Chapter 527 Queen
Li Qi is very smart, but he has too little information. Although he guessed the result correctly, the process was completely wrong.
He thought that the mysterious master was from Dongdu or Yizhou, but he didn't know that Li Jian from Dongdu didn't send anyone at all, but someone else.
He was indeed in danger. In this chaotic situation, if he made a wrong guess, he could be doomed.
"Brother, do you mean to deal with Li Qi?"
Du Wu was a little hesitant, but he joined forces with Li Kui and brought in Tubo to kick the Liao Kingdom out. This was a beautiful move, and they took down a powerful opponent with almost no loss. By the way, they also took down the King of Shu, a fool who was a waste but could still cause some trouble at a critical moment. This action was perfect.
If Li Kui had not been so aggressive, their next step would have been to let the two talented men of the Li family fight each other to decide the winner and weaken the strength of the Chang'an Li family again.
It would be even better if the monks from Dabei Temple could lend a helping hand and properly deal with Tubo.
The weaker Tubo and Tang are, the more important Jiannan Road becomes, and the more they can take.
However, this Li Kui was much more difficult to deal with than they had imagined. After he dealt with the Liao people, he immediately attacked the Tubo people and even forced them to join him.
"Tibet, we must not move now."
Cao Zheng looked at his political ally and brother-in-law. The Cao family had been the leader of the aristocratic families in Yizhou for hundreds of years. If Du Wu had not divorced his wife and married his sister, he would not have been able to hold on to the position of Jiedushi of Jiannan. So even though Du Wu was the Jiedushi, he had to listen to Cao Zheng on all major matters.
"Li Qi can be moved, but we can't do it. No matter what, Li Huan is still the emperor, and Li Qi is still an angel. If we move him, it will be a treason, and no one will be able to complain."
Cao Zheng put down his teacup: "Tubbo wants too much, but contributes too little."
"I see. What about Li Kui?"
"I'll delay him for a while longer, and if necessary, let Li Qi know of his existence."
"When necessary?"
"If Li Qi can defeat the Tibetans, then it's time."
Zhao Yushu had no idea what the local bullies in Yizhou were planning. After he threw out Tubo as the target, all he had to do was observe their reactions and act accordingly. He took the absolute initiative in this matter.
But now, he has more important things to do.
Outside Yizhou City, Zhao Yushu bowed in front of a carriage, wondering if the woman in the carriage could still recognize him.
However, what I didn't expect was that the new queen who was supported by the academy would come to Yizhou in person. I originally thought that she would stay in the Western Regions.
It’s really hard work.
"Alibaba?"
The carriage curtain was opened, and Princess Gumo, the dream lover of Young Master Xue who had met her once in Siyue Pavilion in Chang'an and who had become a prostitute in a foreign brothel, stepped down from the carriage gracefully.
Behind her were at least two hundred elite Western Region warriors. No one knew how so many people had managed to sneak past the borders of Tubo and the Tang Dynasty and come here, or perhaps they had already been here.
Dear Pishan brothers, it seems that you are just pawns used to deceive others, and the real Western warriors are just passing through.
Bah, those who play politics have dirty minds.
"That's right. The academy master ordered me to go to Yizhou first to serve as a vanguard for Your Highness."
"Are you really from Gumo?"
The princess, now considered the queen, frowned beautifully, seeming a little unconvinced.
"If the academy needs me to be from Gumo, I will be from Gumo. If the academy needs me to be from Pishan, I can be from Pishan. Your Highness, what is the name of your new country?"
"Mr. Er gave it a name, Hanhai."
"Hanhai Kingdom? What a good name."
"Since you are from the academy, you don't have to call me Your Highness from now on. Just call me Yue Ji."
"Yes, Tsukishima-sama."
Yue Ji was silent for a long time as she looked at the bearded young man in front of her who was so obedient.
He is indeed not from the Western Regions, he is just a member of the academy.
"I suddenly want to see what you look like without your beard."
Zhao Yushu laughed, this woman is really smart.
"There's a chance."
Yue Ji entered the city, and two hundred elite soldiers entered the city in batches. Arrangements had already been made in the city, so Zhao Yushu didn't need to do anything.
Then why do I need to use the name of a person from the Western Regions to sneak in? Isn’t my name of Bai Jintang from Chang'an enough?
"Mr. Er said she has made arrangements and you will do something in Yizhou to support me."
Zhao Yushu was stunned. You didn’t tell me what to do. I did all this by myself. Even if you are my seniors, you can’t be credited for all the credit!
"Ahem, I've killed all the Liao people."
With a cracking sound, before Yue Ji could make any move, a Gu Mo guard who had been beaten to a pulp by her crushed the frame of the screen beside him.
Yue Ji's hands trembled with fear, and she looked at the guard with a rather reproachful look: "What do you mean by killing all the Liao people?"
"Literally, the Liao people wanted to disrupt the situation, so I called some people to kill all of them. By the way, I also killed the princess who was married to the Liao people. Oh, now she is the Queen Mother of the Shu Palace."
Yue Ji took a deep breath and exhaled slowly after a long time. Zhao Yushu was stunned by her beautiful figure and quickly shifted his gaze.
"Alibaba, you are a true warrior."
"It's not just me. There are many brothers from the Western Regions. They are very reliable and I believe they can be a help to Your Highness Yueji. In addition, General Xue from Chang'an has brought his children to Yizhou. Master Xue is obsessed with Your Highness. Be careful not to be seen by him."
Yue Ji seemed to try hard to recall which Master Xue was, and then nodded: "Mr. Er said that in a few days, the Western Region will send you a gift, but I don't know what it is."
Gift? What gift can Second Senior Sister bring me from the Western Regions?
Zhao Yushu left Yue Ji's secret base with a head full of questions, ready to contact those hidden Western warriors. As for Yue Ji's safety, he was not worried at all.
The Western Regions are tens of thousands of miles away from Yizhou. Yue Ji certainly didn't come here to seize Yizhou. Even with the support of the academy, she doesn't have the ability to do so. It is more likely that she came to contact some allies. With her second senior sister hiding somewhere and watching over her in secret, no one in Yizhou wants to mess with her.
Now I have to contact another force, the only force whose purpose I don’t know.
It was late at night, and there was still a light on in a house in a courtyard in the southwest of the city. Zhu Huo looked at several reports in front of him and slept for an hour late, which was a rare occurrence.
He believed that he must have a good rest in order to work better, but if he couldn't figure out the matter at hand, he knew he wouldn't be able to sleep.
The Liao people were out.
Who did it?
According to his own intelligence, there were two groups of people who did this. One was the assassin who committed the crime in Shengci Temple, and the other was the killer who acted in the tea bureau.
He spent some money and successfully found out from the officials of Yizhou Prefecture that there were actually two groups of people who committed crimes in Shengci Temple. One group was people from the Western Regions, and quite a few of them were caught on the spot and imprisoned by the monks. The other group was people from the Central Plains who were extremely ruthless. Except for those who were killed on the spot, the rest all escaped.
Unexpectedly, most of those who took action at the tea bureau were Tibetans. Together with the Liao people who delivered the letter to the palace, there were four forces involved.
Zhu Huo had a headache.
Otherwise, take a nap first.
Zhu Huo stood up with the help of a cane, then stood there in a daze.
"haven't seen you for a long time."