"Xiliangzhou is close to the Western Regions, after leaving the Yumen Pass, there are desert Gobi forests, countless small countries stand side by side, the Dark Guard Mansion and the Demon Suppression Hall cannot be said to have no foundation here, but it is far from being comparable to the Central Plains, so if you want to hunt down our two so-called Sword Sect remnants, you must stop us before we enter the Western Regions. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Gongsun Zhongmou said.

"From Dunhuang City to Yumen Pass, it is their last chance. In fact, the cave keepers of the Thousand Buddha Caves are fulfilling the duty of guarding the Western Regions Pass, but Zhang Wuxian obviously will not be a conscientious cave keeper. He has his own agendas, especially since Buddhism abolished his position as the Dragon King, and he will not stay in Buddhism for too long. ”

At this time, Gongsun Zhongmou and Xu Beiyou were walking on the streets of Dunhuang Dongcheng, and Zhiyun had already returned to the inn. Dongcheng is different from the dark and dreary Xicheng, even in the middle of the night, it is brightly lit, passing through a street lined with green buildings, many pretty girls and old bustard turtles are fair to attract guests, Gongsun Zhongmou changed into a new dress today for the first time, with a majestic bearing, they dare not pull Gongsun Zhongmou, but Xu Beiyou, who is obviously a little chick, is a little embarrassed, between being pulled and pushed by a group of women, the placket is scattered, and it is inevitable to touch some soft places, so that Xu Beiyou's face is slightly red.

Finally getting rid of this group of warblers and swallows, Xu Beiyou waved his hand to dispel the pungent smell of fat powder, and continued the topic just now, "Are we going to the Western Regions? Or does Master have roots in the Western Regions?"

Gongsun Zhongmou shook his head and said, "That is the territory of the White Lotus Sect, and there is no foundation for the teacher.

Xu Beiyou was puzzled.

Gongsun Zhongmou said with a smile: "Who said that we are going to the Western Regions? It is true that the west of Xiliangzhou is the Western Regions, but the east of Xiliangzhou is a vast grassland, as long as you cross the entire grassland, you can reach the northeast, where is the lair of the King of Liao, he is the only remaining vassal king with a different surname in the world, although these years have been suppressed by Emperor Xiao and Lan Yu, Wei Ban and others, either openly or covertly, the situation is indeed a little bleak, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it still has a lot of weight in the three states of Northeast China. In the early years, I had some friendship with him and was trustworthy. ”

Crossing the prairie?

Xu Beiyou had to admire Master's feat from the bottom of his heart.

How big the grassland is, he has heard Mr. say that starting from the grassland royal court, riding a horse to the east, even if it is a month, the surrounding is still a vast grassland, if the two of them walk on foot, a few years may not be able to get out of the grassland. Of course, if the master is to use the means of the sword for a thousand miles, then it is a different matter.

Xu Beiyou was a little stunned at the thought of walking through the grassland on foot.

This is also a normal reaction, Xu Beiyou wants to work hard, but he has not yet reached the point of an ascetic.

Gongsun Zhongmou saw the apprentice's thoughts, and then said: "We won't go to the Northeast for the time being, let's go to Julu City first. ”

Xu Beiyou asked, "Julu City, I've heard of it, it seems to be the fief of a certain clan prince." ”

Gongsun Zhongmou smiled and said with a smile: "Julu City was originally the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, located at the intersection of the Central Plains, Houjian, and the grassland, and later the Great Chu declined, changed hands several times, and gradually fell into disuse, and finally became a place where no one cares about the three families, so there are a lot of displaced people here, Jiangyang thieves, and even powerful people who have failed to fight for power, of course, there are also some monks and scattered cultivators who have betrayed the sect, which can be said to be a mixed place. ”

Xu Beiyou frowned and said, "How did it become a fief?"

