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Zhao Wufu, the Fifth Prime Minister, took the initiative to extend an olive branch, which was naturally a great thing for Ang Lee. Since the Tubo Emperor Wu Lun Yang Guo Lue made a small scheme to transfer Second Prime Minister Zhao Yafu out of the Queen's City, Ang Lee urgently needed the support of the authorities in Dongnu Province in order to carry out his own actions.
The support and trust of King Guichang Zhao Yefu had always been Ang Lee's greatest advantage. However, Zhao Yefu had only been in power for a year and did not have real power. Ang Lee urgently needed the support of a foreign minister like Zhao Yafu. When Zhao Yafu was forced to leave the Queen's City, Ang Lee was disappointed for a while. However, in just a few days, Zhao Wufu, the Fifth Prime Minister, came to his side.
Of course, Ang Lee certainly did not know that before Second Prime Minister Zhao Yafu left the Queen's City, in addition to visiting him, he also visited Zhao Wufu, the Fifth Prime Minister, and asked Zhao Wufu to believe in the Tang Army and support Ang Lee.
However, Zhao Wufu had doubts about Ang Lee, so he did not immediately agree to Zhao Yafu's request. He said that he would investigate the family extermination case in the city as soon as possible, and then consider whether to support Ang Lee.
Mu Dayong, one of the murderers of the family extermination case, was personally arrested by him, and then there was the scene in the palace. After sorting out all the recent events in his mind, Zhao Wufu suddenly realized that the Tang Army did not come here with malice. Of course, he was also very clear that the Tang Dynasty helped Dongnu Province for its own interests, not for the sake of help. Such a thing did not exist in the world.
"Li Xiaowei, I am a boorish man and not very good with words. However, I am also a reasonable person. In the past, it was because of a misunderstanding that I was hostile to Li Xiaowei. Now, since I have understood that Li Xiaowei has no malice towards the East Woman Kingdom, I will no longer oppose Li Xiaowei in the future. Moreover, I will do my best to help Li Xiaowei."
Zhao Wufu's attitude was sincere, and he repeated what he had said before.
Ang Lee grinned and said, "When I first saw you, I knew that you were a sentimental person. Such a misunderstanding is inevitable. Besides, it's over... Don't mention it again. Let's work together to face the threat together."
Dongnu Province was Dongnu Province of the Tang dynasty, and Ang Lee's position was obviously much lower than Zhao Wufu's position.......................... Dongnu Province... Lee was.
... I like it....... I. haha... "
Zhao Wufu laughed a few times, then frowned and said, "Today, Li Xiaowei was also present in the palace. I wonder how much he saw."
Ang Lee pondered for a moment and raised his eyebrows slightly. "The Four Ministers are guilty. The Great Minister wants to cover it up."
Zhao Wufu was stunned, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "It seems that Captain Li also saw it. When I learned that Mu Dayong was one of the murderers, I knew that this matter was related to the Four Ministers. However, for the safety of Dongnu Province, I can't be biased."
"The Five Ministers are working for the benefit of the country and are not biased. I admire you."
Zhao Wufu sighed and shook his head. "Today, in the main hall, I wanted to stand out and propose to continue investigating this matter. However, at the critical moment, my heart softened. Until the Fourth Minister was dismissed, this Prime Minister did not say a word. So in the end, this Prime Minister was still biased."
"This is just human nature. It can't be considered biased. As long as the Five Ministers know the truth, it's enough."
Zhao Wufu looked at Li An gratefully and said with a frown, "The Four Prime Ministers have a guilty conscience. Almost everyone present can see that. Even this humble one is no exception. It's just that this humble one doesn't have the heart to say it out loud. However, it's not easy to guess what the Great Prime Minister is thinking. Is he protecting the Four Prime Ministers for personal reasons, or is he himself involved in this matter?"
Ang Lee smiled. "The troops under the Four Ministers are all under the Great Minister. What do the Five Ministers think?"
"Captain Li, you mean that the Great Minister and the Four Ministers are involved in this matter?"
Ang Lee nodded gently and whispered, "It seems that there is one thing that must be told to the Five Ministers."
"What is it?"
Ang Lee didn't hide anything. He told Zhao Wufu about how he planned to dig out the spies in Dongnu Province in the Ghost Howl Valley and how he saw the spies enter the Great Minister's residence in the Queen's City. However, Ang Lee insisted on not revealing who the three spies were. Of course, this wasn't an important matter. It didn't matter who the spies were.
Zhao Wufu heard this and sighed heavily. The Great Minister that he had always admired was actually a spy who colluded with Tufan. This was hard for him to accept. At the same time, he was also deeply worried.
"The main troops under the Great Minister and the Four Ministers are stationed at the western border. They are responsible for defending against Tufan. If they are all Tufan spies and lead the Tufan army into our territory, then our Dongnu Province will be in great danger at any time."
Ang Lee nodded gently, "That is indeed the case. Now, the Great Minister alone controls four thousand troops. Once the Tufan army enters our territory, Dongnu Province will be completely annexed by Tufan. The consequences will be unimaginable."
