Qu Manbao's eyes twitched, his lips opened, but he couldn't speak.

"Grand Prince, the general has left the northwest, and you have the final say in the whole northwest now." Daosheng said solemnly: "You dare to ask the eldest prince, do the hundreds of soldiers stationed in Tongguan obey the eldest prince's mobilization on weekdays?"

Qu Manbao frowned and said, "You and I know that Tongguan is the barrier to my northwest. My father said that as long as Tongguan is in hand, the northwest is also in our hands. If one day Tongguan is not under our control, the northwest will be in danger. Because of this, the soldiers stationed in Tongguan are my father's confidant soldiers. Xue Ren, who was guarding the pass, was once accepted as his adopted son by his father. No one except his father could mobilize the guards of Tongguan."

"So if the eldest son wants that letter to work, he must hold Tongguan in his hand." Daosheng whispered: "The eldest son raised three hundred vilemen under his command. These people were devoted to the elder son. For the elder son, they were willing to go through fire and water. They worked for the elder son for a thousand days. It was time for these vilemen to serve the elder son."

Qu Manbao said: "You mean, use these three hundred soldiers to exchange for the guards of Tongguan?"

"That's right." Daosheng said: "As long as Tongguan is in Xue Ren's hand, the general and the young master can enter and exit the pass freely. Only by changing the guards of Tongguan into their own people can the young master completely control the northwest."

Qu Manbao said a little uneasy: "Daosheng, is this too much? For more than ten years, my father has always had the final say in the guards of Tongguan. Now I suddenly want to change the guards to defend. My father will definitely be dissatisfied with me, and then it was counterproductive."

"The eldest son, in fact, in the eyes of his subordinates, the general is a far-sighted person." Daosheng said: "The heir he wants to choose must be a peerless hero who can stand alone. Although the eldest son is both martial, there have been no major wars in the northwest over the years, and there are not many opportunities to make the eldest son show their skills. Therefore, in the eyes of the general, the eldest son may not be able to stand alone. But this time, if the eldest son acts decisively, adjusts to Tongguan, and makes decisions for the concubines in the mansion, it may not be a bad thing in the eyes of the general."

Qu Manbao walked past and sat down on the chair, reached out to grab the wine pot, raised his head and took another sip.

"If the eldest son thinks that his subordinates are talking too much, he apologizes to the eldest son." Daosheng sighed: "These two nights are not sleeping for the eldest son's future. After all, it is also for myself. If the eldest son can rise to the top, his subordinates will naturally be able to benefit from the eldest son's glory. Otherwise, if the subordinates say bluntly, these words will damage the brotherhood of the eldest son and the youngest son, and they should not tell the eldest son frankly."

Qu Manbao also sighed and said, "Daosheng, I don't understand what you said. The Storyteller has told so many stories. For power, not to mention brothers, the father and son are merciless." He paused slightly and said, "Now that Man Ying seems to have really gotten close to his father in the past few years. When his father was on his birthday, the boy actually tried his best to get a sky stone as a birthday gift, which should have been my limelight. This boy seems to have really bad intentions."

Daosheng walked over, picked up the iron pliers, slashed the fire, and made the fire burn more vigorously. Then he said: "The eldest son controlled the northwest and forced the general to hand over the inheritance to you at that time. This became proactive and it would be much safer to wait for the general to make a decision."

"Tell me, what else should I do besides Tongguan?"

"Call the officials around you as soon as possible." Daosheng whispered: "Look at the words of these people and see if they are willing to be loyal to you. If you show your loyalty to you, the eldest son can naturally entrust the important task, otherwise!"

"I understand." Qu Manbao's eyes became colder: "Control the northwest, force his father to exile Manying at that time, and then send an assassin to attack. As long as Manying is gone, I will be the only heir to the Qu family."

Daosheng bowed and said, "The eldest son has a bright future and will surely become a hero of his generation!"

"Daosheng, you will draw a notice for me now." Qu Manbao said: "Stock all the grain in Xianyang Grain Store and tell those people that the war ahead is in a hurry, and now all the grain and grass will be dealt with by the public. When the army conquers Luoyang, it will be repaid twice as much. In addition, I send a letter to the surrounding officials, asking them to set off to Xianyang immediately. I have a big deal to discuss with them."

Daosheng said seriously, "I'll do it now." He asked again, "Grand Master, that's Tongguan?"

"My three hundred heroes set off immediately and go to change their defenses." Qu Manbao said: "Let Du Yandao be the general!"

"Young Master, just let Du Yandao go, Xue Ren may not hand over Tongguan to him." Daosheng shook his head and said, "Then Xue Ren is arrogant, and there are not many people in his eyes in the entire Northwest Army."

"He dares not listen to my order?"

"He naturally dared not ignore the orders of the eldest son." Daosheng smiled and said, "Just as Du Yandao goes, Xue Ren may not give Du Yandao face."

