At this moment, the turbulent western frontier of Chang'an, which is thousands of miles away, is calm.

After Ni Jidao and the three of them went to the door to complain to Rong Mianhe to no avail, they naturally went to the courtyard where Meng Jiaqian lived for help, but to their disappointment, Meng Jiaqian didn't even meet them in person, and only asked a personal guard to come out and pass the word: "Since Mi Zhen wants to take over the Western Frontier Army so much, let him take over!"

"This is really ridiculous!" Ni Jidao and the three of them were naturally dissatisfied with this reply, not only dissatisfied, but even very frightened, "Originally, the king of Mizhen County was menacing! If it weren't for the small number of Jishan thieves, I'm afraid that this western frontier would have become his own world long ago! At this time, the couple colluded to plot a large army, and General Meng not only did not stop it, but pushed the boat along the river! Isn't this the inverted Tai'a and the person given the handle?!"

He even doubted, "Could it be that General Meng was seriously injured and was eager to return to the Central Plains to recuperate, so what kind of agreement was made privately with the King of Mizhen County, at the cost of the lives and authority of our three families, in exchange for his own safe return?"

Although Ni Jidao was very respectful to Meng Jiaqian, this respect was mainly based on the fact that Meng Jiaqian was a disciple of the Meng family. If you want to say how much they value Meng Jiaqian himself, you really can't say.

After all, Meng Jiaqian is only four years older than Rong Sleeping Crane, and he is only twenty-five this year.

Ni Jidao, any one of the three people who stands up is enough to be his father.

In addition to his age, there is also Meng Jiaqian's three thousand elite horsemen, and he was ambushed by Rong Sleeping Crane, which inevitably made Ni Jidao feel more and more that this Yunlu general is purely fateful, born in the Meng family, or the beloved son of Meng Boqin, a hussar general, otherwise if he only relies on his own talents, where would he be today?

In this case, it is reasonable for Ni Jidao and the others to suspect that Meng Jiaqian was under the pressure of defeat and worried about his own injuries, and intended to give up the Western Xinjiang and return to the Central Plains to recuperate...... Anyway, with Meng Jiaqian's identity, even if he does this, he will inevitably disappoint the elders of the Meng clan, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to have a chance to turn over in the future, but in the end, it is the descendants of the Meng family, as long as the Meng family does not fall, he will be indispensable for brocade clothes and jade food, at most, he will be excluded from the circle of deliberations in the future, and he will not be able to speak on major matters.

It is also common for a noble child like Meng Jiaqian, who is well-off and deeply loved and supported by his elders, to be unable to withstand the blow and attach too much importance to his own life and safety.

Thinking so, the three of Ni Jidao were very worried in their hearts, so they refused to leave in the other courtyard.

They relied on this for a day and a night, and only in the early morning of the next day did they leave one after another with a mixture of joy and sorrow.

This situation was reported to Rong Sleeping Crane, and not long after, news came from Ni Jidao and the three of them, saying that there were many people in the Western Xinjiang Army, and they didn't know what the assassin who assassinated Sheng Weiqiao and the so-called Western Xinjiang sergeant who blocked Gongsun Xi looked like, so they could only open the barracks, and asked Rong Sleeping Crane and his wife to send elites to search and confirm.

"It's not like Meng Jiaqian's decision. Le Yangwen was on the side of Rong Sleeping Crane, and after listening to it, he said, "The reason why Meng Jiaqian is deeply loved by Meng Boqin is because he has a brave temperament and is ruthless to others and himself, not the kind of person who retreats when he encounters a slight setback." This was assassinated from the other side, but he insisted on refusing to return to northern Xinjiang or go to Chang'an for diagnosis and treatment, insisted on going to western Xinjiang, and still entered Yizhou City after the defeat in an ambush, trying every means to try to redeem the defeat, it can be seen that he will not admit defeat so easily. This time, Ni Jidao actually made the three of them soft, either with ulterior motives, or they listened to other people's opinions. ”

