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Chapter 358: Double Conspiracy in the Western Regions, Goodbye to General Xue (asking for monthly votes)
Li Guanyi hugged Wen He tightly, and then introduced him to everyone in Anxi Protectorate.

Qibili, Yuchi Xiong, Li Kedi, Bazaar, Hao Yuanxia and others had never seen Wen He, but they were delighted to see the usually calm Li Guanyi, and they all guessed that Wen He was extraordinary.

But upon closer inspection, he was just an ordinary, amiable young man.

Qibili saw that everyone in Tiance Mansion seemed to have an instinctive reaction.

Doubt in mind.

Li Guanyi used the form of a black tortoise and the power of the nine-colored divine deer to contact the Jiangnan area. At this moment, his understanding and familiarity with Jiangnan was definitely not as good as that of the strategists in the Western Regions, so this matter was handed over to Wen Lingjun and others.

So Li Guanyi really didn't expect this.

Wen He, who always puts himself first, unexpectedly arrives first.

Fan Qing, Lei Laomeng, and Shi Dalin all reacted to this guy instinctively, and then they immediately realized that this guy is now one of the top staff members of the Qilin Army's Tiance Mansion, and is absolutely one of their own.

So Fan Qing put down the bench.

Lei Laomeng put away the rope and Shi Dalin put down the medicine bag.

Oh, this guy is an absolutely reliable comrade at the moment.

Then it's time to give the other side a headache.

They are the unlucky ones.

Wen He, a top strategist produced in the academy, is a terrifying teammate, but an opponent who can make people lose sleep.

Wen He greeted everyone with a smile.

Everyone had a very good first impression of him.

They all have a feeling that this person is very congenial and someone they can get along well with.

Pojun stood up gracefully and adjusted his waist, holding the Yushui sword that Li Guanyi had personally forged and given to him, and then wore it in a conspicuous place in a natural and silent way.

Then he said naturally: "Since Mr. Wenhe is here, please come in."

Wen He seemed to be thinking about something.

Wen He stared at the sword.

Wen He smiled and said, "This is the first strategist of our tribe, the one who first followed the lord, the one who had the unparalleled strategist mentioned by the lord, the strongest and most comprehensive strategist, and the first genius of the stargazing lineage in the past eight hundred years!"

"Mr. Pojun?"

"I have admired you for a long time!"

"Is this sword forged by the lord himself for you?!"

"Among all the ministers and counselors, only you have it, you are really enviable!"

Po Jun looked calm and said with lowered eyes: "You..."

This strategist, who was extremely talented, particularly fond of hand-to-hand combat, had poor swordsmanship but was very courageous, raised his hand and slapped Wen He's shoulder heavily under his wary gaze.

Pojun raised his head, the corners of his mouth curled up, then down.

“You know a lot!”

"Mr. Wenhe!"

Wen He smiled and supported Po Jun's arm, saying, "Everyone knows that you are the number one counselor under the lord's command. Ah, I have heard about your gentlemanly demeanor for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to meet you. I am very pleased to see you today!"

Wen He, who put his own interests first, immediately found his place.

Found Pojun’s only weakness, which is not a weakness.

When he meets a guy like Wen He who has dozens of plans in his mind, he will scratch the itch in Po Jun's heart.

Pojun's mouth corners never dropped.

We get along quite well.

Wen He took out the file from his sleeve, presented it to Li Guanyi, and then explained:

"My lord, when we arrived here this time, we were divided into small groups and came from all directions. Among them, General Yuan Zhi and General Ling Pingyang each led a team, and they are all soldiers of our army who have participated in the war."

"My grandfather came from the Central Plains to the Western Regions. Although I am from the Central Plains, I grew up in the Western Regions. Coming back here is like going home, so I brought Yan Daiqing with me."

Li Guanyi suddenly became a little timid.

Subconsciously looking at Po Jun over there: "Dai Qing him..."

Pojun's mouth twitched: "Ah, he went to check the logistics files."

"Well, your face doesn't look very good."

Li Guanyi laughed dryly and said, "Well, if Dai Qing comes, the logistics department can be trusted..."

"Oh? Really? My lord, do you want me to get gold and silver for you from the plain?" A voice came, and a man came in from outside. He was a young man with a crown, delicate eyebrows, arrogant, and a dark face.

After solving the financial problems in Jiangnan.

Yan Daiqing felt refreshed for more than half a year.

