Just as a group of Taisha nobles from the Southern Army were celebrating, a scout walked into the tent and handed a letter from the Northern Army Commander Jakun Patula to the Southern Army Commander Pamija Takouba.
After reading the letter, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, Palmigatakuba, circulated the letter from the current prime minister to the generals in the camp.
Pamika Takouba laughed and said, "Everyone, this national thief Jakkunpatula is finally willing to resign from the position of prime minister. It is really a great blessing for the country."
In the camp, nobles from all over the country came forward to celebrate Palmigatakuba with wine. Some nobles from the Southern Army even came forward to make a fuss, hoping to write to Emperor Taisha to allow former Prime Minister Palmigatakuba to return to the royal capital and continue All offers to serve as Prime Minister of Taisha were politely declined by Palmigatakuba.
During the celebration banquet, Palmigatakuba met Potuchigakun, the Duke of Golibang. His thoughts moved and he stepped forward to chat with him.
Pamika Takuba said: "Sir Chijiakun, our Southern Army is grateful for your help in this battle. Otherwise, I am afraid things will be unpredictable."
Potuchijiakun went up to propose a toast and responded: "Lord Takuba, you are so polite. The reason why I came to help you is firstly to eliminate traitors for the country, and secondly for personal grudges. Now that the great revenge has been avenged, I have fulfilled my wish."
When Pamijia Takuba heard Potuchi Jiakun mention his personal grudges, he was moved in his heart and asked: "Lord Qi Jiakun, are you still thinking of Her Royal Highness Princess Lina?"
Potuchi Jiakun nodded and said, "Well, if Jiakun Patula hadn't been the thief who interfered with it, how could I have missed Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
Pamika Takouba thought for a moment and suggested: "Lord Qijiakun, now that the princess has been married to the Lord of the Mountain Puppet, it is difficult to recover. My granddaughter Palema has always admired you, the Duke. Lord Qijiakun is a young hero. , do you think our two families can get married?"
When Potuchijiakun heard this, he remembered that Princess Lina and the child in her belly were still waiting for him in Shanpuyu City. He still declined politely and said: "Lord Tacuba, I appreciate your kindness. Your Highness the Princess will always In my heart, I can’t let her down.”
Seeing Potuchi Jiakun's refusal, Pamijia Takuba also knew that this boy was stubborn and could not be broken for the time being, so he added: "Sir Qi Jiakun, I have been Prime Minister for more than ten years. In your Majesty's presence, I am still If you are able to speak, how about I take the lead and write to Your Majesty that after that traitor Jakkun Patulana resigns as prime minister, how about you take over as prime minister?"
Potuchijiakun was slightly surprised when he heard this. He knew that this was the marriage condition proposed by Pamika Takuba. As long as he agreed to marry his granddaughter, the position of prime minister would be within his reach.
In fact, in the past, the position of Prime Minister of Taisha has always been taken by turns among the seven Duke families of Taisha. It is impossible for other small and medium-sized nobles of Taisha to get involved in the position of prime minister. This is also the method used by Emperor Taisha to check and balance the seven Dukes. , because the seven great dukes of Taisha are the seven strongest princes in Taisha, and their strength determines their status.
The position of Prime Minister of Taisha is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. It would be false for Potuchijiakun to say that he is not tempted. His grandfather once served as Prime Minister of Taisha. At the time, he sided with the former prime minister Pamijia Takouba. They joined forces to exclude Jakkunpatula from the capital of Taisha. They hoped that after the highly respected Pamika Takouba retired, he could recommend him to succeed him as prime minister. However, they did not expect that after the great defeat of Taisha, , everything changed too suddenly.
Potuchijiakun hesitated for a moment, and then thought of Princess Lina and her children who were waiting for him in Yucheng. He bowed to Pamijia Takuba and said: "Master Takuba, how can I, this junior, be greedy for the merits of heaven? Your Majesty, your past prestige means that after Jakunpatula resigns as Prime Minister, it is not certain that he will return to the capital to regain the position of Prime Minister. When the time comes, I will join with several other Dukes to write a letter to Your Majesty asking you to return to the Prime Minister position. ?”
Seeing that Potuchi Jiakun rejected his kindness, Pamika Takouba also knew that this boy was too affectionate for the princess and could not change it for the time being, so he said:
"No need. When Taisha was defeated in the battle with the coalition forces, although there were national thieves like Jakkun Patula who deliberately betrayed the country for their own personal grudges, I did make a big mistake of underestimating the enemy and bear the main responsibility. How could I be doing this in Hou's case? My emperor will not agree to your shameless position as prime minister. Taisha’s future must still be left to you young people.”
"I suggest you think about it carefully. If you can serve as prime minister, maybe one day you can lead Taisha's army to defeat the mountain puppets and force the old turtle to hand over the princess. Maybe you and the princess can renew their relationship. .”
When Potuchijiakun heard this, his heart became hot. He no longer refused blindly. He nodded and said, "Lord Takuba, please allow me to think about it."
