He Ligu is about fifty years old, tall and fat, with a fat head and big ears, and a horizontal face. At this time, he was accompanied by two young maids wearing white fox fur hats, sitting high behind the middle of the table, pressing the leather belt around his waist, holding his round belly, and vigorously opening his eyes like a slender small mouth cut by the knife, looking at Zhuang Yi and Sha Gu who slowly walked into the big tent one after the other.

Zhuang Yi glanced left and right, and saw that there were gray-white curtains hanging in the big tent, and on the bronze crane candlestick, the jumping lights illuminated the tent. The two sides are full of people in a semicircle, behind the top table on the right side, there is an old man with a scattered gray beard, and a young man in his twenties and a strong man in the lower seat; On the left side of the top of the case sat in the middle of the operation, and the lower head sat in the order of the bone slave and Baoen, and under it there was a vacant case.

Zhuang Yi stepped forward calmly and bowed and said, "Youzhou Zhuang Yi!" I've seen the patriarch of Heligu! ”

"Excuse me! Have a seat! He Ligu said lightly, stretched out his hand to make a gesture, and owed slightly, but the fat belly made him unable to bow down, and it seemed that he just nodded.

Zhuang Yi led Sha Gu to Bao En and sat down, he didn't mind that He Ligu arranged him under Bao En, these were just false courtesies, and he didn't have the strength to surprise people, but this attitude showed that He Ligu despised him, and even ignored him.

"Your name is Shagu, right? If I'm not mistaken, you are a warrior of the Yuan Qi Folding Division, I seem to have seen you, but why did you become an outsider's retinue? Seeing that Sha Gu was standing respectfully behind Zhuang Yi, He Gu asked.

Sha Guwen's face was annoyed, but he opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain, and lowered his head with an embarrassed face.

"Haha...... So that the young patriarch of the bone slave will know that I and this big brother Shagu hit it off at first sight, he is my brother, not an entourage! Zhuang Yi snorted, hurriedly opened his mouth to relieve the siege, and without saying anything, he turned around and pulled Sha Gu to sit down beside him.

He was surprised by the bone slave, of course he knew what was going on, but he just wanted to use this to ridicule Zhuang Yi for a few words, and when he saw that Zhuang Yi was so bad, he didn't say anything.

At this time, the old man on the other side rolled his eyes and asked very unceremoniously: "I heard that Zhuang Langjun once served in the army in Youzhou, and then became a robber, what is the plan for the grassland now?" ”

"I don't know what this old gentleman is called?"

"Hah...... I forgot to introduce Zhuang Langjun, this is my uncle, and I am also the elder and uncle of my department, and the other two are my second brother and Qingda, and the third brother and Shuo, and the others must have known you. He Bone Slave stood up and introduced them one by one.

Zhuang Yi smiled and nodded, and then arched his hand to Elder Heli, and then replied unhurriedly: "Elder Heli's words are inevitably biased, I came to the grassland to serve King Xi, just to find such a good horse afterwards, how dare I say anything." ”

"Really? But I heard that you have no more than 100 soldiers, don't you know if you can beat the tens of thousands of Khitan troops? ”

"I heard that you Xi people also have tens of thousands of soldiers, there are tens of thousands of young and strong, why do you need me to send troops, 10,000 enemies are here, not how many troops there are." Zhuang Yi pointed to his head and smiled to himself.

"Hmph...... Operational! What's the matter with Princess Alan? Why didn't you allow the Patriarch of the Murwei to do so? He Li smiled coldly, but turned his sharp edge to the operation, and when Bao En heard it, he immediately came to his senses and looked at the operation with interest.

"I don't know my father's plan, but when the tent is discussed another day, Elder Heli might as well ask my father." He pushed back during the operation, but he turned his head and glanced at Zhuang Yi inadvertently, and the meaning was clear, you ask him!

He was stunned and immediately asked, "Could it be that Zhuang Langjun knows the reason for this, and I don't know if there is anything to teach me?" ”

Zhuang Yi scolded in his heart, this damn old man is simply unreasonable, Bao En is next to him, can he talk nonsense? But he had to prevaricate: "Brother Shuli has said that this is a major matter of the tooth tent, and it should be decided by King Xi, how can I participate as an outsider." ”

"Humph! Really? Grace and Harmony snorted in unison, clearly not satisfied with such an answer.

He Ligu had been half-closing his eyes, as if he was asleep, and generally ignored them, and then suddenly opened his mouth and shouted: "Since they are all guests, they are coming!" Banquet! ”

Two teams of eight maids carried red lacquered trays containing tableware and wine and food, and walked in from the small doors on both sides of the screen, wearing flowers and butterflies, and knelt down in front of everyone's desks, placing the wine and dishes and tableware one by one.

This dinner made Zhuang Yi miserable, the conversation was not pleasant, and even the three of Hegunu, Heli and Baoen were hostile to him, but as soon as the banquet began, everyone rushed forward one by one to persuade him to drink, taking the opportunity to talk, but Zhuang Yi's mouth was very stable, of course, he would not reveal his plans. You can't talk nonsense, but alcohol is a must, after all, there will be many places to deal with these people in the future.

In this way, I didn't eat a few bites of food, but the wine was full. Although the wine is not good, the degree is not high, and there is Shagu to share on the side, but when I walked out of the big tent, my steps were still light, and my body seemed to be unable to exert any strength.

