Ye Qingmei finally resisted the urge to take action and watched Wang Mang gradually leave.
For someone like Wang Mang to dare to come alone, he was obviously absolutely sure of saving his life, but Ye Qingmei was not sure of killing him with one move.
What's more, Qin Hao regarded Wang Mang as a thorn in his side, and even the Grand Master could not kill him. With the power in Ye Qingmei's hand, he probably wouldn't be able to hurt Wang Mang even a hair.
"Phew, finally gone."
As soon as Wang Mang stepped forward, Ye Qingmei suddenly sat down and she was covered in cold sweat when she touched her back.
Ye Qingmei faced Wang Mang, the originator of time travel, and although she seemed very relaxed on the surface, she was actually under a lot of pressure, but she finally managed to bear it.
"This is terrible. I have been completely targeted by Wang Mang. I will never be free again from now on."
Ye Qingmei had a bitter look on her face. Although Wang Mang had been very magnanimous throughout the whole process, she did not believe what was obviously said by a villain, just like Wang Mang did not believe the oath she swore as a woman.
The reason why Ye Qingmei rejected Wang Mang was mainly because she was dissatisfied with Wang Mang's behavior. After all, she knew that Wang Mang would not hesitate to lead the Yuanmeng Iron Cavalry southward in order to fight against Qin Hao.
Perhaps En En Wang Mang just wanted to take advantage of Yuan Meng at that time, but in the end he got away with it and caused hundreds of thousands of Yuan Meng's cavalry to rush into the river. If Qin Hao hadn't been strong enough, I'm afraid the entire Central Plains would have been devastated.
Ye Qingmei was naturally extremely disgusted with Wang Mang's unscrupulous behavior to achieve his goals. She asked herself that although she could not be selfless, she could not be as selfish as Wang Mang, treating everyone in the world as pawns.
and ants.
Ye Qingmei and Wang Mang were destined to be different people, and naturally they could not walk on the same path, so it was inevitable to reject him.
As for whether they will be enemies in the future, this question does not lie with Ye Qingmei, but with Wang Mang.
If Wang Mang targets Ye Qingmei or Gongsun Xuanyuan, the two will definitely become enemies. If not, maybe... there is no such possibility.
Ye Qingmei can basically conclude that Wang Mang is definitely plotting against the Liao Kingdom, and her sworn brother Gongsun Xuanyuan is probably at the center of the conspiracy.
"Brother must be reminded to be wary of Wang Mang's conspiracy." Ye Qingmei thought to herself.
On the other side, after Wang Mang returned, Ji An and Zhang Anshi saw the gloomy expression on his face and knew that Wang Mang's trip must have failed.
""Start the backup plan." Wang Mang said coldly.
"But Gongsun Xuanyuan has not fallen to Qin Hao yet." Zhang Anshi said hesitantly.
"As long as Gongsun Xuanyuan is not on our side, even if he remains neutral, he is still our enemy."
Wang Mang's face was full of cruelty, and he said coldly: "The position of the Liao Kingdom is too important. We cannot allow such an unstable factor to continue to stay in the rear of our army."
"This...understands, I will prepare now."
Looking at Zhang Shi'an leaving, a gloom flashed in Wang Mang's eyes. There were still many loyal ministers under Liu Che. Zhang Anshi and Ji An were also Liu Che's confidants, and they were destined to be unable to win over them.
When he replaces the Northern Han Dynasty, these people will become obstacles, so why not kill them here? This is just an excuse to target Gongsun Xuanyuan.
Wang Mang looked at Ji An aside, a dangerous light flashed in his eyes, and then a faint smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.
When Ji An saw this, he shuddered inexplicably, and he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Young Minister Wang, what do you want to do..."
Before he finished speaking, Ji An's eyes suddenly widened, and Wang Mang suddenly pierced his abdomen with a knife.
"Why, why?"
Ji An said with great difficulty, with a puzzled look on his face.
Wang Mang ignored him and said calmly: "Don't worry, Zhang Anshi will go back to accompany you soon."
The next day, a piece of news shocked the entire Liao Kingdom. Ji An, the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Zhang Anshi, the deputy envoy, were killed in assassinations at the same time. Even the posthouse where the envoys lived was burned down.
As soon as this news came out, everyone couldn't help but suspect that someone from the Qin State was responsible. Even Gongsun Xuanyuan thought so.
The envoy of the Qin Army, Li Hongzhang, was stunned when he learned about it, and murmured to himself: "It's over, it was calculated, Liu Che is really cruel."
The envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty were all destroyed. Although it was not the Qin State that took action, the Qin State was the most suspicious. After all, not long ago, the Qin Army planned to assassinate Wang Mang in the Qi State.
Li Hongzhang naturally knows this, and now there are only two ways in front of him:
One is to ignore all these and just flee back to the country. In this case, it will basically be confirmed that he was framed.
The second is to stay and cooperate with the investigation, but in this case, it is difficult to guarantee your own safety, and it is also difficult to guarantee whether Beihan will make other dirty tricks.
Li Hongzhang finally chose the second path and did not return to Qin secretly. Instead, he stayed to cooperate with the Liao State in order to prove Qin's innocence.
Li Hongzhang's candid attitude also diluted many of Gongsun Xuanyuan's suspicions, but the steps still need to be taken. After all, this matter is not a trivial matter. If it is not handled well, it will trigger a national war between the two countries.
Just when Gongsun Xuanyuan was too busy to deal with the annihilation of the Northern Han Dynasty envoys, a piece of bad news came.
News suddenly came from the border that 50,000 Manchu and Qing troops were marching towards the Liao Kingdom with unknown intentions.
After Gongsun Xuanyuan learned about it, he immediately abandoned the mission and personally led his guards to the frontier to take charge of the overall situation. At the same time, he sent messages to all the battalions and horses in various places, ready to assemble at the frontier to start a national war.
On the march, Ye Qingmei said worriedly: "Brother, the Manchus coming here this time may not necessarily start a war directly. You should not go to the A front line so quickly. What if there is trouble in the capital without you in charge?
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"What kind of trouble can there be? In terms of resisting the aliens, Wenpin and the Liao army are absolutely united. What's more, if the Manchu invaders invade again, I won't feel at ease if my brother doesn't personally take charge." Gongsun Xuanyuan said.
Seeing this, Ye Qingmei didn't know what to say, but she felt more and more uneasy in her heart.
"It's really a coincidence. Could this be Wang Mang's conspiracy?" Ye Qingmei thought to herself.
At the same time, the capital of the Liao Kingdom, the Western Liao Military Administration, and Gongsun Shu's residence were in Yangle City.
Wang Mang looked at Gongsun Shu with a calm expression and said calmly: "If the Manchu Qing invades, Gongsun Xuanyuan will definitely go to the border to guard it in person. Only when Gongsun Xuanyuan leaves Yangle can you have the possibility to replace him."
Gongsun Shu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "Now that Gongsun Xuanyuan has left, can we take action?"
Wang Mang nodded, then took out the imperial edict he had prepared in advance and said: "From today on, General Gongsun Shu will be my King of Liao in the Northern Han Dynasty."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. Gongsun Shu will definitely die because of my great man's heart, and then he will die."
Gongsun Shu quickly knelt down to thank him, but he didn't know whether he was kneeling down to Liu Che or Wang Mang.