Chapter 257: Victory
Gu Shenwei was able to capture Shangguan Tian alive because he recognized a simple and clear fact: Prime Minister Shi hated and feared the Dragon King, and would not easily break with Jinpeng Castle.
Therefore, as soon as Shangguan Tian disappeared, he guessed that this person must still be hiding by Prime Minister Shi's side.
The problem faced by Gu Shenwei was how to force Shangguan Tian to surrender and admit defeat without disturbing Prime Minister Shi.
Chu Nanping successfully attracted the attention of the Jinpeng killer, although he was in danger, he would not face the real disaster of killing, and without seeing the dragon king himself, the killers would not attack the waiter.
Gu Shenwei left a few hidden traces in the Prime Minister's Mansion in advance, which ordinary people could not find, but when the Jinpeng killer followed the trace, he would judge that the Dragon King was hiding in the mansion.
When Shangguan Tian was arrested, he was sitting alone in the tent drinking alcohol, he was wearing the clothes of a servant of the Prime Minister's Mansion, waiting for the killers in the city to bring back good news, but his mood never improved.
He didn't doubt the ability of the killers, thirty to one, it was easy to kill a cheap servant, what made him unhappy was that as the second young master of Jinpeng Castle, after the death of several brothers, he was the most likely person to take over the title of Dubu King, but he didn't get the corresponding respect in Shule Country, and after accepting so much money, Prime Minister Shi Cheng even asked him to prove his strength, which was tantamount to a public insult.
Shangguan Tian could only endure it, he asked Prime Minister Shi for this trip, hoping to encourage Shule Kingdom to take Daxue Mountain seriously through Prime Minister, send heavy troops to defeat those vulgar swordsmen in one fell swoop, and kill Yang Huan, a traitor to Shibao, by the way.
The inhabitants of Daisetsuzan are naturally infighting, and if they are defeated once, they will immediately be torn apart.
It's just such a simple thing, if it is not done properly, it will make him lose his father's trust again.
Looking back on the internal and external troubles in the past few years, Shangguan Tian's heart palpitated.
The result of every infighting in the stone castle was a defeat for both sides, the break between the second young lord and Mrs. Meng made both sides lose a lot of rights, and the limit of Dubu Wang's patience was about to end, the two had to shake hands again, and the result of the private negotiation was that Mrs. Meng supported the second young lord to inherit the king's title, and the second young master mainly gave Shangguan Fei a lot of territory and killers.
Shangguan Tian knew very well that Mrs. Meng was delaying the army, and she was waiting for her son to grow up more.
Therefore, Shangguan Tian voluntarily came to Shule to ask for troops, and the secret purpose was to exchange for the support of Prime Minister Shi Cheng and introduce an external force into Jinpeng Castle.
Shangguan Tianzheng was sitting in the candlelight thinking about how to open his mouth to Prime Minister Shi Cheng after getting Yang Huan's head, and suddenly froze, he was obviously the only one in the tent, but there were two shadows on the ground.
If you're an experienced killer, you'll fight back before you have an idea, and even an apprentice who has been tested for brutality will do it right instead of looking back.
Shangguan Tian subconsciously turned his head and only reacted when he twisted it halfway, but the narrow knife was hidden in the package three steps away, and just as he was about to get up, another narrow knife was already lying across his throat from behind.
Shangguan Tian was forced by the sharp blade, raised his head slightly, and many thoughts flashed in his mind, even what he should say as the young master of Jinpeng Castle at the moment of life and death, he thought of it, but in the end he blurted out three trembling words, "Don't kill me." ”
If Gu Shenwei wanted to kill the second young master, he wouldn't play the trick of adding a narrow knife to himself, he hated everyone with the surname Shangguan, but he had to leave a step for Prime Minister Shi, "Let the people outside invite the prime minister." ”
The ambition that was still lingering in his heart just now vanished in an instant, as long as he could let the narrow knife on his neck leave, Shangguan Tian was willing to do anything, "Yanu, go and ask the prime minister, just say that I have something important to discuss." ”
Someone outside agreed, Shangguan Tian sent all his entourage, only the most powerful personal servant remained, and Gu Shenwei quickly found the tent of the second young master according to Yanu.
Shangguan Tian slightly accentuated the word "just", and Yanu heard the meaning in his master's tone, and immediately went to Prime Minister Shi for help.
Prime Minister Shi Cheng frowned slightly, in his impression, Jinpeng Fort has always been a master of solving trouble, but this second young master is an expert in causing trouble.
Even if you need someone else's life to save your life, how can you be called a killer?
Thinking like this in his heart, Prime Minister Shi Cheng immediately sent dozens of guards to quietly surround the tent of the second young master, the killer Yang Huan is too dangerous, and he must be eliminated as soon as possible, even if it affects the young master of Jinpeng Castle, it is worth it.
Dozens of strong bows were aimed at the tent a few paces away, and Yanu was dumbfounded, and the arrows were shot out indiscriminately, and the assassin would definitely die, and the master would not live.
Prime Minister Shi Cheng was finally more cautious, nodded at the guards beside him, the guards pulled out their scimitars, walked to the door of the tent, and shouted, "Second young master, the prime minister has arrived." After saying that, he lifted the curtain and went in.
After a while, the guard came out, with a strange expression on his face, as if he had seen some surprising scene, and he was both confused and couldn't help but want to laugh, "Prime Minister, please come in, there is no danger." ”
Shi Cheng believed in his men, hesitated for a moment, bypassed the archers, and entered the tent.
