The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 92 East Sea Fishermen
After learning that Ye Junyan couldn't eat and sleep because of herself, Gu Xinning was silent for a while, and then asked about some things in the palace.

While helping Zuo Haobai restore his face, Chang Kong talked about the current situation in the palace.While talking, Chang Kong frowned and said: "But I heard some other news on the way here. Some people deliberately exaggerated some things, causing many rumors."

Gu Xinning blinked her eyes and asked, "Oh? What's the matter?"

Chang Kong went on to say: "For example, a small fire was set outside the palace, causing a commotion, and it was rumored that the Southern Xinjiang killer sneaked into the palace, killed many people, and stabbed the emperor, and the emperor ordered Hanging by a thread, but before I left the palace, I saw the emperor reviewing the memorials, and some people said that there was a plague in the army, and there were countless deaths. Many people were so scared that they were sending letters to their relatives to tell them not to stay in the barracks anymore. There are also some similar rumors, in short, they are all unfavorable to the court."

After hearing this, Gu Xinning frowned and said, "In other words, some people deliberately want to spread unfavorable rumors around the capital in order to sway the hearts of the people."

Chang Kong nodded and said: "Well, it must be so, but this matter has nothing to do with us, so I didn't get to know it further."

Gu Xinning frowned, did not speak for a long time, and then slowly said after a while: "But if the person spreading the rumors is Mo Luotang, then it has something to do with me."

Zuo Haobai's face had been recovered by Changkong, and he was doing a comparison in the mirror. Hearing what Gu Xinning said, he frowned and asked, "Do you think Mo Luotang did this?"

Gu Xinning nodded and said, "Well, it's probably not wrong, I can't think of anyone else except him."

Zuo Haobai asked: "Then what are you going to do?"

Chang Kong had already cleaned the tools for this matter, and after drying them, he said to Gu Xinning: "Miss Gu, it's all right, please lie down."

Chang Kong meant to help Gu Xinning restore her appearance now, but Gu Xinning looked at the reclining chair, frowned again, and said, "I think it's better not to change back just yet."

Zuo Haobai couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh? What's wrong with Miss Gu? When I was in the palace, I was arguing every day that the first thing I did after leaving the palace was to change my appearance back. Why did I suddenly change my mind?" Is it? Sigh, no wonder it is said that women can turn their face faster than a book, you don't like this face, do you?"

"No, everyone thought I was dead, and Mo Luotang was the same. I'm going to catch Mo Luotang by surprise." Gu Xinning said firmly.

"Oh? So you have to take care of this matter again?" Zuo Haobai looked at Gu Xinning and asked.

"It's not about Ye Junyan's business. I want to deal with Mo Luotang to avenge my master and my father. When Mo Luotang is eliminated, it won't be too late for me to restore my appearance." Gu Xinning said numbly. .

Zuo Haobai shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, then you can figure it out. If you need my help, just ask."

In the palace, in the Hall of Qinzheng, Ye Junyan looked at Du Wangshan who was standing in front of him and was reporting, and asked, "Oh? Are these rumors very serious recently?"

Du Wangshan replied: "Yes, some people didn't believe it at first, but the rumor spread more and more widely, and it became more and more true. In addition, the court has never come forward to refute the rumor, so that the people talked a lot, and almost all thought the rumor was true. People are panicking."

Ye Junyan chuckled and asked, "So, you and the ministers want me to come forward and issue an edict to quell the rumors?"

Du Wangshan cupped his hands and said: "Yes, I believe that this trend must not last long. Not only should an edict be issued to refute the rumors, but also the origin of the rumors should be traced, and those who spread rumors should be severely punished."

Ye Junyan nodded and said, "Rumors stop at wise men. It is possible to trace the source of rumors, but it is not necessary to issue an edict to refute rumors for the time being."

"But your majesty." Du Wangshan still wanted to continue to persuade, but Ye Junyan waved his hand and said, "On the contrary, I feel that the rumors are not strong enough, not strong enough."

Du Wangshan couldn't help being stunned when he heard Ye Junyan's words, and asked, "What does the emperor mean?"

Ye Junyan said with a smile: "Even if you want to clarify, you have to do it when the rumors are the most violent. I have my own arrangements for this matter. You can go down first."

Seeing Ye Junyan's firm attitude, Du Wangshan couldn't say anything more, so he had to leave after arriving at Sheng'an.

At this time, in the camp of the southern Xinjiang army, Ying Keqing was also discussing with the chiefs of the various tribes about the process of marching in the past few days.

Ying Keqing frowned and said to the tribal leaders: "When attacking the border of Zhaoxuan Kingdom, because it was a surprise attack at night, the opponent stubbornly resisted for a whole day and night before retreating. Why in the past few days, the opponent has repeatedly retreated after fighting for a while? Can you tell me what they want to do? I don't believe that Zhaoxuan's army is really so vulnerable."

Hearing this, a tribal leader stood up and said: "What the chief said is that the people of Zhaoxuan Kingdom are full of tricks and won't beg to send dozens of cities to us. They must want us to divide our troops."

Ying Keqing nodded and said: "Well, what Patriarch Xiao said is true, these rats in Zhaoxuan Kingdom must think that every time we occupy a place, we must allocate some troops to defend it, so as to disperse our army. Look for opportunities to defeat them one by one.”

Another leader stood up and said: "The leader is wise, and he can see through the other party's mind at a glance." Several other patriarchs also echoed, saying that Ying Keqing is as wise and as clever as he is.

