Years later, Lide and Alaya embarked on a journey to Xiqin.
Lide said that he is like an expatriate leader who travels every day, traveling to various places for many years. But he has nothing to do, he is the one who has a bad feeling, not someone else, and no one else can take over the job except him.
Jiang Lianqing sent a letter some time ago, and Li De knew why Xihe borrowed troops in the first place. Wanze's territorial family has a big business, but in fact he doesn't want to pin his hopes on Xihe and a girl. However, the sons of Lord Wanze were really not up to date, and finally had to establish Xihe as the eldest son, so Xihe naturally became a thorn in the side of many people. Although she kept trying to make herself as civil and military as possible, but because of gender The reason has never been fully convincing.
Lord Wanze is not yet fifty years old this year, and he will not hand over too much power to Xihe, and it is difficult for Xihe to have a chance to prove himself. So she negotiated with Lide and dispatched the army of [Potian] to Wanze in advance. During the training, she could fight against the demons several times. If she could fight a beautiful battle, those who questioned her had to shut up Mouth.
In Lieder's view, this is a very normal thing.
Even if there was no such crop, [Potian]'s army originally planned to go to Wanze territory for training. Because when forming this army, Xihe contributed money, personnel and efforts on behalf of Wanze Territory, and she also has the right to dispatch this army.
But what really made Lide frowned was the second half of Jiang Lianqing's letter.
Xihe did not return to Wanze's territory.
Jiang Lianqing is currently staying in Wanze by himself. Although Lord Wanze is not poor enough to keep an eye on this army of 2,000 to 3,000 people, he has no acquaintances around, which makes Jiang Lianqing feel a little embarrassed. Without Xihe, it is impossible for Lord Wanze to approve this strange army to fight against the demons. Jiang Lianqing had to stay in the barracks for training every day.
She sent this letter to ask Lide whether she still needs to stay in Wanze
If she didn't need it, she planned to take people back to Yunyang and wait for Xihe to come back.
After Lide read the letter, that bad premonition flashed in his mind again. If nothing else happened, Xihe's last trip should be to help Lide check the dragon clan's movements. Li De's original intention was to ask her to investigate the letter sent from Wangdu - at that time, Yunyang received an inexplicable letter, which stated that the Dragon Clan had already targeted Yunyang, and said that the sender did not deliberately betray Li De and so on.
It stands to reason that the risk factor of this mission is not high. After all, it is also a territory under the rule of the royal family, and not all ghosts and snakes can enter it. Moreover, Xihe already had the realm of Nine Great Consummations, even if he encountered any danger, he would not be helpless to fight back. Li De guessed that Xihe should not have encountered any trouble with the royal family, and it is likely that something went wrong on the way to follow the clues.
Even, that letter itself might be a trap.
Li De is very concerned about Xihe's safety, but he has no way to find Xihe now, because he doesn't even know where Xihe is missing. It will take a lot of time to track down all the way, and Xiqin will probably also A new accident occurred. In the case of two urgent matters, Li De chose to go to Xiqin first, and wrote to Umi to ask him to help with the investigation.
Although there is no conflict of interest with Xiqin at the moment, considering that Yunyang has been growing day by day, Li De still chooses to change his disguise before starting. There was still a lot of newly forged steel on the carriage. No matter from any angle, Li De looked like a businessman who went to West Qin to do business.
Before leaving, He Yue also collected some books that recorded the anecdotes of West Qin Yi, and left them to read on Lide Road.
In the carriage, Alaya was sitting opposite Lied, and she suddenly felt that she hadn't been alone with the young master for a long time.
She looked at Lid. Lid was reading the book in his hand with his head propped up. When he noticed Alaiya's gaze, Lid looked away and smiled at her.
Alaya asked softly:
"Master, is there anything that needs attention regarding Xiqin?"
Lid just finished reading the last page, closed the book, and replied:
"Not much. West Qin's dark organization is very powerful, and much of what the outside world knows about West Qin is limited to speculation. However, the system of West Qin is somewhat similar to ours. The lords of West Qin rarely manage affairs in person, but hand them over to their subordinates. People discuss and formulate strategies, and finally the Xiqin lords will make a decision. They call this [Zhongtai Discussion]."
Lide said while thinking:
"Before the rise of Western Qin, Southern Chu was the strongest among all the territories. Later, because of emotional disputes, Xiaobai's father worked hard and finally had the opportunity to overtake on a curve. This must have benefited from the many This is a major reform. I read a part of the reform regulations, which include streamlining staff, eliminating redundant organizations, implementing an annual inspection system, etc., which are indeed conducive to the development of the territory. But if this alone can quickly increase the strength in the short term , is not realistic."
Alaya said suspiciously:
"But young master, didn't we develop like this?"
Lid put the book aside and replied:
"Well... We did promulgate similar regulations, but the step-by-step growth from Yuxi City to Yunyang is due to industrial production. It is difficult for simple reforms to be effective immediately, because the main problem of most reforms is distribution. The problem is that more wealth will not be created immediately. Otherwise, you think, the reform regulations of the Western Qin Dynasty can even be obtained by us, and other territories have followed suit, and now the Eternal Heaven Kingdom has become a war between gods and immortals."
Of course, it is impossible for Xiqin to achieve industrialization, but they should also have their own unique secret skills—the unique secret skills that can make an entire territory grow rapidly.
Aliya nodded with a vague understanding.
She suddenly thought of something and asked again:
"Master, I remember when I first learned swordsmanship, the three great swordsmen in the world were Qingyun, Garberd and Mr. Tingchao. Mr. Tingchao...is he still in Xiqin now?"
Lid raised his head and thought for a moment, then replied:
"Should be there, but there has been no news about him. Compared with Qingyun and Garberd, he is the most low-key one among the older generation of great swordsmen. Such a person should not easily move places. Wait until Xiqin, there may be a chance to meet him... Of course, it's better not to see him, so as not to cause trouble."
Although it is also the tenth level, Mr. Ting Chao's strength should be stronger than that of Jinyiwei Commander Sige, Yinwei Grand Commander, and Yunhai Baiye. Compared with Sieg, who was forcibly pushed up by Qingyun's sword energy, the commander of the hidden guard who specializes in assassination, and Bai Ye who has just been promoted, Mr. Tingchao has been famous for a long time, and while his realm is stable, he will inevitably have a lot of knowledge about the way of swordsmanship. A new perception.
It took a lot of time for the carriage to travel all the way, and finally arrived at the West Qin border smoothly.