Guo Hong finally walked away.

Zheng Peng's attitude was very tough, and he even did not hesitate to disclose the secret recipe to resist, Guo Hong was very helpless, but he couldn't do anything about Zheng Peng.

Even Zheng Peng is willing to pay this money, Guo Fu is also reluctant, now Guo Hong is reluctant to move his feet, and he has the intention to go further in the court, he needs a lot of money to pave the way, and the profit of braised meat has become the biggest entry of Guo Fu, seeing that Zheng Peng doesn't want to talk about it at all, he can only retreat.

What made Zheng Peng speechless was that when Guo Hong left, he glanced at the gift list on the table from time to time, and his eyes were like looking at the meat buns that had beaten a dog, and he looked a little unwilling, Zheng Chest didn't bother to pay attention to him, just caring about drinking tea, hinting at serving tea to send guests, and finally Guo Hong dropped his sleeves and left with a gloomy face.

The gift sent to the door is the meat that you eat to your mouth, and Zheng Peng has no habit of spitting it out.

This old thing, it's almost the New Year, and he didn't even say a word of blessing, if it weren't for the face of Old Man Guo and Guo Ketang, Zheng Peng would have asked Huang San to accept the gift, and then let him come and go wherever he went.

After Guo Hong left, Zheng Peng whistled proudly.

Disgusting others, entertaining yourself, not bad.

"Zheng Peng, look at your happy face, what's the matter, did you pick up gold on the road?" Lan Duo appeared out of nowhere, and suddenly asked.

"Almost, haha."

The door-to-door gift is not thin, and if you don't do anything when you receive a gift, it can be regarded as a waste pickup.

"That person just now, is it Sister Ketang's family, what did he come to you for?" Landuo asked with some curiosity.

"It's nothing, I want to cross the river and tear down the bridge and kick Guo Ketang out."

Lan Duo stared at Zheng Peng and said in surprise: "No, Sister Ketang has made so many contributions to the family, isn't this unloading and killing donkeys?" By the way, what do you do to him? ”

"In a word, I'd rather smash the pot than agree to them replace."

"Zheng Peng, the lord of this county rarely praises people, this time I want to praise you." Landuo gave Zheng Peng a thumbs up.

"You're welcome," Zheng Peng said proudly: "Affection has always been my shortcoming. ”

Lan Duo rolled his eyes, habitually expressing disdain, but soon asked a little tentatively: "Zheng Peng, you said that you are a person who values affection, are we friends?" ”

“... Be. Zheng Peng hesitated slightly, and quickly responded.

Just hesitated, Lan Duo's small mouth turned up on the spot, in normal times, he would definitely question Zheng Peng, but this time he didn't make a difficulty, but said with a serious face: "The county lord's part of the Three Treasures will not be withdrawn because of some changes, right?" ”

Zheng Peng's heart moved, and he immediately asked: "County Lord, did you hear something, tell me what is going on?" ”

Landuo's part was given to her by Kuro, Zheng Peng got along with her quite well, and now when she suddenly asked this question, Zheng Peng knew that she had an inside story when she heard it.

"This—" Rando hesitated.

"County Lord, I have always regarded you as a friend, a friend, and I hope you can be honest with each other."

"Okay" Lan Duo nodded and said: "Brother Kuluo's tribe may change, some people want to ally with Tubo, and some continue to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, it is said that they almost met each other, my father received a secret order, and if necessary, cooperate with the envoy to send troops to Qarlu. ”

Zheng Peng's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "How serious is this?" ”

"Didn't you see that there are two more guards by my side, my father sent them to protect me, for fear that if the situation changes, someone will make a fuss about me."

Zheng Peng was a little anxious in his heart, but he still said calmly on the surface: "As long as the county lord is not as good as the enemy of Datang, the Three Treasures will always have a place for you." ”

No wonder after Kuro went back, there was no news for so long, Zheng Peng guessed that there was a problem with the Qarlu tribe, and now it has been confirmed by Landuo, and he really guessed correctly.

"Count you as talking." Lan Duo was satisfied, and it was rare to give Zheng Peng a smile.

After Lan Duo left, Zheng Peng thought about it, and immediately went back to the room and wrote a letter to Lu Jin and Xu Shan, asking them to inquire about the recent developments of the Kuro and Gelulu clans.

After sending the letter out, Zheng Peng looked at the snowflakes fluttering outside the window, watching the snowflakes fall from the sky, hanging on the branches, floating on the roof, and falling to the ground.

In the far Western Regions, I am afraid that the snow will fall bigger, the field of vision will be broader, and the snow scene will definitely be more beautiful.

Zheng Peng guessed correctly, located in the Qarlu camp in the Western Regions, the snow is more than a foot thick, and when you step on it, it is a deep footprint, and the white between heaven and earth is more pure, coupled with the curling smoke drifting in the wind, it seems to be a suffocating ice and snow kingdom.

However, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, Kuro couldn't be happy at all.

