Chapter 33 The Middleman
Jialan's movements were very fast, his techniques were skillful and meticulous, like flowing water, and quickly cleaned and bandaged Jiang Jiu's wounds.
Jiang Jiuqiang endured the pain, sweat was dripping on his forehead, and his thin face looked very ferocious. Shisanlang and other young and strong Xue family surrounded him, and they all spoke quietly, admiring and grateful, and respecting this mysterious Northwest Wolf Soldier.
If Jialan comes from a prominent family, perhaps in the eyes of the Xue family, it is natural that martial arts, intelligence and character are outstanding, but Jialan comes from the wilderness and has a low background. This ability is purely based on talent and diligence. The terrifying scars on his body are enough to show his achievements. Everything he has today was exchanged for blood and sweat. However, what he has today? There is nothing. On the contrary, he still has to bear the blame for Qiemo's loss, but he silently endured it. In the past, in the present, in the present, and in the future, perhaps. Only such a guard is a real guard, and is truly worthy of admiration and respect.
"It hurts very much, right?" Jialan stood up to clean his hands and said to Jiang Jiu, "If it weren't for your persistence, I would have knocked you out with one punch. This is the routine. My ability to hit people is practiced like this. I can't be knocked out with one punch, and I won't hit it a second time."
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Brother Jiu, let the general punch." Shisanlang advised, "It's too painful to endure it like this."
"Zhi Niang, I can't die yet, get out!" Jiang Jiu gritted his teeth and shouted viciously. Then he said sincerely to Jia Lan, "I can't repay you. Jiang Xiaohei's life will be given to the general in the future."
Galan smiled and shook his hand, "You saved this life yourself, keep it for yourself and use it slowly."
"General, the Turks are too arrogant. They openly hold us hostage, as if they want to attack you. General, you have to worry." Shishilang suddenly said, "General, if there is something to be useful for us, please give orders. Some people will be crushed to pieces."
"You can tell, what else am I worried about?" Jia Lan smiled, "This is the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty. No matter how arrogant the Turks are, they dare not kill people publicly on the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty."
"General, it is easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to defend against hidden arrows. General must not be careless." Shijiulang also advised with concern.
Galan smiled and nodded, "Don't worry too much, I have my own solution. I will go to the winter nest tomorrow and have a few days off. For safety, you stay in the camp and don't walk around to prevent accidents."
The Xue family bowed and bowed to the salute and agreed in unison.
When he opened the curtain, Jialan saw Xue Deyin waiting anxiously outside the tent, and then smiled and said, "What's the matter with Dalang?"
Xue Deyinxu invited him to invite him. The two walked side by side and saw the lights of the Turkic tents not far away, and the figures flashed.
"Are the general and these Turks enemies or friends?"
"Everyone is an enemy and a friend. For example, now, the Turkish Dayehu, Moheshi, the Baoshan King of Kucha, and the three princes of Yanqi are all old friends. Although the status and status are too great, I have worked for the Western Regions Duwei Mansion for many years, running among the Western Land's captives. Every word and action represent the Central Sui Dynasty. The powerful national strength of the Great Sui Dynasty gave me invisible power and intimidated by this power. These powerful and powerful people from the Western Land's captives put me in a special position. When the interests are the same, they are friends, and when the interests are different, they are enemies."
Xue Deyin frowned slightly and vaguely noticed that there was something in Jialan's words.
"In the Western Regions Duwei Mansion, I do things that are both dead and dead, but fortunately, I can come back alive every time, so I am also a living room. In the "Sun Tzu's Art of War", I divide the detailed game into five types, the country, the inner, the counter-intervention, the dead, the life room, and the consequence of one person serving five positions is that I am not only a detailed game of the Western Regions Duwei Mansion, but also a messenger between the Great Sui and the Western Land. Over time, I became an intermediary."
Jialan looked at Xue Deyin and asked, "Middleman, do you understand this?"
When Xue Deyin knew the meaning of the word, she also understood the profound meaning contained in it.
"The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit. The middleman is actually a broker and a power broker."
The former word is unfamiliar to Xue Deyin, but the latter word is familiar and can be said to be deeply rooted in the bones. From an intermediary to a broker, the meaning of a broker is self-evident.
Xue Deyin was secretly surprised and didn't know what Galan was going to say next, so she could only close her mouth tightly.
"The Great Sui Dynasty gave me invisible power, and this power could make the Western Tu's captains profit in complex battles. I quickly realized this, so I sold the power in my hands to the Western Tu's captains at a price."
Xue Deyin stopped, and he finally knew why Jialan, the golden wolf head, was famous in the Western Land, why even the Turkic Dayehu was polite to him, and why he could always live in a desperate situation and become a legend in the northwest.
