Huazhou was preparing to use troops against the Western Regions, Feng Siyan was even more impatient, he was ready to use the facts to tell the Son of Heaven that he could do better than Jiang Anyi, and he would hand over all the gold and silver seized to the treasury and be promoted to the post of governor as soon as possible.

In March, when the weather was a little warmer, Feng Siyan asked the governor of Guan Dadu for orders to lead an army of 10,000 to exterminate the horse thieves. The governor of Guan Dadu was very cooperative, sent 8,000 troops, and ordered He Xigui, who was stationed in the military town, to be the vanguard. Feng Siyan was a villain, lest he be divided by He Xigui, so he hurriedly went out of the customs, and ordered He Xigui to guard the grain and grass materials that went out of the customs first, and not to go out without authorization.

Jiang Anyi was a little annoyed, the Son of Heaven had an order to let him lead the army, this Feng Siyan was greedy, and he dared to whip me first. Seeing Feng Siyan away, Guan Pingzhong came to Huiye Mansion and made a special trip to explain the matter.

"An Yi, there is no need to be angry with a villain like Feng Siyan, he is in a hurry to lead the troops to please the Son of Heaven, I think he is quick and unreachable, and most of them will come back with a disgraced face." Guan Pingzhong smiled.

Jiang Anyi said angrily: "I have inquired about Feng Siyan's origin, this person was a guard of Emperor Su when he was young, and he killed a tiger in front of Emperor Su in a hunt, and won the appreciation of Emperor Su, and he was promoted all the way in the army, and at the age of forty, he was promoted to the general of the left leading guard, and the Son of Heaven sent him to the Anxi Protectorate as the deputy governor, which did mean to replace the brother. However, this person has been in the Sixteen Guards, and he has only led the army to exterminate the mountain bandits a few times, and he has not fought a hard battle, let alone has no experience in fighting with the Western Regions Army. ”

Sometimes Guan Pingzhong felt that Jiang Anyi was not suitable for commanding the army, since ancient times, Yun Ci was not in charge of the army, Jiang Anyi was too concerned about the safety of ordinary soldiers, and he must personally kill the enemy in every battle, although this can boost morale, but it is also easy to be trapped by the enemy, once the main general falls, there is no need to fight.

As a qualified commander, you should focus on the current situation, arrange your troops, and achieve victory at the lowest cost. Sometimes on the battlefield it is necessary to make sacrifices and give up some soldiers to take care of the overall situation, Guan Pingzhong feels that Jiang Anyi can't do it, and Jiang Anyi is even inferior to Jiang Anyong and his disciple He Xigui. However, Guan Pingzhong still admires Jiang Anyi's bravery, and it is the coach's favorite for such a brave general to charge into battle. Guan Pingzhong sighed, if the court was willing to let him and Jiang Anyi lead the army together, he might as well leave a mark in the history books.

Jiang Anyi also thinks that Feng Siyan has little chance of winning. Guan Pingzhong said: "It's good to let him taste the taste, so as to save himself from looking at people with his nostrils all day long." ”

Jiang Anyi sighed: "The soldiers and horses in the camp must step up their training, and I will strive to lead the army to the expedition in May, so that Feng Dingzhong can prepare military rations and transport them to the military village for storage first." ”

Guan Pingzhong lowered his voice and said: "Should we stop the gold and jade mines we are partnering with, if we let Feng Siyan know and report to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven will definitely collect it for national use, and then we won't even be able to eat soup." ”

Jiang Anyi nodded and said, "I will write to Shi Shi and ask him to close the mining area and take care of the horse thief." ”

In order to avoid suspicion, Guan Pingzhong and Jiang Anyi did not have many opportunities to meet, this time Guan Pingzhong came to see Jiang Anyi by discussing the matter of sending troops, and Jiang Anyi should be entertained both in public and private. The most famous Qixian Building in Huiye Mansion, Jiang Anyi invited Bao Chenghou, Zhou Tingshi and Jiang Anyong and others to accompany him.

After a little envoy invited the adults to treat, Boss Tang took out twelve points of spirit, personally ran before and after Zhang Luo, and after the dishes were served, relying on Guo Huaili's face, Boss Tang entered to toast. Guan Pingzhong knew that the big boss of Qixian Building was Jiang Anyi's good brother Guo Huaili, and he gave Boss Tang a lot of face, so he had a drink with him, and said with a smile: "This drinking is too boring, there are dancing girls in the building, let them help the wine." ”

Boss Tang said with a smile: "How dare you disobey the order, it just so happened that the store invited the Western Regions song and dance class to help the fun, it is not a small boast, the big handsome must applaud after seeing it." ”

Qixian Lou is one of the best restaurants in Huiye Mansion, the team that can sing and dance here is certainly good, the kung fu is not big, a team of dancers in yellow dresses walked into the lobby, the rapid drum sound is like a horse's hooves, the huqin is getting more and more urgent, those dancers dance with the music, the dance skirt is like a petal blooming......

