Chapter 789: Awakening
Xiahou Ling had experienced the methods used by the Emperor of Wei.
The capital of the Wei Dynasty had been riddled with holes by the Beiling spies, and there were spies everywhere. Not to mention what was happening in the Wei court, even the news in the army and even in the backyards of those aristocratic families and court officials could be found.
If they want to know, they can know it clearly.
At that time, the Wei Dynasty was almost defenseless against them, but ever since the former eldest grandson of the emperor concealed his identity and appeared in Kyoto, they suffered setbacks one after another. The Privy Council's guards were even more frightened and pulled out their spies buried in the Wei Dynasty's capital one by one.
After the Emperor of Wei seized power, all of their men were killed or wounded, and only Ming Ke, who had been in hiding for many years and had never been used, remained.
Song Jinxiu's family was destroyed, and the Song family had an old feud with the emperor and empress of the Wei Dynasty. It was said that all the other members of the Song family met a miserable end, but Song Jinxiu, who had nothing, escaped and even fled all the way to the border.
Song Jinxiu was just a scholar. The six arts of a gentleman he had learned could at most make him less powerless. But facing the Black Armor Guards and Owl Guards of the Wei Emperor, as well as so many people chasing him throughout the Wei Dynasty, how could he possibly escape?
And how did he know the news about the good fortune of Munan Pass and the river that even Mingke hadn't found out?
"Ji Rongqing is extremely treacherous. Song Jinxiu has repeatedly targeted him. If Wei Chao got the information from the Princess's Mansion, he would never have brought Song Jinxiu with him."
Xiahou Ling was caught off guard and didn't react before, but after calming down over the past two days, he has thought it through thoroughly.
What happened that day was clearly that Song Jinxiu had found out information from the Wei Dynasty, but was worried that he alone would not be able to compete with the National Master's Mansion, so he brought Ji Rongqing and others along.
He might have really overheard the secret letter sent back by Ming Ke, but this alone is not enough to "cooperate" with the Princess's Mansion. He must have other chips in his hand.
Xiahou Ling raised his eyes and asked, "Song Jinxiu came out of the court meeting. Did Wu Ya and the others give him any trouble?"
"I did look for it. I heard that the princess used the whip at that time, but then she stopped for some reason."
"Has the Khan met Song Jinxiu?"
The man was stunned for a moment: "After the meeting? Song Jinxiu went straight back to the Song Mansion. I didn't hear that he encountered any problems."
Xiahou Ling said coldly: "It seems that Song Jinxiu really has something that can control Wu Ya and the others."
Although Wu Ya is a woman, she has an impulsive and domineering temperament.
Ji Rongqing is also vindictive and his methods are even more vicious.
Song Jinxiu went back on his word at the court meeting and ruined Zong Yubu's plans. Given Wu Ya's personality, even if she didn't take action in the royal court, she would never let him return to the Song family safely after he got out. But now she didn't cause him any trouble at all, which must mean she was afraid of him.
Song Jinxiu did not have much power in Beiling, and even his position in the royal court depended on the Imperial Master's Mansion.
Power, the princess's mansion is far superior to his.
Even Wu Ya and the others would not be afraid of him.
Wu Ya had no other requests from Song Jinxiu, so how could he let her be so quiet...
Xiahou Ling was rubbing the eye mask on his face, and suddenly his fingertips paused: "Has Ji Rongqing been ill recently?"
The servant quickly replied, "Yes, on the night he framed the Imperial Preceptor, he told the people at the Princess's Residence that Princess Wuya had tracked down almost every non-Hu doctor in the Imperial City and the Royal Court and had even killed several of them."
Xiahou Ling narrowed his eyes slightly. He had seen Ji Rongqing fall ill, rolling on the ground in pain and losing consciousness. Moreover, after each attack, Ji Rongqing would be weak for a long time.
But this time, he fell ill right away and took Song Jinxiu to see Hu Yanmin, even setting a trap for him...
Xiahou Ling was certain: "Song Jinxiu might have something that can suppress Ji Rongqing's headache."
He looked gloomy.
"Song Jinxiu is extremely ambitious and has been dissatisfied with me for a long time. If he had this thing earlier, he would never have missed it. And it just so happened that Ming Ke's secret letter arrived that night, and he also learned that the Wei Dynasty was conscripting merchant ships south."
"There must be someone behind Song Jinxiu..."
Xiahou Ling suddenly stopped talking halfway through his words. His brows suddenly furrowed, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong.
If Song Jinxiu was really the "bait" thrown to him by the Emperor of Wei as he thought, and the Emperor of Wei went to great lengths to kill all the members of the Song family, turning Song Jinxiu into a "lone wolf" full of resentment and breaking into Beiling, and even ordering people to help him succeed from behind, then the Emperor of Wei must have had a very big plan.
If such a concealed knife could be used well, it would definitely cause serious damage to Beiling.
But this time he was only targeting the Imperial Master's Mansion, but he actually used the knife and even exposed the "bait" in front of everyone.
Although Song Jinxiu stabbed the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and caused him to lose the Imperial Preceptor's Order, this could not harm Beiling at all. Moreover, what Wei Dynasty is most worried about right now is Beiling's southward movement. However, the Emperor of Wei could not be unaware that the war between Beiling and Wei Dynasty would not be stopped just because the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion lost power.
Without him leading the troops, there would naturally be other people in Beiling.
All Song Jinxiu did was delay the Beiling army's deployment, but it didn't change anything. Sooner or later, the Beiling army would still march south, and the cavalry would still crush Luoyan Pass and engage in a life-and-death battle with the Wei Dynasty...
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Xiahou Ling's face froze and he stood up suddenly.
Does the Emperor of Wei want to delay sending troops?
"National Master?" The servant was startled by Xiahou Ling's actions.
Just as he was about to ask what was wrong, Xiahou Ling shouted at him.
"Shut up!"
The room instantly became quiet, and Xiahou Ling frowned, clenched his fists, and walked back and forth in the room.
His mind was racing, pondering the Emperor of Wei's intentions.
If there really was such a person behind Song Jinxiu, who could help him get something that was enough to threaten Ji Rongqing, and who could also "protect" Song Jinxiu for so long, even making Ji Rongqing and the others helpless and could only watch Song Jinxiu threaten him.
That person must have some status in the imperial city, and he might even make the princess's mansion wary of him. He must be very familiar with the affairs of the royal court.
He must have known what the Beiling tribes had paid for this battle with the Wei Dynasty.
The tribes in Beiling were short of supplies, and countless cattle and horses were slaughtered. They almost emptied their family finances in order to go to war, but the food and fodder could not last long. Could it be that the Emperor of Wei wanted to consume Beiling's supplies by delaying the dispatch of troops?
No, that's not right!
Xiahou Ling's expression changed.
If Beiling has sufficient food and grass, it will have some concerns during the war and may not fight so fiercely. But if it really has no food and grass, it can only wait to plunder the Wei Dynasty to replenish its military supplies and survive. Only then will it make a desperate move.
The harder the pressure, the more fierce the fighting will be. It is impossible for the Emperor of Wei not to understand this truth.
Then why would he rather abandon Song Jinxiu's "good move" and delay the time for Beiling to send troops?
As Xiahou Ling's mind raced, his heart was beating violently, and an idea was about to come out.
"Nanqi!"
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