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In the battle of Baima Mountain in the next summer, Ye Xueguan has always been the center of the second line of defense of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the battlefield command post.

In the summer offensive of the fifteenth year of Jiajing, the Ming army concentrated more than 17,000 troops from Xiaoshanwei, Loushanwei, Baima Qianhusuo, Yulong Qianhusuo, and Diexi Qianhusuo, and conquered all the fortresses set up by the Xia army on the periphery of Baima Mountain, and achieved a great victory. At that time, the Ming army and Daomen unanimously judged that the war situation had entered a new turning stage, and that White Horse Mountain would be recaptured within one year, at most two years, and that the Ming Dynasty would recover the White Horse Mountain and the homeland two hundred miles west of it that had been lost since the beginning of the war, and that the confrontation line in Ming Xia would be moved back to the Minshan area.

It's a pity that two years have passed, and the White Horse Mountain is still firmly occupied by the Xia army, and the passage to the west has not been opened so far.

The protracted war made the Son of Heaven very angry, and Li Shi, a scholar of the Huagai Temple and the first assistant, was so anxious about it that he could not afford to fall ill, and the cabinet was acted by Xia Yan, a scholar of the Wuyingdian University and the second assistant. After Xia Yan took charge, the first thing he did was to take down Li Chengkui, the former military governor of western Sichuan, and replace him with Zhou Yu.

Speaking of Zhou Yi, Zhao Ran has actually seen it, when he first entered Wuji Academy, he participated in the elegant collection of Beacon Mountain Villa with Zhiyuan, and the owner of the villa was this Lord Zhou, who appreciated his calligraphy very much, and asked him for words. Zhou Yi has been prosperous in recent years, first as an official of the Long'an prefect into Sichuan to declare the right senator of the political envoy, two years later transferred to the left senator, the right to the government, the year before the entry of the governor of western Sichuan military affairs yamen, with the rank of assistant to handle military affairs.

During the period of assisting in military affairs, Zhou Yi showed a lot of military talents. He personally initiated and presided over the summer offensive the year before last. In the past few years, Zhou Yi has taken the path of Xia Yan, and after Xia Yan took charge of the cabinet as a second assistant, his first move was to replace Li Chengkui and fully preside over the military affairs of western Sichuan.

Knowing that the current governor of western Sichuan is this Zhou Yi, Zhao Ran couldn't help but recall the scene of Beacon Hill that day. However, after arriving at Ye Xueguan, he dispelled this thought again. Today's Ye Xueguan is more guarded than when he came, and at the same time, it is also busier, with newly established military camps guarding around Ye Xueguan, and the brigade of chariots and horses pulling all kinds of war materials crowds the official roads of Ye Xueguan. Thinking that the newly appointed Governor Zhou is going to do a big job, it is a bit inappropriate to visit Governor Zhou at this time, and it will only annoy people.

After leaving Qingcheng Mountain, Zhao Ran put on a mask. Dressed as a businessman, when he entered Ye Xueguan, he also took out the road guide of Cheng An, the owner of Cheng Kee's shop.

After entering the city, Zhao Ran went straight to the Yongfu Inn, and inquired about the shopkeeper, and Cheng Ji Shop had arrived here ten days ago. The shopkeeper Li Laoshi was about to go out, and he happened to bump into Zhao Ran, and immediately stepped forward to say hello. led Zhao Ran to the upper room that had already been wrapped to rest.

Li Laoshi is about fifty years old, black and thin. Sure enough, he doesn't like to talk much, basically Zhao Ran asks and answers. The mask magic weapon has its own small magic circle that transforms voices, and the intonation and voice that come out are all set, so Zhao Ran didn't show any horses.

Zhao Ran asked about the general situation, then waved his hand and sent Li Laoshi out, and made an appointment to leave early the next morning.

There was no word that day. Zhao Ran locked up in the room and continued to practice the Great Forbidden Technique, increasing the purity of the spell little by little.

Before dawn on the third day, the caravan set off, and more than a dozen men drove five big mule carts out of the Yongfu Inn to pick up Zhao Ran and Li Laoshi. Left Ye Xueguan.

These guys are all sturdy men, all with big shoulders and round waists, and they all look like they are from a practicing family, and the car also carries knives and guns and other blades, and even the standard bows and crossbows of the Ming army have three, all stacked in a large wooden box. Cheng Kee shops make a living in the gray between black and white, so a certain amount of self-protection force is absolutely indispensable.

The car is mainly loaded with commercial goods that are in short supply in the Xia Kingdom, including salt, silk, tea bricks, porcelain and other things, of course, they are all excellent products, the value of the goods is more than 1,000 taels, and they are mainly sold to Buddhist temples and magnates in the Xia Kingdom.