Shangguan Tian sat on the bed like a wood carving, looking up at the top of the tent slightly, his hands were nervously raised in front of his chest, and a narrow knife was held on his stretched neck, and the handle of the narrow knife was tied horizontally to a wooden stick, and the wooden stick was deeply inserted into the bed, and there was no half of the figure behind him.
Prime Minister Shi laughed, and even tears were about to flow out, that is, from this moment on, he decided to take seriously the "head of the dragons and the king of the five peaks" of Daxue Mountain.
As soon as Yanu left, Gu Shenwei withdrew from the gap drawn behind the tent, full of contempt for the son of Dubu Wang, Shangguan Tian's martial arts were not weak at all, stronger than most killers, but lacked the sharpness and determination that a real killer should have, which made him unable to play even half of his martial arts.
The contest between the two groups of killers ended in a dramatic way, and the vast majority of the residents of Shule City admitted that "Killer Yang Huan" was qualified to be called the "Dragon King" from now on, and as for Shangguan Tian, the young lord of Jinpeng Castle, it was rumored that he was so frightened that he was so frightened that his originally slightly black face became as pale as the Dragon King, and he could never return to his original color.
Prime Minister Shi Cheng publicly recognized the victory of the Dragon King and sent someone to invite the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain to enter the palace again.
Fang Wen is hanging heart finally fell back into place, and immediately began to prepare, the original car was too shabby, he asked Xu Xiaoyi to pay for the best carriage in the city, a number of sets of brand-new clothes, hats, shoes and socks, and buy a small servant to serve him alone, and the five swordsmen also took back their heavy swords, decorated them under the guidance of the military advisor, and entered the prime minister's mansion with him.
Fang Wen was fearless when he first entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, and thanks to the vigorous publicity of the swordsman's entourage, the status of the military advisor in the eyes of everyone rose sharply, and all his requests were met.
Prime Minister Shi's attitude also changed, and he invited the envoy of Daxue Mountain into the back study and had a secret conversation with him for a long time.
Fang Wen seized the opportunity to do everything he could in his life to throw out a set of rhetoric that he had already thought of, Prime Minister Shi nodded frequently, completely moved by the lobbyist, but he still had doubts, "What Mr. Fang said is extremely true, but this kind of thing is not something that I can call the shots with a word, and it has to be approved by His Majesty." If nothing else, within three days, His Majesty will summon Mr. Fang, and at that time he will face the interrogation of the ministers, and there will be a war of words, Mr. Fang...... Are you sure?"
Fang Wen stood up and thanked him, and said angrily: "Fang is not talented, but if you want to fight, no matter whether you win or lose, it is all self-defeating, and the prime minister does not need to worry." ”
Prime Minister Shi Cheng helped people to the end, and talked with Fang Wenshi for a long time, introduced the important ministers in the court, pointed out which ones might support Jinpeng Castle, and said some rules in front of the palace, so as not to inadvertently offend the king.
Fang Wen benefited a lot from it, and even thanked him, feeling that the Dragon King's dangerous tricks were really useful.
Prime Minister Shi finally made a request, hoping to meet with the Dragon King.
Fang Wen was full of promises, but after leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was at a loss, he hadn't seen the Dragon King for several days.
Back to his residence, Xu Xiaoyi had no choice, only the Dragon King came to him, and he couldn't find the Dragon King.
Gu Shenwei came to see Fang Wensi on the third watch that night, and did not alarm anyone, and directly entered the bedroom through the window to wake up the sleeping military advisor.
If it had been a few days earlier, Fang Wen would have complained that the Dragon King had risked his life first, but at this time, there was only a surprise, and there was no mention of the matter of giving away people's heads.
Gu Shenwei and Prime Minister Shi Cheng's worries are surprisingly consistent, from the perspective of Daxue Mountain, Fang Wen's words are almost impeccable, but the ministers first consider the interests of the Shule Kingdom, and mix it with the conspiracy of Jinpeng Castle, above the main hall, Fang Wen is going to fight alone, whether he can resist the other party's wheel war, it is really unknown.
According to Xu Xiaoyi, Prime Minister Shi Cheng won the hearts of the people, but he made many enemies among the ministers, and his support alone was not enough.
Shangguan Tian, who was humiliated in the killer contest, did not leave the Shule Kingdom, he had already lost face, and he must not let the mission fail again, so he was throwing money everywhere to seek support, wanting to defeat the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain above the court.
Gu Shenwei cleared the way, but whether he can pick the fruit depends on Fang Wen's performance, the pair is still in the process of testing each other at this moment, and they are far from reaching the point of complete trust.
Fang Wen swore to the sky, "If you don't obey King Shule, I will take ......" He wanted to say that he would take the head to see him, but he thought that the killer was very serious about this kind of thing, so he temporarily changed his words, "I will guarantee the lives of the whole family." ”
The brother and sister-in-law are ruthless, and Fang Wen doesn't want to be righteous.
"The military advisor is serious, even if the court is unfavorable, Daxueshan still needs Mr. ”
Fang Wen breathed a sigh of relief, made another promise, and finally talked about Prime Minister Shi Cheng's request to meet.
"On the day the military advisor went to the palace, I went to see Prime Minister Shi. Gu Shenwei was still vigilant, Fang Wen was able to make a public appearance in Shule City if he could win a big victory and gain the support of the king for the Great Snow Mountain.
The next day, Fang Wen entered the Prime Minister's Mansion for the third time and finalized all the details.
On the third day of the eighth month, King Shule will summon the envoy of the Great Snow Mountain in the main hall.
Fang Wen has persuaded many people, but most of them are nameless and mediocre, even if they are the patriarch of Wufeng, they are too simple and not good at words, and they are not real opponents.
Fang Wen was excited, if it weren't for the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he really wanted to find a woman to comfort him.
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