"My lords, you've misunderstood." The Khitan cavalrymen waved their hands repeatedly.
Just those few people.
Li Yuanba and his men could easily crush him, as easily as crushing an ant.
"Our Empress Dowager heard that Your Excellency was coming to visit, so she has already set up a banquet 30 miles outside the city to welcome you and wash away the dust of your journey."
Jiang Tian pointed to the table in front of him: "We've already eaten. Let your Empress Dowager come to me and have her toast me a few times before we talk."
The Khitan cavalrymen were at a loss upon hearing this.
They were just a bunch of messengers; how could they know how to handle such a situation?
"My lord, our Empress Dowager has prepared a small feast outside the city. Please do us the honor of attending."
Li Yuanba walked over. With each step he took, the ground shook.
"Didn't you hear what my lord said?"
The group of people felt a chill run down their spines when they looked at the short-statured Li Yuanba.
The two hammers that Li Yuanba threw are still in front of them.
The two hammers were deeply embedded in the soil.
"Do as our lord says. Have your empress dowager come here and offer our lord a few cups of wine. After she has satisfied our lord, he will go with you."
"I'm afraid this is not quite right," a cavalryman said, his neck hunched and his whole body trembling, his voice shaking uncontrollably.
"Do you want to die? Do as my lord says and you won't see your empress dowager toasting our lord tonight. Do you know what the consequences will be?"
"Get lost!" Jiang Tian roared at the cavalrymen, who quickly mounted their horses, turned around, and galloped away into the distance.
"Come back here!" Jiang Tian shouted at the cavalrymen.
These cavalrymen had already charged forward several dozen meters.
How could they possibly hear us?
"My lord said you were to return! Are you deaf?" Li Yuanba roared, his voice booming like a bell!
To everyone's surprise,
A Liao Dynasty messenger cavalryman suddenly screamed, spat out a mouthful of blood, fell from his horse, and died on the spot.
The Khitan cavalrymen quickly charged back.
"Li Yuanba, go see why that man suddenly vomited blood." Jiang Tian beckoned to the Khitan cavalrymen.
The Khitan cavalrymen quickly dismounted and crawled over on their knees.
"What are your orders, sir?"
"It is now noon. Your Empress Dowager must arrive here within one hour, or don't blame me for being impolite."
"Then we will slaughter your entire city."
The Khitan cavalrymen nodded repeatedly.
They scrambled onto their horses in a panic and galloped away into the distance.
Li Yuanba ran all the way to the Khitan cavalryman who had fallen to his death on the ground.
Li Yuanba looked at the guy, whose mouth was full of blood and who had a large lump in his chest.
There was also some green stuff mixed in with the blood.
"My lord, there's something green in this guy's blood!" Li Yuanba shouted as he ran back.
"That guy was scared to death by your shout just now; he was terrified."
Jiang Tian glanced at Li Yuanba again.
It seems that you really can scare someone to death with a single roar.
Li Yuanba has truly made history.
"Brothers, stop standing there, hurry up and eat. After we finish eating, let's have a good rest. I'm still waiting for Xiao Tai from Liao to toast me later."
After Jiang Tian finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
...
The messenger cavalrymen quickly rushed to Empress Dowager Xiao's side.
"Report..." The cavalrymen, panting heavily, rushed to the Empress Dowager, quickly dismounted, and knelt on one knee.
"Have you seen Jiang Tian?"
"Your Majesty, we have seen it."
"When will Jiang Tian arrive?" The wind was cold outside the carriage, howling. Empress Dowager Xiao sat inside the carriage, holding a small charcoal stove in her hands.
She didn't even close the car curtains.
"Empress Dowager, Jiang Tian... Jiang Tian has spoken." The group stammered.
"He said...he said..."
He said…
After talking for a long time without getting to the bottom of it, Empress Dowager Xiao was furious: "What did Jiang Tian say? Look how scared you all are, you good-for-nothings."
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. We do not know whether we should speak or not."
"Speak, and I will pardon you."
Only after hearing that Empress Dowager Xiao would pardon them did the cavalrymen dare to slowly raise their heads.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Tian said he wants you to go to his place to greet him and also wants you to offer him a toast."
Empress Dowager Xiao was furious upon hearing this.
"Jiang Tian, this bastard has gone too far."
"I have already given him a great deal of face by going out of the city to greet him, yet he still dares to push his luck and want me to go out of the city to greet him."
"Guards, move the carriage back to the palace!" Empress Dowager Xiao roared. "He wants me to toast him? He should take a good look at himself in the mirror. What right does he have to make me toast him?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Jiang Tian said that if the Empress Dowager doesn't comply with his demands..."
"What can he do? Do you think I'm afraid of them? If he wants to fight me, hundreds of thousands of my Liao soldiers are waiting for him."
"Your Majesty, Jiang Tian said that if you do not offer him a toast, he will surely massacre the entire city once he enters it."
"Your Majesty, we have no need to associate with them..."
Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned upon hearing this.
Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials standing nearby immediately tensed up.
They all stood in front of Empress Xiao's carriage, loudly trying to dissuade her.
"Since the Empress Dowager has already come out of the city to greet us, we should not rush back."
"Your Majesty, there is an old saying that goes, 'He who travels a hundred li is only halfway there at ninety.' If Your Majesty goes back now, all your previous efforts will be in vain."
"Your Majesty, judging from Jiang Tian's tone, this guy is capable of anything. The Northern King has already been beaten so badly, there's no need for us to take this risk."
"Your Majesty, please reconsider. Do not put yourselves in danger by beating us out of a moment of anger."
These civil and military officials all pleaded earnestly.
Xiao Yanyan's anger quickly subsided.
The cavalrymen continued, "Your Majesty, Jiang Tian is waiting for you there. He said a couple of days ago that if Your Majesty did not arrive within an hour, he would launch an attack on the city."
Upon hearing this, both civil and military officials immediately offered their advice.
"Empress Dowager, have you forgotten the Xiongnu?"
"The Xiongnu capital has been destroyed, the sacred site for worshipping Heaven has been destroyed... Your Majesty, the people of the Great Xia Dynasty value flexibility and adaptability. There's no need for us to fuss over such a trivial matter..."
Empress Dowager Xiao was furious when she saw the civil and military officials blocking her way.
"Look at you civil and military officials! You are the backbone of our Great Liao Dynasty. Now look at your knees, are they still there?"
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