Princess Promotion

As the war intensifies, no matter what Fu Hongxuan needs on the front line.

Yao Chuguang gave unconditional support, without asking questions or interfering. All decisions on the battlefield were made by Fu Hongxuan.

Fu Hongxuan had fought for many years, but this time he fought the most vigorously.

There is no one to hinder or hold us back, and we don't need to worry about unexpected events during the war.

Yao Chuguang cleared all obstacles for Fu Hongxuan.

For the first time, Fu Hongxuan knew what it felt like to have someone to back him up.

This kind of person completely gives his back to Yao Chuguang and devotes himself completely to the battlefield.

The effect is also significant. It was originally expected that the barbarians could last at least until next year.

It now looks like we can achieve victory and return home in triumph next month.

Fu Hongxuan dismounted swiftly and strode towards the tent.

Li Yi came out to greet him and said, "Commander, an urgent message has arrived from four hundred miles away."

Fu Hongxuan nodded. He roughly knew what the contents were.

Now the barbarians are at the end of their strength, and they have captured a large number of barbarian prisoners of war.

There were also many old and weak barbarian civilian captives. A few days ago, he wrote a letter asking for instructions on how to deal with these people.

It’s about this time now.

According to past practice, civil officials should have been sent to accompany the army to manage these prisoners.

But the barbarians are a little special. They don’t have fixed cities, and most of the time they just fight wherever they can.

Sometimes it happens that while fighting, we end up back at the same place.

The civil officials were all scholars who were over fifty years old and physically weak.

It was physically difficult for me to follow them on four trips, not to mention that the military camp was attacked every now and then.

Often, when eating, if an attack suddenly occurs, you have to immediately put down your bowl and chopsticks and prepare to fight the enemy.

Then all of a sudden there was chaos and no time to take care of the civil officials.

In the end, we decided to wait until we won the battle. After all, the barbarians had no cities, so we could just bring the people back and deal with them later.

Fu Hongxuan took the letter and opened it, his face darkening.

Li Yi waited for a while and saw that Fu Hongxuan did not move.

He asked curiously, "Commander, is there any problem with this message?"

Generally speaking, this kind of expedited message comes with instructions, and Fu Hongxuan will give the order after reading it.

Fu Hongxuan calmly covered his mouth and said, "It's nothing. A few days ago, I suggested to His Majesty that we should be rewarded. His Majesty was very pleased and said that we would be rewarded generously when we return to the capital."

Li Yi was a little overjoyed, as he had won battles before.

But this was the first time that Commander Fu specifically asked for their permission to receive a reward.

The empress was extremely generous to these soldiers.

Fu Hongxuan asked Li Yi to take care of his own business first, as he had nothing to do here.

Li Yi nodded and retreated, and when he reached the door of the tent.

Fu Hongxuan suddenly asked, "Is the person who came to deliver the message today a stranger?"

Li Yiyao shook his head and said, "No! It's still Old Xu and the others. What's wrong?"

Fu Hongxuan took out the money from his purse and threw it to Li Yi, saying, "I told everyone there would be a reward, so no one should be left out. Give them some money for some wine."

Li Yi took the silver and grinned, "Okay!"

After Li Yi left, Fu Hongxuan's face instantly darkened.

Pick up the letter again and read it word by word.

"Execute all the barbarians!"

Fu Hongxuan's brows gradually furrowed, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

What's this letter about?

Although Yao Chuguang's actions are somewhat extreme, she is definitely not a cruel person.

So why did she give such an order?

Fu Hongxuan looked at the letter in his hand. There were only two possibilities now.

1. Yao Chuguang issued the order to silence the witnesses.

Second, the letter was swapped.

But Fu Hongxuan couldn't figure out what the significance of swapping the letter was.

If it is the first one, why did Yao Chuguang kill all these barbarians?

Could it be that they took into consideration that these barbarians had no cities and the grassland was too vast, so there would be no place to settle them if they were taken back?

The barbarians were not like the previous Western Zhou Dynasty and Yan State, which had cities and farmland. They only needed to replace a group of county magistrates to take office.

You can keep a firm control over it and still pay taxes every year.

These barbarians make a living by raising livestock and roam around all year round.

It is impossible for Yao Chuguang to send a large army to follow these barbarians every day.

If these barbarian women and children are left to fend for themselves, they will become a hidden danger in a dozen years.

It is likely to come back again.

Rather than wasting a lot of manpower and resources to manage the barbarians, it is better to kill them all.

The second possibility is that the letter was swapped.

But this possibility is even lower than the first possibility, as the Central Plains has been divided and reunited and plagued by war for many years.

There has never been a case of letters being swapped.

Moreover, Fu Hongxuan couldn't think of any benefit from switching the letter.

The barbarians are now doomed, and killing them or keeping them will not affect the outcome of the war.