"I betrayed power, but I never betrayed the Great Sui Dynasty, and I never violated the orders of the Western Regions Duwei Mansion. I even exceeded my mission." Jialan said, "The stronger the Great Sui Dynasty, the greater the deterrence of the Western Tu's captives. The greater the power I have, I can sell it at a higher price. However, the gap between reality and ideal is too great. Some people in Chang'an sacrificed the interests of the Great Sui Dynasty and sold the interests of the Middle Tu for their own interests, which gave me a fatal blow and sent me and my robes to hell."
"Those who kill people will be killed. If I do not kill those people, I will have no place to stand in the Western Land."
Xue Deyin didn't understand and looked puzzled.
"I am an intermediary. If the invisible power given to me by the Great Sui Dynasty disappears, not only will the Western Tu betrayers want to kill me, but the Western Regions Duwei Mansion will also want to kill me. Therefore, whether the Great Sui Dynasty is powerful or stable is directly related to my personal survival." Jialan sneered, "Xi Tu is the cheese that I rely on for survival. Those people in Chang'an touched my cheese. Do you think I want to kill them?"
"In this way, the general went to Tulunchuan to guard the beacon towers to escape the pursuit of the Western land?"
"The northwest wolf was almost wiped out in Yiwudao. The Western Regions Duwei Mansion changed from top to bottom. I was exiled to the people and guard the border. Do you think I can hide besides hiding in Tulunchuan?" Jialan sneered, "Whoever ruins everything about me will destroy everything about him, and my blood debt will be paid for blood."
"General, if you fail to get the recruitment from the Western Regions Commander's Office this time, won't you have to die?"
"If the Laolang Mansion abandons me, he will kill me, and he will use the Turkic sword to kill me..." Jialan's eyes shot out cold murderous aura, "I will let the Western Earth flow into a river."
Xue Deyin remained silent. He didn't care why Jialan went to Chang'an, nor did he intend to find out who Jialan went to Chang'an to kill. He only cared about the survival of the Xue family. Whether the family could safely arrive in Dunhuang and whether he could go home safely. Even if Jialan wanted to assassinate the emperor in Chang'an, he would never be shocked. Does the emperor's life and death have anything to do with his Xue family? If the emperor hadn't killed his father, the Xue family would have suffered this misfortune? He wanted Jialan to kill the emperor. Of course, the premise was that the Xue family was safe, and the most urgent problem at present was that the Xue family was not safe. The Xue family's safety was tied to Jialan. How could he not be worried about it now?
"General Xu's family Meng sacrificed his life to save him, and he could not repay him. If the general had any place to send him, he would be swearing to serve him to death."
Xue Deyin spoke with a firm tone.
"Your husband is polite," Jialan smiled, "Now you and I are in danger together, we must work together to share life and death. In the Western Land, my ship is big, and I can carry you for a journey. When you arrive in the Middle Land, you can ship as big as a ship. At that time, my ship is big, and I should not forget what I say today, and I can also carry me as a journey."
"The Xue family will never let down the general." Xue Deyin looked serious and bowed to the courtesy.
Galan smiled and returned the greeting, "Sir, would you like to go with me to taste the Sanle Powder in Kucha?"
After a moment of thinking, Xue Deyin knew about Galan's intention and praised his wit.
"The fox is a tiger's power." Jialan said slowly, "I like to take the initiative in my actions. Even if I am passive, I will try to regain the initiative. I have long distrust the Laolang Mansion, and I will not place my life on Laolang Mansion. Mr. comes from a prominent family, has a profound knowledge, speaks extraordinary, and his words and deeds are very different from ordinary people. Mr. pretends to be mysterious and talks freely, and will surely scare the Turks and make them doubt your origin and motivation. Therefore, they will make a wrong judgment, believing that I am still working for Laolang Mansion, and that this trip may have an important mission, so I dare not kill me rashly. Therefore, I have won time, and I can design calmly, turn danger into safety, and get out quietly."
"I am a fox, you are a tiger. Although you are a fake tiger, it is still more than enough to deceive those wolves who are suspicious and cunning by nature."
Xue Deyin knew that Galan had a solution, and his heart gradually became calm. He stroked his beard and smiled, "Since that's the case, I'll go with the general to taste the Sanle Sauce in Kucha."
"Don't call you a general anymore." Jialan smiled, "I call you a sir, respectful and polite, you call me a galan, it's better to bring some arrogance in your modesty, that kind of arrogance that comes from the bones. Those wolves are the powerful people in the West. Whether your tiger is true or false, they can see it at a glance. It's true, and what's false is false, but they never imagined that you are a real tiger with a tiger falling into the sun."
Xue Deyin nodded repeatedly. This is too simple. If you are the true self, you don’t need to hide it. “Garan, what are the taboos?”
Jia Lan shook her hand, "Wind, flowers, snow, moon, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, classics, history, philosophies, say whatever you want, but pay attention to it, and don't talk about the situation in the West and the Turkish countries, and let them guess."
Xue Deyin smiled and nodded, then looked at her dirty white robe, "Garan, I still need to change this outfit."
