There are five official roads out of Kyoto, among which the road in the northwest is in the best condition. This is related to the situation at the beginning of the founding of Daliang. In the south, because of the barrier of the Tiancang River, it was difficult for the Zhou Dynasty's army to advance northward in a large scale. Both sides

It has been able to maintain a balanced situation for so many years. However, as Gu Liang came to power, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards Daliang due to his unpredictable tactics.

The Wu State in the west was difficult to deal with. After the fall of the former Wei Dynasty, the Wu State occupied a large territory in the west, and even incorporated the Gaoyang Plain, a horse-breeding resort, into the country. It formed three world-famous cavalry groups and defeated the main beams in the early stages of the war.

Over the past hundred years, the State of Wu built seven large cities on the Gaoyang Plain that formed the horns of each other. Among them, Hucheng served as a protruding wedge, firmly nailing the border between the two countries.

Facing the almost invincible Western Wu cavalry, Daliang could only take a defensive stance for decades, so the importance of this official road to the northwest is self-evident. Thirteen years ago, when the new emperor ascended the throne, the situation in the government was unstable, and faced with

The Western Wu people were ready to make a move, Dingyuan Marquis Pei Zhen led his army to attack Hucheng over thousands of miles, and this changed the offensive and defensive situation between the two countries.

Hucheng transformed into the bridgehead of Daliang, and with four large camps as backup, it protected the western border of Daliang. Wu State's many expeditions failed, so they could only hold their noses and be careful to prevent Daliang's surprise troops from sweeping the Gaoyang Plain.

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There are three states between Kyoto and Hucheng, starting from Kyoto they are Qizhou, Dengzhou and Lingzhou.

There is a constant flow of people on the official road all day long, and the appearance of a caravan will not attract anyone's attention.

The caravan moved in a hurry after setting off from Kyoto. It hardly stopped in Qizhou. Except for necessary purchases and supplies, it moved as fast as possible all the way. It did not slow down slightly until it entered Dengzhou.

In the most comfortable carriage in the middle, Chen Xizhi was lying lazily on the blanket in the carriage. The two knives were placed not far from her hands, and she could hold them by raising her hands.

Leng Ning sat at the entrance of the carriage, as if she didn't see the two unsheathed long knives, and asked calmly: "Girl, are we going to Lingzhou?"

Chen Xizhi looked at her and said with a half-smile: "A dog that has lost its home has a home everywhere."

After Leng Ning handed Ye Qi the letter, her thoughts became firm. However, she knew Chen Xizhi's temperament well, so she did not urgently admonish him. She just talked about ordinary things these days.

Listening to Chen Xizhi's weird tone, she tentatively said: "It would actually be good if we could settle down in Lingzhou. I heard that although it is the border, it is not a bitter and cold place like Yunzhou. It is still prosperous now."

Chen Xizhi sat up slowly, stretched and said, "Aunt Leng, you can go back to Southern Zhou, or simply stay in Luliu Village. You don't have to follow me westward."

Leng Ning's heart tightened, and she forced a smile and said: "What did the girl say? How can I survive without avenging my revenge?"

Chen Xizhi stared into her eyes, then smiled softly and said noncommittally: "That's good."

Leng Ning avoided Chen Xizhi's gaze and changed the topic: "The group of people I met before, the girl should not be so polite to them. It seems that they should be the children of the powerful in the Beiliang Army."

Chen Xizhi smiled tenderly and said: "Aunt Leng, you are getting timid now. Although that man is Lu Min's son, he doesn't have much ability. He is just lucky to have a powerful father. He saw our caravan hanging the Qibao Pavilion's

With my name, my confidence is weakened by three points, can you still take me back to be the wife of Yazhai?"

Leng Ning also smiled and said: "That dude is indeed fierce but the older man next to him doesn't look like an ordinary person."

The tall man's face flashed in Chen Xizhi's mind, and he said with a cold expression: "Although I don't know this person's background, but the Liang Dynasty is so big, what does it mean to have an occasional talent? Really speaking, Luliu

Isn’t that person in the village a better person? He was only fourteen years old, but he was able to force me out of Kyoto, and I had to go west in embarrassment."

Leng Ning looked at her comfortable posture and felt that such a trip was far from embarrassing, but she did not make fun of it because the people Chen Xizhi mentioned made her have to be on guard.

Chen Xizhi didn't seem to notice the change in her expression, and said calmly: "The Dog Emperor and Wang Pingzhang ruined my family. How can I live peacefully without destroying the Liang Kingdom? When that day comes, I will make Pei Yue kneel down.

