Dotun was looking forward to this battle with the Dragon King, and since he couldn't confirm whether the Dragon King was in retreat or not, he simply forced him to show up and make a decision.

"You've let me down. Dotun stared coldly at Liman, seven paces away, and a wave of anger and sourness at betrayal welled up in his heart.

Despite his large following, Dotun wisely chose only ten core companions, beyond which the prince's friendship would be devalued, and below that would be less powerful.

For these ten people called "partners", Dotun carefully selected to ensure that each one had something extraordinary, and Azheba and Liman were among them, the former had a sense of justice and marksmanship, both of which he needed, and the latter's most obvious advantage was his identity.

Liman is the son of a general, and according to the tradition of the Beiting people inheriting his father's business, he has been trained as a general since he was a child, and has the highest status among the ten companions of Dotun.

"I had hoped that one day you would become my general and lead my troops in battles for me. Dotun continued, and the other eight companions lined up on both wings like wings, each with the same expression as their master, angry and self-contained, "In just half a year, you have changed into a person, and you have actually given the Naihang clan as a gift to my enemy, I should not have left you in the Dragon Court. ”

Liman knelt on the ground, his hands tied behind his back, and as a man who had fallen out of favor and might lose his surname, he behaved too calmly to the point of mockery, and when he saw the prince shut up, he felt that he could speak, "My understanding of loyalty is to tell His Highness what he thinks is right, and not to let His Highness take a detour, obedience and flattery are not loyalty, that is the practice of a cowardly servant. ”

These words angered everyone, and Dotun's "wings" instantly turned into claws, and the eight companions had the potential to tear Liman to pieces in one fell swoop.

But Dotun laughed, enjoying the wrath of his companions, which was what he understood to be loyalty, and waited for a moment and said, "Give this traitor a chance, let him tell me what I went wrong." ”

Liman took a deep breath, whether others believed it or not, he was still loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince, and what he said was from the bottom of his heart, "The Dragon King is a rare talent, which will be of great help to win the throne, since he is willing to form an alliance with His Highness, His Highness should cherish it, instead of half-truths, and even make a trick behind his back." ”

One of his companions couldn't hold back any longer, and stepped out of the crowd and pointed at Liman, "Look, these are the words of a self-proclaimed loyal, as if the Dragon King is his master, and our Highness will grovel to ask for the help of a foreigner." What kind of thing is the Dragon King? It's just a defected killer who has earned a little reputation by being ruthless, and he can't even compare to a good steppe cavalryman, so what qualifications can he compare with His Highness?"

Liman glanced up at the person, "Yes, the scab on your neck is still there, right?"

He also subconsciously raised his hand and touched it, "What do you mean?"

Liman shook his head, "It's not interesting. Then he said to Dotun, "Your Highness, if you still want to be the lord of the steppe, do not listen to these flattery, you are not yet the king of the Khan, and you do not have the most powerful power, and sometimes even groveling is necessary. ”

The scolds came and went, and Liman still insisted on saying loudly: "Even the old Khan King, when he was young, he once bowed his head to the enemy, Your Highness, you have not achieved an inch now, and breaking with the Dragon King is tantamount to cutting off your own arm." ”

"An inch of work has not been built?" Ye Yu walked over, grabbed Liman's neck and twisted it back hard, "Half a year ago, His Royal Highness was still a hostage, and now he has 70,000 iron horses, and behind him is a large piece of land in the Western Regions, which is also called an inch of work has not been built? Are you jealous?"

Liman stubbornly refused to turn his head, and another partner came over, and the two worked together, all Liman saw was the tent curtain, he finally turned his head and looked at the cold Prince Dotun again, "What is easily gained will be easily lost, Your Highness, wake up, the North Court has been divided, not the division of the east, west, north and south, but the division of the upper and lower layers, soldiers and officers, herdsmen and nobles, everyone has their own ideas, contrary to each other, you can't always be on top, that will make the division more serious!" Seventy thousand cavalry who are loyal to you today will not hesitate to change their masters tomorrow, and they are far from really all the forces you have. ”

More friends gathered around, and they gave up arguing, trying to subdue Liman with force, as if this was still their childhood game.

The crowd twisted into a ball, and Duo Dun shouted, "Enough!"

The companions retreated, all red-faced and red-eyed, like fierce dogs forced to stop biting their prey.

Liman's nose was blue and his face was swollen, but his expression was more determined, and he met the prince's gaze without fear.

"It seems that you are not going to repent. ”

Liman's voice softened, Duo Dun was not only a prince, but also his friend, his best friend, "Your Highness, believe me once, Luo Luo's army has swept through half of the grassland, unstoppable, we can't afford to be divided, the current situation is chaotic, any possible ally is worth cherishing, not to mention that the Dragon King has achieved a huge reputation in the North Court, which is beneficial and harmless to His Highness." ”

"I also know and understand the Dragon King, do you know what Azheba told me?"

