Zhang Ji held a delicate wine glass in his right hand, and gently turned it around, and the mellow liquid in the cup slowly swayed, always rushing to the edge of the glass and returning to its original place.

Wine is the best thing to comfort people in times of frustration.

Alcohol is the worst thing, and after a hangover, the frustration is even deeper.

Zhang Ji put the wine glass on the table, stared at it like facing an enemy, suddenly chuckled and shook his head, he was so bored that he actually competed with a glass of wine.

Even if his opponent is a glass of wine, he is still the winner, and he is determined to never drink a drop from now on.

The boring years are over, the real battlefield is not in the tavern, nor in the academy, the strategist takes the world as a chess game, the country as a chess piece, and as for someone, he is just a speck of dust on the chess piece.

Huan Nu should have won the position of the colt at this time, Zhang Ji thought, this person is more unique, not dust, but not a chess piece, he is a spoiler, but he has never known what his goal is, and he doesn't even know what he is being used.

Zhang Ji couldn't help but sneer, what a ridiculous excuse, it's just like love, family, wealth, etc., it's just a pavilion on the way forward for men, it's good to stay in it once in a while to rest, and it's too stupid to treat the pavilion as a home.

The end of the road is power, everything is for power, without power, what is the difference between a man and a walking corpse? Zhang Ji's heart swelled with pride and ambition that only young people have.

After Huan Nu, the image of another teenager entered Zhang Ji's mind.

The boy has been different since he was a child, and he is the only one who dares to challenge the Dubu King, question all the rules in the stone castle, and ask everything clearly, even when the Dubu King is furious, he will not show timidity, but will speak up and justify his actions.

He is a person with ideas, and people with ideas will not walk on the path arranged by others, he would rather go around in a big circle and go his own way.

So he wandered the rivers and lakes, made friends, fell in love with a woman, learned advanced martial arts, but did not like to kill.

While he was going around in circles, Zhang Ji sat on the side of the road and waited silently, knowing that sooner or later, the boy would mature and walk back on the right path and go on the road side by side with Mr. Teaching.

Only the third young master, Shangguan Yun, is qualified to inherit the title of Dubu King, and the other brothers are all moths that corrupt the stone castle, and they should have been cleaned up a long time ago, especially the unsuccessful Shangguan Hong, Zhang Ji was satisfied with his ruthless attitude, if it wasn't for the three young masters to be rescued from prison, he would never look at Shangguan Hong more.

What a long wait, slowly cultivating a waste into a useful Hong Gongzi, using him to compromise in front of Mrs. Meng, gradually change her impression of the third young master, and then plead with the royal lord.

After all, King Dubu is King Dubu, and he saw through this series of conspiracy at a glance, but not only did he not get angry, but one afternoon, he personally visited Mr. Teach, and put the ambitions of the two together.

Zhang Ji's thoughts were interrupted, and a yellow-belted steward walked in, saluted respectfully, and handed a letter in both hands.

Zhang Ji opened it and glanced at it, "Please come here." ”

The yellow belt almost withdrew from the study with a look of reverence, in the entire Jinpeng Castle, and even in the entire Western Regions, few people could ask the Dubu King to move in person, but this tall old man, who was still a stern and ruthless teacher with a ring ruler in his hand yesterday, suddenly became the most valued staff officer of the Dubu King, and even the people who were most familiar with the affairs in the castle did not understand what was going on.

The Dubu King soon arrived.

Seeing the glass of wine on the table that he hadn't drunk, Shangguan Fa showed a tacit smile, "No amount of wine can fill a man's true ambition." ”

"It's the same with women. Zhang Ji bowed slightly and replied flatly.

Dubu Wang was prepared earlier than him, and since a few years ago, he had rarely been close to women, and after conquering countless women, he finally made up his mind to be a king's true main business: conquering the land and the people.

"Got news?"

Zhang Ji nodded and handed the letter over.

The letter didn't last long, and Shangguan Fa just glanced at it, and his face was silent, "The thing in the north is done, but what about the south?"

"The dragon king will soon find himself without a choice. ”

Zhang Ji spread out a map on the table, his fingers started from Biyu City and swiped southeast, crossed a desert, and stopped at the two words Shiguo, "The Dragon King should have already won the position of the horse, if he was smart enough, he would not attack the Nine Young Masters." But he is thousands of miles away from the Great Snow Mountain, and as soon as the news from the north spreads, if he wants to save his army, he must break through, and he can't be merciful. ”

Zhang Ji's fingers continued to move a little west, stopping at the border between Kang and Shi, "The Kang army has been preparing here for a long time, as long as the Dragon King leaves Shi Guo, he can wave his army and go straight forward, and the destruction of Shi Guo is just around the corner." ”

Finger moved north, back to Shuangquan Village on the other side of the desert, "This is the place where the Dragon King died. ”

"He's been jumping for so long, it's time to end. Shangguan Fa said coldly, a traitor from Jinpeng Castle actually came to the border of Biyu City and forced the Dubu King to negotiate peace, this kind of shame and humiliation must have stronger ambitions to endure.

"The Dragon King has his own usefulness. Zhang Ji unconsciously brought out the tone of Mr. Teaching, "If he hadn't gone to Shiguo to compete for horses and attract the attention of the Central Plains and other forces, how could the three young masters move smoothly in the north?"

