In the Black Water Tribe.
Everyone has come out. They have all heard Pei Yun’s words. Some of them have lost their sons, some have lost their fathers, and some have lost their husbands.
Each of them hated Jing Chao so much that if the great chief had not given the order, they would have rushed forward and fought to the death the first time they saw the delegation.
But now Pei Yun’s words made them reflect.
Pei Yun glanced at the angry or confused faces of the southern barbarians, and said in a slow voice, "When will the cycle of revenge end?"
Hu Lei Ze's clenched fists were shaking slightly, and the scar on his face was trembling, making him look a little ferocious. He said in a deep voice: "You are talking nonsense! When have you Jingchao people ever treated us as human beings?"
"All kinds of extortionate taxes and levies keep popping up, squeezing us all the time. Even going into the mountains to hunt requires paying heavy taxes!"
“So I’m here to change all that.”
Pei Yun took out a bright yellow scroll from his bosom. "This is the imperial court's amnesty order. The Nanman tribes that participated in the Yizhou War will be pardoned. At the same time, border markets will be built, and silk, cloth, grain, medicinal materials, salt and iron can all be traded fairly."
"From now on, you only need to pay commercial taxes for trade, and no other taxes."
As soon as these words were spoken, the people of the Black Water Tribe fell silent again, with a look of disbelief on everyone's face.
Only pay business taxes and no other taxes?
Moreover, the things being traded were all what they needed, especially necessities such as silk and cloth. For a moment, the people of the Blackwater Tribe began to breathe heavily.
Hu Lei Ze was speechless.
After a long while, he said, "If it is true as you said, then I think the chief will put aside his hatred for you and trade with Jing Dynasty. Let's talk about everything after the chief arrives."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Soon, a barbarian soldier brought a slaughtered sheep and said, "This is what the chief gave to you."
Pei Yun smiled. It seemed that Hu Lei Ze had indeed listened to what he said. He probably didn't want to see any more deaths in the tribe.
Pei Yun asked Chang Wei and others to take out the instant noodles from the tent and distribute them to the people of the Black Water Tribe, one pack per person. If there were not enough, he would buy more.
After the people of the Black Water Tribe got the instant noodles, they couldn't wait to make them.
Pei Yun ordered people to roast the sheep and sprinkle seasonings on them. Immediately, the aroma of roasted sheep spread out, and the people of the Black Water Tribe were stunned when they smelled it.
The lamb they roast isn't as delicious as this.
Lu Jingxuan felt mixed emotions. When he saw Hu Lei Ze smashing the bowl, he thought a fight was about to break out, but Pei Yun talked him out of it with a few words and even sent him a whole lamb.
This made Lu Jingxuan sigh that the prince's mission might not be completed.
Huo Xiao and the others were also in a confused mood. When Hu Lei Ze pointed at them, they were ready to die, but they did not expect that there was no fight.
Pei Yun did not ask them about the Black Soil Tribe, but it is estimated that Pei Yun may have guessed the prince's intention.
This is somewhat embarrassing.
Pei Yun did guess it. The reason why they sent the people who killed the Black Soil Tribe to go on a diplomatic mission with him was self-evident. Wasn't it that they wanted to take advantage of the anger of the Southern Barbarians to get rid of him?
Originally, Pei Yun still had some fantasies about Xiao Cheng. After all, he was Xiao Zhiruo's father, and he didn't want to confront him head-on.
But if the other party wants to kill you, the nature of the situation is different.
We can't just sit there and wait for death!
But the other party is a prince, and he is just a small captain. It is definitely not possible to fight openly, and he also has to consider Xiao Zhiruo's feelings.
After thinking about it, Pei Yun felt that he could win over Lu Jingxuan, Huo Xiao and others. Especially Lu Jingxuan, he was Xiao Cheng's confidant, so he should be aware of many things Xiao Cheng did.
If he were to report the crime, he would have evidence. However, he was not sure whether he would be implicated after the report, since he was Xiao Cheng's son-in-law after all.
Once the case is brought to a head, he won't be able to escape.
Pei Yun felt a little headache. He once again felt that Xiao Cheng was insidious and had forced him into this. He also blamed himself for not being able to resist his beauty.
But who could have thought that Xiao Cheng would rebel? He could only take things one step at a time and first settle the mission to the Southern Barbarians. After making a contribution, he would see if he could use this merit to save his life.
If it really doesn't work and he really has to be punished collectively, then he will have no choice but to rebel.
Thinking of this, Pei Yun felt depressed again. Xiao Cheng rebelled, and he sued him, but he would be forced to rebel again. He might as well follow Xiao Cheng in rebellion.
But he couldn't swallow the fact that Xiao Cheng wanted to harm him.
Otherwise, he could let Qingqiu carry out the assassination. However, as soon as this idea came to his mind, Pei Yun rejected it. The prince is not so easy to assassinate, and he was unwilling to let Leng Qingqiu take the risk.
Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. I’ll talk about it when it really comes to that.
He cut off a piece of mutton with a knife and handed it to Leng Qingqiu, then cut off another piece of mutton and gave it to Lu Jingxuan. Pei Yun smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, you should know about the Black Soil Tribe."
Lu Jingxuan's expression froze. Just as he was about to deny it, Pei Yun said, "I know you were just following orders. I don't blame you. I guess you also know my true identity..."
As Pei Yun spoke, he touched Lu Jingxuan with the electric baton at lightning speed, shocking him directly.
Lu Jingxuan's body trembled violently, and the internal energy in his dantian began to circulate, but the current was too strong, and the internal energy could not be gathered at all. He fell to the ground and twitched continuously.
"Today I will only teach you a little lesson, so that you can see my immortal skills. If you dare to have evil intentions again, you will not be able to die even if you have ten lives!"
Pei Yun put away the electric baton, stood up and went back to the tent.
Lu Jingxuan was covered in smoke and had a look of horror on his face. He was a swordsman in his early years, but because he had offended his enemies, he changed his identity and became Xiao Cheng's aide, but his martial arts skills were not abandoned.
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