Realm of Power

"The Blue Valley fire, does the Intelligence Department have anything to explain?"

With a cold face, the fat man put aside the report he had just received from the Imperial Frontier Army, and his eyes fell on the head of the Imperial Intelligence Department like a blade.

"We are fully investigating and I believe there will be results soon."

The head of the Intelligence Department stood straight upright with embarrassment on his face. Even in the cold winter, there were beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. The fire in Blue Valley made the emperor furious, and the Imperial Intelligence Department was completely confused.

That's right, I was just confused. For the Imperial Intelligence Department, this situation was indeed a rare feeling of being headless.

Of course, the Ministry of Intelligence knew that the emperor used the special envoy from China as a bait to introduce various forces from China and Libya to snatch people. Naturally, the Ministry also increased its efforts and stared intently at these forces that had sneaked into the empire. Every move of the other side, every day. No matter where you are, there will be a dedicated person to deliver you.

Even though it is more than a thousand miles away from the eastern border, we are trying our best to ensure that the information will not be delayed for more than two days. No matter how you look at it, it is absolutely possible.

As a result, something happened, and it was a big problem.

A fire broke out in Blue Valley for no apparent reason. The special envoy from China claimed that they had been attacked. This news was like an earthquake within the empire. Although Blue Valley City was only a small border town, it was also a real imperial city. Someone actually ate it. If you are brave enough to attack the empire's cities directly, that's okay!

But the Intelligence Department still hasn’t figured out who started this fire!

"The result? This is the answer your intelligence department gave me?"

The emperor was obviously dissatisfied with this answer. He turned around from the window and picked up a report. "According to the report of your intelligence department, the Yelu family's cavalry had just arrived outside the city of Blue Valley on the night of the Langu fire." , there was absolutely no time or preparation to launch such an attack. The Southwest Long family infiltrated for several days, but they held back and did not take action. The special envoy from China settled in Blue Valley, and there were imperial border guards patrolling the outside.

The Special Mission of China insisted that it had been attacked, but until the fire was extinguished, the border guards did not find any suspicious attackers. Doesn't this explain the problem? "

"This... subordinates don't understand!" The person in charge of the intelligence department was stunned for a moment. The anger in the emperor's tone seemed to have a deeper meaning!

"Hasn't your intelligence department ever thought that the Blue Valley fire was directed and staged by the special envoy from China?" The fat man sighed helplessly. "If the special envoy from China was attacked in the wild, I don’t know what the empire can be used as. , but this fire happened in full view of the public. In any case, the empire has been accused of failing to protect it. The empire naturally has the obligation to fully compensate for the losses suffered by the special mission to China. Otherwise, in the future, Who dares to make deals with the empire?

This dumb guy, even Wu Mu, who was ordered to shrink the border defense, could only immediately issue a combat order, use tens of thousands of imperial cavalry to block the border line of the Onnatso area, and launch an all-out attack on the border area. All he could win was the top Ten more days of buffering period! "

"If the Intelligence Ministry still can't come up with enough conclusions, then all this effort will be in vain. Do you understand! Who set the fire is actually not important to the empire. What is important is who the empire hopes to set the fire. Fire! Give you three more days, no matter what means you use, It must be proven that this matter was done by the Southwest Long Family!" The emperor paused and looked at the quiet winter night sky outside the window. The bright stars were shining above the city, and it was peaceful. No matter how you looked at it, you couldn't believe it. Let people be together with the desert and intrigues thousands of miles away

"Yes, I understand!" The person in charge of the Intelligence Department nodded quickly and left the emperor's office as if he had been granted amnesty.

"Li Yuehua! I hope this matter has nothing to do with you!" After the person in charge of the Intelligence Department left, the emperor sat down on his seat with a stern face, murmured to himself, and took another secret report sent by the Supervision Department. Look up, the real culprit of the Blue Valley Fire, the emperor just compiled the intelligence from all parties and basically figured out the situation, and he had to admire the person who made such a plan!

I spent all my efforts to use the Central and Libyan envoys as bait to induce various forces in China and Libya to compete one after another, hoping to finally drag the Southwest Long family into the water. However, I did not expect that China and Libya did an even better job, with sophisticated and decisive methods. The timing is even more perfect. It is when all the forces are embedded in the empire. This means that as long as the empire wants to, it can frame it on any force.

