Chapter 712 An Miaoyi’s worries!

“It is said that the assassin had already rushed to Murong Yuliang, but just when the assassin was about to make a move, an old servant of the Murong family appeared beside Murong Yuliang, stopped the assassin and rescued him. Murong Yuliang was not injured and has now arrived in Yujing, but his wife Wang was very frightened...”

Listening to Qiqige's words, although An Miaoyi's expression did not change on the surface, a hint of complexity emerged in the depths of her eyes.

To be honest, when An Miaoyi heard from Qiqige that Murong Yuliang was assassinated, she felt mixed emotions.

Although Murong Yuliang is Murong Qingwu's biological father and the representative of the Murong family and the entire Guanzhong Group in the Fengwu Army, if he is killed in this assassination, Murong Qingwu will lose his greatest helper, and even if he gives birth to a boy in the future, it will be difficult to shake her and Jingren's position.

From the whole perspective, the murder of Murong Yuliang is definitely good news for An Miaoyi. An Miaoyi has always been cautious about the Murong family and the Guanzhong Group behind them. An Miaoyi, who also came from a powerful circle, knows too well how powerful these noble families that have been passed down for decades or even hundreds of years possess, as well as their brutal and domineering methods!
However, as Ye Mingsheng's wife and the matriarch of Fengwu Army, although An Miaoyi has always followed Ye Mingsheng's rules and dared not to overstep her authority and interfere in the military and political affairs of Fengwu Army, she also has her own ideas in private. Therefore, An Miaoyi is very clear about the importance of Murong Yuliang in the Fengwu Army system, as well as the significance of Ye Mingsheng sending him to serve as the governor of Hebei and Henan this time!
Although she didn’t want to see Murong Qingwu’s father become the governor of Jiyu and be in charge of the people’s livelihood in this big province, but she understood Ye Mingsheng’s thoughts and knew that under the current circumstances, Murong Yuliang was the most suitable person to be in charge of Jiyu in the entire Fengwu Army··························
He is the only one who can quickly and smoothly continue to implement the reform measures advocated by Ye Mingsheng in Hebei and Henan, making Hebei and Henan a new growth point for the Fengwu Army's strength!
The news of the great defeat of Xu Zhaojie from Ji and Yu in recent days has undoubtedly excited the people of Yijing. However, as the news of the loss of Wankang County and the exposure of Jinzhong City to the edge of the Luoan Imperial Army spread back to Yijing, it was inevitable that the people of Yijing would feel a little shaken!

Although only the outer county town was lost, given Shangguan Hongyuan's decades of accumulated prestige in the Great Zhou, many people were worried about the loss of Jinzhong City and the defeat of the Fengwu Army in Yunbing. Some even began to worry that the Luoan Imperial Guards would reach the city of Yijing, and these rumors inevitably reached An Miaoyi's ears.

Although she has great confidence in the Fengwu Army and her husband, An Miaoyi has lived since childhood in an era when Shangguan Hongyuan was in power and represented the invincible Great Zhou in sweeping away foreign enemies. So deep down in her heart, An Miaoyi is somewhat afraid of Shangguan Hongyuan, so she inevitably has some concerns about the battle situation of the Fengwu Army.

Although she is very wary of Murong Qingwu and the Murong family, An Miaoyi is also very clear about the truth that the hair will fall off without the skin, especially in this difficult time, An Miao has a deeper understanding of this. So from the perspective of the overall situation of the Fengwu Army, An Miaoyi does not want Murong Yuliang to get into trouble...

So when she heard the news that Murong Yuliang was fine, she felt very conflicted and complicated. She felt regretful and disappointed, but also relieved!

After adjusting her mood, An Miaoyi continued to ask:

"Has the assassin been caught? Has anyone figured out who did it?"

Qiqige shook her head upon hearing this and said:
"Madame Liu said that the three assassins were caught by the Coordination Office the next day, but they are already dead! So there is no way to investigate who did this!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi began to think carefully in her heart. If she counted carefully, there were many people who wanted to kill Murong Yuliang, and there were also many people who had the ability to send people to assassinate him!

Among them is Xu Zhaojie. He must have been resentful after being defeated by the Fengwu Army head-on. It is very likely that he stabbed the Fengwu Army in the back since he could not defeat the Fengwu Army on the frontal battlefield. Also, there is Shangguan Hongyuan. He must have realized that Murong Lun's severing of relations with his younger brother Murong Yuliang and his son Murong Hui and expelling them from the Murong family was just a smoke screen.

