"How difficult it is for the royal family, I dare not forget to die, the court is overturned, the Son of Heaven is covered with dust, and the east is sad and angry. Although he had sent the king to beg for thieves, he felt that he was responsible for not being able to catch him. The public is loyal and loyal, and he is a cadre of the country. I hope that Liang Qin will help each other, and then meet with the public on the same day, and go to the national disaster with the same righteous act, but I can obey my orders. ”

After reading the letterhead, Gao Yue raised his head and said warmly to the envoy who bowed down and stood quietly in the hall: "I am a latecomer, Zhang Gongde is highly respected, and his name is famous all over the world. The words in the letter were too modest, and I was ashamed. ”

The envoy hurriedly saluted again: "Before the official came, the state lord repeatedly told me that I would show the sincerity of my Liangzhou Dun Dun to the general, so that my Liangqin family would be treated with all sincerity from now on." ”

On that day, after Wang should resign from Shangqi, he traveled west without saying a word, and arrived at Guzang City, the capital of Liangzhou, and met Zhang Yu. Wang should have reported all kinds of past events in detail in person, and vigorously praised Gao Yue as a loyal, brave, pure, and rare figure, and strongly advised Zhang Yu to be friendly with him with confidence.

Zhang Yu was already loyal to the Jin family, and he also had a good impression of Gao Yue in private. At the moment, after listening to Wang Cai's words, he thought it was very true, and considering that now that the imperial court has fallen, the rampant trend of the Hu people is difficult to suppress, although he Liangzhou is located in the west, and then under the non-stop expansion and invasion of the Huns, Liangzhou suffered from the beacon fire disaster, which is only the difference between morning and evening. He felt that he was weak, and it was really good to be able to win over a powerful ally with like-minded people, and most importantly, Qinzhou was in the east of Liangzhou, which happened to completely block the Huns, which was his natural barrier. If Qinzhou is not lost, he will be safe in Liangzhou. Therefore, Zhang Yu immediately sent an envoy with gifts and took the initiative to visit Yu Gao Yue and befriend him.

"This time, in order to show a little affection, the lord of our state specially offered 1,000 cattle and sheep, 2,000 Shu brocade, and 50,000 stones of grain for the general. In addition, the state lord specially ordered the selection of 3,000 Liangzhou horses, and asked the general to laugh at them. ”

In addition to the abundant gold, silver, jewelry, cattle and sheep grain, the brave and heroic Liangzhou horse is an excellent arm to quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, which is a real benefit, and quickly hit Gao Yue's heart.

Gao Yue was overjoyed, and said with a smile on his face: "Zhang Gong is so gracious, which makes me feel both ashamed and ashamed. After your envoy goes back, you can tell Zhang Gong my heartfelt words, and I have great respect for Zhang Gong. And since Liangzhou is willing to be my backup, I should be the shield of Liangzhou, so that he can sit back and relax. ”

The messenger thanked him and was very grateful for the successful completion of the mission. Gao Yue gave a warm welcome, and also returned all kinds of generous gifts, and also the Ordnance Department recently created a small number of Mingguang armor and chain mail, selected 100 excellent pairs, and transferred them to Zhang Yu.

It's a happy and joyful place. Fang just sent the Liangzhou envoy away, but saw Peng Jun striding in. Peng Jun is currently serving as a strong crossbow general, leading the captain of the city gate, responsible for the security and defense issues inside and outside Xiangwu City, and all parties have notified the envoys to welcome and send them, etc., which must also be reviewed and approved by him.

After the salute, Gao Yue saw that his face was strange, obviously more solemn, but he seemed to be a little excited. Without waiting to ask, Peng Jun had already hurriedly said loudly: "General! The subordinates have two things to tell. ”

"You say."

"Yes. First, Cheng Jicheng also sent a messenger just now, saying that Sima Bao, the king of Nanyang, had an attack on an old disease that was difficult to treat, and he had died of illness a few days ago. ”

Gao Yue remained silent and said slowly: "Well, I know. What else? ”

A few days ago, through the exact investigation of the internal government, Gao Yue did receive the news of Sima Bao's death. As for the exact cause of death, the scout agent could not find out for a while, but he only knew that it was a 'sudden death.' Gao Yue knew it in his heart, but he pretended not to know about it for the time being. However, yesterday, Gao Yue publicly rewarded Yang Ke with a number of gold and silver, and gave a jade belt, only saying that Changshi has been strategizing for a long time, and good strategies have come out one after another, which is really hard work.

