"Brother Mu, will the little bow dog be okay?" Si Hu squatted on the ground, like a child who had lost his playmate.
"No, I will save him even if I risk my life." Xu Mu raised his head and looked at Chen Que's carriage slowly leaving. According to the agreement, Gonggou must stay in Chen Que's medicine house for at least half a year to wash his body with medicinal baths to remove poison. Of course, the outcome is unknown.
All that can be done now is to collect more scarce life-extending medicinal materials.
"Yin Hu, please send a message to Hall Master Shangguan. Please put some thought into this prescription. The more the better."
"Don't worry, helmsman." Yin Hu nodded.
"My brother." Xu Mu raised his head and looked around. When he found that the carriage in front and the accompanying thousand Shu riders were nowhere to be seen, he sighed silently.
"Send the order to hang Wolf Arrow's body on the tower in Chengdu. Let the world know that my brother Xu Changgong, riding alone, shot and killed Liangzhou Wolf Arrow and walked alone in the northwest!"
"In the spring of next year, my vast Shu army will invade Liangzhou and kill the traitor Dong Wen with a spear!"
"Roar!"
Around Xu Mu, not only the Shu soldiers but also several newly surrendered generals all roared in unison.
This wave of morale boost comes from a man who was born to be hesitant.
…
A few days later, after receiving the news, Dong Wen fell silent, sat on the throne, and closed his eyes for a long time.
"Everyone, there is nothing I can do." After a while, Dong Wen finally spoke and looked at the counselors below.
After Sima Xiu died, he spent many days trying to find someone who could compare to Liang Hu, but was disappointed.
Not to mention Lianghu Sima Xiu, if he had Zhuo Yuanzi's ability, he could also be called the chief staff officer.
But no, not one. Even the people recommended by Sima Xiu may have some quick wits, but they are not of much use and are not as good as his own thinking.
"King, Langjian is my hero in Liangzhou. If not, send envoys to Shu in advance to exchange the body of senior Langjian back to Liangzhou. After all, he is still the king's master. The king's cousin is Yixiao, Can--"
"I'm asking you if there is any way to deal with Shuzhou!" Dong Wen roared.
Several counselors hurriedly came out and knelt on the ground tremblingly.
"Get out, get out of the palace." Dong Wen gritted his teeth.
"King, I, I'll take our leave."
In the darkness of night, Dong Wen sat alone on the throne, feeling extremely empty in his heart.
When he was young, his father sat in this posture. He stood behind the two royal brothers and secretly looked at the civil and military retainers in the palace through the guards' halberds.
He often thought that one day he would be like this, sitting on the throne, majestic and majestic. Did it, he did it. It's just a few steps away from conquering the northwest and dominating several states in the west.
"Third brother, I will give you some of the tangerines my mother gave me. You should be careful to hide them and eat them, so as not to be discovered."
"Third brother, if I beat you, I'll beat you, but if you obey, the second brother will spare you, how about that?"
"Although Wen'er is incompetent, let him share a plate of the roasted meat at this year's feast."
"Hmph, even though you are the son of a maid, your surname is Wang. If you dress more appropriately, I will let you sit down for the banquet."
Dong Wen closed his eyes. In the lonely palace, as the candlelight flickered, the shadow of his whole person was dragged longer and longer. There were no other shadows intersecting, and he was the only one left, all strange and strange, sometimes bright and sometimes dark.
"Sima Xiu pays homage to the Lord."
"I, Lianghu, am willing to fight for world supremacy with my lord."
…
Dong Wen opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a gust of cold wind in the whole palace, causing his body to tremble slightly unconsciously.
"I, Dong Wen, want to dominate the world!"
…
Outside Yumen Pass, Chao Yi, who stayed in the Yudang tribe, sat in a felt tent, raising his head silently and looking at the people of the Yudang tribe in front, dancing around a bonfire.
Even though there was frost and snow nearby, this group of Xiqiang people was extremely lively.
"Brother Chao, come and have a drink." King Yudang walked into the felt tent and placed a jar of warm kumiss in front of him.
"You will be the king if you have the time to spare." Chao Yi smiled.
This time, it was the Lord's decision to stay in the Yudang tribe. He knows that not only him, but also another strange army in the direction of Dingzhou will cooperate with the expedition to Liang next year.
"King Yu, I have something to say, should I ask it?"
"Brother Chao, it doesn't matter." At this moment, King Yu Dang had already made up his mind to cling to Shuzhou's thigh.
“It’s bitterly cold in the Yumenguan area. Why don’t the Western Qiang people continue to migrate westward?”
To the east is the Central Plains, which is impossible to set foot on. To the north is the vast desert, while to the south is the mountains connecting Shuzhou. At first glance, heading west is the wisest choice.
King Yu Dang sighed, "Brother Chao doesn't know something. If you continue to the west, you will find the countries in the Western Regions. Compared with the Central Plains, these countries in the Western Regions are even more exterminated. If you dare to move there, you may be massacred. The tribe."
"Are people from the Western Regions very vicious?"
"It's very fierce now. However, more than a hundred years ago, when the Protector's Mansion set up by the Ji Dynasty at Yumen Pass was not abandoned, these people from the Western Regions did not dare to breathe heavily. Previously, there was a small country that was tinkering with the Luminous Cup. The monarch just said a few words about the state affairs of Ji, which were overheard and spread to Changyang in the Central Plains, making Emperor Ji very angry."
"Hehe, at that moment, the Ji Dynasty Protector's Mansion at Yumen Pass sent 20,000 cavalry and destroyed the country directly."
"At that time, the entire Western Region was extremely frightened. Brother Chao didn't know anything. My ancestors even left a message, telling people from the Fuxun tribe not to provoke the Central Plains of the Great Age."
"Let me think about it...I left a sentence."
Chao Yi was startled, "What are you talking about?"
"The great power of the Great Age is great. Those who are obedient will prosper, but those who jump off the beam will perish!"
Chao Yi lowered his head, feeling complicated in his heart.
This devastated country has lost all its majesty.
"Brother Chao, look at the present era. Bandits are rampant and the heroes are divided. Not to mention my Yudang tribe, even a small tribe outside the Great Wall wants to step into the Central Plains and take advantage of thousands of miles of fertile soil."
"Of course, with the King of Shu here...I will never do this."
Chao Yi was not surprised. This is a world where the jungle prevails. If your fist is strong, others will be convinced if they are afraid. On the contrary, if your fist is soft, whether it is a wolf or a dog, they will want to jump over and try it with a leap.
"I believe in the King of Shu. Previously, Liangzhou was said to be a garrison, but in fact it only sent some soldiers to guard the border. What's the use? I heard that the Protector's Mansion was used as a sheepfold."
"My ancestors said that at that time, when passing the Duhu Mansion, everyone had to walk around. The sound of the drills of the soldiers of the Ji Dynasty could frighten the horses."
Chao Yi did not answer, silently holding up the koumiss and looking ahead with some confusion, not at the bonfire dance, but at the wind and sand farther and farther away.
Somehow, he always believed it. One day, his lord will take him on a horseback expedition, crush the desert sand dunes, face the entire Western Region, and shout out those tyrannical words again.
Those who are obedient will prosper, those who jump off the beam will perish!