And if Murong Yuliang were to revitalize Ji and Henan for the Fengwu Army, then with the population and land of Ji and Henan, the strength of the Fengwu Army would undoubtedly be taken to a higher level. Then it would be more difficult for Shangguan Hongyuan to defeat the Fengwu Army and unify the Great Zhou, and it might even become an impossible fantasy.

Therefore, Shangguan Hongyuan also had the motive to assassinate Murong Yuliang. Besides, the Supervisory Office under his command could be said to be omnipresent and fully capable of assassinating Murong Yuliang in Ji and Yu...

In addition, Murong Yuliang went to Hebei and Henan to replace Wang Ke and become the new governor of Hebei and Henan, and Ye Mingsheng sent him there to deepen the reforms implemented by the Fengwu Army. The reforms of the Fengwu Army severely hit the original vested interests, so the local faction of Hebei and Henan also had the motive to assassinate Murong Yuliang!
After thinking for a while, An Miaoyi subconsciously asked:
"What does the Marshal think about this matter?"

In response to Qiqige's question, Qiqige beside him hesitated for a moment and spoke cautiously:
"The news from the Marshal has not come back yet, but Madam, there has been no movement from the Governor's Office regarding the assassination of Murong Yuliang!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi was confused and frowned slightly.
"Didn't Madam Liu hear about this from Elder Cui?"

As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for Qiqige to reply, An Miaoyi realized the key to the matter. Although Cui Shao was the governor of the governor's office, the governor was not the same as Cui Shao, and Cui Shao was not the same as the governor!

The Governor had not received the news yet, but Cui Shao had received the news in advance and asked Nanny Liu to inform him of the news. This meant that Cui Shao knew about what happened around Murong Yuliang faster than the Governor!

What this implies is really thought-provoking!

Seeing that An Miaoyi had reacted, Qiqige stopped hiding her intentions and said in a very cautious voice:

“Madam, is it possible? I mean possible? The stabbing of Murong Yuliang was done by Mr. Cui…”

Hearing this, An Miaoyi was shocked and immediately realized a problem!
In the eyes of others, she and Cui Shao also had the motive to send assassins to assassinate Murong Yuliang!
Moreover, it happened to be the time when Murong Qingwu was suspected of being pregnant. It was hard not to be suspicious of this kind of thing! Whether others suspected it or not, An Miaoyi could not care!

But what would Ye Mingsheng think?

After realizing this, An Miaoyi's mood became heavy, and she quickly thought of a countermeasure in her mind!

First of all, she was sure that she had not done this thing, but as to whether Cui Shao did it, An Miaoyi was not sure!

Although Cui Shao has always been a steady, far-sighted and overall-minded person in An Miaoyi's mind, at such a critical moment for the Fengwu Army, An Miaoyi really doesn't believe that he would send someone to assassinate Murong Yuliang?
An Miaoyi knew that Cui Shao was very wary of Murong Yuliang and the Murong family. He also had ideas about the position of Governor of Ji-Yu. He even wanted to write to Ye Mingsheng to ask for permission to go to Ji-Yu. The reform of Ji-Yu was a policy determined by Ye Mingsheng. Even if Murong Yuliang was killed, Ye Mingsheng would not give up this strategy and would definitely send another important official to deal with this matter!
And if Murong Yuliang was killed, who would be the most suitable person to replace him?

Moreover, if this matter was really done by Murong Yuliang, then it can be explained why Cui Shao knew about this matter faster than the Governor!

Although she still couldn't believe that Cui Shao had done this, An Miaoyi didn't dare to think about it anymore...

As the saying goes, one should not be afraid of a thousand things, but be prepared for the worst. What if this incident was done by Cui Shao?
So how will the husband react?

Will he settle everything directly, or will he cover up the matter and make a big deal out of a small matter?

Based on An Miaoyi's understanding of Ye Mingsheng, if it can be confirmed that Cui Shao did it, she thinks Ye Mingsheng is most likely to cover up the matter first, and wait until the Fengwu Army has defeated the foreign enemy before coming back to resolve the matter.

