Chapter 1247 - 307: Servant (Part 2)

Chapter 1247: Chapter 307: Servant (Part 2)

Very soon,

this pleasure boat was once again filled with laughter and joy,

the Eighth Prince even composed a poem and recited it loudly.

Gradually,

the noise from the nearby boats and the shore gradually returned to normal.

...

On the other side,

Nian Yao rejected Deng Man’s suggestion to ride fast into the palace and instead sat in his family’s carriage.

Inside the carriage,

Nian Yao said to the trusted Fengchao internal guard beside this Regent:

"Bench, don’t panic. Panicking won’t help. The more crucial the moment, the more we can’t panic. The more you panic, the easier it is to mess things up. I know you have a natural talent for martial arts, but that water-floating lightness skill wasn’t the right thing to show today."

Deng Man also belongs to Lord Pingye’s family, just a bit younger than Nian Yao. When Deng Man was young, he liked to hang around Nian Yao, so he spoke without much restraint.

"Yes, Brother Nian, I was reckless."

"You, ah, haven’t experienced enough things. Come, tell me the details, so we don’t waste words on His Majesty’s side."

"Right now, we only know that the Yan Emperor has issued a decree to attack Chu. Beyond that, it’s unclear. This information was desperately sent back from Yanjing. To get it to Ing Capital City as soon as possible, many brothers on the line between Yan and Jin have been lost."

The Spy Bureau of Yan, the Silver Armored Guard of Qian, and the Phoenix Nest of Chu are departments that function as secret services internally, facilitating the emperor’s control over his country and officials. At the same time, they also bear the role of externally spying on military intelligence.

To a certain extent, external infiltration and espionage are their true main duties.

In this regard, the Silver Armored Guard of Qian performs best. In the intelligence battlefield, they’ve never fallen behind, even embarrassing the Yan Spy Bureau considerably at times. It’s just unfortunate that the Qian military is too weak, wasting many sacrifices of their Silver Armored Guard.

The Yan Emperor issued the decree before all the officials and citizens in Yanjing, which can’t and won’t be concealed.

Including what’s happening now in the Yan State and the Three Jin lands, which can be described as a frenzied war mobilization, it cannot be hidden either.

After all, this is a national war.

But the difference lies in this: if one party can learn sooner and react earlier, the situation will differ greatly.

Therefore, to transmit this information back to Ing Capital City as soon as possible, Fengchao spies were forced to violate the rules of lurking in another country and were uncovered many times by the Spy Bureau.

But at any rate,

the information,

was timely delivered back.

Here, "timely" refers to the utmost they could achieve.

But in fact,

when the Yan State has already started its war mobilization, Chu inevitably will lag, though luckily Chu is defensive, relatively providing more leeway.

Nian Yao frowned. As a general, he dislikes the feeling of going blind into battle, but he also knows that too much cannot be demanded here; Fengchao has already done its utmost in this matter.

"Right now, the most critical is finding out the scale of the Yan state’s military mobilization as quickly as possible."

"Don’t worry, Brother Nian, I think it won’t take long before news arrives."

Due to the geographical distance, it’s too late to reinforce the intelligence effort here now. We can only rely on the Fengchao internal guards there to continue sending messages.

"Brother Nian, do you think this time..."

Nian Yao shook his head and said, "You know about Lord Pingye, who previously came to our Chu land to seize the princess, right?"

"Naturally, knowing that letting him leave was a shame for our Phoenix Nest."

"Back then, when he was a Commander in a fortress in Yinlang County of Yan, he often led troops south into Qian State without military orders, attacking Mianzhou City twice."

"Brother Nian, I already know about this. Zheng Fan’s history is engraved in my mind."

"No, what I mean is, at that time Zheng Fan was just like Tian Wujing now. Zheng Fan had fewer troops, so each time he headed south, although he managed to achieve battle merits, hurting Qian people significantly, the three borders of Qian remained as three borders.

Tian Wujing is the same. The last time I played against Tian Wujing, it’s because I was sure that Tian Wujing wouldn’t actually attack the city at that time. So, I was relatively calm, knowing that as long as I held my breath, even if Tian Wujing were a military deity, he wouldn’t be able to come alone to assassinate me at Town South Pass?"

"Brother Nian, you mean..."

Nian Yao pursed his lips,

and said:

"But when the Yan army marched south, the Qian three borders, which Zheng Fan couldn’t have bit through even in three to five years alone, were instantly torn open a huge gap. The Yan cavalry even once reached the Qian imperial capital.

Similarly,

the last time, Tian Wujing was just playing. We both knew it wouldn’t be a bloodshed under Town South Pass;

but this time,

the Yan Emperor who decreed,

is completely different.

The difference between a border military leader’s personal eagerness to use troops and a nation mobilizing at full strength is as wide as a chasm!"

Upon saying that,

Nian Yao quietly closed his eyes,

and continued:

"Town South Pass must not be lost."

That was a needless statement.

Originally, Chu and Yan were not bordering, but after Yan annexed Jin land, it could directly threaten Chu from north to south.