Changyang City, the study room of the imperial palace. Chang Sheng and Liu Chen sat facing each other.
"What Ziyou means is not to retreat, nor to find the shepherd." Liu Chen thought for a while and spoke.
Chang Sheng nodded, "Pingde knows my strategy, so it's natural to think so. Let me put it bluntly, it would be a pity if Mr. Sheepherd dies. If Mr. Sheepherd is not dead, then I'm sure he will stay. There will be a plan in Xishu, and there will be a way to contact me when the time comes."
"I can probably guess what Ziyou means. In fact, by giving in, he will put his troops in Sizhou to prepare for the future war. After all, the strategy you and I set before is Sizhou. Fight on foot. In this way, even a night raid by the Shu people to investigate is a matter of course."
"The crippled man and demon in Western Shu are unparalleled in wisdom, so I had to take this step."
Liu Chen nodded, "I've heard everything about tonight. Let alone Ziyou, I didn't expect that the assassin would be King Sha Rong. He must have contacts when he enters the Central Plains like this. In addition to the Xie family, I guess there will be others.”
"I found out earlier. The rice road in the south of the Yangtze River was also supported by Sha Rong. Among other things, this King Sha Rong was really ambitious. When he saw Northern Chongqing and Western Shu competing for hegemony, he Thinking of taking advantage of the situation. Xu Mu, the king of Western Shu, is really awesome and tried his best to cooperate and avert the crisis of the Sha Rong people."
Liu Chen nodded and was silent for a while before answering.
"He was indeed extremely brave when he refused Beidi. I still say the same thing. The King of Western Shu ignored the entrustment of Lord Yuan. The most correct way for him is to support the court."
Chang Sheng smiled and did not struggle with this issue.
"Pingde, now King Sha Rong is trapped in Changyang, do you have a way to force him out?"
"The frightened Shuo Rat is unlikely to come out. But Ziyou can rest assured that no matter what, he will need to recover for a while. In other words, we can take advantage of this period of time to catch this rat."
"It does make sense. I will enter the palace later and discuss it with the lord again."
"By the way Ziyou, the envoy from Shu will be returning tomorrow?"
"Indeed. Is there something wrong with Pingde?"
Liu Chen sighed, "I originally wanted to write a letter to the King of Western Shu. But then I thought about it and decided to leave it at that. After what happened with the Sha Rong people, let's see Zhenzhang again. Ziyou, I finally have something in my heart. The qi will not come out quickly if you don’t spit it out.”
"I understand." Chang Sheng comforted, "Don't worry Pingde, there will be a chance."
"Nothing, I've thought about it all. Ziyou, go see the lord."
…
"It's a bit pedantic." Sitting on the royal road, Chang Silang smiled, "The little boss did the right thing by not entering the palace and not helping Yuan An. Chang Sheng, you should know why little Taotao kept helping. Little boss?"
"Yuan Houye also knew in his heart that the Daji was in such a state of decay that it was very likely that he would not be able to revive himself. Therefore, he kept the King of Western Shu, helped the King of Western Shu rise and gained fame, and also gave him a second I hope he can find a way for the common people in the world." Chang Sheng answered seriously.
"I have already come out." Chang Shiro sighed, "I have said before that Xiao Taotao has the most accurate vision. But even if you tell Liu Chen about this, he will not listen."
"I didn't say that Liu Chen is really talented."
"With the sheepherder's life and death uncertain, I, Beiyu, need another staff member who can stabilize the overall situation, and Liu Chen is suitable."
Changshiro rubbed his brows, and within a short time, the sadness between his brows was gone.
"This time, you did a good job. After the operation on the Xie family, many old families entered the palace last night and agreed to the cessation of war. They even got a little angry and asked me to lead troops to conquer the Saibei grassland."
"Brother, it's not time yet."
"Of course I know. Maybe I will do this, or the little boss will do it. There must be someone on the left and right to do it, and wait."
"Brother, King Sha Rong is currently trapped in Changyang. I have discussed with Liu Chen, why not let the old families cooperate and lead private soldiers to search for King Sha Rong throughout the city. Of course, there will definitely be disadvantages, such as It is very likely that people’s livelihood will be shocked.”
"Nothing, just go ahead and do it." Chang Shiro smiled, "When the time comes, I will take a few warehouses of rice and distribute it in one round, which will appease the people."
"Brother is wise."
"We can't fight with Xishu for the time being. When Chen Fang goes back, send more people to protect him back to Xishu, and treat him as Beiyu returns the favor."
"Brother, do you want to... also bring a letter to the King of Western Shu? After all, the matter of the Sha Rong people is imminent right now."
"With an egg, even if I don't say anything, he knows what I'm thinking. Of course, I also know what he's thinking."
I am speechless at the moment of victory.
"Chang Sheng, go ahead. I hope you can really catch King Sha Rong and bring this bastard to me."
"I'll try my best." Chang Sheng cupped his hands and exhaled.
…
In the cellar of a dilapidated ancestral hall in the west of Changyang City, under the dim lights, Hao Lianzhan stood up straight from the bedding-covered floor with a cold face.
"Your Majesty, are you awake?" Next to him, a man with a stern face approached cautiously.
"Who are you?"
The man thought for a moment and took off his robe, revealing the deer head tattoo on the back of his right shoulder.
"Rouran tribe? I heard that the people of Rouran tribe have been driven to Manghuang by Beiyu King Chang Xiaotang."
The man smiled lightly and said, "Indeed, I want to join forces with the king this time. I heard that the king killed Beidi Royal Court in Saibei grassland and almost wiped it out. I admire you very much."
Hao Lianzhan leaned up and smiled, "But why should I join forces with you? If it's a life-saving grace, I will have another reward."
The man was lifeless, and his eyes became more and more serious, "Only by my name."
"your name?"
"My name is Shenluzi."
After hearing this name, Hao Lianchan was a little stunned for a moment. He had naturally heard that when the Demon Queen planned the world, Shenluzi transformed into Chang Jiulang and helped Beidi open the door to Hezhou. It's a pity that the lame man from Xishu blocked the way.
"My god, Luzi, is willing to serve your Majesty."
Hao Lianzhan did not agree immediately, "Do you have a plan?"
"The homeless Rouran people will disguise themselves as border people from the Central Plains and go south. When the time comes to gather troops, they can cooperate with the king inside and outside."
"When there are too many people, Beiyu will become suspicious."
"It doesn't matter. Today we will have ten people, and tomorrow we will have eight people. We from Rouran are in the Central Plains, and there will be a day when we can gather tens of thousands of troops."
"Don't let it take too long." Hao Lianzhan breathed out, "As you said, starting from today, Rouran will also join our Sha Rong alliance. Of course, I know what you want. After capturing the Central Plains, Yanzhou can be divided For the land of Rouran people.”
Hearing this, Shenluzi looked overjoyed.
Hao Lianzhan turned his eyes and looked at the surrounding situation. It was discovered that several doctors who had been captured had treated him and were killed on the spot.
Hao Lianzhan's eyes were slightly stern. No matter what, he needed to find a way to leave Changyang and rush back to the grassland.
In this Central Plains, at the moment, he didn't want to stay any longer.
