Xiao Ruge nodded, and then said: "I also have someone in the northwest, his name is Chen Xi, he is probably now a captain of a thousand cavalry, you can ask Mo Wu to find him."

"That's even better!"

Mu Gu finished his meal in two or three bites, picked up Xiao Ruge's bowl of porridge and started feeding her.

"I can just do it myself."

Xiao Ruge wanted to eat it herself, but Mu Gu dodged her.

"No, you haven't recovered yet, let me feed you! Come on, open your mouth, ah!"

Seeing Mu Gu coaxing her like a child, Xiao Ruge smiled helplessly, but still complied with his request and opened her mouth to eat the porridge he fed her.

……

A goshawk soared in the blue sky. The whistling wind brushed across the tips of its feathers as it flapped its wings. Its pair of round eyes kept looking at the earth flying by below.

Suddenly, a small light flashed on the ground. The goshawk saw it and circled, turned sharply and headed straight for the light.

……

Chen Xi followed his boss to the northwest last year. Before that, they didn't know there would be a war, so they all lived a very lazy life.

Because he had been in the Xiao family army before, his skills were considered the best among these people. If he used his full strength, even some of the deputy generals would not be his match.

But he did not want to stand out too much. He was afraid that someone would recognize that he had served in the Xiao family army, so he kept a low profile and was only a small lieutenant.

Chen Xi got up early and walked out of the military camp, preparing to go to the town to eat a bowl of spicy soup. When he left the military camp, the guard greeted him with a smile. Chen Xi joked with the guard and went to the town.

But today, as soon as he entered the town, he felt like there was a tail following him.

He calmly turned into an alley, and when the man behind him caught up with him, he immediately hooked his hand and grabbed the man's neck.

The man was also very alert. He immediately dodged and grabbed Chen Xi's wrist after avoiding the attack. He whispered, "The wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold!"

Chen Xi was stunned for a moment, and replied with a look of pursuit in his eyes: "Once the warrior leaves, he will never come back."

This used to be the secret code of Xiao’s army. I didn’t expect to hear it again today!

Mo Wu smiled at Chen Xi and bowed to him, "Brother Chen, I am a subordinate of Prince Bao, my name is Mo Wu."

Chen Xi also knew that Xiao Ruge and Mu Gu were engaged, so he politely returned his greeting and asked, "Brother, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

"Brother Chen, can we talk for a moment?"

Mo Wu put his arm around Chen Xi's shoulders, and the two of them found a private room in a restaurant. When they came out, more than half an hour had passed.

After the two parted ways, Chen Xi went to the braised meat shop to buy some braised dishes, and then went to the Jiang family shop to buy two jars of good wine, and then went home with these things.

After coming back, he first asked where the commander-in-chief Chen Qi was. Because they had the same surname, the commander-in-chief in the military camp treated him very well, and they would get together for a drink when they had nothing to do.

A while ago, because of Mu Bo's arrival, the Qiang, Hu and Yi people were defeated one after another, and the morale of all the guards in the northwest was greatly boosted.

Yesterday, Mu Bo led his men to pursue the Qiang, Hu and Yi people. General Chen and two other generals stayed behind to guard the place.

At this time, General Chen was training in the training ground. After Chen Xi put down the wine and meat, he turned around and went out to find General Chen.

The main general guarding the northwest is named Huang. He is nearly fifty years old and has been stationed in the northwest for more than ten years. He is also considered the emperor's confidant.

It's just that this person is narrow-minded and ambitious, but he is also afraid of death. The reason why he followed Mu Bo to chase the enemy this time is because he has Mu Bo as his backbone.

Moreover, he has a lot of capable people under him. He lets his subordinates do everything, and he just sits back and enjoys the results.

There were many times when he took credit for other people's achievements. The people under him had long been dissatisfied with him, but they dared not speak out.

Because in this northwest region, he is the local emperor.

Before reaching the training ground, Chen Xi heard shouting in the distance. Looking up, he saw General Chen checking the soldiers' military boxing practice.

"General Chen!"

Hearing Chen Xi's voice, General Chen quickly turned around and said, "It's Chen Xi! What do you want to talk to me about?"

General Chen was quite happy to see Chen Xi. He told the deputy general beside him to watch the soldiers training, and he took Chen Xi to the big tent.

After the two of them entered the big tent, Chen Xi saw that there was no one outside, so he whispered: "The fifth prince took General Huang to pursue the enemy. It is estimated that this time they can capture the tribes of Qiang, Hu and Yidi in one fell swoop."

General Chen listened silently, pointed to the chair beside him and asked him to sit down and talk.

"Although I have only been working for you for a short time, I can see that you are a man of great talent, General Chen. And General Huang has many capable people under him, but with General Huang holding you back, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to make a name for yourself."

When he said this, General Chen understood what he meant, but he was not in a hurry to say anything. Instead, he looked at him deeply with a smile on his face.

"You kid, are you holding back on something good again?"

Chen Xi chuckled at what he said, "General, I just saw that you were really suppressed by General Huang, and you are really good to us soldiers, otherwise the brothers would not follow you so wholeheartedly."

"General, I'll tell you the truth! I want to take this opportunity to get rid of General Huang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, General Chen covered his mouth.

General Chen glared at him fiercely, stood up, drew aside the curtain to make sure there was no one outside, then came back and slapped Chen Xi hard on the head.

"You little bastard, have you grown wings? How dare you think of such a rebellious thing?"

Although he was scolding Chen Xi, there was not much blame on his face. Chen Xi knew what was going on after seeing this.

"General, I really think Huang Youwei is not worthy of your life, and he is not worthy of everyone working for him!"

After hearing this, General Chen sighed, and thinking of Huang Youwei's character, he fell silent again.

"General, now that the Fifth Prince is here, we can just ask him to make the decision. As long as we please him, we will surely get the Fifth Prince to stand on our side!"

Just like him?

General Chen had heard that the Fifth Prince was fond of beautiful women and that he brought a few beauties with him when he came to the northwest. They are now kept in Xi Que Hutong.

But he still didn't say anything. Chen Xi sighed and said, "In fact, there are many capable generals in the northwest. Although I only recognize you as a general, I have to say that General Zhao Qi is more capable!"

"Moreover, General Zhao Qi is from the same clan as General Zhao of Kyoto. If the general does not want to take the lead, he can let General Zhao Qi take the lead!"

The reason why he chose Zhao Qi was, firstly, because Zhao Qi had the support of the entire Zhao family behind him, and secondly, because Zhao Qi was an upright person and had been dissatisfied with Huang Youwei for a long time, so it was most appropriate for him to do this.

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