In the big camp outside Luoyue City, a white dove fluttered over from the sky fluttering its wings. Not far behind it, a half-sized white eagle followed it step by step. The white pigeon flew forward desperately, dropping a few thin white feathers from time to time.
The movement in mid-air attracted the attention of many soldiers below, and they all whispered to each other amusedly, and the whole camp suddenly became more energetic. Of course, Xiaosi, who was leaning on a big tree and closed his eyes to rest his mind, also noticed it. .
Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar scene in mid-air, the corners of Xiao Si's eyes twitched endlessly. Looking at Han Yu's skillful posture, one can imagine who he learned this bad habit from!
Xiaosi jumped down from the tree lightly, and then whistled long and loudly.
Han Yu circled in mid-air reluctantly, let out a cry of dissatisfaction, but still let the white pigeon fly down, and did not continue to chase after it.
The corners of Xiao Si's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and he thought: My Han Yu is indeed much more obedient than that arrogant Gray Eagle.
The white dove swooped down from the air as if fleeing for its life, and landed accurately in Xiaosi's palms, its warm body was still trembling slightly, making a "cuckoo" sound, pitiful.
Xiao Si glanced at Han Yu helplessly, then turned around and carried the white pigeon into Xiao Yi's big tent.
In the huge tent, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai were standing beside a large red lacquered wooden case. Xiao Yi was holding a long knife in both hands. The cold light of the blade...
"Good knife!" Guan Yubai couldn't help but praise. He looked elegant, but after all, he was born in the general family, and when he saw a good weapon, his eyes flashed with splendor.
"That's it!" Xiao Yi pulled out the whole knife and said triumphantly, "This is the saber that my grandfather used for nearly twenty years. I heard that the original saber of my grandfather killed hundreds of enemies in a battle. , a gap was forcibly cut out. After that, my grandfather asked Li Qiuren, the master knife maker at that time, to forge this precious knife with Chizhu mountain iron. Although this knife has not been used for more than ten years, it still cuts iron like a knife. mud..."
The cooing sound of the pigeon attracted the attention of the two of them. Xiao Si took off the small bamboo tube on the pigeon's claw, then put the carrier pigeon aside casually, stepped forward and said to the official with a blank expression, "My lord, it's the king." Flying pigeons who have come here pass on the letter." As he spoke, he took out a piece of folded silk paper from the small bamboo tube and presented it.
Guan Yubai unhurriedly opened the letter paper, read the letter quickly, his warm and elegant black eyes were deep, and said slowly: "A Yi, I'm afraid Dayu is going to be in chaos... we have to be prepared." With that, Guan Yubai handed the letter paper to Xiao Yi.
Guan Yubai's expression remained unchanged, but Xiao Yi could hear a trace of solemnity in his hoarse voice.
Xiao Yi swung the long knife horizontally, and the letter landed firmly on the knife. He looked down ten lines at a glance, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.
This letter from the royal capital briefly reported three things: first, the emperor ordered the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, and ordered the Taimiao to establish a prince; , Princess Gong died suddenly, King Shun was seriously ill, and the palaces of the two counties closed their doors to thank guests at the same time.
Xiao Yi looked up at Guan Yubai, and the two exchanged a look.
These three things seem to have nothing to do with each other, but the two of them know that there is an inextricable connection between the three...
After so many years of hesitation, the emperor finally made up his mind, but it was too late!
Xiao Yi snorted softly, shook the blade casually, and the letter paper flew up.
Then, the silver knife light flashed away...
The letter paper had been cut into countless pieces, and they fell down one after another.
Guan Yubai stared at the catkin-like shreds of paper, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and said: "The fifth prince is young, his martial arts and martial arts are mediocre, and he has no achievements. He lacks prestige among courtiers and brothers..."
Over the years, the emperor's delay in establishing a crown prince has fueled the ambitions of Chengjun, Shunjun and Gongjunwangs. They have been fighting for so long, so why are they willing to give up at this time? !
