About thirty miles northwest of Huangsha County, in a low mountain range, there is one of the most conspicuous hills, and several horses are standing one after another.

There weren't many people who came this time, that is, Gu Xuan, Jinglong, Lu Yi, and the five brothers of the Ma family.

Gu Xuan looked at the lush mountains and forests in the distance, and subconsciously remembered the escape in the mountains, reaching out and stroking the hard mane on the neck of the war horse under his crotch.

On the same day, he was chased and killed by the thieves and cavalry, and the Hulan Shenju sent by the second brother was also unfortunately stabbed, and ran away with himself for a while, and finally died of exhaustion, and died tragically on the spot.

When he was hit by several arrows and fell off the cliff, he had secretly sworn in his heart that if he was lucky enough not to die this time, when he returned, he would kill everyone who had attacked that day to avenge such great revenge.

After that, by mistake, he walked back and forth in the patriotic Qilian City, and then he was able to escape back by relying on his wit and luck.

This matter has indeed changed him in all aspects, originally his style of acting, or more benevolent, pay attention to a principle and morality that is in line with his heart, but now it has become more in line with the appearance of a superior person, in order to achieve the goal, although it is not unscrupulous, but sometimes, he also slowly began to be willing to abandon some of the previous principles for the sake of the so-called overall situation, such as Black Narcissus, if he was left behind, he would definitely kill him quickly, whether it was because of the Ma family brothers, or because this person was already evil, but now Gu Xuan will seriously consider her value, and finally would rather wronged the Ma family brothersand enable her as well.

The reason is actually very simple, because with the current situation of Huangsha County, there is no qualification to pick and choose talents, everything that can be used, whether it is good or bad, must be used as much as possible, so as to develop as soon as possible, otherwise if it has been adhering to the so-called principle, then I am afraid that in another ten years, Huangsha County will still be like this.

Time is running out, if you want to achieve great things, you naturally have to learn to break some conventions, not only him, but also the kings of the past.

The brothers of the Ma family, although they are loyal, but after all, they are from a humble background, and they will also know some superficial crop patterns, and everything is learned from scratch.

Among them, Ma Mingze is still quite smart, and he has been literate since he was a child, but Ma Erhu is quite unbearable, and he doesn't even know a few big characters, although both of them are one of the first people to follow Gu Xuan, but Ma Mingze himself knows very well in his heart that if they can't play a big role in the future, the two of them will soon become dispensable, no different from those ordinary subordinates, even if the prince remembers the friendship of the past, he still remembers the two brothers, but if his own ability is not good and he is not useful, then he will never have any status in the future。

For Ma Erhu, maybe this is enough, after all, the biggest reason why he is willing to come with him is because his home has been destroyed, and he wants to lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade, and take the opportunity to find a good errand under the prince, and he is already satisfied if he can have a full meal.

But Ma Mingze is different, he deeply remembers what he talked about with the prince in the military tent of the Youzhou Army that day, he hopes to be able to help the prince in the future, and also hopes to really be able to create such a prosperous era, the road is not forgotten, the night is not closed, no longer have to worry about what horse bandits, no longer have to worry about survival, everyone has their own position, so he is learning to deal with the government affairs of the yamen with Lu Yi, and he will also take the initiative to train with the soldiers in the barracks, plus the food in the county yafu has always been good, but in a few months, people have become stronger than before, and at the same time a lot darker。

The Ma brothers rode side by side together, holding the knife with the calm Jinglong, guarding the outside to let the wind out, leaving Gu Xuan and Lu Yi alone on the inner mountain.

The reason why several people are here today is because today is the day to meet Wanyan Keni.

This time, Gu Xuan will no longer be afraid of other people's ambushes or sieges, first of all, he is more familiar with the terrain here, and it is different from before, this is not a Jedi, relatively speaking, it is more conducive to escape, and although the place seems to be remote, but purely from the distance, it is not very far from Huangsha County and the area controlled by the Youzhou Army.

Gu Xuan turned over and got off the horse, crossed his waist, stood on the hillside, raised his eyes to look at the scenery in the distance, and said with emotion: "Eventful, it's a pity that the power we have now in our hands is still too little." ”

Lu Yi, who was half a position behind him, put his hands behind his back, and there was no discouragement in his expression, but he said confidently: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, the prince has not received a penny of help from the outside world, until today, completely relying on himself to start from scratch, at the beginning, it was naturally a little more difficult, but once the trip goes well, it will be like a river collapse, unstoppable." ”

Gu Xuan was not as optimistic as him, but said calmly: "I hope so, but I'm here, in the end, it's just a small fight, no matter what level I do, it's far from being able to share the worries of the second brother, after dealing with the matter here, I should also go back to the capital, and then I can let the second brother give me a bigger official position, so that I can help him!"

Six states in Liangguo, several counties in one state, several counties in one county, Huangsha County, this kind of small place on the border, no matter whether it is born or destroyed, it will not affect the situation in the slightest, Gu Xuan just used this place as a place to sharpen his ability from the time he set off, he never planned to spend too much time here, which is why he never wanted to seek help from the outside world before, because he just regarded Huangsha County as a place to train and prove himself to his second brother.

