Chapter 210

In the twinkling of an eye, three days later, Gu Qingcheng entered Jieshan after meeting with the white wolf king, and marched northward along the rammed earth path left by an unknown age and now covered with thorns.

Ye Zhiqiu also returns to Guangji county city to discuss with Princess Tianxiang about the details after the Chongyang war. Ye Zhiqiu understands that Lu que sent him to lead the army south because he valued his talent. Although the 5000 men he led were more like the vanguard of Princess Tianxiang, ye Zhiqiu was not dissatisfied with this arrangement.

Because he knew that Lu que wanted him to help Princess Tianxiang get through the road, so that Princess Tianxiang could obtain military merit, and at the same time, he owed him the favor of Meng Cang and Li Chang. Since the humble family was going to rise, it was obviously not enough to get Lu Que's support. The eldest princess Yu Tianxiang was undoubtedly the key person who could influence the Korean situation in the future, Cold door will get another big help besides Lu que.

After carefully thinking about all the arrangements of Lu que, ye Zhiqiu knows that in this battle of Southern Xinjiang, Lu que takes Tianxing, Nanli and Daqian into account. Every thread, every link and every section is under his control. No one can jump out of the huge net woven by Lu que. This kind of situation control power is rare in the whole history of Daqian. In other words, only Shuangying, Lin Sheng and Ren wuhui, who planned the overall situation during the founding of Daqian, can compare with Lu que.

After learning about Lu's overall layout, ye Zhiqiu admires and appreciates Lu who is a few months younger than him. What he admires is his talent, and what he appreciates is his unremitting support for his poor family. Ye Zhiqiu knows that as long as this war can be won like Lu Que's plan, the rise of the cold gate will be irreversible. With the support of Lu Que and Yu Tianxiang, no one will be able to stop the rise of the cold gate in the future Da Qian Dynasty. This is both a positive strategy and a general trend.

At the same time, Qiu Yue, who was temporarily appointed as the Sheriff of Nanhai County, and Qiu Kui, brother of Junwei of Nanhai County, also received a military intelligence report from the commander-in-chief of Fengxiang army after consulting with Gu Jieyun, Su Leyi, Gu Qingcheng and Yu Tianxiang. After reading the military intelligence report written by Su Leyi, they were silent, Sitting in the main hall of Nanhai Prefecture.

After a long time, looking at the elder brother Qiu Yue with his hands trembling slightly, Qiu Kui finally got up and walked back and forth in the hall anxiously. He said, "elder brother, the outer pavilion has made all the arrangements, and the attack time has been determined. You should make up your mind. Now the second uncle is in Guangji Hebei."

"Make up your mind?" Qiu Yue took a deep breath. The general newspaper was placed on the table. There was a trace of helplessness in his eyes, and he said, "what do you think I should do? Go north to persuade the second uncle to surrender, or secretly tell the second uncle about the time of the general attack of the great army, so that he can make arrangements ahead of time?"

"This ~" Qiu Kui was speechless when he heard the speech. It was obviously impossible for him to persuade his second uncle Qiu Xu to lead his army to surrender. If he wanted to surrender, he had already surrendered when Gu Qingcheng and his elder brother Qiu Yue met with him in the middle of the river, and his uncle Qiu Xu had passed the title of the head of the Qiu family to his elder brother Qiu Yue, which means that he had made up his mind to live and die with Tianxing, Now no one can change Qiu Xu's choice unless Qiu lie is reborn.

It is even more impossible to reveal Da Qian's military secrets to his uncle Qiu Xu.

Like his elder brother Qiu Yue, he was very disappointed with Tianxing's court. Although it was not long for them to take refuge in Daqian, they all trusted their brothers, such as military commander Gu Jieyun, military adviser Su Leyi, Princess Yu Tianxiang, and deputy commander Gu Qingcheng. They didn't have any bad feelings because of their demoted status, just like the completion of Daqian's strategic layout this time, They had been informed of the time when the major legions launched the attack, and they were not at all on guard. However, their brothers were moved by the kindness of knowing what happened and the fact that they had no doubt about the appointment.