Guan Yubai sighed and said: "If the emperor can't suppress the three county kings this time, Dayu may be in chaos!"
Xiao Yi was noncommittal. He put the knife in his hand back into the scabbard, and put it on the large mahogany case.
Things will develop to this point, after all, their emperor is too indecisive, giving some people expectations that they shouldn't have.
When Dayu was in chaos, it was ordinary people who suffered in the end...
Guan Yubai lowered his eyes, hiding the pity in his eyes.
"Xiao Bai." Xiao Yi called out in a rare serious tone, "We will definitely guard the southern border!" Guard the people of the southern border!
Guan Yubai was taken aback for a moment, stretched his brows, and smiled.
Is it because of his demonic barrier, or A Yi's words awakened the dreamer.
They are just mortals, not gods, they can do what they can do, just keep the pure land of southern Xinjiang!
Guan Yubai unconsciously tapped his index finger a few times, and said in a deep voice, "Ayi, for the current plan, we must win the hearts of the people of Nanliang as soon as possible, so that they can completely surrender to Nanjiang, and the matter of Baiyue I can't delay any longer..."
Only when Nanliang, Baiyue, and the small countries around Southern Xinjiang are all under Xiao Yi's command, can Southern Xinjiang be solidified and stable. Even if Dayu really gets into a mess, they will have no worries, and will not face the danger of being attacked from both ends!
Xiao Yi rubbed his chin, nodded and said: "Xiao Bai, what you said is right." After a pause, he seemed to see Guan Yubai's thoughts, and rushed ahead of him and said, "However, since you agreed to Han Yu Take it to spring hunting, can't you break your promise?"
As if responding to him, Han Yu's joyful hawk cries happened to be heard outside, which made the atmosphere in the tent a lot easier.
Xiao Yi blinked at Guan Yubai, meaning, did you see it? !
Guan Yubai couldn't help laughing.
At this moment, Zhuzi came in quickly to report: "My lord, Lord Hou, everyone is here."
Xiao Yi responded, and stood up together with Guan Yubai. Today he and Guan Yubai came to Daying specially for this purpose.
The two left Xiao Yi's camp, walked side by side, and headed for a small martial arts arena located on the southwest side of the camp.
This martial arts arena is the smallest one in the big camp, and it can only accommodate about five or six hundred people to practice. At the moment, there are more than 30 young people standing neatly in the center of the martial arts arena. They all have some kung fu skills, and most of them have a hint of arrogance between their brows, obviously they are pampered on weekdays.
Just a few days ago, Xiao Yi issued a military order to the various prefectures in southern Xinjiang, planning to select some young men under the age of twenty to recruit new recruits, which caused a ripple in the prefectures. Today, Xiao Yi is already well-known in southern Xinjiang, and he has already overwhelmed Zhennan King. When he issued a military order, all the governments immediately responded. The young people present were sent by their families.
Seeing Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai approaching slowly, the expressions of these young people were filled with irrepressible excitement. The precedents of Yu Xiufan, Chang Huaixi, Tian Detao and others are right in front of us. As long as you follow the son of the world, making meritorious deeds will not be a problem!
Thinking about it, most of the young people's eyes were full of fighting spirit and determination, and there were naturally some lucky people among them, secretly thinking in their hearts: Anyway, there is no war in southern Xinjiang now, if they can get in Plating a layer of gold for the new talent camp must be of great benefit to the future.
When Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai approached, everyone clasped their fists together and saluted, including Chang Huaixi who was standing aside: "I've seen the son, Lord Hou."
Although the young people's voices were all full of spirit, it was a pity that when they overlapped together, they were scattered and scattered.
Chang Huaixi frowned slightly.
Those young people all looked at Xiao Yi with burning eyes, but Xiao Yi didn't speak, leaving the scene to Guan Yubai.
