"At the foot of the Tianshan Mountain?" Chu Huan was stunned. He was actually a little surprised. The three major horse farms in the northwest, the largest horse farm, were actually the sunset horse farm. When the sunset horse farm was at its peak, there were tens of thousands of horses. At that time, the horses of the cavalry corps of the Northwest Army were mainly supplied by the sunset horse farm.

When Xiguan fell, many horse supplies fell into the hands of the people of Xiliang. This is also well-known. However, when Chu Huan came to the northwest, he found that the city of Xiguan rarely saw horses. He also found that the once glorious sunset horse farm is now just a wasteland grassland, and it is difficult to find traces of horses.

I didn't focus on this before, but when I heard Pei Ji say that, I immediately felt that something was wrong.

Pei Ji gently stroked the black beard, "There are hundreds of miles of Tianshan Mountain in the territory of Tianshan Road, which starts up from the mountainside and is covered with snow all year round, but at the foot of the mountain, it is another scene. The pasture of hundreds of miles is flat, and the Tianshan Horse Farm, one of the three major horse farms in the northwest, is there. Originally, the number of horses in the Tianshan Horse Farm was at the last place among the three major horse farms, but now, the Tianshan Horse Farm has a group of horses, and a restricted area has been set up. When it reaches all the important roads of the Tianshan Horse Farm, soldiers must guard it, and ordinary people cannot get close to the horse farm at all."

Chu Huan pondered slightly, as if he understood something, and said in surprise: "Brother, did you say that Zhu Lingyue took advantage of the war..." He did not continue, but Pei Ji naturally understood what he meant and nodded, "You guessed it right. Everyone in the world knew that the Northwest Army was defeated and retreated at Yanmen Pass, and the soldiers were defeated like a mountain. The Xiliang soldiers followed closely behind and chased and fought relentlessly. Later, Zhu Lingyue led his Tianshan Imperial Guard to the front line, gathered the defeated troops, built a defense line, and retreated... Second brother, do you know that before the people of Xiliang reached the Sunset Horse Farm, Zhu Lingyue's troops had already blocked the Xiliang people on the front line."

Chu Huan said: "The people in the world only know that Zhu Lingyue led his troops to block the Western Liang army, but at that time the war was in chaos, and Zhu Lingyue also fought and retreated. Now no one has explained where Zhu Lingyue's initial blocking line was."

"Zhu Lingyue is not a simple person." Pei Ji said slowly: "No one could see the clues at that time. Everyone thought that Zhu Lingyue was loyal to the country and stood up... But now it seems that Zhu Lingyue is not that great. He sent troops to Xiguan not just to block the Xiliang army, but also had another ulterior motive."

"For the supplies." Chu Huan finally understood, "Zhu Lingyue led his troops to block the Xiliang army on the front line, but the rear was swallowing the supplies from Xiguan."

"Yes. The situation in Xiguan was chaotic at that time, and a pile of sand was scattered. Zhu Lingyue suddenly appeared, like a divine weapon descending from the sky. Everyone naturally regarded him as a great hero who stood up." Pei Ji said lightly: "Before Yu Buqu arrived, the war in the northwest was led by Zhu Lingyue, and the materials were naturally allocated by him. That is, at that time, the war horses on the Sunset Horse Farm had been transported to Tianshan. Not only that, there were still a lot of stored grain in the warehouses of various prefectures and counties in Xiguan at that time, and a large amount of grain should have been transferred by Zhu Lingyue."

Chu Huan clenched his fists, "The army was starved to death at that time, Zhu Lingyue...he actually did such a thing..." Thinking of Zhu Lingyue's elegant and elegant manner, he was really different from his sinister heart.

"Zhu Lingyue can be considered a hero." Pei Ji smiled and said, "Second brother, from the heart, I really admire Zhu Lingyue. Being able to seize the opportunity and sit on the spot requires not only keen eyesight, but also courage and courage beyond superman... He is ambitious, of course he doesn't care how many people starve to death, but only cares about increasing his own strength."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Even if it is used to transfer a large number of war horses and supplies from Xiguan, it is impossible to be leaked. Moreover, there are so many war horses in the Tianshan Horse Farm, it is impossible to completely hide them... The people of the Shenyiwei are all over the world, and does the court know what Zhu Lingyue has done at all?"

"I don't know?" Pei Ji laughed, "Second brother, you underestimate your emperor too much. I'm sure your emperor should know this clearly!"

Chu Huan felt a little strange in his heart. Pei Ji was also a citizen of the Qin Dynasty, but he called the emperor "your emperor". It seemed that he was not a citizen of the Qin State, but he didn't care about this matter. He asked: "Brother, since the court knows, why didn't there be any action? When I was in the capital, I never heard anyone say such things...!" As soon as I finished asking, I immediately understood something, "Is it... the emperor deliberately pretending not to know?"

Pei Ji smiled and said, "Second brother finally understands."

