Chapter 503 The Priest Fainted
Three days later.
Nanxia Military Camp.
The night was dark, and the soldiers on guard only felt a shadow passing before their eyes. When they looked carefully, there was no one there.
Candles were lit in General Qiao's tent. He was staring at the topographic map on the table with a frown on his face.
"who?"
The wind blew through the tent. General Qiao picked up the sword beside him and saw a woman standing in front of him.
His expression changed drastically, "You..."
Zhu Mingqing raised his index finger to his lips, indicating his purpose: "I'm here to deliver a letter for Luo Tingshan."
General Qiao was on guard and didn't dare to relax.
General Luo sent a woman to deliver a letter, which was full of nonsense.
As he approached, Zhu Mingqing took out another letter and slapped it on the table: "Take a look."
General Qiao looked suspicious, but when he thought about the fact that the other party could come and go freely in the military camp, he knew that his kung fu must be very powerful, so he decided to be careful.
He picked up the letter, opened it and stared at the other party cautiously. After a while, he was completely immersed in the contents of the letter.
After a moment, he said with a strange expression: "Madam..."
Zhu Mingqing smiled and nodded: "General Qiao."
"But..." General Qiao still couldn't believe that General Luo's wife's kung fu was so powerful, but now was not the time to focus on this.
He picked up another blueprint, which marked the stationing points of the Vietnamese border camp, as well as the food and grass storage points.
The most important thing is that there is also a route map for Yue State to attack Southern Xia in three days.
"How did Madam get these things?" General Qiao looked excited.
Zhu Mingqing smiled faintly: "General Qiao, don't worry about the source. Everything is real. General Qiao just needs to prepare and cooperate with his own people!"
General Qiao was conflicted. If he was asked to join forces with the enemy to capture the Yue city, there would be no problem.
But now we are avoiding it quietly and fighting a protracted war.
Where does the money come from?
Zhu Mingqing naturally knew the doubts in his heart, but this was also the result of her discussion with Luo Tingshan.
Anyway, the roadmap is already there. With General Qiao's ability, he can completely hold back the Yue army without losing any manpower.
"This is fifty thousand taels!"
Zhu Mingqing directly threw out the silver he had just received from Chi Yan, "Military pay!"
General Qiao was surprised, but there were only 50,000 taels, which was far from enough.
Zhu Mingqing smiled and said, "From now on, I will send a sum of money every two weeks. General Qiao just needs to hold the battlefield well and neither let the Kingdom of Yue actually capture the Nanxia city nor force the Kingdom of Yue to retreat!"
General Qiao really didn't understand why they had to go around in such a big circle.
But since it is the general's intention, there must be a reason for it.
"Don't worry, Madam. Qiao knows what to do!"
After sending Zhu Mingqing away, General Qiao immediately sent someone to pass a message to the city gate over 800 miles away to confirm the accuracy of today's news.
Zhu Mingqing didn't care after he found out.
In the midst of the border conflict between Yue State and Nanxia, time gradually approached the day of sacrifice.
The Nanxia Palace had already been decorated in a solemn and solemn manner.
The third prince carefully supported his father and walked towards the altar. Even though he was extremely excited, he still restrained himself and carefully observed every move around him.
After today, my father will declare me the crown prince.
Because I was too excited, I couldn't help coughing a few times.
Emperor Jiancheng said with concern: "It's windy today, be careful not to catch a cold."
The eunuch next to him was quick to hand over a cloak.
Warmth enveloped his entire body, and the Third Prince smiled: "Thank you, Father."
The eldest prince's mansion at this time.
The eldest prince looked at the sky outside and felt uneasy, wondering why he hadn't come back yet.
The time is almost here.
"Grand Prince, the Duke is back!"
The eldest prince immediately ran out, and in his haste he almost tripped over his clothes.
"Grandfather!" Seeing the familiar face, the eldest prince's uneasy heart finally calmed down a little.
Duke Xu nodded: "Is everything ready?"
The eldest prince was full of confidence: "The palace guards have been arranged."
A smile appeared on Duke Xu's face. Great, as long as today was over, his Xu family would be able to make further progress.
Because the two of them could not appear in person, but fortunately they had already won over the current Shaoqing of Weiwei Temple, so they were able to appear in the palace smoothly.
Around the altar.
Civil and military officials took the situation seriously, but they were already nervous.
I have heard for a long time that Your Majesty will appoint a crown prince after completing the sacrifice today.
Now it seems that the eldest prince has lost power, and the one who is about to ascend the throne is probably the third prince.
For a moment, the officials who had originally stood on the eldest prince's side all smiled at the third prince's people.
But I didn't expect that people would just ignore a fence-sitter like you.
Emperor Jiancheng stood in the center of the altar, looking at the people kneeling below, and a sense of pride suddenly rose in his heart.
A cool breeze blew, and the green smoke from the bronze tripod dissipated.
Emperor Jiancheng felt the smell was a bit pungent and frowned. When the Third Prince saw this, he immediately stood beside him to block the cool wind.
Emperor Jiancheng was satisfied. He took the incense offered by Cao Sipei and bowed three times towards the center of the bronze tripod.
"The way of heaven and earth is infinite and endless. I now sincerely pray for heaven's blessing on Nanxia..."
A tense and solemn atmosphere permeated the entire altar.
No one dared to speak, for fear of disturbing the sacrificial ceremony and losing their lives.
But at this moment, the third prince, who was praying with his head down, suddenly heard a thud from the front.
Looking up, his pupils were locked.
"Father!"
"Your Majesty!" The surrounding eunuchs and guards were in chaos and immediately protected His Majesty.
All the civil and military officials were kneeling below, not knowing what had happened.
From a distance, it seems that the person being carried down is Your Majesty?
"His Majesty!"
Everyone panicked and hurried over.
Outside the palace, the eldest prince, dressed as a guard, followed behind Duke Xu. When he heard that Emperor Jiancheng had fainted on the altar, his face lit up with joy.
The Empress Dowager also heard that the Emperor had fainted, and the bedroom was now surrounded by people inside and outside.
Everyone was talking about it, wondering if His Majesty's health was really getting worse.
Didn’t you see that the Queen Mother came this time?
Unlike the quiet inner hall, officials gathered in groups outside, discussing the follow-up matters.
If Your Majesty really encounters an accident, we must make preparations early.
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