In the north of Shenlin City, Fengzhou Prefecture, Raocheng.
Ke Dexun, the envoy of Tunu, was half lying on his seat and looking down at Hong Zhenkang.
"The tribute silver has not been found, and the culprit who killed Bo Nie has not been found. Hong Zhenkang, are you here to humiliate me?"
Hong Zhenkang shook his head and said nothing.
Ke Dexun spat and said, "Are you waiting for me to humiliate you?"
Hong Zhenkang sighed: "Holy envoy, we have tried our best to do everything we can do for your country. However, no one speaks lightly, and in the end we are unable to change the overall situation."
"You Qiancheng people like to talk about the overall situation. I really don't know where you Qiancheng people come from such a big picture. Can you tell me what the situation is this time?"
Hong Zhenkang said: "The overall situation is that Qiancheng wants to form an alliance with Xuanguo."
"Xuan Guo?" Ke Dexun suddenly sat up, "Who gave you the courage? But you don't believe that I, Da Tunu, let you exterminate your species?"
"Hong Juncheng told me personally, how can it be false!" Liang Yuyao had just returned from the Divine Lord's Hall.
Pan Qingji knew that Ke Dexun was dissatisfied and quickly ordered someone to return to Beijing to deliver the letter.
"You won't give it?" Ke Dexun said with a smile, "Well, I'll take it myself. You thousands of people, your life is very cheap, worse than the ants on the ground. If you have a hundred heads, you won't be satisfied even if you take it."
"Your Highness, you seem to have a good appetite every time you see Hong Juncheng."
Before he finished speaking, Ke Dexun's nephew, the young Tunu messenger Rokov, stepped forward and chopped off Ma Xiaocheng's head.
He said he was going to Shenlin City, originally to threaten Hong Zhenkang.
Luokov didn't hear what He said clearly. He rode a war horse and held up a bloody scimitar. He looked at Xu Zhiqiong and laughed loudly: "There are really Qiancheng people who are not afraid of death."
Liang Yuyao really liked this toughness. She blushed, took off her shirt, and murmured: "Look at how anxious you are. I'm really sleepy today. I'm afraid it won't be to your liking. Why don't you wait until I wake up..."
Ke Dexun caught up, looked at Xu Zhiqiong and others, and shouted: "Since you are propaganda people, why are you here?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the heads on the ground, then turned to look at Chu He beside him: "He hit my foot, it hurts a little."
But judging from Hong Zhenkang's attitude, he didn't seem to care.
Xu Zhiqiong took Liang Yuyao's clothes and went to Xingxiu Corridor.
Something must have happened to Liang Yuyao. She must have been hit by some kind of technique. Xu Zhiqiong was not sure what kind of technique it was.
Hong Zhenkang shook his head and said: "There is nothing I can do."
"Aren't you happy that we are here?"
But a few people didn't run away. They stood in the middle of the road, very conspicuous.
Hong Zhenkang shook his head and said: "Holy envoy, for the sake of Qiancheng Jiangshan Sheji, I always want to make peace with your country, but the Lord God does not have such thoughts, and I have no good plan."
"There is nothing a person can do."
"What do you want me to do?" Xu Zhiqiong's tone was flat.
Qiancheng Kingdom is taking refuge with Xuan Kingdom. If they just walk into the capital, they will only see the arrogance of Qiancheng people and suffer even more serious contempt.
Ke Dexun felt slighted, seriously slighted.
Ke Dexun pulled the reins and prepared to turn the horse's head: "I won't argue with you, let's go our separate ways!"
Ke Dexun immediately summoned his men and prepared to set off.
Ke Dexun knew the Qiancheng people very well. They were arrogant because they had forgotten the pain. When they thought of the pain, they would remember to look up to and respect Tunu.
The crowd ran away amidst shouts.
"Take it off for me quickly!" Xu Zhiqiong's tone was a little tough.
Ke Dexun said to Pan Qingji: "You prepare some sacrifices for me. I want a hundred heads."
Unexpectedly, this move angered Ke Dexun.
Looking at this mere third-grade minister in front of him, Ke Dexun felt extremely insulted. He led his people to find a random house on the street, kicked out the owner, and took his people to live there.
Hong Juncheng kept talking nonstop, while Liang Yuyao listened patiently and responded with a few words from time to time.
