"Regardless of whether Kulitai is willing to form an alliance with the general, as long as he wants to seize power, the Qiang people will definitely be in chaos, so that even if he forgets the grace of yesterday, at least the Qiang people will not become our henchmen like Shi Jian for the time being! Although the clansmen of Curitai are still at the foot of Mount Garo, the old man recently got a piece of news that Mudu suddenly became seriously ill! This is the right time for Kuritai to return to the Qiang to seize the throne. ”

Shi Min suddenly realized, and immediately said to Zhang Mufeng: "Mufeng, hurry up to the post house and find Kuritai!" ”

Zhang Mufeng responded: "The last general will take the order!" ”

Shi Min asked Qin Huaishan: "Is Mr.'s news reliable?" ”

"Of course it's reliable!" Qin Huaishan smiled and said, "This news was learned more than twenty days ago, when Lao Yu was in Handan, through a few horse dealers, and those horse dealers are Qiang people!" ”

"No wonder this year's Qiang tribute has been delayed, it turns out that Mudu is seriously ill. Kabu and Mudu's wife, Rouge, didn't want the Qiang people to defect to Zhao State, but now that Mudu is seriously ill, the power of the Qiang people is completely in the hands of these two people. ”

"That's why we have a chance! As for how the Qiang people fight for the position of leader, it has nothing to do with us! All we have to do is to put Kuritai back, and give them neither food and grass, nor soldiers and horses. If Kuritai wins, then he owes you a favor, and if he loses, the Qiang people have been torn apart, so there is nothing to fear! ”

"Kill two birds with one stone, a clever plan!" Shi Min praised.

......

Shi Jian fled all the way to the east, running for more than 100 miles, and when he saw that there were no pursuers, he stopped to rest. At this time, Shi Jian, like a lost dog, looked a little depressed.

"Your Highness...... The old minister is ashamed to ...... you" The noble man wept and knelt in front of Shi Jian.

"It's not your fault!" Shi Jian lowered his head in frustration, sighed, and said: "It's Shi Min's life that shouldn't be extinguished, and it's also the king's secret negligence!" ”

"If it weren't for the one surnamed Qin, how could we have lost so badly!" The third child stood aside and scolded: "He betrayed His Highness, sent 30,000 soldiers and horses to a dead end, and killed the eighth child!" At the last moment, threaten Your Highness with an adult! If it weren't for that, Shi Min would have already fallen to the ground at this moment! The brothers will not suffer heavy casualties! ”

At the mention of Qin Huaishan, Shi Jian's hateful teeth itched, he couldn't help clenching his fists, slammed it on the ground, and said, "This Qin Huaishan, it's in vain that the king trusts him so much!" Unexpectedly, in the end, he betrayed this king! ”

Gao Shangzhi blamed himself: "It's only to blame the old minister for not catching his fox tail as soon as possible!" Otherwise, it won't give him a chance! ”

Shi Jian shook his head and said, "Don't blame the adult! You have already reminded this king that he believes in him too much! Qin Huaishan is scheming, for so many years, this king has not seen through him! ”

"If this guy falls into my hands one day, he will definitely not be able to live, and he will not be able to die!" The boss scolded resentfully.

Gao Shangzhi sat on the ground, sighed, and said decadently: "At this time, there is no point in saying such things!" What we have to think about now is how to deal with Shi Min! ”

Shi Jian nodded, and instructed the boss: "You personally go on a trip, go east to find the soldiers and horses from Pengcheng, and let them come to see this king quickly!" ”

"Subordinates obey!"

"Wang Luan must have been defeated, but with 30,000 soldiers and horses, it is impossible to wipe out the entire army in such a short period of time! He has a lot of prestige among the people of the Qiang people, and His Highness will not be able to achieve great things in the future, and he will not be able to do without this person! He must be retrieved immediately! ”

"But this army is in a hurry, time is in a hurry, where can I find him?" Shi Jian asked.

Gao Shangzhi thought for a while and said: "Wang Luan and Liu Xian have a good personal relationship, Liu Xian sits in Xiangguo, has both soldiers and horses, and grain and grass, at a critical moment, he will definitely go to Liu Xian and go to Xiangguo to find him, it must be right!" ”

"Liu Xian is a villain, how can Wang Luan be friendly with such a person?"

"It's their old days, and it's none of our business! But the old minister has something to ask His Highness, where are you going to flee? ”

"Peng Cheng!"

