The sky was still bright, a group of people from Kyoto got up to wash, Fan Xian brought all the people in the hospital this time, except for Mu Feng'er, who is now in charge of the affairs of the Qi Nian group, the rest of the people are composed of members of the second and sixth departments, and the semi-militarized management of the supervision yuan career makes these people calm and silent, only hearing the sound of water, the squeak of opening the door, but there is no conversation.

The road from the post station to Dingzhou City for nearly twenty miles, galloping on the official road eight horses wide, but it didn't take much time, and there was no need to cherish the horsepower today, so when this pedestrian came to the east gate of Dingzhou City, the sun did not rise much, and there was a trace of cold in the warmth, but the vegetable farmers who lined up to enter the city and the business travelers who came from the hinterland of the Central Plains had formed a long line.

Autumn is not strong in Kyoto, and the soldiers of the border gate city here have begun to wear armor padded with cotton layers, Fan Xian glanced at it unobtrusively, and then signaled Mu Feng'er to prepare the documents for customs clearance.

This time he came to Dingzhou, Fan Xian was not prepared to show the Ming Qincha honor guard at the beginning, of course, there were only a dozen people, even if he wanted to, he couldn't show it. This group of people disguised themselves as Jiangnan businessmen, holding the road tea deed issued by the Ministry of Household and the Inner Treasury Transfer Division. The reason why he had to be so disguised was not that the imperial court had any suspicions about the interior of Dingzhou City, but that Fan Xian wanted to meet with a person in private, and in order to ensure the safety of that person, it was best to meet privately without going through the channels of the imperial court.

After all, now that the Hu people have suddenly opened their minds, Emperor Xi à and Fan Xian both suspect that there is a capable person in Xihu who is in charge, so who knows if there is a Hu person buried in the military and political mansions of Dingzhou City?

The inspection work of the sergeant of the East Gate was very meticulous, Fan Xian did not line up, stood on the side of the team and looked at it coldly, nodding secretly, the Ye family has been operating in the west for decades, but it still has not slackened at all, no wonder His Majesty appreciates it so much.

The post man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, followed behind Fan Xian, and his heart was beating a drum, he also changed into a merchant's clothes at this time, and his face was manipulated by the officials of the Supervision Yuan, which made him look more and more obscene. But he didn't understand in his heart why the noble man in front of him wanted to take him into the city, and he had to dress like this.

The team soon lined up with Fan Xian and his party, and Fan Xian noticed that although the soldiers of the Dingzhou Army were strict in inspection, they did not take the opportunity to collect the benefits of oil and water, and they did not deliberately leave the merchants and vegetable farmers from all walks of life, and the speed was extremely fast.

Mu Feng'er handed over the prepared customs clearance documents, road slips, and tea deeds, and the school official was slightly stunned and frowned, as if he felt something strange.

Fan Xian squinted on the side, he didn't know what was wrong, but he didn't panic in his heart, anyway, in the afternoon, he was going to the Xiliang Road Governor's Mansion to reveal his identity, and there should be no misunderstanding between the two sides.

The surprise of the school officers was not that there was anything wrong with the papers, but that they were too beautiful, especially the issuance of seals and signatures...... It is actually the head of the yamen, so it shows that the identity of this group of businessmen is very important, otherwise how could those officials in the court personally review these documents.

Fan Xian and his entourage didn't expect that it was this point that attracted the attention of others, and it was naturally extremely simple for the Supervision Yuan to make these documents, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate had been staring at them recently, so these documents simply went to the ministries to get a genuine product, but ...... It's too real, and it's too eye-catching. If Wang Qinian was still in charge of all the details around Fan Xian at this time, he would not have made such a mistake.

The school officer stared at Mu Feng'er coldly, and then subconsciously glanced at Fan Xian, understanding that this beautiful young man who was full of nobility was the leader of this caravan.

Fan Xian didn't look back at him, he was looking at the Dingzhou city wall in front of him with great interest at this time, and secretly wondered, Dingzhou City is surrounded by a flat or desert, where did these big stones come from?

