"It isn't a Jianghu matter. You could call it an Imperial Court matter," Du Ge said.
"The Imperial Court?" Huang Xiao murmured, then asked, "Don't tell me it has something to do with Huang Qitao again?"
Du Ge shook his head. "A few days ago, Khitan sent envoys to Kaifeng to discuss establishing friendly relations between our two countries. But not long after the Khitan envoys entered Great Song territory, their entire party was ambushed and killed. Not one survived. This has shaken both the court and the country, and Khitan in particular is demanding that we hand over the killers. If they don't receive a satisfactory answer, war may break out between the two countries again."
"Have they found out who did it?" Huang Xiao asked with a frown.
This matter did indeed have enormous repercussions. If it was mishandled, the two countries would certainly go to war again, especially since Khitan had right on its side this time.
Great Song had suffered more defeats than victories in its wars against Khitan, so it did not wish to start another war lightly.
"We don't know yet, so the Six Gates has sent people to investigate. Huang Qitao has also ordered the Six Gates constables to spare no effort in hunting down the killers. That's precisely why so many constables have been transferred here from elsewhere-to reinforce our manpower," Du Ge said.
When Du Ge finished, Huang Xiao remained silent for a while, so he added, "Brother Huang, now that you're back, Huang Qitao will probably come looking for you soon. Be prepared. Don't let him foist this assignment onto you. It's a thankless task, and it isn't that simple, either."
"I know." Huang Xiao nodded.
Huang Xiao understood this much: whether the Khitan envoys had been killed by people