"...I hope that all the clan leaders will continue to do good, abide by the 'Luoshui Alliance', and assist me in suppressing the rebellion...I will stop here."
After saying his last words at the meeting, Zhao Hongrun stood up, bowed his hands to the clan leaders present, and then walked away.
Seeing this, in addition to General Sima An, Lu Balong, Meng Liang, Guyi Gu and others also left the table one after another.
During this period, Lu Balong also warmly invited Zhao Hongrun to stay at the Lun tribe.
Zhao Hongrun did not refuse, but instead invited Cheralhe, the chief of the Wubian tribe, and his father-in-law, Amutu, the chief of the Qingyang tribe.
Of course, Ceralhe would not refuse the kindness of His Highness Prince Su. He accepted the invitation under the complicated looks of several leaders of the Sheang Tribe, while Amutu, the leader of the Qingyang Tribe, glanced at the somewhat lost soul.
After Haregoch, he smiled and said, "Wait for a while before disturbing the Lun tribe."
Of course, Zhao Hongrun knew what his father-in-law meant, but he didn't care about it. After all, Amutu was his father-in-law, and one of his closest living friends, Zhao Yuanli, the sixth uncle. Therefore, as long as the father-in-law stood firmly
As for his son-in-law, Zhao Hongrun can pretend to turn a blind eye to other minor matters.
In the entire Sichuan-Luo Alliance, only the Qingyang tribe of the Qing tribe enjoys this special treatment.
The tribe chiefs of the Zhuxiang Tribe looked at Zhao Hongrun and his entourage walking away. They felt quite disheartened. They looked at each other speechlessly and left silently. Therefore, after a short time, only Halegoh and Amu were left in the tribe chiefs' meeting room.
Picture two people.
"Have you... also given up on tradition, Amutu?"
After looking at Amutu for a moment, the leader of the Aries tribe, Halegoh, asked with a slightly hoarse voice, as if he was heartbroken.
Amutu sighed after hearing this and invited: "Halegoch, come to the settlement of my Qingyang tribe for a drink."
"..." Halegoch hesitated to speak, but finally nodded silently.
The two slowly left the city guard's mansion.
In the open space in front of the city guard's mansion, there are three flagpoles, and three flags are hung from east to west, namely the flag of Wei, the flag of Sichuan and Luo League, and the king's flag with the word "Su" written by Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su.
Among them, the flag of the State of Wei hangs the highest, followed by the flag of the Sichuan-Luo League, and then Zhao Hongrun’s royal flag. Compared with the other two flags, Zhao Hongrun’s royal flag does not hang here permanently, but the Sichuan-Luo League is willing to support this flag.
His Highness King Su kept this flagpole to prove his respect for His Highness King Su.
When passing these three flagpoles, Hallegoch stopped for a moment because he saw a pool of fresh blood near the flagpoles.
If nothing else goes wrong, it was here that the Dangshan soldiers beheaded Yin Dunbi, the youngest son of King Wusu, in sacrifice to the flag, and cut off his head.
"Barbaric..." Halegoch couldn't help the anger in his heart and whispered.
Amutu glanced at Halegoch after hearing this.
Although he chose to side with Biansu King Zhao Hongrun as his son-in-law this time, he must admit that today's son-in-law is indeed too strong. Qiankun is arbitrary, insists on his own way, does not respect the opinions and views of others, and is extremely inconsistent with the original kind image.
Of course, Amutu also knew the reasons for this situation - he was perhaps the only person in Sichuan who knew the reason for Zhao Hongrun's huge changes.
Amutu brought Halegoh to the settlement of their Qingyang tribe, a residence near the north gate of Luocheng City. There are civil buildings full of Wei style and traditional felt tents on the grassland. They are not as wealthy as the Lun tribe.
The Qingyang tribe, who are much inferior, renovated their residences according to their own preferences.
What makes Halegoch happy is that Amutu's residence is still a traditional felt tent.
Taking Halegoh to the patriarch's felt tent where he lived, Amutu ordered his woman to prepare some wine and food, and then invited the former to sit in the tent.
"Yuan Liu passed away."
After sitting down in Halegoch, Amutu was silent for a moment, then sighed and said.
In the culture of the Yi people, not dying is called returning to heaven. This is because the Yi people believe in the God of the Plateau. They believe that when they die, the God of the Plateau will send a messenger - the most common one is a sacred bird called the "Pail".
, the sacred bird will lead the soul of the deceased to the plateau god.
Of course, this is just a legend. Anyway, even the Sheng people have never seen a magical bird like the "Panthera" that will bring down heavy rain once it appears, let alone the divine bird that guides the dead to the heaven where the god of the plateau lives.
To a certain extent, this is just a belief of the Yi people, like "if you believe it, you have it, if you don't believe it, you don't have it."
"Yuanli?" Halegoh was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the name Amutu mentioned was a great aristocrat of the Wei Kingdom, King Yi Zhao Yuanli, whom he had known for many years and had a very good relationship with.
"It was Oona who sent a letter to inform me." Amutu sighed melancholy.
It cannot be denied that he also felt extremely sad and regretful about the death of King Yi Zhao Yuanli. After all, King Yi Zhao Yuanli was not only kind to their Qingyang tribe, but was also an old friend of his for many years.
To cite an example that seems incredible to Zhao Hongrun: the relationship between Amutu and Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli was so good that the former was willing to let his wives and concubines accompany the latter.
