On the fifth day of October, at midnight.

On the trail outside Chenguan Town, Gu Liang and Pei Yue walked side by side.

More than two hundred people followed, half of them were Gu Liang's soldiers, and the other half were Qin Xian leading a hundred elite soldiers.

"Brother Yue, remember what I told you. You are not allowed to go into battle in person this time when entering the mountain. You only need to take people to the traitor's lair and leave the rest to Li Jin." Gu Liang said in a deep voice.

Pei Yue responded: "My nephew won't do anything wrong, uncle, don't worry."

Gu Liang looked at the vast mountains that were vaguely visible in the distance, and sighed: "Actually, I can understand your thoughts. Although you are a little impatient, since you have made up your mind, I will not stop you. Just a little bit.

, you must not fight against thieves without authorization. If you make a mistake, I will not be able to explain it to my ancestors."

The night wind was deep, and Pei Yue vaguely felt that Lao Gu's words were very meaningful.

In his memory, Gu Liang had said similar words many times. Pei Yue knew that the other party was afraid that he was young and impulsive and took risks to kill the enemy, or that he would not be afraid of life and death in order to achieve more achievements. Pei Yue always felt that Gu Liang looked down on him. If he

For a master like Gu Fan, he would certainly not be afraid of fighting with others, but due to his current physical constraints, he did not think he had the strength to confront others head-on.

After a moment of silence, Pei Yue said: "Uncle, there are two things I am worried about."

Gu Liang patted him on the shoulder and said: "But what about that maid? Fan'er sent someone to deliver a letter the day before yesterday. He has found the trace of the other party. Maybe when you return safely from the mountains, the maid will be waiting for you in Green Willow Manor.

"

Pei Yue was indeed worried about Tao Hua, but he didn't want to show too much affection for his children in front of the elders, so he ignored the topic, pointed to the distance and said, "Uncle, I always feel that something is not right in the mountains."

"Too quiet?"

"yes."

Gu Liang said calmly: "Zuo Junji's vision has always been very accurate. His deployment of defenses against the Beijing camp has completely strangled the northeastern direction of the Hengduan Mountains. The thieves in the mountains will fall into their pockets if they think of it. In this case,

The thieves will either be trapped in the mountains, or they will have no choice but to go deeper into the southwest."

Pei Yue asked in confusion: "So what exactly do the bandits want to do?"

This was the question that had troubled him from the beginning.

The bandits' variant guerrilla tactics can indeed disgust the proud soldiers in the Beijing camp, but it can only go so far. It is a fool's dream to further expand the results. The girl in the mountain is indeed amazing. She can do such a thing outside the capital of Daliang.

The formation forced Wang Pingzhang to take charge personally, but what was the use of her doing this?

Pei Yue naturally understood that being able to mobilize the Daliang Jingying camp was indeed a feat that ordinary people could not do. Judging from the girl's methods, it seemed that all this was in vain. What he still could not understand was that the girl had abandoned

She sent out nearly a thousand men, forcing the emperor to make up his mind to clear out the bandits within a few months. What was her purpose in doing this?

Now that he was about to enter the mountain, this question lingered in Pei Yue's mind, making him inexplicably irritable.

Gu Liang looked at his frown and said with relief: "Don't worry about anything. All conspiracies and schemes must be based on strength. Without enough strength, the people in the mountains can't do anything. Now that the Jingying defense zone is moving as a whole, it won't

If it affects the safety of Kyoto, there will be no gap for them to get through. You only need to bring people in and find their lair. I guarantee that the greatest contribution to this battle will be yours, and no one can take it away. Until then.

According to our practice in Daliang, Your Majesty has to give you a title no matter what, and you don’t have to look at Dingguofu from now on."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "Uncle, you have to be careful. It's best to go back to the capital. After much thought, the target of the thieves should not be the Beijing camp. They don't have such strong teeth."

Gu Liang laughed loudly, and finally warned: "Those people from Xiying will also go into the mountain tonight. If they get in the way or do anything untoward in the mountain, I have already told Li Jin to make a decision and deal with it. Then you can

Don’t behave like a woman.”

Chang Si's face flashed in Pei Yue's mind, and he nodded and said, "I know the seriousness of the matter."

Gu Liang stopped and said solemnly: "I will send you here. Li Jin will lead most of the troops to wait for you in front. Brother Yue, remember my words and come back safely."

Pei Yue bowed his hands and said, "I will definitely live up to my uncle's hard work."

Gu Liang waved his hand and said: "Go."

The crowd split up at this point, with half heading west and half turning back.

Pei Yue and Qin Xian walked at the front of the team, surrounded by elites selected from the 50,000 people in the Nanda Camp. In the past, no matter how loyal these soldiers were, they would not be able to accept the leadership of a fourteen-year-old boy, but they were watching with their own eyes.

After seeing Pei Yue's various wonderful methods, although I can't say I'm completely convinced now, I won't find fault with him either.

Pei Yue looked calm and was still thinking about that matter.

Fang Rui said at the beginning that he didn't know what the girl wanted to do, but before she sent a thousand people out to plunder the villages outside Kyoto, he said something with emotion. Even though Fang Rui couldn't guess what the girl wanted.

Thoughts, but he also realized that those words were very important and might represent some of the other party's true thoughts.

Qin Xian looked at Pei Yue's face from the side and asked with concern: "Brother Yue, are you worried?"

Pei Yue replied almost subconsciously: "Brother, what does it mean that the people's livelihood is prosperous and the country's fortunes are prosperous?"

Qin Xian was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he suddenly asked such a question, but when he thought of the miserable past of the young man around him and knew that he had not studied much, and had no chance to be familiar with the major events that a noble son should go through, he smiled and said

: "Brother Yue, every year at the end of the year, we will follow His Majesty to go to the imperial mausoleum to offer sacrifices to heaven. This sentence comes from the sacrificial inscription written by Emperor Gaozu himself after the founding of the country. Later kings will recite that sacrificial inscription when they offer sacrifices to heaven. I also listen to it.

After many years, I can barely memorize it now."

Pei Yue suddenly stopped and turned to look at Qin Xian. His eyes were frighteningly bright in the night. He grabbed Qin Xian's arm and asked, "Brother, where is the imperial mausoleum?"

Qin Xian was startled by his actions, and the soldiers behind him looked at Pei Yue in confusion.

Seeing Pei Yue's anxious look, Qin Xian hurriedly said: "The imperial mausoleum is located in the north of Kyoto. There is Xingliang Mansion there. You should understand what the word Xingliang means."

Pei Yue let go of his arm and stood quietly on the spot.

Mr. Xi once told him that the target of those thieves should be Wang Pingzhang, because this person is the number one person in the military. He can't escape responsibility for causing such a big mess outside Kyoto no matter what. But the bandits had robbed him before.

The village was quickly annihilated by Wang Pingzhang's cavalry from the capital camp, so His Majesty the Emperor did not blame the only official duke of the country for this incident.

Then the emperor issued an order to suppress the bandits, and the Beijing camp sealed off the mountainous areas and sent people into the mountains to suppress the bandits.

The bandits seemed to be about to be destroyed, but they made no move to struggle.

Pei Yue went through the whole thing in his mind.

He suddenly said: "Brother, you stay here, I will come back as soon as I can!"

Qin Xian said in surprise: "Brother Yue, where are you going?"

"Look for Marshal Gu!"
Chapter completed!