Lao Shanyu beheaded Xilin Khan unexpectedly, and everyone looked horrified.
Qin Xiao thought to himself that this old Shanyu was able to firmly hold the position of leader of Buliuda. He was indeed an unusual character. He did things neatly and neatly, and he was indeed not merciless when needed.
After hearing a few words from Lao Shanyu, everyone immediately understood what he meant.
Xilin Khan was a figure inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people in the Buliuda tribe.
This person assisted Lao Shanyu in governing Buliuda. He had outstanding talents and accumulated a lot of prestige. Moreover, everyone thought that Xilin Khan was a man of extraordinary wisdom.
However, it was such a person with high prestige in Buliuda who actually joined forces with outsiders and not only personally poisoned Karasuma Yan, but even caused a huge disaster in the Modong Prairie.
Of course, such news cannot be leaked to the outside world.
Internally, if the tribes of Buliuda knew that Xilin Khan was involved in spreading the plague, then Xilin Khan would not only become Buliuda's sinner, but this would also directly affect the prestige of the Great Chanyu.
Although Xilin Khan was jointly elected by the leaders of various tribes, it was the Great Chanyu who made the final decision.
Moreover, the Great Chanyu has obviously valued and trusted Xilin Khan very much in recent years, and many tribal affairs have been handed over to Xilin Khan. If Xilin Khan becomes the sinner of Bu Liuda, then the Old Chanyu will certainly not know the person well, and even recommended him in the first place.
The tribal leaders of Xilin Khan are also responsible, which will lead to the loss of prestige of many tribal leaders headed by Lao Shanyu.
In the governance of the grassland tribes, the prestige of the tribal leaders is actually an important tool. Once the leaders lose their dignity, it will easily cause unrest among the tribes. After all, the grassland has always been a place where the weak and the strong prey on each other. Not to mention the position of the tribe leaders, even if they are large
It is not that no one is concerned about Shanyu's position. If there is an opportunity, some ambitious people in the tribe may not take advantage of the situation to launch an attack. This will also lead to a huge crisis in the Buliuda tribes.
Moreover, Xilin Khan personally poisoned Karasuma Yan, the leader of the Karasuma tribe. The Karasuma clan is not a small tribe among the Buliuda tribes. Once it is known that Karasuma Yan died in the hands of Xilin Khan, he will definitely kill Xilin Khan at all costs.
The Tuluo clan launched an attack.
Grassland people have clear grudges and must avenge themselves. Even the Great Chanyu cannot resolve such a huge hatred.
This is just an internal worry; the bigger problem is internal trouble.
Hundreds of people in the Zhenyu tribe and the Hegu tribe were tortured and died during this great epidemic. Once they learned that Xilin Khan was involved in spreading the epidemic, they would definitely ask Bu Liuda for his crimes.
He Gu and Bu Liuda are allies. Perhaps the leaders of the two tribes are willing to maintain the alliance for the sake of the overall situation. However, if the Xilin Khan incident spreads throughout the prairie, the people of the He Gu tribes will no longer support the alliance with Bu Liuda.
But Dun will not be able to go against public opinion when the time comes, and he will most likely turn against Bu Liuda.
If He Gu and Zhen Yu point their swords at Bu Liuda at the same time, Bu Liuda's situation will be in danger.
Therefore, Lao Shanyu made a decisive decision and killed Xilin Khan with his own hands, but claimed that Xilin Khan was killed by Shen Xuangan, and even gave Xilin Khan the title of Bu Liuda Hero. This was of course to avoid serious consequences due to the Xilin Khan incident.
as a result of.
The several tribal leaders present today were naturally specially arranged by Lao Shanyu to serve as witnesses, but these people must have been trusted by Lao Shanyu, otherwise they would not have killed Xilin Khan with his own hands in front of these people, so Lao Shanyu was naturally
Be sure these people won't leak the news.
Everyone reacted immediately, and Heihe Tutun was the first to sigh: "Xilin Khan made great contributions, but it is a pity that he died in the hands of the traitor Shen Xuangan today."
Others also sighed. If someone happens to come in at this time and witness this scene, they may really think that Xilin Khan died in the hands of Shen Xuangan, or even think that Xilin Khan is a hero with unparalleled loyalty.
"Suo Gutu, why don't you say anything?" Shanyu suddenly looked at the official.
The grand official stood far away in the corner from beginning to end, not daring to say a word.
He has not forgotten that he poisoned Qin Xiao before.
Although it is still unclear what the Great Chanyu's attitude towards Qin Xiao was, Shen Xuangan, who planned the murder of Qin Xiao, met a miserable end. Xilin Khan was directly beheaded, and he was also involved, so he must not have been able to escape.
"Plop!"
The great official Suo Gutu's legs went weak, he knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Great Chanyu, I... I really didn't know there were these conspiracies in it. It's... it's Xilin
...No, no, no, it was Turoch who said to me, Qin...General Qin is the murderer who spreads the epidemic, and the Great Chanyu...the Great Chanyu ordered the execution of Qin.
