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Chapter 280 All the way to the west

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    During the Baima Mountain War in the Ming Dynasty that lasted for several years, Ye Xueguan has always been the center of the second line of defense of the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the battlefield command post. The Governor-General of the Ming Dynasty, the Western Sichuan Military Affairs Office, and the Daomen Western Sichuan Xuanwei Division Wartime Affairs Office were both located here.  .

    During the summer offensive in the fifteenth year of Jiajing, the Ming army concentrated a total of more than 17,000 troops from Xiaoshan Guard, Loushan Guard, Baima Qianhu Station, Yulong Qianhu Station, and Diexi Qianhu Station, and deployed the Xia army at  All the forts outside Baima Mountain were conquered and a great victory was achieved.  At that time, the Ming army and the Daomen unanimously judged that the war situation had entered a new turning stage. Baima Mountain would be recaptured within one year or at most two years. The Ming Dynasty would regain Baima Mountain and its homeland 200 miles west of it that had been lost since the war began. The confrontation line in Mingxia would be  Moved back to the Minshan area.

    "It's a pity that two years have passed, and Baima Mountain is still firmly occupied by the Xia army, and the passage to the west has not yet been opened.

    The protracted and unsuccessful war made the emperor very angry. Li Shi, the bachelor of Huagaidian and the first assistant, was so worried that he could not afford to fall ill. The cabinet was acted by Xia Yan, the bachelor of Wuyingdian and the second assistant.  After Xia Yan took charge, the first thing he did was to remove Li Chengkui, the former military governor of western Sichuan, and replace him with Zhou Gao.

    Speaking of Zhou Gong, Zhao Ran had actually met him. When he first entered Wuji Academy, he attended the Beacon Villa gathering with Yu Zhiyuan. The owner of the Villa was Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Zhou admired his calligraphy very much.  , and also asked him for a letter.  Zhou Gao had a prosperous official career in the past few years. He first entered Sichuan as a magistrate of Long'an to serve as the right councilor of the government envoy. Two years later, he was transferred to the left councilor and the right chief minister. The year before last, he joined the Governor-General Western Sichuan Military Affairs Yamen and helped with military affairs with the title of chief minister.  .

    While assisting in military affairs, Zhou Mi showed a lot of military talents. He personally initiated and presided over the summer offensive the year before last.  In the past few years, Zhou Yan had been connected with Xia Yan. After Xia Yan took charge of the cabinet as the second assistant, his first move was to replace Li Chengkui and take full charge of military affairs in western Sichuan.

    Knowing that the current governor of Western Sichuan was Zhou Gao, Zhao Ran couldn't help but recall the scene at Beacon Villa that day, but after arriving at Ye Xueguan, he gave up this thought.  Today's Ye Xueguan is more heavily guarded than when he came that day, and it is also busier. Newly built military camps surround Ye Xueguan. Brigades and teams of chariots and horses pull all kinds of combat supplies, and the various lines of Ye Xueguan are guarded.  The official road was crowded.  It seems that the newly appointed Governor Zhou is about to start a big fight. It is a bit inappropriate to visit Governor Zhou at this time and will only annoy people.

    After leaving Qingcheng Mountain, Zhao Ran put on a mask and changed into the clothes of a merchant. When he entered Ye Xueguan, he also took out the road guide from Cheng'an, the owner of Chengji Shop.

    After entering the city, Zhao Ran went straight to Yongfu Inn and asked the store owner. Chengji Shop had arrived here ten days ago.  Shopkeeper Li Laoshi was about to go out when he happened to bump into Zhao Ran. He immediately came forward to say hello and led Zhao Ran to the upper room that had been booked to rest.

    Li Laoshi is about fifty years old, dark and thin, and he really doesn't like to talk much. He basically answers Zhao Ran's questions.  The mask magic weapon has its own small magic circle for converting sounds, and the intonation and sound of the words are all fixed, so Zhao Ran didn't show any flaws.

    After Zhao Ran asked about the general situation, he waved Li Laoshi away and made an appointment to set off early the next day.

    There was nothing to say that day. Zhao Ran stayed in the room and continued to practice the forbidden technique, improving the purity of his spells little by little.

    Before dawn on the third day, the caravan set off. A dozen guys drove five large mule carts out of Yongfu Inn, picked up Zhao Ran and Li Laoshi, and left Ye Xueguan.

    These guys are all strong men, with big shoulders and round waists. From the look of their behavior, they all come from a training family. The carts also carry swords, guns and other weapons, including three Ming army standard bows and crossbows, all stacked in a large wooden box.  middle.  Chengji Shop is engaged in a gray business between black and white, so a certain amount of self-protection force is absolutely indispensable.

