"They moved quickly and lightly, as if they were... conducting an armed reconnaissance, or... preparing to launch a surprise attack at any moment!"
"oh!"
Zhao Muyun smiled slightly, tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and fell into deep thought.
The circumstances surrounding Murong Chunhua's persuasion of her father Murong Hu to lead his troops to surrender are still unclear.
Zhao Muyun is optimistic about Murong Chunhua, but whether he can convince Murong Hu remains to be seen.
Inside the lobby of the Shuozhou Commandery, the air was so heavy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.
To those who did not know the inner workings of the Murong tribe, the imperial edict from the capital was like a death warrant, and the Di cavalry in the northern border were like a sword hanging over their heads.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhao Muyun sitting in the main seat, waiting for his final decision.
After a while, Zhao Muyun's fingers stopped tapping the armrest, and his deep eyes swept over his confidants in the hall, his eyes full of calmness and determination.
"We must go to the capital."
His voice was not loud, but it was full of decisiveness.
"Disobeying the imperial order would give them leverage, confirming those false accusations and giving the imperial court, as well as the Prince of Jin and the Crown Prince, an excuse to interfere in Yin and Shuo's affairs."
"The foundation we worked so hard to build will be shaken in an instant!"
He stood up, walked to the huge hanging map, and pointed his finger at the vast grassland in the north of Shuozhou.
"The matter of Murong Chunhua is top secret. The sudden appearance of the Murong cavalry, lightly armed and traveling without their tribe, is definitely not a normal cruise or raid."
"Their intention is probably to wait and see, to test the waters! To test Shuozhou's reaction, to test whether Zhao Muyun is really 'suspected of rebellion' as the rumors say. They are too busy to take care of themselves!"
He turned around, his eyes blazing with lightning. "So, the more I am now, the more I must obey the imperial decree and go to the capital! Not only must I go, but I must go with honor and dignity! Let everyone see that I, Zhao Muyun, have no guilty consciences, and the Shuo Dynasty is as stable as Mount Tai!"
"Only in this way can we calm Murong Chunhua's heart and deter those villains in the dark from acting rashly!"
"Zhao Tou!"
Tang Yanhai was still worried, "But in Beijing..."
"There are dragons and tigers in the capital, and I, Zhao Muyun, am not made of clay!"
Zhao Muyun interrupted him, his tone revealing a domineering attitude, "Pass the order!"
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