Emperor Yanwu's voice became higher in pitch, and his body trembled slightly.

His eyes were icy cold as he stared at the man in black, wanting to hear his answer.

Hearing his question, the man in black lowered his head slightly:

"Damn it, Your Majesty!"

"I do have this suspicion in my heart."

"After all, we have injuries on our bodies caused by the weapons in the body."

"Besides, with the strength of the Ye family, it is impossible for them to capture all the high-ranking officials in Da Yan and Da Zhou."

"According to this logic, it is very likely that Commander Zhao and his men have been tricked by the Great Zhou."

"In the end, they fought back desperately, causing the opponent to suffer heavy losses as well."

At this moment, the second prince Yan Gu interrupted and said:

"Father, doesn't the Great Zhou always want to destroy the Ye family?"

"There's no reason for them to do this, right?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yanwu's eyes flickered continuously, and after a while he said in a low voice:

"Nothing is impossible!"

"As long as the interests and chips are sufficient, the enemy will become a friend."

"Don't forget, the day the Great Zhou delegation arrived in Yanjing City, they had a night meeting with the Ye family."

"Who knows if that was a self-torture trick they used to paralyze me?"

Emperor Yanwu carefully recalled the mission and actions of the Great Zhou delegation in coming to Yanjing City, and he felt that this possibility was very high.

After saying this, he looked at the man in black who reported the information to him:

"Do you have any other important information to report to me?"

"If you don't have any, just go!"

Emperor Yanwu needed to think carefully, and his intuition told him that something was wrong.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong.

However, he would never believe that the Ye family had the ability to deal with so many high-ranking forces in Da Yan and Da Zhou at the same time.

If the Ye family is really that powerful, how could they be so low-key?

You will definitely be more resolute in doing things.

"There is no important information here for the time being."

The man in black replied respectfully.

Hearing this, Emperor Yanwu waved his hand impatiently: "Then go!"

When the black-clothed man disappeared, the second prince Yan Gu asked with an unpleasant expression:

"Father, is it true that the Great Zhou Dynasty has joined forces with the Ye family to kill all of them, including Commander Zhao?"

"If the people of the Great Zhou really dare to act in this way, we will definitely not let it go."

There was a cold gleam in Yan Gu's eyes, and his words were filled with anger.

A ninth-grade grandmaster, a fifth-grade grandmaster, and the elite royal family.

The annihilation of such a terrifying force was a heavy blow to the entire Great Yan Imperial Family.

Emperor Yanwu did not directly respond to the second prince Yan Gu.

He paced back and forth in the garden, his expression changing constantly.

After a while, he said indifferently: "Commander Zhao's death must be related to the Great Zhou."

"But the Great Zhou also suffered heavy casualties. Without solid evidence, we absolutely cannot turn against the Great Zhou."

"So, the most important thing for now is to find out the whole story and not act impulsively."

"If all the evidence points to the Great Zhou Dynasty, then we..."

Emperor Yanwu did not finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.

"Father, what you said is very true!"

........

At the same time, in the Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

With a loud bang, Emperor Wu of Zhou smashed the inkstone in his hand hard on the ground.

He glared at the beast-skin man:

"What did you say? Dead? All dead?"

"Elder Tuoba and all the high officials were killed in Hulu Valley?"

"How is this possible?"

"With the Ye family's limited strength, how could they possibly achieve this?"

Emperor Wu of Zhou had an expression of disbelief on his face.

The beast-skin man's expression changed, and some words came to his lips but he couldn't say them for a while.

His abnormality did not escape the eyes of Emperor Wu of Zhou:

"If you have any other findings, just tell me!"

Hearing this, the beast-skin man said with a stiff upper lip:

"Reporting to your Majesty, we have discovered that a large part of Elder Tuoba's injuries were caused by the high-ranking officials of the Great Yan royal family."

"So, I suspect that the two of them should have fought it out."

"It is very likely that Elder Tuoba and his men have been tricked by the Great Yan Royal Family."

When the beast-skin man said this, Emperor Wu of Zhou also looked gloomy:

"That old fellow Yanwudi, how dare he bully me like this?"

"Aren't you afraid that my Great Zhou will directly send troops to the south to capture his Yanjing City?"

The corners of the beast-skin man's mouth twitched fiercely, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart:

"If my Great Zhou is so powerful, why would we have to calculate so much? We can just send troops directly."

"Aren't you sure yet?"

However, he didn't dare to think about these words in his heart.

"Your Majesty, these are just speculations."

"It may not be true."

"However, we'd better investigate this matter in detail before making a decision."

At this moment, Prince Lu Yao, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between the two, said indifferently:

"Father, I, the son of the Ye family, have had contact with him."

"Although they have some strength, it is definitely not as exaggerated as this."

"After all, if you want to destroy so many high-ranking people like Da Yan and Da Zhou at the same time, you need at least a ninth-grade grandmaster."

"But among the entire Ye family, Ye Hongtu is suspected to have the strength of a ninth-grade grandmaster."

"So, the death of Elder Tuoba and the others could not have been caused by the Ye family alone."

"Even if we want to investigate this matter, the focus should be on the Great Yan Royal Family."

Prince Lu Yao led the way astray with just one sentence.

However, when Emperor Wu of Zhou heard his words, he nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something: "Isn't the national teacher good at deduction?"

"Wouldn't it be clear if we let him deduce it?"

When this was mentioned, Prince 꺘's face became even uglier:

"Don't mention the Imperial Master, ever since he returned to the Great Zhou from the Great Yan."

"I have made countless deductions about the Ye family, but every time I have done so, I have come up with no results."

"It seems like the Ye family is a natural nemesis for him."

"It's the same this time. Before Elder Mop set out, I went to the Imperial Master to see if he could make some deductions."

"But, hehe..."

Prince 꺘 sneered, obviously very dissatisfied with Shang 꽮策's inaction.

"oh?"

"Now that the Ye family is involved, will the Imperial Master's deduction technique be completely ineffective?"

"This is really weird!"

Emperor Wu of Zhou frowned and said.

"In my opinion, the national teacher is definitely too old and not as powerful as before."

"Otherwise, how could it be possible to fail so many times?"

"Could it be that the Ye family is still blessed by heaven?"

Prince 꺘 had a face full of resentment.

"Well, that's not necessary!"

"The Imperial Master has worked hard for our Great Zhou, how can you talk about him like this?"

"Send someone to investigate the matter of Hulugu."

"We will make plans after we have thoroughly investigated the situation."

Like Emperor Yanwu, Emperor Wu of Zhou was angry but still had some reason left.

......

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, news about Hulu Valley also reached the ears of Gu Changhe and Ye Shiqing.

"Shiqing, what do you think about this?"

Gu Changhe asked Ye Shiqing.

Ye Shiqing didn't even raise her head, just focused on watering the flowers quietly:

"The Ye family did it!"