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Chapter 272 Does he want to trick me?
"Sir, the King of Chu is here."
In the Dawei Inn, Wei Donglai had finished his dinner and was reading a military book inside the room when he suddenly heard the voices of soldiers outside the room.
Wei Donglai raised his eyebrows, a hint of surprise flashing across his face.
After a day of fermentation, the news of Baili Xing being arrested last night has spread throughout the entire Kyoto city.
Although he was surprised that the murderer was Baili Xing, he was even more surprised by the King of Chu.
At the age of less than 20, he actually defeated the old fox Baili Xing, and crushed him in all aspects!
If this person grows up, he will definitely be a strong rival of the Wei Dynasty in the future.
You need to be cautious when visiting suddenly at night.
Thinking of this, Wei Donglai put down the military book in his hand and said calmly: "Please wait in the living room, King Chu. I will be there soon."
He put on his clothes, tidied his appearance in front of the bronze mirror, then went to the living room.
In the living room, Chu Ning was drinking hot tea leisurely.
Suddenly, a loud laugh came from outside the hall: "Hahahaha, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is such a rare guest!"
As they were talking, Wei Donglai came in from outside the hall.
Chu Ning grinned and said, "I hope I am not disturbing Lord Wei by coming here?"
Wei Donglai laughed again: "What are you talking about, King Chu? It's only a short time now, why are you disturbing me?"
After a pause, he continued with a smile: "I just don't know why His Highness the King of Chu came here?"
Logically speaking, since Chu Ning has found the murderer who murdered Princess Gaoping, he should be going to collect the reward. Why is he here?
Wei Donglai was very confused about Chu Ning's purpose of coming here.
Although he looked rough on the outside, he was actually on guard in his heart.
He had only heard of Chu Ning's name before.
But after arriving in Kyoto and experiencing these events, he completely understood Chu Ning's character.
This is a guy who will do anything to achieve his goal. God knows whether Chu Ning came here to trick him!
Chu Ning noticed Wei Donglai's vigilance and couldn't help but laugh: "I came here for no other reason than to inform Lord Wei that the murderer has been caught and killed by Princess Changping. Your suspicion has been lifted and you can leave this place at any time."
Wei Donglai's face changed drastically when he heard this: "What? Princess Changping killed Baili Xing?"
Although this incident happened in the morning, the emperor issued a gag order and other people had no idea that Baili Xing had been killed.
"Not bad!"
Chu Ning pretended to be helpless: "Princess Changping hated Baili Xing so much that she framed her, so she took advantage of the moment when the imperial guards were about to take Baili Xing away to kill him."
After a pause, Chu Ning seemed to realize that he had let something slip. His face looked a little ugly, and he whispered, "Master Wei, please don't spread this matter."
These words made Wei Donglai frown.
Why would Chu Ning reveal such an important thing to himself?
Is this kid trying to trick me?
But he came here only to inform me that I could leave and didn't say anything else.
Wei Donglai couldn't figure out Chu Ning's thoughts for a moment, so he could only look serious and nod his head in agreement: "Don't worry, King Chu, I know the seriousness of this matter and will not easily spread it.
Now that this matter is over, I will not stay any longer and will take my people back to the country tomorrow."
I don’t know why, but when I’m with Chu Ning, I always feel that this guy is ready to trick me at any time.
It’s better to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible!
If possible, I would never meet Chu Ning in this life.
Chu Ning was not surprised that Wei Donglai was leaving tomorrow. Instead, he smiled and said, "Okay, tomorrow I will go to the south of the city to see Lord Wei and Marquis Guanjun off!"
Wei Donglai raised his eyebrows: "The Champion Marquis is leaving tomorrow too?"
"More than a champion"
Chu Ning smiled and said, "After I finished speaking, the Third Prince of Great Zhao is now packing his things and preparing to return to the country overnight."
Wei Donglai's expression changed slightly.
These two people are leaving, they must have known the news that Baili Xing was killed.
It seems that the world is about to face turbulence.
No, I must leave immediately!
Thinking of this, Wei Donglai stood up and bowed, "Your Highness the King of Chu is very busy, so there is no need to see you off tomorrow. I will go back by myself."
After he finished speaking, Wei Donglai shouted outside: "Come on, pack your luggage and leave for home tomorrow!"
At the command, the entire Wei Posthouse suddenly became lively, and the envoys who had been preparing to rest began to pack their luggage.
Chu Ning laughed when he saw this: "In that case, I will not disturb Lord Wei anymore."
After saying that, Chu Ning walked away.
Wei Donglai stared at Chu Ning's departing back, a thoughtful look on his face.
Could it be that Chu Ning came here just to tell me these two pieces of news?
This doesn't seem to be what this kid is like.
While he was deep in thought, a soldier came to report: "Sir, the Champion Marquis of the Han Dynasty is here to visit."
"Oh? Champion Hou is here? Please let him in!"
Although surprised, Wei Donglai still invited Huo Quji in.
"Master Wei!"
"Champion Hou!"
The two men greeted each other and then Wei Donglai extended his hand to ask them to sit down and talk. He also asked, "I wonder if the Champion Marquis came here for the King of Chu?"
A solemn expression appeared on Huo Quji's proud face: "Yes, it's for him!"
"Bai Lixing was killed. This was beyond our expectations. We don't know whether the Great Yan Dynasty will send troops for this!"
"Our two dynasties border the Great Yan Dynasty. If the Great Yan Dynasty sends troops, we have to be on guard."
Huo Quji became the Marquis of Guanjun at a young age because of his military talent.
He had already anticipated that what happened to Baili Xing would become a reason for the Great Yan Dynasty to send troops.
If the Great Yan Dynasty only sent troops to attack the Great Chu, they would naturally be happy to see it happen.
But the key point is that they are bordering the Great Yan Dynasty. If the Great Yan Dynasty gathers its troops and then makes a feint, what if they are the ones being attacked instead?
Although the possibility is very low, we still have to take precautions.
Wei Donglai, as the Minister of War of the Wei Dynasty, was responsible for the border defense and military dispatch of the entire Wei Dynasty. Upon hearing this, his face suddenly turned gloomy.
"Even if the Great Yan Dynasty sends troops, they will only target the Great Chu Dynasty or the Great Qin Dynasty. They wouldn't dare to attack you or me!"
But Huo Quji shook his head and said coldly: "The Great Chu and Great Qin dynasties will definitely make preparations in advance, and the Great Yan dynasty must also know this. I don't think the Great Yan emperor will be so stupid as to send troops directly to the two dynasties that are prepared!
On the contrary, if we are not prepared, once the Great Yan Dynasty invades our territory, it will be the people of our two dynasties who will suffer.”
Sneak attacks and surprise attacks have always been Huo Quji's forte.
Similarly, he was also worried that others would use this trick on him!
After hearing this, Wei Donglai couldn't help but touch his beard. After pondering for a moment, his eyes turned cold and he asked in a deep voice:
"The Champion Marquis's worries are not without reason. I wonder what solution the Champion Marquis has?"
Huo Quji narrowed his eyes and sneered: "What else can we do? Of course, you and I will mobilize troops and station them on the border to intimidate Dayan!"
Wei Donglai thought about it and decided that it might be a good idea to prepare for a rainy day!
"Okay, I will write a letter right away, asking Your Majesty to mobilize troops to the border immediately!"
The two men made up their minds and wrote letters at the same time and sent people to send them back home at an expedited speed of 800 miles.
But what they didn't know was that all of this was discovered by the spies arranged by Chu Ning.