At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

"Of the 10 million taels of silver, I have sent 4 million taels to the Ministry of War for its preparations for the war. As for the other 6 million taels, Xia is going to load them directly onto trucks and ship them to the front lines to boost the prestige of our army."

After some pleasantries, Xia Yun immediately told the purpose of the 10 million taels of silver.

"The Ministry of War is not short of money. If the army at the front needs it, these four million taels of silver can be transported to the front at any time."

Lei Zhenning shook his head.

As an honest official, he had no idea about the 10 million taels of silver.

The reason why the two of them cooperated with Xia Yun tonight was, on the one hand, to take revenge on Prince Cheng, and on the other hand, to supply the army.

"Brother Lei, the imperial army currently has less than 300,000 troops available for battle. I need you to immediately mobilize troops from all over the country and reinforce the front line."

Xia Yun expressed his plan.

His current state is like Han Xin selecting soldiers, the more the better.

With more than 300,000 troops under his command, he is confident that he can fight against the barbarian troops in the northern border.

However, if a battle were to begin with such a huge disparity in troop strength, the Liang Dynasty's troops would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

That would be ugly.

Over the past few months, Xia Yun has already gained a reputation both inside and outside the court for loving his soldiers like his own sons.

"That's no problem. Tomorrow morning, I will send official letters to all provinces in the name of the Ministry of War, urging the governors-general to urgently dispatch troops to the capital. By then, after the troops have been trained in the capital, you can dispatch them all."

Lei Zhenning nodded solemnly.

The invasion of 500,000 barbarians from the northern border brought pressure no less than the previous invasion of the southeast by Japanese pirates.

You know, this war doesn't seem to be taking place in Zhejiang.

Hundreds of thousands of Japanese pirates were crowded into a dozen small towns in southeastern Zhejiang.

These 500,000 northern border barbarian troops are almost all distributed along the millions of kilometers of the northern border of the Daliang Dynasty.

As for the army of the Daliang Dynasty, taking Changchun as an example, although they knew that the barbarian troops would shoot and run away, they still had to stockpile a large number of garrisons in the city of Changchun.

The reason why the Daliang Dynasty has always been at a disadvantage in fighting against the barbarians in the northern border over the years is mostly due to this.

After all, it was impossible for the Daliang Dynasty's army to launch an all-out attack like the barbarians in the northern border did, completely abandoning the city.

Similar to the last time, Xiao Yan and Zhao Gongming attacked from both sides and penetrated deep into the northern desert to annihilate 80,000 barbarian troops, which was already a rare achievement!

"Your Majesty, Brother Lei, I have another situation here, but I need you two to keep it secret for the time being."

Then Xia Yun's style of painting changed.

"What special situation?"

Xiao Yan suddenly perked up. Ever since he met Xia Yun, Xia Yun had always been calm and composed in his eyes.

However, things that can be called special circumstances are quite rare.

"It's like this. Xia found a woman from the Tuoba tribe in Fenglai Pavilion tonight. Her name is Tuoba Weiwei. I wonder how much the prince knows about the Tuoba tribe?"

Xia Yunxuanji revealed the existence of Tuoba Weiwei.

"The Tuoba tribe?"

The moment he heard this, Xiao Yan immediately raised his eyebrows.

Obviously, he knew a lot about the Tuoba tribe.

"With the war in the north imminent, how could someone from the Tuoba tribe be in the capital? Where is he now?"

Xiao Yan, who also realized that something was wrong, asked quickly.

"The woman is now detained in the Xia residence. When Xia returns, he will interrogate her. However, it is still unknown whether the interrogation will yield any results."

Xia Yun shook his head and said.

"Please spend more time on this matter, brother. Make sure you learn from them why the Tuoba tribe appeared in the capital!"

Xiao Yan said with a gloomy expression.

As a prince of the Daliang Dynasty, he had access to a lot of high-level confidential intelligence.

He knew very well that even among all the barbarian tribes, big and small, in the north, the Tuoba tribe could be considered an extremely strong fighting force!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best in this matter."

Xia Yun nodded immediately.

……

At midnight, Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning left the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

The main reason why he went from Fenglai Pavilion to the Ninth Prince's Mansion was to thank Xiao Yan and Lei Zhenning for their help tonight.

When Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning returned to the mansion, the entire Xia Mansion was still brightly lit.

"Sir, you are back."

Xu Wan'er and others, who had been waiting in the lobby for a long time, saw Xia Yun suddenly return, and the worry in their eyes instantly disappeared.

"What's the situation? Did the barbarian woman speak?"

The first question Xia Yun asked was about Tuoba Weiwei, who was brought back from Fenglai Pavilion.

"To answer your question, sir, after Tuoba Weiwei was brought back to the mansion, she has been very quiet, not making any noise or trouble, but she just doesn't say anything."

Chong Heihu responded immediately.

“Take me to her.

In a short period of time, a myriad of thoughts flashed through Xia Yun's mind.

Soon, under the leadership of Chong Heihu, Xia Yun, Lei Zhenning and others came to a backyard of the Xia Mansion.

At this time, there were nearly a hundred soldiers guarding inside and outside the backyard, guarding the entire backyard like an iron barrel. Even if a fly went in or out, it would be discovered at the first time.

"Squeak~"

As one of the doors in the backyard was opened, Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning saw Tuoba Weiwei sitting elegantly in the house.

The two of them walked in immediately, and the atmosphere on the scene became very serious at this moment.

"Master Xia, we meet again."

"And the Minister of War, Lord Li, I am honored to meet you."

Seeing Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning walking into the house, Tuoba Weiwei immediately stood up and bowed.

At this moment, it was Lei Zhenning's turn to be shocked.

He had never met the Tuoba woman in front of him before, but she recognized him at a glance and told him his official title and name!

After thinking about it carefully, Lei Zhenning realized in an instant that this Tuoba Weiwei was indeed unusual!

"Interesting. It seems you have obtained a lot of information from the court from that idiot Xiao Yuanhai."

Only Xia Yun knew the whole story.

"Master Xia, you are joking. These things were all told to me by Master Xiao. How can you say he took advantage of me?"

Tuoba Weiwei responded with a smile. She looked calm and composed, and didn't look like she was in danger at all.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of the Tuoba tribe sending you to the capital?"

At this time, Lei Zhenning suppressed his shock and asked in a serious tone.

"Do you two really want to know?"

Tuoba Weiwei asked, still smiling.

"Before my patience runs out, you'd better answer truthfully. Otherwise, I am not a man who will show mercy to women."

Xia Yun's voice was full of warning.

It's not that he has a cruel heart, it's just that these barbarians are not trustworthy at all.

When he was in Dai County, he had already witnessed the cunning and changeable characters of these Manchu people.

Especially the Tuoba tribe is the best among the barbarians!