Zhao Wufu stood up abruptly and looked at Ang Lee, "Captain Li, we will gather all the troops under our command and immediately take control of the Great Minister. Then, we will rush to the western border and take control of the border army there.
Seeing Zhao Wufu being so impulsive, Ang Lee secretly shook his head and waved his hand, "Don't be rash, Five Ministers. Right now, we don't have enough evidence. If we lead the troops to arrest the Great Minister, what will the people think? What will the officials think? What will you think? What will you think? Once we don't have enough evidence, the Great Minister will accuse the Five Ministers of colluding with the Tang Dynasty army and having bad intentions. At that time, you will be in a very difficult position.
"But the Great Minister has already colluded with Tufan. If we don't take the initiative, once he orders the Tufan army to enter our territory, everything will be too late."
Zhao Wufu was very anxious, but he knew that Ang Lee was telling the truth. He couldn't arrest the Great Minister without enough evidence.
Assassinating Ang Lee had already made Zhao Yafu very angry. If he arrested Zhao Daiwen without sufficient evidence, Zhao Yafu would not believe him even more.
Ang Lee smiled faintly, "If the Great Minister can lead the Tufan army into our territory, why can't the Five Ministers?"
Zhao Wufu was shocked, "Commandant Li, you mean that you want me to let the main force of the Tang Dynasty army enter our territory?"
Ang Lee nodded gently, "This is the worst plan. Once the Tufan army enters the hinterland of Dongnu Province, if it is not for the help of the Tang Dynasty army, you can't defeat the warlike Tufan army. Moreover, Dongnu Province is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty army entering Dongnu Province is justified. At least, it is more justified than the Tufan army entering."
Zhao Wufu pondered for a long time and nodded, "Commandant Li, you are right. Based on the current situation, this is the only way. But is the Tang Dynasty army really ready? I heard that there are only 3,000 troops at the border, while Tufan has 10,000 troops at the western border. A little further away, there are more than 100,000 main forces."
"Five Ministers, there is no need to worry. This lowly one has already sent someone to get in touch with Great General Longwu. As for the problem of soldiers, the Great Tang has thirty thousand elite border soldiers in Jiannan Circuit. As long as there's a need, we can increase the number by one hundred thousand at any time. The one hundred and fifty thousand elite border soldiers in Hexi and Longyou can also hold down Tibet. Five Ministers, you must believe that my Great Tang will not lose to Tibet.
Ang Lee's face was full of confidence, which more or less dispelled Zhao Wufu's doubts.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Wufu looked at Ang Lee, "Commandant Li, I think that we must find evidence of the Great Minister colluding with Tufan as soon as possible. At least, we must let you know the Great Minister's true colors as soon as possible."
"King Guichang is a kind person. He doesn't want to suspect anyone, especially his family. As long as there is no solid evidence, he will not believe that the Great Minister colluded with Tufan. As long as he is unwilling to admit it, he will only be disgusted by our hints. He may even think that we have ulterior motives."
"Then what should we do? We have to do something. Are we going to wait and see?"
Zhao Wufu was a little impatient.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said, "When the Second Minister left, he told me that if the situation in Queen's City is dangerous, I can go 20 miles outside the south gate to find you. I think that now is the right time. You can secretly investigate the massacre case in the city. I believe that you will find something."
"Okay, let's do that."
Seeing that the discussion was almost done, Ang Lee stood up and prepared to leave. Before he left, he suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, Five Ministers, Tufan's Great Minister Wulun Yangguo is in Queen's City. He invited me a few days ago and then disappeared completely. I suspect that he is hiding in the Great Minister's mansion."
"Wulun Yangguo."
Zhao Wufu's eyes widened. He paused for a moment and looked at Ang Lee in confusion. Then, he nodded his head slightly.
This Ang Lee is really unfathomable. He planned to dig out the spy, saw through my assassination, and found the Great Minister by following the clues. He inadvertently turned the situation around and gained the trust of the Great Minister, the Second Minister, and me in a short time. He even knows Wulun Yangguo. He is only in his teens.
Looking at Ang Lee's departing figure, Zhao Wufu sighed in his heart.
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In the dim study room, the middle-aged man sat in the darkest corner. Beside him was Ha Mi Guo, who was standing still.
"Master, the Four Ministers are here."
The middle-aged man glanced in the direction of the door, "Ha Mi Guo, you can leave now."
Ha Mi Guo bowed to the two of them and slowly left the study room, gently closing the door behind him.
"Great Minister is really carefree, hiding in the study room and not doing anything."
Zhao Hui sneered sarcastically.
"The Four Ministers have just been demoted and should stay at home to reflect. You really shouldn't have come here."
The middle-aged man was the Great Minister, Zhao Daiwen. He did not seem to care about Zhao Hui's sarcasm.
"Reflect."
Zhao Hui had a mocking expression, "The person who should reflect is you, Great Minister. Everyone suspects that I am a treacherous person, but they don't know that you, Great Minister Zhao Daiwen, are the real treacherous person. Your treacherous heart is ten times more treacherous than mine."
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