"What do you mean?" Setu's expression changed and he said in a deep voice.
Ke Zhe sneered: "Do you really believe that the dignified Governor Huaining will do nothing just because you, a person of unknown origin, made a promise?"
Setu had a gloomy face and said nothing. He was also a little confused now.
Could it be that Luo Jinyan is now... "Impossible, Luo Jinyan is still in the Xuanwei Ambassador's Mansion!" They kept staring at the Xuanwei Ambassador's Mansion, and Luo Jinyan never left at all.
Ke Zhe didn't care and said calmly: "Since you are so confident, why do you need to be angry?"
The atmosphere was a bit solemn, and just when everyone was still in a stalemate, the loud sound of war drums suddenly came from outside.
Different from the horns commonly used in southern Xinjiang, this is a war drum used by soldiers and horses from the Central Plains when attacking.
The drumming sound seemed to hit everyone's heart.
The troops and horses of Southern Xinjiang, which were originally neat and tidy, suddenly became a little disorganized.
Listening to the movement outside, it doesn't look like the movement of dozens or hundreds of people.
The Central Plains people led troops to invade southern Xinjiang?!
Ke Zhe looked at everyone's expressions, sneered, and said sternly: "Take down all these thieves who invaded the Qiu Ci Department!"
The war started again, and the sound of fighting resounded throughout the Qiu Ci Department.
It was already evening when the battle ended. Setu and his troops were defeated in embarrassment under the joint attack of Qiu Ci's troops and the Huaining garrison.
General Annan did not stay, and chased the defeated army with his troops and horses, leaving only a part of the troops to protect the safety of the regent and the princess.
"I have met the regent and the princess." In the ancestral hall of Qiu Cibu, the elder and Ke Zhe came forward to pay their respects.
Zeng Wei stood aside respectfully and said to the elder: "The prince and the princess were originally inspecting Zhangzhou. They heard that something happened in southern Xinjiang, so they came here specially."
The Great Elder's eyes were a bit complicated, and after a long while he sighed and said: "The Dasheng Imperial Court is indeed full of talented people. Thank you, Your Highness the Regent, for what happened today."
He had guessed the identities of these two people before, but he did not expect that they would be the regent and the princess.
Xie Yan said: "The great elder is too polite. Even if I don't come, Governor Huaining and Mr. Zeng can resolve the matter if they want to come. I would also like to thank the young patriarch for his righteousness, so as to prevent the death of innocent people due to the consolation appointed by the imperial court."
While speaking, Xie Yan glanced indifferently at the second elder and others who were forced to kneel on the ground.
The second elder failed to follow Setu and escape. In the chaos, before he could escape from the clan, he was discovered by the Qiu Ci tribe and arrested.
At this time, he was forced to kneel in the ancestral hall together with important figures who participated in the rebellion with him.
Looking at the second elder, the first elder only felt heartbroken.
"You, you, you!" The first elder pointed at the second elder and said, "You actually colluded with outsiders to attack the Qiu Ci clan!"
The second elder raised his head and sneered: "I just want to get what I want, what's wrong? The position of patriarch should be occupied by the capable. It was my eldest brother back then, and now it's Ke Zhe, why?"
The great elder said: "Just because this is a rule passed down from our ancestors!"
"So what?" the second elder said disdainfully: "I don't follow this rule!"
"Uncle." Ke Zhe walked over to support the angry first elder, looked at the second elder and said: "Second uncle, it's okay for you to have opinions about the ancestral rules, but this is not the reason for you to collude with outsiders to attack the clan. Today
Those who died are all your clansmen."
The second elder said coldly: "It's just the winner and the loser. What's there to say? I lost today, so naturally whatever you say is right."
Ke Zhe couldn't help but laugh, "Second uncle, you always say that I learned bad things from the Central Plains people. Listen to your argument. Could it be that it was passed down from the ancestors of the Qiu Ci clan?"
The environment in southern Xinjiang is dangerous and survival is not easy, so the entire tribe is almost like a family.
Almost all the tribes in southern Xinjiang are like this. They are merciless to the people of other tribes, but they value and care for their own people very much.
Even if there are people in the tribe who are scheming for profit, they do not take the lives of the tribe seriously at all. Those who keep claiming to be the king and the loser will be despised or even abandoned by the tribe even if they win.
There used to be many large tribes in southern Xinjiang, and many of them were not destroyed by enemies, but split into small tribes due to internal disputes within the tribes.
As time goes by, future generations will even forget that they were all of the same race.
Xie Yan and Luo Junyao sat aside and watched the confrontation between the uncle and nephew. After a while, it seemed that the two of them had nothing to say. Then Xie Yan opened his mouth and said, "I have something to ask."