The school officer frowned, but subconsciously didn't want to provoke this young man with eyes above the top, nodded and let go, just watched this business trip enter the city, called a subordinate, and whispered a few words.

............ Fan Xian didn't know that he admired the city wall, and he would give the soldiers of the state army an impression that their eyes were above the top. He really likes to see with his own eyes, looking at the world of a qiē, after all, it is a rare second life, so there is always a very strong exploration of the beauty or history or existence around life.

He has seen the ancient city wall of Shangjing for hundreds of years, and he is even more familiar with the city wall of Kyoto, which is heavily fortified, and it is rare to come to Dingzhou City, the westernmost city of the empire, of course, he is more curious, and he still regrets it in his heart, and he doesn't know when he will have the opportunity to see the legendary real largest city in the world - Dongyi City.

Yicheng, who has been following into the city with a sad face, gradually knew why the Duke of Bo wanted to bring his own little corner sè into the city, it turned out that the little grandfather was preparing to go shopping, and the streets in Dingzhou City were chaotic, all kinds of squares intersected in a mess, if there was no local to lead the way, there were many places without names, and it was really impossible to find.

What made him feel a little headache was that this noble little grandfather, it seemed that it was the first time to come to such a remote place, and he was actually interested in everything, and he was not too tired to walk around, especially the Hu people utensils transported from the Hu tribe in Xichi Hezi, which attracted his attention for a long time.

In about half a day, Fan Xian and his entourage walked around the Dingzhou Trading Fair thoroughly, perfectly fulfilling the positivity that a caravan should show.

Under an earthen wall, Fan Xian squinted his eyes, looked at the tower of Dingzhou Xiongcheng in the distance, and asked in a low voice, "Has the news been sent?"

Mu Feng'er looked around cautiously, nodded, and said, "According to the agreement between the two parties, it has been sent out, but we came two days early, so I am afraid that the other party has not entered the city yet." ”

Fan Xian thought for a while and said: "I must come two days early, there is no way to block the news of my departure from Beijing, Hongcheng He must know that I am coming, if he is dragged by this kid, he must be a drunk, where is there still time to do things, not to mention the camp and the governor's palace, who knows if there is a Hu people's jiān." ”

Mu Feng'er glanced at the nervous Yicheng at the back of the team and said, "If you are not familiar with the terrain, you really shouldn't call this person to lead the way, and you don't know how to deal with it after a while." ”

Fan Xian smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, we just have to ensure the safety of the other party, so we have to be so careful, as for that Yicheng, when we leave another day, just send him two beauties." ”

Having said that, Fan Xian also felt a little regretful, because His Majesty had always strictly forbidden the Supervision Yuan to penetrate too deep into the military, so whether the Supervision Yuan was in charge of the four places in charge of various roads or the two departments that collected intelligence, there were no competent people in Dingzhou.

Of course, the Supervision Yuan must have buried nails in Dingzhou, but Fan Xian thought that the interior of Dingzhou City was extremely safe, so he refused to use these nails, lest the military and government officials would not be happy afterwards, and it would be the lower-level officials of the Supervision Yuan who would suffer.

The group parked the carriage in a shady place, silently waited for the sun to move slowly, and bought some baked cakes for lunch and ate them with water, Fan Xian was no exception, every time he acted, his style would always make the hearts of the subordinates of the Supervision Yuan closer, but the post man saw that the little grandfather was also struggling to gnaw on the baked cakes, but secretly he was amazed.

When the shadow of the earthen wall behind the carriage gradually lengthened, one of Fan Xian's subordinates came back humming a little song, and he was still carrying the Hube specialties purchased along the road, and it seemed that he was very careful along the road. After the carriage, he threw these things back into the carriage and said something to Fan Xian in a low voice.

Fan Xian raised his head, glanced at Mu Feng'er, and said with a smile: "It seems that the other party is more anxious than us, so let's go and see you." ”

Mu Feng'er thought about it, this shouldn't be a conspiracy, after all, in Dingzhou City, it is the world of Daqing, and no one has the courage to do anything about the trap for the Supervision Yuan, so he nodded and called out to the post.

