Killers are silent, and even when they are full of stone forts, they spend most of their time hiding in the shadows, and they are rarely seen anywhere else, except for a part of the East Fort's dedicated training facilities.

But when the killers left, the people who lived in the stone castle could still feel the obvious emptiness, the tall stone walls that had once seemed mysterious because of the presence of the killers, were now just stones built up one by one, walking in those secluded alleys, people no longer worried about the black clothes and narrow knives that suddenly appeared, but they were afraid of the angry souls that had been raging for years.

Killers kill, so only they can suppress the ghosts that wander in the stone castle.

Zhang Ji naturally didn't believe these nonsense, he just felt quiet, quiet like a vast grassland, where, sometimes riding a horse and galloping for a few days, seeing the same scene, as if he would never reach the end, every tent in the line of sight made people feel more cordial.

He was old and didn't like to ride a horse, so he walked to the White Clothes Courtyard, which was next to the inner house, which made the whole journey seem longer.

In the past, he was a teacher in Xibao, and he often wandered to the White Clothes Courtyard in the afternoon when he had nothing to do, and read the thin books and books stored there.

Zhang Ji unconsciously fell into memories and remembered two other teenagers who had the same interests as him.

Shangguan Yun was already different when he was a teenager, and he liked to take risks in the stone castle, which was quite like the tenth prince, but he didn't need friends, he was always alone, his eyes were full of the arrogance and indifference of the Shangguan family, with a precocious temperament that a teenager should not have, and when he smiled, he became cheerful and uninhibited, as if that maturity was all disguised.

"What are you looking at? Read it to me. Shangguan Yun, who had just passed the age of ten, gave an order to the teacher who was immersed in hard study, and the words were clear, as if he was teaching a domestic fierce dog, Zhang Ji forgot many things, but he still remembered the demeanor and tone of the young man at that time.

Twenty years ago, Zhang Ji's thoughts were hesitating forward in the intrigues and brilliant deeds of the previous generation of Dubu King, raising his head blankly, looking at Shangguan Yun looming in the sunlight through the window, and suddenly found that the future Dubu King was standing in front of him.

Before this, Shangguan Yun was just a mischievous and intelligent student, and from the moment he was interested in the old paper in Zhang Ji's hand, he was treated as a Dubu king.

Zhang Ji spent a lot of thought on Shangguan Yun and passed on his years of experience one by one.

Shangguan Yun, who had never worked hard in class, was attracted by the private reading in the corner of the Baiyi Courtyard, and soon turned from a teachable person to an argumentator.

The old and the young continued for nearly three years, and in the process, Zhang Ji slowly developed ambitions, and he wanted to prove one thing: a strategist is stronger than a killer.

Shangguan Yun became the third young master, and instead of going to Nancheng to fight for territory like the two older brothers in front of him, he took a few killers and apprentices to travel, going farther and farther, and even making friends in the Central Plains.

But when the third young master came back from a long trip, he changed into a different person, not only did Dubu Wang feel strange, but Zhang Ji also found that he had lost a good student.

Shangguan Yun, who had no friends in the stone castle, valued friendship on the outside, and finally challenged his father when everything was immature and was imprisoned in the dungeon.

Zhang Ji has been waiting for the student to return to the main path, during which he meets a second peculiar teenager.

Huan Nu, Dragon King, Dragon King, Huan Nu, Zhang Ji thought about these two names repeatedly, and there was always no way to attribute it to one person, it was very strange, although Huan Nu was more studious and precocious than Shangguan Yun, Zhang Ji never saw the potential of the king in him.

But the current result is diametrically opposed to Zhang Ji's feelings, Huan Nu has become the dragon king of the mighty Western Regions, and is bringing an unprecedented threat to Jinpeng Castle, and Shangguan Yun has quickly withered after a flash in the pan, huddled in the palace of Xiaowan Kingdom, and his fighting spirit has been lost.

Zhang Ji thought about it for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion, he was also the same as everyone who had lived in the stone castle for a long time, he was accustomed to the style of the Dubu King, the young Shangguan Yun was condescending in front of Mr. Teaching, and Huan Nu was humbly asking for advice, the former was more like the Dubu King.

Zhang Ji was ashamed of his mistakes, and it was his contempt for Huan Nu that directly led to the transposition of Jinpeng Fort and the Dragon Army, and he had to bear the greatest responsibility for this.

The white-clothed courtyard also seemed much more deserted than before, and Zhang Ji didn't see any of the busy handymen.

Standing on a tree in the middle of the courtyard, Dubu Wang looked up at the snow on the branches, heard footsteps, and said, "Jinpeng Castle is like snow on this tree, it will fall when it shakes." ”

"As long as the trees don't fall, the snow won't fall completely. Zhang Ji said that he is a teacher in the face of anyone, and he will not admit it even if he is wrong.

Dubu Wang slapped a palm, leaving some spare strength, only shaking the snow and not hurting the tree.

Snowflakes were scattered all over the sky, and the Dubu King stood still, but there was not a single piece of snow on his body.

This is a martial art that Zhang Ji can't understand, and he is not interested.

This time Mr. Jiaoshu was right, there was still snow left on the branches.

"Who is the big tree in Jinpeng Castle?" asked the Dubu King, a hint of anger in his flat tone.

