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Northern military camp.

Outside Wu'anhou's camp, Vice General Wang rushed here anxiously...
As soon as he arrived at the camp tent, he asked anxiously: "Isn't Marquis Wu'an back yet?"

The soldier bowed politely and replied: "Good morning, General Wang. You are up so early. However, the Marquis has not returned to camp yet."

Vice General Wang shouted angrily: "What! What about Prince Wu'an?"

The soldier replied: "Go back to the general, the prince has not come back either."

Hearing this, Vice General Wang couldn't hide his anger and shouted: "What's going on? It's been a day and a night, and Marquis Wu'an hasn't come back yet? Did Marquis Wu'an not come back on purpose, because he didn't want to take the order?"

The soldier hurriedly bowed and replied: "General Wang, look at what you said, you can say that you don't want to accept this imperial edict, but you won't accept it."

Vice General Wang shouted angrily: "You also know that it is an imperial edict! Then why has it taken so long and Marquis Wu'an still hasn't come back to receive the edict? Have you sent any news to Marquis Wu'an?"

A soldier hurriedly replied: "Of course! General Wang, we arranged for someone to inform the Marquis in front of you. But you also know that now that the Battle of Tianqi and Dayue has just ended, Prince Qi secretly passed through Tianqi. , this matter is no small matter! The Marquis also went to look for it personally for the sake of the safety of the northern border. "

Another soldier hurriedly replied: "Yes, General Wang, Prince Qi is very scheming. If he takes the opportunity to cause trouble and provoke war between the two countries again, it will be a big deal! The Marquis is also very worried. That’s why I’m so hands-on.”

Vice General Wang disagreed and shouted angrily: "Even if Marquis Wu An is worried, there is no need to stay away from the camp all day and night! Don't look at what time it is now."

The soldiers looked embarrassed and said: "General Wang, if the military situation is critical, it is possible to sleep in the open for several days and not return to camp at night! General, you have experienced hundreds of battles, so you can understand."

Upon hearing this, Vice General Wang immediately exclaimed: "What? Are you saying that Marquis Wu'an will not return to camp today?"

The soldiers responded hurriedly: "General Wang, I don't know whether the Marquis will return to camp today. This kind of military information is so important, how can little guys like us know it? It is even more impossible for the Marquis to follow Let’s say it! Do you think so?”

"Yes, General Wang, the Marquis must have encountered a difficult situation, and he has not come back just now. Please be patient and go back to rest first. When the Marquis comes back, we will inform you immediately. Okay ?”

Vice General Wang was already very anxious at this moment. There were rumors everywhere in the north. This situation was not good, not only for the emperor, but also for them. The three of them led [-] elite soldiers to accompany the emperor on his own expedition. He is a teacher of justice, but now he is in such an embarrassing position!If he couldn't bring Marquis Wu'an to Linfengdu to see the emperor as soon as possible, the emperor would not let him go easily!It would be fine if Marquis Wu'an directly resisted the decree and disobeyed it. In this case, the emperor still had grounds to hold him accountable for resisting and disobeying the decree and harboring treason.But now, it turned out to be because of the investigation that Prince Qi of Dayue did not return to camp and did not accept the order!

Vice General Wang could not hide his anger: "Why don't you send someone to notify Marquis Wu'an soon?"

The soldiers hurriedly replied: "General Wang, please don't embarrass me. We have sent people to inform you twice. The Marquis must have been stumbling upon something and did not return to the camp. If we send another If you go and disturb the Marquis, we will be punished by military law, so please take pity on the little ones."

"Yes, General Wang, you have a lot, so don't embarrass the younger ones."

Vice General Wang choked instantly: "You... you..."

While several people were talking, they saw Lieutenant General Xiao, the first deputy general under Marquis Wu'an, walking towards them.

The soldiers immediately shouted: "General Wang, look, Vice General Xiao is here."

Upon hearing this, Vice General Wang's eyes lit up and he hurriedly walked over: "Vice General Xiao, you are finally here. Where is your Lord?"

