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Chapter 138: Fighting for the Hetao (3)

Speaking of this, Shi Gao Yueming paused for a while and said, "My maid is also in the laundry room. She knows that I can disguise myself. Can I let her follow me? We both serve the governor together." Shi Gao Yueming and the maid are very close. She wants the maid to follow her, so she took the opportunity to ask Hou Dayong about the maid.

Those who are highly valued and have a high level of power seem to be glorious, but in fact they have a different taste: a person is at the top, which means he is always facing the test of storms and snowstorms. His decisions often involve the life, death, honor and disgrace of thousands of people. Therefore, the methods and angles of those who are in the superior must be different from those of ordinary people. Sacrifice of local interests for the sake of overall interests is an extremely common way of thinking. Without the cruelty of a hero cutting off his arm, a big deal cannot be accomplished.

Shi Gao Yueming's disguise may be a fatal blow from Hou Dayong to deal with Zhao Kuangyin. If the assassination of Zhao Kuangyin can be successful, it can save millions of soldiers. After all, the imperial guards of the Palace Front Office and the Guards Department are really strong, and they have a large number of people and complete logistics. They are powerful opponents of the Black Eagle Army. When the two sides fight, tens of millions of heads will definitely land. Therefore, when Hou Dayong thought that Shi Gao Yueming's maid might reveal that Shi Gao Yueming's secret mastered the disguise, a murderous intent suddenly surged in his heart: only dead people will keep this secret forever.

Hou Dayong calmly said to Shi Gao Yueming: "Yes, let your maid follow you. You have to tell her not to tell you that you know how to disguise."

When Shi Gaoyueming heard Hou Dayong agreeing to this matter, he smiled gratefully on his face. Then, he took a few porcelain bottles placed on the table and started to put on an ugly face again.

When Shi Gao Yueming turned back to the ugly green water and walked out of Hou Dayong's room with ugly radiance, Feng Sha and Qian Xiangnan happened to come in from the door.

Qian Xiangnan walked in front, Feng Sha followed Qian Xiangnan, and said as he walked: "The Jiedushi said he wanted to rest for a while, but there was no guest yet, so I ordered the guards to close the door. However, these guards were stubborn. The Jiedushi said he didn't see the guest, but Judge Qian was not a guest. The guards actually stopped Judge Qian outside. I will scold them well when I turned around."

Qian Xiangnan is Hou Dayong's confidant, and he never needs to inform him to come to Hou Dayong. He did not expect that the guards standing guard at the door would stop him from entering today, which made Qian Xiangnan both surprised and angry. Hearing Feng Sha's explanation, he couldn't say anything, so he said, "The guards are on orders and don't have to make things difficult for them."

When the two walked to the middle of the yard, they suddenly saw Lushui walking out of Hou Dayong Shishi. Both of them were stunned. Qian Xiangnan was not used to the ugliness of Green Water, so they quickly turned their heads to the side. Feng Sha was surprised by how long Lushui stayed in Hou Dayong's room, and couldn't help but admire him. He thought to himself: Does this ugly woman take so long to wash her feet for the Jiedushi? The Jiedushi doesn't love beautiful women. She is not afraid of ugly women. She can't shake her mind. Her concentration is so deep that she can't be admired.

The small courtyard is not big. After Hou Dayong practiced "Tian Lun Gong" for a long time, his ears were very spiritual. He vaguely heard the conversation between Feng Sha and Qian Xiangnan. Hou Dayong had seen too many domineering secretary in modern society. When he was the captain of the special brigade, he went to find a leader for military exercises, but he was disgraced by the leader's secretary and failed to see the leader again and again. Later, he met the leader through another relationship. This leader was actually a very peaceful person, but the secretary made the reputation of the army poorly, which was exactly the same as the old saying: The King of Hell is better, and the little ghost is difficult to deal with.

Hou Dayong had very strict requirements for Du Gang, Chen Meng, and Du Gang. Although this matter had nothing to do with Feng Sha, he still said to Feng Sha with a calm face: "I have said it many times, General Shi, Liang, General Huo, Judge Qian, General Guo, Secretary Zhao, etc. There is no need to inform you. Just come in directly. You must keep these names in your heart. Don't neglect them. Also, you can clean up a lounge as soon as possible. If there are many customers, let the guests wait in the lounge."

Fengsha nodded constantly and said, "Okay, I won't know next time. I'll find someone to clean up the lounge immediately."

Qian Xiangnan heard Hou Dayong say this, and his injustice immediately disappeared, but instead felt a little disgusted. His little eyes rolled around several times and said with a smile: "The governor is so serious. So many people come to ask for instructions every day, so it is also appropriate to talk about some rules."

Hou Dayong and Qian Xiangnan walked into the meeting room in the courtyard one after another. Hou Dayong waved his hand, Feng Sha closed the door knowingly and turned back to his hut. Feng Sha mainly helped Hou Dayong handle daily affairs, but Feng Sha had not been with Hou Dayong for a long time and had not yet gained Hou Dayong's absolute trust. Hou Dayong did not allow Feng Sha to participate in any military intelligence camps and some things that needed to be conspired.