Although Ye Mingsheng could tolerate conflicts and fights among his subordinates, there had to be a bottom line in the fight. Sending assassins to carry out assassinations obviously broke the rules and crossed the bottom line. Ye Mingsheng would never tolerate such practices!

Realizing this, An Miaoyi's heart sank to the bottom. The interests between her and her uncle Cui Shao were deeply bound together, and it was difficult to separate them. Therefore, what she hoped most was that Cui Shao did not do this. If it was really done by Cui Shao, then she now hoped that Cui Shao could do it beautifully and not leave any handle...

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Yunbing, Dagu County
Shangguan Hongyuan, who looked tired, was resting with his eyes closed in the tent. A moment later, a young scholar in his twenties walked into the tent. The scholar had a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows, and starry eyes. He was definitely a handsome man!

Shangguan Hongyuan opened his eyes immediately after hearing the sound, and after seeing the person coming, he couldn't help but said bitterly:
"After all, people have to accept that they are getting old!"

Upon hearing this, the young scholar offered Shangguan Hongyuan twice as much hot tea and began to preach with great concern.

"Uncle, you are already over 60 years old, why do you need to go into battle yourself! General Wang is a good general in our army, and you are the one who built up the army. If you hand over the Shenwu Army to him, we will surely win the battle!"

Listening to the young scholar's words, Shangguan Hongyuan shook his head and said with some emotion:

"The success or failure of Ting Shu depends on this one move. I am really worried if I don't go into battle myself!"

The young man, Shangguan Hongyuan's nephew Shangguan Tingshu, couldn't help but look dark upon hearing this. He knew very well that given Shangguan Hongyuan's current physical condition, he absolutely should not personally lead the battle. In fact, in order to live longer, he should rest at home!
In fact, Shangguan Hongyuan's personal leadership of the troops to fight Yunbing was strongly opposed by him and his elder brother Shangguan Changgong. They felt that in order to fight Yunbing against the Fengwu Army, Shangguan Hongyuan could just choose a general from the Imperial Army to lead the troops. There was really no need to lead the troops himself!
However, Shangguan Hongyuan insisted on going to Yun in person to meet the Fengwu Army. The brothers Shangguan Tingshu and Shangguan Changgong had no choice but to let Shangguan Tingshu go with them, so that Shangguan Hongyuan would have a trustworthy family member by his side...

Although Shangguan Tingshu is Shangguan Hongyuan's nephew, he was adopted by his uncle Shangguan Hongyuan very early because his parents died early. In addition, Shangguan Hongyuan only had Shangguan Changgong as his son, so Shangguan Hongyuan treated Shangguan Tingshu as his own youngest son. The relationship between the uncle and nephew can be said to be like that between father and son!
Shangguan Hongyuan was also aware of his own physical condition and had been commanding remotely in Jinyang. He had not actually gone to the front line. Shangguan Hongyuan had originally planned to let Wang Muzhi be in charge of mobilizing the Shenwu Army to fight this time. However, after news came from Ji and Yu that Ye Mingsheng had defeated Xu Zhaojie, Shangguan Hongyuan changed his mind and decided to personally command the battle!

Judging from the news from Hebei and Henan, not only did Xu Zhaojie suffer heavy casualties in this battle, the Zhennan Army also suffered tens of thousands of casualties, but he was also forced to give up Anqing, where he started his career, to Ye Mingsheng. In the next three to five years, it would be impossible for him to threaten the Fengwu Army in Hebei and Henan. Therefore, without any worries, Ye Mingsheng could concentrate on dealing with them!

The Fengwu Army, which is fighting on two fronts, is blocking them in Yunbing, making it difficult for them to move forward. What will happen when the Fengwu Army concentrates its attention on their side?
To be honest, Shangguan Tingshu didn't dare to think about it anymore. He, who was beside Shangguan Hongyuan, understood very well that although the Luoan Imperial Guards had forced the Fengwu Army to abandon all the counties outside Jinzhong, they were already exhausted, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to send food and supplies from the rear!
It was under this situation of external troubles and internal difficulties that Shangguan Hongyuan had to decide to take to the battlefield himself and try to change the current unfavorable situation with a big victory!
Although Shangguan Tingshu did not speak, Shangguan Hongyuan seemed to sense his mood, patted his shoulder and said with a smile:

“I’m glad I’m not dead! Why are you so sad here, little brat? My body can hold on for another two or three years without any problem…”

(End of this chapter)