doesn't know anything about this force?"

It seems that since he was thrown into the barracks and had a fight with those soldiers and ruffians and was beaten all over his body, he has become calm.

Zhong Mo shook his head, "Nothing can be found, it's hidden too deeply, this general suspects that they have someone backing them in the court! Or someone is covering their whereabouts!"

"North Korea?"

Qi Che's face changed, "What does the general think?"

"If there are really people in the court, there are not many people who can cover their whereabouts in the northern border. At least they must be officials of the first rank or higher to have that ability. Six ministers, Prime Minister Pei, the censor of Yushitai."

"It's definitely not my grandpa!"

Zhong Mo took a deep look at him, "The general didn't say it was Lord Qi, but said that if there are really people in the court, then only these few people have the ability to protect this force's activities in northern Xinjiang."

Qi Che frowned deeply, "Maybe the general guessed wrong."

"Maybe!"

Zhong Mo didn't continue this question, and waved Qi Che and Zhong Shuo to retreat, then turned around and looked at the huge map hanging on the wall, which marked the entire defense line of northern Xinjiang and dozens of important border towns within the line of defense, and the range of activities of the Huns beyond the line of defense.

Qi Che glanced at his tall and mighty back. Although Zhong Mo, who is in his fifties, is as brave as ever, he won't be able to hold on for a few more years.

He knew that although Her Majesty didn't say anything, she definitely wanted to take back the 20 Zhong's army. After all, even if the 20 army had the name of Zhong's army, the surname should not be Zhong, but Feng. Zhong Mo is just the emperor. He who is sent to take charge of the army should not take the army for himself.

The person who raised this army has always been the household department of the imperial court. His grandfather once calculated the taxes of the common people for him. Because of the coldness in the north, the salary paid to this army every year far exceeds the seventeen or eight in Li Yi's hand. Tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is increasing every year. It would be fine if the Zhong family army was loyal, but if the three Zhong Mo brothers had the heart to rebel, the consequences would be disastrous.

Grandpa always felt that all the troops should return to Her Majesty's hands, so as to be safe, otherwise, there would always be many hidden dangers, and the emperor had no military power in his hands, which was the biggest disadvantage.

I don't know who Zhong Mo's Tiger Talisman will eventually be passed on to. Judging by Zhong Mo's recent momentum in cultivating Zhong Shuo, it is very likely that it will be passed on to Zhong Shuo.

What he has to do is to suppress Zhong Shuo with absolute strength, forcing the general to fail to pass the Tiger Talisman to Zhong Shuo, then he may get the Tiger Talisman for Her Majesty the Queen.

After leaving the general's tent, Qi Che avoided Zhong Shuo, returned to the tent alone, quickly wrote a letter, and handed it to the postman, asking him to send him back to the imperial capital as soon as possible.

As everyone knows, as soon as the postman left, he turned around and went to the general's tent.

"Qi Che wrote again?"

"Yes, General."

The postman presented Qi Che's letter respectfully. Zhong Mo tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, read it carefully, and then took out an envelope from a box on the bookshelf. The postman looked at it curiously. At a glance, I found that the box was full of envelopes, and on the cover were all written: Hubu Shangshufu, Qifu, received by Qi Heng.

Qi Heng is the name of Qi Laohu.

The handwriting was exactly the same as Qi Che's.

Zhong Mo put the letter into an envelope, sealed it with ink pad, handed it to the postman, and ordered, "You can send it back to the imperial capital."

The postman took the letter and turned to leave.

Zhong Mo checked the envelopes in the box. When the postman brought the first letter, Mr. Tang prepared twenty envelopes according to Qi Che's handwriting, and now more than ten have been used.

It seems that Mr. Tang has to prepare more envelopes.

No matter big or small, even every word he said, Qi Che wrote it completely in the letter and sent it back to Qi Mansion. Originally, Zhong Mo thought that Qi Che was a spy sent by the empress to keep an eye on him. The purpose of the letter was also to report his every move to the queen, but after reading all the contents of the letter, it was found that it was not.

Qi Che was just chatting with Lord Qi, about his marksmanship achievements, the weather in northern Xinjiang, and the situation in the barracks.

And at the end of each letter, Qi Che seemed to inadvertently ask, has any major event happened in the palace recently?Is there any big movement in the court?Is there anything wrong with God?

As for the letters sent by Lord Qi, Qi Che carefully collected them. Zhong Mo once took advantage of the morning practice time, when no one was in the tent, to read those letters.

They are all ordinary, nothing out of the ordinary, all are the elders' exhortation and concern for the younger generation.

It's just that at the end, Mr. Qi will mention, what's going on in the palace, what's going on with the court, what's about in the emperor's capital, and what's about with Her Majesty the Empress.

Zhong Mo felt that the grandpa and grandson were a little weird, but he couldn't say exactly where the blame was.

The postmen hurried to the imperial capital, but the imperial capital was as usual at this time.

Bustling and lively, people come and go.

The atmosphere in the palace seemed a little sad.

Fu Yu has already packed her bags and is saying goodbye to Feng Jin.

"Sister Fuyu, can you not leave, or stay in the palace for a few more days?"

Fu Yu slept with Lvyi last night, Lvyi liked her very much, and was already reluctant to let her go.

Usually no one talks to her, but at this time, a fragrance came, and Lv Yi was very happy.

In Feng Jin's palace, Aunt Zhong is the aunt in charge. She is the oldest, followed by green clothes. Usually, the little maids are afraid of seeing green clothes, let alone chatting with her. As for Aunt Zhong, she has been a green dress before. Lu Yi's teaching mother, Lu Yi has always been honest and honest in front of her, so naturally she dare not talk nonsense as she pleases.

But being with Fu Yu is different, the two of them are only two or three years apart, Fu Yu's personality is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, no matter what Lu Yi says is wrong, she doesn't care about her.

Unlike Aunt Zhong, who always wants to be careful in green clothes, be careful, don't get into trouble, and talks about it all day long, giving advice by ear.

"Sister in green, I will be back in the future."

Fu Yu smiled lightly, Lv Yi pouted with displeasure, just about to ask to ask her to stay, Feng Jin glanced at her, she shut her mouth obediently.

"Be careful on the road! Have a smooth journey! Come back if you want to, my palace gate will always be open for you!"

Fu Yu solemnly thanked her. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly heard Feng Jin calling out to her, "Wait!"

Fu Yu stopped and turned around, and asked in puzzlement, "What other orders does Your Majesty have?"

Feng Jin looked at her empty wrist, "The two strings of star sand and stones given to you have been destroyed, if you don't mind, choose another string."

As Feng Jin said, he opened the last layer of the makeup box by himself, and poured out all the star sand and fluorite, "It's all here, you can take whatever you like."

Fu Yu was not polite to her, she chose the Xingsha stone, but inadvertently saw a round jade pendant at the bottom of the stone, the pattern on the jade pendant was very strange, there seemed to be a pair of snake eyes hidden between the patterns, emitting a faint green light.

Seeing Yu Pei for the first time, Fu Yu was stunned.

(End of this chapter)