The Barbarian King's voice continued, "The general was captured, and you are guilty of an unforgivable crime. You didn't want to defend the city, so you rushed in alone, so that you came back defeated. Three thousand barbarian soldiers and four thousand people died because of you. You are either dead or captured, do you think this king can still tolerate you?"
"Ah! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know that I am going to die, but please let me die in the battle. Please do it, Your Majesty." Meng Ding knew that his crime was unforgivable, so he didn't want to save his life. He just wanted to make meritorious service and atone for his sin. Opportunity.
It's a pity that the Barbarian King is a decisive person in killing. Once he makes a decision, he will not change it easily. "There is no need. The most important thing for the barbarians is a general to lead the army. Come on, pull Meng Ding out of the palace." Behead him to show strict military discipline."
"No." Soon two palace guards came forward, dragging Meng Ding out of the palace like a dead dog, and beheaded him in public.
The hall became quiet again, but the Barbarian King had no intention of leaving, but continued to give instructions, "Come here, please invite the national master to come to the palace to discuss important matters."
The barbarian national master's surname and given name are as follows.
He was in his fifties. He had traveled to Daqian in his early years and learned a lot of Han culture. When he returned to the barbarians, his talents and knowledge were known to the barbarian king, who put him in great importance and was later named a national teacher.
When Fu Rushi strode into the palace, a barbarian map was placed on the king's desk in front of the Barbarian King. After seeing Fu Rushi, he waved his hand very naturally, "Come, Imperial Master, please give me The king clarified the confusion.”
Fu Ru came in stride. As a national advisor, he naturally had his own channels for information. Naturally, he also knew that Xiucheng was conquered by Bukhan's army. On the way here, he also learned about the fact that Meng Ding was beheaded.
Fu Rushi didn't care about Meng Ding's death. What he cared about was seeing the Barbarian King's attitude from it. Even though Meng Ding wanted to end his life on the battlefield, the Barbarian King still refused. It can be seen that this time, Their king might be really angry.
"Greetings to the king." When Fu Ru came to the spot five steps in front of the barbarian king, he put his right hand on his chest and bowed.
"You don't have to be polite, Imperial Master. Let's talk to this king about what is going on. Why did Bahan, who has always been cowardly and even vulnerable, suddenly appear outside Xiucheng and capture it? They When did you get such strength? Also, why was there no news from Su Dui Shana City about what happened during the war? What did Niu Su'an who was guarding there do for food?"
The Barbarian King opened his mouth with several questions, but to the ears of the Imperial Master, he remained calm and calm, with an expression of indifference. It seemed that he did not feel the Barbarian King's impatience. He said in a hasty tone: "Your Majesty, since the city of Xiu has been lost, the city of Su Dui Shana must be in bad luck. As for General Niu Su'an, I am afraid there is no time to report the news, and he may be dead now."
Fu Ru's words seemed to reveal a secret, but in the ears of the Barbarian King, he did not move at all. Obviously, this result had been expected by him.
The Man King's performance fell into Fu Rushi's eyes. He tugged the corner of his mouth slightly, and he finally saw it. The Man King had seen through everything, but he still asked him to come. It was just a test. Of course, there may be some things that didn't happen. Think clearly and get the answer from yourself.
Knowing the intention of the Barbarian King, Fu Ru was much more direct when he spoke again, suggesting, "Your Majesty, what kind of ability does that man Bukhan have? I think your Majesty will naturally know it very well. If they have such a With strength, why do you have to wait for today?"
"Huh? What do you mean by the Imperial Master, is there someone helping them this time?" King Man heard the subtext in the words, raised his head and looked at Fu Ru with his bright eyes and asked.
"That's right. Looking at the news we have received before, we are afraid that the person who took action might be Lord Daqian Zhongguo." Fu Ru nodded and spoke extremely seriously.
Fu Ru learned about Shen Ao from Teng Ziju.
In the entire barbarian land, Teng Ziju not only had a good relationship with the barbarian king, but also had the closest relationship with Fu Rushi. Often when Teng Ziju wrote to the barbarian king, he would also send a letter to the imperial master. I learned a lot about Shen Ao.
Considering that the figure of Duke Zhongguo has not been found so far, Fu Ru made this guess.
But it's just a guess. After all, according to Teng Ziju, this loyal Duke is hereditary, and he is only seventeen years old. Can such a young man have such ability? He defeated the barbarians and lost two cities in a row. , will the loss of troops lead to loss of generals?
It's impossible to be sure, it's just an idea. But Fu Ru still said it, because besides this, he really couldn't think of any other possibilities.
"That young man? Does he have such ability?" King Barbarian had also speculated before, but what he didn't expect was that the national master and himself had thought of it together, so he had to pay attention to it.
"Whether he has this ability or not, the facts are in front of us, right? Your Majesty, now we are not thinking about who did it, but how to solve the problem in the north. If the north is not peaceful, Fei Qingsong from the west will also come to cause trouble. If we fight on both sides, I'm afraid the situation will be unfavorable." Fu Ru continued to analyze.
