Chapter 923 Rebellion
Chunsheng's eyes changed: "But the princess treats you..."
He had followed his master all the way out of the Wei Dynasty, and he had witnessed Princess Wuya's affection for his master with his own eyes. He heard that just now the princess took the weapons of the Zong Yu tribe to exchange for food with the people of the Wan Hu tribe, just because the master didn't like meat. With such deep affection, how could the princess possibly doubt her master?
Chunsheng said hesitantly, "Master, the Great Wei is currently strong, and Beiling is already at a disadvantage. Zong Yu's tribe suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, and the princess already has no one to support her. If we leave, Princess Wuya will probably find it difficult to gain a foothold in the royal court."
Beiling suffered a crushing defeat in the previous battle of Luoyan Pass, and most of its foundation was destroyed there. They took advantage of the chaos to escape with some people, and put all the blame on Xiahou Ling, saying that it was because Xiahou Ling was too ambitious and the intelligence was wrong, and because the personal hatred between him and Shi Changan clouded his mind, he fell into the trap of the Wei Dynasty.
At that time, the people in the royal court were furious and would not listen to their reasons at all. If it were not for Princess Wuya leading the remaining troops of Zong Yu's tribe to protect them, and if it were not for the time when Emperor Wei led his troops to the grassland, they would have tried to persuade the thirteen scattered tribes to stop ginseng. I am afraid that their master would have been killed by the people of the royal court to vent their anger.
But even so, Chunsheng could feel the changes in the attitude of those people in the royal court towards their master and servant. Even the attitude of the people in the Zong Yu tribe was not as good as before. It was Princess Wuya who always stood in front of her master, blocking all suspicion, malice and disturbances against him for him, and also took on great pressure to protect his princess mansion.
If the master leaves at this time, and problems arise with the Thirteen Tribes again, Princess Wuya will surely become the target of public criticism.
Those people in the royal court and Hu Yanmin will not let her go.
Lu Zhinian paused when he heard this and looked at him coldly: "So what?"
He had been using Wu Ya from the beginning to the end. She was just a chess piece for him to gain a foothold in Beiling.
When Beiling was strong, she could be a stepping stone for him to gain power and help him fight for everything he wanted. Naturally, he would be gentle and submissive to her. But now that most of Beiling has been destroyed, Wu Ya is no longer useful to him. How could he care about the life and death of a chess piece?
Lu Zhinian's face was exceptionally cold. "I originally thought she was obedient enough to utilize the remaining forces of the Beiling Royal Court and the Thirteen Scattered Tribes, and perhaps there was still a chance to challenge the Great Wei. However, Hu Yanmin is as stupid as a pig. Knowing that the Great Wei was closing in on the city, he still wanted to eliminate the Thirteen Scattered Tribes. Although Wu Ya didn't attack me, she clearly believed Hu Yanmin's words and became suspicious of me, and even wanted to avoid fighting."
The people of the Thirteen Tribes are not stupid. Hu Baoxian is extremely shrewd. Before, he relied on the saying "lips and teeth are cold" and promised huge profits to persuade them to take action. Now Hu Yanmin wants to stab them in the back. I am afraid that the people of the Thirteen Tribes will immediately turn against him as soon as he takes action.
Moreover, Wu Ya had lost her fighting spirit and wanted to retreat with the people of Zong Yu's tribe, so she was no longer useful to him.
What he wanted was to fight against Xiao Yan and the Great Wei, and to make them restless even if rivers of blood flowed, instead of hiding in a corner on the grassland and avoiding the world.
"We can no longer win over the Thirteen Scattered Tribes. If we don't leave, we will be buried with the people of the Beiling Royal Court."
"But……"
"No buts!"
Lu Zhinian's eyes were cold and stern. "Lu Jiuan has fallen into the hands of the Wei Emperor and his men. Since they can use him and Ming Ke to set up a trap, they naturally know my identity. In Wuya's eyes, I am Ji Rongqing, the savior of her and Queen Beiling. But if she knew that I had deceived her from beginning to end, do you think she would still keep me?"
"Song Mo, you've overstepped your bounds."
Song Mo was shocked, and suddenly remembered that his master's identity was fake from the beginning to the end. Princess Wu Ya loved her master and was devoted to him, but she loved Ji Rongqing, the gentle and elegant young man who saved her and was devoted to her, not the third son of the Lu family who faked his death and escaped from the Wei Dynasty and was covered in filth.
She might be able to tolerate her master having Wei blood, but would she tolerate someone who had deceived and used her from the very beginning?
Song Mo lowered his head suddenly and knelt on the ground: "I was wrong, Master."
Lu Zhinian lowered his eyes and looked at him. "Since Wu Ya is suspicious of me, Hu Yanmin and the others will definitely be wary of me. Find a way to avoid Hu Baoxian's men and send a message to the other Thirteen Scattered Divisions. Let them cause chaos among themselves, and then we can find a chance to leave."
The Wei army was pressing forward step by step. There had even been spies sneaking into the camp before. There was now a sentry every three steps and a sentry every five steps in the Beiling camp. In addition, Hu Yanmin and his men had been ordering people to keep a close eye on him. If he couldn't find a way to cause them to panic first, there was no way he could leave safely.
And if he wants to leave, he must leave quietly, otherwise the people of Beiling will not let him go, and the people of Wei will not let him go either.
Hu Baoxian is a shrewd person who acts cautiously, and he may not do anything to Hu Yanmin. However, apart from him, there are many brainless people in the Thirteen Scattered Tribes. As long as he instigates them to create rifts with Hu Yanmin and let the two sides fight, then naturally no one will have the time to deal with them.
Song Mo's heart tightened when he heard his master's words. He knew what would happen to Beiling and Wu Ya once the news was leaked.
But he didn't say anything in the end, just lowered his head and replied:
"Yes, Master."
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On the third day after Xiao Yan was injured, Gu Helian secretly made an appointment with Hu Baoxian. The two talked for a long time, but Hu Baoxian did not give Gu Helian a clear answer until they left. After that, Gu Helian met Hu Baoxian three more times in a row, persuading him each time and promising him huge benefits. Although Hu Baoxian was shaken, he was still hesitant.
Until the wounds on Xiao Yan's body began to scab over, Xiao Zheng and the others thought that Gu Helian would end in failure. They were ready to confront the Beiling people head-on, but they did not expect that the people from the Thirteen Scattered Tribes would suddenly rebel.
"What did you say?" Xiao Yan sat up straight and looked at Mu Feng. "Why would the Thirteen Scattered Tribes fight with the Beiling Royal Court?"
Xiao Zheng was also stunned. "Yeah, didn't they say before that Hu Baoxian refused to agree to Patriarch Gu's conditions and was unwilling to bring them back to surrender to Wei? Why did they start fighting among themselves?"
Mu Feng said respectfully, "It's because of the Khan of Beiling."
He whispered that Hu Yanmin wanted to use the Thirteen Scattered Tribes to cut off the connection between Wei and Luoyan Pass, and secretly attacked the Thirteen Scattered Tribes to weaken their military strength.
"Originally, this matter was nothing. Although Hu Yanmin had this idea, he hadn't had the chance to act. But somehow, the news suddenly spread to the Thirteen Scattered Tribes. They started to make a fuss and went to question Hu Yanmin. Hu Yanmin was afraid that the news would spread and cause unrest among the Thirteen Scattered Tribes, so he wanted to silence him. As a result, the matter became a big deal."
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