They didn't get the courtesy from Tianxing, but got it from Daqian. And they can feel from Gu Jieyun and others that the reason why they entrusted their brothers with heavy responsibilities is that they only valued their ability, not the need to stabilize the land they just conquered. The so-called King treats me as a national, and I will repay them. Although they haven't come to Beijing with masks, they really feel da Qian's kindness and trust in their brothers. At this time, it is Tian Xing Wang Xu. They will not betray Da Qian, because this is their life choice.

But also because of this, now the two brothers are entangled. On the one hand, they are my uncle Qiu Xu, and on the other hand, they are hopeful Da Qian. They hope that Qiu Xu can survive in this war and Da qian can win, but they can't coexist.

"Now the layout of the outer pavilion has been completed, and the collapse of Tianxing and Nanli is imminent. This is the general trend, and we can't stop it. Da Qian is the best choice for you, my brother, and the Qiu family. Gu Shuai has promised me that he will protect our Qiu family after conquering the capital. We can't ask for more. " Qiu Xu rubbed his eyebrows and said.

"But what about the second uncle? Do we just watch him die on the battlefield?" Qiu Kui's cheek twitched a few times, and some of them were reluctant to say, "big brother, although our brother's surname is Qiu, he is only a collateral child. He is far away from the main blood of Qiu's family. If our uncle Qiu Xu didn't favor our brother and allow us to study and practice martial arts, how could we have achieved what we have now? "

"I understand what you said, but since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety can't be achieved. Uncle Qiu Xu is kind to us, but Tianxing treats you like a weed. Should we take the whole Qiu family and Yan family to die for Tianxing? If you really want to do that, these two things are with you, you make the decision. " Then Qiu Yue picked up a wooden box from his hand, opened it and put it on the table. In the wooden box, there is Qiu lie's seal of a mad lion. Qiu Xu has given Qiu Yue a token to the head of Qiu's family. There are two things in it, which can command all the children of Qiu's family.

"Alas." Qiu Kui looked at the things in the box, his eyes flashed a trace of sadness, and he didn't go back to his seat. He just sat on the ground, buried his head between his knees, and looked at the ground in a daze.

"Now there is only one way to save the second uncle's life." Qiu Yue went to Qiu Kui, sat beside him, put his arm around his shoulder and said.

"What can I do?" Qiu Kui suddenly raised his head.

Qiu Yue thought for a moment and said, "try to capture the second uncle alive, whether in the battle or in the military camp. As long as you don't let the second uncle die in the battlefield, and don't give him the chance to give up, as time goes on, there will always be ways to make him change his mind."

"With the second uncle's character, we can't persuade him. He won't listen to us at all." Qiu Kui shook his head.

"If you can't persuade me, I'll do it. After conquering the king's capital, we can ask Gu Shuai to put both of us and all the children of the Qiu family into prison. If the second uncle doesn't come down, he will kill all the Qiu family. At that time, for the sake of the inheritance of the whole Qiu family and the incense of the family ancestral hall, I think the second uncle won't die with all his heart. " Qiu Yue said in a deep voice.

The reason why Qiu Yue thought of this method was that he once heard in Gu Qingcheng that all the nobles of Tianxing, whether royal or noble, would be liquidated after the war in order to win over the hearts of the people of Tianxing. At that time, all the nobles of Tianxing would be put into prison, He will certainly give his uncle Qiu Xu a false impression that he wants to take the family of Qiu. In this way, in order to save the family of Qiu, compared with his uncle Qiu Xu, he will no longer be loyal to the royal family. This is the only way he can think of to keep Qiu Xu alive.

