Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

Wu Qi has successfully imprisoned Yun Guang, but although he is the queen of the generals, he is still too young and does not understand many things. He can only eagerly hope that Zhao Qing will come to rescue him soon.

Before Zhao Qing arrived, the Turkic army had already arrived at the north platform of the town after receiving the news. The people in the city were panicked and there were many noises in the army.

Changing generals before battle is a sign of certain death.

"Have you found General Zhang Shanshou?"

Because Zhao Qing was making a surprise attack, Yunguang was unprepared. He had just received the letter from King Beijing dissuading him from rebellion, but he hadn’t had time to read it yet!

Wu Qi did not expect that things would develop so quickly. The war that Zhang Shanshou said was just a sign, and they would not have come so early.

He just predicted that there might be a war, so he checked the armaments and discovered the problems.

"Sir, why are you so alarmed? Could it be that they are just threshing grass? There will be one or two like this every year. It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning, haha."

Wu Qi originally thought that there was a problem with just one Jiedushi envoy Yun Guang in Chang'an, so after learning about the military situation, he called officials below the Jiedushi envoy to come to a meeting.

But I didn't expect that after this group of people arrived, those who drank tea were silent. They were like statues made of clay and wood, just sitting and chatting.

It seems that they think he is a young boy and look down on him.

The civil servants here still looked down upon the generals. Whenever the big bosses tried to speak, they would choke them, and then everyone stopped talking and just stayed idle.

The situation is so critical, and these people are still wrangling here! To be honest, Wu Qi was very disappointed.

Seeing that the meeting was of no use, he simply dismissed them all. After anxiously walking around the lobby twice, he went directly to the secret room to see the imprisoned Yun Guang.

Yun Guang was drinking tea leisurely. He was not surprised at all when he saw Wu Qi arriving with an angry look on his face. He just asked Wu Qi to sit down and drink tea with him.

"I even went to your house to send you gifts when you were a kid! I don't want you to be as tall as you are now."

Yun Guang acted like he was relying on his elders and showing off his old age. Ever since he met Wu Qi and found out that he was the grandson of the former military governor Wu Jingzhong, his attitude had always been strange.

Wu Qi's feelings for him were also very strange. He had planned to take Qingwen to join Yunguang before, but now seeing him trapped in a small room in the secret room, having to light a lamp during the day, he felt very depressed.

"Oh, you are not smart. After you survive, you should go somewhere else, so that you can continue to have descendants. However, people will die sooner or later, and leaving children in the world is also painful."

He drank tea slowly, as if tasting the last sip of wine in his life, holding it in his mouth for a long time, as if reluctant to part with it.

"Why? My grandfather, my father, and you all worked for the country and the court at the beginning, so why did they have different intentions..."

Yes, when he came here, Wu Qi saw many people like him who had slipped through the net, and then he realized that his family's crime was correct and that the emperor had indeed killed the right person.

"Haha, why bother with this? People die for money, birds die for food, that's all."

"When you stand taller, your eyes are at a higher place. If you look down, you will only see flattering faces. If you look up, you will only see legs that can make people fall off if you pull them. Where are the extra eyes that can see the suffering people at the bottom?"

"The emperor can't see it, and your family couldn't see it when they were emperors. Naturally, I don't have time to see it."

"This building is going to collapse! Once everyone is in the same state, you will naturally see it."

"You, you are deceiving the public with your monstrous words!"

Wu Qi originally wanted to ask for advice, but he was very angry when Yun Guang said such nonsense, so he just threw up his sleeves and strode away, followed by Yun Guang's weird laughter.

Wu Qi began to miss Qingwen. Even if she couldn't help him solve the problem, Qingwen wouldn't let him feel such a biting cold.

As he was thinking about it, he couldn't help but fall asleep lying on his desk.

In the dream, a man named Wu Sangui led the Eastern Turks from Shanhaiguan to the Central Plains.

People surnamed Li, people surnamed Zhang, and the people of Chang'an Prefecture each appeared on stage and staged the drama of national subjugation. Then Wu Qi's grandfather Wu Jingzhong came over and said, grandson, I gave you the wrong name. Your name is not Wu Qi, but Wu Sangui.

Wu Qi woke up with a fright. He thought that he had been called Wu Gui before, and felt that this name was very unlucky. Fortunately, he changed his name after getting help from his cousin.

Just when I was thinking about Qingwen, Qingwen arrived. Knowing that she and Zhao Qing were separated, and that she came to Xijing, she only scolded Zhao Qing for being useless, and the rest was just joy.

Narrating what happened after the separation one by one, Qingwen discovered Wu Qi's shining point after his trip.

All the news here was not good for Wu Qi, but after he saw Qingwen, he was not thinking about how to escape from here. But they were worried that if Chang'an Prefecture fell, the people of the world would be plunged into war.

"Since it's all difficult, why not focus on the key points? Anyway, if you make one, you will make a profit."

Qingwen smiled and helped him with ideas, feeling that Wu Qi's growth was more interesting than his own destiny.

The main problem Wu Qi now faces is the Turkic soldiers under the Zhenbei platform. This may be their extremely common behavior of clearing grass in the valley, but it may also be a prelude to their burial in the Central Plains.

He felt that the dream was a reminder to prevent Turkic soldiers from entering the Central Plains from Shanhaiguan.

Zhenbeiguan is steep and located in the middle of the Great Wall in Chang'an Prefecture, so it is well defended. As long as the enemy has no internal response within the pass, it is generally difficult to break through this line of defense by force.

Although the current Western Turks look powerful, they do not have much strength. After all, the first thing the White Hair Disaster damaged was their livelihood.

Although this dynasty is suffering from depression, the current situation is not too bad. So, nothing is too bad to be saved.

Wu Qi felt that after meeting Qingwen, the depression in his heart disappeared a lot, and his future became brighter.

He originally became the imperial envoy in order to appease the morale of the army. Although it looks dangerous now, the generals marching and fighting have not been replaced in large numbers. If they really want to fight, they can just fight according to the previous routine.

He just needs to take an overview and do the little things that make up for the shortcomings.

The most important things in a war are two things, one is people and the other is money.

The three armies have not moved, and food and grass go first. As long as he has a good situation of reserve military supplies, more than half of the important task will be completed. Therefore, the small matter of finding people was left to Qingwen, and he went to Chang'an Guards alone to inquire about the reserve situation.

Sure enough, whether to fight or not, we need to know more about defense. He reported some of the previous preparations and asked Wu Qi to make a decision.

It was also at this time that Wu Qi learned that the Shou Bei family and the Zhang Shan Shou family had decided to marry their children. General Zhang Shanshou's daughter, Zhang Jinge, was his intended daughter-in-law. If this incident hadn't happened to her in-laws, they would have gotten married this winter.

Regardless of other things, Wu Qi only thought about the money needed for the war. The army has no money and the people are poor, so where does the money go?

"Since I have been promoted to the imperial envoy and can take over the duties of the Jiedushi Envoy, the local wealthy squires have to come to see me. Since the situation is so critical, let's hold a banquet to ease the atmosphere."

Wu Qi had already made up his mind and quickly discussed the details with the guards. Qingwen here had also started looking for someone.

She has the magic to find people, so this matter is not difficult. The difficulty is how to find people quietly without letting others doubt her.

She was riding a horse and strolling down the street, and happened to see the bodyguard team escorting Mr. Cui back to Xijing City.

"Little, little lady, little lady, it's me!"

Cui Hu waved to Qingwen from afar. Qingwen was surprised to see him. She didn't expect this young man to be so lucky!