Mr. Xun returned to his residence and sat down and drank two or three cups of tea. He decided to have a good sleep first, make up his mind well, and then go to the general to talk to him tomorrow morning.

Zhou E walked along the street until the end, turned around and continued to stroll, found a small restaurant that she liked, had a meal, and leisurely returned to her residence arranged for her in the front yard of the General's Mansion.

At the entrance of the courtyard, Zhou E's groom Lao Hong was brushing the horse.

"You can't always comb your hair for this horse. Look, you'll have it off." Zhou E slapped Lao Hong from behind.

"The general is back, have you eaten?" Lao Hong pinched the horse's comb and walked in behind Zhou E.

"Eat it." Zhou E answered casually.

"Mr. Han is here again today. You didn't have a long time to go out in the afternoon. You came over to ask me, the food was tasty, and said that you wanted to eat, just talk about what you wanted, and even went to see the bag of black beans that you just sent here.

Mr. Han is really good!”

Lao Hong gave a thumbs up and praised his sincere sincerity.

Zhou E glanced at Lao Hong, nodded, and sat down under the corridor without entering the room.

Seeing that Zhou E looked like she didn't want to speak, Lao Hong stepped out on tiptoe.

Zhou E raised her feet to the corridor column, half closed her eyes, thinking about Mr. Xun's words.

Commander Han had a grudge against the young ladies in Qin. The prince must know what it means to let her go this trip?

When the pathfinder is definitely not, the prince is not such a person.

Besides, if you kill her, you won’t be shocking the enemy.

But the prince asked her to go this trip, which must be of purpose...

Forget it, she didn't think about it anymore. This trip to Shu can be considered as the level of the country. She can't figure it out at this level!

When Zhou E thought about this, she immediately calmed down, stood up, yawned, and went into the house to sleep.

Early the next morning, Mr. Xun sat in the General's Mansion's Council Hall, slowly drank a bowl of soup, and waited for Commander Han.

Commander Han also arrived a quarter or two earlier than usual, and came in with his hands behind his back, looking tired, and obviously he had not had a good sleep.

Commander Han took the bowl of soup and drank it. He looked at Mr. Xun and smiled bitterly, "Look at his complexion, did he rest well yesterday?"

"It's okay." Mr. Xun watched the servants retreat, stood up, and sat next to Commander Han.

"I went back yesterday. I thought about taking a shower and resting. Who knew I couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, so I simply got up and wanted to see what that General Zhou was doing.

It was a coincidence that General Zhou was squatting on the stone beside the general hall, watching the soldiers on the big stone platform below practice."

"She squatted there every day to watch the exercises, either for a whole morning or for an afternoon." Commander Han continued.

"Well, I'll talk to her for a while."

Mr. Xun said one by one what he talked to Zhou E, looking at Commander Han, "...I think there are a few intentions for the prince to ask General Zhou to take this trip.

First, he wanted to tell the general that he knew what we wanted to do in Mian County.

Secondly, we are concerned about the hatred of the princess of Qin, and he also knows.

The third is to let General Zhou tell us that this hatred is not scary."

Mr. Xun held three fingers.

"He is so sure that the entire Shu area is willing to join the Central Plains?" Commander Han was a little embarrassed.

"The prime minister has been old and sick, and there is not much time left. Since the eldest son entered Shu, he has been in the world and outside the world. The second son and two young masters are not qualified at all."

After a pause, Mr. Xun sighed.

"We have discussed this before. The Central Plains is now launching an offensive, probably because they are pinching the Prime Minister's life."

Commander Han had a gloomy face and lowered his eyes without saying a word.

He and Mr. Xun discussed the situation in Shuzhong for many times, and even discussed in detail whether they had the chance to take over Shuzhong and how many chances they had.

If the world is still in chaos at this moment, he will still have some calculations for taking over Shuzhong, but now the Central Plains are becoming more stable and prosperous year by year, and this calculation is gone even half a calculation.

"What do you mean by sir?" Commander Han looked at Mr. Xun.

"That couple has passed Hanzhong. At this moment, I'm afraid they have passed Mian County. If they have any accidents in the section from Mian County to Jianmen Pass, the general will be inseparable from any other way.

Besides, the Shu Road is steep and everyone knows it. When passing this Shu Road, everyone is vigilant. The couple must be more vigilant. Taking action on the Shu Road is to attack them well and it is extremely difficult.

This is one, and the second is not the last thing we want to see the word "represent" in Shu.

The general said a while ago that the second young master took out the general as soon as he took the first step. This was not good, it was really bad, and he had no backup plan.

It is better to choose some elite soldiers to give to the second young master, and go from Jianmen Pass to Chengdu Prefecture, with a fertile field of thousands of miles and pastoral songs. You can take advantage of your unpreparedness.

As for the Chengdu Prefecture, there are countless opportunities under the control of the Prime Minister.

The second young master just lacks some weapons."

Mr. Xun's words are extremely tactful.

Commander Han lowered his eyelids, and after a while, he nodded.

This is a solution to both sides.