Liman shook his head, he hadn't seen Azheba in a while.

He said that the dragon king should not be underestimated, and that he should either form an alliance with him or strike first. ”

Li Man was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Azheba to hold this opinion, and thought about it, "Azheba is right, but what he sees is the relationship between His Highness and the Dragon King, not the pattern of the entire North Court." ”

"So you have a wider vision than him?"

Liman ignored the prince's sarcasm, "Your Highness chose to strike first?"

"Beiting belongs to the Khan family, this is a tradition for hundreds of years, the dragon king is whimsical, thinking that he can shake this tradition, he even persuaded you, Liman, but I won't be fooled. ”

Liman knew that he had failed, so he had to hold on to the last hope, "Why didn't Your Highness ask Xiao Yan's opinion, she must be the same as I thought." ”

"Hmph, you're asking me to listen to a woman's opinion? "But I'll tell you that you're wrong, and the little Yan's opinion is diametrically opposed to yours, and she said that if you don't do it now, you won't have a chance in the future." ”

Li Man was taken aback, in the past few months of communication, he had the impression that the Xiao Yan clan was very optimistic about the Dragon King, and made every effort to promote his alliance with His Royal Highness the Prince, how could it change so quickly?

Speechless for a moment, Dotun felt that he had won.

A soldier came in to report that the dragon king had entered the customs with his entourage.

Dotun snorted, and ordered the tent to be lifted open, revealing another tent opposite, "The dragon king will be taken there later, and then ......"

"Ten thousand arrows are fired. He excitedly continued, for it was his idea, but under Dotun's stern pressure, he hurriedly shut up, regretting his transgression.

"I know that the Dragon King's martial arts are very good, I don't know if he can dodge five hundred sharp arrows, if he can be unharmed, I will admit that he is a miracle, and willingly ally ally with him. ”

The partners all laughed, and in order to make up for their previous mistakes, they laughed especially loudly.

Liman's face was pale, and he didn't understand why these people were so stupid, they were all close friends of his, drinking and having fun together, talking about ideals, and all of them had insights at that time, how did they achieve a little status, and they were so arrogant that they thought that the throne of the Khan was within reach?

They hadn't experienced the changes in the Dragon Court, and they hadn't seen the madness of the guards and the blank eyes of the ordinary soldiers, so Liman thought regretfully.

"The Dragon King won't come. Liman whispered, feeling that the facts in front of him were clear at a glance.

"What did you say?" asked the prince.

"The Dragon King won't come. Liman raised his voice, "He is suspicious, he won't be so easy to be fooled." ”

"That's what you're used for. The whole plan was also proposed, so he had to defend it, "You fought for the reconciliation of the Naihang clan for the Dragon King, and this matter has not been fully achieved, how can he be willing to let you die?" Haha, the Dragon King has already entered the city, where do you want to go?"

Liman refused to answer, he was convinced that the dragon king would not be fooled, but he could not think of what the dragon king would do to avoid the trap.

The news came one after another, and the dragon king got closer and closer, bringing only a total of about fifty followers, and it seemed that he was very urgent.

Liman was worried in his heart, the dragon king he knew should not be fooled, but when everyone is careless, if he shouts a warning later...... Liman immediately vetoed the idea, and assassinating the Dragon King was even more dangerous than a half-hearted alliance, and would even kill His Highness.

He knew the dragon king's revenge, and no matter what his friends thought, Liman was still loyal to the prince in his heart.

Ye Xuan obviously didn't think so, and reported that the dragon king and his party had arrived at the gate of the barracks, and he immediately took out a rag and rolled it into a ball, stuffed it into Liman's mouth, and wrapped his mouth around the second piece of cloth.

An army member ran in in a panic, "The dragon king's retinue was left at the gate, but Azheba followed him in. ”

Everyone was shocked, and they had already thought of this possibility in advance, and said to the prince: "No way, the dragon king probably wants to use Azheba as a shield, which shows that he has been fooled, once Azheba is transferred, the dragon king may see through the trap." ”

Dotun was silent, and the messenger whispered: "The dragon king is almost here." ”

"That's right, Azheba will understand, he is not like Liman, he is a loyal man. ”

The eight partners are on the same page, proving with serious expressions that one day they will "voluntarily die" like Azheba.

In the distance, Liman saw two people striding towards the tent that was used as a trap, one of them was none other than Azheba, and the other was wearing a cloak, which was supposed to be the Dragon King.

Liman's heart moved, but he couldn't speak, he was anxious and hateful, so he could only shake his head desperately at the prince.

Dotun didn't care, and it wasn't until Azheba and the man were about to enter the tent that he came to his senses and blurted out, "That's not the Dragon King!"

(To be continued)