Qian Xiangnan looked at Hou Dayong, and his two small eyes rolled around several times, and he wanted to say a word, which made Hou Dayong a little strange, and said, "What do Qian Lang say? Why is it so mysterious?" Qian Xiangnan coughed several times and said, "I wonder if the governor remembers a Hu girl named Guli Luoyan?" Of course, Hou Dayong remembers that talented and beautiful Uighur woman, "The Legend of Ugus Khan" in Guli Luoyan. Hou Dayong has not heard such a moving song so far, so he said, "Guli Luoyan follows her uncle Chongyi back to her hometown in Gaochang. How could he suddenly talk about her?"

Qian Xiangnandao: "Huang Jie, a soldier in the military intelligence camp, disguised as a Zhengzhou merchant and followed the Sogdian caravan to the Black Khanate. When Huang Jie was attending a banquet, he accidentally met a noble princess in the Black Khanate - Princess Aguroz. Huang Jie knew this princess, and he said that the governor knew him too."

When Hou Dayong heard Qian Xiangnan say that he knew this Princess Auguroz, he recalled the Hu girl he knew in his mind like a movie. Abandoning the Dangxiang woman in Dangxiang City, he also knew two people, one was Guli Luoyan and the other was Asi. Asi was Tu Shaodu's daughter, so naturally it would not be Princess Auguroz. Hou Dayong quickly concluded that Guli Luoyan was Princess Auguroz and said, "It was the first time Huang Jie went so far. How could he know the princess of the Black Khanate? Who is this princess? Could it be Guli Luoyan, where is Huang Jie? Let him come in."

Qian Xiangnan secretly admired Hou Dayong's quick mind as if he was as quick as a horse, and said, "Huang Jie is waiting outside the door, I'll let him in."

Like Chen Meng and Du Gang, Huang Jie served as a personal guard beside Hou Dayong when he was in Zhengzhou, but Chen Meng and Du Gang were personal guards, while Huang Jie was more personal guards in the periphery. After the establishment of the military intelligence camp, Huang Jie went to the military intelligence camp. Huang Jie had a deep skin and deep eyes, and looked like a Hu people, and he also knew some words. Therefore, after he arrived at the military intelligence camp, he pretended to be a merchant and followed the Sogdians in Gansu, Sha and other places. This time he went to the Black Khanate was the farthest time he had walked.

Huang Jie walked this far away for about half a year. The wind, sand and sunlight made his face turn red. If he hadn't been wearing a black eagle military uniform, he would have looked like an authentic Uighur. When Huang Jie was a Hou Dayong's personal guard, he had never felt restrained after following Hou Dayong all day. However, at this time, Huang Jie sat opposite Hou Dayong, looking at the focused eyes of the governor, but he was a little nervous, and he felt his tongue rolling and there were many topics in his heart. But he didn't know where to start.

Hou Dayong opened his mouth several times when he saw the smart and powerful Huang Jie, but couldn't speak. He smiled and said, "Huang Jie, I used to hear you, Chen Meng and Du Gang brag. They were all the same, why can't I fart for a long time today?" Huang Jie relaxed his nervous mood when he heard Hou Dayong say swear words. He said, "In the past six months, I have passed Lanzhou, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou and Shazhou, and then to the Gaochang Uighur territory, Xizhou, Hengluo, and finally to the Maergan. According to the order of Judge Qian, I focused on recording the mountains, rivers and geography along the way, as well as the number of people in various important settlements and the general garrison of the army. After returning to Tongxin City, I have marked all the information on the map."

Qian Xiangnan took advantage of Huang Jie's suspension and said, "Huang Jie has five people who are under him. They gather the records of the six of them together and compare them. The information they get is more authentic and credible."

Hou Dayong praised: "Huang Jie is really hard. This information is very important, so I will give you another task. After you go back, take out a piece of paper, close your eyes, follow the route you have walked, and write whatever you think. It does not necessarily have to be related to military affairs, including things you think are interesting. This is the best supplement to existing materials. Maybe the things you write down will be of great use at the party."

After talking about the main business, Hou Dayong asked, "Huang Jie, how could you know that Princess Auguraz?" Huang Jie showed an excited expression on his face and said, "When in Fengzhou, the Sogdian merchant Luo Ling gave a singer to the Jiedushi. I remember that woman's name was Guli Luoyan. At that time, I was the personal guard of the Jiedushi, and I remembered very clearly about the appearance of Guli Luoyan. This time I went to the Black Khanate, and the subordinate horse of the Black Khanate, and the left minister was also a great merchant of the Black Khanate. He invited the Sogdian caravan. He heard that a Central Plains merchant came, so he invited me to the mansion. It was during the banquet that I accidentally met Guli Luoyan. Her current identity is Princess Auguraz and married the Left Minister."

Although Hou Dayong had already concluded that Guli Luo Yan was Princess Augustus, when Huang Jie explained the answer, Hou Dayong could not help but sigh: "The world is so strange that people can't imagine." Hou Dayong's words were half sighing about Guli Luo Yan's experience, while his other half was sighing about the more bizarre experience of his unexpected return to this ancient society from modern society.

