Chapter 232: Speak
Luo Ningcha whimsically proposed to escape from Jinpeng Castle, Gu Shenwei could only persuade her to dismiss this idea, he almost told his plan, and finally decided to wait, there is only one chance, and it must be ensured that nothing goes wrong.
That night, Gu Shenwei and the Lotus Girl were both vigilant and vigilant, but there was no killer to assassinate, Luo Ningcha and Huan Nu were just two small people in the stone castle after all, and it was not worth the risk of Madame Meng, she had more powerful enemies to deal with.
The next day, the day before King Dubu left the customs to settle all disputes, a lot happened in the fort.
The fifth, sixth, and seventh three young masters returned to the stone castle together, of which the fifth and seventh young masters were originally Shangguan Chui's faction, and the sixth young master used to support Mrs. Meng, but now the situation has changed, and the three of them somehow formed an alliance and unanimously challenged the second young master, Shangguan Tian.
To the surprise of Mrs. Meng and Shangguan Tian, these three young masters did not stay in the distant station, but kept hiding in Biyu City, and they did not show up immediately when the big head god was killed and the eight young masters betrayed, but waited until the situation became more and more chaotic and the second young master was unable to control it, and then they went up the mountain to seize power together.
It was this incident that involved most of Mrs. Meng's energy, and she had to let go of the eighth daughter-in-law and Huan Nu first.
On the same day, news came from Biyu City that Wei Song, the governor of the city, was missing.
Gu Shen had arranged for the Kunshe people to monitor the Governor's Mansion, and they reported that Wei Song must have planned to escape a long time ago, and as soon as the Central Plains was ready to exterminate Tieshan, he arranged a retreat for himself, and it was likely that he disguised himself as a servant who went out to do errands, and slipped out of the city gate directly, and the Jinpeng killer who was responsible for defending the mansion and the Kunshe knife man who was secretly monitoring were all deceived by him.
It's no wonder that they didn't send troops in the Central Plains when Wei Song fled, and no one could have imagined that the city governor would flee, but what they were derelict in their duties was that they didn't find out the truth until five or six days later, and it was too late to chase and intercept them.
Wei Song had agreed with the killer Yang Huan to leave Biyu City on August 13, but now it seemed that it was just a delaying tactic, Gu Shenwei vaguely guessed that the city governor had a ghost, but he was trapped in the stone castle, and he still let this important enemy slip away.
Another thing that happened on this day was that Gu Shenwei received an unexpected invitation.
Zhang Ji, the teacher in the stone castle, asked Yang Huan to get together in the afternoon.
Since Gu Shenwei killed Shi Tie Hanfeng, Zhang Ji's attitude towards him has been a little cold, Gu Shenwei still paid for people to send wine on schedule, but he didn't visit for a long time.
It was a bit troublesome to get rid of the entanglement of the young lady, but Gu Shen still decided to go to the school, hoping to get a few words of guidance from Zhang Ji, who was familiar with the history of the stone castle.
To Gu Shenwei's deep surprise, Zhang Ji, who had always been alone and did not participate in the affairs of the castle, was also "bought".
Zhang Ji is just a pretense, and it is Shangguan Hong who really wants to see Huan Nu.
Shangguan Hongyuan was called Shangguan Hongye, a few months ago he was the unpopular nephew of Dubu Wang, and suddenly he became the illegitimate son of Shangguan Fa, and his status rose sharply, but this is just an illusion, Shangguan Hong, whose name is shortened to three words, cannot enjoy all the treatment of the son of Dubu Wang, he is older than the twins, but no one has ever mentioned the matter of giving him the title of "Young Master", he has become a "numbered" person, and the only role is to make Mrs. Meng look at it at ease.
Zhang Ji's choice of backer is not very good, Gu Shenwei felt that the old gentleman was really blind this time, he had dealt with Shangguan Hong a few times, and knew the details of this son of the Dubu King, that was a fierce and introverted guy.
Shangguan Hong has not changed much, as before, vacillating between dignity and inferiority, holding his head high to meet the killer, but he took the initiative to reach out and pat Gu Shenwei on the shoulder, wanting to show an informal familiarity, but it only showed abruptness and bluntness.
Shangguan Hong wanted to win over Huan Nu, because he felt that he had no way out, "Let's tell the truth, whether it is the tenth prince or the eighth young master, there is no chance to turn over, Huan Nu, haven't you thought about finding a way out for yourself?"
In the eyes of ordinary people in the stone castle, Luo Ning tea is not a force at all, so Shangguan Hong simply did not mention her.
"Grandma Eight is now my master. ”
Hearing Huan Nu's answer, Shangguan Hong was a little dazed, turned his head to look at Zhang Ji, wanting to get a hint from him, Zhang Ji coughed and said, "Huan Nu is a smart person, he will decide what way to go, let's have a drink first." ”
Shangguan Hong obviously couldn't understand what the teacher meant, his face turned a little red, he lowered his head and drank alcohol, and stopped talking.
