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In the middle of the night, Xie Xuan was sitting in front of the desk and dozed off when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

When he woke up, he was too far away to hear clearly, so he thought he had heard it wrong.He was really tired during this time, physical tiredness was nothing, mental tiredness was the real exhaustion of energy, and occasionally he had auditory hallucinations.

Just as I opened the volume in my hand, I heard footsteps passing by outside the door, and then the doorman's voice sounded: "My lord, there seems to be someone outside the door, do you want to open the door?"

Xie Xuan stood up, opened the door, and asked: "It's so late, who could it be?"

The concierge shook his head to show he was not clear, Xie Xuan said to him: "I'm afraid there is something important, you should rest first, I will go by myself."

He walked to the front hall, and only then did he hear clearly, someone outside the door was clearly shouting: "Brother Zichen! Brother Zichen!" It was He Lian's voice.Accompanied by several voices of "My lord! My lord!" It was Feng Yi's voice...

Xie Xuan hurriedly walked over and opened the door. As expected, there were He Lian and Feng Yi outside the door, with a bleary-eyed Miracle Doctor Feng with reluctance written all over his face.

He Lian immediately said: "Brother Zichen, I'm really sorry it's so late, Feng Yi and I started to rush back at noon, and our pace was a bit slow."

Xie Xuan welcomed him into the front hall, poured a few glasses of water, and asked, "What's the matter, Lan Tian? Why are you in such a hurry?"

He Lian was thirsty from the rush, so he quickly took a sip and said, "Brother Zichen, do you know that Rizhao and Dawei have secretly colluded in arms?"

Xie Xuan was slightly surprised: "I know, I have been checking these days."

"That's right, the source of the arms is Taiwei Han!"

Xie Xuan was even more surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Why?"

"Aunt Liu, the owner of the homestay where we stayed, and her husband, Wang Fu, was a patrolman of Chijia. He was one of the few captives captured by Rizhao under the pretext of Rizhao. Brother Zichen, do you still remember?"

Xie Xuan nodded: "Of course I remember, it is said that several hostages were released, but they were all unconscious, so Commander Wei sent them back to their hometown."

He Lian said: "That's right! Uncle Wang was unconscious when he was sent back, and even if he woke up, he was indeed unconscious. This is because Rizhao gave them a drug called Miserable, the effect is to make people Can't think clearly, can't speak. Later, I...cough cough"

He Lian's mouth was dry and he spoke too hastily, so he coughed twice.Xie Xuan patted him on the back and said, "Don't worry."

Feng Yi immediately picked up: "Lan Tian, ​​please drink some water, let me tell you. Later, Lan Tian promised Aunt Liu to help Uncle Wang with diagnosis and treatment, and then Uncle Wang gradually recovered. He broke an arm, and his mouth So he kept talking about his broken arm. At first we all thought he was too sad because of his disability, but today we heard him say that there is an important secret on his broken arm. He said that he carved a word on it—— 'Han'."

"Han Shi?"

"Yes! It's Taiwei Han Shihan! Uncle Wang first knew that Commander Wei had gone to the Rizhao warship to rescue them. He cut off his own arm in order to leave clues for Commander Wei. When they were arrested, they accidentally People in Rizhao said that Rizhao and Han Taiwei have been in arms exchanges for many years. And this time Rizhao attacked, Han Shi is still supplying them with arms and has not stopped."

Feng Yi spoke very fast, Xie Xuan thought for a while before asking: "Where do you supply it from?"

"I don't know, even Uncle Wang and the others have never heard of this, but what is certain is that it is not from the southeast. Uncle Wang said that there are only three transportation ports in the southeast, and there are no other channels. The guards are very strict and can be guaranteed. Therefore, Han Taiwei's arms were transported from other places."

He Lian went on to say, "Brother Zichen, the Rizhao will not only attack from the southeast this time, because their ammunition is not coming from the southeast, and they must ensure that the ammunition is continuous, so there must be other plans."

Xie Xuan nodded: "Yes, some of their troops are in the Bohai Sea now."

"Then where is Taiwei Han now?" He Lian responded quickly.

"The court is still in the city this morning. The two lieutenants of the Wujia Army have all been sent to the front line. He dare not be in Jinyang. But...not necessarily now."

Both He Lian and Feng Yi were silent.

Xie Xuan got up and said, "Lan Tian, ​​take care of Feng Yi and Mr. Feng to rest, and I will go to Taiming Mountain."

He Lian immediately stood up too: "Now? I'll go too."

"Lan Tian, ​​you are good, this is thanks to you, I..."

"Brother Zichen! Let me go, I don't want to wait for news here anymore."

When He Lian seldom made a request, Xie Xuan was taken aback for a moment and said, "Okay."

Seeing this, Feng Yi immediately said: "I..."

Doctor Feng grabbed his hand while yawning, and lazily said: "You are not allowed to go, stay at home with the old man and me."

Xie Xuan and He Lian rode out of the city gate overnight, and immediately headed east. Taiming Mountain is not far away, and they can reach it in the early morning.Xie Xuan remained silent, He Lian hesitated for a while before asking, "Brother Zichen, do you have something on your mind?"

Xie Xuan smiled: "Lan Tian, ​​you cured Wang Fu?"

He Lian nodded: "Yes."

"awesome."

He Lian smiled embarrassedly: "Brother, what's the matter with you? Can you tell me?"

"Lan Tian, ​​do you know why I don't want you to go with me?" Xie Xuan hesitated before asking.

