After the first lunar month, the weather did not seem to warm up at all, and there was even another heavy snow in Fan Gucheng. However, it is better than the side of the Wolf Milk Mountain, after all, there is no shelter on the grassland, there is not even a mountain bag within hundreds of miles as far as the eye can see, the wind blows from the north and there is nothing to block, plus there are few big cities in the Mengyuan Empire, and the herdsmen like to live in tents, and the wind is particularly fierce.

The wind is mixed with snow, and it is called the white-haired wind by the grassland people. A white wind and a disaster, the white hair wind is the nightmare of the grassland people. And every time I think of this, the Han people in Fangu City are very happy. The people in the city of Fangu do not cultivate, and when the weather is cold in this ghost place for half a year, the crops are not as tall as the weeds. They used to rely on the imperial court for supplies, and now they rely on trade. So they didn't worry about the wind and cold at all, anyway, the food in Fangu City couldn't be eaten for three years.

Because of the snow, the normal drills of the border army were exempted by Li Xiaozong. But the soldiers of the border army can't go home, because the Northern Liao people sold horses a while ago, and the Mengyuan Empire doesn't know if there will be any chaos to be guarded against. When the Great Sui Dynasty was founded in the seventh year, this small city could block the 40,000 horses of Mengyuan and the Laozi Mandu wolf of Mandu Latu. Li Xiaozong didn't want to be unable to stop Mandu Latu when he was in office.

"Fang Xie hasn't come to report for half a month, right?"

Li Dangdang, who has been promoted from deputy lieutenant to lieutenant, squatted on the ground and lit a cigarette pouch: "I don't know who is so bold and black, it stands to reason that the kid's kung fu is good, although he can't cultivate, it's not a problem to deal with seven or eight ordinary big men, how can he be beaten so badly." Besides, who in this Fangu City will hate him? ”

The tobacco leaves are planted by the people of Fan Gucheng themselves, and they are called smoke cannons, which are very choking and full of energy.

"Why don't we go with the general for a leave of absence and see how Fang Xie goes?"

Fu Baobao picked up the snow on the ground and rubbed his face, although the snow was cold, it didn't take long after rubbing it, and his face would warm up. He was born as a scout, and some habits could not be broken. The scout team members who were with him were all dead, and he would rather not be a scout team leader, but also asked to be transferred to the ordinary team to be a captain. Sometimes when you see more death, you will not become indifferent and indifferent, but you will be more afraid of death.

"The general strictly ordered that no one should leave the camp."

Li Dangdang sighed and said: "On weekdays, I don't like that kid, but I really want to panic if I haven't seen him for a few days." ”

"Team Zheng, are you looking for a solution, or do you want dog meat hot pot?"

Qiu Xiaoshu leaned over and asked with a smile.

"Fuck off! Lao Tzu, this is a deep brotherhood, do you understand? ”

Li Dang glanced at Qiu Xiaoshu and said, "Look at your slut's appearance, there is no righteousness at all." If you want me to say, if it is really a matter of life and death, you are the first traitor, and you only have dog meat hot pot in your heart and no comrades, Lao Tzu can see your true nature clearly. On the day Fang Xie was beaten, if you were there, you would have fled. ”

Qiu Xiaoshu's face flushed, and he wanted to argue but finally endured it.

Li Dangdang took a puff of soil and said: "Since we have fate in a big camp, we have to cherish it." Fang Xie is our brother, and his life is tied to a horizontal knife. He was bullied, and we can't sit idly by. I'll go back and beg the general, and I'll take our team to check again tomorrow!" ”

Fu Baobao nodded vigorously and said: "What the team is saying is right, having you as our team leader is also a blessing that we have cultivated for several lifetimes, if Fang Xie knows, I will also thank you for your goodness." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly saw a group of people and horses suddenly appear outside the gate of the big camp in the distance, all wearing white cloaks, so he didn't see it clearly until he got closer, riding a high-headed horse, and the number was not much, only about thirty or fifty people. The man at the head took off a sign from his waist and handed it to the border soldiers guarding the door, and the soldiers looked at it and hurriedly ran into the camp and went straight to General Li's tent.

"Who? So arrogant...... When they arrived at the gate of the camp, they did not dismount. ”

"Although it is stronger now than when the first emperor was in power, the entire right guard can't muster two thousand cavalry. These people's war horses are not vulgar things from a distance, and they must have a great background. ”

As soon as Li Dang finished speaking, he saw Li Xiaozong come out of the big tent, looked in the direction of the gate, tidied up his clothes and walked over quickly.

