Xiaowan is located in the north of the Tianshan Mountains to the west of Tongtianguan, as one of the countries of the Western Regions, connected with the mountains and rivers of Beiting, and has no defense in the face of the steppe iron cavalry, and has been a loyal vassal of the Khan from the first day of the founding of the country.

"It is such a small country, with a radius of only six or seven hundred miles and a population of less than 100,000, but it is one of the safest countries in the Western Regions, and it has not had a major war for at least fifty years. Shangguan Yun introduced as a master.

"Until you usurped the throne. Old Man Mu said bluntly, frowning at the deserted street.

Gu Shenwei led 10,000 cavalry to the capital of Xiaowan Kingdom, half of them were stationed outside the city, and half of them entered the city.

The city is built on a hill, almost two-thirds of which is embedded in the valley, and the cliffs are the walls, and the perimeter is a two-story stone wall, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack despite some years.

From the Dragon King down, including Shangguan Yun as the master, they are all complete outsiders to this valley city, so it is no wonder that everyone closes their doors and shows silence and vigilance.

Shangguan Yun would not be angry, he shook his finger at the old man Mu, "Strictly speaking, this is a smooth handover, the Xiaowan royal family has no male heirs, and it is inevitable that the royal power will be granted externally, I just happened to be favored by the princess." ”

"How did I hear that Dugu Xian, the general of Zuo under the command of the Dragon King, is the Xiaowan royal family? Shangguan Yun, you might as well give way to him, everyone in the world will definitely give you a thumbs up. ”

Shangguan Yun knew that Old Man Mu was joking, and said a few times, "Dugu Xian voluntarily gave up his inheritance, he likes to fight, and there is no war to fight in Xiaowan Kingdom." ”

The palace was close in front of him, and Shangguan Yun sighed with emotion, "I'm home." ”

Old Man Mu never gave up the opportunity to be sarcastic, "Cut, can you live here for a month?"

"It's a feeling. Shangguan Yun still didn't care, "Mu Daxia Xianyun Yehe, I'm afraid there has never been a place to call home, right?"

Old Man Mu was stunned by the title of "hero", and after a while he realized that this might be a sarcasm, but he had lost the best opportunity to refute it.

The gate of the palace was open, the guards with spears stood with their heads held high, and more than a dozen eunuch attendants welcomed King Yun back to the palace side by side.

"What about the princess?" Shangguan Yun asked happily, "When the dragon king arrives, she doesn't have to avoid it. ”

An old eunuch groveled, his voice trembling slightly, "Princess...... I went out a while ago. ”

"I'm out, why don't I know?

"I sent someone to deliver the letter, Your Majesty may not have received it, the princess went to Loulan Kingdom to visit her aunt, Princess Loulan. ”

The smile on Shangguan Yun's face became a little thicker, "The grassland is too big, this kind of thing can happen, Dragon King, I'm really sorry, but it's okay, everyone can be more comfortable." ”

Gu Shenwei didn't care about this kind of thing, Long Chuanyun led the guards into the palace to check the situation, and Nie Zeng and Tie Linglong assisted him in arranging defense to ensure that there were no loopholes.

After everything was arranged, Gu Shenwei entered the palace to rest, and as soon as he entered the room, the old man Mu and the slaughtering dog came over and said in unison: "The Dragon King should be careful." ”

"This Shangguan Yun looks quite sinister. Old man Mu said.

"This palace looks like a trap. Even the slaughtering dog also saw a little way, "What princess looks at relatives, I think it's refuge." ”

"I have my own opinions. "Gu Shenwei is not an easily deceived person.

Old Man Mu and Tugou glanced at each other, but Tugou still said, "Dragon King, won't we just stay here all the time, when...... Going out and breaking in?"

"I have my own opinions. ”

The two old men went away disappointed, complaining to each other that they didn't speak skillfully and didn't show the true thoughts of the dragon king.

In the evening of this day, Shangguan Yun set up a banquet to entertain everyone, and at noon the next day, the Xiao Yan clan outside the city returned the invitation.

The little man refused to stay in the palace, on the pretext that she was more used to sleeping in a tent, but her true thoughts were known to many people, and the little man wanted to fly to Prince Dotun immediately, but her status required her to be more reserved, and she had to wait for Dotun to send someone to pick her up.

It was also on this day that Azheba arrived at Xiao Wanguo, and he failed to bring back the invitation of Prince Dodun, or even a letter, which made Xiao Yan both puzzled and disappointed, and the banquet ended hastily.

Sending away unnecessary guests, Xiao Yan left Azheba and the Dragon King, and asked directly, "What did Don say?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince hopes to meet with the Dragon King as soon as possible......"

"What did he say to me?" Xiao Yan didn't care about the presence of the Dragon King, he knew everything anyway.

"Well, Your Highness hopes that the Xiao Yan clan will have a good rest and not be too tired. ”

Xiao Yan's brows furrowed, she was a smart woman, but she was easy to be stupid in Prince Dodun, but she finally stuck to the bottom line and didn't show it in front of the Dragon King, "You guys talk about big things, I'm tired, I need to rest." ”

Azheba didn't want to express an opinion on Xiao Yan's actions, so he went straight to the point, "His Royal Highness the Prince has entrusted me with a proposal to the Dragon King. ”

Say. ”

"His Royal Highness is willing to use the 70,000 Northern Courtyard troops of the Western Regions plus a large piece of land north of Tongtian Pass in exchange for all the cavalry left in the Dragon Court, and these 70,000 soldiers belong to the Dragon King, and from now on they are from the Western Regions. ”

Gu Shenwei looked a little surprised, "This is not the same as the alliance plan that I said before. ”

"Your Highness means that this will be more beneficial to both sides, Your Highness can immediately take over the war against Rollo, and the Dragon King can have the advantage of completely overpowering Jinpeng Castle. ”

"That's all?"

