It was very common in ancient wars for two armies to fight and send envoys to persuade them to surrender.
Although Xiao Yuan was not optimistic, he didn't say anything to stop it.
Later, King Xuan called a military officer and ordered him to fly the envoy flag and go to Li Po's camp.
The official's name was Gong Xing. He was a fifth-rank official in the Xuan Kingdom. He often accompanied the army and did some work such as writing and recording.
People are somewhat easy to talk about. After Gong Xing accepted the order, he went happily because in his opinion, even if the trip failed, there would be no danger to him. After all, the two countries were at war and he would not be able to send an envoy without killing him.
That afternoon, he went up to Lushan alone, carrying the envoy's flag.
Going up the foot of the mountain, before entering, several secret sentries jumped out of the trees on both sides, blocking his way.
"What are you doing!?" Someone shouted with a knife.
Yan Jun's defenses were still very tight. When Gong Xing saw this, he was not afraid, but said directly: "You little pawn, you are so rude. Didn't you see that I was here as an envoy?"
"Oh?" After hearing this, the secret whistle took a look at him, hesitated for a moment and said: "Wait! I will report it right away!"
Gong Xing began to wait at the foot of the mountain, looking around, but not long after, several soldiers came down and took him away without saying a word.
"You! What are you doing! I am the messenger!"
"What messenger! The general said, take you up!"
The visitor ignored him at all and almost tied his hands behind his back and pressed him down.
After arriving at the mountain camp and entering the main tent, the place was heavily armored. Generals of all levels of the Yan Army stood on the left and right sides. Directly above him, behind the throne, was Li Po.
Gong Xing was escorted in, and everyone in the tent naturally looked at him.
He also immediately raised his arms, preparing to shake away the two soldiers guarding him.
But the officer had no power to restrain the chicken. Not only did he fail to achieve his wish, but his body was lowered by a few points.
"you!"
Gong Xing became angry with embarrassment, lowered his body, looked up at Li Po, his face flushed and said: "General Li! I am the envoy of Xuanguo! What do you mean!"
Hearing this, Li Po waved his hand to signal the soldiers to retreat, then stood up, passed the table, walked to Gong Xing, looked him up and down, curled his lips and said: "What kind of bullshit messenger! Huh!?"
"I have never heard of such behavior during a meeting with an envoy! General Li is really ridiculous!" Gong Xing was indignant and dissatisfied.
"Stop fucking talking to me like this!" Li Po interrupted him directly.
"You!" Gong Xing was extremely angry. He was so humiliated. He was unwilling to obey. He said angrily again: "We, the land of China, are a country with great etiquette! The general is a general of the Yan Kingdom. To see his envoys like this is really the behavior of a common man! It is ridiculous! !”
Gong Xing still has some arrogance in people. As an envoy, he does not represent an individual. Of course he will be angry if he is treated like this.
When Li Po heard this, he laughed sarcastically and said, "You officials just like talking about these useless things! If you have any trouble, let it go!"
"You! You are such a vulgar person!" Gong Xing was really a scholar meeting a soldier, and he couldn't explain why.
"What's vulgar or not! You said you didn't say it!"
Hearing this, Gong Xing was helpless. He knew that it was pointless to argue with Li Po. He could only take a deep breath to suppress his anger, "I am here to show the general a clear path."
"What clear path?"
"The general's troops are besieged in Lushan. There is no way out. The entire army will be wiped out. It is only a matter of time. But now, I, Wang Kuanren,"
When Gong Xing said this, Li Po interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Do you mean to ask me to surrender?"
"This is the general's only way to survive. If the general is willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, he will be granted the title of general by then."
"Humph!" Li Po laughed, stared at him sinisterly and said, "Do you believe it or not, I will kill you with one knife?"
"How dare you!?" Gong Xing stared: "I am the envoy of Xuan Kingdom! I represent King Xuan!"
"What bullshit King Xuan! Do you think I dare?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Po unsheathed his sword and slashed at him instantly!
Not to mention that Gong Xing didn't react to this sudden change, even if he was prepared, he couldn't avoid Li Po's lightning-fast sword skills.
Blood sprayed out, and with a pitiful howl, Gong Xing fell directly into a pool of blood, with his eyes wide open, as if he was determined to die.
Until his death, he never thought that Li Po would chop him off at his will.
After killing Gong Xing with one blow, Li Po sneered again, then shook off the blood on the tip of the knife and returned the sword to its sheath.
At this time, all the generals in the tent were dumbfounded. Some people swallowed subconsciously and stammered: "General, in our land of China, two countries are at war. If you don't kill the envoys, and if they are envoys, you can't do it." I didn’t say anything outrageous.”
"Why don't we kill the envoys when the two countries are at war! I will kill you if you want, General! What can King Xuan do to me!"
Li Po said directly: "Cut off this man's head and hang it at the foot of the mountain!"
"This is" he was so cruel that none of his generals dared to say anything.
It is not difficult to see from this that Li Po's character is somewhat violent and perverse.
Gong Xing left in the afternoon. Until nightfall, there was no movement and no return.
In the allied camp, King Xuan frowned slightly and couldn't help but said: "Master Gong has been gone for so long. Even if he doesn't succeed, it's time to come back. Could something have happened?"
Hearing this, Wang Su said: "Your Majesty, you are too worried. The two countries are at war. If you don't kill the envoy, no matter what Li Po does, as a general, he still understands this truth and rules."
"I hope so." King Xuan was still a little worried. Although Gong Xing's rank was not high, he was an official of Xuan Kingdom after all.
It was only when he left that he was in trouble. It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that a soldier who was responsible for going out to inquire about the news ran back in a panic. After seeing King Xuan, he said anxiously: "Your Majesty! Lord Gong Gong has been killed! The head was hung by the enemy.”
"What!?" Upon hearing this, King Xuan was shocked and hurriedly got up and asked his soldiers to lead him forward.
Not long after, Xiao Yuan, who heard the news, also followed.
After a group of people came to the foot of the mountain, they looked from a distance and saw a halberd stuck in the ground, with a human head hanging from the tip of the halberd!
Seeing this scene, King Xuan's eyes were about to burst, and his beautiful eyes were about to burst into flames. He trembled slightly with anger and said sternly:
"Li Po is disgusting! He actually killed my envoy! He ignored the etiquette of diplomatic relations! This is unbearable!"
Seeing that she was furious and looked like she was about to use troops against Lushan, Wang Su quickly advised:
"Your Majesty, calm down your anger. Your Majesty, please calm down. Li Po's behavior may be to deliberately anger your Majesty."
Xiao Yuan also shook his head slightly and said: "Sister Wang, calm down, this mountain cannot be attacked by force."
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