There was a man under Xie Changgeng's subordinate named Liu Guan, who was very capable and good at planning matters. This man used to be a small chief in the imperial court. He was not satisfied with his talent and felt deeply depressed. Later, he was guilty of Shangguan and was exiled and fled in the middle. He followed Xie Changgeng when he was walking on the Yangtze River waterway. Now he has become a subordinate of the Jiedushi Office. In fact, he is one of Xie Changgeng's few secret staff members.

He also has a skill. Because of his convenience in the Ministry of Personnel, he knew the situation of various vassal states well. From the top to the kings and officials, he knew all those with official positions and backgrounds.

Xie Changgeng called Guan Liu and asked Yuan Handing.

Liu Guan said: "This man is the adopted son of the late prime minister of Changsha. He grew up with Mu Xuanqing. He studied in the palace when he was young. Although Yuan was young, he had outstanding abilities and was a good general. In the years before you signed a marriage contract between Changsha and the Lord, the vassal kings, were affected and were in peace. He had fought several times with Jiang Rong, the leader of the Southern Barbarians due to local disputes. At that time, Yuan Handing was only a 15 or 16-year-old boy, but he had joined the army with the old Changsha king and made great contributions. Now, except for Lu Lin, who could barely be in charge of the affairs of the country, there is only this Yuan Handing left."

Xie Changgeng pondered.

Guan Liu thought he wanted to recruit talents.

In the past few years, Xie Changgeng has repeatedly quelled civil strife and his reputation has increased. What he still lacks is a great victory against foreign tribes.

The dynasty has continued to this day, and the country's destiny is declining. Even the mountains are in twilight, and even the civil strife is unable to deal with it, let alone resisting foreign invasions. The three counties and twenty cities in the north of Hexi have been occupied by the northerners one after another. Whenever the people talk about it, they are full of righteous indignation and are increasingly dissatisfied with the incompetence of the court.

Three years ago, the northerners drove heavy troops on the border, intending to capture Hexi again.

At that time, the natives and locals had frequent conflicts. The soldiers and soldiers in various garrison areas were uneven and afraid of the northerners, which was a concern for internal and external troubles. The former Jiedushi was unable to deal with it, and ended in defeat in the first battle and lost another city. After being dismissed, the situation in Hexi was in danger, and no one in the court dared to take on the position of Jiedushi anymore, for fear that Hexi would be thrown into his own hands and bear the national infamy.

Xie Changgeng was recommended by the King of Changsha at that time. He had only been in office for a year and had just made his mark in the war to pacify the vassal kings.

The powerful enemy, the Northern people who were fighting heavy troops, were not comparable to the vassal kings who fought against China. With his situation at that time, it would be difficult to get into this muddy water without the certainty of winning.

When he received an urgent imperial edict from the court and summoned him to the capital, he was sweeping away the last power of the King of Jin.

Liu Guan and others were all advising him at that time that it was not advisable to take over the hot potato in Hexi. If they were defeated, they would not only be ruined, but their previous plans would also be wasted. You might as well deliberately let the remaining army of King Jin go away and allow him to make a comeback again and cause trouble. In this way, you can cleverly avoid this crisis on the grounds that the rebellion has not been suppressed. If the forces have been cultivated enough, the Hexi side will be full of holes. Then, you will come forward to clean up the mess and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

However, Xie Changgeng did not listen to the advice at that time and quickly defeated the remaining army of the King of Jin in Qing Dynasty. He was ordered to leave the capital and immediately came to Hexi. In recent years, he trained troops and stationed grain, repelled foreign countries and stabilized the country, used the weak to fight against the strong, and led the way, gathered people's hearts and resisted the invasions of the northerners several times, which led to the temporary stability of Hexi today.

After that time, Liu Guan and others truly admired him and devoted themselves to it.

Liu Guan knew that he was meticulous and had no choice but to do it. But even now, sometimes when he recalled his actions of not listening to the dissuasion and taking the position of Hexi Jiedushi, Liu Guan was still not sure what original intention he had.

Should he not want the land of Hexi to fall into the hands of the northerners and to turn the tide with his own strength, or should he have great confidence in his ability to control the overall situation under such unfavorable conditions, so he would risk his life leaving Beijing without hesitation?

But no matter what, he won in the end. Looking back at the original decision, it was really a wise move.

Judging from the current situation, if he can change defense to counterattack in the war against the northerners, achieve a complete victory, and regain the three counties and twenty cities, it will be the true desire of the people and have a great prestige. As long as he waits for Empress Liu to attack and start a matter of self-protection, tens of thousands of soldiers in Hexi will follow his orders. He responds to his calls and destroys all his life. Who can resist the imperial court? He takes all the right time, place, and people. Unless he doesn't want this throne, who else can stop it in the world?

