Under the night, Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo sat side by side.

It is actually a bit of a slight slap in saying that it is shoulder to shoulder. In today's world, there are only a limited number of people who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Dongfang Shuo, and Liang Xiao obviously does not belong to one of them. Even though he has two thousand years of intellectual advantages, he still feels pale in front of this wise man of the world.

Liang Xiao did want to be king, but he was worried about the safety of Liu Ling and others. If this could not be guaranteed, he would rather give up the opportunity to be king.

"Don't worry." Dongfang Shuo patted Liang Xiao's shoulder confidently. "I promise that in three years, the first thing you see when you come back is Master Weng."

"Isn't it reasonable?" Liang Xiao was skeptical. "If I could really be the king, could the emperor not leave hostages in Beijing?"

"Others may stay, but it's better not to stay. She is too smart to not be allowed to be a beard." Dongfang Shuo smiled. He turned to look at Liang Xiao. "If I go to Chang'an with an article, the emperor will immediately ask the boss to take Wang Xi away from Chang'an."

"Your article is so powerful?"

"Speaking of this, you are the initiator. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have left Chang'an, Master Weng wouldn't have gone to Chang'an, and Dou Ying wouldn't have done so many things. Now that the arrow is on the string, I have to fire. Even if the emperor stays for a while, he can't keep it for a lifetime." Dongfang Shuo poured a big mouthful of wine, grinned with a big mouth, and smiled proudly. "Pursuing politics is the same as using troops. Pursuing power is the best and planning strength is the best. Using troops, I am not as good as you. Pursuing politics is the best."

Liang Xiao laughed. "Okay, if Master Weng can escape safely, I will never give it to you even if I don't want to give it to you."

"That's, that's it." Dongfang Shuo laughed to the sky. "Mr. Master Weng is in the inner, and I am outside, and you are all determined to conquer. Thirty years later, we will establish an empire, with the big man in the left hand and the Rome in the right hand, facing the sea and back against the grassland. Wouldn't it be nice?"

Liang Xiao couldn't help but fascinated and murmured, "If you can get what you want, you won't be in vain for this life."

"Founder the country?" Li Danghu was stunned for a moment, stared at Dongfang Shuo and looked again and again, and laughed silently. "You are not crazy again, are you?"

Dongfang Shuo ignored Li Danghu's joke. "Li Danghu, I'll ask you a question. You'll answer me after you have thought about it. Is it okay?"

"I, Li Danghu, never talk nonsense, spitting and nailing, and every sentence is serious."

"Okay, let me ask you, if Liang Boming returns to Chang'an, what will the emperor treat him?"

"Of course it's an increase in the title..." Li Danghu blurted out, said halfway, and closed his mouth again. He looked at Dongfang Shuo who seemed to be smiling and couldn't help but blush. There might be an increase in the title, but with the emperor's suspicion of Liang Xiao and Liang Xiao's temper, it would be a matter of time before Liang Xiao follows Zhou Yafu's footsteps.

"I'll ask you another question, are you willing to fight the world with Liang Boming and be a founding hero, or are you willing to return to Chang'an, like your father, and be ranked among the third prince, and be above the bed and the hands of your children in the future?"

Li Danghuo frowned slightly, his eyes darkened, and his words were ridiculous. "The founding hero? Haha."

"I want to do it, but I'm afraid that the birds will hide their bows, right?"

Li Danghu didn't say anything, but his eyes had already revealed everything. Are the founding heroes that easy to do? If they struggled all their lives and could not escape the fate of the birds and bows, then it would be better to go back to Chang'an. But... it's really good to fight with Liang Xiao. If they can't fight with Liang Xiao, they may inevitably become enemies with Liang Xiao in the future, which is something he is unwilling to face.

"I can't guarantee whether you will end up in a good end, just as I can't guarantee that you will not die on the battlefield. However, if there is still someone in this world who can tolerate you, I'm afraid only Liang Boming is the only one. Li Dangfu, I'll give you three days. After you have figured out whether you are willing to follow Liang Boming to fight the world, or are you willing to get rid of your army and return to the field. If it is the latter, I will ask for you in the memorial. I dare not say that if there are too many, there is no problem with three thousand households."

Li Danghu's eyes rolled. "If the court does not allow it, will Bo Ming attack the Western Regions?"

"No." Dongfang Shuo sighed. "I originally wanted to take over the Western Regions and Hexi, but he disagreed and vowed not to fight the Han army east of the Pamir Mountains. If the emperor did not allow it, he would join forces with Dayuan, Yuezhi, Daxia, Tianzhu in the south, Xiongnu in the north, Parthia and Rome in the west, and Pingwu for the Han Dynasty."

Li Danghu breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his hands. "Since that's the case, it won't take three days. I'm the only one. If God protects me, I might be able to die in the battlefield and seek wealth for my children and grandchildren, so as not to go back to compete for titles with my brother."

"Haha, he looks like a man." Dongfang Shuo laughed, patted Li Danghu's shoulder, and squeezed his eyes. "Actually, I like your two younger brothers more, but Liang Boming likes you, saying that you are steady and reliable, and can fight or defend. There is no way, of course I have to listen to him in this kind of thing, and I will just take you to play with you."