Breaking away from the convoy, Fan Xian, Mu Feng'er and the post man, only three people, walked through the earthen wall, walked through the lively street market, like a first-time merchant from the mainland, curiously walked through, I don't know how long they walked, and finally arrived at a mutton shop.

Fan Xian saw that there was no signboard in this shop, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Damn, this place is really hard to find." He patted the postman on the shoulder: "It seems that you kid is okay, and you even know these places." ”

Yi Cheng only felt that his body was soft, and secretly thought that this shoulder was the shoulder that had been patted by the little grandfather, and it seemed that he was reluctant to take a bath for half a month...... No, I only wash it once a month, and I should not look for a woman for half a month, and it seems that it is not cost-effective...... In the midst of this postman's thoughts, Mu Feng'er had already walked into the mutton shop first, walked sideways through the inner door of the earthen house, covered her nose, walked to the inner room, and sat on the mat that she had agreed with the man in advance.

There are four mattresses in the inner door of this shop, and there are a few on the mats, which are for the guests to serve meat and wine, and each mattress is separated by a thin cloth, but there is no sound separating it, barely a meaning.

Fan Xian sat in the innermost, and Yi Cheng only dared to sit on half of his ass outside, muttering in his heart, I don't know why this distinguished person must find this very inconspicuous shop, is he here to see someone?

Then he took the bowl of wine handed by the little grandfather in a panic, took a sip carefully, and then fell into a deep sleep.

............ After eating a few pieces of hand-grabbed mutton and drinking two bowls of spirits, Fan Xian's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he glanced at the thin cloth curtain beside him, and glanced at Mu Feng'er.

Mu Feng'er thought for a while, picked up the wine bowl, got up and lifted the curtain, and went to the mat on the other side. With the curtains, Fan Xian's eyes were extremely sharp, and he saw that the person was about forty or fifty years old, but his face was dark, after all, he was a Hu person, and he couldn't see it accurately.

At this time, the sun was in the sky, the sky was gradually rising, but the earthen house was still quiet, this was not the right time to drink, so the shop was exceptionally quiet, only Fan Xian and his party and the mysterious Hu man.

I don't know what Mu Feng'er said to the Hu man over there, after a long time, the curtain was opened, and Mu Feng'er nodded to Fan Xian, indicating that she confirmed the identity of the other party.

Fan Xian leaned sideways, staring at the calm-faced Hu man, and found that the other party was holding a wine bowl with a steady palm, and there was no change in his pupils, so he said slowly:

"The number one master under the dignified Zuo Xian King, why do you want to change your face and be so sneaky?"

The Hu man put down the wine bowl and glanced at Fan Xian, as if he wanted to know the true identity of this young man.

However, Fan Xian's expression was indifferent and he did not react at all.

This Hu man raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he didn't expect that a random official from the Qingguo Supervision Yuan would have such an unfathomable city government and strength.

"Yes, I'm Hu Ge. The Hu man, who looked to be forty or fifty years old, stared at Fan Xian's face with a falcon-like gaze, "He said that you are the leader, then I will talk to you." ”

Fan Xian smiled, raised the wine bowl in his hand, and said, "There aren't many things I want to know. ”

"I must first make sure that the princess is safe. "Hu Ge, the number one master under the account of King Zuoxian of Xihu, has a reputation that shocks the West, is deeply respected by the Hu people, and his bearing is extraordinary, but when he speaks the words of the Central Plains, he always feels a little awkward, and his momentum is a little weaker for no reason.

Fan Xian reached into his arms, took out a jade hook and handed it over. After Hu Ge took the jade hook, his brows furrowed deeply, as if he was in some kind of contemplation. Fan Xian didn't bother his memories, just watched this scene quietly.

The Supervision Yuan hooked up with the number one master under the account of King Zuoxian, not because Fan Xian had the ability to reach the sky, but because the other party took the initiative to come to the door in a very troublesome way. The Supervisory Yuan's usual way of dealing with such people who come to the door on their own initiative is not to take the initiative, not to make promises, and not to be responsible.

