Conscious of his clear conscience, Azheba had never sworn allegiance to the Dragon King, and he made it very clear that his master would always be Prince Dotun.

But when he stepped out of the tent, he still couldn't feel at ease.

Don didn't make a decision in front of everyone, only said that he needed to meet with the dragon king in person, if it was the former Azheba, he would take every word of the prince as true with those partners, but now he couldn't help but think about it a little more, he vaguely saw that the prince had a strong hostility towards the dragon king, and his suggestion was likely to give the final word to this hostility.

From an objective standpoint, Azheba felt that his suggestion was not wrong, for people like the Dragon King, he could only choose between confrontation and dependence, and any wavering would be seen through by the Dragon King.

Xiao Wang Shulitu chose to cling, but Dotun tended to confront, I don't know why, Azheba felt that Xiao Wang was right.

He suppressed this rebellious thought, and after a short rest, he went to meet Shangguan Ru as a friend to carry out an unwilling task.

Duodun is thick on the outside and thin on the inside, Azheba and Shangguan Ru nodded to each other, he looked at it at the time, and asked afterwards: "Do you know the woman of the country of incense?"

"Yes. Azheba gave a general account of Shangguan Ru's acquaintance with him in the prison of the Old Khan, which caused a series of heckling among his companions, and also made Dotun more interested.

"I'm proposing to her, I want her to be the big clan, what do you think?"

"There is no woman more suitable than her, but she is not from Beiting. ”

"It doesn't matter, this was a problem in the past, but now it is difficult for the three descendants to protect themselves, and they are no longer able to interfere with who I marry. The trouble is - she doesn't agree, since you're friends, go and be a lobbyist for me. ”

Azheba was impulsive, and almost said that Shangguan Ru's relationship with the Dragon King was beyond the ordinary, but he held back, because he had never seen it thoroughly, let alone understood it, especially since he was familiar with Dotun's surname, which would only make the prince have the idea of competition, and he had to marry Shangguan Ru.

Shangguan Ru had already prepared the wine and food, "I thought you had forgotten your friends......? What else?"

"There is wine without words, and there is wine without dancing hurting the body. These are a few words that Azheba and others often say when they drink, but I didn't expect Shangguan Ru to remember them.

Azheba's interest was high, and the only regret was that there were people to accompany him at this banquet, and Xu Xiaoyi and the two most capable subordinates came prepared, and they had to fight with the guests of the grassland.

Xu Xiaoyi has a little bit of a sister's talent and knows which men he should guard against for the Dragon King, but he will not stay on the scene abruptly like Xu Yanwei, but does it naturally, as if it is really just for drinking.

Azheba saw the enthusiasm of the people of the Western Regions, and the dishes were so varied that most of them could not be named; after three cups of food, Xu Xiaoyi and his two subordinates had already made peace with the guests; in other words, the braggadocio skills of the people of the Western Regions were no worse than those of the people in Beiting, and Azheba felt that he was drinking with three big people who could decide the situation in the world; Xu Xiaoyi and the others were really far behind, but they were not shy at all, and they danced clumsily, which made Shangguan Ru laugh.

Nearly two hours later, Azheba bowed to the wind and couldn't afford to sit at the desk, Xu Xiaoyi was not so easy to deceive, but he had already overdrawn his drink, and he had more than enough strength to unconsciously slide under the table, and his two subordinates had already fallen asleep with the table legs.

Shangguan Ru was the least drunk among the people, but he was also a little drunk, holding the wine bowl and looking around blankly, "Where are all the people?"