    The carts were mainly loaded with commercial goods that were in short supply in the Xia Kingdom, including salt, silk satin, tea bricks, porcelain and other items. Of course, they were all high-quality products with a value of more than a thousand taels. When they were brought to the Xia Kingdom, they were mainly sold to Buddhist temples and dignitaries.  It can be said that the value of these things will immediately double at least twice. According to Li Laoshi, if you don't make three to five thousand taels, you will be embarrassed to come back.

    After leaving Ye Xueguan, the convoy took the southwest route. After traveling for a day, it arrived at Huluyi, thirty miles south of Baima Mountain. On the way, it passed three checkpoints set up by the Ming army, and all of them passed smoothly with a customs clearance document.  After arriving at Huluyi, this was the last border gate controlled by the Ming Dynasty, so it was difficult to use customs clearance documents. However, Chengji Shop had always made a living as a smuggler on the Ming Xia border, so it was no problem for Li Laoshi.

    In fact, the inspection director of Huluyi is an acquaintance of Li Laoshi, who has been fed with money all year round. There are several border officers like this in Chengji Store. No matter who is on duty at the border, they can find connections to clear the way.

    When Nadusi saw Li Laoshi, he pretended to scold him twice, and then took Li Laoshi's hand.He pretended to inspect the customs clearance documents that Laoshi handed over, quietly collected the check, returned the useless customs clearance documents to Li Laoshi, and let the passage pass without saying a word.

    After passing Huluyi for about five or six miles, we came to Hulu Pass. This was already a territory controlled by the Xia army. The Xia army set up a garrison in the valley.

    Zhao Ran couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the guard on the wall. This gentleman was none other than Li Guangxian, the inspector of the southeastern military division of Xia Kingdom who had been deceived by him with the ultimatum.

    The border customs of the two countries in Ming and Xia are the same. They strictly check the traders coming out from their own side, but they are very loose on the traders coming from the other side - they are not welcomed in time, so how can they be easily expelled?

    The Xia Army soldiers at the gate came forward to inspect the goods, then shouted at the gate, and Li Guangxian opened the gate and came out to meet him in person.  He stepped forward and looked at the goods in the big boxes on the car one by one, then came to the last car, stared at the box full of weapons and frowned: "It is not easy to carry these items inside, they must be buckled down."

    Li Laoshi stepped forward and said: "Li Dusi, these are our self-defense items. There are only a few of them. It's difficult to walk on the road. I hope you can show your respect."

    Li Guangxian snorted: "I don't know you won't cause trouble like this"

    Li Laoshi took Li Guangxian's hand and stuffed two gold ingots. Li Guangxian's words immediately changed sharply: " Anyway, in the current war and chaos, we should defend ourselves, but we must not use force to violate the prohibition. Do you understand?"

    "That's that."

    "Let's go!"

    The convoy passed through Hulu Pass and continued moving forward.

    After passing Hulu Pass, the convoy headed west along the southern foot of Animaqing Mountain. Zhao Ran couldn't help but be filled with emotion.  He and Pei Zhongze fled along this road that day, with countless monks chasing behind them. It's quite interesting to think about it now.

    After about two days of continuous journey to the west, the convoy entered the mountain from Debo Pass, crossed Animaqing Mountain and turned northwest.

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    Several times on the way, he tried to practice with Li Laoshi and his assistant. After using the second level of the forbidden technique, he talked nonsense and the effect was pretty good.  For example, when he said he was going south, Li Laoshi nodded honestly and said that he was indeed going south. He said that he was actually an immortal descending to the earth, and Li Laoshi quickly kowtowed to him, and so on. These were all fun things to do to kill time.  , which made him enjoy it endlessly.

    For these "mortals", every time Zhao Ran casts a spell, the lasting effect is about a cup of tea. After that, Li Laoshi and others will completely forget what happened just now.

    But the sequelae are also obvious. After leaving Anima Qingshan that day, Li Laoshi and the leader of the gang, Cheng Qi, came to find Zhao Ran.

    "Master, we have to be more careful."

    "What's wrong?"

    ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not going to be smooth ahead!¡±

    Zhao Ran asked why?  It stands to reason that the most dangerous place is in the mountains. Now that we are out of the mountains, why is it not peaceful anymore?

    Li Laoshi and Cheng Qi then said that they had not been able to sleep well these past few nights, their eyelids were twitching wildly, and they were feeling very panicked, fearing that something big was about to happen.

    Zhao Ran understood what was going on, and after a perfunctory talk, he allowed them to "be more vigilant."  However, he didn't bother these people any more. It could be seen that Li Laoshi, Cheng Qi and others all had red eyes, and they were obviously sleep deprived. If he continued to play like this, it might affect his schedule.

    On the fifteenth day after leaving Ye Xueguan, a majestic big city appeared in front of him. Li Laoshi's heart that was pinched along the way finally relaxed. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhao Ran: "My boss, we finally arrived at Xingqing Mansion safely.  .¡±

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