roccoschili Chapter 129: The reactions of all parties are known to the world
Chapter 129: The reactions of all parties are known to the world
"What? Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Dingzhou changed hands?"
Ji Xun frowned and looked at the messenger sent by Wang Yi below.
The messenger below nodded. "Indeed, our troops engaged them in direct combat in Gaoling County some time ago, and only then did we discover their presence. As soon as we discovered them, His Majesty sent me here to pass on a message, asking Your Highness to be on guard."
"Well, I know."
"Now that Your Highness has understood, I will return first."
After the envoy left, Ji Xun looked at his attendant and said, "Please invite Marquis Pingyang, General Ning, and the other staff members."
"Yes, Your Highness."
After a while, everyone gathered in the study.
As soon as everyone arrived, Ji Xun dropped a bombshell, "Wang Yi just sent an envoy to spread the news that Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Dingzhou have been occupied by an insurgent army. In your opinion, how should we respond?"
Upon hearing this, Pingyang Hou's face was filled with shock. "This... these three states have changed hands. How come I didn't hear any news before?"
Three states, now their territory is just three states plus one county.
After digesting this news, Pingyang Hou raised his head and looked at Ji Xun, "I wonder who the person who changed the master is?"
Ji Xun frowned, thinking of the news he had just heard, with a look of disbelief on his face, "Yun Zhi, a woman, they haven't found out much yet."
"woman?"
Several staff members looked at each other, some of them couldn't believe their ears.
"Did Wang Yi's people get it wrong, or did they deliberately tell us false information?"
Pingyang Hou was also skeptical about this news. "Whether it's true or not, we'll find out when the time comes by using our own people to investigate."
At this time, General Ning, who had been sitting on the side without saying anything, suddenly spoke up, "Qingzhou? If I remember correctly, the Marquis of Anding's fiefdom is in Qingzhou. Why didn't you inform Your Highness of such a big thing?"
When mentioning Marquis Anding, Marquis Pingyang suddenly remembered that he had written a letter some time ago asking Marquis Anding to surrender with his territory.
"Your Highness, more than half a month has passed. I wonder if Marquis Anding has replied?"
Ji Xun clenched his hands on the table, "No!"
Obviously, Ji Xun also thought about this matter. He had forgotten about it because he was busy before, and only now found out that Marquis Anding had not replied.
"Could it be that Marquis Anding has already surrendered to Yun Zhi? Otherwise, he wouldn't have even mentioned such a major event as the change of Qingzhou's ruler."
"Also, the letters he wrote to us before might have been fake. They were just to get information about us so that he could pass it on to Yun Zhi. That would explain why he didn't reply this time."
"It doesn't necessarily mean he's surrendering to Yun Zhi. There's another possibility."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at the staff member who said them.
"Also a possibility……"
On the other side, Prince Gong’s Mansion.
Several people gathered in the room, naturally discussing the affairs of this newly emerged rebel army.
"In fact, Marquis Anding may not have surrendered to Yun Zhi. There is another possibility that he has already died."
Upon hearing Zhu Yuanhe's words, the staff beside him looked at him with some confusion, "I wonder why Lord Zhu said that? If Marquis Anding is dead, the spies over there should have sent us a message."
"Given Marquis Anding's personality, it's unlikely he would submit to a woman. Even if Yun Zhi threatened him, he would have pretended to surrender first and then asked us for help. But he didn't do that, so he might have been killed by Yun Zhi long ago."
Ji Lingyan, who was sitting at the top, naturally agreed with him. He had some understanding of Marquis Anding.
In his mind, a woman's ultimate destiny can only be to take care of her husband and children.
So it is indeed impossible to submit to a woman.
When the staff heard this, it seemed to be true. "But we have been receiving letters from the spies over there, and we have not received any news that Marquis Anding is dead."
The spies they planted in Shangyao County have been exchanging letters without interruption.
Because of this incident, they never suspected that something had happened in Shangrao County.
Zhu Yuanhe pondered for a moment and said, "If I were Yun Zhi, I would definitely show weakness when fighting Marquis Anding, giving him the illusion that he could win. That way, Marquis Anding would be able to hide it from our spies. After all, he does have the ability to do that."
"Later, when Marquis Anding is powerless to save the situation, I will send people to block the roads leading out of the county and strictly guard against carrier pigeons flying in the sky to prevent spies from delivering information. As for those spies, I can either incite them to rebel or replace them with my own people."
Zhu Yuanhe's guess was indeed almost correct about Yun Zhi's original plan.
"So, we can still receive messages from the spies over there, but in fact, Marquis Anding may have died a long time ago."
After hearing what Zhu Yuanhe said, the staff members showed some disbelief on their faces.
"How can a woman like her be so resourceful? Could it be that she is similar to Wang Yi, with someone like Xie Chengyun behind her giving her guidance?"
"No matter who they are, they were able to capture three states without making a fuss. This shows that this rebel army should not be underestimated. They are even more powerful than Wang Yi and his men."
"The most urgent thing now is to send more spies over there to find out more about the situation before making any plans."
Prince Gong, who was sitting at the top, made the final decision. "Send more people to investigate over there. Once we know the details, we can discuss countermeasures. Everyone, please withdraw for now. Your Excellency, please stay."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the crowd dispersed, Zhu Yuanhe walked up to Ji Lingyan.
"Your Highness, the letter we received from Marquis Anding seems to have been forged by Yun Zhi. I'm afraid the battle with Ji Xun was also her doing."
"I'm afraid it's more than that. Didn't something happen with Qi Yan'an and Wang Yi during that time? I'm afraid it was all done by this woman. She was just trying to buy time. She's really scheming."
At that time, some things happened to the four forces. Ji Lingyan and Zhu Yuanhe felt that something was strange, but they just thought it was the work of one of their forces.
Now it seems that all these things were done by the newly emerged Yun Zhi.
"Now, we just have to wait for the news from the spies. However, we can try to win them over first."
As for Qi Yan'an, he was naturally not a stupid person. After a little thought, he probably guessed that it was Yun Zhi who was rumored to have killed his father and brother.
But it is far away from Yunzhi's territory, and apart from sending people to inquire about the news, it seems that there is nothing we can do now.
We can only wait and see what those forces do and then make plans.
……
Half a month later, Yun Zhi's forces were exposed to the world and known to everyone.
Therefore, many unfamiliar faces came to Yunzhi, including civilians who fled for survival and spies sent by various forces.
Even if the soldiers guarding the city check these spies strictly, some will slip through the net.
But Yun Zhi didn't care. She would just spread some true and false news and let them figure it out for themselves.
During this period, Yun Zhi also received letters from the four forces, basically asking her to surrender and promising to make her a king or queen after they became emperor.
Yun Zhi took a look at these and burned them. She could become emperor herself.
Why should we rely on them and be controlled by them?
ridiculous.
Without waiting for a reply, Ji Xun chose to send a small force to test the strength because he was close to Yun Zhi's territory, but without exception they were all beaten back by the Yun family army.
This also made them realize that Yun Zhi was a tough nut to crack.
Hard to chew.
At this point, none of the five forces could do anything to each other, and the situation was deadlocked for a while.
On September 1419, 9, Prince Gong Ji Lingyan proclaimed himself emperor in Liangzhou and named his country Yu.