Then, King Hela, with sweat slightly on his forehead, couldn't help but look at Xi Yin. Obviously, he also thought of Xi Yin's strange question before.
"Xi Yin Xianggong..." Hela was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head. "What's going on? Did General Yelu Mawu come back under your order?"
"It has nothing to do with me, and I don't know who it is." Wanyan Xiyin spread his hands and answered calmly. "It's just that when the King of Wei went there, His Royal Highness the King of Liao became the biggest obstacle to the peace talks, and the location of this place is too awkward. Anyone could come and attack, but no one could really send a large army here... So, when the chaos started, I guessed that it was very likely that someone was colluding with the inside and outside, or someone was stupid enough to open the door and let the thieves in."
Hela was speechless for a moment after hearing this, but still felt uneasy.
It turned out that because he had escaped too quickly before, the death of his mentor Han Fang that night in Yanjing has always been an unsolved mystery to Hela. On the contrary, Wanyan Digunai's words and actions were confirmed by many people. Therefore, what happened that night was like a thorn that pierced deeply into his heart. These days, the king has been wary and dissatisfied with the eldest prince and his son, and has only relied on Wanyan Xiyin in everything.
However, no matter what, Wanyan Woben had raised him for many years, and Hela had never thought of sitting idly by and watching him die.
"Husband."
Just a moment later, Hela reached out and held Xi Yin's hand. "I didn't say anything before because I was stupid and didn't know what my husband meant, but I really didn't mean to let my uncle die... He is my uncle, who raised me for several years at home, and he was a meritorious official who supported me and the ruling prince... If I deliberately pushed him to death, how could I have the face to be the king of a country?"
Elubu sighed in his heart, but was also relieved for a moment. After all, the king's attitude was better than being indifferent, and the more important point was that he didn't need to worry about anything here - the king and the husband had given orders, and he just had to listen.
Wulinda Zanmo also felt a little emotional.
As for Qin Huizhi, he still said nothing, but he couldn't help but look up at Wanyan Xiyin, as if he had met the wisest Jurchen man again.
"Your Majesty, it's too late." Wanyan Xiyin didn't even look at anyone, and his tone was indifferent. "Now the bandits have crossed the river, and the only troops that can be mobilized in front of the emperor are the more than 300 people brought by General Erlubu... It would be fine to go to meet His Majesty the King of Liao in advance, but if we go there now, it's dark, aren't we afraid that we will be defeated on the way? And if General Erlubu's subordinates also scatter, the bandits may kill the king and His Majesty the King of Liao together."
He La was extremely frightened and instinctively looked at the other people.
His eyes swept over Qin Hui, Wulinda Zanmo and Erlubu. Only Wulinda Zanmo took half a step forward. Just as Hela was about to come down to hold Wulinda's hand, he realized that he was still holding Wanyan Xiyin's hand. He did not dare to let go and could only slightly bow.
Wulinda Zanmo saw this and sighed in his heart, but he said respectfully at the bottom of the stairs: "Your Majesty... things have come to this point. The country is broken and the family is ruined. The land is collapsing and the mountains are falling. This is simply beyond human control. Why bother to say more?"
Hela nodded slowly, finally loosened his hands around Xiyin, walked back, pushed open the half-open door, and happened to see his own queen standing behind the door. He then took her hand again and went in together.
But in just a moment, as the shouting and killing sounds in the distance gradually gathered and stabilized, the king rushed out again and came directly to the courtyard to look around: "Has the battle already started? Are you sure it's aimed at the King of Liao?"
Wanyan Xiyin stood in the wind without saying a word. Seeing this, the others just lowered their heads and remained silent like Qin Huizhi.
After a while, Erlubu was summoned by the eunuchs and hurried back from the periphery to report: "To let your majesty know that the Liao king is indeed surrounded and the battle has begun! But please rest assured, your majesty, the Liao king is defending very well..."
Wanyan Hela wanted to say something but stopped himself. After looking at Wanyan Xiyin who was standing still, he finally nodded and turned back.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Hela came out again and asked on the steps: "Why are the shouts and screams getting louder and louder?"
Xi Yin still did not move, but Erlubu hurried out and came back after a while to report: "Your Majesty, after crossing the river, many of the Khitan bandits plundered and lost their way. Now they are fighting, and their forces are gradually gathering, so the shouts and cries of killing are getting louder and louder."
Hela sneered and said angrily: "Are you sure that all those who gathered here are the bandits who crossed the river and scattered? And are they sure that they are Khitans?!"
Elubu was speechless and could only go to see Xi Yin... In fact, Hela was half right. Elubu was a veteran general after all. He could tell from outside that those who gathered there were probably not the scattered masses of the attacking troops, but more like the people inside the camp who were well prepared to provide guidance, attack and command.
But the situation was too chaotic, with fleeing families and defeated soldiers everywhere, and the matter was of great importance, so even if he already had suspicions in his heart, it was hard to say which family sent them.
As for the king, Prime Minister Wanyan Xiyin's attitude was so clear, and Elubu had also survived the most difficult choice at the beginning, and now he was just coping with it.
Turning back to the present, He La was furious but no one responded. He shook his head helplessly and could only return to the house again.
There was still a constant breeze in the courtyard.
Upon seeing this, Elubu secretly sighed inwardly, and went out again to continue watching the battle from the periphery... He noticed that Pucha Huzhan had some unusual movements, but the lights on the troops he sent out completely dispersed halfway through, and finally there was no further dispatch.
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