Chapter 1574: Wang Mang's serial plan
Chapter 1574 Wang Mang’s serial plan
Chapter 1572: Wang Mang’s serial plan
Ye Qingmei finally resisted the urge to take action and watched Wang Mang gradually leave.
For someone like Wang Mang to dare to come alone, he is obviously absolutely sure of saving his life, but Ye Qingmei is not sure of killing him with one move.
What's more, Qin Hao regarded Wang Mang as a thorn in his side, and even the Grand Master could not kill him. With the power in Ye Qingmei's hand, he probably wouldn't be able to hurt Wang Mang even a hair.
“Phew, finally gone.”
As soon as Wang Mang stepped forward, Ye Qingmei slumped down, and when she touched her back, she was covered in cold sweat.
Ye Qingmei faced Wang Mang, the originator of time travel, and although she appeared extremely relaxed on the surface, she was actually under a lot of pressure, but she finally managed to bear it.
“It’s terrible now. I’ve been completely targeted by Wang Mang. I won’t be able to have freedom in the future.”
Ye Qingmei had a bitter look on her face. Although Wang Mang had been very magnanimous throughout the whole process, she didn't believe what was obviously said by the villain, just like Wang Mang didn't believe the oath she swore as a woman.
The reason why Ye Qingmei rejected Wang Mang was mainly because she was dissatisfied with Wang Mang's behavior. After all, she knew that Wang Mang was willing to lead the Yuanmeng cavalry south in order to fight against Qin Hao.
Perhaps Wang Mang just wanted to take advantage of Yuan Meng at that time, but in the end he failed, and caused hundreds of thousands of Yuan Meng's cavalry to rush into the Hetao. If Qin Hao hadn't been strong enough, I'm afraid the entire Central Plains would have been devastated.
Ye Qingmei was naturally extremely disgusted with Wang Mang's unscrupulous behavior to achieve his goals. She asked herself that although she could not be selfless, she could not be as selfish as Wang Mang, treating everyone in the world as pawns. and ants.
Ye Qingmei and Wang Mang are destined to be different people, and naturally they cannot walk on the same path, so it is inevitable to reject him.
As for whether they will be enemies in the future, this question does not lie with Ye Qingmei, but with Wang Mang.
If Wang Mang targets Ye Qingmei or Gongsun Xuanyuan, those two people will definitely become enemies. If not, maybe... it is not possible at all.
Ye Qingmei can basically conclude that Wang Mang is definitely plotting against the Liao Kingdom, and her sworn brother Gongsun Xuanyuan is probably at the center of the conspiracy.
“I must remind my elder brother to be wary of Wang Mang’s conspiracy.” Ye Qingmei thought to herself.
On the other side, after Wang Mang returned, Ji An and Zhang Anshi saw the gloomy expression on his face and knew that Wang Mang's trip must have failed.
“Start the backup plan.” Wang Mang said coldly.
“But Gongsun Xuanyuan has not fallen to Qin Hao yet.” Zhang Anshi said hesitantly.
“As long as Gongsun Xuanyuan is not on our side, even if he remains neutral, he is still our enemy.”
Wang Mang's face was full of cruelty, and he said coldly: "The position of the Liao Kingdom is too important. We cannot allow such an unstable factor to continue to stay in the rear of our army."
“That’s...understood, I’ll get ready right now.”
Looking at Zhang Anshi leaving, a gloom flashed in Wang Mang's eyes. There were still many loyal ministers under Liu Che. Zhang Anshi and Ji An were also Liu Che's confidants, and they were destined to be unable to win over them.
When he replaces the Northern Han Dynasty, these people will become obstacles, so should we kill them here? Just use this as an excuse to target Gongsun Xuanyuan.
Wang Mang looked at Ji An to the side, a dangerous light flashed in his eyes, and then a faint smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this, Ji An shivered inexplicably, and he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
“Prince Youxiang, what do you want to do...”
Before he finished speaking, Ji An's eyes suddenly widened. He saw Wang Mang step forward with a sword step, and his right hand was in the shape of a claw, directly penetrating Ji An's abdomen.
“Why, why?” Ji An said with great difficulty, with a puzzled look on his face.
Wang Mang ignored him and said calmly: "Don't worry, Zhang Anshi will accompany you soon."
The next day, a piece of news shocked the entire Liao Kingdom. Ji An, the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Zhang Anshi, the deputy envoy, were killed in assassinations at the same time. Even the posthouse where the envoys lived was burned down.
As soon as this news came out, everyone could not help but suspect that someone from the Qin State was responsible. Even Gongsun Xuanyuan thought so.
Li Hongzhang, the envoy of the Qin Army, was stunned when he learned about it, and murmured to himself: "It's over, it's been calculated, Liu Che is really cruel."
The Northern Han envoys were all wiped out. Although it was not the Qin State that took action, the Qin State was the most suspicious. After all, not long ago, the Qin Army planned the assassination of Wang Mang in the Qi State.
Li Hongzhang naturally knows this, and now there are only two ways in front of him:
First, ignore all these and flee directly back to the country. In this case, the matter of being framed will basically be confirmed.
The second is to stay and cooperate with the investigation, but in this case, it is difficult to guarantee your own safety, and it is also difficult to guarantee whether Beihan will have other dirty tricks.
Li Hongzhang finally chose the second path and did not return to Qin secretly. Instead, he stayed to cooperate with the Liao State in order to prove Qin's innocence.
Li Hongzhang's candid attitude also diluted many of Gongsun Xuanyuan's suspicions, but the steps still need to be taken. After all, this matter is not a trivial matter. If it is not handled well, it will trigger a national war between the two countries.
Just when Gongsun Xuanyuan was too busy to deal with the annihilation of the Northern Han Dynasty envoys, another piece of bad news came.
Suddenly news came from the border that 100,000 Manchu and Qing troops had been assembled and were heading towards the Liao Kingdom.
After Gongsun Xuanyuan learned about it, he immediately abandoned the mission and personally led his guards to the border to take charge of the overall situation. At the same time, he sent messages to all the battalions and horses in various places, ready to assemble at the border to start a national war.
On the march, Ye Qingmei said worriedly: "Brother, the Manchus coming here this time may not necessarily go to war directly. You don't have to go to the front line so soon. What if there is trouble in the capital without you in charge. "
"What kind of trouble can there be? Our Liao army is absolutely united in resisting the foreigners. What's more, if the Manchu Qing invades again, I won't be at ease if I don't personally take charge." Gongsun Xuanyuan said.
Seeing this, Ye Qingmei couldn't say anything more, but she became increasingly uneasy.
“It’s really a coincidence. Could this be Wang Mang’s conspiracy?” Ye Qingmei thought to herself.
At the same time, the capital of the Liao Kingdom, the Liaoxi County Administration, and the residence of Gongsun Shu were in Yangle City.
Wang Mang looked at Gongsun Shu with a calm expression and said calmly: "If the Manchu Qing invades, Gongsun Xuanyuan will definitely go to the border to guard it in person. Only when Gongsun Xuanyuan leaves Yangle can you have the possibility to replace him."
Gongsun Shu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "Now that Gongsun Xuanyuan has left, can we take action?"
Wang Mang nodded, then took out the imperial edict he had prepared in advance and said: "From today on, General Gongsun Shu will be my King of Liao in the Northern Han Dynasty."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. Gongsun Shu will definitely die because of my great man's heart, and he has died since then."
Gongsun Shu quickly knelt down to thank him. He didn't know whether he was kneeling down to Liu Che or Wang Mang.
The second update is here, and there are two more chapters left...
(End of this chapter)