Chapter Ninety-Five: The Return of Childe Mountain
"Wen Chong asked you to block Gusu and support the second prince as the king, the purpose is to borrow the hand of the second prince to let the king return to the country, so as to overwhelm Fan Li and become the biggest hero, am I wrong?"
"That's right." The figure dagger readily admitted.
"Then if King Yue knew that Wen Chong was so scheming and unscrupulous to seize the credit, did the general think that King Yue would still trust him and regard him as the first hero?" Without waiting for Tu Dagger's words, Yiguang shook his head and said: "No, on the contrary, I will feel that this person is too deep in his mind and it is not suitable to stay by his side, so he will alienate or even depose him." β
"I know this, and Wen Chong also knows it, so he will never let King Yue know the truth of all this, so, as the only person who knows, you must die!"
Tu Dagger was cold by her, staggered back a step, and said sharply: "This is just your guess, not necessarily true; Besides, Wen Chong is just a small businessman, how can he kill General Ben? Don't forget, there are tens of thousands of soldiers under the command of this general. β
Yiguang raised his hand to catch a ginkgo leaf blowing in from the window, and said in a cool voice: "Has the general ever heard a sentence - the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers can not die?" β
"What do you mean?" The dagger asked in disbelief.
Yiguang rubbed the light green ginkgo biloba leaves, and said in a rambling voice: "After the second prince ascends the throne, he will be the king of Wu State, and he can easily take the general's life with just one will; The general's so-called tens of thousands of soldiers are all soldiers of the Wu State, how could they disobey the king's order for the sake of the general? β
Tu Dagger became more and more flustered by her, and said in a panic: "No, the second son is kind by nature, and he will never kill the hero." β
"The second son has a simple heart, and Wen Chong has always been able to speak well, believe me, Wen Chong must have a way to persuade the second son to make that killing order."
Tu Dagger staggered a few steps, slumped down in the chair, his expression was at a loss for what to do, he always thought that he was the first hero to support Gongzi Mountain as the queen, and from then on the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, to get the wind and the rain; But now Yiguang told him that everything he did was making wedding dresses for others, how could he accept it?
If I knew this, I shouldn't have listened to the instigation of the letter at that time and did such a foolish thing, but now it's useless to regret it, I have to quickly come up with a solution.
Yiguang did not urge, sitting in the chair and slowly playing with the emerald green ginkgo leaves, under the candlelight, his fingers were as white as the finest mutton fat jade.
Tu Dagger racked his brains, but he couldn't think of a way, so he had to ask Yiguang for help, "Niangniang is very smart, even the king often praises Niangniang, and asks Niangniang to be merciful and guide the minister." β
At this moment, the figure dagger is asking for help, changing the recklessness just now, and the words are extremely polite.
Yiguang's fingers flicked slightly, and the ginkgo biloba leaf shaped like a small fan rose in his hand, flew in the air for a while, and then fell to the ground, "Abandoning the darkness and turning to the light is your only way to live." β
"Abandon the darkness and abandon the bright ......" Tu Dagger muttered these four words, and the next moment he understood the meaning of Yiguang, and said with an ugly face: "Niangniang wants the ministers to return to the king's command?" β
"Not bad."
"Nope." Tu Dagger shook his head again and again, and said in a panic: "The king hates the betrayal of his courtiers the most, if he returns, he will definitely not let me go, absolutely not!" β
"You are willing to get lost and know that you are still loyal to the king, and the king will open a page." Seeing that the dagger had some intentions, Yiguang continued to persuade: "I can swear here, as long as you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I will definitely persuade the king not to blame the past!" β
Tu Dagger listened very excitedly, the balance continued to tilt in the direction of Yiguang, and was about to agree, when a sharp laughter like a night owl suddenly came from outside the hall, "What are you two talking about, so lively?" β
As soon as he heard this voice, Tu Dagger immediately showed an angry face, drew out his long knife, and pointed at Wen Chong who strode in, "Okay, you are a thief, you dare to calculate General Ben." β
Wen Chong did not shy away from it, and raised his voice: "The general misunderstood, I sincerely formed an alliance with the general, and there was no half-point calculation." β
Where would Tu Dagger believe it, and immediately said: "There is no need to talk here, the queen has already told General Ben, you villain, in vain I trust you so much!" β
Wen Chong's cold gaze fell on Yi Guang's face, like a poisonous snake looking at its prey, and said quietly: "How can the general know that the one who speaks with words is not the queen's mother?" β
Tu Dagger heard what he said, and said suspiciously: "What do you mean by this?" β
"The queen should tell the general that forming an alliance on the surface is actually using the military power in the hands of the general, and once the matter is completed, she will cross the river and tear down the bridge, which is not good for the general, and persuade the general to return to the command of King Wu."
"Not bad."
