In the deep night, with a whistling, a team of barbarian warriors dressed as if falling from the sky suddenly appeared on the mountain, although the barbarian warriors in the team were ragged, but the humvees that could sit down were all strong and extraordinary, the fierce horses were greedily panting, and the warriors kept wiping the scimitars in their hands. And their target was a village at the foot of the mountain.

The mundane village had slept peacefully after a hard day's work, and only a few old dogs barked in vain when they sensed the danger.

The self-police regiment in the village are all ordinary croppers, only three or five stay at the entrance of the village to watch the night, these people can deal with some petty theft, and when they encounter fierce barbarian wolf riders, they don't even have time to issue the most basic warning, and they are cut into several sections by Xueliang's scimitar.

Then the whole village was slaughtered with blood and fire, the men wailing before they died, the women calling feebly, the children's shrill cries, every sound trampled to pieces by the claws of the wolves.

Unlike the small bandits that raided the border in the past, this barbarian warrior was significantly better equipped, and each of them was ruthless and left no room for action. It didn't seem to be for looting at all, but rather for the sake of killing.

The slaughter didn't last long, and these well-trained barbarian warriors quickly completed their mission. Then a fire was set off and roared away.

What's even more terrifying is that the same thing happened one after another in a remote mountain village in the hinterland of Lanzhou. It was as if the barbarian's hand had stretched out through the Zhenxue Pass overnight, hanging over the head of every Lanzhou person, ready to be pressed down at any time.

Alienated from the officials of the 'imperial court', unable to control the family, the barbarians in the territory were raging, and the continuous incidents finally made the endurance of the Lanzhou people reach the limit.

Various groups have sprung up, constantly accusing the 'Lanzhou Palace' of being unfavorable, at first these people still had some scruples, and there was still a bit of awe of the eldest grandson family between their words, but for some reason, the descendants of the eldest grandson family headed by the eldest grandson Liang still did not say a word in the face of the pressure in front of them.

Only the second uncle and the third uncle of the eldest grandson's family kept moving around, trying in vain to turn the situation around. But the general trend of Lanzhou has been achieved, and their shouts are like mud cattle entering the sea, without stirring up a single wave. Seeing such a scene, those old ministers who still had a glimmer of hope for the eldest grandson's family could only look at the 'Lanzhou Palace' and sigh lightly, feeling that this powerful palace would eventually step into decline.

As Changsun Liang continued to be silent, the opposition's courage grew stronger and stronger, and the words of criticism gradually became sharp and mean, and slowly even the purely non-governmental forces were mobilized by some well-intentioned people.

The tools for the petition are simple, and in addition to stones, there are also daily necessities such as cabbage and eggs. The slogans are also becoming more and more vulgar.

In front of the Lanzhou Palace, Fengcang City, another group of students who came to 'petition' were driven away by the government army. Looking at the mess all over the ground, the scene of thinking about Fang Cai was as fierce as ever, and most of the problems were solved by using force in the end.

A lavish chariot was parked not far from the palace, and its interior was spacious and lavishly decorated. There are also four scantily clad maids who serve diligently.

There are not many people who can have such fanfare in the territory of Lanzhou, and Bai Jin is one of them.

"Changsun Liang can still endure it, but he couldn't see it before, and his straightforward nature still has such a forbearant side. I just don't know what he's secretly planning. Bai Jin casually threw a cherry into his mouth and said lightly in front of him.

In front of him sat a man in silver armor, with a humble attitude and flattering eyes, looking like he looked like the eldest grandson. This person took a new cup of tea from the maid's hand, and did not forget to return the gift. After listening to Bai Jin's words, he quickly straightened his posture like a child, and replied: "Eldest Sun Liang doesn't want to be like this, now there are the forces of my father and third uncle in the family to restrain him, and the military and people in Lanzhou outside have a great opinion of him, and I am afraid that there is no way for him to choose to hibern." ”

Bai Jin was very satisfied with the humble attitude of the man in front of him, stretched his waist lazily, leaned his neck on the body of a maid, let his head hang down casually, and said hoarsely: "Brother Wei, don't underestimate Changsun Ming, he is at least the governor of the Lanzhou army, and he can mobilize a full 500,000 Lanzhou military horses, Zhenxueguan is still under his control, if we do our best to fight back, we may not be able to win all." ”

The corners of Changsun Wei's mouth couldn't help but smile smugly, and he said: "Your Highness, rest assured, Changsun Liang is influenced by his grandfather, and his mind is full of the heavy responsibility of protecting Lanzhou. He saw that Qin Ming had transferred a large number of defenders from various garrisons, so he could only fill in all the subordinates loyal to him. At least in the vicinity of Zhenxue Pass, his strength is not as good as before. ”

Looking at Bai Jin's increasingly smug expression, Eldest Sun Wei took a deep sip of the new tea in the cup and said, "There is also good news, just a few days ago, I have been promoted to the commander of the Great Snow Flying Dragon Rider. This unit is also under your command. ”

Hearing the heavy snow flying dragon ride, Bai Jin's eyes were blazing, and he suddenly got up, with a faint black aura on his face, and suddenly said loudly with some arrogance: "Okay, as long as this last trump card also falls into my hands, I am not afraid that Changsun Liang will be able to toss any tricks again." Send the order to Qin Ming and act according to the plan!"

