Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
"I announce your arrival today. I have something to discuss with you." The emperor looked at the Xunshi Spring in front of him with a warm smile:
"The great victory in Northern Xinjiang, the surrender of the Northern Desert, the Zhenbei Army is really an elite force. I want to transfer the Zhenbei Army to the Western Region to guard the Western Border! The desert in the Western Region is not peaceful. With the Zhenbei Army, I think we can wipe out the sand thieves .”
Zhenbei Army, the official name of Xie Jiajun.
Xun Shiquan bowed and listened, thinking quickly in his mind, what does your majesty mean by this?
"After the Zhenbei Army leaves Northern Xinjiang, I plan to let you lead the troops to guard Northern Xinjiang." The emperor looked at Xun Shiquan and said very kindly:
"I wonder if Duke Zhen Guo is willing to guard the border for the country?"
Xun Shiquan immediately clasped his fists and saluted, "It is my lifelong wish to guard the border. I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
Of course he is willing in his heart!
The Northern Desert has surrendered, and the difficult battle has been fought by the Northern King!
Now that he is taking over the border defense in northern Xinjiang, he does not need to fight, and he can openly expand his troops and ask the court for military expenses.
The power of a general comes from military power.
The emperor gave him the military power in northern Xinjiang, and Xun Shiquan was naturally very happy.
He secretly thought that the emperor should be afraid that the Northern King had been operating in the north for many years, so as to prevent him from relying on his troops and deliberately transferring him away from the unfamiliar Western Xinjiang.
And he happily acquired the territory, just in time!
"I know that the Duke of Zhen is the pillar of Daxia, and he will definitely devote himself to Daxia. However, the Silver Wolf Army had a poor record when they fought against Bei Mo..." The emperor changed the topic and continued:
"For the sake of peace on the border, I want the Silver Wolf Army to be trained under the Northern King for one year, and then stay in the northern border one year later."
At first, the Xun family's Silver Wolf Army and the Xie family's army fought against the enemy in the north.
The Xun family army was beaten to a pulp by Bei Mo.
The emperor then transferred the Xun army to southern Xinjiang to suppress the barbarians. Nowadays, the border defense in the North is dominated by Xie Jiajun, and each of the Western Generals has an elite team left behind.
This is the emperor's art of checks and balances. He couldn't trust the entire Northland to one family.
The elites of the Western Branch were not here to deal with Bei Mo, but to monitor Xie Jiajun. On weekdays, they only defend a few minor passes, and the battle situation in the North depends on the command and control of the King of the North.
Xun Shiquan's heart sank.
Transfer his Xun army to the Northern King's command? Wouldn’t that mean that they all became Bei Wang’s subordinates!
Xun Shiquan couldn't accept it at all.
But the emperor's arrangement was reasonable.
The Xun family army was indeed no match for Bei Mo back then, but now the emperor wants to use you to guard Northern Xinjiang...
Sending you to the Northern King for one year of training is also for the overall interests of Northern Xinjiang.
How could Xun Shiquan refuse?
But letting him listen to King Bei's orders was even more uncomfortable than killing him.
This will definitely greatly damage the prestige of the Xun family, and the generals who follow the Xun family will also have different thoughts.
If this is true, I am afraid that this army will be out of his control.
Xun Shiquan couldn't tolerate it, but he didn't reveal anything on the surface, bowing and saying:
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness. I have received Your Majesty's respect. I will definitely study hard with the King of the North and protect our Northern Territory of Great Xia for Your Majesty!"
The emperor stroked his beard with satisfaction and said, "Then Northern Xinjiang will be left to Aiqing. The King of the North will return to Beijing soon. After he returns to Beijing, you can go to Northern Xinjiang with him."
"Yes." Xun Shiquan stepped back.
The emperor looked at his retreating back with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Return to the Zhenguo Palace.
Xun Shiquan stared at the map of the Northern Territory spread out on the table, his face looking very ugly.
"Dad, you can't take the Xun family's army to listen to King Bei's orders. Then won't our Xun family become subordinates of the Xie family? How can we hold our heads high in the court in the future!" Xun He said anxiously.
Then his identity is similar to that of Chen Guangzong? He doesn't want it!
Xunshi said softly, "Master, what He'er said makes sense. The most important thing is that if the Xun family army is given to the King of the North for training for one year, I am afraid that the generals below will be attracted by the King of the North..."
The Northern King has many generals under his command.
Not all of them followed him just because they were convinced by the Northern King.
There were also some generals who were not dealt with originally, but the emperor specially transferred them to the Northern King. As a result, after several years of training, they are now a family.
Whether it was for the sake of the Xun family's face or to ensure control of the Xun family's army, it was absolutely impossible for Xun Shiquan to obey King Bei's orders.
"King Bei had better not come back." Xun Shiquan finally made up his mind.
It takes a little risk. But he has been forced into this situation and must kill King Bei!
If the Northern King dies, the Xie Jiajun will be leaderless. Even if he and the Xie Jiajun guard the northern border together, as the Duke of his country, no one can give him orders.
Maybe it was Xie Jiajun who took orders from him.
……
Returning to Beijing from Northland.
Along the way, Bei Wang and his party encountered several ambushes.
There are assassins from the Jianghu Killer Organization and unknown dead men. There are many people who don't want King Bei to come back...
But these did not harm Bei Wang.
Although he only brought one personal guard with him, these three hundred people were all elites who had experienced hundreds of battles. A few dead assassins could not stop him at all.
Go forward for less than half a month.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, why don't you camp here and rest for the night?" Vice General Chen asked.
It was still more than half a day's journey from the nearest city.
Xie Pingbei nodded, "Be careful."
"Yes!" Vice General Chen ordered to retreat.
A group of guards set up camp, and another small team went to explore the Western Zhou Dynasty and brought back some game from the mountains and forests.
Xie Pingbei sat in front of the campfire, roasting a pheasant and skillfully sprinkling spices on the pheasant.
"I didn't expect the prince to be able to grill meat. He seems to be a good cook. Combined with your reputation, this is quite unexpected." A young woman wearing the clothing of a foreign tribe from the Northern Desert came over.
She is the princess Yeluya of the Northern Desert. The Emperor of Khan sent her as an envoy, accompanied by two civil servants.
No guards were sent.
She was sent to Daxia as a good envoy from the Northern Desert. If she died in Daxia, it would naturally be the responsibility of the Northern King.
Xie Pingbei glanced at her, "Everyone has to eat, what's so strange about that."
Over the years of fighting in the Northern Desert, he had often eaten and slept in the open.
In order to win a battle, it was common to hide in the wild for half a month, and he became more and more proficient in barbecue techniques.
"Your Majesty is right." Yeluya sat down beside him and said with a tender look on her face:
"I heard that the prince's legitimate son is a dandy. Why didn't the prince bring him to the border to cultivate him properly? With his ability, how will he inherit the prince's Xie family army in the future?"
"Pry out the military situation and drag it down." Xie Pingbei waved his hand impatiently.
Vice General Chen immediately stepped forward with two very skilled guards and said, "Princess Beimo, please go to the camp and wait."
Yeluya:......
Emperor Khan asked her to seduce the Northern King.
But every time she couldn't say more than three words to King Bei, she was sent away.
She simply flirted with a blind man!
The Emperor Khan specially selected a princess to go to Daxia as an envoy in order to use a beauty trap against the Northern King.
If the Northern King does not fall into the trap, then he will be replaced by the next heir of the Xie family.
Yeluya was very helpless.
The King of the North is such a powerful general, how can he easily fall into the trap? Let's start with his son later.
It should be a lot easier for a dude.
