Jiuyuan City.

The carriage slowly stopped beside the alleys in the city.

The outer wall of the carriage is simple and looks like an ordinary passenger car. However, the difference is that the groom in front of the carriage is dressed in a civilized manner, but his cultivation is profound.

The coachman got off the shaft and put on the pedal. Then he opened the door behind him and said respectfully to the woman in plain clothes inside: "Girl, we're here."

"Thank you."

Tian Yan nodded, left the carriage, walked along the carriage pedal, and said to the coachman beside him: "I'm sorry, this brother has sent me here!"

"Don't dare!"

The coachman leaned over and bowed, jumped onto the shaft, and drove away in the carriage.

Tian Yan looked at the carriage that was gradually moving away, and remembered the night in the military camp, and his thoughts were not sure where they were led.

The red glow rose on his face, Tian Yan shook his head, took a deep breath, smashed the shameful scene, and slowly walked into the alley.

Tian Yan was wearing a thick white wool cloak and entered the alley, waiting quietly for a while.

Soon, several peasant disciples flashed and appeared in the alley, knelt beside Tian Yan, and said, "Sir, please see the master."

"Get up!"

Among these peasant disciples, Mei Sanniang was the leader. She was worried about Tian Yan's safety and had been waiting at the Lieshantang contact point these days. It happened that she had been waiting for Tian Yan today.

"Master, where have you been these days?"

Mei Sanniang asked. She activated all the hidden threads of Lieshantang in Jiuyuan, but she could not find out Tian Yan's whereabouts. Not only that, even the identity of the owner of the carriage was not known.

When asked about this, Tian Yan remembered the ridiculousness of the past few days. Fanxia blew into his face and said, "Now is not the time to talk about these things. Come to Jiuyuan Branch. If I have something to do, you need to do it."

"Yes, Master!"

Mei Sanniang is a rough man, and she has no delicateness at all, but Tian Yan's maid Xiaolan is different. When she saw Tian Yan coming back, she noticed the subtle changes in Tian Yan at a glance.

Xiaolan was surprised, but there was not much change on her face.

Tian Yan talked to him for a while, waiting for the arrival of Lieshantang.

"Master!"

In the huge hall, more than a dozen peasant elders walked into the huge hall. When they saw Tian Yan, they bowed and said, "See the master!"

These dozen people are core members of Lieshan Hall and are deeply trusted by the former leader of the hall Tian Meng.

"This trip to Jiuyuan has received a lot of money. As long as the information is reported, I can explain it to Gongzi Fusu. There is only one thing that I need you to do."

"But according to the instructions of the Lord."

"Help me check where Liu Ji, the head of Gonggong Hall, is now?"

The masters looked at each other, but they didn't understand what their master was thinking?

Four years ago, the farmer experienced a major change. After that, Shengqi inherited the position of Xia Kui, and Liu Ji, the former second in charge of Shennong Hall, was elected as the leader of Gonggong Hall.

Although, the new Lord of Gonggong Hall is a dragon but a head but a tail. On weekdays, it is difficult for disciples in Gonggong Hall to meet him, let alone other people. What does the Lord of the Lord ask him for?

"Yes, Master!"

Although the reason was unknown, the elders still bowed to their orders.

"Sanniang, you guys are ready! We will leave Jiuyuan and return to Guanzhong these few days."

Mei Sanniang was stunned. Are you leaving just now?

Tian Yan ignored the strangeness on Mei Sanniang's face, and at this moment, she was confused by a deeper layer of doubt.

Since the Qin army that night was not sent by the Prince of Qin, who would it be?

...

Deep Palace Courtyard.

The eighteenth son of the Qin Dynasty, Hu Hai, was playing in the courtyard, playing with butterflies, looking innocent and romantic.

"What's the matter?"

As soon as Zhao Gao got off the court, he walked from the sideways on the side of the courtyard and was noticed by Hu Hai.

Zhao Gao said: "The prince wants to lead 20,000 cavalry out of the frontier. Today, this matter was discussed by all the ministers in the court!"

"Oh? What's the result?"

The brightly colored butterfly in front of him attracted all the gaze of Hu Hai. He flew around but could not catch him.

"Your Majesty agrees!" Zhao Gao smiled coldly and said. "For hundreds of years, no general dared to lead a cavalry out of the frontier and go deep into the north of the frontier."

Hu Hai stopped his pace, looked at Zhao Gao, and smiled and said, "Then do we want to wish me, the 14th brother, a victory!"

"Hahahaha!" The two of them laughed happily, as if they had foresaw Ying Ziyi's failure.

"Your Highness, there is one more thing. Today, a minister in the court proposed to ask Your Highness to perform the ceremony."

"What!" Hu Hai, who was still smiling on his face just now, immediately changed his face when he heard this, and a ferocity revealed in his sternness.