"Oona?" Halegoch was stunned, with a rare smile on his face, and asked: "How is the little girl doing in Daliang?"
Amutu said with a smile: "You have seen it this year, too. You are well-dressed and well-fed, and you have gained a lot of weight..."
When saying this, a hint of smile appeared in Amutu's eyes.
Because when he went to Daliang to visit his daughter before and after the Chinese New Year this year, he found that the once skinny little girl had gradually become plump. One look at her appearance revealed that the girl usually spent her days eating and drinking in Prince Su's Mansion. She lacked exercise and would no longer be healthy.
She was no longer the wild girl that Amutu remembered riding around on horseback.
Of course, this is not a bad thing, at least Amutu can see Zhao Hongrun's attitude towards her daughter from her smile.
The only thing that makes Amutu regretful is that his daughter's belly has not moved much yet, so he has not been able to hold his grandson for the time being.
Of course, Oona also complained about this, but there was nothing she could do because her husband had been fighting in the north and south for many years and rarely returned to the palace.
Out of politeness, Halegoch asked about Oona's situation in Daliang, and then brought the topic back to the matter of "the death of King Yi Zhao Yuanli".
He felt that Amutu would not be innocent. Since he mentioned the death of his old friend at this time, there must be some reason.
Sure enough, Amutu told Halegoh that King Yi Zhao Yuanli was not only the sixth uncle of King Su Zhao Hongrun, but also an elder whom the latter regarded as a father.
"... Yuan Liu committed suicide." Under the astonished gaze of Halegoh, Amutu said with emotion: "Oona did not disclose the specific matter because she considered her husband. She only said that Yuan Liu was killed by someone.
He took advantage of it and did a wrong thing, which led to the five forces attacking Wei... After learning about this, Yuan Liu took the blame and committed suicide."
After that, he turned to look at Halegoch and lowered his voice and said: "Therefore, you should be able to understand why His Royal Highness King Su has such a tough attitude towards the Wusu Royal Court... You haven't noticed that today he
Are you still wearing linen clothes and carrying a mourning scarf?"
Harlegoch opened his mouth in shock.
Of course he had seen Zhao Hongrun wearing linen and wearing filial piety, and he also understood what "wearing linen and wearing filial piety" meant in the customs of Wei State.
But he can't just ask stupidly, right?
Could he still ask: Your Highness, Prince Su, you are wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety, but who in the family died?
The other party had to tear him apart.
Therefore, seeing that Zhao Hongrun did not mention it, the clan leaders, including Halegoh, turned a blind eye to it and pretended not to see it.
Unexpectedly, an elder close to His Royal Highness King Su actually passed away.
Under Halegoch's solemn gaze, Amutu told the former everything he knew about the situation.
While revealing this, he couldn't help but recall the events in his mind when King Yi Zhao Yuanli brought his nephew, His Highness Prince Su today, to visit their Qingyang tribe a few years ago.
At that time, King Su Zhao Run was still a slightly shy young man, so when his youngest daughter Ouna of Amutu made some obvious hints to her when entertaining the uncle and nephew, the latter
The boy would still blush and feel embarrassed.
But now, that young man has become a very majestic superior.
Recalling how strong King Su Zhao Hongrun was in the clan chiefs' meeting room today, Amutu couldn't help but sigh: The Wusu Royal Court of the Yi tribe participated in the wrong war at the wrong time, chose the wrong team, and the wrong team.
opponent.
Sighing secretly, Amutu said seriously to Halegoh: "Just now in the conference room, you asked me "Have I abandoned the traditions of the Sheang people?" I tell you, I have not... Although the Wusu tribe has
It is the seat of the royal court, but it does not fully represent the traditions of our Yi people... They chose to participate in the wrong war, they chose to go to destruction, and are you ready to let the Aries tribe bury them with them?"
As he spoke, he saw Halegoch opening his mouth to speak, so he raised his hand to interrupt the other person, and said first: "You should have noticed that this time, the young man will not be merciful anymore. He asked Luba
You have also heard what Long went to do. In three days, there will only be two types of people in this land, either friends or enemies!... You can no longer withdraw from the Sichuan-Luo Alliance. Even if King Su allows you to withdraw, you
Will your tribe be willing? Halegoh, believe it or not, as long as you express this idea to your tribe, you will definitely encounter strong opposition from your tribe... The Wei people have a saying, "From frugality to luxury is easy"
"It's hard to go from extravagance to frugality. Do you really think your people will be willing to go back to their old life?"
"..." Halegoh remained silent, but he knew in his heart that Amutu's words were correct. After living a superior life, who would be willing to go back to the poor days?
"Dispel your thoughts." Amutu said sincerely: "Wuxu Royal Court also has no good intentions. They just want to take advantage of this opportunity to gain more benefits from both Qin and Wei. Like this
The practices that play both sides of the snake and rat tend to not end well... After this war, the Wuxu Tribe may no longer be there, but your Aries Tribe is here, and so is our Qingyang Tribe, and the traditions of our Sheang Tribe will not change.
Cut off, but if you make the wrong choice... we, the Yi people, will suffer even greater losses."
Listening to Amutu's enlightenment, Halegoh remained silent.
In fact, he understood the truth, he just couldn't accept that the "Wuxu Royal Court" might become history, and still hoped to find ways to save it.
However, the facts proved that he could not do it.