In the past few months, both Chen and Chu sent troops into the grassland and wiped out some small and medium-sized tribes, but they only operated within a hundred miles and did not dare to go too deep.
The Wanyan tribe, which had unified all the Sushen tribes, had been holding back in the past few months. Until a few days ago, it suddenly appeared north of Yinshan Mountain. The troops of both Chen and Chu were caught off guard.
, the loss is not small.
Among them, the news that a certain general of the Chen Kingdom was captured alive by Wanyan's tribe and was about to be publicly executed had been spread a few days ago.
For Chen Chu, this was undoubtedly a warning to the monkeys. The Sushen tribes, the tribes closest to Wanyan's main tribe, were the first to get the news. They had arrived a few days ago and were ready to watch the biggest event in these days.
Wanyan Khan had been feeling unwell in recent days, so the matter was left to the eldest prince to handle.
Somewhere in the pasture, in the handsome tent in the center.
An envoy from the State of Chen stood in the tent, cupped his hands and said: "General Xiao and all the officers and soldiers fell into the hands of your army. We, the State of Chen, are willing to pay three times the price of prisoners of war in exchange for the lives of General Xiao and our officers and soldiers. I hope your army will agree."
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He spoke the language of the Sushen people, and everyone in the room could understand it.
The eldest prince sat at the top and sneered: "Our compatriots, we will take them back sooner or later. If you dare to kill one person, we will massacre a whole city. If you dare to kill two, we will massacre two cities. If you dare to kill two, we will massacre two cities."
Hundreds of people, I will kill all you Han people..."
The envoy solemnly said: "This is something that is beneficial to both parties. I hope the eldest prince will not act out of emotion."
The eldest prince waved his hand and said: "You are not qualified to negotiate with me."
He looked outside the tent and said, "Come here, pull these people out and chop them down."
The expressions of several envoys from Chen State changed greatly, and they immediately said: "The two countries are at war, if we don't kill the envoys, you..."
The eldest prince smiled and said: "This is your rule. In our place, as long as it is an enemy, there is no one who cannot be killed..."
"Wait a minute."
Several guards walked in and were about to drag them down, when a figure stood up.
Wanyan Yan glanced above and said: "We also have negotiations with the Chen State. If we kill the Chen State envoy now, they will kill our grassland envoys in the future. When the two countries are at war, everyone should not kill the envoys.
We abide by the rules. The Han people say that we are unreasonable barbarians. Do we really want to prove that they are right?"
The tribal leaders in the tent looked at each other and nodded.
"That's what the fourth princess said."
"The messenger cannot be killed..."
"This rule must be respected. We are not barbarians..."
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The eldest prince looked down and frowned. Even he couldn't ignore the opinions of so many people and go his own way.
He glanced at Wan Yan Yan dissatisfied, waved his hand and said, "I will spare your lives today, go away."
Seeing this, several Chen State envoys stopped saying anything. After looking up, they slowly exited the room.
One of the leading men sighed and murmured: "These are just a group of uncivilized barbarians. What should we do..."
An assistant officer behind him had a complex expression and said, "General Xiao, I'm afraid this time it's going to be a disaster."
In the tent, the eldest prince looked at everyone and said: "Tomorrow is the execution ceremony. That man captured so many of our compatriots. It is not enough to vent his anger without killing him. I want to use his head to frighten Chen Chuxiao, my grassland, not them."
A place where you can be wild!"
"Wait a minute." Wan Yanyan looked at him again and said: "The threat of the black barbarians is still there. It is not appropriate for us to have a deeper grudge with Chen Chu at this time. If we anger them and attack the black barbarians from both sides, how can we win?
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"After returning from the Chu Kingdom, Yan'er's courage seemed to have weakened. Could it be that she was frightened by those four-legged sheep?" The eldest prince glanced at her and said, "War is a man's business. What do you women know?
In the face of a powerful enemy, you still have so many tribes in your hands, so why not leave them to my eldest brother? Those warriors will be much more useful in my hands than in yours."
