Dugu Xian traveled all the way from Qianqi Pass, deeply disturbed by what he saw and heard, and after arriving at Biyu City, he wanted to meet the Dragon King immediately, but he waited for two whole days before being allowed to go up the mountain.

The Dragon King did not intend to belittle General Zuo, he was indeed very busy: Prince Shule, who had escaped a few days ago, was captured alive, and Prime Minister Zhong Heng and the right general Shang Liao escorted the prisoners to Biyucheng at the same time, not only to ask for merit, but also to solve the contradiction between the two.

The dragon soldiers stationed in Biyu City also caused a lot of trouble for the dragon king, and the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain agreed to accept Shangguan as the king of Dubu, and from then on completely severed the connection between Jinpeng Fort and the killers, but the soldiers from the country of incense were brewing dissatisfaction, and they still regarded the lotus girl as an enemy, and felt that they had been left out.

The two-day delay was also beneficial, Dugu Xian was able to think more deeply about the current situation, and as soon as he saw the Dragon King, he was able to point out the core of the problem, "The Dragon Army needs a war, the sooner the better." ”

Jinpeng Fort is full of houses made of stone, even in broad daylight, it can't let in much sunlight, and it needs candles to illuminate, Gu Shenwei sat on a wide chair, and admired General Zuo's true words, "Well, but who is it better to fight?"

There was a ready-made map in the Dragon King's room, and Dugu Xian pointed at it with his remaining arm, "The Eastern States of the Western Regions intend to form a coalition army, and the Dragon Army can strike first and push the border of Biyu City thousands of miles east in one fell swoop." ”

"That's a thousand miles of desert Gobi, and it might anger the Central Plains army. ”

Dugu Xian's fingers swept across a large blank area, then several country names, and finally stopped at the word Loulan, "It is to anger the Central Plains army, so that all the soldiers of the Dragon Army know one thing - war can happen at any time, so that everyone will not slack off." ”

Dugu Xian turned to face the Dragon King, "Please allow me to talk nonsense." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"Now that I think about it, Dubu King Shangguan Fa died too early, and the people of the Central Plains also withdrew from the Qianqi Pass, and the soldiers of the Dragon King seem to feel that the war is over, and the rest of the thing is to reward meritorious deeds, many people are thinking about the fiefdom of the country of Xiangji, according to my observation, as long as the Dragon King says a word, more than half of the soldiers will immediately put down their weapons and go thousands of miles away to be farmers. ”

It was still the time of the Battle of Xiaoyaohai, and Gu Shenwei gave a large area of land in the country of incense to newly recruited soldiers, which was very important at the time, but now it has become a hidden danger of division.

"Everybody doesn't like war. ”

"Nobody likes it. Dugu Xian shrugged, his idea was very simple, and he was confident that he could get the support of the Dragon King, "But this is the meaning of the army, without war, the army will be scattered." The dragon army is already showing signs of disintegration, and to put it seriously, if it is not stopped sooner, it is likely that there will be a civil war. ”

"Can Qianqi Pass stop the people of the Central Plains?"

"If the Central Plains army presses the border, the Thousand Cavalry Pass will definitely not be able to stop it, but-" Dugu Xian has been thinking about it for a long time and is willing to take a risk, "The victory of the new Khan King of Beiting is very timely, Shulitu only needs to gather troops and make a big move south, and the Central Plains will not easily increase troops to the Western Regions." The dragon army needs a clever war to provoke the Central Plains a little, but don't go too far, I mean, the dragon army needs just the right amount of threat......"

Dugu Xian is not good at expressing himself, Gu Shenwei already understands what he means, "The military advisor and the general have similar ideas. ”

"Really?" Dugu Xian's eyes lit up, he knew that Fang Wen had a great influence on the Dragon King.

"But the military division is worried that the soldiers of the Dragon Army have lost their fighting spirit, and one or two wars will be useless. ”

"What then, seeing the army fall apart?"

"The idea of the military advisor is this, instead of provoking the Central Plains 'just right', it is better to make a long-term plan. ”

"In the longer term, is the Dragon King planning to start a war with the Central Plains?" Dugu Xian was surprised, but he didn't expect that the Dragon King and the military advisor were much more radical than himself.

"Not now, but in the future, maybe five years, ten years, maybe even longer. ”

"However, even if it is another hundred years, the strength of all the countries in the Western Regions will not be enough to fight the Central Plains. ”

"Of course, only Beiting can compete with the Central Plains, so the key is to firmly control the new Khan King Shulitu, and not to go back to the old road: as soon as Beiting and the Central Plains reach the decisive moment, they will rush to conquer the Western Regions. ”

Dugu Xian was stunned for a while, and found that the Dragon King had been looking at him, and suddenly came to his senses, "Is the Dragon King going to send me to the North Garden?"

"It's not just you, it's the others, as I said, that the new Khan must be firmly controlled. ”

This is not the same as the strategy planned by Dugu Xian in advance, it is grander and more complicated, controlling the entire grassland with a small half of the Western Regions, this is an unprecedented feat, "I...... I will only fight. ”

"That's enough. ”

Fang Wen made an extremely large plan for the Dragon King, in which no one took full responsibility, and each person only performed a small task: first Nie Zeng and other personal guards, they would be the first to go to Beiting, in the name of protecting the safety of the new Khan, to control Shulitu's surname, then Zhong Heng, to take over the civil officials of Beiting, then Dugu Xian, his main duty was to gain the trust of the Beiting army, and when Shulitu was older, he had to designate a big and small Yan clan, one of whom had to be a woman from the Great Snow Mountain.

