There are more than 700 miles of road from Luoyang to Xi'an, because there are a large number of grain and grass baggage, so the march is very slow, and it took seven days to rush to Baqiao Town, ten miles away from Xi'an City.

At this time, it was already dark, so Qin Shuhuai ordered the grain and grass team to rest in the town and wait for tomorrow morning before entering the city.

Just as everyone entered the town in an orderly manner, two fast horses suddenly ran in front of them.

Before the horse stopped, one of them shouted, "Brother Qin, don't come unharmed!"

As soon as Qin Shuhuai heard it, he knew that it was not a scattered person.

When the two of them approached, they found that in addition to the two scattered people, Wu Lie, the owner of the Demon Sect Fire Banner, had also come.

Meng Wei, Meng Hu and the others all frowned, and they didn't understand why the Demon Sect had come to find Grandpa Guo since they had withdrawn from the army, so they all came together immediately, separated Qin Shuhuai left and right, and looked at them with fierce eyes.

Qin Shuhuai smiled and waved at them, signaling that they didn't need to be nervous.

Then he rushed to the two scattered people and Wu Lie hugged his fist and said, "Brother Fuji, Lord Wu, it's been a long time!"

The two immediately clasped their fists in return.

Wu Lie said, "Lord Qin League, you have done a great thing in the past six months! First, you exempted the world's peasants from the world with a wave of your hand, and then forced the landlords and gentry to divide the land among the people by thunderous means, and also changed the rule of officials, and the officialdom took on a new look with the decree of the separation of powers. With such skill and ambition, Wu admires!

Wu Lie said two "admiration" in a row, and both used accents.

Fujisanren immediately answered, "Hehe, what Brother Wu said is right. Brother Qin is in the rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes have been turned upside down by you, but I didn't expect to enter the court and do things so earth-shattering. Your name as a demon of the Ming Dynasty is indeed worthy of its reputation! The old brother not only admires, but also admires the five bodies of the earth and admires the heart of the earth. ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled and said, "Brother No, Lord Wu, we are all old acquaintances, don't talk about such scenes." ”

After a pause, he said, "What Qin is doing now is just what he said in front of Sect Master Yan that day. I think that although the Yan Sect Master suffered from the merits of heaven and earth, he still did not forget to worry about the country and the people, put aside the personal enmity between you and me, and discussed the strategy of rejuvenating the world with Zaixia, which is really admirable. To this day, Qin often recalls the heroic appearance of Sect Master Yan. Fortunately, what Qin has done in the past six months has finally not violated what he said that day, and in the future, he will have the face to go to the grave of the Yan Sect Master to put on a stick of incense. ”

These words are half polite, half are sincere.

Speaking of which, if Yan Wuyue hadn't stopped the empress for him halfway that day, he would have died in the hands of the empress.

And a detail worth exploring is that if Yan Wuyue just wants to die with the empress, she can wait for the empress to kill Qin Shuhuai before coming out.

But he didn't.

At the moment of Qin Shuhuai's life and death, Yan Wuyue made a decision that was enough to change the history of the Ming Dynasty to some extent.

He thinks that Qin Shuhuai doesn't deserve to die, or that he can't die.

What does this mean?

It may mean that he has recognized the policies of governing the country that Qin Shuhuai said to him before, and also recognized the existence of Qin Shuhuai, which is beneficial to the people of the world.

Although, Qin Shuhuai had killed tens of thousands of Demon Sect disciples. Even, even Yan Wuyue's biological son almost died because of Qin Shuhuai.

But Yan Wuyue still chose him to die, Qin Shuhuai was born!

From this point of view, Qin Shuhuai is full of gratitude to Yan Wuyue.

Moreover, he also admitted that if his mind had not been disturbed by the power of heaven and earth, Yan Wuyue would probably have come to the same front with him - to calm the troubled times and prosper the world.

From this point of view, he admired Yan Wuyue again.

Qin Shuhuai's words were polite and sincere, which made Fujisan and Wu Lie extremely comfortable to listen to.

Wu Lie hurriedly said, "What the Qin Alliance Master said in front of the Sect Master that day is now known to everyone in my sect. It is precisely because what the Qin Alliance Master is doing now is not contrary to what he said that day, and it is even more amazing than what he said at the beginning, so I am convinced by the Qin Alliance Master. And the two of us came this time with a message from the sect leader and the right protector. ”

Qin Shuhuai immediately asked, "Oh, your sect has already established a new sect leader?"

Wu Lie said, "Exactly." The so-called dragons cannot be without a leader, and after the withdrawal of our troops from Gansu, the young master has been established as the fifty-sixth leader of our sect. ”

"Oh, that's very good!" Qin Shuhuai said happily, "Brother Repentance is kind and benevolent, and he will be able to lead your sect to regain its divine might." By the way, what's the message you brought?"

Wu Lie said, "The sect leader said that the new policy promoted by the Qin League leader is a major event that will benefit the country and the people and future generations, and the personal enmity of my sect is insignificant in comparison. Now is a critical moment for the implementation of the New Deal, if you are distracted or fall short. Therefore, the sect leader specially ordered the two of us to come and inform the Qin League Lord that the Qin League Master could put it aside for the time being. Whether it's half a year or a year, I'm willing to wait. In addition, when the new policy is implemented, no matter what happens to the imperial court or the rivers and lakes, I am willing to do my best to help the Qin League Lord pacify!"

Fujisanren added, "This is not only the meaning of our sect leader, but also the meaning of Protector Mei and several apostles. Speaking of which, this matter was brought up by Protector Mei first, he was afraid that you would be distracted and ruin the overall situation!"

