The days are long, and more than ten days have passed in a flash. Chen Fei and others have just walked out of the Guanzhong area and set foot in the Longxi area, which is still half a distance away from Yumen Pass.

However, some forces in Yumen Pass got the news early and knew that such a "strange man" was coming here.

Although Yumen Pass claims to be a checkpoint, it is actually built on the same scale as a small town. After all, this is the last checkpoint in the west of the Tang Dynasty, and out of here is the vast desert and countless bandits.

Therefore, as the last foothold of the west, many merchants would rest here or recruit thugs. Gradually, Yumen Pass also developed into a more prosperous town in the west.

In addition to the defenders, the most people here are merchants, or so to speak, on the streets of Yumen Pass, there is a 50% chance that the person who hits a brick is a merchant! The density is amazing!

The remaining half of the men were either miscellaneous in the caravan or hired guards.

Here, there are people from the Western Regions or Datang who rushed over from all directions, so it is also a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, if it weren't for the heavy troops stationed here in Datang and the strict control in the pass, I'm afraid the city would have been a mess.

And in Yumen Pass, the highest official is naturally the guard of Yumen Pass - Tang Tai! A middle-aged man in his early forties.

After all, Yumen Pass was not built as a town at the beginning, but as a military bunker, but later more and more merchants passed here, and it was finally expanded into a small town.

Although Chen Fei and the others were still on the way, Tang Tai had already received a secret report from Chang'an.

"Chen Fei came to Yumen Pass? Hum? A hairy boy, why did Your Majesty send him? Tang Tai's grim face was full of disdain.

That's right, disdain, indeed.

He slashed and killed one enemy after another through his great military exploits, and relied on himself to earn one military exploit after another on the battlefield, and reached this position step by step, so he looked down on those who were opportunistic or relied on the shadow of their ancestors from the bottom of his heart.

Obviously, Chen Fei belongs to the "opportunistic" category of people in his eyes, so Tang Tai looks down on such people from the bottom of his heart.

Thunderbolt? Hit Songzhou? Good luck! If it was a real tough battle, Tang Tai believed that he could completely ravage Chen Fei several times!

In fact, it seems that this is really the case, Chen Fei is not good at any tough battles, but when you fight, not everyone is stupid and tough with you, so Tang Tai's idea... It's a bit extreme.

"General Tang doesn't have to be angry, this Chen Fei... Hehe, although I am not in Chang'an, I have heard many legends about him. This person is low-key, but he is very high-profile in his work, unlike those Hun family boys who only rely on their fathers, he still has some ability, but I don't know what His Majesty sent him to Yumen Pass. ”

The middle-aged man who spoke sat upright on the chair, looking much more elegant than Tang Tai, he was the other driver who was responsible for governing Yumen Pass, the second-in-command of Yumen Pass, Wang Quan.

"Humph! I still hope that this Chen Fei has no ability, and the province has extraneous branches! The sect leader should be almost ready, it has reached the final critical juncture, I hope this Chen Fei had better be interesting, and don't come out at a critical moment to make trouble! ”

Wang Quan's heart moved, and he suddenly asked: "My lord, you said that Your Majesty suddenly sent Chen Fei here now, could it be... What do you perceive? ”

"Huh?" Tang Tai raised his eyebrows and directly denied: "Impossible!" This place is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and we are so hidden, how can Your Majesty find out? ”

"Not necessarily." Wang Quan shook his head, touched his beard and said: "Although we are very low-key, and some time ago, the church also attracted the attention of the imperial court through the branch of Bashu, but don't forget, my lord, we are low-key, but those barbarians outside the gate are not low-key!" Their recent moves have been quite large, entering the market disguised as bandits to loot passing merchants, and it is probably because of this that Your Majesty has noticed us here. ”

"Barbarian outside the gate......" Tang Tai frowned and nodded. That's true, these bastards are indeed a little too rampant, and the sect leader is really, why don't you discipline them well? It's okay if the attention of the court is outside the gate, but I'm afraid that if we accidentally expose it here, then there will be a big trouble! ”

Wang Quan also felt a deep headache: "Yes, I think so too, and Chen Fei's guy is not simple, the branch of Bashu was destroyed in his hands last time, who knows what kind of things will happen when he comes here." ”

Tang Tai's eyes froze, and there was a murderous aura in his eyes. "In that case, or... Putting some 'big stuff' in his meals? It's like the sect leader ........ us at the beginning."

"Silence!" Wang Quan suddenly shouted, and then lowered his voice: "It's not impossible, but we don't have this medicine in our hands, unless we ask the sect leader for it." ”

Tang Tai sneered: "Then go and ask the sect leader for medicine, I believe the sect leader will arrange it, after all, now is the critical time for action, whether it can succeed or not, it is up to me here!" ”

Wang Quan looked a little worried, hesitated for a moment and asked, "My lord, do you think... Will the church succeed? ”

There was a slight tremor in his voice, clearly filled with great unconfidence.

"Huh?" Tang Tai's gaze at Wang Quan instantly turned cold. "You doubt the power of the church?"

"No... No," Wang Quan said with a bitter smile and reluctantly: "It's not that I doubt the ability of the church, it's just that I always feel... I always feel a little uneasy, and I don't know what to expect. ”

"Humph! You're just cowardly! Since you have chosen this path, there is nothing to be afraid of, it's a big deal, a cut off your head! But if it succeeds... Hmph, you and I will follow the sect leader to enjoy glory and wealth! ”

Wang Quan rolled his eyes silently. What does it mean to choose this path? Is he obviously forced? Including Tang Tai is the same, this guy can actually say this kind of thing from the perspective of the church, I really don't know how thick-skinned this guy is!

"That's... Then I'll arrange for someone to inform the sect leader. Wang Quan arched his hand and left.

Tang Tai stared at Wang Quan's departing back and snorted fiercely.

"Phew! Coward! If you are timid, you can't do great things! Since I followed the sect leader, I went all the way to the end, and it was useless to cower! Hum! ”

............

1,200 kilometers south of Yumen Pass, Tubo Luocheng (now Lhasa). Songtsen Gampo's mood was a little irritable at the moment.

"Prime Minister, do you want to agree to their conditions?" Songtsen Gampo clenched the wine glass in his hand, as if he was struggling with his thoughts.

Lu Dongzan also closed his eyes tightly, looking entangled, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and said: "Don't worry, Zampu, let's drag them for a while, anyway, we are not in a hurry, there is no need for this, it should be them who should be in a hurry, so delay it for a while to see if they will open more tempting chips, and then it is not too late to make a decision!" ”

Songtsen Gampo listened to Lu Dongzan's words, his eyes lit up, and he nodded: "Yes! The prime minister is right! They should be in a hurry! We don't have to rush at all! ”

After a pause, Songtsen Gampo's eyes dimmed again: "It's just... Do we have to choose this path? ”

(End of chapter)