Keyan Heitu stood in front of the huge cowhide tent. The howling north wind kept the sound of the people in the settlement roaring and horse neighing, but he did not pay attention to these movements, but waited for the Han guest behind him who was close to the brazier to keep warm to give the answer to his question.

This is a thin man dressed in half-shang and half-religious. Because he couldn't stand the cold in the north, his face turned a little blue. Only by leaning against the burning brazier did his body not tremble, and his voice was calm: "Of course, Dahan, I have already made it clear that everything is under our arrangement. As long as Dahan, you are willing to believe me and lead the warriors of your grassland tribe to the south, you will definitely get a lot this time. Not only this winter and next spring, but also the whole next year, you don't have to worry about food and clothing anymore."

Keyan Heitu still turned his back to him, and he was silent for a moment before saying, "I am naturally very clear about the prosperity of the Central Plains. I have also crossed those passes into several cities. The food and cloth there are indeed what we need. But every time we pay a terrible price, can it be different this time?"

"Don't worry, the pass that blocked your entry into the Central Plains will soon open the door for you. What you have to do is to appear in the right position at that time and then enter the Central Plains." The man explained with a smile, "In fact, the Dayue in the Central Plains is not as terrible as you imagined. Their soldiers are just a group of brave bandits who dare to hide behind the Gaohou City Wall. Think about the battle five years ago. Didn't the warriors from all the troops of your grassland defeat the Dayue tens of thousands of border troops head-on?"

When he mentioned it, there was a flash of light in Keyan Heitu's eyes. In that battle, he also led his troops to rush in front of the formation and killed more than a dozen generals of the Vietnamese. It was the contribution of that victory that allowed him to successfully settle the position of the Khan of the Keyan tribe and enabled the Keyan tribe to develop from a medium tribe to the most powerful leader tribe in the southwest of the grassland today.

Feeling the change in his emotions, the man smiled again: "I can assure you that Bazhou City has wealth that you can't imagine. As long as you are willing to send troops, you don't have to pay too much money to capture this city, because we already have our inner response in the city, and then we can cooperate with the inside and outside, breaking the city is easy to get rid of."

"If you hadn't had your good relationship with me, Keyan's tribe over the past two years and had brought us enough salt and iron tools, I would have doubted whether you are our enemy." It was not until this time that Keyan Heitu suddenly turned around, stared at the other party thoughtfully for a while, and then slowly opened his mouth, "Since there is such a great benefit, we naturally have to go and take a look. But before that, I still had a question to know the answer, why do you, or the people behind you, help us do so much?"

"Because... the emperor of the Central Plains is a thief now, I just want to use your power to drive this thief out of my house." The man said, his eyes also shining with different brilliance, with excitement, expectation, and more, with madness.

Keyanhei looked at him thoughtfully for a while, then slowly nodded: "I seem to understand a little. Within half a month, within half a month, all the divisions gather, and we can head south!"

...

The winter moon is halfway through, and the chill is deeper.

After dark, under the bitter north wind, even the soldiers of the border army were unwilling to come out to suffer. Therefore, except for a few patrolmen, the entire Dinglu Pass had become silent. Only the sporadic torches and braziers and the extremely long distance between them reminded people that this was a dangerous border city.

In such a cold night, as the lord general of Guan City, Guan Feng, should have led people to patrol the four sides to prevent any mistakes. But after entering the update today, he returned to his yard and never came out again. His close confidants were not surprised by this, because they knew that a distinguished guest came from the south today, and they must have met and talked to him.

However, the atmosphere of this meeting was not as harmonious as others imagined. When the visitor officially revealed his purpose, Guan Feng pulled out his knife and almost chopped the person on the spot.

But even with the steel knife, the middle-aged man in front of him who was quite elegant and somewhat miserable was not at all panic, and just looked at the other party: "General Guan, I am just saying a fact, why should you panic and draw your sword to face each other?"

"What facts, the evil words confuse the public! Do you really think that I dare not take off your head? I dare to run to me and say such ruthless words. Do you think I will believe you just by these two sentences? I am a fifth-rank general in the court and I am deeply grateful to Your Majesty. How could I act to rebel against the court?" Guan Feng did not slash this knife after all, but the murderous intent in his eyes was so obvious.

