The three northwest roads are all cold places. In comparison, Xiguan is the coldest, while the climate of Tianshan Road is much more suitable than the other two roads. Although many people say that the climate will become warmer after passing through the snowy mountain in Shazhou, the Tianshan Road, the passes leading to the west are always blocked.

Less than a hundred miles west of Daxue Mountain, there is another large desert. For the people of the Central Plains, it is an unknown place. Although some explorers once crossed the Daxue Mountain and wanted to find out what they would see after walking through the desert, without exception, no one who crossed the mountain came back.

In the early morning, in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion in Mingsha City, Zhu Lingyue was wearing a gray robe and holding a long sword in his hand. The sword spear was golden. He was unhurried, but he was moving in a flowing way, opening and closing, and was very imposing.

Everyone knows that Zhu Lingyue was born as a literati and his martial arts were not on the rise. However, the nobles have always regarded swords as the symbol of honor. No matter whether they are interested in martial arts, they will pretend to learn a few sword techniques.

Zhu Lingyue practices sword skills, but he mainly exercises. Over the years, no matter how late he sleeps, he will get up at a fixed time every morning and then dance with a set of sword skills.

When an escort entered the yard, he did not come over immediately, but looked at him from a distance and did not dare to disturb him.

When Zhu Lingyue had an extremely powerful sword technique, he handed the sword to a servant, and a maid next to him handed a hot towel. Zhu Lingyue wiped his face. The guard who looked at him from afar dared to come forward, kneel down on the ground, and replied: "Report to the Governor General, Lord Fei asks for a meeting!"

Zhu Lingyue wiped his face, handed the hot towel to the maid, and asked, "Is it Fei Qing? Is he back?"

"It's Master Feiqingfei!"

"Tell him in!"

Soon, Fei Qing, the head of the Ministry of Rites of Tianshan, hurried over and arrived in front of Zhu Lingyue, and was about to kneel down. Zhu Lingyue reached out to support him and smiled and said, "Master Fei, you are old and there are no people here, so you don't need these false rituals. I am looking forward to you coming back day and night. When will you return to Mingsha?"

"Sir, I arrived at Mingsha City at midnight." Fei Qing bent his body, "I originally wanted to come over to pay my respects to the adults, but I was worried that the adults had already rested and disturbed the adults' rest, so I rushed over at dawn."

Seeing him looking tired, Zhu Lingyue smiled and said, "Have you had a rest last night?"

"I sniffed for a short while and didn't dare to delay major events."

"Thank you for your hard work, you haven't eaten breakfast yet?" Zhu Lingyue looked happy and reached out to hold Fei Qing's arm. "Come on, I don't have anything to eat, just eat something together."

Zhu Lingyue said that he would eat something casually, but in fact he never cares about his breakfast. In his case, he followed the teachings of the ancients of three meals a day, eat well in the morning, eat full at noon, and eat less at night.

Zhu Lingyue pays great attention to his body and never makes do with breakfast. There are chefs in the mansion who make breakfast. In addition to the exquisite snacks with both colors, fragrance and flavor, Zhu Lingyue will drink a bowl of red date porridge and a bowl of red bean porridge for breakfast. Two bowls of porridge cannot be beaten.

On the dining table, according to Zhu Lingyue's snacks, Fei Qing added a portion. Fei Qing was old and couldn't eat too much, so he just prepared another portion of red bean porridge.

When eating, Zhu Lingyue never handles business. Of course Fei Qing knew this. He admired Zhu Lingyue's calmness. He had just rushed back from the Thirty-Sixth Dock Fort, but Zhu Lingyue was not in a hurry to know the result of the matter. He could still eat breakfast peacefully. This calmness is not something that ordinary people can have.

After breakfast, the two maids came up with silver trays, filled with warm water. After Zhu Lingyue and Fei washed their hands, wiped them clean with a warm towel. Then they sat down in the living room. The servant brought the tea. Zhu Lingyue sipped a sip of tea, then put down the tea cup, looked at Fei Qing, and asked with a smile: "Master Fei, Gan Hou, when will he promise to send his sister here?"

Fei Qing was blowing tea powder. When he heard Zhu Lingyue ask, he hurriedly put down the teacup. He was a little surprised, but he still replied respectfully: "Sir, General Gan means to leave Miss Gan for the last year. Once the New Year is over, he will send Miss Gan over to marry the third master."

Zhu Lingyue smiled and said, "General Gan is a smart man..." He calculated his fingers and said, "It's only a few months before the end of the year. After all, it's understandable that brothers and sisters depend on each other."

"Sir, how do you know that General Gan would definitely agree?"

"Master Fei is good at speaking and doing things well. If you are sent there, the matter will be half successful." Zhu Lingyue smiled and said, "After you come in, there is no look of depression between your eyebrows, which naturally shows that things are going well."

Fei Qing sighed and said, "Du Zhu is really wise. Yes, this time we went there secretly and pretended to be a businessman. General Gan welcomed him warmly. He told him about the conditions of Zhu Du. He looked very happy and said on the spot that it was a great thing for Zhu Gan's family to get married. He said that Zhu Du liked their Gan family, of course they did not follow the truth."

