Outside Danyang City, there is a wild valley in the east, which is mostly a place for nobles to hunt and play. When Tuoba Yan was not a khan, he liked to take his companion and go to the wild valley to play. To the west, slaves gathered. Qin Luo, as Xiang Qiang's official now, actually went to the place where the slaves lived, which had to make Ye Le Yi think more.

However, there was no way, Qin Luo had to go to Stone Mountain. Because Blacksmith Sun also lived in the west, the small cave where the message was transmitted was more convenient for Blacksmith Sun.

"Are you okay?" Two or three days after the incident, Qin Luo finally couldn't help it and went to the cave to meet the blacksmith Sun.

Fortunately, blacksmith Sun went to the appointment as scheduled, Qin Luo looked him up and down, and found that he looked fine, and he was not injured, and it didn't look like he was tortured.

Blacksmith Sun understood what Qin Luo was worried about, and he said, "No one of them came to ask me, I was originally a blacksmith shop, and I had nothing to do with the ranch. ”

"That's very good. I've been worried about you, I'm afraid something will happen to you. Qin Luo can finally let go of his hanging heart.

Blacksmith Sun Dao: "I'm more worried about you, I heard that the second prince asked you, you are not suspected." ”

"I didn't set the fire in the first place, and my slave testified for me, and I stayed in my tent that night."

Blacksmith Sun was still very worried about Qin Luo, and he advised: "I see that the second prince seems to be targeting you, and he already has doubts about you. During this time, you have to be careful. ”

Qin Luo had already discovered that the second prince was suspicious of himself. He nodded, "Tuoba Ling is too clever and cautious. This man is more difficult to deal with than Tuoba Yan, and is our biggest opponent. In fact, he never trusted me, and I have to say, he guessed right. ”

"It's all my fault, I'm too impulsive, a fire, and let my compatriots on the steppe suffer." Blacksmith Sun felt deeply guilty and blamed himself, "I should listen to you, slowly." ”

Qin Luo also heard that this time the khan conducted a thorough investigation of the Chu people in the Golden Palace and the pasture, and some people could not prove it for themselves, so they were dragged into prison and tortured and interrogated.

Of course, Qin Luo also heard that the war horse was frightened because of the fire, and he didn't like to eat recently. This made Sandan and Alem anxious, but they couldn't do anything about it.

"Xiang Qiang's losses are also very large, and you have made a contribution to Da Chu." Qin Luo comforted.

"It's a pity that the forage place is too far away from the stables, otherwise a few horses would have been burned." Blacksmith Sun was still not satisfied.

"Uncle Sun, let's not meet each other during this time, just use a note to pass on information." Qin Luo knew that his every move had been targeted by the second prince. He ventured to come today to see if the blacksmith Sun had been arrested.

Blacksmith Sun understood Qin Luo's situation, and he repeatedly admonished: "You have to be careful, even if you can't detect anything, don't worry, protecting yourself is the most important thing." ”

Qin Luo smiled, when Blacksmith Sun wanted to poison the war horse, he didn't say that.

After separating from Blacksmith Sun, Qin Luo once again ran into Yele Kedun. But he didn't know that this time it was not a chance encounter, but Ye Leyi waited here for three or four days, and finally caught Qin Luo.

"Lord Qin, meet again." Ye Leyi took the initiative to greet this time.

Qin Luo was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted slightly, "Yele Kedun." ”

Why did "Ye Letian" come to Shishan again? Qin Luo's mind was spinning rapidly, he always felt that it was an accident to meet once, and it was a little strange to meet twice.

"Why are you here?" Yereyi was the first to ask.

Unexpectedly, "Ye Letian" suddenly asked, Qin Luo's heart was like lightning, and he immediately replied: "I am familiar with Uncle Sandan, I heard that his ranch was caught in a fire, so I came to see him." ”

Qin Luo said this without any doubts. Because the quarry, the racecourse, and the cave where the message was preached were all in the stone mountain. Ye Leyi only saw Qin Luo in Shishan, and did not know the specific location where he went.

"Last time, Lord Qin also came to visit a friend?" Yeleyi asked casually.

Qin Luo's heart tightened, and he said quietly on his face: "There was something wrong last time. General Zuo's horses are not fat, and I want to find a master horse breeder, so I came over to help General Zuo ask Uncle Sandan. ”

"It turns out that you introduced Sang Dan to General Zuo." Ye Leyi saw Qin Luo's answer without thinking or hesitating, and no longer doubted this statement. It seems that Qin Luo is not only not the one who set the fire, but is also helping Alam to solve the problem.

"Exactly." Qin Luo struck a blow back and asked, "Ye Letian", "But today, another person came out to relax?" ”

"Last time, Lord Qin reminded me that one person is indeed too dangerous. My slave girls are waiting for me at the bottom of the hillside. "Of course, Ye Leyi will be fully prepared and will not give Qin Luo any handle.

Qin Luo looked back, and sure enough, there was a group of women faintly at the foot of the mountain. They were laughing and playing by the river, not paying any attention to what was going on here. Qin Luo guessed that it was estimated that "Ye Letian" would be bored, so he would go to the hillside to take a turn.

Ye Leyi and Qin Luo were walking and chatting on the grass, and Ye Leyi asked, "I heard that the Khan is preparing for a big war, why didn't you see Lord Qin go to the Golden Palace to discuss matters?" ”

Qin Luo was slightly embarrassed when he heard this, "After all, I am from Chu, so I will not participate in this battle." ”

"It's me who is abrupt." Ye Leyi hurriedly apologized, in fact, she asked this on purpose just now. She thought to herself, no wonder the second prince would personally inquire about Qin Luo, and sure enough, Qin Luo was excluded and suspicious by the second prince.

