Xuanyuan Po naturally did not doubt what Qi Ning said, although he was extremely sad about the death of Ximen Wuxi, but in his heart, he quickly thought that once Ximen Wuxian left, the Shenhou Mansion would have no leader, and the various factions in the rivers and lakes were likely to be turbulent because of this.

Now that the Chu army is going north to attack the Han Dynasty, the attention of the imperial court is in the north, and it is difficult to take into account the forces of the rivers and lakes, and the responsibility of the Shenhou Mansion is to be optimistic about the various factions in the rivers and lakes for the imperial court.

He knew very well in his heart that for many years, the various parties in the rivers and lakes had been submissive to the Shenhou Mansion, and it was nothing more than because of the existence of Ximen without a trace.

Once the news of Simon's death spread, it was easy to be in trouble, and he pondered for a while, and finally asked: "Guogong, the god marquis has passed away, how many people still know about this matter?" ”

"Shenhou passed away on the Great Snow Mountain, and I carried his body down the mountain and handed it over to Hongmen Dao." Qi Ning said: "Hongmen Dao returned to Beijing with the body of the Divine Marquis, and he will definitely keep it a strict secret, but ..... At that time, some people in the temple of the sun saw it, and I am afraid that they would spread it privately. ”

"Fifth junior brother?" Xuanyuan was stunned: "The fifth junior brother also went to the Great Snow Mountain?" ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, and said solemnly: "The Sun-Chasing Temple was burned down by the Sect Master, and the Sun-Chasing Dharma King was also killed by the Black Lotus Sect Master. ”

Xuanyuan broke and said, "The King of the Sun is dead? "I was amazed.

Qi Ning said: "I was able to survive, but I actually lost it to the sect leader. When the Dharma King killed the gods and wanted to attack me, fortunately, the sect leader appeared, and I escaped death. ”

"I see." Xuanyuan Po thought thoughtfully: "The Ancient Elephant Kingdom and my Great Chu rarely have contact, and the news between them is blocked, even if they know that the Divine Marquis has passed away, this news will not quickly spread to the Central Plains." And even if the news comes, the Central Plains Wulin may not really believe the news of those lamas, as long as the imperial court conceals the news of the death of the Shenhou, and the various factions in the rivers and lakes have no conclusive evidence, they dare not be sure that the Shenhou has left. Wei Yi pondered, and then continued: "It is imperative that the Shenhou Mansion deal with it well, this matter cannot be concealed forever, if it is really known by the forces of the rivers and lakes that the Shenhou has passed away, the Shenhou Mansion must have a perfect way to deal with it." ”

Qi Ning said: "That's exactly how it should be. ”

"Guogong, it seems that I have to rush back to the capital as soon as possible." Xuanyuan broke the right color road.

Qi Ning said: "I have been away from the northwest for several months, and I don't know what the situation is now. I arrived in Chengdu first, and asked Wei Shutong about the situation, and then we will divide our troops into two routes, you rush back to the capital as soon as possible, and I will turn back to the northwest. After thinking for a while, he said: "Yin Wuji and Arnau are leaving, but Xiang Gang needs careful treatment, so if it is convenient for you to secretly bring Uncle Xiang back to Beijing, I will write a letter, and you will take the letter and Uncle Xiang to the capital and hand it over to my house." ”

Xuanyuan said: "The prince of the country instructs, and he should do it." Then he asked, "Prince, ..... Fluttershy?" ”

"Fluttershy wants to follow me to the Northwest, so come with me." Qi Ning said: "By my side, it will be fine." ”

Xuanyuan Po nodded, thinking that Ximen had passed away without a trace, and his heart was gloomy again, but his joy and anger were invisible, although he was sad in his heart, he didn't show it too much in front of people.

That night, Arnau finally left with Yin Wuji, Xuanyuan Po hired a coachman in the town, and Anao accompanied Yin Wuji to leave in the car, Qi Ning knew that this time he parted, and he didn't know when he would be able to meet in the future, so he could only let the two of them go to the capital, although they went to find themselves.

