A communication base in Daliang.
There were corpses scattered all over the room, and blood was all over the floor.
Han Xun had multiple wounds on his body, with a long arrow stuck in his shoulder blade, and blood staining his black clothes red.
But he tightly grasped the mailbox he had snatched in his hand, turned around and walked out.
An hour later.
A courier passed by and hurriedly reported the news: "Something bad has happened! The secret letter has been intercepted!"
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The Central Plains was divided into two parts.
There is Yan in the north and Liang in the south.
Yan State deployed heavy troops in the southern border with Liang State, with the Cen family army leading the southwest and the Xue family army leading the southeast.
Three of the four great marquisates also guard the southern border.
In addition, there are countless generals of all sizes who rose to prominence during the war.
Together we will hold the southern border defense line and keep Daliang out.
"General, the spy sent a message in that someone intercepted a secret letter from the King of Qi to you. This person is extremely skilled in martial arts and is good at lurking. He uses military skills and also uses a set of top-level hidden weapon techniques - Heavenly Flowers Scattering." A personal soldier came in to report.
This was the information that the people from King Qi of Daliang found out after they checked the wounds of the corpse, and it was passed on immediately.
Cen Huan's expression changed instantly.
He is the eldest son of Duke Xin, the elder brother of Cen Ruoyu, the commander of the Four Elephant Army, and the current commander-in-chief of the southwest front.
The reason why he could become the commander-in-chief at such a young age was because his father was Duke Xin and the Cen family’s army trusted him.
The second reason is his outstanding military achievements.
Since the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty, there has been a system of conferring titles based on military merit. As long as one can win a battle, one can be promoted step by step in the army and even be awarded a title.
During the time of the previous emperor, this system of military merit had actually collapsed.
The children of noble families can hold high positions based on their family background without any military merits. Some of them even pretend to have won the merits of other generals.
However, after Helian Qi ascended the throne, he strictly investigated cases of false merit and promoted generals strictly according to the military merit system.
As a result, in the past three years, a large number of generals of civilian origin have emerged in the army like mushrooms after rain.
No family can guarantee that their descendants will be talented generals. Once the military merit system is strictly followed, there is a fact that all nobles must face.
That means the military power has been weakened.
The Cen family watched helplessly as the generals guarding the city passes were transformed from vassals of the Cen family to peasant generals of common origin.
If this trend is not stopped, the head coach of Southwest China will probably be replaced within ten years.
Especially in recent years, a talented general, Xiao Yunjing, emerged in the southwest.
Following him, one can win battles, so the generals stationed in the city are willing to listen to his deployment of troops even if their ranks are higher than his.
He won one battle after another, rose to the rank of second-rank official, and won the hearts of the people.
How could Cen Huan not be anxious when he saw this situation?
In addition to talent, fighting also depends on intelligence. He doesn't have enough talent, but if he can know the enemy's deployment in advance, why would he be afraid of not winning?
It happened that the King of Qi, who was guarding the border in Daliang, discussed cooperation with him and they sold out military intelligence to each other.
The King of Qi gave him some cities guarded by his political enemies so that he could win.
He also sent intelligence about the cities guarded by generals who refused to submit to the Cen family to the King of Qi.
The two sides cooperated and fought for more than half a year.
Cen Huan became an invincible god of war in everyone's eyes, and gained a group of generals as his followers. His ambition gradually expanded, and he wanted to annex the Wei and Tang families.
At this time, his biological father, Duke Xin, who was far away in the capital, finally learned that his son was collaborating with the enemy.
Things have come to this point and the benefits have been obtained.
The Cen family can only go down this path until the end.
Of course, Cen Ruoyu's move in the palace was still going on. On the surface, everything was normal for the Cen family, and it would be best if they could take the throne without bloodshed.
In every dynasty, there have been war gods who used troops like gods. Especially in the noble families, whose ancestors did not have a few war gods, otherwise where did the title come from?
If the descendants were like this, at most people would praise Cen Huan for inheriting the spirit of their ancestors, but no one would suspect him of collaborating with the enemy just because he was good at fighting.
Moreover, there is another person in the southwest who is no less capable than him, Xiao Yunjing.
The emperor initially suspected that Cen Huan deliberately delayed military affairs and did not support those generals who were not in the Cen family camp.
He sent Han Xun to the southwest to find evidence of his elimination of dissidents.
result……
Han Xun was lurking secretly and discovered that Cen Huan seemed to be secretly communicating with Daliang.
Han Xun immediately sent a message to the emperor: he suspected that the Cen family was colluding with the enemy.
So he sneaked into Daliang alone to look for evidence.
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"Heavenly Girl Scattering Flowers, Military Kung Fu, it's Han Xun." Cen Huan immediately guessed this person's identity.
The emperor encountered many assassination attempts after he ascended the throne.
Han Xun's scattering flowers had achieved many remarkable feats, and Cen Huan immediately thought of him.
Maybe there are some powerful masters in the world who know this trick, but among the people he knows, only Han Xun can do it.
The emperor sent Han Xun to Daliang to find evidence of his collusion with the enemy...
The emperor found out about his collusion with the enemy!
"Send a message to my father and take action immediately!" Cen Huan looked at his personal soldiers with cold eyes.
Helian Qi, you forced me to do this.
If you hadn't promoted these peasants to share my military power, why would I take such a risk?
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On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head.
Helian Qi went to attend the morning court. Ning Wanyin washed up and sat by the window looking at the account book.
boom--
There was an explosion from somewhere, and even Lingxue Pavilion heard it.
"What's that noise?" Lian Rui asked in surprise.
Xiao Xiazi's expression changed slightly, "This is the sound of the Shenwu Cannon, it seems to be coming from the direction of the east gate of the palace."
Ning Wanyin's heart sank, "Go and see what's going on."
After a while, Xiao Xiazi came back in a hurry: "Master, the Cen family and Prince Fu are rebelling! They are attacking the imperial city!"
Everyone was stunned.
Ning Wanyin was also shocked. The emperor hadn't come to the harem in the past few days...
Ning Wanyin didn't know whether he had any preparations or deployments.
but……
From the moment she entered the palace, her fate was tied to that of the emperor. If the emperor won, she would still be the imperial concubine.
If the emperor loses, she will be in great danger.
All the palace people in Lingxue Pavilion were panicked and didn't know what to do.
"Don't panic, everyone. I believe that your majesty is wise and brave and will be able to quell the rebellion." Ning Wanyin suppressed the shock in her heart and looked at everyone and said:
"The most important thing now is to stabilize the situation and prevent anyone from causing chaos."
The harem is located at the innermost part of the imperial palace.
Unless the emperor loses and is chased away, the enemy army can only enter the harem.
So, even though there was heavy artillery fire ahead, Ning Wanyin was not panicked.
At this moment, the most important thing for the harem is to keep it stable! There can't be chaos.
"Lian Rui, pass on my order and ask the eunuchs in charge of the Weilin Division and the Criminal Justice Division to come over immediately."
"Pongqi, go to the Cining Palace and tell her a message. Please stay at home, don't go out, and don't summon the palace servants to avoid any misunderstandings."
"Bongshu, take a few eunuchs with you to pick up Tang Miaoling and Wei Yingya. This is to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to attack them."
"Yes." Several palace maids received the order and retreated one after another.
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