Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 191 Find out the plotter
"What's the loss of our army?" King Zuo Xian asked furiously.

"King Zuo Xian, this time he lost 2000 horses and 300 soldiers. The other soldiers are scared and dare not chase after the imperial army." The subordinate said timidly.

"Can you tell me what's going on?" King Zuoxian asked while grabbing his subordinate's shoulder.

"King Zuoxian, I really don't know. This is how the map is marked. Oh, by the way, this map was given to us by the secret envoys of the imperial court. They must be telling us the wrong route and causing us to suffer huge losses. .” The subordinate quickly pushed the question to the secret envoy of the imperial court.

"Hmph, when I go back, I will definitely let Shan Yu kill the family of that important court official. This is the price of deceiving us." Zuo Xianwang said.

"Well, it's all the fault of that important court official, but I don't know who that important court official is?" the subordinate asked puzzled.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." Zuo Xianwang snorted.

"Yes, King Zuo Xian." The subordinate said.

Today's northern Huns cavalry still has 8000 horses and more than 3000 soldiers, so many horses need to carry two soldiers, so in fact there are only more than [-] cavalry that can exert combat power, but Zuo Xianwang still does not Willingly, he still wants to plunder, so as to relieve his hatred.

imperial barracks
"Your Majesty, our army has won two major victories in a row, thanks to the traps dug in advance." Xu Huang said with a smile. This time, they easily dealt with the four thousand horses of the Northern Huns without a single soldier. War horses, the soldiers of the Northern Huns without horses did not have much combat effectiveness at all.

"You did a good job. If you want to come to a big man to plunder, you don't even know if you have the strength." Zhang Ming also said.

"However, Your Majesty, the Northern Huns don't seem to intend to leave. In the past few days, the Northern Huns cavalry has been investigating the situation on the front line. They have already found a lot of our infantry formations. They must attack again." Xu Huang Said with some worry.

"Then let all the infantry retreat. I want to see how strong this Northern Huns cavalry is." Zhang Ming said with a smile. He had already dug some holes on all the main roads, although the holes were not big And it's relatively shallow, but it's enough to kill a war horse.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Xu Huang nodded.

After Xu Huang called back all the infantry formations, the frontline scouts of the Northern Huns lost their direction of investigation.

According to the scouts of the Northern Huns, there seemed to be no traps in the places where the imperial infantry lined up, but Zuo Xianwang, who had encountered traps twice in a row, was still very suspicious.

After thinking for a long time, King Zuo Xian asked a group of scouts to investigate the entire trail. There was no infantry arrayed before this trail. It is very likely that the court did not expect that there would be a road that the Huns cavalry would take. .

"King Zuo Xian, we have checked the entire trail, and there is no trace of traps." The scout captain reported.

"Okay, then we will go this way." Zuo Xianwang stood up and said loudly.

But this time King Zuo Xian was much more cautious. He first sent [-] cavalry to pass through first, and after confirming that there were no traps, he let his large troops continue to pass.

The truth was not as good as Zuo Xianwang thought. When his first [-] cavalrymen passed by, the trap had already collapsed, and there was a rumbling sound again, but it was a little softer than before. The duration is shorter, but the tragedy of the cavalry who fell into the pit is not unreal.

Now King Zuo Xian's mood has completely collapsed. He has been so cautious, but he still lost so badly. This time, he lost another [-] horses. Up to now, he has lost even one time without looting. half of the horses.

"King Zuo Xian, the Han people are always cunning, we are no match, so we can only retreat first." The subordinate said quickly, he didn't want King Zuo Xian to continue to die here, otherwise King Zuo Xian would definitely make a fuss about him in the end.

"Yeah, I also think the Han people are indeed cunning. It's fine if they don't dare to fight us head-on. They only do these traps." Another subordinate said.

Although King Zuo Xian was furious, he hadn't lost his mind yet. He didn't know how many traps the court still had waiting for him. He continued to fight here, only to suffer more serious losses.

"Everyone retreats to Shangjun to plunder." Zuo Xianwang roared loudly.

Shangjun neither built water canals nor started farming, so the impact of the drought was also great. It took about five days for Zuo Xianwang and his subordinates to plunder enough food and property in Shangjun.

After the plundering was completed, King Zuoxian continued to go back along the previous road. He would never have thought that there was already a 5000 cavalry waiting for him on this straight road.

