Xue Ming didn't understand why the Yue clan, who had never interfered in the southwestern affairs of the imperial court, suddenly wanted to discuss the defense of the southwest border with him.

Although the Western Diagonal Yue clan had a huge influence on the southwest, since the Yue clan returned to the Great Wei, they never interfered in the southwestern affairs of the imperial court, and even disbanded the army that the Yue clan had in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Xue Ming has been the chief general of the southwest defense line for many years, and this is the first time he has been invited by the Yue clan.

However, since it was the invitation of the Yue clan's big toast, Xue Ming couldn't refuse, so he put down his military affairs and brought two personal soldiers to the Yue clan's main village in the Xixiao Mountain.

But he had been here for more than an hour, and he had never seen anyone else, let alone the Yue Clan's Great Tusi, except for one of the Yue Clan elders who had received him. After the elder brought the tea, he didn't show up, and Xue Ming had to sit there and drink tea by himself.

Xue Ming couldn't figure out what the big toast was trying to do. If he wanted to trap himself here in the name of negotiating defense, and then achieve other purposes, Xue Ming was not worried.

The southwest defenders are strict in discipline, brave and good at fighting, and the generals have followed the Xue family for many years and are very loyal and brave.

The drawings of the Pai Nu car were also sent to the southwest, Xue Ming was overjoyed when he saw this drawing, and immediately sent skilled craftsmen to speed up the production, and the Peerless Sword Sect also sent an elder who was good at this way to assist. At present, there are nearly 30 platoon wagons and nearly 30,000 arrows, which greatly increases the strength of the defenders.

Before leaving, Xue Ming also made careful arrangements, even if someone wanted to do something in the southwest while he was away, it would not be possible.

With confidence, Xue Ming sat quietly in the hall, slowly sipping tea, and waited without hurry. From noon until the sun sets, the hall is lit up.

"I'm really sorry," the elder who received Xue Ming before came to the hall and said with an apologetic smile, "I made General Xue wait for a long time, Da Tusi was supposed to be able to return at noon, but I didn't expect to be delayed, and I ask the general for forgiveness." ”

Xue Ming said with a slight smile: "Elder Mu is polite, the Great Tusi manages the entire Xixi, and the affairs are naturally cumbersome, so it doesn't matter if I will wait a little longer." ”

Elder Mu said: "Although the general said so, I still apologize to the general on behalf of the Yue clan. The general is comforted by the southwest, and now the Western Zhou Dynasty is stationed at the border, eyeing the tiger, if it is because the general is here to give the Western Zhou an opportunity, how can the Yue clan afford it. ”

Xue Ming said: "Since it was invited by the Great Toast, it would have come from now." ”

Elder Mu said: "It's getting late, I have already ordered someone to prepare wine and food, and the other elders in the village will also come over, and we will accompany the general to have dinner together, which can be regarded as compensating the general on behalf of the Great Tusi." ”

Xue Chen said: "The elder is serious, what kind of identity is the big toast, how dare he have the idea of blame." ”

Elder Mu said with a smile: "We won't say anything superfluous, since General Xue is here, our Yue clan is the most honored guest of our Yue clan, although the big toast is not there, we still have to take out the best food and the most beautiful wine to entertain the general." ”

"It doesn't matter what you eat or what you drink. Ben would have wondered when the big toast would return to the stockade. The elder also said just now that the Western Zhou Tun is heavily armed on the border and may launch an attack at any time, if Ben will leave his post without permission for a long time, the imperial court will know about it, and it will definitely be blamed. ”

Elder Mu said: "No, no, the Great Tusi invited the general here to discuss the military affairs of the southwest, how could the imperial court blame it?"

Xue Ming said: "Since the big toast invited the general to come, why is he not in the village?"

Elder Mu said: "There are some unexpected affairs in the mountains, and the big toast thought that he should be able to return before the general came, but he didn't expect to be delayed, which made the general wait for a long time." Just now, Da Tusi sent someone to deliver a message back, and the matter over there is about to end, so he must be able to rush back tomorrow. ”

Xue Ming asked, "What unexpected affairs actually alarmed the big toast?"

"This ......," Elder Mu was a little embarrassed, "Well, the general is not an outsider, and this matter is also related to the military affairs of the southwest, so I will say it directly." ”

"Please!"

Elder Mu said: "There are people in the Western Mountains who secretly communicate with the Western Zhou in a vain attempt to assist the Western Zhou in sneaking up on the southwest defense line led by the general. ”

"What?!" Xue Ming was taken aback. The Yue clan's control of the Western Slope is extremely tight, and it is also extremely cruel, how dare anyone secretly communicate with the Western Zhou?

Xue Ming once heard a subordinate general say that the head of a tribe disappeared because he questioned the uneven distribution of benefits by the Great Tusi. Therefore, all the tribes and cottages here in the west slope are extremely obedient to the Yue clan.

I didn't expect that someone in the western slope under such control would have an affair with the Western Zhou, or in the case of the confrontation between the two armies, no wonder Da Tusi would hurriedly invite himself here.

Elder Mu said: "The general doesn't need to panic, it's just that a few small people have been bewitched by the Western Zhou. Now that the Great Toast has gone in person, everything has been settled. ”

Xue Ming said: "Da Tusi invited me here just for this matter?"

Elder Mu nodded, "Since the West Slope is the West Slope of Great Wei, the Great Tusi will never allow anyone to secretly communicate with Western Zhou and harm the interests of Great Wei." ”

Xue Ming said: "The big toast is wise. ”

Elder Mu said: "The Great Tusi received the secret report and felt that the matter was very important, so he rushed to deal with it in person, and at the same time sent someone to inform the general, wanting to inform the general of the seized information in time, so that the general could deal with it." ”

Xue Ming said: "Da Tusi is very thoughtful. ”

Elder Mu said: "The Great Toast has not returned, please wait with peace of mind, so that the Great Toast can tell the general the details of the situation." ”

Xue Ming said: "Since this is the case, Ben will wait for the big toast to come back with peace of mind." ”

When Elder Mu heard this, he was very happy, and finally let Xue Ming stay in the cottage with peace of mind.

Next, the elders who stayed in the cottage came to have dinner with Xue Ming.

Da Tusi is not here, it is said that Yue Bai, who is the young master of the Yue family, should show up, but Xue Ming has not seen Yue Bai for so long, could it be that he went with Da Tusi?

Xue Chen once sent a letter to Xue Ming, telling him that if the Yue clan had something, he could contact Yuebai, and if Yuebai had something, he would also notify Xue Ming and pass the news to the capital as soon as possible through the military.

Xue Ming didn't have a chance to contact Yuebai before, thinking that this time he came to Yue's cottage, just in time to meet Yuebai.

Xue Ming found an opportunity to ask an elder of the Yue clan, and the elder told Xue Ming that the young master of Yue Bai was sent by the Great Tusi to transport a batch of medicinal herbs, and he only left Xixian yesterday, and he should not be able to return until a month later.

A month, too long, it seems that this time there is no chance to see Yuebai.

However, Xue Ming didn't understand very much, thinking that Yue Baigui was the young master of the Yue clan, why would he be sent to such a thing as transporting medicinal materials?

The elder of the Yue clan didn't understand why the Great Toast would let Yue Bai be in charge of transporting the medicinal materials, which had never happened before, or maybe the Great Tusi had a temporary idea and wanted to use this to train Yue Bai.

Is that really the case? It's a coincidence, isn't it?