This group of dancers dances with their hands and feet, and their posture is enchanting, especially the arms stretched out into the air change their postures, and their fingers are like flowers or tree palms or hooks, like a thousand arms waving, and the posture is beautiful. Guan Pingzhong has been in Huazhou for nearly 20 years, and he has seen countless dances in the Western Regions, but he has never seen such a dance, and he can't help but shout, "Okay".

Zhou Yongtong shook his head and groaned: "The circumference is in a hurry, and the backhand is like a moon." Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ”

Jiang Anyi was originally not very interested in singing and dancing, but the posture of this group of dancers made him feel familiar, the sound of the piano like a rain in his ears suddenly slowed down, and those dancers scattered in all directions, revealing a pretty woman standing in the middle, wearing a yellow dress, with a graceful posture, and it was difficult to hide her moving posture with a tulle covering her face, Jiang Anyi recognized this woman at a glance as Raya who assassinated the eldest prince of the country of Yuche, Caroso, no wonder he felt that this dance looked familiar in his eyes, and it was clearly an adaptation of Raya's handprint dance. In the lobby, Raya's skirt swirled, and her hands changed with various handprints, sometimes charming and charming, sometimes sonorous and unrestrained, with both the delicate and delicate of a woman and the strength of a man, revealing a thousand styles.

After a dance, there was a shout of applause, and Laya Yin gave a salute among the singers and withdrew. Jiang Anyi remembered that he met Raya when he was in the Western Regions, this woman's background was fascinating, and the assassination of Caroso was most likely entrusted by Yang Siqi, and Xinyi City disappeared after a glimpse, and suddenly appeared in Huiye Mansion to do something, there should be no scheme.

Thinking of this, Jiang Anyi said to Boss Tang: "Boss Tang, this team of singers is indeed dancing well, and my wife also likes Western Regions dance, so I invite them to perform in my house tomorrow." ”

Jiang Anyi has an excellent reputation in Huazhou, and his wife and concubine never linger in the party, and everyone does not doubt him, Jiang Anyong smiled and said: "Tomorrow, Siyu and I will also take the children over and call Mr. Zhang and them, this team of dancers is really good at dancing and watching hard." ”

Raya didn't recognize Jiang Anyi on the main seat, and she never thought that her old acquaintance back then was actually the envoy of Huazhou. After assassinating Caroso, she settled her grievances, wandered around the countries of the Western Regions for a while, studied singing and dancing, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and gathered people to form a song and dance troupe. I didn't dare to use Raya's name anymore, and the pseudonym was Rita, and the name of the song and dance troupe was also called Rita Song and Dance Troupe. Fortunately, most of Raya covered her face with tulle when she danced, and very few people had seen her face, so no one saw through it.

Even so, Raya still didn't dare to go to Rongmi, Tian Wei, Weiche and other countries, and the country of Shasu gradually became stronger, so he simply lived in Xinyi City, and because of his good dancing, the song and dance troupe gradually became famous. The Pa Huo Sect has been building a temple in Huazhou for two years, and someone approached her to let her song and dance troupe perform in Huiye Mansion, and by the way, preach the Great Religion. Raya had long intended to come to Zheng Guo to learn from the strengths of the Central Plains dance, and the money given was enough, so he brought the song and dance troupe to Zheng Guo.

After the performance in Huiye Mansion, Raya did not return to Shasu Kingdom, but went all the way east to Yongchang City, the capital of Zheng State, where she performed for a while, and decided to return to Shasu Kingdom after feeling that the trip was very fruitful. Zheng Guo was unstable, the song and dance troupe slowed down the schedule, and the coiling was not enough, so he could only raise coils while performing, and said that he would pay five taels of silver for a performance in Qixian Tower.

Hearing Boss Tang say that he would let the song and dance troupe go to the mansion to perform, Raya frowned, she was used to seeing too many things about bullying the weak, and this master of the strategy would not have any bad intentions.

Boss Tang smiled: "Girl, don't worry, who is Lord Jiang, you can find someone on the street to ask, Tang dares to guarantee that Lord Jiang will never have any bad intentions, and you go boldly, Lord Jiang is known as the golden hand, and the family is rich, if you get a reward, it is better than what you get in my building for a month." ”

The next day, Raya came to Jiangfu to perform with the song and dance troupe at the request, and was relieved to see that the courtyard was full of people watching the performance. After singing and dancing, she was invited to speak in the hall, and Raya touched the dagger hidden in her waist and stepped into the hall.

In the middle of the hall sat Lord Jingluo, a woman on the left, and a scholar wearing a half-silver mask on the right. After Raya bowed, she was silent.

"Miss Raya, long time no see." Jiang Anyi said with a smile.

