Just when Prince Ni Er was secretly preparing matters within the royal court to seize the throne.

The eldest prince on the other side was not idle either.

He was also actively contacting the civil and military officials in the royal court to seek their support.

If anything goes wrong with the Qiang King, they will all support him to ascend to the throne.

Nowadays, it is almost common knowledge that King Qiang is bedridden due to his old age.

After being contacted one after another by the eldest prince.

Everyone is not stupid, and they understand how to make a choice.

Although Prince Ni Er has always been quite ambitious, he has always been inconsistent with it.

But the eldest prince was already quite favored, and the forces under his command were also unparalleled.

Naturally, they would not turn around to welcome him.

At least secretly, except for a few ministers in the royal court who chose to stay out of the matter, not helping each other and remaining neutral, most of the others had privately expressed their loyalty to the eldest prince.

They also dispatched private troops trained privately to secretly surround the king's tent.

If King Shenlangqiang encountered any unexpected situation, he would immediately ascend the throne with the support of all ministers in public and take control of the overall situation.

In case it drags on too long and chaos breaks out.

The eldest and second princes were each making secret preparations at this time.

The second prince secretly sent people to the tribes around the royal court to persuade the clan chiefs with whom he was friends to raise an army.

He immediately decided to be on the safe side.

Once again, he ordered someone to send a letter to the Qiang Dao Camp.

The second letter arrived at Qiang Road. After Zhao Tong quickly checked it, he found that there was only a brief sentence in the letter: "Brother Zhao Xian, there are changes in the royal court, please be ready to help at any time."

As soon as he read this letter, waves of thoughts appeared on his cheeks.

The fewer words there are, the more serious the incident is.

The previous letter was quite lengthy. After reading it, Tong Zhao felt that there had not been such a big change in the palace of Shenlang Qiang.

Now even if there is only a brief sentence, I can feel the anxiety between the lines of Prince Ni's words.

This must be due to the situation being uncontrollable.

Zhao Tong was thinking secretly in his heart.

Immediately, he waved his hand and ordered his personal guards to retreat the second prince's confidants. Then he turned his head and looked at the people in the tent and said, "Everyone, please pay attention to the wolf, or something will happen in the near future."

"Our army must make full preparations as soon as possible."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Tong said with a serious look on his face as he vowed to do so.

"Please give me the general order, and we will act accordingly."

The words have settled.

At this time, all the generals showed respectful expressions and raised their hands in unison.

Up to now, Zhao Tong has been controlling this tribe for almost three years.

The military prestige forged in the army has long been solid.

When he gives orders, his subordinates will not refute them.

Looking at the faces of all the generals, there was no repulsion on hearing that he was meddling in the internal affairs of the Qiang people.

Zhao Tong took this into consideration and couldn't help but nodded secretly to show his relief.

It seems that he has had more contact with the Qiang people since he garrisoned the Qiang Dao camp, and ordered the generals to do some ideological work at the right time. It seems to be very effective.

After all, since Liu Xiu revived the Han Dynasty, the dispute between Han and Qiang has almost never stopped, and there are even ministers in the court who almost always propose to give up the ownership of Liangzhou.

But the claim has not been approved.

Naturally, the Ping and Qiang armies kept coming.

Most of the soldiers in the army were composed of Liangjiazi from Guanlong County and soldiers from Yizhou.

And because the two places are almost bordering the Qiang territory.

The people of the state and county are naturally the most unforgettable.

Now I see that these generals under my command can put aside their prejudices and focus on the overall situation.

It shows that there is no problem at all with the strategy he formulated.

Of course, these thoughts made Zhao Tong smile very freely and happily. After pondering for a moment, he responded in a deep voice:

"I feel very relieved that you can now understand the general situation and take into account the overall situation."

"But, after all, this is an internal dispute between the Langqiang and Qiang. As an outsider, we can give some support to Prince Ni Er and help him stabilize the overall situation!"

"So the force deployed this time should not be too large."

"Besides, our army has limited strength, and we still have to guard against the Cao family."

After saying this, all the generals thought for a moment and understood what their general meant. I am afraid that most of them will not have any trouble leading their troops to raid the royal court this time.

But at the same time, their faces also showed strong expectations.

I want to see which general can take on this important task.

After a long pause, Zhao Tong sounded a little solemn in his tone, tilted his head in the direction where Ma Zhong was standing, and said in a deep voice: "Dexin, this time you will lead the knights under your command to the outskirts of the royal court to attack.

hide."

"Then wait and see what happens in the royal court, and wait until Prince Ni Er has something wrong and is unable to control the overall situation before sending his troops to attack. If he can subdue all parties with his own strength, there is no need to show up."

"After he has stabilized the overall situation, and you bid farewell to him, you will lead your troops back to the general and take orders."

"May I know?"

The words just fell,

When Ma Zhong heard that he was sent to carry out this task, he did not have any doubts for a moment and decisively accepted the order, "General, take the order!"

Everyone looked a little confused for a moment.

Since they are all determined to send troops to suppress the battle and help Prince Ni II fight for the throne, why do they have to sit back and watch what happens?

Liu Yin and Zhang Yi slowly looked at each other, each expressing their confusion.

Immediately, Liu Yin asked him this way.

After hearing this, without waiting for Zhao Tong to explain, Ma Di, who was joining the army from the side, had a smiling face and said slowly:

"Actually, you don't have to have so many doubts."

"The general did this out of consideration and did not want to get too involved in the internal affairs of the Qiang people."

"After all, we are just trying to support Prince Ni Er, who is close to us. If we interfere arbitrarily, it will cause some dissatisfaction on the other side."

"But just watching the changes and waiting for the opportunity to act can also provide help in times of need. Why not be happy about it?"

Words spilled out.

Ma Su made his words clear, and everyone finally understood Zhao Tong's ulterior motives.

All the generals raised their hands in unison and complimented, "Good morning, General!"

Facing the congratulations from everyone, Zhao Tongtong smiled.

After giving the order to send troops to the royal court, Ma Zhongsui also took the order and left.

Next.

Zhao Tong's expression returned to seriousness and he asked: "By the way, Youchang, how is that young man Jiang Wei's mood these days? Is he willing to join us?"

Hearing this, Ma Su also responded solemnly: "General Qi, that guy seems to be still worried about joining forces with the Baima Qiang tribe to attack Cao's army in the previous battle."

"This is not the key. It is easy to tell from his words that this man's loyalty to the Han Dynasty is unquestionable, but he also revealed his loyalty to the Xudu court."

"I can feel that if the thief Cao does not usurp the Han Dynasty and stand on his own, I am afraid that deep down in his heart he will not want to accept the King of Hanzhong."

This is the end of the story.

Zhao Tong nodded slightly, not surprised at all.

This is Jiang Wei's unique personality.

"Well, this is within my expectation." Hearing this, he nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Has Zhao Ang's mood changed recently?"

After the words fell, Ma Su did not hide anything and responded directly: "Well, from my observation, since the last time the general went to the prisoner of war camp, you gave me some harsh words."

"Zhao Ang has gradually lost his favorable impression of the Cao family, and his mood has slowly returned to stability."

"In recent days, I have devoted myself to studying military books and tactics in the camp."

"Or I often talk about the affairs of the world with Jiang Wei, a young man, and I often admire him in my heart."

After hearing Ma Su's report, he nodded in agreement one after another.
To be continued...