Chapter 431: Emotional Wounds
Fang Wen lived in a large mansion near the palace, and he had enough food and clothing every day, but he still hid in his room and sighed, feeling that he had been left out in the cold, which was more painful than being imprisoned in Biyu City.
The Dragon King has returned, and the person who reuses it is not his dignified Daxue Mountain military division, but Zhong Heng, a small military attache in the Central Plains, and Dugu Xian, the general of Jinpeng Castle who surrendered.
Now that the enemy is present, he is fine, he has nothing to do all day, no one cares about his thoughts, the dragon king is not as serious as before, and even the Jinpeng killer seems to think that he is worthless and has never tried to assassinate.
"A companion is like a tiger", he kept ringing this sentence in his head, the cunning rabbit is not finished, and his lackey is about to be cooked.
Occasionally, Fang Wen would also reflect on himself, the army of the Great Snow Mountain was thousands of miles away, and the Dragon King's hegemony had not improved much, and he should bear part of the responsibility.
It was he who proposed the overall strategy of taking advantage of the Shule Kingdom, uniting the Central Plains, and temporarily reconciling with Jinpeng Fort, but only succeeded in the first half, and the ending was a fiasco.
But he thought that the Dragon King's mistake was even greater, he was just a scholar in the countryside of the Western Regions, and he could only learn about Jinpeng Castle by rumors, and the Dragon King came out of the stone castle and had seen the Dubu King with his own eyes, so he should think further.
It was a self-soothing thought he never intended to say to anyone.
The people who snubbed him were not just the dragon kings, but also others.
Because of the failed "coup", the Xu brothers and sisters no longer bothered with him, as if it was all his fault, Fang Wen was indignant about this, because he believed that if the Dragon King hadn't rushed back in time, Zhong Heng would definitely surrender, that was an unprincipled speculator, as long as he obtained the price given, anyone could buy his allegiance.
The last is the princess, as soon as he thinks of her, Fang Wenshi feels a sore heart, the news of the marriage between the dragon king and the princess came, he didn't sleep all night, he tried to persuade himself, denounce himself, provoke himself, the blurred beast in his heart, always wanted to jump out, desperate to show the power of evil.
Fang Wen was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that he was still thinking about it like a teenage hairy young man.
He couldn't help but think that the princess's smile, every move, was clearly imprinted in his mind, and he couldn't help but erase it when he said it.
Speaking of which, Fang Wen and the princess have only met three times in total.
The first time was when the princess made a public appearance under Xu Yanwei's pruning, he was by his side, only five steps away from her, taking a deep breath, he could smell a different faint fragrance, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, he could only breathe very slowly, leaving the aroma in the nasal cavity as long as possible, spreading to the bottom of his heart, and storing it permanently without a drop.
Afterwards, someone made fun of him for blushing at the time, but in fact, it was held back.
The second time was to enter the palace to find Xu Yanwei to discuss the plan of the "coup", and the princess also participated at that time, but she was just a bystander, and she didn't say a word from beginning to end, and her eyes occasionally swept over the face of the military advisor, and she immediately looked away.
Fang Wen thought that this was the real princess style and the way of the royal family, listening to it without saying anything, letting the courtiers argue, concentrating on acting as an impartial arbiter, but allowing everyone to exert their full strength.
Fang Wen felt the strong appeal of the princess, so he insisted on carrying out this coup d'Γ©tat and tried to persuade the Xu family siblings, partly because he wanted to show himself in front of the princess.
The third meeting happened after the dragon king announced that he would marry the girl Jiang at the same time, and no one was willing to tell the king and the princess the news, and this unflattering errand finally fell on Fang Wen's shoulders.
The king was as yin and yang as usual, and he took his leave without saying a few words, without any sympathy for him.
The princess is different, she is not as noble as when she met for the first time, nor is she graceful when she met for the second time, and she showed part of her true self in the face of the military advisor who had only met twice.
The princess was frightened and felt insulted, but instead of saying strange things like her brother, she decided to endure it with great self-control and a sense of mission.
Anyway, she is still the queen, and sooner or later she will have the Stone Kingdom, and the girl from the Great Snow Mountain will eventually return to the Great Snow Mountain.
"What kind of person does the Dragon King mean, everyone's statement is different, military advisor, can you tell me the truth?"
Fang Wenye's heart was pounding, and he didn't hesitate to tell the truth, but he didn't know where to start, "Dragon King...... He is a person who is born to do great things. β
This sentence has many meanings, one of which is that the dragon king will not be tempted by any woman, Fang Wen almost said Shangguan Ru's name, but in the end he held back, the dragon king did not do anything that did not conform to his identity, why make the princess even more sad.
When he left the palace, Fang Wen was walking heavily, his heart was full of infinite sympathy for the princess, and he didn't know that he had unintentionally revealed too many feelings, all of which made Xu Yan, who was standing on the side, look at it in his eyes.
"You are a counselor. After returning home, Fang Wen said to himself, "The pursuit is to make meritorious contributions, pay homage to the marquis, forget about the princess, and quickly think about how to help the Dragon King grow stronger." β
When Gu Shenwei came to visit, he was forcing himself to rack his brains and think about the future.
