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Chen Chu looked at Li Chengqian dissatisfied.

This guy is really unreliable.

I didn't expect such a weak guy to rebel so quickly.

I misread you!

I bother!

A Dou who can't help it!

Chen Chu scolded Li Chengqian all over in his heart.

He was about to speak when Li Chengqian coughed suddenly.

Seeing that Chen Chu didn't move, Li Chengqian suddenly covered his mouth and coughed violently.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

The cough became more and more urgent.

His face was flushed from coughing.

Li Er looked at Li Chengqian dissatisfied: "Chengqian, why are you doing this?"

Li Chengqian said: "Father, my son was infected with the wind and cold yesterday..."

Li Er said unhappily: "Okay, stand aside."

Li Chengqian obediently stood in the corner.

Chen Chu suddenly laughed.

He bowed and said, "Father, you actually know about this?"

Li Er was a little proud in his heart, but his face was extremely cold, and he said, "Do you really think you can hide the truth? Tell me honestly, what are you sending people to the west for?"

Chen Chu said honestly: "Father, since you have found out, I will not hide it anymore. I sent a few guards to the Western Regions to look for the salt well..."

Looking for a salt well?

Li Er was taken aback.

The ministers were also taken aback.

Fang Xuanling looked at Chen Chu curiously, and said, "Chen Chu, do you know that salt and iron are monopolized by the imperial court, and private individuals are not allowed to interfere. You know the law and broke the law..."

Chen Chu hurriedly said: "No, no, Mr. Fang, you misunderstood, the salt I am looking for is not table salt, in other words, what I am looking for is the kind of salt that cannot be eaten. You know, there is a lot of salt in the Western Regions. People eat it, people die, livestock eat it, and livestock die. This kind of salt is also made into poison by some people to harm people. But I am making a kind of salt that can be quickly used to build mansions. I just need this kind of salt, so I specially sent people to the Western Regions to search for this kind of salt. As long as I can bring this kind of salt back, I can use the shortest time to build my mansion, and I will soon put it in order. The eldest princess will marry and go home."

After speaking, Chen Chu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

I am!

At this time, I can only open my eyes and talk nonsense.

Fortunately, these natives don't understand anything.

Anyway, when cement comes out in the future, it is not up to you what formula you want.

I said that cement needs to be salted, so salt must be added.

He looked up at the crowd.

Li Er frowned in thought.

Changsun Wuji looked angry.

The ministers looked curious.

Li Chengqian nodded towards him.

Chen Chu breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the prince did not rebel.

It's a man!

I read you right!

Now, no one knows Xue Rengui's real purpose in going to the Western Regions.

After a long while, Li Er's expression softened, and he asked, "The eldest Sun Chong was also sent by you?"

What?

Chen Chu was dumbfounded.

He looked at the crowd and asked, "Father, if I'm not wrong, what you're talking about is Lord Changsun's beloved son, Changsun Chong?"

Li Er nodded.

Chen Chu laughed happily, "Father, you... I really can't say what you said... First of all, the eldest grandson has a title at a young age, and he is still the eldest grandson." My dear son, how could he go to the Western Regions to help me find a salt well, besides, he has an official position and a prominent background, but I am just a child who walked out of the mountains, how can I order him..."

Chen Chu's words are well-founded.

When Li Er and the others heard this, they also found it incredible.

Asking Chen Chu to send his eldest grandson to the Western Regions sounds unreliable.

Everyone looked at Changsun Wuji.

Of course, by this time, Chen Chu had no idea what happened.

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Chapter 197 Military Genius

Changsun Wuji stepped forward, his eyes were red, as if he was about to eat people, he stared at Chen Chu, and said, "Chen Chu, do you know that my son, Changsun Chong, followed your guards out of the city early this morning, and someone I saw with my own eyes that he caught up with those guards and went to the west with them, do you dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with you?"

Chen Chu said simply: "No."

Chen Chu was also confused about this matter.

Is Chang Sun Chong crazy?

Let's live a well-pampered life, but why go to the Western Regions?

You must know that in this era, the Western Regions are still a large area of ​​undeveloped land, such as Longyou, which also has a large area of ​​virgin forest.

Moreover, it has only been a few years since Datang laid down the Turkic territory, and there are still dangers in many places.

It can be said that going to the Western Regions is a narrow escape.

Chang Sun Chong, a dude, doesn't even know this.

But why is he still going to the Western Regions?

Chen Chu couldn't figure it out.

And Changsun Wuji stared at Chen Chu's expression and eyes carefully, trying to see something.