The second elder looked at Xie Yan with eyes filled with resentment. He sneered and said, "No comment."
Xie Yan raised his hand, and a strong wind rushed towards the second elder's heart.
The second elder was knocked out and hit the wall of the ancestral hall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Ahem..." The second elder forced himself to sit up and looked at Xie Yan with a sneer.
Xie Yan said calmly: "At that time, all the tribes in southern Xinjiang submitted documents of surrender to Emperor Gaozu, including the Qiu Ci tribe."
The second elder said nothing, but his eyes seemed to say: So what?
"In this case, Qiu Cibu is Da Sheng's vassal."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "I don't know what the rules of the Qiu Ci tribe are. In the Central Plains... if you raise an army to rebel, you will be executed, or even the entire clan will be exterminated." Everyone in the ancestral hall was shocked, and several people who followed the second elder also became a little uneasy.
In fact, the punishments for rebellion by the tribes in southern Xinjiang are generally lighter than those in the Central Plains. However, because they are almost all of the same tribe, the blood relations and power within the tribes are stronger than those in the Central Plains court, so it is almost impossible for the whole family to be killed.
Not to mention genocide.
The second elder's expression also changed. He raised his eyes and looked at Ke Zhe mockingly: "This is the Central Plains person you want to seek refuge with. They want to exterminate the Ke family."
Ke Zhe was not in a hurry, and said calmly: "The people second uncle took refuge in don't seem to really care about your life or death." The Setu ran very fast, but he didn't care what would happen to the second elder who was left behind.
The expression on the second elder's face was a bit ferocious, and he stared at Ke Zhe fiercely.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Ah, I seem to have said the wrong thing. It's not completely wrong, right? If you start a rebellion in the Central Plains, everyone will be executed.
But the second elder...at most can be considered as colluding with outsiders to invade his own home, right? No matter how unreasonable the court is, it will not kill the victims as well."
After hearing this, many Qiu Ci people standing aside secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately realized that it was reasonable and legal for the tribes in southern Xinjiang to raise their own troops.
As long as the second elder did not really raise the banner of rebellion and did not attack the boundary line between Huaining and Huaining, the imperial court would never care about what was going on inside Southern Xinjiang.
Even if two tribes attack each other, the ambassadors sent by the court will only mediate and appease them, and will not force both sides to stop fighting or make clear their stance on which side they support.
So what the princess said about genocide was naturally a joke.
But killing everyone is no joke.
Even if the court doesn't care, it doesn't mean it can't.
If the second elder really colludes with outsiders and has ulterior motives, I'm afraid it cannot be judged simply because he wants to usurp the position of clan leader.
"Great Elder, Young Patriarch, I want to take this person away," Xie Yan said.
The Great Elder and Ke Zhe looked at each other and quickly agreed with Xie Yan's words.
Xie Yan stood up and said: "There is no need for me to intervene in the death of the old patriarch. Lord Zeng will stay in Qiu Ci's tribe to help the two deal with the aftermath. I hope that when I look back, I will not hear that Lord Zeng is in Qiu Ci."
News of the murder of a subordinate.”
The First Elder said quickly: "My lord, you are serious. We have solid clues about the death of the old patriarch. Lord Zeng is absolutely safe in the Qiu Ci Department."
"That's good." Xie Yan turned his head and looked at Zeng Wei.
Zeng Wei responded quickly and respectfully: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to assist the elder and the young clan leader to find out the death of the old clan leader and give the truth to all the ministries in southern Xinjiang."
Xie Yan then nodded and said: "Jinyan, the situation there will probably be over soon. The Governor's Mansion cannot be left without anyone. Things are going on here. Mr. Zeng should return to Zhaoyun City as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Young patriarch, could you please take a step to speak?" Xie Yan finally looked at Ke Zhe, who was standing aside.
Ke Zhe was stunned. He didn't expect that Xie Yan would have something to say to him privately, so he nodded and said, "My lord, please."
Xie Yan patted the back of Luo Junyao's hand and told her to wait a moment, then followed Ke Zhe to the back hall of the ancestral hall.
"What did you say to Ke Zhe?" Luo Junyao asked curiously after leaving the Qiu Ci tribe.
Xie Yan said: "I told him and suggested that he take advantage of this opportunity to cut through the mess quickly and reintegrate the entire Qiu Ci Department."
Luo Junyao naturally knew that this integration was not just as simple as two words, but that a lot of blood would be shed.
"Will Ke Zhe listen to you?"
"No." Xie Yan replied simply.
Luo Junyao looked at him in surprise. Xie Yan never liked trouble.
He usually wouldn't choose to talk about things like this that he knew would be useless.
And once he really wants people to do what he says, there must be 10,000 ways to get people to obey his opinions.
