Zhong Heng walked out of the tent and saw a group of attendants and guards waiting for him, and immediately felt a sense of satisfaction from the bottom of his heart, feeling that all the efforts so far had been worth it.

The crowd is a treasure, and the obedient crowd is more precious than the treasure, like an extended sibling that can turn a lucky person into a giant in an instant.

Believing that he was the lucky one, Zhong Heng once drowned in the crowd, spent all his energy speculating on the subtle intentions of his superiors, and struggled for many years without being able to stand out, until he met the Dragon King, and his fate changed.

After all, the dragon king wanted revenge, Zhong Heng thought as he walked, surrounded by dozens of people behind him.

Unlike Fang Wen, Zhong Heng never thought that revenge and hegemony contradicted each other, on the contrary, he saw through the important surname of hatred for the Dragon King, and erased this, the Dragon King would just be an excellent killer, he was willing to occupy a place in the Dragon King's revenge cause, and when the target was Wei Song, he was more active.

Wei Song has been pressing on his head for many years, which is one of the important reasons why he can't move in the crowd, and the two still have a grudge against killing their sons, if this is in the Central Plains, Zhong Heng would have disappeared in this world, and the sound is smaller than a mosquito.

The second watch has passed, and the third watch has not yet arrived, which is the time for sentient beings to fall asleep or have fun in time, and it is also the best time for many conspiracies to arise.

Ma Lian took off his official uniform, handed over the scepter to a special person for proper storage, and stood at the door of the tent to greet his new friends.

Zhong Heng deliberately put on a Western Regions-style robe, separated by a few steps, opened his arms like a Westerner, and finally turned into a Central Plains-style bowing salute, in the process, he observed Ma Lian's reaction and knew that he should not be too close.

This is a small banquet, the two sit opposite each other, there is a small table in front of each other, Ma Lian ordered people to put the Central Plains wine, and Zhong Heng brought the Central Plains specialties, so the identification of strange dishes and the taste of wine became the topic of support for the first half.

Next, the two naturally recalled the old acquaintances in the officialdom of the Central Plains, and found a few common acquaintances, and the relationship suddenly became much closer, and the titles of "Brother Ma" and "Brother Zhong" were not abrupt.

The entourage of both sides also contributed a lot of interesting conversations, and one of Ma Lian's cronies described the scene when the envoy left Beijing, "Hundreds of officials went out of the city to see each other, and the people watched from the road, dozens of times more than the residents of Biyu City. The Central Plains has not won such a big battle for many years, and it really has a bad breath. ”

Zhong Heng's henchmen appropriately expressed regret, "It's a pity that the prime minister stayed in the sea at that time and couldn't come to the battlefield in person, the dragon king relied on the prime minister, and every time he went out, he ordered the prime minister to take charge of the rear affairs. ”

"Didn't Brother Zhong participate in the Battle of Qianqi Pass?" asked Ma Lian casually.

"It just didn't work, but I never worried. ”

"Why is this, Brother Zhong calculated that the Dragon King will win?"

"That's not it, I received a secret letter from the Dragon King, knowing that His Royal Highness King Xiao and the Dragon King jointly set a plan to destroy the enemy, my heart was immediately steady, to say something disrespectful, even if I don't believe in the Dragon King, do I still doubt Uncle Huang?"

The two laughed, and the entourage made excuses to quit.

Ma Lian's smile faded, and he sighed for no reason, "I really envy Brother Zhong, I have to meet the Ming Lord, you are the prime minister, how many people in the world can have such an opportunity?"

"Hey. Zhong Heng waved his hand humbly and proudly, "Shiguo is a small land, with a population of no more than one county in the Central Plains. ”

Ma Lian was slightly surprised, "The Dragon King sits on half of the Western Regions, why is Brother Zhong just the prime minister of the Shi Kingdom?"

"Brother Ma has just come to the Western Regions, and he probably doesn't know much about the situation here, and there are different opinions outside, which actually exaggerates the strength and ambition of the Dragon King. The Dragon King did save the Five Kingdoms of Xiaoyaohai from under the iron hooves of the Jinpeng Army, and expelled the Beiting cavalry to restore the Shule Kingdom, but there was no intention of annexation. As for Shiguo, the princess of the country is the queen of the dragon king, but because the new monarch is young, she 'borrowed' me to temporarily take over the position of prime minister, and it won't be long after. ”

Ma Lian nodded frequently, raised his glass to persuade the wine, and after drinking, he asked: "However, the dragon king only has the king name and no territory?"

"The number of the Dragon King comes from the Great Snow Mountain, the 'head of the dragons, the king of the five peaks' is also, the Great Snow Mountain is thousands of miles away, it belongs to the territory of the Dragon King, and there is another piece, which is Biyu City. ”

Ma Lian raised his glass and was silent, and only said after a while: "The Three Kingdoms Wheel Pipe of Biyu City has been going on for many years, is the Dragon King going to break the convention?"

"It's not the Dragon King who broke the convention, it's Jinpeng Castle, the Dubu King led the wolf into the room, with the help of the Beiting cavalry to destroy the Shule Kingdom, in fact, the wheel tube has not existed since then, and now the Beiting is far away, forced to give up Biyu City, Shule to restore the country, take the initiative to give up jurisdiction, the Dragon King took Biyu City is just a gesture, and it has been delayed so far, all because of respect for the meaning of the Central Plains. ”

Ma Lian looked much more serious and put down the cup, "Is it just to get Biyu City when the Dragon King and His Royal Highness King Xiao join forces?"

Zhong Heng smiled and shook his head, "The Dragon King has this intention, but King Xiao didn't agree, he said that this matter is a big matter, and it must not be decided by His Majesty the Emperor himself." ”

Ma Lian also smiled, "His Royal Highness King Xiao is right, he must have returned to Beijing this time for this matter, right?"