"I heard that the imperial court sent law enforcement envoys from Dali Temple and the Ministry of War to inspect, isn't it here?"

Qiu Xiaoshu guessed.

Li Dangdang glared at him: "What? Seeing a big man in the court, are you going to go over and stammer? ”

Qiu Xiaoshu endured the anger in his heart, stood up and walked in the direction of the camp. Li Dangdang looked at his back and sneered: "Fu Baobao, do you know why I won't arrange Qiu Xiaoshu to break off every time?" ”

"I don't know, why?"

Li Dangdang said: "This person, it's a pity that he has no guts, and his eyes flicker when he talks to people, which shows that he is not right-hearted." I don't dare to hand over our backs to such a person. Fighting on the battlefield, the lives of the brothers are already fucking lost, and we don't even know when we can't keep the back road. ”

"No, it won't."

Fu Baobao was surprised: "I think the little tree is good." ”

"You see good?!"

Li Dangdang said seriously: "If you really encounter a crisis, I can keep you behind me, people like him...... I can only flee behind you. Although Fang Xie is afraid of death, Fang Xie is righteous enough. If something really happens, Fang Xie will not escape. That's why I treat you as brothers, and Fang Xie as brothers. ”

Fu Baobao was moved: "With you, our team is happy!" ”

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Li Xiaozong secretly glanced at the eunuch sitting in his seat, and although he was annoyed, he couldn't attack. After all, this eunuch's identity is special, and he is the eunuch of the imperial study. This seat is next to His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor. His sometimes casual words may be able to change a person's future.

"Father-in-law Wu, if you can't welcome you from afar, please don't be surprised by the rudeness."

Li Xiaozong hugged his fists and said.

"General Li is polite......"

Wu Xiangshengpi, who was sitting on Li Xiaozong's chair, said with a smile: "Our family has been ordered by His Majesty to follow the adults of Dali Temple and the Military Department to secretly check the four military accounts, so naturally we don't dare to publicize it. If it had been known before it had been known, the accounts would not have been easy to check. I can't do His Majesty's errand, and when I go back to Chang'an, I don't have a few good fruits for us to eat. ”

Li Xiaozong was extremely disgusted with the tone of this eunuch's speech, but on the surface, he didn't show the slightest bit: "What my father-in-law said is that since my father-in-law is here to check the accounts, then I will have all the accounts sent later." ”

"There's no hurry."

Wu Peisheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since we have arrived, we are not in a hurry, our family has encountered a heavy snowstorm and snow halfway here, and we are hungry and cold...... What's the matter, General Li doesn't plan to invite us to a glass of wine to warm up? ”

"It's me who is slacking."

Li Xiaozong hurriedly turned around and instructed his soldiers to prepare wine and food, and then ordered people to prepare the accounts and bring them up at any time.

"What we don't like the most is snow, and what looks white and clean is actually the dirtiest. The clothes on his body were stained with snowflakes, and they were crumpled and ugly in a short time...... General Li, would you mind taking our family to find a place to change clothes? ”

Li Xiaozong said: "Please come to my study, and I will lead the way." ”

Wu Peisheng nodded, stood up and said to the officials of Dali Temple and the Ministry of War: "When the food comes up in a while, please use it first, don't wait for our family, our family will come back naturally after changing clothes." ”

The people from Dali Temple and the military department hurriedly got up, hugged their fists and said, "Father-in-law will go by himself, I'll just wait." ”

Wu Peisheng didn't say much, and followed Li Xiaozong to the back. When he was about to get to the study, Wu Beisheng suddenly smiled and said: "Before coming to Fangu, our family first went to Woxian Mountain, and met Tang Gong Li Yuanshan, the general of the Right Xiaowei, and when he sat down to chat, Tang Gong also specifically mentioned General Li. He said that you are a rare general, and your future achievements will definitely be above him. Our family thinks that such a general can't be buried, so after going back, in front of His Majesty, our family will mention it. ”

Regarding Wu Xiangsheng's attitude towards this 180-degree turn, Li Xiaozong was a little puzzled. But he was also smart-minded, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Thank you father-in-law, I still have good tea from Jiangnan in my study, why don't you have a cup of warm up first?" ”

"It's okay, from leaving the capital all the way to the northwest, it is difficult to drink tea from the south of the Yangtze River, especially when it comes to Shandong Road, Governor Yuan Chongwu can't find a few decent tea leaves in his study."

