"My lord, military advisor, I have two important pieces of information for my trip to Shu this time." Yan Pi finished his salute and spoke in a panic.
In front of him, Chang Shiro and Chang Sheng both stopped moving.
"Speak."
"First." Yan Pi exhaled, letting his somewhat trembling voice slowly become calmer.
"First, Huo Rong, Huo Fu's son, did not die, but appeared in Chengdu."
This sentence alone made both Chang Shiro and Chang Shiro's faces change in shock.
"How did you discover it?" Chang Sheng frowned, "Or was it someone from Shu who led you to see it?"
Yan Pi shook his head, "No, it took a lot of effort to find out. If it weren't for the son of the Huo family being greedy and wanting to listen to the circus show, I wouldn't have discovered it at all."
Literally, Yan Pi told the whole story.
"Are you sure the person you saw is really Huo Rong?"
"The military advisor, not only me, but also the four or five people accompanying us, all met together. We can't all be dazzled."
Tsuneshiro sat down expressionlessly.
Chang Sheng rubbed his eyebrows and his expression became a little uneasy.
"Previously, I had always had some doubts about the death of Huo Fu's son, and I kept sending people to investigate. If I remember correctly, there was a strange secret letter at that time."
"Chang Sheng, what kind of secret message."
"Don't think about it, the baby is fine. Now that I think about it, Huo Rong should have sent this to Huo Fu to report that he was safe, and entrusted a Shu spy to give it to Huo Fu, but he was intercepted by the iron torture platform on the way."
"If that letter is really written by Huo Rong, it means that Huo Rong has already communicated secretly with the Shu people."
"Huo Rong, son of Huo Fu." Chang Sheng closed his eyes bitterly.
"Moreover, this Huo Rong has always been a dandy and has no sense. How dare he defect to Shu alone? Even after going to Chengdu, he still misses the circus."
"Such people have no courage."
Chang Shiro frowned and said, "That's what Huo Fu meant."
Chang Sheng didn't answer, but the expression on his face was almost acquiescence. During this period, he had been secretly investigating the mystery of Huo Rong's death. He never thought that he had guessed it right.
"Huo Fu had a son who died in Xiangjiang more than twenty years ago. Now there is only one Huo Rong left, who he cares about most in his life. Huo Rong faked his death and was sent to Chengdu. Not only did he win the trust of King Xu Shu,
It also eliminates my worries."
"I can't figure it out. Compared to Xishu, I, Beiyu, are obviously the most suitable for him." Chang Sheng raised his head, his voice full of confusion.
"Lord, military advisor, if not, I will immediately take people to the dock to capture Huo Fu!" Yan Pi said angrily.
"No rush." Chang Sheng waved his hand, "Give me three days. Before the teacher passed away, he always told me to be careful about poisonous ospreys and lame people. I have to be more careful about this matter."
"But over at the shipyard, no matter what the final situation is, a thousand people will be sent to the iron torture platform to ambush the nearby town. Remember, Huo Fu cannot be discovered. Yan Pi, I will leave this matter to you."
"Don't worry, military advisor."
Chang Sheng raised his head, looked at Chang Shiro and slowly calmed down the shock on his face.
"Yan Pi, tell me about the second thing, is it good news?"
"This is great news indeed."
"speak."
"After entering Chengdu, I found a person who could instigate rebellion against me in Beiyu. This person had studied at the General Hall in Chengdu and was very familiar with the government, military and civil affairs of Western Shu, and even the common problems of various Shu generals."
"Yan Pi, people from Western Shu have always found it difficult to instigate rebellion. Are you sure about this?"
"It should be confirmed." Yan Pi looked serious, "My lord, military advisor, do you still remember Huang Daochong from Kezhou before?"
"Of course I remember, he is considered a great talent." Changshiro nodded.
"The person I'm talking about is Huang Daochong's legitimate son. Previously, the relationship between Huang Daochong and Xi Shu was about to break up, so this legitimate son went to Chengdu and became the hostage of the Shu people."
"His name is Huang Zhizhou. He ranked first in both the literary and martial arts examinations in Chengdu's general hall last year. But even so, Xu Buyi is still not allowed to hold an official position. For this reason, Huang Zhizhou is already extremely dissatisfied."
"Huang Daochong is from the Grain King. Xishu hates the Grain King, so it is normal not to use him." Chang Sheng was silent for a while, "Once Huang Daochong died, this legitimate son would be like an abandoned son. Even the people from the Grain King's side,
I probably won’t treat him well either.”
Saying that, Chang Sheng raised his head and looked at his lord, with hesitation in his eyes.
"Brother, what do you think?"
Changshiro paused. He originally wanted to refuse, but then he thought of Lao Zhongde.
"Chang Sheng, from now on you will be fully in charge of this kind of matter. Since you are the military advisor of Beiyu, of course I trust you."
"Thank you, Lord." Chang Sheng nodded.
The two pieces of information that Yan Pi brought back were very good. Especially the son of the Huo family, if he had not been discovered to have entered Shu, he might have really caused a disaster.
"There is still a lot of time to prepare for Huang Zhizhou's matter. But there is no need to delay for Huo Fu's matter. If he waits for him to build up military morale before being convicted and imprisoned, I am afraid that his morale will be ruined. In three days, I will
Give the lord an explanation."
"Yan Pi, you have made great achievements this time. After today, you will be promoted to the commander of the iron torture platform in the four states of Hebei. Remember, the purpose of establishing the iron torture platform is to put intelligence first. I remember, Xi Shu
There was a saying about the Night Owl Group."
"Military advisor, it seems that... I would like to be the Lord's eyes and ears."
"That's it." Chang Sheng sighed, "Although we are enemies, our loyalty and bravery are worth learning from."
"Yan Pi, please go down."
Not long after, only this pair of brothers were left in the side hall of the huge palace.
"Lord." Chang Sheng raised his head, his voice filled with bitterness.
"What happened to Huo Fu must be a conspiracy of Xi Shu. More likely, it was a conspiracy to force Huo Fu to death. But there is no way. If something is really found out, Huo Fu will definitely kill him. Otherwise
, My lord is not at ease, Beiyu is not at ease either. Moreover, I am also worried that Huo Fu’s son is in Xishu, and if he becomes a threat in the future, Huo Fu is very likely to backstab him."
Tsuneshiro closed his eyes in silence.
"We, Beiyu, finally got such a famous navy general. But now it seems that we can't keep him. Once Huo Fu dies, the progress of naval training will be delayed for at least one or two years."
"Chang Sheng, go check it out. If we find out, I'll do what you want."
Chang Sheng nodded, "The dispute between the North and the South cannot tolerate any surprises. My lord also knows that Xu Buyi is a person who is good at creating miracles."
Changshiro looked sad and smiled helplessly.
"I have discovered this matter a long time ago. In the past, I would even think that I would never fight with this kid in the future."
"But under the current circumstances, God is not good. He and I have both reached this point. If the matter can be solved simply, it would be better to compete with him in a fight against the wind. Whoever can thrive further will become the emperor."
"Unfortunately, this is impossible. Our ancestors don't agree, our descendants who enlisted in the army don't agree, and the aristocratic families from more than 20 states in Beiyu don't agree either."
"It is destined to start with intrigues, cut skin with blunt knives, and then start an all-out war and fight to the death."