"The party members have arrived in Xizhou, and the escort is trapped at the waist. It's no good if they can't even send the news back!"
Mr. Feng tapped his fingers on the table, frowning and thinking.
Although Niu Ben and the others brought the carrier pigeon with them, they were trapped at the bottom of the canyon. The pigeons were shot down by the party members as soon as they were released. They were unable to fly out of the canyon and were unable to call for help.
Mr. Feng's purpose was to get the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and the party members to fight. He didn't want Niu Ben and the others to die silently at their waists.
After thinking again and again, Mr. Feng picked up a brush and wrote a note, then called his servants and ordered: "Send this to Xihewan!"
"Yes!" The subordinate quickly took the note and left.
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Capital City, Imperial Palace.
The fourth prince also just finished reading the information.
With a livid face, he put the information on the table and asked the new prime minister, who was also his uncle: "Didn't you say that you have discussed it with Dangxiang? Now that Qinghuai has withdrawn his troops from Qingshui Valley, where are Dangxiang's people?"
The person the fourth prince fears the most is Jin Feng, and the second one is Qing Huai.
The Tielin Army was able to fight originally, but now it was equipped with the heavy crossbow catapult and grenades provided by Jin Feng. Even if he could destroy the Tielin Army, it would still be at a huge cost.
This is also the reason why his uncle cooperated with Dangxiang.
Mr. Feng arranged a secret line in Qingshui Valley, and he naturally also arranged it, and also received the news of Qinghuai's departure.
"Damn Party members, we've been tricked!"
My uncle, who became the prime minister, also looked angry.
According to the agreement, Dangxiang's southern expedition army should have arrived in Xizhou half a month ago.
When Qinghuai received news from the capital, the Southern Expedition army ambushed Tielin's army on their way back, thus destroying Tielin's army.
For the Dakang court, both Qinghuai and Dangxiang were enemies.
Nothing is better than having two enemies fighting each other.
But the Dangxiang people are not fools either. They deliberately delayed the time and did not arrive at Xizhou until now.
At this speed, it was impossible to stop Qinghuai.
After the fourth prince lost his temper, he stood in front of the march map in the Imperial Study Room.
"For the current plan, we can only send the sickle army to stop Qinghuai first."
The fourth prince pointed at the map and said, "Uncle, hurry up and do this."
"Your Majesty, the Sickle Army belongs to the Zhang family. They may not be willing to cooperate." The uncle looked embarrassed.
"It's my imperial edict. How dare Zhang Wenfu resist it?"
The fourth prince glared.
The uncle lowered his head and did not answer.
No answer is actually an answer.
When the fourth prince saw this, he was so angry that he kicked the table over.
Before seizing the throne, he was full of expectations for the emperor's life.
But when he finally became the emperor, he discovered that being the emperor was not that wonderful after all.
There were endless memorials all day long, and almost all of them were asking him for money or people.
And when he wanted to do something, the ministers blocked him.
The court is not yet stable, and there is no peace outside.
The party members deliberately broke the contract because they wanted to watch Qinghuai and the fourth prince fight, and then they would reap the benefits.
Except for the party members, there is no peace in the north either.
When Zhang Liang attacked Yuguan City, tens of thousands of Eastern Barbarians came to stop them, but Zhang Liang repulsed them.
However, these tens of thousands of Eastern Barbarians did not return to Yuguan City, but entered the territory of Dakang, preparing to turn back and attack with the Shanyu in the north from the north and south to retake Yuguan City.
Zhang Liang wanted to capture Yuguan City as soon as possible, so he ignored it.
In Zhang Liang's plan, taking Yuguan City would cut off the retreat of this group of Eastern Barbarians. As long as Jin Feng defends the Yellow River front, these people are the turtles in the urn and can be captured whenever they want.
Now that Jin Feng was attacked, Zhang Liang did not dare to spread his troops into the grassland. This group of Eastern Barbarians was left unattended and had frequently caused trouble in the north recently.
It can be said that today's Dakang is in turmoil due to internal and external troubles.
The fourth prince has been working in the royal study for more than ten days, sleeping only three or four hours a day. He is as tired as a dog, but there are more and more things to do.
He couldn't help but miss the time when he was a prince.
At that time, his daily job was to have banquets with a group of noble men, enjoy the scenery, and keep in touch with each other.
In order to curry favor with him, the noble gentlemen always tried their best to send him money and beauties.
Life is much more comfortable than it is now.
But there is no medicine for regret in the world. He has already killed Chen Ji, and there is no point in regretting it anymore.
The fourth prince forced himself to calm down, rubbed his forehead and said, "Tell Zhang Wenfu that as long as he blocks the Tielin Army for half a month, I will promote his third son to be the governor of Qingzhou County!"
"Your Majesty, Zhang Wenfu has already become the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his eldest son and second son also hold important positions in the Ministry of War. If you promote his third son to the governor of Qingzhou County, the power of the Zhang family will be too great!"
My uncle quickly dissuaded me.
"But now that things have come to this, is there any other way besides this?"
The fourth prince glared at his uncle: "If uncle has a way, just do it. If it can be done, uncle Qingzhou County Governor can arrange it as he pleases, okay?"
The struggle for power in the court today is very serious, and all the powerful dignitaries are frantically arranging their own people in various departments.
The governor of Qingzhou County is considered a fat man. Zhang Wenfu has asked him for it several times, but the fourth prince has not agreed.
Because he knows very well that the Zhang family is already very powerful. If the position of Qingzhou County Sheriff is given to him again, the Zhang family's power will become even greater, and in the end it will even threaten the royal family.
It's not that the fourth prince doesn't understand, but he has no bargaining chips. This is the only thing he can exchange with the ministers.
"Really?" My uncle's eyes lit up with joy when he heard this.
"You have no joke!" The fourth prince nodded.
"Yes, Weichen, let's find a solution now!" Uncle agreed and ran away quickly.
The fourth prince looked at his back with a trace of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
After barely dealing with the pressure brought by Qinghuai, the fourth prince turned his attention to the Sichuan and Shu areas on the map.
Compared with the Tielin Army and Dangxiang, Sichuan and Shu were the most troublesome for the Fourth Prince.
According to the plan of the powerful people, after seizing the throne, all regions will work together to destroy the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and carve up the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce.
However, due to the loss of the jade seal, the plan failed, and almost all escorts from all over the country successfully returned to Xihewan.
This was a force that was enough to scare the fourth prince.
What's more, there is Qing Xinyao in Sichuan and Shu.
The Qing family has always relied on military force, and the Qing family army has always been one of the most capable armies in Dakang.
After the Battle of Damangpo, the morale of the Qing family army was greatly improved, and the weapons provided by Jin Feng made them even more powerful.
The Qing family already had a good relationship with Jin Feng, but now that the Ninth Princess is in Xihewan, the two parties are closer to each other.
If the Nine Princesses match up and Qing Xinyao cooperates with Xihewan, it will be even more terrifying.
"No matter what the cost, this problem must be solved as soon as possible!"
The fourth prince punched the map hard and shouted: "Here comes someone!"
"His Majesty!"
The eunuch guarding the door quickly walked in with his back bent.
"Announce that the Tibetan envoys are coming to see me!"