At this time, Youxian Wang Xunxu was still on standby to the west of Yanran Mountain... There was no news from Shen Bing, so no one dared to move without permission.
Then Xun Hao received a letter from Shen Bing.
Xun Yu couldn't help being shocked when he saw it, and immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss:
"Although we surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, Shen Bing was willing to spare our lives, but the Emperor of Qin could not tolerate us."
These words were like a bolt from the blue, and they immediately exploded among the subordinates.
The subordinates started arguing:
"King Youxian, what should we do?"
"What if we become bandits and find a good place to stand on our own in a remote place?"
"It's easy to say, how can such a vast grassland be such a remote place!"
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Xun Hao then said:
"Generals, please stay calm!"
"Fortunately, Shen Bing is willing to risk his life to persuade Emperor Qin. This matter...may not have reached the point of turning a grassroots into a bandit."
"As a general, he may not dare to disobey the Qin Emperor. We will inevitably die after all."
Xun Yu thought for a while, then shook his head and said:
"This letter was sent by Shen Bing."
"If he wants to kill me and others, he can just secretly send troops to surround this place. Why bother to inform me of this?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the subordinates were speechless.
Xun Hao then said:
"Therefore, we must not betray Qin lightly."
"The Qin Emperor originally did not believe that the Xiongnu surrendered his generals and Shen Bing did not care about his life."
"If you rebel against Qin at this time, not only will it cost you your own life, but it will also implicate Shen Bing."
All the generals nodded in agreement.
After thinking for a while, Xun Hao said:
"This king is going to meet Shen Bing right now!"
The subordinates were shocked and tried to dissuade them:
"Youxian King must not do this."
"Then Shen Bing wants the head of King Youxian. Doesn't it mean that there is no return?"
Xun Hao smiled and replied:
"Then if Shen Bing wants my head, do you think I can escape?"
So he rode off to Dragon City with only dozens of personal guards.
Shen Bing did not expect that King Youxian would come to Longcheng to see him in person.
The reason is that the relationship between the Xiongnu and the Qin army was still very delicate at this time.
Although they surrendered, the Xiongnu still had 30,000 cavalry. If Ge Yu was added to the 10,000, there would still be 40,000.
These are armed to maintain combat effectiveness.
If they didn't surrender, they were indeed desperate and had only one option: surrender to Qin.
The problem is that King Youxian still has the capital to save his life... Although the 30,000 cavalry troops in his hands are not defeated by the Qin army, they can at least make the Qin army pay casualties and have some concerns.
Now that King Youxian has come with only dozens of personal guards, he no longer has any scruples about killing him.
Therefore, although King Youxian said he was surrendering to Qin, he was limited to letters and envoys.
Coming here alone at this time shows that you have completely believed in Shen Bing.
Sure enough, as soon as Xun Hao entered Shen Bing's handsome tent, he prostrated himself on the ground and said:
"The surrendered general Xun Yu pays homage to the general!"
"The general showed great kindness to Xunxu, and Xunxu will remember it in his heart."
"From now on, only the general will follow his lead."
Shen Bing hurriedly helped Xun Hao up and said:
"Why does King Youxian need to be so polite?"
"Since King Youxian surrendered to Qin, the terms you and I have negotiated are to protect King Youxian's life."
"If he breaks his promise now, how can Shen Bing face the world?"
King Youxian actually came here to find out how Shen Bing would respond, so he asked:
"But on the Emperor's side... I wonder how the General will respond?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Shen Bing has submitted his resignation to the emperor."
"If the emperor insists on bringing King Youxian to trial, Shen Bing will have no choice but to go to Xianyang to explain to the emperor."
Upon hearing Shen Bing's words, Xun Hao's heart was half relieved.
Xunxu, as the Youxian King, also had some political skills. He knew that once Shen Bing said he would resign, Emperor Qin would have nothing to do.
Sure enough, when Ying Zheng saw Shen Bing's reply, he was displeased but there was nothing he could do against Shen Bing.
You must know that the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, the Yueshi and King Youxian were either defeated by Shen Bing or were allied by Shen Bing.
If Shen Bing is withdrawn at this time, it will almost mean that the alliance will be broken up before it has a firm foothold and the victory will be given away.
By then, not only will the grassland be in chaos, but the Western Region and even the Hexi Corridor may not be preserved.
Although Ying Zheng said he did not like to see Shen Bing become more powerful, he was not stupid enough to fall out with Shen Bing at this time.
After thinking about it, Ying Zheng frowned and said to Zhao Gao:
"Pass an order for Shen Bing to return to Wuyuan immediately to face the Holy Spirit!"
Zhao Gao was secretly happy and went to deliver the order.
From Zhao Gao's point of view, Shen Bing's trip is probably a disaster.
Because although Shen Bing's resignation was an invitation to resign, everyone knew that it was disobedience.
At this time, the emperor asked Shen Bing to return to Wuyuan to face the Holy Spirit. He was not sure...
Zhao Gao didn't care whether the grasslands were in chaos or whether the Western Regions were dispersed. What he cared about was power.
If Shen Bing can be eliminated or reduced from power at this time, then Fusu will not have anything to worry about.
Soon Shen Bing received the imperial edict.
Fusu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat after learning the content of the imperial edict:
"General, is it possible for my father to... let the general go back to Wuyuan to question him?"
Shen Bing thought for a while, then shook his head and said:
"Shen Bing didn't think it was like this."
"The emperor's move is actually to test Shen Bing."
Fusu Qi said:
"Test?"
Shen Bing nodded:
"At this time, the Western Region and the grasslands need heavy troops. There is no doubt about this."
"The emperor once again made it look like he wanted to raise an army to punish the guilty and asked Shen Bing to return to Wuyuan..."
"There is only one reason. I want to test whether Shen Bing has the courage to go back."
Fusu suddenly realized:
"If the general doesn't dare to go back, it's because he's up to no good."
"So Father, there is no need to hesitate. Even if there is chaos in the grassland, the general will be dismissed?"
Shen Bing nodded:
"So, Shen Bing must go back this time!"
Fusu said quickly:
"Fusu is going with the general..."
Shen Bing raised his hand to stop Fusu and said:
"It's impossible for them to let the young master go back."
"Besides, the emperor only said that Shen Bing should go to face the saint. If the young master goes back... he will be disobeying his order again!"
Fusu said anxiously:
"What if the general's guess is wrong and it is Zhao Gao and his men who want to harm the general?"
Shen Bing comforted:
"Don't worry, sir."
"Shen Bing's meritorious service is quite prestigious in the military. Zhao Gao and others dare not take action unless absolutely necessary."
Fusu wanted to say something else but was stopped by Shen Bing.
This trip to Wuyuan is necessary, otherwise the only way out is to rebel.
Shen Bing didn't even tell Yang Duanhe, Wang Ben and others about these things, and Princess Wuyou was no exception.
On the one hand, this is because even if you tell them, they won't be able to help, but it will affect morale.
On the other hand, if something happens, the less they know, the better.
Therefore, they all said that Shen Bing had returned to the Central Plains to receive the reward. Princess Wuyou also asked Shen Bing to go back quickly, saying that King Qiuci was already waiting for them to return in Qiuci...
As for what to do when we go back, it goes without saying.
With Shen Bing's power at this time, King Qiuci certainly hopes to get married as soon as possible.