51. Chapter 51(1/2)
Where is Qiemo City?
Located on the vast Gobi Desert, there is no village in front and no shop behind. The nearest Liugong City, it will take two days to arrive at the fastest. The court of law is of course willing to regain this place and include it in the territory. So he sent Gao Yi to occupy the title first and then to facilitate his actions. Who knew that Gao Yi was not good at doing so, and he didn't dare to say anything if Xingmao and Duan Qihu occupied half of the country. He shrank his head every day and lived his life. He hoped that Duan and Xing would not harm him even if the dragon and tiger fight.
Feng Xiao and the other four came here to go to Sanmi Mountain to meet Abo Khan, who persuaded him to completely turn to the Sui Dynasty. As a result, after coming to Qiemo City, the leader of Zuo Yue Bureau, Cui Buluo, Taoist Cui, could no longer suppress his desire to make trouble.
He looked down on small-scale quarrels, and wanted to make a big deal as soon as he made a move. He was preparing to take down Qiemo City, which even the imperial court had no time to take over, and make it truly a county town under the direct jurisdiction of the Sui Empire.
Even if Feng Xiao is so afraid of the sky, the person who has to poke a hole in the sky is also shocked by his courage.
"Your appetite is really great!"
If it is a general who guards the border, or someone with high martial arts skills is normal. The problem is that Cui Buqu is sick all day long, and he looks like he is not today or tomorrow, but he has such ambitions.
Cui Buqu said lightly: "Is the Lord of Feng Mansion scared?"
Feng Xiao smiled and said, "I don't know how to write this word in my life, but you will definitely not be able to do such a thing alone. Is it because I want to drag me into the water, right?"
Cui Buqu said strangely: "How can this be called dragging down the water? It is obvious that you have the blessings to share. If this matter is accomplished, it will naturally be a great achievement. Don't you want to make a contribution every day? This trip not only has the merit of persuading Abo, but also has the merit of expanding territory. Although the Imperial City is now a county magistrate, it has not been under the jurisdiction of our Central Plains dynasty since ancient times. If you can take it down, the merit will be greater than the recovery of the homeland."
Of course Feng Xiao knows these situations, but making a lot of profits also means a lot of risks.
Neither Xingmao nor Duan Qihu are vegetarians and will not give up their territory and power in vain.
Feng Xiao: "What are you going to do?"
Cui Buqu: "There were conflicts between the three parties, and the birthday party would inevitably become a thorn in their hearts. Duan Qihu didn't say it, and he must have felt that Xingmao ordered the three managers to poison him, and he could only kill the three managers to silence him if he failed."
Feng Xiao: "With Duan Qihu's domineering style of lying in the border town for decades, he might be the first to take action and destroy Xingmao. Conversely, Xingmao would also be worried about this, and he might even take action first."
Cui Buqu: "That's right, so our opportunity is here. As long as Gao Yi is told, wait for one side to be weak, take it down while it is unprepared, and then integrate the troops. The remaining side is nothing."
Feng Xiao: "Gao Yi is a mediocre person who is a monk who rings the bell for a day. How could he take the risk of confronting Duan and Xing with you?"
Cui Buqu smiled mysteriously: "Everyone has weaknesses. I have already figured out how to take Gao Yi. But it is not enough to rely on those people under Gao Yi alone."
Fengxiao:...
"It's getting late. Let's take a shower and change clothes, turn off the lights and rest soon!" He suddenly stood up and was about to walk out, but his sleeve was grabbed.
"The sun has not set yet, why should I be so anxious?" Cui Bugu said, "Why would you like to talk about it again?"
Feng Xiao had no expression on his face: "I am afraid that if I gossip, I will be exhausted by you."
Cui Buqun smiled and said, "There is a military soldier in Liugong City, and Gao Yi has no right to mobilize him. But I know that the Lord of Feng Mansion has the title of General Zhenxi, and the emperor personally gave him military talismans. With this, he will be dispatched to send troops and generals. If there are not many soldiers, it is not a problem to transfer a thousand elite troops over."
Feng Xiao: "Did you think of these arrangements when you were in Liugong City?"
Cui Bulu said innocently: "How is it possible? I am not a prediction of the uncertainty. How could I know that this will happen at the birthday party?"
Feng Xiao sneered, saying that he didn't believe it for a long time.
"Give me your token and owe me a favor."
Cui Bugu refused: "You can't give the token, but you can owe favors. At worst, you can find Xie Jianfu to cooperate with you in the future. And you have a lot of credit for this matter now."
"Make me?" Feng Xiao snorted coldly, "Although I have the right to transfer troops, if the matter is not done well in the end, the blame will fall on me. You are so beautiful!"
There is no good enough, don’t try to impress me!
Cui Bugu sighed and took out a small and delicate seal from his sleeve: "This is my private seal, I will be held with you first. When this matter is done, you will return the seal to me. Is this OK?"
Feng Xiao took the private seal, turned it over and saw the four words "Cui Buqi Printing" engraved on it.
"You really want to tell Choi not to go?" He was a little confused.
Feng Xiao has always thought that Cui Buqu is just a pseudonym or his font size, but if even the private seal is Cui Buqu, it means that it is indeed the other party's real name.
Cui Buqu: "Of course, I have been calling this name since I was ten years old."
Feng Xiao: "What about before the age of ten?"
Cui Buqun said lightly: "Forgot."
