In the front hall of the North Protector's Mansion, Gao Hongyi came to his father Gao Yuanhe and told him that when he was hunting in the hunting ground in the afternoon, his subordinates found a group of soldiers from the West Protectorate sneakily checking the mountain road.

"It seems that this Ma Tangfeng went to the hunting ground to hunt, and he sent his subordinates to investigate the mountain road, which is true!" Gao Yuanhe pondered.

"Yi'er, what do you think about this matter?" Gao Yuanhe said with a mysterious face, he suddenly wanted to test this adopted son.

Gao Hongyi said calmly: "In Erchen's opinion, it is strange for Ma Tangfeng to send people to investigate the mountain road. ”

"Oh? What's weird? ”

"Father, you also know that this hunting ground mountain road is a hidden road that leads directly to the east gate of the north moat, although it is not a secret in our eyes, but outsiders cannot easily know about it. It must not be a coincidence that Nama Tangfeng came to Beihu for the first time, so he knew about this road so quickly, and sent someone to check it under the pretense of hunting. ”

"You mean someone told him secretly? However, he knows what the use of this road is, does he want to send troops from here to fight us! ”

"Maybe! But it shouldn't be now, maybe it's for the future! Gao Hongyi thought for a while.

Hearing Gao Hongyi say this, Gao Yuanhe was relieved: "Child, you're right! Ma Tangfeng, the old fox, does have this plan, and his father has already mastered some information, and it is certain that he came to Beihu on this trip to congratulate me on being canonized as the general of Beihu, which is fake! Take the opportunity to meet and ask for the adult's fake! If you want to visit Hokugo, it's even more fake! Ma Tangfeng's real purpose is to take advantage of the fact that his father has just been promoted to the general of the Northern Protector and the foundation is not stable, to investigate our hypocrisy, to win over those city lords who are not loyal enough, and then to eliminate the Gao family and then unify the northwest.

He kept everything in the dark and didn't know anything? Hum! I know that! Let him come, I want to see how many catties and taels of the rabble in the Xihu Mansion dare to come to us to spread wild! Gao Yuanhe's face showed endless contempt and domineering when he spoke.

And Gao Hongyi has been listening carefully to his father's words beside him, and he secretly thinks in his heart that his father said that Ma Tangfeng is an old fox, but his father is also unfathomable. But the father seemed to ignore a situation, so he couldn't help but say: "Father, with the cunning of the horse hall, I'm afraid it won't be so obvious to attack us, right!?" ”

Gao Yuanhe looked at his adopted son with interest, as if he was a father of course he knew, but he wanted to hear what you had to say!

At this time, it was already dark, but the room was already lit. Gao Hongyi noticed his father's gaze, and he continued: "Although the two prefectures in the northwest are both under the rule of the Southwest Road Recruitment Division of the Jin Kingdom, because they are far away from the Jinxia border, and the environment is vast and sparsely populated, the Jin Kingdom has been negligent in management.

But this does not mean that Jin Guo does not care about this place, otherwise Jin Guo would not have set up two provinces in the northwest. The Jin State actually used the two northwestern provinces as a buffer ground for its war with the Western Xia Kingdom, because once the Western Xia Kingdom wanted to attack the Jin Kingdom, the two northwestern provinces would bear the brunt. With the two northwestern provinces, the Jin State could not only avoid direct war with the Western Xia, but also eliminate the taboo of sending troops to guard the border and scatter the troops.

In this way, the various recruitment divisions of the Jin Kingdom can gather their forces in one place, and once there is an invading enemy on the border, they can attack with all their strength, and they will be defeated with one blow! This is also the reason why over the years, the Western Xia Kingdom has repeatedly violated the border and been defeated repeatedly. Now my father has just been canonized as the general of the Northern Protector by the Jin State, and the Jin State has specially sent a recruiting envoy to reward my father, but if Ma Tangfeng is so obvious to lead troops to attack us, wouldn't it be tantamount to rebelling against the Jin State and openly making enemies of the Jin State? Ma Tangfeng shouldn't be so stupid! ”

Gao Yuanhe nodded, looked at Gao Hongyi with an appreciative gaze, "Yi'er, you are only right about one thing, do you know why the Jin Kingdom did not directly place the Northwest Mansion, but preferred to place the Northwest Protectorate?" ”

Gao Hongyi pondered for a while and replied, "Please also ask my father to show me!" ”

Gao Yuanhe said in a deep voice, "The two protectorates in the northwest of the Jin Kingdom are actually a kind of balance, so that the two families can restrain each other, but no one can eliminate anyone. Because the strength of any one house is like a small ant in front of the powerful Jin State, which can be easily strangled to death. However, if the two provinces are united, their strength is not much different from that of the Recruiting Division, not only will this balance be broken, but once the commander has two hearts, the buffer land will immediately become a dangerous place, and at that time, the Recruitment Division will not only have nothing to do, but will also bring big trouble to the Jin State.

This is also the reason why the Jin Kingdom did not directly place the Northwest One Mansion, but placed the Northwest Two Protectorates. Now that the Jin Kingdom has specially sent a recruiting envoy to come to reward him as his father, it not only shows that the Jin Kingdom attaches great importance to the Northern Protectorate, but also wants to put some pressure on the two Northwest Protectorates, and warns us not to break this balance with our own efforts.

Presumably, Ma Tangfeng can also see the main purpose of recruiting envoys to come here, so he will definitely not openly come to attack us. ”

"But Ma Tangfeng's ambition will not be dispelled because of this, he must be thinking of not only annexing us, but also allowing Jin Guo to take his helpless way." Gao Hongyi said solemnly.

"Yes, that's what my father has always been worried about." Gao Yuanhe said with a sad face, "Fortunately, my father already knows what Ma Tangfeng will do!" ”

"Ah, what will Ma Tangfeng do to us?" Gao Hongyi asked nervously.

"Break through the inside, let us kill each other!" Gao Yuanhe said sinisterly, "Ma Tangfeng will definitely make our northern protection a mess and completely become a borderless land, and when that time comes, he will lead his troops to unify the northern protection and completely unify the northwest." And at this time, Jin Guo could only acquiesce to the fact that his family was dominant. ”

"What's next for my father?"

Gao Yuanhe smiled bitterly: "I haven't thought about it yet." ”

Gao Hongyi looked at his father's sad face, and felt uncomfortable in his heart, he pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Father, I don't know if my son has a plan!" ”

"Oh, to elaborate."

Gao Hongyi walked up to his father and whispered a few words, Gao Yuanhe thought about it and said calmly, "It seems that this is the only way." Li Zhongke is outside! ”

Li Zhong had been guarding outside, and when he heard Gao Yuanhe shouting to himself, he hurriedly came to the house, "General, the last general!" ”

"Li Zhong, you immediately arrange for someone to investigate the general of the secret Ma family, and report it to me immediately after finding out who it is. Remember to be quiet, don't startle the snake! ”

"Yes, General." Li advised him to quit.

After Li Zhong left, Gao Yuanhe looked at Gao Hongyi and asked solemnly, "Yi'er, my father intends to let you be promoted to the commander of the capital and lead the tiger killing camp, do you dare to do it!" ”

"Father, those are all soldiers who have walked through the pile of the dead!"

"What, you're scared?"

"That's not true, the child is only afraid that the father will not be reluctant!" Gao Hongyi replied with a smile.

"Hmph, when General Ben spoke doesn't count!"

Gao Hongyi immediately bowed and said: "Thank you father, my son will live up to his father's trust!" ”

"Haha, this is the good son of my Gao family!"