Chapter 467: Killing the King
The princess's original idea was probably not to calculate one party, but to keep something that could be grasped, she knew that once she handed over the twenty or so pages, she would become an insignificant princess of a small country, and the best fate would only be to turn around in the hands of ambitious men.
As for who she was going to negotiate with the correct version in her head, outsiders would never know, perhaps even herself.
In short, she chose the Dragon King before he was about to discover the conspiracy.
That's enough.
Loyalty is a scarce quality, a hundred times more precious than gold and diamonds, and can not withstand squandering, after seeing and experiencing many betrayals, Gu Shenwei understands that the use of loyalty must be cautious, do not have excessive extravagance, even so, the power that loyalty can produce, is far beyond imagination.
In the eyes of others, the princess's allegiance was a means of getting out of the immediate predicament, and he decided to accept it, but to keep it within the limits of what both parties knew.
"Do you know how to tamper with the exercises?" This matter is very important, Gu Shenwei has to ask clearly, it is not easy to change a set of top internal strength methods to be credible, the princess does not know martial arts, and her self-righteous modification is likely to be seen at a glance.
"I don't know how I've changed. The princess gained confidence from the dragon king's tone, "I'll recite it to you......"
Gu Shenwei raised his hand to stop, "No, leave this secret in your heart, along with the correct version, hide it well, even if you forget it, it doesn't matter, but don't advance it to anyone, even me." β
The princess looked a little confused, so far, most of the situation was within the range of her expectations, but the dragon king was not interested in the real exercisesβperhaps too interested, the princess realized, "I will never mention it again unless I get the dragon king's order, but in the future, I may really have a confused memory." β
"It doesn't matter. Gu Shenwei decided to end the conversation, "Pack your things and get ready to leave at dawn." β
"Where to go?"
"A safe place to do what a queen should do. β
"Yes. The princess replied respectfully, and her heart was more steady.
When Gu Shenwei walked out of the princess's room, the sky was already white, and he pressed the handle of his knife and stood in the courtyard for a while, thinking about the situation he was facing.
Xu Yanwei poked his head out of the chamber and stared at the Dragon King suspiciously, without saying anything to disturb.
When Gu Shenwei saw her, he thought that she was indeed not the princess's opponent, but before finding a better candidate, Xu Yanwei was still the only choice, "Later, the princess will go out, and you will go with her." β
"Where are you going?"
"A safe place. Gu Shenwei gave the same answer and walked away.
"Can't he speak well?" Xu Yan whispered to himself.
Gu Shenwei went straight to the Shiwang Palace, and Long Chuanyun led dozens of guards to follow.
At the entrance of the palace, the lotus girl nodded at the dragon king, indicating that there was no accident, and it was safe inside, and the guards could stay outside the door.
King Shi stayed up all night, settled the pregnant palace maid, and sat on the chair in a daze, his eyes bloodshot, and he almost fell to the ground several times because of sleepiness in the middle.
When he finally saw the Dragon King, his energy had been exhausted in advance, and he had forgotten everything he wanted to say except for his bluffing glare.
"Congratulations, the royal family will eventually have a queen, and Begonia will give you a son. β
"Of course. King Shi's premonition was very strong, and he felt that Haitang must be pregnant with a boy, "So you don't have any hope, the Shi royal family will still have the surname Ju, not the surname Long...... The surname is Yang. β
"Dragon King" has become a name, and Shi Wang almost forgot that his name is "Yang Huan".
"You idiot. Gu Shenwei's tone was very flat, as if he was stating the simplest truth.
Shi Wang's face turned red, although he was a puppet, he had never been publicly insulted like this, "Which of us two is stupid, not necessarily." β
"The princess told me everything. β
Shi Wang's face turned even redder, "You lie......" He wanted to resist stubbornly, but immediately gave up again, "That little slut, I knew she couldn't be trusted, women are like this." But you don't dare to kill me. β
It was not so much the judgment of the stone king, but rather a kind of expectation on his part, and he was thinking of reasons all night, and as a result, he persuaded himself before convincing the dragon king.
King Shi has never really grasped the royal power, when the former prime minister Yang Dou fell, he took advantage of the chaos to issue a bunch of orders, which is the pinnacle of life, but such a person is so addicted to the fantasy that he will eventually take power, and refuses to open his eyes until death.
"It's a pity that you're redundant now, and you have to die. β
"No, no, you're scaring me, do you think I'm really stupid? Hehe, if you want to kill me, you should splash dirty water on me in the council room, and even call me out for public interrogation, but you don't, you still want to use me, I know, don't try to lie to me. I can do things for you, but you have to keep the baby safe in my belly and Begonia, and ......"
The stone king remembered what he was going to say, he wanted to put forward conditions, many conditions, and he found too many reasons why the dragon king did not dare to kill him, so that his confidence exploded.