When the development of Huangsha County is regularized, even if he completes the task, he is naturally confident that he has the ability to return to Beijing to share the worries of his second brother.

When Lu Yi heard this, he was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at Gu Xuan next to him, and said with a surprised expression: "Doesn't the prince know the prince's hard work for you?"

Gu Xuan was stunned for a moment, although he didn't know why he asked this, but he still nodded lightly and said bluntly: "Of course I know that the second brother has the heart to change the world, and every national policy he wants to implement is to subvert the existing pattern, and what touches is the interests of the family that holds great power, and no one in the whole world will really help the second brother, the reason why I am so desperate is nothing more than to return to Beijing in the future and help the second brother lay out the world." ”

He didn't know anything about the Illuminati, his trust in Lu Yi came from his trust in Gu Cang at first, and then he really relied on him as his right-hand man, he thought that Gu Cang had already told Lu Yi about these things.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yi's complexion on this side changed, and although he was very surprised in his heart, as one of the six envoys of the Illuminati, he did not show it, let alone puncture the fact that he didn't actually know these insiders, and turned to Gu Xuan and said: " Wang Ye still underestimated himself too much, and it was not easy to say clearly at first, but now the courtier may as well say bluntly, the courtier, there are several junior brothers, plus the courtier, a total of six people, what we want to assist are the people we each believe will rule the world and become the only Allah in the Western Continent, that is the true son of destiny, the supreme king of the Dao!"

When Gu Xuan heard this, he was suddenly shocked, turned his head, and asked with a surprised face, "What did you say?"

He understands the meaning of the other party's words, some doesn't understand, and some things he doesn't want to understand.

Lu Yi looked directly at Gu Xuan and continued to explain to him: " This involves some secrets of the Western Continent, and it is inconvenient to tell the prince all now, but what the minister can tell the prince is that the minister's brothers and sisters have chosen their respective masters, and the minister's life has been completely tied to the prince, this is my mission and responsibility, and it is also my choice, I am ashamed to say that the minister came to the south before, because he did not dare to compete with the senior brothers and sisters in the atrium, and the national fortune of the Liangguo is the most prosperous, the minister came to the Liangguo, after observing one or two, he wanted to take refuge directly with the prince, but was politely rejected by the prince, and made a gambling contract with the minister, asking the minister to assist the prince, from this point of view, the prince actually has the heart of letting the prince inherit the unification！”

When Gu Xuan heard this, the others didn't understand, but the last sentence was understood, and he immediately said hurriedly: "How can this be? The second brother's talent is not only a hundred times stronger than me, if he doesn't inherit the throne, but gives it to me, don't say that others will not agree, even I can't agree, only if he leads the Liang Kingdom, can the Liang Kingdom flourish and dominate the world in the future, this kind of thing, you don't have to mention it again, what the second brother wants to do, I will definitely help him complete it!"

Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and finally gave up.

He wanted to say, I look at the prince's weather, the qi and blood deficit in the body is too serious, this is a problem brought out from the mother's womb, I am afraid that it will not survive for a few years, but this kind of frustration He did not say it after all, and continued to persuade:" The minister accused, these words are just the minister's daring speculation, but what the minister wants to tell the prince is that although Huangsha County is small, the pattern of the prince can be very large, and the embankment of thousands of miles will also be destroyed in the anthill, and even a little help at the critical moment will affect the situation of the entire southern land. ”

Gu Xuan listened, but still insisted: "It's not for me to brag about myself, Huangsha County is too small, since I have the ability, I naturally have to do more for my second brother, instead of eating here and waiting for death." ”

Lu Yi shook his head heavily, flicked his sleeves, and said directly: "Lord Wang, you still don't understand, even if you go back to the capital, it is difficult to be in a high position, whose position can you replace? Ordinary officials, for the prince, has no effect, and the situation in the capital is complicated, one is not careful, that is, the catastrophe will not be recovered, and then it will involve the prince, if the prince really wants to help the prince, he should be here to manage with his heart, take advantage of the time when no one is paying attention, silently accumulate his own strength, and wait for the prince to accumulate enough strength in his hands, and then return to the capital, before he can talk about the word help. ”

Gu Xuan was just about to refute, but Lu Yi, who wanted to leave him here, continued: "Ten years of dormancy, once turned into a butterfly, throughout the history of young talents, whether it is a civil servant or a military general, when they first debuted, they were all sharp, and the people vied with each other to praise it, citing it as a good story for a while, but most of them were weak and withdrew gloomily, these people can become the pearl of the moment, but it is difficult to be the glory of eternity, only the one who laughs to the end can have everything, this, I hope the prince will keep it in mind!"

The cicada stings in the ground, and the dragon dives in the abyss, not not to fly, but to soar into the sky and make a splash.

When you can't play a role, you should lurk silently, strengthen your beliefs, wait for the time to come, and don't act rashly.

This is the four words "don't use the hidden dragon", don't use it is not not to use, but to use it just right, before that, you must silently accumulate your own strength.

When I returned to the capital, I was constrained everywhere, where could I stay happy in my fiefdom?

As long as you settle down and work hard now, accumulate strength, and return to the capital with the general trend when the time comes, who will dare to move your own prince again?