Chapter 261: Beard
Xu Xiaoyi tried his best to control his expression, he had been in Shule Country for a few years, and he felt that he had cultivated to the realm of silence, but he always looked like a transparent person in front of Brother Huan, which made him very unconvinced, and he was determined to try again, "Someone wants to see you again, guess who?"
This time his intuition didn't help, Gu Shenwei thought it would be Shangguan Tian at first, but seeing the surprise deliberately hidden on Xu Xiaoyi's tense face, he changed his mind again and thought about it, "Moyang." ”
The surprise in Xu Xiaoyi's heart poured out, and he couldn't stop shaking his head, "I can't hide anything from you, if you are allowed to do business, how many times will our current money have to be doubled." ”
Doing business and guessing people's hearts are not exactly the same thing, and letting Gu Shen manage the money will cost him all his money.
He already vaguely understood Moyang's intentions, but he was still invited to go to a manor outside the city to meet the biggest obstacle to convincing the king of Shule.
Moyang was old-fashioned, seeing that the dragon king was not very enthusiastic, he nodded slightly, and didn't even stand up, "The head of the dragons, the king of the five peaks" was just a snow bandit leader in his eyes, "Do you know my intention in looking for you?"
Gu Shenwei shook his head, did not sit down, and kept his distance from the arrogant old man, in Biyu City, no one dared to see a killer so rashly, in Shule Country, officials who didn't even know martial arts regarded the killer as a swordsman who could be supported at will, not only met alone, but also had a rather arrogant attitude.
Which world is more normal, Gu Shenwei is a little unclear.
"Everybody says you're a smart guy. Moyang took a sip of tea and said with his eyes down.
"Smart people don't guess what other people think. Gu Shenwei held his hand on the hilt of the knife.
"Well, yes, I'll get straight to the point. The bombastic scholar you hired has the ability to convince Your Majesty, but as long as I am here, your purpose will not be achieved. As for the reason, I might as well make it clear that it has nothing to do with the situation in the Western Regions and the safety of the country, this is a personal vendetta, my third son, and the son I like, died at the hands of the snow bandits, just for this, I vow to kill all those barbarians, regardless of men, women, old and young. It's a pity that no one in the Shule Kingdom is willing to go into the Great Snow Mountain to suppress the bandits, and it was you who helped a lot to unify the Snow Bandits, take them out of the Great Snow Mountain, and provoke the Shule Kingdom, so that I could have the opportunity to watch all of you die before I was alive. ”
Moyang's voice grew louder and higher, ending with an almost angry curse.
"Just to tell me this, you don't have to bring me. ”
"I wish that was all there was to it. Mo Yang lowered his voice, and the next words were obviously against his original intention, so he said it quite reluctantly, "Time has changed, the situation is different, and I can't live a lifetime with the old past." Now, you have a chance, agree, I will step aside, let the scholar persuade His Majesty as much as he wants, if you don't agree, I will throw out another plan, which is definitely better than yours, so that Your Majesty cannot refuse. The life and death of the Great Snow Mountain depends on your choice. ”
"Agreeing seemed like my only option. ”
"That's right. Moyang replied cleanly, he held the lifeblood of the dragon king in his hands, and believed that he had the upper hand and did not need to compromise needlessly.
"Even so, I have to know what your 'other plan' is. ”
"I have a way to get half of the territory of Biyu City. With that, Moyang picked up his teacup again, this was enough, there was no need for a killer to know everything.
It turned out that this was the price that Shangguan Tian was ready to pay for borrowing troops from Shule, he would rather be half a Dubu king, but also betray immediately, Gu Shenwei felt that King Shule would not be so easily tempted by this plan, and the military dispatch of Jinpeng Fort would cause a violent reaction from the Central Plains and Beiting, and it would be a pressure that Shule could not bear.
However, with Moyang, the situation is different, the land is like a divine weapon to the emperor, and there is always an irresistible temptation to the martial arts master, and under the influence of the monarch, King Shule is likely to make a short-sighted choice.
"You want me to help you kill someone. ”
"This is like what a smart person should say, I want you to kill someone for me, but I am in front of me to protect myself, you know what I mean. ”
"The prime minister is now a supporter of the Great Snow Mountain. ”
"Of course, you gave him 10,000 taels of gold, and everyone knows about it, even Your Majesty has heard of it, and maybe you even promised to kill for him. However, you have to understand one thing, the prime minister's support is half-hearted, but my opposition is to spare no effort, even if you fight for your life, you have to block your lobbyists. So, you choose. ”
Gu Shenwei was speechless, he was thinking about the relationship between these three murder schemes with a knife.
"I hope you're not thinking about how to kill me, Prime Minister Shi has always meant this. Moyang misunderstood the killer's silence, "Someone knows that you have come to see me, and as soon as I die, Your Majesty will immediately send troops to attack the Great Snow Mountain to avenge me, and I still have this weight in his heart." ”
"I agree. Gu Shenwei said, holding three "only choices" in his hand, which just gave him more leeway.
"The day after tomorrow is the second court meeting, after the end of which I will stay and talk to His Majesty in secret, and before I can wait for the news I want, this matter will be blown off. ”
Gu Shenwei didn't say goodbye, and left directly, the matter was getting more and more complicated, and he had to discuss with the military advisor.
When he returned to his residence, it was already completely dark, and Gu Shenwei jumped over the wall to enter the courtyard, he had not walked through a serious door for many years.
