Chen Yalan naturally would not sit still and wait for death. She immediately drew the soft sword from her waist and joined the battlefield.
Because Xu Mao and Chen Yalan were both extremely skilled in martial arts, while the martial arts of those who came to assassinate them were not so good, they gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
"Leave them alive." Chen Yalan saw that these people were no match for her, and immediately shouted to Xu Mao who was standing beside her.
Since these people dared to ambush here and wait to assassinate me, I had to leave a few of them alive to get some information.
However, what Chen Yalan did not expect was that even though she had already spoken to Xu Mao, Xu Mao still did not keep anyone in the end.
"Why did you kill them all? Didn't I tell you to leave some alive?" As the last person fell to the ground, Chen Yalan looked at Xu Mao with some anger. She had clearly told him to leave some alive, but he still killed all these people.
Xu Mao felt a little embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't want to leave any survivors, but he was just quick-handed and ended up killing all of them.
Seeing Chen Yalan's furious expression, Xu Mao felt a little embarrassed. He immediately pulled the little boy over and said, "It's all a misunderstanding. I was afraid they would hurt the child, so I killed them all."
Chen Yalan clenched her fists. It was too late for her to say anything at this moment, so the matter could only be dropped.
What's more, they had spent a lot of effort to rescue this little boy, so at this moment Chen Yalan didn't want to do anything to this little boy.
"Alright, this isn't your fault. Let's go back." Chen Yalan could only say this. Then, she saw that Xu Mao was about to continue pestering him, so she hurriedly said, "General Xu, some things are better not discussed. It's better for you to stay calm for now."
Seeing that she was still a little angry with him, Xu Mao didn't dare to continue to pester her, for fear that she would get angry with him and ignore him again.
After returning to the city, Chen Yalan went back to her residence, and the little boy followed her closely.
"Why are you following me?" Chen Yalan asked in some confusion, thinking to herself, could it be that the assassination just now scared him, so he kept following her.
He was just a child of about ten years old. Even in this war-torn era, he had never experienced life-and-death battles, so it was normal for him to be a little afraid.
Seeing that the little boy did not answer her, Chen Yalan stopped asking. However, she remembered that the little boy's father wanted to exchange the little boy back, so he cooperated with the Tibetans. As a result, not only did he fail to save the little boy, but he also lost his wife's life.
Chen Yalan sighed. Although she didn't like what the businessman did, she could also understand the feelings of parents who wanted their children to be safe.
And now the little boy's mother has lost her life. After returning home, the little boy has not had time to burn incense for his mother. Thinking of this, Chen Yalan said, "Forget it. Since you have nothing to do, why don't I take you to burn incense for your mother."
After saying this, Chen Yalan turned around and took the little boy to the place where the boy's mother was buried. There was only a grave standing there alone with no other graves next to it.
The little boy knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times toward the grave. Then he stood up and said to Chen Yalan, "I want to be king."
What? Chen Yalan was shocked. She didn’t expect that the little boy would have such thoughts.
Looking the little boy up and down, Chen Yalan suddenly realized that it was not easy for a child and his family to be safe after struggling in the war for such a long time. However, those people actually captured him and used him as a threat. Now his mother has lost her life. So she can understand why the little boy wants to turn over and become a king and want to control his own destiny.
But understanding is understanding, which does not mean that Chen Yalan will help the little boy, so she said: "Oh, that's a good idea."
The little boy was a little surprised. He thought that after he told Chen Yalan that he wanted to be king, Chen Yalan would look at him in surprise and ask him why he had such an idea. However, he didn't expect Chen Yalan to be so calm.
"Don't you want to know why I have this idea? Don't you have any opinion on the fact that I want to become king?" The little boy couldn't help but ask his question.
Chen Yalan looked at the little boy, patted his shoulder and said, "Why do you have such thoughts? I think I can understand, but the possibility of your idea coming true is really too small, so I advise you not to think too much, and think about how to live peacefully in this world."
After being persuaded by Chen Yalan, the little boy not only did not give up, but the idea in his mind became stronger. He knew that he must become king. Only by becoming a king could he control his own life, control his country, and save his country from war.
But after spending some time with Chen Yalan, he also understood that since Chen Yalan said that, she would not continue the topic, so he could only say: "This matter is the result of my careful consideration. I hope you can think about it carefully."
After returning to her mansion, Chen Yalan met Zhong Yu.
Because Zhong Yu is her deputy general, Chen Yalan would discuss many things with him. Today, when she heard the little boy say that he wanted to be king, although Chen Yalan felt a little surprised, she also did not want to cultivate the heart of a king, so she said this to the little boy. However, she still felt that she should discuss the matter with Zhong Yu.
She thought Zhong Yu would be like her and have no idea about the little boy's thoughts, but she didn't expect that Zhong Yu had a different opinion on this matter from her.
"General, you must know that the emperor is far away. Tubo definitely needs a king. In this case, why not train a puppet king?"
After hearing what Zhong Yu said, Chen Yalan vaguely realized, yes, just as Zhong Yu said, Tubo definitely needs a king. So in that case, why can't they train someone and then place him in Tubo to become the king of Tubo?
"Do you think this is feasible?" Chen Yalan asked hesitantly. Although she understood this point, there were some things that she could not completely decide, so she still wanted to ask Zhong Yu's opinion, and then consider whether to do this thing.
Hearing Chen Yalan's question, Zhong Yu nodded and said, "Of course it is feasible. By training a puppet, as long as we control it properly, we can at least guarantee peace between the two countries for a hundred years."
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