When I got here, I saw the deficit problems of sixty cities. I almost passed out. Suddenly I understood why Wen He, who was wary of other people, brought me here at such a high speed.

Yan Daiqing, not feeling refreshed.

He looked at Li Guanyi, sighed, and said, "My lord, we are all your eyes and ears, your minions. You should focus on the general situation of the world. We cannot fight on the battlefield. Leave this matter to us."

Li Guanyi said, "Thank you."

Yan Daiqing said: "It's my duty."

This is the weakness of these young people who took up arms in this chaotic world. The conquest of the world was like a raging fire and thunder, which broke out suddenly and spread everywhere in an instant. Although Li Guanyi occupied the city, he had no chance to accumulate strength.

At this moment, he occupied Jiangnan and sixty cities in the Western Regions.

There are more than 8 million people, and they are just separated into two places. Otherwise, it will be the king's foundation and occupy a vast territory. It only takes five years to fill the granary. With the help of farmers and Mohists, their seeds and technology will be spread and applied.

Ten years is enough to support the people.

In another ten years, the academy will spread education throughout the country and train several generations of people.

Thus peace was established for ten years.

But in this world, all the heroes of the last era have seen the potential of Li Guanyi's troops. They will not give Li Guanyi the opportunity to develop in peace, just as Li Guanyi knows that the Wolf King cannot sustain a long battle and Jiang Wanxiang does not live long enough.

Everyone has their own strategies and weaknesses.

At this stage, standing at their height, they can see the general trend, each other's biggest weaknesses, and each other's strategies are almost all exposed and overt, and the struggle is precisely a competition under the premise of such open conspiracy.

Pojun discussed strategy with Wenhe again.

Taking out the territory map, Pojun's eyes were extremely high, while Wenhe's eyesight was sharp. This ordinary strategist smiled and pointed to the place where Chen State and the Western Regions met after being annexed by Chen State, and said, "It seems that Lu Youxian is in charge here."

"Why don't you just give this piece to me?"

Wen He smiled:

"His defense is extremely upright, which is just right for me."

Fan Qinglei was confused. He didn't know why, but he felt a chill down his spine. Looking at Wen He's smile, he felt a chill down his spine.

Wen He changed the subject and said, "As for going to the Dangxiang King's city this time, if you want to go, it is not difficult to protect yourself. I will make some preparations. I will go with you this time."

"Don't worry, everyone."

Lei Laomeng grinned and muttered:

"You wouldn't send the lord to the other side, would you?"

He was just a joke among old friends and colleagues.

Unexpectedly, Wen He said seriously: "No, the so-called strategy needs to be carried out in accordance with the current situation."

"Given the Wolf King's experience, if I send my lord there tied up, it would probably trigger the Wolf King's past memories and send him into a state of rage and murder. At that time, I'm afraid he would not recognize his relatives, and no one would be able to stop him."

"Whoever dares to kidnap the lord and offer him to the Wolf King will be buried between his brows with the Wolf King's double-edged long-handled knife in the next breath."

Lei Laomeng was stunned and answered subconsciously: "Ah, oh, yes, yes."

Then he paused and said in surprise: "You actually thought about it?!"

Wen He smiled and said:

"Only by making it clear like this can I prove that my lord and I are of the same mind."

“Be suspicious of everyone, including your future self.”

He said this, but he looked at Pojun. Pojun brought the tea and smiled. The two nodded slightly. They had completed a confrontation with each other. Wen He took the initiative to say this to make Pojun feel at ease.

When all the generals retreated.

Pojun and Wenhe talked for a long time.

It seems like they met too late. Wen He is natural, while Po Jun is aloof. However, they get along well with each other and keep thinking about the situation in the Western Regions.

The current situation is tense, and every step we take must take into account subsequent reactions.

Li Guanyi went to prepare for the Tangut capital. Hao Yuanxia remained silent for a long time, and came out with Li Guanyi. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, Tangut people. Our lives are in your hands..."

"In this situation, even if you don't agree, there will be nothing wrong."

Li Guanyi looked at him. Hao Yuanxia, ​​a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old, already had a calm demeanor between his brows, but he was getting thinner and thinner. He looked like a forged sword.

Only great changes and hardships can shape people in this world.

The homeland has been ruined, the country has been harmed by treacherous people, and the people are living in misery.

