"Don't let your people continue to die!" Zhang Qian pressed the blade down, and there was an obvious tremor in his command. The wrist was slightly too forced, and immediately pressed Guo Yuanzhen's neck into a thin bloody cut.

Without professional training, neither he, nor Wang Han nor Wang Zhihuan were qualified assassins. When it comes to the end, it is inevitable that you will be so nervous that you will not listen to the call. Fortunately, Guo Yuanzhen was too big, and he set up a "Hongmen Banquet" to calculate his own people, and he was too unsuitable to be on the stage, so the three of them seized the opportunity to capture the old guy in one fell swoop.

"Don't come in, no one is allowed to act rashly!" is a good Guo Yuanzhen, he is absolutely "single" in doing things, and he didn't wait for Zhang Qian's second order, so he opened his throat and ordered loudly.

This decision saved many lives.

The dead soldiers who were originally ambushed around the main hall of the chief manager, waiting for the cup to be thrown, entered to capture Zhang Qian, and no longer had to risk being blown to pieces, and rushed into the hall. The generals of the Jinshan Army, who had just recovered from the shock and were about to wait for an opportunity to regain their own commander from Zhang Qian's hands, also stopped moving, held their swords, and stood by in place.

"The surname is Zhang, you let go of my grandpa!" Only the young marshal Guo Hong, who cared about it, was chaotic, and he didn't listen to Guo Yuanzhen's orders, and carried a sword to find Zhang Qian.

Wang Han decisively raised his sword to block his way, and Wang Zhilian did not hesitate to lean the third iron pimple twist towards the candle. The sword blade in Zhang Qian's hand was also pressed down again, and the red blood beads immediately rolled down from the blade.

"Evil obstacles, stop, do you want to kill the old man?" Guo Yuanzhen didn't care about the pain, he resolutely spoke again, and shouted at his son, the muscles on his face twitched, and the anger in his eyes was also fake.

"Grandpa......" Guo Hong shivered, lost control of the sword in his hand, and was directly put on the roof by Wang Han. And the latter, who simply didn't do anything, came to his side and pressed the bright blade of the sword towards the carotid artery in his neck.

"Don't kill him!" Guo Yuanzhen was so anxious that he screamed, desperate to save his son. was hit in the back of the head by Zhang Qian with the hilt of his sword, and he sat down softly.

"Grandpa!" Guo Hong shouted angrily, but was forced by Wang Han with a sword, unable to resist, and in an instant, tears flowed all over his face.

"Zhang didn't come to kill people!" Not wanting to force the generals of the Jinshan Army present to take a risk, Zhang Qian pressed Guo Yuanzhen's neck with a sword and emphasized loudly again. His voice still sounded trembling, but it was much calmer than before, "Manager Guo, you should understand." ”

"Stop, everyone! Do not act rashly, otherwise, military law will be engaged! Guo Yuanzhen didn't want to suffer any more, so he decisively opened his throat and ordered, but the arrogance on his face did not decrease at all.

As soon as the words fell, outside the main hall of the Chinese army, several muffled thunders suddenly sounded, "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Immediately after, the screams were incessant.

"Don't panic with Zhao, I'm waiting here!" Before the Jin Shanjun in the house could figure out what was going on outside, Luo Huaizu had already appeared at the door with a body of blood. Behind him, there were more than 20 Zhang Qian's personal soldiers, all of whom were stained with blood on their robes, and the horizontal knives in their hands were shining.

"Sure enough, as Luo expected, this old thief is setting up a Hongmen banquet!" Finding that Zhang Qian had already controlled Guo Yuanzhen's father and son, Luo Huaizu handed over the iron pimple in his hand to Ren Liu, and casually tore off the robe that had been soaked in blood.

