Lu Xiaoxian did not answer Di Renjie's question, but suddenly asked, "Mr. Di Ge, do you still remember the restaurant we ran in Longmen Mountain?"

Di Renjie didn't understand what he meant, but he still replied, "Master Lu is talking about Autumn Wind Po! Of course I remember it!"

Lu Xiaoxian sighed and said, "Mr. Di Ge, to be honest, I really miss that time. Although Longmen Mountain is outside the city and inaccessible, the air there is fresh and the view is wide. Even if you are in a bad mood, you can even raise your throat.

Huh, no one is paying attention to you, how great! It’s not like this city in Luoyang, which is so crowded and crowded with people everywhere, it’s very annoying!”

Lu Xiaoxian's words made Di Renjie a little confused.

After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately felt cheerful and agreed with a smile, "Master Lu is absolutely right. I also think Longmen Mountain is a good place. It's very quiet. It's much better than Luoyang City!"

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes collided with Di Renjie's, "Is Mr. Di Ge in the mood to revisit his old place?"

Di Renjie answered tacitly, "Of course I am in the mood!"

"It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. How about we set off now?" The corners of Lu Xiaoxian's mouth turned up slightly.

"Okay! Let's go now!" Di Renjie agreed cooperatively.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Ji Xu was confused and said quickly, "Mr. Di Ge, we haven't finished talking about our business yet, why are we suddenly going to Longmen Mountain again?"

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Di Renjie with questioning eyes.

Di Renjie nodded towards Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian knew that Ji Xu was courageous and resourceful. Although he acted domineeringly and attacked some colleagues who had different political opinions, he tried his best to protect the Li family's royal family.

Since Di Renjie didn't object, he didn't have any objections.

Di Renjie whispered a few words in Ji Xu's ear, "Be careful, walls have ears!"

Ji Xu suddenly realized that the two of them had been playing riddles for a long time because of this.

Wu Zetian's Tianji Pavilion is so pervasive that there is no guarantee that the Di Mansion has not been planted with spies. They all mentioned topics that are taboo to His Majesty. If such a high-profile discussion was made, wouldn't it lead to death?

Ji Xu had to admire how prudent and mature this young man was. He was really extraordinary.

In just a few moments, Ji Xu had a new understanding of Lu Xiaoxian.

The three of them left the hall, and Di Guangyuan was already waiting in the courtyard.

"Father, are you going out?" Di Guangyuan asked cautiously.

"That's right, get ready, we are going to Longmen Mountain now!" Di Renjie nodded.

After hearing Di Renjie's answer, a trace of bitterness flashed across Di Guangyuan's face, indicating that Lu Xiaoxian was not lying to him.

Di Guangyuan was still determined and asked, "But go to the original site of Qiufengpo?"

"Exactly!" Di Renjie asked strangely, "How did you know?"

At this time, Di Guangyuan completely gave up. He couldn't help complaining, "Father, could you please think about it again? Why do you have to open a shop if you don't want to be a good prime minister? Even if you don't want to be an official anymore, you can do it at home.

Isn’t it nice to have some free time?”

Di Renjie frowned and scolded Di Guangyuan, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Di Guangyuan looked aggrieved and muttered, "You want to resign as prime minister and reopen Qiufengpo. I just think it's inappropriate to do so!"

Di Renjie's forehead was covered with black lines and he stared at Di Guangyuan angrily.

"What about opening a store? What happened? Who did you listen to?"

Lu Xiaoxian finally couldn't help it anymore and burst out laughing from the side.

In an instant, Di Guangyuan knew that he was being played by Lu Xiaoxian, and he immediately jumped up, "Lu Xiaoxian, you bastard, you lied to me again!"

How could Lu Xiaoxian give Di Guangyuan a chance to take revenge? He had already slipped out of the door.

Di Guangyuan couldn't care about Di Renjie anymore and chased him out without mercy.

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Di Renjie sighed and said, "Oh! It's great to be young!"

"Yes!" Ji Xu nodded, "If we were twenty years younger, I think we could still do many great things!"

…

In front of an open space halfway up Longmen Mountain, three people stood there.

It was here that Di Renjie and Lu Xiaoxian managed "Qiu Feng Po" in a decent manner. Times have changed, and now Qiu Feng Po has moved into Luoyang City, and this place has been abandoned.

Di Renjie shook his head, as if he wanted to forget all the past memories.

"Mr. Lu, if you have anything to say, you can say it directly now!" Di Renjie finally got back to the topic.

Lu Xiaoxian, who was looking far away, did not look back, as if saying to himself, "There are three things I want to say now!"

Di Renjie did not speak, but his expression was solemn. He knew that what Lu Xiaoxian said was definitely not trivial.

Sure enough, Lu Xiaoxian's first words shocked Di Renjie: "Although the counter-rebellion army has not set off yet, Mr. Di Ge must make preparations in advance. This battle will undoubtedly be defeated!"

"How is that possible!" Ji Xu blurted out in surprise.

"How is it impossible!" Lu Xiaoxian turned to look at Ji Xu, "There is nothing impossible in this matter!"

Ji Xu opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Yes, since it is a war, there is no guarantee of victory.

