It was already dark, Xuanyu hid behind a big rock, and looked into the distance vigilantly, this is already the territory of Gaochang Kingdom, and the war between the two countries is finally about to start. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It took nearly seven months to get here from Chang'an, and the hot Turpan was really uncomfortable, and the armor was worn on the body, and there was no way to disperse the sweat, but now I was a scout and could wear light clothes.

As soon as they entered the territory of Gaochang, they encountered the Assassins, many scouts of the Tang Army, who were assassinated at night, because there were some mountains here, the Assassins made full use of the terrain, making the fast horses unable to track, these Assassins haunted the Tang Army like ghosts, and no one has been able to see the Assassins so far.

When 20 of the scouts who were investigating the situation at the front were killed by him, General Hou Junji began to recruit soldiers with better martial arts skills in the army to fill the vacancy of the scouts.

Xuan Yu took the opportunity to join, and he couldn't let go of the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in front of the main general Hou Junji and the deputy general Xue Wanche.

As the latest scout to join and sent to the front line to investigate, Xuan Yu is curious, will those assassins from Gao Changguo come tonight?

The vanguard of the Tang Army is now stationed ten miles behind it, and if nothing happens, in a few days, the two armies will officially face each other.

It is said that because of the killing of many scouts, General Hou Junji was very angry. When the king of Gaochang died suddenly, he vetoed the proposal of his subordinates to attack the Gaochang royal family at the time of the funeral, because it was not the style of a teacher who asked for guilt. But I didn't expect that the opposite side would start this kind of yin damage method first.

Xuan Yu turned around and returned, in order to prevent the other party's assassination of the scouts, Zuo Su, the captain in charge of the scouts, gave an order, and all the scouts should act in a team when they were exploring, at least five people. There were six people with Xuan Yu this time, and since Xuan Yu was a newcomer, he was arranged to the front of the line, and the others were waiting for him about a hundred paces behind.

As they approached the team's hideout, screams and shouts of murder were heard.

Xuan Yu accelerated back, his true qi merged into the acupuncture points around his eyes, and he saw the situation clearly, a black shadow was besieged by four scouts, one of the other two was no longer moving, lying on the ground, and a comrade-in-arms with a shoulder wound was watching the battle from behind.

But it seems that the situation is that the four companions are at a disadvantage.

The black shadow holding the spear suddenly turned into a heavy spear shadow, and the four of them felt that they were all the targets of the main attack, and they retreated one after another, but the black shadow turned the spear and turned it into a venomous snake that demanded his life, stabbing at the one with the highest martial arts among the four, the deputy lieutenant Cheng Guang, and took it straight to the throat.

Cheng Guang lifted the long knife and wanted to block, but the tip of the spear easily recovered, and stabbed Cheng Guang in the chest again.

Cheng Guang pulled down the long knife stiffly, the knife and spear struck each other, the huge force came, the long knife almost came out of his hand, his arm was sore, and he retreated with all his might, but the black shadow continued to chase Cheng Guang like a killing god.

Just when Cheng Guang felt desperate, a sword light stood out and pierced between the two.

Xuan Yu's long sword turned into a sword shadow in the sky and slashed towards the black-clothed man, although the other party blocked his long sword, but a sword qi brought out by Xuan Gang cut the other party's hood, revealing his fierce face.

Swinging a spear to pick up Xuanyu's long sword, the big man flew back, and Xuanyu protected Cheng Guang's front.

"Deputy Lieutenant Cheng, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I'm glad you're here.

If I'm not mistaken, he's a Turk.

When we withdraw, we must first report to the general. ”

Cheng Guang finally understood why so many comrades-in-arms who were not bad at martial arts died like this, Turkic masters of this level were hunting them, and ordinary scouts didn't want to come out to investigate again.

Xuan Yu looked in the direction where the big man disappeared, just now he had been gathering momentum for a long time, and his sharp spirit was in full swing, and he had been fighting fiercely for a while, in this case, he could only have a slight advantage, and the sword qi only cut through the opponent's mask, and did not cause any damage, I am afraid that in a fair situation, he will be inferior to him.

I can't help but wonder: Do you want to be a scout again? If you are entangled by two such masters, you may be dead or alive.

……

Mingkong came to the west gate of Daming Palace with his uncle warrior Geng, and from today he will live in the palace, and after completing all the formalities, he was arranged to a room, and there were nine talented people who lived with him, and the time to enter the palace was very short.

The true qi in his whole body had been hidden in the deepest part of the dantian, Guan Yuan, and he didn't dare to use any martial arts anymore.

I don't know when the test of myself will come, only wait patiently.

When I was bored, I carefully observed the environment of Daming Palace, which has not yet been renovated, and many halls and squares are only half done, so they stopped somewhere.

The newly arrived talented women are trained here, waiting for the emperor to come and change their fate, and only after being favored by the emperor can they be arranged to live in Taiji Palace.

At this time, the talented people in the harem were only better than ordinary palace maids, and the conditions for food and lodging were higher, but they also had to participate in some light physical labor, such as arranging banquet venues. And those who have talents can also show their strengths.