As early as he knew that the northern Huns cavalry had come to the Sanfu area to plunder through Qin Zhidao, Zhang Ming had already sent the imperial envoy to pass the news to Zhu Jun in Bingzhou.

According to Zhang Ming's plan, even if the Northern Huns cavalry could really overcome the trap he designed and complete the so-called plundering plan, they would never even think about returning to the grassland.

Sure enough, the Northern Huns cavalry thought it was safe to walk the Qin Straight Road, but unexpectedly, that Qin Straight Road had also been discovered by Zhu Jun's cavalry army, and they were waiting for the Northern Huns' arrival.

How could the Northern Huns cavalry carrying the wounded and belongings be the opponent of Zhu Jun's army? Under the chasing attack, the Northern Huns cavalry fled in all directions. At this time of crisis, those wounded and supplies were finally Abandoned by the Northern Huns cavalry.

Although Zuo Xianwang saved his life, he brought [-] cavalry, but when he returned, there were only less than [-] left, and most of these [-] cavalry were injured. fail action.

Since the northern Huns cavalry left, Zhang Ming first ordered Xu Huang to clear all these traps, and then began to return to the dynasty.

This is the first time Zhang Ming has commanded a battle outside. Although he has never seen the Northern Huns cavalry from the beginning to the end, it is a rare victory. With this victory, his prestige in the army has also been greatly improved. uplifted.

Gaomen Palace
"Your Majesty, after the news of the great victory outside the city came, one of the senior court officials behaved extremely abnormally. However, after the investigation by the secret guards, no useful clues were found in the end." Wang Yue said depressingly.

"It's been a month, and you still have nothing?" Zhang Ming is in a good mood now, so he doesn't intend to punish Wang Yue.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Wang Yue lowered his head and said.

"Forget it, it's not your fault. It's because the man hid it too deeply. The high-ranking officials of the court conspired with the Northern Huns, so there must be no obvious clues left, so it's normal that you can't find out. Besides, the Northern Huns brought I have resolved the crisis, so I don't blame you." Zhang Ming said politely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Yue said with a sigh of relief.

"By the way, you just said that the secret guard found a high-ranking court official who was abnormal. What do you say?" Zhang Ming asked curiously. Although there was no direct clue, he felt that this abnormal high-ranking court official might be the person who conspired. .

"Your Majesty, about five days ago, the news of the imperial court's victory reached Chang'an City. After the news reached Chang'an, Mi Weijia found that the imperial servant was not as happy as the others, but rather sad, as if the imperial court had won. Bad news for him."

"Afterwards, I also felt that the servant order was suspicious, so I asked Secret Guard Jia, B, and Ding to search the residence of the servant order thoroughly, but in the end they didn't get any clues, so I can only think it is suspicious." Wang Yue said helplessly that he thought he was about to investigate the truth of the matter, but he still found nothing.

"Taifuling?" Although Taipuling is one of the Jiuqing, Zhang Ming doesn't know much about it, but it's true, only Jiuqing with such a weak sense of existence is the most likely to complete the battle with the North under the imperial city. The plot of the Huns.

"Yes, the imperial servant order is in charge of the horses in the palace, and many of the horses in the palace are purchased from nomads, so I also think the imperial servant order is the most suspicious." Wang Yue also echoed.

"Okay, you continue to investigate this matter." Zhang Ming said lightly.

Now that Tai Servant Order has been locked, Zhang Ming is not afraid that Tai Servant Order will not tell the truth. Without clues, it is helpless for others, but for Zhang Ming, who has just acquired talent not long ago, these are not problems.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Ming scanned the hall carefully, and after searching for a long time, he finally found the servant order.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, you have achieved a great victory over the Northern Huns' cavalry, causing the Northern Huns' cavalry to return without success." Feng Fang, Minister of the Household Department, flattered first.

"I have a great reputation as the emperor, how can it be compared with barbarians like the Northern Huns. It is their glory that they died on the land of my great man." Shangshu Zheng Gongye said.

Immediately afterwards, there were several praises, which made Zhang Ming, who was sitting on the dragon chair, a little elated.

"Your Majesty, isn't it a little strange that the Northern Xiongnu suddenly went south to the Sanfu area?" Grand Tutor Yang Biao said flatly.

