Xiong Cong is twenty-four years old this year, his ancestor Xiongqiao was a cavalry lieutenant at the end of the Han Dynasty, and his descendants went to the north. About half a year ago, the Xiong clan had a bad relationship with the Luochuan thieves because of trivial matters, and many people in the clan were killed by the thieves, but fortunately Lu Yao led the army to attack the Daiwang City and save the lives of the rest. Although Xiong Cong had studied, where did he have the opportunity to become a leader in the northern Xinjiang infested by Hu Feng. And Lu Yao not only saved his life for the Xiong clan, but also promoted him to be an official, so Xiong Cong was eager to repay Lu Yao, and he was very positive about this trip to Jinyang. After a brief meal, he said goodbye to Lu Yao and took the two servants on the road.

The Flying Fox was on the edge of the Changshan Army's sphere of influence, so Wen Qiao and his party were kidnapped by Murong Longcheng a few days ago. But at this moment, this road is naturally unimpeded, and there is no need to be equipped with a large number of guards. On the opposite side of this hundred-mile dangerous path is Guangwu City, Yanmen County, where the fief of the Marquis of Guangwu of Yueshi is in Yan, and there is a garrison to respond.

Lu Yao and Xue Tong watched the young scholar's back disappear into the depths of the canyon, and then turned their horses back. The two of them walked one after the other on the hillside path, and several knights followed in the distance.

This is the junction of the mountainous area and the plain zone, pitching to the reach, but see the peaks on both sides of the mountain road confrontation, lush, the top of the Taihang group of peaks in the west, although there is still snow in the middle of summer, and the hilly area in the east is faintly infested by woodcutters, busy cutting wood and charcoal, and then look into the distance a little, you can see the grassland like felt, the Qianmo is connected, the river is like a belt, the city stands in the middle, it is extremely majestic.

Such magnificent mountains and rivers are completely under control, and a strong sense of satisfaction makes Lu Yao's mood suddenly brighten. He walked in a halt, stopping from time to time to watch, and admired, with his scribe's attire, like a scholar who had time to enjoy the scenery.

But Xue Tong couldn't do what Lu Yao did. After a while, he couldn't help but say, "Daoming, although we have a foothold in Daijun, we are still the subordinates of Yue Shigong after all. You should mention Wenlin a few more words, lest you ......"

Lu Yao laughed softly: "It's okay." This trip is just a routine, who would deliberately embarrass a small official? Moreover, we act above board, and we are incapable of speaking to others. ”

The problem is not here! Xue Tong sighed.

He is Lu Yao's most powerful deputy, and the two have established a friendship of mutual trust since the day of the breakthrough of Daling. He can always understand Lu Yao's intentions, and he also supports him wholeheartedly. But in the past few days, he always felt that he couldn't catch up with Lu Yao's thinking, he felt that Lu Yao had changed, but he didn't know where it had changed. Perhaps the increasingly complicated situation is a little too difficult to see for a pure martial artist like Xue Tong.

Today, he specially saw off Xiong Cong with Lu Yao, just to find an opportunity to chat with Lu Yao. But he wasn't good at words, and he didn't even know how to speak for a while.

When he was hesitating, he saw Lu Yao looking around and suddenly jumped off the horse. Xue Tong hurriedly caught up.

Lu Yao found a meadow in the forest at the col and sat down, stretching his waist: "Old Xue, you also sit." ”

With Lu Yao's current status in Daijun, among the generals and colonies, there is only Xue Tong who can sit side by side with him without pressure, except for the lazy Wuwei general Ding Miao. So Xue Tong sat down honestly and unceremoniously.

In the middle of summer, although there is a mountain breeze to relieve the heat, it can still make people's mouth dry when they are rushing under the sun. So he called for the attendant to fetch the water bladder, and took a big sip of the water bladder. Clear water sprinkled from the corners of his mouth, sprinkled on his beard, sprinkled on his chest, such an action was quite rough, but it highlighted Xue Tong's straightforward character.

Lu Yao couldn't help laughing, this scene reminded him of the situation when he and Xue Tong and He Yun hid in Danshui Mountain to recuperate from their injuries a few months ago, when the two of them were also sitting on the hillside like this to discuss how to act next. At that time, the remnants of the defeated army who were at a loss for the future were in charge of a county in northern Xinjiang after only a few months.

"Lao Xue, do you still remember that when we were fighting with Jisang Shile in Yecheng Jianchunmen, Lu Zhi promised a great official position, hoping that I would work with him to help the heir of the king of Chengdu and reoccupy the ...... of Yecheng" The two sat quietly for a long time, and then heard Lu Yao say slowly: "At that time, I only felt that Lu Zhi's idea was very absurd. Dozens of people of the Lu family in Jiangdong died at the hands of the king of Chengdu, and I, Lu Daoming and the king of Chengdu, are really as deep as the sea. Why did he dare to make such a proposal? Could it be that he was tortured in the prison city of Wei County and became stupid? ”

