Chapter 522: Answer
Wei Song, or the wishful thinking of the Central Plains, is this: to break the North Court apart as soon as possible, and it is not particularly important who can benefit from this split.
All along, the main trouble in the Central Plains has been Beiting, and the other forces, whether it is the Dragon King or the many small kings within Beiting, no matter how powerful they are, cannot surpass the entire Beiting, so they will not become a mortal threat.
Wei Song wanted to establish miraculous skills, but he didn't want to spend too much money, so he thought of assassination, there are many masters in the Central Plains, but the years of serving in the Western Regions made him understand a truth, martial arts are not the only quality of a killer, or even the most important quality.
He needs a professional killer.
Jinpeng Castle is impossible, and outside of this, the only excellent killer he can think of and see is the "nephew" Gu Shenwei.
Before the dragon army won, Wei Song could not think of a reason to persuade the dragon king to abandon his existing army and chase another army, and stayed on the north shore of the Xiaoyao Sea, he hoped that the dragon army would win this crucial battle more than many of the dragon king's "friends".
Now that the Dragon Army has won, Gu Shenwei has a strong but not strong enough army, and the biggest enemy is changing from Jinpeng Fort to Beiting, Wei Song feels that the conditions and reasons he provides are more suitable than ever.
"He said that there were supporters of the Central Plains within the North Court, and a large number of soldiers at my disposal, and as long as I could do great things, these soldiers would be loyal to me. Gu Shenwei immediately summoned Prime Minister Zhong Heng and General Zuo Duguxian to discuss countermeasures with the two.
"Of course, this is an assassination attempt, and in the end no one can suspect me. He believed in my abilities. "Gu Shenwei did not imprison or kill Wei Song, in the matter of revenge, he also implements the killer principle, unless he can safely cut the grass and eradicate the roots, he must never act rashly.
At this time, killing Wei Song was tantamount to openly breaking with the Central Plains, losing the pull of the Central Plains, and the importance of the Dragon Army in the eyes of Beiting no longer existed, and the final result was to influence him to seek revenge on Jinpeng Castle.
Zhong Heng and Dugu Xian were both comforted that they could gain the trust of the Dragon King, but they were both surprised by Wei Song's bold plan, and they opposed it almost at the same time.
Zhong Heng was anxious to get rid of the mistake of "introducing" Wei Song, so he spoke first, "Wei Song is treacherous and slippery, I can't believe it, the most likely situation is that the Dragon King has done a big thing, but he secretly betrayed it, so that the Dragon King can atone for his guilt and kill two birds with one stone." β
Dugu Xian also felt that this matter was too unreliable, "I know the Beiting army very well, over the past few hundred years, although there have been many splits, the soldiers have never been loyal to anyone outside the Khan family, and the people who finally reunified the Beiting must still be the descendants of the Khan, and it is all nonsense to say that the soldiers can be owned by the Dragon King." β
The two of them each put forward many reasons, in short, they did not accept Wei Song's persuasion, Zhong Heng even imagined a more long-term plan, "Close the Xiaoyao Sea, cut it off from the Western Regions, and then widen the road, closely connect with the country of Xiangji, wait patiently, let the people multiply, ten to twenty years later, the Dragon King can also have a rich source of soldiers, if the two great powers are fighting endlessly during this period, it will be a godsend." β
Gu Shenwei was hesitant for the first time, and he expressed his worries, "I'm worried that Wei Song's news about the imminent split of the North Court is accurate, in that case, Jinpeng Castle is likely to be already in action." β
Gu Shenwei was on the occasion once, when he first came to Shiguo to ask for relatives, he thought that this was the place where the Dubu King would fight, but he didn't expect that Shiguo was just a bait to attract forces from all sides, Shangguan Yun secretly crossed Chen Cang in Xiaowan Kingdom in the north, and deceived the Dragon King and the Central Plains.
Wei Song inadvertently reminded Gu Shen of one thing, everyone thought that Jinpeng Castle would make a comeback from the North Court, maybe the strategic focus of Dubu King at this time had shifted to the North Court itself.
Gu Shenwei vaguely saw the figure of Mr. Zhang Ji, a teacher.
"Jinpeng Fort will not succeed, as long as there is a sign that the old Khan King was assassinated by Jinpeng Castle, the North Court will not split, and all the little kings will rush to take revenge. Dugu Xian was very sure of this, the respect of the soldiers of the Beiting for the Khan King and his family lineage had reached the level of infatuation, which could be compared to the loyalty of the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain to the Dragon King, but the number was more and the time was longer.
"Jinpeng Castle will not do such a stupid thing as assassination, and the Dubu King may bind himself more firmly to the North Court through marriage or by taking control of the powerful ministers. β
Gu Shenwei said that Dubu King was in his mouth, but what he was thinking about was Zhang Ji, he had already sorted out the general style of this opponent, "The strategist is the sharpest sword", Gu Shenwei will always remember this sentence, assassination is not Zhang Ji's strong point, as long as he still has influence on Dubu King, he will never easily use this trick.
"What is the Dragon King going to do?" Zhong Heng asked, everything that should be said was said, and the last person to make a decision had to be the Dragon King.
Gu Shenwei raised his head and thought for a while, "I want to meet the envoy of the North Court." β
The envoy of the North Court has always used Dugu Xian to spread the word, and has not directly talked with the Dragon King, Gu Shenwei hopes to find out the bottom line of the North Court negotiation, he wants to compare, alliance and assassination, which path to choose will benefit the most.