But Ying Keqing was obviously not immersed in the praise. She frowned and thought for a while, then said: "However, even if we know the enemy's plot, how can we solve it? Every time we capture a city, it is necessary to Stay here, otherwise, if the enemy takes the opportunity to seize back, our army will be cut off from retreating, and then we will be flanked by the enemy, and we may face the danger of annihilation."

After hearing Ying Keqing's words, everyone frowned and fell silent.Now every time the army in southern Xinjiang goes deep into the enemy's hinterland, its troops will be dispersed. The closer it is to the capital of Zhaoxuan Kingdom, the fewer troops there will be. They all took the initiative to retreat and did not lose many troops. It can be said that there are enough soldiers and horses. When the troops in the southern border are almost dispersed, once the soldiers and horses of Zhaoxuan Kingdom suddenly attack on a large scale, their offensive will inevitably be as rough as a tsunami. It was torn apart, it was naturally hard to resist.

At this time, Ha Bishan spoke again, and said, "Isn't the surname Mo spreading rumors in Zhaoxuan Kingdom? Let him find a way to spread the rumors bigger, so that Zhaoxuan Kingdom can continue to shake people's hearts. The morale of the army is not stable, maybe rumors spread and spread Zhaoxuan's army."

Ha Bishan’s words, on the surface, sounded like they just wanted Mo Luotang to make big rumors. In fact, Ying Ke could clearly hear that Ha Bishan still had a grudge against Mo Luotang. It seems that Ha Qishan’s death , in the eyes of Ha Bishan, he still thinks that Mo Luotang is the culprit. Although Ying Keqing heard what Ha Bishan meant, it is inconvenient to have a dispute with Ha Bishan at this time, not to mention that he can hear Ha Bishan Good words, but other patriarchs may not have heard it.If Habishan were to attack Habishan in public, it would inevitably arouse the doubts of other patriarchs.

Ying Keqing had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, and said: "Of course rumors will continue to spread, but rumors are only a way to weaken the enemy after all, which has its limited timeliness and effect, and it is impossible to rely on rumors alone. Destroy such a huge country."

At this time, Patriarch Tuoba stood up and said: "Boss, if we continue to divide our troops like this, judging from the remaining troops, we can attack ten more cities at most, covering an area of ​​thousands of acres. It's time to fight."

Ying Keqing heard what Tuobatu said, and knew that Tuobatu must have suggestions to give to himself, so he quickly raised his hand and said, "What good strategy does Patriarch Tuoba have, why don't you tell us and discuss it."

Tuoba Tu bowed and said: "It's not a good idea either, but I did a rough calculation. There are still about 43 soldiers guarding the soil in southern Xinjiang. If all these soldiers are mobilized to participate in the exhibition, they may be able to compete with Zhaoxuan. The capital of the country, but."

Tuobatu's words did not go on. Ying Keqing already understood what Tuobatu wanted to express, and the other tribe chiefs also understood what Tuobatu meant. There is a chance of victory, but there is no 43% guarantee of victory in one fell swoop.If Zhaoxuan Kingdom cannot be taken down at that time, and someone takes the opportunity to take away his lair instead, by then, I am afraid it will be out of control.

Ying Keqing frowned when she heard this, and remained silent without saying a word. She also knew that there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Southern Xinjiang, but did she really want to transfer them all?

On the two sides of southern Xinjiang, there is also a faction, namely the fishermen of the East China Sea and the people of Xijun Mountain.

The fishermen of the East China Sea are not a village or a stockade, but a country. The fishermen of the East China Sea live on the sea and live on islands. The people of the fishermen in the East China Sea live separately among many islands. Within [-] nautical miles, there are countless islands. Huansheng Island is the residence of the king of fishermen in the East China Sea. Each surrounding island has a chief envoy, who is managed by a chief general and two deputy generals. The chief envoy is an island. The largest manager, the chief envoy of each island needs to pay homage and report to Huansheng Island every day, but don’t think that the fishermen in the East China Sea only have a territory of [-] nautical miles. In the eyes and concepts of the fishermen in the East China Sea, as long as It is that all the sea areas other than the land belong to them. Although some places are far away and they will never reach them, in their eyes, the vast sea area belongs to them, so they are very confident that they are the ones with the largest ruling area in the world. nation.

There are thousands or even tens of thousands of fishermen on each of the islands where they live, but these fishermen are not only good at fishing. When it comes to fighting on the water, no army of any country dares to match it, but the fishermen in the East China Sea are born They are not belligerent, as long as they can hold on to the solid soil, their wishes are enough.

However, contrary to expectations, fishermen in the East China Sea discovered that Zhaoxuan State had many things that their own ethnic group did not have since more than 200 years ago. At the same time, people in Zhaoxuan State liked to eat fish and shrimp in the sea, so East China Sea began to carry out frequent cargo exchanges with Zhaoxuan State. , Gradually the relationship between the two countries is getting closer.

The Southern Xinjiang, which was caught in the middle, was worried that the two forces would merge and attack themselves, so they began to constantly harass the border between the two countries, and often robbed the business teams that communicated between the two countries.They even sent troops to station on the coast of the East China Sea, insisting that this is the territory of Southern Xinjiang, and threatened that the territories of fishermen in the East China Sea are only at sea, and that as long as they set foot on land, they are entering the territory of Southern Xinjiang, and Southern Xinjiang has the right to detain or even kill anyone who crosses the border. .

(End of this chapter)