Seeing that he seemed to have something to say, Chu Yao waited patiently for him to prepare the content. Xu Quan had to take a deep breath and speak out what was in his heart: "Quan thinks that the lord may not be able to bear it."
Chu Yao: "..."
Xu Quan said: "My lord seems to be a little protective of his shortcomings..."
In fact, the word "seems" can be deleted.
My lord is very protective of his shortcomings.
Chu Yao's smile at this moment was much more sincere than before, and there was even a ripple-like smile in his eyes. He said: "It is Yao's luck to be valued by my lord. However, this matter is Yao's private matter after all. My lord,
Bian Yao will go and talk it through..."
The Lord will not do anything that would embarrass him.
Chu Yao is still confident about this.
"Is this all Wen Shi wants to ask?"
Xu Quan was suddenly called upon by Chu Yao, and became nervous and said slightly uncomfortably: "It should be...only these."
"Don't want to ask about the national seal?"
Chu Yao hit a straight ball.
Xu Quan was almost stunned by the oncoming straight ball and said in a panic: "Well...it's not easy to ask."
In fact, he was already heartbroken.
But I couldn't find the right time to ask.
If I ask too many questions, I will be suspected of being sneaky again.
Chu Yao didn't have so many scruples. He was generous and admitted personally: "When I was in Chu State, I encountered an unpleasant past event, which resulted in Wen Xin being deposed and being transferred to Xin State. Today's
Wen Xin was indeed restored by relying on the Lord. In the hands of the Lord, there is an important national weapon that all the warlords in the world dream of - the national seal!"
Xu Quan's heart and liver trembled even more violently.
"This, this matter...are there many people who know about it, or only a few?"
Chu Yao looked at the national border barrier hidden in the mountains and mist: "There are many people who know, but it is still a secret? Only a few close friends know about this matter, and now there is another one like you... As for Chief Yu and General Chu, these two
Don't worry……"
Xu Quan is not stupid either.
Naturally, we can hear the profound meaning of Chu Yao's words - not worried about Chief Yu and General Chu, but worried about him.
Xu Quan said: "I will never tell my cousin."
This is his guarantee.
He is stubborn, but when it comes to such sensitive matters as loyalty, he knows very well what can be said, what should be said, and what should be kept in his stomach. Mr. Chu was worried that he would make a mistake, so he hit him specially.
?
Chu Yao smiled.
"Isn't it?" Xu Quan was puzzled.
Chu Yao's eyes slightly curved, and he asked without answering: "How do you think General Chu judged that the master had the national seal in his hand?"
Xu Quan: "Because sir has regained his literary heart."
But does this have anything to do with the front?
It's a big deal.
Chu Yao said: "As long as someone knows my identity and knows that I have lost Wenxin, it is not difficult to find the national seal. Some people who are a little slower may misunderstand that the lord is loyal to Zheng Qiao, and it is also Zheng Qiao that I am loyal to. You can learn more about it,
Then you will know who the national seal is. Based on your cousin’s connections, I can guess that it will be a matter of time before you reach this level. It’s just a matter of time.”
Xu Quan: "...will it?"
He bet that his cousin didn't know anything about it.
if--
What would happen if my cousin knew about it?
Xu Quan was not sure, but he knew that his cousin always put the family's interests first. Chu Yao gave him the answer.
"If Wen Zhu guesses this, he will definitely hide it. Telling Wu Xian will do no harm and will also cause suspicion. You are right not to tell him. The less you know, the safer the situation. Let him slow down.
Take your time and guess..."
By not telling Xu Jie, you are protecting Xu Jie.
Xu Quan's heart turned a thousand times.
Finally, he nodded heavily with a determined expression.
With a faint smile in Chu Yao's eyes, he led Xu Quan down the city wall and all the way back to the tent. At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the brazier outside the tent was lit. The orange flames were swaying in the wind and snow, and little bits of snow were falling.
Like a light and graceful butterfly.
Chu Yao raised his hand to flick the fine snow off his shoulders. As soon as Xu Quan stepped into the camp, his nerves tensed up and his fighting spirit surged: "Who is it?"
Chu Yao stopped him and said, "Don't be nervous."
The figures in the camp were all too familiar to him.
Question: "Come here to cause trouble?"
Who else could be so despised by Chu Yao except his predecessor? Xu Quan also said angrily: "What's the matter, the captor is not at ease yet, and he has to bother the general to keep a close eye on him? How can we be so virtuous?
With this kind of treatment..."
Chu Yao skipped many pleasantries and went straight to the topic.
Asked: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The general said: "I came here to ask you for some advice."
Chu Yao: "...ask for advice?"
Seeing his predecessor's serious face, Chu Yao became a little more concerned about what he asked for advice. The general took out a few sheepskins, with only simple lines on them, representing mountains, rivers and flowing water, as well as a dozen simple tents and cows.
sheep……
He guessed it as soon as he saw it.
"Juwu's?"
The general said: "Yes."
