last time

Chapter 166
Chang Yinyu had been back for a long time and hadn't seen Zhuo Ran come back, but he didn't dare to tell Zhou Yu that Zhuo Ran went to Nie Hanshan, so he had to find a reason to prevaricate.

The people in Zisha Hall were arranged by Wei Xun, and Chang Yinyu did not interfere in this matter. When Wei Xun returned to the inn, he saw Chang Yinyu wandering back and forth in front of the building, and wanted to ask him where Zhuo Ran could report the situation, but learned that Zhuo Ran Haven't come back yet.

Chang Yinyu also planned to set off for Suicheng as soon as Zhuo Ran came back. Zhou Yu was worried about Zhuo Ran's affairs, but Chang Yinyu didn't dare to talk to him. Wei Xun still doesn't know what Zhuo Ran wants to do. I was confused and didn't understand, but I didn't dare to ask easily.

He is not very familiar with Chang Yinyu, Xiong Zhenghao told him that Chang Yinyu and Zhuo Ran are from the same family, but according to the relationship in Gaodu, Zhuo Ran is Chang Yinyu's half master, and now Zisha Hall belongs to Zhuo Ran, the two of them It should be the same for Zhuo Ran, but Chang Yin Yuding is a little more important than him.

Wei Xun looked at Chang Yinyu, but Zhou Yu walked out of the room without saying anything.His fingers were still wrapped with strips of cloth, these days he would always shake for no reason, in order not to affect his movements, he could only wrap his fingers.

When Chang Yinyu saw Zhou Yu, he wanted to go up and help him. Zhou Yu frowned slightly: "Why hasn't Ran'er come back yet?"

"This... little junior sister must be delayed by something, don't worry, Uncle Zhou, I'll go out to look for her now, you go back to the house first." Chang Yinyu looked at Wei Xun, "Brother, help me. "

Wei Xun nodded, just as he took a step forward, Chang Yinyu looked into the distance and grinned: "Isn't this back?"

Chang Yinyu raised his eyebrows, Zhou Yu walked up to Zhuo Ran in three or two steps, Wei Xun consciously moved out of the way, Zhuo Ran helped Zhou Yu's arm, and said softly, "Uncle Zhou, I'm back."

After she finished speaking, she helped Zhou Yu to walk into the room. Zhuo Ran took a look at Wei Xun and knew that he had something to talk to her, so she sent Zhou Yu back to the room first, and found an excuse to explain.Chang Yinyu followed Zhuo Ran to meet Wei Xun, and the three sat around the table.

Wei Xun said something about the Zisha Hall. Fortunately, the people in the Zisha Hall are more talkative. In other words, they are more honest. Now that they know that Zhuo Ran is Nanxiang, they must follow them to the death and will not disobey any orders.This is what Zhuo Ran likes, no procrastination, dry fruit.

Chang Yinyu brought the tea to the two of them, and said, "With Wei Xun here, I don't worry about your safety anymore. It's just that you went to Nie Hanshan just now, did he say anything to you?"

Zhuo Ran was thinking about this problem all the way back, so he simply hid half of it and said, "It's nothing, he invited me to go to Beiyuan for a walk. By the way, Yike, you told me before that the capital of Yuzhou is the surname Is Meng right? He seems to be Xiong Zhenghao's old friend."

Chang Yinyu thought for a while: "My surname is Meng? How can I remember that his surname is not Meng? The capital of Yuzhou is Weizhuang, and there is a counselor by his side. He is Xiong Zhenghao's old friend. Colleagues on the battlefield, why did you suddenly ask this?"

Zhuo Ran nodded and said, "I went to Nie Hanshan just now, and he told me that Yongzhou and Xinzhou are fine, but Tuzhou and Yuzhou are in trouble. In the territory of Dayu, if Yuzhou is not considered, it will only be more difficult for us to act."

"The key is that Yuzhou is close to Dingbei Pass. If you want to go to Dingbei Pass, Lord Hou will definitely need to make a detour in Yuzhou. He should know the situation there better than us." Chang Yinyu turned sideways, "Otherwise, you can write a letter to ask me. ask him?"

Zhuo Ran shook his head: "Don't bother him about these things, the specific situation of Beili is unknown, I don't want him to bother about these things, besides, Yuzhou and Tuzhou are also the places we have to deal with, no matter what, I have to go there in person one trip."

"I don't agree." Chang Yinyu shook his head immediately, "Junior Junior Sister, although you want to become king now, you don't need to do everything yourself. The news of Gaodu spread so fast, they must know that you want to do it What, if they have any other ideas, we will lose more than we gain."

