The tavern was filthy and dim, and a handful of drinkers stared at every guest who came in by chance, like a pack of well-fed lions, and when they sat down, they would soon join the group and show the power of their gaze to the next guest.

As soon as Gu Shenwei entered, he found that the customs here were completely different from Biyu City, rude, without a sense of danger, and he didn't know that his gaze might cause death.

Zhong Heng beckoned at him from the innermost dark corner.

"Great place you chose. Gu Shenwei said that he had already sat down at this time, and he was no longer noticed by others.

"No, it's just a tavern. Zhong Heng smacked his lips, looking leisurely and fascinated, "Close your eyes, you can imagine this place as a south wall, I haven't been back for more than three years, I really miss the wine there." ”

Gu Shenwei noticed that Zhong Heng used the word "go back", he was from the Central Plains, not a resident of Biyu City, but he regarded it as his home.

Zhong Heng was the deputy of the special envoy sent by the Central Plains to the Five Kingdoms of Xiaoyaohai, and when acquaintances met, he asked the Dragon King to meet privately.

It had been almost ten days since Gu Shenwei left Biyu City.

This place is called Shuangquan Village, in the east of Biyu City, has not yet gone out of the boundary of the city, is the last post station to enter the desert to the south, this desert is not too big, five to seven days away, opposite is the Xiaoyao Sea.

All the teams going to the Five Kingdoms of the Sea of Freedom should reorganize and rest here, stock up on clean water, and hire guides.

It was here that Gu Shenwei met with the envoy of the Central Plains Xiaoyaohai and prepared to leave together.

In Gu Shenwei's eyes, Zhong Heng was a slippery officialdom veteran, so seeing his vicissitudes of life and a down-and-out appearance, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, "The wine on the south wall is still the same as before, and Lord Zhong has changed a lot." ”

"Hehe, yes, the more mixed it is, the worse it gets, but it's the Dragon King, who would have thought, tsk. Zhong Heng was surprised, his eyes kept sweeping over the Dragon King's face, as if it was the first time they met.

"I haven't thanked Lord Zhong yet, I heard from the military advisor that you have helped a lot. Gu Shenwei didn't like Zhong Heng's gaze very much, and wondered in his heart that he didn't seem to be such a rude person before.

"Hey, that's the dragon king's gold, I'll keep it for me, the dragon king is willing to pay 20% of the honorarium, I'm too late to be happy. The dragon king is so smart, if you hadn't written to me two years ago that the gold was buried there, I would have thought the dragon king had transported all the gold away. ”

Gu Shenwei once assassinated Wei Lingmiao, and buried dozens of carts of gold in a big pit in the camp, and according to the agreement, he divided it with Shangguan Nu and Zhong Heng.

Two years ago, Gu Shenwei was in the process of fleeing, and heard that Shangguan Nu was very shocked by Huan Nu's life experience, and intended to join forces with his father to hunt down the traitor, so he sent someone to write a letter to Zhong Heng, entrusting him to dig up the gold and distribute it to Shangguan Nu, as a gesture of friendship.

At that time, Gu Shenwei had already decided that the rift in Jinpeng Fort could not be bridged again, Shangguan Nu was a small enemy, and the real big enemy was Shangguan Va.

"It's all right, and this time it's up to Lord Zhong to help. ”

Zhong Heng glanced left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Don't expect too much from me, let alone that one, Dragon King. ”

"That one" refers to the envoy of Xiaoyaohai, Zhong Heng asked the Dragon King to meet privately, in order to introduce the details to him, Zhong Heng has this motive, because for several years, he will receive two thousand taels of silver every month, occasionally interrupted, and will make up all afterwards.

"Oh?" Gu Shenwei already felt that the envoy of Xiaoyaohai was lukewarm to him, but he didn't know why.

"He is a close confidant of Lord Wei, and he is very jealous of the Dragon King. ”

"Wei Song is back in the Western Regions again?" Gu Shenwei felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, half of Gu's revenge for destroying the door fell in Jinpeng Castle, and the other half was related to Wei Song, he always wanted to find out the truth behind it, but Wei Song fled to Shule back then, borrowed the North Court, and returned all the way back to the Central Plains, Gu Shenwei didn't have time to catch it.

Zhong Heng nodded, "The Dragon King has to be careful, Lord Wei is now the protector of the Western Regions, and he is in charge of the Western Regions, and the attitude of the Central Plains towards the Dragon King is a bit difficult to say." ”

Zhong Heng was also extremely wary of Wei Song, he served as the captain of the city patrol under the city governor, but in the end he almost died in the hands of Wei Lingmiao, with the help of Huan Nu, he escaped from Biyu City by means of deception, and then finally entered the regular in the Central Plains Army, as soon as Wei Song served as the protector of the Western Regions, he knew that his future was going to be unstable again.

"Will he make the Central Plains change his attitude and support Jinpeng Castle?"

"Of course not, the grand strategy of the Central Plains will not change, but to be honest, he is not so supportive of the Dragon King and the Great Snow Mountain. ”

The two chatted for a while, and Zhong Heng settled the bill, and walked out of the tavern one after the other.

Fang Wen predicted that this trip would be difficult, thinking that the biggest guarantee of success was the support of the Central Plains, but he didn't think that even this point would come to naught, and at this time, Gu Shenwei had not yet stepped into the stone country.

Shuangquan Village is very small, but thirty or forty households, the livelihood of the whole village is to provide water and guides to the past business travelers, usually few people in this season, this winter is unusual, but in a few days, seven or eight teams have gathered, and the number is increasing every day.

Several monks lined up and passed in front of the tavern, Zhong Heng suddenly sighed, "I'm afraid the king of Shiguo is already in a hurry." ”

"These monks are monks of the Four Noble Truths. Gu Shenwei remembered that there was no monk arrived yesterday.