"All I need is a stone king. Gu Shen interrupted the clown and planned to end the conversation as soon as possible, "And be obedient, your unborn son is more suitable than you." β
King Shi didn't understand what the Dragon King meant for a while, in his mind, the unborn son was more dangerous than himself, "You, what do you want to do? This is going to take the throne? Tell you, the people of Shi Kingdom will not agree, and neither will the entire Xiaoyao Sea." β
No matter how much you talk to the unenlightened Shi Wang, it's nonsense, Gu Shenwei clapped his hands, and four guards walked in and surrounded the Shi Wang.
The Dragon King turned out to be serious, and the Stone King panicked, "You...... I...... Begonias don't have to be boys......"
"I promise that in a month's time, she will definitely give birth to a boy. β
"IβI have something to say, Dragon King, don't you want to know who is against you, don't you want to know who the people in Jinpeng Castle are who contact me?"
Gu Shenwei replied with practical actions, he threw down the stone king who was already dizzy, and walked out of the palace.
Long Chuanyun came over and replied, "The five palace maids and ten eunuchs have all been controlled, and they will serve the Stone King as always." β
There was silence in the room, and after a while, four guards came out and stood in the doorway, they were going to prevent anyone who had nothing to do with entering.
Most of the information that King Shi can provide is what Gu Shenwei already knows, and there are some that it is better not to know than to know, what he wants is an army that can go to the battlefield, and he does not necessarily have to be loyal.
Gu Shenwei had just walked to the gate of the palace, just in time for Zhong Heng, who was galloping on horseback.
As soon as Zhong Heng heard that the Dragon King was in the council hall to try the murder case in the palace, he immediately hurried out of the camp, and when he arrived at the palace, he was already tired and out of breath, "Dragon King, I'm ...... Let's take a step to speak. β
There was no one in the nearby council chamber, which was just the right time for a secret conversation.
Zhong Heng calmed his heartbeat, bowed and saluted, and then asked, "Dragon King, do you really claim that the framer is Jinpeng Castle?"
"That's a fact. β
"Yes, but in this case, doesn't it mean declaring the war to begin? We are not fully ready, the recruits are training, and there is still a long ...... of food and grass."
Zhong Heng is a smart man with precise vision, but he lacks the most important decisiveness, Gu Shenwei had to remind him, "Prime Minister, the war has already begun, Shangguan Yun's proposal to strike the war is just a temporary retreat on the battlefield, within three days, there will be a riot in the Shi Kingdom, and within five days, the army of Jinpeng Fort will cross the desert, although the enemy's riot plan has suffered a little setback, but the follow-up plan will not change." β
Zhong Heng's mouth opened wide in surprise, collecting intelligence is also one of his duties, although he and Xu Xiaoyi have their own systems, he believes that important information has never been missed, "This ...... How is it possible? The snow has not yet melted, and the enemy forces have no signs of moving......"
"This is a surprise attack, Jinpeng Fort will not wait until everything is ready, the snow has not melted, but it has not delayed the march, as for the transfer, the Jinpeng Fort army has been prepared for a winter, and it can be pulled out at any time. β
Zhong Heng still couldn't fully believe it, because the Dragon King didn't come up with real evidence, it was basically speculation, but it didn't hurt to think about the situation seriously, "Then what should we do?
"General Dugu has made a set of plans, and I think it is feasible. β
Zhong Heng opened his mouth widen again, he was the prime minister, although he was nominally assisted by the stone king, but everyone knew that his real master was the dragon king, and he was excluded from the formulation of the big time to meet the enemy, which was not like the treatment that the prime minister should receive.
Gu Shenwei knew Zhong Heng's thoughts, so he added, "You came at the right time, there are a few things you can deal with, go back to the barracks before dark, and we have to make a more detailed plan." β
The Dragon King was pulling himself back into the decision-making circle, Zhong Heng understood the meaning, he couldn't ask for too much, he was in the situation of the Dragon King, and there was a good reason to trust different people in different fields, "Yes, please give the Dragon King an order." β
"Send the princess and the pregnant palace maid to Anguo and set off as soon as possible. β
"Yes. β
"Draw up a will, use the seal of King Shi, and send invitations to the three royal families of Kang, Sha, and Hui, inviting them to also go to Anguo. β
"Yes...... They won't go. Zhong Heng couldn't help but say, the positions of the royal families were still wavering, and they would never give up everything easily and go to the Dragon King's territory.
"It doesn't matter, it's up to them to decide whether to go or not, the content of the letter can be made public. β
"Yes. Zhong Heng still has many questions, and he can only ask them when he returns to the barracks.
"King Shi is going to the barracks tomorrow to review, you can arrange it. β
"Yes. Zhong Heng had the least doubts about this instruction, he didn't know that the stone king had only one name left.
"Gather all the ships of the free sea, and don't be too loud. β
Zhong Heng didn't know if he could close his mouth, and this last order was completely unexpected to him, "Dragon King, we are going to ...... Do you want to give up the stone country?"
Since the autumn and winter, Zhong Heng has done his best to transfer military supplies to Shi Guo, giving him the impression that the decisive battle will inevitably take place here, and the Dragon King has never hinted to him that this move is superfluous.
Gu Shenwei was noncommittal, he said that he would not make a detailed plan until the evening.