Gongsun Zhongmou said: "The Xiao family is actually divided into two branches, one is the Hou Jian Hou clan, before Emperor Xiao married his sister to the Hou Jian lord, Queen Hou Jian has always been from this Hou Jian Xiao family, and the other is the current Daqi royal family, the two families have the same roots. After the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, the imperial family was divided, and Emperor Xiao was widely divided, and its status was respected, and it was called the ancestral family, which means the ancestral family. The branch built later is in a position that is not up or down, higher than the ordinary people, and lower than the descendants and relatives, and is called the side sect, which means the side branch clan. Julu City was given by Emperor Xiao to Xiao Maha, the king of Lingwu County, who was born in the side sect. ”

Not long ago, Xu Beiyou read a family commentary that introduced today's major high-level families, and had some impressions of this Xiao Maha, he was the eldest son of Xiao Shu, the king of Lingwu County in the previous generation, and Xiao Shu himself was the twenty-third of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

Gongsun Zhongmou said softly: "Xiao Maha is Emperor Xiao's person, not Lanyu's person. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Beiyou understood the meaning of his master's words.

Obviously, the master also understands the meaning of borrowing strength, but he does not want to serve any party, but wants the Daomen and the imperial court to kill each other, and he is watching from the sidelines.

In fact, the signs of this kind of mutual hostility have long appeared in the Daomen and the imperial court, but they have been suppressed by the older generation, and what Gongsun Zhongmou has to do is to continue to attack the main and faction led by the older generation, and help the young main battle faction to raise their heads through external forces, so as to achieve the goal of completely tearing the face of the imperial court and the Daomen.

Xiao Maha is not a person from Lan Yu, so he is naturally the main battle faction. In other words, he's a guy who can be exploited.

And from Gongsun Zhongmou's words, a more important information was revealed, Emperor Xiao was the biggest main battle faction, and the emperor who had been on the throne for 20 years could no longer tolerate the saying that there were two saints in the world, let alone Lan Yu, an old minister, who could not tolerate his constraints everywhere.

Xu Beiyou figured out the cause and effect, and said in a deep voice: "It is the Dark Guard Mansion that destroys the Chonglong Temple, and the Dark Guard Mansion belongs directly to the emperor. ”

Gongsun Zhongmou nodded approvingly: "So the truth of the matter of Chonglongguan is Emperor Xiao's reaction to bypass the blue jade to test the Daomen, if the Daomen compromises or retreats, then Emperor Xiao will show more backhand." ”

Xu Beiyou was still a little puzzled, "If you go outside, you must first settle inside, and there is a blue jade in the court that is above 10,000 people under one person, why doesn't Emperor Xiao solve the blue jade first, but to make a move against the Daomen?"

Gongsun Zhongmou didn't know where to take out a pot of wine, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it lightly, and said calmly: "It's very simple, because behind Lan Yu is Daomen, the reason why Han Xuan and Zhang Wuxian were defeated back then was that Lan Yu's wrist was only one aspect, and more because of Daomen's intervention." When Emperor Xiao fought the world, Emperor Xiao, the head of the Daomen, and the blue jade were called the troika of the northwest, and the incense was not thin, if the blue jade was in trouble, the head of the Daomen would not be watching, so Emperor Xiao had to start with the Daomen first. If what I expected is good, there are already people inside the Dao Gate who have thrown themselves into Emperor Xiao, and when the time is right, they will attack Lan Yu, this powerful Lord Shoufu, there will be no days to live a stable life. ”

Gongsun Zhongmou opened the mud seal of the wine jug and took a sip of wine.

Xu Beiyou exclaimed: "Twenty years of forbearance and dormancy, this emperor's majesty is not simple." ”

Gongsun Zhongmou said with a smile: "Of course it's not simple, Xiao Yu only has this one son, who has been personally raised by his side since he was a child, and Lin Yinping has taught him by word and deed, if he is a mediocre person, it is a strange thing." ”

As they spoke, the two came to a huge mansion.

The vermilion gate was closed, and the two stone lions of a height were awe-inspiring.

Xu Beiyou noticed that there were thirteen sideburns on Shishi's neck, obviously this mansion was by no means an ordinary mansion of the powerful, but a real mansion of the prince.

Gongsun Zhongmou said softly: "The temples and rivers and lakes are irrelevant, in fact, the temples affect the rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes also affect the temples. ”