allonlinenovel Chapter 265 Shen Jingyi's Diplomatic Mission to Dongyue
Chapter 265 Shen Jingyi's Diplomatic Mission to Dongyue
After Awu's soft and hard tactics, Tuoba Yu finally couldn't stand the torture and told everything he knew.
It turns out that Tuoba Yu and Tuoba Jun are siblings from the same mother, but their biological mother, Concubine Ying, died of complications during childbirth, so Tuoba Yu was fostered under the name of the queen.
Tuoba Yu knew who his biological brother was when he was very young, and he also knew that his mother died giving birth to him, so he was determined to help his brother seize the world of Dongyue.
So Tuoba Jun found her and wanted her to be responsible for the correspondence with the Great Sage, and Tuoba Yu agreed immediately.
The Zhong family had colluded with Tuoba Jun many years ago. At that time, Zhong Qingshu (now Grand Tutor Zhong) was a minor official of the fifth rank. He had always wanted to be promoted but had no way to do so. By chance, he met Tuoba Jun.
Tuoba Jun wanted to be the emperor of Dong Yue but he didn't have the support of his mother's family, so he naturally needed external aid. Zhong Qingshu had the ability and ambition but didn't have the money, so the two hit it off.
Zhao Huaijin sat aside and listened silently, but his heart was not at peace. It turned out that these traitors had existed in the court for such a long time.
Shen Jingyi stepped forward and pulled Awu aside. He wanted to interrogate her personally. He was afraid that Awu might not be able to get this woman to tell him everything he knew.
Awu naturally knew Shen Jingyi's abilities. He walked silently to Zhao Huaijin's side and continued to hide.
Shen Jingyi smiled as if in the spring breeze, as if he was not interrogating but chatting.
"Princess, do you know what the Third Prince's next plan is?"
"Humph! How could I possibly tell you? You are simply dreaming!"
Tuoba Yu glared fiercely at the gentle man in front of her, her arrogance rising again. In her opinion, this man was just an ordinary scholar who would definitely not be able to do anything to her.
Shen Jingyi was not annoyed. He paced around Tuoba Yu and spoke leisurely.
"I heard that girls from your country of Dongyue don't care about their reputation, right?"
"What do you want to do? I warn you, don't touch me. My brother is very powerful, he won't let you go!"
"We don't know if your brother is really that powerful. This is the military camp of the Great Saint Dynasty. Even if he made you a military prostitute, who would know?"
After Shen Jingyi finished speaking, he looked at Tuoba Yu with a meaningful look and pointed at the soldier standing at the door.
Tuoba Yu was frightened. She swallowed nervously, but her pride as a princess prevented her from begging for mercy.
"How dare you! Wait until my brother burns your food supplies, then I'll poison your new food supplies to death!"
After hearing Tuoba Yu's words, Shen Jingyi's pupils shrank slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Zhao Huaijin.
Zhao Huaijin also had a serious look on his face, and he obviously heard the hidden message in Tuoba Yu's words.
Tuoba Yu knew that she had said something wrong. She slapped herself in annoyance, then closed her mouth tightly and stopped talking.
Zhao Huaijin thought for a moment and then stood up. He gave instructions to the person behind him.
"Awu, take this woman away and lock her up. Don't let her escape. If she doesn't behave herself, knock her out."
"But Master, the letter has not been found yet..."
"It doesn't matter. There is a traitor in the army. I guessed it even without believing it."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Awu came out, grabbed Tuoba Yu and walked out. Just as Tuoba Yu was about to shout for help, Awu knocked her unconscious.
Zhao Huaijin was naturally confident that Awu was doing the job. When he saw Tuoba Yu being dragged away, he began to arrange the next actions.
"Shangguan Li."
"The general is here!"
"Go, call all the junior generals and captains in the barracks together, and investigate carefully to find the traitor planted by the Dongyue Kingdom!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Shangguan Li strode out of the tent after receiving the order. This matter concerned the life and death of hundreds of thousands of brothers, so he naturally did not dare to delay.
Before Zhao Huaijin could say anything else, Shen Jingyi took the initiative to step forward and volunteered to go on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Dongyue.
"Your Majesty, I will be responsible for the negotiations and buy you some time."
"Isn't this too risky?"
"When two countries are at war, envoys will not be killed. Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Emperor of Dongyue will not do that."
Although the two countries are now at war, the winner has not yet been decided. Both sides are competing with their own strength and fighting openly.
If the Emperor of Dongyue Kingdom was seeking death and killed Shen Jingyi, it would prove that he was provoking the entire Great Saint Dynasty, and Zhao Huaijin would have a reason to gather troops from all over the country and attack the capital of Dongyue Kingdom.
Shen Jingyi took the initiative to propose negotiations with the Emperor of Dongyue Kingdom, which in a sense was a sign of weakness. In principle, if one of the warring parties took the initiative to propose peace talks, then the other party naturally had no reason to kill it all.
This will give Zhao Huaijin just enough time to clean up the mess.
According to Tuoba Yu, Tuoba Jun not only wanted to poison Zhao Huaijin's army, but also wanted to tamper with the team transporting food and grass. They didn't know what kind of poison it was or what method was used.
Therefore, Shen Jingyi's going to Dongyue Kingdom to negotiate is the safest method with the least loss.
Zhao Huaijin also understood Shen Jingyi's intention. Although he did not want to show weakness to the Kingdom of Dongyue at this critical juncture, as the leader of the Pang family army, Zhao Huaijin naturally put the lives of hundreds of thousands of brothers first.
Therefore, Zhao Huaijin could only grit his teeth and agree. He asked two secret guards with strong martial arts skills to escort Shen Jingyi all the way to the capital of Dongyue State.
After sending Shen Jingyi away, Zhao Huaijin immediately wrote a letter to Song Qingwan, telling her about the current situation. The most important thing was to let Song Qingwan find out what poison Tuoba Jun used as soon as possible.
When writing the letter, Zhao Huaijin deliberately used a code word that only he and Song Qingwan could understand. In this way, even if the letter fell into the hands of others, they might not be able to understand it. Zhao Huaijin handed the letter to Shangguan Li.
"You must hurry and deliver this letter to the princess as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will do it right away!"
Shangguan Li took the letter, put it carefully in his arms, and walked out of the tent to find someone to deliver the letter.
Zhao Huaijin did not feel relieved at all, he knew that greater tests were still ahead.
We have already guessed Tuoba Jun’s arrangements from Tuoba Yu’s few words. Is there anything else they haven’t guessed?
If Tuoba Jun knew that Tuoba Yu fell into their hands, what would he do? Zhao Huaijin needed to speculate and take precautions.
Shangguan Li acted quickly and the letter reached Song Qingwan in less than half a month.
Song Qingwan opened the letter and carefully analyzed its contents, her brows gradually furrowed.
Sure enough, if you find traces of a cockroach, it means that the cockroach has already built a nest.
Ever since Prince Yu knew that Zhao Huaijin was the leader of the Pang family army, he directly cut off the supply of food and fodder. Currently, all the food and fodder for the Pang family army is transported by Xiao Hechuan.
"It's time to activate the Xiao family."