It wasn't until the other party did give the Supervision Yuan some extremely useful information that the Supervision Yuan began to follow up on this line. And those who can follow this line, except for Fan Xian himself, can not find a second person, because the reason for the relationship between Hu Ge and the Supervision Yuan is Ma Suosuo.

Masoso is still proud of Prince He's golden house, but in terms of belonging, he is still a fan idle. This princess of the Hu tribe is a female prisoner, not a female prisoner, because her tribe was ready to surrender to the great prince's department, but before it was completed, it was exposed, and the entire tribe was slaughtered by the Xihu king's tent, and the remaining clansmen were only scattered in the Western Regions, each defecting to the nobles.

And this Hu Ge was a warrior who went out of this small tribe back then, but before he had time to reveal his identity and win glory for the tribe, he had already received the tragic news that the tribe was slaughtered.

After confirming Hu Ge's identity from Masoso, Fan Xian began to strengthen his secret connection with Hu Ge.

Masoso not only knew Hu Ge, these two people were even very good friends when they were children, in the words of the Central Plains, the so-called childhood sweethearts. So Fan Xian looked at the other party's old face at this time, and muttered in his heart, could it be that Hu people blow the wind and bask in the sun every day, so it is really so easy to see old age?

............ Hu Ge cautiously put the jade hook into his arms, looked at Fan Xian and said, "I do want to avenge the clan, but don't forget that I am also a Hu person, so there are some things I can say, and some things I can't say...... You Qingren are too sinister and cunning, I can't believe it. ”

Fan Xian understood this, if he wanted the other party to lead the way for the Qing army and raid the Xihu king's tent for thousands of miles, no matter whether the other party was willing or not, no one in the court would dare to believe him. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "I don't need you to do anything, on the contrary, I can still support you in what you do, I heard that King Zuoxian's current situation is not very good, if you can help him gain a firm foothold, I think your own power will also rise." ”

Without waiting for this Hu clan master to speak, Fan Xianji simply waved his hand and said: "I will give you support, I don't ask for much, first, you must try your best to stop the big offensive of next year's chūn season, even if you can't stop it, I need your information...... Rest assured, we celebrate people straightforwardly, and we won't fight any ambushes, but we just want to put up a position and intimidate each other. ”

Hu Ge's brows furrowed, and he said, "It's just that now I don't even have the strength to speak to King Zuoxian, let alone me." ”

"That's your problem, since it's cooperation, you always have to pay some sincerity. Fan Xian looked at him and said calmly: "I won't treat you badly, you have to convince those people, of course, you can't rely on fists alone." ”

"All the nobles in the world are the same, they all love gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin. ”

Hu Ge glanced at the young official opposite.

"I'll give you as much as you need to bribe. Fan Xian's tone was very ordinary, but it exuded a strong confidence, "And if you want to revive the clan, you also need a lot of money." Actually, it's very easy to make a deal with me, I just need to ask you one word. ”

"Do you want to get rich?"

This sentence Fan Xian once asked some people, such as the former commander of the Northern Qi Jinyi Guard, Lord Shen Chong, Shen Chong didn't want to get rich with Fan Xian, he wanted to get rich himself, so he died. Then Fan Xian asked the uncle of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Marquis of Changning, and this Marquis was very willing to make a fortune with Fan Xian, so his family not only made a fortune, but Wei Hua also became a big official.

History has long proved that people who cooperate with Fan Xian are always very happy.

But Hu Ge didn't know the true identity of the other party, and said in a cold voice: "Everyone likes gold and silver, but your words make people can't believe it...... So much silver, even goods that can't be bought with silver, let me agree to a word from you...... Don't lie to me, although our sons on the grassland are straightforward, they are not fools. ”

Fan Xian's words do sound a bit like a lie, there are many kings on the grassland, there are countless nobles, and these nobles are insatiable, if they want to fill their appetites, unless it is the strong support of the Qingguo Imperial Court, and a small young official of the Supervision Yuan, how can he do this.

