Lahu took a few people and led Qi Ning and others out of the mountain, before leaving, Qi Ning asked King Miao to arrange for someone to send the bodies of the two dead guards to the Assassin's Mansion, these two guards died in Xichuan, Qi Ning naturally wanted to send their bodies back to their hometown for burial.

Qi Feng and the other two guards were not life-threatening, but one of them was injured in the leg and could not ride a horse, so Qi Ning asked Lahu to find a carriage in Cangxi and let the guards take the carriage to Chengdu.

Cangxi Miao Village is quite a distance away from Chengdu, Shu Road is difficult, and it will take three or four days for the carriage to walk, Qi Ning naturally will not delay the time on the road, and arrange another guard to take care of it, and he will return to Chengdu with Qi Feng on horseback.

Xiang Baiying fell into the hands of Jizo, and Qi Ning naturally hoped to rescue him from Jizang's hands as soon as possible, but Jizang was really cunning, and so far Ji Zang couldn't be sure who Qi Ning was, and if he was hiding there, it would be a big mystery.

It's just that Qi Ning also knows that Jizo's plan in Sun Moon Peak failed, but because of this, he also guarantees that Jizo will not attack Xiang Baiying, with Xiang Baiying in his hands, he naturally has another value, and Xiang Baiying's value is nothing more than a beggar gang.

The defeat of Sun Moon Peak made Jizo's efforts in the seventy-two caves of the Miao family go to waste, with the Great Witch and the Great Miao King in charge, the possibility of Jizo wanting to provoke the seventy-two caves of the Miao family is very small, so Qi Ning concluded that Jizo is likely to target the beggar gang again, and he doesn't have to go to great lengths to find Jizo, knowing that as long as he keeps an eye on the beggar gang, Jizo's traces will be revealed sooner or later.

It's just that the beggar gang passed through the Xiangyang Gurungzhong incident, and they are also jealous of the foreign enemies who intend to seize the power of the beggar gang, and the beggar gang is divided into north and south, and there are 28 rudders in the Quartet, in terms of heart, its cohesion is by no means as strong as the 72 holes of the Miao family, even if Jizo carries out Xiang Baiying, and wants to make the 28 rudder of the beggar gang obey all orders, it is also an extremely difficult thing, not to mention that he is currently also the acting leader of the beggar gang, and the beggar gang really wants to make any big moves, and there must be someone who will secretly report himself, At that time, they can only come to block the water and cover the earth.

But the great plan of the imperial court cannot be delayed.

When the Chu army went north, the goal was not directly aimed at Luoyang, and the strategy of slowing down the Northern Han was adopted.

Before the death of the Golden Dao Hou Taihuang, the current situation has been played to the little emperor, although the Northern Han is in the midst of civil strife, but the Chu State is not in its heyday, and the little emperor got rid of the Zhenguo company Ma Lan, although it did not bring much turmoil to the Chu State, but it is undeniable that it has also weakened the power of the Chu State to a certain extent, in this situation, it is too difficult for the Chu State to swallow the Northern Han in one bite, and it is to gradually weaken the strength of the Han State with the last policy of the Taihuang Dynasty, and he is not in a hurry to swallow the Han State in one bite. Instead, he first took advantage of the civil strife in the north to devour the surrounding territories, took the Eastern Qi and even the northwest, and formed a siege of the Han State geographically.

If this military strategy is successfully achieved, then even if it cannot swallow the Han State this time, the advantage over the Han State has already been formed, and the stalemate between the North and the South will quickly change from then on, and the Chu State will have the absolute military initiative over the Han State.

Qi Ning estimated that the Chu army should have begun to move north, as long as the Chu State sent troops, the Beitang Feng guarding Tongguan would inevitably rush straight to Luoyang, so that the northwest was empty, and it was a good opportunity for his own quick sneak attack, such an opportunity was fleeting, and there must not be any delay.

Along the way, the horse galloped, but two days, arrived in Chengdu, after entering the city, Qi Ningjing arrived at the Assassin's Mansion, Wei Shutong hurriedly came to see, after seeing the ceremony, Wei Shutong said: "Yao Siyuan sent someone to send an urgent report, the lord caught a few murderers, handed over to the Black Rock Cave for punishment, this is really happy, the lord shot, extraordinary." ”

Qi Ning said: "What has been caught are just some small minions, and the real murderer has not yet been caught." ”

"Oh?" Wei Shutong frowned and said, "Sir, what should I do next?" Have you found out who is the real culprit behind the scenes? ”

Qi Ning said: "Who is the real culprit behind this scene, I can't know for sure at the moment, but I know that this person claims to be Jizo, has been planning in Xichuan for many years, and has always wanted to rebel." ”

Wei Shutong said embarrassedly: "This is a dereliction of duty on the part of the lower official, this person has been planning in Xichuan for many years, and the lower official is ..... The lower officials had never even heard of this person's name. A cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Qi Ning said with a smile: "Master Wei doesn't have to blame himself too much, in fact, this group of people is extremely low-key, and it has only recently become apparent, Lord Wei didn't know it before, and it's not strange." ”

"Thank you, sir, for your understanding." Wei Shutong said: "The lower official immediately ordered someone to inquire about the news of this Jizang, once it is .....!" Before he finished speaking, Qi Ning had already raised his hand and said: "Lord Wei, I have almost figured out the details of the hidden ground, and I have also determined where they are hiding, the power of this group of people is actually not weak, as far as I know, thousands of people have been gathered.....!" ”

Wei Shutong was shocked: "Thousands? "I thought that there were thousands of people on the ground in Xichuan who were ready to gather to rebel, but I didn't know anything, if this was played by someone, it would really be enough for me to eat a pot.

