At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 743
Out of gratitude for Gao Bufan, under the leadership of their chiefs, the black Miao and Bai Miao of Linjiang County formally swore allegiance to Gao Bufan and became the citizens of Qi State. Visited Banan, asked his master to go out to lobby the Miao villages in various places, and recognized Qi Wang Gao Bufan as the co-owner.

July and August are the rainy season in the Bashu region. After the rice is harvested, autumn rains begin to fall in the sky.

Standing in front of the window of the bamboo building, Gao Bufan and Yang Qingruo watched the autumn rain beating the bamboo leaves outside the window, and couldn't help feeling a deep sense of parting in their hearts.

Gao Bufan held Yang Qing's soft and boneless jade hand, and said softly: "We are leaving tomorrow, so be careful."

Yang Qingruo felt warm in her heart, nodded and said softly: "You too, don't take risks lightly."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Don't worry, your man's kung fu may not be invincible in the world, but his running kung fu is the best in the world, and his luck has always been good, so there can be no mistakes."

Yang Qingruo gave someone a blank look helplessly, and when she thought of the fact that they would be separated for several months, she was filled with melancholy and reluctance, and she still had the heart to joke.

Gao Bufan put his arms around Yang Qingruo's slender waist, hugged it into his arms, and gently rubbed against that pretty face that was shattered: "Three months later, I will wait for you here Let's meet up, and then we will go back to Luoyang to get married together, and try to hold a white and fat baby next year."

Yang Qingruo couldn't help but her pretty face turned hot, she spat lightly, buried her head in Gao Bufan's arms shyly, and let out a leisurely sigh.

Hearing the rustling sound of the rain hitting the bamboo leaves outside the window, with the warm and soft jade-like beauty in his arms, at this moment, at this moment, Gao Bufan's heart could not help but be filled with sorrow and tenderness in an instant.

The witch will leave for Banan tomorrow, and she needs Gao Bufan to send an envoy as the representative of King Qi to win the trust of the leaders of the Miao villages everywhere. Apart from Yang Qingruo, there is no other suitable candidate.

Captain Gao Dahe, and two other soldiers, Gao Zhun and Xu Shi, were not up to the task, neither in terms of status nor talent, so Yang Qingruo was the one to take on this task. Take the initiative to stand up and act as this messenger.

"Qingruo, you have worked hard this trip." Gao Bufan said softly, stroking the hair on the back of Yang Qingruo's head.

Yang Qingruo raised her clear beautiful eyes and turned Gao Bufan's face white: "Stop saying such outrageous things, I don't want to hear them!"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Okay, I won't talk about it in the future." After speaking, he lowered his head and kissed softly on the smooth forehead.

Yang Qingruo couldn't bear this damned tenderness the most, she felt sweet in her heart, buried her pretty face in the man's warm embrace, listening to the pattering rain outside the window, she felt extremely peaceful and happy, and wished that time would freeze at this moment forever But this is obviously impossible, the light outside the window dimmed, and the rain fell harder and harder.

Yang Qingruo raised his head to look at the rain curtain outside the window, and said helplessly, "It's been raining for two or three days, and it hasn't stopped."

Gao Bufan said firmly: "Tomorrow should be sunny."

Yang Qingruo asked in surprise, "How did Gao Lang know?"

"The mountain ghost told me." Gao Bufan said seriously.

Yang Qingruo snorted slightly: "I believe you ghost, it was the witch who said it?"

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "That's not true, but the witch is a local, and she must be very familiar with the weather patterns here. Since she chose to leave tomorrow, there is a high probability that the rain will stop."

Yang Qingruo was puzzled and said: "Of course we will meet tomorrow to find out, but this trip to Banan, the witch seems to be very sure, and there must be a high probability of success."

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "That would be the best, but compared to Banan, Berkshire is undoubtedly more important. If Berkshire can be included in the pocket and guard the upper reaches of Badong County, it will definitely form a strong restraint on the Tang army. Elbow, it will be very beneficial for us to seize Bashu in the future."

Yang Qingruo hummed deeply and said: "If Bajun can be taken down, it would be the best. By that time, Bajun and Banan will be connected as one, and Li Xiaogong may have trouble sleeping and eating."

Gao Bufan's eyes flashed and he said: "If the prefect of Ba County is someone else, I'm not half sure, but if the prefect of Ba County is Xiao Yu, then I'm [-]% sure."

