Prime Minister Shi Cheng's prior reminder helped a lot, and Fang Wen recognized several main opponents as soon as he saw the ministers in the main hall.

King Shule was in his forties, sitting in a precarious position, quite majestic, and did not say a word during the whole court discussion, and the eunuchs around him presided over the debate.

Fang Wen is a self-proclaimed messenger of the Great Snow Mountain, on behalf of the "head of the dragons and the lord of the five peaks", he made suggestions to the king of Shule, and changed the "king" to "lord", which is also the meaning of Prime Minister Shi, Gu Shenwei naturally does not care about this kind of false name, and agrees to temporarily change the title.

The ceremony of meeting the king took a little time, and after everyone was seated at the end of the worship, the eunuch asked the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain to speak first.

Fang Wen specially prepared a feather fan-shaped tail, which was a fashionable thing from the Central Plains, dedicated to debate occasions, held in his hand to indicate that he had something to say, and put it on the table to indicate that he listened quietly.

Fang Wen is tail in his hand, first bowed to the king, and then turned to more than 20 ministers, his eyes swept one by one, and finally fell on a white-bearded man, this person is the chief minister of Shule State, known as "Shijun", is Prime Minister Shi Cheng's biggest opponent, originally did not support his country and Jinpeng Castle had a deep relationship, but he had a son who died at the hands of the swordsman of the Great Snow Mountain, so he was extremely enthusiastic about exterminating the Great Snow Mountain.

Moyang's words were very influential in the King of Shule, and he had always been unfriendly with Jinpeng Castle, so his views were more weighty, and it was this person that Prime Minister Shi was most afraid of.

"Today, it is for the life and death of the Shule country, and the alarm is against the ear......"

Fang Wen was planning to repeat the old trick and shock everyone with the words of the impending disaster, but he didn't expect that the minister of the Shule Kingdom did not abide by the rules of the Central Plains debate, so he only said a sentence and a half, and the tail in his hand had not yet been put down, and a black-faced minister on the opposite side had already taken the case and interrupted the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain, "Nonsense, you are the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain, why do you talk about the safety of my Shule Kingdom? ”

Fang Wen shook his head and smiled, and waited for the other party's momentum to pass and sit back in his place before he spoke: "The Great Snow Mountain and the Shule Kingdom depend on each other, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, as the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain, how can you not care about the safety of your country?"

"Joke, you're not from the Great Snow Mountain at all, you only defected to the past a month ago, and you don't even have the qualifications to represent the Great Snow Mountain, what kind of 'humiliation and death' are you talking about?" The ministers carried out a wheel war, the black-faced minister sat down, and a white-faced minister stood up, and the white-bearded Moyang sat still.

"Haha, it's really a joke, the silk of the Central Plains, the fine iron of Wushan, the horses of Beiting, and the merchants of the four corners of the world can all be used by the Shule country. If you must talk to the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain, there are five outside the hall, and they will enter as soon as they are summoned. ”

Everyone knows that the mountain people are not good at words, and when they say that they are stiff, they will use their swords, and no one wants to debate with them.

The ministers were speechless for a while, and Mo Yang coughed twice and said, "There is no need to say more, there are high arguments at the foot, but please talk freely." ”

Fang Wen waved his tail, thinking that this thing was useless, he simply put his hands behind his back and continued his initial rhetoric, "Shule, Beiting, and the Central Plains are known as the three hegemons of the Western Regions, standing on their feet, and they have been safe for decades. The so-called one foot is destroyed, the two feet are unstable, and now the north court is quite chaotic, there is no time to look south, the ambition of the Central Plains is inflated, and the heart of monopolizing the Western Regions is flourishing. The country of Shule will soon have a great danger of destroying the country, and the monarchs are enjoying peace today, but they are afraid that it will be difficult to find a place to survive tomorrow. ”