"That's a good way." Qiu Kui's eyes brightened, and then he said with some worry, "but in this way, when the second uncle knows the truth, he will surely blame us. Moreover, the second uncle has been through a lot of hardships, and it's not easy to hide from him. If the second uncle doesn't mean to surrender at the time of interrogation, will the Qiu clan kill or not? If we don't kill him, he will see his flaws. How can we explain to him if we kill him? "

"Kill." There was a cold light in Qiu Yue's eyes. Without any hesitation, he said, "among the Qiu people in Tianxing, there are people who bully men and women. Killing these people will not only do no harm to our Qiu family, but also be beneficial. You should know that Daqian is not Tianxing. It's a burden for the whole Qiu family to live one more day, They will drag the whole Qiu family into the water. In my heart, they are already dead. And between the second uncle and them, of course, the second uncle is more important. As children of the Qiu family, they also enjoy enough. It's time to make some contributions to the Qiu family. "

"Big brother is right. That's what we should do." Qiu Kui's eyes also flashed a ray of light. Thinking of what those people usually do with the signs of the Qiu family, he felt a little ashamed and despised the people of the same surname. If his elder brother could take this opportunity to eradicate these people, it would be a great disaster for the Qiu family. After all, Daqian law is different from Tianxing law. If these people don't know how to restrain themselves in the future, they will drag down the whole Qiu family.

"But how to capture the second uncle in the battle or in the barracks?" Qiu Kui thought about it and then asked, Qiu Xu now has nearly 200000 troops in his hands. Although most of them are newly recruited soldiers, there are still nearly 50000 Wangdu legions. With these troops, it is not easy to capture Qiu Xu among the ten thousand armies.

"It's going to take care of Gu Shuai. She promised me before. I believe Gu Shuai is a man who keeps his promise." With these words, Qiu Yue went to the door, looked at the northern sky, and murmured in his heart, "uncle, nephew can only do so much, although some disrespectful, but only in this way can he save his uncle's life. Please don't blame nephew, nephew has never thought of being the head of Qiu's family, so it's more appropriate for him to be the head of the family."

In Qiu Yue's mind, no matter because of Qiu Xu's kindness, the whole Qiu family, or his and Qiu Kui's two brothers' consideration in the future, Qiu Xu can't die, because Qiu Xu's death, whether in the battlefield or in the defeat, means that the two generations of Qiu's family leaders died at the hands of Da Qian, Moreover, this will lead to the Qiu family's dissatisfaction with Daqian, which will lead to the resentment of Daqian chaotang. In this way, it is not a good thing for him and his younger brother Qiu Kui, or for the whole Qiu family.

Therefore, uncle Qiu Xu must live. Only when he is alive can the Qiu family really integrate into Daqian, and only when he is alive can the Qiu family solve their grudge with Daqian.

At the same time, in the prefecture of Yangqiu County opposite to Guangji County on the South Bank of Guangji River, Qiu Xu frowned and looked at the sealed intelligence in hand. The Fengxiang army on the South Bank of Guangji river suddenly stopped mobilizing, and all the troops were stationed in the key positions of each county, with the appearance of on-the-spot defense. In this way, Qiu Xu instinctively felt that something was wrong, But he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

According to the common sense, Daqian has captured the nine counties north of Huangyan River and south of Guangji river. Tianxing has only half of the territory from Huangyan River to Guangji river. Daqian either chooses to consolidate the existing achievements and wait for the opportunity, or chooses to cross the natural danger of the river to destroy Tianxing. In this way, the Fengxiang army stopped its military mobilization, which is reasonable to some extent.

But on the other side is the Fengxiang army, one of the two legions directly under the control of the royal family of Daqian, which has a very special position in the army of Daqian. If Daqian sent out the Changqing army, in addition to temporarily strengthening the military strength of a certain defense line, there was only one possibility, that is, Emperor Daqian's personal expedition. Da Qian's use of Fengxiang army also has another meaning, that is, no matter what price he pays, he must win the final victory of the war.

A few days ago, the Fengxiang army, who was going to fight across the river, suddenly became quiet. Instead of letting Qiu Xu down, it made him feel a little bit of danger. It was a kind of smell of mountain rain and wind all over the building. Although there was no evidence at present, he believed that the Fengxiang army must be planning a bigger action.

"Call Qiu Dai to meet Ben Shuai." Looking at the intelligence and thinking for a while, Qiu Xu suddenly shouts to the door.

