Exiled 3,000 miles away? Don't worry, Madam has space.

Xie Xu chatted with Uncle Chen for a while, then wrote a letter to Mingyue Villa, hoping that Mingyue Villa could get him some food and fodder, and then wrote another letter to Ye Qinglin to report his safety.

After doing all this, Xie Xu picked up the border defense map in the tent and began to deploy.

Suddenly, a horn sounded.

Xie Xu's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly walked out of the tent and looked at the somewhat messy military camp.

"The Western Barbarians are going to attack the city."

A soldier was shouting.

Xie Xu frowned and walked to the fireman to ask Uncle Chen what was going on.

Uncle Chen smiled disdainfully: "It's another trick of the Western Barbarian Army. Unfortunately, Mr. Lin has no experience and every time he makes people panic."

"How many times has this happened?" Xie Xu narrowed his eyes, looking thoughtful, and asked in a deep voice.

Uncle Chen thought about it, then suddenly widened his eyes with a look of astonishment: "This is the third time."

"That's for real."

After Xie Xu said this, he immediately walked up to the 10,000 soldiers who followed him and asked them to get ready to start fighting.

Although these soldiers were assigned to Xie Xu by Emperor Wen of Qin, they were aware of their own identities and knew that they had to obey Xie Xu if they wanted to survive.

So they have been obedient along the way. Now that Xie Xu ordered them to fight, they naturally obeyed the order.

General Lin led his soldiers to fight, while Xie Xu hid in a place with 10,000 soldiers and launched a surprise attack when the Western Barbarian Army was not paying attention.

Because the Western Barbarian Army did not expect Xie Xu to come, they focused on fighting General Lin. In addition, General Lin had lost the previous battles, so the Western Barbarian Army naturally did not take this defeated general seriously. For this reason, Xie Xu's sneak attack this time was very successful and burned part of the Western Barbarian Army's food and grass.

Seeing that the food supplies were on fire, the Western Barbarian Army did not linger in the battle and hurried back.

The fire was extinguished, and when Xie Xu and the Western Barbarian Army learned that the food and grass had been burned, they were stunned.

"Xie Xu is here!"

This word spread among the Western Barbarian Army.

*

When Xie Xu was fighting against the Western Barbarian Army.

An uninvited guest came to the Xie family.

Seeing Duan Qiyu, Ye Qinglin's eyes were unhappy, and she looked at him indifferently: "Regent, I thought you should understand after the last transaction."

Duan Qiyu smiled gently and did not back down at all because of Ye Qinglin's words.

"Madam Xie, I heard that Emperor Wen of Qin gave Cangzhou to Master Xie as a fief. At that time, Cangzhou will be your territory, so the soldiers guarding Linnan Pass and the small hilltop will have to leave.

I think Mrs. Xie, with her intelligence, will definitely know what kind of situation Cangzhou will fall into by then. Mrs. Xie might as well cooperate with Duan. As long as Mrs. Xie is willing to sell rice to the Northern Slaves, I can guarantee that the Northern Slaves will not set foot in Cangzhou within three years. "

Duan Qiyu's words made Ye Qinglin sneer in her heart.

"The regent has a good plan! The abacus beads are hitting my face. If I buy you rice, the Northern Slaves will get through this difficult time. Who knows if you will go back on your word? After all, you have gone back on your word more than once or twice."

Duan Qiyu didn't expect Ye Qinglin to say that, and his face turned pale and blue.

After all, what Ye Qinglin said was the truth and he couldn't refute it. It was all the work of the previous monarch, which made what he said completely untrustworthy.

Duan Qiyu stood up and bowed to Ye Qinglin, his attitude very sincere: "Duan knows that it is hard for Madam Xie to believe it for a while, but what I said is true. As long as Madam Xie buys rice for Beinu for half a year, Beinu will guarantee to live in peace with Cangzhou within three years.

