The corners of Qu Manbao's eyes twitched, and his lips opened, but he couldn't speak.

"The eldest prince, the general has left the northwest, and the entire northwest is now up to you." Dao Sheng said solemnly: "Dare to ask the eldest prince, do the hundreds of soldiers and horses stationed in Tongguan obey the transfer of the eldest prince on weekdays?" ”

Qu Manbao frowned and said: "You know better than me, Tongguan is the barrier of my northwest, my father said, as long as Tongguan is in hand, the northwest is also in our hands, if one day Tongguan is not under our control, then the northwest will be in danger." Because of this, the soldiers and horses stationed in Tongguan are his father's henchmen, and Xue Ren, who guards the pass, was once accepted by his father as a righteous son, and no one can mobilize the guards of Tongguan except his father. ”

"So if the eldest prince wants that letter to work, he must hold Tongguan in his hand." Dao Sheng said in a low voice: "The eldest prince has raised three hundred warriors under his hands, these people are desperate for the eldest prince, for the eldest prince, it is necessary to go to the soup and fight the fire, and to raise soldiers for a thousand days, and this batch of warriors has also come to serve the eldest prince." ”

Qu Manbao said: "You mean, use these three hundred warriors to exchange for the guards of Tongguan?" ”

"Exactly." Dao Sheng said: "As long as Tongguan is in Xue Ren's hands, the general and the little prince can enter and exit the pass freely, and only by letting the defenders of Tongguan be replaced by his own people, can the eldest prince completely control the northwest." ”

Qu Manbao was a little uneasy and said, "Dao Sheng, is this ..... Too much? For more than ten years, the Tongguan guards have always had the final say from their fathers, and now they ..... Now I'm suddenly going to change the guards, father..... My father must have been dissatisfied with me, but it backfired at that time. ”

"The eldest prince, in fact, in the eyes of his subordinates, the general is a far-sighted person." Dao Sheng said: "The heir he wants to choose must be a peerless hero who can take charge on his own." Although the eldest prince is both civil and military, there has not been much war in the northwest in recent years, and there are not many opportunities for the eldest prince to show his talents, because in the eyes of the general, the eldest prince may not be able to take charge alone. But this time, if the eldest prince is resolute, adjusts the defense of Tongguan, and makes decisions for the concubines and aunts in the house, in the eyes of the general, it may not be a bad thing. ”

Qu Manbao walked over and sat down on the chair, reached out to take the flask, and poured it again.

"If the eldest prince thinks that his subordinates say too much, the subordinates will ask the eldest prince for guilt." Dao Sheng sighed: "The subordinates can't sleep at night for the past two nights, just for the future of the eldest son, in the final analysis, it is also for myself, if the eldest prince can rise to the top, the subordinates will naturally be able to touch the light of the eldest son, otherwise ......, the subordinates bluntly said that these words are detrimental to the brotherhood of the eldest prince and the younger son, and they really shouldn't be confessed to the eldest prince." ”

Qu Manbao also sighed and said: "Daosheng, I don't understand what you said, Mr. Storyteller has told so many stories, for the sake of power, don't say brothers, there is no mercy between father and son." After a slight pause, he said: "Now that I think about it, Man Ying seems to have really gotten very close to his father in recent years. ”

Dao Sheng walked over, picked up the iron tongs, picked up the fire, and let the fire burn more vigorously, and then said: "The eldest prince controls the northwest, so that the general will have to hand over the inheritance to you at that time, which becomes active, and it is much safer than waiting for the general to make a decision." ”

"Say, what else do you have to do besides Tongguan?"

"Gather the surrounding officials as soon as possible." Dao Sheng said in a low voice: "Look at the tone of these people, see if they are willing to be loyal to you, if they show loyalty to you, the eldest prince can naturally entrust him with important tasks, otherwise he will .....!" ”

"I see." Qu Manbao's eyes became cold: "Control the northwest, when the time comes, force my father to exile Manying, and then send assassins to attack, as long as Manying is gone, the heir of the Qu family will only be me." ”

Dao Sheng arched his hand and said: "The eldest prince has a bright future, and he will definitely become a generation of heroes!" ”

"Dao Sheng, you can draw up a notice for me now." Qu Manbao said: "Hoard all the grain in the Xianyang grain store, and tell those people that the war ahead is tight, and now all the grain and grass will be disposed of by the public, and when the army conquers Luoyang, it will be repaid." In addition, I sent letters to the surrounding officials, ordering them to leave for Xianyang immediately, and I have important matters to discuss with them. ”

Daosheng Zhengse said: "My subordinates will do it." He asked again: "The eldest prince, that Tongguan....?" ”

"My three hundred warriors will set off immediately and go to change the guard." Qu Manbao said: "Let Du Yandao be the general.....!" ”

"The eldest prince, just let Du Yandao go, Xue Ren may not hand over Tongguan to him." Dao Sheng shook his head and said: "That Xue Ren is arrogant, and in the entire Northwest Army, there are not many people in his eyes. ”

"Does he dare to obey my orders?"