"I can give you a good knife from the inner library. Fan Xian didn't pick him up, and said indifferently: "But the number is limited, after all, I don't want the knife I gave you to cut the necks of my Daqing people in the future." ”

Fan Xian didn't answer Hu Ge's doubts, but Hu Ge felt even more uneasy, he stared at this young and handsome face, lowered his voice and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

Fan Xian glanced at him and said, "I'm Fan Xian." ”

............ With a crisp sound, Hu Ge's back hit the earthen wall heavily, and he quickly pulled out the scimitar on his waist and aimed it at Fan Xian, and the ashes on the earthen wall fell down, staining the dishes and drinks on the table.

Hu Ge looked at Fan Xian with great emotion, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.

Fan Xian lowered his head, his fingers tapped on the table, he didn't expect his true identity, he actually scared the other party into such a look, and this person was also known as the number one master under King Zuoxian.

How did he know that the name of Fan Tisi of the Qingguo Supervision Yuan had already resounded all over the world, and the place where the Hu people lived far away was just in the hearts of the people of Qingguo, Lord Xiao Fan was dazzling, and in the eyes of Qingguo's enemies, this legendary young man was really the first target of prevention.

Of course, until now, the Hu people have not suffered Fan Xian's losses, but they have suffered a lot of Chen Pingping's losses, so there are countless fears for Chen Pingping's successor. After Hu Ge confessed his identity to Fan Xian, his first thought was that today's joint was a trap, and the second thought was that if this was not a trap, then this transaction would also put the Hu people in a place of no return in the future.

"Don't be so afraid. Fan Xian raised his head and said slowly: "Yes, I am the head of the Supervision Yuan, but don't worry, I am a good businessman, don't forget, I have the inner treasury of the imperial court in my hand, if you don't believe in my credit, you can send someone to the Central Plains to investigate." ”

"I'm not afraid. Hu Ge had calmed down, his eyes showed wolf-like wildness, staring at Fan Xian word by word and saying, "I just didn't expect that a person of your status would deign to come to see me, and he would be so brave." ”

"This is the world of my Daqing, this is in Dingzhou City, I don't think my guts are anything special. Fan Xian looked at him and said, "Even you, a Hu person, dare to come to see me, why don't I dare to see you?"

"You don't know how much your head is worth. Hu Ge said: "Aren't you afraid that I will set up a situation here to kill you?"

Fan Xian glanced at him mockingly, smeared the meat oil on his hand on the curtain beside him, and said, "This shop is your people before and after, if I am afraid that you will set up a situation, why would I walk in and sit and drink?"

"Besides, do you think that with you, the so-called number one master under King Zuoxian, you can kill me?" Fan Xian's brows furrowed, as if he was looking at a very ignorant child, "The name is extremely long, but this courage is not very good." ”

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Qingguo, the strongest master of the young generation, has already imprinted his figure in the hearts of all martial artists, and Hu Ge really does not have the courage to make such a dangerous attempt.

Fan Xian stood up, stared into his eyes, and said, "I don't care what you're thinking, but when my conditions are opened, I want to know that person's name." ”

This is the information that the Supervision Yuan is most concerned about in the past three months of contact with the other party. Because the figure hidden in the tent of King Hu was really buried very deeply, and it brought great harm to Qingguo, the Supervisory Yuan and the Privy Council tried their best, but they still couldn't know who that person was.

Even the two courts didn't know if there was such a terrifying military advisor in the Hu tribe, or if the two virtuous kings and Shan Yu suddenly opened their minds.

But Fan Xian didn't think so, and Emperor Qingguo didn't think so, their father and son had very similar judgments, the country was easy to change, and the changes in Xihu must have been influenced by outsiders, and they concluded that that person must have existed.

This is the most important purpose of Fan Xian's trip to Dingzhou City, he wants to dig out that person.

Hu Ge is the highest-level figure of the Hu clan that the Qingguo court can access, and he has been urged for a long time, and when he heard this, the face of this Hu master changed, he knew how much help he would get from the Qingguo court, and Suo Suo's current life and death were also under the control of the young man in front of him, and he did not have much choice.

It's just ...... "I really haven't met that person, but there should be that person." Hu Ge put down the scimitar and said, "King Zuo Xian shouldn't have seen it, but there was once a drunken person who indignantly mentioned an unfamiliar name...... Songzhi Immortal Order. ”