"Your Highness is angry, the little one is willing to serve His Highness, but he has an order, and he doesn't dare to obey!"

Ning Gusi is not a fool in the end, although he was a little dizzy by Li Xian's left and right, fortunately, he was not confused to the point of incorrigibility, and finally understood Li Xian's intention in calling him, for the sake of life, how could there be a reason not to hurry up and show loyalty.

"Oh? I love to hear this, but I'm just a mustard person, what can I do to help Lonely? The corners of Li Xian's mouth twitched, and he sneered disdainfully

"Small, small......"

As soon as Li Xian's words came out, Ning Gusi was immediately dumbfounded again, rummaged through his mind, and couldn't think of anything he could do to help Li Xian, and the corners of his mouth moved a few times, but he couldn't say why.

"Your Highness, although the Salar clan is humble, they have a good horse, and now there is still a shortage of manpower in my Hezhou Horse Farm, so it would be better to let Ningusi give it a try."

Ning Gu Sidu was speechless for a long time, Li Xian's face immediately became a little unpleasant, seeing that another storm was coming, Ning Gu Sidu's legs and stomach couldn't help but start to tremble, but fortunately, at this time, Zhuang Mingyi flashed out from the side, and gently spoke out to relieve Ning Gu Sidu.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, so that His Highness can know that the ancestors of the small clan have raised horses for generations, and the Qinghai skull produced has always been the best in the grassland, if His Highness does not give up, the small one is willing to raise a good horse for His Highness for all generations, and the small one is loyal, please ask Your Highness for permission."

Being reminded by Zhuang Mingyi, Ning Gusi didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and hurriedly climbed up the pole.

"Raising horses? If you are a lone who needs to raise horses, but let go of your words, the Murong clan and the Fangdang clan will not rush to it, so why should the Ersala clan! ”

Ning Gu Si said it generously, but Li Xian didn't appreciate it, waved his hand indifferently, and refuted it unceremoniously.

"Ah, this, this ......"

Ning Gu Sidu's mood was just a little relieved, and he was tensed up again by Li Xian's words, and when he was speechless, he had to turn his eyes on Zhuang Mingyi for help.

"Your Highness Mingjian, although Murong, Fangdang and other departments are also good at raising horses, but loyalty is difficult to guarantee, the current Salar clan should have been wiped out because of sin, if you can be pardoned by Your Highness, it is an escape from death, thanks to Your Highness's great grace, you should not have two hearts, take it as a horse slave, or get along."

Zhuang Mingyi had already received the role of singing white face in this scene, and when he saw that Ning Gu Sidu really regarded himself as the only life-saving straw, he secretly laughed in his heart, so he hesitated in embarrassment, but finally stood up and said euphemistically for Ning Gu Sidu.

"Huh? Master Zhuang said this, don't you want to guarantee this guy? ”

Li Xian glanced at Zhuang Mingyi and snorted a little displeased.

"This ......" As soon as Li Xian's words came out, Zhuang Mingyi seemed to be stunned, looked at Li Xian hesitantly, and then looked at Ninggu Sidu, his face was full of embarrassment, so that Ninggu Sidu was in a cold sweat, but he didn't dare to say anything, he could only look at Zhuang Mingyi pitifully, with a face full of mourning.

"Your Royal Highness, as the assassin of Hezhou, the lower official can't sit back and watch the people under his rule die like this, the lower official is willing to take this guarantee, and ask His Royal Highness for permission!" After Zhuang Mingyi hesitated for a while, he finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and replied in a resolute tone.

"Well, that's it, that's the case, it's good to give you such a chance, if things go wrong, you will come to see Lone!"

Hearing Zhuang Mingyi's words, Li Xian seemed very unhappy, but he didn't get angry on the spot, just snorted coldly, dropped the sentence, and immediately flicked his sleeves and led a group of guards into the back hall.

"Lord Zhuang, the small one has kowtowed to you, your great kindness, the small one will never forget, and the small one will ......"

Seeing that Li Xian had gone, Ninggu Sidu breathed a sigh of relief, got up in a hurry, and came to Zhuang Mingyi's side, accompanied by a smiling face, full of flattery.

"That's enough, Lao Ningtou, this guarantee can't be taken out of the official, if you make a mistake and take half a step, you don't need His Highness to take your life!"

Zhuang Mingyi seemed to be in a very bad mood, and before Ning Gusi could finish speaking, he waved his hand unceremoniously and reprimanded impatiently.

"Ah, that's, that's, everything the small ones listen to Lord Zhuang, the adults say to fight the east, the small ones will never dare to go west, the adults can rest assured, and the small ones are absolutely loyal to the adults."

Ninggusdu only wants to escape at this time, but he can return to the tribe, as for the loyal and unfaithful, he can talk about it later, and Ninggusi has never taken things like oaths to heart, as far as he is concerned, the oath is not much stronger than a fart, and he can casually curse a few times.

"Very good, this sentence is remembered by the official, and now there is something to be done, if it is done properly, not only can the whole clan of Er get rid of slavery, but you can also get a general, if it can't be done, hey, the whole clan of Er will have to lose their heads because of this!"

Zhuang Mingyi has been in Hexi for a long time, how could he not know the virtue of this group of nomadic tribes, and he didn't believe in Ninggu Sidu's loyalty at all, so he laughed cruelly and let out a cruel word.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, Lord Zhuang, please command, the small ones must do it, they must do it."

