The city of Xi'an in January did not make people feel spring, and the snowflakes began to fall unconsciously in the cold weather.

In a private room on the third floor of the largest restaurant in the city (Chang'an Restaurant), Du Yifu, Yang Chengdaoren, Songtu Daoist and Poyang Lake Wuyi Eight people are sitting with Qiu Luan in front of a table full of wine and delicacies, drinking and chatting.

And the White Lotus was depressed because of that encounter, and Feng Niang saw this, so she took the White Lotus to wander around the city and wanted to help her relax.

In the private room, I only heard Qiu Luan drinking wine and saying to Du Yi:

"I really miss the days when I followed Du Tanhua and you fought those Tartars who fled around!"

Du did not forget to smile lightly:

"That's all in the past, I heard that General Qiu is now the pillar of the entire northwest of the Ming Dynasty!"

Qiu Luan sighed and said:

"Alas...... What is the use of that? I was bent on destroying the great calamity of Jinang Khan in the northwest for the imperial court, but I had no choice but to ask for troops and food for the imperial court, so I was forced to ask for orders to come to Xi'an Guanzhong to recruit troops and collect grain. ”

Du did not forget to ask:

"Then General Qiu, you should be almost recruited, right?"

Qiu Luan smiled bitterly:

"Now how can the children of these rich families in the city be willing to join the army, and the children of those poor people have already been conscripted to the Gyeonggi capital before they become adults, and I have been conscripted in all the state capitals of Guanzhong for a week, but there are less than 1,000 enlistments. ”

Du Buyi also sighed:

"Alas, it's no wonder these people, after all, no one wants their heirs to risk the danger of going to the border places to suffer, especially these rich families in the city. ”

Qiu Luan says:

"Yes, these people are wealthy, and they have a secret relationship with the local government and even the imperial court, offending these people is equivalent to offending the powerful people of the dynasty, and this is not something that a military general can provoke. ”

Du Cheng said:

"I can think of a way for you to do this, General Qiu, after all, I still have some acquaintances in the court. ”

Qiu Luan Yixi:

"Du Tanhua, are you really telling you? Are you really willing to help?"

Du Chu did not forget to nod:

"I don't forget that although I have long been ignorant of the affairs of the government and the opposition, I believe that the old friends of the DPRK and China will still give me a thin face. ”

Qiu Luan said again:

"But I heard that only the emperor can make decisions about this matter, Du Tanhua, can you help me introduce the emperor, as long as I can see the emperor, let the emperor listen to my strategy of conquering the country, he will definitely support me, and then I can wholeheartedly clear the northern troubles for the Ming Dynasty." ”

Du Yi asked Qiu Luan with some curiosity at this time:

"General Qiu, have you now formulated a strategy for conquering the country?"

Qiu Luan replied:

"Yes, but I didn't write this strategy on paper to prevent leakage, but I have always kept it in my heart, and I will wait for one day to see the emperor and show it in person. ”

Du did not forget to say with great appreciation:

"General Qiu, you are really becoming more and more like a general now, and I believe that the emperor will definitely reuse you in the future. ”

Qiu Luan asked:

"Then Du Tanhua, have you agreed to help me introduce the emperor now?"

Du did not forget to reply:

"I have to think about this, after all, I haven't crossed paths with the emperor for many years, and I don't know what the emperor's attitude towards me is now, in case the emperor is still suspicious of me, then I'm not still General Qiu?"

Qiu Luan nodded:

"Yes, then I can light Du Tan Hua for your news!"

Du Cheng Cheng said:

"Alright then, General Qiu, you can give me a week for this matter, and I will give you an answer within a week. ”

Qiu Luan was overjoyed, and immediately stood up and saluted Du Buyi again:

"I'm here, thank Du Gongzi!"

Qiu Luan's direct engagement this time was a little overwhelmed.

Because Du Buyi knew in his heart that with the righteous relationship between Emperor Zhu Houyu and himself, Emperor Zhu Houyu would definitely give him this face to meet Qiu Luan, but Du Buyi knew that although Qiu Luan was brave in battle, he had a lot of habits and even some uselessness.

But now there are basically no generals in the north of the Ming Dynasty who can fight except Qiu Luan, so Du is very worried.

At this time, Qiu Luan suddenly said:

"I heard that Du Tanhua, did you come to Xi'an this time to deal with the Maitreya Sect and Zhu Chenmu's rebels?"

Disrupted Du Bu Bu's thoughts, Du Bu Bu came back to his senses and said:

"Yes, General Qiu, when did you know?"

Qiu Luan smiled lightly:

"Du Tanhua, I can't tell you this, but I'm recruiting here these days, and I'm just idle, but I can help Du Tanhua. ”

Yang Chengdao, who was sitting next to him drinking, put down his wine glass very excitedly, and said to Qiu Luan:

"If we can really get the help of General Qiu this time, then we will definitely be able to destroy the rebels of the Maitreya Sect and Zhu Chenmu this time. ”

Qiu Luan said:

"That's as it should be, after all, the bandits are also serving the court. ”

At this time, suddenly Feng Niang rushed into the door, and after walking in front of Du Buzhi, she whispered:

"Don't forget, I went out with Sister Ling'er just now, but I didn't see Sister Ling'er when I walked, I didn't find her for a long time, I can only come back and tell you first. ”

Du Bu was shocked when he heard the news, after all, he had been worried about the White Lotus in his heart for the past few days, after all, the White Lotus had completely changed since he was humiliated and ***.