Every day, there will be female officials from the Shangyi Bureau to explain the etiquette and rules in the palace, and Mingkong will write them down one by one, and at the same time, he has begun to pay attention to finding the person who is the most critical to his plan.

On this morning, unlike before, all the newly talented people and palace maids were gathered, about sixty people.

After the female officials of the Shanggong Bureau lined everyone up, they began to take the roll call and entered an ordinary room next to the square one by one.

In the roll call, she heard the person she was looking for, Xu Cairen Xu Hui.

Xu Hui came out soon after entering the room, Mingkong didn't dare to use internal force to strengthen his vision and hearing, but now that he knew her appearance, he didn't worry about finding a chance to get to know her.

After five more talented people entered the room, it was their turn.

The true qi had long been deeply hidden in Guan Yuan, the bottom of the dantian, and the meridians were also shrunk to the appearance of ordinary people, and when he entered the room, he saw a kind old nun.

"Please sit down, stretch out your right hand, and let the master take the pulse." The female officer next to her explained.

Mingkong did so, and when the old nun slowly injected a wisp of true qi into the meridians in her body, the female nun let out a "huh".

Then this wisp of true qi slowly swam all over the body before it was withdrawn.

And the old nun looked at Mingkong, as if he was about to say something, but finally stopped.

After Mingkong went out, the female officer next to him asked.

"Master Huiyuan, is there anything unusual about this martial artist?"

"It's good, it's good, it's not abnormal, but it's the first time I've seen such an extreme natural charm."

The female officer looked at Mingkong's back and thought for a moment.

After a day's training, Mingkong returned to the residence, and that Xu Hui didn't know where he was arranged, so he had to find a way to move in with her.

What came to mind was Yin Zuwen's customized plan for her.

The plan of 'Falling Colorful' 'Falls':

The purpose of approaching Li Shimin was to obtain his ideas, so that he could effectively adjust the plan of the Holy Gate and ensure the desired effect. But for Mingkong not to go to bed, and for the convenience of retreating, then Mingkong needs to maintain a low status in the palace. And the channel to get Li Shimin's ideas is this Xu Hui.

Xu Hui has been smart and brilliant since she was a child, and her reputation as a talented woman has long been introduced to the palace. Then after she enters the palace, she is most likely to ascend to the throne one after another and become a person who can discuss national affairs with Li Shimin. Maintaining an intimate relationship with her makes it possible to listen or directly obtain the information you need.

In order to ensure that Xu Hui was favored by Li Shimin, as early as the tenth year of Zhenguan, the Holy Gate sent people to infiltrate the Xu family in Changcheng County, Huzhou, and skillfully cultivated Xu Hui, with the purpose of making her have a natural and pure temperament similar to that of Concubine Xuan, so that Li Shimin felt that she was extraordinary.

And Xu Hui is really doing a good job in this regard.

Of course, there are still some conditions for the realization of the plan, but the first necessary condition is to be friendly with this Xu Hui.

……

Yin Zuwen looked at the latest letter and smiled contemptuously.

Wu Hao was beside him, so he asked.

"Sect Master, what are you laughing at?"

"The eldest grandson's family is now doing things more and more thoroughly, and it seems that they have recruited a lot of talents."

Wu Hao knew that Yin Zuwen would also explain, so he didn't ask again.

"Their Guangbo Chamber of Commerce actually arranged more than ten truckloads of silk to be sent to Gaochang, only two months behind the Tang Army's journey."

"There's going to be a war over there, wouldn't it be risky?"

"High risk is often accompanied by high profits, and the business helmsman of the eldest grandson family seems to like to profit from risk.

The war between the two countries will inevitably cause chaos in order, and the silk trade will stop during this period, and when the war is over, the pent-up demand will come in, and the more than ten carts of silk of the eldest grandson's family will inevitably be sold at a high price.

But the premise is to ensure safety, and the only one who can give the Guangbo caravan this guarantee is the commander of the Tang Army, and it seems that Hou Junji has completely leaned towards the Changsun family. ”

"I see, I hope it won't affect our plans."

At this moment, Yin Zuwen looked out of the door of the living room.

Wu You seemed to run in.

"Sect Master, this Chang'an's flying pigeon biography."

Yin Zuwen opened the note:

All twenty Qianniu guards were sent to Luoyang, but they refused to disclose what was going on, for example, Li Chen's statement was to go to the Jingnian Monastery to learn exercises. ’

Yin Zuwen frowned.

"Wu Hao, recently in Luoyang, apart from the two girls Ling Yun and Ling Yin, is there anything else?"

Wu Hao thought about it,

"Probably gone."

"Hmm~ Pure Mind Zen Temple?"

Seeing that Yin Zuwen was thinking, the other two didn't dare to bother until Yin Zuwen made a decision.

"Wu You, you are ready, go to Luoyang with me and meet Wu Chen."

"Yes, Sect Master."

"Wu Hao, you are responsible for transferring all the information to Luoyang here, and I will go to Luoyang to confirm it for the sake of insurance."

"Yes."

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To come