"If they don't, then fight until they do!"

Han Fei has always been low-key and humble in his words, this is the first time Du Yun has heard such a domineering language, and he was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Han Fei intently. At this glance, he suddenly found that Han Fei's body faintly revealed an awe-inspiring and inviolable momentum, which was very majestic of a king. He couldn't help but think of the prophecy of his friend in Suzhou, and at this moment, he suddenly felt that his friend's prophecy was not far from the truth.

But, is this possible? There is no precedent for the Dahua Dynasty to seal a king with a foreign surname!

Han Fei saw Du Yun staring at him in a daze, and said strangely: "What's wrong with my father-in-law?" ”

"Oh, Shouzheng, the old man is thinking of your plan!" Du Yun steadied his mind and said, "Although your plan is good, I'm afraid it won't be easy to achieve!" ”

"In the past two or three years, it is unlikely that we want to completely use business to control Hu, but we can lay a good foundation first, and my son-in-law will go to Beidi in person this time, just to consider the quality of fur that Beihu can provide, and after returning to China, my son-in-law will formulate a fur processing project."

Han Fei hesitated, then lowered his voice and said: "Father-in-law, the emperor has already approved the plan of the invincible warship, once it is successfully formed, it will be easy for me to cross the sea and conquer the small coastal countries!" ”

"Invincible battleship?" Du Yun had never heard of this, and he was stunned.

"Father-in-law, do you remember last year's winter drill in Beijing? In fact, it was just a cover for the test firing of new artillery. There is a kind of artillery suitable for naval warships, this kind of gunboats can be formed into an army, which can form an invincible warship, which can not only destroy enemy ships from a long distance, but also attack the cities of small coastal countries, which is a strategic deterrent force of Dahua! ”

Du Yun listened to Han Fei's words, and was secretly frightened, if Dahua had that kind of military strength, he could indeed be invincible at sea. At the same time, he was also very shocked, such a major military matter should be discussed by the cabinet before it can be decided, and now the emperor has only decided it after consulting with Han Fei, which shows the emperor's trust in Han Fei.

"Shouzheng, you already have a plan, the old man doesn't say much, if you need the old man's assistance, just say it, the old man will fully support you!"

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

The emperor adopted Han Fei's strategy and approved him to lead a team into the territory of Beihu to trade tea and horses, and then the imperial court sent a messenger to convey a message to the tribes of Beihu, saying that the imperial court added a tea and horse trade to compensate for the suspension of the agreement last year.

Han Fei also used the civil declaration to vigorously promote the tea and horse trade, high-profile propaganda of the imperial court's commitment to trustworthiness and international humanitarianism, called on merchants to participate in the tea and horse trade, and said that the imperial court would send a military force to protect the safety of the accompanying merchants.

In the past, the tea and horse trade was carried out in the border city, and the security was guaranteed, and this time the tea and horse trade was going deep into the north, and many merchants hesitated, but I heard that Han Fei, the Marquis of Zhongyi, personally led the team, and the merchants who signed up were very enthusiastic. Due to the large number of people, in the end, the imperial court had to intervene and select some powerful merchants to accompany them.

The main purpose of this in-depth trip to the north is to recover the blood soul stone, and it can't be delayed for too long, so it takes half a month to prepare a team to complete the tea and horse transaction, and the escort is all dressed up by the personnel of Jinyi Mansion except for the entourage of some merchants. The Jinyi Mansion that entered the Northland was carefully selected by the commander of the Jinyi Mansion and Tongzhi Tang Yue, and it was composed of capable sergeants.

Of course, it was impossible for Han Fei to pin his safety on Jinyi Mansion, and he decided to send more than ten good men from the Han Mansion Nursing Home to accompany him.

"Master Hou, the Northland is dangerous, let the slave and maid follow you, right?" Entering the secret room of the Han Mansion, Ling'er once again asked for a companion.

Han Fei shook his head and said: "Don't worry about my safety, it is more important for you to stay in the capital, the people in the palace must be protected, as well as the safety of the imperial concubine and the crown prince!" The imperial concubine and the crown prince are related to the future rise and fall of our Han family, their safety is the top priority, the emperor has allowed you to enter the palace at any time to check the body of the imperial concubine and the prince, you go in regularly to check and check! ”

"Master Hou, slave and maid remember your orders! It's just that you also have to bring a few trustworthy people with you! ”

"Well, let Qinglong and Xuanwu bring more than a dozen good hands with them, Baihu will stay in the capital to assist you, if there are not enough people, let your father transfer the beggar helpers to the capital to listen to it!" There is also a good hand of the White Lotus Sect arranged by the mother outside the city, and in case of emergency, you can ask them for help! ”

"Master Hou, the slave knows how to do it, this time I went to Beihu territory, I don't know who led the White Lotus Sect?"

"It may be Aunt Xiuniang who will go in person, after all, this mission is important, and other people, my mother will not rest assured! However, the people of the White Lotus Sect, I will not use it unless it is absolutely necessary, and our Han family will have to cut off from the White Lotus Sect sooner or later! This trip to Beihu is just the right opportunity to let the Purple Mansion develop in the Northland, even if you can't establish a spy network, you have to bury more chess pieces to prepare for expanding the sphere of influence of the Purple Mansion in the future! ”

"Slaves obey!"

Time was pressing, and after the formation of the tea and horse trading team was completed, Han Fei immediately led the team to leave Beijing and go north.

From Jingshi to Hudi in the north, there are usually three main trade routes, the east line takes Jiayuguan, the middle line takes Xuanfu through Kaipingwei, and the west line takes Datongfu through Dongshengguan. The route of Dongshengguan, Datong Prefecture, which is closer to the capital, Han Fei chose this route in order to get out of the Great Wall and enter Hudi as soon as possible.

Jingshi to Datong Mansion is an important military transportation route, the official road is very well repaired, the caravan travels very fast, and it arrives at Datong Mansion City in a few days. Datong Mansion City is an important border city, it is not far from Dongsheng Pass, the caravan here to replace all the trucks with camel teams, from the Dongsheng Pass out of the Great Wall is Hanhai, the endless Gobi Desert, the trucks are useless.

After resting for a day in Datong Mansion, they continued to march towards Dongsheng Pass, arriving at a small market town outside the south gate of Guancheng in the evening. Although the market town is small, it is very prosperous, and basically the caravan that chooses this route to exit the customs will stop here, hire guides to cross the desert, and purchase all kinds of supplies needed on the way.

Han Fei led a caravan from the government, and it was said that he could enter Guancheng to rest, and the reason why he chose to rest here was because he received an invitation from Aunt Xiuniang to meet here. Han Fei represents the government, and Aunt Xiuniang's White Lotus Sect is a bandit, and it is impossible for the two groups of people to mix together, and they may be separated after entering the vast desert, which requires a liaison mechanism between them.

Han Fei had already thought about it, in principle, he would not have direct contact with the White Lotus Sect, and would establish mutual contact through his secret organization, the Purple Mansion, and what he needed to agree with Aunt Xiuniang was to contact the code words and signals.

Han Fei instructed his subordinates to set up camp, then took Qinglong out for a stroll, and quietly rushed to the place agreed with Aunt Xiuniang.

"Aunt Xiuniang, Qinglong is in charge of the affairs of the contact between the two sides, after you find out the whereabouts of the Blood Soul Stone, don't act rashly!"

"Brother Han, Our Lady has already explained, this mission is at your disposal, without your instructions, I will not act!"

After agreeing with Aunt Xiuniang, Han Fei ordered to rest in Xiaoji Town for one night, and early the next morning, the whole team immediately went out of the customs.

(End of chapter)