"Tell me exactly what to do!"
Young Master Luo was losing control of his emotions; he didn't want to stay in this cell for even a second longer...
"Don't worry! Let me explain everything to you..."
Queen Yan pondered, "This prince of Qin has a close relationship with the prefect Ji Bochang and the minister Zhao Yong of Jin. This is a hidden network of connections we are unaware of. So... they played a trick on His Majesty, and His Majesty, in order to give Jin an explanation, searched the entire country for Prince Ying Jiang of Qin, but couldn't find him... In other words, this young man still has the ability to pull some strings in Dukang Prefecture..."
She paused, then continued, "But the King of Jin is desperate for your return, so Zhao Yong doesn't dare bring the Qin prince back to Jin. He only has one way to go back to Qin: north, across the grasslands, around Jin, and then back to Qin. That's his goal! If we fulfill his wish, in exchange, he'll be willing to let you return to Zhongshan..."
The Empress's words caused Young Master Luo to fall into deep thought...
"But he has to let me out! How am I supposed to operate if he doesn't let me out?" Young Master Luo said bitterly.
"Since you've been locked up here, there are some things... you probably don't know!"
The Queen of Yan said, "The main force of the Xiongnu has been destroyed. Now, the dozens of Xiongnu tribes are just a disorganized mess!"
"Oh! I know that!"
Young Master Luo said with a bitter expression, "I heard about it before I was locked up. It was that Jiang kid from Chenjia Village... who colluded with the Xianbei to wipe them out!"
"Um!"
Queen Yan nodded: "That young man surnamed Jiang is a man of King Yan, Ji Xi!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Young Master Luo's head buzzed: "He...he's a man of Prince Yan, Ji Xi?"
"right!"
The Queen of Yan paused and continued, "He's not only a man of Prince Ji Xi of Yan, but also a man of the Xianbei Khan. He's a double agent!"
"Oh My God!"
Young Master Luo sighed, "I knew it... he's just an ordinary village head, how could he have such great power?"
"This man surnamed Jiang also has dealings with the prince of Qin!" Queen Yan said.
"Wow!"
Young Master Luo felt dizzy; he hadn't expected things to be so complicated.
"I really didn't expect it to be like this," he said in shock and disbelief.
"There's nothing strange about that!"
Queen Yan said, "Everyone has their own interests and calculations, and everyone has their own bargaining chips... They are all calculating how to maximize their own interests, and there is no question of who is loyal to whom... Of course, that's not the key point. The key issue is how to proceed further. You write a letter to the King of Zhongshan, and the Prince of Qin will help you send it out..."
The Queen of Yan told Young Master Luo that... the main force of the Xiongnu had been destroyed, creating a 'power vacuum' of military power on the grasslands, and the Rouran wanted to incorporate the remaining Xiongnu tribes.
But they didn't have anything to rally them!
They only believe in the ancestral sacred object, namely the small golden statue of the 'Howling Wolf', and Young Master Luo can find a way to send the golden statue to the Rouran people!
However, the Rouran people also had to agree to Young Master Luo's conditions, which was to lead their troops to attack the Dukang County of the Yan Kingdom!
When the Dukang Commandery fell into chaos, the Empress of Yan had a way to get Young Master Luo out of the city!
"But...but I don't have that golden statue in my hand!" Young Master Luo said, looking completely bewildered.
"Hey! Why are you so stubborn?"
Queen Yan said, "Whether it is or not, put it aside... Go out and let them fight like dogs and make a mess of things. Don't worry about those things. Just write it according to what I taught you, and this matter will definitely be accomplished!"
......
In fact, Jiang Ming could write letters like this himself.
The reason why it had to be written by Young Master Luo himself was not only because of his handwriting, but also because it involved the exchange of coded messages.
A "great spy" like Young Master Luo, who traveled among the states, could not possibly prove his identity with just a seal and his own identity; he also needed some "code words" to communicate with the rulers.
Only if the "code" matches can people believe that the letter was indeed written by Young Master Luo himself.
Moreover, this code word isn't static; it changes every one or two months...
In the past, when Young Master Luo and Empress Yan were having an affair in bed, they naturally exchanged many intimate words... Empress Yan only vaguely knew about the corresponding communication mechanism!
However, Luo Gongzi did not tell Empress Yan what the 'code' was.
However, at this critical moment of life and death... Jiang Ming asked the Empress Yan to come forward and extract information, so that he could truly make use of Young Master Luo's "mouth" (letter).
Young Master Luo's mind is in turmoil... He has no other choice but to trust his old lover, Empress Yan.
He wrote a letter as instructed by the Queen of Yan and also told her the code for the meeting!
In fact, besides the code words for communication, there are also some special patterns that need to be drawn on the letters.
These are all unique ethnic totems of the Bai Di people, unknown to outsiders!
When the Queen Yan handed the letter to Jiang Ming, Jiang Ming was very satisfied and praised the Queen Yan for handling the matter well!
As a reward, Jiang Ming slept with her that very night...
Although he disliked the Empress Dowager, he had no choice but to do so in order to strengthen her loyalty...
......
The capital of the Zhongshan Kingdom was Shouchun City.
After disappearing for more than a month, there was finally news of 'Young Master Luo'; his letter was delivered to the King of Zhongshan.
Upon opening the letter, the King of Zhongshan's brows instantly furrowed in worry...
Previously, Jiang Ming impersonated Young Master Luo and attacked the Xiongnu's old camp, leading the Xiongnu to mistakenly believe that the Zhongshan Kingdom's army had launched a sneak attack on them.
He directly led an army of over 100,000 and slaughtered Gu Cheng!
Later, they realized it was a misunderstanding, so they regrouped their troops and attacked Dukang County of Yan.
As a result, their army suffered a crushing defeat at Hengsha within the Yanshan Mountains, and was completely wiped out...
"Young Master Luo" told the ruler of Zhongshan that the Xiongnu could no longer be relied upon, and the Xianbei had occupied Gu County... It was necessary to once again rely on the Rouran and attack Gu County and Dukang County of Yan, because now Yan and the Xianbei were in cahoots, and only if the Rouran went south could the crisis on Zhongshan's northern border be completely resolved!
Why not tell the Rouran that the one who raided the Xiongnu's old camp was none other than Young Master Luo himself, and that the Xiongnu had no misunderstanding before! The people of Zhongshan have long yearned for the Rouran... and are willing to offer up the 'Golden Wolf' to lure the Rouran south and stir up trouble!
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