Chapter 451: Trust
Shangguan Yun proposed to stop assassinating each other, like land beasts such as lions and tigers, and claimed to give up chasing in the grasslands and forests and instead fight underwater battles.
The strength of the killer of Jinpeng Fort is much higher than that of the Dragon King, and so far, he has not used all his strength, and the blue-faced assassin with the highest martial arts has basically not appeared, so there is no reason to stop the battle at all.
Shangguan Yun persuaded many people in Xiaoyaohai, but he didn't waste his energy on his half-brother, but just used him as a pure communication tool.
Therefore, Shangguan Hong felt that this proposal was incredible, and he had no confidence in it at all, so he held his breath and tried to shrink his chest and abdomen, almost shrinking himself into a piece of thin paper, seeing that the Dragon King did not speak, he thought he had guessed his thoughts, so he flattered and commented on the proposal.
"This is Shangguan Yun's treacherous plan, Jinpeng Fort will definitely promote the proposal to strike the war everywhere, if the Dragon King agrees, he will be passive from now on, if the Dragon King does not agree, he will fall into the notoriety of killing, and besides, Jinpeng Fort is likely to plan an assassination by himself after everything is ready, and frame the Dragon King ......"
Shangguan Hong's brain was not enough, and he spent it on fear at this time, and he really couldn't analyze much reason, and after talking for a long time, he didn't come to a conclusion, but he became more and more weak.
He was afraid of the Dragon King, more serious than a mouse being afraid of a cat, and the original betrayal was after a violent psychological struggle, until Shangguan Jianyi promised extremely tempting conditions, he made up his mind, and now, those conditions have come to naught, only the Dragon King's knife is more real than before.
Gu Shenwei lowered his head and pondered the true purpose of Shangguan Yun's move, in Shangguan Hong's opinion, this was the Dragon King's decision to save his life when he was considering whether to kill himself or not, and immediately threw out his life-saving move, "Dragon King, don't forget, Jinpeng Castle has a secret passage to the top, only I can tell you where the path is." ”
"Well, Jinpeng Castle has drilled a hole in the cliff to lead to the bottom of the river, which is not used in normal times, and ensures the supply of water in times of crisis, this is what you call a secret passage. ”
Shangguan Hong's face turned white, even bleaker than the face of the Dragon King, and then his legs weakened, and he knelt on the ground, and then, he cried, crying loudly, like a child who had been caught doing bad things.
He had always thought that the secret path was still hidden in his heart, and it was for this reason that the Dragon King had never killed him, and now that the Dragon King knew the truth, his life had lost the last reliable guarantee.
Shangguan Hong's so-called secret path did bother Gu Shenwei for a while, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that there was only one possibility, Jinpeng Fort was located on the top of the mountain, surrounded by cliffs on all sides, and there was only one access channel, which was its defensive advantage, and there was no need to add another secret passage that might be known by the enemy.
The top is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there is one fundamental flaw - there is no water source, and water is usually transported from the mountain by ox carts, and once it is besieged, the water supply is cut off, and it is immediately in a certain defeat.
So, if there really is a secret passage in Jinpeng Castle, it will only lead to the river at the bottom of the cliff.
Gu Shenwei just guessed, Shangguan Hong's reaction proved everything, and after crying, he revealed the secret and discernment, only hoping that the Dragon King would be merciful and spare his life.
Shangguan Hong didn't know much, but through his description, Gu Shenwei could imagine what that secret path looked like.
No amount of manpower and material resources can be carved through the entire mountain from top to bottom, and the people who built the fort should have dug an open ditch along the cliff wall, and then covered it with thick iron sheets and mud and other things to form a shell, and perhaps penetrate individual protrusions on the way.
Gu Shenwei had seen platforms and statues built on the cliff walls, and believed that this project was feasible, and that platform might be the cover of the secret passage to divert water.
Back then, the disciples of the Great Wilderness Sect used big iron nails to nail out a ladder path, but they probably never thought that the ready-made secret path was at their feet, and they were also unlucky, not a single iron nail touched the shell of the secret passage.
This secret passage, Gu Shenwei can't use it for a while, but he doesn't want to kill Shangguan Hong for the time being, the son of this embarrassing Dubu King, who has become a messenger between the two sides, and will soon be able to use it.
The last person Gu Shenwei asked was the thief Chilu.
Chi Lu is extremely calm in front of the Dragon King, and he will answer all questions, because he has no great secrets in his heart.
"My life was bought by King Dubu with money, and it was no longer mine, but the third young master released my shackles, and I voluntarily followed him, and it was my glory to die for him. ”
"King Dubu bought your life because you have a list of bandits from all sides in the Western Regions, and now, this list no longer belongs to you, right?"
"So what, a life for a list, it's worth it. ”
"Jinpeng Fort has enveloped bandits to expand the army, the big thing has been accomplished, you are useless, Shangguan Yun threw you here, because you are not even as good as chicken ribs. ”
"Hehe, save it, Dragon King, the third young master is a person who does great things, so naturally he will not be indecisive, but you, no matter how high your martial arts are, you are just a killer, the killer sells his life, the king buys his life, you are not as free as a robber, and you are not the opponent of the third young master. If you kill me, you won't be a few days late. ”
In just one year, Shangguan Yun has already focused on a large number of loyal followers, even to the point where he can squander them.
