Hearing the words of the fire sieve, Xu Xun slowly stopped. However, he didn't look back, but just stood there and laughed: "Isn't Taishi's question too abrupt? It's like when the first emperor of my dynasty died, your news was faster than anyone else, and now in such a big war, what is the situation of your Great Khan, of course my dynasty will not know. ”

Hearing this, Huo Sie's face suddenly froze.

How is this the same! You must know that the Ming Dynasty has always regarded itself as a great power of the Celestial Empire, and the people of the court and China are not even clear about the kinship of the Mongolian monarch when the king changes, and they are not very clear about the warring sides and even the casualties of the important major war on the steppe, how can they suddenly be so well-informed? Thinking of the method Xu Xun used this time, he couldn't help but suddenly have a thought in his heart.

All the Mongolian tribes have always been carefully arranged in various places on the nine sides, waiting for opportunities to explore the changes in the Central Plains court, and even the change of Mongolian strategy, everything is well understood. And those merchants, border generals, etc., who have trade dealings with various ministries, will also turn a blind eye and provide all kinds of conveniences. But this is a double-edged sword, if the Ming Kingdom also sends spies among those merchants,......

He glanced at Urus Bolt, who was full of anger, and then said in a calm voice: "The big war is about to start, and Pingbeibo doesn't need to talk big, although your Ming Kingdom has a large number of soldiers, it is not an overnight matter to mobilize troops and horses from the capital." You know, your Emperor Yingzong drove the expedition in person, and the mobilization of military horses was fast, but the follow-up supplies could not keep up, coupled with the chaos of military orders, and as a result, you became a prisoner of the first Taishi, even if you are in a high position, you are not the emperor, how fast can this soldiers and horses be mobilized? Now, we might as well open the skylight and say something! ”

Xia Yan, who was named by Yang Yiqing and followed, was more than ten steps away from here, although he was not allowed to interject, but there was a proficient Mongolian Wang Jingluo beside him, listening to him whispering the conversation over there, he was not afraid that he could not understand anything. However, it was because Wang Jingluo's translation was too bold that he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he heard it, secretly thinking that a barbarian is a barbarian, and he dared to rebel against his own monarch, let alone say such a rebellious thing in front of Xu Xun.

Therefore, seeing that Xu Xun finally turned around and slowly walked back towards the fire sieve, while Cao Qian and Jiang Bin also followed closely, and for a while the two sides whispered something, he couldn't help but urge Wang Jingluo beside him: "What are they talking about?" ”

Although Wang Jingluo had already pricked up his ears, he could only hear a few words despite his best efforts, and could only say helplessly: "Xia Xianggong really doesn't give you a translation, this is really inaudible." I only heard about the tea bricks, the side walls, the demarcation of the settlement, and nothing else! Why don't we step forward? ”

Xia Yan really wanted to take a few steps closer to listen to what was being discussed over there, not to mention whether Xu Xun would think that he was reckless because of this, even the Mongols who were eyeing him over there were not easy to get along with, so he could only stand there patiently, listening to Wang Jing's whispered translation of a few words and sentences that were easy to identify, and guessing in his heart what agreement had been reached between the two sides. It wasn't until Huo Sieve and the others strode away, and Xu Xun also took Cao Qian and Jiang Bin to turn around and come back, so he hurriedly stepped forward.

"Send the order to go down and prepare to go back to Ningxia!"

When a few generals over there immediately passed down the military order, Xu Xun said to Xia Yan: "Gong Jin, you have to consider it carefully these days, whether to stay in Shaanxi to assist the Dian Public School to learn those practical military strategies, or to go back to the capital with me." Of course, you can also choose to go back to your hometown to prepare for this year's township exam. No matter which path you take, the choice is yours! ”

He impassionedly told Xu Xun about the stakes of Fuhetao, thinking that getting a compliment at most would be the best result, but Xu Xun not only praised his words, but also directly took him on the road, and let him follow Yang Yiqing to run around, and experienced what the real march and war were all about, and this time he saw the fire screen that had ravaged the frontier since the Tianshun period, making the nine sides unrestful, and the Mongolian prince Urusbolt - therefore, when he watched Xu Xun leave himself and go straight to the horse, Xia Yan couldn't help but show a little hesitation. …,

You don't have to think about it anymore when you go back to your hometown. It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, if he is determined to test in the township of Jinke, then he will not rashly abandon his homework and run all the way from Nanjing to the capital before. But the first two choices Xu Xun gave him made it difficult for him to decide. The death of a confidant, plus the previous incident, he should follow Xu Xun back to Beijing, although Xu Xun has a famous Tang Xie Yuan in his family, but Tang Bohu is good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, but his practice is ordinary, and he is not worried that there is no use. However, in the days that followed Yang Yiqing, he only knew what it was to talk on paper, and rashly put himself in the central political dispute of the imperial court, and what he could really do as a prisoner was actually extremely limited. However, this kind of two-choice choice has always been the most offensive!

"Xia Xianggong, Xia Xianggong?"