As soon as the Taifu said these words, the whole court fell silent.

It is indeed a happy event to congratulate the Northern Huns cavalry, but if the court can't win, then the Sanfu area is now devastated and hell on earth.

Besides, how did His Majesty start making preparations ten days before the Northern Huns cavalry arrived in the Sanfu area? Is all this a little too strange? Could it be that His Majesty is really a sage of heaven who can predict the future.

With all kinds of doubts, all the officials in the court looked at each other in blank dismay, and they could only quietly look at His Majesty sitting on the dragon chair.

At the same time that Yang Biao said those words just now, Zhang Ming's eyes did not look at Yang Biao, but swept across the face of Tai Servant. As expected, Tai Servant's face suddenly became a little stiff, but It was back to normal soon.

It seems to be too much, that's right.

"I also want to know why the northern Xiongnu suddenly came down to the Sanfu area?"

"Emperor servant order, please give me an answer." Zhang Minglang said.

As soon as Zhang Ming's words were spoken, everyone looked at Tai Servant Ling. They never thought that the usually unsociable Tai Servant Ling was related to this matter.

After hearing His Majesty's words, Tai Servant Ling's heart beat fast, and he tried his best to calm down. He clearly remembered that he had destroyed all the evidence that might be discovered, and even the secret envoy he sent before had already been killed by him up.

No matter how His Majesty doubts him, as long as he refuses to admit it, before there are no clues and evidence, even His Majesty today cannot punish Jiuqing at will.

"Three months ago, I asked my three sons to go to the northern tribes to buy horses for the imperial court. At that time, I wanted to see which of the three sons was more talented and capable, so I sent the three sons to go. Three different tribes sought trade in horses."

"As everyone knows, these three sons didn't listen to the minister's words, and they all went to the Northern Huns to seek a deal at the same time, just because the horses there were of the best quality and the price was relatively fair. The son was fooled by the trick, as expected, when the three sons of the minister went to the Northern Huns to trade, the Northern Huns Shanyu detained all the three sons of the minister."

"After the minister received the news that his three sons were detained, he could only send secret envoys to negotiate, but he didn't think that the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu had even greater ambitions, because he heard that the Guanzhong area was ushering in a bumper harvest, so he If you want to plunder in Guanzhong, I hope you can cooperate when the time comes."

"For the lives of the three sons, I had to cooperate with the request of the Northern Huns, because the Northern Huns promised me that as long as his troops can plunder the wealth they want in Guanzhong, they will naturally let me go when they come back. Three sons."

"Not long ago, when I was planning to cooperate with the Northern Huns, His Majesty has already imposed martial law on Chang'an City."

Tai Servant Ling didn't feel the changes in the faces of the surrounding officials at all, he was still talking to himself, and soon he finished all the content.

"Taifuling, are you convicted?" Zhang Minglei said angrily.

"Your Majesty, what is the crime of the minister?" The eunuch asked suspiciously, he had completely forgotten what he said just now.

Zhang Ming could only ask the Taifu to repeat what Tai Servant said just now, because he knew that after he activated the innate skill "Distinguish the Authenticity", what Tai Servant said was true, but after he finished speaking After that, it will be completely forgotten, so Zhang Ming asked the Tai Tuo to repeat it, at least let the Tai Fu Ling die well.

"Your Majesty, I didn't say what you said just now. I swear to heaven that I have never said such a thing." After listening to Taifu's words, Tai Servant Ling retorted immediately.

"Taifu Ling, what do you mean, everyone here is deaf, you just said it for so long, and all the officials heard it clearly." Zhang Ming said in a deep voice.

"For the sake of your three sons, you openly colluded with the forces of the Northern Huns, intending to damage the majesty of the court and destroy the lives of the people, Ting Wei, what crime should you be guilty of?" Zhang Ming pointed to the imperial servant order.

"Your Majesty, trespassing with the enemy country should be punished by death, and the three clans should be wiped out." Ting Wei said with a step forward.

"Come here, drag down the servant order and wait for it to be dealt with." Zhang Ming said in a deep voice.

The two palace guards dragged the Tai Servant who was still crying out for grievances and walked down. Only the Tai Servant was still hesitating, did he really say what he said just now, and why did the Tai Tuo speak so well.

(End of this chapter)