Rong Sleepy Crane said "um": "If you have ulterior motives, the most likely thing is to incite the Western Xinjiang Army and oppose the thorough investigation of the 'assassins', but Ni Jidao has a few people who have been corrupt for many years, especially because of their empty salaries, and their reputation in the Western Xinjiang Army is actually not high." Even if they can sit firmly in their current positions, they will definitely have a group of henchmen, but most of the soldiers at the bottom actually have resentment towards them. Otherwise, those who came from afar and were unfamiliar with the place would not think that they could fight the idea of the Western Frontier Army. ”

In other words, inciting the Western Xinjiang Army to oppose Rong Sleeping Crane and his wife will create some trouble at most, and it will not fundamentally prevent Rong Sleeping Crane from taking this opportunity to get involved in the Western Xinjiang Army.

"As for other intentions, I can't see the news about Meng Jiaqian's side so far. ”

He muttered for a moment, "As for listening to the others...... When Meng Jiaqian arrived in Yizhou City, he had never heard of someone like him carrying a military advisor with enough weight. Gu guessed that this might be because he didn't look down on ordinary staff, and the war in Northern Xinjiang was now raging, and the best talents under Meng Boqin's hands were too late to deal with the war situation, so it was impossible to allocate it to him. Even if someone occasionally has time, it must be considered that Meng Jiaqian is only the fifth son of Meng Boqin, not the eldest son, even if he takes the Western Xinjiang, the future may not be comparable to his eldest brother. People are really talented and learned, but they may not like him. ”

"There's another reason. Le Yangwen added, "The king of the county is younger than Meng Jiaqian, Meng Jiaqian has been deeply loved by Meng Boqin since he was a child, and he often has words of praise, but he inevitably thinks very highly of himself, and he knows that the king of the county is left and right, and there is no wise man, so he naturally feels that he doesn't need anyone to help him!"

Rong Sleepy Crane said with a smile: "Lone didn't take the wise man on the road, but this is because Lone knew that Mr. was waiting for Lone in Western Xinjiang. ”

Le Yangwen said humbly: "How dare you be called the 'wise man' of the county king?"

The two of them were a little polite, and continued to get down to business, Rong Sleeping Crane said: "If it wasn't for the mastermind who was brought with him early in the morning, but he was able to make Meng Jiaqian make a decision against his temperament, this shows that either this person often accompanies Meng Boqin or Zheng Guogong, and has a considerable status and weight in Meng Jiaqian's mind, or this person is ...... He is an elder of Meng Jiaqian! And he is not the kind of elder who is idle all day long and cannot speak in the resolutions of the upper echelons! Otherwise, with Meng Boqin's special status in the Meng clan and Meng Jiaqian's favor in front of Meng Boqin, he may not take that kind of dispensable elder in his eyes. ”

Le Yangwen pondered: "There should be no such person in the team of Meng Jiaqian who came to Yizhou. ”

"Sir, have you forgotten the Gao family caravan not long ago?" Rong Sleeping Crane said, "At that time, although Lone ordered people to forcibly buy the caravan's things, it was not restricted their freedom, it is said that the person in charge of the caravan later went to visit Meng Jiaqian, and has stayed in Meng Jiaqian's courtyard so far!"

"What is the county king going to do?" Le Yangwen raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Since you know that there is a noble white dragon fish suit, of course you invite him to come over as a guest and ask him about the purpose of coming to Western Xinjiang in disguise?" Rong Sleeping Crane narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "After all, I was ordered by the imperial court to graze the western frontier, how can I not figure out the things on the territory?"

At this moment, in the courtyard where Meng Jiaqian lived, Meng Jiaqian was frowning, and said to Gao Yiyi: "Uncle shouldn't have asked Ni Jidao to make concessions to Mizhen in my name. I'm afraid that Mi Zhen has already guessed her uncle's identity at this moment!"