"Mr. Di Ge, do you believe it?" Lu Xiaoxian turned to look at Di Renjie again.

"I believe it!" Di Renjie replied without hesitation.

Ji Xu didn't expect that Di Renjie would believe Lu Xiaoxian's judgment, so he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Di Ge, why?"

"No reason!" Di Renjie said plausibly, "Because until now, I haven't seen Mr. Lu's judgment wrong! So, I believe in his judgment!"

Jiexu was speechless.

Is this also the reason?

It’s too far-fetched!

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Ji Xu and smiled, "I know that if I don't give you a reasonable reason for Ji Zaifu, you won't believe it! Right?"

Ji Xu nodded hurriedly.

"Okay then! I will give you the reasons one by one!" Lu Xiaoxian did not delay this time and said directly, "First, although the Khitan tribe is not large in number, all the people are soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. It is no exaggeration.

It is said that with the same number of troops, neither the Turks nor the Tibet can compare with the Khitan!"

The biggest border troubles of the Great Zhou are the Tibetans and Turks. Over the years, the armies of the Great Zhou have always been disgraced against the Tibetans and Turks, with few victories. Since the Khitan has such a strong fighting power, it will definitely be difficult to deal with them.

"Secondly, neither the court nor the army of the Zhou Dynasty took the Khitan seriously. They believed that the Khitan would be defeated as soon as the army came out. How could they win if they were so arrogant."

Ji Xu couldn't help but blush a little. If Lu Xiaoxian hadn't mentioned it today, he would have always believed that the Great Zhou Dynasty would win. Since ancient times, arrogant soldiers must be defeated. The arrogant people Lu Xiaoxian said should be treated as such.

Of course, this also includes Ji Xu himself.

"Thirdly, it is unheard of to order twenty-eight generals at one time. Perhaps His Majesty wants to check and balance each other, but the generals are not subordinate to each other. With such an arrangement, the prospect of this expedition is probably not good!"

Only Lu Xiaoxian dared to say this. Di Shijie and Ji Xu were well aware of Wu Zetian's thoughts, but they did not dare to dissuade her at all, which was taboo.

"Fourth, it would be enough if the generals only check and balance each other. If the dispute between Wu and Li is involved again, the situation will be worse. This expedition is led by Liang Wang Wu Sansi. If the general who loves Li Tang does not want Wu Sansi to lead

What will happen with this great achievement?"

Di Renjie and Ji Xu looked at each other, but they didn't expect this.

It's scary to think about it carefully, maybe such a situation may actually happen. If Lu Xiaoxian's guess comes true, how can he not lose this battle?

"Fifth, the Khitans have experts to help them. The level of this expert is not very high. At least among the generals of the Zhou army, there is no one who can compare with him."

Ji Xu asked strangely, "How did Mr. Lu know that Khitan had an expert to guide him? Who is he?"

"Others call him Mr. Wang. His public identity is a Taoist priest. His true identity is still unclear. The Khitan rebellion is inseparable from him. The slogan 'Give me back the King of Luling' was proposed by Mr. Wang.

of!"

Ji Xu stopped talking. He can really be called an expert if he can come up with such a slogan.

"Sixth, as far as I know, among the twenty-eight generals dispatched this time, there is someone placed by Mr. Wang!"

Lu Xiaoxian's words were nothing but a bolt from the blue. Our own generals had become the opponent's spies. How could we fight this battle?

Ji Xu looked at Di Shijie, "Mr. Di Ge, this matter is not trivial. We must get to the bottom of it!"

Lu Xiaoxian shook his head and smiled without saying a word.

Di Shijie said blankly, "How can we check there are so many people? Besides, there is no real evidence and the uproar before the expedition is going to shake the morale of the army."

Ji Xu smiled bitterly. He knew there was a spy but could do nothing about it, which made people feel a little aggrieved.

"Seventh, the Turks were also involved in the Khitan rebellion..."

Before Lu Xiaoxian could finish speaking, Ji Xu interrupted, "Mr. Lu, do you have any evidence?"

Lu Xiaoxian rolled his eyes at him and said rudely, "This is what I saw with my own eyes. Before the Khitan rebellion, the Turkic Tutun Tun Yugu and the national preceptor Ashina went to Songmo to meet Li Jinzhong. Now, the Turks

Still staying in the Khitan military camp, isn't this evidence?"

"Eighth, there are very few generals left in the Zhou army who can fight, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the army has dropped greatly. It is far from being comparable to what it was when the Tang Dynasty was founded. Ninth, the terrain of Yingzhou is complex, and the Khitan people live in Yingzhou area.

For decades, they were much more familiar with the terrain than the Zhou army. Tenth, the impact of the slogan 'Give us back the King of Luling' was so powerful that it would greatly weaken the army's will to fight."

After Lu Xiaoxian finished speaking, he smiled at Ji Xu, "Ji Zaifu, I wonder if these ten reasons are enough?"

Ji Xu was suddenly speechless.

How can it not be enough? It is simply too much.

You don’t know if you don’t hear it, but you will be shocked when you hear it.

Ji Xu is no longer as optimistic as before. On the contrary, he is a little pessimistic.
Chapter completed!