Family feuds and national hatreds were as painful as flames, burning his heart and lungs. Those were the passionate years of his youth. He was so angry and sad that he could hardly fall asleep all night long. When he closed his eyes, he would think of the past of the Dangxiang people, as well as the present, the nobles, the slaves, and the demon sects.

Li Guanyi replied, "You're welcome."

"I'm not doing this for the promise I made to you, so no need to thank me."

Hao Yuanxia was stunned. He wanted to take out gold and silver as a reward again. He also subconsciously felt that gold and silver were the things that could impress others. However, he did not expect to be interrupted in advance by Li Guanyi. He subconsciously said: "Then you..."

Li Guanyi replied: "I just want to save people."

"The Wolf King is half my elder. His military tactics are fierce and domineering. I also think that the generals in the Western Regions have not considered it well. It is not difficult to defeat the Tanguts with the Wolf King's tactics, but in order to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, he used extremely cruel means."

"The people of the Western Regions hated him very much, but now, the generals of various tribes in the Western Regions are fighting for the throne, and their methods are even more cruel than those of the Wolf King. The people of the Tanguts are all suffering, and the bad reputation has fallen on these generals of various tribes in the Western Regions."

"Even if they become kings, they are just puppets who bear the bad reputation for the Wolf King. We in the Central Plains are different from you in the Western Regions. We have historians who record history books, and we have generals from previous generations who compiled military strategies into books and preserved them."

“Use history as a mirror.”

"Therefore, there are always a large number of middle and upper-level generals in the Central Plains."

"Learn a lot of past strategies, and then grow up quickly in actual combat. The Central Plains is full of martial virtues. That's why the Central Plains generals will be calmer. However, in such a situation, who can really stay calm?"

Li Guanyi said: "Then, it was the Wolf King who built up the reputation for his son, Chen Wenmian... He really paved the way for his son step by step."

Hao Yuanxia didn't understand and said, "You went to the capital of Dangxiang..."

Li Guan remained silent for a moment, then said, "I have someone I want to kill."

"I have something to do."

"There is a cause and effect that needs to be resolved." "There is a big dream that I don't want to wake up from."

Hao Yuanxia was stunned when he saw Li Guanyi raise his hand and then his palm fall. In a trance, it seemed as if the young Jinwu Guard wearing armor, about the same age as himself, who rushed to the ghost market alone to save people, was still in front of him.

But when his hand fell, his sleeves rolled up, his brows were calm, and the scales on his armor left ripples of golden marks in the sunlight. The white battle robe had both civil and military sleeves. The Jinwu Guard, who was once as young as himself, now had a solemn and calm brow that showed the strength of a veteran.

Just like a prince, you can roam the world.

Qin Wuhou said: "Cure diseases and save lives."

Hao Yuanxia was silent for a long time.

Li Guanyi patted him on the shoulder:

"If there hadn't been strife in the world and the people's hardship, how could I have come to this point now? My original goal was actually just to get a salary of more than one or two taels of silver per month, so that I could often celebrate with my aunt by eating half a roast goose."

Li Guanyi waved his hand, raised his sword, and suddenly said: "It would be great if one day there was no war in all four corners of the world, and the people of the Tanguts, the people of the Western Regions, and the people of the Central Plains no longer had to fight."

"When the time comes, you and I will find a beautiful place, drink tea together, and talk about the stories of our time. I hope that by then, you and I will still be alive, and I also hope that by then, we will not be so old."

“There’s still the past to talk about.”

Hao Yuanxia's heart was touched, and waves welled up in his eyes.

People from the Western Regions, people from the Central Plains, and people from all over the world are all together.

Gather together, holding the same dream.

Just thinking about that picture made his heart tremble. It was beautiful, magnificent, incredible, just like a dream. The more beautiful and magnificent the picture was in his imagination, the more it highlighted the absurdity and ridiculousness of this world.

Hao Yuanxia retorted almost instinctively, "How is that possible!"

Li Guanyi said: "How is that impossible?"

He stretched out his hand, pointed at the sky, and said, "Look up." Hao Yuanxia subconsciously raised his head and saw the vast sky of the Western Regions and the vast white clouds in all directions. Li Guan said:
"You in the Western Regions and the grasslands all believe in Changshengtian, but, Yuanxia, ​​do you still remember?"

"There is more to the Western Regions and grasslands under the sky."

"Do you know what the world is?"

!!!

