Liu Yuanzhi stretched out his hand with some hesitation and asked, "What is this?" ”

"In the words of the Han Chinese, this is called a blood alliance!" Daban said, and also cut Liu Yuanzhi's fingertips.

A few drops of blood fell into the wine, the wine became a little cloudy, and the color became a little strange, Liu Yuanzhi looked at it, frowned slightly, and asked, "Daban Qianhu, don't you want to drink this bowl of bar?" ”

Daban shook his head at Liu Yuanzhi with a smile, and said, "No, no, no, it's not me who drinks, it's the two of us who drink!" ”

"What? Do I want to drink it too? Liu Yuanzhi was a little displeased.

"That's nature!" Daban said, pushed the bowl of wine in front of Liu Yuanzhi, and said: "Since the Hogg clan entrusted Curitai to Lord Liu, such an important agreement is naturally an alliance of blood!" ”

"Wait!" Liu Yuanzhi suddenly shouted.

"What? Does Lord Liu regret it? The corners of Daban's eyes twitched slightly, and his body unconsciously sat back upright, distancing himself from Liu Yuanzhi.

Liu Yuanzhi glanced at the blood wine on the table, and then said righteously: "Since this is the case, then you might as well make a promise, so that it is reasonable!" ”

"What promise?"

"Qianhu is really forgetful!" Liu Yuanzhi said unhurriedly: "If Kuritai becomes the leader of the Qiang tribe in the future, the Qiang tribe needs to absolutely surrender to the Zhao State!" Never have two hearts! There is nothing wrong with this condition, right? ”

Curritai looked at Liu Yuanzhi, and then at Daban and Clal, obviously unable to make up his mind.

Unexpectedly, Daban replied lightly: "Yes." ”

Curritai wanted to speak, but was glared at by Daban, and forced back the words.

"Since Daban and thousands of households have agreed, the prince of Curitai, please!" Liu Yuanzhi said, and pushed the wine bowl in front of Curry Tai again.

At this time, Curritai set his eyes on Daban again, wanting to ask for his opinion, only to see Daban decisively put the dagger in front of Curritai, and then glanced at him.

Curritai was about to reach out and pick up the dagger, when Clal snatched the dagger, "snapped", slammed it on the table, and said, "What is the reason!" If the Zhao State oppresses our Qiang people in the future, should we also accept it? ”

"Krar Chiho, you are sophistry!" Liu Yuanzhi said unceremoniously: "How can I, Zhao State, ever invade your Qiang people? But the Qiang people have always been restless! ”

"Second brother! Lord Liu is a relative of His Majesty the Emperor of Zhao State, and he is a popular person in the current dynasty, his words are the face of Zhao State, and Zhao State will not do anything to lose his face! Daban said, looked at Liu Yuanzhi again, and asked with a smile: "Lord Liu, what I said is right, right?" ”

Liu Yuanzhi glanced at him, did not answer, but said to Curitai: "Eldest prince, please!" ”

Curritai also glanced at Liu Yuanzhi, took a deep breath, grabbed the dagger on the table with his right hand, then stretched out his left hand, and with a slight stroke, a few drops of blood fell into the wine bowl.

"I'll come first!" Curritai said, dropping the dagger on the table, then picking up the bowl and taking a sip with his head up.

After Curritai finished drinking, he pushed the bowl in front of Liu Yuanzhi and said, "Lord Liu, it's your turn!" ”

"The eldest prince is a cheerful person!" Liu Yuanzhi smiled, then picked up the wine bowl, and saw the somewhat disgusting wine in the bowl by the dim mutton fat lamp, Liu Yuanzhi could only bite the bullet, close his eyes, and take a small sip symbolically.

Daban saw that the wine in the bowl was not much less, and said: "It seems that Lord Liu is used to living a life of fine clothes and jade food in Zhao Kingdom, and he is not used to drinking such things!" ”

Liu Yuanzhi looked at Daban and didn't speak, but Daban picked up the wine bowl, drank it all, and then threw the wine banquet aside, and solemnly saluted Liu Yuanzhi and said, "Lord Liu, in this way, our agreement will be counted!" ”

Liu Yuanzhi nodded slightly, didn't say anything more, got up and said, "Farewell!" ”

After saying that, he left without looking back.

A few days later, the dust settled. The Di people were originally also grass on the wall, and when they saw the Qiang people returning to obedience, they naturally handed over the documents of the ministers.