Bidding farewell to Yin Wuji and Arnau, Qi Ning and the others did not delay, and took advantage of the car to go to Chengdu overnight.

On this road, Xuanyuan Po and Qi Ning took turns driving, day and night, and in less than three days, they had already arrived at Chengdu Fucheng, and before entering the city, Xiang Baiying immediately asked Baiying not to take him to the official mansion.

Qi Ning knew that Xiang Baiying walked the rivers and lakes, but in fact, he didn't have a great impression of the government, and it was natural not to interact with the government, so after entering the city, he didn't go directly to the Assassin's Mansion, but first found an inn, and after arranging for Xiang Baiying and Fluttershy, he went to the Assassin's Mansion with Xuanyuan Po.

He was already very familiar with the Assassin's Mansion, Wei Shutong learned of Qi Ning's arrival, hurriedly went out to greet him, and was a little surprised to see Qi Ning and Xuanyuan Po together, and led the two into the hall, only then did he feel relieved and said: "God bless, the country is safe and sound, this is really good." He took out a secret letter from his sleeve and said in a low voice: "When the prince disappeared for a long time, the emperor sent someone to send a secret decree a month ago, ordering the subordinate officials to accumulate grain in Hanzhong, and once there is a change in the northwest, they will respond at any time. Presenting the secret letter, Qi Ning took it and glanced at it a few times, it was indeed the emperor's secret decree.

The content of the secret decree is also as Wei Shutong said, the secret order Wei Shutong mobilized soldiers and horses to gather in Hanzhong, and even hoarded grain in Hanzhong, which was naturally worried that after Qi Ning's disappearance, there would be changes in the northwest, so be prepared, once there is turmoil in the northwest, the soldiers and horses gathered in Hanzhong can go to the northwest to provide assistance through the Qinling Mountains at any time.

"Xiaguan has already hoarded enough grain in Hanzhong, and has been ordered by the military department to mobilize soldiers and horses to garrison Hanzhong." Wei Shutong said: "Where has Guogong gone for a while?" It really made the emperor die in a hurry. ”

Qi Ning knew that after his disappearance in the northwest, Duan Canghai would be able to hide it for ten days and a half months, but after a long time, even Duan Canghai would not dare to continue to hide it, it must be an urgent report to the imperial court, and after the little emperor learned of this, he would definitely make arrangements quickly.

"What is the situation in the Northwest right now?" Qi Ning is only worried about the serious consequences in the northwest because of his disappearance, and he is extremely concerned about the current situation in the northwest.

Wei Shutong said: "Guogong don't worry, now the northwest is General Duan Canghai Duan is guarding, in order to make a foolish plan, the imperial court will Hanzhong Taishou Banyun directly transferred to the northwest to assist General Duan, in addition, dozens of officials from the imperial court were quickly dispatched to the northwest to take up their posts, fortunately, the dispatch was appropriate, and there was no big chaos in the northwest." ”

Qi Ning relieved his heart, he knew that Hanzhong Taishou Ban Yun was a capable person who could conquer the horse and govern the people on the horse, and with Ban Yun to assist Duan Canghai, plus the officials appointed by the imperial court, it was at least enough to control the situation in the northwest.

"Lord Wei, how is the battle on the front line?" Xuanyuan Po asked on the side, "Where did the Qin Huai Legion go?" ”

Wei Shutong said: "The Qinhuai army has conquered the three counties of the Northern Han Dynasty, the garrison is in Dingtao, and the land north of Huaishui is already under the control of my Great Chu, but it is .....!" After a slight pause, he continued: "However, Huaishui has been cut off, and logistics can no longer keep up, and General Yue can only use war to support the war now. ”

Qi Ning's heart sank, and he asked anxiously, "What is the situation?" ”

Wei Shutong said: "Xia Guan doesn't fully understand the specific situation, and the information he got is quite strange. Guogong, originally my Great Chu went north to attack the Han and allied with the Qi army, but for some reason, I got the news that Linzi of Qi was broken by our army, but the prince of Eastern Qi escaped with people, they wanted to escape from the sea, and were intercepted by our East China Sea Division, but Shen Tuluo's Dongqi Water Division defeated our East China Sea Division, and the East China Sea Division lost more than ten warships, and almost ......wiped out the whole army. ”

"The defeat of the East China Sea Division?" Qi Ning was surprised.

