The opportunity is in front of you. Doon, who had made up his mind, no longer had the mocking look on his face just now, but changed it to a sneer, and took half a step forward: "Mr. Yun, can you open your eyes and tell your true face what the loyal and courageous man thinks?" After all, we are now a neighboring country, so it is better not to hurt the peace. ”

Doon took the initiative to bow his head, which was not surprising to the lark. If there were people who advocated war against mercenaries after receiving this information, such people would have put life and death aside a long time ago, or they would have other ideas.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. The sixth young master also sent a telegram, saying that he could promise the other party peace talks, but he wanted to strive for benefits as much as possible.

This time, Yang Chendong did not treat Jiaozhi and the Lancang Kingdom like before, sending troops is the trend of destroying the country, in the final analysis, it is not that he has become merciful, or that his ambition has been satisfied. On the contrary, everything is for the sake of the big picture, and it is not allowed to be taken for the sake of it.

The background is not enough, there are no more people available, and even if the Phnom Penh Dynasty is destroyed now, it is just a mess. Not to mention, if it really starts, the price to pay is too great, and no one can guarantee that Siam and Ava will not send troops to support it twice, and the mercenaries do not want to face such a situation without being completely prepared.

In line with the idea of cold lips and teeth, no one knows what kind of power these two countries will burst out when they face a life-and-death crisis. And once they really let their army enter the rear provinces of Vietnam and Laos, the losses will be incalculable. Without sufficient preparation, Yang Chendong didn't want to face this situation.

Because of this, the lark still has a lot of work to do. Otherwise, he would have had a showdown with Doon a long time ago, or die, or make a decision.

After a sigh in his heart, the lark finally stood up from the recliner and stood in front of Doon, "Lord Right Minister, this time it was you who provoked the mercenaries first, and then we sent troops behind. And even when we sent troops, we greeted you in advance, stating that after the envoy returned to Vientiane City, you would give us a definite answer. And it is precisely because of your arrogance and unreasonableness that everyone fights each other, yes or no? ”

"Yes, yes." With his head down, like a child who has done something wrong, Du Si nodded again and again.

Some say that this time it was mercenaries who went to war without a declaration, but this is not the case. Everything was just as the lark said, the envoy of Laos Province gave them a chance, but no one took it seriously at that time, and this was the fact that Shangding City was suddenly destroyed and the 100,000 army of Kratie City was defeated.

"Okay, now that the Right Prime Minister has admitted that it was your fault this time, then whether I will merge the army to fight or shake hands with you will depend on your performance and what you can give. In short, it's just a sentence, don't take my words seriously this time, otherwise, there will be nowhere to buy regret medicine. Well, I'll be waiting for you right here, and you can also go and verify the authenticity of the intelligence information. In fact, there is no need to verify, presumably your fast horse detective report should be able to send the news back in two days, but if you haven't made a decision at that time, my mercenary army will take the initiative to help you make a decision. "No, it won't." Doon kept shaking his head. Before, it was because I put my hope on the allies of the two countries that I thought about sending troops to the front line to put pressure on the mercenaries. Even if you know that your allies have been defeated or retreated, it is of course very clear how to choose.

When Doon came, he was arrogant, and even a little untouchable. But when he left, he bowed step by step, like a child asking his husband for advice, and he was extremely respectful.

After finally exiting the backyard, Doon's expression returned to a serious state, "Someone is coming, prepare a sedan chair, and I want to enter the palace to meet Your Majesty." ”

It is not that Doon has not doubted whether the information provided by the lark is true or false. But people have made it clear that they will not walk around, they will wait here, and the news will be confirmed in two days. So is this person eating the bear's heart and leopard gall and daring to joke about such a thing?

If everything is true, it is necessary for him to report the situation to the king, and it is better to be prepared than to know nothing when the time comes.

In the king's palace, Dhorn stood in the side hall, opposite the king of Phnom Penh, Porama.

The figure is already a little fat, wearing a royal dress dominated by gold tones, Porama squinted his eyes, "Right Xiang, this king thought about it, the words of the Left Prime Minister and others are not unreasonable, even if there is news from Siam and Ava, they will definitely send troops, and even now they should have sent troops, so as allies, we should also send more troops to the front line to put pressure on the mercenaries." ”

Poramo knew very well why Don had come to see him, and the two ministers had been arguing in the morning when they were in the court, and finally Dourne's faction became weaker, and even he, the king, leaned towards Dindingway's opinion and sent reinforcements. He couldn't figure out what he was doing when he came to see him at this moment. Do you want to continue lobbying yourself?