When Peng Jun saw Gao Yue's expression, he was not surprised, and muttered in his heart. However, he also knew that the gang of people in the internal government were becoming more and more ghostly, and most of them had already detected the news and reported it to Gao Yue in advance. At that moment, he didn't say much, bowed slightly, and said: "There is another thing, because Hu Song has begun to reorganize the armament on a large scale, Zhang Chun of Chengji is afraid, in order to sue for peace, he specially sent a person as a gift, and asked the general to forgive him." ”

"Oh?"

Zhang Chun's latest move, Gao Yue really didn't know, when even asked, "Who did you send?" ”

"Li Bao is also."

In the prison of the inner government, Li Bao curled up in a separate room in the innermost room, staring at his bloodshot eyes, looking around, trying to look at the dim and damp gloomy cage. Since following Zhang Chun to escape from Chengji, he once thought that he was about to usher in a rising period in his career. While repeatedly scolding Sima Bao in person, Li Bao's attitude towards Zhang Chun also began to become obscene, he thought that he and Zhang Chun were already comrades-in-arms with a lot of relationship, and Zhang Chun's great help and even regarded as an equal partner. So Li Bao became more and more arrogant, and he didn't treat himself as an outsider, so he called Lao Zhang as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zhang Chun is mean and gloomy, and has always been arrogant, and he is disdainful of Li Bao. It's just that in today's special background and environment, he dragged Li Bao into the water with clever words for various purposes, in fact, in his heart, Li Bao is just a person who is used to carry the black pot, or even a stupid dog for calling.

In the past few days, Zhang Chun has been anxious and worried because of various major and minor affairs. And because he had just killed Sima Bao, he was a little unhappy in his heart after all, and his mood was very bad. At that time, he was discussing with Yang Ci behind closed doors and arranging it later, seeing that Li Bao was arrogant and uninvited, and dared to be so rude between the titles, he couldn't help but be furious, and even if he turned his face, he ordered someone to tie Li Bao up, and viciously rewarded a large amount of slaps with his own hands.

Li Bao was shocked and stunned, so angry that he scolded in front of him, saying that if there was no Lao Tzu, you would be able to get to where you are today. Zhang Chunben was furious, and immediately pulled out his knife, but then after thinking about it, he simply squeezed out the last bit of value of Li Bao: instead of killing with a knife to vent his anger, it is better to directly bind and send it to Gao Yue, so it is unknown whether he himself will be saved from being attacked by a large scale because of this move.

Zhang Chun wrote a letter begging for mercy with a low posture, asking Gao Yuenian to forgive him in his sincerity. So Li Bao was tied up like a zongzi, unable to move, and even stuffed rags in his mouth to plug it, as a gift of atonement, and sent it directly to Xiangwu.

Under the gray stone bricks covered with dark green moss, a black centipede suddenly emerged from the cracked cracks in the ground. The centipede opened its teeth and claws to peep for a moment, and the numb paws of its feet began to crawl rapidly, and it was already silently diving towards a spider in the corner of Li Leopard's legs.

Li Bao hugged his legs and sat on the ground and looked stunned. The centipede crawled closer and closer, and the spider seemed to know nothing about the impending disaster.

The centipede raised its front half of its body proudly, and its tentacles were wide open, ready to launch a swift attack. But then there was a snap, but it was slapped by the sudden slam blow, and the claws twitched weakly three or two times, and then he died.

Li Bao looked at the sparse centipedes on the ground, then looked at the soles of his shoes, shook his head, and put his shoes back on. In a trance, he felt as if he were this poor reptile, who once regarded himself as very proud of his might, and was completely attracted by the meager interests in front of him, regardless of the consequences that came from it, so he seemed so small and weak in front of an extremely powerful force, and was instantly beaten back to his original form.

Having come to this point, he is in a dark prison, and the road ahead is bleak. Li Bao didn't have any repentance and consciousness in his heart, on the contrary, he couldn't understand why he would hit a wall wherever he went; why his bosses and colleagues did not welcome him; Why are many mediocre people who are not as good as him holding important positions, but they have snubbed him and deposed him?

It is the people of the world who are blind and do not know good jade. And I'm afraid I also lack luck, so I'm so short of breath. That's it! Li Bao thought to himself angrily, and only let out a deep breath of depression for a long time. But since this is already the case, let's think more about the current situation. To say that Gao Yue would probably not spare him, but since he entered Xiangwu City, he has not been punished at all, and he can be regarded as unharmed; But if Gao Yue was not to blame in the past, why did he have to be locked up alone in this bad ghost place.

The sound of a loud bang woke Li Bao up, and it was the sound of the door of the prison being pushed open. He tensed up, stood up, and couldn't help but widen his eyes and try to look forward, and in a moment, several vague figures walked out of the darkness ahead.