Wu Xiangsheng said as he entered Li Xiaozong's study and sat down by the fire. He stretched out his hand and roasted on the stove, and in a short time the white steam rose from him. Li Xiaozong personally made tea, put it beside Wu Xiangsheng and said: "My father-in-law came from afar, and the road must be extremely hard. ”

"It's all for Your Majesty, it's not hard."

Wu Xiangsheng took the teacup, pondered for a while and said, "Since I saw you in private, I will open the skylight and say something...... Our family went to Woxian Mountain first because we had a good personal relationship with Tang Gong. Tang Gong specially mentioned you...... But it's not as we just said, what is rare...... As for what he said, we thought about it, and General Li must have been very clear in his heart. We don't have to bother to speak, we just ask...... General Lee is all ready? ”

"I don't know...... What does my father-in-law need me to prepare? ”

Li Xiaozong's heart tightened, and his face was a little painful.

"Since that solution is a detailed work sent by the Mengyuan Empire, trying to bribe the generals of the Great Sui Border Army to obtain information, then this matter naturally cannot be delayed, if General Li is ready, then our family will let the law enforcement envoy of Dali Temple go to take people, and if people take it, our family will leave, you write a note, and when we leave, we will help you bring it back to Chang'an and present it to Your Majesty."

"This ...... Can you think of an individual solution? ”

Li Xiaozong couldn't help but ask.

"General Lee...... Do you think ...... Is it easy for us to tell you this? If it's a big deal, our family will lose its head too! ”

"I know ......"

Li Xiaozong's face became more and more ugly, and he only felt as if a knife was twisting in his heart.

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"Obviously, the taxes collected by Fan Gucheng are enough for self-sufficiency, and you have to reach out to the military department every year to ask for money and food, just this one, Your Majesty will never spare it if you know it. Let's be honest, if it weren't for the personal relationship with Tang Gong, our family would not be too lazy to care about your idle business. You are hesitant, do you want our family to report it truthfully? Military...... Opening a brothel, opening a casino, your majesty knows these things, but I am afraid that I will overturn the book case in anger! ”

"Tang Gong thought that you were the nephew of the sect to help you, don't you still appreciate it?"

"I see."

Li Xiaozong took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "It's all my own greed, but now I want to blame others...... Good...... I'll send someone to arrest Fang Xie in a moment. ”

"It's not enough to grab a solution."

Wu Peisheng smiled and said, "Since he is a fine work sent by Meng Yuan, and you find out, there must be a process, right?" How did you find it? Who are the accomplices? Who was bought? You need to prepare for all of this, and tell us when you're ready. Our family takes people one by one, and none of them can get out. ”

"It's not okay to solve one?!"

Li Xiaozong stood up violently, his face becoming more and more pale.

"Take one? Are you good at being a member of Dali Temple and the Ministry of War? Or is it ...... Do you think Your Majesty is confused and can't see it? ”

Wu Xiangsheng sneered: "I see that you don't have any thoughts, let's give me some advice...... Since that Fang Xie has a military position, he naturally wants to buy his teammates. The people in that team naturally had his accomplices, and there were also people who betrayed the secrets of the imperial court. A team of fifty people...... Half of them are almost enough. If General Li can't do it, you can gather people in a while, and our family will let them do it. ”

"Find out the fine work, and make military merits."

Wu Peisheng smiled and said: "Our family is here to congratulate General Li first, I can't say that after our family returns to the capital, Your Majesty will be happy in his heart, General Li, who has jumped from a fifth-grade tooth general, to a fourth-rank general." Even if it is not an eagle and a tiger, it is no problem to be a general. ”

"The list of people, General Li still doesn't write it?"

He asked, with a chill in his voice.

Li Xiaozong's body was slightly entangled, he slowly walked to the desk, picked up the brush, melted away the thick ink, and slowly wrote four words on a blank piece of paper: The main culprit is ......

After writing these four words, his expression was already a little terrifying. His hands trembled so much that the ink on his pen shook off a lot. I don't know how long it took him to put down his pen and continue to write on the white paper as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Accomplice: Captain Li Dangdang of Zhengguo Yi of Team A...... Liu Sansheng, the deputy captain of the team, and Qiu Xiaoshu, the chief of the team......

A long list of names, twenty-five.