Wu Lie said with a smile, "Protector Mei is probably the most concerned about the new deal. In the past few days, he has traveled around the country with one person and one sword, and from time to time he has sent letters detailing his views and stories about the new policies in various places, and his words can hardly hide his excitement and excitement, and bluntly say that this is a great change unseen in a thousand years! Therefore, he has always suggested that the sect leader should do his best to help the imperial court and the Qin alliance leader. ”

When Qin Shuhuai heard this, he said, "Qin, thank you for your kindness. Although your sect has a deep hatred of blood, it still puts the people of the world first, and Qin admires it very much. However, the matter of the Western Expedition was promised by Qin himself to your religion, so how can he not believe it?

Wu Lie and the Fuji Sanren looked at it with countless torches, and saw hundreds of carts stretching endlessly, all of which were full.

Wu Lieqi said, "Could it be that this is military rations?"

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "That's right, it's exactly the military rations needed for the expedition." There are only 70,000 stones here, and there are still 100,000 stones on the way to Lanzhou. ”

"Brother Qin really decided to go west now?" asked the Fuji Sanren busily.

"Exactly!"

"Are you sure?"

"There are martial arts coalition forces, there are strong soldiers in Shaanxi, and we are sure. ”

Wu Lie and Fujisanren glanced at each other, obviously they didn't expect this situation.

Originally, the Demon Sect unanimously believed that Qin Shuhuai's lack of signs of raising troops until now must be because he was trapped in the matter of the New Deal and could not go on an expedition for the time being. Unexpectedly, even the military rations had already been raised.

Wu Lie asked again, "At this time, the new policy has only just been implemented, and a thousand things need to be sorted out by the Qin League Leader, if the Qin League Lord leads an expedition, what will the New Deal do?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled bitterly, "Let's see." That's what I plan, first fight with Yarkand on the border, and if it goes well, then I don't have to fight in person. If it doesn't go well, I'm afraid I will have to levy it in person once, and the new deal will have to be put aside. Lord Wu Qi, Brother Fuji, Yarkand and Dzungar, there must be one of the two who will become my Ming's henchman. Only by addressing it as early as possible can we make fewer sacrifices in the future. ”

Wu Lie thought for a while and said, "Lord Qin Alliance, can the matter of the Western Expedition be slowed down a little first, and Brother Fuji and I will go back to Guangming Ding first to report this matter to the Sect Master." Please rest assured, I believe that after the sect leader knows, he will never stand idly by!"

The Fujisan people also said, "That's right, the western expedition to Yaerqiang, in order to destroy Ruoqiang and avenge the sect leader and the left protector." If I stand by and watch, what kind of revenge will I have?"

Didn't Qin Shuhuai just ask them for this?

He said, "If your sect can lend a hand, it would be very good! ”

Wu Lie immediately said, "Okay! ”

Qin Shuhuai said, "Two of you, don't be in a hurry at this time, right? We haven't seen each other for a long time, why don't you go into the town and have a few drinks to catch up with the old days?"

When the people heard about drinking, they were ready to move.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Wu Lie preemptively said, "The matter is urgent, let's go back and report to the sect leader first." The sooner the matter is decided, the more time there will be for planning. As for drinking, after the big event is decided, Wu will get drunk with the Qin Alliance Lord!"

After speaking, he said to Fujisanren very ignorant of the times, "Brother Fuji, let's go quickly." ”

The people sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to say to Qin Shuhuai, "Brother Qin, keep the wine for the elder brother, and go back to Lanzhou City to drink it again." ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled, "Inevitability, inevitable!"

......

After a night in the town, the team drove into Xi'an early the next morning.

To Qin Shuhuai's surprise, in addition to Hong Chengchou, there was also Lu Xiangsheng from the governor's trilateral military affairs.

I can't help but wonder: Shouldn't Lu Xiangsheng be in Taiyuan? Why did he come to Xi'an, and I didn't hear that he was coming here before?

Lu Xiangsheng came to Xi'an precisely because he knew that Qin Shuhuai was coming to Xi'an.

He also wants to ask for war!

He knew very well that if he wanted to ask for war, he needed to ask Grandpa Guo first. Only if the grandfather agrees, the emperor will agree.

Why did he invite?

This is going to start with his fantastic ascension in more than a year.

Lu Xiangsheng is only 31 years old.

But he is already in the governor's position, and he has entered the cabinet to govern, which is very rare in the Ming Dynasty.

On top of that, he hasn't had much merit until now.

In history, he leveled the three sides, resisted the Qing army, fought bravely and was good at governing the army, the Central Plains Liukou called him "King Lu Yan", and the Ming history called him "an immortal talent", and even the Qing army had a headache when they saw him. Under the great merit, at the age of 36, he was appointed to the governor, which can be described as a generation of outstanding people who are famous all over the world.

But the problem is that his career started in the sixth year of Chongzhen, and now it is only four years of Chongzhen, and the world has already been decided, so what else can he do?

Although after he arrived as the governor of the three sides, he showed good military talent, and when Qin Shuhuai fought with the Demon Sect and Gao Yingxiang, he stabilized Zhang Xianzhong and other remaining rogues, and put the trilateral governance in order, but he entered the cabinet with these, and he still can't believe it.

By the way, he still doesn't understand why he was able to miraculously jump from a former prefect who was worried at home to a trilateral governor.

The only thing he knows is that he can have today, because of the recommendation of Grandpa Guo.

But he had a weak heart.

Although he believed that he was talented enough to be qualified for the position of governor and cabinet, he did not have any special honors on him, and he felt that he was not worthy of such a high position.

So, he can't wait to prove himself.

He especially wanted his Bole Qin Shuhuai to see that he didn't choose the wrong person!

He Lu Xiangsheng is worthy of the appreciation of Grandpa Guo!