Guan Yubai glanced at these young people lightly, did not explain anything to them, and directly ordered Chang Huaixi: "General Chang Bai, I will leave them to you first, and I will come back in three days."
Chang Huaixi solemnly clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Lord Hou."
Afterwards, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai walked towards the outside of the martial arts arena, as if they came here just to have a look at these young people and say such a sentence, while Chang Huaixi's face was serious, and he understood in his heart that Guan Yubai's understatement The order is not only a test for these thirty or so young people, but also a test for him.
Yu Xiufan is on a mission outside, so he can't lose to him!
A flash of firmness flashed in Chang Huaixi's eyes, and he looked at those young people who didn't stand up, and some people were shocked when they saw it, and suddenly felt that it might not be so easy to mess around in the new camp.
Chang Huaixi didn't care what they were thinking, and directly ordered: "Now, run a hundred laps around this martial arts arena!"
One hundred laps? ! Many people were dumbfounded, and one of them blurted out intuitively: "One hundred laps..."
"Two hundred laps!" Chang Huaixi said almost coldly, there was no room for negotiation in his tone.
The person who spoke just now greeted several accusing eyes, and some people were too lazy to say anything, and ran forward directly...
As for Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai, although they heard the movement behind them, they didn't stop at all for such a trivial matter. Since these people were handed over to Chang Huaixi, they were naturally handled by him.
After the two left the martial arts arena, Xiao Yi suddenly said casually: "Xiao Bai, how many people will be left here after three days?"
"I'm afraid it's less than one-third." Guan Yubai said flatly.
Hearing this, even Xiao Yi was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows thoughtfully. He put his right hand on Guan Yubai's shoulder affectionately, ignored Xiao Si's hostile eyes, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Bai, what special task did you assign to Xiao Xizi?"
The corners of Guan Yubai's beautiful lips curled up, and a strange brilliance shone in his dark eyes, his look of vitality changed Xiao Yi's heart.
"Ayi, I want to form an army..."
This was his idea a long time ago. When the official army was destroyed, he thought that there would be no chance to realize it. He never expected that from the western border of Dayu to the southernmost part of Dayu, he would usher in another land. world.
"Raiders?" Xiao Yi became even more curious.
"That's right." The smile on the corners of Guan Yubai's mouth was retracted, and his lips were pursed into a straight line. At this moment, the refined aura on his body was restrained, and a kind of edge that belonged to a general was released from his body.
Guan Yubai said slowly: "I want to train such an elite army, the number is expensive or not, each person is capable of eighteen kinds of martial arts, capable of defeating a hundred with one, just like what is said in the military book As fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as plundering as fire, as immovable as a mountain, as cloudy as difficult to know, as moving as thunder. When they gather together, they can cooperate with each other, learn from each other's strengths, and exert ten times and a hundred times their strength."
And the reason why he let Xiao Yi choose some young people who have never been in the military camp, instead of choosing those experienced young generals from the army, is because those unrefined young people are more malleable and tender even though they are young at the moment. better tap its potential.
Listening to Guan Yubai slowly speaking, Xiao Yi was also immersed in it, his eyes shining brightly.
Since Xiaobai said it, he can do it naturally!
Before Xiao Yi's eyes, he seemed to have seen such a miraculous and mysterious soldier, which appeared and disappeared without leaving a blade of grass.
"Ayi," Guan Yubai looked at Xiao Yi firmly, "If Dayu is really in chaos in the future, this new battalion will be a sharp blade for the Southern Border Army!"
Xiao Yi stroked his chin, and couldn't help showing a look of anticipation.
He didn't pay attention to those young people just now, but now he is somewhat looking forward to which faces he will see in three days... By the way, there are two people who seem to be circled by Ah Yue on the list just now right? If the two of them can make it to the end, it means that they are determined and they should be able to support the family. They might as well let Xiao Fei get married, so as to save Ah Yue from having to worry about choosing.
Xiao Yi's soul flies to the sky, thinking casually.