Hu Hai has long reached the age of being able to perform the crown ceremony, but has not been able to perform it for a long time.

Ordinary men usually celebrate their crowns at the age of twenty, and wear their hair and hair, which means they are officially adult.

The sons of noble princes and nobles should participate in political affairs early and master the family affairs, and they should be much older than before.

Like Ying Ziyi, when he was crowned the crown prince, although he was young, he had already tied his hair and wore a crown and gave the ceremony.

Princes like Hu Hai have a very big age range for the crown ceremony. If they are loved by the Emperor of Qin, they will stay by their side for a few years. However, there are also examples of leaving the palace early and marrying a wife in the Jianfu.

For Hu Hai, once he performed the crown ceremony, he could no longer stay in the palace. Among the many princes of the Qin Dynasty, except for the crown prince, the rest of the people could not enter and exit the palace without permission.

If it were in the early Zhou Dynasty, the descendants of the princes and ministers, except for the official eldest sons, would often obtain a small and remote land in the territory after performing the crowning ceremony and spend the rest of their lives.

The Qin Emperor implemented the county system and did not intend to enfeoff his children from all over the country. For example, Fusu had high titles and official positions in the court and had a prominent position. However, other princes, except for having a noble title, were not much different from ordinary wealthy families.

A wall is a world of difference for Hu Hai. Qin Emperor's favor was his greatest reliance.

Hu Hai stared at Zhao Gao with cold eyes, waiting for his answer.

"Your Majesty agrees!"

The cold expression melted, and Hu Hai bit his lips, as if he was very aggrieved.

"Young Master, don't disturb me." Zhao Gao bowed slightly and smiled: "This matter may be a good thing for you."

"Oh?" Hu Hai was energetic and asked, "Why?"

"One of the time, when the young master goes out to build a mansion, he can formally cultivate his own power. Secondly, he can also get closer to His Highness the eldest son."

"I understand the first one, what does the second one mean?" Hu Hai asked.

"Two tigers fight each other and make profits."

After Zhao Gao finished speaking, Hu Hai's face immediately showed a cunning look. He bounced his fingers and burst out with energy. The butterfly surrounding him turned into powder and dissipated in the air.

....

Yunzhongcheng, Tiance Mansion.

After Ying Ziyi returned from Jiuyuan, he immediately discussed with a group of strategists when the army went out.

"The composition of 20,000 cavalry is complicated, and it is probably difficult to form a joint force."

Zhang Liang frowned and looked at the list of personnel on the silk book, and said.

Both Zhang Liang and Chen Ping opposed Ying Ziyi's army to go out of the frontier.

There is only one reason, the risk is too great.

The terrain of the northern border is complicated. Even if Ying Ziyi used a large number of people in the early years to explore the terrain there and draw pictures.

But this is still far from enough.

Although the Huns retreated in the battle, they could easily gather tens of thousands of troops. The desert grasslands in the northern border were greatly changed. The Hu people were born as nomadic people. Once the army that went out of the border was surrounded by the Huns' army, it would be unlucky and would be defeated miserably.

"Yeah!" Ying Ziyi nodded. The 20,000 cavalry that was about to go out of the frontier were mainly divided into three parts.

The talented official from Zhao in Taiyuan, the elite knights of the Jiuyuan Great Wall Legion, and Ying Ziyi's ghost prison cavalry.

Ying Ziyi thought for a while and said, "Except for the Ghost Prison, the rest of the knights, are all disassembled and mixed into a new team."

"Is this OK?"

Chen Ping said with some concern that the time to go out of the frontier is not far away. How to break these knights apart to form combat power?

"More than 20,000 cavalry, one hundred cavalry generals. Let them take their men to mingle with each other, compete for force, and determine the order of superiority and inferiority."

"I understand!" Chen Ping's eyes lit up and he bowed his hands.

"In addition, are the knights of the Ghost Prison Gakuen re-elected?"

"This...is not yet!"

Unlike ordinary army, the Ghost Prison Gale is very special, and the selection of members is quite harsh, which is not something that ordinary elites can do. "It's okay, let Peng Yue think of a solution by himself." After Ying Ziyi finished speaking, he looked at the map: "Twenty thousand cavalry came out of the clouds, not to fight the Huns, but to make them familiar with the situation in the northern border and prepare for the next trip to the border."

Ying Ziyi understood that there were many variables when going out to the frontier to fight. And the new cavalry corps under his command could be said to be a new attempt. Ying Ziyi was not sure how much victory could be achieved. "According to the information from the north of the border, the Xiongnu Shanyu Maodun cleared the internal opposition forces after a coup, and formally established the system, granted the leaders of the Zhu clans to be officials of the royal court, and met the nobles of the various tribes, appointed the kings outside, and divided the territory."
To be continued...