It's not dark enough for Shixun to think about killing him—and because he doesn't pose any real threat to him—but Jiang Gan is different, and after receiving Shixun's warning, he thinks about how he should treat him if he really comes to the Western Regions. Can he make a contract with me to assist Lu Bu? While assisting Lu Bu, will he threaten the stability of the Central Plains? The troubled times are bleak, people are not as good as dogs, and it is finally too peaceful, how can they be destroyed?

Besides, Xiao Yuantu has a criminal record, he once competed with Guo Tu and Xin Ping under Yuan Shao, and then plotted for Cao Chong and framed Cao Ang, this is not an honest and peaceful guy.

When he finally met Xiao Ji, they had a conversation, each with their own scheming, but based on the relatively narrow sources of Xiao Ji, he couldn't see through Jiang Gan's thoughts, but Jiang Gan probed him to the bottom - this guy didn't have a word of truth in his mouth! If it is a mediocre talent, it is just a wise and resourceful person, I am afraid that I will not be able to control it, and it will be a trouble in the next day - it is not only the trouble of the court, but also the trouble of my sub-prime minister Jiang Ziyi!

So simply, slaughter it.

Jiang Ziyi really doesn't have any bodhisattva heart...... Or rather, in order to complete Shixun's entrustment and the mission of the imperial court, and in order to stabilize the Central Plains and no longer renew the turmoil, he can also harden his heart and kill decisively. As a spy, it's impossible to be soft-hearted.

As for Chen Gong, it's not that Jiang Gan doesn't want to kill, the problem is that although this person has been degraded, after all, he still has an incense relationship with Lu Bu, and the more Jiang Gan understands Lu Bu, the more he understands that guy is outside and inside. Although the temper is violent. But the heart is not hard enough. And I miss the old love. Therefore, it may not be beneficial to kill Chen Gong rashly, in case he shows his feet and turns against Lu Bu's suspicions, it is better to closely monitor Chen Gong and wait for the opportunity to start.

Chen Gong did submit a letter, taking advantage of the instability of Cao Ang's storage position to discuss in advance, and asked Lu Bu to return to Liang. Uniting with Liu Bei again, the problem was not handed over to Lu Bu, and was intercepted by Jiang Gan halfway, and it was burned to ashes early on-talking about this matter, and he deceived Ji Er.

After killing Xiao Ji, Jiang Gan hurriedly went to the palace to ask for Lu Bu, saying that I met a monk today, saying that he was ordered by the prince of Wei to go to Tianzhu to seek the true scriptures. When Lu Bu heard this, his brows furrowed. The heart said that there is such a ridiculous thing? Didn't my son-in-law send someone to ask me for help? "Where are the people?"

Jiang Gan smiled slightly: "I'll kill you." ”

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows and asked angrily, "What does Ziyi mean by this?" ”

Jiang Gan arched his hand and said, "Don't blame the king. It was not sent by the prince, but it was sent by the king of Yang. Then he talked eloquently, saying that I have already reported to you, the prince and the Buddha, thinking that he was not liked by the Lord of Wei, and seemed to have the intention of deposing, but in fact, this was all caused by the trapping of others. I have already inquired about it, but Xiao Yuantu made this plan for Cao Chong, the king of Liyang, and then Xiao Ji pretended to be a monk, and came west on the order of Cao Chong, pretending to be sent by the prince, and wanted to persuade the king to fight against the master and save him. But once the king returns to Liangzhou, "then the prince will be hopeless." The Son of Heaven is not coerced by others, and if the prince is aided by the king and invades the lord, who can bear it? "It's very easy to copy what Xiao Ji said.

Lu Bushang was skeptical: "What Ziyi said, is it really true?" "That's really not sent by Cao Ang, but by Cao Chong? What evidence do you have?

