Dongfang Shuo never returned, and Hunt Jiaomi repeatedly sent people to urge, and Dongfang Shuo said that he was talking. Life and death are at stake, Aliusu also lowered his posture, made the appearance of being negotiating, and cooperated with Dongfang Shuo to act, delaying time as much as possible. The same is trapped, without fighting, there are always fewer casualties.

The daily sunrise and sunset have become the most impressive scenery in Aliusu. He often looked up at the sky, wishing to grow his wings and fly out of this fiery red valley. The four words of living like a year have had an unforgettable experience for him since then.

Compared to Alyusu's despair with hope, the pressure of hunting arrogance is greater. After contacting Dongfang Shuo, he sent people to reconnoiter around, and there was no news a few days ago, but he received a message from Arekhan: Wudan is gone.

Arekan said very vaguely, only saying that Wudan was gone, but did not say why. Hunting Jiaomi knew in his heart, when Dongfang Shuo passed by Laigukou, he said something to Wudan, and he knew it clearly. Wudan's departure, he was also mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. He didn't say anything, just rearranged the generals to guard the Guguchi position, and continued to be stationed in the Wensu area.

On the seventh day, he received news that Liang Xiao appeared in Qiuci and was received by the king of Qiuci.

On the tenth day, news came from the west that Tie Huali, the general of the Yue clan, led 5,000 cavalry down the Green Ridge River, and was approaching at full speed, and the advance had reached a hundred miles away.

Almost at the same time, he received news from the grassland, and the westward expedition that had been prepared for more than half a year ended without a problem, and countless tribes were rushing back, especially the tribes in the Qilian Mountains. One of the most shocking news came from the Hutu Ministry, where Li Guang, a famous Han general, attacked the Hutu King's pastoral land and wiped out the remaining nobles of the Hutu Ministry. King Hutu's clan and princes were all captured.

Hear these messages. Hunting arrogant, surprised and delighted. Surprisingly, the turn was so sudden. If Dongfang Shuo hadn't reminded him in advance, he would hardly have been mentally prepared. The good news is that the strength of the Huns has been damaged, and his development opportunity has come, and he may have the opportunity to regain control of the Qilian Mountains.

For that land, there is an almost obsessive desire to hunt arrogance. It was only because the Evil King occupied this area that he had to hide all his thoughts in his heart. Now that the Evil King is partially disintegrated, he can no longer suppress him, and he can take advantage of his marriage relationship with the Evil King to step into one foot.

Hunting Jiaomi did not hesitate any longer. Over time. The balance of power between the two sides has changed. If Liang Xiao again touched the King of Guizi, he might be at a disadvantage. Under these circumstances, he voluntarily lowered his demands, agreeing that Aleusu would leave Arantya with 3,000 men, but that he would surrender all his weapons and promise not to set foot in the northern Tien Shan Mountains.

Alyusu agreed, and left Akaya with three thousand men. When he left, he didn't dare to look the eyes of the men who had been left behind. He knew that he had abandoned them, and they had abandoned him.

Learned of Aliusu's escape. Liang Xiao was very surprised. He was still thinking about how to defeat Lie Jiaomi and his army of 10,000, but he didn't expect that Dongfang Shuo had already done everything. He was secretly happy in his heart. Fooling the East into the Western Regions is the wisest of all decisions, and there is no one. This sharp mouth can be worth 100,000 soldiers.

When they met again, Aliusu was ashamed. Two months ago, when he and Liang Xiao met for the first time, they were strong and strong, so they didn't take Liang Xiao seriously, so they rejected Liang Xiao's suggestion very angrily and were bent on entering Chigu City. Two months later, Liang Xiao swept through the Qilian Mountains, but he was trapped in the Red Valley and almost died there. Although he escaped death with the help of Liang Xiao, his vitality was greatly damaged, and this feeling was worse than death.

Alyusu didn't get together with Liang Xiao for too long, leaving Zhen'an to negotiate with Liang Xiao on his behalf, and left with Tie Huali. According to his agreement with Hunter, he will no longer be able to set foot in the north of the desert. For him, this has blocked his possibility of dominating the east of the Green Ridge. Compared with the pastures south of the desert and the north of the desert, the population that can be supported is too small, but there are too many strong people.

For Aliusu's hurried farewell, Dongfang Shuo seems to have been prepared. "This person is arrogant, and this time he escaped death, and he will be troubled in the future."

Liang Xiao smiled. "What, you want to kill him now?"

"If you have that strength, now is a really good opportunity. It's a pity, you should think about how to save your life now. The war is almost over, do you want to go back to Chang'an, or to Dawan? ”

"Back to Chang'an?"

"Hmm." Dongfang Shuo nodded vigorously. "General Li went out to Longxi and was likely to fight the Xiongnu. When you go back, you're ready to show off your skills. ”

"What about the mission?"

"Leave it to me." Dongfang Shuo is in charge. "I'm better at doing these things than you."

Liang Xiao groaned for a long time, but still shook his head. "It's not that I don't believe in your abilities, it's that the time isn't right. If the empress dowager does not die for a day, it will be impossible for the imperial court to fight the Huns. What's the use of me going back? It's better to stay and run the Western Regions with your heart. ”

Dongfang Shuo stared at Liang Xiao's eyes for a long time, crooked his mouth, and smiled meaningfully.

"Why are you sinister smiling?"

"I'm just laughing sinisterly, but you're thinking sinister." Dongfang Shuo raised his big fan-like hand and patted Liang Xiao's shoulder. "I like it, though. Even if you want to go back, I don't want to go back. ”

Liang Xiao looked dazed. "What the hell are you talking about?"