"What the Imperial Master said is true. In your opinion, what should I do?" With an open-minded look on his face, the Barbarian King obviously realized that something was wrong.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that the use of troops against Xinzhou be stopped immediately. It would be best to temporarily shake hands with Fei Qingsong and make peace. If that doesn't work, attack should be turned into defense. The problem in the northern border should be solved first." Fu Ru said with a serious look on his face. , in his opinion, this is no longer a suggestion, but the Barbarian King must do this. If not, the entire Barbarian Land may fall into danger.
After listening to this suggestion, the Man King originally wanted to say that it doesn't need to be so formal. But after seeing Fu Ru's serious look, he did not say these words in the end. Instead, he nodded and said: "Okay, I will follow the instructions of the king." According to the teacher's wishes, we will send people to have peace talks with Fei Qingsong. Even if it doesn't work, we should switch from offense to defense, and then free up our energy to resolve the matter in the north."
"Your Majesty is wise." Seeing that the Barbarian King listened to his opinion, Fu Ru was relieved. He was worried that the Barbarian King would not be able to lose his dignity and underestimated the enemy in the north. If that happened, how would things develop next? I can't even see through it.
After discussing with the Imperial Advisor, the Man King sent a message to General Shajie, two princes and a princess near Congling, Xinzhou. The text also explained the Imperial Advisor's analysis and asked them to do so as soon as possible. Returning to the barbarian capital, we will first focus on resolving matters in the north.
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Xinzhou General's Mansion.
Fei Qingsong got up early in the morning and was practicing swordplay in front of the courtyard when he received a letter from his servants, saying that a stranger had left it in front of the palace and left. It was personally addressed by General Fei.
"Have you seen this person before?" Fei Qingsong put down his sword and opened the letter while asking the soldier who came to deliver the letter.
"Reporting to the general, the person who came here looks very strange. I have never seen him before." The soldier answered truthfully. However, at this time, Fei Qingsong didn't hear what he said at all, because he was already shocked by the content of the letter in front of him. arrive.
The letter was naturally written by Shen Ao. He wrote this letter after he captured Xiucheng and sent it to Xinzhou via carrier pigeon.
In the land of Xinzhou, Shen Ao sent people there as early as when he set out, including several pigeon breeders to ensure that someone could accept the letter as usual after it arrived. In this way, Shen Ao's way of delivering the message was much better. With the speed at which King Man sent messages, Fei Qingsong was able to receive the news two days in advance.
Fei Qingsong's expression kept changing. Sometimes his eyes widened, and sometimes they narrowed together. Even after reading it once, he seemed uneasy. He turned it over and over and read it twice more, confirming what was written in the letter. After reading the content, he almost sighed and said, "You really are a young hero, it's unexpected."
"Father, what's unexpected?" At some point, a young man was standing next to Fei Qingsong, asking with a question on his face.
Luo Hai, Fei Qingsong's adopted son, is currently serving as the general of Xinzhou and a fourth-rank military general.
Fei Qingsong saw his abilities and adopted him as his adopted son. Soon he was promoted to a centurion and passed through the ranks of Commander-in-Chief (in charge of five hundred soldiers, starting from the sixth rank), Deputy Qianzong (the sixth rank). ), Chief Qian (from the fifth rank), Xiaowei (from the fifth rank), Guerrilla (from the fourth rank), and now to the current general.
As someone who was promoted by one hand, Luo Hai was naturally loyal to his adoptive father and deeply trusted by him, otherwise he would not have asked so casually.
"It's Hai'er. You came just in time. Let's take a look at this letter." Fei Qingsong casually sent the letter to Luo Hai, and then closed his eyes. Obviously he needed to digest it and reconsider what he was seeing. situation.
Luo Hai was a young man, and his calmness was not as good as Fei Qingsong's. After seeing what was said in the letter, he had already exclaimed, "Father, Lord Zhongguo said that he united with the man Ba Khan and attacked the enemy one after another. We defeated Su, Shana and Xiucheng, killed and captured 5,000 barbarians and 4,000 civilians, which adds up to nearly 10,000 people. This...how is this possible? Isn't this true?"
"What? Do you think anyone dares to joke about such a thing?" Fei Qingsong slowly opened his eyes, and a sharp flash of light fell on Luo Hai, causing his whole body to tremble.
That's right. False reporting of military exploits does happen from time to time in the military.
For example, if you injure one enemy, you can injure two in order to increase the result.
When two people are injured, it can be said to be three people. But this is just to get more credit. Even if it is a false report, don't dare to report too much. Otherwise, if someone takes the truth and checks it carefully, what will happen? It's not just to cheat, it's a minor embarrassment, but if you are really held accountable, you will be sentenced to a heavy sentence, or even lose your head.