Vice General Xiao saluted politely: "Hello, General Wang, thank you for coming all the way to the northern military camp. However, the Marquis just sent a message back saying that the matter on his side has not been settled yet, and Prince Qi's whereabouts are still unknown. Marquis We are worried that Prince Qi will endanger the people in the north, so we are intensifying the search and will not come back today."

"What!" Vice General Wang exclaimed, "I'm not coming back! Does Marquis Wu An know that I'm here to convey the imperial edict?"

Vice General Xiao still saluted politely: "I know. But the matter was urgent, and no one expected that Nangong Chu would pass through Tianqi at this time. The Marquis had no choice but to leave the military camp. The Marquis said, please invite the king The general will wait in the barracks for a moment. When his affairs are finished, he will return to the camp immediately to receive the order."

"Wait!" Vice General Wang roared: "Vice General Xiao, do you know what you are talking about? You actually made the imperial edict wait."

Vice General Xiao said with an embarrassed look on his face: "General Wang, you misunderstood. I didn't say these words. I was just conveying what the Marquis said."

"Furthermore, the Battle of Dai Viet has just ended. At such a sensitive moment, for the safety of the people in the north, the Marquis did not hesitate to go to search for Prince Qi himself. It is reasonable that he could not come back in time to receive the order. He will be outside and encounter In times of crisis, it is only right to deal with matters that are in danger to the people first. General Wang, don’t you think so? I think the Emperor will understand."

This means that when you are outside, your orders will not be obeyed!Now it's just to put it mildly.

Hearing this, Vice General Wang choked again: "You...you..."

Then he shouted: "Okay, since Lord Marquis has no time to come back, then I will go find him. Vice General Xiao, hurry up and lead the way for me."

Lieutenant General Xiao immediately looked surprised and said, "No, General Wang, you must not do this! This will leak military information!"

"I can't afford to expose the position of the Marquis and spoil the Marquis' plan to capture Prince Qi. Please forgive me for not obeying your order. Moreover, if the military information is really leaked, not only the general will be guilty, but also General Wang. It’s hard to escape the blame.”

Vice General Wang roared angrily: "This won't work, that won't work either! Vice General Xiao, Marquis Wu'an is not available. What about Prince Xiao? The Emperor said that Prince Wu'an Hou will do the same when he accepts this imperial edict."

Vice General Xiao looked amused and said: "Vice General Wang, as you said, the Marquis is busy outside capturing Nangong Chu. As a son of a human being, how can this prince be leisurely in the military camp! Naturally, he also went out to help with the search. Now that Nangong Chu has not been found, the prince naturally has no way to return to the camp."

At this moment, Vice General Wang was already angry and had nowhere to go. Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "Okay, okay! But how long will it take? If you miss the emperor's decree because of this, I can't afford it!"

"Vice General Xiao, since you can contact the Marquis, I will convey the imperial edict to you, and you will inform the Marquis immediately."

With that said, Vice General Wang took out the imperial edict from his arms and was about to open it and declare it.

Deputy General Xiao's eyes darkened, and he immediately took action, directly clasping Deputy General Wang's hands!

He drank softly: "General Wang, you should think twice! Reading out the imperial edict is so rigorous. Now that the Marquis is not here, you are reading out the imperial edict without authorization. This is akin to contempt for the power of God!"

Hearing this, Deputy General Wang's face instantly turned black. Deputy General Xiao had blocked all roads!Indeed, it has never happened before that the imperial edict was read out before the person to receive it arrived.If Marquis Wu An publicizes this matter and despises the power of heaven, if this hat is taken off, my ten heads will not be enough for the emperor to chop off!
Seeing Vice General Wang with a gloomy face, Vice General Xiao sneered in his heart, but he still bowed politely and saluted: "General Wang, you have been tired on this journey, you should go and have a good rest first, and wait until the Marquis returns. Camp, I will tell you immediately."