Wei Shutong said: "When the Qinhuai army went north, a strange soldier took advantage of the Qi soldiers and horses to attack Puyang in the Northern Han Dynasty, and killed the Qi country, and the East China Sea Division cooperated with the blockade of the waterway, the Qi country was empty, and was caught off guard, Linzi fell, before our army entered the Eastern Qi Palace, the Eastern Qi people had already burned the palace with a fire, and found the body of the Eastern Qi monarch afterwards, but the prince of the Eastern Qi took people to escape from the chaos. Sigh: "Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Eastern Qi Dynasty can't come back to help, Maling Mountain is also under our control, they have defeated Puyang, and now they are defending Puyang, it is said that the Prime Minister of the Eastern Qi State Ling Huxu is now leading troops in Puyang to hold on." After Shentura defeated our East China Sea Division, he has been controlling the waters, and the imperial court is trying to find a way to deal with Shentuluo's naval army. ”

Qi Ning knew that the strange strategy set at the beginning was aimed at attacking Eastern Qi and the Northwest, and the Northwest was a smooth and successful way, but there was obviously a problem with the plan for Eastern Qi.

Although the Chu army captured the capital of the Eastern Qi State, it did not completely defeat the Eastern Qi people, the main force of the Qi State defeated Puyang, and the Shentu Luo naval army actually defeated the East China Sea Division, that is to say, the land and water armies of the Eastern Qi people still did not rout, and more importantly, the Eastern Qi prince Duan Shao did not die, which gave the Eastern Qi people hope for the restoration of the country.

"If Duan Shao doesn't die, the people of Eastern Qi won't succumb so easily." Xuanyuan Po frowned and said: "The State of Qi has two states, Qingxu and Xu, and only Linzi has been defeated, but it cannot completely control the people of Eastern Qi, as long as Duan Shao does not die for a day, the people of Qi will definitely bring us trouble." ”

"However, the imperial court has ordered the people on both sides of the Huai River to evacuate." Wei Shutong sighed: "It's a reenactment after the Qinhuai War, in order to clear the wilderness and prevent Shen Tuluo from replenishing supplies." Shentuluo only has a naval army cruising on the sea, there is no logistical supply, and the grain needs to be plundered ashore, as long as he has no food to take, he will naturally be defeated at that time. After hesitating for a moment, he said softly: "According to the battle report that came, the Marquis of Wuxiang ..... It seems that he also died in the fire of the Dongqi Imperial Palace! ”

Qi Ning's heart sank, and he lost his voice: "Su Zhen..... He's dead? ”

At the beginning, Su Zixuan was given to marry the prince of Dongqi, Su Zhen personally sent her daughter to Dongqi, and since then she has been stranded in Dongqi and has not returned to China, and the news is that Dongqi has been hospitable to this Wuxiang Marquis, Su Zhen is not a capable minister in Chu, and few people are too concerned about staying in Dongqi, and I didn't expect to die in Dongqi this time.

Although Qi Ning had a bad impression of Su Zhen, he felt a little relieved when he thought that this person died in a foreign country.

He suddenly thought that Su Zhen had not returned for a long time, could it be that the people of Eastern Qi took him as a hostage? The Chu army attacked Linzi, naturally they didn't care about Su Zhen's life and death, and Linzi was broken, and the people of Eastern Qi naturally hated the State of Chu, and burned Su Zhen to death in the palace fire, which was naturally a kind of revenge for the people of Eastern Qi, but I don't know if Su Zixuan is alive or dead now?