Qin Xiao was even more stunned.

Great Celestial Master Yuan Fengjing, he only knew his name but never saw him.

But he knew that Yuan Fengying must be deeply trusted by the saint and was definitely the emperor's confidant.

After all, many people know that there is a great master in the palace who has been protecting the saint's safety, and that great master is none other than Yuan Fengjing.

On the contrary, not many people knew about the existence of Wei Wuya, the chief steward of the inner palace.

The saint made countless enemies, and there were countless people in the world who wanted to kill the saint. However, precisely because there were two great masters in the palace, no one could hurt the saint in the slightest.

When the disciples of Sword Valley took action, they also came back defeated.

Wei Wuya was an eunuch, and it was fine to stay by the saint's side. However, Yuan Fenjing, a great master, could actually stay in the palace for twenty years. Qin Xiao found it incredible, but he also understood that the relationship between Yuan Fenjing and the saint must be extremely important.

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Being able to have Yuan Fengjing's Royal Sky Tower directly in the palace is a favor that no one can match.

So when Gu Baiyi told that it was Yuan Fengjing who rescued She Yue, Qin Xiao felt incredible. If this news didn't come from Gu Baiyi, he would never believe it.

"As far as I know, the Great Celestial Master Yuan Fenjing protected the princess out of Kyoto uprightly." Gu Baiyi said: "People in Kyoto saw it clearly at that time. Moreover, the princess left the capital in a car. When she left the city, the carriage

Across the long street, the Great Celestial Master stood on the roof of the carriage, and the driver was Tantai Xuanye."

Qin Xiao opened his mouth but was speechless.

Although he had not seen it in person, when such a scene appeared in his mind, it was like a scene in a dream.

"If your guess is correct, the Great Heavenly Master should have kidnapped Tantai Xuanye, so there are no soldiers and horses in Kyoto.

Dare to act rashly." Gu Baiyi put his hands behind his back before continuing: "After leaving the capital, they lost their whereabouts. Later, the princess was escorted to Xuzhou, but no one knows where the Great Heavenly Master is now."

Qin Xiao said with emotion: "The Grand Master is worthy of being a Grand Master. Who else but the Grand Master can save people from the capital like this." Thinking that She Yue had escaped from the prison, he felt relieved.

"If nothing else happens, the princess is now planning for the three states in the south of the Yangtze River." Gu Baiyi said: "But the people in Kyoto will not sit still and wait for death. They must have expected that the princess will reach out to the south of the Yangtze River, so they will do their best to prevent the three states in the south of the Yangtze River from falling into the trap.

The princess is in control.”

Qin Xiao smiled lightly and said: "The princess is very wise and has deep roots in Jiangnan. No matter the officials or the aristocratic families in Jiangnan, they all love the princess and have the three states of Jiangnan under their control. Even if there are some twists and turns, it is still important to the princess."

It shouldn’t be too difficult.”

Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "The princess has the great righteousness of Li Tang, so naturally countless people will defect to her. The current situation is very beneficial to the princess. However, the emperor has been in power for twenty years, and many officials from various states in the Tang Dynasty are her people.

, these people's interests are tied to the emperor, and they will naturally be loyal to Kyoto." Staring at the map, he sighed: "This war is inevitable, and the Tang Dynasty will usher in another catastrophe."

Qin Xiao also looked solemn when he heard this.

"The princess sent the envoy, probably because she wants you to make your position clear." Gu Baiyi looked at Qin Xiao and asked, "How are you going to reply?"

"Suppress the Northeast Rebellion for the Tang Dynasty!"

Gu Baiyi was startled, then smiled and said: "I thought you would turn to the princess without hesitation."

"The saint was hung on the platform

He was held hostage at night and brought chaos to the world. If one day I have to make a choice, I will naturally prefer the princess." Qin Xiao said: "But it is not appropriate to express your attitude too early. Wang Xingchao has not yet executed him. You said that you want the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

, then the first thing we have to do is to get rid of Wang Xingchao's group of insects. It will not be beneficial to Long Ruijun to express his position too early."

Gu Baiyi's eyes showed admiration and he smiled: "The general considers the overall situation, which is admirable."

"Brother is joking." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "I know in my heart that if I really choose to fall in love with the princess immediately, you will have to patiently persuade me."

Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "The Northeast is not at peace yet. Now that we have expressed our position, we will directly oppose the saint. Although the princess has the name of Li Tang, after all, the person sitting on the throne is a saint. Once he openly raises his flag to surrender to the princess, the Liaodong Army will just do it."

Found an excuse."

Qin Xiao sighed: "That's right. I negotiated with them on the grassland in the name of the imperial court. It is precisely because of the name of the imperial court that all the grassland tribes can openly support Long Rui's army." He raised his hand to invite Gu Baiyi.

Returning to the table and sitting down, he continued: "The grassland tribes don't care who sits on the throne. In their eyes, whoever sits on that chair is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If I surrender to the princess, I will raise my troops to oppose it."

The imperial court, in the eyes of the Liaodong tribes, immediately became a Tang rebel."

"If you can think of this, the general is really thoughtful." Gu Baiyi said happily: "The Liaodong Army has been defeated in a row and is in a desperate situation. If we openly respond to the princess at this time, we will give the Liaodong Army a chance. They will send people immediately.

The grassland tribes will

We slandered me as a rebel."

"So we don't give the Liaodong Army a chance." Qin Xiao shook his head with a solemn expression: "And turning to the princess will not only cause changes in the grassland tribes, but also directly break up with Kyoto, which is really not good for us." He smiled lightly.

He said: "If we don't state our position for the time being, Kyoto may win over us due to the pressure from the princess, and it's not impossible to get some benefits by then. Anyway, we must not get involved in internal affairs before the Northeastern affairs are resolved."