"The Four Noble Truths have a huge influence on the Five Kingdoms of the Joyful Sea, and several kings have become monks there after their abdication, and I bet these monks are also going to the Stone Kingdom. ”

This is another bad omen, indicating that Jinpeng Castle is determined to win the throne of the Stone King.

The two of them walked around the tavern, and within a few steps, they saw the Jinpeng Banner waving in the wind.

The Ninth Young Master Shangguan flew in.

Compared with the small team led by Gu Shenwei, Shangguan Fei almost led a small army.

The camp of Jinpeng Fort was set up outside the village, the scale was about the same as the village itself, Gu Shenwei said goodbye to Zhong Heng, and when he returned to the house, Lin Xiaoshan immediately came to report the news, there were two hundred people in Jinpeng Fort, including one hundred guards, and the others were miscellaneous servants who transported the dowry.

The monk of the Four Noble Truths really came with Shangguan Fei.

After Lin Xiaoshan left, the lotus girl brought further news that there were fifty killers in Shangguan Fei's camp who were dedicated to protecting the young master.

If there is a choice, even if there are ten princesses waiting in the Stone Country, Shangguan Fei does not want to leave the Biyu North City and the Stone Castle, in order to make him feel at ease, Mrs. Meng sent all the guards within her ability, fifty killers, fifty swordsmen, enough to launch a mutiny in the Stone Country.

Gu Shenwei brought thirty people, most of them swordsmen, Xiaoyuetang only sent the lotus girl and the customs merchants, and the rest stayed in Biyu City to deal with possible surprise attacks.

The wild horse is not dead yet, and Gu Shenwei has to guard against it.

That evening, Gu Shenwei unexpectedly received an invitation to meet with Shangguan Fei.

In order to show that there was no ill will, the meeting place was chosen by the dragon king, and Gu Shen designated the tavern at the head of the village, which was almost the same distance from the residences of both parties.

From the shopkeeper to the drinkers, they were all driven away, this place belongs to the realm of Jinpeng Castle, and the words of the black-clothed killers are very authoritative.

Shangguan Fei looked very nervous, he wanted to laugh a few times freely, but it turned out to be a weird dry laugh coming out of his throat, "Dragon King, I didn't expect the two of us to be competitors. ”

According to the agreement, both parties can bring an entourage, and the person Shangguan Fei brought is Shangguan Hong, the two of them have the same father, but looking at Shangguan Hong's hand and standing cautiously, he is no different from a slave.

Zhang Ji was already about to abandon this unqualified master, and he probably didn't know that Gu Shenwei had a little sympathy for him.

Shangguan Hong pretended not to recognize the Dragon King, and he didn't even raise his head.

Gu Shenwei's entourage was Lin Xiaoshan, dutifully guarding behind the Dragon King.

"I really didn't expect it. Gu Shenwei felt that it was a mistake for King Dubu to let Jiuzi propose to the princess, "I didn't even expect you to be interested in the princess." ”

Shangguan Fei's face flushed, he didn't like women, only a few people knew about it, unfortunately, the Dragon King was one of them, and he was the one who knew it best.

"The Great Snow Mountain and Jinpeng Fort are negotiating peace, and there is a temporary truce. Shangguan Fei said abruptly, looking a little impatient.

"That's right, in half a month, the temporary truce will end. ”

"At that time, the peace negotiations will definitely succeed, and there will be no rupture in between. Shangguan Fei immediately added.

"I hope so. ”

"In any case, the temporary truce is now in effect. ”

"Yes. ”

"It's not only effective in Biyu City, but also in Shiguo. ”

"Yes. ”

Shangguan Fei felt a little relieved, "I believe in the Dragon King, so, we are...... Compete openly, and no one will make intrigues. ”

"Yes, there are no intrigues, everything has to be laid out in the sun, above board. ”

The Dragon King agreed so happily, Shangguan Fei was deeply puzzled, and then he understood what the Dragon King meant, compared to the Dragon King, he couldn't be "above board", that was his death hole.

Shangguan Fei's appearance is somewhat similar to his sister, if it weren't for the fact that his eyes always looked hesitant and dodgy, he should be considered very handsome, Gu Shenwei couldn't help but wonder, how could the difference between the two brothers and sisters be so huge.

"Dragon King, let's make a deal. Shangguan Fei hesitated for a moment, and finally wanted to tell his true purpose.

Gu Shenwei was noncommittal, Shangguan Hong on the opposite side received a hint and withdrew from the tavern, Lin Xiaoshan glanced at the Dragon King, and also followed behind and withdrew.

There were only two people left, Shangguan Fei was even more nervous, his eyes swept over the sword on the Dragon King's waist, "You know, I didn't want to be a colt, but this is the order of the king, and no one can disobey it." ”

Gu Shenwei still didn't speak, and he couldn't think of any deal Shangguan Fei could make with him.

"As for me, I actually have no ambition, I just want to be my ninth young master in peace, and I don't have the ambition to inherit the king's title, don't listen to other people's nonsense. ”

King Dubu only has five sons left, one is in prison, one is a mutiny, one is an illegitimate child, and one is not easy to publicize, only Shangguan Fei is normal on the surface, and the king seems to belong to him, and what he is most afraid of is to become the target of public criticism.

"What the hell do you have to say. Gu Shenwei was already impatient, and Shangguan Fei seemed to be still treating him as a slave, which made him angry.

"It's simple. Shangguan Fei took a step back, "You give up the idea of killing me, and don't stop me from marrying the princess, I'...... I'll give my sister to you. ”

Seeing the Dragon King's angry expression, Shangguan Fei immediately added, "She's in the camp, you can see her at any time." ”

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