Such a laissez-faire attitude is rare.
"I have reminded you, it is up to you whether you listen or not." Xie Yan said calmly: "Although this matter was quickly settled with the help of the imperial troops, the number of people who were incited within Qiu Ci will not be reduced because of the lack of
A leader will stop. Soon they will choose a new leader. Ke Zhe is not weak in talent, but he is a bit soft-hearted. This time he was raised high and dropped gently, which will only make those people's minds more active."
Luo Jun shook his head, "Indeed, if there is no price for doing bad things, there will naturally be many people who are ready to do it."
Xie Yan glanced sideways at her, chuckled and said, "Without iron-blooded tactics, the conflicts within Qiu Ci cannot be reconciled at all. If Ke Zhe treats them lightly this time, sooner or later those conflicts will reach the point where they cannot be bridged.
By the time……"
"What happens then?"
Xie Yan said: "When the time comes, the Qiu Ci tribe will fall apart like many other tribes in southern Xinjiang."
Luo Junyao stopped talking. She naturally knew a lot about southern Xinjiang.
The imperial court's rule over southern Xinjiang has always been like this: pulling one faction to fight another or dividing and ruling.
Southern Xinjiang has not been able to produce a powerful tribe that can unify Southern Xinjiang for so many years. It has to be said that the Central Plains Dynasty played a major role.
From the perspective of the entire southern Xinjiang people, the court's actions are abhorrent. But from the perspective of every tribe in southern Xinjiang, many people think it doesn't matter. Even in small tribes, they hope to exist independently, and
Not annexed by a powerful tribe.
Since they are from the Central Plains, they can only stand on the side of the Dasheng court.
Southern Xinjiang had already surrendered to the Central Plains Dynasty thousands of years ago, but it often took advantage of the weakness of the Central Plains Dynasty to stab it in the back.
This is what they need to do to prevent them from having the opportunity to threaten the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty and then completely incorporate it into the Central Plains map.
"Shall we go back to Zhaoyun City now?"
Xie Yan nodded and said: "Yes, let's go slower on the road. Jinyan should be there by the time we get back."
Luo Jinyan was two days later than Xie Yan, and the two stayed at the Xuanwei Ambassador's Mansion for three days before Luo Jinyan hurried back with his people.
In the past three days, Luo Junyao visited the entire Zhaoyun City and became more familiar with Ruan Yueli, who was accompanying him.
Luo Junyao was chatting with Ruan Yueli when he heard the guard reported that Luo Jinyan came back. Upon hearing the news, Luo Junyao immediately got up and ran towards the gate.
Luo Jinyan led his people into the Xuanwei Envoy's Mansion. His original elegant clothes were replaced by war robes. Because he had traveled back all night, the dusty atmosphere of the young general added a bit of solemnity.
"Brother!"
Seeing the girl running towards him, Luo Jinyan's originally solemn and handsome face also had a smile on his face.
"Shake it!"
He opened his arms and hugged his sister who jumped into his arms.
"Brother, long time no see!" Luo Junyao raised his head and said with a smile: "You are still so handsome and elegant."
Luo Jinyan laughed and said, "Shao Yao seems to be more beautiful and taller."
Luo Junyao couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "What do you mean, it seems, I'm already more beautiful."
This is true. Three years ago, Luo Junyao had a delicate and beautiful appearance, but she always looked smaller than girls of the same age.
Three years have passed, and the appearance of the girl she once was has completely grown, and her once delicate appearance like a jade doll has turned into a youthful appearance that can overwhelm the world.
The only thing that made Luo Junyao a little dissatisfied was that her height had only grown a little.
Although she was barely over 1.6 meters tall, she could not be considered short among the ladies of Shangyong, but she was surrounded by tall and tall people, and she felt particularly short when standing next to them.
"Well, she's very beautiful." Luo Jinyan's eyes were full of smiles. Just by looking at her, he knew that Yao Yao had been living a good life these past few years.
He was right to persuade his father to agree to the marriage.
Luo Junyao hugged Luo Jinyan's arm and said: "Brother, did you lead people to fight the Guhe tribe and the Hongshan tribe? Did you beat those people until they were running away, so that they would never dare to cause trouble again?"
Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What do you think?"
"Brother, if you take action, you will definitely win." Luo Junyao smiled brightly.
Luo Jinyan raised his hand and rubbed her head, "You are good at talking. Is the prince in the house?"
"Yes, we are just waiting for brother to come back."
Luo Junyao pulled Luo Jinyan and walked in: "Come on, Ayan must be in the study now. Big brother, tell me about your fight against the Hongshan and Guhe tribes. And that little girl from the Qiu Ci tribe, what grudge do you have against her?"
Resentment? Why did she only scold you but not Mr. Zeng?"