Zhong Heng looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "I can only say this in private, King Xiao returned to Beijing for this matter, he thanked the Dragon King Qianqi Guan for his help, and promised to win Biyu City for the Dragon King." However, I was a little worried. ”

"Worried about what?"

Zhong Heng wanted to speak and stopped, raising his glass and drinking.

Ma Lian was displeased, "Brother Zhong doesn't believe me? You and I sit and drink together purely because of the same temper, I am not an envoy of the Central Plains, and you are not the prime minister of the Dragon King, it is not interesting to say three points like this." ”

"Brother Ma, forgive me, well, that's the case, King Xiao always has some contacts when he returns to Beijing, and the Dragon King hopes to fund a small amount of gold and silver, but King Xiao flatly refuses. To be honest, although the Dragon King and I are both from the Central Plains, we have been away from the country for a long time, and we really don't understand the rules there. ”

Ma Lian said with a straight face: "His Royal Highness King Xiao refused, the court has not changed much, and the prevention of internal and external traffic is still very strict, His Royal Highness King Xiao is the emperor's uncle, and he should lead by example, but since he has promised, he is naturally seven or eight points sure, Brother Zhong told the Dragon King, don't worry about it." ”

"I see, hehe, I've been in the Western Regions for a long time, and the whole person is about to become a person from the Western Regions from the inside out, alas, I really don't have the face to go back to my hometown again. ”

"Brother Zhong said seriously, the emperor's heavenly power shines in all directions, as long as the Dragon King is willing to be a minister, where is he not from the Central Plains? Even if he is in the Central Plains, one place and one wind, the difference is not smaller than that of the Western Regions. ”

Zhong Heng cupped his left hand, raised his right arm high, and fell gently, "Brother Ma is really a bosom friend, why doesn't the Dragon King want to be recognized by the Central Plains? ”

Ma Lian recounted the benefits of being backed by the Central Plains, and Zhong Heng hinted that the Dragon King had prepared a large sum of gold and silver in his hand, and there was nowhere to send it.

Ma Lian frequently talked about the battle of Qianqi Pass, Zhong Heng responded vaguely with not being on the scene, on the contrary, when Zhong Heng mentioned King Xiao and the Western Regions Protector Wei Song, Ma Lian also replied with praise, in his mouth, there has never been a party dispute in the Central Plains court, and under the auspices of the emperor, it is impossible for the ministers to even have a small dispute.

It was late at night when Zhong Heng said goodbye, he was obviously drunk, his steps were staggering, and he barely walked out of the tent with the support of two entourages, Ma Lian's face was also red, and he was sent out of the tent, and he watched Zhong Heng disappear before turning back.

Zhong Heng washed his face with the freshly melted snow water, picked his throat and vomited a few times, ordered the entourage guards to rest, and quietly went to see the Dragon King alone.

He knew that the dragon king rarely rested at night.

"Ma Lian is a puppet. Zhong Heng concluded in the first sentence, "And he is a cowardly and fearful person, he will unceremoniously accept the gold and silver of the Dragon King, and return to the Central Plains but will not do anything for the Dragon King." ”

"He's a puppet, who's the instigator?"

"I don't know, it may be far away in the Central Plains, or it may be hiding by his side, give me two or three days, I will definitely be able to find out the truth, I hope this person is not Wei Song. ”

"It shouldn't be, King Xiao won't be weak enough to let his political enemies influence this military merit investigation. ”

Zhong Heng nodded, "Also, Ma Lian doesn't seem to know anything about the true identity of the Dragon King, and he is more concerned about the Dragon King's future purpose. ”

"Check the people around him. ”

The first temptation did not achieve much results, and after Zhong Heng returned to his residence, he carefully recalled every entourage around Ma Lian, looking for someone who could be used.

Gu Shenwei didn't wait for Zhong Heng to work hard, and the next morning, as soon as he returned to the Dragon Army camp in the east of Biyu City, he immediately summoned the slaughtering dog.

Tu Gou is always uncomfortable in front of the Dragon King, if he doesn't practice Tongzi Gong, his grandson is probably the age of the Dragon King, and he is an elder of the Kongtong faction, and he is usually used to being flattered, and flattering others is very clumsy.

But he is still willing to follow the dragon king, he likes the excitement with the surname of destruction, and prefers the cold and fair surname of the dragon king, this suspicious young man, but he rarely gives restraint when employing people.

But this time he didn't like the task very much, he didn't have to draw a knife, and he didn't have to take risks, he just invited someone, his sister Tu Pianpian.

Tu Pianpian did not forget that failure, she persuaded the Dragon King not to attack the Thousand Cavalry Pass, but to join forces with King Xiao, but was sternly refused, and when Luo Ning Tea arrived, the Dragon King immediately changed his mind, which made her even more angry.

Therefore, although she came up to see the dragon king in the face of her younger brother, her expression was extremely arrogant, holding a tall cane, and she didn't even nod her head, and as soon as she saw her, she said, "Why does the dragon king think of me, an ugly old woman?

Gu Shenwei ignored her sarcasm and asked directly, "The Kongtong faction is loyal to Lord Wei Songwei, right?"

It was still when he was in Longting, and Gu Shenwei learned that the Qingcheng faction had a close relationship with Luojiazhuang, and the backer of the Kongtong faction in the court was Wei Song.

Tu Pianpian was stunned for a moment, "We are a Jianghu sect, how can we be loyal to the court officials? Lord Wei just likes the Kongtong faction's Guanyu very much, and he sends some incense money every year." ”

"Very good, I want to kill Wei Song, I hope you can help. ”

The Tu sisters and brothers were taken aback, and Tu Pianpian even held the crutches in his hand.

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