Looking at those black things, Changsun Xun frowned slightly, but in the end, he only replied respectfully.

At the same time, outside Zhenxue Pass, an army in black armor was slowly entering the city, this army was heavy and dusty. It was evident that he had just passed through a rapid march.

The leader was a large man similar in size to Qin Ming, and his face was firmly covered by a heavy black black iron mask, leaving only his eyes and the necessary breathing holes. This person supervised the progress of the troops entering the city at the city gate, and rarely took the initiative to speak, only when the adjutant general came to report, he would give a few brief orders, which seemed full of majesty.

Qin Ming stood tall above the city gate, surrounded by a few henchmen and civil warriors, with a flattering look on his face.

"Xuanjia Army... It's just a guest army. His Royal Highness Bai Jin wants to do things in Lanzhou, in the final analysis, it has to rely on us. Qin Ming looked at the endless black iron tide and said proudly.

The people around him naturally echoed each other, and one of the generals was even more arrogant lying next to the battlements, spitting out a mouthful of filth below.

Although the city gate of Zhenxue Pass is already very wide, it still seems a little narrow when the Xuanjia army enters side by side. The thick phlegm of the blindless military general naturally fell on the helmet of a Xuanjia soldier directly below. And all this happened to be seen by the commander of the Xuanjia Army with a black mask.

The black commander suddenly stretched out his hand and stopped the Xuanjia Army, and his deep voice slowly spit out two words, "Wipe the armor!"

The Xuanjia Army who was stopped was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly took off the black Xuantie helmet, looked at the filth, instantly poured blood into his pupils, knelt on the ground and wiped it vigorously.

After doing all this, the Xuanjia Army put on the Xuantie helmet again, glanced at the black-faced general, hugged his fists hard, and turned back into the team.

"Cowardly, I thought it was a river dragon. It turned out to be a bunch of good boys. Seeing this, the people in the city sneered again, and tried their best to belittle the Xuanjia Army.

Qin Ming was also quite proud, turned over and went downstairs, and instructed the surroundings: "The Xuanjia army is coming from afar, don't give them too much to eat, it will hurt the stomach." ”

Another round of flattery, these so-called civil and military generals may not have much to accomplish in letting them march into the political army, but if they are allowed to deduct some of the food and salary of the Xuanjia army, they can definitely do it seamlessly.

Staying in the camp, Qi Weng had lost his former vigor, and he stooped down in his tent alone. Since what happened to Jin Kui, he has also completely lost Bai Jin's trust. If it weren't for the task of the eldest prince Bai Yi, this old man with a high status in Apocalypse City would probably have gone back long ago and would no longer be subject to this idleness.

At this time, Qi Weng had a chessboard in front of him, but no one played against him, he held a white piece in his left hand and a black child in his right hand, and he was also very happy. While going down, there are words in his mouth every year: "The Xuanjia Army has been controlled by the Great Yan Imperial Family with outstanding military achievements since ancient times, and this action on the Holy Age also shows his attitude towards Lanzhou." ”

Dropping a black seed, Qi Weng showed a smile on his face, picked up another white seed, looked a little hesitant, and muttered: "The saint has long had the intention of cutting the domain, but there is no chance." This time, His Royal Highness fully supported Bai Jin to replace the eldest grandson's family, and he also made a heavy bet. If you do, you will have a great Sacred Heart, and you will have the right to dominate the future direction of political affairs. If you lose, I'm afraid you will be used as a shield by the Holy Lord to block the anger of the four royal mansions. ”

Gently pressed the white piece in his hand on top of the other white piece, Qi Weng didn't let go for a long time, secretly exerted his strength, and turned the above chess piece into powder, before shaking his head and saying with a wry smile: "Forget it, if there is really that day, you can only block Bai Jin in front." ”

Listening to the sound of worry and laughter in Qi Weng's tent alternately, the footsteps of the charmer, who had already quietly come to the door, froze. His eyes flickered for a while, but he didn't go in after all, and finally sighed and slowly retreated.

The gentry of Lanzhou also showed their attitude with their actions during this time, and countless money and grain were donated into the left-behind camp in various names, and truckloads of gold, silver and jewelry were sent one after another to the mansions of Bai Jin's henchmen. Zhenxue Pass was also gradually taken over by the army transferred by Qin Ming, and the only area that the troops still loyal to Changsun Liang could control was a small area of the old camp in the south of Zhenxue Pass.

It seems that everyone is waiting for the day when Bai Jin will make some more merits from the barbarians, and then rightfully become the king of Lanzhou.