In front of me, I saw how everything he was familiar with and close to was destroyed. For some reason, I was looking forward to that day."

A misty smile appeared on her face, and she said to Leng Ning: "Aunt Leng, don't worry about anything, I will definitely not do anything to your daughter. When the time comes, you and your daughter will be reunited and enjoy your family life. It will be worth your hard work for me for so many years."

Leng Ning was vaguely aware that the other party might have guessed something, but after hearing these words, she could no longer speak to dissuade her and could only thank her with a smile on her face.

Chen Xizhi opened the car curtains, looked at the gradually receding scenery outside, and let out a sigh so low that no one could hear it.

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A group of well-equipped knights arrived at the west gate of Kyoto. After being inspected by the gatekeeper, they entered Kyoto smoothly.

The leader was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. He looked unruly and ignored the goalkeeper's sudden enthusiasm and humility, and led more than forty people forward. Although now he is only a small guerrilla, with only a few people under his command.

He has a total of five hundred cavalry, but in the past two years in the Western Region, even the camp commander has been very polite to him.

Just because his name is Lu Jiang and his father is Lu Min, he is an official in Youjunji and is given the title of Marquis of An.

Among the more than forty riders behind him, in addition to the experts Lu Min had arranged for him, there were also six or seven powerful men. They were all playmates who had been with him in his early years and were already very familiar with him. There was a tall figure in the team.

The tall man looked older than Lu Jiang, and he was slightly farther away from everyone.

After entering Dongcheng, Lu Jiang tightened the reins and said to the man: "Wang Jiuxuan, how long do you plan to follow me?"

The expressions on the faces of some of the powerful men next to them were a little strange.

They followed Lu Jiang back to Kyoto, waiting for arrangements from the West Mansion to find a good position in the capital camp. This was the purpose of going to the Western Territory for two years to gild. However, they met the taciturn Wang Jiuxuan halfway. Although they were not familiar with him, and they didn't like him very much.

This man's character, but no one dared to drive him away.

Because he is Wang Pingzhang's eldest grandson.

For so many years, he had kept a low profile and left Beijing early to work in the army, so that except for Lu Jiang, a top-notch dude with a similar family background, not many people recognized that he was Wang Pingzhang's most valued descendant.

Wang Jiuxuan followed him all the way, and these people couldn't act freely at all. Even Lu Jiang wanted to tease Chen Xizhi, who he met by chance on the road, but he didn't dare to act impulsively, so he asked questions in a bad tone.

Wang Jiuxuan did not stop, and drove his horse forward slowly, leaving a sentence without expression: "You can walk on the official road, but I can't?"

Lu Jiang was stunned on the spot, looking at the lonely but stressful back of the other party. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Why are you so arrogant!"

If it were normal times, the playmates next to him would definitely encourage him to deal with him. However, facing Wang Jiuxuan alone at this moment, everyone was as quiet as a mute.

Lu Jiang was furious for a while, but in the end he didn't dare to rush forward, so he had to call everyone: "Let's go, we won't come back until we get drunk tonight!"

"good!"

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When the lanterns came on, Pei Yue returned to the main hall in the backyard of the store, his expression a little solemn.

Ye Qi smiled and said, "I thought you were going to set up the incense table and take a bath before going to receive the order."

Pei Yue sighed: "It's just an oral instruction, not a formal edict from the Eight Classics. There is no need to be so solemn."

It turned out that just now an eunuch from the palace came with a few Huangmen to convey Emperor Kaiping's oral instructions to Pei Yue. It was the first time for Pei Yue to encounter this kind of situation, and Gu Fan was not there, so the other teenagers were even more nervous. Fortunately, the prison guard had a calm attitude and did not deliberately make things difficult for him. Even so, after the other party read out the oral instruction, Pei Yue still stuffed a fifty-tael silver note over him.

Ye Qi asked: "What did the emperor say?"

Pei Yue replied: "As expected, let me attend the court meeting tomorrow."

Ye Qi's expression also became serious, and she naturally knew what this meant to Pei Yue.

The reward and punishment for the bandit incident will finally be settled, and Pei Yue will also be awarded a title. However, both of them know that the situation is not as simple as imagined, and it is really difficult to predict what the outcome will be.

After a moment of silence, Ye Qi asked: "Would you like to invite your husband over?"

Pei Yue thought for a while, shook his head calmly and said: "No need, the things in Zhuangzi are very important now, sir, we can't leave lightly, not to mention that he can't go to the meeting tomorrow, it will only cause worry."

Ye Qi looked at his face and said softly: "Then I will wait here for you to come back safely."
Chapter completed!