The North Court and the Central Plains were supposed to be two big trees that checked and balanced each other, and together they shaded Jinpeng Castle, this was the plan formulated by Zhang Ji, for this reason, King Dubu made a huge sacrifice, and even gave up the killer power accumulated by the Shangguan family for nearly a hundred years, but the result was nothing.

Zhang Ji was defeated in Beiting, the Central Plains suddenly changed its position, and the big tree that Jinpeng Fort wanted to rely on had become decaying even if it had not fallen.

"The big tree hasn't changed, what needs to change is the king and Jinpeng Castle. Zhang Ji replied that he didn't know martial arts, so he didn't know to be afraid of martial arts.

Dubu Wang narrowed his eyes and stared at the tall but aging military advisor, "Haven't I changed enough?"

Zhang Ji shook his head, "The king has been in power for too long, so he will think that change is a great thing, the king forgot, you have entered a new field, and the battle for hegemony requires improvisation, and there are no rules to talk about." ”

"But you don't let me use what I do best, what's the rule?"

"It's a rule that there is no advance or retreat. Zhang Ji's tone was a little stern, and he inadvertently regarded Dubu Wang as a student, "You don't need to talk about the rules when you go forward, you can't go backwards, Jinpeng Fort has not been defeated, even if it gets to that point, the killer can only vent his grievances, and he can't change the facts." ”

"The dragon army is the one who is the minion, kill him, and the army will naturally be torn apart. ”

"Please respect your opponents. ”

Dubu King sneered, but listened to the lesson of the military advisor, "Dragon King, kill the Dragon King, the army outside the city will naturally retreat, and the Central Plains has no choice, and they will support Jinpeng Fort again." ”

"As long as Jinpeng Castle is still a killer's lair, it will not get the sincere support of the Central Plains or the North Court, I have said this many times, the royal lord should understand. ”

Of course, the Dubu King understands that the strong like swords, but no one likes swords that can move freely, and the killers of Jinpeng Castle can take the heads of enemy generals, and it is also possible to cut off the heads of allies, which is the biggest obstacle for Dubu to become a true king.

"Tell me, how is the plan going?" asked the Dubu King, not to hear the clichés of the military advisors.

"Rollo is gathering an army, and there are still plenty of tribes in the east that support him, enough to fight another decisive battle with Shulitu. There are two problems, one is the Central Plains, if the Central Plains takes advantage of the weakness to attack the grassland too early, Luo Luo can only escape farther, which will make him lose the qualification to compete for the Khan position. The second is the new Khan King established by the Dragon King, who preemptively occupies the name, and the longer he waits, the more support he gets. ”

"Hmm. Dubu Wang really wanted to say to Zhang Ji that a few killers could solve the second problem, but he knew the attitude of the military advisor and knew that the military advisor was right.

"So the king lord has to endure for the time being, the dragon king is doing his best to prevent the Central Plains from sending troops, if he succeeds, it will also be a good thing for Jinpeng Castle. As for the new Khan, at the right time, I will announce the edict of the old Khan king to Luo Luo, and then the Naihang clan will deal with Shulitu. ”

Replacing simpler and more direct assassinations with provocation and bribery is a principle that Zhang Ji has always adhered to, but Shangguan Fa feels uneasy, as if a person who is used to using a knife suddenly switches to a bow and arrow.

"Okay. Dubu King understood that he and Shibao had to make changes after all, and before the changes were completed, he still had to rely on this teacher who couldn't hold a sword, "I can only endure until the turn of spring and summer, and I'm afraid the Dragon King won't wait any longer." ”

"Dragon King. Zhang Ji muttered, unable to tell whether it was familiar or unfamiliar, "What made the Central Plains change its attitude?"

King Dubu was also puzzled, "What did you say to the Dragon King?"

The meeting between the Dragon King and Zhang Ji was not a secret, and it reached the ears of King Dubu on the same day, and he asked questions only after a few days, which was the greatest trust in the military advisor.

"I told him of Lady Meng's plan, so that the matter would become a struggle between the Dragon King and Wei Song, and it would have nothing to do with Jinpeng Castle. ”

Dubu Wang was reluctant to mention Mrs. Meng, "As a result, Wei Song retreated on the spot." ”

"If I was in the Four Noble Truths, I would never agree with the king's behavior at that time, I took Mrs. Meng out, but I didn't expect the king's lord to take the initiative to jump in. ”

Dubu Wang snorted, he felt that Madame Meng's plan was good, and he had long lost interest in Luo Ning Tea, and was very willing to sacrifice her, but he was forced to stop when the trap was only halfway dug, "I talked to that person, and he assured me that the Central Plains' support for the Dragon King was only temporary. ”

"Is this person credible?"

"It was he who came to the stone castle to identify the Gu family's corpse, the first time he found that the head was wrong, but the second time he admitted that it was the Gu family's boy, do you think he can be trusted?"

Zhang Ji didn't ask any further, he could feel that the king's patience was about to run out, "The dragon king will come to the stone castle tomorrow, the king doesn't have to come forward, just let me deal with it." ”

"Why, are you worried that I'm making a mistake?" Dubu Wangxin's anger was indeed about to explode, "Maybe after tomorrow, the Dragon King will no longer be a threat, and I can't miss the opportunity to take the initiative to send it to the door." ”

"You can't assassinate. Zhang Ji was also a little annoyed, Dubu Wang was like an unenlightened student, stubborn.

"There were no assassinations. Dubu King calmed down, looked at the military advisor, decided to exclude him from the plan, and repeated: "There was no assassination. ”

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