"Young eunuch, someone tried to disarm us, so the brothers fought with them to break the net!" Ren Wuzi was not as violent as Luo Huaizu, and arched his hand holding the iron pimple and the horizontal knife to Zhang Qian, and explained loudly, "I have to wait, the brothers died three in battle, and the rest are all here." ”

"Control the doors and windows!" Seeing this, Zhang Qian was even more sure that Guo Yuanzhen didn't plan to let himself leave alive tonight, gritted his teeth, and commanded loudly.

"Yes!" The fifth-class soldiers agreed, divided into six groups, and closed the front door, back door, and side windows of the main hall. Although the number of people is small, the murderous spirit is not inferior to that of thousands of troops.

In the room, the faces of the generals of the Young Zhuang Sect turned red, and they lowered their heads one after another, unwilling to make contact with Zhang Qian. Several confidants and generals who have followed Guo Yuanzhen for many years are all gray, and cold sweat is breaking out on their foreheads.

In order to ensure that tonight's operation was foolproof, they arranged at least one brigade (one hundred people) to deal with the two dozen or so personal soldiers brought by Zhang Qian. But he couldn't imagine that four times the number of troops did not take down these pro-soldiers, but were directly rushed into the main hall by the other party.

"Thorn-" Someone disgusted that the blood-stained burqa was in the way, ripped it off and threw it on the ground. The bright iron vest was immediately exposed, and under the light of the candlelight, the marks of knives and spears on it were particularly eye-catching.

"Chief manager, does Zhang have an enmity with you, you just arranged a Hongmen banquet, and you still want to cut down Zhang's personal soldiers to the roots?!" Seeing the expressions of everyone in the room, the nervousness in Zhang Qian's heart was quickly replaced by anger. The blade of the sword in his hand pressed down, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Nope!" Guo Yuanzhen bowed his head to avoid being cut by the blade again. "However, in order for the war in the Western Regions to be extinguished as soon as possible, Guo must detain you so that you don't continue to stir up trouble!"

"How do you go flat? Let Suo Ge take away my Tang City, kill my Tang people, and then make him a big official? Now that his face has been torn, there is no need for Zhang Qian to be polite, and he continued to sneer and ask, "Dare to be in love with Zhou Yiyi, three Niu Shi awards, and tens of thousands of military and civilian lives, in your eyes, all of them are less than a cover." Manager Guo, are you the head of Datang or the head of Tuqishi? What good do you get by being so considerate of Suoge? ”

Inside the room, more Jinshan Army generals lowered their heads. However, Guo Yuanzhen himself did not feel guilty at all, smiled again, and responded loudly, "The four towns of Anxi are fine, Zhou Yiyi forced Su Ge to rebel, and there is no redemption for a hundred deaths." And you and the Cow Master Award shouldn't have come in the first place. After coming, if you can't beat the cover, how can you blame others? As for the old man, in order to put down the war in the Western Regions as soon as possible, the old man can pay any price! ”

"So, Zhang and Niu Shi Award, Zhou Yiyi, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Anxi are the price in your eyes?!" Anger rolled in Zhang Qian's heart, and the blade in his hand trembled slightly again. "What if Suo Ge wants you to die, and you give him your own head? If Suo Ge proposes that all the four towns of Anxi belong to him, he will be willing to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, don't you also give Shule away? ! ”

"My father and son are in your hands at the moment, of course you can say whatever you want!" Guo Yuanzhen was asked a reasoned and poor word, but he refused to give in, pursed his lips, and responded abruptly, "However, don't forget that Young Eunuch Zhang is the chief administrator of Jinshan Road ordained by the imperial court." What you do today will surely bring disaster to the nine tribes. ”

This is obviously changing the topic, Zhang Qian was so angry that he pouted and laughed, but his voice immediately stabilized again, "The chief manager is canonized by the imperial court, could it be that Zhang's position as a fourth-grade young eunuch is fake?" When you ambushed the dead and prepared to throw a cup as a number, when you killed Zhang, you didn't expect that it would harm the Nine Clans?! ”

"Humph!" found that his arrangement was seen through, Guo Yuanzhen did not deny it, just pouted and snorted.