Zhang Ji chatted with Huan Nu for a few words, and led the topic to the situation of Shibao, "If you want me to say, Shibao is really in decline, one generation is not as good as the next, the king is worthy of the title of Dubu King, and has expanded a lot of power, but these young masters are really not the same." The eldest young master is not dead, I am not optimistic about him, the second young master lacks eloquence, the third young master has some ability, but it is a pity that he is locked up in the dungeon, the fourth young master is too careful, the fifth young master is reckless, the sixth young master will only blindly play ruthless, the seventh young master is the grass on the wall, and the eighth young master has a 'anger' word in his name, but he can't control it, the ninth young master is too cowardly, hey, once something happens to the king, Jinpeng Fort is in danger. ”
Gu Shenwei knew that Zhang Ji's purpose was to recommend Shangguan Hong, so he cooperated and asked, "There is also Hong Gongzi." ”
"Hong Gongzi is useless, and has all the shortcomings of the nine young masters. ”
Shangguan Hong was still waiting for the teacher's praise, but what he heard was a merciless derogation, he stood up on the ground, wanted to attack but didn't dare, wanted to find something to cover the past, but couldn't think of a word in his head, his face was red, and he was at a loss.
Zhang Ji looked at him coldly, "Sit down, I haven't finished yet." ”
Shangguan Hong sat down awkwardly like a dog that had just been trained, not very convinced.
He has one virtue, obedience. Zhang Ji continued to talk to Huan Nu, "I can listen to other people's opinions, and in his position, I can't do it if I don't listen, so if you want to be an ordinary killer for the rest of your life, go to other young masters, slowly climb up, and if you want to make contributions and hold power, Hong Gongzi is the best choice." ”
Zhang Ji's words are simple and direct, but there is a deep truth in them, if there are strong people among the other young masters, Shangguan Hong will naturally not be able to compete, but when everyone is weak, his easily manipulated character has become an advantage, as long as the person who assists is strong enough, he will follow the strong.
If it weren't for another purpose, Gu Shenwei would probably accept Zhang Ji's suggestion, and what he valued was not Shangguan Hong, but the hidden Mr. Teaching.
"Let me think about it. Gu Shenwei did not flatly refuse, "The situation is too chaotic now, I want to take another look." ”
Zhang Ji raised his glass and didn't say anything, he knew it in his heart, but Shangguan Hong was a little uncertain, and said for no reason, "You won't tell the truth, right?"
"No, it won't. ”
Zhang Ji snorted, and taught the disciple who couldn't be a weapon, "Don't ask useless words, if he wants to tell the truth, he won't tell you, and you can't stop you." ”
Observing the situation was just a perfunctory sentence for Gu Shenwei, but unexpectedly, the situation quickly stabilized, almost ruining his entire plan.
The day after several young masters quarreled endlessly and Shangguan Hong tried to win over Huan Nu, King Dubu finally spoke.
"Lao Ba has made a great contribution. The first thing Shangguan Fan did was to clear Shangguan Nu of the charge of "betrayal", "Got rid of a big trouble in Jinpeng Castle, the ambition of the big head god is inflated, and sooner or later it will be a scourge, the eighth child understands my mind best and has done great things for me." ”
Several young masters were dumbfounded, and it took a while to react, scrambling to praise the eighth brother's foresight, and the smarter ones directly pushed the credit to their father, the eighth was obviously carrying out the secret decree of the Dubu King, and the others were just in the dark for a while.
"The Central Plains is a friend, not an enemy. "Shangguan Va's words have changed the dangerous situation of Jinpeng Fort and Biyu City, how can there be any army slaughtering the city, it is simply impossible to happen," Second brother, go to reward the Central Plains army in my name, and say to the eighth child, he is my good son, Xiaoyuetang has not been eradicated yet, let him continue to work hard." ”
Shangguan Fa also personally sent his second son down the mountain and out of the city, breaking the rumor that he was seriously ill and had lost all his skills, and only a few people knew that the servants around him were all first-class green noodles in the fort, and unless it was an army, no one could rush within ten steps of King Dubu.
Of course, King Dubu didn't just solve the problem with his mouth, just when the second young lord Shangguan Tian was helpless, Shangguan Fa had already sent secret envoys to the countries of the Western Regions to lobby, some people succeeded, and some people were on the way.
Therefore, the Sixteen-Nation Alliance was suddenly disbanded, and the reason of the countries was very simple, "The Iron Mountain bandits have been exterminated, why are they still here?"
There are only 5,000 soldiers in the Central Plains, and the supplies such as grain and grass have to rely on the support of the allies, and the generals who lead the army know that the time is not ripe, and they thought that the Dubu King is seriously ill and Jinpeng Fort will be destroyed in civil strife.
The Central Plains accepted the reward of Jinpeng Castle, which was equivalent to recognizing the joint relationship between the two sides, so the fall of Iron Mountain was no longer a loss of Stone Fort on the surface, but a victory, and the residents of Biyu City were all relieved, and only a few people saw a little flaw: the army of the Central Plains did not retreat, but was stationed in the original Iron Mountain camp, and the eight young lords who were praised by their father were angry, and did not take advantage of the situation to return to Stone Fort to ask for credit.
The overall situation has been decided, and the identity and status of only one person at the top are still vague.
The big-headed god was declared an enemy by King Dubu, and Luo Ningcha was naturally the daughter of the enemy, but Shangguan Nu established the "first merit", and the eighth young grandmother seemed to be honored because of her husband.
is different from Luo Ningcha's own imagination, she can only be regarded as a small person in the castle, so no one paid attention to her for several days, and Dubu Wang didn't speak, so everyone pretended that the problem didn't exist.
Neglect and forgetfulness are sharper than hatred, stabbing people from headache to foot, and shattering internal organs, Luo Ningcha can't wait to run to the inner house to make a big fuss.
If Shangguan Nu cared about his wife very much, Gu Shenwei's plan could only be abandoned, but the "favor" of the eighth young master did not bring any benefit to the eighth young grandmother, and it seemed that this state would never change, Gu Shenwei felt that the time was ripe.
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