Chu Yao looked at the other party calmly, waiting for the next step.
The general asked in a low voice: "If you have these maps, can you find the corresponding tribe and lead people to annihilate them?"
Chu Yao looked at the newness and wear of the parchment and put it aside: "The Shiwu tribe has the custom of living by the water, and their habits are completely different from the common people in the mainland. Every one of the drawings you gave has been printed.
At this age, how can the tribes marked on it still stay where they are? If I follow the map, I'm afraid I'll be in vain - but these tributaries of the river system have some uses."
But the drawing is rough.
Accuracy is hopeless.
Xu Quan on the other side started to feel more and more uncomfortable.
"Do you want Mr. Chu to help you lead troops to attack the Shiwu tribe?"
Is this guy dreaming? He has such beautiful thoughts?
The general did not speak, Chu Yao frowned and thought deeply.
He is not a young man like Xu Quan.
Based on his understanding of his predecessor Fa Xiao, it would be difficult to evade this matter - because this is not a gang leader attacking the Shiwu Tribe, but to help his own leader's power!
As the general said before, military morale cannot be bought with two thousand stones and heavy food and salary, especially for these elites who have experienced hundreds of battles, it is even more difficult to return! If you want to impress them, you don’t need any fancy means! Only strength!
Don't show cowardice in this matter.
Chu Yao carefully rolled up several sheepskin maps.
Calmly ask: "How much do you want?"
At this time, Xu Quan had a question mark on his forehead.
What “how much do you want”???
What conversation did these two have that I didn't hear?
Then the general replied: "Not many, thirty thousand!"
Chu Yao nodded: "Only 30,000? That's really not much, but this matter is of great importance and I alone cannot make the decision. We will discuss it after the lord arrives in two days. What do you think?"
The general nodded, then stood up and left.
It came without warning and went away inexplicably.
Xu Quan scratched his head and was almost tortured to death by curiosity. He looked at Chu Yao eagerly, hoping for an explanation.
Chu Yao looked at the map and sighed: "It's not easy."
Xu Quan: "???"
What is "not easy"? Can't you tell him happily?
Chu Yao was not Gu Chi. Qi Shan and the others who liked to show off were not so evil. He quickly revealed the answer and solemnly frowned and said: "What General Yong Gu Guan wants is that he wants the heads of thirty thousand people from the Crow tribe."
!These maps are clues.”
Thirty thousand... ten black heads?
Xu Quan took a breath of air.
"Sir... isn't this embarrassing?"
Chu Yao raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled: "This is a dilemma. Do you think it is easy to get the military power in the hands of others? People don't care about food and wages. They can rob Shiwu. If they are more ruthless, they can even rob Longwu or
The common people in the neighboring counties of Longwu use this to raise military wages for them to defend the city. If they insist on refusing to hand it over, there is nothing we can do..."
Xu Quan snorted: "Then fight?"
Chu Yao knew that he was acting out of emotion.
He said funnyly: "In the end, we got an advantage over the Shiwu tribe? Not to mention whether we can fight, even if we fight, our army only has more than 10,000 troops, and Yonggu Pass has more than 20,000 elites, and they still have the advantage of the pass. It is easy to defend here.
It is difficult to attack and cannot be taken down by force."
Xu Quan pursed his lips.
Chu Yao pointed out the key point again: "This should not be his intention alone. It is mostly the result of unanimous discussion among his subordinates. If you can't even achieve this, how can you convince the public? A mere 30,000 heads of the Shiwu tribe.
,How come you can’t take it?”
Xu Quan was worried.
On the other side, Lu Jue traveled day and night and returned to Ruyao, the administrative center, as quickly as possible to report the news. It only took one day and one night. Seeing that he was the only one back, Shen Tang had an ominous premonition.
When I asked again, the violent curses almost broke the roof.
"Fuck! Who was detained?"
Shen Tang was so angry that he smashed the table with his palm.
She said that Wuhui's old arms and legs were not suitable for long-distance business trips. Now that he was detained, he didn't know what kind of torture and cruel treatment he would receive.
Shen Tang seemed to see Chu Yao dying.
Lu Jue ignored his tiredness and nearly depleted martial energy, and forced himself to reply to what he had seen and heard. Based on the principle of seeking truth from facts, he described and restored the scene at that time without adding any exaggeration. Shen Tang looked solemn as he listened.
It was so gloomy that it could almost drip a bucket of water.
Finally, she said: "Okay, I'll go and meet you for a while!"
Gu Chi and others came over after hearing the news.
He quickly stopped him: "My lord, you must not be rash."
Shen Tang: "I won't listen, I won't listen": "I'm not reckless! People are so arrogant that they squat on my roof and shit!"
The one who held her hostage?
Does she think Shen Tang is dead?
She was so loud and wanted to negotiate peacefully with the other party, but the other party turned against her and refused to recognize her. He paid her two thousand dan in military salary and detained her confidants. If Shen Tang could bear this tone, how could she survive in the future? If word spread, how would outsiders think of her?
