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Chapter 45 Phoenix Travels!
Dharmakāya represents one's spirit, energy and will, and is the manifestation of the yin and yang energies.

Changsun Wuchou smiled and saluted, but the fox image approached Li Guanyi, as if trying to find out something.

I don’t know if it’s some kind of observation technique.

But when the fox approached the young man, the bronze tripod trembled, and the dragon and tiger pounced on it. The red dragon's tail was still on the bronze tripod, but its prismatic scales were wrapped around the fox's neck, and the white tiger took the opportunity to pounce on it.

They were clearly just two immature Dharmadhatu, but they tore off a large amount of Qi from the fox, causing the fox to retreat in fear.

Somehow, Changsun Wuchou suddenly felt a little panic in his heart.

This kind of emotion was something he had never experienced while traveling alone in the Western Regions. The method he learned from ancient books to detect the other party's aura seemed to be ineffective. The result of the detection was darkness. The young man in a dark blue robe stood there, as calm and dangerous as a tiger in the mountains. He bowed slightly and said:
"My name is Li Guanyi."

"Meet Mr. Changsun."

Changsun Wuchou looked at the young man, frowned slightly, instantly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, smiled and nodded.

"Young hero indeed."

Li Guanyi watched Changsun Wuchou leave.

Turning around and entering the Xue Mansion, the Red Dragon and the White Tiger brought back the torn fox aura. The bronze tripod seemed to be lit up with flowing light, but this fox did not seem to be qualified to enter the tripod. There was a spot on the tripod that lit up and then dimmed, and the fox aura completely dissipated.

The White Tiger and Red Dragon Dharma images each absorbed a part.

They were all brighter, and a little bit stronger than before.

Changsun Wuchou was led to Tingfeng Pavilion, where Xue Daoyong received him personally. Changsun Wuchou walked quickly forward, bowed down and called him "uncle". The white-haired Xue Daoyong had caught up with him, supported him, patted him on the shoulder, and complained, "Nephew, what are you doing?"

"So polite?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and everything was said without saying a word.

Changsun Wuchou got up and Xue Daoyong invited him to sit inside and drink a few cups of tea. Changsun Wuchou smiled and said, "You should have received the letter Brother Xue sent you before, right? I came here today just for this matter."

When the Cloud-Breaking Sky-Shattering Bow whistled for the first time, Xue Daoyong was reading this letter and said with a smile:
"nature."

Zhangsun Wuchou said softly, "The descendants of the Dangxiang people are in the Western Regions. Now Tuyuhun has occupied their area. You opened the way, and we sold salt, iron and weapons to the Dangxiang people. The Dangxiang people had weapons, and their left prince happened to die suddenly."

"The fight with Tuyuhun has already begun."

"It has helped stabilize the borders between Ying and Chen."

"Old man, this is indeed a good method."

"We made ten times the profit and had the Tanguts block the Tuyuhun for the State of Chen."

Xue Daoyong replied: "Although I am a businessman, General Yue has left and the border is in trouble. I have to use my own methods to stabilize the border. Unfortunately, I am just an old man and can no longer ride a horse to kill the enemy..."

Changsun Wuchou smiled and said yes.

Xue Daoyong asked, "How about the Dangxiang people?"

Zhangsun Wuchou said: "He is brave and courageous."

Xue Daoyong drank a sip of tea, flipped through the transaction files, and said calmly:
"We can still help for a while, until we are able to balance the power of Tuyuhun."

"After that, I will have to trouble you, my dear nephew, to sell the weapons, salt and iron to the Tuyuhun people."

Zhangsun Wuchou looked at the old man in front of him, knowing the bloody meaning behind his words, and said, "The old man made money for himself, and also stabilized the border. It's a pity that the Tuyuhun and Dangxiang tribes in the Western Regions will continue to fight."

Xue Daoyong smiled and said, "My dear nephew is also working for the Longxi clan. Isn't this the best thing?"

The two of them smiled and raised their cups to drink tea. The tea soup in the jade-like porcelain was like the vastness of the Western Regions entering their throats. Xue Daoyong said, "The foreign races use swords and horses as farming, and often plunder the border. I have seen it before."

"Non-my family, its heart must be different."

"For the Central Plains, a chaotic Western Region is a good Western Region."

Changsun Wuchou did not discuss anything with this lion of troubled times who had experienced troubled times since childhood and had seen foreign races migrate south. He smiled and said, "We have finished discussing the deal here. Here is the latest geomancy of the world's territory. I am willing to discuss the deal with Xue Shibo again."

