"It is the fault of Zhicai to overstep his duties as an agent. I really don't dare to ask for credit, so I would like to ask my lord not to be a weirdo." Xi Zhicai raised his hand and said.
"Sir, how can you blame me for thinking about me?" Xiao Wen replied, but his face was calm and without any disturbance.
"Since those few people are not here, I will wait until I return, but it is inconvenient to stay here for a long time." Xiao Wen suddenly said.
Hearing this, Xi Zhicai didn't say anything.
The purpose of this trip was to recruit Guo Jia. As long as Guo Jia could be taken under his command, he could inherit his legacy and make suggestions for his lord after he fell asleep.
As for Xun Wenruo and Zhong Yuanchang, there is no need to worry.
There are two big aristocratic families behind those two that need to be taken into consideration. It is not an easy task for them to make a decision in a short period of time.
It’s better to wait slowly!
The current situation is not too bad. Although the imperial power has declined, the emperor is still alive. The fate of the Han Dynasty is approaching its end, but it has not disappeared.
Everything has room for buffering.
My lord can also make plans during this period of time.
When they came, they walked slowly, but when they left, they rushed all the way towards Xiliang.
The reason is simply because Xiao Wen got the information from Zhang Jiao and wanted to go to the mountains to conquer the remaining forces of the Yellow Turban.
If this part of the force can be conquered and hidden in the mountains, it can become a trump card for oneself to dominate in troubled times!
so……
Xiao Wen was impatient!
In a tavern in Yingchuan County, Yuzhou.
Xun Yu and Zhong Yao, who were rumored to be traveling, were sitting opposite each other with calm expressions. Behind them stood a guard with a deep aura.
It is better to say that he is a guard than a supervisor.
Just like the news that Xiao Wen and others received before, they did go on a trip some time ago.
However, when they received news that Xiao Wen was coming to Yuzhou with a hundred white dragon riders, they hurried over.
As for the reason...
Naturally, he wanted to work under Xiao Wen.
After all, this hussar general has become a new noble in the court. If they can join his command, they will be able to assist the Ming Dynasty and achieve hegemony when chaos breaks out in the future!
By then, they themselves can also seek high positions and express their ambitions.
It's a pity that these two people thought very well and ran very fast.
But it happened that the plan was discovered by the heads of the two families, who stopped the two men halfway and sent a guard to protect them.
But is this protection?
This is clearly a restriction!
The kind that restricts personal freedom!
Isn't its purpose just to imprison them so that they can't get away and not seek refuge with Xiao Wen?
As for the reason, it is also because these two people represent not only individuals, but also the families behind them.
Although the ancestor of the Xun family was willing to let Xun Yu follow Xiao Wen to support Changshe, it was not for Xiao Wen's sake, but for the sake of the court.
What he wants to help is not Xiao Wen, but the imperial court.
But this time, Xun Yu and Zhong Yao stood in the same position as Xiao Wen.
Under this situation, neither the Xun family nor the Zhong family were willing to take the risk, let alone let Zhong Yao and Xun Yu go to see Xiao Wen.
Therefore, they imprisoned the young people from the two families so that they could not escape.
They themselves sent Xiao Wen and others away with the news that Xun Yu and Zhong Yao were still traveling abroad.
"It seems that Yuan Chang's situation is the same as mine." Xun Yu looked at his old friend in front of him and smiled bitterly.
Zhong Yao nodded and sighed helplessly: "It's just the worries of the elders in the family. The situation is not obvious yet, and the elders of your family will not let you and I be born like this."
"Just wait. Maybe some time later, your ancestor will find a position for you in the court. You can enter the temple, observe the situation, and accumulate capital before you have the right to speak."
Xun Yu frowned: "So, if you wait for a price and sell it, how is it any different from those merchants?"
Zhong Yuanchang laughed loudly and asked:
"In the eyes of the family, isn't this just a business?"
Xun Yu was stunned. After a moment of silence, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp without saying a word.
…
Between the mountains at the junction of Bingzhou and Xiliang.
A team of hundreds of people came slowly.
At the front of the team, who is Xiao Wen if not riding the Flying Tiger?
Next to Xiao Wen is Dian Wei, and behind him are Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.
"Lord, what are you doing here?" Xi Zhicai looked at Xiao Wen with confusion on his face and couldn't help but ask.
But he couldn't figure out why Xiao Wen came here.
If you want to go back to Xiliang, there is another official road that can go directly there.
Moreover, the official road is flat and much easier to walk than the road into the mountains.
here……
The only thing that impressed Xi Zhicai here was the large number of bandits here.
Is it possible that my lord walked through here to suppress bandits?
The thought flashed across Xi Zhicai's face with a look of surprise. He stared at Xiao Wen quietly with his eyes, wanting to ask a question or two.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he closed it again.
The Lord never does meaningless things.
Now that he is here, it means there is something here that he must come to!
It's just that I haven't discovered this thing myself.
Xi Zhicai's face was puzzled, as was Guo Jia who was following Xi Zhicai.
These days, he has been with Xi Zhicai. Although the two of them do not have the title of master and disciple, they are actually master and disciple.
Along the way, Xi Zhicai taught him a lot.
However, even though he learned a lot, he still didn't understand the purpose of this trip to the mountains.
Is it possible that it is really to suppress bandits?
Guo Jia looked at Xi Zhicai, lowered his voice and asked.
Xi Zhicai shook his head.
Even he didn't know what was going on.
The only thing that can be known is that his lord has something on his mind, but those thoughts are not known to outsiders.
"Just wait and see what happens. I think my lord must have a deep meaning when he does this."
"General Dian, we will enter the mountains further forward. There are many bandits in the mountains, so be careful. Send an order to the Silver Dragon Riders behind to be on guard and enter the mountains slowly."
Dian Wei took the order and immediately gave instructions to the Silver Dragon Rider behind him.
The next moment, the Silver Dragon Riders changed their rear formation into the front formation, stood in front of Xiao Wen and others, and explored the way forward.
As soon as these words came out, Xi Zhicai's brows furrowed even more.
"Lord, what are you doing?" Xi Zhicai couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Wen chuckled lightly and said: "Sir, I want to ask why I want to go into the mountains? There are many roads back to Xiliang, why do I have to take this road?"
"Yes!" Xi Zhicai responded in a deep voice.
"Sir, what do you think is the first step to hegemony?" Xiao Wen asked rhetorically.