After leaving Ye Xueguan, the convoy took the southwest, and after a day's journey, it arrived at the gourd post thirty miles south of Baima Mountain, passing through three checkpoints set up by the Ming army on the way, and all relied on a customs clearance document to pass smoothly. After arriving at Huluyi, this is the last border controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and the customs clearance documents are not easy to use, but the Cheng Ji shop has been making a living on the border smugglers in the Ming and summer all the year round, and it is difficult for Li Laoshi.

In fact, the inspection department of Huluyi is Li Laoshi's acquaintance, and he has been fed with silver all the year round, and such a border officer Cheng Ji has several shops, no matter who is on duty at the border gate, he can find a relationship to dredge the door.

Seeing Li Laoshi, Nadusi pretended to scold him twice, then took the customs clearance documents handed by Li Laoshi and pretended to check them, quietly accepted the silver ticket, returned the useless customs clearance documents to Li Laoshi, and got out of the way without saying a word.

After about five or six miles of Hulu Station, they came to Hulu Pass, which was already the territory controlled by the Xia army, and the Xia army set up a Guancheng garrison in the valley.

Zhao Ran couldn't help but be happy when he saw the guards on the wall, this gentleman was not an outsider, it was Li Guangxian, the inspector of the Southeast Supervision and Military Division of the Xia Kingdom, who had been coaxed by him with Jueyuan.

The border gates of the two countries will be the same in the next summer, and the vendors who go out on their side will be strictly checked, and the vendors who come from the opposite side will be very relaxed, and they will not be able to welcome them, how can they be easily expelled?

Xia Jun's guards stepped forward to inspect the goods, and then shouted at the gate, and Li Guangxian opened the gate and came out to meet him in person. He stepped forward and looked at the goods in the large boxes in the car one by one, and then came to the last car, stared at the boxes full of blades and frowned, and said, "These items are not easy to bring in, they must be detained." ”

Li Laoshi stepped forward and said: "Li Dusi, this is my self-defense, just a few things, it is difficult to walk on the road, and I hope to raise my noble hand." ”

Li Guangxian snorted: "Yan Zhier and others will not make trouble with this......"

Li Laoshi grabbed Li Guangxian's palm and stuffed two gold ingots, and Li Guangxian's words immediately turned sharply: "...... Okay, now that the army is in chaos, self-defense is also the right thing to do, but you must not violate the ban by force, understand?"

"That's that, that's. ”

"Let's go!"

The convoy passed through the gourd pass and continued on its way.

After the gourd pass, the convoy went west along the southern foot of Animaqing Mountain, and Zhao Ran couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He and Pei Zhongze fled along this road that day, chasing after many monks, and now it is quite interesting to think about it.

After about two days of continuous westward journey, the convoy entered the mountain from the Debo Pass, crossed the Anima Qing Mountain and turned northwest.

In the past few days, Zhao Ran has gradually become familiar with Li Laoshi, and compared with the case file given to him by Dongfang Li, he quietly explored the details of Chengji's shop.

On the way, he also tried to practice with Li Laoshi and his buddies a few times, and after performing the second layer of the Great Forbidden Technique, he talked nonsense, and the effect was not bad. For example, when he said that he was going south, Li Laoshi nodded honestly, saying that it was indeed south, and he said that he was actually an immortal, so Li Laoshi hurriedly kowtowed to him, and so on, it was also an interesting thing to pass the time, so that he would never get tired of it.

For these "mortals", every time Zhao Ran casts a spell, the continuous effect is about one cup of tea, and then Li Laoshi and the others will forget what happened just now.

But the sequelae are also obvious, after leaving Anima Qingshan on this day, Li Laoshi and Cheng Qi, the leader of the guys, came to Zhao Ran.

"Boss, we have to be careful. ”

"What's wrong?"

"I'm afraid it's not very peaceful ahead!"

Zhao Ran asked why? It stands to reason that the mountains are the most dangerous, and this is all out of the mountains, why is it not peaceful?

Li Laoshi and Cheng Qi said that they have always been unable to sleep well these nights, their eyelids are beating wildly, and they are very panicked, I am afraid that something big will happen.

Zhao Ran understood what was going on, and after a perfunctory speech, he let them "raise their vigilance". However, he didn't toss these people anymore, and it could be seen that Li Laoshi, Cheng Qi and the others all had red eyes, obviously not sleeping well, and if he continued to play like this, I was afraid that it would affect the itinerary.

On the fifteenth day after leaving Ye Xueguan, a magnificent city appeared in front of him, and Li Laoshi's heart that he had been holding along the way finally relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhao Ran: "Dongjia, we have finally arrived at Xingqing Mansion safely." (To be continued......)