Dongfang Shuo laughed, put his hands behind his back, and swayed away.

Liang Xiao watched him leave, raised his eyebrows inadvertently, and laughed silently.

――

Chang'an, Xuanmur Palace.

The Son of Heaven paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, walking briskly and revealing indescribable excitement.

Han Yan and the others stood aside, all smiling.

Li Guanghexi won a great victory, capturing dozens of nobles such as the king and the prince of Hutu, beheading more than 3,000 people, seizing nearly 10,000 horses, and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, which was a rare victory in decades. According to the practice of the imperial court, such a great merit must be made to be a marquis. For the Son of Heaven, this is also a great victory since he ascended the throne, as soon as he received the news, he couldn't wait to send someone to invite Prime Minister Xu Chang and Imperial Historian Zhuang Qingzhai to discuss.

He had already prepared the specifications for the reward, and he could inform the Empress Dowager just by waiting for Xu Chang and Zhuang Qingzhai to nod.

"Why haven't you come yet?" The Son of Heaven stopped and looked out of the hall with some impatience. The Lang officials held halberds and stood in the middle of the road, but the figures of Xuchang and Zhuang Qingzhai did not appear for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the confessor has just been out for a while." Han Yan smiled: "Your Majesty is still waiting for him patiently." They're old people, not so fast. ”

The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows, and there was something to say. "yes, maybe it won't be long before we see them."

"Who says it's not, life and death are fate, and no one can live a hundred years."

"Hey, hey." The Son of Heaven glanced at Han Yan and smiled knowingly.

――

In Changle Palace, the Empress Dowager leaned on the table, her sparse eyebrows trembled slightly, and her shriveled lips squirmed, as if she was saying something. Xu Chang and Zhuang Qingzhai knelt in front of her, pricked up their ears, stared and listened, but they couldn't hear a word clearly, so they had to turn their eyes for help to the princess of the pavilion Tao.

"Lord, this ......"

The Pavilion Chief Princess glanced at them, a little dissatisfied. "You are all ministers favored by the Queen Mother. What is a minister, don't you understand? Such a simple question still bothers the Queen Mother, you really don't lose the body of a minister. ”

Xu Chang's forehead was dripping with sweat, and his eyes were full of indescribable panic. The accusation of the chief princess of the pavilion is very serious, and she has lost the body of the minister, can she continue to be the third prince? Zhuang Qingzhai rolled his eyes and said tentatively: "Master, in fact, the minister also feels that something is wrong, but he is not rewarded for his merits, and he violates the law of my dynasty, I am afraid that he will not be able to explain it to the people of the world." ”

"Meritorious service naturally needs to be rewarded, but if it is not meritorious, but guilty, then should it be punished?"

"If there is a sin, it is punishable. Only, this sin ...... Where did it come from? ”

The princess of the pavilion raised the corners of her eyes, and said unhurriedly: "Is it a crime to destroy the imperial court and relatives, and to destroy the good situation of Han and Hungarian relations?" ”

Zhuang Qingzhai understood and nodded again and again. "The lord is reasonable, the lord is reasonable, but the ministers are confused. If it weren't for the guidance of the Lord, he would have made a big mistake. Master, have you had any free time lately? If you are free, the minister wants to visit the house and ask the lord for guidance. ”

The Pavilion Chief Princess laughed. "It's free, but I'm a woman, how can I know any big truth, and dare to let two princes come to the door to ask for advice. If you have this Yaxing, I can ask you to taste some knick-knacks. Recently, Chang'an has come to a lot of treasures from the Western Regions, but it is worth seeing. ”

Zhuang Qingzhai secretly complained. Of course, he knew that there were treasures from the Western Regions for sale in Chang'an City recently, but those treasures were very valuable, and even a prince like them could not buy them at will. The fluttering words of the princess of the pavilion Tao, and I don't know how much it will cost to satisfy her **.

However, in the face of this eldest princess, they only had to bow down and obey her orders, and did not dare to refuse. The two exchanged a look, left Changle Palace, and rushed to the Xuanshu Hall of Weiyang Palace together.

The Son of Heaven was already waiting anxiously, and when he saw the two appear, he hurriedly greeted each other with a smile. Invited the two of them to the palace, and as soon as he talked about the war in Hexi, he just wanted to ask about the suggestion of rewarding, Xu Chang frowned and asked: "Your Majesty, when did Li Guang decide to attack Hexi, why didn't the minister know at all?" ”

The Son of Heaven was stunned. "Last time in Changle Palace, in front of the Empress Dowager, didn't you say it?"

"Your Majesty, at that time, I was only talking about the three generals Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi, and Han Anguo going out of the town and strengthening the border defense, so as not to disturb the border by the Huns, but I didn't say that I attacked. Even if Li Guang was transferred to Longxi Taishou, he should also strengthen the border defense, how could he go to war rashly? ”

The excitement in the eyes of the Son of Heaven dissipated. He squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Chang and Zhuang Qingzhai. Xu Zhuang and the others didn't dare to look at him, and lowered their heads in unison. The Son of Heaven understood, and crooked the corners of his mouth. "The two of you are late, are you from Changle Palace?"

Zhuang Qingzhai hesitated for a moment and stood up. "What Your Majesty said is very much, it is precisely to listen to the high opinions of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Dou......"

"Humph!" The Son of Heaven brushed his sleeves away and threw Xuchang and Zhuang Qingzhai on the main hall.

Zhuang Qingzhai arched his hands awkwardly, glanced at Xu Chang, sighed, looked at each other and smiled bitterly-

(To be continued.) )