Chapter 430 The Grand Princess's Conspiracy
However, the fourth sister-in-law was no longer at the exit.
Seeing Sang Ning falling into coma again, Huo Jingya burst into tears.
When I returned to the military camp, I received the first good news in so many days.
Huo Changan finally sent a message.
They destroyed Hongkang's sulfur mines and armory, and their army confronted Hongkang's troops.
Everything is safe.
"Great! The Lord and Brother Meng are both in Southern Xinjiang. How can Hongkang be their match!" Shao Qing was quite confident in the abilities of the two.
The two great war gods of the Huo family army are no match for those small fry.
And there are also Huo Jiangchu and Shen Ye.
"I was saying that Hongkang spent five years preparing, and it was already a stunt for him to raise an army of 200,000. When he left the capital, he only brought a thousand private soldiers with him. Even if he conquered Bashu, his foundation would still be unstable.
The master said he would be back soon.
Then, we can attack the capital directly. You guys are almost getting hairy if you stay here!"
Pei Ming'an frowned, his eyes fixed on one point.
Something flashed through my mind.
He was about to pursue her, but was interrupted by Shao Qing.
"With the Master away, we can't act rashly. Even the Madam is listless."
"The mistress asked Dali to search the Buddhist temple these two days." Pei Mingan said.
At this time, military supplies were indeed in short supply, but the world was not stable yet, so he began to raid Buddhist temples on a large scale, fearing that it would cause dissatisfaction among the people.
I wanted to talk to the mistress, but she was resting every time I went there twice.
"Military Advisor Pei, the mistress wants you to come over." The soldier reported.
Finally have time!
Pei Mingan quickly straightened his clothes and went over.
Feng Dali and Huo Jingya were both there, both looking very solemn.
Sang Ning was still wearing thick clothes, but he looked okay.
She sat at the table with some papers in her hands.
"Military Advisor Pei, I've had Dali raid three Buddhist temples over the past two days. You must have some questions in your mind."
"I don't quite understand." Pei Ming'an asked, "The mistress isn't asking for military funds, is she?"
"Yes, it's not for military funds."
Sang Ning handed the paper in his hand to Pei Mingan.
"I won't hide it from you either. Song Zhaolun, the prefect of Xihua City, once submitted a list of Buddhist temples that had amassed wealth.
More than fifty, and that’s not all.”
Pei Mingan took a breath of cold air.
"I had Dali raid three of these businesses. The key figures in each of them committed suicide by biting their tongues. The merchants associated with Mingshui Temple in Xihua City only cared about enjoying themselves and were unaware of the real situation."
Pei Mingan didn't say anything.
He knew that what Sang Ning wanted to talk about was definitely not the cases themselves, but the purpose behind these cases.
"These three families have different ways of amassing wealth, but the amounts are all enormous. I calculated that these three families alone could support an army of 10,000 men.
If you do the math, fifty Buddhist temples can support two hundred thousand people.
To think more boldly, if there are one hundred such Buddhist temples, that would be four hundred thousand people.
No matter how bold it is...it's unimaginable."
Pei Mingan looked at the numbers on the paper.
Sorry, he doesn't understand.
Only the master can understand this tadpole script.
But he understood.
"My mistress suspects that Hongkang's army is far more than 200,000? Perhaps 400,000. Is she afraid that the master is in danger?"
"No. What I fear most is that we guessed wrong from the beginning!"
Guessed wrong...
Pei Ming'an felt that the indescribable uneasiness in his heart had suddenly become a reality.
This question had just crossed his mind when he was discussing with Shao Qing, but he didn't grasp it.
Now, Sang Ning pointed out clearly that he understood everything from beginning to end in one go.
yes!
Hongkang has only been away from the capital for five years.
During these five years, he must first gain a foothold in southern Xinjiang. The people there and in Bashu are all foreigners, and it is not easy to conquer them.
Didn’t Chen Ye almost fail to come back?
Then he began to collect wealth from all over the place, mainly from these Buddhist temples that occupied a large number in the north.
Even for safety reasons, Hongkang should not extend his hand to the north.
After amassing wealth, one can recruit soldiers and horses.
Wouldn’t it be discovered if we were recruiting soldiers from all over the place?
How could he be so meticulous!
"Military Advisor Pei, if it wasn't Hongkang, who do you think it could be?" Sang Ning asked.
"He is hiding in the dark now. When will he appear?"
No one could answer Sonning's question.
Now, no one has given any clues.
There was silence in the tent for a moment.
Feng Dali wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Pei Mingan also felt hot all over.
Is the mistress hatching chicks in the tent?
Why are there three stoves?
"Captain Jingya, two thousand black-armored guards are outside, claiming to be your private army!"
"It was delivered so soon?"
Huo Jingya was very surprised.
Then he frowned: "Doesn't that mean Xiao Yanzi has no one around him?"
"What's going on?" asked Sang Ning.
Huo Jingya then told her about Hua Buyan giving her the Black Armor Guards.
"Wow, Xiao Shizi is really..." Sang Ning paused and looked at Feng Dali.
Alas, the love between two people will always irritate the other.
She stopped talking.
Pei Mingan suddenly said, "I heard that the Black Armor Army has a total of 4,000 men, and the Grand Princess gave half of them to Prince Hua.
Everyone knows about the affair between Prince Hua and Captain Jingya, so why would she give it to someone at this time?
"Military advisor, do you think there is something wrong with these two thousand people? No, Hua Buyan will not lie to me." Huo Jingya said affirmatively.
"I'm not saying that Prince Hua lied to you, I'm just afraid that this is a conspiracy by the Grand Princess. Let's go meet these people first."
There are new recruits in the army, and Sang Ning must meet them.
As a royal guard, they are truly extraordinary. Their aura is extraordinary.
If these two thousand elite soldiers were added to Jingya's elite team, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.
Jingya's elite team is indeed powerful, but they only win because of their unique training methods.
If we really talk about fighting strength, they are far inferior to the Black Armor Guards who have been trained for more than ten years.
Such a team is rare.
Even if it was the Grand Princess's conspiracy, they had to fight for it.
Huo Jingya read the list again and confirmed the number of people.
Then Qi Bai and Ling Zhou began to report the happenings in the capital to Huo Jingya.
The Grand Princess placed Hua Buyan under house arrest because he resisted her orders.
We also need to eliminate this group of Black Armor Guards.
There should be the eldest princess's men in the Black Armor Guards, and the prince told Huo Jingya to be careful.
Huo Jingya understood.
There are still a few rat droppings in it that need to be removed. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to help her, but you will also be harmed by her.
"I see."
Huo Jingya's heart felt sore and painful.
Hua Buyan, that little fool, just pretended to agree with the old witch and insisted on going against her.
"Master... The prince asked you not to worry, he will be fine."
"Of course I do."
Although Hua Buyan is under house arrest, his life should not be in danger.
Although the old witch was angry at her grandson for being disobedient, she also truly loved him.
Because he is so clean.
Even if she disobeys, I will never have the intention to murder her.
The old witch was used to seeing hypocrisy and cunning, so how could she bear to kill the only pure-hearted person in the Hua family?
Huo Jingya turned around and recounted the entire story to Sang Ning.
"You said that the Grand Princess wants to eliminate this black-armored army?"
"Yes, that's what they said. If they hadn't run fast, they would have been shoveled away by now!"
Sang Ning and Pei Ming'an looked at each other.
At the same time, they saw the shock in each other's eyes.
If it wasn't this Black Armored Army that was lying, then it was—
There is something wrong with the Grand Princess!
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