After reading Beigong Boyu's message to Ma Yi, Cheng Yu stood up, took a few steps, and then said:

"Immediately send a message to Ma Yi in Bei Gong Boyu's handwriting, saying that the Xiao Yuezhi have robbed Bei Gong Boyu's caravan, and ask Ma Yi to help go and demand its return!"

"promise!!"

After the person in charge left, Cheng Yu looked at one of his close attendants and asked, "Have the arrangements been made properly with the Eastern Qiang?"

The attendant hurriedly replied, "Reporting to the superior, I have dispatched a thousand skilled men, disguised as people from the Lesser Yuezhi, to ambush the caravan under Ma Yi's command on their only route!"

Cheng Yu continued, "What about the scholars and aristocratic families?"

"Reporting to your superior, with our guidance, those people have already made some progress!"

Cheng Yu nodded: "Alright! You stay here and keep watch, I'm going to the Liangzhou camp!"

"promise!"

Liangzhou Camp.

"I wonder what brings Prefect Fu here in person?"

Seeing Fu Xie suddenly approach, Duan Jiong couldn't help but ask.

"General Duan, this concerns the safety of the Han Dynasty...!"

Fu Xie then explained the contents of the letter he had seen to Duan Jiong in detail.

"Bang!" Duan Jiong immediately slammed his hand on the table and stood up, angrily shouting, "How dare these traitors and rebels be so bold?"

Fu Xie said, "General Duan, I have sent their plans to Luoyang by express courier. I believe His Majesty will handle them properly. Before His Majesty's orders arrive, I hope General Duan will be prepared..."

Duan Jiong smiled confidently: "Prefect Fu, rest assured, with me here, Liangzhou will not be in chaos..."

"That's good. I need to go back immediately and start making arrangements!"

Seeing Duan Jiong's confident demeanor, Fu Xie finally felt relieved and prepared to take his leave.

Just then, a guard reported that Cheng Yu was requesting an audience outside the tent.

Duan Jiong looked at Fu Xie and said, "Prefect Fu, don't go back yet. Zhongde is known for his strategic thinking. Let's hear his opinion first."

Fu Xie nodded: "Alright!"

Upon entering the tent, Cheng Yu bowed respectfully to Duan Jiong and Fu Xie.

"My name is Cheng Yu. I greet General Duan and Prefect Fu!"

Duan Jiong raised his hand slightly and then said, "Zhongde, there's no need for such formalities. Prefect Fu just spoke to me about some things..."

Duan Jiong then relayed Fu Xie's words to Cheng Yu verbatim.

After listening to Duan Jiong's words, Cheng Yu nodded: "That's exactly what I came for!"

"Oh? I wonder what Zhongde's opinion is?" Duan Jiong couldn't help but ask.

Fu Xie also looked at Cheng Yu with curiosity.

Cheng Yu smiled and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Internal stability ensures external security!"

Duan Jiong looked intrigued: "Zhongde means to kill all the powerful figures in Jincheng first?"

Fu Xie, standing to the side, frowned: "But the Qiang people in Jincheng have only just settled down. What if this causes them to become unstable?"

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Prefect Fu, you overestimate them. I can say with certainty that those Qiang people want Bei Gong Boyu and the others to die more than anyone else!"

Fu Xie was taken aback, then nodded: "Hmm, Zhongde's words do make sense!"

Duan Jiong, who was standing to the side, said loudly, "Very well, since Prefect Fu and Zhongde both agree, then I will immediately send troops to kill them!"

"Wait a minute!!"

Fu Xie hurriedly said, "These people have been operating in this area for many years and have a large number of followers. If we cannot gather them together and annihilate them, and if some of them escape and take the opportunity to cause trouble and harm the villagers, then all the hard work that Your Majesty and we have put into this place will be destroyed in an instant!"

Cheng Yu said, "Prefect Fu is right. The only way forward now is to wait for them to make their move first!"

Duan Jiong nodded: "Zhongde, do you have a good plan?"

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Now that Liu Yan has been arrested by Prefect Fu, they are as frightened as birds startled by the mere twang of a bow!"

As he spoke, Cheng Yu reached into his robes and took out the intercepted secret letter, handing it to Duan Jiong.

"This is a message from Beigong Boyu to Ma Yi. Please take a look, General Duan!"

Duan Jiong took the secret letter and glanced at it. His expression changed slightly. After reading it quickly, he gave Fu Xie a meaningful look before handing the letter over.

After reading the message, Fu Xie's face immediately turned red. "These scoundrels, how dare they be so audacious!!"

In his letter, Bei Gong Boyu mentioned his plan to kidnap Fu Xie and hold Jincheng in order to reassure Ma Yi about sending troops.

Seeing that those people were actually setting their sights on him, Fu Xie, who had always advocated appeasement, was quite angry.

Seeing Fu Xie's face turn red with anger, Duan Jiong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Upon hearing the noise, Fu Xie turned his head and looked at Duan Jiong with hostility.

"Ahem~ Now that we know their plans, for your safety, Prefect Fu, why don't you stay in the camp?"

Duan Jiong coughed twice, then quickly changed the subject.

Fu Xie shook his head firmly: "No, if I stay here, their plan cannot be carried out. If I choose to escape because of this, it may cause trouble!"

Duan Jiong quickly said, "But what if something unexpected happens...?"

Fu Xie smiled and said, "General Duan, please rest assured. If anything were to happen, I would rather die than let them succeed!"

Fu Xie spoke these words casually, yet they left the listeners feeling deeply heavy-hearted.

Perhaps this is the true spirit of a scholar!

At this moment, Duan Jiong's gaze towards Fu Xie also held a hint of respect.

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