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Xie Ze's team rested in Mian County for a night. The next day, she left the Mian County border. An Xiaorui's heart did not relax, but instead raised a lot.

He and his elder brother and others walked more than once on this road to Shu. They looked very carefully along the way, and discussed it while watching. The result of the discussion was that it was too easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Although they are not attacking now, they are not defending. The defense on this road is a little easier than attacking, but it is just a little bit easier.

Except for a dozen small carts with people, the other large carts in the team were left in Baojia Village outside Mian County, and the things on the cart were carried on the back of the pack horse.

The team pulled a long line and walked forward along the rugged mountain road.

Even Xie Ze, the horses were replaced by Jianchang horses that were suitable for mountain roads. Jianchang horses were short, and Xie Ze, who had long legs, rode on the horse, with his feet hanging down, almost facing the ground.

Li Ran rode a docile mare, which was very suitable for height. Looking at Xie Ze's hanging legs in front of him, she couldn't help laughing.

Xie Ze turned around and looked at Li Ran who was smiling constantly as he watched him. He simply got off the horse, stood up and waited for Li Ran to come forward, and reached out to take the reins from her hand.

Xie Ze signaled the steep cliff opposite, "There are many poems and articles about this Shu Road. When you look at the description of the text, you will feel magnificent and dangerous, and thrilling. Now when you walk here, you will feel that the words are still too plain."

"I haven't seen much, it seems that the road to Shu is difficult, and it is harder than the blue sky?" Li Ran looked at the steep and beautiful scenery around him.

"Well, Shu is a fertile land of thousands of miles, but it is blocked and difficult to move. It is said that it is self-organized and is very different from the Central Plains."

"It's difficult to move, so it's not too closed. When I was in the capital, there were a lot of Shu brocade in Linglongfang, as well as the embroidery of Shu, and a few clothes, which were said to be the most fashionable style in Shu. I looked at it and it was not much different from the one in the capital.

There are also North and South goods stores, various things in Shu, and there are many artists from Shu in the tiles. I heard that there are a few academies and so on, and there are also many students in Shu.”

Li Ran doesn't agree with the word "blocking" as "Shu Road" is difficult to move, but Shu has never been blocked.

"Well, too." Xie Ze smiled, "In the past ten years, the prince has been trying his best to make the Central Plains and Shu more exchanges, and even let them go and transport the tall horses outside the pass to Shu. Now, it looks quite effective."

Mr. Bao, who was walking not far in front of Xie Ze and Li Ran, kept looking back at the two of them.

"What do you think of? Look at the road!" Huo Wencan poked Mr. Bao with a whip.

"Did you see it? The prince is leading the princess! Look!" Mr. Bao looked excited and gossiped.

"What's wrong with leading a horse? Is it okay to have some promising prospects!" Huo Wencan looked contemptuous.

"Don't you go and lead a horse for your wife?" Mr. Bao and Huo Wencan were already very familiar with each other.

"Why should I hold her for her? I am a big man!" Huo Wencan once again looked at Mr. Bao, turned his eyes, and greeted Li Qingning's obviously malicious smile, and spat, "Why are you laughing? You don't even have a wife!"

Mr. Bao laughed out loud.

From Xie Zeqi, everyone was in a relaxed mood and their itinerary was not tight. The other soldiers, porters and grooms also felt very relaxed and comfortable.

An Xiaorui walked in the front, with dozens of guides, each of whom took a captive general, went forward and backward, and scattered for more than ten miles.

As noon approached, a signal was sent from the station in front of him, and someone was about to see the prince.

An Xiaorui signaled Xiqing to report that he and Shinan urged the horse to rush forward.

After taking a few turns, I saw the Luan storekeeper who had met when he was in Hanzhong City. He smiled and bowed to An Xiaorui and Shinan.

"What's the matter?" An Xiaorui's words were a real question. Along the way, everything is possible.

"It's nothing. The young man came over and brought some fruits and food. The young man picked it with his own eyes and put it on a pack horse, which was better than eating dry food.

The second thing is the shopkeeper Shang Da. Shang Da is the shopkeeper of Shang Ji Portrait Store. He met in Ning County last night. Shang Da said that he was also here to welcome the prince and the princess.

My monk and the shopkeeper have known each other for twenty years. If we ask the porter to hire mules and horses, we will invite you from the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper Shang Da was alone, and the young man brought him here with him."

The shopkeeper of the Luan family carefully introduced the shopkeeper Shangda.

When the Luan family shopkeeper was talking, An Xiaorui and Shinan were both looking at Shangda Storekeeper, but Shangda Storekeeper only stared at An Xiaorui.

"This is General An, worthy of being the descendant of the general."

As soon as the shopkeeper of the Luan family finished speaking, the shopkeeper of Shang Da bowed to An Xiaorui.

"The shopkeeper praised him." An Xiaorui bowed slightly, "The shopkeeper wants to see the prince?"

"Yes, I'm entrusted by someone to meet the prince to report." Shang Da's shopkeeper bowed respectfully again.
To be continued...