Chapter 520: The Past
Wei Song, the protector of the Western Regions, knew best in his heart why the alliance between the Central Plains and the Dragon King had abandoned halfway.
Revenge is a kind of nature, especially when the deceased is his favorite son, if this is in the Central Plains, he would have cut Huan Nu and Zhong Heng with a thousand knives, and never let them live one more day, but he is in the Western Regions, and the forces of the Central Plains are sometimes strong and sometimes weak, and when they are weak, they are not even as good as a killer organization.
When the dragon army won a great victory in the Xiaoyao Sea, he faced an embarrassing choice, continued to ignore the existence of the dragon army, and would be suspicious of his colleagues, this suspicion may reach the imperial court, making him speechless, suddenly changing his attitude, and facing a huge crisis of trust, he can imagine that the dragon king at this time has a much better impression of Beiting than the Central Plains.
Vital interests are always the most important, this is another nature, a more powerful nature, Wei Song has to keep his position first.
So he came to the sea in person.
The envoy of the Central Plains, who contacted Zhong Heng and the Queen Mother An, came to the north shore long before the outbreak of the war, watched the fire from the other side, and observed the results of the war.
Wei Song's original purpose may have been to witness the destruction of his enemies, and he did not change his mind until the dragon army won a great victory.
After coming to the south bank, Wei Song became more and more secluded, Zhong Heng had only seen the envoy, and had never come into contact with the old boss, when the envoy said that he hoped to talk to the Dragon King in private, he was also taken aback, "I don't think this is good, on the surface, the Dragon King doesn't know that you are coming." ”
"It doesn't matter. The envoy smiled confidently, "This will save more time, the Central Plains will put forward conditions that the Dragon King will never refuse, and when the time comes, what the Prime Minister will do is meritorious service." ”
Zhong Heng was still hesitating, but after the public debate, he felt that it would be better to let the envoy come forward in person, the Beiting cavalry was obviously much more impressive to everyone, and he was worried that the Dragon King would be affected by this.
Gu Shenwei agreed to meet with the Central Plains envoy, and he had already thought about how to deal with this untimely lobbyist, but the first people who were surprised were him and Zhong Heng.
The envoy lifted his cloak and immediately stepped aside, respectfully giving way to the "entourage" behind him, "Please allow me to introduce the Lord Protector to the Dragon King." ”
Zhong Heng felt that he had been betrayed, his face was cloudy, and he found that he was still unconsciously shorter in front of Wei Song, this was his former boss, and time and hatred could not erase the habits and memories of the beginning.
Wei Song may have been as handsome as his amorous son when he was young, but now he is only an old man of medium stature, with a white face and a slight beard, not much different from a few years ago, and when he wants to, he can still show a different majesty.
"Please forgive the Dragon King for coming abruptly, Zhong Cheng doesn't know anything about this, and please don't blame him for it. ”
Zhong Heng's expression showed that he really didn't know anything, and Wei Song subtly hinted to him that it was actually beneficial not to know that the Western Regions Protector was actually good for coming to the Easy Sea in person, which could reduce the Dragon King's unwarranted suspicion.
The fire of hatred in Gu Shenwei's heart suddenly rose, and after so many years of covering up and suppressing, it was still blazing.
But he didn't show the slightest hint in his expression, he was no longer a young man who only wanted revenge, but a dragon king with thousands of troops, "Lord Wei came to the sea in person, I didn't entertain him well, how could I blame the prime minister?"
Greetings are unavoidable, Zhong Heng adjusted his mood and quickly returned to normal, he is the prime minister of the Shiguo Kingdom of the Dragon King, and theoretically he can be on an equal footing with the protectors of the Western Regions, there is nothing to fear.
Zhong Heng and the envoy of the Central Plains were responsible for the warm-up of the first phase of the meeting, and after both parties were at ease, the two retired, leaving Wei Song and the Dragon King to talk in private.
An enemy who was sent to the door, Gu Shenwei wanted to see what Wei Song had to do to let him go.
"I haven't seen you for many years, but the dragon king's demeanor is still the same, unlike me, an old man, who is almost out of strength to walk. ”
Wei Song snorted, showing his approachable side, obviously in his eyes, the protector of the Western Regions was still a lot taller than the Dragon King.
Wei Song is an old treacherous person, when he was still the governor of Biyu City, he knew that Huan Nu was likely to assassinate his son, but he pretended not to know, but instead regarded the Meng clan in Beicheng as an enemy, hired Huan Nu to assassinate one of Meng Yuzun's sons, and then pretended to promise to take Huan Nu out of Biyu City, and after completely gaining his trust, he fled quietly.
Negotiating with such a person, Gu Shenwei was doubly cautious, so his appearance was more casual and uninhibited, and he even leaned over and leaned on the high pillow, "It's rare that Lord Wei still remembers me in the past, when the kid was young and ignorant, which made Lord Wei smile." ”
Wei Song seemed to really want to laugh, but the smile turned into a sigh halfway through, "The Dragon King is young, but he is not ignorant at all, otherwise, my unsuccessful son would not have died tragically in the desert." ”
Wei Song picked out the topic so quickly, Gu Shenwei was a little surprised, although the two sides knew about the assassination of Wei Lingmiao, they never made it public.