It turned out that this Xiao Yu was from Nanlanling, and his name was Shiwen. He was the younger brother of Empress Xiao, that is, Yang Guang's brother-in-law.This man was upright, and he often remonstrated with Yang Guang, and once offended Yang Guang, and was finally demoted to Berkshire as the prefect.

The reason why Gao Bufan said he was [-]% sure was because Xiao Yu was the younger brother of Empress Xiao.Now Empress Xiao is enjoying the blessings in Gaoyang Palace of Qi State, Gao Bufan still respects her as the empress dowager in name, and Xiao Yu is still a Sui official, so Gao Bufan feels that [-]% of them can persuade him to join him.

Yang Qingruo shook his head and said: "Gao Lang, don't be too optimistic. Although Xiao Yu is the prefect of Bajun, he has to think about the safety of his family and the people under his command. If Gao Lang led an army into Shu, I think Xiao Yu I will definitely surrender to you without even thinking about it, but now that Gao Lang is unarmed and Tang Jun is close at hand, Xiao Yu will definitely carefully weigh the pros and cons, and it is impossible to surrender to Gao Lang easily."

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "I understand this too, so I'm only [-]% sure."

"I'm afraid that [-]% is an overestimate. Qing Ruo thinks that Gao Lang only has [-]% chance of repaying Xiao Yu at most, or even lower!" Yang Qingruo is obviously not optimistic.

Gao Bufan asked in surprise, "Why?"

Yang Qingruo sighed, and told the whole story: "Xiao Yu's original wife, Dugu Shi, and Li Yuan's mother are aunt and nephew, that is to say, Xiao Yu's wife and Li Yuan are cousins."

Gao Bufan suddenly said: "So that's the case, but Xiao Yu is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Xiao, and the relationship is not much closer than that of a cousin? What's more, it is only a cousin of Xiao Yu's wife, and the relationship is further away."

Yang Qingruo glanced at Gao Bufan strangely and said: "Gao Lang doesn't know something, Xiao Yu is very afraid of guilt, so far he dare not even accept a concubine."

Gao Bufan couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Dashou Xiao is still a strict wife, and this is troublesome. Xiao Yu's wife Dugu is Li Yuan's cousin, so she must have a heart for Li Tang, but Xiao Yu is useless In this way, the possibility of reporting Xiao Yu's refuge is probably as Qing Ruo said, at most only [-]%, or even [-]% or [-]%.

Yang Qingruo said helplessly: "Back when I was still young, when the Emperor (Yang Guang) was still the King of Jin, I met Xiao Yu several times in the Prince Jin's mansion, but I was not very familiar with it. I'm afraid Xiao Yu doesn't remember me now. , so even if I go there myself, I won’t be of much help.”

Gao Bufan smiled casually and said: "It doesn't matter, it's very good if this matter can be accomplished, if it doesn't, there is no need to force it. Gao Qi and Li Tangruo have decided the outcome in the Central Plains and Guanzhong, and the land of Bashu is just the last bonus."

Yang Qingruo's bright eyes flashed brightly, nodded and said: "Okay, Gao Lang just give it a try, it depends on God's will whether it succeeds or not, don't forget that our main purpose of entering Sichuan this time is to find the secret treasures of Buddhism, and grabbing land is second. .”

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "I can't forget it, but it's not bad to make trouble for Li Yuan while looking for the secret treasure. This old fox colluded with the Turkic people to disrupt the northern border of Qi State. This king gave him some things in Bashu, so he can be regarded as a man." The way also heals the person's body."

On the second day, the rain really stopped, and the long-lost sun finally showed its face. The witch Miao Yingxiu was also vigorous and resolute in her work. On that day, she took Yang Qingruo and several servants who accompanied her to leave the Miao Village, and took a boat from the Wujiang River to Banan .

In order to deliver the message safely and effectively, Gao Bufan also arranged for Gao Zhun and Xu Shi, two personal soldiers, to follow Yang Qingruo, while he himself only left Gao Dahe by his side to listen.

After sending Yang Qingruo and the witch away, Gao Bufan also left the Miao village and rushed to Bajun by boat, but this time the battle was a bit big, because the Bai Miao and Hei Miao in Linjiang County each sent a hundred Miao soldiers Escorted him, a total of 200 people.

Ever since, Gao Bufan simply unfurled the banner of King Qi and headed to Baling with great fanfare. After all, his whereabouts had been exposed, so there was no need to hide it, and there was an advantage in doing so, that is, it was safer, because Li Tang and Gao Qi signed the peace treaty, if Li Xiaogong didn't want to give up the excuse of treachery, he would definitely not dare to use troops against him blatantly.

(End of this chapter)