At this time, Du Buyi had to quickly get up and say to Qiu Luan:

"General Qiu, I have some urgent matters to deal with, please forgive me for my neglect. ”

After speaking, he immediately rushed out of the restaurant with Feng Niang and went around looking for the White Lotus.

Yang Chengdaoren, Songtu Daoist and Wuyi saw Du Buyi and Feng Niang running out with such nervous expressions, so naturally they couldn't eat the food and drinks, so they quickly followed out, and then helped Du Buyi to find the White Lotus in the city together.

After searching for two whole days, there was almost no trace of the white lotus.

At this time, Yang Chengdao got a message from the Taoist friends of Zhongnan Mountain, that is, the Maitreya Sect will hold a Lantern Festival (Lotus Conference) two days later, and invite all the sects in the Guanzhong region to participate.

After hearing the news at this time, Du Cheng asked Yang Chengdao:

"What does this Lotus Conference mean? Could it be related to the White Jade Lotus?"

Yang Chengdao explained:

"I heard that in this Lotus Conference, the Maitreya Sect first wanted to show the people in the nearby rivers and lakes the white jade lotus flower it had obtained from the White Lotus Sect, and secondly, in the name of eliminating harm in the martial arts, the White Lotus Sect's great demon Bai Qingtian who was imprisoned by him was brought to justice on the same day. ”

Feng Niang said next to her at this time:

"Brother Du, if this is really the case, then Sister Ling'er will most likely go to Zhongnan Mountain after hearing the news of the assassination. ”

Du Chu did not forget to nod:

"Just take advantage of this opportunity, we have to make a good deployment, this time we must eliminate Maitreya Sect and Zhu Muchen and others in one fell swoop, and eliminate harm for Jianghu and Daming. ”

Yang Chengdao nodded:

"Du Gongzi is right, this is indeed a great opportunity for us. ”

At this moment, suddenly several horses galloped past Du Buyi and several people.

The Songtu Dao Chief pointed to these horseback riders:

"Look...... Look, isn't that from the Huashan faction?"

Du did not forget to take a closer look, these people were indeed wearing a Huashan Sect robe, and the direction they were going was to the south, so he said:

"It seems that the Huashan faction is definitely going to Zhongnan Mountain to participate in the Lotus Conference this time. ”

Yang Cheng couldn't help but sigh:

"I didn't expect that the famous and authentic Huashan faction would now fall into a cult like Maitreya. ”

Du Buyi also sighed:

"Yes, it's just that the head of the Huashan faction has fallen into the hands of the villain Yu Siguang, but I don't know where the frost girl is now?"

Feng Niang came over and glared at Du Yifu:

"What time is it now, and you still have the heart to think about this frost girl?"

At this moment, Cao Cao said that Cao Cao had actually arrived, and Wu Shuangshuang also rode by with several Huashan disciples.

After Du Buyi shouted, Wu Shuangshuang seemed to hear Du Buyi's familiar voice, and quickly turned the horse's head and came to Du Buyi.

After Wu Shuangshuang got off the horse, he greeted several people one by one, and then walked up to Du Buyi and asked:

"Du Gongzi, why are you here?"

Du did not forget to reply:

"We just heard that there will be a lotus festival in Zhongnanshan in two days, so we discussed it here. ”

Wu Shuangshuang smiled:

"Aren't you afraid of being heard by unscrupulous people when you discuss such an important matter by the side of the road?"

Du did not forget to reply:

"If you hear it, you hear it, don't be afraid!"

Then he asked:

"Frost, are you also going to Zhongnan Mountain?"

Wu Shuangshuang replied:

"Yes, how can I be absent from such an important event as the White Jade Lotus's appearance?"

Then he asked:

"When are you going?"

Du did not forget to reply:

"Frost, you should know, this white jade lotus was lost from my hands, of course I have to get it back with my own hands!"

Wu Shuangshuang nodded:

"I understand!"

Pointing to a nearby village:

"Why don't we go over there and say, there are a lot of people passing by here, and it's cold, it's really not very convenient!"

Du did not forget to reply:

"Okay!"

Then they went together to a dilapidated house outside the village, cleaned up, made a fire, and talked around the fire.

I just heard Du not forget to ask Wu Shuangshuang:

"Frostshuang, are you back in the Huashan faction now?"

Wu Shuangshuang smiled:

"Of course, Du Gongzi, you may not know yet, I am now the acting head of the Huashan faction!"

When Du Buyi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately said:

"Congratulations to Frost!"

Wu Shuangshuang immediately raised her hand and signaled:

"Don't ...... It's not something I want. ”

Du did not forget to ask again:

"Why do you say that? What about you, Senior Brother Yu, Master Yu?"

Wu Shuangshuang replied:

"My senior brother has now repented after my persuasion, and is in retreat in the Huashan faction to repent, and there is no candidate for the head of the sect, so everyone forced me to be the acting head of the Huashan faction. ”

Feng Niang also smiled at this time:

"So that's the case, I didn't forget to talk about you just now, but I didn't expect you to be a heroine among women!"

Wu Shuangshuang replied with a smile:

"Where can I compare to you, Feng Niang, not only looks like a fairy, but also talented, and is no longer inferior to Li Qingzhao, a talented woman from the previous dynasty!"

Then he asked:

"Du Gongzi, why don't you see the white girl by your side?"