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Xuanyuan Shengcai frowned slightly, and asked: "Xiguguan Da Xizhang should have [-] soldiers and horses under him. These are all direct descendants of Daxizhang. Because of the tension in the pass, His Highness transferred troops from Xiguguan?"

"On the contrary. ￠," Huang Shilang stroked his beard and said, "As far as I know, not only will His Highness not transfer a single soldier from Xiguguan, but when he arrives, Commander Xuanyuan revealed that he will probably go to Xiguguan again." Guan sent more troops to strengthen the defense."

"That's not necessary." Xuanyuan Sheng said with a smile: "There are five thousand soldiers and horses in a pass, which is more than enough. It is a natural moat that stretches across the northwest and the pass. It is said that one man guards the pass and ten thousand cannot open it. As long as the pass is guarded, it is impossible. Pass over."

Huang Shilang nodded and said with a smile: "In this way, the general will have no worries, he can advance or retreat."

Xuanyuan Sheng thought for a while before asking: "Master Shi Lang is here to Xiguan, do you bring people with you? I don't know how many people will come with you?"

Huang Shilang said: "Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince's kindness, he dispatched a few guards in divine clothes to escort him. In addition, Commander Xuanyuan also arranged for a few guards, but this time, the fewer people the better, of course, to come to see the general in secret. .” Frowning slightly, he asked, “Why did the general ask such a question?”

Xuanyuan Sheng was silent for a moment before he said: "Since it is the order of His Royal Highness, I will naturally fulfill my mission. Right now, it is not difficult to control Jiazhou, but it is not easy to control the entire Northwest...... But It's not impossible!"

"Oh?" Huang Shilang frowned, showing joy, "Is there a way for the general to control the northwest?"

Xuanyuan Sheng's expression became dignified. He raised a finger and lightly pressed it on the tip of his nose, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he stared at Huang Shilang and said, "Capture the thief first and capture the king. Since Chu Huan is not here, then As long as Pei Ji and other people are under control, and then seize Shuoquan, and the prince's king's name commands the northwest, it is not impossible to control the northwest."

Huang Shilang immediately said: "The general has a way to control Pei Ji?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Then we can only try, but...it may not be successful."

Huang Shilang said: "What is the general going to do? I wonder if I can help?"

"Chu Huan trusts me quite a bit. Now in the Northwest, except for Pei Ji, I really don't pay attention to anyone else." Xuanyuan Shengcai said indifferently: "As long as something happens to Pei Ji, then the Northwest has no backbone. If I lead another army into Shuoquan City under the pretext of stabilizing the situation, I will be somewhat sure of controlling the situation."

His eyes were piercing, but his eyebrows looked very serious.

Huang Shilang frowned and said: "It's a good plan, but... since Pei Ji has a large army, how can something happen?" He said in a low voice, "Does the general want to send someone to assassinate Pei Ji?"

"Didn't you have a few Shenyi guards by your side, they...!" Xuanyuan Sheng said halfway, but shook his head and said: "No way, a few Shenyi guards want to assassinate Pei Ji, and they will kill Pei Ji. It's not easy...!" He pondered for a moment, and finally said: "There is only one way, maybe you can try it!"

"What did the general say?"

"Let Pei Ji come to Jiazhou." Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "I'll send someone to send a letter to find a reason for him to come to Jiazhou, and then take the opportunity to get rid of him... If he really comes to Jiazhou, just to be safe , Master Minister, you can disguise the Shenyiwei and the guard warriors you brought as assassins, and assassinate them...!"

Huang Shilang was stunned, and wondered: "If Pei Ji really came to Jiazhou, he would be on the ground of the general. If the general wanted to kill him, it would be easy, so why bother...!"

"I understand what you mean." Xuanyuan Sheng said solemnly: "Just don't forget that our purpose is not just to get rid of Pei Ji, but to control the Northwest. If my people do it, it will definitely make the Northwest Army feel bad. Resentment, Pei Ji has great prestige in the Northwest military, and if people know that I killed him, it will be impossible to control the Northwest."

"I see." Huang Shilang frowned and said, "Then how does the general plan to kill him?"

Although there was no one around, Xuanyuan Shengcai got up, walked to Huang Shilang's side, whispered in his ear, Huang Shilang's brows gradually relaxed, a smile appeared, and then he frowned and said: "The general's plan is very clever, but... How can the general be sure that Pei Ji will come to Jiazhou? Just in case...!"

"In case he is wary of me, we can only raise troops in Jiazhou to control Jiazhou according to His Royal Highness." Xuanyuan Sheng said with a sneer, "But before that, there is one person who has to deal with it."

"Oh?" Huang Shilang asked: "Who is the general talking about?"

"Lu Cunxiao!" Xuanyuan Sheng said with clenched fists.

Huang Shilang asked suspiciously: "Who is this Lu Cunxiao? I have never heard of him."

"This man was originally a bandit from the Gourd Village. When Chu Huan wiped out the Gourd Village, he saw how brave this man was, so he recruited him into the Northwest Army." Xuanyuan Shengcai said, "This man has a lot of loyalty. The enemy, but after defecting to Chu Huan's command, he was loyal to Chu Huan. After the gourd village was captured, many bandits on the mountain were recruited, and now they are all under Lu Cunxiao's command, and there are hundreds of them... ...!"

