Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 629 The Wolf Lord of Liao: A Son Should Be Like Cai Xuande! [1st Update]

After much hesitation, Qu Yuan finally chose to tell the truth:
"I was released by Lu Zhishen..."

Yang Bin: "Is Lu Zhishen related to you?"

Qu Yuan: "I will not touch it..."

Yang Hui: "With a reason?"

Qu Yuan: "Not bringing..."

Yang Fan: "Then why did Lu Zhishen let you come back?"

Qu Yuan smiled bitterly: "Master Lu is benevolent and righteous..."

Yang Yao snorted coldly: "So, you were moved by Lu Zhishen's benevolence and righteousness?"

Qu Yuan: (_)
Yang Yao sneered: "Strategist, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that these are extraordinary times!"
"I'll trouble you to stay in the dungeon for two days. Once the war is over and I have investigated the truth, I will ask you to come out!"

Having said that, Yang Yao turned around and flicked his sleeve:
Fork out!
"Your Majesty, I'm innocent!"

Qu Yuan could hardly believe his ears, but the mountain guardians had already dragged him away...

dungeon.

Qu Yuan finally believed that Wang Zuo was indeed innocent, but unfortunately he found out too late.

Wang Zuo is right...

Qu Yuan then recalled Wang Zuo's words of persuasion to surrender:

A good bird chooses its tree to perch on, and a wise minister chooses his lord to serve! Yang Yao, that incompetent ruler, does he even deserve to be my lord?

Qu Yuan touched his neck, where there was a shallow cut, left when he failed to commit suicide.

Although there was no bleeding, the skin was broken. It was fine if I didn't touch it, but it hurt when I did.

Why should I risk my life for such a tyrannical ruler?
……

Liao Dynasty, Yanjing.

With a solemn expression, Lord Yelü Hui said to his two imperial nephews, Yelü Guozhen and Yelü Guobao:
"My beloved nephews, you are all brave enough to fight ten thousand men!"

"I'm giving you 100,000 troops to go and rescue Tanzhou!"
Are you confident you can hold onto Tanzhou?

Yelü Guozhen and Yelü Guobao said in unison:

"Rest assured, Wolf Lord, we will do our best!"

"most!"

Yelü Hui wanted to pour a farewell toast for his two imperial nephews, but at that moment a eunuch came to report:
"Wolf Lord, Dongxian Attendant is back!"

Yelü Hui's expression changed. Dongxian Shilang was the one who guarded Tanzhou. What did his return mean?
Yelü Hui angrily waved his hand at Yelü Guozhen and Yelü Guobao, and shouted:
"Let him in to see me!"

A moment later, Dongxian Attendant rushed in, crying and screaming, and collapsed to the ground:
"Lord Wolf, Tanzhou has fallen..."

I knew it!

Yelü Hui sneered: "How was it lost?"

Dongxian Shilang wiped away his tears: "Blah blah blah, Chu Mingyu led the Jin soldiers to trick the city gates open..."

"brute!"

Yelü Hui flew into a rage and overturned the table:
(ノBenefit)ノ彡┻━┻

Dongxian Shilang lay on the ground trembling, and Yelü Guozhen and Yelü Guobao hurriedly tried to persuade the Wolf Lord to calm down.

Yelü Hui sternly demanded of Dongxian Shilang, "Where are Aliqi and Yao'er Weikang?"

Dongxian, the Vice Minister: "On our way to Jizhou, we were ambushed by the Jin army, and I became separated from them..."

Yelü Hui's expression changed drastically: "Doesn't this mean that Jizhou is also..." Coincidentally, Aliqi also arrived from Jizhou at this moment, and was taken aback when he saw the two officials facing each other:
"Why is the Vice Minister here?"

Dongxian Shilang quickly replied, "After being separated from you by the Jin army's surprise attack, I came to Yanjing!"

Even if we see through each other but don’t say it out loud, we can still be good friends.

Aliqi ultimately refrained from revealing the truth about Dongxian Shilang's escape.

After all, the Dongxian family had considerable influence in the court. For example, Dongxian Wenrong, the Southern Mars General among the "Eleven Luminaries Generals," was the cousin of Dongxian Shilang.