He seemed to be saluting politely, but his clasped hands still didn't loosen even a little bit!
Vice General Xiao continued: "General Wang, Nangong Chu suddenly crossed the border. The Marquis is also worried that innocent people will be affected, so he has ordered the general to release the news, telling the people in the north to be careful, but they can also feel at ease, because the Marquis and the Crown Prince We have all started searching for Nangong Chu, and we will definitely not let Nangong Chu have the opportunity to harm the people. So General Wang can rest assured, I believe that the emperor will not blame you for delaying the reading of the imperial edict."

"What!" Lieutenant General Wang was startled and sighed in his heart. It's not good. It means that the people in the north now know that the reason why Wu'an Marquis is not in the camp and unable to receive orders is because he went out to search for Nangong Chu!After a while, he was finally discouraged and had to say: "I know. Let me know when Marquis Wu An comes back."

"Okay, General Wang, don't worry." Vice General Xiao responded politely, but he still didn't let go of his hand, as if you didn't leave, I wouldn't let go.Vice General Wang was holding his breath in his chest, and finally stepped forward. Vice General Xiao smiled with satisfaction and released his hand instantly.

Seeing Deputy General Wang walking forward full of resentment, Deputy General Xiao smiled and shouted: "Please pass on the order, the imperial edict is so sacred, no one is allowed to blaspheme it, if anyone blasphemes the imperial edict wantonly, he will be captured on behalf of the Marquis. Remember. Stop it, everyone, watch your ears, don’t listen to anything you shouldn’t hear!”

This means that if the person who receives the order is not present, if Deputy General Wang insists on announcing the order, he will be blaspheming the imperial edict. Also, if he really can't control Deputy General Wang, he should plug his ears. If he can't hear, he doesn't know.

The soldiers responded loudly: "Yes, Lieutenant General Xiao, my subordinates will go immediately to deliver the order."

Upon hearing this, Vice General Wang, who had just walked some distance away, paused for an instant, then said "Humph..." and left in a huff.

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In the north, Linfengdu was where Emperor Mingxi's army stationed.

In the dragon tent, Black Eagle hurriedly walked in, bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, there are rumors outside now, saying... saying..."

Emperor Mingxi's eyes darkened and he shouted: "What did you say?"

Black Eagle replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty, everyone is saying that Prince Qi Nangong Chu has secretly passed through Tianqi. Now Wu'an Hou and Wu'an Hou's Crown Prince are already searching for Nangong Chu everywhere."

"What! Nangong Chu has come to the north!" Emperor Mingxi roared: "Heh... So, Marquis Wu'an and his son are not in the military camp anymore! What the hell is Vice General Wang doing? He hasn't come back yet!"

At this moment, the voice of the secret guard came from outside the camp: "Commander."

Hearing the sound, Black Eagle hurriedly bowed and left.

After a moment, Black Eagle hurried in with two guards, bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, Vice General Wang has sent someone back to resume his life."

Hearing this, Emperor Mingxi's face darkened and he shouted angrily: "How many days have it been since I came back now? Where is Deputy General Wang?"

A guard replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Vice-General Wang sent me and I to come back first."

Emperor Mingxi shouted: "Why didn't Vice General Wang come back? And why did he only send someone to deliver the news now?"

Another guard replied tremblingly: "Back to the emperor, when Vice General Wang arrived at the northern military camp, Wu'anhou and his son were no longer in the military camp. They said they were going to capture Nangong Chu. But Vice General Wang waited in the military camp for two days, but he didn't see him. When they came back, they hurriedly sent a pigeon to deliver the message, but... the next day, they found that the pigeon had been shot to death outside the military camp. Then Vice General Wang hurriedly sent me and I back to recover."

A guard also hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Vice General Wang originally wanted to go directly to Marquis Wu'an to convey the imperial edict. But Vice General Xiao in the military camp said that this would expose Marquis Wu'an's position, leak military information, and affect the capture of Prince Qi. In the end, Wang The deputy general has no choice but to continue waiting."