Such a great favor, such layout means and skills, if it were not done by the head of the Li family who has been in charge of the Zhongbia court for decades, it would be like hell.

Now I just don’t know what role Li Yuehua played in this matter.

If Li Yuehua knew about this matter, then he would have no choice but to put Li Yuehua aside immediately, or even send him back to China and never use him again in his lifetime. Similarly, if Li Yuehua didn't know about this matter, that would be the most frustrating thing for the fat man. What the head of the Li family admires is that his true decisiveness and great wisdom are often the most unacceptable realities.

Because of the turmoil in Zhongbia, Li Yuehua was left idle in Zhongbia for nearly a year. It seemed that he was monitoring the Zhongbia region on behalf of the empire. In fact, he was kicked out of the center of power of the empire. The southwest intelligence department of the empire was in charge. A man, a giant in the intelligence service, sitting thousands of miles away in Central and South-East Asia, what a big deal!

How could the old patriarch of the Li family be such a powerful figure at the helm in such a stormy situation? How could he not even see this? Li Yuehua joined the Imperial Intelligence Department as a Central Bian. Although he hated the Sino-Bian court, he had a close relationship with the Li family. Thousands of connections, and even the use of public tools for private use. With such an identity label, Li Yuehua is destined to stop at the position of a regional leader in the empire.

When Fatty made such a decision, he was actually forcing Li Yuehua to make a choice! Are you willing to cut off the Li family and completely invest in the Falcon Empire, or return to the Li family? Unfortunately, for nearly a year, there is still no movement from Li Yuehua.

But as soon as this incident came out, the Li family would first blatantly take advantage of the low-priced thunder gods of the Li Yuehua Empire, and then they would definitely expose Li Yuehua severely during the subsequent investigation. This was actually tantamount to announcing to the empire that the Li family had Actively abandoned Li Yuehua!

Although this move seemed to push Li Yuehua into a situation where he could be dismissed at any time, it actually gave Li Yuehua a chance to truly enter the upper echelons of the empire.

As long as Li Yuehua has nothing to do with the matter after investigation, Li Yuehua can still return to his original position after all, and even finally enter the core level that was absolutely impossible to enter before. Of course, the price is also that Li Yuehua will no longer have anything to do with the Li family. In less than a year, Fatty did not believe that a woman as sharp as Li Yuehua could not see this.

But Li Yuehua obviously couldn't let go of his relatives and couldn't make a decision. However, at this moment, the old patriarch of the Li family helped Li Yuehua cut off the knife. The Ministry of Supervision mentioned in the secret report that the old patriarch of the Li family once called Li Yuehua. The phoenix of Huawei's Li family, since it is a phoenix, it is necessary to bathe in the fire before it can be reborn!

The old patriarch made the first cut with good intentions, and also gave the empire such a gift that was exactly what he wanted. He was not polite on his side. The second cut should be done by himself!

He stood up and walked to the door. He handed the signed order suspending Li Yuehua from all duties to the guard at the door. The fat man said in a solemn voice, "Send this document to the Supervision Department immediately and send someone to arrest Li Yuehua immediately!"

Empire, Onnatso Grassland

In the morning light that has not yet fully lit up, under the vast sky like a white line, the morning dew is crystal clear and slips from the green leaves to the ground. The sound of horse hooves can be heard on the quiet grassland in the distance. A team of people wearing red robes The armored prairie cavalry appeared from the hilly area in the distance.

"Stop!"

Yelu Qiyeguang, who was in the lead, suddenly reined in his mount and waved his hand backwards. That was a sign of preparation for battle. The thousands of cavalry behind them stopped their horses one after another and quickly took off the large grassland bows from their waists. The horses were breathing heavily, but none of them neighed.

"We don't mean any harm, we're just passing by."

Yelu Qiyeguang's face was pale as he stared at the imperial cavalry two hundred meters ahead, which was as dark as a still deep forest. Because of the obstruction of the hills in front, until this moment, he had been running wildly, hoping to cross Anganatso before the empire sealed the border. The two thousand blood wolf guards of the Yelu family discovered that the imperial cavalry appeared all around.

Different from the general imperial cavalry, the uniforms of these imperial cavalry made Yelu Qiyeguang and his two thousand blood wolf guards feel tremendous pressure. They turned out to be all grassland archers.

