"Miss Wei plans to personally lead the team into Yandu Gorge, passing through the Northern Barbarians, and then heading to the northwestern countries?"
Tanzhou, Prince You’s Palace.
Qi Xu, who had just changed into a dark blue four-clawed python robe, was about to walk out of the house when he saw An Er flash out and report the news just sent from the North. He was immediately shocked.
"Yes." An Er bowed his head and reported, "According to Zou Yun, Miss Wei was very determined and had this plan in mind. At first, she did not consider going with Zou Yun. It was only after she heard about the Pavilion's plan to send someone to infiltrate the Northern Barbarians next time that she suggested that Zou Yun also consider the route she mentioned."
Qi Xu, who was originally preparing to leave, stopped in the room after hearing this.
As he listened, he couldn't help but frowning, and a serious look appeared on his face.
This is too dangerous.
They had all heard about the dangers of Yandu Gorge when they passed through Huangzhou.
What's more, there are legends about the mountain god, even in the capital. Of course, he didn't believe in these mysterious legends.
Just leaving all these aside, not to mention the distant past, just the fact that after my royal grandfather ascended the throne, he was unable to open up the road to visit the northwestern countries shows how dangerous this road is!
When Qi Xu first heard that Wei Yunlan wanted to take this road to the northwest, the first thought that came to his mind was to oppose.
The journey was treacherous and dangerous.
He really didn't want to see Miss Wei take such a big risk.
But he had no position and no qualifications to stop Miss Wei's actions.
After a moment's silence, Qi Xu asked An Er again, "What did Miss Wei say to Zou Yun?"
An Er took the secret letter out of his arms.
Zou Yun wrote down in it everything that Wei Yunlan had said to her, almost word for word.
After reading it carefully, Qi Xu's hand holding the letter suddenly tightened, and thought emerged in his eyes.
Although dangerous, Miss Wei's proposal is not completely impossible to implement.
Sending people into Yandu Gorge does not necessarily mean going deep into it and through the entire mountain range. It is just a detour, taking a more hidden and less easily discovered route.
If we have someone who is familiar with the environment of Yandu Gorge to lead the way, and send more agile people, we may succeed.
But Miss Wei’s destination obviously wasn’t to stop at the Northern Barbarians.
Everything is unknown on the road ahead, and no one can predict what unexpected events will occur.
After reading the secret letter, the first thought that came to Qi Xu's mind was to follow Wei Yunlan and Zou Yun on the road together.
But as soon as this thought came to his mind, he suppressed it himself.
Now he is in the southwest, and it will take several days to return to the north, not to mention that there are many things waiting for him to deal with. He cannot leave the southwest for the time being.
I sighed in my heart, but before I could feel more emotion, I heard hurried footsteps outside.
Feng Ping walked in quickly, folded his hands and said, "Master, the heads of the various families headed by the Mei family, the Yang family, and the Tan family are already waiting outside."
"There are also several officials, including the governors, censors, and commanders-in-chief of the three states of Tan, Qian, and Yi. They are already waiting in the front hall, just waiting for your summons."
"Let them wait." Qi Xu said calmly, and then ordered An Er, "Let the people from Beiguan cooperate with Zou Yun and Miss Wei. If necessary, you don't need to report to me in an emergency."
Then he nodded to Feng Ping and said, "Let's go and meet those adults first."
As he spoke, he took the lead and walked towards the front hall where the lords from the three states of Tan, Qian and Yi were.
With every step he took, the expression on his face changed slightly.
By the time he finally crossed the threshold, his uniquely calm and steady temperament had disappeared, replaced by a slightly dull, pale and weak appearance.
It is very consistent with his "condition" of falling into the water and becoming seriously ill and just recovering from a long illness.
"King You has arrived."
Following the eunuch's announcement, several people in official uniforms sitting in the hall stood up at the same time.
He turned to the door, bowed to the person who came in and said, "Greetings, His Majesty Prince You."
"Cough cough." A weak cough sounded in front of them.
Then out of the corner of his eye he saw King You, who was wearing a dragon robe and walking with a slightly unsteady step, sitting at the head of the hall with the help of a eunuch.
Then, a voice came from above.
"No need to be so polite, everyone please take a seat."
Everyone then straightened up and sat down again on both sides.
"cough……"
"Your Highness, have some tea. This is the lung-moisturizing tea that Imperial Doctor Chen specially prepared for you." Seeing that Qi Xu was still coughing, the eunuch standing nearby hurriedly brought the teacup.
Qi Xu hummed softly, took the teacup, took a sip, and glanced at the eight adults sitting below.
The management and government affairs of the various states in Dayong have always been jointly undertaken by the Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office, the Censorate and the Military Commandery.
The fiefdom allocated to him by Emperor Xiao Ming included three states: Tan, Qian and Yi.
Logically speaking, there should be nine adults coming today.
There are only eight people in the hall now.
They were sitting on the left and right sides. The two people at the upper left were wearing brand new official robes, and the jade crowns between their hair and the jade pendants holding down their hems looked of very good quality.
Both of them had a faint smile on their faces, and their eyes looked at him with concern and respect. Seeing him cough and stop drinking tea, the concern in their eyes seemed to deepen a little.
Sitting opposite the two of them, closest to the top seat on the right hand side of the row, was a bearded, rather stout adult. At this moment, he was staring straight at the two of them opposite him, frowning slightly, with a hint of impatience visible between his brows.
The three adults sitting on his right had slightly different hairstyles from the rest of the people in the room, and their looks seemed to be somewhat unique from those of the people in the Central Plains.
Opposite them, on the left side near the gate, the remaining two adults both had dark skin and looked panic-stricken, as if a little absent-minded.
After drinking half a cup of tea, Qi Xu had a rough idea of the eight people in the hall.
The two persons sitting at the top left and the first person sitting at the top right should be the three adults of Tanzhou.
Among the three states, Tanzhou is the only one with waterways and the most developed commerce. It is also the state with the largest land area and the largest population. Its status has always been higher than the other two states. Even though it suffered a disaster a few months ago, this will not change easily.
The man on the right, judging by his physique and hands, is obviously a martial artist. He should be the commander of Tanzhou, Lord Wu. It seems that he has some grudges against the Tanzhou Censor Lord Qian and the Governor Lord Peng who are opposite him.
The three people sitting next to Lord Wu, judging from their appearance and attire, could be guessed to be from Qianzhou. Among the three states, only Qianzhou had nearly half of its people from other ethnic groups.
The two people opposite them were adults from Yizhou.
The terrain there is higher and there is plenty of sunshine, so the skin color of the two is obviously much darker than that of others.
As expected, Qi Xu had just put down the cup when he heard the two men stand up and confess: "Your Highness, a group of bandits were discovered on the border of Yizhou yesterday. Lord Qin and I had come to Tanzhou to pay a visit to the prince. We had no choice but to rush back overnight."
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