"Haha, General Guan, don't you think it's ridiculous to be a loyal minister? If you are really a loyal minister, why have you been using the gold and silver sent from the capital for several years and constantly divided the silver with your subordinates to your subordinates, making them grateful to you. Now you are the general, and there is nothing else in your eyes? Do you dare say that you have never thought about taking these thousands of garrisons for your own use?" The other party was not afraid, and looked at him with a burning look, saying something shocking.

Guan Feng's hand shook slightly because of these words, and cut a blood mark on the other party's neck. A panic in his eyes flashed: "You..."

"You must be very curious about how I know these hidden things, right? Then I want to tell you a more amazing truth. In fact, it is not only me, but just a few days ago, the current emperor and some important officials in the court have already known you, and many generals from the border have repeatedly accepted bribes from King Yong."

When he mentioned the emperor, Guan Feng's face changed, and when the word "Yong Wang" came to his ears, he completely lost his doubts. After his hand trembled, he slowly withdrew the knife back: "How could it be..."

Seeing the panic in the other party's heart, the man curled his lips and smiled: "There is a good saying. If you don't know what you want, unless you don't do it yourself. Since you have taken so many benefits, you should think of this day. To be honest, just over a month ago, King Yong had already fallen. Do you think with his nature, can you help you keep those deadly secrets?

"Hehe, as a border general, he is actually an important minister of the court, and a prince who may seize the throne. Have you ever thought about what kind of sin it would be? Even if the emperor relies on you, even if you have made many military achievements for the world, in the face of such a big problem, there is only one consequence, that is death.

"Not only you will die, but your family and your tribe will also be greatly implicated. Just a crime of collusion between inside and outside and plotting evil will be enough to kill you three tribes. And I believe that the court should have already begun to arrange the matter. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the edict to recall you to the capital will be sent.

"In order to stabilize you and prevent you from doing anything that will harm the border situation, the edict may not mention your sins, but will only use excuses such as reporting on duties or evaluating merit to transfer you back to Luoyang. Then, when you leave here and leave the thousands of soldiers and generals under your command, they will have a way to cure you. Let you live, die if you want to die, and you will not have the possibility of making decisions on your own!"

Guan Feng's face became paler and pale, and his whole body was already in panic and trance. Unconsciously, the knife had been withdrawn and lowered to the ground. And his mind was constantly flashing with the panic scene. He was once he was chained and escorted to the capital, and his whole family was taken, and finally he went to the court together...

As a border general, although he was not very knowledgeable, he still knew some things. Whether it was the emperor or the court, he had already mastered what they feared the most. However, he could not accept the good intentions of King Yong. At that time, he was just thinking that only once, no one would find out... and then again and again, he fell deeper and deeper.

Now, the consequences have emerged, and it is too late to regret, which makes Guan Feng feel more and more powerless, and even thinks of dying to save his family.

"General Guan, your situation is extremely dangerous, and time is tight, so there are not many choices for you to save yourself. Only by working with us and completely disrupting the situation in northern Xinjiang can you survive and let your family survive this life and death crisis." The man immediately seized the opportunity and made the final lobbying, "Think about it, how many years have you been guarding the border in northern Xinjiang? Ten years or twenty years? How many crises have you experienced and how many wars have you fought, but today it is only a fifth-rank general.

"But what about some other people? They can easily live a comfortable life in the capital, the Central Plains, and then continue to be promoted. Are you willing? If you were not in the north, sleeping day and spitting blood, how could they have a good life? But as a result, if you generals like you did not make a debut, they would have been promoted step by step. In the end, because of some trivial matters, they could have taken the lives of you and your family. Is this really fair?"

The words full of bewitching made Guan Feng's face change several times, and finally he couldn't help but breathe and said, "It's not fair to me at all!"

"That's the truth. Now, it's time for them to know what a general is anger and what a pillar of the country is!" Knowing that the other party was already moved, the man was also happy and whispered the final agitation.
Chapter completed!