A grand event to celebrate a festival and marry a wife for the gods, but it turned out to be a bloody tragedy.
This temporary venue on the outskirts of the city seemed to have been hit by an earthquake. Everything around was filled with chaos and chaos.
Most people fell into panic, trying to escape but not knowing the direction. They rushed left and right like headless flies, embarrassed and messy.
There are hundreds of fanatical believers, who have basically been bewitched and lost their minds. Their only thought is to rush in front of the Song people who despise the gods and are full of evil.
Even though the people of the Song Dynasty were cruel and cruel, even if they were unarmed, they had to do their best to carry out the will of the gods, even if they were grabbing with their hands or biting with their teeth.
It's just that in the current chaotic scene, with thousands of people huddled together, pushing and even trampling on each other, it is not easy to reach where the Song people are.
It is for this reason that Qian Long and other talents have not been completely submerged for the time being.
Qian Long had already cut down the third person, but there was no wave in his heart. There was neither the fear before death nor the excitement of fighting to kill the enemy.
Surya stood behind him with his hands empty, looking at the scene in front of him, feeling sad and ridiculous, with extremely complicated emotions.
Just a few lies, cloaked in the guise of faith, can control the world and make life as worthless as grass.
There were at least thirty or forty mutilated corpses on the ground, crisscrossing each other to form a circle of death, but outside the circle, more people came rushing forward.
There are so many fools in the world!
Sulie sighed and had no intention of seeing this absurdity in the world any longer.
As soon as he closed his eyes, he felt as if a strange and unfamiliar sound penetrated the chaos around him and reached his ears.
He listened carefully, but there was no trace.
Just when I thought it was a hallucination, I felt a tightness in my chest and my heartbeat was a little erratic. Then, there was a vibration under my feet, which became increasingly clear.
Like winter thunder, like thousands of drums beating in unison, this oppressive feeling makes it difficult to breathe.
What's the sound? Where did it come from?
Just when Sulie was confused, he heard Qian Long yell, "Cavalry?!"
"Cavalry?" Sulie opened his eyes instantly and looked around blankly.
He had never been through a battle formation, so he had indeed never heard such a sound, so naturally he didn't know what it was about.
But Qian Long was a veteran. At this moment, he confirmed that he heard correctly and answered with certainty, "Yes, they must be cavalry, at least 300 cavalry, otherwise there would be no such momentum!"
The use of cavalry on such a scale was rare even in the Song Dynasty, so Qian Long was surprised and confused at first.
It's either that they didn't know there were cavalry in Champa, or they subconsciously ignored them.
On the battlefield, this kind of negligence would definitely be fatal, so Qian Long secretly warned himself not to make the same mistake in the future.
Then he frowned and muttered to himself, "The horses are neat and tidy, and they are eager but not impatient. They are undoubtedly elite. I didn't expect that Champa could develop the cavalry to such a high level. I really can't underestimate others. I just don't know how to do it." Whether it’s an enemy or a friend.”
Surya said, "If the elite cavalry can appear here and now, they will most likely be the bodyguards of Sri Haridiva. As for whether they are enemies or friends, it is really hard to say..."
Qian Long swung his sword to kill a fanatic believer who had just rushed up. He didn't even take a breath, "Is this Sri Hari Deva? Your eldest cousin? That guy seems to be quite deep in the city, and his emotions and anger are incomprehensible." , it’s a bit hard to predict... No matter what, we have already reached this point, and the worst can be as bad as possible."
In fact, when Qian Long and Sulie first noticed something strange, the cavalry was still far away. Anyway, most of the Champa people present did not notice it, so the crowd continued to be confused where it should be, and the Song people continued to attack when it was time.
But it didn't take long, just as Qian and Su were talking for a while, a large group of cavalry arrived close to them wrapped in wind and thunder.
The sound of the mountains and the earth shaking came over, and even the blind and deaf could not ignore it. The crowd suddenly seemed to freeze. They all stopped their original movements and turned their heads to look south.