"Take off, take off your clothes for what?" The sudden incident made Liang Yuyao very nervous.
"Is the news reliable?"
From beginning to end, Xu Zhiqiong didn't see anything special, but Hong Juncheng's majestic speech made Xu Zhiqiong feel sleepy.
Xu Zhiqiong took the clothes and left the bedroom immediately.
Upon hearing the word "preacher", Rokov was shocked and sat on his horse without daring to move.
Pan Qingji exclaimed: "Holy envoy, please calm down. I am deeply saddened by what happened to Master Bo Nelai. I am deeply saddened by my humble position. The Lord of Gods has the final say in this matter. I would like to ask the Holy Envoy..."
Seeing that Ke Dexun seemed to have something to say, Pan Qingji, the Minister of Civil Affairs, quickly silenced everyone.
"I, this was just a moment of carelessness..." Ma Xiaocheng didn't know what to say.
When night fell, I thought it was time for the Tunu envoy to go to sleep. Unexpectedly, Ke Dexun suddenly gave the order to set off immediately.
Above the Enwei Hall, Hong Juncheng sat on the throne, and Liang Yuyao sat under the hall.
Ke Dexun looked at Hong Zhenkang's back, his cheeks trembling.
Liang Yuyao almost ate all the food on the table.
He picked up Ma Xiaocheng's head and threw it into the crowd. He watched the head fall into the crowd and enjoyed the wails and shouts of thousands of people.
"Happy, happy!" Ma Xiaocheng quickly explained, "I'm afraid those ignorant villagers will make noise and disturb the holy envoy's rest."
It was still early, but Ke Dexun did not continue on his way, but stationed himself in Huang County.
"Your Highness, you have grown stronger these days."
Ke Dexun said with a smile: "I like the excitement and am not afraid of being disturbed. If you ask them to come back and continue to shout the words "Tunu Qiancheng, eternal alliance is good," I like to hear this."
Pan Qingji ran away. Under his leadership, the people panicked and ran with him.
While Xu Zhiqiong was thinking, Liang Yuyao ordered the meal to be prepared.
Huang County is less than a hundred miles away from Shenlin City. According to past rules, Hong Zhenkang should send someone to pick him up in person.
Ke Dexun and his fifty followers set out from Raocheng and walked for three days to Huangxian County, north of Shenlin City.
It was noon, and the county magistrate Ma Xiaocheng summoned the people of the county to greet him.
Those people held lanterns in their hands.
A middle-aged woman echoed from the side: "It's true that Xuanren is just unkind!"
"Everyone goes his own way?" Xu Zhiqiong smiled and shook his head, "There is no way in the world for you to go. Do you accept your guilt for attacking the lantern man?"
…
Liang Yuyao spat and said, "Didn't you just say that I'm fat? What's wrong with being fatter? Don't you like peaches? Isn't a round shape what you like?"
"Okay!" Ke Dexun stood up and said, "Since you can't do anything, you should go away and don't let me see you again. I will take my people to your capital and ask your emperor for a clear explanation."
He turned around and said to his subordinates: "Bring me a hundred human heads!"
Pan Qingji was startled, he wanted Bo Nie to come to the ceremony?
How to pay homage? Set up a mourning hall for him?
What does the Tunu people's mourning hall look like? Do they also use incense candles and memorial tablets? Pan Qingji is really not familiar with the customs of Tunu.
Liang Yuyao blinked her eyes and said: "One share of the goods, sold by two families, this guy is just sitting on the fence, and he is so shameless."
Three days later, Tunu's envoy entered the city.
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Liang Yuyao returned to Yuyao Palace, found Xu Zhiqiong and said, "The envoy from Tunu will enter the city in three days."
The subordinates were not surprised. This was Ke Dexun's pre-planned plan.
Seeing the way she was eating, Xu Zhiqiong felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
"Don't be so tongue-tied. I only want to ask you two things. When will the tribute silver be delivered?"
Hong Zhenkang nodded: "Since your envoy has this intention, I will make arrangements."
"I'm really hungry today, and I can't bear to let you go. If you're not full, I'll ask the chef to make some for you!" Liang Yuyao wiped her mouth, yawned, and went to sleep again.
Now, I am about to go to your capital to seek justice for Bo Nie Lai. Before setting off, I want to pay homage to Bo Nie Lai's noble soul."