Zhang Qian's eyes were so angry that his emotions became more and more stable, he shook his head, and added in a deep voice: "The chief manager wants to kill me, but he is not afraid of the imperial court and the nine clans, he is nothing more than relying on the soldiers and generals in his hands, and he is thousands of miles away from Chang'an. In the case that Suo Ge has rebelled, even if the court is not satisfied with you, it can only listen to your casual explanation, so as not to force you to rebel and completely lose Anxi! ”

"Humph!" Guo Yuanzhen snorted coldly again, disdainful of Zhang Qian's accusations.

The young marshal Guo Hong was embarrassed again. Slowly lowered his head, unwilling to look at his father again.

"Did the chief manager think about it, if Zhang killed you today, replace you. In order to keep Anxi, how should the imperial court treat Zhang! "When people are completely disappointed, they will become extremely rational, and Zhang Qian is like this now. Hooking a low table with his foot, he sat down with a golden knife, and the blade continued to ask along Guo Yuanzhen's neck.

"The brethren will not go with you. If you kill me, you will definitely not be able to leave the Chinese army alive! Guo Yuanzhen's face changed, but his voice was still very steady.

The generals present have followed him for more than five years. It can't be said that everyone is willing to die for him, at least most of them are willing to advance and retreat with him. And Zhang Qian and Zhang Qian's personal soldiers, no matter how brave and good they were, and then held secret treasures, the total did not exceed thirty. Losing him as a hostage is destined to be chopped to pulp by the angry Jinshan soldiers.

"Are you sure?" Zhang Qian smiled, and the sword in his hand pressed down with greater force.

"Hmm!" Guo Yuanzhen let out a muffled snort in pain, gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously. More than half of the surrounding Jinshan Army generals quickly raised their heads and glared angrily at Zhang Qian. However, a small half of them continued to keep their heads down and did not react.

"The chief manager forgot one thing, your sons and daughters are all Han! You are crisscrossing between the various departments of the Western Regions, advancing and retreating freely, because you have your back against the Tang Dynasty! Resisting the urge to behead Guo Yuanzhen directly, Zhang Qian raised his hand lightly and continued to add in a deep voice, "If the Tang Dynasty is defeated in a battle, will those chieftains give you Guo Yuanzhen face?" If relying on a three-inch tongue can ensure that the soldiers are not prosperous, why should the imperial court still raise hundreds of thousands of government soldiers? ”

"Hmm!" Guo Yuanzhen didn't bother to debate with Zhang Qian, and continued to snort coldly in a low voice. Among the surrounding generals of the Jinshan Army, there were more people who lowered their heads and pondered silently.

Zhang Qian exhaled and continued to shake his head gently, "Manager Guo can sit in Shule and make strong enemies dare not attack." can fight with the tongue, let the enemy chief be driven, rely on the Tang Dynasty behind you, rely on the Tang Dynasty athletes around you! If you betray the Tang Dynasty, Zhang doesn't believe it, and all the heroes here will willingly follow you? If Zhang kills you today, and then makes the secret agreement between you and Suo Ge public, Zhang doesn't believe it, which foolish and shameful man will carry a knife to avenge you? ”

"Nonsense, I don't, there is no secret agreement between me and Suo Ge!" Guo Yuanzhen finally lost his composure, opened his throat and retorted loudly, "The surname is Zhang, if you want to kill, you can kill, don't want to spew blood!" ”

"In Zhang's hand, there is a handwritten confession to cover up." Zhang Qian shook his head and sneered in a low voice, "Zhang Mou knew the route and time of coming to Shule from Khotan, and there were no more than ten people, and the chief manager was just one of them. In order to recapture the cover, the chief manager did not hesitate to arrange an ambush and take Zhang's life. You say, "You don't have a secret covenant with you, who believes?" ”

"I didn't, I didn't!" Guo Yuanzhen exerted strength in his legs and tried to stand up, but there was a sharp pain behind his neck, and he was forced to lie down by Zhang Qian with a sword blade.

