Soon, all the ministers of Qiuchi rushed to the palace.
Yuan Fu sat on the throne and asked Yao Cuo to briefly explain the situation to the ministers.
In fact, even if Yao Cuo didn't say it, many people knew about it.
After all, Qiuchi is such a small place.
The news of the deity's miraculous appearance has spread widely in the royal city.
Many ministers had even written memorials on the matter and planned to present them to Yuan Fu tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Fu called them together to discuss the matter first.
After Yao Cuo finished speaking, Yuan Fu did not ask his ministers about the proverb, but only asked everyone if there was any way to make the statue grow naturally every day.
Although Yuan Fu, like many other kings, pursued immortality and becoming an immortal, he was not a completely incompetent ruler.
He also suspected that this matter was caused by Da Gan's spies who infiltrated Qiuchi.
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But the most urgent task is to find out why this statue grows naturally upwards every day.
If someone is playing tricks, this can be treated as a joke.
But if this was really a revelation from God, then he had to take it seriously.
I would rather kill someone by mistake than show leniency!
Faced with Yuan Fu's questioning, a group of Qiuchi ministers looked embarrassed.
How would they know any method to make the statue grow naturally?
It is said that the statue was carved from a whole piece of stone.
At least three or four thousand kilograms!
Not to mention that there are government troops guarding the statue.
Even if there were no government troops guarding it, a dozen people might not be able to lift the statue buried underground even an inch.
Apart from the appearance of the statue, there seems to be no other reason to explain it.
Just when the ministers were in a dilemma, an old minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although I don't know why this statue grew up by itself, I think this must be a conspiracy of spies from the enemy country. Please understand!"
"Why should this king know clearly?"
Yuan Fu raised his eyes and looked at the old minister. "Could it be that you also think the motto on the statue has a meaning?"
"this……"
Bu Yang opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Of course he had heard the motto on the statue.
Moreover, he thought of Tiexiong and Yun Zheng first.
Judging from the content of the proverb, no matter how you interpret it, it seems more like Tiexiong has betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy.
But he couldn't say that.
Since Yuan Fu was asking, he must have started to suspect Tiexiong.
If he said it again, the treacherous officials in the court would probably take the opportunity to slander him.
"Your Majesty, I have also heard the motto on the statue!"
At this time, a treacherous official in the court stood up and said, "I think that since God has sent down an edict, Your Majesty should take precautions before it happens!"
“Nonsense!”
Bu Yang's rage suddenly rose up, and he no longer cared about anything else. He shouted at the traitor, "Tie Xiong has been guarding Tianqiong Pass for several years and has never done anything beyond his authority! A few days ago, Tie Xiong killed Yun Zheng's special envoy and hung his head outside Tianqiong Pass. All the soldiers in Tianqiong Pass knew about this! If Tie Xiong wanted to rebel, why would he do this? You traitor, you are clearly trying to put the king in an unjust position!"
"What's the point of killing Yun Zheng's envoy?"
The treacherous minister snorted, "Tie Xiong killed Yun Zheng's envoy, maybe it was just a show for the king! If Tie Xiong is a loyal minister, he should offer Yun Zheng's head to the king!"
"Yes!" At this time, another treacherous minister also stood up to agree, "I heard that a few days ago, Tie Xiong had the opportunity to kill Yun Zheng, but he kept his troops in place and watched Yun Zheng leave with two or three hundred people!"
As soon as this person finished speaking, someone immediately spoke up to refute him.
"Do you think Yun Zheng is so easy to kill? How do you know that it wasn't Yun Zheng's evil plan?"
"Then who knows? How can Tiexiong know that he can't kill Yun Zheng if he doesn't try?"
"That's right. Even if Tiexiong has no intention of betraying, this move is undoubtedly a sign of cowardice!"
"General Tie's mission is to guard the Tianqiong Pass and ensure that it is not lost! What's wrong with being more cautious?"
"How can you be sure that he is being cautious and not having ulterior motives?"
“…”
All of a sudden, the ministers started arguing in front of Yuan Fu.
Every country has factional disputes, and every country has loyal and treacherous ministers.
For a while, the two sides quarreled fiercely and neither of them would give in.
Listening to the quarrels one after another, Yuan Fu's face became more and more ugly.
There is another thing that the court officials did not know.
He received a secret report that Tiexiong's son and deputy general had repeatedly requested to lead the army to attack and kill Yun Zheng.
But Tie Xiong repeatedly tried to stop the two of them, and from beginning to end he never had the slightest intention of sending troops to attack and kill Yun Zheng.
It is hard to say whether Tiexiong's move was out of caution, fear, or something else.
Just as Yuan Fu was thinking secretly, the palace guard suddenly ran in, "Your Majesty, urgent military intelligence report!"
The palace guard said this as he hurriedly handed over the urgent report in his hand.
Yaocuo quickly took the urgent report and passed it to Yuanfu.
As the urgent military intelligence report was delivered, the quarreling at the scene gradually stopped.
Everyone's eyes were on the urgent military intelligence report in Yuan Fu's hand.
Yuan Fu quickly opened the letter and read it.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Fu couldn't help but frown slightly.
This is an urgent report on military intelligence from the front line sent back by Tiexiong.
A part of the Northern Army, about eight or nine thousand people, began to advance towards Tianqiong Pass.
However, the Northern Army did not launch a direct attack, but only deployed at the Tianqiong Mountain Pass, clearly intending to block the Tianqiong Pass defenders' way to the east.
Looking at this urgent message, Yuan Fu couldn't help but frown.
What does the Northern Army mean by this?
What's the purpose of blocking the Tianqiong Pass defenders' way to the east?
Could it be that Yun Zheng still thought that the defenders of Tianqiong Pass had abandoned the pass and attacked?
How is this possible!
Instead of defending the natural fortress of Tianqiong Pass, you abandon the pass and attack?
Unless Tiexiong wants to destroy the defenders of Tianqiong Pass and open the gate of Qiuchi to Dagan.
Yuan Fu was full of doubts and asked Yao Cuo to read the contents of the letters to his ministers.
"What is the Northern Army going to do?"
"What's the point of them blocking the Sky Pass?"
"Maybe they are afraid that when they are fighting fiercely on the Sole River Plain, we will send troops from Tianqiong Pass to attack the Muma Grassland by surprise."
"Well, that's possible."
"The enemy has only so many people. We can really withdraw 10,000 or 20,000 people from the border and send troops from Tianqiong Pass..."
"The main force of the Northern Army is only now approaching Tianqiong Pass. So, Yun Zheng was really surrounded by only those few people a few days ago? Didn't Tiexiong miss the great opportunity to kill Yun Zheng because he was afraid of fighting?"
"You can't say that. Who knows where this army was at that time? What if this army was behind Yun Zheng at that time, and Tie Xiong led his troops to attack Yun Zheng, wouldn't that mean he fell into Yun Zheng's trap?"
"It was a wise move for Tiexiong not to send troops to attack and kill Yun Zheng before..."
As they talked, the topic returned to Tiexiong.
The enemy has less than 10,000 troops, so there is nothing to worry about even if they approach Tianqiong Pass.
The most urgent task is to discuss whether Tiexiong has the intention to rebel.
However, after much arguing, no one could convince anyone else.
At this time, another palace guard hurried in, "Your Majesty, General Yu Tai sent someone to deliver an urgent military report!"
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