Time passed, and the outside of July began to be hot and dry, but the heart of the palace was cold to the freezing point.

The tribal assembly will be held as scheduled at the beginning of next month, only ten days later, but Zhu Dan's prestige is increasing day by day, and even the four princes who promised at the beginning are also wavering, because the palace is reluctant to send his daughter Ertu away.

Chi Muhai, the general of the royal court's personal guard, entered the account and said: "King, Zhu Tuo has recently selected another thousand strong men in the tribe, and his subordinates have reached 5,000 people, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Wei Gong's eyes were cold, and he asked, "What has Zhu Dan been doing recently?" ”

"The right general still can't get sick, and even the four princes are closed to visit the sick."

Wei Gong said coldly: "Good means, he wants to force the palace and embarrass the king at the tribal conference." ”

"Have you found out the businessmen who contacted Zhu Tuo?"

Chimuhai replied: "I found out clearly before, it was the caravan of the great merchant Jia Zhang Shiping, and Zhu Tuo's weapons and armor were all exchanged from them. ”

"And ......"

Wei Gong's face was unhappy, and he asked, "It's okay to say it directly!" ”

"I heard someone say in private that Zhu Tuo is ready to support Zhu Dan as the king, and has secretly contacted the four princes, and when the time is ripe, he will kill the old camp of Benfang."

"Thief An dare?"

Wei Gong Thunder said angrily.

"Where did you find out?"

Akagihai replied: "Zhang Shiping's horse team." ”

"Is the message accurate?"

Chi Muhai replied: "The last general and Zhang Shiping have met, he said that at first he did not know that Zhu Tuo was going to rebel, now Zhu Tuo threatened him, if he did not continue to trade with him, he would kill Zhang Shiping's caravan, so that he did not dare to set foot in Goguryeo step, Zhu Tuo also said that the real king of Goguryeo can only be Zhu Dan, Zhang Shiping was afraid, so he privately found someone to contact the last general, he said that he was very willing to trade with the king, not horses only cattle and sheep, only hope that the king can send someone to protect his caravan in the future. ”

"Is that really the case?"

"Zhang Shiping also said that he could bring a batch of longbows and steel knives from Liaodong to help the king quell the civil strife!"

Wei Gong was overjoyed and said: "God really helps me, this matter is left to you, and you are the only one who has done this Zuo general." ”

Since the defeat in this war, he has attached great importance to the longbows and steel knives of the Han people, and if he immediately replenishes his weapons and equipment now, strengthens himself, and then conspires to kill Zhu Dan's family, the throne of the king will be secure.

Judan tribe.

In the inner tent, Zhu Dan said to Zhu Tuo meaningfully: "You have been too flamboyant recently, you have to learn to be introverted, if you go on like this, the palace will do something to us sooner or later." ”

Zhu Tuo escaped from a second ancestor, and said disapprerovitically: "My brother is too timid, now that I have 5,000 soldiers, plus you have more than 10,000 people, how dare the palace mess around." ”

"If he dares to come, let him die without a body!"

Looking at the corners of Zhu Tuo's vicious mouth, Zhu Dan was worried, the palace sent people to monitor his camp sooner or later, and he would definitely not let him go so easily, he wanted to rebel, but the time had not yet come.

"Brother, if you mess around again, I will let my grandma discipline you."

Zhu Tuo took the trouble to say: "I know, don't tell Grandma, brother, I recently exchanged five hundred sets of armor, this is a good thing, do you want to see it." ”

Zhu Dan was puzzled: "Why is Zhang Shiping trading with you so frequently recently, did you privately promise him any conditions?" ”

Zhu Tuo smiled: "My brother is timid, Zhang Shiping is a big businessman, and the palace doesn't dare to offend him easily, my younger brother and him have normal dealings, he gives me weapons and armor, and I give him a war horse." ”

"What! War horses, didn't you say at first that they were just ordinary horses, cattle and sheep? ”

In the face of Zhu Dan's inquiry, Zhu Tuo defended: "Horses can only be exchanged for ordinary swords, and only really good horses can be exchanged for armor and steel knives, and we have many war horses." ”

Zhu Dan asked, "Have you checked where these armors came from?" ”

"Zhang Shiping said that it was smuggled from Liaodong, there should be no fake, does my brother still suspect that it was sent by Lu Bu?"