Chu Nanping appeared from the shadows, he volunteered to take on the duty of vigilance, and never slackened, "You're back." ”
"Hmm. Gu Shenwei waited for the young swordsman to speak, knowing that he would not show up just to say hello.
"You should care about Tie Linglong. ”
"What's wrong with her?"
"She's been practicing knives a little too much these days, as if she has something on her mind. ”
Gu Shenwei looked at Chu Nanping and wondered if he also had something on his mind, "Speaking of concern, you should talk to Xu Xiaoyi, he attaches great importance to his friendship with you." ”
"Nope. At the mention of Xu Xiaoyi, Chu Nanping's voice became stern, "As long as he still has that beard, I won't talk to him." ”
"That bearded ......" Gu Shen said before he spoke, and Chu Nanping had disappeared.
The boy is a good swordsman, but not a good killer, Gu Shenwei just used the content of the "Book of the Dead" to help him improve his swordsmanship, but did not teach the whole scripture, this is one of the most important reasons, Chu Nanping is known as ruthless, but in fact, it is full of emotions, which is contrary to the concept of the "Book of the Dead".
The breakdown of these two good friends stemmed from a joke a year ago.
Xu Xiaoyi drank too much, Chu Nanping also drank a lot, he has a strange principle, thinking that friends should advance and retreat together, no matter what the hell Xu Xiaoyi has ideas, he will do it seriously, even if it is not something he likes, such as drinking.
Chu Nanping's cheeks were ruddy, more and more like a gorgeous girl, Xu Xiaoyi was half admiring and half joking, and said something that made his good friend angry, "Xiao Chu, the bitches in Liuren Lane are not as good as one of your fingers, and women have to be ashamed of themselves in front of you." ”
Xu Xiaoyi grew up in a brothel, and in his opinion, his words were completely sincere compliments, but he forgot that Chu Nanping was a famous swordsman.
Chu Nanping had already pulled out his long sword, and almost completed the level of the ruthless swordsmanship "Killing Friends and Cutting Love", and suddenly thought that he was angry, which did not conform to the original intention of the swordsmanship, so he put away the sword and coldly threw down a sentence, "Don't think that you are a man with a mustache." ”
The two of them stiffened because of this little thing, and they didn't talk much for nearly a year, Xu Xiaoyi apologized a few times, but he resolutely disagreed to take off his beard, which meant a lot to him, and he didn't take it off coldly, as if he didn't wear clothes.
Gu Shenwei refused to say that it was a child's trick, and it was too far away from him.
He came to the backyard and saw from a distance that Tie Linglong was dancing the knife alone, the little girl had only practiced for three years, and the knife technique was already good, and she had also learned the Wudao Divine Skill, which was less than Chu Nanping, only four chapters, and the "Book of the Dead" was not learned at all.
Gu Shenwei saved Tie Hanfeng's granddaughter at that time, thinking that this would be a good seedling of a killer, but it turned out that he was wrong, Tie Linglong hid hatred in her heart, but she couldn't control this power, just like now, as soon as she entered Shule City, she practiced her knife desperately, and she didn't have killer calmness at all.
Maybe this is not the problem of Tie Linglong and Chu Nanping, Gu Shenwei thinks that his training method is illegal, he himself has not experienced the basic training of the Carved Wood Academy, and that lack cannot be made up for no matter what, let alone teach others.
He didn't ask Tie Linglong what was going on, he didn't even know how to speak, in the eyes of the killer, it might be a good thing to be controlled by hatred once in a while.
Fang Wen was anxiously waiting for the Dragon King, and after hearing him finish talking about the three murder plans with a knife, he was puzzled, "This...... It's too much of a coincidence. ”
Gu Shenwei couldn't help but think, if it was Zhang Ji, he would definitely be able to see through the conspiracy hidden in it at a glance, "No, it must be unfortunate, in fact, it is logical." ”
"How?"
"If you want to kill someone and you don't want to be exposed, then there is only one way, to blame the other person, and this 'other person' had better have a good reason to kill. ”
Fang Wen gradually woke up, he could see the general trend of the world, but he was never qualified to participate in the conspiracy of hand-to-hand combat, and reacted more slowly in this regard, "You are the Dragon King of the Great Snow Mountain, the enemy of the Shule Kingdom, so Prime Minister Shi Cheng wants to use you to kill the king; you are the killer Yang Huan, the rival of Jinpeng Castle, so Shangguan Hong wants to use you to kill your brother; you gave Prime Minister Shi Cheng a head and formed a grudge, so Moyang wants to use you to kill competitors." After each party achieves its goal, it will put the blame on you, and even if someone doubts, they can't say the flaw. ”
Gu Shenwei nodded, the Great Snow Mountain was still too weak, and the killer Yang Huan was just a small fish in Jinpeng Castle, and everyone felt that they could use him without paying too much price.
"What should we do? We have to choose one, especially Prime Minister Shi Cheng and Mo Yang, the requirements of these two people are diametrically opposed, but if either one succeeds, Daxue Mountain can benefit, which is a good thing. ”
"I've agreed to it all. ”
"This ...... What are you going to do?"
"Achieve everyone's goals and then mine again. ”
Gu Shenwei has a plan in his mind that is not very formed, the core of the conspiracy is not whether it succeeds or fails, but who holds the control, even if the conspiracy fails, the controller behind the scenes can also benefit from it, Gu Shenwei has suffered losses in the past, and he has a deep understanding of this.
He's going to take control back.
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