"Shangguan Yun hopes that the two armies will stop the assassination between the killers, what do you think?" asked Gu Shenwei.
Chi Lu was stunned, he made a sarcastic remark about the Dragon King, with the heart of death, but the Dragon King didn't seem to listen to a word, and he was a little polite when he asked questions.
"This is normal, the third young master said that the Dubu King got his current status because of the killer, but because the killer became the title of the rivers and lakes, if you want to be the real king, you must weaken the role of the killer, drastically reduce the scale, and finally become a group of people hidden in the shadows, as for the king to fight for hegemony, the army is the only means. Even if Jinpeng Fort succeeds in assassinating the Dragon King and the Dragon Army is torn apart, everyone will regard this as an ordinary vendetta, but the army of the Dubu King will become a laughing stock. ”
This is indeed like what Shangguan Yun would say.
Others have spent many years coming up with a set of theories, Shangguan Yun has been in the dungeon for many years, but he has come up with countless theories, and he can say a set of theories to everyone, which is different, but it just speaks to the other party's heart.
Shangguan Yun belittled the role of the killer in order to make a robber like Chilu feel that his status was important, and it was very clever that there was no mention of the bandit in this passage.
Shangguan Yun is an alternative to Jinpeng Castle, even if he returns to the old path and becomes the heir of Dubu King, he still has distinctive characteristics, and Gu Shenwei's understanding of Jinpeng Castle is not needed on him.
The Lotus Girl resumed her identity as the Dragon King's guard, and although she brought more than forty Xiaoyue Hall disciples, except for Han Fen, who was trusted by her, everyone else was arranged to guard the periphery.
She had already heard Shangguan Yun's proposal to strike the war, and Shangguan Hong guessed correctly, as soon as it was dawn, the news began to circulate, and even the soldiers in the barracks heard about it.
The soldiers supported this proposal in their hearts, and although the Jinpeng killer did not kill many people, the panic caused by it was all-round, making the living extremely nervous, and no one was sure that they were safe.
On the real battlefield, they are not afraid of death, but in the face of those killers who always act at night, they feel powerless, even the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain, who have fought against Jinpeng Fort for many years, do not want to hold a string every day, beware of the narrow knife that will stab at any time.
"What does Shangguan Yun mean exactly?" The Lotus Girl was more confused than the others, in the process of tracking, her understanding of Shangguan Yun deepened every day, knowing that the third young master would never give up the advantage in his hand easily.
"He has two purposes. Gu Shenwei gradually understood Shangguan Yun's thoughts, and behind those rhetoric, there was still the simplest idea, "First, his proposal may be sincere, if Jinpeng Fort wants to show its strength to Beiting, it must rely on the army on the battlefield to win. Second, he wants to save Shangguan Jianyi's life. ”
The lotus girl's eyes widened slightly, "Shangguan Jianyi?"
"Hmm. Gu Shenwei nodded, feeling that this was Shangguan Yun's most important purpose, "Shangguan Yun has been hiding his identity and pretending to be his uncle, in order to cooperate with him, Shangguan Jianyi has to disappear and cannot appear in public, which will make him lose many of his tightest protection." Shangguan Yun fled from the west, and if I speed up, I can assassinate Shangguan Jianyi before the news reaches Shuangquan Village in the east. ”
Shangguan Yun left an empty proposal to strike the war, making assassination a difficult choice.
Gu Shenwei didn't care about the reactions of others, but he couldn't help but consider the position of his soldiers.
"Let me go. The Lotus Girl volunteered, "Xiaoyuetang didn't receive anyone's proposal. ”
Gu Shenwei did not agree.
Shangguan Yun left the Dragon King with a dilemma not only a choice of whether to strike or not, but also a more serious crisis of confidence.
Hu Shining reminded the Dragon King that those killer apprentices couldn't be fully trusted, in fact, there was no shortage of children, and everyone Shangguan Yun had come into contact with had the possibility of being persuaded by him.
Did Shangguan Ru really refuse all of the third brother's requests? Did the Dutch girl follow Shangguan Yun for nearly two months and never be affected in any way?
Even Gu Shen thought about some of what Shangguan Fei had said, and felt that there was some truth in it.
The top priority is to eliminate the traces left by Shangguan Yun.
Chi Ling was beheaded in public, but this time the head was real, and no one paid for his life.
Gu Shen spared his life not for a confession, but to give an explanation to the people of Huiguo, the bandit army besieged the city, the queen collaborated with the enemy, and the minister conspired against him, and Chi Ling was declared the first evil of all this, and his fame increased the credibility of the crime.
Then the dragon army marched out and returned to the country of stone.
Gu Shenwei took away the little prince, the prince returned to the country, and the younger brother had to be taken hostage, as a kind of check, King Xinhui was not afraid that the dragon king would kill this younger brother, but to send him back.
Then, Shangguan Hong became a messenger again, and he was going to Shuangquan Village to make a broader proposal for a strike on behalf of the Dragon King, with only one core meaning, Jinpeng Castle wanted to recognize the Dragon King's occupation of the Easy Sea.
Dugu Xian once said that it would take at least a year to train a qualified army, and now may be a good opportunity to buy time.
Prime Minister Zhong Heng was worried about welcoming the Dragon King, and the wedding could not be delayed any longer, but he didn't know how to urge the Dragon King in front of the lotus girl.
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