The billowing smoke covered most of the sky, as if huge waves were coming from the sea.
Immediately, people heard the knights shouting in unison, "The chief priest and Zuo Shangqing have ordered that everyone stand still and do not move without permission, otherwise they will be executed immediately!"
Under such power, no one dares to disobey orders. Even those crazy believers habitually choose to obey orders when they hear orders from the chief priest.
Even the three priests did not dare to object. Although their faces were austere, they did not behave strangely. They just started to pack their clothes and prepare to welcome their boss. ..
However, there was still unwillingness in Kanisong's eyes, and he seemed to be very sorry that his efforts failed, and he murmured, "If you don't come sooner, you won't come later!"
Seeing the fanatic believers who were originally attacking stop, Qian Long felt a sense of unreality, "Mother Xipi, is this a desperate situation?"
Surya also felt a little suspended, but thought about it seriously, "We should have saved the day. Although Sri Hariti was a gloomy and deceitful person, no matter what his plan was, since it appeared in public, it should be I won’t let Xiandi and others get into trouble. After all, there is no reason for him to get burned and offend the Song Dynasty for nothing.”
After hearing this, Qian Long nodded, "Brother Su makes sense, let's see how it goes."
Then he stopped worrying about the reason and began to check the status of the sergeants.
In the short period of time before, it was roughly estimated that at least fifty or sixty fanatic believers rushed up one after another, and basically all of them turned into corpses.
Even though these people were almost bare-handed, they did not cause harm to the Song people.
In the most chaotic moment, a Song soldier was torn apart by three or four people at the same time. He lost his footing and fell to the ground. When the others rushed to rescue him, they were trampled to death.
Six other sergeants were injured, with varying degrees of severity, but fortunately none were fatal.
Qian Long took off his blood-stained robe, covered the body of the fallen soldier, and then squatted there. He was silent for a long time before saying in pain, "Brother Hu, please go ahead and get a good seat at the Martyrs' Shrine. You don't need to worry about what's behind you." , From now on, Brother Hu’s family is Qian’s family and will never let him down.”
Then he stood up, looked around at all the sergeants, especially the injured ones, and apologized, "Today is all my fault. It would be fine if we all die together. There is nothing to say, but it seems that things are turning around now. Then, let's go Qian will definitely make amends to all the brothers in the future. I just ask the brothers not to have too much resentment and to be willing to fight side by side with Qian in the future."
The sergeants couldn't help but look at each other, feeling surprised and at a loss.
Qian Long was not only their commander, but he was also of noble birth. His status was very different from that of their big-headed soldiers. He also managed the army with strict discipline on weekdays, which made the soldiers both respected and feared.
At this moment, not only did he frankly admit his mistakes to his subordinates, but he also showed great respect for ordinary soldiers, which had to shock and move the sergeants.
Immediately, a sergeant came to his senses and said quickly, "Control is too heavy-handed. As the saying goes, an earthen pot cannot be broken without leaving the well. Since we are in the army, it is normal for us to wrap our bodies in horse leather. Our subordinates are just rough people. They don't understand the important affairs of the military and state, and they don't understand what control is." Right or wrong, I just know that Tongjun has always been with us fighting the enemy side by side, and has nothing to do with us. How can I feel resentful? It is our blessing to have a good general like Tongjun."
Other sergeants also agreed, "Yes, yes, we are willing to die for the ruler, and we will never have any complaints!"
"Thank you brothers for your trust. Qian will definitely learn from today's lesson and strive to lead everyone to make great achievements and stay safe!"
Qian Long solemnly promised his subordinates, his expression showing a composure far beyond his years.
At this time, the most special little lady among the rescued slave girls was watching all this, her eyes staring at Qian Long's round profile, sparks of curiosity flashing out.
Sulie naturally also saw what Qian Long did, and felt more and more that this newly acquainted virtuous brother was unusual and his future achievements would be limitless.