He took out a scroll made of cowhide, but the old man smiled and said, "No hurry."

"Today, this time, I would like to be presumptuous and allow one more child to watch. How about that?"

Zhang Sun Wu Chou smiled and said, "It looks like the Xue family has found someone to take up the responsibility."

"If you are willing, old man, I naturally have no objection."

He traveled alone in the Western Regions, which was now largely ruled by Tuyuhun, but that area was too vast. Some people, such as the Dangxiang and Tiele, still remained and struggled to resist. Although Changsun Wuchou was a traveling merchant, he was backed by a powerful family from Longxi.

Cooperating with Mr. Xue’s eldest son is enough to influence the overall situation in this area.

He had seen many young heroes, and the three sons of the big family he was currently in were all outstanding.

The Xue family is a business family after all, so he is calm.

The door opened, and with it came a fierce and murderous aura.

Changsun Wuchou's eyes, which would slightly close when he smiled, opened slightly and he saw the young man in a blue shirt. At this moment, Li Guanyi had a leather belt around his waist, a sword on his waist, a Su Ni bow in one hand, and a blue headband with a pattern of flying cranes and auspicious clouds on his forehead to prevent sweat from getting into his eyes. His brows were calm, and his gaze showed the calmness of a warrior.

Changsun Wuchou sat up straight.

It's him.

Xue Daoyong beckoned the young man to sit down, pointed at him, and said proudly, "Li Guanyi from Jiangzhou."

"My Qilin!"

He pointed at Changsun Wuchou in front of him and said, "He is a descendant of the general of the Right Guard of Ying State. He is currently serving the Duke outside the Great Wall. That family is so big. My nephew Changsun will introduce him personally."

Changsun Wuchou looked at Li Guanyi, smiled and saluted:
"Duke of Longxi, the second son of the Li clan and a disciple of Erlang."

"The son of the general of the Right Guard of Daying."

"The nephew of the great lord of etiquette, the legitimate son of the Changsun family, is honored to meet you, young master."

This is the communication between the families of this era.

Tell your origins, your aristocratic family, the surname Ji of the Duke Li family. It means that the ancestor of this line was granted the land of Li and took this as his surname, but the surname is Ji, which was the national surname bestowed by the former emperor of Zhongzhou.

Li Guanyi did not have such a foundation, so he just crossed his arms and saluted, saying:
"I have met him just now, Mr. Changsun."

"My name is Li Guanyi."

Changsun Wuchou smiled and responded.

He took out the map and spread it out on the table. On it were not only the Ying State and the Chen State, but also the Tuyuhun area in the Western Regions, the Northern Turks, the Khitan in the northeast, the Rouran, the Wu Luohou, the mountains and rivers, the cities and towns, most of which were very detailed.

Xue Daoyong waved his hand, and all the windows of Tingfeng Pavilion were closed. Thirteen fist-sized night pearls illuminated the left and right. Zhangsun Wuchou introduced the current situation in the world, pointed his finger at the Western Regions, and said: "At this moment, the Western Regions are in chaos. With Xue Shibo's methods, the Dangxiang people are eager for revenge." "Your country's General Yue was captured to protect the people. The Yue family army was stationed at the border and confronted the Human cavalry, while the general of the Ying country led his troops to the north and confronted the Turkic Iron Pagoda across the pass to prevent the Turkic cavalry, who had been hungry for a winter, from rushing down and invading the Central Plains."

"The world is generally at peace..."

Li Guanyi sat here quietly, watching the two people discussing the general situation of the world here. Looking at the file, he could see the route from Chen State to Ying State clearly and memorized it in his heart. However, his eyes fell on the map, and the teachings of General Xue five hundred years ago kept echoing in his mind.

He could actually understand what Changsun Wuchou and Xue Daoyong said.

The great businessmen plan for the country.

Mr. Xue used silver to disrupt the Western Regions and maintain stability at the border.

No wonder Mr. Xue was so happy after he said that day that the Shang Dynasty would serve the country, the world, and eternal peace.

He thought I was his confidant.

But, how can I have such courage? !

I'm just a pretender.

Li Guanyi was lost in thought, and the knowledge taught by General Xue emerged in his mind and gradually became clear. Changsun Wuchou looked at the young man over there, caring for him. He smiled and pointed to the map on the table and said, "Young sir, what do you think will happen if the situation in the world changes?"