The day of defeat in the northern people is the time when he Yi Ding ascends to the extreme.

Seeing that he did not speak for a long time, Liu Guan said again: "Although the Jiedushi is eager to seek talented people, he is even more respectful to the wise and nobles, this Yuan Handing has a close relationship with the Mu family, and is probably unlikely to be used by you. Moreover, Hexi is not short of good generals now. Instead of recruiting this Yuan Handing, the Jiedushi is better..."

The other half of what he wanted to say was a little inconvenient to speak.

There is still a hidden danger inside Hexi, that is, the natives.

Faced with these stubborn natives, even the Jiedushi, who had always been unfavorable, was at a loss.

According to Liu Guan’s observation, the wife who was sent away by the Jiedushi seemed to be used as a breakthrough in dealing with the natives.

But I can think of this, with the thoughts of the governor, it is impossible for me not to notice it.

He was a little confused about why the Jiedushi didn't make good use of it and sent the person away.

But it seems that it is not convenient for an outsider to speak about such a couple. Since he sent someone away, he must have other considerations.

Liu Guan stopped halfway through the conversation, looked at Xie Changgeng opposite him, and saw that he still had no reaction, as if immersed in some thought, and shouted: "Sir?"

Xie Changgeng came to his senses, said "Oh", looked at Liu Guan, nodded, "I understand, I'm up."

After Liu Guan left, Guan Jun returned to the Jiedushi's mansion. When he saw Xie Changgeng, he replied, "According to the Lord's orders, the villain led the people of Changsha into the post house in the name of the Lord."

"The leader General Yuan asked the villain to speak out, saying that he had brought the handwritten handwritten letter from Changsha King Mu Xuanqing to the adults, and hoped that the adults would make time to receive them as soon as possible. He was very grateful."

"Apart from this, have you said nothing else?"

The manager shook his head and suddenly remembered again.

"Yes. I also asked the villain about the master. The villain followed the master's instructions and did not mention the master's return. He only said that the villain did not know."

After the manager finished speaking, he saw that he looked cold and did not ask anything else. He bowed and took a leave, but was called again and told him.

The manager was very surprised.

In recent years, court officials have often been sent to Hexi for public servants, all of which are received by relevant officials of the Jiedu Office and acted according to the court system.

This time, despite the facts, I don’t understand why the Jiedushi “entered” General Yuan from Changsha so much.

But after giving the order, the manager will do whatever he wants, and hurriedly retreated and went to make arrangements.

Early the next morning, a beautiful girl was brought to Xie Changgeng by the manager.

The female sect knelt on the ground and said in panic: "Sir, you will not obey your orders. General Yuan did not want to accompany you. The slave seduced him in every way, and then knelt down and begged. He said that if he was driven away, he would punish him for serving Buzhou. He asked him to stay and go out to the same house with others. The slave really had no choice. I am useless. I beg you to forgive me."

Xie Changgeng ordered the girl to go down and stand by the window.

Despite the fact that I couldn't understand the intention of the arrangement last night. After waiting for a while, seeing that he didn't speak, I asked him back: "Sir, can you see him today? He saw me in the morning and asked when he would see him."

Xie Changgeng turned around and looked cold: "Don't worry, tell him to wait for a few more days."

Yuan Handing waited anxiously in the inn for three days, and lived like the New Year. On the third day, he finally waited for the news of the meeting and set off immediately.

Xie Changgeng met him in the meeting hall of the Jiedushi's Mansion, but there was no one around, only him. He sat behind the desk. Yuan Handing greeted him and presented a handwritten handwritten letter from Mu Xuanqing. He took it apart and immediately invited Yuan Handing to take his seat. He smiled on his face and said, "There are a lot of affairs a few days ago, and we have been able to get out of here today. I have neglected General Yuan, so don't blame General Yuan."

Yuan Handing said respectfully: "You are polite to the Jiedushi. I am very grateful to be able to see the Jiedushi today and turn to the handwritten letter of His Highness."

Xie Changgeng browsed a few times, put down the letter, and smiled and said, "I am the uncle of the King of Changsha. I am like my family, and there are no revenge for the night. Why should the King of Changsha be so polite? I told you to travel thousands of miles here. I have taken his wishes. If you don't think that my land is despicable, you might as well stay for a few more days. The exchange of rituals is just for me to prepare some small gifts. When General Yuan leaves, I will take it back and present it to the King of Changsha."