"worry about me."

"This is naturally one aspect, but you are an older child, since you want to do it, elder brother will trust you."

"Why is that?"

"This time the Taiming Mountain dispatched troops, the emperor meant that I would not be allowed to intervene."

He Lian was stunned for a moment, guessing some meaning, but still asked: "Why?"

Xie Xuan shook his head: "A companion is like a tiger, there is no reason to say it. The emperor trusted me before, but now he only trusts Gongyi and Zhangyu. Probably because I am a general, and Zhangyu is a civil servant."

He Lian understood. Since ancient times, military generals have been more intuitive to threaten the imperial power.

"So going to Taiming Mountain this time runs counter to the emperor's will, and you will inevitably be punished when you return to the court. Remember, if no one asks about it after you go back, don't say that you went too."

He Lian's heart was complicated: "Brother, let's go and inform Vice General Lu, or you don't go there yourself."

"The two lieutenants have been transferred from the city this time. It would be even more inappropriate if lieutenant Lu left without permission. When the emperor is notified, he will have to fight back and forth with those ministers, wasting time."

He Lian stopped talking, he understood what He Qing said back then, there seemed to be a lot of people in the court, but in fact there were only a few people doing things, and the rest were just crap sticks.

Xie Xuan continued: "Besides, there is no news about Mingxian so far, and I have no way to continue to sit firmly in the imperial city for a long time."

After the conversation, the two of them hurried forward, tacitly driving forward without saying a word.

Before the early morning light came on, the two had already arrived at the foot of Taiming Mountain. They rode along the mountain road all the way to the halfway up the mountain, and the terrain was too steep to drive a horse, so they tied their horses and walked away.

From a distance, they could see the camps stationed on the west slope, in patches, and a large number of weapons were concentrated on one side.The soldiers guarding the camp recognized Xie Xuan and hurried over to greet him.

Xie Xuan asked: "How is the battle these days?"

The soldier replied: "It's the same. Rizhao has been attacking the mountain, but he failed. You came just in time, my lord. The two armies are repairing."

Xie Xuan nodded and asked, "Where is Deputy General Tao?"

The soldier pointed to a tent not far away: "The lieutenant general's tent is over there, the younger one will take the prince there."

When Xie Xuan brought He Lian into the tent together, Tao Jiang was sitting by the table, when he saw Xie Xuan, he stood up and said politely, "My lord."

Xie Xuan said straight to the point: "This king is here this time, I have a question to ask Deputy General Tao, so I won't exchange more greetings."

"My lord, please speak."

"This king really doesn't know much about this area. Vice-General Tao has been stationed here for a few days, so besides the mountain road that this king came up just now, is there any other way to cross Taiming Mountain and go to Bohai Kingdom?"

"No." Tao Jiang almost blurted out without thinking about it.

Xie Xuan didn't expect him to answer so decisively, and asked, "Is Vice-General Tao sure he hasn't, or hasn't he seen it?"

Tao Jiang still said: "It must not be. Our army has been stationed here for many days, and we have never heard of another road."

Xie Xuan smiled: "So the lieutenant general is just a conclusion, but not a certainty."

Tao Jiang's complexion changed: "If there is, it must not be a main road, but some kind of winding path, which is not worth mentioning."

Xie Xuan realized why Lu Chuan and Huang Yu were unwilling to communicate more with this Deputy General Tao... Forget it, it would be better to ask those soldiers outside who are reliable.

He still warned: "There is an arms trading route in the Taimingshan area, which we have never known. This matter is very urgent. Vice-General Tao will investigate carefully, and immediately inform the king of the results."

Tao Jiang couldn't hide things in his heart, he probably felt that he had been stationed here for many days but had to be reminded by Xie Xuan, which made him lose some face.Apparently he was displeased, but because of Xie Xuan's status, he still replied: "The general understands."

He Lian, who was standing behind, suddenly let out a slight snort, and stepped on something under his feet.When I moved my foot away, I realized that it was a small piece of cloth, which may have been left on the ground for a long time, and it was covered with dust.There are a few words faintly on it, and I can't see them clearly, but they always feel familiar.

Xie Xuan turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

He Lian bent down to pick up the cloth, carefully identified it, and showed surprise: "Brother Zichen, this is... this is the second brother's name!"

Xie Xuan took the cloth, wiped it carefully, and recognized the four words on it as "Taiwei's Arms", and it was indeed He Yun's handwriting. He Lian would not admit it wrong, and he would not admit it wrong.

He thought of some possibilities, turned to Tao Jiang, and asked anxiously, "What is this?"

Tao Jiang glanced at the things in Xie Xuan's hands, with a puzzled expression on his face: "It was sent by Rizhao's military half a month ago, it's not something important."

"Half a month ago? How did you send it?"

"On the first day of our army's garrison, it was pierced on a feathered arrow and shot to the flagpole of the golden silk flag."

Xie Xuan confirmed the general situation as soon as he heard this, and he was burning with anxiety: "The first day of the garrison? Why didn't you investigate such an important matter!"

He directly called Tao Jiang "you" in these words, and he was really anxious.Tao Jiang was also a little guilty: "The general felt that the enemy was confusing the public, so he didn't ask."

Xie Xuan was furious, but he didn't question Tao Jiang again. Instead, he put the cloth into his sleeve, turned around and walked out of the tent quickly. He Lian chased after him, "Brother! Where are we going?"

"Go to Han Shi."