"Your Majesty, this is the information that the minister has obtained, please take a look at it." Doon didn't explain anything, but presented the news he had seen from the lark, believing that once he saw it, the king's attitude would change drastically.

"The information you just got?" Borama looked at Doon with a puzzled look. The power of intelligence is not in the hands of this right minister, how did he get the intelligence resources?

With a hint of puzzlement, Poramo took the paper with handwriting from the hand of the eunuch beside him, and when he looked at it casually, his eyes soon became huge, and then his whole body began to tremble slowly, so that the hands holding the paper at the end were also trembling.

"Right Phase, Right Phase, do you have any information from you? Why doesn't the king know? Polamo looked up, a terrifying gleam in his eyes as he looked at Doon's body.

"Your Majesty, this news was sent to my mansion by a man claiming to be a Laotian businessman while I was away, and I only saw it when I returned to the mansion." Naturally, Doon would not tell the story that the lark was in his house, and who knows if the king would condemn himself for collaborating with the enemy when he was angry? Besides, he was still counting on the personal relationship with the lark to reap some more benefits in the future, and of course this person had to hide it tightly.

"Laotian businessmen?" This answer did not satisfy Porama, and he was tempted to ask why such a merchant did not look for himself and not for other courtiers, but for the right minister.

But before Poramo could ask, Doon had already taken the initiative to explain: "Your Majesty, my housekeeper said that the Lao merchant said that he would come to his subordinates. But in Chen's view, none of this matters, but whether the news is true or not, and if so, how do we deal with it next? ”

"Yes, yes, according to the right side, is this news true?" As if a word woke up the dreamer, Poramo asked with a hint of eagerness in his voice. In fact, it doesn't matter where the news comes from, the most important thing is whether it is true or false. If it is true, it would be a huge mistake to send troops to the front at this time, what's the matter, the other two allies have stopped their troops, just the army of your Phnom Penh Dynasty, do you want to have a hard fight with the mercenaries?

"This... In the opinion of the ministers, whether it is true or not, but the so-called no wind and no waves, we have to be prepared for the second hand. Doon looked up, he was tempted to say that if he had sent the news, he would certainly have thought it was true. But he wouldn't say anything like that, and he had to let the king figure it out for himself. At the same time, he also wants to use this to trap some people, and he can't talk too much.

"Well, well, it's right to do second-hand preparation." Borama kept nodding, but quickly shook his head again, "But we also have to be warned, is someone deliberately putting out fake news to guide us, so... Come on, summon the left minister into the palace to discuss matters. ”

In the end, Poramo did not make a decision, but planned to summon the others with him to hear their thoughts.

Hearing that the king was about to summon the left prime minister, the excitement in Doon's eyes flashed. He knew himself too well as a king, and liked to listen to everyone's opinions on everything, as if this would make the most correct choice. But he did forget the fact that the truth is often in the hands of a few.

The king was called, and it didn't take long for Zuo Prime Minister Ding Dingwei to appear in the side hall in an official uniform.

Ding Dingwei is slender, in his fifties, and his eyes are small but very bright, giving people a very wise feeling.

"Your Majesty." As soon as he entered the side hall, Ding Dingwei saluted the king according to the rules.

"Prime Minister Zuo, please get up, come on, bring the things over." When Poramo entered the temple in Ding Dingwei, his expression had already recovered as before, and he looked like an old god, obviously he wanted to see the argument between the two ministers before making a decision.

Quite in the style of a grandfather, Ding Dingwei took the paper sent to him by the eunuch without hurry, first glanced at it roughly, his eyes suddenly widened a lot, and then he looked at it carefully twice, and then he didn't speak immediately, but slowly closed his eyes, as if thinking about something.

King Borama was not in a hurry, as if he was accustomed to the way Zuo Xiang did things, and he still sat in the old god's place, silent. Dwan, who was standing on the other side, was also not in a hurry, this was originally a pit, and even he thought about what choice Ding Dingwei would make, so he waited for the other party to jump in.

After about five or six breaths, Ding Dingwei finally opened his eyes, and then he clenched his fists and said to Porama, "Your Majesty, but I don't know where this news came from?" ”