When Zheng Peng was admiring the snowy scene, Kuro was roasting a fire in the tent of Youda alone, frowning and straining his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and in the corner of the tent there was a Hu bed, which was covered with high-quality wolf skins, and an old man with a pale face and closed eyes was lying on the Hu bed, this old man was the current patriarch of Qarlu and the father of Kuro.

"Ahem..."

The old man sleeping on the Hu bed suddenly coughed, Ku Luo was stunned, and hurriedly ran over: "Father Khan, father Khan, are you awake?" ”

Ai Zekhan opened his eyes slightly, and saw that it was Kuro, there was a trace of blood on his pale face, and there was a little brightness in his eyes, and he said with some kindness: "Son, the eagle of the holy mountain only has the vast sky and delicious food in his eyes, just have slaves and maids to take care of his father, and you are not needed here." ”

Kuro shook his head and said: "No matter how handsome the eagle is, no matter how far it flies, it will fly back to its nest, because there is its home and relatives in the nest here, father Khan, most of the children are away from home, and they can't take good care of you, so let the children do their filial piety." ”

Azekhan struggled to sit up, but when Kuro saw it, he quickly helped his father up, and took a brocade pillow under his waist to make him lie down more comfortably.

After lying down, Aizekhan sighed: "How is Ibula, there is no change, right?" ”

Kuro was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Hui Father Khan's words have met his requirements, married Mayi to him, and returned the fattest grass in the clan as a dowry, Ibula has finished appeasing, but only wronged Mayi." ”

Mayi is the younger sister of Kuluo, beautiful, kind, known as the most beautiful moon of the Qarluq tribe, the largest number of people in the tribe, the strongest Ibula believes that the Tang Dynasty enslaved the Qarluq tribe, unfair to the Qarluq people, and asked for an alliance with the Tibetans, in order to achieve the goal, led the people to approach the territory of the Qarlu royal family, and threatened Aize Khan with force.

In fact, before the Western Expedition, the tribe of Aize Khan had the largest population and the largest number of elite soldiers, and because of the heavy injuries in the process of the Western Expedition, it turned the Yi Buwei into the most powerful tribe.

Ai Ze Khan knew that Ibula might not dare to challenge the authority of the Tang Dynasty, but he saw that the power of the royal family was declining, and he wanted to take the opportunity to ask for more benefits.

There was no way, Aizekhan was seriously ill in bed, his prestige was greatly reduced, and Kuro had just returned from his travels, and his foundation was not stable, so he could only entrust him to the Void Snake.

If it weren't for the fact that Ai Ze Khan was ill and personally led his troops to the west like Sulu Khan, maybe Zhang Xiaosong would have given him some face, and he would not have stuffed so many "hard bones" for the Qarlu clan to gnaw, resulting in heavy casualties.

Aizekhan sighed: "This is Mayi's fate, and Ibula is also a warrior, and it is not an insult to Mayi." ”

Kuro lowered his head, clenched his fists and said, "It's a pity that I didn't follow to the west, otherwise, I wouldn't have suffered so many casualties among the warriors of the westward expedition." ”

When Zheng Peng rushed back to Chang'an for the sake of Lushu, he learned that someone might be unfavorable to Zheng Peng, and he couldn't leave at this time, so he protected Zheng Peng all the way back to Chang'an, so he didn't continue the westward expedition.

Unexpectedly, without Zheng Peng's supervision, Zhang Xiaosong was unscrupulous, and did not take the lives of the Qarlu soldiers seriously in the territory of Dashi, and often sent them to attack fortifications and fight tough battles, resulting in heavy casualties among the tribal soldiers.

Aize Khan knew that in the Western Regions, the Tang army was invincible, and in order to get more spoils, he sent most of the elite of his tribe, but he didn't expect that the battlefield was not only in the Western Regions, but also deep into the Great Food, so that after the end of the Western Expedition, the Ibula Department rode on the head.

"My son, this is also the arrangement of the gods, you don't have to blame yourself, as an eagle under the holy mountain, instead of regretting the past, it is better to work hard for the future of the tribe."

"What does Father Khan mean?"

Ai Ze Khan stared at Wei Luo, and said with a straight face: "My son, I am infected with a bad disease for my father, and I have already felt that the gods are calling me, and my time is running out, and now the most reassuring thing is my Kuluo, my Mayi and my tribe, son, promise my father Khan, inherit the throne, so that my father Khan can rest, and also let the Qarlu clan have a younger and more capable Khan, are you willing?" ”

"This—" Kuro groaned for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, "Father Khan, the child willing." ”

Once he inherited the position of Khan, it meant saying goodbye to his old life, not being able to travel happily again, not being able to cut with his brothers, drinking and having fun together, and carrying nearly 200,000 tribes on his shoulders every day.

However, Kuro had no choice.

Aizekhan had five wives, eight sons and five daughters, two of whom died before they could grow up, three sons died in battle while protecting the tribe and expanding the territory, and two brothers, one was shot blind in one eye and one had his leg cut off, so it can be said that no one can take over except Kuro.

Kuro knew that by taking over the position of Khan, he could not only lead the Gloro soldiers on the right path, but also protect the safety of his family, and if the power fell into the hands of Ibra, it could be a disaster for both the clan and his family.