Chapter 240 Turkic Envoy Abe Hiroshi! That knife wasn't for you!

Bai Qingling's expression changed, and in her anxiety, her body surged even more violently!

Zhou Ruyuan stood up with a dark face, pulled her aside, and frowned as he explained to Liu Yanhui, "Lord Liu, this is a member of my royal household."

Liu Yanhui chuckled and said bluntly, "So, she doesn't hold any official position in the army."

"This is military territory. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter, and even less are they permitted to discuss military matters. Anyone who disobeys this order will be punished as a spy!"

Bai Qingling felt her chest heaving with qi and blood, and her lower body was surging with even more qi and blood.

"How dare you! I am the military advisor of the Northern Expeditionary Army. How dare you be so disrespectful to me! I will surely punish you according to military law!"

Zhou Ruyuan was already annoyed by the issue of supplies, and seeing the two arguing incessantly made him even angrier, with veins throbbing on his forehead.

"You two, stop arguing!"

"Qingling, you should go back to the manor first!"

Zhou Ruyuan's tone revealed impatience.

Bai Qingling's eyes were filled with disbelief; the prince had actually scolded her like this for someone so insignificant.

Is it because this person is Shen Lanxi's subordinate?

"Your Highness, those debts are definitely left behind by Shen Lanxi as revenge. We absolutely cannot fall for her trick." We must not let Shen Lanxi be smug.

Zhou Ruyuan's headache worsened.

"I will write a letter to Father Emperor right away. You should go back to your residence and rest!"

Just as Bai Qingling was about to retort, she heard Zhou Ruyuan exclaim softly.

"Qingling, why are you bleeding so much?"

Bai Qingling looked down and saw a blood-red scene, her vision blurring.

"Light and graceful, so light and graceful..."

...

Shen Lanxi's large sword stood there, and it wasn't until after noon that Abe Hiroshi and his men finally arrived!

“We’re old acquaintances, let’s begin the peace talks!” Abe Hiroshi ignored the ugly expressions on Sun Zhong’s and the others’ faces and walked into the tent as if he were in his own home.

The whistling sound of the wind being cut by the blade rang out.

Hiroshi Abe felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively looked in the direction from which the sound came.

What is that?

Abe Hiroshi walked over curiously and saw that it was a large sword standing upright on a large rock, with four guards beside it, taking turns supporting it from time to time!

"What a fine sword!" After examining it, Hiroshi Abe was immediately captivated. A good sword could be worth hundreds of beauties, thousands of cattle and sheep, and tens of thousands of slaves!

"Good, very good. Your Great Zhou is quite sensible this time, even thinking of giving me a gift. I'll accept it!"

Sun Zhong and the others had strange expressions on their faces.

“That knife wasn’t for you!” Wei Dongzhu said.

Hiroshi Abe felt that Wei Dongzhu looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. He just found him annoying. He pursed his lips and glared at him fiercely.

"How dare you speak to me like that? I think your Great Zhou has no intention of negotiating peace." Abe Hiroshi stared at Wei Dongzhu with a sinister look and let out a heavy snort.

Wei Dongzhu: "I think it's you who doesn't want to negotiate. The agreement was for the morning, but it's already afternoon. I don't think there's any need for negotiations; let's just start fighting!"

Abe Hiroshi glanced at Wei Dongzhu with his triangular eyes. Seeing that he showed no fear whatsoever, his eyes flickered. He thought to himself, "He hasn't received any news that the Great Zhou court has sent troops."

Is the information a hoax, or is this person deliberately bluffing?

"This general is tied up with important matters, unlike you who are so carefree!" A flash of ruthlessness appeared in Abe Hiroshi's eyes.

Sun Zhong and the others couldn't really let the peace talks fall apart, so they each offered Abe Hiroshi a way out.

"General, let's go into the main tent and negotiate!"

"Hot tea has been prepared in the main tent. It's too windy outside, let's go inside and talk!"

Hiroshi Abe glanced at the broadsword again. It was rare for him to find a weapon he liked, and now that he had his eye on it, he didn't want to let it go.

"Men, carry this broadsword to my carriage!"

Just as Abe Hiroshi's men were about to step forward, they were stopped by Wei Dongzhu and his men.

"This is our general's weapon. Anyone who tries to touch it will die!"

Hiroshi Abe's eyelids twitched twice, startled by the murderous aura emanating from Wei Dongzhu.

"Who is your general? Bring him to me!"

"I will not only make him give me his weapons, but I will also make him kill you!"

Hiroshi Abe has murderous intent!

Wei Dongzhu said coldly, "Our general is a minister who is to be married off to a foreign land, and he is the great general who guards the Northwest. How can you just see him whenever you want?"

This is the first time in all the negotiations that Hiroshi Abe has encountered someone who dares not to go against him.

He was immediately enraged.

"I see that your Great Zhou has no sincerity in negotiating peace. Just wait for us to send troops!" Abe Hiroshi turned and left.

Just as Sun Zhong and the others were about to persuade them to stop, they were swept over by Wei Dongzhu's sharp eyes.

How can we allow foreign tribes to act arrogantly on the territory of our Great Zhou!

For a moment, Sun Zhong and the others were unable to look Wei Dongzhu in the eye.

Hiroshi Abe walked out of the tent and, seeing that no one was trying to stop him, immediately flew into a rage.

They wouldn't keep him, so he took his men and went hunting.

This anger will only subside after slaughtering at least three villages in the Great Zhou!

"General, we can't leave! Have you forgotten why we're here?" Abe Hiroshi's subordinate muttered under his breath.

The cold wind made Hiroshi Abe much more awake.

The most difficult time on the grasslands is approaching. The Turks are not good at farming, and many slaves and livestock die every winter.

Before winter, they would hunt everywhere and plunder other tribes to obtain enough food for the winter.

This year, the Oirat tribes caused a wildfire that killed many cattle and sheep, burned down most of the pastures, and many nearby villages moved away. They had very little to hunt, which was not enough to sustain them through the winter.

After hesitating several times, Hiroshi Abe returned to the main tent with a dark expression.

Hmph, the people of Da Zhou made him lose face. After spring arrives, he will definitely massacre Huangtu City!

"I have come all this way, and now that I am here, I must move forward with the peace talks!"

"You previously said you were willing to use a princess to form a marriage alliance with our three tribes. Where is the princess? Is she here? Tell her to come out."

Wei Dongzhu: "The princess is not here, nor is our general. If you truly wish to negotiate, then let us inform the general, and he will decide whether or not to see you!"

Hiroshi Abe's eyes revealed undisguised astonishment and disbelief.

What did he say?

Should we make him wait?

How could a man as dignified as Hiroshi Abe suffer such a humiliating disgrace!

"You people of Great Zhou are indeed cunning and treacherous. You said earlier that I was late, but what about you? Your general isn't here at all."

"You are toying with our three Turkic tribes! I am going back to send troops to attack you immediately!"

Wei Dongzhu showed no fear whatsoever and shouted, "Fine, let's fight! We'll make sure you don't leave alive!"

Abe Hiroki's large belly heaved up and down as he glared angrily at Wei Dongzhu, saying viciously, "Aren't you afraid that I, the general, will send troops to slaughter you all?"

Wei Dongzhu smiled provocatively: "Who will slaughter whom is still uncertain."

Abe Hiroshi's triangular eyes swept around the room, finally settling on Wei Dongzhu with a gloomy look.

"What's your name? What's your military rank?" He dared to speak so arrogantly to him in front of so many people; even the previous prince wouldn't have dared. He must be some favored prince.

Wei Dongzhu smiled contemptuously: "My surname is Wei, the Wei of the Wei Family Army!"