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Xiao Heng was taken aback, unable to understand what Chu Huan said. Chu Huan beckoned, and Xiao Heng came close to his ear. Chu Huan whispered for a while. Xiao Heng had a complicated expression. After listening, he pondered for a moment and said, "Chu Du is ready to agree Xiao Huanzhang's conditions? But... if Liang Zihe and Qingtang City are really going to be handed over, what if he really pursues after him?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "You don't need to ask any more questions. You just need to tell him that the governor appreciates the plan to lure the snake out of the cave, and is willing to cooperate, but the conditions he proposed must be modified."

"Revise?"

"After getting rid of Zhu Lingyue, I don't want any of the two prefectures in the Tianshan Mountains. They all belong to Xiao Huanzhang, but the Qingzhou in Beishan Road must be given to me in Xiguan." Chu Huan smiled and said: "Besides, when the time comes Both sides will get half of the spoils that Zhu Lingyue got from him."

Xiao Heng frowned and said, "Governor Chu, I'm afraid Xiao Huanzhang will not agree to this condition. Qingzhou is the most affluent place in Beishan Road, and in the current Northwest, the wealth of Qingzhou is also the first in Northwest Kyushu, and the area of ​​Qingzhou It is very big, even if the two prefectures of Tianshan add up, it is not much bigger than Qingzhou. The most important thing is that Xiguguan, the only passage in Guanzhong and northwest, is in Qingzhou. If you cede the entire Qingzhou to you, Xiao Huanzhang will have no entry The closed passage...!"

"Without harsh conditions, he will not believe that I will really accept his conditions." Chu Huan said: "The harsher the conditions I put forward, the more he will feel that I have been fooled, and you have to understand, if he just wants to To lure the snake out of the hole, he will definitely not agree to such harsh conditions, but if he just wants to set a trap to confuse the Governor, he may not agree to these conditions. His purpose is just to defeat me. If I really fell into the trap, even if I It was previously agreed to cede the entire Beishan to me, but that does not need to be fulfilled, so we can further judge Xiao Huanzhang's intentions."

Xiao Heng suddenly realized, "So that's the case." After thinking for a while, he said, "In this case, I will go to Xiao Huanzhang tomorrow and tell him the conditions that Governor Chu offered."

"No." Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Tomorrow you will still leave for Shuoquan."

Xiao Hengda was puzzled, and wondered, "Chu Du, what's the reason? This trip to Shuoquan is fast, and it will take more than half a month to go back and forth, and it's already the end of the year...!"

"Time!" Chu Huan said lightly: "You can buy time for me in Xiguan by going back and forth. Xiao Huanzhang only wants to achieve the greatest results at the least cost, so I fell into his trap, and cooperating with him is what he wants to see most. As a result, before that, he will not act rashly. You can go to Shuoquan, and then turn back, and back and forth, you can buy me at least 20 days."

Xiao Heng understood, nodded and said: "In this case, then follow Chu Du's order."

Chu Huan smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Young Master Xiao, you have no other way to go. You can only work together with me to achieve great things. The governor can assure you that as long as you can cooperate with me Governor, if you achieve the goal of this governor, then your goal will also be achieved, and this governor will help you replace Xiao Huanzhang, and I can guarantee that the Mrs. Xiao you dream of will only belong to you alone."

Xiao Heng was a little embarrassed, but the promise Chu Huan gave him made him full of hope. He got up, knelt down on one knee, and said solemnly: "Xiao Heng swears to God, he will go through fire and water for Governor Chu, and he will not hesitate to do so." !"

Early the next morning, Xiao Heng was well prepared and put on casual clothes. Because he was going to Shuoquan secretly, he didn't tell anyone about it. He just took two entourages and went to the Governor's Mansion to bid farewell to Xiao Huanzhang. After a while, Xiao Heng secretly set out on the road.

Starting from Yuchang, the journey lasted more than a day, and after three days, he had already rushed into Qingzhou territory. Along the way, he could hardly see the grain and grass that the soldiers and horses assembled in Danyang had already transported to the front line. Xiao Heng was afraid that he would be recognized. Turn around and walk down the trail.

Thinking of what Chu Huan said, Xiao Heng felt that what Chu Huan said was very reasonable. He mobilized his troops and horses, and he was very clear that the number of cavalry in Beishan was indeed around 3000. The cavalry, however, has been secretly transferred to Danyang this time. This time the cavalry is not transferred to Danyang like a large group of infantry. The cavalry are all broken up and go to Danyang in small groups. Although people could see cavalry rushing to the front every day, they did not see the cavalry regiment, so many people even ignored that the main force of cavalry in Beishan was quietly and quickly gathering in Danyang.

Danyang City was surrounded by Beishan soldiers and horses. It was not easy for Xiao Heng to pass near Danyang and go around to the east of Danyang. There were few soldiers and horses here, and it was not easy to be found when entering Xiguan from here.

In fact, after the tense situation between the two sides, there have been very few people coming and going on the front line, and there are often soldiers and horses cruising along the two borders, patrolling and wandering. Whenever suspicious people are found, they must be interrogated.

At dusk that day, Xiao Heng finally arrived at the border area. It was freezing cold, and it was getting late and early. At dusk, the sky was almost dark.