"I didn't, I didn't collude! You're spewing blood! Guo's loyalty to Datang can be seen every day! Covering his bones and bones, what do you force him to confess, what will he naturally confess? Ignoring the blood dripping from his neck, he pleaded with red eyes and defended himself loudly, trying to make every word clear to everyone present.

"Then why did you try to kill Zhang? Do you dare to say, who instructed you? Zhang Qian's voice was much lower than his, but it shocked all the Jinshan Army generals present, and everyone looked at Guo Yuanzhen, expecting him to give a clear answer.

The young generals, including Guo Hong, did not know about Guo Yuanzhen's Hongmen banquet from beginning to end. And some henchmen and veterans only vaguely know that Guo Yuanzhen's move is to leave room for cleaning up the mess in the future, or it contains some selfish intentions to fight for merit. However, no one thought that Guo Yuanzhen would collude with Suo Ge and betray Datang!

To everyone's great disappointment, Guo Yuanzhen, who was still defending himself loudly, suddenly lowered his head and failed to give any explanation for a long time.

However, the young marshal Guo Hong, regardless of Wang Han's threat, opened his throat and shouted, every sentence was accompanied by crying, "No, my grandfather is loyal to Datang." He certainly didn't collude with him, no! You can't wrong him! Young Eunuch Zhang, you have already won, you have the final say on how many soldiers you want to borrow, you can't humiliate our Guo family like this! ”

"It was never Zhang who humiliated your Guo family. Zhang has been begging Mr. Guo to send troops today, but he doesn't plan to use half a bit of strength! You just saw it with your own eyes. Zhang Qian sighed and responded in a low voice. Immediately, he turned his gaze to Guo Yuanzhen and asked in a deep voice: "Chief Manager, who instructed you to kill Zhang, Zhang doesn't want to know." Whether you have colluded with Suo Ge or not, Zhang doesn't want to know. You don't want to be ruined, and Zhang doesn't want to die. Let's take a step back, what do you think? ”

"The knife is in your hand, you have the final say!" Guo Yuanzhen completely became a defeated rooster, and he didn't even think about it, so he nodded stupidly.

He knew that he didn't collude with Suo Ge, and he also knew that Zhang Qian couldn't bring him down just by covering up his confession. But he couldn't, and didn't have the courage, to make public the person who instructed him to deal with Zhang Qian.

Without confessing Princess Taiping's name, he would not be able to explain to his soldiers why he tried to get rid of Zhang Qian! can't dispel the suspicions of the soldiers that he is colluding with him! In that case, if Zhang Qian really killed him in the name of colluding with Suo Ge and replaced him. I'm afraid there will be only a handful of soldiers who are willing to avenge him at any cost!

"Five thousand soldiers and horses, together with three months' supplies for these five thousand brothers, prepare them for me, and I will take them out of the city tonight!" Seeing that Guo Yuanzhen had succumbed, Zhang Qian was not too impressed, smiled, and loudly made his conditions public, "Leave it to you, are you willing to take him to blackmail Suo Ge, or are you willing to treat him like a guest, Zhang doesn't care." ”

"Five thousand brothers are easy to gather, but the amount of food and grass that can be used by five thousand soldiers and horses for three months is not a small amount. Guo doesn't have two or three days of effort, and he will definitely not be able to take it out for you! Guo Yuanzhen thought about it and responded very seriously.

"Then three thousand soldiers and horses, two months' worth of grain and grass. I'll give you the night to prepare, and I'll set off early tomorrow morning. Tonight, my own soldiers will be stationed in the Grand Governor's Command, and all your personal soldiers will be withdrawn! "Zhang Qian learned all the way from Niu Shi, so he knew that Guo Yuanzhen didn't tell a lie, thought about it, and took the initiative to give in." However, Ling Lang needs to walk with me. ”

"The old man is such a son!" Guo Yuanzhen was furious and his eyes widened in protest.