Jiang Gan said with a smile: "The monk calls himself 'Xuandi', and he came with a certain caravan, and the guards at the east gate, the people in the caraniu, and his subordinates can all testify." His corpse is still in the courtier's mansion, and his appearance is like this, did the king know it? ”

Lu Bu listened to Jiang Gan's description, and couldn't help but say hatefully: "It's really Ji Ye!" "He had met with Xiao Ji, and he also knew that Xiao Ji was put into Cao Chong's palace - the order to arrest Xiao Yuantu was also sent to Liangzhou, and Yang Fu specially sent someone to Gaochang. For Yang Fu, it is best for Lu Bu to concentrate on fighting westward and no longer take care of the affairs of Liangzhou, so he never reports all kinds of important political situations in Liangzhou, and only arrests some insignificant trivial matters and sends them to the Western Regions, to show that I am still your prime minister, and I will inform you of everything.

So since it is really a discipline, it must not be Cao Ang's people but Cao Chong's people, it's just-"After all, he is a sergeant in Jizhou, and if he is not right, he will be killed." "Jiang Gan said that I killed Xiao Ji without asking you for instructions, and I came to confess the guilt, but-" This matter is known, the king knows, but also, be careful not to leak it. The king of Liyang sent Ji Ji to lobby the king, and if the prince knew, he was afraid that the king wanted to give up; If the Lord of Wei knew, he would probably think that the king wanted to take the opportunity to seek the Central Plains. That's why I secretly killed him, so that nothing could happen to me.

This logic is a bit twisted, with Lu Bu's intelligence, he couldn't figure it out in a hurry, so he felt that Jiang Yaxiang was really purely thinking about himself, and he thought deeply enough-"It's a lonely monster." ”

Jiang Gan took the opportunity to discuss in advance, and asked Lu Bu to continue to move westward: "Ganzhi is worried about your son-in-law, but he must consolidate his own strength first. If you get the king of the Western Regions and the death of Liangzhou, you can shake the world, that is, the prince is abolished, but if you don't die, you can also hope for the future. "Continue to copy the old wisdom of Ji Ji, and now the copyright of these words is surnamed Jiang.

Lu Bu groaned for a while, and said Okay, since Cao Chong wants me to return to Liangzhou, then I can't absolutely follow his wishes-although I still don't understand it, but what the enemy wants, I must oppose it-Ziyi will prepare food and materials for me as soon as possible, and we will attack Yanqi next month!

Yanqi is a large country in the Western Regions, with a territory less than half of the chariot division, but the population is twice that of the army, and the army is also very strong. Because there is a large lake in its territory, named "West Sea", or "Qin Sea", that is, Bosten Lake in later generations, gets "the benefits of fish, salt, pu and reed", so it is rich and powerful. At this time, the Yanqi Kingdom had also annexed the surrounding small countries such as Weisu and Weili, and set its capital at Nanhe City.

Not only that, the geographical location of Yanqi is also very good, leaning on the Beishan Mountain (the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains) in the north, the big river (Tarim River) in the south, and then the Huangsha Shuo Desert in the south, only in the west bank of the Qinhai Sea and Gaochang communication, just the key point of the South Silk Road. Through Yanqi and then to the west is Qiuci, and the Qiancheng of the Eastern Han Dynasty where the capital of the Western Regions is located is in the territory of Qiuci. Therefore, after Lu Bu recovered the Cheshi, he ignored Wusun in the west and Shanshan in the south for the time being, and first marched to Yanqi to fight against it.

And Yanqi's attitude towards Liangguo was, first, to be on strict guard to prevent intrusion, and second, to send envoys to pay tribute and ask for harmony. In this regard, Jiang Gan's plan for Lu Bu was to "destroy Yu on a false path", falsely claiming to escort the new Western Regions Metropolitan to its Qiancheng, and proposed to borrow from Yanqi.

The protector of the Western Regions was enshrined by Wei Ting shortly after Lü Bu captured the Cheshi. In fact, all the generals of the Liang Kingdom were vying for this position, but in the end, family affection prevailed, and Lu Bu chose to be held by his wife's uncle Wei Xu, but at the same time, he also requested the appointment of a chief historian of the Western Regions and a captain of Wuji, which were given to Zhang Liao and Hou Cheng, so that the rain and dew would be evenly wet.

