Chapter 76 How Did He Know the Barbarians Were Heading 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 aristocratic family, and even some of his sons might be involved.

As a political veteran, it is not like he has never done this before by introducing foreign enemies and then using them to gain benefits.

When the ministers of Xuanzheng Palace saw Emperor Xia's face so dark, they were all so frightened that they did not dare to breathe. This was the first time they had seen Emperor Xia's face look so ugly this year.

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

The tall, thin man standing at the front on the left side of the hall asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder how the situation in Beijun is going?"

As soon as the man finished speaking, Emperor Xia said: "The King of the North sent a letter saying that his people intercepted the summoning order of the barbarians on the grassland. The barbarians planned to gather 300,000 cavalry to go south, occupy Beijun and establish a country, and use Yancheng as their base. capital."

Hearing Emperor Xia's words, the court hall instantly resounded with discussions among the courtiers.

"Three hundred thousand? Oh my God! How come there are so many?"

"Jianguo! If the barbarians are allowed to establish their country in Beijun, won't we Daxia always be under the iron cavalry of the barbarians?"

"We can't let the barbarians go south!"

"The barbarians are really ambitious. Daxia will definitely not let them go easily this time!"

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Hearing the discussion 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 think that King Bei is suspected of lying about the military situation. According to what I know, after King Bei arrived in Beijun, he stayed in the mansion all day long to have fun. Never managed North County at all.”

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

"Besides, the barbarians are further north in Bei County. Even if the barbarians issue a summons order, how could his people intercept the barbarians' summons order, unless his people have already lurked where the barbarians live."

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

Yes, King Bei is just a lazy good-for-nothing prince. He has not taken care of things since he went to Bei County. How could he send people to lurk into the place where the barbarians live, and then intercept the barbarians' summoning order?

He doesn't seem like someone who could do such a thing.

Could it be that King Bei really lied about military information?

At this time, Prime Minister Zuo Lin Gaoyuan asked: "Eighth Prince, you said that King Bei lied about military information. In addition to inferring from King Bei's behavior, is there any other evidence?"

Hearing this, Lu Shuyun was stunned for a moment.

Then Lu Shuyun continued: "Prime Minister Lin, isn't this enough? Do you think the King of the North really sent people to where the barbarians live?"

Lin Gaoyuan said calmly: "Xiaoguan doesn't know whether the King of the North has sent anyone to the north where the barbarians live. The official only knows that the King of the North has sent a red silk messenger to deliver the message.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the red damask courier represented the most urgent military situation, and the red damask courier could not be sent out at any time.

In Lin Gaoyuan's view, no matter how stupid Bei Wang is, it is impossible not to know the meaning of Hong Ling Messenger.

As for lying about military information, King Bei couldn't bear the punishment of lying about military information.

If King Bei is really a good-for-nothing prince, how dare he, a prince who spends all day in the mansion to have fun, lie about the military situation? Aren't you afraid that Emperor Xia will give him the throne?

Therefore, Lin Gaoyuan believed that there was a high probability that the barbarians were really abnormal. As for whether there were 300,000, it was hard to say.

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

All in all, the barbarians will indeed go south, but there may not necessarily be 300,000 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 eldest prince finished speaking, the second prince said angrily: "Brother, are you too anxious? It's not yet determined whether the barbarians will go south, but you want to lead the troops north. If you lead the troops, are you sure you will do it in the future?" Is it to resist the barbarians?"

Even when the barbarians invaded, there was always mutual criticism in the court, let alone the fact that the barbarians have not invaded yet.

If a prince leads troops north and accumulates a reputation in the army, this will be very helpful in the fight for the right to inherit the throne. Therefore, any prince wants to fight for the opportunity to lead troops, and at the same time, he does not want other princes to lead troops north.

After hearing what the second prince said, the eldest prince sneered, "Second brother, what do you mean? It is the responsibility of my royal family to resist the barbarians. Do you think I have ulterior motives?"

Just when the second prince was about to continue speaking, Emperor Xia, who was sitting on the dragon chair, interrupted the conversation between the two, "That's enough."

Seeing Emperor Xia speak, the court room, which was originally as noisy as a vegetable market, instantly fell silent.

"Whether the barbarians really want to go south, this matter is confirmed by my shadow guards. Now you have to discuss how to deal with the barbarians going south."

Seeing that Emperor Xia had said this, everyone stopped discussing whether this matter was true or false.

Lu Shuyun's face looked a little ugly at this time. He originally thought that the barbarians going south would catch the Northern King off guard, or that the barbarians going south would cover up the fact that the North King was assassinated by the Blood Moon Tower assassin.

Unexpectedly, the Northern King noticed in advance that the barbarians were heading south.

But it doesn't matter, King Bei probably doesn't have a few days to live anyway, and the Blood Moon Tower should have arrived in Yancheng by this time.

He believed that with the leadership of the Blood Moon Tower Grandmaster, even if the mysterious Grandmaster was in the Northern Palace, he could not protect the Northern King.

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

If he could lead troops to the north, according to the agreement between him and the barbarians, he would be able to obtain some concessions from the barbarians at that time, and then he would be able to accumulate some reputation in the army, so that his success in winning the throne would become greater.

As for the fact that Beijun was given to the barbarians, Lu Shuyun did not care at all. He only cared about his position as the crown prince.

Beijun was just a poor place. Since the barbarians wanted it, just give it to them.

At this time, the eldest prince spoke again: "Father, I think we should mobilize the army to the north immediately."

"Since the Northern King has used the Red Silk Messenger, it means that the barbarians are about to move south. If the court sends troops too late, the 30,000 soldiers in the Northern County will definitely not be able to stop the 300,000 cavalry of the barbarians."

As soon as the eldest prince finished speaking, the fourth prince also spoke up and said: "Father, I also think that we should send troops to the north immediately!"

No prince wanted to miss this opportunity to lead troops. Daxia has not had such an opportunity for many years. This is their chance to establish a reputation in the army. No prince wants to miss it.

But at this moment, Lu Shuyun said: "Father, I think Beijun is already the fief of the King of Bei. The matter of resisting the invasion of barbarians should naturally be handed over to the King of Bei."

"If the court needs to send troops every time a foreign enemy invades the border, what do the vassal kings do?"

As soon as Lu Shuyun finished speaking, the man standing on the upper right of the officials said: "Your Majesty, I think what His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince said is right. The vassal kings of the border are responsible for resisting foreign enemies. We can't ask the court to send troops every time a foreign enemy invades."