Raya was shocked and took two steps back, even the people in the song and dance troupe didn't know her true identity, how could this Huazhou economic envoy find out her true identity. Looking at Jiang Anyi carefully, he felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "Miss Raya is a noble person who forgets things a lot, and she forgot about someone." ”

Raya's big eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "You are An Ye, how can it be you?" ”

Jiang Anyi smiled a little proudly: "Jiang happened to have something to do in the Western Regions, and I was fortunate to walk with Miss Raya all the way, but I didn't expect to see it again in Huiye Mansion, it's really a blessing for three lives." ”

Xin Fei snorted dissatisfiedly, this Raya was born a thousand charming, and she was good at singing and dancing, Jiang Lang wouldn't take a fancy to her, she didn't want to have a Hu woman to be Siniang.

Raya came to her senses, and when she was trapped in the assassination of Caroso, it was this An Ye who saved her. Raya Jiao said in a voice to the Zheng woman: "The little woman thanked An Ye for saving her life back then. ”

The lion in Hedong snorted, Jiang An waved his hand in a daze, and replied dryly: "It's a trivial matter, Jiang wants to ask Miss Raya what she is doing in Huiye Mansion?" ”

Raya rolled her eyes, and Ying Ying smiled: "An Ye, the little girl formed a song and dance troupe to travel around, and when she arrived at Huiye Mansion, she had no choice but to perform in the restaurant. ”

Xin Fei sneered: "Hugh has to pretend to be stupid, your origin is unknown, what do you want to do in Huiye Mansion?" "The Son of Heaven asked Jiang Anyi to use troops against the Western Regions, and Raya's appearance at this time is indeed suspicious.

Raya rolled her eyes and said: "Madame blames me, I really didn't entangle, I went to the capital in August last year, and I was ready to return to the Western Regions after the New Year in the capital. ”

Zhang Keji said with a smile: "I was fortunate to witness Miss's performance just now, and it is really a myriad of postures, which can be called a must." ”

Raya smiled sweetly at Zhang Keji and said, "Thank you for this gentleman's praise, the little girl is ashamed." ”

"It seems that Miss Raya knows a lot about the culture of the Central Plains, and her words are appropriate, Miss must have heard these four words."

Raya's face changed, Zhang Keji's face became hideous in her eyes, she had been performing in Qixian Mansion for nearly ten days, and she had some understanding of the situation in Huiye Mansion, and this An Ye in front of her, Huazhou Jingluo made Master Jiang prepare to send troops to exterminate the Gobi horse thieves, and people with discerning eyes knew that the extermination of horse thieves was just an excuse, and Zheng Guo was very likely to use troops against the Western Regions. When the masked man mentioned Gua Tian Li Xia, he was alluding to her being a spy in the Western Regions, which is really indefensible.

Raya looked at Jiang Anyi with pity and said, "Master An, you can testify for the little girl, the little girl is definitely not a spy in the Western Regions." ”

After Jiang Anyi went home last night, he brought Xin Fei and Zhang Keji over, and the three of them discussed it, and they also thought that it was unlikely that Raya was a spy in the Western Regions. After hearing about Raya's experience, Zhang Keji thought that this woman could be used well, and the war was imminent, and it became particularly important to find out the intelligence of the countries in the Western Regions.

Zhang Keji said with a smile: "Miss Raya, my family has a life-saving grace for you, and I am willing to help you for the sake of the old people, but my family also hopes that Miss Raya can help with something." ”

Raya knew that she had no right to refuse, so she had to say, "Please make it clear, sir." ”

"Okay, Miss Raya is quick to talk, Zhang admires." Zhang Keji said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Miss Raya, my family is preparing to send troops to the Western Regions, the big war is imminent, and the military situation is the most important, I want to ask Miss Raya to listen to the situation of the countries in the Western Regions for my family." ”

In front of the Ming people, Raya is a dancing girl, and it is very convenient to enter and exit the residences of princes and nobles, and those people will not avoid Raya when they talk, and it is indeed more convenient than ordinary people to inquire about information. Raya said: "I can inquire about the situation for you, but it is limited to one country, and we will clear it up afterwards, and there will be no more trouble." ”

Zhang Keji said: "Okay, please Miss Raya to inquire about the military situation of Rong Miguo." Miss Raya rest assured, my family has always been true to his word, as long as you bring the military information of Rong Mi Kingdom, you can return to Shasu Country with the song and dance troupe at any time, and my family will also give you a rich ceremony. ”

Raya gritted her silver teeth secretly, this is to detain the song and dance troupe as a hostage, the song and dance troupe is her hard work, and she can't bear to give up until she has to. Zhang Keji continued: "In order to allow Miss Raya to return to Shasu Country with the song and dance troupe as soon as possible, Zhang selected two guards for Miss to protect Miss's safety. ”

Zhang Keji called loudly: "Ma Mengfan, Zhao Yiding, you come in." ”

As soon as the voice fell, two men walked in from outside the door, bowed and saluted: "I have seen the lord, the lady, and the gentleman." "Jiang Huang's evolution of the state this time, there are hundreds of people accompanying him, these two people are masters cultivated by Zhang Keji in Pingshan Town, and they are loyal to the Jiang family and Jiang Anyi.

Raya glanced at the two of them and knew that this was sent by Mr. Zhang to monitor him, and the situation was stronger than people, so he could only take one step at a time.