Aliqi and Dongxian Shilang have no grudges against each other. Exposing Dongxian Shilang would be harmful to both parties and would not benefit anyone. There is no need to make enemies for no reason.

Aliqi recounted the whole story to Yelü Hui.

When Yelü Hui heard that Cai Fu had captured Tanzhou in just one night, he couldn't help but gasp in astonishment:
What a fine son-in-law!

Others might not know the strength of the Jin army, but how could Yelü Hui not know?
That's the level of skill that could easily crush the Liao soldiers!
The Liao army suffered repeated defeats against the Jin army, yet they fought on despite each loss, leaving Yelü Hui utterly defeated...

Originally, it was thought that with his four fierce generals and 50,000 Liao soldiers guarding Tanzhou, even if there was no chance of victory, they could at least hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Even if he sent reinforcements, Yelü Hui's ultimate goal was only to defend Tanzhou.

However, to his surprise, Jin Wuzhu took Tanzhou from the Liao Kingdom in a single day!
To his surprise, Cai Fu took back Tanzhou from Jin Wuzhu overnight!
It's a pity that Cai Fu is his son-in-law, not his son...

Yelü Hui sighed inwardly: "A son should be like Cai Xuande!"

But after Aliqi finished speaking, Yelü Hui suddenly realized a very important problem:
"After you left, there wasn't a single Liao soldier left in Tanzhou?"

Arich: "Yes..."

Yelü Hui's face turned green: "Has my Tanzhou just escaped the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den?"
At this moment, he was in a side hall, surrounded only by a few civil and military officials, including Yelü Guozhen, Yelü Guobao, Dongxian Shilang, and Aliqi.

The two imperial nephews and Aliqi were all military officers, not good with words, so Yelü Hui asked Dongxian Shilang:
"Tell me, what does the Prince Consort mean by this?"

Dongxian Shilang blinked his small eyes: "My Lord, in my opinion, the Prince Consort wants to seize Tanzhou for himself!"

Yelü Guozhen snorted coldly: "He dares!"
"My lord, I will immediately lead my troops to the prince consort to demand the return of Tanzhou!"

Give me a break, nephew!
Yelü Hui didn't even want to say anything to him: You can't even beat the Jin soldiers, yet you want to beat the prince consort who can defeat the Jin soldiers?

"inappropriate."

Yelü Hui frowned and shook his head:

"He is, after all, the prince consort. If you go, wouldn't it be like turning against your own family? Like killing your own brothers?"

Then Yelü Hui looked at Dongxian Shilang and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

Dongxian Shilang had already prepared a response: "Lord Wolf, even if we go to the Prince Consort to ask for Tanzhou, we won't be able to open our mouths."

"Tanzhou has already been seized by the Jin army. The prince consort seized Tanzhou from the Jin army."

"If we try to ask the prince consort for a city with just our words, I'm afraid he won't accept it..."

Yelü Hui hesitated for a moment: "How about rewarding the prince consort with gold, silver and jewels?"

Dongxian Shilang shook his head with a wry smile: "Lord Wolf, the Prince Consort is also the ruler of a country. I'm afraid gold and silver jewels are unlikely to tempt him!"

Yelü Hui snorted coldly: "What else does he want from me? Does he want me to bestow Tanzhou upon him as well?"

A sly glint flashed in Dongxian Shilang's eyes:
"Lord Wolf, it wouldn't be so bad to grant him Tanzhou as a reward..."

Yelü Hui instinctively tried to overturn the table, but it was already overturned, so he could only slap his thigh in frustration.
"You beast! You're trying to destroy my land and divide my territory!"

Dongxian Shilang immediately knelt down and said cautiously:

"My Lord, please calm your anger! I am only doing this for your own good!"
"Wolf Lord, think about it, if the Prince Consort refuses to return Tanzhou to us, wouldn't we become enemies with him?"
"The Jin Kingdom alone has already put a lot of pressure on us. If we add the Qi Kingdom and even the Song Kingdom to the mix..."

"Isn't our Great Liao Dynasty surrounded by the enemy?"

(End of this chapter)