I immediately made up my mind that even if the cooperation with the Song Dynasty failed, I would still maintain this friendship.
"My dear brother, it seems that Shri Harideva is coming..."
Qian Long followed Sulier's gaze and saw more than a hundred cavalry divided into two columns and riding their horses to drive away the crowd. After a while, a passage was opened.
After a while, a divine white horse trotted from the passage. The person on the horse was none other than the left minister of the Champa Kingdom, Shri Harideva.
Strictly speaking, the Champa State is just a tribal alliance with religion as its core. Each tribe in each region has a certain degree of autonomy. It is not a centralized power. The king is more like an overlord rather than a full-power ruler.
Therefore, the official position in the kingdom does not have much practical significance. What is important is the strength in hand.
In terms of strength, if the two brothers of the king had not joined forces with each other, then Sri Haritiva would have been the most powerful one, enough to make most ordinary citizens of Champa fear and obey.
But he didn't show any condescension at this moment. He rolled off his horse and walked forward quickly when he was still three or four feet away from Qian Long.
"A certain family's late arrival shocked General Qian, please forgive me."
Shili Hari's face was apologetic and his posture was very respectful, showing that he was very loyal to his country.
Surya curled his lips when he saw it, hehe, he can really pretend!
Qian Long greeted them with a smile and said with gratitude, "If Shangqing hadn't come to the rescue in time, Qian and others would probably be dead. It's too late to express my heartfelt thanks, so how can I blame Shangqing?"
"General Qian is truly worthy of being a pillar of the country. He is so magnanimous and makes a certain family ashamed..."
Shili Hari still looked like he had done something wrong. He apologized a lot, and then explained, "A certain family was worshiping in the Manta Temple. Suddenly, they heard that the envoys of the superior country had a conflict with our subjects and were in danger. I came here in a hurry, but I didn’t expect that I was almost a step late in my hurry. By the way, what kind of misunderstanding happened, and how did it end up like this?”
"Your Majesty, you don't know what happened!?" Qian Long seemed surprised.
Shili Hari looked embarrassed and blamed himself, "As a subordinate of the lower state, I should have paid more attention to the safety of the envoys of the upper state, but... firstly, the king has ordered the right minister to be responsible for protecting the envoys, and secondly, the incident happened. Suddenly, a certain family did not have time to understand the ins and outs of the matter, but no matter what, disrespecting the envoys of the Great Power is a huge crime, and a certain family is willing to accept the punishment of the Great Power on behalf of Champa."
This was a reasonable statement, but it implied the purpose of taking the blame to the king and Bao Tuo, and also revealed the message of moving closer to the Song Dynasty.
Qian Long seemed to understand everything, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and then said with a hint of pride, "The matter was not complicated at first. At first, Qian just discovered that a group of human traffickers were very suspected of being pirates, so he planned to contact them on the pretext of purchasing female slaves. , it would be better to investigate clearly, but unexpectedly the eldest prince of your country suddenly came to interfere with it. As a result, Qian had to suspect that the eldest prince was involved with the pirates, and planned to ask him to go back to assist in the investigation. "
Having said this, Qian Long looked helpless and continued, "Your Majesty also knows why Qian is here as an envoy to your country. It is Qian's duty to investigate the pirates. Although it is incredible that a prince of a prince colludes with the pirates. , but the innocent will self-purify, and when Qian investigates clearly, the eldest prince will naturally be cleared, but inexplicably, people from several sects came to obstruct Qian's actions, and blatantly incited ignorant people to attack us!"
At this time, Qian Long's face was full of indignation, and he continued to complain, "Qian deeply regrets the people of your country who were injured and killed in the incident, but despite Qian's repeated statements, he still stubbornly launched the attack, which is completely trampling on our country, the Song Dynasty." Dignity, this crime is unforgivable! If you commit such a crime according to the laws of our dynasty, it will be far more than one death can repay. However, our dynasty has always been benevolent, so we will no longer hold these ignorant people accountable!"
