Longevity Martial Arts Begins by Taking Care of the Queen

Chapter 22 There must be a reason for the rumor coming out of nowhere

in the carriage,
After Cao Zhengyu left, Cao Ze looked at the information in his hand again, his eyes a little colder.

He didn't act so calm in front of Cao Zhengyu.

According to intelligence records, the governors of Liangzhou and Bingzhou each sent 50 troops. They were all the elite troops of one state. Although they were not as good as the Euphorbias and Earthbreakers, they were not far behind. Each soldier was ranked second at least. Early stage.

Millions of troops!

Compared with this, his 60-strong army was far inferior in overall strength.

Fortunately, although the current situation is bad, it has not entered a deadlock. Those who are fighting Emperor Qian in the capital include General Chu Yuan, King Yan, King Xu, King Zhenwu and others, among which General Chu Yuan is the main force.

Although the three kings coveted the position of Emperor Qian, they did not engage in much war. They were still recharging their energy and using the general as their spearman, and their own power was not revealed much.

These four men formed an alliance secretly, all wanting to drive out the current Qian Emperor. The general Chu Yuan wanted to blackmail the emperor and control the world, and the three kings wanted to become the Qian Emperor themselves.

The four people's ultimate goals are different, and they must eventually part ways to decide the outcome. Cao Ze sees this very clearly.

But before Emperor Qian abdicated, the three kings all supported Chu Yuan. Without the support of the three kings, Chu Yuan alone would not dare to be so presumptuous.

Chu Yuan and the three kings all knew that they had their own plans, but they didn't care. In the end, it all depended on who was more skilled.

Now that the three kings don't want to expose their strength, only Chu Yuan can exert force. Even with the millions of troops from the two states, Cao Ze feels that he can still operate.

"It seems that Chu Yuan promised great benefits to the governors of the two states, otherwise they would not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and do such rebellious things." Cao Ze thought to himself.

Liangzhou and Bingzhou are located in the northwest of the Daqian Dynasty. Liangzhou is below Bingzhou, and Bingzhou borders the small country of Shenyuan Kingdom.

The people of the two states are fierce and martial arts are commonplace, and because they are borderlands, they naturally have a large number of troops to guard them in case of unexpected events.

Liangzhou covers an area of ​​more than 7000 li, with a population of 240 and over 6000 million, and a population of 200 million. Bingzhou covers an area of ​​more than [-] li, a population of nearly [-] million, and a population of [-] million.

In comparison, Qingzhou covers an area of ​​more than 600 miles and has a population of 200 million, but its population is only [-] million, simply because Qingzhou has transformed from a frontier to a hinterland.

This time, the governors of the two states mobilized the most elite army of one million people to Beijing. Their purpose was to help the general Chu Yuan. However, the governors of the two states used the banner of "Qing Jun is on his side and the country is in trouble", which is simply ridiculous.

Although ridiculous, it is undoubtedly useful, but it is only superficially useful. It gives them a legitimate excuse to enter the capital. Otherwise, how would the two governors dare to mobilize a million troops to rush to the capital?

Thinking of the governors of the two states, Cao Ze couldn't help but think of another important figure in the Daqian Dynasty, Xu Ping, King of Xiliang.

Xu Ping, King of Xiliang, was one of the only two kings with different surnames left in the Daqian Dynasty. His fiefdom was in Liangzhou. His Xiliang Iron Cavalry was world-famous. It destroyed the Western Shu Dynasty and opened up territory for Daqian.

One of the responsibilities of the Liangzhou governor was to monitor Xu Ping, the king of Xiliang. Although this was not stated explicitly, everyone knew it was a fact.

At this critical period, the governor of Liangzhou came to Beijing with 50 of Liangzhou's most elite troops. It is hard not to think that he and the king of Xiliang have reached a tacit understanding, or that the general Chu Yuan and the king of Xiliang have a tacit understanding. .

Cao Ze felt that the pressure on his shoulders had increased by three points. He took a deep breath and threw these thoughts out of his mind, and his expression returned to its calm state.

In the carriage, the cold and beautiful Xue Ningmei had a very low presence. She rarely spoke actively, and Cao Ze only occasionally teased her.

Cao Ze's eyes flashed, and he thought of an interesting question, and couldn't help but ask: "Ningmei, do you think Emperor Qian is a boy or girl?"

Xue Ningmei raised her beautiful eyebrows and thought about it seriously. She seemed to find this question very interesting.

After a long time, Xue Ningmei frowned and replied: "There must be a reason for the rumor coming out of nowhere."

Cao Ze nodded, he and Xue Ningmei had the same view.

In comparison, Cao Ze is on the side of the general and the three kings on this point. He hopes that Emperor Qian is a woman so that he can have more room for maneuver.

There were some reasons why he chose the first one.

"Tell me, some emperor is really a woman. How can he save himself to keep the throne?" Cao Ze continued to ask.Xue Ningmei shook her head.

Cao Ze smiled and didn't ask any more questions. Even he didn't have a specific answer in his heart. For the time being, he could only take one step at a time. Only after clarifying the context and understanding the situation could he make the most appropriate decision.

"It would be great if I had a counselor to advise me." Cao Ze whispered in his heart.

After traveling into this world for three years, he found that the historical trend of the Daqian Dynasty in recent years coincided with some of the history he was originally familiar with.

He knew this was no coincidence.

At the beginning, he had a rough understanding of the production background of the virtual game "Heavenly Immortal", and it was claimed that it was selected and transformed from a certain period of history.

Now it seems that the direction of the Daqian Dynasty is indeed like this, and the general direction has not changed.

In that era, there were many famous counselors who were praised throughout the ages and praised by countless people.

In the past three years, he has not paid attention to this information and has no understanding. The main reason is that Cao Ze did not know that the golden finger would suddenly refresh.

While Cao Ze was thinking a lot, the army was still marching, having marched another five hundred miles, and was less than a hundred miles away from Yuxia Pass.

Because it was getting late and it was entering Haishi, the army set up camp on the spot, preparing to rest for the night and cross Yuxia Pass to enter Shenzhou early tomorrow morning.

Cao Ze was preparing to rest, but someone was worried about him.

On the mountain dozens of miles away, two cloaked figures looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

They had just taken advantage of the night to explore outside Cao Jun's camp, and the result made them very unhappy.

The place where Cao Clan's army camped was a vast plain with little cover. The camps were arranged in layers, with 40 Pohang troops on the outermost edge, [-] Earth-shattering troops in the middle, and [-] Euphorbia soldiers on the innermost layer. .

Three luxury carriages were located at the center of the army. There were one post every three steps, one sentry every five steps, and a temporary watchtower for reconnaissance. It was very difficult to sneak in.

After all, the two were master-level experts, so they were confident of sneaking in. However, the three carriages were exactly the same, and they couldn't tell which carriage Cao Ze was in.

They only have one chance. If they miss, they must escape immediately, otherwise they will die in Cao's camp. There is no doubt about this.

Even if they managed to escape, their mission would basically fail. After alerting the enemy, it would be extremely difficult for them to assassinate him and they would have no chance.

"What?"

"Dry!"

"Sure?"

"not now."

"Wait until they enter China before taking action."

The cloaked man on the left took a long breath and shook his head.

The chances of an assassination attempt tonight are too slim.

They came here for the reward, but they didn't want to risk their lives.

There are two types of bounty missions for Cao Ze. The first one is to take his life, and the second one is to find out Cao Ze's true identity.

No matter which one you complete, you can receive extremely generous rewards.

(End of this chapter)