But he was thinking in his heart that he had already thought about killing Tantai Xuanye. Since the princess took the lead in raising troops, it was not a bad thing.

If the princess's stay in the customs goes smoothly, then it will be great.

But if the war in the pass goes badly for the princess, and she is even in danger of life and death, it will not be difficult for her to rescue her.

Gu Baiyi seemed to have thought of something at this time. He patted his forehead and said, "After talking for a long time, there is another important matter that I almost forgot to mention." Instead, he bowed his hands to Qin Xiao and said, "I am here to say congratulations to the general.

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"Congratulations?" Qin Xiao was startled, wondering if Qiuniang was pregnant?

"The general is in the grassland, so he probably hasn't received the news yet." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "General Huangfu fought an ambush not long ago, annihilating and capturing thousands of Liaodong soldiers." He flipped through the books on the table.

, handed Qin Xiao a document and said: "This is the military report sent by General Huangfu."

Qin Xiao was a little surprised and didn't understand what was going on. He took the military report and read it carefully, and said in surprise: "General Huangfu has made a great contribution. He used his plan to annihilate thousands of Wang Xingchao's main lineage, hahahaha

, Big brother, this time you stabbed Wang Xingchao hard in the heart."

"This battle can be regarded as General Huangfu's surrender." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "Not only did Wang Xingchao be severely damaged, but Huangfu Yunzhao and the Liaodong generals who joined the general were completely separated from Wang Xingchao. The general treated each other with sincerity, and they also treated him with sincerity.

Repay each other with sincerity, we are all good men."

"They have made such a great contribution, should I reward them with something?" Qin Xiao said, rubbing his head.

Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "Rewards and punishments are clear. Since they have made great contributions, they should be rewarded. After returning to Liaoxi, you can think about how to reward them." He touched his chin and said: "The tribes in Modong have stabilized, and now Liaodong

The morale of the soldiers is low, and we don't need to give them too much time to breathe. We will step up our efforts to stock up on money and food this winter. After the spring begins, we should be able to move eastward."

"What the elder brother is saying is that chaos has broken out in the customs. The war in the Northeast cannot be dragged on forever and should be resolved as soon as possible." Qin Xiao was in a good mood at this time and smiled: "By the way, elder brother, is there any wine here?

Now I just want to have a drink with you."

Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "Let's drink and talk all night, that's what I mean!"

That night, Qin Xiao and Gu Baiyi talked until midnight before resting. The next morning, without delay, he led the hard-working craftsmen back to western Liaoning.

The journey lasted more than one day. When I arrived at Guangning City, I saw that everything in the city was in good order and there was a lot of traffic. I felt reassured knowing that the epidemic had not spread to western Liaoning.

If it were normal, I would have to go back and see Qiuniang first, but since I know that the envoy sent by She Yue is still waiting in western Liaoning, and I think I have been waiting for a long time, it is not good to keep the envoy waiting.

He brought a group of

When Gu Nanjiang returned to the general's mansion, he immediately sent people to invite Huo Mianzhi, the county magistrate, and sent separate people to invite Yuwen Huaiqian and Feixin from the Armaments Department.

Huo Mianzhi came first. He didn't know that Qin Xiao had gone to Modong these days, and thought Qin Xiao was always at the pasture.

When I arrived at the General's Mansion, I saw a group of people waiting in the General's Mansion. They were surprised to see that they were the Siler people from the Modong Grassland.

However, Qin Xiao was not seen, so the subordinates of the General's Mansion asked Huo Mianzhi to wait in the living room. After a while, Yuwen Huaiqian and Fei Xin also hurried over.

"Master Jun Cheng, where are those Siler people in the front yard from?" Feixin asked immediately after arriving in the living room.

Although Bai Yulou is the governor of Liaoxi County, he mainly spends his energy on implementing the land equalization policy. This policy is unusual. Every step requires a lot of energy. Many officials in Liaoxi Province are also arranged to follow

Bai Yulou jointly implemented the land equalization policy.

Therefore, many affairs in western Liaoning need to be handled by Huo Mianzhi.

Huo Mianzhi had unknowingly become Long Ruijun's logistics manager, and it was certainly impossible for him to handle a large number of things such as money, food, taxes, etc. on his own.

Fortunately, the Armament Department is responsible for the money, food and logistics of Long Rui's army, so Yuwen Huaiqian and Fei Xin naturally became Huo Mianzhi's right-hand assistants.

Needless to say, Huo Mianzhi's talents, Yuwen Huaiqian was also a first-rate talent in handling internal affairs, and with Fei Xin's assistance, the three of them worked together to make Long Ruijun's logistics worry-free.

Precisely because the three of them cooperated tacitly and got along well, they also had good personal relationships.

When Feixin saw that Huo Mianzhi was the only one in the living room, he didn't feel at ease.

, ask straight to the point.

"I don't know." Huo Mianzhi shook his head and said softly: "The general has just returned, and these Xile people should have followed him back together."

Fei Xin wondered: "Bringing a group of Siler people back? What are you going to do?"

"Don't be impatient." Yuwen Huaiqian said with a smile: "Master Fei, the reason why the general sent us here must be related to these Xile people. When the general arrives, we will know why."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xiao's voice was heard: "Master Fei still can't calm down, haha?!" Amidst laughter, Qin Xiao had already come in from the door, but he was dressed in casual clothes and looked refreshed.

The three people immediately stood up and saluted. At this time, they also guessed that after returning to the general's mansion, the general should take a shower and change clothes first.

"Sit down and talk." Qin Xiao motioned for several people to sit down and asked people to serve tea quickly, then asked with a smile: "Have you seen all those Xile people outside?"

All three of them nodded.

"Then I'll give it a try today. Guess who they are?"

The three of them looked at each other.
To be continued...