Of course, Qian Xiangnan and Huang Jie could not fully understand Hou Dayong sighed, and Qian Xiangnan said with some regret: "If I had known that Guli Luo Yan was Princess Augustus, I would not have let her go back so easily. However, it would have been useless to know at that time, after all, the phoenix that landed on the ground was not as good as a chicken."

Huang Jie also said: "The political situation of the Black Khanate is unstable. The two brothers are having a lot of fun in fighting for the throne. The New Khan only ascended the throne this year. Princess Aguroz only recovered her identity after the New Khan ascended the throne. In addition, the Black Khanate and the Khotan Kingdom are constantly engaging in small-scale frictions. According to my observation, a war will break out between these two countries sooner or later."

Hou Dayong came to the side of the map and carefully checked the map.

Qian Xiangnan kept holding a scroll of paintings in his hand. He said to Hou Dayong: "Jingdu, this is the latest Gan and Sha map compiled, which is much more detailed than the previous one."

After the new map was unfolded, Hou Dayong looked west from Tongxin City, from Tongxin, Jingyun, Lanzhou to Shazhou, Guazhou, the maps, transportation lines, rivers, mountains, cities and main passes were all clearly marked. Some numbers under the city were the general number of people in the garrison. However, after passing Gaochang, the map became much simpler.

Hou Dayong looked at the map very carefully and did not like to disturb others. Qian Xiangnan and Huang Jie were familiar with Hou Dayong's habit. They stood behind Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong looked at about a stick of incense and then left the map. He turned around and said to the two: "From Tongxin City to these two countries, we must travel through the Ganzhou Uighurs and Gaochang Uighurs. The journey is long and difficult. The battle between these two kingdoms has no impact on us. We still implement the strategy of far-reaching and near attack, and maintain the Black Khanate and Saman Kingdom.

A good relationship, that is, making money in business is the main purpose of our interactions with these two countries, let’s put aside military affairs for the time being. Also, the Guli Luoyan, the Princess Augustoz, will not see her easily when she arrives in the Black Khanate in the future. We cannot understand her attitude. If she wants to hide her experience in Fengzhou, it may be dangerous to meet her. The Guli Luoyan can only be known by the three of us, so don’t leak it out. I won’t emphasize the rules of the military intelligence camp here.”

Shortly after Qian Xiangnan and Huang Jie withdrew, Shi Hu hurried in again.

Shi Hu said: "The imperial envoy has arrived in Huan County. According to the people sent by Shen Huaijing, he will be ready to pass Daniu Pass tomorrow morning."

Shi Hu is Hou Dayong's confidant general. Hou Dayong is preparing to let his confidant generals sing opposites to the court in small matters. When the opposite is formed, it is not difficult to let them follow themselves to fight against the court. This is the same as boiling a frog in warm water: throw a frog into boiling water, and after being severely stimulated, the frog jumps suddenly and often jumps out of the boiling water and escapes a life. If the frog is placed in warm water and heats it slowly, the frog becomes numb because it is used to the hotter temperature and often cannot escape death.

Hou Dayong induced: "In the past three years, the Black Eagle Army has been moving from Cangzhou to Fengzhou, and from Fengzhou to Lingzhou. Every time, we have just built some family backgrounds and have to move. This time we go to Lingzhou, we have to stay for a few more years so as not to always move."

Shi Hu deeply felt this and said: "In the past two years in Fengzhou, the construction of the barracks and logistics warehouses of the Hei Diao Army have spent a lot of money. Every time he said he would move, he would move, and the hard-built home business was given to the latecomers. It was really heartbreaking."

Seeing Shi Hu following his own way of thinking, Hou Dayong said: "The main purpose of the imperial envoy Ling Shi is to announce the edict. According to His Majesty's convention, while proclaiming the edict, the imperial envoy usually secretly inspects the place. We might as well perform a play for Ling Shi, which makes Ling Shi feel that the situation in Qingshui River is still relatively serious."

Shi Hu followed Hou Dayong for more than three years and knew that Hou Dayong was full of wisdom and strategy. Hou Dayong said this, and must have thought of a way to deal with the imperial envoy, so he said: "I wish to hear the good fortune."

Hou Dayong said casually: "The imperial envoy Ling Shi has escorted the guards of the three hundred guards. Shi Lang can send a small team of soldiers to pretend to be Dangxiang Fang and serve as an army, intercept them on the way the imperial envoy passed by, causing some trouble for the imperial envoy, and make Ling Shi feel that although Fang was defeated, his activities in Qingshui River are still very serious. In this way, the court will not easily replace people."

Hou Dayong knew in his heart that the main purpose of Chai Rong's replacement of the Northwest Jiedushi was to prevent a certain Jiedushi from staying in one place for too long, so as to avoid forming a mixed relationship in the local area. Now it is the end of the third year of Xiande. Hou Dayong only needs to buy more than two years. If Chai Rong dies as scheduled, the general trend of the world will undergo an unexpected change. Hou Dayong hopes that he will not be mobilized in the past two years and can steadily train the army with Tongxin in Lingzhou.
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