This made the two who came out together sneer, Zhuang Yi simply pretended to be drunk and ignored them. The two of them also found it boring, and turned to other places halfway. With the light of the fire shining from afar in the camp, Sha Gu scolded and scolded the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the department and the department, helped Zhuang Yi back to the camp tent, and then returned to the tent by himself.

Zhuang Yi lay on the paved temporary bunk, only to feel that his stomach was swollen, his head was as big as a bucket, turning and turning sideways, he couldn't sleep, and he couldn't sleep anymore.

At this time, if there is a cigarette or a confidant by your side, it will undoubtedly greatly relieve the pressure in your heart, but this is the Tang Dynasty, or the late Tang Dynasty, a troubled era. If you want to do great things, you have to pay a price. Although at present, he doesn't know what this price is, but as a person with no reputation, no foundation, no strength and nothing, if he wants to compete with the world's feudal towns, it is inevitable that the sword will go sideways. This is simply stepping on a tightrope, and if you are not careful, you will shatter your bones, and you will never recover.

Zhuang Yi spewed out a heavy breath of turbidity, got up and lifted the curtain and walked out of the tent, the surrounding camp tents were peaceful, occasionally there was a slight snoring sound from the guards in their sleep, the flags on the camp fence in the distance, hunting with the wind, the sentinels on duty walked back and forth, faithfully performing the task.

I couldn't help but pace forward and walk out of the camp casually, and looked up to see the blue-gray night like a giant bowl upside down, the twinkling stars inlaid on it, the ice wheel like a mirror, the clouds gathered in the sky, a good grassland summer night scene.

Suddenly, he heard someone in the distance, and with the intermittent night wind, Zhuang Yi turned his head to look, only to see two familiar figures coming out of the camp one after the other. Zhuang Yi was about to step forward to say hello, but the two walked quickly to the deep darkness, and disappeared after a while.

Idle left and right, Zhuang Yi couldn't help but follow curiously, in the bright moonlight, he trotted quickly, hung two black shadows faintly shaking in front of him, walked two or three miles out of the tent area, and arrived at a small hill, where was a sparse grove, and the two black shadows flashed into the forest.

Zhuang Yi bypassed it from a distance, touched it cautiously, and gradually heard a familiar voice coming from the quiet and dark forest.

"Brother in the operation! It's too late! Sorry for me and my brother! The person who spoke was none other than Baon, who leaned against a small tree and laughed.

"Haha! I wonder what you two called me this night? Shuri asked with a grin.

"Operation! Why do you knowingly ask, but you brought this matter up to your father, although my father is still hesitating, but for the sake of the survival of the tribe, why don't we do it first? I don't know how many troops your ministry can deploy, but can you do the master? There was an anxious voice from the side.

"This ...... Uncle can say it clearly, I can also consider one or two. Seeing that Bao En was also there, he suddenly hesitated.

"What else is there to consider? Bao En has already stated that he can send a thousand fine horses to intercept in the northwest direction, and you and I only need to send two thousand men and horses each, and we can merge the two departments of Ao Yu and Du Ji. At that time, you have more troops and troops, and your position as the son of the world will be secure, are you afraid that your father will think otherwise? "And the bone slave is kind and seductive.

"I am afraid that when the time comes, if some people only know how to kill and plunder their property, but they cannot take all the men and horses and let them escape, will it not be self-defeating if my father and the king ask." Shu Li said with a little concern.

"Why do you have to worry about this, how can you succeed if you are afraid of wolves and tigers? Either you don't do it, or you do it, it's impossible to get out of the net. With thy father, I will tell you then. "And the bone slave replied categorically.

"5,000 men and horses are still missing, and I can only transfer 1,000 soldiers, this is the limit of my father Wang Yunke, how should this population and property be distributed then? Grace! What do you mean? Said slyly.

"I only need cattle, sheep and horses, and I can take as many as I want, and all the people who stop them belong to you, how about it?" Grace replied briskly.

"Good...... I don't know what you think, uncle? Should Zhuang Dalang be involved in this matter? ”

"Oh! You are my nephew, I am not thinking about your position as the son of the world, as long as you can successfully inherit the throne of King Xi, the five parts of Xi will be yours in the future, I can say anything. As for that robber, how many people does he have? He said bitterly with the bone slave.

"Then don't let Zhuang Dalang know about it, it's just ...... This brother still has to settle the accounts, so it's better to divide it first! "It is naturally not stupid to be elected as the son of King Xi in the operation, this is no agreement, empty words, how to say it clearly at that time.

"Oh! If the family doesn't talk to the two families, don't worry about it, otherwise I won't be able to recruit young people without orders! So be it! How about half a point? "And the bone slave is threatening, because there is not enough troops in the operation.

"This ...... All right! Deal! He gritted his teeth and agreed.

There was a loud laugh in the forest of the three of them clapping their hands and swearing their own ghosts, Zhuang Yi was in no mood to listen to it anymore, turned around and left quietly. There are really no stupid people in this world! What you can think of, others can naturally think of. And they plan to hide from King Xi that they will kill first and then make up, and solve the two parts of Zhu by force, but, is this really good? If they are allowed to do it, won't their plan to reconcile the Patriarch of Ra be frustrated, this will definitely not work......

For the two departments that go to the Zhu Command, they play a vital role at the critical moment when they are about to face the Khitans, and it is impossible for King Xi Tules not to think of this, but why did he delay it? What is the crux of the matter? Zhuang Yi was puzzled, and returned to the camp and lay down in his clothes, now was not the time to leave, anyway, they were just preparing.