Li Danghu curled his lips and couldn't help laughing loudly.

Half a month later, Dongfangshuo arrived at Pulihai.

Li Shuyun led dozens of cavalry out to welcome him. On the grass by Pulei Beach, the two walked side by side. Before Dongfang Shuo finished speaking, he said with a sigh: "Since that's the case, I must be considered one of them. This battle was not satisfactory. I am not an official, so it would be more comfortable to fight with Liang Boming. If he could do it, I think he would not be stingy with a marquis of Wanhu to me."

Dongfang Shuo smiled and said, "Don't you think about it anymore?"

"Consider?" Li Shuyun sneered: "Do you think I really didn't think about it? I just don't know how to crack it. If you know that Junhou has this plan, I won't be worried. Don't forget that I was once the Qimen Lang beside the emperor. I know better than you. I originally thought Junhou Liang would never have the chance to return to the Western Regions again. God is pitiful and he is back."

Dongfang Shuo stretched out his hand and pressed it on Li Shuyun's shoulder. "Liang Boming is very grateful to you and Li Danghu. If it weren't for you, it would be difficult for him to escape from Chang'an."

Li Shuyun laughed to the sky and was extremely happy.

Yumen Pass.

When Xu Le learned that Dongfang Shuo was coming, he went out to greet him in person and left the city ten miles.

Dongfang Shuo was not polite, and he was straight to the point. "Liang Boming has already been on the road to the west, and his seals are all here with me. If Xu Jun is willing to help him bring him back to Chang'an, he will be grateful."

Xu Le was stunned. "Why is Liang Junhou going west when he was appointed as an official?"

"Don't you understand?" Dongfang Shuo snorted: "The master is so powerful that he will be shocked. If the rabbit dies and the dog is cooked, he will not retire. Will he force the emperor to kill the hero? Liang Boming will know each other and will not make things difficult for the emperor."

As he said that, he took out a tip and threw it to Xu Le. "This is his official seal. Not only that, his champion Hou seal is also here with me. If you need it, it doesn't matter to give it to you."

Xu Le frowned. Liang Xiao left without saying goodbye. Not only did he resign, but he also wanted to get rid of his title. This was a decisive intention to return to Chang'an.

"I can collect the official seal first, but I can't accept the Jue seal. How to deal with it? We have to wait for news from Chang'an."

"It's up to you." Dongfang Shuo didn't care. "By the way, there is another thing to notify you. Li Danghu, Li Shuyun, Guo Wu and others all intend to resign. They wanted to hand over the official seal to me, but considering that they have heavy responsibilities, I asked them to stay for the time being. When you wrote to the court, you will also explain to the emperor that the emperor would send someone to replace them immediately. The Western Regions are settled, and all previous efforts cannot be wasted."

Xu Le was shocked, and the tip of his hand fell to the ground with a "bang" and hit his feet, which made him grin. He quickly pulled Dongfang Shuo's sleeve. "Mr. Manqian, this is not something to do. Liang Junhou traveled west, our Han army has already gone to the pillars. If Li is in power, Li Shuyun, Guo Wu and others will leave again, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains will be in chaos. Some of them are in charge of Cheshi, Pu Lei for many years, and have been kind, and some follow Liang Junhou for a long time and have rich experience. How can the new general be like this?"

"What's the rush? Isn't this still staying in office?" Dongfang Shuo smiled and said, "By the way, do you have any plans? Are you planning to return to Chang'an or stay in the Western Regions?"

Xu Le's eyes rolled. "Mr. Liang resigned and was exempted from his title. Where did he go?"

"Go to the west of the Pamir Mountains. You know that he has a princess Dayuan as his wife, and a daughter of Daxia's general, making it a good match. It's too easy to find a place to eat. Not to mention anything else, Daxia is fighting with Parthia, and he is eager to fight like him. If he has too many, he will not dare to say that he is a marquis. It is definitely no problem to be a marquis."

Xu Le was sweating coldly. A famous Han general had just pacified the Western Regions, but was not tolerated by the emperor, so he could only go to the barbarian country to survive. If this was spread to Chang'an, it would be strange if the emperor's backbone was not poked. The emperor was a good-famous person, and he must have a scapegoat, and Xu Le was the most suitable one. As a military supervisor, he was originally the eyes and ears of the emperor's sect around the generals. If someone said that Liang Xiao was not, he was the most suspicious.

Xu Le quickly picked up the treasure bag and stuffed it into Dongfang Shuo's hand. He grabbed his sleeve. "Mr. Man Qian, this joke is unreliable. The dignified Han general, Marquis of Wanhu, ran to the barbarians to become officials? I know that this is the difficulty of Liang Junhou understanding the emperor. I don't know, and I thought that Xu Le had made me angry. Mr. Man Qian, this is unreliable."

"Not to do it? Then what should you do?"

"What should I do?" Xu Le blinked his eyes and was helpless. He glanced at Dongfang Shuo. Seeing Dongfang Shuo's expression relaxed, he immediately knew that he had a plan and laughed immediately. "Mr. Man Qian has good plans, why not tell me and let me learn it too?"

