The next day, Dotun showed his vigor and left no trace of the drunken revelry, and he decided to step on the second line and win the allegiance of his close servants.

The Holy King committed suicide and solved an embarrassing problem, and Dotun showed great respect for the elder brother, personally arranged the funeral, and ordered the whole army to observe a moment of silence.

At noon, the body was cremated, and the ascension to heaven accompanied the old Khan, satisfying the hopes of the close attendants, Dotun gave a painful speech, reviewing the history of the Khan's family, praising the great Khan's kings who had become mythical, claiming that their divine surnames had been passed down through the blood to every Khan's son, so the death of the holy king and the kings before him was not simple, it was the withering of some branches and leaves of the Khan's family, and the beginning of the birth of more new shoots, and so on.

Fang Wen listened to this speech, which was quickly recited, and returned to the tent and said to the Dragon King: "Boastful talk, carving insect skills, just find a teacher from the countryside, and he can do it better than him." It was naïve for Dotun to use this method to win over people's hearts. ”

"Don isn't going to have this trick all he has, I'm afraid we'll have to do something. Gu Shenwei said that the charm of the speech is not only words, but also calm, strong, and far-sighted, and that Dotun has just shown a typical kingly style to everyone, which will have a subtle impact.

Fang Wen sighed, and had to admit that Duo Dun was more skillful than he thought, "Well, what the Dragon King said is right, we can't sit idly by, fortunately I'm prepared." While Totun pleases some, it inevitably arouses the resentment of others. I'm better left to me, and the dragon king can take advantage of the fisherman's profits, so as not to make people think you're a dodon imitator. ”

Gu Shenwei is indeed not good at Dotun's set of methods, and reluctantly doing it will only expose his weaknesses.

Fang Wen is busy.

Walking in the barracks, Fang Wen found that many soldiers were excitedly sorting out their bows and arrows, discussing the upcoming archery conference, and couldn't help frowning, thinking that this was probably another trick made by Dodun.

Fang Wen walked into Mo Lin's tent and asked directly, "Do you know what the shooting conference is all about?"

Merlin came with the Dragon King, and he was not familiar with the military advisor, so he was a little surprised by such a casual question, "Well, this is a tradition in the North Court, after the death of the king, an archery meeting will be held to elect a marksman. ”

"The title of the Ten Kings of the North Court has the word '曰' in it, and you are not shy about it at all. ”

"The death of the king is the fall, and the shooting conference was originally to find out the 'murderer', and the marksmen were to be martyred, and the old Khan changed this tradition, and the marksmen were no longer martyred, but also gave a heavy reward. ”

Fang Wen shook his head again and again, "It's incredible, before this, did everyone rush to shoot and miss?"

"No, the funeral is an honor, and the soldiers often rush to participate, and the winner dies. ”

"The murderer of the king, voluntarily martyred? ”

"The people of Beiting have their own ideas. ”

Fang Wen smiled and shook his head again, "You've only heard about it, and you've never seen it, right?" I know where the legend came from." ”

Mo Lin looked at the uninvited white fat man seriously, "This is what I saw with my own eyes, the old Khan abolished the rules of martyrdom, but there are still people who refuse to give up the tradition, at the funeral of the previous generation of King Kuayu, his cronies won the title of marksman, and committed suicide with a knife on the spot, only ten steps away from me." ”

Fang Wen laughed wryly, "Since you have seen it with your own eyes, you can't be wrong, but the Holy King probably doesn't have such loyal and brave subordinates. ”

"What's the matter with me?" asked Morin, not wanting to discuss the customs of the North Court with a foreigner.

"This shooting conference is obviously the idea of Prince Dotun, the Dragon Court has killed several princes, and no one has organized it, the King of Saint has already lost power, but made such a big move, Dotun wants to take the opportunity to win people's hearts and seize military power from Shulitu. ”

"The Dragon King sent you?" asked Morin again, preferring to deal directly with the Dragon King.

"No, I advise the Dragon King to recuperate, and I will solve the problem. ”

"It's okay to have something to say. Morin said coldly.

Fang Wen shook his head in a habitual manner, Mo Lin still retained the arrogance of the Khan King's wingguard, this is a trouble, but also a good thing, "I want to know—the Dragon King also wants to know—the thoughts of the soldiers of the close guards." ”

"Xiao Wang mixed all the soldiers, and there were no so-called soldiers in the close army. ”

"That being said, but the soldiers still make up more than half of the army, and as far as I can see, their contact and friendship with each other has never been broken, and the common soldiers are still in awe of them, and are more willing to obey them than before. ”

Morin thought for a moment, "Wait for my news." Then he walked out of the tent.

Fang Wen still had a lot to say, so Mo Lin just left, leaving him alone in a daze, shaking his head and muttering to himself: "Proud of talents, martial artists and literati are the same, alas, I haven't been 'proud' for a long time." ”

The shooting meeting was about to start, and Fang Wen hurriedly ran to see Azheba.

Azheba straightened his clothes and was about to go out, when he saw the military advisor taken aback, walked to the door and looked outside, and whispered, "What are you doing here?"

