Chapter 613 How did he figure it out?
Su Ying has already captured Xie Rui in the Northern Wilderness, and the one thousand troops escorting her in Chu are still on the way.
After rushing all the way, we finally got close to the border.
The team of one thousand people was divided into several teams by Su Ying. They had no contact before, but now that they were approaching the border, they began to contact each other.
The most important thing is to contact Su Ying. They want to know which team Su Ying is hiding in and what they should do next.
Before, Su Ying just told them to send her a message after they arrived at the border city. The letter was sent last night, but they haven't received a reply yet.
Having not received a reply from Su Ying, they could only contact each other secretly and find a relatively secret place to meet.
After the team gathered, they tentatively asked about Su Ying's whereabouts, but after searching for a while, they still didn't know where Su Ying was.
"I have a bold idea..."
One of the leading officers spoke softly.
All the team leaders looked towards him.
"you say."
The leader said slowly, "Tell me, is there a possibility that the queen was not in the team from the beginning?"
This sentence hit the nail on the head of what several people were thinking, but they just didn't say it out loud. They had suspected before that the Empress was not following them at all, and that it was all a lie to say that she could blend into the team silently!
"What now?"
"First follow Her Majesty's previous instructions, and then wait and see when Her Majesty will reply."
"That's all we can do."
Everyone scratched their noses, not knowing how the Queen had fooled the Emperor. The Emperor would send them letters every day to ask about the team's situation, and they would answer them in detail every day, but the content of their answers was never what the Emperor wanted, because they had no idea where the Queen was.
In Tiankui City, Su Ying was listening to people discussing mining matters when a man in green walked in.
"City Lord, there is a letter sent by eagle."
Su Ying stood up and motioned for them to continue, then she stood up, took the message and started reading.
The people Xiao Jin gave her had already arrived at the border, and their speed was faster than she had imagined.
Su Ying wrote a letter and called Qiao Yang over.
As soon as Qiao Yang heard Su Ying calling, he immediately ran over.
"City Lord, you called me?"
Su Ying nodded and said, "I asked you to do something."
Qiao Yang smiled and said, "I'll do whatever the city lord asks me to do."
"Go to the border of Chu State and help me pick up a team of troops."
When Qiao Yang heard that it was someone from Chu, his face drooped. "Who does the city lord want to pick up? A prisoner from Chu?"
"No, the people who come to help us mine, just follow the instructions. Calculate the time, they will almost come out when you reach the border, just take them back to Tiankui City, I will tell you the code." To avoid mistaking people.
"Oh, yes."
On the other side of the Northern Wilderness, the bandit leaders had been following the Southern Country team, not taking action, but just following them silently.
Deputy General Wang frowned as he looked at the person he couldn't get rid of. Originally, he planned to find a relatively secret place to hide so that they could observe the situation of the mine at any time. Who knew that Su Ying would keep sending people to follow them.
It is obvious that he will not stop until they leave the Northern Wilderness.
"Sir, why don't we go and kill them?"
There are so many of them, and if a fight really breaks out, who knows who will suffer.
Deputy General Wang shook his head and said, "This is the person that woman sent to monitor us. If we kill him, how could that woman not know?"
"So what if she knows? This Northern Wasteland is so vast, can she search everywhere and find us?"
Deputy General Wang glanced at his men and felt that Su Ying was really capable of doing such a thing.
The fact that she dared to take down Xie Rui proved that she was not afraid at all.
"This mine is not that easy to mine. Even if they dig it out, I'm afraid they won't be able to digest it themselves based on the capabilities of the Northern Wasteland. By then, they will definitely find a way to sell all the mined ore. As long as we send people to guard each exit first, are we still worried that the ore won't reach our hands?"
Although Deputy General Wang did not explain it, his meaning was very clear: he wanted to sit back and reap the benefits.
"Let's go back first and report the situation to the general before making any plans."
The officers and soldiers felt that what Deputy General Wang said made some sense, but he could not hide the cowardice on his face.
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Su Ying did not stay in the mine for too long. After listening to them finalize the mining procedures, she returned to the city.
She wasn't an expert in this matter, so she just left them with tools they might need.
Su Ying returned to the palace, and Chu Yun came over after hearing the news.
"Meet the city lord."
Su Ying frowned, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, why are you running out?"
Chu Yun's face was still a little pale, but he looked much better. "Thank you for your concern, Lord City. My injury has healed a lot."
Su Ying motioned for him to sit down on the chair. "Tell me, what's the matter that made you come here in such a hurry?"
"My Lord, I just want to inquire about the situation at the mine. It's nothing serious."
"The people from Jin have been killed or captured. The people from the Southern Kingdom should be out of the Northern Wasteland in the next two days. The mines have also started to be dug. Everything is going smoothly."
Chu Yun nodded when he heard this, "That's good, the city lord is mighty, this matter will be resolved as soon as the city lord comes back."
Su Ying cast her eyes on Chu Yun. "You are thoughtful and considerate of the overall situation, but for many things, thinking too much will become a constraint. The people from the Southern Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom have been guarding here for so long and have not confronted us head-on, which proves that they are not sure that they can win after a head-on confrontation, otherwise Xie Rui would not have used dirty tricks on you."
"I do have too many concerns." He did not expect Su Ying to take action as soon as she arrived, and even captured all the princes of Jin. What's even funnier is that Nan Guo ran away without taking any action. This really surprised him.
"I know you are worried about the two countries behind them, but you have to be tough when you need to, even if you lose. Otherwise, if you show weakness once, it will not be so easy to stand up again in the future."
The northern wilderness is not like those countries that have been established for many years, and the governance policies cannot follow that path.
Chu Yun stood up upon hearing this and bowed deeply to Su Ying. "I am stupid. Thank you for your advice, Lord. If I were not incompetent, I would not have separated you from the Emperor. I deserve to die."
Su Ying raised her eyes. The previous words sounded fine, but the next sentence sounded a little wrong.
"Did Xiao Jin send you a message?"
Chu Yun straightened up and did not deny it.
"The Emperor said that it was hard work for the City Lord to finish writing so many letters at once."
The corners of Su Ying's mouth twitched. Before she left Beijing, she had promised Xiao Jin solemnly that she would send him a letter every day no matter how busy she was to reassure him.
She was in a hurry to travel and didn't have much free time, so she simply wrote all the letters and delivered them to him on time. She felt that she had done everything perfectly, so how did Xiao Jin see through it?
(End of this chapter)
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