Surya was dumbfounded after hearing these words. Even if he didn't confuse right and wrong, it was almost the same. Our Qian Xiandi's tongue was actually sharper than his sword. No wonder he could be an envoy.
What he didn't know was that these were completely routine practices of imperialism in later generations. Qian Long probably heard Zhao Mengqi talk about them, and now he was learning and applying them.
Shili Hari was also inexplicably shocked. He almost couldn't hold back the overwhelming power in his body, but he could only hold his breath and try his best to stay calm. "General Qian's words are not unreasonable. Let's wait until someone finds out. Let’s apologize to the higher country together..."
But Qian Long didn't seem to be willing to give up when things were good, and he was still unreasonable, "In this incident, one of our soldiers was killed, and the other fifteen soldiers were seriously injured. Your country must do this."
Responsible and make reasonable compensation. Also, the main culprits in this matter should be Canisong and other three priests. Qian still doesn’t know what their motives are and whether there are other conspiracies. I hope your country will thoroughly investigate. If not Give me a satisfactory explanation, and we will reserve the right to hold your country accountable! "
Seeing that Qian Long was going too far, Shili Hari felt more and more stuck in his throat, but could not find a suitable way to deal with it for a while. After all, his purpose was to establish a good relationship with the Song Dynasty so as to achieve his ambition with the help of strength.
Just at this time, three priests from Kanisun, surrounded by believers, came over and attacked Shri Hari in an accusing tone.
"I just heard the decree of the high priest, but how come I only saw Zuo Shangqing!? Could it be that Zuo Shangqing was giving orders in the name of the high priest? In the religion, this is a serious crime of blasphemy. Please ask Zuo Shangqing. Explain clearly, otherwise..."
Shili Hari was already very aggrieved by Qian Long, but he didn't expect to be angered by several magicians. He immediately couldn't hold back his anger, "How outrageous! You can frame and humiliate a certain family at will!" ? Take it and keep your dog eyes wide open to see if this is the personal order of the chief priest!"
He slammed a hard-coiled warrant on Kanisun's face, and then gasped like fire, obviously very angry.
Regardless of the pain in his face, Kanisong hurriedly caught the warrant with his hands, and then eagerly opened it to check.
The three priests gathered their turtle-like heads together and examined it carefully for a long time, and finally had to admit that it was indeed written by the chief priest himself.
Kanisong reluctantly returned the order to Shili Hari, "We have misunderstood Zuo Shangqing. Please don't take it to heart. Since it is the order of the chief priest, the three of us will naturally follow it correctly. Let's let it go for the time being. Godless pagans..."
At this time, Qian Long, through Sulie's translation, knew the content of the conversation between several people, so he laughed loudly without concealing it.
"Hahaha... Ridiculous! How ridiculous! I never thought that in your country, sects would actually be superior to the government. Even people like Zuo Shangqing can only humble themselves in front of a few monks and dare to be angry. I dare not say anything. It seems that Qian can no longer expect your country to investigate the truth impartially. Anyway, Qian can only bear the consequences and return to the court. As for the crimes committed by your country, the court will severely investigate them!"
As if adding fuel to the fire, these irritating words immediately caused Shili Hari's expression to change.
It's not that he was really afraid of the Song Dynasty's investigation, nor that he couldn't bear the humiliation, but he was worried that after Qian Long went back to report, the people in power in the Song Dynasty would think that Champa was only controlled by religion, and that he, Shili Hari, had no real power.
Since he has no power, he is a useless person. No matter what the considerations are, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty will not look at him again, let alone provide him with any support...
Thoughts were flashing in his mind, and for the sake of the great cause, Shili Hari gritted his teeth and showed a fierce look in his eyes, "It is a great crime to be disrespectful to the country. No matter who is involved, they must be interrogated impartially. Come here! Will Kani Song and others Catch me!"
After hearing the order, a group of personal guards pounced on Kanisong and others who looked in disbelief like tigers and wolves.