Wen Chong grinned, "King Wu is a human being, and the general is clear, do you think he will leave a traitor by his side?" β
Tu Dagger's face trembled, and then said: "The queen promises, as long as I agree, I will persuade the king not to blame the past." β
"The Queen's Mother...... Hehe. Wen Chong smiled sarcastically: "She can't protect herself, how can she protect the general?" If it weren't for King Wu's eagerness to go on the expedition, she would have been dead standing here. β
Arnold said a little angrily: "The king's love for Niangniang is too heavy, how can it be unfavorable to Niangniang." β
Wen Chong ignored her, and said to the thoughtful dagger: "The general might as well think about Wu Zixu, he can be described as a heart-to-heart to King Wu, what is the result?" is just a few words of provocation, a defeat, he seized the military power and title, abolished as a concubine, and has a second son; Just ask a person who is so cold and calculating, how can he be kind enough to forgive the general; Even if he barely survives, he guarantees that the second half of the general's life will definitely be worse than death, just like when he was locked up in a dungeon. With that, he jerked open the placket, revealing his scarred chest.
Tu Dagger's hands couldn't help trembling, he could barely hold the knife that had been used for more than ten years, and he didn't dare to look at Wen Chong's hideous and terrifying chest, he didn't know whose words he should believe, as if they were all reasonable, and as if they were all deceiving him.
"Wen has always been clever and good at reversing black and white, if the general believes him, he will regret it in the future!" Yiguang's eyebrows were burning, and his words gave people an undoubted affirmation.
No one knew that Yiguang's palms curled up in wide sleeves were covered with sticky cold sweat, and as long as Wen Chong was one step late, she would be able to convince Tu Dagger to turn against her, but she ...... Now in this situation, even she is not sure, so she can only do her best and obey the destiny of God.
Wen Chong glanced at Yiguang and said to the hesitant dagger: "It doesn't matter if the general doesn't believe it, but there is one person, the general must believe it." With that, he walked to the door of the palace, bowed his hand, and said loudly: "Welcome to the second son!" β
With Wen Chong's words, a thin figure slowly walked from the night and stepped into everyone's sight, it was Gongzi Mountain, who had been exiled to the border.
Tu Dagger was stunned for a moment, and then hurried up to meet him, and said a little excitedly: "See the second son." β
"The general is exempt." Childe Shan lifted him up with a gentle expression.
"Seeing that the second son is well, I am relieved." Tu Dagger said as he looked at Gongzi Mountain, the bitter cold on the border made the latter lose a lot of weight, and there was almost no flesh on his face, but fortunately he was still in good spirits.
"The general has a heart." Gongzi shook his head, and then said: "I have heard your words, and Mr. Wen also told me about the situation in Gusu, Brother Wang is greedy for merit and competitiveness, regardless of the suffering of the people, and even puts the state of Wu in danger, which is really entrusted by his father; Although I am not talented, I don't want to see the country that my ancestors and ancestors have fought hard to destroy in the hands of Brother Wang, so I decided to take responsibility for the thousands of people of Wu and do my best to save them from the suffering of war. β
"This road is not easy, I don't dare to force the general to follow, but I can swear with my royal blood, as long as the general is willing to follow me, after the matter is completed, the general will be named a first-class Zhenguo general, hereditary replacement!" Gongzishan met the eyes of the dagger, and said word by word: "If you violate the oath, everyone will abandon it and fall forever!" β
Gongzishan's words of retreating as advance undoubtedly carried much more weight than what Wen Chong said, and every word was heavily knocked on the chest of Tu Dagger, quickly tilting the balance in his heart.
After a short silence, Tu Dagger made a decision, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and said to Gongzi Mountain: "The minister is willing to do everything in his power to help the second prince achieve great things!" β
Yiguang silver teeth bitten slightly, this dagger is really a wall grass, where the wind is strong, it will be poured wherever it is, without any loyalty, righteousness and shame!
Gongzishan nodded with satisfaction, helped him up and said, "Thank you for the general who understands the righteousness so well, the mountain will definitely live up to the general's expectations." β
After saying a few more words, Tudagger suddenly looked at Yiguang and said unkindly, "What is she going to do?" β
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, and Arnold hurriedly blocked in front of Yiguang, "My mother is the queen of Wu, don't come nonsense!" β
A trace of killing intent flashed under Gongzishan's eyes, and he was calm as usual, and said coldly: "It may be useful to keep her for the time being, but you can't let her move around anymore, so as not to go outside and say something that shouldn't be said." β
Tu Dagger said knowingly: "Second son, rest assured, the minister immediately sent someone to block the Changle Palace, to ensure that there will be no more irrelevant people entering and leaving the Changle Palace." β
"Okay." Gongzi shook his head, and then came to Yiguang, his eyes were full of cold coolness, and after a moment, he leaned slightly, and whispered in his ear: "After Dan'er dies, I will remind myself every day that I must kill you and my husband to avenge Dan'er!" β
His hatred for his husband has reached the point where he doesn't even want to call him "Brother Wang".
