The lights flickered, light and dark.

Shi Tianze sat in the hall of a military camp on the outskirts of Hanzhong, looking left and right uncomfortably, his mood was like a bright candlelight in the night, and he was just as nervous.

It had been two hours since he had been brought here by the Black Armor soldiers from his cell.

In the middle of the night, he was rudely pulled up in his sleep, and came here in a daze, at first, Shi Tianze thought that he was going to push himself out of the gate to rectify the law on the spot and cut off his head to show the public, so he scolded all the way in despair, screaming nonsense, and when he found out that the situation was wrong, he had already arrived here, and the black armor soldiers didn't even give him shackles, so he left him in this empty hall and left him alone, not even leaving a single person, and walking cleanly.

It's not like you're going to kill your head.

Shi Tianze sat cross-legged on the mat, looking at this big room as wide as five bays, glanced at the tall beams, and wondered which one was going on, and after waiting for a long time with a hint of trepidation, he heard a sound of footsteps behind the house, and a person turned out between the screens.

Changsun Hong was wearing a narrow-sleeved cardigan, with a soft-horned hat, well-dressed, not sleeping at all, when he saw Shi Tianze staring at himself, he rubbed his hands, sat opposite him with a smile, clapped his hands, and shouted outside: "Come on, make the lights brighter, and pour a pot of tea!" ”

A black-armored soldier entered in response, and a few giant candles were set up in the hall, and the dim light lit up at once, and the whole house was cheerful, Changsun Hong took the teapot handed over by the guard, and poured a cup for the stunned Shi Tianze with a smile: "It's really abrupt to disturb Lord Shi so late, come, please drink a cup of tea first to calm down." ”

Shi Tianze slandered: Lao Tzu has been here for almost a few months, and as a prisoner, you are not at your disposal, what are you doing to tease me with these scenes?

So he sighed, shook his head and said: "If the eldest grandson has anything to say, you can say it directly, Shi has long not thought about living, he has been fighting all his life, he has been rich and glorious, he has already earned enough, and if he dies, he will die!" ”

The eldest grandson Hong was stunned, and the hand holding the teapot was fixed in the air for a few seconds, and after seeing the gaze in Shi Tianze's eyes that was determined to die, he laughed again, laughing happily, laughing uncontrollably.

Shi Tianze glared angrily, and said uncontrollably: "Lord Eldest Sun will kill if he wants to kill, why do you humiliate me so much?" ”

Eldest Sun Hong shook his head again and again, put the teapot aside, stopped laughing, picked up the teacup and drank it dry, before he said slowly to Shi Tianze, who was raising his eyebrows: "Master Shi, why do you think that I invited you over so late just to kill your head?" Will I wait so long to kill you? It's been done a long time ago! ”

Don't kill me?

Shi Tianze's eyes narrowed when he heard this, the muscles in his body unconsciously relaxed, and he secretly exhaled, but immediately became nervous again, looking for someone in the middle of the night would definitely not really come to drink tea, there must be something big.

"It's not...... Kill me? Shi Tianze was shocked.

"Of course not, on the contrary, please come over, there is something I want to tell Master Shi to know." Changsun Hong said calmly: "During this time, a major event happened in the desert, the Great Khan of Mongolia Guiyu, died. ”

"What?!" Shi Tianze's face changed greatly, his eyes were almost bulging, and he almost jumped up with a straight waist: "Gui You Khan died?" How did he die? ”

"Who knows." Eldest Sun Hong shrugged: "He overeats every day, drinks without moderation, offends many people, owes so many people's lives, it is possible to die no matter what." ”

He took out a scroll and handed it to Shi Tianze: "This is a secret report sent back by the spies we sent over there for eight hundred miles, you can take a look." ”

Shi Tianze hesitated, a little reluctant to pick it up, but the curiosity and urgency in his heart finally made him grab it, and he couldn't wait to look carefully at a glance and ten lines, and only after looking at it for a while did he frown and raise his head.

"Lord Eldest Sun, this ...... Did you do it? ”

Changsun Hong still shrugged his shoulders and smiled noncommittally, not saying yes, not saying no.

The real cause of Gui You Khan's death should be that he died suddenly and violently from a hidden illness due to excessive drinking, but this news could not be spread, and the Mongolian nobles would tacitly conceal this humiliating cause of death.

Shi Tianze was really fooled, he observed the face of the eldest grandson Hong suspiciously, wanting to get the answer from this incomprehensible expression.