"I'll go with you, don't be embarrassed for my grandfather!" Guo Hong suddenly raised his head and promised loudly.

His actions were a bit unexpected by Zhang Qian. The latter thought for a moment and nodded lightly again, "Okay, since the young marshal is willing to go with Zhang to rescue Qiuzi, of course Zhang can't ask for it." The young marshal is highly skilled, one is counted as ten. Three thousand soldiers, all lieutenants, can withdraw. Zhang only led the brothers at and below the brigade rate, so that the Jinshan Army could make up for the 3,000 gap at any time, and its combat effectiveness would not be affected in the slightest! ”

"That's it! You have the final say! Guo Yuanzhen glanced at his son with a face full of shame, then looked at the generals around him, and nodded slowly.

"Then you give the order, send Xun Gong to gather three thousand elites and prepare grain and grass baggage. I asked my own soldiers to follow him. Zhang Qian was worried that the night would be long and dreamy, so he didn't talk nonsense to Guo Yuanzhen, put away the sword from Guo Yuanzhen's neck, and commanded in a deep voice.

Wang Zhihuan unceremoniously brought an iron projectile close to the candle, ready to light it at any time. Luo Huaizu stepped forward quickly, replaced Zhang Qian, and pointed at Guo Yuanzhen's heart with a horizontal knife. And Guo Yuanzhen completely dispelled the idea of fighting to the death. From the small hall inside the main hall, he took out Ling Jian and pen and paper, quickly wrote a handwritten edict, and handed it to Xun Yingda, the secretary of the palm, together with Ling Jian.

"Uncle Luo, you take two brothers and accompany Secretary Xun!" Zhang Qian was not at ease, and decisively ordered Luo Huaizu's general. Immediately, while carrying a sword to monitor Guo Yuanzhen, he gave an order to Ren Wu, "Ren Brigade rate, send a signal, and call the brothers to gather here." Those who dare to block along the way will be killed! ”

"Yes!" Ren Wu said yes and rushed out the door quickly. He took out a bamboo tube from his arms, brought it to the lamp and lit it, and then lifted the bamboo tube high above his head.

"Bang!" A crisp sound came from the bamboo tube in his hand. A little spark flew into the air at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then, with another "bang", it turned into a large bright ball of falling flowers, falling from the sky with the snow.

Beauty, not ordinary beauty, is ephemeral, but dizzying. If it weren't for the hostile relationship between them, many generals of the Jinshan Army would like to ask what kind of spell Ren Lulu released in the end. However, seeing the dejected face of their coach, they sighed and bowed their heads.

Today's matter, even if they don't help their relatives, they don't feel able to raise their heads.

Their own boss was dissatisfied with the imperial court's arrangement for Zhou Yiyi to be Anxi, and refused to send troops to wipe Zhou Yiyi's ass, they can understand. Their own coach is from the home and guest room, and he is good at making friends with the chiefs of various departments, and he is not good at leading troops to fight, and they can understand. Their own coach is greedy for merit and wants to snatch the cover from Zhang Qian's hands, so as to leave room and continue to maintain contact with Suo Ge in the future, they gritted their teeth and could understand. But his own coach revealed Zhang Qian's whereabouts to Sha Yu in advance, and then he was instructed by a mysterious person to kill Zhang Qian, which really exceeded their comprehension!

After following Guo Yuanzhen for so many years, they didn't want to believe that Guo Yuanzhen colluded with Suo Ge and prepared to support troops in the Western Regions. But apart from this explanation, they couldn't figure out what other reason Guo Yuanzhen not only refused to send troops to rescue Qiuzi, but also prepared to kill Zhang Qian, who came to ask for help?

If Guo Yuanzhen really wanted to rebel...... suddenly, someone trembled. Then, he glanced up at Zhang Qian, and there was no longer any resentment in his eyes. Even, vaguely with a little gratitude.