Zhu Dan's face changed greatly, and he scolded sharply: "From today onwards, you are not allowed to go out for a single step, otherwise you will blame your brother's ruthlessness, and wait for me to write a letter to Lord Gongsun Du to inquire about this matter." ”

"Brother, you..., since you were smuggled over, how can Gongsun Du know?"

"With so many weapons and armor, do you think Zhang Shiping can be transported over quietly? How can Gongsun Du sit still? If the palace knows that you have colluded with Lu Bu and exchanged war horses, our entire clan will be dragged down by you. ”

Zhu Tuo's face turned pale, if he was really found to be colluding with foreigners, their aristocratic status would be over, could it be that something was really wrong?

"Brother, the matter has come to this, just don't do it and kill the palace."

Zhu Dan soothed: "The matter has not yet reached the last resort, don't be reckless, I will send someone to Liaodong, you go to stabilize Zhang Shi first, and you can't spread the rumors." ”

The two hurriedly went their separate ways, but the dark battle quietly forced in.

Obifang County

Looking at the three thousand fine war horses, Lu Bule's heart was full of joy, these were all the broken bronze armor he brought from Guangling, which was very different from the iron armor equipped by Gao Shun's trapped camp, not only heavy, but also not as tough as the iron armor.

"Wen Yuan, Gao Shun, remove all the wolf cavalry camps and bad war horses trapped in the camp, select from this batch of war horses, and then reward the remaining war horses to the servant army according to their merits."

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were overjoyed, and they no longer had to worry about war horses, once Lu Bu fought with Zhang Fei for hundreds of war horses in Xuzhou, and now he finally turned over and became a rich man, horses, there are so many!

Lu Bu spoke again: "Gongtai, how is the horseshoe going?" ”

Chen Gong replied: "It's barely enough to equip General Zhang Liao's wolf cavalry camp and war horses, build cities, renovate houses, and prepare a lot of iron tools, so I don't dare to use them more." ”

Lu Bu looked at the stingy Chen Gong, and Wuyi gave himself a reassurance, only those who can take care of their families will live! Chen Gong, the big butler, seems to be worthy of his name.

As for the servant army, before the unification of Goguryeo, Lu Bu did not dare to let it go easily, and the transformation must be thorough, only after the destruction of the country, there is no way back, and these people will pin all their hopes for life on themselves.

Li Ru said from the side: "My lord, Zhang Shiping has stopped giving Zhu Tuo weapons and armor according to your instructions, and turned to exchange them for the palace. ”

"I'm afraid that Zhu Dan has already noticed it, you go and ask Zhang Shiping if he wants to send someone to assist him, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of the old camp."

Li Ru replied: "Zhang Shiping has been tied up with Chi Muhai, a confidant of the palace, and has been sent out of the old camp of the fang, and in the future, Chi Muhai will personally escort and escort the transactions, and Zhu Dan will not be able to do it easily." ”

Li Ru was relieved again: "Lord, don't worry too much, the two of them have been plugging horses all year round, and they don't have any means to be afraid that they will die early." ”

Lu Bu was relieved and said, "Wenyou, according to the report of the spy, Gongsun Du, this old thing, is starting to move. ”

"I'm afraid that Gongsun Du has been planning for a long time!"

Li Ru was worried from the beginning, Gongsun Du would not watch Lu Bu swallow the fat sheep of Goguryeo alone, he was waiting, waiting for Lu Bu and the palace to fight to the death, kill from behind, and reap the profits.

Li Ru admonished: "Ten days later, it will be the grassland tribe meeting, and the lord should add a fire to this pile of dry firewood, let him burn as vigorously as possible, and solve the battle as soon as possible, so that he can come back to deal with Gongsun Du." ”

Lu Bu smiled from the side: "I'm afraid Wen You can't wait to marry a new daughter-in-law!" ”

After the joke, Lu Bu's face changed, and he ordered.

"Zhang Liao listened to the order and led the servant army to expand the area of clearance, even if it was to hit the old camp of the fangfang, remember, it is difficult to fight, and if you see a good situation, you will accept it."

"Obedience"

Zhang Liao resolutely received the order, the surrounding area had already been emptied, and this time he got the military order, so he could let go of his hands and feet.