The imperial study became quiet, with only the crackling sound of the charcoal in the two stoves in the room.
Nangong Yiyu and the other two wanted to leave, but Fu Xiaoguan kept them.
They originally thought that Fu Xiaoguan recalled Tuoba Feng to ask about the economic situation in Chi Lechuan. After all, Tuoba Feng was also the emperor's advisor.
They never expected how shocking what they heard next.
Led by Liu Jin, Tuoba Feng walked into the imperial study, which represented the highest power center of Daxia. Fu Xiaoguan received him warmly with a smile on his face, and introduced him to the three prime ministers of Daxia who were second only to the emperor.
Once upon a time, he, Tuoba Feng, was also an emperor.
At this moment, as a minister of Fu Xiaoguan, he behaved neither arrogantly nor servilely in front of the three prime ministers.
"Sit down. Is there any danger along the way?"
Tuoba Feng had been accompanying Fu Xiaoguan in Chi Lechuan for more than half a year and was very familiar with the emperor's temperament, so he did not feel restrained.
He sat down and bowed to Fu Xiaoguan, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I should have come to see you earlier. I went to bathe and change clothes... I thank Your Majesty for your protection!"
Tuoba Feng cannot die!
So when Tuoba Feng entered Guanyun City, Fu Xiaoguan sent two saints, You Beidou and Ning Fatian, to protect him in secret.
He was worried about what might happen, but he didn't expect that his worry seemed to come true.
"Who is it?"
"I don't know. The other party was masked and was also a Saint-level master. Ning Fatian was seriously injured in the surprise attack at Dayu Pass."
Fu Xiaoguan's brows tightened. "How many people are there on the other side?"
"Just one."
The three ministers gasped in shock before realizing how dangerous Tuoba Feng's journey was.
Fu Xiaoguan frowned and remained silent for a long time. Two Saints fought against one, and Ning Fatian was seriously injured... "Is the other party injured?"
"Your Majesty, the man was hit by You Beidou's punch, spit out two mouthfuls of blood, and ran away. Senior You was worried that he was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so he didn't pursue him."
"Yeah." Fu Xiaoguan nodded slightly. You Beidou was right to do so. As for the injured person who ran away, Ji Yungui had to go and check it out quickly.
"Now you know why I summoned you, right?"
"When I received the secret decree from Your Majesty, I knew why."
Talking to smart people is simple. Tuoba Feng took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Fu Xiaoguan, "This is the 'Huang Ting Agreement' signed by me and the Liao Dynasty Emperor Yelu Qing."
"Six years ago, Yelu Qing sent an envoy to the Huang Kingdom. At that time, I did not agree to meet with Yelu Qing because the Liao Dynasty was extremely ambitious. I was worried that he would plot against the Western Xia and that it would be detrimental to the Huang Kingdom."
"Five years ago, he sent another envoy, saying that the Yu Dynasty was developing rapidly... He mentioned your Majesty, saying that under your leadership, the Yu Dynasty would likely become the largest nation in the Central Plains. If we didn't take action against the Yu Dynasty, the Desolate Nation would also face threats from the Yu Dynasty."
"This time, I promised the Liao Dynasty envoy. Four years ago in the spring, Yelu Qing secretly came to the Huang Kingdom. We discussed for several days and reached this 'Huang Ting Agreement'."
"According to the agreement, the Liao Dynasty should have conquered Western Xia three years ago... when you led your troops into the Desolate Country. However, they didn't anticipate the fierce resistance from Western Xia. The Liao army reached the Western Xia capital, Xingqing Prefecture, but was defeated by the renowned Western Xia general Tuoba Gong, who led 100,000 cavalrymen out of the city in a desperate fight. At the cost of 50,000 cavalrymen, they slaughtered over 100,000 Liao soldiers, forcing Yelu Qing to withdraw from the Western Xia territory."
"There's another theory that the Liao Dynasty withdrew its troops just as you captured Buckingham Palace. Or perhaps Yelu Qing withdrew his troops because he realized the situation was hopeless."
"So... this 'Wild Court Agreement' actually had no meaning at that time."
The three ministers then realized that the former Huang Kingdom had colluded with the Liao Dynasty. They were terrified at the thought. If it weren't for the Western Xia that blocked the Liao cavalry, if the Liao Dynasty had really destroyed the Western Xia and marched into the Huang Kingdom, Your Majesty... even if it wasn't a disaster, it would not be so easy to conquer the Huang Kingdom.
As for foreign races, except for the former deserted country, the other four countries are not too concerned.
They were too far away, and the foreign tribes were poor, so there was no point in fighting them. It also seemed difficult for them to attack us, so they had no knowledge of countries like the Western Xia, Liao Dynasty, and Tubo.
But Fu Xiaoguan now takes it very seriously.
His several troop deployments were all aimed at preventing foreign invasions.
Now that he had finished reading the "Wild Court Agreement", it really didn't mean much.
But the existence of this agreement is of great significance!
It proved that what Xu Yunqing said to him in the imperial mausoleum was correct - the information obtained by Zhou Tongtong's spy was correct!
It was precisely because of this agreement that Wu Changfeng realized that the world was not very safe. Coupled with the 400,000 troops secretly trained by Su Changsheng, the danger was not only to the Yu Dynasty, but was very likely to affect the Wu Dynasty.
Therefore, Wu Changfeng spent two years planning the Tianlei Plan in order to unite the five countries to resist the possible invasion of the Liao army.
But there is still a question here. Why didn’t Su Changsheng’s army participate in the war against Western Xia?
If he sent out even an army of 200,000, Western Xia would be defeated. At that time, he was in Huangguo. With the support of the Liao army, it would be impossible to conquer Huangguo, and he would most likely be trapped in the battlefield of Huangguo.
There is no result on this matter now. We have to wait until the spies from Tianji Pavilion verify whether there is such an army in the Daxianbei Mountains.
Fu Xiaoguan put away the agreement and said with a smile, "I summoned you here because I want to see this thing with my own eyes. Don't worry, I'm not going to hold you responsible for anything. I just want to verify something else."
Fu Xiaoguan didn't say what he wanted to verify. He poured a cup of tea for Tuoba Feng and asked, "The royal family of the barbarians also has the surname Tuoba. What is their relationship with Xixia?"
"Your Majesty, the Desolate Kingdom and the Western Xia were once one family. Four hundred years ago, our ancestors crossed the Helan Mountains and arrived at this vast grassland. They took root here and founded the Desolate Kingdom."
Fu Xiaoguan understood. He thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "I want to give you a cavalry unit. Do you dare to accept it?"
Tuoba Feng was startled, pondered for a few breaths, and nodded, "Your Majesty, I dare to accept it!"
"Alright! I have a secret decree for you. You are to recruit 100,000 barbarians from Chi Le Chuan to form an army cavalry corps. This army will adopt the same training methods as the Divine Sword Army and will be equipped with the same weapons and armor. In addition, you must bring weapons that the cavalry is proficient in."
"By the end of next year, I want this cavalry unit to be fully formed. Once it's formed, you'll be stationed at the foot of the Helan Mountains!"
"I promise to complete the mission!"
Tuoba Feng stood up excitedly and bowed, "I understand your majesty's intention. I will guard the northern gate of Daxia for your majesty!"
"Okay! I'm waiting for your good news!"
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