"So that's the case." Huang Shilang understood, "That's the case, this person must be eliminated."

"However, it would be better if it can be used by us." Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Before solving Pei Ji, we must first solve this person...!" The matter is of great importance, and it must be ensured that nothing will go wrong, I only hope that those people under your command will not make a single mistake when the time comes."

Huang Shilang got up and said solemnly: "Don't worry, general, I have no strength to restrain a chicken, maybe I can't help much, but this time, one of the Shenyi guards who came with me is Shenyi Baihu, they are very concerned about this." Things should work fine."

"Tomorrow, I will send someone to Shuoquan to deliver the letter." Xuanyuan Shengcai said, "It will take three to five days to come from Shuoquan. We will make proper plans in these few days, and we must make sure that everything is done without any mistakes."

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When Huang Shilang left, it was already midnight, and he still came out from the back door of the mansion. Under a big tree in the long street, there was a silent figure. Huang Shilang glanced at the figure, and the figure immediately Going to the street, soon, a carriage drove over, Huang Shilang quickly got into the carriage, the carriage did not delay, the driver shook the reins of the horse, and left quickly.

After walking for half an hour, the car finally stopped outside an inconspicuous inn. Huang Shilang led the way into the inn. The coachman put the carriage into the backyard and entered a room inside the inn. Seeing that Huang Shilang had already taken off his crown and hat, the coachman closed the door behind his back, then he walked to the table, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a glass of water, and drank it down in one gulp.

But Huang Shilang walked to the bed, opened the window, looked around, everything was quiet, then closed the window, walked to the door randomly, looked out through the crack of the door, the coachman had already said: "My lord, you don't have to. Worried, when I came in, I had already checked, and there would be no one."

Huang Shilang breathed a sigh of relief, sat down at the table, and said in a low voice: "Zhang Baihu, this is the northwest after all, we must be careful in everything, and there must be no mistakes."

"I understand what your lord means." Although Huang Shilang is a dignified servant, Zhang Baihu doesn't seem to feel humble in front of him, but his tone is polite: "How is Xuanyuan Shengcai's situation?"

Huang Shilang said solemnly: "With the token of Commander Xuanyuan, Xuanyuan Sheng naturally knew that we were sent by Commander Xuanyuan. This Xuanyuan family is indeed very important. Xuanyuan Sheng came to the northwest with Chu Huan at the beginning to monitor Chu Huan nearby. It's ridiculous that Chu Huan didn't know it, on the contrary, he trusted Xuanyuan Shengcai, and handed Jiazhou into Xuanyuan Shengcai's hands."

However, Zhang Haizhu shook his head and said: "Xiao Huanzhang and Zhu Lingyue have been operating in the Northwest for many years, and their roots are deep, but in a short period of time, both of them were defeated by Chu Huan. Do you think that such a person will be a Stupid?"

Huang Shilang was startled.

"Chu Huan may have known that Xuanyuan Sheng is the eyeliner arranged by his side, but even so, why does Chu Huan still use Xuanyuan Shengcai?" Zhang Haizhu's eyes were like knives, "My lord must understand the reason. "

Huang Shilang frowned and said, "Zhang Baihu, what do you mean?"

Zhang Haizhu said: "His Royal Highness sent me to guard Xuanyuan Shengcai in the northwest, but he also ordered otherwise."

"Oh?"

"If Xuanyuan Shengcai really hasn't forgotten his roots and has his heart attached to the imperial court, that's a good thing, but if Xuanyuan Shengcai is at both ends of the spectrum, it won't allow him to continue living." Zhang Haizhu said: "Xuanyuan Shengcai is Xuanyuan Shengcai. The children of the family, the Xuanyuan family is the number one martial arts family in the empire, and they are very prestigious in the hearts of the world. If Xuanyuan Shengcai betrayed the court and followed Chu Huan to rebel for his own self-interest, the world would know that since the children of the dignified Wu Xun family opposed the court , the damage to the court's reputation is naturally no small matter."

Huang Shilang was shocked and said: "Xuanyuan Sheng just followed Chu Huan to rebel against the imperial court? Zhang Baihu, how...how is this possible? The Xuanyuan family is the first family of Wuxun of the Great Qin Dynasty, loyal to the imperial court, and Xuanyuan Shao It's Xuanyuan Shengcai's cousin, who sent Xuanyuan Shengcai to the northwest to monitor Chu Huan, how could he rebel against the court?"

Zhang Haizhu looked very calm, and said: "I'm just reminding Mr. Huang. Negotiating with Xuanyuan Shengcai is a matter for adults, and maintaining the reputation of the court is a matter for subordinates. Since the crown prince has explained, then any damage to the court's reputation Shenyiwei will not tolerate anything like this...I just hope that my lord can be sure that Xuanyuan Sheng is the same as a loyal minister of the court, otherwise...!" A cold light flashed in his eyes.

Huang Shilang immediately said: "Zhang Baihu is too worried. Xuanyuan Shengcai has already discussed with me to capture the thief and the king. Apart from Chu Huan in the northwest, Pei Ji and Xuanyuan Shengcai are the most powerful. As long as Pei Ji dies, Xuanyuan Shengcai has the hope of controlling the northwest."

"Oh?" Zhang Haizhu said: "Then what does Xuanyuan Sheng mean? Is he planning to get rid of Pei Ji?"