Chapter 876 - Lies (2/2)
The Dragon King was another reason why Duodun had lost his reputation as well as his life
The Dragon King and Prince Xiao's strategy of cooperation could fail at any moment After two months' worth of interruption, Gu Shenwei had no choice but to prepare for another war
All of the preparations wererecruited soldiers from Xiaoyao Lake and increased his troops' number to 40,000, and then stationed thedom They could cross the narrow desert and enter the territory of Jade City through Shuangquan Village at any time Then, in half a month's time, they would be able to take back Thousand Horsemen Pass and block the exits and entrances in the east
On the same day that Gu Shenwei heard the news that the Second Consort had surrendered, he made a detour around Jade City froht to the encadom thirty miles away in the west, took command of the ar Liao went to the Shule Kingdom to continue the draft in the nadom of Xiaoyao Lake had received orders to defend Heaven's Pass A group of generals frodom to keep the army and provisions in the capital city under strict control as well as put Shangguan Yun under surveillance
It took Gu Shenwei over ten days to ements The situation had just stabilized when he received , would soon arrive with the envoy of the Central Plains
There were many descendants of the Central Plains in the Jade City, so the Chinese New Year's Eve of that year was very uproarious Wei Song and the others arrived on the third day of January in the Chinese lunar calendar, followed by 10,000 soldiers The number of Central-Plains army troops stationed outside of Jade City thus increased to 20,000
On the fourth day of January, in the enca with Wei Song, talking about official affairs The most important topic was about the new Cou Xian, as froions, as the Co also hoped to get the seal of Co Prince Xiao's order There was a dispute between them It was not very intense, but the two had failed to reach an agreement, and the two Central-Plains armies remained under the command of their respective Commander-in-chiefs
A nor introduced the envoy of the Central Plains to the Dragon King Both sides were very polite and didn'tabout the battle of Thousand Horse invited the Dragon King to talk in private He instantly shed the businesslike veneer and said in a fatherly, a's victory in the Norland exceeded everybody's expectations I've already reported it to the I before you receive the I”
Gu Shenwei had o Back then, Gu Shenwei had hoped to trade the Khan's life for the support of the Central Plains, but he had never taken this deal seriously He believed that Wei Song also hadn't But unexpectedly, after so many dramatic twists and turns, it had actually co my journey to the Norland was mostly due to the luck of the draw I barely made any contribution”
”Alas, you don't have to be soWithout your efforts, this 'luck' would never have happened The old Khan died at a perfect time Otherwise, the 20,000 troops of the Central Plains wouldn't have achieved aswanted to fish out the truth of the battle of Thousand Horsemen Pass But unexpectedly, he justthe topic ”Are you… displeased with ?”
”What makes Lord Wei say that?” The cold look on Gu Shenwei's face was his best cover He didn't have to show too many emotions, so he naturally wouldn't expose any vulnerability nobody could tell whether his surprise had been put on superficially or not
”After such a long ti Wenshi+, I think - to contactWenshi+ is the on Ar seeht that he was just a regular lobbyist, so I treated him with only the most co why you suddenly becas between you andto do with the counselor It was all because of Prince Xiao's arrival in Jade City I believed that I would arouse unnecessary suspicions if I contact Lord Wei too often during this time Unexpectedly, others weren't suspicious of me, but Lord Wei is”
The ranks of the officials of the Central Plains were very hierarchical Wei Song was the suprenated by the Central Plains, but compared to Prince Xiao, his rank was several levels lower Thus, Gu Shenwei's explanation was fairly plausible
Stroking his beard, Wei Song burst into laughter and thedisappeared instantly ”How could I be suspicious? During the daytiu I hope that the Dragon King will understand I have my own duty, and sou will naturally continue to serve as the Commander-in-chief, and I'll consult with Lord Envoy to see if it's possible to bring the 10,000 soldiers I brought here under General Dugu's command That way, the military orders won't conflict”
”You think too u Commander-in-chief and entrusted his ar what he should do He's the Co to hand him over to others”
The two told one lie after another, but the at occasionally called the Dragon King ”nephew” The Dragon King's face was also not as cold as usual, though he never called Wei Song ”uncle” back in return
This show lasted for about a hour, and neither side seeht up the most important issue ”Not only have you elied the ”
For the first ti this conversation ”I haven't I didn't gethad an a Rizhu used to be in contact with Golden Roc Castle, but he had nothing to do with the on King? The intelligence I got-”
”Lord Wei's intelligence was accurate King Rizhu did harbor resentment towards my father, but he didn't hire Golden Roc Castle's killers to killbelieved the Dragon King without asking any further questions about the details ”And regarding the person truly behind this, do you have any clues, Dragon King?”
Gu Shenwei nodded ”Please give me some detailed information about this envoy sent by the Central Plains, Lord Wei”