Zhuang Mingyi's words were full of murderous energy, and Ning Gusi's heart trembled wildly when he heard it, but under the eaves, he didn't dare to say half of the word "no", so he could only answer with a servile face.

"Alright, come over with your ears."

Zhuang Mingyi clinged to Ning Gu Sidu's ear, babbling and commanding, until Ning Gu Sidu's face changed red and white wildly, and his eyes were about to fall out of his sockets.

"I can't help it, I can't help it, Lord Zhuang, if this thing is really done like this, the whole clan of the small and small ones will have no way to live, Lord Zhuang......"

The more Ning Gu Sidu listened, the more panicked he became, and when Zhuang Mingyi finished speaking, Ning Gu Sidu's face was as white as paper, trembling in fear, shaking his hands wildly, and he didn't dare to obey orders.

"Can't do it? Hmph, if you can't do it, the whole clan will die immediately, and it's not easy to die, so this official will be complete! ”

As soon as he heard Ning Gusi say this, Zhuang Mingyi's face immediately became ruthless, and he squeezed out a grim sentence from between his teeth, and his body was full of murderous aura that could not be concealed.

"Ah, no, no, Lord Zhuang, it's not that the small ones refuse to do it, but as soon as this matter sits, the small whole clan will become the public enemy of the grassland, and there is no way to live, the small one begs you to raise your noble hand, just put the small one yard, and the small one kowtows to you!" Zhuang Mingyi's plan was so big that Ning Gusi didn't have the courage to take it at all, so he fell to his knees in a panic, kowtowed and begged like pounding garlic.

"Bastard, you are so bold, and you dare to rebel with others? When I hooked up with Tubo at the beginning, why didn't I think twice before acting, but at this time, I had the courage to talk to the official about the conditions, hey, don't you really dare to kill people when the official is really the official, huh? ”

Seeing this, Zhuang Mingyi was not so easy to speak, ignoring Ning Gu Sidu's bitter pleading, and scolded with a gloomy face.

"Lord Zhuang, it's not that the small ones don't want to do it, it's just the power of a small clan, how can they withstand the combined attack of many tribes, the small ones really don't dare to do it, Lord Zhuang." Ning Gusi really didn't have the courage to take over the task assigned by Zhuang Mingyi, so he could only kowtow vigorously and beg non-stop.

"This matter is not negotiable, if you don't do it, it will be the Manchus who will be beheaded, and there will be no luck! Of course, this official will not sit idly by and watch the Ersala's Ministry suffer in vain, and my Datang Xiongbing is not good-looking, I am afraid of it, no matter what goes wrong, I have my Datang strong army to support you! If this matter is done, a general's hat is indispensable to you, remember, this is not the false title of General Guiyi, but the general of the Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty, the high position of the dignified four products! Zhuang Mingyi didn't give Ninggu Sidu a chance to refuse at all, threats and temptations went hand in hand, and the stick danced with carrots.

"The little one, the little one is done!"

On one side is the butcher's knife of death, and on the other side is the extremely sweet fruit, Ning Gusi doesn't want to die, so he has no choice, even if he knows that this sweet fruit is poisonous, he can only swallow it hard, the only hope is that this poison will not be fatal.

"That's right, Lao Ning, if you become a general in the future, I'm afraid the official will have to salute when he sees you, hahaha......"

As soon as he heard that Ninggu Sidu had finally succumbed, Zhuang Mingyi couldn't help laughing, and casually teased Ninggu Sidu, and Ning Gusi smiled bitterly when he heard it......

In the first month of the fourth year of Xianheng, the Lantern Festival passed, and the heavy snow that had been flying for more than two months finally stopped, the spring breeze rose overnight, the dark clouds in the hazy sky dispersed, the sun that had not been seen for a long time shone on the earth, the ice and snow melted, and it was called the coldest winter in the northwest and finally survived, yes, it was over, which was obviously a fortunate thing for the people in the northwest, just because this winter was too difficult to endure, for the people in the west of the river, maybe it was only a little difficult, after all, it was not affected by the plague. In addition, there is the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion from time to time, although the life of the people of Hexi is tight, but it can still be supported, but for the people of Tuyuhun, the past winter is simply a nightmare that can not be looked back, the larger tribes can still rely on the background to survive, but many small tribes are not so lucky, hungry, frozen and die of countless people, in order to find a way to live, many Tuyuhun small tribes risked their lives to sneak across the border, trying to take refuge in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but none of the tribes can appear in the interior of Hexi, all the cross-border tribes in Shanzhou, The Hezhou area was stopped and mysteriously disappeared.

There are many tribes on the grassland, there are hundreds of large and small, and the connection between them is not very close, but so many tribes have mysteriously disappeared, and it is obviously impossible to completely hide people's eyes and ears, so the rumors on the grassland have started, even if it is a cold weather, it can not stop the spread of rumors, a strange term - Hezhou Horse Farm has spread throughout the land of Hexi with the rumors, but no one knows what this inexplicable horse farm is, of course, Many tribes forced to make a living also had no intention of paying attention, and after the rumors spread for a while, they also subsided, but they didn't know that the appearance of this Hexi horse farm might mean the beginning of the end for the large and small tribes in Hexi......