Daqian has four divisions and three guards responsible for collecting internal and external intelligence. Naturally, Tianxing has the same division. Qiu Dai, his eldest son, was promoted to deputy commander of Zhuying after Yan Wensheng, the fourth prince, took over all the secret agents of Zhuying in the south of Tianxing to provide intelligence for the army.

Tianxing candlelight shadow is the same department as Daqian information department, which is directly under the royal family and collects internal and external information. The meaning of candlelight shadow is the shadow under the candlelight, which can not be traced. Qiu Dai, on the other hand, has been arranged by the Qiu family to go to the candle shadow since he became an adult. The reason why Qiu lie knew Lu Que's story in detail before was that Qiu lie was curious when he heard about Lu Que's name, so that Qiu Dai used the convenience of the candle shadow to investigate.

"Father, you call me." After a while, a young man in black silk and gold lace brocade pushed in, saluted Qiu Xu respectfully and said.

"Dai'er, I always feel a little uneasy these days as my father. Is there any news from the candlelight spy on the south bank? Why did the Fengxiang army suddenly stick to the spot? And is there anything special happening within the Fengxiang army recently?" Qiu Xu looks at his son Qiu Dai and asks.

"Father, it's the flood season and the river is rising. It's not very convenient to transmit information in the candle shadow. We can only rely on carrier pigeons to transmit information. There are not many contents each time." Qiu Dai thought for a while and said, "however, according to intelligence judgment, Fengxiang army's insistence on the spot may be related to the restructuring of the seven prefectures. Gu Jieyun, the commander of Fengxiang army, has the right to make a temporary appointment. She reappointed the seven prefectures a month ago, among which Yue Di was appointed as Nanhai Prefecture prefect and Kui Di was appointed as Nanhai Prefecture captain."

"These newly appointed sheriffs are mainly responsible for three things. One is to stabilize the people of the seven prefectures. The other is to arrange the autumn harvest this year. The third is to abolish the law of heavenly stars and adopt the law of great dryness." At this point, Qiu Dai sighed, thinking that the original Tianxing people in the seven counties of the intelligence center, after the Fengxiang army adopted the law of Da Qian, they all gradually returned to Da Qian, and there was a trace of helplessness in his heart.

"Do you mean that the reason why Fengxiang army sticks to the spot is to ensure the completion of the system reform and use its military strength to suppress the local opposition forces?" Qiu Xu frowned and asked.

"According to the information sent back now, it should be so." Qiu Dai nodded.

Qiu Xu got up and walked back and forth for a few steps, then asked, "has there been any change in Gu Jieyun, Su Leyi, Gu Qingcheng and Yu Tianxiang recently?"

"Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi led the army and stationed in Linhai county. The division of labor between them was very clear. Gu Jieyun led the army, and Su Leyi was responsible for local government affairs. Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng were still in Guangji county. Recently, villagers asked for Yu Tianxiang every day. I think they wanted to have a good relationship with Princess Daqian." Qiu Dai said that his eyes narrowed slightly here. These local nobles only have family inheritance in their eyes. Now the seven counties have entered the territory of Daqian, so they naturally want to flatter the princess.

"What about Gu Qingcheng?" Qiu Xu stops and asks. Among the four, Gu Qingcheng is the one he is most worried about. That is the character who defeated his nephew Qiu AO and brother Qiu lie with Lu que last year. He also saw Gu Qingcheng in person some time ago. He asks himself that there is no talented and introverted person like Gu Qingcheng in the younger generation of Tianxing.

"Gu Qingcheng?" Qiu Dai was slightly stunned and frowned. "According to the feedback, Gu Qingcheng has been staying in the military camp, and has not left the camp for some time."

"What?" Qiu Xu was shocked when he heard that "no, it's not right. You Candlestick's spies should have been cheated. Gu Qingcheng's military position is higher than Yu Tianxiang's. she can decide everything about Guangji County in one word. It's absolutely impossible to give it to Yu Tianxiang alone. Her absence during this period only means that she is no longer in Guangji county."