"King Tiedal, I will not take your life." Xiang Nan dismounted from his horse, walked forward, and said to King Tiedal, "I also want to save your life and take you to Beijing to face the emperor to solve the problem of the assassination of my emperor brother. the truth.
So you must not die. If you choose to commit suicide, I will kill Danchi and leave no one alive. Do you understand? "
King Tiedal was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"General Pei, send someone to protect King Tiedal. Don't let him die. I want to dedicate him to my father and let him decide his life or death." Xiang Nan told Pei Zhao.
Saving King Tiedal's life is actually better than killing him.
First of all, the sacrifice of prisoners at the Meridian Gate was the supreme event in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is intended to demonstrate the unparalleled martial arts of a great country, and to frighten the small people in the world, so that they dare not easily touch the power of the Celestial Empire;
Secondly, there are only one hundred thousand old, weak, women and children left in Danchi, and King Tiedal has become a bare prince, and he cannot make any waves even if he is alive. Moreover, sparing his life would make Qu Xiaofeng hate himself less.
Thirdly, if King Tiedal is spared, the truth about the assassination of the prince and the trick of showing self-respect to support the bandits can be told to the emperor then.
Of course, Gao Xian and Li Chengye would most likely kill this person alive, but that would have nothing to do with Xiang Nan. As long as he couldn't kill him, Qu Xiaofeng wouldn't hate him.
Pei Zhao heard this and nodded.
Knowing that King Tiedal is related to the truth about the assassination of the prince, there is nothing to lose.
…
Xiang Nan waved his hand again, detaining all the Danchi clan members, and began to clean the battlefield and take stock of gains and losses.
During this period, he noticed that Qu Xiaofeng was not in King Danchi's tent. He expected that Gu Jian had taken her away before the war started, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
An hour later, the allied forces of Shuo Bo and Feng Chao finally defeated the main force of Dan Chi, and then Li Chengye led the army straight to King Dan Chi's tent.
But after arriving, he was surprised to find that King Danchi's tent had already been captured by Xiang Nan and Pei Zhao, King Tiedal had been captured alive, the Danchi tribe had been imprisoned, and even the battlefield had been cleaned.
"Fifth brother, why are you here?" Li Chengye looked at Xiang Nan and asked in shock.
Because he was so angry, he could hardly control his expression. His face was ferocious, his facial features were distorted, and he wanted to kill someone.
Xiang Nan was really unwilling to take such great credit for capturing King Danchi's tent and capturing King Tiedal alive.
"This is the last general who is eager to perform meritorious service. He persuaded the fifth prince to send troops and begged the prince to punish him." Pei Zhao cupped his hands and wanted to take the blame on himself.
"Second brother, my eldest brother has always been kind to me, but I still want to avenge him with my own hands." Xiang Nan explained, "That's why I led my army to kill him. If I have exceeded the rules, I beg my brother's forgiveness."
Seeing that they were speaking sincerely, Li Chengye apologized to them all, but in fact he was helpless.
No matter how angry he was, they were the ones who took down King Danchi's tent and captured King Tiedal. If he not only did not show merit, but also punished them, the entire army would be dissatisfied.
"What did the fifth brother say? My brother is just worried about being on the battlefield and having no eyesight. He is afraid that something will happen to you. Since you are fine, my brother is relieved." Li Chengye said immediately.
"Thank you, second brother, for your concern." Xiang Nan cupped his hands and said, "Second brother, now King Tiedal has been captured. I hope to escort him to the capital to be punished by my father.
Firstly, it is to demonstrate the martial arts of our great country and to intimidate all the barbarians; secondly, he is the real culprit in the assassination of the emperor's brother, so he should be sentenced to death in the Jingming Dynasty. "
Li Chengye was shocked when he heard this.
If King Tiedal is sent to the capital, as long as he is interrogated by the three ministers, it will be known that the prince was not killed by Danchi people. By then, if the emperor resumes tracing the real culprit, he and Li Min will most likely be exposed.
Therefore, King Tiedal must not enter Beijing.
"Okay, Fifth Brother's suggestion is very good. In that case, leave it to me." Li Chengye said to Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan nodded happily, "A Zhao, hand over King Tiedal to your second brother."
Seeing that he didn't object, Li Chengye was stunned and began to wonder if there was something fishy going on.
"King Tiedal has so many enemies, so there must be many people who want to kill him. I'm really afraid that I won't be able to keep an eye on him, but I can rest assured if I leave it to my second brother." Xiang Nan explained with a smile.
Li Chengye's face suddenly fell.
It is true that King Tiedal is under his own care, so it is certainly convenient for him to get rid of him. But once something happens to King Tiedal, he is also the first person responsible, and he is also the first person to be suspected. Everyone would suspect that he was stealing and killing people.
No wonder Xiang Nan didn't object at all and agreed so happily. It turned out that he had planned it long ago and deliberately dug a big hole for himself. And how could he be so stupid to make such a big mistake?
Pei Zhao was also extremely surprised when he saw that Xiang Nan actually handed over King Tiedal.
But now after listening to his explanation, Pei Zhao suddenly understood. If he hadn't been so serious about his words, he would have almost laughed out loud.
King Tiedal was simply a hot potato to Li Chengye. Although it was inappropriate to escort him to Beijing, it was equally inappropriate to kill him.
It was like a lump in his throat, a ray on his back, and pins and needles. He felt uncomfortable in some cases.
…
"Mr. Chai~" Xiang Nan then met Chai Mu again.
"Congratulations to the Fifth Prince for your extraordinary achievements." Chai Mu cupped his hands and said.
"I would also like to thank Mr. Chai for his assistance." Xiang Nan said gratefully, "If Mr. Chai had not sent the Hidden Dragon Envoy to secretly poison Dan Chi's horse, this battle would never have gone so smoothly."
"It's just a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning." Chai Mu waved his hand.
"By the way, where is my cousin now? Is the Ninth Princess by his side?" Xiang Nan asked again with concern.
"Don't worry, Fifth Prince. Jian'er has taken the Ninth Princess away before the war begins." Chai Mu said confidently, "I have made an appointment with him at the meeting address a long time ago, and I should be able to meet him tomorrow morning."
Xiang Nan nodded after hearing this.
Although Gu Jian was very unreliable in his work, he was sincere towards Qu Xiaofeng. If Qu Xiaofeng follows him, nothing will happen.
"The fifth prince handed over King Tiedal to the second prince. It was a good move." Chai Mu added.
"King Tiedal is a hot potato. Since he wants it, leave it to him." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "By the way, Mr. Chai, have you sent someone to notify King Shuobo?"
"Someone has been notified." Chai Mu nodded.
"That's good." Xiang Nan laughed.
…
Later, Li Chengye ordered Xiang Nan and Pei Zhao to stay in Danchi and be responsible for suppressing the remaining 100,000 tribesmen in Danchi. The rest of the army returned to Anhu Mansion in the west.
The reason why he withdrew his troops so quickly was because Li Min was unfortunately injured on the battlefield. His condition was very serious and he urgently needed to return to Beijing for treatment. Therefore, he didn't even bother to clean up the battlefield and divide the profits, but had to take people back first.
This shows that the relationship between him and Li Yan is really extraordinary.
Li Chengye also brought along King Tiedal, generals Danchi, wizards and other senior officials.
The palace presented prisoners, such a grand event to show his face, he wanted to enjoy it alone, and he would not let Xiang Nan and Pei Zhao take away his glory.
Xiang Nan understood what he was thinking and didn't want to fight with him.
Anyway, he still has a lot to do here in Xizhou.
(End of chapter)