Li Guanyi looked at the world, thought of General Xue’s previous teachings, and made his own judgment in an instant.

I have habitually picked up the pen next to me.

Turn it over and put it on the table.

"here."

Changsun Wuchou and Xue Daoyong looked over.

Western Region?

"The border is in ruins, Ying State is fighting against the Turks, and Tuyuhun has no worries. If it were me... I would not let the Dangxiang people fight with Tuyuhun at this moment."

The young man sat there quietly, his brows calm.

He is still young and there is a scholarly air in his eyes.

But in a trance, it seemed as if the world's number one general was sitting behind him, wearing black armor, with his sleeves hanging down, a chess piece pinched between his fingers, and the whole world before him.

When Li Guan raised his hand, it was as if the divine general had also crossed five hundred years, and his finger fell on the map.

"Let the Tanguts hold back for now and show the enemy their weakness. Tuyuhun will surely want to take advantage of the confrontation between the Turks and Ying to move south and occupy the land of abundance to make up for their own weakness. At this time, if the Tanguts suddenly rise up and cut them off, Tuyuhun will be in chaos."

"The noble families outside the border of Ying State will not miss this opportunity and will definitely advance to plunder."

"Suppose now a general led a group of elite cavalry out from the border of Chen State."

"We can plunder the land of Tuyuhun, Chen, Dangxiang, and Ying, which will be enough to tear the overlord of the Western Regions into three parts."

"........."

Li Guanyi realized that this was not a secret place, so he withdrew his hand, feeling ashamed, and said:

"I'm sorry to make you two laugh at my empty talk and boasting."

Fortunately, it wasn’t General Xue who was there, otherwise, he would have had a few more positive characters on his forehead.

Xue Daoyong said: "...This kind of military tactics is really like the military books left by our ancestors."

Zhang Sun Wu Chou also laughed and said, "Haha, little brother, what you said makes sense. At your age, it's pretty good."

Changsun Wuchou and Xue Daoyong looked at each other.

They all took the opportunity to say that Li Guanyi's ideas were immature.

But he only saw a hint of surprise in the other person's eyes.

That night, when Li Guanyi left the Xue family, he went back to bring his aunt back to the Xue family. Zhangsun Wuchou was resting outside. Xue Daoyong looked at the world situation map and was silent for a long time. He said, "... Is it really the God of War? His strategy is still immature and lacks a lot of thinking on details. It can be said to be crude."

"But it is also wild and unrestrained, like an antelope hanging its horns."

"It's just that he has no knowledge of the basics of military strategy, but he has first-rate vision."

"Who taught this kind of person? Don't they teach him the basic rules and start directly with military strategy?"

The old man looked at the secret letter on the table. It was a letter from the court asking him to confront Yue Qianfeng. The old man sighed: "Those who make moves in the game will also become chess pieces. This is inevitable. Yue Qianfeng?"

The old man sighed, "I really don't want to fight with General Yue's generals."

…………

Zhangsun Wuchou is writing a letter.

It was written to the second son of the Duke of Longxi.

They are all about the scenery and human nature, but I stop writing at the end.

Written in the Xianbei language outside the pass:

"...I was ordered to come here to discuss the affairs of the Western Regions with the Xue family, hoping to temporarily delay the attack of the Tanguts and join forces with the State of Chen to break the hegemony of Tuyuhun. I met a young man whose judgment of the Western Regions and the situation is exactly the same as yours. He is also the same age as you. His name is... Jiangzhou, Li Guanyi."

It was clearly addressed to the Second Young Master, but the letterhead said.

"Second Miss, you might be interested."

The letter was tied to the eagle's claws, and the eagle flapped its wings and flew away, flying all day and night. At sunrise on the second day, it had arrived outside the Great Wall. The Duke of Longxi, whose surname was Ji and whose family had guarded this place for generations, the eagle cried loudly, and the letter fell down.

As the sun rose, a bird invisible to the naked eye caught the letter.

The phoenix flapped its wings, its feathers filled with flames, and it descended under the sunset, bathing in the gorgeous sunset.

It fell on the shoulders of a thirteen-year-old girl.

The girl had a pair of phoenix eyes, a red vertical mark between her eyebrows, and a dragon-phoenix appearance, and was extraordinarily beautiful.

On the shoulders, the natural phoenix appearance looks lazy.

Look through the letterhead.

Raised his eyebrows.

"...same as my judgment?"

(End of this chapter)