.....General Qin." He raised his head and saw the Great Chanyu looking at him, with chills all over his body: "Tuluohe said that General Qin is very skilled in martial arts. If he resists, he may cause death or injury, so he must be poisoned. He
He gave me two poison bowls and told me to pour the kumiss into the wine bowls. After they drink it, they will lose their strength and be unable to resist, and then we can execute them."
"So you don't know that Turoch faked this Shanyu's order?"
"I don't know, Great Chanyu, I really don't know." Suogutu explained: "You have been taking care of Tatu, and Turoch has been handling the affairs of the Khan Court recently. I...I really
I thought he was following the orders of the Great Chanyu and did not dare to disobey...!"
But the Great Chanyu turned around, looked at Qin Xiao, and said calmly: "General Qin, it was Suogutu who poisoned you. No matter what the reason, he is guilty after all. I will hand him over to you now, how do you deal with it?
, we all obey.”
In fact, Qin Xiao also knew in his heart that this official was probably being used by Xilin Khan. After all, the fewer people knew about what Xilin Khan and Shen Xuangan were planning, the better. He never wanted more people to participate.
in.
Although he didn't speak much in the sweat tent today, he had been paying attention to everyone's expressions and reactions. After the great ceremonial officer Suo Gutu learned that Xilin Khan was being manipulated, the expression on his face was extremely shocked, and the great ceremonial officer heard about it after that.
His expression when the truth was revealed clearly showed that he had no idea what was going on.
Qin Xiao observed the words and expressions, and since he knew that the official was not involved in the spread of the epidemic, he did not hate him that much.
"Thank you so much, Great Chanyu." Qin Xiao said: "The great ceremonial official was only deceived by Turoch, and he acted under orders, so it's not a big crime. If he participated in spreading the epidemic, he would naturally be severely punished. Since there is no
If he is involved, I hope that Da Shanyu will be given a lighter sentence."
The official thought that Qin Xiao would not be merciful since he had obtained the power to deal with it. When he heard that Qin Xiao actually interceded for him, he raised his head and looked at Qin Xiao, showing gratitude.
The Great Chanyu said coldly: "Suogutu, you heard it too. Since General Qin forgives you, I will spare your life. However, if you offend General Qin and be rude to him, even if you spare your life, you will still have to suffer the consequences."
Punishment. You go and receive thirty lashes as punishment."
Although the Grand Officer knew that thirty lashes were not light, he was much luckier than having his head chopped off, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, I am willing to accept the punishment!"
Donglin Khan was about to order someone to take the ceremonial officer down to receive the punishment, but the Great Chanyu had already shaken his head and said: "Don't rush to punish us now. General Qin and He Gu's delegation came, and we were slow to do so. It's getting late now.
A banquet will be held at noon tomorrow to entertain General Qin and the envoys. Suogu Tu, you go and prepare tomorrow’s banquet now, and make sure it is well organized. After the banquet, go and collect the punishment!"
When Suo Gutu heard this, a stone fell to the ground in his heart.
Since Da Shanyu still asked him to prepare for the reception banquet, he must still trust him very much. After receiving the punishment, he should not have any trouble again.
"As for the He Gu envoy, you go and apologize first, and then rearrange their accommodation." Shanyu ordered: "Don't be negligent. I will meet with the He Gu envoy later and apologize to him in person."
The chief ceremonial officer stood up, bowed in agreement, and then quickly withdrew.
The Great Chanyu ordered again: "Donglin Khan, send someone to keep an eye on Shen Xuangan. We don't know if he has any accomplices in Buliuda. You can interrogate him again, but don't let him die. He is
I will execute the murderer who spreads the disease in public!"
Donglin Khan agreed, and the Great Chanyu said to the others: "It's already very late, you all should go down and rest first." Then he said to Qin Xiao: "General Qin, please stay for a while, I have something else to say to you.
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Qin Xiao nodded, Donglin Khan, Heihe Tutun and others all retreated. The man in the Muluo hat seemed to be leaving, but the Great Chanyu had already said: "Tuma, you also stay." Seeing that Tadu didn't seem to have any.
In order to leave, he said in a gentle voice: "You haven't fully recovered yet, so go and rest!"
Bu Liudazhang saluted with his arms crossed, and then bowed to the man in the bamboo hat, showing great respect. Finally, he turned to Qin Xiao, hesitated, and finally saluted with his arms crossed. Qin Xiao also returned the salute with his arms crossed, and Tado then retreated.
Go down.
In a moment, apart from Da Chanyu, only Qin Xiao and the man in the hat were left in the sweat tent.
However, the eldest Chanyu ordered two chairs to be brought up, facing the chanyu's seat, and placed them apart, with a few steps between them.
After the guards retreated, Shanyu returned to his chair and sat down. He raised his hand and said, "Please sit down!"
The man in the bamboo hat went directly over and sat down on a chair. Qin Xiao took two steps forward, saluted the Great Chanyu and said: "Great Chanyu, Shen Xuangan is my subordinate. What he did in Buliuda this time is so heartbreaking and crazy.
It’s too many to describe. Although I didn’t know it, I still made some oversights. I would like to express my deep apologies to the Great Chanyu and ask him to forgive me for my mistakes!” “General, there is no need to blame yourself.” Great Chanyu.