Doesn't she want to lose face?
How long can Wuhui survive at such an age?
Gu Chi: "..."
Although he wanted to say that the matter was not that serious, Lu Jue rushed back all the way, and there were no traces of fighting on his body, which showed that the situation at that time was not tense. Chu Yao was not a kind person who would suffer, so he must have considered being detained honestly.
The Lord thought of him as miserable and weak...
Alas, a little jealous.
Except for that gray hair, how does Chu Yao look like an old man?
"Even if you want to go, you have to bring everyone with you. Otherwise, even the lord will be detained, so what will happen?" Gu Chi, as a mind-reading expert, naturally has to speak to the lord, but he can't be so obvious that his colleagues will gather him.
Fire, he suggested, "Why don't you let Chi Yuxiandeng follow the lord, and then order thousands of people to go over?"
Why him and Jiang Sheng?
He can read minds, Jiang Sheng has Wen Gong.
Advance can be negotiated, retreat can be fought.
Yuanliang Jishou and others stayed to look after the family.
Shen Tang made a final decision: "Okay, let's do it!"
The two sang in harmony, leaving no room for Qi Shan to interrupt or block him. The latter turned blue and wanted to stare Gu Chi to death. As a newcomer, Jiang Sheng always adheres to the principle of seeing more, doing more and talking less, so he does not have an advantage in speaking. .
Qishan was "isolated" in public opinion and had no choice but to hold his nose and agree, but he had one and only one request!
Shen Tang said: "Yuanliang, tell me!"
Under Jiang Sheng's puzzled gaze, Qishan placed three jars of strong wine and said, "Take them with you!"
Jiang Sheng: "???"
Is this Zhuangxing wine???
Gu Chi: "..."
My lord really wants to drink...
That's really a fight.
Shen Tang: "..."
Without any hesitation, she directly packed up the wine and gathered a thousand people to bring Yu Zi, whom Chu Yao had named, and set off without stopping. To be on the safe side, she also took Xian Yujian away. Lu Jue was tired from the journey and stayed to look after the house. .
Yu Zi didn't know what this matter had to do with her.
But he still kept silent and rode to follow.
In the wilderness, more than a thousand people and horses galloped under the starry sky, their horses' hooves crossing the overgrown weeds without stopping for a moment.
Except for a few war horses that are genuine live horses (live mules), the rest are all transformed by Xian Yujian's martial spirit.
There were two more Wenxin scribes on the side, and they were not worried about running out of martial energy. The horse was as fast as the wind, and it took less time than Lu Jue to rush back. As he traveled so fast, Jiang Sheng felt that both of his thighs were weak. Damn it, my waist is sore from the bumps.
There's only one thing left in my mind that I can't figure out.
What is the use of Qi Yuanliang’s wine?
Gu Chi: "..."
What he thought was a counselor: conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy!
Finally, we arrived before sunset on the second day.
Shen Tang looked at the guarded sentry tower with an evil look on his face, bit the wine bag's seal sideways, raised his neck and poured all the spicy liquor into his mouth. He drank too fast and even choked.
Jiang Sheng did not miss this detail, but——
He only saw his lord throwing the wine bag back boldly and looking at the sentry tower with a sharp look on his face, a serious look on his face.
Then?
Then it was gone. This wine was really bold!
Yonggu Pass stands at the end of the sight.
Not long after, patrol soldiers came out to greet them.
Shen Tang said: "Lead the way!"
The soldiers were a little surprised when they saw that the person giving the order was a young boy, but they did not dare to say anything more.
Always close your feet.
The general and others have received the message.
"So fast?"
The general was a little surprised. According to his and Chief Yu's estimates, there should be more than a day to go. He didn't expect that the other party would arrive early, and asked again: "How many people did the other party bring?"
The soldier said: "I estimate there are about a thousand people."
The general smiled and said: "Thousands of people? How dare a thousand people come to invade?"
But he soon stopped laughing.
Because when Chu Yao heard that his lord was coming, he quickly closed the net and killed his dragon. There was no suspense about the outcome of the chessboard.
His face showed joy: "Wen Shi, follow me to greet the Lord."
"only."
He couldn't wait to get up.
In the blink of an eye, the two figures disappeared.
The general looked at the chessboard and sighed.
"Let's go! Let's go and see that Lord Shen. He is so handsome that he can make even the 'Three Heroes of Chu' fall to death."
The general's curiosity was also aroused.
Together with Chief Yu and several others, we rode out to meet him.
He knew that Shen Tang was young, but he didn't know how young he really was until he saw him. Shen Tang also rode a silly mule, dismounted and faced Chu Yao. This should have been a touching picture of "the king and his ministers get along well". , but Shen Tang grabbed Chu Yao's wrist and led him behind him. He met the general's gaze without timidity, his gaze was cold, and the literary energy in his hand turned into a sharp sword.
The tip of the sword was pointed at the general, and he opened his mouth with questions.