"Then let him guess!" Gao Yiyi said calmly, "The Western Frontier Army is something he is bound to get, even if he knows that I am doing this, he must have some calculations, and he may not be willing to refuse!"

Meng Jiaqian said: "I don't understand, what kind of calculation can my uncle have in doing this? Mi Zhen already has the upper hand, if even the army is in his hands, then where is there a foothold for my Meng clan in this western frontier? When the time comes, it will not be a pity for me to die, but how can the great cause of the family, including my uncle's wishes, be realized?"

"This matter is already being discussed, but it has not been reached yet, so I won't tell you about it for the sake of everything. But Gao Heyi refused to disclose it as always, and only said calmly, "You just need to know that your grandfather personally inquired about this matter...... Also, no matter what news you hear next, remember that you are seriously injured, and everything is powerless!"

Meng Jiaqian's heart jumped and said, "Grandfather?"

He opened his mouth, wanting to say that he was Zheng Guogong's grandson, and it was not a three- or five-year-old child who didn't know the severity, why couldn't Gao Jiyi, Zheng Guogong's niece and son-in-law, know about things that he could know in advance?

However, in the end, because he didn't grow up with Zheng Guogong, and he didn't meet Gao Yiyi many times, the key is that this time he lost a lot in the competition for himself in the Western Xinjiang, and he didn't have enough confidence, this kind of thought turned around a few times in his heart and didn't say it in the end, so he said helplessly, "If Mi Zhen guesses the identity of his uncle, he will definitely make a move!" This person is ruthless and has many hole cards, so uncle must be careful!"

Gao Jiyi said "um" and said, "I can take care of myself, you don't have to worry! It's you, you have to get better quickly!"

Soon after they said this, sure enough, the invitation of the Assassin Mansion arrived.

At this time, Rong Sleeping Crane could not be sure that the person who came was Gao Yiyi, and could only judge that his status among the Meng clan was not low, and he did not show up often, so the person who came only said that he invited the principal of Meng Jiaqian's place to go to the Assassin's Mansion for a banquet.

Half an hour later, when Rong Sleeping Crane saw Gao Heyi in the Assassin's Mansion, he politely asked for his name and surname, and then suddenly said: "It turned out to be the head of the Gao family in person! The head of the family is a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, and he came from afar, why didn't he even say a word to Lone?"

Gao Yiyi smiled calmly: "The county king forgive me: although the lower official has a small reputation in the south of the Yangtze River, how can he deserve to let the county king worry about his teeth? Not to mention the serious injury of his wife and nephew, the lower official is worried and anxious to visit, so he neglected the county king and returned to the county king Haihan!"

His fame was only a showman, but later because of his limited talent, he also wanted to take over the family business, so he didn't continue to study. However, after marrying Meng Bichen, of course, the Meng family had to take care of his uncle, so he was awarded the five-rank loose official, and he was also regarded as a person in the eunuch field.

Rong Sleeping Crane smiled and groaned, saying that there was no need to care about this kind of trivial matter, and after a little greeting, he asked Gao Heyi's intention: "The head of the Gao family has always been entangled in trivial matters, and this time he concealed his identity and came to the western frontier, it won't be just to visit General Meng, right? After all, the heirs of the Meng family are prosperous, the wife of the head of the Gao family is the beloved daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an, but General Meng is the grandson of Zheng Guogong, why is it that no one has come to Zheng Guogong's knees, but the master of the Gao family, who has always been busy, actually took out this vacancy?"

"Since the county king is straight to the point, the lower officials don't dare to hide it. Gao Yiyi said calmly, "The so-called bustle of the world is all for profit, and the bustle of the world is for profit." Xia Guan came here thousands of miles away, of course, for the word 'profit'. ”

Rong Sleeping Crane and Yan Yue said: "The bitter cold of Western Xinjiang, the people here are poor and sick, although they have not been in office for a long time, they have already felt that Li Shu is poor, and life is not easy!

Gao Jiyi smiled and said: "For the lower officials, the benefits are in the county king!"