"The good strategy is not enough, but there is a solution now. Xu Jun, do you still remember that Liang Boming had a plan to move the emperor to the vassal when he was in Chang'an?"

"Move the vassal?" Xu Le tasted it and woke up from a dream. He raised his head and looked at Dongfang Shuo. "Oh, it turns out that you are retreating to advance. You are a king of a different surname. This is too... too much, right?"

Dongfang Shuo raised his eyebrows. "Is it too much? Do you know how many kings of different surnames are west of the Pamir Mountains? The court does not give it to you, and with Liang Xiao's strength, you can earn a king by yourself, which is only three to five years. In fact, this is good. If you are not a king granted by the court, you don't have to obey the orders of the court. You can also be on par with the letter of state in the future. You don't have to be humble. You don't need to be granted a marquis or a general. You can decide by yourself, don't you?"

Xu Le was stunned and laughed and cried. He scratched his head. "Let me think about it, let me think about it. If the person who comes is not good, and the person who is kind doesn't come, you have a difficult problem for me."

Dongfang Shuo held Xu Le's arm intimately. "Xu Jun, you and I will join forces, what kind of problems cannot be solved? Don't worry, I won't leave for the time being. We will discuss and see how to do this beautifully, and everyone is happy."

A fast horse rushed into Chang'an City.

Half an hour later, the emperor's roar sounded in Qingliang Hall: "It's outrageous, great rebellious, great rebellious! They should all die, they should all die! I want the clan to kill them, and no one will remain!"

The Lord Father Yan, Yan An and others who rushed over after hearing the news looked at each other and did not dare to go forward to speak for a while. After waiting for a while, the Lord Father Yan was calm and came forward to pick up the memorial that was thrown on the ground by the emperor, and quickly browsed it, unable to help but frown. He hesitated for a moment and stepped forward to hold the emperor's arm.

"Your Majesty is angry, because of this?"

The emperor shook away the hand of Master Yan with force and roared, "Isn't that enough? They actually conspired to threaten the court, which is a crime that deserves to be killed. The clan killed them, and I want the clan to kill them."

"Your Majesty, no!" The Lord's father Yan knelt down on the ground with a "thump" and kowtowed repeatedly, his voice was anxious and loud. The emperor was stunned, and then his face turned pale. "Why, do you want to plead for them?"

"Your Majesty, I am not trying to plead for them, I can't bear to see Your Majesty make a big mistake."

"Make a big mistake?" The emperor sneered repeatedly. "Is it not them who are wrong, but me? Becoming a clan and threatening the king and father, shouldn't we be punished by the clan? You can't do this. I want Zhang Tang to do it, and Zhang Tang to do it."

"Your Majesty, no!" The Lord's father took two steps to hold his knees and hugged the emperor's leg. "Your Majesty, even if they are indeed suspected of being a clique and threatening, who has evidence? All the people in the world see are meritorious ministers who are tired of conquering the battle and want to return to the field. Requesting rewards is a threat, and at most they are just asking for fame and not being guilty of death. If Your Majesty is dissatisfied with them and agreeing to their request, why do you need to kill them and punish the clan?"

The emperor's eyes twitched, and he couldn't answer for a moment. Seeing Liang Xiao and others resign collectively, he was dizzy and instinctively thought that they were cliques and wanted to hold the court and seek unparalleled rewards. He was angry and exasperated. Then he said the words to kill them. After listening to the explanation of Master Yan, he realized that he was a little too extreme.

That's right, even if Liang Xiao and the others were suspected of being a clique or threatening, they did not explicitly seek credit, but instead resigned, and there was no reason to kill them. Not rewarding was the right of the court. If there was an official, it was the right of Liang Xiao and others. Who could force others to become officials?

Seeing that the emperor was a little more awake, Master Yan quickly winked at Yan An and others. Hearing that his speech was wrong, Yan An and others quickly read Xu Le's memorial, and they all felt that the emperor was a little too sensitive. If he killed someone like this, who would dare to speak in the future?

Although Yan An and others didn't say anything, the emperor felt that the atmosphere was wrong and knew that he had lost his composure. He coughed twice, took a seat in front of the imperial case, gave him another seat, then glanced around and said in a deep voice: "What are your opinions?"

Everyone looked at each other. Seeing that no one was willing to speak, Master Yan spoke again. "Your Majesty thinks this is a threat. Is it because you can't find someone to replace them and guard the Western Regions?"

The emperor was tense and didn't say anything for a long time. The master Yan was very impressed. The reason why he thought this was a threat was because he knew that the Western Regions had just settled and no one could replace Liang Xiao, Li Danghu and others at the moment. If these people resigned at the same time, the Western Regions would inevitably lose control. Who will be sent to solve the problem then? If you don't want the Western Regions to lose control, you will only be able to stay Liang Xiao and others. What is this not a threat?

"Since that's the case, wouldn't your Majesty's clan give them a hand?"

When the emperor heard this, his face turned pale and he was shocked and sweated coldly. -

(To be continued.)
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