After crossing a hill in front of him, he will officially enter the territory of Xiguan. Suddenly, he heard the sound of horseshoes behind him. Xiao Heng couldn't help turning his head back, but saw several horses galloping from behind. The speed was very fast, and they had followed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Heng was vigilant. He got up, stretched out his hand to touch his waist, and saw clearly at this moment, there were four riders who came, all of them were dressed in very ordinary clothes, wearing a bamboo hat, and the brim of the hat was pressed down, and the faces could not be seen clearly for a while.

A few riders found Xiao Heng, and they were vigilant obviously. Instead of approaching, they turned to the east and opened the distance from Xiao Heng. Xiao Heng felt strange, but saw that those riders had rushed up the hill. One of them seemed to be looking this way, and Xiao Heng was also looking at him, but both of them quickly looked away, obviously not wanting to cause trouble.

"My lord, they seem to be going to Xiguan as well." The attendant said: "The leader is a Lianjiazi, and his skills must be good."

The two attendants who followed Xiao Heng were all masters, and they had already noticed that the person in front of the four riders was a person who knew martial arts.

"One more thing is worse than one less thing!" Xiao Heng shook his head, "They don't come to provoke us, and we don't want to provoke them in the past." Without saying much, he swung his horsewhip and urged him to the hills.

After the four riders over there climbed the hill, the leader saw Xiao Heng also climbed the hill from a distance, frowned slightly, and the rider behind followed him, and said in a low voice, "Hero Qiu, is there something wrong?"

The leader shook his head and said: "Don't worry, after passing this hill, you will be in the territory of Xiguan, as long as you reach Xiguan, the prince will be completely safe."

This group of four riders suddenly turned out to be Qi Wang Yingren who had crossed mountains and rivers all the way. The leader was naturally Qiu Ruxue, and the one who was questioning was Shi Lu Haosheng, the head of the palace. Afterwards, Qi Wang and Ling Shuang rode side by side.

Several people looked like people in the world, King Qi and Ling Shuang looked even more exhausted. Seeing that Ling Shuang was quite haggard, King Qi said softly: "Ling Shuang, we are almost at Xiguan. When we arrive at Xiguan, everything will be fine. , how do you feel now?"

Ling Shuang forced a smile and said, "It's fine, don't worry, my lord."

King Qi nodded with a smile, and asked forward, "Hero Qiu, it's already dark, should we find a place to rest?"

All the way from the capital city, he has gone through many hardships, and it is not uncommon for him to eat and sleep in the open air. After this journey, the pampered King Qi finally stopped. This tempering has also strengthened his willpower a lot.

He was originally a young prince with no plans. He once fought with the princelings and thought he was very smart, but in the end, he realized how naive he was. Not only the prince wanted to kill him, but even Ma Zhongheng, whom he trusted a lot. He also became a traitor and almost took his life. At this moment, he understood that people's hearts are sinister, there are traps everywhere in this world, and there are not many really good people.

His only hope now lies in Chu Huan. For him, the capital is not the place of his nostalgia, but the source of his anger. He hopes that one day he can return to the capital again. Secretly swear, it must be the time for the prince to pay the price.

"My lord, Qingtang County is less than thirty miles away from here." Qiu Ruxue said, "Although it's getting dark, I remember the road very clearly. Let's hurry up and rush to Qingtang County. When we get there, we will You can take a quick hot bath, put on warm clothes, and have a delicious meal, and by the way, you should be able to get some drinks there...!"

When Qiu Ruxue said this, King Qi couldn't help but move his throat.

Clothes and fine food, fine wine and delicacies are things he can enjoy inexhaustibly, and there is really nothing unusual for him, but along the way, he eats and sleeps in the open, and sometimes he can’t even eat anything. In this cold and windy dusk, Hearing Qiu Ruxue talk about hot water and warm clothes, he felt that it was infinitely alluring.

"Xuanyuan Shengcai should be at the border of Chen Bing in Beishan." Lu Haosheng said, "My lord, I won't be able to see Lord Chu today, but I should be able to see Xuanyuan Shengcai."

"Xuanyuan Shengcai...!" King Qi said his name lightly, but didn't say much.

When Qiu Ruxue spoke, he kept paying attention to Xiao Heng and the others in the distance, and saw that Xiao Heng and the others were slapping their horses away, but they had disappeared, so he said: "My lord, this section of the road is not easy to walk, the hills are rolling, Let's go early."

Now the four of them continued to move forward, not long after, the sky was already dark, and they were very close to Qingtang County, when they suddenly saw sparks in front of them, hanging in mid-air, King Qi was frowning, Qiu Ruxue said: "My lord , That is a watchtower, it is used to monitor the enemy's situation, here are all the Xiguan Army, and they are Chu Du's subordinates."

Only then did King Qi heave a sigh of relief. With the sound of horseshoes, there was a loud shout in front of him: "Who is coming? Stop the horse and don't move around." Amidst the shouts, he could only see ghosts in the darkness. Several shadows appeared in the space, and these people had guns and knives in their hands, and they had quickly surrounded them.

King Qi didn't feel any discomfort when he heard the voice. For some reason, when he knew that these soldiers were Chu Huan's subordinates, he felt a sense of intimacy when he heard the voice. Arrived at home.