"Father, I'm afraid it won't be right if you go alone..." As soon as the old Nanhuai King left the tent, Li Yaoyang was waiting outside the tent with a big gun in his hand, admonishing him.
"It's okay. With Master Yi and Pavilion Master Liu of Lingyue Pavilion as guarantees, there can be no surprises." The old Nanhuai King was used to seeing strong winds and waves, so he had no worries about attending the meeting. The battlefield advantage was already on his side, and Yi Xiaodao successfully instigated the rebellion of Lingyue Pavilion. This was a good opportunity to eradicate the Nanhuai family in one fell swoop, and the old Nanhuai King did not want to miss it.
Li Yaoyang shook his head: "How about I go with you to ensure that nothing happens to you!"
Li Dingxing felt a little uneasy when he saw that his eldest brother usually had no opinion but was so insistent today. He said, "Eldest brother is right. Father and eldest brother are going together. We are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."
The old King of Nanhuai thought for a while and said: "It's not appropriate for Yang'er to go with me. The Nanhuai army still needs someone to lead it. Although Xing'er is good at archery and has a lot of strategy, he is not a qualified commander. Otherwise Xing'er Come with me, Yi Xiaodao has a good impression of you, so it would be more appropriate for you to go with me."
Li Yaoyang looked at his second brother. Although he still objected in his heart, he still nodded: "That's fine, second brother, be careful in everything. If there is any situation, shoot an arrow to warn, and the eldest brother will lead the troops to kill him!"
Seeing that his father and eldest brother had said this, Li Dingxing took the bow and quiver from the Nanhuai Army and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry, eldest brother!"
Li Yaoyang sent the old Nanhuai King and his son out of the camp, helped the old Nanhuai King onto the horse, and said: "Father...you must be careful, second brother, protect your father!"
"Brother, don't worry!" Li Dingxing jumped on his horse and rode towards Hangzhou with the old King of Nanhuai.
Li Yaoyang returned to the camp, ordered all the soldiers, held a big gun at the gate of the camp, leaned on the doorpost, looked at the towering Hangzhou, and fell into deep thought.
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Yi Xiaodao was in a very good mood today. Last night, Cui Ying and Gao Cui helped Xiang Lian'er go up the city wall and met Yi Xiaodao at the bottom of the city.
As soon as Yi Xiaodao shouted "Zhu Erlian", Xiang Lian'er scolded her for a while. Yi Xiaodao listened to Xiang Lian'er's scolding under the city. Instead of being annoyed, Yi Xiaodao raised his head and giggled happily. . One person laughed under the city for most of the night, and Cui Ying and Gao Cui didn't even notice when they helped Xiang Lian'er away.
"Master Yi, all the clans in Nanhuai have arrived, but...the head of the Zhu family is missing." As soon as Yi Xiaodao went up to the tower, Gao Cui came over to inform him of the situation.
Yi Xiaodao frowned slightly, then waved his hand and said: "Never mind, it's fine that the other aristocratic families are here. As for the Zhu family...that's the King of Nanhuai's business. What kind of trouble can a Zhu family make in front of the King of Nanhuai?"
Gao Cui nodded and led Yi Xiaodao to the city wall. The chiefs and elders of various tribes in Nanhuai had already arrived and were sitting in two rows in the hall of the city tower. Liu Zhiyun sat at the head of one row, and the head seat of the other row was also empty. A position was obviously reserved for Yi Xiaodao.
Yi Xiaodao came over and handed over his hands to the elders of various tribes in Nanhuai. Although he didn't know him, he was not the center of this conflict. It was still appropriate to be polite. He might be able to use it at some point.
As soon as Yi Xiaodao sat down, Cui Ying led the old Nanhuai King and Li Dingxing to the outside of the city tower.
Yi Xiaodao and Liu Zhiyun stood up quickly and came forward to greet them. The elders of various clans felt a little embarrassed for a moment, neither sitting nor standing. If you go out to greet them, this meeting is for the purpose of negotiating reconciliation. If you greet the enemy first, you will be short. If you don't welcome them, the 30,000 Nanhuai troops under the city will not be easy to deal with...