If this trap is aimed at Fu Hongxuan, then what is the point of doing this.

Fu Hongxuan was branded as a butcher, even if there was no such letter.

Fu Hongxuan directly ordered the killing of all the captives, and he was not to be blamed, as it would not affect him in any way.

After much deliberation, Fu Hongxuan decided to suppress the matter for the time being.

Just wait and see how things develop.

As for why he didn't directly write a letter to verify it, if this was Yao Chuguang's real order, it wouldn't make much sense whether he asked for verification or not.

On the contrary, the letter was swapped by someone who was so powerful that he was able to swap the military secrets along the line from Yundu City to the border.

How could Fu Hongxuan guarantee that the letters he sent back would not be replaced?

Doing so will do no good except alerting the enemy.

However, with the arrival of express letters of four hundred miles and six hundred miles.

Fu Hongxuan's heart sank to the bottom, and he wanted to deal with all these barbarians without exception.

Lu Yun paced back and forth in the tent, his heart tense.

Something is wrong!

Something is very wrong!

Recently, the urgent letters sent from hundreds of miles away disappeared after entering Fu Hongxuan's tent.

Fu Hongxuan has always claimed that it was a letter of commendation from His Majesty.

If it's one letter, it's possible, but if it's three letters in a row, it's almost impossible.

There must be something that Fu Hongxuan suppressed.

But Lu Yun didn't find out what the matter was.

The situation is really bad now. Duke Li has returned to Yundu City.

General Li was in the general's mansion again, staying indoors and not going out.

It can be said that Fu Hongxuan has absolute power in the military camp now.

If Fu Hongxuan had the intention of rebellion, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Lu Yun gritted his teeth and decided that even if it meant violating military regulations and risking his life, he had to find out what Fu Hongxuan was hiding.

Night fell upon the earth, and moonlight streamed down upon the camp like water.

Lu Yun sneaked around to the back of Fu Hongxuan's tent.

Based on his long-term observation, Fu Hongxuan would most likely go to inspect important places such as food, horses, and arsenals at this time.

Lu Yun carefully avoided the patrol's tracks, took out a small knife and cut through the tent directly, then nimbly got into the tent, moving quickly and silently.

After entering the tent, Lu Yun immediately took out a few thick needles from his arms and skillfully tied the cuts tightly.

In this way, under the cover of night, unless someone deliberately got close to observe carefully, no one would be able to find out that the tent was broken.

Lu Yun crawled on the ground because there was a candle lit in the tent. If he walked upright in the tent, his shadow would easily be reflected on the tent.

So Lu Yun could only lower his body as much as possible to avoid his shadow appearing on the tent.

Lu Yun carefully searched the documents on Fu Hongxuan's desk, but did not find the letter.

After thinking about it, Lu Yun walked to the edge of Fu Hongxuan's bed and searched from the head to the bottom of the bed, but he couldn't find a single note.

Suddenly, Lu Yun heard footsteps outside the tent. He turned over and hid under the bed.

After listening to this, Lu Yun realized that it was not Fu Hongxuan, but the messenger who was telling the guard that there was an urgent letter of six hundred miles.

The guard took the letter and walked into the tent, put it on the table and then went out to guard the tent door.

Lu Yun knew this was his last chance. He crawled out from under the bed, took the letter, opened it, and his eyes widened.

"Commander, there is an urgent letter six hundred miles away..." The voice of the guard came from outside the tent.

Lu Yun knew that Fu Hongxuan had returned and wanted to put the letter back.

He paused, he had already opened the letter.

Fu Hongxuan knew at a glance that someone had opened the letter. Since he couldn't hide it either way, he might as well keep it with him as at least it would be evidence.

Lu Yun carefully put the letter into his arms, then quietly returned along the same route and successfully escaped from the tent.

Not long after Lu Yun left, Fu Hongxuan's tent was surrounded by heavy troops.

Lu Yun staggered back to his tent. As soon as he entered, he saw Lin Qingzhu waiting for him anxiously.

Lu Yun suddenly felt relieved and walked quickly towards Lin Qingzhu.

Not only Lu Yun but also Lin Qingzhu noticed something unusual in the army. Originally, Lin Qingzhu planned to go with Lu Yun.

But Lu Yunjue felt that this was not appropriate. If Fu Hongxuan really disobeyed military orders, he would definitely be silenced if he was accidentally discovered.

If both of them get caught up in it, it will be really over.

So Lu Yun and Lin Qingzhu discussed and decided that if Lu Yun encountered an accident and could not come back, Lin Qingzhu would immediately escape from the barracks and find General Li Xinghan.

Lu Yun excitedly stepped forward and took out the letter and said, "I got the letter. Fortunately, it's not..."

Lu Yun paused, his words paused, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Blood quickly spread from Lu Yun's chest starting from the dagger.