In the letter, Mu Xuanqing not only thanked him for bringing his sister out of Beijing before, but also expressed his wish to take her sister back together.

Yuan Handing waited for three days in anxiety and speculation, and finally met Xie Changgeng at this moment.

He thought he would be treated coldly or even humiliated, but he was treated similarly as when Xie Changgeng went to Changsha for the last time. Unexpectedly, the other party was chatting and laughing, looking like he was ignorant of the past. Whether it was true or false, at this moment, for a long time, the concern and urgency for the Master and the urgency of the man who had been buried in Yuan Handing's heart could no longer be suppressed.

Seeing that Xie Changgeng refused to mention it, he said, "Thank you for your good intentions. Before I went out, Your Highness repeatedly reminded me to speak on his behalf, hoping that the governor would make it convenient for him and allow me to take the Lord of the Lord back on his behalf. Your Highness must also mention this matter in his letter. Your Highness ordered me to tell the Lord of the Lord that if the Lord of the Lord of the Lord of the Lord of the Lord of the Lord, your Highness would give me all his might to repay him. As long as you can take it out, you will never be stingy."

After he finished speaking, he held his breath and looked at Xie Changgeng.

Xie Changgeng looked at Yuan Handing, looked at him for a moment, and said, "If I tell you that you are late and she is no longer here. Just a few days ago, I was ordered by the Queen Mother and sent her back to Shangjing to accompany the Queen Mother, what will you do in Changsha?"

Yuan Handing's heart thumped, his face changed slightly, and he suddenly stood up from his position.

"When did she get sent away?" he asked blurted out.

Xie Changgeng said lightly: "What, do you want to intercept her halfway and take her away?"

At this moment, Yuan Handing, whose thoughts were expressed in one word, was in a very chaotic and heavy mood.

If he could do whatever he wanted, he would definitely save her from anything.

But he knew that he could not do this.

She wouldn't allow herself to do so.

Just like the last time, he knew that Shangjing was a wolf's den for her, but he could do nothing and could only watch her leave Dongting.

Yuan Handing looked at the man opposite who looked at him with a calm expression, also the husband of the Master. He gritted his teeth and said word by word: "I dare not!"

He calmed down and suppressed his chaotic mood, and said, "The Jiedushi had brought the Master Weng out of the capital before, so he must have been kind to her. This time he sent her back, it must be a forced one. The Jiedushi still has kindness to me, Changsha. Your Highness will remember it in his heart when he knows it. Master Weng is in the capital, and my Changsha is powerless, so only you can protect her. I will thank you for yourselves on behalf of the people of Changsha for the sake of thanks!"

After he finished speaking, he came out of his position and kowtowed to Xie Changgeng.

Xie Changgeng looked at the figure opposite him who was about to bow to him and thanked him, and said, "General Yuan doesn't have to do this. I just made a joke. Since I took the master out of Beijing, how could I send her back? She is indeed no longer here, but she did not go to Beijing, but returned to your Changsha country."

Yuan Handing couldn't react for a moment, and paused before finally coming to his senses.

He was still a little disbelief.

"Xie Jiedushi, do you take this seriously?"

"If what she expected was right, she should have arrived at this moment. When you go back, you will be able to see her."

Xie Changgeng said lightly.

The whole person suddenly rose from the bottom of the valley to the peak.

Yuan Handing was hit by a huge surprise and had no time to think about why the man opposite him had obviously had to joke with him like that before when he had already been released.

Without thinking, he not only did not get up, but immediately bowed to the man on the opposite seat.

"Mr. Yuan was entrusted by His Highness to take the Lord back. Thank you for your kindness. Please accept my wish!"

In his eyes, there was an unconcealed light of joy.

At this moment, in front of these pair of radiant eyes, Xie Changgeng clearly felt in his heart what it means to regret.

He regretted that he let her go back to Changsha.

He had been holding back her. At that time, he was really angry with her attitude. What completely angered him was that she did not hesitate to use the medicine of tigers and wolfs in order to get rid of herself.

She was proficient in medical skills and even the doctor knew about the poison of medicine. Naturally, she knew what the consequences would be if she took it for a long time.

But she still did this just to avoid any more conflicts with herself in the future.

He asked himself that he was very good to her, and there was nothing to be sorry for her.

Even at that moment, he was angry and felt cold and disgusted.

He completely lost his patience.

But a woman is still a woman who has lost her virginity, why should I continue to get entangled with her?

So he sent someone without hesitation.
To be continued...