After thinking about it, Mr. Gu, the eldest and most prestigious among all clans, stood up tremblingly and walked out on crutches. When the other tribes saw him, they all stood up with a roar, and a large group of people came to the door to greet the old Nanhuai King.
The old Nanhuai King was originally happy, but now he saw that the Nanhuai tribes finally lowered their heads, and his heart became even more happy.
The old King of Nanhuai glanced at the crowd and did not see Zhu Ce, his sworn enemy, and asked: "Why is the head of the Zhu family not here? Do you want me to go and invite him in person?"
When the elders of all ethnic groups heard the stinging words of the old Nanhuai King, they felt extremely ashamed. Finally, it was Elder Gu who said, "I am so ashamed! I listened to the Zhu family's words and tried to deduct the old Nanhuai King's army. I deserve death..." Please also ask the old King of Nanhuai to pay homage to me..." After saying that, he threw away his crutch and knelt down.
The old Nanhuai King and Yi Xiaodao cursed secretly in their hearts at the same time: "Old fox, retreat in order to advance." However, since they had given him enough face, the old Nanhuai King had no choice but to step forward and support Mr. Gu, and said: "I still need more money in Nanhuai." Relying on everyone’s help, Mr. Gu really speaks volumes.”
After some polite exchanges, everyone gathered around King Nanhuai and returned to the hall. They sat down in order. King Nanhuai naturally sat at the top. The chair originally prepared for Zhu Ce had been quietly removed by Gao Cui. gone.
"Dear elders, everyone, this king is here for Sui Gong. I wonder where Sui Gong is now?" The old Nanhuai King defeated the aristocratic family today and stabilized the situation, but he still knew very well in his heart that as long as he found Sui Gong, Only by paying tribute can the position of Nanhuai King be preserved, so it is serious to solve the problem of Sui Gong first, regardless of other things.
The head of the Lu family stood up and said: "I would like to ask the King of Nanhuai to show his appreciation. We just listened to the nonsense of the Zhu family and did not pay the annual tribute to the King of Nanhuai. As for where the annual tribute of the King of Nanhuai is now... we and others I really don’t know.”
When the old Nanhuai King heard this, his sharp eyes swept over the people present. Everyone looked anxious and said yes one after another. It seemed that they had not been lying.
"Could it be the head of the Zhu family who did it?" Yi Xiaodao reminded from the side.
Mr. Gu slowly stood up: "No, although the Zhu family is powerful, they still can't do such a thing as robbing Sui Gong. They don't dare to do it, let alone can't do it. We have all the aristocratic families in Hangzhou. They are all here, and they are still unable to defeat the enemy of the King of Nanhuai. How can one Zhu family rob him? Moreover, we all have eyes and ears in the city. We can all know what is happening in any family. It is impossible for the Zhu family to rob the annual tribute. It’s better than so many of us.”
The old King of Nanhuai also knew that what Mr. Gu said was true. Although General Xu did not have many soldiers and horses, he was still a capable general in the Nanhuai army. It was difficult for ordinary people to do anything to him. Lingyue Pavilion did have this strength, but Lingyue Pavilion had no reason to rob Sui Gong.
Yi Xiaodao saw that the old Nanhuai King looked a little displeased, and said casually: "Sui Gong belongs to the imperial court, and now it is lost in the Nanhuai territory... If another copy is given, maybe... the imperial court will not pursue it."
After the old Nanhuai King received this reminder, his old eyes suddenly brightened up and he looked at the people from the aristocratic families present: "Yes, now I will give you another copy to avoid being held accountable by the court. What do you think?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Needless to say, they had no room for bargaining at this time, but the number of annual tributes was no joke, it was a full eight million taels! How to get this out? The heads of the clans and clans all had troubled expressions on their faces. You looked at me, I looked at you, and they were speechless.
The old Nanhuai King looked at everyone's reaction, stood up and said: "I still know the background of the thousand-year-old family. The Nanhuai Prince's Mansion is only six hundred years old, so it is not too difficult to collect the annual tribute. How can you, the thousand-year-old family, collect the annual tribute?" Is it hard to get millions of taels of silver? Or do you think I am not qualified to talk to you? Do you want to talk to the 30,000 Nanhuai troops outside? Or do you want to talk to the court!" The old Nanhuai King shouted the last sentence. , so scared that no one dared to speak. Having been a prince for a lifetime, his majesty is unmistakable.