Hao Yuanxia froze, his eyes looking at the vast sky that enveloped the whole area, then down, looking at Li Guanyi over there. For a moment, he didn't know whether he was looking at the young, famous general or the vast, silent sky.

Li Guanyi shook his hand and threw something into his arms, hitting him on the chest. Hao Yuanxia was in a panic. Seeing that it was a steamed bun, he raised his head and looked at Li Guanyi. Li Guanyi turned his back to him and waved his hand, smiling easily:
"Since you don't believe it, then I will share this dream with you."

"The dream of one country under heaven."

"Would you like to come forward?"

Li Guanyi paused, and seeing that Hao Yuanxia did not respond, he lowered his eyes slightly, with a carefree demeanor, and said softly:
"So, even if your family has no other people, even if the world is in turmoil, don't be afraid, don't seek death, even if one day you don't want to be with me, you have to go to all directions and wander in the desert and grassland."

"I will let you see, from where the sun rises to the mountains and rivers where the sun sets, from the vastest desert to the boundless grassland, the day when the four corners of the world and the four seas are one country and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"Don't die before that day."

Hao Yuanxia's lips trembled. The psychological pressure he had been under during this period was so huge and terrifying. After being relieved by Li Guanyi's method, he showed a complicated expression and said, "If I really saw that scene, can I go to another world?"

Li Guanyi raised his five fingers and said:

"At that time, would you be willing to die?"

"Ha, eat something. He went to the capital of Tangut a few days ago."

"Go and save your people. Before that, you must not fall down."

After knowing the Wolf King's strategy, Hao Yuanxia, ​​who had been tense all the time, finally smiled. He looked at the figure walking away, opened his mouth, and couldn't help but burst into tears. Then he half-knelt on the ground. He was silent for a long time and said hoarsely:

“I only wish I could share this dream with you.”

"My king."

………………

Li Guanyi walked to one side of the yard and saw a silver-haired girl flipping through a book - Yaoguang was trying to connect simple astronomical phenomena with agricultural planting activities in the Western Regions at Li Guanyi's request.

It is used to guide agricultural planting in the entire Western Region. At the same time, a simple manual needs to be compiled. That will be the booklet prepared by Fan Qing, and it is intended to be distributed to every sergeant and above, so that they can understand simple astronomy and geography.

In this way, even if they were separated from the main force, they could still identify their own position through the stars, and then find the correct trajectory to find water sources and oases.

This is one of the core elements to strengthen the army's sustained combat capability and enhance its survivability, and it is one of the four styles of military skills.

Yaoguang compiled it very carefully.

Li Guanyi made a sound deliberately. The silver-haired girl raised her eyes, with no expression on her face, and said, "You are here."

Then he quietly moved to the side of the bench.

Li Guanyi sat next to her. Yaoguang showed him the book she had compiled. Li Guanyi looked at it carefully and asked about what was inside. Yaoguang answered in a quiet voice. After a moment, Li Guanyi said, "We are going to the capital of the Dangxiang Kingdom..."

The silver-haired girl said, "Yeah."

Li Guanyi said: "Perhaps, we will face Xiao Yuxue."

The silver-haired girl nodded: "Yeah."

Li Guanyi said: "Do you want to come with us? Yaoguang."

The silver-haired girl said, "Yeah."

The voice was calm and simple, almost conveying a sense of communication and trust that required no words.

Li Guanyi looked at the silver-haired girl with clear and quiet eyes in front of him, thinking that this time, he would completely break the restrictions of the Demon Sect on Yaoguang and completely take back Yaoguang's emotional fluctuations, feelings, and blood.

The silver-haired girl looked at him, thought for a moment, and took the initiative to say:

"Do you want to try the Secret Realm of General Xue?"

Li Guanyi said, "Well, although it is only a reflection of some of the remaining will of General Xue, he was the number one general five hundred years ago, and he may have some opinions on the current situation."

"Besides, I haven't seen him for a long time. I miss him a lot."

The silver-haired girl nodded.

Li Guanyi and Yaoguang went to a safe place. The silver-haired girl took out the core secret stone of the secret realm and began to prepare the formation. It was indeed much faster than before. Soon, accompanied by familiar waves of formation, the real and illusory space was reconstructed in front of Li Guanyi's eyes.

Li Guanyi, who was only at this level, could already glimpse the differences in the four sides of the formation space and see the ripples that appeared. As the formation was activated and the light of the secret stone changed, the secret realm was revealed in an incredible way.

