After I captured the wrong male lead, I broke off the engagement and married the villain

Nangong Yuan arranged things, but still couldn't rest.

Because Xisha lost its commander and was enraged.

A large number of troops gathered at the border, and it seemed that Xisha wanted to teach Nangong Yuan a lesson this time.

"General, it seems that the enemy is desperate and has now sent 50,000 troops."

Nangong Yuan was reading the battle report. Hearing this, he said, "Our Hongzhou Army only has 30,000 soldiers at most. If they send so many people, can they afford to provide food?"

"I don't know about this, but the other party is very powerful and seems to want to settle accounts with us."

Nangong Yuan sneered and closed the battle report at hand: "It's not that I look down on them, but Xisha, can they provide so many well-trained soldiers? We have so many fertile fields in Dajing, and military rations are always tight. Xisha relies on the mountains to make a living, where can they get food?"

"General, what you mean is that they are most likely cheating?"

"It may be unclear, but there is definitely a conspiracy. I don't believe that they can gather 50,000 people so quickly. If so, they should have caught us off guard before. Why did they take action now?" Nangong Yuan pointed to the corner of the table with a calm tone.

After hearing this, Lin Yun nodded and thought: "You are right. The Xisha people have never liked farming and have been nomadic. Now it is not spring yet and the grass has not grown. If they want to fight, what will they eat and drink?"

With Changheng Mountain blocking the way, even if Xisha wants to attack Hongzhou now, the journey will be extremely difficult.

If someone ambushes them on the road, they will be even more unlucky.

Nangong Yuan didn't believe it when he heard that so many soldiers had gathered together.

"Send someone to investigate again. You can't just rely on the number of stoves on the spot to estimate the number of the enemy. In any case, I want a more accurate number."

Hearing this, Lin Yun nodded quickly: "Okay, anyway, we have already deployed personnel in Changheng Mountain now, so there is no hope if they attack by force."

Nangong Yuan waved her hand: "Well, go ahead and do your work. Tell me when you're done."

Lin Yun then put away his luggage and the room soon became quiet.

What Nangong Yuan is worried about now is not the battlefield. It is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. Kyoto is a battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder.

Nangong Yuan is now outside and cannot go back. The situation in Kyoto is out of control, which is a headache for her.

"Hey, it would be nice if someone could go there."

But the consequences of this matter were extremely serious, and Nangong Yuan did not dare to entrust others to investigate.

Shen Jing can already give her a little help in secret, but... definitely not in the open.

His Majesty must think that the Nangong family is winning over court officials and forming cliques for personal gain. By then, the situation that Nangong Yuan has managed to stabilize with great difficulty will be turned upside down again.

"It just so happens that at this time, the Xisha people are gathering in large numbers...huh?"

She suddenly thought of something, and her expression changed slightly.

"Could it be that the Xisha people are also afraid of being implicated? Or...are they trying to divert attention from a big shot behind the scenes? But who has such a great ability?"

Nangong Yuan was puzzled and looked a little strange.

"It is a fact that they colluded to deal with my father. Although Chen Yunshan was deceived by me, if this is not the case, he is still providing intelligence to Xisha. In other words...the connection between them has not been broken."

The lights in the study were on, and Nangong Yuan sat alone, sorting out his thoughts.

She thought of the questions her father suddenly asked her during the Chinese New Year.

At the beginning, my father expressed his opinion on the Hongzhou incident.

At that time, she and her brother held different opinions and there was no definite conclusion.

Although his father didn't reveal anything, Nangong Yuan still felt that there was something else behind his words when she thought about it now.

"If my father had noticed anything, it must have been in two places. One was the Hongzhou battlefield, so he would ask my brother and I if we had any anime to watch. The other was Kyoto, which is the epicenter of the power struggle and where we would be the first to know about any movement."

As Nangong Yuan thought about it, goose bumps appeared all over her body.

"So, they were already preparing to deal with father and the Nangong family at that time? No... maybe even earlier, when I investigated the matter of taking over Hongzhou and indirectly involved the rebellion."

She bit her lip and her face turned ugly in an instant.

Although others don't know, she is an insider of the Hongzhou incident.

Yu Chengye is just a scapegoat, the real mastermind behind the scenes is King Li.

It's just that he may not have thought of rebelling, but Yu Chengye took advantage of the fact that the emperor was far away and maneuvered around while expanding his power.

Moreover, it was because of Hongzhou that King Li set his sights on their family.

"No wonder. When I came back from Qingzhou, he wanted to test me, asking if I was willing to be his concubine? This was to deal with the Qianzhao of the Nangong family."

At that time, she naively thought that Prince Li wanted to win over the Nangong family.

But how can it be that simple?

King Li is a narrow-minded person, and not a gentleman. How could he be won over by this?

"If I had agreed at that time, he would definitely use me to threaten my father. But because of my refusal, he... colluded with the Xisha Islands instead?"

But many of these places cannot be connected because this is just Nangong Yuan’s guess.

The Hongzhou incident started with Yu Chengye.

But Yu Chengye is King Li's man, so her guess is not wrong.

So, did the collusion with the Paracel Islands happen earlier or recently?

If it happened earlier, then everything in Hongzhou was within their expectations. If it happened recently, then... they deliberately killed their father.

"However, if my father dies, the military power of Hongzhou will definitely be handed over. This is what the other party wants!"

Nangong Yuan clenched her fingers and thought about herself.

"Yes, now that I have appeared out of nowhere and snatched what was in the other party's pocket, there are endless rumors and gossips. Even if I win the battle, I don't hear much praise."

She turned around in front of the table angrily and couldn't help biting her lip.

"If that's true, then the Paracel Islands are just a cover, and they are coming for me."

If Nangong Yuan gets scared and asks Kyoto for help, Kyoto will be held accountable for the slightest problem.

When the time comes, if people exaggerate the situation, she, Nangong Yuan, will become the sinner of Dajing.

In that case...General Hongyin, all his military achievements are null and void.

If it was more serious, and the crime of collusion fell on her head, she would be in dire straits if she didn't die.

"Okay, okay, you're very good... I didn't intend to kill you, but who asked you to die?"

Nangong Yuan sneered, but there were tears and murderous intent that could not be concealed in her eyes.

If she was sharp enough, even sharper, wouldn't... nothing would have happened?