But after looking around, he didn't see any flaws, so he asked unwillingly, "You really don't know about this?"

Chen Chu shook his head: "Master Changsun, I don't know anything about this... However, if you miss Changsun Chong, you can send someone to chase him now. Maybe he will be chased back in ten and a half months."

Li Er said from the side: "I have sent Baiqisi out of the city to chase after him, and there will be news soon."

Changsun Wuji nodded helplessly.

……

There was a lot of snow.

Going forward, you will cross the territory of Jingzhao Mansion.

It's getting colder.

Xue Rengui's convoy also slowed down.

At this moment, two dog sleds came galloping behind them, and two young men jumped down from them.

The two stepped forward and said with a serious face: "Da Lang, there are some chasing soldiers a few miles behind, who seem to be coming for us..."

Xue Rengui immediately became cautious.

He said: "Brothers, before we set off, the boss specifically told us to act carefully and secretly, and not to leak information. It may be that we expected something. Now it seems that the pursuers behind us are well-prepared... In this way, Xue Da, you immediately take your people and go to the mountains. The rest of you, follow me, and we will lead the pursuers away..."

In a short time, the convoy split into two.The first team, led by Xue Da, left the official road and went straight to the mountains.

Xue Rengui took four people to clean up the scene. After all, all the traces left by Xue Da and others were erased. Then they loaded a carriage with stones and drove back and forth, leaving traces on the snow, creating a convoy to continue Without the illusion of driving ahead, several people continued to walk along the official road.

A few people just left for a while.

Here are three men in black.

The men in black jumped off their horses and searched for them on the ground.

One of them said: "It's the horse ruts from before, that's right, they walked forward."

The leader waved his hand and said, "Chase!"

Several people got on their horses and continued to chase forward.

The three of them chased for a long time, and when they arrived at a small county town, they lost track, because there were suddenly more convoys here, and it was impossible to tell which ones had just arrived from Chang'an.A few people got together, made a little calculation, and thought that there was only one road to the west, and it must be the west, so there was no time to repair it, so they continued to go west.

at the same time.

Xue Rengui's convoy headed north, without any pursuers behind.

Facing everyone's confusion, Xue Rengui explained: "Brothers, as the saying goes, soldiers have their own tracks. Others thought we would go west, but we chose to go north, so that they can no longer find us..."

Suddenly, a head poked out from the curtain of the nearby carriage.

It was Chang Sun Chong.

Changsun Chong pointed to Xue Rengui and said, "My surname is Xue, please let me down quickly, I want to go back to Chang'an..."

Before Xue Rengui could speak, Xue Da, who was always honest and honest, said: "Da Lang, let this man go. Look at him, he is very thin, but he eats more than anyone else. He is completely a burden."

Xue Rengui shook his head: "What if he returns to Chang'an and leaks the news?"

Xue Da showed a simple and honest smile: "He can't go back. This place is in the wilderness, not to mention the mountains covered by heavy snow. There are no less than a hundred kinds of wild animals. If you throw him here, he won't live for half an hour..."

what?

Sun Chong's eyes suddenly widened.

He quickly opened the curtain of the carriage, jumped down, grabbed Xue Rengui's hand, and said tremblingly: "I was just joking, Xue Rengui, no, Brother Xue, I want to go to the Western Regions with you to complete the prince's confession." How can a task be abandoned halfway.”

Chang Sun Chong had seen beasts before.

Just now, a group of hungry wolves attacked the convoy, and Xue Rengui led his men to slaughter them all.

Chang Sun Chong felt that although these people looked poor, they were highly skilled in martial arts, following them, safety should not be a problem.

Xue Rengui asked: "Master Changsun, have you thought it through?"

Chang Sun nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "I think clearly, I'm not leaving, I want to be with you!"

Everyone laughed and said nothing.

……

Ganlu Temple.

There is still no news from Baiqisi.

Li Er, Changsun Wuji and others gathered together.

In the hall, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Everyone is waiting for news.

Suddenly, Cheng Chumo galloped over.

Cheng Chumo bowed and said: "Your Majesty, after receiving an order from Baiqisi...the person sent to track down Xue Rengui has been lost!"

lost?

Li Er and the others all looked shocked.

Li Er asked: "With so many people, they lost Xue Rengui and others?"

Cheng Chumo nodded: "Baiqisi, more than a dozen teams, all lost traces of Xue Rengui and others. According to the decree, Xue Rengui and his team seemed to have evaporated from the world, and even Mr. Sun didn't have any traces." .”

Changsun Wuji's heart skipped a beat, and he asked in surprise, "Could it be that something happened to them?"