Li Guanyi couldn't understand this formation at this moment.

This was the painstaking work of Yao Guang five hundred years ago. It was a martial arts legend that was repaired. Li Guanyi walked into it. The light changed and he transformed into General Xue again. General Xue had his back to Li Guanyi, wearing a battle robe, looking quite free and easy:

"Long time no see."

"However, I don't feel the passage of time here. However, boy, you have a lot of fierce evil spirits. Maybe you have experienced many battlefields?"

Li Guanyi:
"Yes, but we are now stopped in the Dangxiang King City and cannot enter."

General Xue raised his eyebrows and said, "Dangxiang? Do they have a capital?"

The old guy from five hundred years ago expressed his doubts.

Li Guanyi could only give a general description of the situation. That place should be the original Tuyuhun big city, and the Tuyuhun majestic city was continuously expanded and strengthened on the basis of an even older city.

After Li Guanyi described the location, General Xue thought about it and suddenly had a strange expression on his face. He said, "If it is there, isn't it not far from the sacred mountain of the Dangxiang people?"

Li Guan nodded.

Then General Xue became even more strange and touched his chin:
"Why does what you describe sound so much like the arrow I shot back then?"

"The place where you shot the Khan of the Steppe?"

Li Guanyi was stunned.

General Xue once shot an arrow over 380 miles away, pierced through the sacred mountain of the Dangxiang Kingdom, and shot and killed the Great Khan in the tent of the grassland coalition army. He became famous far and wide and was certified as the number one general in the world. This was also the motivation for Grandpa Xue to practice hard back then.

The Nine-Colored Divine Deer still remembers the guy who chiseled through the holy mountain.

General Xue said frankly: "I don't understand the current situation in all directions. I left a secret passage there that could lead directly into the city from outside. At that time, I was planning to mobilize troops when the situation got bad."

"If the people of the Western Regions still don't know how to build cities like they did before, I wonder if the secret passage from five hundred years ago can still be used..."

Secret passage?!
It definitely won’t work after five hundred years.

Li Guan asked consciously, "Who forged that secret passage, senior?"

General Xue said succinctly: "The great master of Mohism."

Li Guanyi grinned, his eyes lit up slightly, and he felt happy:
"This secret passage built by the Mohist master may still be usable."

"In this case, it is not impossible to use it..." Li Guanyi originally planned to use the formation and Yaoguang magic to sneak closer, but entering the city is still dangerous. Xiao Yuxue is ruthless, and Li Guanyi is worried that she may have other methods against Yaoguang.

If there is such a secret passage...it would be an option.

At this moment, General Xue had his back to Li Guanyi, looking as elegant and carefree as before. He turned around and looked at Li Guanyi, smiling and said, "It does seem like a long time has passed. You actually ran to the Western Regions. It's okay, it's okay."

"I haven't practiced for a long time. Let me see what you have now."

"If you defeat me, I will tell you the location of this secret passage."

Li Guanyi, however, still smiled a little.

This temper is still the same as it was back then.

After experiencing the fighting, killings, and ups and downs of the martial arts world, Li Guanyi suddenly missed the time when he was still in Guanyi City.

General Xue raised his hand and summoned two halberds, tossing one to Li Guanyi, and said with a smile, "Judging from your age, it shouldn't have been long. Come, let me see your current martial arts skills."

"Today I am just a reflection."

"I'll just give you ten moves... that's all, five moves."

Li Guanyi held the halberd and said, "Thank you, senior."

He held the halberd in both hands, raised his brows slightly, then held the weapon in both hands, raised it high, with rising arrogance, and said: "Senior, be careful!" The halberd chopped down violently, the speed and force exceeded General Xue's expectations.

And it seemed slow at the beginning, but when it approached General Xue, it suddenly burst out with divine power!

The speed changes from slow to fast in just a moment.

Leaving a residual image.

General Xue swept his hand and immediately felt the terrifying destructive power coming.

Immediately, the red dragon roared and the tiger roared.

The energy of the dragon and the tiger rose and exploded around Li Guanyi. Li Guanyi's mind was blazing, and he urged his divine power on his weapon again!

The whistling of steel is like the roar of a tiger.

Very powerful!

God Xue froze his smile.

"???"

"Grandmaster level?!"

(End of this chapter)