Capital city.
Time flies and it is September. The golden osmanthus is fragrant and the leaves are falling.
Shen Yanchuan has been very busy recently.
The Black Cavalry captured several groups of people, all of whom were said to be spies of the Great Zhou.
They are spread across all walks of life, and many of them have been in Beijing for more than ten years or even longer.
"The Crown Prince of the Great Zhou should still be very young. These pre-planned moves definitely did not come from him."
In the imperial study, Xiao Chengqi finished reading the thick stack of testimony in his hand, snorted casually and threw it on the table.
"As for these people... they don't even know what their masters look like, yet they are so loyal."
Chen Yanchuan said, "Judging from these testimonies, they should have all been tamed by the same rhetoric, and they are willing to pay any price for the so-called restoration of the Great Zhou."
This was definitely arranged by someone.
"However, the rebels have been unable to capture the capital, and instead have been fighting in circles, causing countless civilians to become displaced, and some of them have gradually become shaken."
At first, these people did not cooperate. They gritted their teeth and refused to surrender.
Shen Yanchuan then had people "report" on the battle situation every day, telling them what the rebels had done.
If you start a rebellion, people will die.
But these people had lived in peace and stability in Beijing for a long time and had no idea about this.
It was not until they discovered that this rebellion not only did not bring any benefits, but instead caused more people to lose their relatives and friends...that they realized that things seemed different from what they had expected.
"During the reign of the previous emperor, he worked hard to govern the country and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Now, all of this has been shattered."
Xiao Chengqi nodded. "Only when the Southern Hu are peaceful for the time being can King Yannan devote all his energy to suppressing the rebels. Feng Cheng and his men did a great job this time, and I must reward them well! But..."
He paused,
"However, the victory report sent back this time did not detail the specific circumstances of the Battle of Pingshui Bay. Feng Cheng said that he was in Duzhou at the time, and he only learned later that the defenders of Xicheng had set an ambush there long ago and won a great victory."
Chen Yanchuan's eyebrows moved slightly, and he smiled, "After the Southern Hu are pacified and the army returns victorious, it won't be too late for Your Majesty to personally inquire about the reward."
"You're right!" Xiao Chengqi leaned back in his chair. "Tuoba Shan actually attacked Shui Xingqiu. But Shui Xingqiu is really interesting. He's already in such a high position, yet he's still not satisfied. He's colluding with foreign enemies to plot a rebellion. Isn't this just courting death?"
He touched his chin.
"It's strange to say, how could a Southern Hu person like him be connected to the former crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Xiao Chengqi would never believe that both sides would send troops at the same time without prior discussion.
He just didn't understand, what was going on...
"When Shui Xingqiu came to the capital, he seemed to have gone out several times."
Xiao Chengqi certainly knew that Shui Xingqiu came to Beijing under a false identity, but he had not taken it seriously before. Now that he thought about it, he felt that something was wrong.
"Besides Prince Su, there must have been someone else he wanted to see when he came to Beijing. Could it be Xiao Lanxi... No way!"
Xiao Chengqi suddenly realized something and sat up straight.
"The person he really wants to see is Xiao Chenglin!"
Xiao Lanxi died from a poisonous insect, and this incident was closely related to Xiao Chenglin.
But Shui Xingqiu happened to arrive at that time, so...
A guess is about to come out!
"That former crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty... is Xiao Chenglin!?" (End of this chapter)
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