The two people in the tent had been staring at each other for a long time, an hour ago, Gu Shenwei would not hesitate to refuse, but now, looking at those green eyes and that desperate face, he hesitated.

Any kind of rejection would be a huge blow to Tie Linglong at this moment, she regarded Chu Nanping's empathy for swordsmanship as a humiliation, and if she couldn't get comfort from the Dragon King, no one knew what she would do next.

Gu Shenwei hoped that the silence would continue, and hoped that Tie Linglong would not open his mouth to say that sentence.

Tie Linglong found that she was not as bold as she imagined, she had completed the foreshadowing, and the last sentence was still ashamed to come out, she hoped that the Dragon King would come over, but this man was a stubborn stone that was even colder and harder than Chu Nanping, and his deep gaze seemed to move, and it was like a stern warning.

Gu Shenwei took a step, not knowing what he was going to do, Tie Linglong opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what he was going to say.

A hurried sound of horses' hooves broke the delicate moment, saving both men.

Gu Shenwei turned around suddenly, as if he had suddenly encountered a sneak attack by a strong enemy, Tie Linglong took a quick deep breath, his mind was dizzy, he felt a deeper shame for his behavior just now, and a little lost.

A guard reported outside the tent in a nervous voice: "Dragon King, there is an urgent message from the military advisor. ”

"Come in. Gu Shenwei immediately said that Fang Wen was assisting Shu Litu, and his urgent letter must have something important.

Nie Zeng also had the right to enter and exit the Dragon King's tent freely, but when he chose to follow Shu Litu, this right was canceled, he walked in sweating profusely, his lips were chapped and his eyes were red, as if he hadn't slept for a few days, he glanced at Tie Linglong sitting on the couch, then nodded to the Dragon King, untied a small leather bag from his waist, handed it to the Dragon King, and didn't say a word.

Gu Shenwei took the leather bag, took out a hastily written letter from it, raised his head in shock after just looking at it, and then hurriedly skimmed through the remaining words, strode out of the tent, and did not say a word.

Nie Zeng finally completed his mission, and in the past twenty days, he had slept less than an hour at the longest time, and three horses were exhausted on the way, and he had to steal horses from herdsmen's homes for the last part of the journey.

The burden shifted to the Dragon King, so Nie Zeng didn't go out, he glanced at Tie Linglong again, opened his mouth to say something, but could only make a rough ah-ah sound, and twenty days of sleepless made him temporarily lose the ability to speak.

Tie Linglong stood up, she was the Dragon King's personal guard, she was not hiding in the shadows but sitting on the Dragon King's soft couch, looking a little weird, "I...... I'm cultivating harmony with the Dragon King. ”

As soon as the words came out, Tie Linglong felt a little regretful, she didn't need to explain anything to Nie Zeng.

Nie Zeng nodded, his mind was about to freeze, he didn't understand the meaning that the scene in front of him might hide, and he didn't listen to what Tie Linglong was saying, he licked his lips with great effort, only to find that his throat was swollen and painful, as if it was a hard stone, "How are you?"

Nie Zeng's voice was hoarse and strange, and Tie Linglong immediately said, "You need to rest—sleep here, the Dragon King won't mind." ”

Knowing that the timing was not right, and he didn't have this qualification, Nie Zeng was like a drunk drunkard, he couldn't control his thinking, and he couldn't care about how abrupt his words were, "Don't be a killer anymore, you, me, and everyone around the Dragon King are not suitable." The Dragon King himself is a killer, but he can never teach a qualified killer, Hu Shining can only teach skills, and without the support of the Dragon King, he will still fail in the end. ”

These words had been brewing for a long time, and Nie Zeng didn't intend to say them, but at this time, he put them together, and with his voiceless voice, it sounded a little ridiculous.

He didn't feel it himself, he only felt relieved, the letter was handed over to the Dragon King, and the words were given to Tie Linglong, there was no other burden in his heart, but he still couldn't sit down and rest, like a rope that had been stretched for too long, it would not be loosened for a while, he seemed to be still riding on a horse, bumping up and down.

Plopped, and Nie Zeng fell to the ground.

Gu Shenwei went straight to Dugu Xian's tent, and without waiting for the report, he went straight in and woke up General Zuo.

Dugu opened his eyes in a haze, and saw the dragon king standing beside him, he was startled, and his first reaction turned out to be that he was going to be killed, so he sat up and found that the dragon king was holding a letter in his hand.

The guards quickly lit the oil lamp, Dugu Xian glanced at the letter twice, and like the dragon king, he also raised his head in shock, "This is impossible." ”

"Keep watching. ”

Dugu Xian quickly read it, returned the letter to the Dragon King, and hurriedly got dressed while asking, "What should I do? This is a big trouble." ”

"Follow me to see King Xiao, this trouble can only be solved by him. ”

The guards outside the tent had already prepared their horses, and the rare tension and urgency of the dragon king affected many people, Gu Shenwei and Dugu Xian had just got on the horse, and Long Chuanyun was also carried out.

Gu Shen thought about it for a while, and said to Long Chuanyun: "Strengthen your vigilance and send a letter to Shule [***] in the west, saying that I will go over as soon as possible." ”

"Yes. Long Chuanyun took the order and didn't ask much.

It is not so easy to enter the Central Plains military camp late at night, even the Dragon King is no exception, there is still some distance from Xuanmen, Gu Shenwei, Dugu Xian and more than 100 guards were stopped by patrol soldiers, and after negotiation, they went to the military camp under their escort.

