Chapter 163 Ambush the Northern King
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
"I summoned you today to discuss something with you." The emperor looked at Xun Shiquan in front of him with a warm smile:
"A great victory in the Northern Frontier, the Northern Desert surrendered, the Zhenbei Army is indeed an elite force. I want to transfer the Zhenbei Army to the Western Region to guard the Western Frontier! The desert in the Western Region has always been uneasy, with the Zhenbei Army, I believe we can wipe out the desert bandits."
Zhenbei Army is the official name of Xie Family Army.
Xun Shiquan bowed and listened, thinking quickly in his mind, what does His Majesty mean?
"After the Zhenbei Army leaves the Northern Frontier, I plan to let you lead the troops to guard the Northern Frontier." The emperor looked at Xun Shiquan very kindly:
"I wonder if the Duke of Zhenguo is willing to guard the border for the country?"
Xun Shiquan immediately clasped his fists and saluted, "Guarding the border is my lifelong wish, and I am willing to share your worries!"
Of course he was willing to do so!
Beimo has surrendered, and the difficult battle has been won by the King of the North!
Now that he has taken over the northern border defense, he does not have to fight a war and can openly expand his troops and ask the court for military funds.
The power of generals comes from the military authority.
Xun Shiquan was naturally very happy that the emperor gave him the military power of the northern border.
He secretly thought that the emperor must be afraid of the Northern King's many years of business in the north, so he deliberately transferred him to the unfamiliar western border to prevent him from becoming powerful and independent.
And he was happily picking up the territory, just right!
"I knew that the Duke of Zhenguo was the pillar of Daxia and would devote himself to Daxia. However, the Silver Wolf Army did not perform well in the battle with Beimo..." The emperor changed the subject and continued:
"For the sake of peace in the border, I intend to let the Silver Wolf Army receive training under the Northern King for a year, and then stay in the northern border after a year."
At first, in the north, it was the Xun family's Silver Wolf Army and the Xie family's Army that fought the enemy together.
The Xun family army was defeated by Beimo.
The emperor transferred the Xun family army to the southern border to suppress the barbarians. Now the northern border defense is mainly composed of the Xie family army, and each of the four major generals has an elite force left behind.
This is the emperor's method of checks and balances. He can't trust the entire northern land to one family.
The four elite troops were not here to fight against Beimo, but to monitor the Xie family army. On weekdays, they only guarded a few minor passes. The battle situation in the north was all under the command of the King of the North.
Xun Shiquan's heart sank.
Transfer his Xun Family Army to the Northern King? Wouldn't that mean they would all become the Northern King's subordinates!
Xun Shiquan couldn't accept it at all.
But the emperor's arrangement was reasonable.
At first, the Xun family army was indeed no match for the Northern Desert. Now the emperor wants to use you to guard the northern border...
Sending you to train under the Northern King for a year is also for the overall situation of the Northern Frontier.
How could Xun Shiquan refuse?
But making him obey the Northern King's orders is more painful than killing him.
This will certainly deal a heavy blow to the prestige of the Xun family, and those generals who follow the Xun family will also have doubts.
If this is true, I'm afraid this army will be out of his control.
Xun Shiquan couldn't stand it, but he didn't show it on the surface. He bowed and said:
"I thank your majesty for your grace. Your majesty values me so much. I will definitely learn from the King of the North and protect the northern border of our Great Xia for your majesty!"
The emperor stroked his beard with satisfaction and said, "Then I'll leave the Northern Frontier to you, my dear. The Northern King will be returning to the capital soon. When he returns, you will go to the Northern Frontier with him."
"Yes." Xun Shiquan stepped back.
The emperor looked at his retreating back with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Return to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
Xun Shiquan stared at the map of the Northern Territory spread out on the table with a very ugly expression.
"Dad, you can't take the Xun family army to obey the Northern King's orders. Wouldn't our Xun family become subordinates of the Xie family? How can we hold our heads up in the court in the future?" Xun He said anxiously.
Does that mean he is almost as important as Chen Guangzong? He doesn't want that!
Xun said softly, "Master, He'er is right. The most important thing is to hand over the Xun family army to the Northern King for training for a year. I am afraid that the generals below will be won over by the Northern King..."
The Northern King has many generals under his command.
Not all of them followed the King of the North because they believed in him.
There were also some generals who were originally at odds with each other, but the emperor deliberately transferred them to serve the King of the North. As a result, after several years of training, they have become as close as a family.
Whether for the sake of the Xun family's reputation or to ensure control over the Xun family army, Xun Shiquan would never obey the orders of the Northern King.
"It's better for the King of the North not to come back." Xun Shiquan finally made up his mind.
It was a bit risky, but he had been forced to this point, and he had to kill the Northern King!
If the Northern King died, the Xie family army would be leaderless. Even if he and the Xie family army guarded the northern border together at that time, no one could command him because of his status as a duke.
Who knows, it might be Xie's army that obeys his orders.
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Return to Beijing from the north.
Along the way, the Northern King and his entourage encountered several ambushes.
There are assassins from the Jianghu Killer Organization and unknown assassins. Many people don't want the King of the North to come back...
But these did not harm the King of the North.
Although he only brought a group of personal guards with him, these three hundred people were all elite soldiers who had experienced many battles. A few assassins could not stop him at all.
Go forward for half a month.
"Your Highness, it's getting late. Shall we camp here and rest for the night?" asked Lieutenant General Chen.
The nearest city is still more than half a day's journey away.
Xie Pingbei nodded, "Be careful and alert."
"Yes!" Lieutenant General Chen took the order and retreated.
A group of guards set up camp, and another team went to explore the surrounding area and brought back some game from the mountains.
Xie Pingbei sat in front of the campfire, roasting a pheasant and sprinkling spices on it skillfully.
"I didn't expect that Your Highness could grill meat. It seems like he's a good cook. Considering your unrivaled reputation, it's quite unexpected." A young woman dressed in Northern Desert exotic clothing walked over.
She was Princess Yeluya of the Northern Desert. The Khan sent her on a diplomatic mission, accompanied by two civil officials.
No guards were sent.
She was sent to Daxia as an envoy of the Northern Desert to show goodwill. If she died in Daxia, it would naturally be the responsibility of the King of the North.
Xie Pingbei glanced at her and said, "Everyone has to eat. It's nothing strange."
During the years of fighting with Beimo, he had to sleep in the open air many times.
In order to win a battle, it was common to hide in the wild for half a month, and the barbecue techniques became more and more skilled.
"Your Highness is right." Yeluya sat down beside him and tried to get close to him tenderly:
"I heard that the prince's legitimate son is a dandy boy. Why doesn't the prince bring him to the border to train him properly? With his abilities, how can he inherit the prince's Xie family army in the future?"
"Spying on military intelligence, drag him away." Xie Pingbei waved his hand impatiently.
Deputy General Chen immediately walked forward with two guards and said, "Princess Beimo, please go to the tent and wait."
Yeluya: ...
The Khan asked her to seduce the Northern King.
But every time she could not say more than three sentences to the King of the North, she was sent away.
She is simply winking at a blind man!
The Khan specially selected a princess to go on a diplomatic mission to Daxia, intending to use the beauty trap on the King of the North.
If the King of the North does not fall into the trap, then the next heir of the Xie family will be replaced.
Yeluya was very helpless.
The Northern King is such a powerful general, how could he be easily tricked? Let's turn to his son.
It should be much easier for a dandy.
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