Yiguang looked at Wen Chong not far away, and said, "The second prince thinks that it was me and the king who killed Sister Zheng?" β
Gongzishan sneered: "What, dare to do it, dare not admit it?" β
Wen Chong's eyes rolled, and he stepped forward and said: "Second son, after the Vietnamese army destroys Fucha, it is very likely that they will come here, we must prepare as soon as possible, otherwise they will attack the city, and the previous efforts will be wasted." Although he was sure to control Gongzishan, he was still weak in the end and didn't want them to talk more about Zheng Dan.
Gongzishan didn't doubt it, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go." β
"The prince and the general are one step ahead, and there are still a few words to say to the queen." Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said: "She has a deep relationship with Fan Li, if she uses it properly, she may be able to become a trump card in the hands of the second prince like King Yue." β
"Okay, then leave it to Mr. Wen." After saying this, Gongzishan walked out with the dagger.
After only a few of them were left in the hall, Wen Chong showed that kind of gaze that chose people and devoured them, and said with a false smile: "Niangniang didn't expect it, we will meet again so soon." β
Yiguang suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a cold voice: "I saw that you would rather die in the dungeon than confess to me and Mr. Fan, thinking that you still have a little conscience, but now it seems that I am really wrong." β
"I don't confess to you because I want to live, and my husband is not a good man, and if I have no use for him, he will kill me immediately; As for conscience...... Hehe, how much is it worth? Wen Chong was full of ridicule, without the slightest sense of guilt.
Arnold was so angry that his fists trembled, "I knew you were so ruthless and unrighteous, my mother shouldn't have saved you in the first place!" β
Wen Chong was not angry, and said with a smile: "Yes, if you don't save me, there won't be today's things, but unfortunately, there is no word 'early knowledge' in this world." β
"Shameless man, you will definitely have retribution!" Arnold couldn't tell him, so he had to spit out this sentence from between his teeth in anger.
Wen Chong was dismissive of her reprimand, he didn't care about this kind of tongue curse the most, if he said it, it would come true, and what else to do with so many things, naΓ―ve.
Yiguang said bitterly: "You are doing so much, just to snatch credit from Mr. Fan, is the reputation of the first hero really so important to you?" β
"Of course!" Wen Chong replied without thinking, and said in a cold voice: "When he was in the Yue Kingdom, he Fan Li had to fulfill the favor of the King of Yue, I was sent to Gusu to lurk, all the way to the crawling and rolling, suffering from the white eyes, but he was on the high bed and soft pillow beside the King of Yue, enjoying all the glory. As he said this, his brow was filled with terrible jealousy.
"After the accident in Yue Kingdom, he came to Wu State, first relied on Wu Zixu, and then was regarded as the minister of the humerus by King Wu, and the journey was smooth and the scenery was infinite." Wen Chong's face was distorted and deformed because of jealousy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I asked myself if my talent was not inferior to him, why did he take advantage of him, and I hit a wall everywhere?" I finally got the appreciation of the second son, and I was exiled to the border by you, and I was not allowed to return to Gusu! β
The more Wen Chong spoke, the more he hated, the whole person was trembling slightly, for a long time, he slowly calmed down, raised his red eyes, and said coldly: "I don't want to be subservient to him for the rest of my life, so I must keep Gusu, let the second son ascend the throne, and then borrow his hand and put back King Yue, this ...... is in the right order. β
Yiguang was in a hurry, and blurted out: "You will kill King Wu like this." β
Wen Chong seemed to have seen some secret, and smiled sadly: "You really have true feelings for King Wu, just like that Zheng Dan, but you are much more capable than Zheng Dan, if I come one step later tonight, Tu Dagger will become your person, and when I think about it now, I still have palpitations; It's a pity, God is on my side, your King Wu...... Doomed! β
Yiguang bit the tip of his tongue hard, and forced himself to calm down through the severe pain, not to be affected by his words, "King Yue will not trust a treacherous and mercenary wolf!" β
Wen Chong was not angry, and said with a deep smile: "Don't worry, King Yue won't know all this, he will only know that I have gone through a lot of hardships to persuade the second prince to let him return to the country, and make a covenant, and the two countries will be friendly for generations!" β
Yiguang listened quietly and said coldly: "Mr. Wen really has a good calculation, and he is worthy of being the number one businessman in this Gusu City. β
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Wen Chong said proudly.
"It's just that I don't know how the second son will react when he knows that Zheng Dan died in the hands of Mr. Wen?" This sentence made Wen Chong's face sink suddenly, "Do you think the second son will believe it?" β
"No, it won't." Without waiting for the words of the text, Yiguang said again: "But as long as you believe in three or four percent, Mr. Wen will be struggling in the future, and even lose his head!" β
Wen Chong's eyes had a sharp rise in murderous intent, but he was a person with a deep city, his mind was racing like a wheel, and he soon had an idea, walked to the chair, picked up the dagger and took a sip of tea and looked at it carefully, "Niangniang's words reminded me, it seems that Niangniang can't be allowed to speak anymore, so as not to cause trouble." β
Arnold was taken aback and said vigilantly: "What are you going to do, don't forget, the second son said that you can't hurt your mother." β
"You can't kill her." Wen Chong said disdainfully, and then called a soldier who came with him, and said a few words in a low voice.