"King Nanhuai calm down. We will collect the annual tribute. We will go back and collect it now. I also ask King Nanhuai and Lord Yi to speak kindly to the court and give you some time." Mr. Gu stood up and acted as peacemaker at the right time. .
The old Nanhuai King looked to the left at Yi Xiaodao, and then to the right at Liu Zhiyun. The imperial court and Lingyue Pavilion were staying out of the matter at this time, and the old Nanhuai King had nothing to talk about with them at this time. As for the matter in my heart, the Zhu family, the culprits, have disappeared, and it is not appropriate to question these people.
Seeing that his father was sad, Li Dingxing knew in his heart that it was for his mother's sake. He quickly stepped forward to help his father up and said, "Father, it's not too late. They shouldn't have gone far yet. Let's go back and let the eldest brother lead the troops to chase them." Come back. I believe all the senior clan leaders will also give us a helping hand..." Li Dingxing glanced at everyone's reaction from the corner of his eyes.
The clan leaders of all clans cursed in their hearts: "If an old fox and a little fox say such things in public, isn't this putting himself on the fire? I just agreed to collect the annual tribute, and now I have to be forced to agree again. Track down the Zhu family..."
Although the elders of all ethnic groups were angry, they had no choice but to agree at this time. They had just agreed to collect the annual tribute, and eight million taels of silver had already gone out. Now if there is a stalemate over this trivial matter, the eight million dollars will be wasted. As a noble family, you can't go back on your word.
Everyone had no choice but to agree, saying that they would send their clan members to search around Nanhuai to find the Zhu family.
At this point, the old Nanhuai King knew that he had done enough. If he made other demands, these aristocratic families might not be able to bear it, not to mention that he had nothing else to do. He had no choice but to support Li Dingxing and slowly walk out of the hall: "In that case, I'll leave it to you all. Whoever finds the Zhu family first will be greatly thanked by the Prince of Nanhuai."
Hearing "Thank you very much", everyone felt relieved and quickly replied: "Don't dare, please go slowly, Your Majesty."
Yi Xiaodao was happy to see that everything had been settled and Xiang Lian'er had been verified to be safe and sound, but there was still one thing that bothered him. He caught up with the father and son of Prince Nanhuai, supported the old Prince of Nanhuai from the other side, and said, "Your Majesty, Yi has something else to ask for."
What a man the old Nanhuai King was. Before Yi Xiaodao could say anything, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Master Yi. Now that the aristocratic families are willing to cooperate, what's your name...Fang Long's little brother will be found soon..."
Just when the old Nanhuai King was "promising", a figure rushed down from the room, raised his feet, kicked Yi Xiaodao and Li Dingxing to both sides, stretched out a palm, and slapped the old Nanhuai King on the head.
Everything happened so fast that no one had time to react. The old Nanhuai King was knocked to the ground. He looked at Li Dingxing and murmured: "Xing...er...run...let your brother...don't rush... "
The figure was none other than Elder Tang. He knelt down, used his hand as a knife, and slashed at the back of the old Nanhuai King's neck.
"How brave!" Liu Zhiyun was suddenly shocked. Fortunately, he was a martial arts practitioner and was the first to react. She rushed out with an arrow, the thin sword at her waist was in her hand at some point, and stabbed at Elder Tang's hand.
Yi Xiaodao also stood up with a sudden movement, a ball of fire suddenly appeared in his palm, and he slapped Elder Tang on the head.
Elder Tang smiled solemnly, turned his knife into a claw, grabbed the old Nanhuai King from the ground, jumped on the city wall, and jumped a few steps to avoid the two attacks.
"Old man, it's time to hit the road!" Elder Tang took off the old Nanhuai King's helmet and waved his sword again. With a horizontal swing, the old Nanhuai King's pale head was sliced off from his head and fell to the city.
Li Yaoyang kept staring at the walls of Hangzhou. He was so shocked when he saw this scene that he couldn't believe it. Li Dingxing fell to the ground and raised his head just in time to see the old Nanhuai King being decapitated by Elder Tang.
"Dad!!!" Li Yaoyang and Li Dingxing shouted in unison as they went up and down the city...