Sighed: "Over the years, I didn't notice that Turoch was being manipulated by others, which led to a catastrophe. Fortunately, with God's blessing, their conspiracy was eventually exposed, but the serious consequences caused by it left the Modong Grassland
All the tribes in the world suffered greatly, and my sin was not light."
Qin Xiaodao: "Da Shanyu, is the antidote that disappeared in Shen Xuangan's hand now in your hand?"
The Great Chanyu nodded and said: "Yes, but I did not make it public. Some of them have been secretly sent to remote tribes, and some have been collected. I left General Qin behind just to discuss the next thing."
Qin Xiao thought that this old Shanyu should have obtained the antidote a few days ago, but he did not immediately distribute the antidote for treatment, apparently because he was worried about being noticed by Shen Xuangan.
There is no doubt that after Shen Xuangan met Lao Chanyu, Lao Chanyu became suspicious of both him and Xilin Khan. However, there was no evidence, so he did not strike a nerve, but waited to see what would happen until he was not sure who was spreading the disease.
Before the real murderer, he was able to keep his composure.
However, this actually delayed the treatment of people for several days.
Compared with the lives of the people, the old Chanyu seems to think that finding out the truth behind the scenes is more important, and he can be regarded as a ruthless person.
In Qin Xiao's view, the lives of the common people are the most important, but the old Chanyu obviously does not think so. Qin Xiao only feels that this great Chanyu is a bit ruthless, but in the prairie where the jungle is strong and the jungle is strong, he can sit in the position of leader.
It's definitely not a good thing.
He wouldn't point it out, knowing that he couldn't really blame the old Chanyu for not caring about the lives of the people. He could only say: "If the great Chanyu has any orders, just tell them."
"Tuma is a great benefactor given to us by God." Shanyu looked at the man in the bamboo hat, nodded slightly, and then continued: "Tuma helped us get the antidote and saved Tadu. I am extremely grateful to her.
"However, there are many people infected in Buliuda tribes. Although we have antidotes in our hands, the quantity is limited and there is no way to save everyone." He sighed and said: "Actually, the epidemic is very serious in Buliuda tribes.
There are dozens of tribes in Buliuda, large and small, and there are very few tribes that have not been invaded. Under such circumstances, a large amount of antidote is needed to survive this disaster."
The epidemic started to spread from Buliuda, and the Karasuma clan was the source of the epidemic. Therefore, the epidemic in various parts of Buliuda was serious, which was something Qin Xiao expected.
Compared with the serious situation of Bu Liuda, the situation of Zhenyube and Hegube is actually much milder.
Perhaps Shen Xuangan and his group did not expect that the epidemic would spread so quickly and terrifyingly.
Qin Xiao listened obediently and knew what the Great Chanyu meant. He took out the antidote prescription that he had been carrying from his arms and stepped forward. The Great Chanyu immediately stood up, came over to greet him, and took it from Qin Xiao's hand.
"This is the formula of the antidote." Qin Xiao said: "I did the math and found that thirteen medicinal materials are needed to prepare the antidote. Half of them can be collected on the grassland, and the rest must be purchased from the Tang Dynasty.
, but four of the medicinal materials are very rare in other places. Luantang Kedun told me that these four medicinal materials grow in large quantities in the black forest of Buliuda and can be collected."
The Great Chanyu looked at it carefully, nodded and said: "Yes, there are indeed several medicinal materials that we Bu Liuda own."
"I have sent a letter to the Black Mountain Trading Center. I have asked people to quickly collect the medicinal materials that are difficult to obtain on the grassland." Qin Xiaodao: "If nothing else happens, those medicinal materials will be hoarded in large quantities at the Black Mountain Trading Center and then sent out.
Go to the grassland. I mean, the most important thing now is to save the people at all costs, so can the Great Chanyu send people to quickly collect the four medicinal materials?"
The Great Chanyu stroked his beard and said: "I will assign people to collect them immediately. These medicinal materials are hoarded by many tribes in large quantities, and it is not difficult to collect them." After thinking for a while, he said: "But what are the prices of those medicinal materials from Tang merchants?
The quantity of medicinal materials we need is too large. There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that things are rare and valuable. Grassland diseases are spreading. At this time, we purchase medicinal materials from Tang merchants. They immediately know the reason and know that we are purchasing medicinal materials to save lives. I am afraid.
Know how to raise prices from the ground up......!"
"Why does the Great Chanyu have such concerns?"
"When there was a famine in Buliuda." Shanyu sighed: "We purchased grain from grain merchants in the Tang Dynasty, and they... Hey, they raised the price several times. We couldn't bear too much. Some tribes even
Many people starved to death...!"
Qin Xiao suddenly understood and knew that it must be the Liaodong Army who took the opportunity to raise the price with the help of the grain merchants at Fucheng Trading Market.
"Da Shanyu, I will write a letter now." Qin Xiao said: "Send someone to rush to the Heishan Trading Center as soon as possible with the letter and hand it over. I can guarantee that they will sell the medicinal materials at the lowest price.
If someone takes advantage of you, I will bear the responsibility!"