Hearing the word "imperial court", Wei Kaiyuan's heart trembled. They had stopped him when he first sent out the troops, and later they said that there was no military pay and no backup support. What were they doing here now?
"Bring him in." He said after a moment, after all, he was the emperor's messenger.
The messenger covered his face and handed over a letter sealed with wax.
Wei Kaiyuan glanced at the messenger and opened the letter.
"The Emperor urgently summons Wei Kaiyuan, Duke of Liang, to the imperial capital!" The letter contained only this short sentence, and the signature was stamped with a great seal.
Wei Kaiyuan's heart sank. He was about to succeed, but the emperor summoned him?
Wouldn’t that mean all the efforts are in vain?
He asked the messenger to leave and sat there in deep thought.
The subordinates cursed, "It must be those spineless people in the court who are spreading rumors again! General, you can't stop!"
Wei Kaiyuan sighed, and at daybreak, another soldier reported that another messenger had arrived.
Wei Kaiyuan frowned, it seemed that the court had to summon him.
But he was a little confused when he saw the messenger take out a thick stack of letters from his arms.
"This is?"
The messenger replied, "Prime Minister Fang felt it was too troublesome to send them one by one, so he asked me to deliver the remaining eleven letters to the general at once."
"Eleven letters, including the one from last night, it's the twelfth letter? Is there any meaning?" Wei Kaiyuan was confused.
He still patiently opened all eleven letters, and each letter contained the same message.
His heart gradually sank to the bottom.
"It seems that the imperial capital has to be destroyed." He sighed, walked out of the tent and looked towards the north, his eyes full of unwillingness.
"Report! Another messenger has arrived!"
Wei Kaiyuan was numb. He asked someone to bring the messenger up and stretched out his hand to take the letter, but the messenger shook his head.
"Where's the letter?"
The messenger cleared his throat. "A message."
"Oh, go ahead."
"You little bastard, you're so arrogant!" As soon as the messenger opened his mouth, the deputy general beside Wei Kaiyuan drew his sword.
The messenger shuddered with fear, but his professional instinct drove him to continue: "I believe you have received the previous twelve letters..."
Wei Kaiyuan waved his hand: "I understand. You can go and report. My troops will withdraw camp and return the next day."
The messenger was stunned and a little anxious: "It's okay to just take a look. There will definitely be nothing here. If you have the ability, go to the Hu people's hometown. If you need anything, just let this guy come and tell me. I will find a way for you."
He pointed at himself.
Wei Kaiyuan was stunned for a moment and asked: "Who is this message from?"
The messenger answered honestly, "I now understand what Prime Minister Fang meant."
Wei Kaiyuan frowned: "Impossible!"
The messenger nodded frantically. "It's really Prime Minister Fang. He said that writing to you would be easily seen, so he sent me to deliver a message." He paused. "Oh, yes, Prime Minister Fang said that a group of merchants will be passing through in the next few days. Their flags are apricot yellow. If you reveal your identity, they will give you all the supplies they are carrying."
Wei Kaiyuan didn't react for a moment.
Fang Zhiyi? Fang Zhiyi's face appeared in his mind. Impossible. He was most afraid of fighting.
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