Seeing Potuchijiakun relent, Pamijiatakuba laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You should think about it carefully. I am very optimistic about you."
After the defeat of the Northern Allied Forces, the commander of the Southern Allied Forces, Pamija Takouba, held a banquet for three days for the small and large princes of the Taisha states who came to help in the battle.
Today is the last day of the banquet. After the current Prime Minister Jakkun Patula formally writes a letter to step down as Prime Minister, the princes of the Southern Allied Forces will lead their troops to disperse.
Because the military supplies of the Southern Allied Forces are mainly supplied by the Kuli State. It is said that once the cannon is fired, there is ten thousand taels of gold. Even if the fiefdom of Duke Palmigatakuba is the richest Kuli State in Tesha, fighting for days is still too much. Well, the civil war within Tesha was actually just a bayonet fight between the two great dukes of Curibon and Buckbon.
In the large tent of the Central Army of the Southern Allied Forces, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, Pamika Takouba, was entertaining the princes who came to help him. Suddenly, his body stiffened, his eyes bulged, and he shouted: "Someone is being harmed..."
Before he finished speaking, Palmigatakuba vomited blood and died suddenly on the spot. This horrific scene frightened all the Tesha nobles present. He was obviously poisoned to death.
After a while, someone hurriedly shouted: "Call the military doctor quickly..."
Some people turned around and ran out of the big tent and called the guards and ordered: "Go and invite the Duke's son to come. It's trouble. Lord Takouba has been poisoned."
After the Southern Allied Army's main camp was in chaos for a long time, the eldest son of the Duke, Parmikakun Raman, hurried to the scene of the incident with his soldiers. Seeing that his father died of poison, he said with a mixture of grief and anger: "Who is it? Who is it?" Who is so vicious and plotting to kill my father? Come here, seal off the Chinese army camp for me. No one is allowed to come in and out at will. I want to get to the bottom of it."
At this time, Potuchi Jiakun was unusually calm. He glanced at the wine glass in the old duke's hand and reminded: "Sir Kun Raman, it is a wine glass. Someone has put poison in the wine glass."
Upon seeing this, Parmikakun Raman glanced at the wine glass and saw that the color of the residual wine spilled out had changed. He immediately called the army cook to question him.
After detailed investigation, we finally found out the truth. The chef who accompanied the army was assassinated and died. It was a secret agent of the Northern Allied Army who took the Southern Army to hold a celebration banquet. Everyone slacked off and sneaked into the army and poisoned the commander of the Southern Army, Palmigatakuba. No need to think about it, everyone knows who gave the order.
After finding out the truth, the Duke's son Parmikakun Raman ordered a funeral for the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army in the army. After the funeral, Parmikakun Raman officially inherited the old Duke's title and was honored as Kunraman III of Curry. , and finally wrote to Taisha King's Capital to inform Emperor Taisha that he had legally succeeded to the throne.
In the afternoon, the new Duke of Kulibang, Parmika Kun Raman, came to Potuchi Jiakun's camp.
Seeing the arrival of Parmikakun Raman, Potuchi Jiakun stepped forward to protect his chest and said, "Sir Kun Raman, please give me your condolences."
Hearing this, Parmika Kun Raman said in a deep voice: "Lord Chi Jia Kun, you have probably guessed the purpose of my visit to you today, right?"
A glint flashed in Potuchi Jiakun's eyes, and he nodded slightly and said: "Lord Kun Raman, do you want to continue the war and completely wipe out the Book State?"
Parmikakun Raman nodded slightly and said angrily: "The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. In this battle, I must destroy the Buk State, kill the thief Jakkunpatula, and comfort the spirit of my late father in heaven. , I hope Sir Qi Jiakun can help me, on behalf of Kulibang, I would like to thank you, Sir."
After saying this, Parmika Kun Raman bowed to Potuchi Jia Kun and made a grand salute.
When Potuchi Jiakun saw this, his heart moved. He knew that Jiakun Patula's assassination of the old duke had broken the tacit understanding among the Tesha nobles that could not be broken. It had aroused public outrage, and the next step was a fight to the death. .
Potuchijiakun thought about it for a moment, then quickly stepped forward to help Pamija Kunraman, and comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Kunraman, the old Duke and I have been friends for many years, and I will definitely fight hard this time. I will do my best to avenge the old Duke."
After hearing this, Parmikakun Raman nodded and said, "So, on behalf of the Parmika family in Kuli, I would like to thank you, sir."
In the early morning of the next day, the new Duke of Kuri State, Parmikakun Raman, held a swearing-in meeting to continue the Northern Expedition, completely conquer Buk State, and avenge the old Duke.
The Southern Allied Forces were ready to go again. The nobles of the Southern Army, big and small, were preparing their troops. More than 100,000 troops continued to march towards the Buckland. A bloody civil war between the Taisha nobles was inevitably staged again.