"I'm just sorry he died too easily. ”

Zhang Ji shook his head, the Dragon King is just a spoiler, he is not even a pawn on the chessboard, there is no need to pay too much attention, his fingers moved to the northeast, stopping at the eastern mountain pass of Biyu City, outside the mountain pass, it is the alliance between the Central Plains and Shangguan Nu, "I estimate that there are still three days, there is a turmoil in the Loulan Congress, and the Central Plains army has to transfer troops back to defense, our army passes through the Beiting grassland, in the name of punishing the rebel Shangguan Nu, occupy this place, the grain and grass accumulated in the Central Plains for many years are all for me, at least three to five years, the Central Plains has no ability to go west." ”

The eyes of the two men moved to and fro on the map, as if they had held the whole land in their hands, a feeling that the most mellow wine and the most beautiful women could not bring.

Zhang Ji's fingers drew a big arc, from the eastern mountain pass directly to the western mountain pass, the north is Xiaowanguo and Beiting, the south is the Daxue Mountain camp, and the middle east is the Jinpeng Fort military camp under Dugu Xian's rule.

"The third young lord has married the princess of Xiaowan Kingdom, it is only a matter of time before he inherits the throne, the army that Jinpeng Fort has hidden in the country for many years can finally exert his fists and kicks, five thousand people attack Shangguan Fu, five thousand people merge with Dugu Xian, I estimate that at most a month can completely exterminate the snow bandits. ”

Secretly training the army in Xiaowan Kingdom, this is the big secret that Dubu King has hidden for many years, and only Zhang Ji guessed this through scattered clues in Jinpeng Castle, and judged that Dubu Wang's ambition is still there.

Dubu Wang's gaze preceded Zhang Ji's finger to the Shule Kingdom further west, which was a large territory, compared to the area of Biyu City was cramped like a cage, and Jinpeng Fort had been locked in this cage all along.

"The Shule Kingdom can gather at least 50,000 troops. Shangguan Fa was a little worried, he had discussed this issue with Zhang Ji many times, but he still couldn't be completely relieved, this was the most difficult part of the whole plan.

"Fifty thousand troops are stationed in various places, the largest one is only seven or eight thousand people, and there are 10,000 cavalry provided by Beiting, as long as the speed is fast enough, Shule has no power to resist. After Duguxian exterminated the snow bandits, there were more than 10,000 people, the cavalry advanced, and the infantry was guarded, I think, in half a year to a year, Shule Country will become Jinpeng Country. ”

"I can't let the killers in the fort sit idle. Shangguan Fa added, "Let the Shule Kingdom be in chaos, the killer can't resist the army, but he can make the army leaderless." ”

The words "dragons have no leader" reminded the two of them at the same time of the traitor to Jinpeng Castle who claimed to be "the head of the dragons and the king of the five peaks", so they laughed together.

That's it, there are still many details to be improved, even after the capture of Shule, the foundation of the great cause has just been laid, the Central Plains may be overwhelmed by large troops, Beiting may be ambitious, and want to get rid of Jinpeng Castle with the main anti-guest, these things have been thought of by both of them, and have formulated a preliminary response plan, but they don't have to worry too much at present.

"The Nine Young Masters and the Ten Sons don't have to die. After being silent for a while, Zhang Ji said that he didn't mention Shangguan Hong, because in the eyes of King Dubu, that strange young man was not his son at all.

A cold light shot out from Shangguan Fan's sunken eye sockets, he had endured it for so long that even the people around him had forgotten his ruthlessness and cruelty, it was time for everyone to open their eyes again, "If you steal Wudao Divine Skill without my permission, both of them deserve to die." ”

Zhang Ji wanted to hear this sentence, he didn't care about the life and death of the twins, he just wanted to make sure that Dubu Wang would not regret it in the future and spread his resentment on himself, "Mrs. Meng will be heartbroken." ”

"The adulteress. Shangguan Fa viciously squeezed out these four words from between his lips and teeth, "Before squeezing out the Meng family's money, let her live, and tell her as soon as the news of death comes." ”

Zhang Ji was satisfied, although Lady Meng was stupid, she was an enemy that could not be underestimated, and the great cause of Jinpeng Castle had just begun, and it must not be destroyed in the hands of women.

Zhang Ji's eyes were still on the map, as if he had something on his mind.

"Is there anything wrong?" Shangguan Vai asked.

Zhang Ji pointed with his finger on the westernmost edge of the Xiaoyao Sea, where is the small Huiguo, there is a thin line that goes north, through the wide desert, directly to the west of Biyu City, not far from the camp of Daxue Mountain, this road is very difficult, it takes almost a month, "I wonder, will the Dragon King take the risk of taking this road, instead of returning the same way." ”

Shangguan Fa was very happy to have the opportunity to reveal his plan to Zhang Ji, "Huan Nu thinks he is the best in the world in martial arts, but he doesn't know that there are masters in the world who can't be imagined at all, Mr. Zhang is relieved, someone is staring at him, if he goes north on the old road, Shuangquan Village is his burial place, if he goes west, he will die faster." ”

Zhang Ji has nothing to worry about.

Thousands of miles away, Gu Shenwei opened the bag sent by Shangguan Hong, and there was only a piece of paper inside, which read: The third young master has become the king of Xiaowan Kingdom.

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