Think about it carefully, Guiyou Khan is in the army of millions, the left and right guards are heavily guarded, and ordinary people have no possibility of getting close, if Guiyou's death is really as stated in this secret report, it is the hands and feet of Changsun Hong, then ...... How did he do it?

Shi Tianze looked at Changsun Hong's gaze, and began to have a little more fear in addition to awe.

It's easy to dodge open guns and difficult to defend against dark arrows, but I didn't expect that the Song people, who pay attention to etiquette, righteousness and shame, would also play this.

Oh, no, Shi Tianze patted his head, Changsun Hong is not a Song person, he is a Dali barbarian, how can he be a virtue with a good-faced Song person.

"It doesn't matter how you died." Changsun Hong opened his mouth, breaking the atmosphere that had become a little solemn because of Shi Tianze's reverie, he poured himself another cup of tea, and said while drinking: "The current desert has something more urgent than the death of the Great Khan, Lord Shi has served Mongolia for many years, and he is very clear about this. ”

"That's right, the death of a generation of Great Khans will inevitably bring chaos for several years." Shi Tianze was also a hero for a while, and quickly recovered from his surprise, and replied in a deep voice: "For the sake of the Khan, qualified nobles will fight desperately, and Mongolia will be in chaos again." ”

"To tell you the truth, Master Shi, the reason why I called you so late is because I am too busy during this time, and only at this time can I have a little free." The eldest grandson Hong drank strong tea and rubbed his eyes with dark circles: "Just now, I chatted with a few friends from the desert for a long time and discussed some things, so it was a little late. ”

Friends in the desert?

Shi Tianze was shocked again, he looked at the tired Changsun Hong in disbelief, his mouth was tightly pursed, for fear that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would shout.

Song officials, will there be friends in the desert? If you still say it so openly, aren't you afraid that Song Ting will cut off his head on the charge of colluding with the enemy country?

"A deal, it's a little reluctant to say that friends." The eldest grandson Hongda smiled prickly: "Everyone has their own thoughts, each takes what they need, Master Shi doesn't need to be surprised, because next, we will do the same." ”

"We?" This time, Shi Tianze couldn't hold back, and blurted out: "I'm a prisoner, what deal does the eldest grandson want to negotiate with me?" ”

"Of course it's rich." The eldest grandson Hong laughed and leaned back: "Master Shi has been fighting horses all his life, what is the picture?" It's not for the sake of a better life, to leave a lasting glory for future generations, right? ”

He laughed, his eyes were shining, and he looked at Shi Tianze with a dignified face with a tired expression, and then said as if inadvertently: "You probably don't know that during the time you stayed in my prison, your Hebei Zhending, Hejian, and Daming areas have already made a pot of porridge, and without you, the Shi family can't hold such a big territory at all." Hebei is rich, there are many people, and there are many people peeping, who doesn't want to take a bite. ”

Shi Tianze's face turned red, his eyes almost burst into flames, and he clenched his hands into fists and said: "Success and defeat, the truth of the world, what deal does the eldest grandson want to make with me?" ”

Looking at his reaction, Changsun Hong was expected, and still smiled: "It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, Mongolia is in chaos, I can guarantee that they will have no time to look east within ten years." But Hebei alone can't set off the wind and waves, your historians must find another big tree, the Song Dynasty can't be relied on, only I Dali. I can say that Hebei is a historian and will never change, if we cooperate, what the Mongols gave you, I can also give you, and what they can't give, I can still give you. ”

The words are very clear, and everyone understands.

Shi Tianze completely entered the role, he thought about it slightly, and said solemnly: "What more can you give me?" Don't forget, the land you are stepping on now is still from the Song Kingdom. ”

"Who owns the land is not to look at the flag, but to see the people who step on it." Eldest Sun Hong waved his hand and said, "I can give you self-esteem, give you honor, and give you the opportunity to be an upright man!" In the future, there is no need to look at the faces of outsiders, there is no need to send the sons and daughters of Hebei to the extreme west to fight, and there is no need to send the women of Hebei to the desert to be cattle and horses. ”

Eldest Sun Hong took a deep breath and said in an accentuated tone: "The most important thing is that you don't have to send your daughter to the Mongolian tent for three days before you get married!" ”

The fire in Shi Tianze's eyes suddenly burned even hotter.

(End of chapter)