Duan will ask the emperor to sign an agreement with Master Xie and present a great gift to represent the friendly exchanges between the two sides."

Ye Qinglin did not lie, but she did not absolutely believe Duan Qiyu.

In her opinion, Duan Qiyu coming here now seemed like taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

"I have to wait for Xie Xu to come back before I can decide on this matter." Ye Qinglin said coldly.

Duan Qiyu looked as if he had expected it. Instead, he felt that Ye Qinglin was wavering in her heart, and it was only a matter of time before Ye Qinglin agreed to cooperate.

Not long after Duan Qiyu left, General Chang arrived.

Ye Qinglin was a little amused.

"General Chang, it seems you have a pair of sharp ears!"

General Chang smiled and shrugged: "I can't help it. I know everything that happens with Madam Xie. I would feel uneasy if I didn't come to see her."

Ye Qinglin naturally understood what General Chang meant, and also knew that the other party knew that Duan Qiyu was coming to see her, so she did not hide anything and told General Chang the conditions offered by Duan Qiyu.

General Chang sneered: "The regent of the Northern Slaves is willing to spend a lot of money."

Ye Qinglin didn't say anything, but looked at General Chang, wanting to see what he thought.

General Chang pondered for a while, then slowly said, "The Northern Slaves are indeed in trouble because of the food problem. They need a large amount of food now. It is understandable that they are targeting you."

"Now I can still guard Linnan Pass and the small hill, but I received news that the emperor has ordered us to withdraw. I estimate that the imperial edict will arrive in three days.

How is Madam Xie's contact with Mingyue Villa and Qinghua Tower? Are they willing to help?"

Ye Qinglin pursed her lips and said, "It has been a while since I sent the letter, but there is still no reply."

General Chang nodded slightly and said nothing more.

That night, Bai Guanyun and Xiao Mingyang came, and both of them looked unhappy.

"Girl, it's such a big deal, why did you wait two days to send us a letter?"

"That's right. If we hadn't heard the news on the way and rushed back, your letter would have taken us ten days or half a month to reach us."

New Year's later, Xiao Mingyang took Song Qin'er, Bai Guanyun and others to Mingyue Villa. Unexpectedly, not long after they left, Emperor Qin Wen came and such a thing happened.

Ye Qinglin smiled apologetically but said nothing, fearing that she might say something wrong and anger Bai Guanyun and Xiao Mingyang.

Bai Guanyun glanced at Ye Qinglin and patted his chest: "Leave the matter you mentioned to us. I have ordered the people from Mingyue Villa to come over."

"The people at Qinghualou are already prepared, so you don't need to worry." Xiao Mingyang gave Ye Qinglin a reassuring look.

Seeing this, Ye Qinglin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and talked about Duan Qiyu buying rice from her.

Bai Guanyun and Xiao Mingyang looked at each other without commenting.

However, Ye Qinglin could still see from their eyes that they hoped she could cooperate with Duan Qiyu.

"Master, if you have anything to say, please speak up."

"I think this deal is worth it." Xiao Mingyang said with a smile.

Bai Guanyun nodded: "Indeed, if you sell rice for fifty coins per pound, Duan Qiyu will not dare to object, after all, your rice is of good quality."

"Besides, you signed a peace agreement. If the Northern slaves violate it, they will be the ones who suffer, and you will be the one who wins." Xiao Mingyang said with a smile.

Bai Guanyun nodded repeatedly: "Duan Qiyu proposed half a year, what does that mean? The Northern Slaves need half a year of food to stabilize, so you also have half a year to catch your breath."

In fact, Bai Guanyun and Xiao Mingyang knew in their hearts that they could help Ye Qinglin for a while, but they could not help her for a lifetime.

The people coming from Mingyue Villa and Qinghua Tower might be obedient and garrison Linnan Pass and the small hill at first, but after a long time, they would inevitably become disloyal, so just in case, Ye Qinglin had better be prepared for both situations.