Qu Manbao frowned and said, "Do you want me to go to Tongguan in person?"

"If the eldest son goes, this matter will be accomplished." Daosheng said seriously: "No matter how brave Du Yandao is, he will not dare to disobey the order in front of the eldest son."

Qu Manbao said reluctantly: "It will take several days to go from here to Tongguan, and the weather is cold, I!"

"Only everyone can endure hardships." Daosheng said: "As long as you control Tongguan, the eldest son will rest assured."

Qu Manbao thought for a while and said, "Let me think about it." He picked up the wine pot and took a sip, pondered slightly, and then said, "Well, I know Xue Ren's temper. Du Yandao may not be able to deal with him. I will lead three hundred heroes to change the guards of Tongguan tomorrow. Du Yandao is loyal to me, and he is guarding Tongguan, and there is no mistake." He said, "If I leave Xianyang, there should be no problem here, right?"

"Don't worry, the whole northwest, who doesn't know is the Qu family's world?" Daosheng smiled and said, "Those forces that confront the imperial court have long been removed, and it only takes a few days for the eldest son to go back and forth, and no one can make a big wave."

Qu Manbao nodded slightly and said, "This is true. Who dares to play wild in the northwest?" He picked up the wine pot and was empty. He smiled and said, "Daosheng, go get the wine and drink with me."

The next morning, a notice was posted in the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, ordering each grain store to pay all the inventories within two days. If it is not paid when it is due and the government finds out, it will confiscate all the wealth, which is merciless.

A notice immediately caused a commotion in Xianyang City.

The people in Xianyang naturally knew that the Northwest Army had taken the battle, and many people also knew that the Qu family had collected a lot of taxes in the northwest over the years. In the previous battle of Qinhuai, the Qu family had claimed to relieve their worries for the court and collect taxes everywhere in the northwest. The people in the northwest naturally suffered a lot. Even the gentry and powerful people also complained. However, the Qu family was holding the flag of the court, and no one dared to disobey. However, the taxes paid to the court were actually less than 30%, and almost all the remaining taxes fell into the pocket of the Qu family.

The Qu family made a special vacant area in Xianyang City and built a granary. Now the granary is almost full. In Qu Yuangu's words, if Xianyang City is besieged one day, it would take three or five years to survive, and Xianyang City would not have to worry about food.

People knew that the Qu family had more money and grain. This time, the Northwest Army entered the pass, and Qu Yuangu did not make any big moves to raise grain everywhere. Many people believed that Qu Yuangu had done a good thing, but in just a short time, the notice came out. This time it was not just for people to pay the food. It was like that, it was to pay all the food. People were indignant, and few people took the initiative to pay the food the day before.

The notice was issued, but Qu Manbao had already taken the three hundred sages he had trained for many years to Tongguan. However, the urge for grain was done by Buqu Manbao himself, and his subordinate officials collected grain from various grain stores.

As the sun sets, Qu Manbao rides on the back of a strong horse. This horse is a genuine purebred northwest horse. Under the sunset, the brown temples are extremely gentle. Qu Manbao, wearing black armor, is very heroic and powerful.

Behind him were three hundred warriors, all of whom were all beautiful armor, holding spears and fighting swords on their waists.

According to Qu Manbao, the three hundred sages under his command are authentic Northwest Warriors. Each of them is a role of one to ten. It is considered to be a thousand troops, and the other sages can be killed by three hundred sages.

The three hundred brave men in the sunset are indeed iron horses and golden swords, full of murderous intent.

"Young Master, there is a hillside in front. It's too late, so we can camp on the side of the hillside." A gray armored man will approach, "I will remember that there is a water source near the hillside, which is suitable for camping."

Qu Manbao looked at it late, and he had no intention of rushing all night, so he nodded and said, "Du Yandao, take people to prepare the camp first, rest here tonight, and set off tomorrow morning."

The gray armor will bow down to it.

Du Yandao knew that the purpose of this trip was to change the guards of Tongguan. He was very surprised in his heart why the eldest son had such a decision. However, as the guard of the eldest son, he understood one truth. If a person asked less questions, he would live longer. The eldest son was capricious and perhaps he would have annoyed him by accident. Since that is the case, it would be better to ask less.

And this time going to Tongguan was not a bad thing for him.

After changing defense, he was the guard of Tongguan, so he had real power. Although he was a confidant of the eldest son in recent years, he had never used his skills. After finally having the opportunity to do something, Du Yandao was still very happy.

Du Yandao is not a mediocre person, but also a powerful general who came out of the dead. He is not very clever in marching and formation, but he is not weak. It is really a piece of cake to command them by just three hundred soldiers.

Before dark, the team set up camp tents on the hillside. In fact, the camp tents that were really built were only three. After all, they were light and simple, and they could not slack off too many tools.
Chapter completed!