More and more soldiers came out of the Central Plains barracks, and it was not until two or three hundred that the increase stopped, even so, at the gate of the camp, the people of the Western Regions still had to wait in place, and the generals on duty refused to go in to report to the sleeping King Xiao.

"No matter how urgent it is, it's not bad for this hour, the dragon king, please come back, come back at dawn, King Xiao is happy, and I am not embarrassed." ”

Gu Shenwei was about to speak, but Dugu Xian next to him had already said angrily: "Wake up King Xiao now, he will be unhappy, but in the end he will forgive you, delay this hour, you will not escape the death penalty." Go!"

The general was shocked, and although he was very reluctant, he reluctantly said, "The dragon king waits." ”

After a quarter of an hour, the general came back to invite the Dragon King and Dugu Xian into the camp, with a face full of complaints, "The Dragon King had better be really urgent, but I took responsibility for you......"

King Xiao is still as kind as ever, with an easy-going smile and neat clothes, "The Dragon King came to visit in the snow late at night, quite a legacy of the ancients, and it must be a good story to talk about later." ”

Luo Ningcha was not here, Gu Shenwei's evaluation of King Xiao was slightly improved, "There is something big happening in the North Court, King Xiao, please see this letter." ”

King Xiao took the letter, opened it slowly, and said with a smile: "The bigger the matter in Beiting, the better, the Central Plains is happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger......"

King Xiao raised his head suddenly, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant, this was the first time Gu Shenwei had seen King Xiao's serious expression.

"This ...... How is that possible? Where did the Dragon King get this letter?"

"There is no problem with the person who wrote the letter and the person who sent the letter, they are my cronies who stayed in Beiting. ”

King Xiao paced back and forth for a few steps, and when he spoke again, he was categorical, which was very different from usual, "The widow must return to the Central Plains immediately, and he can't delay for a moment." ”

Gu Shenwei nodded, he had always had doubts about King Xiao's ability, and at this time he was finally convinced that the easy-going King Xiao was also a person who made decisions on the spot, not an incompetent imperial uncle who could only think whimsically, "I think it's the same, but King Xiao here in the Western Regions has to arrange it first." ”

"That's, what does the Dragon King think?" King Xiao's mind had already shifted to the Central Plains, and he didn't have any more energy to think about the situation in the Western Regions.

"The 10,000 troops outside the city do not move, I recommend one person to King Xiao, General Dugu is familiar with the Central Plains army and can serve as a temporary commander. ”

"General Dugu has defeated the Beiting cavalry, and his ability is not to be said, but he ......"

"It is not without precedent for the people of the Western Regions to command the army of the Central Plains. Gu Shenwei understood King Xiao's concerns.

King Xiao thought for a while, as if he had made up his mind, "Okay, before leaving, the widow will issue an appointment, but General Dugu can no longer serve as the commander of the Dragon Army." ”

"I'll choose another commander. ”

The two discussed the appointment of the commander, and Dugu Xian stood aside and remained cautiously silent.

"There is also the Western Regions Protector Wei Song. Gu Shenwei reminded, "As soon as King Xiao leaves, he will be the governor of the Western Regions, and he must be guarded against." ”

Wei Song is one of King Xiao's political enemies, King Xiao naturally won't rest assured, "This matter is a bit troublesome, the Dragon King and General Dugu can only improvise, but as long as the court does not have additional orders, the appointment of General Dugu by the widow will always be effective, and Wei Song should not dare to act rashly." ”

As he spoke, King Xiao suddenly came up with an idea and said excitedly: "There is General Dugu here to take care of, why doesn't the Dragon King go back to the Western Regions with the widow? ”

On the way to see King Xiao, Gu Shenwei did have this idea, and even hoped to take the opportunity to find out who the Central Plains magnates who colluded with King Dubu were, but in the end he gave up, he set up a complicated chess game in Biyu City, and the killers around him were close to the prince in Shule [***], Shang Liao, and Shangguan Yun of Xiaowan Kingdom, none of them were people who could be trusted, and once he was not there, the consequences might be unimaginable.

"I used to be from the Central Plains, but now I am from the Western Regions, and if I explain it to the emperor, I am afraid it will cause more suspicion. ”

King Xiao immediately dispelled his thoughts, "The Dragon King is right. Please also rest assured that the emperor trusts the widow very much, and the great credit for defeating the Beiting people is created by the widow and the dragon king, and no one can take it away, and the matter of electing the city lord will not change, in short, the good news of the dragon king and other widows. ”

The Central Plains general who released the Dragon King soon heard two pieces of news that stunned him, first, King Xiao was about to set off before dawn, and sure enough, he received important information, and second, the one-armed general who severely reprimanded him was actually appointed as the commander who stayed behind and became his top boss.

When sending the dragon king out of the camp, the general personally led the way, and he was a little flattering with enthusiasm, full of doubts, but he didn't dare to ask.

On the third pole, Dugu Xian met with the generals of the Central Plains, and when Luo Ningcha was so angry that he threw things in the tent, the general's doubts were finally solved.

Fang Wen wrote a letter to inform the Dragon King that Xiao Yan led 10,000 cavalry and a large number of livestock and was marching to the east, preparing to surrender to Pang Liao, the general of the Central Plains.

By the time the letter arrived, surrender might have been a reality.

The greatest fruit of King Xiao's painstaking weaving is about to fall into the hands of political enemies, so how can he not be in a hurry?

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