Zhuo Ran said: "Listen to me first. Yuzhou is independent, but it has not reached the level of Luzhou. Daxihou of Luzhou is the prince who was appointed by Emperor Chongwen himself. It is reasonable to say that Zhongqu Prefecture should be replaced in order to consolidate our position, but the news has not come to us for a long time, which is a good time for us. Emperor Chongwen also chose someone he trusted to be in charge of the states. If now They got the news that they were going to be replaced, do you think we still have no chance of winning?"

Chang Yinyu still frowned, and said: "I heard that Wei Zhuang is also a difficult master, and besides, the guy next to him named Meng probably has the same temper as a stinky bear, can you bear that claw?"

"Why don't you understand what I mean?" Zhuo Ran said, "If I act rashly without finding out clearly, don't you want you to bear the consequences for me in the end? I went to Nie Hanshan not to play."

Chang Yinyu looked at Zhuo Ran: "What did he tell you?"

Zhuo Ran took a sip of tea, and was so bitter that she gave up drinking it directly. She said, "Wei Xun should also know that Nie Hanshan is a tyrant here in Yongzhou, but we ignore someone else in Tuzhou."

Wei Xun couldn't help looking at Zhuo Ran, and he said, "I also want to talk to the girl about this matter. After I dealt with the matter of Zisha Hall, the people below gave my elder brother a letter, which means that they are rushing to Tuzhou now. I want to stop He Xi."

"Who is He Xi?"

Zhuo Ran couldn't help sighing: "After all, Xinzhou is close to Xiqi, and they didn't dare to fight in Xinzhou. He Xi rarely shows up. If Nie Hanshan is the king of Yongzhou, then he is the king of Tuzhou. But Nie Hanshan Han Shan was better than him, and when his reputation spread, he disappeared, but after hearing about the civil strife in Dayu, he was ready to move, wanting to go north to take Yuzhou, and then go south."

"Why haven't I heard you say it before..." Chang Yinyu drank tea to suppress his shock, but felt more and more thirsty, so he said, "Why are these states not peaceful? Isn't Tuzhou also full of ancient Qiang people? Why doesn't He Xi make a deal with Nie Hanshan, isn't it easy?"

"Any self-made bandit," Zhuo Ran paused, but felt that he was right, "I don't want my efforts to go to waste. Besides, Yongzhou is much bigger than Tuzhou. It's normal for He Xi to be unconvinced. I don't know what there is in Tuzhou that can make He Xi do this, I just feel a little strange."

Wei Xun said: "He Xi has been oppressed since four years ago. After he managed to get some fame, he suddenly hid it somehow, so many people only remembered Nie Hanshan later. As for He Xi Xi is not as influential as Nie Hanshan."

"Yuzhou is rich and rich, but no matter how rich it is, it is futile to not communicate with the outside world." Zhuo Ran said, "Before the Battle of Luxi, a small number of food supplies in the three states of Yongxintu came from Yuzhou, and most of them still had to rely on Yongzhou. It is not a good thing for me that he stays away from the three states of Yongxintu now."

Zhuo Ran slowed down, and said: "In fact, I suspect that there may be problems with the batch of food and salaries here in Yuzhou. Chi Yue and I have been investigating where the military salaries were sent to Beili when we were in Luzhou. I heard that people have lost all the silver taels, but Wang Cheng went north to transport it, and the Ancient Tea Horse Road would be supported by people from Beili. The state's problem now seems not so simple."

Wei Xun and Chang Yinyu didn't know that Zhuo Ran and Li Yuchuan had investigated these matters, but they understood what Zhuo Ran said.Luzhou searched thoroughly and found nothing. Although Zhuo Ran and Li Yuchuan suspected that Han Cheng, there was no evidence. It only took more than half a month for the military salary sent by Luzhou to reach the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. If Yuzhou wanted to do something Not impossible.

But Zhuo Ran couldn't figure it out. After all, Yuzhou was close to Dingbei Pass. If Beili was held accountable, how could they be safe and sound.I'm afraid that Beili is too busy to take care of himself, and he can't even take care of these things.

Wei Xun said: "Girl, my elder brother also said that Tuzhou is more complicated than Yongzhou now. Although there are many ancient Qiang people in Tuzhou, there are also bandits and bullies among them, and they are even scarier than the bandits in Luocheng. They all Listen to He Xi. The eldest brother said that he came to Tuzhou to help the girl find out their background first, and once the girl has any orders, they can help the girl immediately."