Azheba sat up, his hands on the table to keep his balance, if it weren't for the heavy responsibility, he would have fallen asleep a long time ago, "Oops, the reputation of the people of Beiting who are good at drinking has probably been ruined by me." ”

Shangguan Ru looked down for a moment, "Haha, you still won, the three of them are sleeping under the table." ”

Azheba looked at Shangguan Ru, thinking that some words would be easier to say after getting drunk, but it turned out to be even more difficult, because this was not what he really wanted to say at all, "I'm here to ask for Prince Dotun's marriage." ”

"Isn't he still giving up?" Shangguan Ru drank it all and tilted his head to think for a while, "There is one thing I always forget to say, in fact, I am already married." ”

"What?" Azheba slipped and almost fell, and in order to hide his embarrassment, he hurriedly grabbed a wine bowl and sat down, "How can it be...... When?"

"Well, two years ago, his name was Meng Mingshu. ”

Azheba was completely unfamiliar with the name," he ...... What about people?"

Shangguan Ru pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "I was killed by the Dragon King's means." ”

Azheba was dumbfounded, the relationship between the Dragon King and Shangguan Ru was already complicated in his opinion, and now it was even more cloudy, "The Dragon King kills...... How...... You guys...... This ......"

This was not Shangguan Ru's most drunk, but she especially wanted to speak, "You want to ask why the Dragon King didn't marry me?"

Shangguan Ru's boldness still surprised Azheba, "Yes, since you ...... The dragon king is willing to kill for you. ”

"Because it was my father who ordered the slaughter of the Dragon King's family, because I killed his best friend, he did not dare to marry me, for fear that it would destroy the hatred in his heart. Shangguan Ru said calmly, and suddenly felt a little more relaxed.

Azheba realized the bitterness and sadness in these words, and a heroic spirit surged in his heart, "Let me go and tell the dragon king, don't lose love because of hatred, that will lose the bow and arrow after losing the horse, and the grassland man will never be afraid to marry the daughter of the enemy." ”

"You've forgotten your mission. Shangguan Ru said with a smile, the entanglement between her and the Dragon King is not something that can be explained in one or two sentences, let alone persuaded by one or two sentences.

Azheba bowed his head in a dejected manner, "Can I persuade you as a friend?"

"Of course. ”

"Feelings are temporary, power is one, it doesn't matter who you like, I believe that the dragon king can marry anyone for power, you ...... He should marry the prince of Dotun and become a great clan in the future, so that he can have his own army, and he will not be controlled by others, let alone ......"

"Drink bar. Shangguan Ru interrupted Azheba, "Power is not for everyone, today I marry someone for power, tomorrow I have to kill for it, and then there is continuous betrayal and betrayal, I know that this is an ability, everyone looks forward to it, but I really can't do it, neither soft-hearted, nor kind, just ...... Lack of ability can be regarded as a kind of laziness. ”

Azheba's heart was pounding, and he almost told the truth in his heart, but he still held back, "I understand, what do you need my help with?"

"Forget what I said before, it was all drunken talk, and it shouldn't be true. If you have to help, let Dotun die, and if you still have the strength to spare, help me get Shaomin back, she is my niece, and I promised to take her to the land of incense. ”

Azheba nodded solemnly, and when he took his leave, he treated her with both respect and pity.

Dotun made an exception to summon Azheba alone, without the other partners present, "We're going to tell you some secrets." Hearing this, the partners winked at each other.

"Or does she refuse?" asked Dotun.

"Yes, she said......"

"It's okay, I'll continue to work hard, she can't run away, you don't have to care, it's not her I want to talk to you. ”

Azheba looked at the prince in astonishment, and suddenly understood that this was a trick in which Dotun could naturally have a private conversation with him without arousing the jealousy of his other companions.

"Yes, Your Highness, please speak. ”

"Hmm. Dotun pondered for a moment, "I have always trusted you more than anyone else, which is why I left you in the Dragon Court, thousands of miles away, I must appoint a cronie who can stand alone." ”

Azheba's face turned red, "I disappointed His Highness, I ......"