Kani Song suddenly shouted, "Bold! I am an apostle of the gods. Even the king must respect me! Sri Haritiva, please listen to me clearly. Even if you are the minister of the left, you have no right to deal with me." Let me warn you one last time, don’t act recklessly, otherwise you will definitely regret it..."
"Tell them to shut up! Take them back to the palace immediately." With a dark face, Shakri Hari ordered his guards to gag the three priests and send them away.
Qian Long beamed when he saw this, "Young Shangqing enforces the law impartially and is selfless. He will definitely become the mainstay of Champa! When Qian returns to the court, he will definitely report Shangqing's loyalty and sincerity to the Ming officials and His Highness King Yan."
After hearing this, Shili Hari's face became a little better, "The foreign minister's admiration and loyalty to the Lord are evident every day. He is worthy of his actions and does not ask for rewards. He only hopes that the Lord will understand. The thoughts of foreign ministers."
"It's easy to say, easy to say. If I keep it with Qian, I will definitely prevent a pearl like Shangqing from being covered in dust." Qian Long nodded repeatedly, seeming to be very satisfied with Shili Hari.
Shili Heli saw that Qian Long was in a good mood, so he said in a consultative tone, "This case is very involved, and I'm afraid it's also extremely complicated. So,
I hope General Qian will be more patient and allow someone to have enough time to get to the bottom of things, so that they can live up to the country's expectations. "
Qian Long shook his cheeks, thought about it for a while, and then said reluctantly, "What Shangqing said is not unreasonable, okay, Qian still has some patience, and I believe Shangqing will handle the case well. "
"Thank you, General Qian, for your trust. In addition, I also asked General Qian to hand over those traffickers and Mo Kegui to me. Not only for investigating the case, but also to give a certain family face. After all, Mo Kegui is a despicable person." The great prince of the country." Shili Hari requested more and more.
Qian Long hesitated for a while again, "Okay, okay, since the Lord is so candid, Qian will naturally take it seriously."
Later, Shili Hari's personal guards took over Mokogui and others who were still in a coma, and then began to clean up the scene. They drove away those who should be driven away, detained those who should be detained, and checked and registered the corpses...
While they were busy, another large group of people came noisily from the direction of the capital. Shili Hari's personal guards reported that Baotou Tuhua was leading five or six hundred soldiers, and more than a hundred Song troops were coming together.
Then Shili Hari said to Qian Long, "Since they are here, there is no need for the certain family to escort General Qian back to the city. In order to investigate the case early, the certain family left first."
Qian Long thought he didn't want to meet Bao Tuo Tuhua, so he agreed casually, "Then I won't keep you, please go slowly."
Shili Hari turned around and was about to take a step but suddenly turned his head, "By the way, there is something I have to remind General Qian. It's best to be wary of Baotou Tuhua. You must know that there is a large part of the navy in this country. Everything is under his control, and General Qian must be able to understand the internal relationship..."
As he said that, he took a deep look at Sulie who was standing aside. "The fifth prince is very talented. With him by his side, I believe General Qian will be able to have a good time in this country. Hahaha, see you someday..."
After saying that, no matter how Qian Long reacted, Shili Hori really simply mounted his horse and left this time.
When he walked away, Qian Long still had a smile on his face, "Brother Su, does he mean that you are useless and can only be a playmate?"
"Absolutely, it doesn't matter what he says." Surya didn't care, but he hesitated for a while before making up his mind. He looked at Qian Long solemnly, "My dear brother, Sri Haritiva has a deceitful mind. , don’t believe it easily!”
Qian Long smiled, his chubby cheeks looking naturally naive, "I know."
Sulie was stunned, you know? Then you had a pleasant conversation with him just now?
This was not asked after all, and Qian Long had no intention of explaining.
With his background, intrigues and intrigues were engraved in his bones, so there was no need for others to worry about him.
Afterwards, Qian Long stretched his body in front of the setting sun, "Today has passed without any danger, and the next days will probably be full of fun..."