Feng Xiao smiled and did not delve further, putting his private printing into his sleeve.
"Forget it, since you are full of sincerity, I will be disrespectful. From Liugong City to this point, it will take two days to rush the horse. If I leave, Buddha will come to ask for trouble within these two days. You three are afraid that they will not be able to deal with it."
This is indeed a problem. Choi Bugu smiled and said, "I have a way."
Feng Xiao: "No."
Cui Bugu: "I haven't said it yet, how can you know that it's not possible?"
Feng Xiao: "You don't have to say it, I know it's not possible. You want Qiao Xian to take my military talisman to Liugong City to mobilize troops."
Cui Buqu: "Qiao Xian is a trustworthy person."
Feng Xiao: "You can trust it, I can't."
The two of them looked at each other and were speechless for a while.
Cui Buqun was not saddened by Feng Xiao's straightforward words. If his heart was so easy to be hurt, let alone Zuo Yuezheng, he might not even be able to enter the Zuo Yue Bureau gate.
Although he and Feng Xiao are working together and are on the same boat, after all, it is just a temporary alliance. The emperor and the empress who are famously loving are still guarding against each other. If Empress Dugu trusts the emperor wholeheartedly, she will not betray her, and there is no need to make a Zuo Yue Bureau to compete with each other, let alone Feng Xiao and Cui Bu go. The two are now living in harmony, and Feng Xiao escort Cui Bu to the Turks as lobbyists, but not long ago, they plot against each other and both cheat each other.
Feng Xiao doesn't believe it, and Cui doesn't want to forget Naihexiang easily.
Cui Buqu suddenly laughed, and he joked: "With me being hostage beside the Lord of Feng Mansion, are you still afraid that Qiao Xian will escape with the military talisman?"
Feng Xiao: "You are a person who is cruel to others and even more cruel to yourself. In order to win the trust of me, you are willing to try the poison of Naihexiang, let alone the military talisman?"
Cui Buqu couldn't help rolling his eyes: "I only know how to do things that are confident, not an irrational madman. To be honest, are you scared of me?"
Feng Xiao was straightforward and neat: "Yes."
Cui Bu Go:...
Feng Xiao said: "I will hand over the military talisman to the secret spy in the city, and let him and Qiao Xian go to Liugong City to dispatch troops."
He finally took a step back.
Cui Bu goes this time and is quite refreshing: "The deal is completed."
But Feng Xiao was very suspicious of Cui Bu going to convince Gao Yi. This man was as timid as a mouse and contented with the status quo. Unless something happened, he had to make a decision, Gao Yi would never be able to get involved.
"Are you sure to convince Gao Yi?"
Cui Buqu stretched out three fingers: "I have three strategies for dealing with Gao Yi."
Feng Xiao: "Let me tell you the worst."
Cui Bugu: "We went to the door directly, showed our identity, put the knife on his neck, and forced him to obey the order."
Feng Xiao shook his head: "You can't be sure that Xingmao and Duan Qihu will fight. Even if you coerce Gao Yi, it's useless. His troops are the least among the three parties. What about Zhongce?"
Cui Bulu: "You give Xingmao, Duan Qihu and others some Naihexiang, and let them cry and beg for the door, so we can defeat the enemy without fighting."
Fengxiao:...
He looked at Cui Bugui for a while, as if a flower suddenly grew on the other person's face.
"Are you thinking about how to cheat me all day long?"
Cui Bugu: "Is Master Feng a fool? I'm cheated by me all day long?"
Feng Xiao snorted coldly, "Do you think Naihexiang is a pancake on the street, which costs one penny, how much does it cost? The recipe for that thing is extremely complicated. I brought a small half bottle together. Even in Jiejian Mansion, it may not be available."
The implication is that the half bottle is used on Cui Buqu.
Cui Bu went to spread his hands: "Then the only way is to do it."
When Cui didn't go and talk about his own method, Feng Xiao just sighed.
He didn't think Choi Buqu's method was not good, but he felt that Choi Buqu's ability to see any changes deep in human nature, so those weaknesses will be exploited by Choi Buqu's to achieve their goals.
It’s a pity that Cui doesn’t go like this, he can’t practice martial arts. Otherwise, there would be no one in the world that he can’t deal with, and nothing he can’t do.
Feng Xiao sighed, feeling regretful.
I feel sorry for Cui's failure to go.
He regards Choi as an opponent. Some people hope that the weaker the better, but he hopes that the stronger the opponent, the better.
Only in this way can life be fun.
It's night.
Everything is silent.
Although merchants from all directions gathered and there was no curfew, most of the people nowadays rested early. Even if there were those who were addicted to the sensuality, they were mostly in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion. Therefore, after half of the hour of Hai, the streets were empty except for the husbands. Occasionally, a few dog barkings came from a distance, and every household turned off the fire and covered the quilt, and the dream was in full swing.
Fengxiao is sleeping too.
Although he is very skilled in martial arts, he is not a god, so he naturally needs rest.
But he didn't sleep well because the martial arts practitioners had a strong hearing and could clearly pass into their ears with a little movement.
At this moment, a sound that disturbed people's sleep was heard from outside the inn.
Save me... Save me... Please... Help...
If there is a female voice, with hatred and resentment, and if you listen carefully, you can still hear the endless grievances inside.
Although it is early summer and the night is cold, this sound can make people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.
To be continued...