Chu Huan picked up the wine pot, poured Pei Ji first, and then poured it for himself, then said: "The Southeast is fighting hard now. According to the current form, although Tianmen Dao will not enter the capital, but... the officers and soldiers will find it difficult to wipe out Tianmen Dao for a while. The court has been squandering over the years, and the Ministry of Revenue is stretched. Now it can only barely support the war in the Southeast. The longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the court. It is said that in Hebei, although the Qingtian King was defeated by Han Santong, it was not defeated. The old subordinates of the Qingtian King were still ready to move...!" After drinking half a cup, he suddenly realized, "Brother, I understand. Even if the emperor knows what Zhu Lingyue did, he dare not move Zhu Lingyue easily under the current situation..."

Pei Ji laughed and nodded, "If you guess well, that's it. Zhu Lingyue's reputation in the northwest is that his confidants are all over the northwest. Although he only has a few thousand imperial guards in his hands, they are just soldiers and horses on the surface." His voice lowered slightly, "Zhu Lingyue has been in charge of Tianshan Road for many years, and all the officials from top to bottom are his people. He is good to the people of Tianshan. Once he calls in Tianshan, he can do it day and night. He raises so many war horses and must have stored a large number of weapons and equipment... Don't forget that there are also Pingxi Army. Many of the Pingxi Army are soldiers born and raised in the northwest. Now they are the commander of Dongfang Xin, and Dongfang Xin is Zhu Lingyue's confidant general...!" At this point, Pei Ji did not continue, but Chu Huan knew it clearly afterwards.

As Pei Ji said, Zhu Lingyue's foundation in the northwest was deeply rooted. The people of Xiliang retreated. If the front door resisted the tiger, Zhu Lingyue took advantage of the war and expanded his power. If the back door entered the wolf, the court would now do his best to deal with the southeast Tianmen Dao. Chu Huan has been in the Ministry of Revenue and knows the foundation of the court. The emperor has squandered his troops over the years, and the officials have become corrupt. The empire seems to be a huge empire, but it is already weak inside.

The emperor must be very clear about this. He knew that with the current strength of the court, he could only deal with the war in the southeast. The southeast was an urgent need and could not be defeated.

Even though he knew Zhu Lingyue's ambitions, he could not take ruthless measures against Zhu Lingyue at this time. Zhu Lingyue held great power. Once the court was too rush, Zhu Lingyue would definitely take advantage of the situation and rebel. He had money, food and supplies in his hands, and could recruit a large army in a short time. Once the northwest rebelled, the Qin Empire would be really disintegrated and in danger.

Chu Huan understood that, unless it was absolutely necessary, the emperor would not act rashly even if he knew what Zhu Lingyue did.

"It's time for Yu Buqu to die." Pei Ji sighed: "It's not long after the establishment of the Pingxi Army was completed, and his soul returned to the nine springs... If Yu Buqu could still suppress Zhu Lingyue a little, when Yu Buqu died, looking to the northwest, no one could suppress the Governor Zhu."

"Old General Yu..." Chu Huan thought, "I met him before he passed away..."

"He is old and is said to have come to the northwest with a sick body to command troops..." Pei Ji said: "This veteran is worthy of respect."

"Brother, I remember... before the Old General Yu left, he was extremely weak...!" Chu Huan said slowly: "Before he went to Xiliang, although Old General Yu's health was not very good, he was still strong... After a few months, he was skinny and no longer saw the former heroic spirit...!" Chu Huan frowned, thinking, and was silent for a while. Pei Ji knew what he was thinking, and did not disturb him. After a while, Chu Huan's eyebrows spread, and a sharp look flashed across his eyes. He turned to Pei Ji and whispered: "Brother, do you think that Old General Yu's death... will it have anything to do with Zhu Lingyue?"

Pei Ji was also stunned and immediately asked: "Why do you think this way? Could you have any doubts?"

Chu Huan said, "I can't be sure, but I remember that before General Yu left, the one who was guarding him was a confidant general of the old general, named Xu Shao. At that time, the old general and the Minister of Rites Xue Huaian were talking in the inner room. I and Xu Shao said a few words in the yard. Xu Shao seemed to have said at that time that the doctor who treated the old general was sent by... Zhu Lingyue."

Pei Ji immediately showed a solemn look and asked, "Are you talking about the one who treats Yu Buqu's body? Is it Zhu Lingyue's person?"

"After the veteran general came to the northwest, his military affairs were heavy, so he was in a bad state." Chu Huan said: "Zhu Lingyue sent a doctor to specialize in the treatment of the veteran general...!"

Pei Ji asked, "Does the second brother think Yu Buqu die at the hands of that doctor?"

"I just suddenly thought of this incident. I don't know if there was anything wrong with it." Chu Huan said: "Brother said just now that the time for the veteran general to die was just right. Pingxi Army had just been formed, and... the mission left, and the veteran general died. The timing was too coincidental...!"

Pei Ji closed his eyes, stroked his beard gently, thinking about something. After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, "Second brother, your guess makes sense. Time is too coincidental. Sometimes things are too coincidental, and there are problems. Perhaps Yu Buqu was in a bad health at that time, but if he was really careful, he might not have passed away so early. He was a general, one of the four generals of the Great Qin Dynasty, and his physique was extraordinary...!" He sighed lightly: "If this is true, Yu Buqu would die before he died!"
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