Xiong Cong was twenty-four years old this year. His ancestor Xiong Qiao was the commander of the cavalry at the end of the Han Dynasty. His descendants were wandering to the north. Although there were no officials in the past dynasties, they were only professions to farm and study, and they barely counted as their surnames in the Jin people in the Dangcheng area. About half a year ago, Xiong's family had a feud with the Luochuan thieves for trivial matters, and many of their clans were killed by bandits. Fortunately, Lu Yao led his army to attack Daiwang City and saved the lives of the rest of the people. Although Xiong Cong had studied, he did not have the opportunity to become an official in the northern border where Hu Feng was invaded. Lu Yao not only saved the Xiong's family, but also promoted him to an official. Therefore, Xiong Cong was eager to repay Lu Yao and was very active in this trip to Jinyang. After using some food, he bid farewell to Lu Yao and took two entourages on the way.

Feihu Xing is on the edge of the Changshan Army's sphere of influence, so Wen Qiao and his party were kidnapped by Murong Long City a few days ago. But at this moment, the road was naturally unobstructed and there was no need to be equipped with a large number of guards. Opposite to this dangerous path of 100 miles is Guangwu City, Yanmen County, where the fief of the Duke of Shi, Yue was located, and he had his own garrison to support him.

Lu Yao and Xue Tong watched the young scholar's back disappear deep in the canyon, and then they rode their horses back. They walked away from each other on the hillside road, and several followers followed in a tactful way.

This is the junction between the mountainous areas and the plains. It can be seen that the peaks on both sides of the mountain road are lush and lush. The top of the Taihang peaks to the west are still snow-covered in midsummer, while the hilly areas to the east are vaguely appearing woodcutters, busy cutting wood and charcoal. If you look a little further away, you can see that the grasslands are like felt, connected by fields, rivers are like belts, and the city walls stand in it, showing majestic.

Such magnificent mountains and rivers are completely under control, and a strong sense of satisfaction makes Lu Yao feel refreshed. He holds his bridle and stops to watch from time to time, and is amazed. With his scribe costume, he looks like a child of aristocratic family who has time to enjoy the scenery.

But Xue Tong couldn't do what Lu Yao did. After a while, he couldn't help saying, "Daoming, although we have a foothold in Dai County, we still use the subordinates of Duke Yue Shi. You should mention more Wenlin to avoid..."

Lu Yao chuckled softly: "It's okay. This trip is just a routine. Who would deliberately make things difficult for a small official? What's more, we act openly and honestly, and we can't speak to others."

The problem is not here! Xue Tong sighed.

He is Lu Yao's most capable deputy, and he established a friendship between the two of them trusting each other since the Daling broke through. He could always understand Lu Yao's intentions and also gave him wholehearted support. But in the past few days, he always felt that he could not keep up with Lu Yao's ideas. He felt that Lu Yao had changed, but he didn't know where the change was. Perhaps the increasingly complex situation was a bit too ugly for a pure warrior like Xue Tong.

Today he deliberately saw Xiong Cong off with Lu Yao to find an opportunity to chat with Lu Yao. But he was not good at speaking and didn't even know how to speak for a while.

While hesitating, Lu Yao was watching around and suddenly jumped off his horse. Xue Tong hurriedly caught up.

Lu Yao found a forest grassland in the valley and sat down, stretched and said, "Old Xue, you can sit too."

With Lu Yao's current status in Dai County, the only one in the generals who could sit side by side with him without any pressure was the only one in the laziness of the Wuwei General Ding Miao. So Xue Tong sat down honestly and unceremoniously.

In the middle of summer, although the mountain wind relieves the heat, the road under the sun still makes people feel dry. So he called his servants to get water bags and lifted them up to drink a large mouthful of cows. Clear water fell from the corner of his mouth, drizzled on his beard and sprinkled on his chest. Such behavior was quite rough, but it highlighted Xue Tong's straightforward personality.

Lu Yao couldn't help laughing. This scene reminded him of the situation when he was hiding with Xue Tong and He Yun in Danshui Mountain several months ago. At that time, the two of them were sitting on the hillside discussing how to stop next. At that time, the defeated soldiers and defeated soldiers, who were at a loss at the time, had only been in charge of a county in the northern border for only a few months. The unpredictable changes in the world are really touching.

"Old Xue, do you still remember that when we were fighting with Ji Sang Shile in Jianchun Gate in Yecheng, Lu Zhi promised a huge official position, hoping that I would help the son of the King of Chengdu with him and reoccupate Yecheng..." The two sat quietly for a while, and then heard Lu Yao slowly say: "At that time, I only felt that Lu Zhi's thoughts were very absurd. The Lu family in Jiangdong died dozens of young and old people at the hands of the King of Chengdu. I, Lu Daoming and the King of Chengdu, have a deep hatred. Why did he dare to propose this? Could it be that he was tortured in the Wei County prison city and became stupid?"

"After that Lu Zhi proposed a plan to defeat the enemy, I understood. Taking out the White Tiger Banner left by the King of Chengdu and using this to order the dead soldiers of the King of Chengdu who were lurking in Jisang's army was indeed a strange plan that could turn the world around. Moreover, under the tense situation at that time, if it were not for this, Yecheng would not be safe. However, the White Tiger Banner is a country's important weapon, and few civil and military officials are ignorant of it. It is used in occasions where tens of thousands of people on the battlefield to confirm that Lu Mou had an affair with King of Chengdu. Lu Zhi had long predicted that those who use the White Tiger Banner would inevitably be regarded as the King of Chengdu's One Party.

