Chapter 783: Kick someone when they are down
Song Jinxiu's voice was calm, and he never backed down even when facing the angry crowd around him.
Although the others looked unhappy when they heard what he said, they could not refute it.
Song Jinxiu said, "We are indeed not as good as Wei Taizu, nor as good as those soldiers who fought on the battlefield and conquered all corners of the country for Beiling, but in terms of loyalty to Beiling, we are not inferior to anyone."
"Besides, do you all think that conquering the world can be achieved by brute force alone? Without brains and capable people, how can we hold on to the world even if we conquer it?"
"Just as Emperor Taizu of Wei was so dazzling when he was alive, after he passed away, didn't the Wei Dynasty still decline to this extent?"
Song Jinxiu's words made the people from Beiling around him look better and their anger subsided a little before he continued.
"Also, I don't agree with what Elder Mo just said. The people of Beiling may be invincible on the battlefield, but they may not be superior to the people of Wei Dynasty and Southern Qi in other aspects."
"I've heard that when the old Khan suddenly passed away, a traitor broke into the imperial city. Shi Yulin of Southern Qi single-handedly caused chaos in Beiling, stirring up internecine violence among the various tribes. Even the Wanhu tribe was nearly destroyed by him. Have the Khan and the elders forgotten?"
The expressions of the people around them changed, and the people from the Wanhu tribe looked even a little stiff.
Song Jinxiu said, "Though the men of Wei and Southern Qi are certainly not as brave as those of Beiling, the things we have learned since childhood are also things that the rough and untamed people of Beiling have never experienced."
"Those people, like Shi Yulin, the Emperor of Wei, and even those cunning and scheming veteran ministers of the Wei Dynasty, are all superior to you in government affairs and strategy. If you truly believed that no one cared about those political schemes and tactics, how could you have repeatedly suffered at their hands? And the Khan would certainly not have reused Prince Consort Ji, who was also of Wei descent."
After he finished speaking, he looked up at the people from Zong Yu's tribe.
"Princess Wuya and the Zongyu tribe all follow Prince Consort Ji's orders without hesitation. You can't really treat him differently just because he married the princess and entered Beiling as his wife-in-law. Ultimately, isn't it because he can help you gain benefits..."
“Bang!”
Before Song Jinxiu could finish his words, a whip flew in the air and swung towards his face.
Song Jinxiu only had time to throw his hands in front of his face, ducking his head to avoid the blow. The whip landed squarely on his arm, instantly ripping his clothes apart. He gasped in pain. Wu Ya's face was icy as she gripped the whip. "Who the hell do you think you are? You dare to bring up the Prince Consort?!"
Song Jinxiu looked at her and said, "I'm indeed nothing, but right now, we're still in the court, the Khan is here, and the elders haven't spoken yet, yet the princess is just attacking others. Are you the only one who can speak, or are the people of the Zong Yu tribe the only ones who can make decisions in this entire court?"
Wu Ya was furious at what he said and waved her hand, wanting to hit him again.
But before he could do anything, he was stopped by Hu Yanmin.
"Wu Ya!" Hu Yanmin shouted, "Stop her!"
The guard in the hall stepped forward and directly stopped Wu Ya who was about to take action. The elder of the Zongyan tribe next to him also frowned.
"Princess Wuya, this is the royal court, not your princess residence. The Khan hasn't spoken yet, so how can you attack others?"
Wu Ya grabbed the whip and said coldly, "He humiliated my son-in-law, I was just teaching him a lesson!"
Song Jinxiu covered his arm and looked at her: "I'm just discussing the matter at hand, why is there any humiliation?"
"Prince Consort Ji is from the Wei Dynasty, just like me. The princess loves him dearly. Everyone in the imperial city knows that the princess's residence and the entire Zong Yu tribe obey his orders. Is there anything wrong with me praising the Khan for using him?"
"you!!"
Wu Ya glared at him and tried to step forward, but someone suddenly grabbed her wrist.
When she turned around, she met Ji Rongqing's calm eyes.
"Princess."
Ji Rongqing called out softly, and that cold voice instantly calmed Wu Ya. He pinched her wrist to signal her not to get angry, then took a half step forward and said softly:
"It is my honor to be valued by the Khan. As for the affairs of the Princess's Mansion and the Zong Yu Tribe, it is naturally up to the Princess and the Khan to decide."
"Lord Song and I are different. You served as an official in the Wei Dynasty, so you are naturally familiar with the methods of the Wei people and know how to manipulate people's hearts. However, I had never been involved in officialdom before coming to the Imperial City."
"Although I have some talent, I am more self-aware. If I hadn't won the princess's favor, I wouldn't be where I am today."
"But Lord Song, in his early years in the Wei Dynasty, was a young talent and was renowned in the capital of the Wei Dynasty. Now, although he has left his motherland, he is still valued by the Imperial Master and even caught the eye of the Khan. Who can match his skills?"
Ji Rongqing's ridicule was no less than Song Jinxiu's, and the sentence "the young talent is famous in the capital of Wei Dynasty" was even more humiliating.
After he finished speaking, he ignored Song Jinxiu who had a grim expression on his face, and looked directly at Hu Yanmin who was sitting above him.
"Today's court meeting is to discuss how to punish the Imperial Master for his previous actions, and to quickly select a commander to lead the army."
"I know the Khan values the Imperial Preceptor and doesn't want to discourage his loyal subjects, but if the Imperial Preceptor's actions aren't severely punished, everyone will follow suit."
"At that time, they will be able to make decisions on important military matters without reporting back, and they will be able to form alliances with other countries without informing the Khan. Then, what authority will the royal court have to intimidate the other tribes?"
Ji Rongqing hit the nail on the head:
"Each tribe governs itself independently, and the royal court is as useless as a mere formality. Is this what the Khan wants to see?"
He naturally didn't want to see the change in Huyan Min's expression.
Beiling was originally a nomadic people, and the places where the tribes lived were very far apart. In the early years, when the tribes were independent of each other, no one was willing to submit to the other. Later, the three major tribes joined forces to suppress the other small tribes and established the current royal court.
There are too many factors causing instability among the tribes in Beiling, and the royal court does not have enough power to control them.
If they really return to the previous state of each ruling their own territories, then the royal court will be meaningless. What is the significance of him being the Khan of Beiling?
Although Hu Yanmin was unwilling to severely punish Xiahou Ling, the premise was that this matter would not harm his interests.
Once injured, he would naturally choose to abandon Xiahou Ling without hesitation.
"Your Highness is right. A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. The Imperial Preceptor's actions were indeed inappropriate and nearly caused a disaster. From this day forward, the Imperial Preceptor's seal will be taken away, and his right to comment on politics will be stripped away. His soldiers will be temporarily taken into the royal court until his confinement is over."
Wu Ya said in a deep voice, "Is that all? The Khan is truly protecting Xia Hou Ling."
"Wuya!"
Hu Yanmin looked at her with warning.
Ji Rongqing stopped Wu Ya from speaking and said calmly, "No one dares to question the punishment set by the Khan. However, the Imperial Preceptor made a serious mistake in the march and battle. So, shouldn't the people from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion interfere in the subsequent attack on Wei?"
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