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Chapter 76 How did he know that the barbarians were going south?

Emperor Xia was not a fool. When he saw Lu Chen's letter saying that the barbarian cavalry was about to go south, he realized that this was definitely related to the family, and even some of his sons might be involved.

As a political veteran, it is not uncommon for the emperor to introduce foreign enemies and then use foreign enemies to gain benefits.

The ministers of the Xuanzheng Hall saw Emperor Xia's face so dark, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe. This was the first time they saw Emperor Xia's face so ugly this year.

After a long while, Emperor Xia sneered and said, "The barbarians really know how to choose their time."

The tall and thin man standing at the front on the left side of the hall asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know how the situation in Beijun is?"

As soon as the man finished speaking, Emperor Xia said, "The King of the North has sent a letter saying that his people have intercepted the summoning order of the barbarians on the grassland. The barbarians plan to gather 30 cavalry to go south to occupy Beijun and build the country, and use Yancheng as their capital. .”

Hearing Emperor Xia's words, the courtiers' discussions instantly resounded.

"30? My God! How come there are so many?"

"Jianguo! If the barbarians are allowed to establish the country in Beijun, wouldn't our Great Xia have been under the iron cavalry of the barbarians?"

"The barbarians cannot be allowed to go south!"

"The barbarians are really wolfish ambitions, and Daxia will definitely not let them go easily this time!"

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Hearing the discussions of the ministers, Emperor Xia was silent for a long time without speaking.

After a while, the eighth prince Lu Shuyun stood up and said: "Father, I believe that the Northern King is suspected of lying about the military situation. As far as I know, after the Northern King arrived in Beijun, he stayed in the mansion all day to have fun. Never managed North County at all."

"How did he know that the barbarians were going south?"

"Besides, the barbarians are farther north in North County. Even if the barbarians issued a summoning order, how could his people intercept the barbarian's summoning order, unless his people have already lurked in the place where the barbarians live."

Hearing what the Eighth Prince Lu Shuyun said, the ministers reacted one after another.

That's right, the King of the North is just a lazy and useless prince. After he went to Beijun, he didn't take care of things. How could he send someone to lurk into the place where the barbarians live, and then intercept the summoning order of the barbarians?

It's not like he's the type to do something like that.

Could it be that the King of the North really lied about the military situation?

At this time, Prime Minister Lin Gaoyuan asked, "Eighth Prince, you said that the Northern King lied about the military situation. Apart from inferring from the Northern King's behavior, do you have any other evidence?"

Hearing this, Lu Shuyun froze for a moment.

Then Lu Shuyun continued: "Mr. Lin, isn't this enough? Do you think the King of the North really sent someone to the place where the barbarians live?"

Lin Gaoyuan said indifferently: "I don't know if the King of the North has sent someone to the Northland where the barbarians live. I only know that the King of the North sent a red silk messenger to deliver the letter."

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the red silk courier represented the most urgent military situation, and the red silk courier could not be dispatched at all times.

From Lin Gaoyuan's point of view, no matter how stupid Bei Wang is, it is impossible for him not to know the meaning of Hong Ling's messenger.

As for lying about the military situation, the King of the North couldn't bear the punishment for lying about the military situation.

If Bei Wang is really a good-for-nothing prince, he is a prince who spends his time in the mansion all day long, how dare he lie about military affairs?Are you not afraid that Emperor Xia will give up his throne?
Therefore, Lin Gaoyuan believes that there is a high probability that the barbarians are really abnormal. As for whether there are 30, it is hard to say.

It is also possible that the Northern King deliberately exaggerated the number of barbarian cavalry in order to obtain the support of the court.

All in all, the barbarians will indeed go south, but there may not be 30 barbarian soldiers. This is Lin Gaoyuan's guess.

As soon as Lin Gaoyuan finished speaking, the eldest prince Lu Yi said: "Father, my son is willing to lead troops north to resist the barbarians!"

As soon as the first prince finished speaking, the second prince said in a strange manner: "Brother, are you a little too anxious, whether the barbarians will go south is not confirmed yet, you just want to lead troops to go north, if you bring troops, you are sure that you will Is it to fend off the barbarians?"

Even when the barbarians invaded, there were mutual attacks in the court, not to mention that the barbarians had not yet invaded.

If the prince leads troops to the north and accumulates fame in the army, it will be very helpful to the battle for succession, so any prince wants to fight for the opportunity to lead troops this time, and at the same time he does not want other princes to lead troops to the north.

Hearing the second prince's words, the first prince sneered, "Second brother, what do you mean? It is the responsibility of my royal family's children to resist the barbarians. Do you think I have ulterior motives?"

Just when the second prince was about to continue to speak, Emperor Xia who was sitting on the dragon chair interrupted their conversation, "Enough."

Seeing Emperor Xia speak, the court hall, which was as noisy as a vegetable market, instantly quieted down.

"Whether the barbarians really want to go south is up to my shadow guards to confirm. Now what you want to discuss is how to deal with the barbarians going south."

Seeing that Emperor Xia had said so, everyone stopped discussing whether this matter was true or not.

At this time, Lu Shuyun's face was a bit ugly. He originally thought that the barbarians going south would catch the Northern King by surprise, or that the barbarians going south would cover up the fact that the Northern King was assassinated by the blood moon building assassins.

Unexpectedly, the King of the North actually noticed that the barbarians were going south in advance.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, Bei Wang probably won't be alive for a few days, and the Blood Moon Tower should have arrived in Yancheng by this time.

He believed that with the leadership of the master of Xueyue Tower, even if the mysterious master was in the Beiwang mansion, he could not protect Beiwang.

What he should consider now is how to win the power to lead troops northward.

If he could lead his troops to the north, according to his agreement with the barbarians, he would be able to obtain some concessions from the barbarians at that time, and then he could accumulate some reputation in the army, so that his success in seizing the heir apparent would become even greater.

As for the surrender of Beijun to the barbarians, Lu Shuyun didn't care at all, all he cared about was his crown prince.

Beijun is just a poor place. Since the barbarians want it, give it to them.

At this time, the eldest prince spoke again: "Father, my son thinks that we should immediately mobilize the army to go north."

"Since the King of the North has used the red silk messenger, it means that the barbarians are imminent to go south. If the imperial court sends troops too late, the 30 soldiers from North County will certainly not be able to stop the [-] cavalry of the barbarians."

As soon as the first prince's words fell, the fourth prince also echoed and said: "Father, my son also thinks that we should send troops to the north immediately!"

No prince wants to let go of this opportunity to lead troops. It has been many years since Daxia had such an opportunity. This is an opportunity for them to establish their reputation in the army, no matter which prince they are, they don't want to miss it.

But at this moment, Lu Shuyun said: "Father, my son believes that Beijun is already the fiefdom of the Northern King, and the matter of resisting the barbarian invasion should naturally be handed over to the Northern King."

"If the imperial court needs to send troops every time a foreign enemy invades the frontier, what do you need the vassal king to do?"

As soon as Lu Shuyun finished speaking, the man standing on the upper right of the hundred officials said: "Your Majesty, I think what the Eighth Prince said is right. The vassal kings in the frontier are already responsible for defending against foreign enemies. Invasion, let the imperial court send troops."

(End of this chapter)