The envoy went to Yanqi to borrow the Tao, and the king of Yanqi did not dare to refuse, but it was not easy to answer directly, so he asked: "Du Hu is going to take office, can I get permission from Qiuzi?" The envoy pouted: "The Celestial Empire has set up the Western Regions to protect all countries, why should the turtle allow it?" "King Yanqi said in his heart that before I was born, the Western Regions were all in vain, and after so many years of asking for reconstruction, you have to say hello to Qiuzi-" If he covers the road, he is not allowed to protect it and settle in it, what can he do? ”

The capital of Qiuzi is called Yancheng, and it is still in the east of it, which means that the capital of the Western Regions must pass through most of the territory of Qiuzi, and even pass through its capital, before it can be stationed—I don't think it is possible for them to agree.

The envoy sneered: "If he doesn't give way, it will be against heaven and against his fate, and he will be killed." Therefore, my lord will personally lead the army and protect the capital. ”

King Yanqi was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart that I should follow the old practice and lead hundreds of thousands of people to settle in its Qiancheng, so as long as the troops are sent along the way to monitor in the name of guarding, it is okay to let you go, but what's the matter, Liang Gong also wants to come in person? Then it is impossible to bring one or two thousand troops, let alone five or six thousand...... How dare I let you swagger through the border?

Hurry up to dissuade him, saying that the road is dangerous and narrow, and the situation of Qiuzi is not clear, how can Liang Gong personally get involved in danger? Let's wait for a while, let me go and say hello to Qiuzi, and try to persuade them to let it out of Qiancheng, and protect it again. However, the messenger did not listen at all, and threw down a sentence: "My lord is probably already done." And then it flashed.

- Escorting the Western Regions to perform their duties, the righteousness is in me, so I came to tell you, but it was just a notice, and I didn't really want to get your consent.

In desperation, the king of Yanqi had no choice but to contact Qiuzi, and finally the two countries united an army of 30,000 to defend against the Liang division, that is, to fight in the territory of Weisu north of the Qin Sea. This place is surrounded by high mountains to the north, lakes to the south, and nearly forty miles of plains and deserts in between, which is suitable for cavalry to gallop across the country. Lu Bu first sent thousands of chariot divisions forward, but was defeated and defeated by the main force of Yanqi. King Yanqi sent his troops in hot pursuit, and the Liang army Wei Xu was in the north and Hou Cheng was in the south, and suddenly killed and cut off the enemy's waist. Immediately, Lü Bu led Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others to launch a wave charge from the front, and the Yanqi army was defeated, and the king was only spared and fled to the south river of the royal city.

It was only at this time that Qiuzi's reinforcements were shaking, and they had just arrived at the coast of Qin, and they were rushed by the defeated army, unable to gain a foothold, and simply fought their horses and retreated. Immediately, the Liang army set up a village under Nanhe City, and Lu Bu led the generals to patrol the city, whipping and reprimanding: "That is, this Tutun, within three days, Lone will be Keke!" "Ordered someone to write a battle report and send it back to Gaochang.

When Yaxiang Jiang Gan received the battle report, he immediately polished it and sent someone to deliver it to Luoyang, and at the same time wrote a secret letter in cipher, telling Shixun in detail about the affairs of the Western Regions. He said in the letter that Xiao Ji really arrived in Gaochang, but this person actually wanted to persuade Lu Bu to return to Liangzhou, and I saw that he really couldn't stay, so I was forced to kill him.

When the news reached Luoyang, Shi Xun had already set out to conquer Liaodong, and he received the secret letter on the way, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Xiao Yuan Tusi said that 'smart but was mistaken by smart'." "Since Lu Bu has gone deep into the Western Regions, it will be more difficult to get out again, and the Wei Dynasty can temporarily relax its vigilance against the northern part of Liangzhou and concentrate all its efforts on the western Shu. Therefore, when the expedition to Goguryeo returned, and the news was handed over and Guangke was restored, the important ministers immediately met and discussed, and decided to send troops to attack Shu from Yong, Liang, and Jing after the autumn of this year, and it was estimated that the number of troops and horses mobilized reached an unprecedented 250,000.

Of course, before that, it is best for Buzishan to send an envoy to lobby the chieftains of Nanzhong, and then make trouble for Liu Bei from behind. (To be continued......)