"And ...... His Royal Highness wants the head of the little king Shulitu, there are no two commanders in the army, and it is enough for the descendants of the old Khan to have one. ”

"Sounds reasonable. What do you think?"

"I am a subordinate of Prince Dotun, and it is not appropriate to give advice to the Dragon King. ”

"To be honest, I thought you would stay in Tongtian Pass and never come back. ”

"Your Highness actually sent me to deliver the letter......

"So you're now Prince Doddon's messenger?"

Azheba thought for a while before saying, "Yes, I think I made it clear about this before. ”

"That's right. Gu Shenwei said flatly, ending the topic, "My answer is that I need to think about it for a while, you are the messenger of my mutual trust with the prince, so it is up to you to arrange a meeting, the sooner the better, I will answer him in person." ”

"Yes. Azheba retired, and suddenly remembered that there was still a sentence that he hadn't said, "Shangguan Jiaotou is also passing through the heavens." ”

Gu Shenwei nodded.

Azheba couldn't figure out whether the dragon king already knew or just learned from his own mouth, he always hid and pretended to be mysterious, and Azheba immediately thought that he was really not worthy of the dragon king's trust, and it was better not to know anything.

He didn't go far before an officer stopped him and claimed that he had been invited.

Xiao Yan retreated from everyone, leaving only Azheba alone, which was an unusual courtesy, "There is no one else, tell me the truth." ”

"Yes. "Azheba explained Prince Dotun's plan, "Your Highness hopes that the Xiao Yan clan can stay here to stabilize the dragon king's mind, and at the same time try to calm the army's mind, in case of an incident, he will not be caught off guard." ”

"So he thinks I'm still useful, right?"

Azheba knew that he had to say something to answer the Xiao Yan clan correctly, "Your Highness means to come to Fang Chang, now is the time for the heroes to fight, and it is not appropriate to leave a handle for others." ”

"Hey. Xiao Yan sneered, "It turns out that I am a hot potato now, and this is not the Central Plains with complicated rules, whoever wants to say anything is up to him, give me 50,000 cavalry, I can shut everyone up." ”

"Xiao Yan is right, but it's not as simple as shutting up. ”

Of course, Xiao Yan also understands this truth, "I'll say it casually, don't tell it to Dotun, I'll do what he wants, but I bet that the Dragon King will accept the suggestion, his own territory and his own army will have a hundred benefits and no harm, why doesn't he agree?"

Azheba couldn't say anything.

Gu Shenwei has no one to discuss, he left Fang Wen in the Dragon Court, and his assistant is also to monitor Shu Litu, Chu, Tie, and Nie are all teenagers, Long Chuanyun is simple, Han Wuxian is bent on chasing and killing the lotus girl, and he can't provide advice on this kind of thing, Old Man Mu likes to talk, and he knows a little bit about everything, but Gu Shenwei doesn't want to talk to him.

Only Shangguan Yun remained.

Gu Shenwei already had a plan in his heart, but he still wanted to talk to someone, especially Shangguan Yun still had many secrets.

The Dragon King came to visit suddenly, and Shangguan Yun was not surprised, and ordered someone to bring tea, "I know that the Dragon King doesn't like to drink." ”

"The tea was very good. ”

Shangguan Yun looked at the spacious study, "There is a disadvantage that the house is too big, I didn't sleep well last night, and I always think about what is not locked." ”

"The palace is a little smaller than Jinpeng Castle, you are not used to it?"

"I left Castle as a teenager and went back to live in a dungeon, and Castle is full of people, and if you pick up a rock, there will be one or two killers popping up underneath, which is reassuring to look at. ”

"If it were a different person, I would only be worried when I saw the killer. ”

"That's right, that's true, so the Dragon King actually believed me, which will definitely surprise many people. ”

"Well, many people are surprised, but I do have a fancy for the capital of Xiaowan Kingdom, and it is difficult to find such a strong city in the North Court and the Western Regions. ”

"Hehe, the Dragon King must be the same as I thought, the founding of Xiaowan Kingdom is simply to be a vassal of Beiting, why bother to build a solid capital?" Shangguan Yun showed a childlike excited expression, "There is no living person who can tell the reason, I am looking for reasons in ancient books, but unfortunately the books here are as rare as Beiting, so I have to ask the dead for help." ”

"Royal Mausoleum. ”

"Hehe, I still respect the first king very much, basically did not cause damage, in short, I found the reason, this city is the product of a certain Khan king on a whim, he was afraid that the Khan's position was unstable, so he built a fleeing stronghold for himself, but he died and did not use this city. ”

"So it can withstand a siege of tens of thousands of people?"

"Yes, and only a few thousand troops, there is a problem: lack of food and grass. ”

Gu Shenwei narrowed his eyes slightly, "You said that our alliance is only valid in the North Court. ”

"Yes, but Xiaowan is a vassal of Beiting, and I didn't count it in the Western Regions. ”

"Is there any other way you can make me believe you than words?"

Shangguan Yun raised his head and thought for a while, "If the Dragon King has the opportunity to go to Biyu City again and observe the changes in the Meng family, he may be able to find a reason to believe me." ”

Coincidentally, Gu Shenwei really had plans to visit Biyu City.

(To be continued)