Early that morning, Shi Min walked up a hillside, and he looked at the endless grassland, trying to find the location where the bones of the wolf rider were buried, but he could only distinguish the general direction.

"Major General!" Zhang Mufeng also walked over.

Shi Min looked up at Zhang Mufeng and asked, "How are all the things packed?" ”

"It's pretty much there!" Zhang Mufeng replied.

Shi Min nodded, and continued to be silent, quietly looking into the distance.

"I'm going to leave for Zhao tomorrow! Those brethren ......."

"Someday, we'll be back!" Shi Min said firmly.

Zhang Mufeng nodded, sighed, and sat down beside Shi Min.

"What is the condition of the brothers?"

"The minor injuries have all healed, and the seriously injured brothers will probably have to lie down for a while, as long as there is a carriage, there will be no problems along the way."

"This time we came to Hexi, we have lost enough time! I don't know what kind of situation Yecheng is like now! ”

"What big things can happen in Yecheng? It's nothing more than some intrigue and shady things. ”

"In the past few days, I have always felt a little restless in my heart, and I don't know what the reason is."

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with us."

"I want to too, but the Xihuahou Mansion and our tens of thousands of brothers, I'm afraid it's impossible to stay out of the matter!"

Zhang Mufeng thought for a while and asked, "What the young general said is the battle between King Qing's Mansion and King Yan's Mansion, right?" ”

Shi Min nodded: "That's right! ”

"Major General, there is a saying about lowly duties, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Shi Min turned his head, looked at Zhang Mufeng's serious appearance, and said, "Say it!" There's nothing you can't say! ”

Zhang Mufeng looked at Liu Yuanzhi in the distance and said: "This Lord Liu is now doing things for Qingwangfu, and Qingwangfu has always had prejudices against generals, so I think that when the young general talks to Liu Yuanzhi, it is better to keep an eye on it!" ”

"Of course I know! But you're right! Lord Liu and we have been away from Zhao for more than three months, and during this period of time, I feel that this person is not at all the same as King Qing, but I don't know why he wants to help King Qing. ”

"Major General, you didn't ask him?"

"I asked, how could I not ask?"

"What did he say?"

Shi Min frowned slightly, and said: "He didn't say anything, it seems that there is something unspeakable, looking at his appearance, it seems that he is helping Qingwangfu to do things, and it is not his original intention, according to my estimate, it should be related to Liu Guifei." ”

"Liu Guifei?"

"That's right! This Liu Guifei is the sister of Lord Liu Yuanzhi, and it is said that the relationship between the brother and sister is very good! If Concubine Liu instigated him to do things for the Qingwang Mansion, maybe he could really make Liu Yuanzhi go against his original intention! ”

"But there is something unclear about the humble position, why does this Liu Guifei want to help King Qing?" Zhang Mufeng asked blankly.

Shi Min shook his head and said, "This...... I can't figure it out either......"

"Is it ......?"

"Shhhh Don't say it, Lord Liu is here! Shi Min suddenly interrupted Zhang Mufeng's words and winked at him.

Zhang Mufeng instinctively reacted and turned his head to look, and Liu Yuanzhi really walked over to this side.

"Min Gongzi!" Liu Yuanzhi shouted from afar.

Shi Min stood up, patted his clothes, and walked towards Liu Yuanzhi: "Lord Liu! ”

"Let's leave for home tomorrow, we finally live up to our grace this time and get things done!" Liu Yuanzhi shouted as he walked.

"Hehe, Lord Liu has made a lot of contributions!" Shi Min said, and had already walked in front of Liu Yuanzhi.

"There's one thing I want to discuss with Master Min."

"Your Excellency, please speak!"

"Should we send someone back to report to Your Majesty first?"

Shi Min nodded and said, "Lord Liu is right, there is a need for this!" ”

"Without further ado, then let's send someone back to Yecheng as soon as possible!"

"Mu Feng, you go in person and report back to Yecheng!" Shi Min commanded.

"Humble command!" Zhang Mufeng nodded, turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Shi Min called out to Zhang Mufeng and instructed: "Father is not in Yecheng, and you can't enter the palace, so I will write a letter immediately, and you will send it to King Yan's mansion and let His Royal Highness King Yan convey it on his behalf!" ”

"Yes!"