The Xiongnu man had his arm cut off and was kicked by Xie Jingrun; he was now barely alive.
Upon hearing Yelü Qi's words, he was greatly alarmed, but stubbornly insisted, "I don't understand what you're saying..."
"Don't you understand?" Yelü Qi glanced at him coldly, then stopped pressing him for answers. Instead, he dragged him out of the woods, tied him to the back of a horse, and dragged him all the way back to the royal court. Then he had someone invite General Bru over.
General Bru entered the royal tent with a nonchalant attitude. His gaze swept around the room, and when he saw the Xiongnu man lying on the ground like a rag doll, his expression changed.
Yelü Qi noticed his unusual behavior.
“General Bru, this man is one of your personal guards, am I mistaken?” He stared at him with a grim expression. He had always known that Bru was dissatisfied with him, so today’s events must have been at Bru’s behest. His purpose in capturing the Empress of Daliang was to disrupt the peace between the two countries. When the Emperor of Daliang learned that the Empress had been captured, he would surely start a war, which would have played right into Bru’s hands.
General Blue snapped out of his daze and said dismissively, "The prince is mistaken. I don't have such incompetent guards around me."
Yelü Qi glanced at him and said indifferently, "Is that so? General Bru had better take a closer look."
Upon hearing this, General Bru's eyes flickered, his dissatisfaction with him reaching its peak.
How dare a mere youth with no experience dare to boss around these old ministers?
He felt contempt and disdain in his heart.
He was on the side that advocated war, and he had long wanted to fight a major battle with Daliang. However, because of Yelü Qi, a variable, not only were their plans shelved, but they were also forced to surrender to Daliang, which was simply a joke.
They, the Xiongnu, had never done anything so bloodless since ancient times.
This kid has truly disgraced the Xiongnu.
Seeing that the kid wasn't going to give up, he decided to confront him directly.
“That’s right, this man is indeed one of my personal guards. Is the prince beating him up like this to show me his power?” As he spoke, he took a step forward, completely disregarding Yelü Qi.
Others feared him because of his killing of the regent, but he was not afraid.
He had long harbored resentment towards Yelü Qi, and if Yelü Qi dared to attack him, he would have a good reason to rebel against him.
He confronted Yelü Qi with unwavering confidence, and the tense atmosphere in the tent made the Xiongnu king frown deeply.
"Bruce, how dare you!" he roared.
Bru was even less concerned about the aging Xiongnu king, who had been used as a puppet by the regent for many years.
"Khan, it's not that I'm being presumptuous, but the prince is too incompetent. He actually surrendered to the Liang, our ancestral enemy of the Xiongnu, which is a disgrace to our ancestors." As soon as Bru finished speaking, his personal guards led soldiers into the royal tent, each holding a scimitar, their threat quite obvious.
The Xiongnu king was horrified. "Bru, are you attempting to rebel?"
Bulu said nonchalantly, “We Xiongnu people only talk about dying in battle, not surrendering to the enemy. Since the Khan and the prince are preparing to surrender to Daliang, I have no choice but to stand up for the Xiongnu people and stop you, lest you do something wrong.”
Upon hearing these words, the Xiongnu king nearly burst out laughing in anger.
He coughed violently a few times and rebuked, "Bru, don't speak so grandly. You're using the banner of serving the Xiongnu people, but in reality, you're just trying to satisfy your own ambitions. The prince did what he did for the Xiongnu people. Why must our two countries go to war? Wouldn't it be better for us to have peaceful relations?"
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