This means that no matter how fast the Blood Wolf Guards run, they will eventually be hunted down and surrounded!

"Passing by? If I hadn't moved out of the way on purpose, do you really think you could have entered my empire unimpeded!"

A middle-aged general with a stern face rode out from the middle of the imperial cavalry that spread out to the two lines. This middle-aged imperial general was majestic, wearing a general armor made by the empire, with a long red cloak behind him, and was decorated with gold. Engraved on the chest of the armor is a A vivid and proud roaring wolf head, heavily armored as a mountain, full of murderous intent, carrying pressure from people, like a burst of wind blowing over, the vests of the war horses rustling as they move, from people to horses. Wrapped in iron armor, it's like a huge steel barrier

"Sirius Mansion Wumu!"

Yelu Qiyeguang's delicate body on the horse trembled slightly, his pretty face turned pale, and he immediately recognized that this person was the rumored empire general Wumu, who was also a grassland man. When he saw him, it was not difficult to understand him. How could he be intercepted here? Because the other party is also a grassland person, and he is the best at chasing. To others, the grassland may be endless and vast.

But in the eyes of the grassland people, the grassland also has roads. This road is the fastest route through the Onnacuo grassland. It is normal for the other party to be here!

"Please go back immediately. No one is allowed to pass through Onnacuo before getting the order!" Wu Mu grinned, showing his cold white teeth, and raised the riding whip in his hand. "Of course, you can also try to force your way in." , try if I, the Dongting Archer, can keep you all here!"

"Master Wumu is joking!"

Yelu Qiyeguang looked embarrassed. Tens of thousands of the opponent's cavalry were lined up here. His mere 2,000 men were probably not even enough to fill the gap between his teeth. What's more, what kind of person Wu Mu was, with 50,000 imperial grassland cavalry stationed in Tianlang Mansion, thousands of miles to the north. Even in the wilderness With a notorious reputation, the Imperial East Court Archers are the natural nemesis of the prairie light cavalry. The recurved compound bow in their hands far surpasses the large prairie horseback bows in terms of penetration and range, not to mention similar killing machines. The same heavy archers,

For the Yelu cavalry who rarely have heavy armor and equipment, they would rather run into Murphy O'Bun's 30,000 Murphy dragon armored cavalry, at least if they can't win and still run away, than they would rather encounter one who can't even escape. It is said that the Dongting Archers, the five thousand most elite Wolf Army of Langye Wuguang, were all trapped and killed in Luo Guyuan by such grassland Archers!

"If you don't go back within ten breaths, then don't blame me for being rude!" Wu Mu said coldly, his eyes as fierce as a murderous god swept across Yelu Qiyeguang's two thousand blood wolf guards, the tone of his voice was sinister. The cold murderous intention makes people shudder. This time the blockade is high Nacuo Grassland intercepted all the forces from all sides. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor still had some affection for the Yelu family, Wumu would not even show his face. For example, the cavalry of the Northern Royal Court only sent ten thousand soldiers. The team was so frightened that they turned around and left.

He has made it so clear that if the other party still doesn't understand, then even if he really takes action and someone dies, the emperor should not be able to blame himself.

"Let's go back!"

Yelu Qiyeguang gritted his teeth, his scalp numbed by Wu Mu's glance. He knew that it was impossible to cross Aonacuo. When he encountered these tough people, what else could he say? He should be honest. You should really go back and wait, but the meaning in the other party's tone seems to indicate that the other party is just waiting for orders from above, and before that, he will not take action against the Yelu family!

When the Yelu family's cavalry turned around and disappeared into the distance, Wu Mu looked at the sky. In the pale sky, a small black dot was flying.

"Sir, the target has been found in the southeast." A Dongting cavalry galloped from a distance.

"Oh, are you finally here?" Wu Mu looked away from the sky, a hint of murderous intent flashed across his face. As a general who presided over the overall situation of the former Dongting Dynasty, a handsome man who was poached by the emperor in every possible way,

From the moment the Blue Valley Fire ignited, he was keenly aware of the atmosphere inside, and quickly ordered the border to be closed, locking all the forces in Onnatso. For Wumu, this was an almost instinctive reaction. , just like seeing several prey presented to them at the same time on a grassy hill, the Northern Royal Court, the Yelu Family, the Southwest Long Family, and Wu Mu also wanted to know.

Who is the emperor's prey? (To be continued.)