After entering the room, the handsome young man sat quietly, waiting for the teacher to finish writing.
"master--"
The door was pushed open, and wind blew in. The middle-aged man holding the langhao pen frowned, lowered his head, and looked at a bad stroke on the rice paper.
Click.
The handsome young man, with an angry face, shot out a flying knife, piercing the shoulder of the subordinate who pushed the door, bringing out a string of blood beads.
His face turned pale in pain and he did not dare to say anything. After his subordinates apologized, he closed the door again and left.
"Teacher, please continue."
The middle-aged man raised his head, put down his pen, and sat down. He waved his hand, signaling his disciple to talk about business first.
"Teacher also knows that Thief Xu is coming to the Western Region. Although I have bewitched the prince of Dayuan Kingdom and sent troops to kill Thief Xu, the hidden underground palace has been exposed. I am afraid there will be no way to hide the troops in the future...
"
The middle-aged man's face was silent, lost in thought.
"Teacher, is there anything you can do?"
The middle-aged man didn't speak and looked up out of the window, a little lost. That year he went to the Western Regions alone to make plans for his master's world. Unexpectedly, too much time was consumed, and the long journey was so long that Xu Thief took the lead.
He sent people to Yumen Pass to stop all thoughts of coming to his rescue.
Although he bewitched many Qiang people and caused rebellion in Liangzhou, they also failed.
After hesitating, the middle-aged man stood up again and wrote a word.
"Lure?"
As a disciple, the young man also fell into thinking after reading it out. Not long after, after thinking about a certain possibility, he showed a sly smile.
"As expected of the teacher, he immediately saw the key."
The young man stood up politely, knelt down and saluted, and then said goodbye to the middle-aged people in the room.
He became a disciple a long time ago. Although his teacher was mute, he was one of the few intellectuals in the world. If not for this, as a civilian, he would not have been able to prosper in the Western Regions.
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After walking out of the house and looking up at the sunshine above his head, the young man's face became even more gloomy.
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Boom, boom.
Xu Mu pricked up his ears and followed the river in the underground palace. After knocking on several stone walls, he finally found a mechanism.
"Lord, it's open, the stone wall is open!"
Xu Mu watched with a smile on his face. When they came down earlier, they had to withdraw first due to an ambush.
It's okay now. After the enemy army was defeated, there were no manpower in the underground palace. However, according to intelligence, when the enemy army was defeated, a group of Dong clan members escaped with the defeated army.
If there are not enough camels and horses in this vast desert, escaping on foot will be a dead end.
"Lin You."
"My lord, the end will be here."
Lin You was the Bu Gongying general who was cut off when the underground palace retreated. He was born from the general hall last year. Although he is still a bit young, he is also somewhat talented.
"You leave five hundred men to garrison the underground palace here first. In addition, I have passed on information to Chao Yi to dispatch a thousand and fifty men and horses and unite them into one battalion. When the time comes, you will
As a camp general, I will lead 2,000 men and station here."
"Don't worry, my lord, Lin You guarantees with his head that he will never fail the lord's trust!" Lin You knelt down and bowed excitedly.
"Don't live and die." Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. He found that his general liked to issue military orders the most.
"I will keep five hundred camels, plus a thousand war horses, and the rest of all kinds of food and baggage will not be less. You know what I mean, this underground palace will be built as my transit station in Xishu in the future.
"
"Of course, if you encounter a large army, there is no need to defend it. First, take the troops, horses and baggage and flee far away. When the time comes, I will send people over to take back the underground palace with you."
This possibility is not impossible. Of course, if it is like the previous enemies in the underground palace, Xu Mu can rest assured. More than two thousand elite Shu soldiers are enough to do a lot of things.
"There are still a lot of stones, water and sand in the underground palace, which can be used for building walls. Remember my words, be careful in everything. You should understand that I, Xu Mu, would rather not have this underground palace, but I also hope that you will give it a good
I am alive, do you understand?"
Lin You's face was moved, and he bowed to Xu Mu again.
"Get up, General Tiger is laughing at you."
"General Tiger is the stupid one." Lin You suddenly became very happy.
Si Hu, who was standing next to him, stared blankly and was a little confused. He was stunned for eight seconds before he spoke.
"I'm not, I'm not stupid."
"Ten roasted mutton lambs will be awarded as prizes." Xu Mu exhaled. In any case, the underground palace incident was a near miss and was finally won.
"Shen Zong, if you are interested, you can become an official and businessman of Xishu in the future."
Shen Zong, who was behind, suddenly heard Xu Mu's words and became excited and incoherent.
"Everyone, please remember that I, Xu Mu, will not hesitate to reward those who have made meritorious deeds. On the other hand, if there are those who rebel against Shu, they will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
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A few days later, Chao Yi personally came with more than 3,000 troops to join them.
"Lord, is there something wrong..."
"No." Xu Mu smiled.
"Brother Chao, why didn't you ask me?" Si Hu was dissatisfied.
"Brother Tiger, with your body and bones, as long as you don't drive more piles, you might live to be two hundred years old."
Sihu cursed and ran forward with the giant ax on his shoulder.
"Lord, how is the war going?" Chao Yi regained his composure and continued to ask seriously.
"The defeated army has retreated. If I am correct, they should be the remnants of the Dong family. By the way, Chao Yi, do you think there is any problem with the appearance of those Qiang bandits at Yumen Pass recently?"
"What I thought before seemed a bit strange. My lord also knows that a long time ago, Lao Yudang and I killed other Qiang tribes. Logically speaking, they would not dare to step into Yumen Pass casually again.
"
Xu Mu nodded. He felt that there were many things in his mind and needed a thread to connect them completely.
"Let me think about these things first. According to the letter, you will leave a thousand and fifty men and horses for Lin Youwei to garrison. In addition, you can also leave a little more dry food and luggage."
If there was no trouble along the way, Xu Mu would have planned to keep three to four thousand people. But now, with the wolves and the underground palace, it was obvious that someone was coming for him.
Here, there is still a long way to go from the Western Region. Without soldiers accompanying us, it is easy to fall into danger.
"Lord, what's in the underground palace?" Chao Yi looked curious.
"An underground river is endless." Xu Mu smiled and pointed at the yellow sand around him, "Look around, the sky is full of yellow sand and the vast desert is vast. But one day, I, Xi Shu, will use the
This underground river will turn the neighborhood into an oasis. At that time, merchants from both ends of the road will have a place to transit. If a small town can be formed here, it can even attract wealthy travelers and collect all kinds of money and money.
tariff!"
"If there is a clearance by then, I'm afraid business will explode." Chao Yi said subconsciously.
"Chao Yi, you have a good family."
"My lord misunderstood, I also heard what others said."
Xu Mu smiled and hugged Chao Yi, "Lao Yu wanted to marry you a princess back then, but you didn't want it. Do you regret it?"
"I'm already going to marry Fan Lu."
"Brother Fan Lu, I am so blessed. I cannot envy you."