The ministers thought that the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain wanted to negotiate peace with the Shule Kingdom, but they didn't expect that as soon as he opened his mouth, he first said that the Shule Kingdom would be ruined, and Moyang did not get up and said: "What you said at the foot is worthy of being 'alarmist', and it is really 'sensational'." There is indeed a rebellion in Beiting, but it can be pacified in a few years, and it cannot be said that it will be destroyed with one foot. The Central Plains may have ambitions, but it is thousands of miles away, the desert is blocked, and the garrison in the Western Regions is only 20,000 or 30,000, although the Shule State does not dare to compare with the big countries, there are 500,000 elite soldiers, and they are not afraid of tens of thousands of enemy troops. ”

How could there be 500,000 elite soldiers in Shule Country, Fang Wen knew that the other party was bragging, and he didn't break it, and said: "Junshi's words are wrong, although there are few troops stationed in the Central Plains, but they have been operating in the Western Regions for hundreds of years, and there may be repetitions during this period, but the foundation is there. Looking at the Western Regions, there are people from the Central Plains in all countries, and there are no less than 100,000 people in Shule. What's more, the eastern countries are now all taking refuge in the Central Plains, and every time there is a war, they do not send troops and food. The emperor's edict is that 20,000 or 30,000 elite soldiers can drive ten times as many servants in the Western Regions and 100 times as many people in the Central Plains.

The ministers were silent, and Mo Yang sneered, "Listen to what you say, not only Shule Kingdom can't stop the Central Plains, but Beiting can't stop it, how can the so-called 'three-legged tripod' start?"

The content of the debate was similar to what Fang Wen expected, and he became more and more confident in his heart, and couldn't help but raise his tail and wave it twice, "No, what I am talking about below is the 'potential' of the Central Plains, not the 'force' of the Central Plains." The 30,000 garrisons in the Central Plains are the force, but they are used by the Central Plains, and other countries cannot be moved. The eastern countries are said to be small, and the Central Plains can be used, but they cannot be used at will, and they have to pay a price. The millions of Central Plains people in the Western Regions are the general trend, whether they are available or unavailable, it all depends on the actions of the countries, and if they deal with it properly, the Central Plains people are willing to fight for any country. ”

"You don't say anything, everything is still undecided. The black-faced minister slapped the case again and said angrily.

Fang Wen was still waiting for the other party to sit down before he said: "Shule has not a fixed number, but the Central Plains and Beiting have a fixed number, which is exactly what I mean by life and death." ”

The black-faced minister was about to get up again, but Mo Yang motioned for him not to move, saying, "The so-called fixed number refers to the civil strife in the North Court and the ambition of the Central Plains?"

"Exactly. ”

"Empty words are useless, but there is real evidence?"

"The evidence is Biyu City. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Three years ago, it was rumored that King Dubu was seriously ill, and the Central Plains took the opportunity to send troops to eradicate the Tieshan bandits. The Iron Mountain Camp is located in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, close to the border of Biyu City, has always been the land of Beiting herding horses, the Central Plains 5,000 elite soldiers fought and overcame, since then they have not retreated, and the daily accumulation of grain and grass has now become a 'stubborn disease'. In response to this provocation, Beiting did not say a word, and acquiesced to the old enemy standing on his back, which was the obvious impact of the civil strife. Dubu Wang was unharmed, not only did not rise up to fight, but humbled the enemy, known as the 'joint suppression of bandits'. In this way, the general trend of the Western Regions has fallen. The Central Plains has not moved for a long time, but it is gathering momentum, once the momentum is enough, the first step will be to conquer Biyu City, the next step is to subdue Shule, Shule surrendered, the Western Regions were pacified, even though the North Court ended the civil strife, there were millions of cavalry, and there was no place in the Western Regions. At that time, Shule wants to restore the three-legged momentum, and I don't know what year and month it will take. ”

After Fang Wen finished speaking, some of the ministers nodded and shook their heads a little, but they all had a question, and the white-faced minister said on behalf of everyone, "Your Excellency, but according to this, Jinpeng Fort is really a big obstacle in Shule Country, and it is very suitable for 'Lips and Teeth Cold' to be used here, but Your Excellency is the messenger of the Great Snow Mountain, this ......"

