"Well, go on." Zhong Mingwei took a cup of tea from Pang Yi and held it in his hand.
"Secondly, His Majesty has ordered all the criminals and their families in the Northwest Forest Farm to move out of Ningguta before the end of the year." Fang Zuotang also took the cup of tea. Even though the tea was hot, he still took a sip. It was freezing cold and he had been working outside all day. He was almost frozen to pieces.
"Where to move to?" Zhong Mingwei frowned.
"Move to Kyakhta." Fang Zuotang said. He heaved a long sigh of relief and said to Zhong Mingwei with a smile, "Now that those criminals are gone, Ningguta will be completely peaceful from now on, and the prince and princess can rest assured."
"What place is Kyakhta?" Mei Ya suddenly asked.
"Your Highness, Kyakhta is the same as Ningguta. Both are places where criminals are exiled. But Kyakhta is more sparsely populated than Ningguta, and the conditions are worse," Fang Zuotang explained hurriedly. Seeing Meiya's expression as if she couldn't bear it, Fang Zuotang couldn't help but feel confused. He really didn't understand why Meiya sympathized with those criminals, but he hurriedly smiled and said, "But Kyakhta is much more comfortable than Ningguta. Those in Ningguta are all serious criminals. They need to be strictly guarded, but those in Kyakhta are all minor criminals and ordinary criminals. They are directly allocated land for the criminals to cultivate and live. They live a life similar to that of ordinary people, which can be regarded as reducing the sentence of those criminals."
"Oh." Mei Ya nodded and said nothing more.
"Is there anything else?" Zhong Mingwei glanced at Mei Ya and asked Fang Zuotang.
"Also, the King of Pingxi returned to the northwest a month ago." Fang Zuotang said.
"Why? Your Highness would actually let the King of Pingxi leave the capital so easily?" This time it was Ding Yunwen who spoke, with a look of surprise and disbelief on his face, "Why do I feel that Your Highness is absolutely unwilling to let the King of Pingxi return to the capital?"
"What the Grand Tutor said is correct," Fang Zuotang looked at Ding Yunwen, "Your Majesty did intend to take this opportunity to imprison the Prince of Pingxi, but the Turks are invading the border at this time, and without the Prince of Pingxi in charge, the Northwest Army's morale is low, and I'm afraid it will be a mess. Your Majesty has no choice but to let the Prince of Pingxi leave the capital."
"The Turks suddenly invaded the border at this time?" Ding Yunwen was startled. He recalled that when he was in the Northwest Camp last year, he saw with his own eyes that the Turkic royal family's envoys often came in and out of the Northwest Army. The Pingxi King also treated them with courtesy and seemed very familiar with them. In particular, the Pingxi King was injured in a hunting trip. The Turkic royal family also eagerly sent an envoy to deliver the royal secret medicine. At that time, Ding Yunwen was still in his heart. The strength of the Pingxi King alone can resist thousands of troops, but how long has it been? As soon as the Pingxi King returned to Beijing, the Turks rushed to invade the border?
"Yes, I heard that the Turkic people suffered from a severe drought this year, and the people were living in poverty. There were constant riots in the country. In order to divert attention, the Turkic royal family suddenly invaded the border," Pang Yi interrupted with a look of disdain. "Besides, from ancient times to the present, which of those barbarians did not covet the wealth of our Great Zhou?"
Fang Zuotang also said: "What Guard Pang said is right. The relationship between the Great Zhou and the Turks has always been bad. It was only after King Pingxi stationed in the northwest that the relationship eased a lot. In recent years, there has been constant trade and commerce between the two countries. However, they are definitely barbarians and have no stable character. It is possible that they will turn against each other from time to time."
"The Prince of Pingxi..." After a pause, Zhong Mingwei spoke slowly and looked at Fang Zuotang, "Did the Prince of An win for me from the Prince of Pingxi?"
Although he had learned from Ding Yunwen early on that the King of Pingxi was willing to secure protection for himself, Zhong Mingwei still wanted to confirm it at this time.
"This..." Facing Zhong Mingwei's face, Fang Zuotang didn't know how to start.
"Okay, I got it." Zhong Mingwei didn't want to embarrass Fang Zuotang, so he waved his hand and said to Fang Zuotang, "It's dark and the road is slippery, so I won't keep you any longer. Pang Yi, take you back home."
"Yes, I obey your command." Pang Yi immediately put down the teacup in his hand and saw Fang Zuotang out the door.
"Master," after Fang Zuotang left, Zhong Mingwei looked at the silent Ding Yunwen and asked, "Do you feel something is wrong?"
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