manynovel Chapter 900: Candidates for the Border
Chapter 900: Candidates for the Border
"Then we must immediately send people to Youzhou for reinforcement. From the capital to Youzhou, and vice versa, from the border to Youzhou, we must send people to guard along the way."
Jiang Youzhen was a bit troubled, as this would require a lot of manpower. But now that he knew Youzhou was a must-stop place, it would be much easier.
"You mean someone will ambush grandfather along the way?" Qin Yandong felt that it was indeed possible. After all, there must be spies in the court, and an ambush along the way was normal.
"From the capital to the border, Youzhou is the only way. There are two official roads after that, and one of them is shorter. They will definitely guess that Duke Qin took the shortcut, after all, the border can't wait! They don't dare to take action in the capital, so the best place to ambush is Youzhou."
Jiang Youzhen rubbed his brows. That half tiger talisman was very important. The most important thing was the imperial edict that came with the tiger talisman.
Once the half of the tiger talisman and the imperial edict in the emperor's hands were seized by the Northern Ming Kingdom, even if she got the half in General Dingyuan's hands, she would lose control of the border.
"I will immediately write to Youzhou to explain the matter and ask Lord Shu to send people to reinforce my grandfather!" Qin Yandong said.
"Well! Adapt to circumstances! If it weren't for Duke Qin, things would be even more difficult!"
Jiang Youzhen could only prepare for the worst. There were only a few people the emperor could trust at the moment, and Duke Qin was the most suitable. She was just gambling, and if she won, her chances would be great!
"By the way! Where did those well-trained guards of yours come from? They look quite capable!"
Qin Yandong was very envious. Jiang Youzhen was a farmer, so there must be no assassins in his family. But those guards were too powerful, even more powerful than assassins.
"If I tell you I picked it up, do you believe it?" Jiang Youzhen replied.
"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it! It's easy to find, can you pick up some more for me to see?"
Jiang Youzhen: It’s not that we can’t pick up more. After all, we only dispatched fifty puppet guards today!
"What about Ke Zhenqiu, how do you plan to deal with him? He will definitely not admit it, and it makes sense to say that he was deceived, unless we can find more evidence against him." Qin Yandong thought of Ke Zhenqiu and began to analyze.
"Do you believe it?" Jiang Youzhen asked back.
"I don't believe it!" Qin Yandong shook his head.
"Isn't that enough? Find a chance to let him out and play the long game to catch the big fish!" Jiang Youzhen thought, this person is very important, if he is locked up he won't be able to do anything wrong.
Qin Yandong immediately curled his lips and smiled, "You are so bad!"
Jiang Youzhen rolled his eyes at him, "He's much better at pretending than you and me, and he has all these little tricks up his sleeve. Don't be fooled by him, he can sell you out and even let you help him count the money."
"If he is so capable, he will definitely be suspicious if you let him go." Qin Yandong was dissatisfied.
"Then just wait for someone to rescue him! Anyway, there are people who are more anxious than us." Jiang Youzhen said indifferently.
In the next four or five days, Jiang Youzhen actually lived a leisurely life in the general's mansion. Apart from Mrs. Liu crying from time to time and asking Jiang Youzhen to carefully interrogate Liu Muyun and avenge General Dingyuan, the days were really leisurely.
At this time, the border fell into a strange calm, like a pool of stagnant water, and everything was normal.
However, Jiang Youzhen knew that this was the calm before the storm. In the middle of the night, the candlelight was dim.
Jiang Youzhen sat at the desk and carefully examined the half tiger talisman in her hand. Fortunately, no one else got there first, and the tiger talisman finally landed in her hands.
However, the memorial had already been sent to the capital, and the emperor would have to send someone to bring the other half. Half of it could only mobilize 500,000 soldiers and horses. If the two were combined, the 700,000 troops over there would all be mobilized by one person.
Jiang Youzhen touched the tiger talisman in her hand, and suddenly hesitated for a moment. But the next moment, she was shocked to find out how could she have such a ridiculous idea? This was really too scary!
However, once the idea sprouted in her mind, it was like taking root. She stared at the tiger talisman in a trance. Except for Jiang Li and Jiang Yi, no one knew that half of the tiger talisman was in her hand.
Capital
It was late at night when suddenly the sound of galloping horses was heard not far from the East City Gate.
The guards immediately looked toward the road in the light of the torches, and heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, and soon, they appeared not far from the city gate.
"Be alert! There are unknown people approaching the city gate!" the soldiers guarding the city shouted immediately.
"Who are you? The city gates are closed. Do not enter without permission! Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy!"
"Report! Urgent news from the border! Eight hundred miles away! Open the city gate quickly!" The man held up a small flag and shouted at the top of his lungs.
As a horse approached, the soldiers guarding the city were startled. They immediately saw the small flag on the horseman's back and immediately ordered, "Open the city gate quickly! It's an urgent report from the border!"
Cheng Qiangong
The emperor tossed and turned on his dragon bed. Jiang Youzhen had been at the border for more than half a month, but no news came.
Yuming Pass is the most important checkpoint in the Dayun Dynasty. If General Dingyuan really encounters an accident, it means that the border will be in chaos.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Urgent news from the border!" Steward Zhou ran in quickly.
The emperor immediately stood up and said, "Announce!"
The guards in military uniforms went straight into Chengqian Palace and immediately presented the sealed memorial.
One man and one horse, working day and night! It took five days in total, two Ferghana horses died, and three people were replaced before they finally arrived.
The emperor couldn't wait to open the memorial, but the more he read it, the gloomier his expression became. Finally, his heart sank to the bottom. The thing he was most worried about had happened!
According to Jiang Youzhen's memorial, all signs indicate that General Dingyuan has been taken to the Northern Ming Kingdom, which means there are only two possible outcomes.
One is that General Dingyuan could not endure the punishment and betrayed the court, and the tiger talisman fell into the hands of the Northern Ming Kingdom.
Second, General Dingyuan would rather die than surrender, but there is no guarantee that the tiger talisman is not in the hands of the Northern Ming Kingdom. However, the deployment of the garrison camp should be preserved.
But no matter which situation it is, the border defense is now in danger. Beiming Kingdom and other small countries and tribes are ambitious and must have been preparing for a long time just for this day.
The only solution now is to do as Jiang Youzhen suggested, which is to send a brave general with the other half of the tiger talisman to guard the border.
But the choice of this person made the emperor feel troubled!
It was the first time that Zhou Zhong saw the emperor's face so solemn, anxious, and hesitant.
I saw the emperor wearing a cloak and pacing back and forth in the hall!
He rubbed his brows and counted all the generals in the court, and first excluded those from the eldest princess's lineage.
Although Jiang Youzhen wrote in the memorial that he had found some evidence showing that the disappearance of General Dingyuan had nothing to do with Prince Yuan Ming, it was indeed linked to some collusion with people outside the Great Wall, so he naturally did not dare to gamble.
Prince Yuanming has been guarding Yuming Pass for many years. Who can guarantee that he will not lose his mind?
But this means that there will be fewer candidates who can be sent.
The emperor became more and more anxious the more he thought about it. The old marquis of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion? He shook his head!
Not to mention that the old marquis is already old, just because of what happened to the Li family before, the loyalty of the Li family has been greatly reduced.
Although the old marquis sacrificed his own relatives for the greater good, he had failed to control the prince well before that, and he had become a little confused!
The emperor reviewed the remaining generals again, even taking several princes into consideration, but finally he sighed.