"Where's the talk?" Qin Luo said lightly.

Qin Luo's appearance of honor and disgrace made Ye Leyi really admire. If Yeleyi was slandered for no reason, she would probably beat up those who doubted her.

Qin Luo and Ye Leyi walked slowly down the hill, and Saren saw that Kedun was coming, so he hurriedly ran forward. Qin Luo stopped and said to "Ye Letian", "Ke Dun, I'm leaving." ”

"Lord Qin, walk slowly."

Saren came over to support Ye Leyi, and looked at Qin Luo's back with a little curiosity, "This is Lord Qin?" ”

"yes." Yereyi asked, "You haven't seen it?" ”

"How could the slave have seen Lord Qin?" Saren had always been Yeletian's personal servant before, and most of the time he followed the eldest lady. Even on the day Ye Le poured out his wedding, Qin Luo was mixed in the crowd, and Saren couldn't tell who was who.

When Saren saw Qin Luo for the first time, he saw that he was tall, calm, and had a gentle temperament. Sure enough, it is the opposite of other reckless men on the grassland. Even compared to the slaves of the Central Plains who were captured, it was different. Sa Rensi looked at Qin Luo's back thoughtfully, it turned out that the wise man who sang on the grassland looked like this.

Ye Leyi also looked at Qin Luo's departing figure and said, "Looking at his expression, the fire should not have been set by him." I'm really curious, who is Nanchu's intermediary. ”

Saren retracted his thoughts and preached, "The Khan has been investigating for so many days, but there is still no result. Later, the Khan released all the people he had captured. I don't think I can find out. ”

Qingyun mixed into the middle of Southern Chu, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse for Chishui. Yereyi thought about it, even if the Khan gave up the investigation, she had to find out who this person was, otherwise she would feel uneasy.

Yeleyi instructed: "Saren, you can help me find another person." ”

"Who?" Saren asked.

"Sandan." Ye Leyi felt that this Sang Dan must be a key person, even if he was not an intermediary.

A fire, although the horses were not burned, but they were also frightened. In addition, the wild alfalfa was burned, and those war horses in the Black Rock Department did not like to eat, and they were losing weight day by day.

"I can't go on like this, I finally grew some fat, and now it's over again." Alem said worriedly.

In this regard, Uncle Sandan could not do anything.

Just when the two of them were at a loss, they suddenly saw a group of people coming from a distance. Alemding saw that the khan had actually come.

Because of the fire, the pastures in Shishan could no longer raise horses, and Alam had already transferred all the horses to the barracks, and even brought Sandan, to the barracks to eat and live.

Tuoba Yan often came to inspect the barracks, and today he remembered that his war horse was damaged, so he came by the way to take a look.

"The Khan is here!" Alem hurriedly picked up Sandan, and the two of them ran out to greet him.

"The Khan is here?" Uncle Sandan was nervous, he had never seen a khan before.

However, when Tuoba Yan dismounted and met Uncle Sandan, Uncle Sandan was taken aback, "You, you're not...... That, the person who often comes to see Qin Luo? ”

Tuoba Yan was also slightly stunned, he looked at Uncle Sang Dan, and remembered for a long time before he remembered, "Oh, you are the uncle who took care of Qin Luo." ”

"It's me, it's me." Uncle Sandan felt weak for a while, he never dreamed that he had seen Khan a long time ago.

Alem introduced: "Uncle Sandan is the master in charge of raising horses, and he was introduced to me by Qin Luo. ”

"I see." Tuoba Yan thought to himself, that arson incident, Qin Luo didn't suspect it. Otherwise, why would he introduce Sandan to Alem.

"How is the War Horse now?" Tuoba Yan asked Sandan, while following Alam to check the war horse.

Only then did Sandan know that these horses were not General Zuo's, but were to be used by the Khan to go on the expedition. He said even more guiltily: "Khan, I have a burden. Now these horses do not like to eat ordinary forage, and they are getting thinner and thinner, and I am afraid that they will not be able to go to war. ”

Sandan's words made the hearts of the people here tremble, and Alepmu cautiously raised his eyes to look at Tuoba Yan's expression, and Tuoba Yan frowned, and was silent for a long time before asking, "Is there no way?" ”

"Unless...... Feed the horses with corn. Uncle Sandan said.

"Where do we have so much corn?" Tuoba Ling, who followed behind Tuoba Yan, asked rhetorically.

"This ...... In fact, it doesn't take much, feed for a month, and you're good to go. ”

Tuoba Yan looked at Sang Dan suspiciously, "You only need to feed it for a month?" ”

"yes." Sandan brought a horse, patted it on the back, and explained to the Khan and the rest, "Look, Khan, although the spine and ribs can be seen, you can see that its parts have grown some flesh. This shows that there are already three or four percent of fat, and another month of corn, although it can't be full, but it's still okay to grow seven or eight percent. ”

"Seventy or eighty, can you march and fight, can you withstand a long journey?" Tuoba asked.

"It works." Sang Dan said confidently.

Tuoba Yan turned his head and asked the second prince: "Second brother, how much corn is there in the granary?" ”

"Corn fed for a month, there is still some." Tuoba Ling was also a little shaken, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. If there were no war horses, no matter how good their battle plan was, it would be just on paper.

"Then feed the horses with millet." Tuoba Yan finally clapped his hands and said, "Uncle Sandan, Alemu, you have worked hard during this time, keep an eye on me." ”

"Don't worry, Khan, I won't let the villains do evil again." Alem pulled all the horses back to the camp and sent heavy troops to guard them. He didn't believe that the arsonist could still infiltrate the army and repeat the trick?