Zhuo Ran smiled when she heard the words, and she said: "If you say that, I want to see your elder brother even more. If he thinks of going ahead of me, he is a brave and resourceful person."

"Miss praise, this is the responsibility of Zisha Hall and the meaning of our existence." Wei Xun raised his eyes to look at Zhuo Ran, "Then... do you want to go to Yuzhou?"

Zhuo Ran thought for a while and said, "I have to go. I don't care whether Nie Hanshan really wants to help me or whether he wants to use my hand to help him eradicate He Xi, this trip is very necessary for me."

Chang Yinyu sneered: "I knew Nie Hanshan was not a good person. He is so powerful, why didn't he kill He Xi himself? If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have listened to you to provoke Nie Hanshan."

"If you don't go to him, he will come to you in person." Zhuo Ran shook his head and said, "It doesn't really matter. If I help him do these things, he must hand over Yongzhou to me, otherwise , I will definitely kill him with my own hands."

Chang Yinyu didn't see Zhuo Ran kill Li Chengru, but Wei Xun would never forget it.Zhuo Ran looks kind on the face, even if there is a little vigilance and coldness sometimes, it doesn't matter, but if Zhuo Ran really hates someone and wants to kill someone, then she will change into another appearance .After seeing Zhuo Ran kill Li Chengru, Wei Xun also became more afraid of this master, even though he obeyed Zhuo Ran's words, even though Zhuo Ran would not really kill him.

"Are you going to keep hiding it from Uncle Zhou?" Chang Yinyu frowned, "I just racked my brains and couldn't think of any excuses. If you don't tell me this time and only leave Songzi here alone, you are not afraid that Uncle Zhou will Crazy?"

Zhuo Ran sighed: "Aren't I thinking of a reason?"

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The further you go to Dingbeiguan, the colder it becomes, and the weather changes drastically after it turns cold.Li Xunchuan had just bypassed the Yuzhou official road, and did not have any business until he got on the ancient tea-horse road.

Coincidentally, as soon as Li Xunchuan stepped on the ancient tea-horse road, he saw Ruofei rushing over from nowhere, circling several times above Li Xunchuan's head, and finally hit Li Xunchuan's shoulder with some excitement, and rubbed him with his paw.

Li Xunchuan touched its head twice, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Zhao and Xi Yu galloping towards them.Xu hadn't seen each other for a long time, but Gu Zhao and Xiyu couldn't help their eyes turning red when they saw Li Xunchuan. After asking a few words, they continued on their way with Li Xunchuan.

Li Xunchuan didn't run wild anymore, Zhushi walked slowly, Li Xunchuan asked many things.Xiong Zhenghao paid attention to Li Yanchuan's injury, and went to Houtian to find out the cloak halfway through the conversation, and hurried over to hand the cloak to Li Yanchuan, Li Yanchuan shook his head slightly, and he looked up at the deep sky , Said: "We are almost at Dingbei Pass."

Xiong Zhenghao has always been worried about the issue of the forbidden army.Li Xunchuan is from Beili, and these banned soldiers are outsiders to Beili. Even if Li Xunchuan himself is here, it is impossible to say that the forbidden army will go to Beili just for Li Xunchuan's sake.Besides, even if they entered Beili, how should they get along with those cavalrymen, and how would they be arranged? Xiong Zhenghao thought so himself, let alone these forbidden soldiers.

He didn't dare to ask Li Xunchuan directly about this. He often thought about talking to Li Xunchuan, or they would stay where they were and wait until Li Xunchuan took care of them before leaving. Not exported.

Xiong Zhenghao sighed deeply, until Gu Zhao yelled at him, either yelling, or just being taken aback suddenly.Gu Zhao frowned and said, "What are you thinking, the master is asking you something."

Xiong Zhenghao said "Oh".

Li Yuchuan repeated it patiently: "Do you still have contact with Meng Weidao?"

Xiong Zhenghao thought about Meng Weidao carefully, and he almost forgot about this person: "Back to the Marquis, we don't have any contact now. We met in Tuzhou before. Although we have been comrades-in-arms for a few days, we have a good relationship. What's the matter?" Lord Hou, do you have something to do with him?"

Li Xunchuan thought for a while and said, "Tell me about him."