Another guard said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, until we set off, Marquis Wu'an and his son had not returned to camp. Now that Vice General Wang has not conveyed the imperial edict, he can only wait there for us to come back and ask for instructions from the Emperor."

Black Eagle's expression darkened. It seemed that someone deliberately shot the pigeon to delay Vice General Wang from delivering the message to the emperor.

Emperor Mingxi's face turned even darker: "Ha... the pigeon was shot to death! Marquis Wu'an and his son are not in the military camp! You are just playing with me, the general is outside, and your order is not accepted! Get back!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." The two guards retreated tremblingly.

After a moment, Black Eagle said bravely: "Your Majesty, now it seems that Nangong Chu has really come to the north. Could he have come to Linfengdu? Does he want to ask the Emperor for the remaining blood jade?"

Emperor Mingxi cursed angrily: "This Nangong Chu is really looking for trouble. He couldn't come here sooner or later, but he came here at this time! Now he still has the face to ask me for something!"

Then he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, he can come whenever he wants. Just in time, I will find something for him to do. Black Eagle, you go and send a message to Nangong Chu. Just tell him, if he wants to get the rest The blood jade will lead Marquis Wuan to Laifengdu. As long as I see Marquis Wuan, the remaining blood jade will be given to him."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hei Ying hurriedly took orders.

Suddenly, Emperor Mingxi thought of something and stopped: "Wait a minute."

Hearing the sound, Black Eagle hurried back and waited.

Emperor Mingxi looked puzzled and murmured: "Is Marquis Wu An delaying time? But I always feel that something is wrong..."

Black Eagle responded: "Your Majesty, did Marquis Wu An know that you wanted to summon him, so he deliberately delayed it?"

Emperor Mingxi shook his head, and the confusion on his face became even worse: "No, no, delaying is just delaying for a while. What's the use of delaying this time? Even if he doesn't return to the military camp for a few days, the imperial edict is still waiting for him there. . Marquis Wu An cannot stay away from returning to the military camp. Unless...unless there is this delay, Marquis Wu An can not accept this imperial edict."

Hearing this, Black Eagle was startled: "Your Majesty, unless you take back this imperial edict. Otherwise, how could Marquis Wu An not accept it?"

At this moment, the doubts in Emperor Mingxi's eyes became even worse. Yes, unless I take back the imperial edict, how could Marquis Wu An not accept it?Suddenly, an idea flashed into my mind, not good!Could it be!No, it's impossible!He asked hurriedly: "Black Eagle, Jiang Peiyuan hasn't replied yet?"

Black Eagle responded hurriedly: "No, Your Majesty, according to time, the message should have arrived in the imperial capital. But Your Majesty, you want Prime Minister Jiang to find an opportunity to capture Prince Yu secretly. This may take some time, and it may not be completed so quickly." To reply."

Emperor Mingxi asked hurriedly: "An Yi, where is Hei Yu? Has there been a message?"

Black Eagle responded hurriedly: "Your Majesty, we have not received a message from An Yi so far, which means that nothing happened in the imperial capital. As for Black Rain, after bringing the child out, she will come directly to the north, and we have not received a message from her yet. Signaling."

Hearing this, Emperor Mingxi was silent...and puzzled...
After a long time, Emperor Mingxi shouted: "Black Eagle, send a message to Jiang Peiyuan immediately. Whether you have captured Prince Yu or not, please reply to me immediately and explain the situation in the imperial capital clearly."

Black Eagle hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to send a message to Nangong Chu?"

Emperor Mingxi responded: "Ignore Nangong Chu for now, wait until he comes to find him. Send a message to the capital first. Hurry, send me an urgent message back."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hei Ying hurriedly took the order and left.

After writing the letter, the doubts in Emperor Mingxi's eyes became even worse, and there was also a hint of uneasiness, but he murmured: "No, it's impossible, Yang Yuqing is still in the northern military camp, and based on only Yang Yuqing and Wu'anhou's memorial, no That may be so! If the name is not right, the words will not be right, and Prince Yu cannot do this!"

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