Chapter 2049

Chapter 2047

Xia Yuanqiu said without hesitation: "Could it be that the spies collectively rebelled?"

Zhu Yan shook his head: "This is impossible. The spies sent to Beiming Kingdom have their family members in the capital, and they will not betray the country with the lives of their families in jeopardy. What's more, there is no connection between the spies. If you don’t know the identity of the other party, how can you rebel together?”

Xia Yuanqiu said again: "There is another possibility, there are spies on our side, someone is colluding with Beiming Kingdom."

Zhu Yan nodded: "Brother Huang and I both have this kind of suspicion, but we have no clue about this right now."

Xia Yuanqiu asked again: "How many people know the situation of Beiming spies?"

"Not many, except me and the emperor, there are only a few people, but none of these people are collaborators and traitors."

"Tell me, who are they?"

Zhu Yan took a pen and paper from the desk and wrote down the names of these people one by one.

Xia Yuanqiu was very familiar with a few people's names. These people could not be treasonous. There was only one person whose name was relatively unfamiliar, King Rong of Luobei.

"This Luo Beirong King is the father of the new Queen Qiao Xin?"

Zhu Yan shook his head: "It's her grandfather, her father, King Xiaorong, who hasn't formally taken over the Luobeirong Palace yet."

"Then how does this old King Rong behave in his daily life?"

Zhu Yan shook his head again: "Although he is a prince, he has a foreign surname. Because of his meritorious service in leading the army to guard Luobei, he was given the title of hereditary king. He seldom comes to Beijing. Neither the emperor nor I know him well. For several years, he often complained of illness, and he didn't even come to participate in the annual tribute, but only sent some servants to bring some tribute."

Xia Yuanqiu continued: "But because the actual control of Luobei is in his hands, so, when he said that he wanted to marry, Zhu Sheng had to forcefully marry his granddaughter?"

Zhu Yan nodded: "That's right, this time the emperor married Rong Qiaoxin precisely because of the old King Rong's request. In order to consolidate the stability of Luobei, the emperor had no choice but to marry Rong Qiaoxin."

Zhu Yan added: "I heard that the old King Rong loves his little granddaughter Rong Qiaoxin very much, and he probably wouldn't bet on her life. This rebellion may have nothing to do with him."

Xia Yuanqiu shook his head: "Not necessarily. In political battles, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed. What's more, just a granddaughter, even the only biological daughter, may become a victim of political battles."

"Old King Rong has an army of 300,000, and he can be a king in Luobei. How can he bear to be subdued forever? He has soldiers and power. If there is another suitable opportunity, he will proclaim himself a king, or take over the throne, Nothing is impossible.”

Zhu Yan frowned and said: "If this is the case, the matter will be more complicated. Half of the spies in Beiming Kingdom were sent to Beiming by the old King Rong. Even the emperor doesn't know the actual situation of these spies. , Old King Rong is really suspicious."

Xia Yuanqiu suddenly felt sad for Rong Qiaoxin. Her lifetime of honored pets had cultivated her current arrogance and arrogance, but how could she have imagined how many conspiracy interests were hidden behind those honored pets.

She suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "The Ningxiang pill that the emperor rewarded the day before yesterday was a tribute from Beiming Kingdom?"

Zhu Yan's eyelids also twitched, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, it is suspected to be a tribute from Beiming Kingdom, have you used it?"

Xia Yuanqiu shook his head: "It's useless, Xing Fang put that thing in the makeup box, I'll look for it!!" If it's really a tribute from Beiming Kingdom, there must be something wrong.