." Lu Yao smiled bitterly and said, "His Highness of the King of Donghai has always been very afraid of the King of Chengdu. He even used the King of Xincai Sima Teng, the governor of Yecheng to guard the military, and strictly monitored the basis for the King of Chengdu, the founding of the King of Chengdu for many years. A group of thieves in Hebei who originated from the rest of the king of Chengdu rebelled and killed King of Xincai. Someone immediately called for the King of Chengdu as a call to defeat the bandits and stabilize the situation in Yecheng... How would such a story be understood when it was passed into the court? I am afraid that the fire in Yecheng has not been extinguished, and the secret order to take my head has arrived, and the Luoyang siege army is about to be dispatched."

"This..." Xue Tong never thought that the desperate battle in Yecheng would not only fail, but would cause such bad consequences. After a while, he said in shock: "This Lu Zhi is really hateful... But would the East Sea King really react like this?"

Xue Tong hesitated for a moment and approached Lu Yao and whispered: "When we were in Funiu Village, we didn't have any friendship with the Lord of Jingling County..."

Lu Yao waved his hand and interrupted Xue Tong's words: "How can we confuse public affairs and personal friendship? His Highness, the imperial family, is originally a royal sect. He can destroy all the heroes and have their current status by relying on ruthless means of extermination and punishment. You might as well calculate the lives of the royal princes of his brothers. For him, the King of Chengdu is the most terrible enemy, and no one can be forgiven for any connection with it. If he would be ruthless because the Lord of Jingling recognized us, hehe, he would not be able to do the work of the Grand Tutor to Record the Secretary."

"Lu Zhi is indeed an old fox. He wants to force me to come forward to integrate the king of Chengdu and work with him to fight against the King of Donghai. After all, Duke Heng was the leader of the warrior under the King of Chengdu. He was appointed as the general of the descendant and the governor of Hebei. Perhaps some of the little names of the Lu clan in Jiangdong still seem to have some appeal in Lu Zhi's opinion." Speaking of this, Lu Yao simply didn't know whether he should be proud or sad. He sighed and continued: "For ten years, my civil strife in the Jin Dynasty will be fine.

The court situation caused trouble to the heavens and people resentment. Of course, I had no intention of participating in such chaos as Lu Zhi wished. Therefore, after the war in Yecheng ended, I was busy gathering my troops, reorganizing Ji Sang and surrendering people, and taking care of Lu Zhi. At the same time, I also communicated with the officials of Wei County such as Yang Heng, Cai Ke and others, and begged them to explain to the court. But at that time, I was busy and inadvertent, and Lu Zhi fled for a moment. Since this person escaped, with his cunning and wiseness, he would have caused trouble in Wei County."

"That's why we rushed to Dai County at full speed?"

"The trip to Dai County was first to complete the entrusted entrusted by Duke Yue Shi, but it was also to stay away from the right and wrong place in Yecheng as soon as possible, so as not to be trapped by Lu Zhi again... Old Xue, you know that if we were not alert, he would have almost taken advantage of it halfway. Then, the internal strife of the beggar army seemed to have instigated someone behind it. Alas, the situation at that time was too complicated and it was really subtle and hard to say."

The entourage cavalry, a little far away, suddenly shouted. It turned out that a deer was confused for some reason, rushed out of the sparse forest and rushed to the soldiers. This was a great food for meals, and the fur could also be used to make clothes. Everyone quickly bent their bows and arrows, trying to capture it, but they were suddenly in a bad mood. Today, Lu Yao did not let He Yun follow him, but brought a few personal soldiers at will. These soldiers were only sixteen or seventeen years old, and the older one was less than twenty years old. It was the time when they loved to play and make fun of each other. They also knew that the county had settled in this era, and they all relaxed a little, and they had lost their rules when they acted.

Seeing them running around in a mess, Lu Yao shook his head repeatedly, but he didn't want to blame them, so he talked to Xue Tong on his own.

"In the eyes of Zhugugong of Luoyang's imperial court, since we are in the battle of the Dai County, we will be relieved of all suspicion. First, if we really collude with the old king of Chengdu, we will never stay away from Yecheng, which the king of Chengdu has been running for many years, and will travel thousands of miles to despise the northern border. Second, after the death of the king of Chengdu, his power will be scattered. Although I have compiled one of them, I will devote it to the battle with Hu Er and let it be consumed... Since ancient times, those who have different ambitions have never acted like this."

"The reason for the wars in Dai County was not because I, Lu, was greedy for success, but to clear the suspicion and protect the heads of you and me. Now it seems that since Dai County has taken over me, Wen Taizhen has some support in Banghan Mountain; the court is relieved of us, and this is a killing two birds with one stone. Very good, very good." Lu Yao smiled and said, "As for this, Lao Xue, do you understand?"

Xue Tong frowned and thought for a while, and finally nodded deeply: "So that's it." He got up and walked back and forth a few times, and couldn't help asking again: "But the side of Yue Shigong..."

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