"After Lu Zhi proposed a strategy to break the enemy, I understood. Taking out the white tiger banner left by the king of Chengdu and ordering the dead soldiers of the king of Chengdu lurking in the Jisang army was indeed a conspiracy that was enough to turn the tide, and with the tense situation at the time, if it was not for this, Yecheng would not be able to protect. However, the white tiger flag is an important weapon of the state, and there are few civil and military officials who do not know it. It is used on occasions where tens of thousands of people on the battlefield are concerned, and it is enough to confirm Lu's crime of having an affair with the rest of the king of Chengdu. Lu Zhi had already expected that those who used the White Tiger Banner would inevitably be regarded as the Chengdu Wangyi Party. Lu Yao smiled bitterly and said: "His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea has always been very jealous of the King of Chengdu, and he has even supervised Yecheng as the commander of the Xincai King Sima Teng to guard the military, and strictly monitor Yecheng, the base of the King of Chengdu for many years. The Hebei bandits, who originated from the remnants of the king of Chengdu, rebelled and killed the king of Xincai, and someone immediately called on the banner of the king of Chengdu to defeat the thieves and stabilize the situation in Yecheng...... When such a story is transmitted to the court, how will the king of the East China Sea understand it? I'm afraid that the fire in Yecheng has not been extinguished, the secret order to take my head has arrived, and the crusading army in Luoyang is about to be dispatched. ”

"This ......" Xue Tong never thought that the desperate battle in Yecheng would not only be fruitless, but would cause such bad consequences. After a long while, he said in shock: "This Lu Zhi is really hateful...... But would the East Sea King really react like this? ”

Xue Tong hesitated slightly, approached Lu Yao and whispered: "When we were in Funiu Village, didn't we have some friendship with the county lord of Najingling......

Lu Yao waved his hand and interrupted Xue Tong's words: "How can official affairs and private friendship be mixed up." His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea is the emperor of the Imperial Family, and he can dominate the crowd and have today's status, relying on ruthless means of conquest. You might as well count the lives of many brothers and princes in his hands. For him, the king of Chengdu is the most terrible enemy, and anyone who is related to it will not tolerate the slightest forgiveness. If he would be soft-hearted because the county lord of Jingling recognized us, hehe, then he wouldn't be able to do too much Fu Lu Shangshu. ”

"Lu Zhi is indeed an old fox, he wants to force me to come forward to integrate the rest of the Chengdu King and join hands with him to fight against the East China Sea King. After all, Shiheng Gong was the head of the warriors under the command of the King of Chengdu back then, the general of the official worship, the governor of Hebei, maybe the little name of the Jiangdong Lu family, in Lu Zhi's opinion, still has some appeal. Speaking of this, Lu Yao didn't know whether he should be proud or sad, he sighed and continued: "In the past ten years, I have been in civil strife in the Great Jin Dynasty, and I have caused the good situation to the anger of the people, of course I have no intention of participating in such chaos as Lu Zhi wishes. Therefore, after the end of the battle in Yecheng, I was busy gathering troops, reorganizing Jisang and subduing the people, and taking Lu Zhi under his care. At the same time, I also communicated with Wei officials such as Yang Heng, Cai Ke and others, and implored them to explain to the imperial court. But after all, he was busy at that time, and he was accidentally escaped by Lu Zhi for a while. Since this person has escaped, with his cunning and wisdom, he will definitely cause trouble in Wei County. ”

"That's why we're here at full speed?"

"The trip to Daijun is first of all to complete the entrustment of Yue Shigong, but it is indeed to stay away from the land of right and wrong in Yecheng as soon as possible, so as not to be dragged into it by Lu Zhina...... Old Xue, you know, if it weren't for our vigilance, he would have almost taken advantage of it on the way. The ensuing infighting of the beggar army seems to be instigated by someone behind it. Alas, the situation at that time was too complicated to be delicate. ”

The cavalrymen who were a little far away suddenly shouted, and it turned out to be a roe deer who had lost its head for some reason, rushed out of the sparse forest, and rushed straight to the front of the soldiers. It's a great addition to food, and fur can also be used to make clothes. Everyone hurriedly bent their bows and arrows, trying to capture it, and suddenly made a fuss. Today, Lu Yao did not let He Yun follow him, but brought a few personal soldiers at random. The youngest of these soldiers was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and the eldest was less than twenty, and it was the time when they loved to play and make trouble, and they all knew that the county had been set in this era, and their hearts were a little relaxed, and they lost their rules.

Seeing them running around in a chaotic manner, Lu Yao shook his head again and again, but he didn't want to criticize them, so he talked to Xue Tong by himself.

"In the eyes of the princes of the Luoyang Imperial Court, since we are attacking in Daijun, we are waiting to clear all suspicions. First, if we really collude with the old subordinates of the king of Chengdu, we will never stay away from Yecheng, which the king of Chengdu has operated for many years, and go all the way to this side to despisy northern Xinjiang. Second, after the death of the king of Chengdu, his power was scattered. Although I took one of them, I did not hesitate to devote them to the battle against Hu'er, and let them be consumed...... Since ancient times, people with different aspirations have never acted like this. ”

"The reason why a series of wars have been set off in Daijun is not because I am greedy for meritorious service, but really to clear the suspicion and protect the heads of you and me. Now it seems that since Daijun is in my hands, Wen Taizhen has something to rely on in Danhan Mountain; The imperial court has already relieved us, which is a double win. It's good, it's good. Lu Yao smiled and said, "In this way, do you understand, Lao Xue?" ”

Xue Tong frowned and thought for a long time, and finally bowed deeply: "I see." He got up and paced back and forth a few times, and couldn't help but ask again: "But ...... Yue Shigong's side?"

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Oh, oh, this is the legendary V, congratulations to yourself......