Xiong Zhenghao nodded, and said: "Meng Weidao, Yan Ming, a native of Yuzhou, his family was poor, so he couldn't go to school when he was young, so he could only study secretly with older children, and later Wei Zhuang took a fancy to his talent. So he kept him by his side all the time. The several crises in Yuzhou were all his suggestions to Wei Zhuang, so Wei Zhuang trusted him very much and appreciated his strategy, so the relationship between the two is very good, and it is now. As for the battlefield In fact, when I was fighting with my elder brother, he happened to pass by and helped me for a few days. I saw that he was honest and honest, so I made friends with him. Later, after the Battle of Jixi, I broke off contact with him. Just now we When I bypassed Yuzhou, I still thought that I must catch up with him if I had the opportunity."

Li Xunchuan did not hide his thoughts, and said: "Actually, I want to build a good relationship with Yuzhou. Xiaqiu wants to attack Yongxin Tu Sanzhou, and Yuzhou still has to make a statement in the middle of the city. If they are willing to return to Xia Qiu Guan, then Beili really won't have any worries."

Xiong Zhengmo nodded: "Yes, I can write to him for him to think carefully."

"No." Li Yanchuan looked at Xiong Zhenghao and shook his head, "Xiaqiu and Beili are not a family yet, and we are not the ones representing her, but it will be a disservice to her. She has to do it herself. But you said Meng Weidao Being reasonable, I felt relieved, at least I knew he wouldn't be too hard on Xiaqiu."

Since Meng Weidao is such a person, how could he be better than Zhuo Ran?Besides, Zhuo Ran is so smart, he will definitely know about Meng Weidao, so he can think of a way to win Yuzhou first.Although Li Yunchuan didn't get any news from Zhuo Ran, he had a feeling that Zhuo Ran must have thought so.

Xiong Zhenghao sighed silently in his heart, Li Yuchuan was focusing on Zhuo Ran, and he had to consider her in everything he did.He glanced at Li Xunchuan, Li Xunchuan didn't look back but continued to ask him: "By the way, I heard from Xiaqiu that there seems to be an open space in the north of Yongzhou, which is a good choice for a school ground."

Xiong Zhenghao's eyes widened: "Master Hou wants to lead troops into Yongzhou?"

Xiyu smiled, and said: "Sooner or later, Yongzhou will belong to Zhuo Siye, and naturally it will belong to the master. If the imperial army does not adapt to Beili, Yongzhou happens to be a good place."

Xiong Zhengmo also smiled when he heard the words, but he restrained his expression a little.

Li Xunchuan said: "Don't mention these things. What else did you two find in Yidong?"

Xi Yu looked at Gu Zhao and motioned for him to say, Gu Zhao was silent for a moment, and said: "Since Master and Zhuo Siye left Yidong, Mr. Wen has been recuperating in Jin Commander's Mansion. Mr. Wen seemed very unhappy about the line matter. We didn't dare to take any action. As a result, Mr. Huo Jie arrived at the Jin Commander's Mansion at some time. When we saw him, he was about to leave in a hurry and sent Shao Hui, Tong Rong A general called over and talked for a long time."

Li Xunchuan said: "Wen Rongxi didn't expect that Yan Chengxuan would lie to him like this. When we were still there, there were no problems with Longshi Port and Tiequn Port. What did Huo Jie call Shao Hui Tong Rong over?"

"It seems that there is a problem with the two ports." Gu Zhao said, "Shao Hui and Tong Rong looked hurried when they said goodbye to us. They mentioned a few words about the problem caused by the two ports transaction. It should not be a small problem."

"Things that make Huo Jie anxious are not trivial matters." Li Yuchuan said in a deep voice, "I am not worried about Yi Dong having Huo Jie and Jin Peng, and Shao Hui and Tong Rong will naturally protect the two ports, but I have always wondered why Feng Cheng never showed his face from the beginning to the end."

Xi Yu echoed: "That's right, Gu Zhao and I even asked around insinuatingly, but Commander Jin bit him to death and didn't say a word, as if Mr. Feng Cheng had something to hide from others."

"Forget it, let's deal with these things by themselves." Li Yuchuan said, "Now that the emperor has changed, if Huo Jie is willing, he will help Yi Dong to tide over the difficulties, but if he doesn't want to, then we can only rely on Feng Cheng to come out of the mountain .”

Gu Zhao lowered his eyes.

Li Xunchuan stroked Zhushi's hair and said, "By the way, when you came from Luzhou, were Da Xihou and Ji Yuyan all right?"

Xiyu nodded: "Everything is fine, it's just master, they agreed to go back to Gaodu together."

(End of this chapter)