"Dragon King, you have come just in time, I have a bold idea, maybe I can break the deadlock and let the Great Snow Mountain army fight all the way to Jinpeng Castle. β
Fang Wen had a haggard face, red and swollen eyes, and unkempt hair, like a beggar who had just fallen on the street, but the excitement he displayed seemed to have dug up a great treasure that people in the world dreamed of.
Gu Shenwei knew from this that Xu Yanwei's reminder was right, and the military advisor had fallen into love.
Gu Shenwei felt a little funny inexplicably, when the military advisor persuaded him not to be trapped by love and bad things, it was his turn, but he couldn't control himself like a teenager who had just tasted love.
"Oh, what good idea did the advisor come up with?"
"I want to understand one thing, we have to fight a big battle with Jinpeng Castle, and we must win, but what about after the victory? Jinpeng Castle has the support of the North Court, and it will not completely collapse because of this battle, and may even gather more troops, so we need a fundamental solution. β
Gu Shenwei was more concerned about how to win the current war, but Fang Wen did talk about the key to the future, "According to the opinion of the military division, what should we do, should we also borrow troops from the Central Plains?"
Fang Wen shook his head seriously, "The forces that dominate the overall situation of the Western Regions are the Central Plains and the North Court, we and the Jinpeng Fort are on one side, in fact, we have all made serious mistakes, the Great Snow Mountain in the eyes of the Central Plains, the Jinpeng Fort in the eyes of the Beiting, are just tools, you can throw them away after using them." β
Fang Wen made great efforts to forget the princess, so he did want to understand some things, "Borrowing troops from the Central Plains may not be possible, and the far water will not quench the thirst of the near, let's take refuge in the North Court." β
This is indeed a bold idea, too bold, Gu Shenwei even wondered if the military advisor was already confused.
Without waiting for the Dragon King to ask, Fang Wen opened his mouth to explain with great interest, "Beiting doesn't really want to establish a strong force in the Western Regions, but just wants to use Jinpeng Fort to involve part of the strength of the Central Plains, but Jinpeng Fort is defeated in the Xiaoyao Sea, its value does not exist, when there is no choice, Beiting will still support Dubu King, what if we give Beiting a choice?"
Gu Shenwei was a little moved, and almost forgot the purpose of his coming here, "Beiting won't believe in Daxue Mountain?"
"Why not? The Dragon King has no grievances with the North Court, and the same is true for the Great Snow Mountain, uniting with the Central Plains was originally an expedient measure, but now that the Central Plains is weak, it is normal for us to change the court." Beiting is a big country, and this kind of thing has been seen a lot. β
Gu Shenwei lowered his head and pondered, Fang Wen volunteered, "Dragon King, send me to the North Garden, stay here, I don't have the ability to help you win the battle, but I still have a mouth, the most unfortunate, and it can also cause discord between the North Court and Jinpeng Castle." β
"You can try. Gu Shenwei is from the Central Plains, but he left his hometown when he was ten years old, and like Duguxian, he has no strong feelings for his homeland.
"But the Dragon King must win this battle, if he loses, I won't be able to say anything. β
"Of course, I will win, even if Jinpeng Castle sends an army of 100,000, I will win. β
The dragon king is a little boastful, but Fang Wen is very happy, the hegemony must have the momentum of the world to give up on me, "I will set off tomorrow, detour from the west to the north court, you don't need too many people, two or three entourages are enough, but you have to have money, a lot of money, the emperor values the land, the people around the emperor like gold and silver, I have to be introduced to establish contact with the ministers of the north court, as long as I get summoned by the old Khan, this matter will become seven or eight points......"
Fang Wen was so anxious to go to the North Garden, Gu Shenwei was a little surprised, and then understood the true purpose of the military advisor, he couldn't get rid of the entanglement of **, and would rather stay away from the sad place.
"The military advisor is too anxious, the day after tomorrow is my big wedding day, why should I have a glass of wine before leaving. β
"Without further ado, you can make up for the wine, but the sooner you change Beiting's position, the better. β
"This matter is in a hurry, and the military advisor also said that if Daxue Mountain can't win this war, it's useless to go to Beiting, but the war will have to wait for a while. β
"There is a lot of preparation in the early stage, and it will take several months just to buy the minions. Fang Wen insisted on his opinion, but he suddenly understood something, and his red and swollen eyes showed a look of panic, "The Dragon King came to me today for something, right?"
His "bold idea" had only been born for less than two hours, and he had not yet told anyone about it, so the Dragon King naturally did not come for it.
"Well, the princess's business. Gu Shenwei's tone was flat, but his gaze began to become cold.
Fang Wenyi's heart jumped suddenly, and then he hung in the empty chest, never moving again, he wanted to deny, he wanted to justify, the words came to his mouth, but he was so pale and weak, in the compelling gaze, he gave up resistance, "Dragon King, I...... Punish me, guilty. β
The excitement disappeared in an instant, and Fang Wen sat down in his chair dejectedly, ready to meet the wrath of the Dragon King, he had almost violated all the rules of the advisors and courtiers, and no matter what punishment he received, he deserved it.
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