Zhong Heng and Dugu Xian retired, it was too late, and the meeting with the envoy of Beiting was scheduled for the afternoon of the next day.
Gu Shenwei sat in the tent, his fingers rubbing lightly on the scabbard, completely unaware that the candle had been extinguished.
"If you do this, you will be revealing your intentions, and it will be even more difficult to take action, and the two of them will not be able to keep it a secret forever. In the darkness, the lotus girl's voice seemed ethereal, as if it was a virtual scene conjured up in Gu Shenwei's mind.
Others were still speculating about the dragon king's thoughts, and the lotus girl had already guessed probably, but she didn't understand why he had to consult with the two bureaucrats, which was not the usual practice of killers.
"Secrets will always be leaked, not just the two of them, it will be Wei Song, so it's better for me to take the initiative. Gu Shenwei seemed to be talking to himself.
The Lotus girl understood Gu Shenwei's intentions, and he pretended to be hesitant, so that Beiting and Zhongyuan would increase their bargaining chips, and gradually reveal the real bottom line.
"Are you going to keep counting like this forever?"
Gu Shenwei turned her head in surprise and glanced at the figure of the lotus girl in the dark, even when the trust between the two was the highest, she had never said such comforting words.
"Forever. Gu Shenwei's answer was cold, "The enemy is pervasive, I can't defeat them in martial arts and troops, so I can only think one step ahead of them." β
The Dutch girl's voice was doubly gentle, and the coldness and ruthlessness in the eyes of others were pleasing to the eye in her eyes, "What do you need me to do?"
Gu Shenwei didn't seem to hear her words, sat silently for a while, and said: "Last time, I let Wei Song run away, and I almost couldn't catch him again, this time I still have to release people, but I hope that one day when I want to arrest people again, he can take the initiative to send them to the door." β
"I can do it. The Dutch girl whispered, and the figure vanished.
Gu Shenwei only knew a little about Xiaoyue Hall's secret arts, but he believed in the promise of the lotus girl.
Wei Song can play with intrigues and tricks, but there are always means in this world that he can't think of, which will make him regret pretending to be in front of the Dragon King.
Gu Shenwei couldn't remember how long it had been since he had remembered his dead relatives, Wei Song's arrival opened the door to memory, and his father had too many things to tell his youngest son, so that when he was chasing the truth, he was always surrounded by fog.
Zhong Heng often said that "solving problems and finding out the truth are two different things", Gu Shenwei has always worked hard to solve all kinds of problems, only in the matter of destroying the door, he only wants the truth.
In the afternoon of the next day, Gu Shenwei met with the envoy of Beiting.
The envoy obviously got the news that the envoy sent by the Central Plains was not ordinary, and it was likely that he had already said that the Dragon King had moved, so he seemed a little impatient and got straight to the point without saying a few clichΓ©s.
"Presumably someone said to the Dragon King that the old Khan King is seriously ill, and once he dies, the North Court will be torn apart. β
"Well, a lot of people think so. β
"Does the Dragon King know that in the nearly three hundred years since the founding of the North Court, almost every long-reigning Khan King has died, and there will be splits, as short as a few months, as long as a few years, but the North Court is still getting stronger and stronger, why? Because this is the way we choose the new Khan King, only the best prince with the most support is qualified to rule the entire grassland, and naturally it can also make the North Court stronger. It would be a big mistake for the Dragon King to only see the division, but not the unity behind it. If anyone says such a thing to you, you should kill him immediately, because he is framing you. β
The envoy of the North Court was a young man, who seemed to be less than thirty years old, and he claimed to be of the same clan as Mo Chu, the governor of Biyu City, indicating that he was also a nobleman, but he had a rough appearance, like a person who had experienced wind and rain all year round, and his speech was even more straightforward, always with a little threat.
Probably this is the style that the people of Beiting like, Gu Shenwei remembers, and the old man speaks like this.
"I understand what you mean, over the years, everyone has said that I can't live tomorrow, but I not only survived, but I also lived better and better. β
The envoy of the North Court was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, as if he liked the Dragon King very much.
There was not much success in this conversation, the level of the Beiting envoy was too low, although he was refreshing, he couldn't be the master in many things, except for his rhetoric, he couldn't come up with anything decent to win over the Dragon King.
Beiting is either really playing a delaying tactic, or the decision is too hasty and has not thought of a mature plan, in short, compared with the Central Plains, there is very little sincerity.
Gu Shenwei summoned Wei Song for the second time that evening, and this time the meeting was brief and direct.
"I agree with your plan. β
"The Dragon King will benefit from this. β
"But in addition to the support of food, grass, soldiers, etc., I have to add a condition. β
"Dragon King, please speak. β
"Send the head of Shangguan Nu. β
Shangguan Nu is the direct operator of the Gu family's extermination, and has been hiding under the wings of the Central Plains for several years.
Wei Song agreed almost without even thinking about it, the eight young masters of Jinpeng Fort had long lost their use value, and they were dispensable to him.
After sending Wei Song away, Gu Shenwei immediately summoned Dugu Xian again, "Tell the envoy of Beiting that I am willing to form an alliance with Beiting, and tell him Wei Song's plan as well, since the alliance is formed, you should be open and honest." β
For the time being, Gu Shenwei let the envoys on both sides get a satisfactory answer.
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