Since the other party had something to say, Gu Shenwei didn't want to hide it anymore, and said coldly: "Wei Gongzi begged for mercy in every way before he died, and he still cherished his life very much. ”
Wei Song's face changed suddenly, and in an instant, the elegant old man turned into a beast-like avenger, but it was only for an instant, and it soon returned to normal, he didn't come here for revenge, and there was no room for him to take revenge in the Easy Sea, "I'm willing to forget about this matter, what about the Dragon King?"
"If Master Wei doesn't mention it, I really rarely think of Wei Gongzi, I killed too many people, I really can't remember them all. ”
Wei Song deliberately ignored the provocation and ridicule in the Dragon King's words, "The Dragon King is from the Central Plains, right?"
"That was when I was a kid. ”
"You grew up in the Gu family?"
"Hmm. ”
Gu Shenwei's public identity is Yang Huan, the son of Yang Zheng, a servant of the Gu family in the Central Plains.
"I think you also know that the Wei and Gu families are good in-laws, and the tragedy of the Gu family makes me deeply sad. ”
"I know, but I didn't see how good the two families were from Lord Wei's father and son. ”
Wei Song's face was pale, as if he had suffered a major blow, if this was acting, Gu Shenwei had to admit that he acted very well, "People can't help themselves in the officialdom, at that time, the Central Plains and Beiting were fighting for Jinpeng Castle, this is the great plan of the imperial court, how dare I put personal enmity first? But in my heart, King Dubu has always been an enemy." ”
Finally got to the point, Gu Shenwei thought to himself, next Wei Song would instigate the Dragon King to form an alliance with the Central Plains in the name of revenge.
"You killed Lingmiao because he didn't avenge the Gu family, right?"
"No, whether you want to take revenge or not is a personal choice, no one has the right to interfere, Wei Lingmiao cooperated with the Jinpeng Fort killer and raped and killed the young lady of the Gu family, this is the reason why I killed him. ”
Wei Song's eyes widened, and for the first time he showed uncontrollable consternation, "How is this possible? That's her wife who hasn't passed through the door......
"It's a pity that it's true, he accidentally revealed the truth to the people around him, and confessed it to me before he died. ”
"Kill!" Wei Song slapped his thigh, his indignant look extremely realistic, "So that's the case, it's in vain that I've been sad for him for so many years and feel sorry for him, it turns out that ...... He was such a bad son. ”
Gu Shenwei was tired of acting with Wei Song, but he still had to act, and Wei Song was willing to say something at this time, if he really added a sword, he might be stubborn.
"So, Lord Wei doesn't know about this, right?"
"Of course, how could I allow ...... Cuilian is a good girl, she has been knowledgeable since she was a child, and I thought she would be able to contain her clever nature. I've been investigating the Gu family's extermination all these years, and I've never heard of it......"
Speaking of his sister, Gu Shenwei's anger in his heart became higher and higher, but he still endured, "Lord Wei didn't expect to ask, naturally no one will mention it, but I wonder why Jinpeng Castle killed the entire Gu family for no reason, even the servants didn't let go, what did Lord Wei investigate?"
Wei Song looked at the young man in front of him, as if he was thinking about whether he should tell the truth, "Jinpeng Fort has always kept the assassination operation strictly secret, and the Gu family's extermination case is especially silent, I only found out one point, this matter is related to Beiting." ”
Gu Shenwei almost laughed out loud with disdain, Wei Song really did everything he could in order to win over the Long Army, and he actually wanted to attract Gu's hatred to Beiting.
"Oh?" he showed a little bit of surprise that was just right.
"Lord Gu Lun Gu has been in the North Court for several years, the Dragon King should know, right?"
Gu Shenwei didn't know that he had never heard his father mention this experience.
Wei Song saw the Dragon King's puzzlement, and briefly recounted Gu Lun's early experience.
Gu Lun was able to be named a general as a guard, and the most important credit was not for capturing the sensational thief, but because he once accompanied the Seven Princes to Beiting as a hostage, and stayed for ten years, which was almost the entire process of the Seven Princes growing from a teenager to a young man.
Ten years later, Gu Lun accompanied the Seven Princes to return to their homeland, because of a series of reasons, the Seven Princes were named the crown prince, and later ascended the throne as the emperor.
It's a pity that there are unforeseen circumstances, the Seven Princes have only been on the throne for a few years, and they have not had time to suppress the old faction before they have time to die of illness, leaving behind a few years old princes and complicated court infighting.
Gu Shenwei was somewhat impressed by the things that followed, and it was for this reason that he sent Lin Xiaoshan and Jiang to the Central Plains to inquire about the old things back then.
However, according to Wei Song, the destruction of the Gu family actually had nothing to do with the Central Plains Court, and the root cause was planted in the North Court.
"When the first emperor stayed in the North Court, he once had a conflict with a prince, Lord Gu was so protective that he accidentally killed the other party, and he was not punished under the interference of the old Khan King, but the prince's father and brother have always held a grudge. ”
Gu Shenwei was silent, and Wei Song had a purpose, which greatly reduced the credibility of his words.
"Trust me. Wei Song desperately wanted to gain the trust of the Dragon King, so he threw out his trump card, "Shen Wei nephew, I know your identity, and I have been hiding it for you, but I don't want Beiting to know." ”
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