"Lord Wei, no one in the DPRK knows about this matter at present." Qi Ning seemed to see through Wei Shutong's worries: "So you don't have to worry about someone impeaching you in this matter, but if this matter can't be resolved as soon as possible, it will be a big trouble after all." ”

Wei Shutong immediately said: "What does the lord want to do, just give orders." ”

"If we quickly exterminate this group of bandits before the imperial court knows about it, then Lord Wei will not only not be guilty of negligence, but will be meritorious in suppressing the bandits." Qi Ning said with a smile: "This is an opportunity for Lord Wei to make contributions, we must not miss it." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wei Shutong said in a continuous voice, suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Sir, I got an urgent report last night, the Qinhuai army has officially gone north a few days ago, and General Yue Huanshan led the Qinhuai army to cross the Huaishui at night, and it is not clear what the current battle situation is, but there should be a military report coming soon." ”

Wei Shu is also a feudal official, although the progress of the empire's war will not be announced to the world, but these feudal officials will be informed.

Qi Ning's expression was stunned, thinking that the Chu State had been planning for a long time, and finally showed his sword.

He knew that once the war started, there would be no arrow to turn back, Yue Huanshan's army was on a northern expedition, and the people of Eastern Qi would definitely send troops to launch an offensive against the Han State in order to take advantage of the fire to rob, and the people of Eastern Qi would never have thought that the ultimate goal of Chu would be Eastern Qi.

Of course, Yue Huanshan will try his best to enter the hinterland of the Han Kingdom, so that the Eastern Qi people can stay away from the mainland and enter the territory of the Han State, and the two coalition armies, if they win, then they will naturally own the land that they captured.

Qi Ning believed that the East China Sea Division was likely to have secretly advanced to the north, and when the time came, it would unite the strange forces of the Chu State to launch an offensive against the Eastern Qi at the same time.

Once the Eastern Qi entered the territory of the Han Kingdom, it would be extremely difficult to withdraw to the Eastern Qi at that time.

Qi Ning knew that since Yue Huanshan had launched an offensive, the plans must have been carefully arranged, and he was in Xichuan, so he didn't have to worry about the war in the east.

Since the Chu army is out of battle, after Beitang Huan gets the news, he will definitely send troops from Tongguan, so he must also hurry up.

Qi Ning claimed to know where the Jizo lair was, and even falsely claimed that there were thousands of thieves preparing to rebel, nothing more than to gather troops and horses in the name of this, he knew that the surprise attack on Xianyang was really a dangerous move, and the less people he knew, the better, even if it was Xichuan Assassin Shi Wei Shutong, Qi Ning didn't want him to know about this military plan too early.

In fact, Qi Ning is a little grateful to Jizo now.

Jizo made continuous shots in Xichuan, making a lot of trouble, and he just used this reason to gather soldiers and horses, so he just thought that he was going to deal with Jizo's gang of thieves, so he naturally couldn't see through Qi Ning's true purpose.

"I hope God bless Dachu, my army is invincible." Qi Ning sighed: "If the Northern Han Dynasty can be conquered and the world will be unified, the people will no longer suffer from years of war." ”

Wei Shutong said: "What the lord said is extremely true. Xiaguan also raised grain and grass in Xichuan and did his best to supply the soldiers at the front. ”

"Lord Wei, since our army has already sent troops, there can be no turmoil on the Xichuan side." Qi Ning Zhengse said: "That gang of thieves, you and I must cooperate sincerely to eradicate them as soon as possible, so as not to bring trouble to my Great Chu Northern Expedition because of them." ”

Wei Shutong also said solemnly: "What the lord said is, it's just ...... There are thousands of people in that gang of thieves, and the soldiers and horses that the lower officials can mobilize are only 2,000 elite soldiers under the direct command of the Assassin Shifu, and there are only 2,000 people, and they don't have an advantage in terms of troops, I'm afraid it's ......! ”

Qi Ning took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Wei Shutong, Wei Shutong took it respectfully, opened it carefully, glanced at it, and said in surprise: "Sir, this is ..... The Holy Decree? ”

"Exactly." Qi Ning withdrew the special decree and said: "The Holy Lord knows that when my army is on the Northern Expedition, Xichuan must not be chaotic, so he sent me to sit in Xichuan and cooperate with Lord Wei to stabilize the situation in Xichuan. ”

"The lord is serious." Wei Shutong said with a smile: "Xia Guan is worried that once he wants to transfer troops, he will send someone to report to the imperial court, and when the military department sends someone to verify, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth. A look of awe appeared on his face, and he said, "The Holy Lord is really very important to the lord!" ”

Qi Ning knew what Wei Shutong meant.

This special purpose is not trivial, giving Qi Ning the right to mobilize troops and horses in Xichuan, now the Great Chu Northern Expedition, the attention of the imperial court is naturally in the north, if Qi Ning has a different heart, and has military power in his hands, once there is any idea in Xichuan, it is undoubtedly a disaster for the imperial court, it is in the eyes of Wei Shutong, Longtai can grant Qi Ning such a special purpose, that is, of course, Qi Ning has no suspicion, and the trust is incomparable.