But Hong Zhenkang didn't come. The person who came to greet Ke Dexun was Pan Qingji, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Not long after, a table of wine and food was prepared, and Liang Yuyao ate a lot, and her appetite seemed to have increased a lot.
Xu Zhiqiong felt that he had a serious blind spot in his logical thinking: "Hong Juncheng said that he would form an alliance with Xuanguo, and now he has let the Tunu envoy enter the city. Do you want to be more careful?"
"When will the real murderer of Bo Nie be found?"
Ma Xiaocheng quickly called the people back and continued to stand on the roadside and shout.
Chu He shouted: "You dog-raised Maosha, I blinded your dog's eyes, we are Xuan people."
"If you think they are noisy, why do you let them come here to welcome me?"
When they arrived in Huang County, Hong Zhenkang did not greet them.
"Speaking of appetite, I was hungry. I sent someone to come to me before dawn and listened to his talk until noon.
He didn’t even prepare any refreshments. I drank a few pots of tea on an empty stomach. Can I not be hungry?”
This shouting lasted for half a day.
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes and said, "What do you want to do?"
The county magistrate, Ma Xiaocheng, shouted: "Don't cause chaos, let the minister go first!"
Xu Zhiqiong was puzzled: "Hong Juncheng called you to tell you that the Tunu envoy was coming to the city? Why did he tell you this?"
Ma Xiaocheng's head rolled down to Xu Zhiqiong's feet and touched Xu Zhiqiong's boots.
"I don't understand the reason either," Liang Yuyao yawned, "He told me to be more careful and try not to go out these days. We should be more careful. You know those beasts in Tunu do all kinds of evil."
Thousands of people are afraid that they will suffer.
Seeing that everyone was quiet, Ke Dexun said loudly: "Bo Nie, the envoy of Da Tunu, came here. He was a noble and noble man. He was killed by the evil thieves of your Yelang Kingdom!
Have I really thought too much?
Liang Yuyao can eat, just because she is hungry? Can she sleep, just because she is tired?
Ke Dexun gave an order, and fifty Tunu men, riding horses and waving scimitars, rushed towards the crowd.
Or maybe there are proponents of support who don’t take Tunu seriously?
No matter what his thoughts were, it seemed that he had to go to Qiancheng Capital.
Chu He frowned and said, "This is a serious crime."
When he reached the middle of the street, Ke Dexun suddenly stopped the reins and looked at the people on both sides of the road.
After a while, a picture appeared in front of Xu Zhiqiong's eyes.
Is it really the inability to change the situation that leads to a negative attitude?
Xu Zhiqiong chased her to the bedroom and said to Liang Yuyao: "Take off your clothes for me."
But who will be the first to stir up trouble?
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When they arrived at the main hall, Xu Zhiqiong faced the evil mirror, clutching Liang Yuyao's clothes, thinking about the scene when she and Hong Juncheng sat opposite each other.
The people were hungry and thirsty, and gradually couldn't scream. An old man cursed in a hoarse voice: "The Xuan people were cut to pieces with a thousand swords. If they hadn't sent troops to beat Tunu, why would we have to suffer like this?"
After saying this, Hong Zhenkang resigned.
The county magistrate Ma Xiaocheng was very embarrassed. Seeing that Ke Dexun would not leave, he asked the people who lined the road to greet him to temporarily withdraw and see him off when Ke Dexun set off the next day.
Ke Dexun pursed his lips and said, "We are envoys from Datunu..."
"Why did he just leave?" Liang Yuyao was stunned for a while and then said angrily, "This thief Pi, how could he just leave after just saying a few words to him? I didn't even say no, why did he just leave!"
Now that we are setting off, the county magistrate has to let the people shout hoarsely and send each other off in the same way.
The example is vulgar, but the truth is indeed appropriate. Hong Juncheng's move is completely illogical.
Lantern man?
How come there is a lantern-carrying man in Qiancheng Kingdom!
Ke Dexun had heard of the reputation of the lantern-bearing man and hurriedly urged his horse: "This is the territory of Qiancheng. You lantern-carrying men are officials of the Xuan Kingdom..."
"Attacking the emissary of the Great Propaganda, are you guilty?"
Ke Dexun quickly ordered: "Go quickly!"
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "I just told you, you have no way to go, the man holding the lantern holds the lantern!"