"That's good." Zhu Lingyue smiled and said, "Take Xiguan and hand over the Yanshan Mountain to their Gan family to operate. Moreover, the taxes in the Jinhe states belong to the Northwest Army, so he certainly would not refuse to agree."

Fei Qing leaned forward slightly and asked, "Du Zhu, what do you mean is that Mr. Gan will definitely send troops to help us?"

"We are not completely sure what Gan Hou is thinking now." Zhu Lingyue stroked his beautiful beard, "As long as his sister really comes to Tianshan, then this matter will be done."

Fei Qing said excitedly: "Duke Zhu, as long as Gan Hou truly surrenders to the Lord, even if Beishan and Xiguan join forces, they will definitely not be our opponent."

"Yes, you passed by Xiguan, how is the situation there?"

"It seems that Chu Huan is really going to break the octopus with Xiao Huan." Fei Qing smiled and said, "I heard that the main forces of the Xiguan Army have been transferred to the southern line, and the two sides are preparing for the battle in full swing. If nothing unexpected happens, it will not take long to fight. Then we can sit and watch them bite the dog."

"Where is this end of the Western Front?" Zhu Lingyue asked softly: "I heard that fortifications are being built in Hezhou, so it should be true?"

"It's true." Fei Qing said: "Bei Zhi also inquired about Pei Ji, who trained Chu Huan's Imperial Guards, has now arrived in Hezhou. Hezhou recruited civilians and built fortifications. It seems that he is already guarding against our Tianshan troops sending troops."

Zhu Lingyue smiled and said, "Chu Huan regards this as a thorn in his eyes. The southern line is tight, so of course he would think that we would take the opportunity to march from the western line. It's just a common sense."

"Du Zhu, do you think Xiao Huanzhang is cautious, why did he make such a big fight this time?" Fei Qing frowned and said, "Because you really have to fight Chu Huan for the sake of Xiao Jingqian's death? Could it be that Xiao Jingqian was really Chu Huan sent someone to assassinate?"

Zhu Lingyue pondered for a moment before saying, "If there was no conclusive evidence, Xiao Huanzhang would not be so excited. Now it seems that Xiao Huanzhang has confirmed that Xiao Jingqian's death is related to Chu Huan, so he sent troops angrily. Xiao Huanzhang is old and has only two sons. Although Xiao Jingqian has no great talent, he is not a mediocre man at all. If such a son dies and loses his son in old age, he is also a normal person to be sad and angry."

Fei Qing said: "Xiao Jingsheng has always admired Zhu Du very much. I am afraid that this time he will also affect Xiao Huanzhang. Xiao Jingsheng has always insisted on attacking Xiguan. This time, he was responsible for causing the fire because of Xiao Jingqian's death. Xiao Huanzhang was already sad. In addition, Xiao Jingsheng's helping the fire, so it should be like this to send troops to Xiguan."

Zhu Lingyue nodded slightly, then frowned, and thoughtfully said, "But I am a little strange. Why did Chu Huan attack Xiao Jingqian? Is this really trying to provoke our relationship with Beishan? I am a little familiar with Chu Huan, and I do things without any leakage. If I really want to assassinate Xiao Jingqian, it must be a careful plan and seamless way. It is impossible to leave any flaws. But according to the current situation, Xiao Huanzhang already knows that Chu Huan is the murderer, so Chu Huan's action this time must have flaws... This shouldn't be..." He thought about it, his eyebrows were slightly locked, obviously not understanding the strangeness.

"Du Zhu, no matter what, Beishan and Xiguan are already facing each other." Fei Qing smiled and said, "This is a great thing for us." He paused and asked in a low voice: "Du Zhu, unifying the northwest is a great opportunity. Should we also prepare to send troops?"

"Preparation is naturally necessary, but it is too early to send troops." Zhu Lingyue said with a caress: "Let them fight first. Even if they fight, we cannot send troops easily..."

"Du Zhu, if the Beishan Army wins continuously, Xiao Huanzhang will take over a large area of ​​land in Xiguan." Fei Qing hurriedly said: "We can't let Xiao Huanzhang swallow Xiguan."

"The Beishan Army is not that capable yet." Zhu Lingyue smiled faintly and said, "Chu Huan is not a vegetarian either... Even if they fight now, we have to wait..."

"Wait?"

"When Marquis Gan sent his sister here." Zhu Lingyue said: "After Gan Yujiao was sent, we immediately asked Marquis Gan to send troops. At that time, it was the time for us to send troops."

Fei Qing was stunned and then smiled and said, "As it is, as long as Gan Hou sends troops, the Tianshan Army and the Northwest Army will definitely be invincible and no one can stop it."

At this moment, I heard footsteps outside, and someone else said outside: "San Master, the master is discussing matters with Lord Fei, look..."

"Get out of here..." Hearing a roar, a "Ouch" scream came. It was obvious that the third master was hitting someone. Fei Qing frowned. Soon, someone walked into the door. He was less than 30 years old and looked handsome. He broke into the house with a bright shirt and jade belt. He glanced at Fei Qing, went forward, sat down, raised his head, and shouted: "Brother, it turns out that you have been hiding it from me."

"What?" Zhu Lingyue frowned, "Zhu Lingqi, do you have any rules? I didn't see that I was talking to Lord Fei."
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