And Zhang Qian, however, didn't have the energy to pay attention to the surrounding Jinshan Army generals, and what calculations were in his heart. Being in the den of the tiger and wolf, he didn't dare to take it lightly. While waiting for Guo Jing to come to the meeting with the rest of his own soldiers, he kept asking Guo Yuanzhen about the military situation and geographical knowledge of the Western Regions, lest this person's brain be idle and cause additional branches.

With Guo Yuanzhen's cleverness, how could he not have imagined that Zhang Qianqian deliberately divided his own gods? However, he didn't want to make trouble for himself anymore, so whenever Zhang Qian asked, he knew everything and said everything. If it weren't for the wound on his neck, which had been slowly oozing blood, it would be easy for people to mistakenly think that he and Zhang Qian were a pair of masters and apprentices who had a harmonious relationship.

Time flies by in conversation. It seems that in a blink of an eye, Guo Jing rushed to the Chinese army with his own soldiers, and with them, there were also everyone's personal weapons, baggage, mounts, carriages, and the unlucky guy who covered the child.

Seeing Guo Yuanzhen being escorted by Zhang Qian with a horizontal knife, sitting next to a pile of scraps, the unlucky guy was stunned at first, and then lay on the ground and began to howl loudly: "Uncle Shi, I dragged you down." When I die, even if my body turns to ashes, I will not be able to atone for this sin! ”

"Huh?" Originally, they were still speculative about Guo Yuanzhen's collusion with Suo Ge, and the generals of the Jinshan Army, who were a little skeptical, were once again ashamed. They lowered their heads again, not wanting people to see the embarrassment on their faces at the moment.

"What nonsense are you talking about, old man, when is the old man your uncle?!" Guo Yuanzhen was so angry that he smoked, pointed his fingers to cover his mouth, and scolded, "It is true that the old man has a friendship with Ling Zun, but Ling Zun is loyal to Datang." And you two evil obstacles, don't say anything about betraying Datang, also, also, and go to attack Qiuzi! Old man, old man has already broken off with you two brothers! ”

As the person who knows best whether Guo Yuanzhen and Suo Ge are colluding, Zhang Qian did not stop him, but he looked lively with a smile on the side. It wasn't until he was scolded by Guo Yuanzhen that he didn't dare to speak, so he ordered someone to tie this person to the pillar with an iron chain, and then used a rag to plug this person's mouth again.

After this toss, Guo Yuanzhen knew that it would be difficult for him to incite any generals to deal with Zhang Qian, so he simply admitted it. Close your eyes, sit on the floor and start pretending to sleep. Zhang Qian saw that he was no longer trying to turn the tables, and he didn't bother to continue to embarrass him. first asked the personal soldiers to bandage the wound of this person, and then ordered someone to search the entire Chinese army with the young marshal Guo Hong, and expelled all the Guo family's personal soldiers out of the gate. In the end, he found a relatively large room in the middle of the line, invited all the generals of the Jinshan Army who attended the banquet tonight, and completely cut off contact with the Guo family father and son.

By the time everything was done, it was early in the morning. After roughly arranging the brothers in shifts, Zhang Qian took the lead, looking for a room in the middle of the line, and took turns to sleep. Although the conditions are simple, they are much more luxurious than at any time along the way.

"Young Eunuch Zhang is doing it for himself, the old man is in Shule, waiting for your good news." The next morning, Zhang Qian and his son Guo Hong were sent out of the city, and Guo Yuanzhen, whose hair was half gray overnight, suddenly smiled and blessed.

"The chief manager can do it himself!" Zhang Qian knew that this person had something to say, but he smiled and clenched his fists, "Everyone should treat themselves as chess players, and be careful to become someone else's outcast." ”

Anyway, no matter how Guo Yuanzhen was in a daze, he shook the reins, took three thousand borrowed soldiers, and walked away in the snow! Six flutters in the sky, quickly blocking his figure.