Fang Wen went around in a big circle, just talked about Jinpeng Castle, and was about to continue to elaborate with the other party's question, but the eunuch next to King Shule interrupted the debate, "The court discussion is temporarily suspended, and we will discuss it again in the afternoon, and the envoy of the Snow Mountain has come from afar to give food." ”

In the past, Fang Wen was happy for this meal, he had eaten the dried meat of Daxue Mountain for more than a month, and his interest in food had greatly decreased, and he wanted to make a big move, but he was forced to withdraw his troops from Mingjin, and his heart was unhappy It can be imagined, but what the eunuch said was the intention of King Shule, and he could only thank him and retreat.

Fang Wen was indifferent to a table of dishes, and his mind was still thinking about how to bring down Jinpeng Fort after noon so that it could be smoothly introduced into the Great Snow Mountain.

Prime Minister Shi Cheng came to visit, and what he saw was the messenger of the Great Snow Mountain pacing back and forth, he first congratulated Mr. Fang on his performance in the morning, and then told him a news that the afternoon court meeting was not carried out in the main hall, but in the imperial study, and the only participant was Fang Wen is with Moyang.

Fang Wen was hiding the world, but he didn't know much about the rules of the palace, so he hurriedly asked, "What does Your Majesty's move mean?" Prime Minister Shi Cheng didn't say it explicitly, but just smiled and reassured the envoy.

The two chatted a few words, Prime Minister Shi Cheng said goodbye, his trip was just a message, and there was no special purpose, never imagined that the Dragon King would choose to meet here to fulfill the promise of meeting.

Gu Shenwei believed that only the royal palace in Shule City was relatively safe, so he pretended to be one of the five Great Snow Mountain swordsmen and mixed in.

When Prime Minister Shi was about to leave, Gu Shenwei stepped forward and whispered: "In Xia Yang Huan, I am fortunate to meet Prime Minister." ”

Prime Minister Shi Cheng was surprised, but he covered it well, held the killer's arm, and said with a smile: "The divine dragon sees the head but does not see the tail, and the dragon king hides so deeply." ”

Gu Shen nodded for the Chong military division, Fang Wen understood, and took the other four swordsmen out of the house, guarded outside, pretended to enjoy the scenery of the palace, and left the two of them to talk secretly.

Prime Minister Shi Cheng was unprepared, but since he saw it, he couldn't miss the opportunity, he first said something that he had admired for a long time, Gu Shenwei just listened, rarely interjected, and waited for the other party to say his true intentions.

"Did the Dragon King hear the court discussion just now?"

"Smell a little bit. ”

"What does the Dragon King think Mr. Fang has a chance of winning?"

"The court discussion has not yet ended, and it is too early to draw conclusions. ”

"Hey, the dragon king is suspicious and won't tell the truth. ”

Gu Zhiwei pondered for a moment, "Jun Shi Moyang just asked, and he refused to make a statement for a long time, I am afraid that when I get to the imperial study, there may be variables." ”

Prime Minister Shi Cheng nodded, his face became serious, and he stared at the Dragon King for a while, as if judging the credibility of the other party, "It's not a possibility, but a certainty, I have received the news that Moyang will fight to the death in front of His Majesty, and will never allow Shule to make peace, and will also strongly advocate the expulsion of the envoy, and immediately dispatch an army of 50,000 to the Great Snow Mountain." ”

An army of 50,000, even if it is only half of this number, is not something that more than a thousand swordsmen from the Great Snow Mountain can fight.

"This matter all depends on the prime minister's maneuvering, if the prime minister is willing to help a little, he will be grateful at the bottom of the snowy mountain. ”

"We don't know each other. Prime Minister Shi looked away, his attitude was a little cold, but what he said was what he wanted to say the most, "Jinpeng Fort has no name, and Shangguan Tian is cowardly and incompetent. Now I fully support the Dragon King, but the internal situation in the court is complicated, I can't support it alone, the front is full of thorns, and the Dragon King himself needs to work hard. ”

"Can the prime minister make it clear. ”

"There will be another discussion in the afternoon, and it will not be too late for the Dragon King to know that what I said is true. ”

Prime Minister Shi didn't want to stay here for too long, so he got up and said goodbye.

Gu Shenwei already understood Prime Minister Shi's intentions in his heart, but he couldn't be sure which person he wanted to get rid of with his sword: his rival Moyang, or his brother King Shule.

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