"The eldest prince's order, he naturally didn't dare not disobey." Dao Sheng said with a smile: "It's just that Du Yandao goes, Xue Ren may not give Du Yandao face." ”

Qu Manbao frowned and said, "Do you want me to go to Tongguan in person?" ”

"If the eldest prince goes, this matter will be done." Dao Sheng Zhengse said: "No matter how bold Du Yandao is, he doesn't dare to disobey in front of the eldest prince." ”

Qu Manbao said with some reluctance: "It will take several days to go to Tongguan from here, and the weather is cold, I ......!" ”

"Only when you suffer hardship can you become a master." Dao Sheng said: "As long as Tongguan is controlled, the eldest prince will have peace of mind." ”

Qu Manbao thought for a moment before saying, "Let me think about it." Picked up the wine jug and poured a sip, groaned slightly, and then said: "Okay, Xue Ren's temper, I also know that Du Yandao may not be able to deal with him, I will lead three hundred warriors to go tomorrow, and the guards of Tongguan will be replaced, Du Yandao is loyal to me, and he is guarding Tongguan, foolproof." A little worried: "I leave Xianyang, there shouldn't be any problems here, right?" ”

"Don't worry, the whole northwest, who doesn't know that it is the world of the Qu family." Dao Sheng said with a smile: "Those forces that are against the imperial court have already been uprooted, and it only takes a few days for the eldest prince to go back and forth, and no one can make big waves." ”

Qu Manbao nodded slightly, and said: "That's right, who dares to spread wilderness in the northwest." When he picked up the wine jug, it was already empty, and said with a smile: "Daosheng, go and get the wine, accompany me to drink." ”

Early the next morning, notices were posted in the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, ordering all grain stores to pay all the grain in stock within two days.

A notice immediately caused a commotion in Xianyang City.

The Northwest Army is out of battle, the people of Xianyang naturally know, and many people also know in their hearts that the Qu family father and son have collected a lot of taxes in the northwest over the years, before the Qinhuai War, the Qu family father and son claimed to relieve the worries of the court and collect taxes everywhere in the northwest, the people in the northwest are naturally miserable, even those gentry and strong people are also complaining, but the Qu family is under the banner of the court, no one dares to disobey, but the taxes really paid to the court are less than thirty percent, and almost all of the rest fall into the pocket of the Qu family.

The Qu family set aside a large area in Xianyang City and built a granary, and now the granary is almost full, in Qu Yuangu's words, if Xianyang City is besieged one day, even if it takes three years and five years, Xianyang City will not worry about food.

People know that the Qu family has a lot of money and grain in their hands, this time the Northwest Army entered the customs, Qu Yuangu did not make a big move to raise food everywhere, many people still feel that Qu Yuangu has done a good thing, but this is only a short time, the notice is coming down, this time it is not just for people to pay for food, look at the meaning, it is to hand over all the grain, people are indignant, the first day there are really few people who take the initiative to pay food.

The notice was issued, but Qu Manbao had already taken the three hundred warriors he had cultivated for many years to Tongguan, but there was no need for Qu Manbao to do this kind of thing in person, and the officials below would collect grain from various grain stores.

As the sun sets, Qu Manbao rides on the back of a sturdy horse, this horse is an authentic purebred northwest horse, under the sunset, the brown sideburns are supple and abnormal, and Qu Manbao in black armor is equipped with this horse, but it is also very heroic.

Behind him were three hundred warriors, all of whom were in fine armor, holding spears and swords at their waists.

According to Qu Manbao, the three hundred warriors under him are authentic Northwest warriors, each of whom plays the role of one as ten, even if he encounters thousands of troops, the three hundred warriors can kill the opponent without leaving a piece of armor.

The three hundred warriors under the sunset are indeed iron horses, and they are murderous.

"Son, there is a hillside ahead, it's getting late, we can camp on the edge of the hillside." A gray armor general approached, "The Humble General remembers that there is a water source near the hillside, which is just right for camping. ”

Qu Manbao saw that it was getting late, and he really had no plans to travel overnight, so he nodded and said, "Du Yandao, you take people to prepare the camp first, and you will rest here tonight, and then leave early tomorrow morning." ”

The gray armor will be said to be.

Du Yandao knew that the purpose of this trip was to change the guards of Tongguan, and he wondered why the eldest prince had such a decision, but as the guard under the eldest prince, what the master said was what he said, he understood a truth, if a person asks less, then he will live longer, the eldest prince has a capricious temperament, maybe he will be annoyed by any accident, in this case, it is better to ask less.

And going to Tongguan this time is not a bad thing for him.

After changing the guard, he is the guard of Tongguan, then he has the real power, although he is a cronie of the eldest prince over the years, but he has not been useful, and finally has the opportunity to do something, Du Yandao is still very happy in his heart.

Du Yandao is not a mediocre talent, but also a fierce general who came out of the pile of dead, the marching formation is not very clever, but it is not weak, only 300 soldiers, it is really a piece of cake to command them.

Before dark, the team set up a tent on the side of the hillside, but in fact, there were only three tents actually set up, after all, it was light and simple, and there were not too many tools to slack off.

When the eldest prince goes out, he not only has to live in a camp tent, but also eats and drinks, and the eldest prince will take a bath every day, so each cavalryman must bring a few more water bags in addition to carrying them, and get together to provide bath water for the eldest prince when the time comes.