"No, you don't, the current situation is actually very good, half of the Western Regions belong to me, the child raised by the Dragon King is fighting against Luo Luo, no matter who wins or loses, it is beneficial to me, and even the Dragon King only brought 10,000 cavalry to the Western Regions, if you think about it carefully, it is also a good thing, at least I can freely choose the means to deal with it." ”

"I don't have much credit for any of these things. ”

"Hehe, you are too modest, if it weren't for your efforts, the Dragon King would not have come with 10,000 people with confidence. ”

Azheba boldly asked, "It is rumored that His Highness has formed an alliance with Jinpeng Fort and the remnants of the King of Death, and thousands of cavalry of the King of Pursuit had surrounded and suppressed the Dragon King a month ago. ”

"The rumors are not wrong. Don would not lie to the "most trusted person", "But at this time and then, the Dragon King has already gathered an army of more than 100,000 troops, in comparison, the remnants of the King of Chase do not have much strength left, and the killers of Jinpeng Fort can only be used occasionally, and it will not be of much help to the battle for the grassland, I have written to the Dragon King to explain it clearly, and I believe he will also understand." ”

"Is Your Highness planning to form an alliance with the Dragon King?" Azheba was surprised, this was completely different from the impression he had received in the previous meeting.

"I read Xiao Yan's letter and had some new ideas. There is a huge price to pay for forming an alliance with the Dragon King, you know, I will not bow to anyone, not even temporarily, but Xiao Yan swore to me that the Dragon King had no ambition to annex Beiting, and he said that the Dragon King knew very well that the people of the grassland would turn their backs and would never bring humiliation on himself. ”

"Judging from the attitude of the Dragon King towards the little king Shulitu, he is indeed very clear about the important surname of the Khan king's bloodline. ”

"Shulitu, it's still my grandson by generation, right?"

"Yes. ”

"This kid is the crux of everything. ”

Azheba was stunned, he didn't expect the prince to attach so much importance to the little puppet.

"The only way to help the weak and suppress the strong, to fight for power, the dragon king also used this trick, he wanted to form an alliance with me, but he also left behind. ”

"Schulitu has a lot of potential, but ...... The Dragon King should know very well that Shulitu cannot be the opponent of Prince Luo Luo, and if the Dragon King wants to get the full support of Beiting, the only choice is His Royal Highness, and only His Royal Highness can compete with Luo Luo. ”

Dotun smiled, "Everyone thinks so, but have you ever thought that the Dragon King doesn't need the support of the entire North Court, if his goal is only the Western Regions, half of the North Court is enough." ”

"Half?"

"Well, let the North Court split, Luo Luo occupies the east, Shulitu is in the west, and half of the North Court can easily sweep the Western Regions, and it is easy to control, this is the Dragon King's plan. ”

Azheba thought for a while, "That's right, Your Highness is right, I'm so stupid, I didn't even see through it." ”

"You're not stupid, you just stand at a different angle, but don't say these things to the outside world. I have a plan to test the truth. ”

Knowing that Dotun was going to give him a task, Azheba listened with his head.

"Find an opportunity to make my suggestion to the Dragon King: I am willing to exchange the 70,000 cavalry of the Western Regions for the 150,000 troops of the Dragon Court, and the only condition is that he will give me Shulitu's head. ”

"Less for more, this ......" King Azheba Jue would definitely not agree.

"What were the original conditions for the alliance? I will not borrow 100,000 troops, but give them, and I will also cede a large piece of land north and west of Tongtian Pass to him, so that he will have a place to put his horses, isn't this generous enough?"

"In this case, the dragon king should be tempted. ”

"If the Dragon King still refuses......"

Azheba knelt down on one leg, "That means that the Dragon King has other plans for His Highness, please rest assured, My Highness and I will strike first." ”

"Don't worry, wait for my order, I still hope that the Dragon King's ambition will be a little less and accept my suggestion. Dotun helped Azheba up, knowing that he had regained the heart of his beloved general, "Besides, that woman, let's make a bet to see who can snatch her first, fair competition, I won't use the identity of the prince to press you." ”

Dotun blinked, and Azheba was shocked and fell to his knees again.

(To be continued)