Chapter 782 Those who are not of my kind must have different hearts
Song Jinxiu's expression didn't change, but he almost cursed in his heart.
He could tell that Hu Yanmin wanted him to rescue Xiahou Ling, but what he had just said was undoubtedly a trap for him.
Song Jinxiu had betrayed Xiahou Ling in order to stand here. This time, he almost broke off relations with Xiahou Ling and sold the entire National Master's Mansion to Ji Rongqing and others.
With Xiahou Ling's power in Beiling, if he fails to completely crush the National Master's Mansion this time and give him a chance to turn things around, the first thing Xiahou Ling will do when he comes out will definitely be to take revenge on him. How could Song Jinxiu be willing to speak for Xiahou Ling?
However, Hu Yanmin's words just now contained a warning.
If he did not follow Hu Yanmin's words to rescue Xiahou Ling, it would be tantamount to agreeing with the previous words "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts."
He and Xiahou Ling are both not from Beiling. If Xiahou Ling is convicted, how can he be any better off?
Just the sentence "You are not of my kind" is enough to cut off all his ways to climb up.
Hu Yanmin held him up and forced him to speak.
Song Jinxiu subconsciously looked up at Wu Ya and the others, hoping that the people from the Princess's Mansion would help him out. However, Wu Ya and Ji Rongqing, who had said they would cooperate with him earlier, just stood there in silence. Even the elders of the Zong Yu tribe seemed to be laughing at him.
People from other departments also watched coldly.
Hu Yanmin: "Mr. Song?"
Song Jinxiu pursed his lips tightly, his expression growing colder. "King Khan is right. Although the Imperial Preceptor isn't from Beiling, he's fought bravely for Beiling and made contributions. We can't judge him guilty simply because of his origin. Otherwise, wouldn't someone like Prince Consort Ji, who is loyal to Beiling but has a limited status, be innocent?"
"Besides, Beiling is not the only province of talented people in the world. Most of the great scholars and academicians belong to the Wei Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty. If the Khan wants to lead Beiling to further development, he will definitely need these talents in the future."
"If today's gossip gets out, and Beiling is unwilling to accept us sincerely because of our background, how will those ambitious people dare to join Beiling and serve the Khan in the future? If we continue like this, we will only lose the big picture for the sake of the small."
Hu Yanmin's expression relaxed a bit after hearing this: "What you said makes sense..."
"What's the point?!"
The elder of the Zongyu tribe sneered before Hu Yanmin, the leader, finished speaking: "I think he is just talking nonsense!"
"My men of Beiling are born brave and valiant. Wherever our cavalry marches, no one dares to disobey. Those tactics of winning people's hearts are only used by the useless Wei and Southern Qi dynasties. When did the Khan learn from them?"
"What does human nature mean? As long as we subdue and frighten them, they will naturally learn to obey Beiling. Or will the Khan become soft-hearted after sitting in the royal court for too long and forget what makes Beiling so powerful and intimidating?"
"As for this Lord Song..."
The elder turned his head and looked at Song Jinxiu, his face full of mockery.
"If the Wei Dynasty were truly that powerful, you wouldn't have fled to Beiling like a stray dog. If the so-called knowledgeable people you speak of are useless people like you, frequently betraying their masters and being ungrateful, it would be best for the Khan to use you less, lest you be sold out one day without knowing it."
"In the entire Wei Dynasty, there is only one person as talented as Wei Taizu Xie Huanling. The current Wei Emperor can barely be considered half as talented. The others..."
Oh!
A sneer came out of Elder Zong Yu's mouth, almost stepping on Song Jinxiu's face and discrediting his previous words.
Everyone else in the hall couldn't help but sneer. Even the people from the Zongyan tribe behind Huyan Min had contempt on their faces when they looked at Song Jinxiu.
Although Beiling and Dawei are old enemies, ungrateful people will be disliked wherever they are.
Song Jinxiu had already betrayed his motherland. When he was being hunted by the people of the Wei Dynasty, he was brought back to Beiling by Xiahou Ling, who gave him the opportunity to appear before the Khan and turn him from a despised stray dog into a new noble of Beiling.
However, as soon as he gained power, he turned against his benefactor and betrayed Xiahou Ling, stabbed the Imperial Master's Mansion in the back, and even colluded with his former mortal enemy Ji Rongqing to persecute his "benefactor".
Such a shameless villain would be despised and scorned even in Beiling, where people don't attach much importance to rules.
What's more, no one in the palace looked down on him. The undisguised mocking laughter made Song Jinxiu's face turn pale, while Ji Rongqing and Wu Ya watched his joke with cold eyes.
Song Jinxiu frowned, and spoke indifferently as he tightened his knuckles in his sleeves.
"Elder Mo is right. I'm naturally inferior to Wei Taizu. After all, someone like him moved the border of the Wei Dynasty to the foot of the Moling Mountain, forcing more than ten tribes in Beiling to give up their ancestral lands and hide outside the northern border for years, not daring to cross the border even once. There may not be another one in hundreds of years. How can I dare to compare with him?"
"How outrageous!"
"Shut up!"
"Song Jinxiu, you're looking for death!!"
Song Jinxiu's words seemed to stir up a hornet's nest, and those people from Beiling who had originally looked down on him instantly became furious.
Emperor Taizu of Wei was a military genius in his time, and with countless powerful soldiers and generals under his command, he led his troops to conquer and drive the various tribes of Beiling all the way to the north of Moling Mountain.
Mount Moling was originally the sacred mountain of Beiling, where the various tribes of Beiling worshipped and buried their ancestors. However, when Emperor Taizu of Wei was alive, Mount Moling fell into the hands of the Wei Dynasty for more than ten years. Even the current Beiling Imperial City is under the jurisdiction of the Wei Dynasty.
The tribes of Beiling were forced to move to the barren land north of Mount Moling. During the years when Wei Taizu was in power, they were always under his shadow and dared not cross the border.
It was not until the death of Emperor Taizu of Wei and his son succeeded to the throne that the aristocratic families of the Wei Dynasty became powerful and the imperial power declined, and Beiling had a chance to breathe.
Later, the crown prince who had some potential as a wise ruler was framed and killed. The former emperor of the Wei Dynasty was mediocre and could not suppress the people of the aristocratic families. The national strength of the Wei Dynasty declined rapidly. Beiling took advantage of the chaos to fight with the Wei Dynasty and regained all the lost territories, forcing the Wei Dynasty to retreat behind Luoyan Pass.
After the last emperor of the Wei Dynasty came to power, the Wei Dynasty became even more decadent. The powerful aristocratic families relied heavily on civil officials, and the military generals were suppressed in every way. The threat of the Wei Dynasty to Beiling was completely gone.
If the Zhen'an Army had not been stationed at Luoyan Pass, Beiling's army would have marched south and razed the Wei capital.
Compared with the Wei Dynasty, Beiling is now already the stronger party, and is full of disdain when mentioning the Wei Dynasty. However, Song Jinxiu's words tore open their past scars and bloody exposed the humiliation that they did not want to mention.
Not to mention the elders of each department, even Hu Yanmin, who took action, had a face full of cold anger.
"Song Jinxiu, how dare you! Are you mocking the various tribes of Beiling?!"
"I dare not."
Song Jinxiu bowed and said, "I have no intention of being presumptuous. It is just that it is unfair for Elder Mo to compare Wei Taizu with others."
"Let alone the entire Wei Dynasty, even Beiling, Southern Qi, and even all the other kingdoms combined, over the past hundred years, has there ever been another Wei Taizu?"
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