Gao Shangzhi shook his head and said, "Pengcheng can't go!" ”

"Why is that?"

"Pengcheng is not a good place, the terrain is open, there is no danger to defend, and it is difficult to make a long-term plan."

"So what do you say you should do? You can't just wander around like this, can you? ”

"Luoyang and Guanzhong, there are no people we are familiar with, we can't go, and even if we go, we have nowhere to stand. To the north, there are still a lot of soldiers and horses in Taiyuan and Yanmen Pass, but Shi Yong may not be able to listen to us, after all, Wen Cang's death is related to us. ”

Shi Jian sneered and said, "If you don't go to Pengcheng, it's better to go to Xiangguo!" ”

"Xiangguo?"

"Didn't my lord say it, Xiangguo has soldiers and horses, grain and grass, and the city is high and the pool is deep, so it must be a good place to go!"

"But at that time, Liu Xian's territory may not be able to accommodate us? Even if you accept us, I'm afraid you will have to look up to others! ”

"Liu Xian is a bad seed, and it is a waste to give him soldiers, horses, grain and grass, as long as he can enter the city, he can see the opportunity, and this king will replace him!"

"That's a good plan!" Gao Shangzhi pondered for a moment, and then said: "But even so, you must get Wang Luan's help, otherwise it will be impossible to succeed!" ”

"In this case, let's take a break and continue to rush east, and when Pengcheng's soldiers and horses meet us, we can sit and wait for Wang Luan to return, and the other people and horses must also have him!"

"Your Highness is very right."

Shi Jian looked around and instructed his subordinates: "You guys retreat first, this king has something to communicate with the adults in private." ”

The third child nodded knowingly, beckoned to a few people on duty around him, and left with them.

Gao Shangzhi saw Shi Jian's serious face, and he had already roughly guessed what he wanted to say.

"There is one thing that this king wants to ask your lordship."

"What Your Highness wants to ask, is it what Qin Huaishan said?" Gao Shangzhi asked directly.

Shi Jian pursed his lips and replied, "Exactly!" ”

"Your Highness, don't listen to Qin Huaishan's nonsense! He did it on purpose! For the sake of disturbing His Highness's mind! Makes you make the wrong decision! ”

"Don't you think, sir, that this king shouldn't save you?"

"Judging from the situation at that time, His Highness can completely abandon the old minister! If you want to do great things, it is impossible to be immortal! ”

"Okay, let's not talk about it!" Shi Jian interrupted Gao Shangzhi and asked, "But Qin Huaishan's words, this king didn't understand it, and now the mother concubine is gone......

"What? Concubine Zheng is gone? What do you mean? Gao Shangzhi obviously didn't know anything about Concubine Zheng's death.

"The mother killed herself! It's all because Shi Min stirred her in! The mother concubine learned that the death of the fifth child was related to the king, so she apologized for her death! Shi Jian said, and shed tears again.

After learning of Concubine Zheng's death, Gao Shangzhi on the side couldn't cry silently and was extremely sad, which made Shi Jian a little at a loss.

"Adult ......"

"Your mother has not enjoyed a day of happiness in her life, but I didn't expect her to go back in such a hurry!" Gao Shangzhi said with tears in his eyes.

"This king wants to know, why the hell are you helping me like this!"

"Your Highness doesn't have to guess! You are Shi Hu's biological son! Gao Shang said firmly to Shi Jian.

"Then why ......"

"Because the old minister has a promise to your mother!"

"Promise? What promises? What's going on between you and your mother? Could it be that the mother fell out of favor because of you? ”

"Of course not! Shi Hu began to abandon the chaos and was absurd! Before you were born, I don't know how many women died at his hands, and Concubine Zheng was lucky to be able to live in the palace for decades! Gao Shangzhi sighed, and said: "Up to now, the old minister is not willing to hide anything from His Royal Highness, before your mother entered the palace, she had already met the old minister, and the two of us had made a private lifelong agreement, if it wasn't for Shi Hu to snatch your mother into the palace, the old minister would have married your mother!" ”

"Then why do you want to treat this king like this?"

"Because you are Zheng Yuan's son!" Gao Shangzhi finally couldn't help it, cried, and muttered: "I regard you as my own, because I have always loved your mother deeply!" But the two of us never crossed the thunder pool half a step! She knows that she is not favored, and you will definitely be bullied in the future, so she asked me to take care of you! ”