It wasn't until there was a call in his ears that Xia Yan woke up suddenly. Seeing that Wang Jingluo's fat face was almost in front of the root of his nose, he hurriedly took a step back, and then coughed embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I'll leave for a while."

Wang Jingluo was by Xia Yan's side just now, he could hear Xu Xun's words clearly, plus he was ordered by Yang Yiqing to follow Xia Yan on this journey, and he was a little scheming in his heart, and said with a smile: "Xia Xianggong, forgive me for saying a few words to a rough man." I heard Pingbeibo's words just now, after all, I had been with him all the way for a while, and I vaguely felt that his words were not to test you, but to ask you to choose your own path. followed back to Beijing, naturally inseparable from the staff strategists, staying in Shaanxi said that it was to assist Lord Yang, but in fact, it was more important to learn words. Otherwise, the same scholars are released to become officials after being admitted to the Jinshi, why can some people become big officials, but some people are not more than five grades for life? ”

Xia Yan didn't want this fat-headed and big-eared guy to be able to say such incisive words instead of being a straw bag, so he was stunned for a moment. After a long time, he asked, "Then you mean that I stay in Shaanxi?" ”

"Lao Wang, I didn't say that, the idea is to Xia Xianggong to take it yourself."

Wang Jing smiled a little innocently, but as long as he has seen his Wang Da Fat man's fighting style, he knows that this guy is completely incompatible with honesty. After leaving Xia Yan behind, he went to get on the horse, and seeing that the scholar was still frowning and couldn't make up his mind, he stretched comfortably on his mount, and then patted the horse's neck vigorously.

"Da Hei, it's still your master and I'm cool. Lord Yang asked me if I was going to the capital or staying in Shaanxi, and I didn't say a word and just said that I would stay! The place in the capital is good, but I am not familiar with this fat man, in addition to this fat body, that is, some crooked skills to fight and defend the city, wouldn't it be a joke to go to the capital and bring Pingbei Bo? I'd rather be the head of a chicken than a cow, we are a talkative person here, why bother to go to the capital to see people's faces? ”

Wang Jingluo's self-talk was really louder, and Xia Yan, who could hear it clearly, secretly scolded the fat man on purpose, but finally made up his mind. When this return journey finally came to the Ningxia General Military Mansion, he immediately caught up with Xu Xun in front of him after dismounting.

"My lord, the student is willing to stay in Shaanxi and learn practical military strategy from Lord Yang!"

Xu Xun immediately turned around, and seeing Xia Yan's solemn face, he pondered for a moment and then nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll go back and tell Gong An." Since you want to stay, then you have to be prepared, the next few months are the busiest time in Shaanxi, and it is not busy with cases, but running around, and it is your own business to not survive when the time comes! ”

"Yes, students will do their best!"

"Then prepare for yourself!"

Seeing Xia Yan turn around and leave after saluting, Xu Xun couldn't help but bow his head slightly in satisfaction. He doesn't need people like staff strategists, but those who are willing to do these things are not the first people who have no hope of being promoted in the imperial examination, such as Zhang Wenmian, who is like Tang Yin, who once fell from the clouds to the bottom, and now although he has risen again, he is already like a crane in the clouds. And Xia Yan is so young and ambitious, it is better to stay by his side and put it in a good place to hone and hone, so that he can come in handy immediately after three moments! …,

However, after meeting with Yang Yiqing, he didn't mention Xia Yan's matter first, and as soon as he sat down, he said bluntly: "The negotiation with the fire sieve has been settled, and he will immediately organize his men and horses to vacate the area along the river, and you will send people up first to prepare for the construction of the border wall." However, there is no need to progress too fast, and then it will be the flood period of the Yellow River, and it is not so easy to cross the river, so it is the most important thing to strengthen the side wall in the area of Xingwuying before. ”

"What about the conditions of the fire sieve?"

"Tea, grain, weapons."

Xu Xun said these six words concisely, and seeing Yang Yiqing muttering thoughtfully, he opened his mouth and said: "Tea can be given, but grain can only be given in small quantities, as for weapons, let the pioneers do it, and the number of entrainments must not exceed the past, and the number of arrows must be strictly limited." ”

Yang Yiqing nodded slightly, and then said with a solemn face: "Although the Hetao is good, it is not worth the fire sieve to occupy such a place, he should be able to see that the encirclement of the Hetao is of temporary benefit to him, but it will be harmful for a long time."

Do you say ......"

"Maybe you're right. At this meeting, the fire sieve was quite inward-looking. He has been leading his troops into the Kou since the Tianshun years, and now he is seventy or eighty, not to mention the men who fight every day on the grassland, even the pampered rich man in the Central Plains, and he should be unable to support it. If he hadn't known that his life was short, and his grandson couldn't take on the burden, he wouldn't have succumbed so easily. ”

The end of the hero, the twilight of the beauty. For this kind of topic, Xu Xun and Yang Yiqing, who don't like to be sad and sad, are silent, but they are a little relieved in their silence. After a long while, Xu Xun only mentioned Xia Yan's matter, and Yang Yiqing naturally agreed. The next moment, the trilateral commander said something else.

"By the way, An Weixue left the city and went to Beijing!" ）