Wan Yanyan glanced at him and said, "Brother, I'd better talk to my father about this matter."
A trace of displeasure appeared on the face of the eldest prince, and he waved his hand and said: "There is no need to discuss the execution. We will pay tribute outside the account at noon tomorrow..."
Wanyan Yan was about to say more, but was persuaded by everyone around her.
"Princess, the eldest prince is right, please stop saying it."
"We have a blood feud with Chen Chu that cannot be undone..."
"Yes, if we don't scare them this time, they will only get worse next time!"
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After a while, Wan Yanyan walked out of the big tent with a displeased look on her face. The woman with an arched back stood outside the tent, looked at her and said: "The eldest prince wants to use this incident to cover up the third prince's limelight. He
You won’t listen to the princess.”
Wan Yanyan sighed softly and said, "Big brother only thinks about the tribe in my hands and the position of Khan."
The arched woman looked at her and asked in confusion: "Why didn't the princess tell the Khan about his repeated assassinations of the princess?"
"What will happen if you tell me something without evidence?" Wan Yanyan shook her head and said, "Pack it up and let's go back."
The woman with a bowed back said in surprise: "You won't watch the execution tomorrow?"
Wan Yanyan waved her hand and said, "I won't read anymore."
The arched woman thought for a while and said: "Princess, it is better to stay for one more day. I am afraid that the eldest prince will use the topic again. The Khan is ill these days. The princess must be careful and not give the eldest prince any chance..."
Wan Yanyan thought for a moment, nodded helplessly and said, "I'll listen to you."
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In the Wanyan Department, a platform has been built outside the main tent.
Today is the day for the public execution of a certain general of the Chen Kingdom. There is a row of seats on the stage, and the leaders of the nearby tribes are gathered together, waiting for the execution to begin.
The woman with an arched back stood behind Wan Yanyan, shook her head and said: "I have seen General Chen Guo. He was very handsome. It is a pity that he died like this."
Wanyanyan was agitated and said nothing.
At this moment, a figure, escorted by two life guards, slowly walked onto the high platform.
Xiao Jue was in low spirits. Although he had not received any special abuse in the past few days, he was not eating or sleeping well. When he walked on the stage, he had no energy.
He simply sat on the ground with his head hanging down. There was no fear on his face, but there was some regret and regret deep in his eyes.
What I regret is that I didn't listen to Tang Ning and kept a low profile. What I regret is that I haven't married Lu Ya yet. The Xiao family's incense will eventually end with him.
Things that happened in the first half of his life flashed through his mind one after another.
When he was a child, he fell into an icy lake to save Lu Ya and was ridiculed for his illness. Lu Ya stood up for him and then bullied him even more than they did...
After that, after Tang Ning came to the capital, his stubborn illness was cured, he passed the imperial examination, and he harmed the capital together with him. He believed his lies and his innocence was taken away by Lu Ya...
As these scenes flashed through his mind, the chirping sounds of prairie people could be heard below.
A person behind the eldest prince looked at the sky, looked down, and said loudly: "The time has come for execution!"
The executioner on the stage turned down the collar around his neck to prevent it from affecting the blade when beheading.
Xiao Jue's collar was roughly opened, revealing a pendant on his chest.
This pendant is a wolf tooth, worn with an ordinary rope and looks very rough.
On the stage, after Wan Yanyan glanced at her, she could no longer look away.
The next moment, she walked quickly to the stage and pulled off the wolf fang pendant from Xiao Jue's chest. When she saw a small "嫣" carved on it, she looked at him again and asked in a daze:
"Where did this come from?"
The eldest prince stood up, looked at her, frowned and said: "Yan'er, come down quickly."
Wanyan Yan ignored his words and still stared at Xiao Jue closely.
The eldest prince looked at the people behind him and said: "Bring her down and execute her quickly!"
When several people walked onto the stage, Wan Yanyan glanced over suddenly, snatched the big knife from the executioner's hand, stuck it heavily on the stage, and said angrily: "Let's see who dares!"