"I don't know what the head of the family means by this?" asked Rong Sleeping Crane with a puzzled look.

"Xiaguan has three daughters and a son under his knees, and now the three daughters are married, and the only son is not good, so he does not dare to pollute the ears of the county king. Gao Yiyi did not answer directly, but said, "However, there are still two righteous daughters adopted in the early years, both of whom are graceful and can sing and dance, and the lower officials are willing to marry half of the Thai family property, and allow the prince of the county to be a concubine, I don't know if it is possible?"

Rong Sleepy Crane said with a smile: "The head of the family is so generous, it is really surprising! In this way, half of the Tai family property is lonely, after all, the Western Frontier Army is now uneven, and it is the time to be rebuilt." Unfortunately, the treasury is limited, and now I have to cling to the northern Xinjiang, which is in a fierce war, and there is no way to take care of it. As for the two young ladies under the knees of the head of the family, the western frontier is thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, how can I bear to be separated from the flesh and blood of the righteous daughter after the head of the family has generously donated money?

Gao Yiyi said: "I really don't hide it from the county king, the two righteous daughters of the lower officials have been pampered by the lower officials for a long time, and they are very arrogant, and they often say that non-heroes and heroes are unwilling to commit themselves, so in the past two years, the lower officials have also broken their hearts for their marriage! Looking at the whole Mu Dynasty, how many people can compare with the county king? Of course, the lower officials know that the county king and the county princess are in love and harmony, and these two girls never dare to compete with the county princess, but only serve ordinary servants and maids, serving tea and water for the two, and occasionally winning the pity of the county king, which is their creation!"

"The head of the family has been living with General Meng for the past few days, and Ni Jidao and others have also come to the door to ask for help a few days ago, don't you know that the princess of the county is bowing her head and obeying everything?"

Gao Heyi's so-called gift of righteous daughter and marrying most of the family property was just a temptation, but he didn't want to allow Sleeping Crane to shirk it slightly, so he was so refreshing and straightforward to admit that he couldn't help but cry and laugh a little, originally ordinary people should persuade Sleeping Crane not to be afraid of Sheng Weiqiao at this time.

However, considering the "assassin" that Sheng Weiqiao just played, Gao Eryi didn't want to offend the princess of the county head-on, who knows if he would say a few words at this time, and if he turned around, Sheng Weiqiao would take someone to the door and teach him not to teach her husband by force?

"Since the king of the county is unwilling, how dare the lower officials force it? After all, it is the little girl who is blessed and shallow, and there is no blessing to serve the nobles. Gao Yiyi quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile, "As for the purpose of Xiaguan coming to Yizhou City......

"Alas, Lone already knows. It's a pity that he still wants to continue, but Rong Sleeping Crane doesn't want to listen to it, so he waved his hand and said, "It's to donate half of the Thai family property, right? The head of the family, please rest assured, Lone will send someone to Jiangnan to receive it soon, and the head of the family will never bother to think about it! The righteous act of the head of the family will also make people carve a monument outside the military camp in Western Xinjiang to promote the good deeds of the head of the family...... The head of the family has nothing else to do, but there are still some official duties to deal with here, and he asks the head of the family to avoid it for the time being?"

…… After a while, Meng Jiaqian asked Gao Yiyi speechlessly: "So, uncle, you are going to go on such a trip just so that he can get a reason to ask the Gao family for half of the Thai property?"

"What does he think?" Gao Jiyi sneered, "Not to mention that the Gao family is different from the Sheng family, it is impossible for me, the head of the family, to say where to dispose of the Tai half of the family property casually, even if he can, there is no basis for his words, he thinks that he is a county king, and if he sends some people to Jiangnan, he can take away my Gao family? !

However, although he didn't take Rong Sleeping Crane's words to heart, Gao Yiyi's face was still not very good-looking, "However, he interrupted me halfway and hastily sent me out to assassinate Shi Fu...... What's the reason for this?"