"Go to my place." Jia Lanxu asked for help, "change the white robe of Li Te, wear a pair of black leather boots, a gem and jade belt around his waist, and a horizontal knife. No, no, I think Mrs. Sima's long sword is better, simple and sharp, and has the style of a famous middle-earth scholar."
The two of them talked and laughed. After walking past Li Te's tent, they saw Blizzard trotting all the way up to meet him.
Xue Deyin was quite afraid and stopped immediately. Blizzard was very rude and raised his head at him and roared with thunder, and even murderous aura appeared in his eyes.
Galan leaned over and patted Blizzard with affection, "Your husband wants to spend some time with us. In the future, you must work together and not be so cautious." After saying that, he gently caressed Blizzard's neck hair and let it relax. Blizzard circled Galan for a few times, then walked in front with his head held high and his chest raised.
Xue Deyin approached Galan carefully, "This snow mastiff is very spiritual, comes from the Great Snow Mountain?"
"It is the divine mastiff of Daxue Mountain." Jialan smiled, "It saved my life, but it is cruel by nature and kills countless people."
Xue Deyin looked at Blizzard in fear and said, "The black mastiff of the Turks today is even more terrifying, like a ghost, and intimidating."
"It's called nightmares," said Galan. "Compared with Blizzard, nightmares are like a gentle little lamb. Suro takes it as a pet and wastes resources."
"Garan, your relationship with that princess seems extraordinary."
"Sulo is the daughter of Khan Nijuechuluo." Galan sighed, "In the den, her situation is very bad."
Xue Deyin had heard from Zhongbuyi about what happened in the Western Land in the past two years, so he could understand Jialan's sigh. "You are the East Tu Haner, she is the Western Tu Hulu, you are the Northwest Wolf Sharp, she is the Turkic Princess. Under normal circumstances, you don't even have the chance to meet and meet, but why are you..."
"This story is a bit long," Jialan smiled, "If sir is interested, we might as well play Ming chess tonight and talk to the candle at night."
"Do you have tea here?" Xue Deyin was very surprised.
"I don't have it, but Big Leaf Guard has it." Jialan stood outside the curtain and asked for help.
"Very good, very good!" Xue Deyin said hurriedly, "Everyone is quiet at night, let's talk about it carefully."
Xue Deyin lifted the curtain and walked in, and then his surprised voice came, "Qianniang, little sister..."
Jialan stepped in and saw Mrs. Sima and a girl in white standing up in a hurry, but Pianpian was busy packing up the books and papers scattered on the felt mat. Xueer sat alone in the corner playing with black and white chess pieces, focusing all over her body, turning a deaf ear to what she was doing, and even Galan didn't look up when she came in.
Galan bowed and greeted, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam."
Mrs. Sima smiled faintly, "Pianpian is smart and smart, learns very quickly, and she will be able to talk to us normally after a while."
Jia Lan laughed at it. Although Mrs. Sima was grateful to a Hu Er dancer, she tried to use this to bring them closer together. This is human nature and nothing wrong. For the sake of the life of the family, the unattainable lady in the past has now fallen to win over a Hu Er dancer. The bitterness and pain behind it can be imagined.
Everyone sat down with the guest and the host. Pianpian stood behind Jialan nervously. It was not allowed to make decisions without the owner's consent to let outsiders make an order, but Mrs. Sima was kind and very kind to her, so it was difficult to turn it off.
Jialan saw through her thoughts and said with a smile, "Pianpian, since you like to learn Dongtu dialect, then study hard. Mrs. Sima is the best master. You can learn a lot with her. Maybe one day you have the opportunity to go to Dongtu and you can use it.
Pianpian was overjoyed and agreed well. Jialan pointed to Xueer and instructed, "Shi Bo and the Black Turks have some holidays. It is not advisable to show up these days. I am also very busy, so Xueer will entrust you to take care of you. If you can't be too busy, please ask your wife and the little lady from the Xue family for help. If someone asks about Xueer's origin, you push it on me and don't tell me about Shi Bo's relationship with her." Pianpian agreed in a low voice and walked aside to take care of Xueer.
"Mrs. I couldn't help feeling uneasy when I saw the Turkic people coming." Galan turned to Dongtu dialect, "Actually, the current situation is indeed not good, so I specially found Dalangjun and asked him to help."
Mrs. Sima showed suspicion. Dalang was a Confucian scholar. Although he had learned martial arts when he was young, he was not good at it. He could not go to the battlefield or kill people.
Jialan had a heavy accent in the northwest. Seeing that Mrs. Sima and Xue Qimei were both confused, she thought she was about to say it, but the other party didn't understand. Then she said again, "Don't worry, Dalang didn't follow me to kill people, but went to a banquet to drink, and showed his profound talent and knowledge, so that the savages could have a long eye and see the world."
Mrs. Sima smiled and nodded. Xue Qimei thought what Jialan said was interesting. She smiled brightly and was born with charm.
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Chapter completed!