"You don't welcome me?"

"No, I...... He has returned to the command of Prince Dotun, and it is not suitable to deal with the Dragon King's people in private. ”

"I came to you for nothing to do with the Dragon King. ”

Azheba hesitated slightly, "You say, what's the matter?"

"You're also going to the shooting conference?"

"No, only soldiers are allowed to participate in the shooting conference. ”

"That's right, it's more appropriate to let the soldiers do this kind of thing. ”

Azheba's face changed slightly, "There was no martyrdom this time. ”

"It's okay, I'm not coming to you for the Shooting Conference. ”

"I'm busy, and Prince Dotun won't wait for anyone. ”

"One word, just one word. Fang Wen raised a finger, in comparison, Azheba was much easier to deal with than Mo Lin.

"Hmm. ”

"I want you to remember that little Wang Shulitu once saved your life. ”

The close guards once wanted to burn Azheba to death, but Shulitu sacrificed his life to protect it, and Azheba certainly won't forget, "What does the military advisor want to say?"

Azheba's tone softened, Fang Wen felt that it was done, and said with a smile: "Of course, loyalty is a good thing, but you should think about it carefully compared to the grace of saving your life." ”

This time, Fang Wen walked out of the tent first, leaving Azheba alone.

Fang Wen didn't say anything, it was not Shu Litu's credit to rescue Azheba alone, the Dragon King was the biggest behind-the-scenes hero, without the Dragon King's efforts, Shu Litu was just a twelve-year-old child, even if he sacrificed his life a hundred times, it would be useless.

Azheba knew this, he was not the kind of person who was ungrateful, Fang Wen was expecting the young officer's performance.

Liman was also a usable pawn, but he was kept by Dotun's side, and Fang Wen did not have a chance to meet him privately.

The shooting conference began, more than a dozen horses carried wooden targets, running back and forth in the fence, the first group of dozens of contestants bent bows and arrows at a place of sixty or seventy paces away, and at the same time there was a competition to see whose horse was faster, each with a mark on the arrow rod, and finally to see who hit the target the most, running too slow or shooting the horse will lose points.

Fang Wen stood in the crowd and watched for a while, he was not interested in archery, but just observed Dotun and Shulitu from a distance.

Dotun put down the prince's shelf, and like ordinary soldiers, shouted and cheered for the promising marksman, cursed and threw wine bowls, and several of his companions were as arrogant as they were, squeezing and dancing at each other, showing the depth of their friendship.

Shuli is a picture of a flat boat in the furious sea, and his thin body is no match for a strong adult man, and he can only occasionally show his little face full of fear in the middle of several arms.

As Fang Wen expected, Azheba stood behind Shulitu, and it was with his support that Shulitu could barely stand firm.

Bu Yiliman was the only bystander in the small group, and he was not as polite as a Beiting person.

After Shulitu made an excuse to leave the scene, Fang Wen also squeezed out of the crowd.

Shu Litu sweated profusely, took off his armor, sat on the couch and gasped, and looked very happy to see the military advisor, "Mr. Fang came just in time, tell the Dragon King for me, if there is a chance, I would like to meet the Dragon King alone." ”

"There's always a chance. Fang Wen said with a smile that he had been with this child for nearly two months, and seeing him grow up rapidly, although he could not compete with Dotun, he was no longer the naïve prince and grandson he used to be.

Shulitu ordered his entourage to retreat, "Mr. Fang, give me an idea. ”

"What's wrong?" Fang Wen pretended to be confused.

"I'm wondering if I'd give the army to Prince Dodun now. ”

"What?" Fang Wen exclaimed, and then understood that he had been fooled, Shu Litu was luring the snake out of the hole, and he had been deceived by a child, so he shook his head with a smile, "Why did Your Highness hand over the army?"

"Dotun is older than me, smarter than me, stronger than me, more popular than me, in short, he is better than me in everything, if he wants to defeat Prince Rollo in the east, Dotun is more suitable than me, and you also heard, 'The children of the Khan are stepping stones', I don't want to be a stepping stone to death, I have to take the initiative, right?"

"Not necessarily, Dotun has the legacy of the old Khan, but he has overdone it, he has regarded the Khan prince and his descendants as stepping stones, what is the battalion full of soldiers? Look at Dotun again, if he tosses like this, he can win the hearts of the people, but he will lose military discipline, and there is no way to compete with the whip Luo Luo in this way. ”

Scholitu finally began to confide in him, "There are quite a few supporters of Dotun. ”

"No more than His Highness and the Dragon King. ”

Shulitu thought for a moment and made up his mind, "I need decent guards." ”

"The Dragon King will provide. ”

"It's best to be Nie Zeng, I like him a lot. ”

"It should be fine. ”

Shulitu stood up and paced back and forth, the exhaustion on his body seemed to be swept away, "I have an idea, the military advisor can help me with the staff." ”

Fang Wen was taken aback, "What a coincidence, I also have an idea and need His Highness's help." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

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