Fang Wen wants to weave an unprecedented net, not only to control Shulitu, but also not to cause too much disgust.

Gu Shenwei felt that Dugu Xian was not completely convinced, but it didn't matter, hundreds of thousands of Beiting cavalry was a huge temptation for any general, and Dugu Xian had no reason not to accept it.

As soon as Dugu Xian said goodbye, Zhong Heng came, this was the fifth time he had met the Dragon King in three days, so there were not many polite words, "The Dragon King has to make up his mind as soon as possible, although Xiao Wanguo is weak at the moment, there is a large amount of grain and grass that the Dragon King has hoarded before, Shangguan Yun, and a large number of remnants of the Jinpeng Army who went to take refuge, even if Daxue Mountain shows mercy to the Shangguan family, he must capture Shangguan Yun back to Biyu City, and he can't raise tigers for trouble." ”

Gu Shenwei still didn't make a decision, but told Fang Wenyes's plan.

Zhong Heng was even more surprised than Dugu Xian, and thought for a while before asking: "What is the ultimate goal of the Dragon King? Occupy the Central Plains and claim himself emperor, or force the Central Plains Imperial Court to hand over the enemy through war?"

"That was later. In fact, Gu Shenwei hasn't thought about it yet.

Zhong Heng hopes that there will be an answer now, "The Central Plains will not sit still, and the North Court is not so easy to control, I hope that the Dragon King will think twice before acting." ”

"Do you think the military advisor's plan is not feasible?" Gu Shenwei was eager to hear different opinions.

Zhong Heng didn't answer immediately, he was the same as Dugu Xian, he didn't expect the Dragon King to have such great ambitions, and many things hadn't had time to think about yet, "I just think...... The people of Beiting are very proud, if they hear that the new Khan King is controlled by foreigners, they may set up another Khan King, and then the Dragon King will have to fight for Shulitu, one after another, the Old Khan King took decades to completely unify the steppe, how long will it take the Dragon King? Ten years may not be enough. If the Dragon King's purpose is revenge, I believe that before the war happens, the Dragon King's enemies in the Central Plains will already be dead. ”

Zhong Heng found that he had talked too much, and he was not appreciated by his boss because he couldn't speak, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Of course, no matter what the ultimate goal is, as long as the new Khan King is controlled, there will be no harm to the Western Regions." I'm willing to go to the North Garden, and the Dragon King just needs to give the order. However, the Dragon King has to settle the Western Regions first, Shang Liao is not trustworthy, he has been expanding his power, and he wants to open up the road between Xiaoyaohai and Shule Kingdom, and it seems that he has some plan. ”

Seeing off the prime minister, Gu Shenwei thought alone for a while, and summoned Fang Wenis again.

The military advisor was full of confidence in his plan and added many details, but he agreed with Zhong Heng's opinion that the Dragon King had better think of the ultimate goal as soon as possible, no matter what, the difficulty difference between seizing the territory of the Central Plains and forcing the Central Plains to hand over several nobles and ministers is incomparable.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Gu Shenwei had time to spare and went to the inner house of Jinpeng Castle.

The children of the Shangguan family were not driven out, and there was no need for Shangguan Ru to commit suicide, although she never admitted it, she was still regarded as the protector of the Shangguan family, and even Gu Shenwei felt so.

"I hope you can take care of Shangguan Cheng, he is still too young. ”

Shangguan Ru lives in his former small courtyard, but he no longer has the protection of the shadow guard, "You really believe me." Then she understood that the dragon king's request had another meaning, "You plan to ......"

"I tried. Gu Shenwei said that he had met many people in the past few days, and everyone had different ideas, and he knew that the whole plan had no chance of success, "The military advisor wants to control the King of Beiting Khan, and that is a plan made to please me, and he actually doesn't have much confidence." No matter how many of my men I send to the North Court, they will eventually become North Court people, even myself. ”

"You're going to ...... Going alone?" Shangguan Ru asked.

"And her. ”

"She's dangerous. ”

"That's why I'm going to take her away if it happens...... Accidentally, my revenge is over. ”

"You're the Dragon King, can't you end it on your own?"

"I can't do it. ”

He couldn't do it, even if his skills had not yet recovered, he was still controlled by hatred, and with the death of Dubu King, the interest in fighting for hegemony had vanished, and it could never be recovered, Fang Wen saw the signs, but the proposed solution had no effect.

It was in Shangguan Ru's room that Gu Shenwei wrote several letters in his own handwriting, hoping that they could resolve the struggle between several forces under his command, one of which was addressed to the elders of Long Chuanyun and the Great Snow Mountain, in this letter, he gave an order for the last time as the Dragon King, allowing the patriarch of Huagai Peak of the Great Snow Mountain and the lord of Biyu City, Long Chuanyun, to marry two wives.

After writing the letter, Gu Shenwei walked out of the room and happened to see Han Fen and the lotus girl.

"Dragon King, I think the Imperial Master is a little better, she can basically recognize who I am now. Han Fen said happily.

"Don't call her the Imperial Master in the future. ”

"What's that called?

"Huo Yun, that's her original name. ”

"Huo Yun, ah, that's a good name. Han Fen repeated it over and over again, deciding to use this title in the future.

"Come with me. ”

"Where are you going?"

"A far away. ”

(This volume ends, and the next volume is the trip to the Central Plains, the finale.) ）