On the eighth day of the seventh month of the first year of Daxia, the war between Daxia and Liao had ended more than twenty days ago.
There seemed to be a layer of dark clouds covering the sky of the Liao Dynasty. The officials of the Liao Dynasty were at a loss, and the people of the Liao Dynasty were in a panic.
The Great Xia Army Cavalry Corps, led by Tuoba Feng, was still hunting down the remnants of the Thunder Army on Liao Dynasty territory.
The former Liao Dynasty royal family and central officials were still imprisoned in the palace, and Ning Yuchun, the governor of the Far North Road appointed by the Emperor of Daxia, was still on his way to Dading Prefecture. This vast territory became ownerless.
But there is no chaos.
Both the people and local governments were watching and waiting in fear, and no riots broke out anywhere.
Dading Prefecture, Changming Palace.
The second prince Yelushu looked at He Sandao with a sad face:
"Brother Sandao, didn't you say that the Great Xia Emperor would give me the position of Governor? But look at this appointment document... Who is Ning Yuchun?"
He Sandao sat across from Yelu Shu and said, "Brother Shu, what you said is wrong. I am only the commander of the army in Daxia... There are more than a dozen commanders like me in Daxia!"
"You've seen a lot these days. Do you think a military commander like me can influence the Emperor's appointment of ministers? Besides, I told you at the time that His Majesty might use Liao people to rule Liao, but I'm not a worm in His Majesty's stomach. How could I know that His Majesty didn't want to use Liao people to rule Liao?"
"Brother Shu, it's important for people to know their own limitations. Look at how miserable your brother, the Crown Prince, is, still imprisoned in a dark dungeon. And then look at your fifth brother, who's also been crammed into a cell with an arm missing. In the entire Liao Dynasty royal family, you're the only one who's free and active outside..."
He Sandao leaned over and stared at Yelu Shu, "Brother Shu, if I hadn't spoken well of you in front of Marshal Bai Yulian... don't forget your status. You are the prince of a fallen nation, and you deserve to be executed!"
Yelu Shu shuddered, and immediately threw away his dream of becoming a governor. Then he realized - yes, I am the prince of a fallen country, there is no way the Emperor of Daxia would let me live.
"Brother Sandao, please, for the sake of my loyalty to Daxia, please save me!"
He Sandao stood up, walked over to Yelu Shu and patted him on the shoulder. "Your Majesty and the Daxia Central Committee haven't issued any punishment documents against you yet. I think there's still hope. It depends on whether you are willing to give up."
His own life was at stake, and even though Yelu Shu knew that this was a case of abandoning the donkey after it had served its purpose, he had no other choice.
In his eyes, He Sandao became his life-saving straw.
"I'm willing to give it up, as long as Brother Sandao can save my life, you say!"
"Human life is at stake, so I won't be polite to Brother Shu... The central government of Daxia is like this, and it is mainly under the charge of the three prime ministers of the three provinces. Our emperor is playful and doesn't like to care about these trivial matters, so your life is in the hands of these three prime ministers."
"This Prime Minister is also a human being, right? He has a large family and a large business, so he must need a lot of money to maintain it... But the salary offered by our emperor is not too high, you understand what I mean?"
Yelu Shu slurped like a chicken, "I understand, I understand. Silver... I have three million taels of silver hidden in my house. I'll take Brother Sandao to get it right away. I only ask Brother Sandao... No, Brother Sandao, can you speak in front of the Prime Minister?"
He Sandao grinned, "Someone come...!"
Tang Qianjun and Zhao Lizhu ran in. "Take Brother Shu to his house, but don't raid Brother Shu's house. After you take the three million taels of silver, return it to the national treasury immediately!"
This… Tang Qianjun glared and was about to speak, but He Sandao winked at him, “Hurry up and do it, it might be too late if you’re late! I’ll explain this to you later, go quickly!”
Yelu Shu was in a terrible state. "Brother Sandao...you, you are clearly trying to trick me!"
"Brother Shu, I'm also trying to save myself. Don't worry, you won't die. Losing money will ward off disaster." He Sandao's expression suddenly changed as he said this. He stared at Yelu Shu and asked ferociously, "Are you my brother?"
Yelu Shu was shocked. Am I your brother?
Is this how you betray your brothers?
"As brothers, we should share happiness and hardships! Now you are in trouble, I am willing to share the trouble with you, don't you? Don't mention this to anyone, understand? Otherwise, you don't regard me, He Sandao, as a brother! Then we will be at the same table!"
He Sandao swung his sword, chopping off a corner of the table with a snap. "Do you understand?"
“I, I understand…!”
This has to be understood even if you don't understand it. Facing this idiot, Yelu Shu has no doubt that He Sandao dares to chop off his head.
Zhao Lizhu took Yelu Shu away. Tang Qianjun then looked at He Sandao and asked, "What happened? Did the money division incident come to light?"
He Sandao took a deep breath and said, "I don't think Old Man Cui can help us keep it a secret. He is the confidant of His Majesty, Tianji Pavilion. He will definitely tell His Majesty."
"You said that if His Majesty knew that we stole the silver..."
Tang Qianjun quickly waved his hands, "Don't talk nonsense, it was you who stole the money, don't drag me into this!"
"Well, you're the Chief of Staff. How can you get away with this? So I've been thinking about it these days. This eyelid twitching is not a good thing. I have to patch this hole up."
"There's no way I can get back the silver I gave my brothers. Otherwise, I'd be slapping myself in the face. That's why I'm targeting the Second Prince today. Hehe, as long as I make up for the deficit and add an extra one million taels, His Majesty won't blame me anymore."
What could Tang Qianjun say?
Did He Sandao do something wrong?
He had promised all the soldiers before the battle, and since the city was defended, he had to keep his promise, so he was right.
But misappropriating money from the national treasury is a big taboo in the army. He violated the military criminal law, so he was wrong again.
What he is doing now is considered as plundering, which is also a taboo in the military, so this guy is not someone who can live in peace!
"Don't you always say that we are all small landlords? Why are you so afraid of him?"
He Sandao smiled awkwardly, "His landlord... is much bigger than mine, after all. Xiao Tang... I think the Liao Dynasty royal family has a few princesses who are quite good. Would you consider taking them as concubines?"
"Get lost!" Tang Qianjun suddenly laughed. "Hey, Commander, since you've taken a fancy to me, why don't you take two of them in as concubines?"
He Sandao licked his lips. "I do want to, but... I have a tiger at home, but I'm not lucky enough to enjoy it. Forget it, that guy Ning Yuchun should be here by now? Where's the emperor?"
"Ning Yuchun will arrive tomorrow. The Emperor... The Emperor is visiting Xixia."
"What's fun in Xixia?"
"I don't know, but the Ministry of National Defense has issued an order that our Marines must withdraw tomorrow."
He Sandao's eyes lit up, "Hahahaha, okay, okay, run away!"
"Oh, take some people with you later and raid the Fifth Prince's residence! Take this part away!"
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