Chapter 624: King Yannan (Part 1)
The moon and stars are sparse.
In the dim room, the faint candlelight revealed two figures, one standing and one sitting, and the atmosphere was tense.
The man standing there was dressed in official attire and looked to be in his thirties. He had a frown on his face and looked troubled.
The man sitting there was older, with a strong build and a square face that looked intimidating without even showing any anger.
All his armor and weapons had been confiscated, leaving him unarmed. However, even so, it could not conceal his fierce spirit.
That is the murderous aura that only those who have fought bloody battles on the battlefield can have!
He closed his eyes, as if it was dirty to even look at that person for one more second.
The official-dressed man paced back and forth for a few steps, unable to bear it any longer, and advised earnestly, "General! Why are you doing this? In this situation, you have no way up to heaven or down to earth. If you still refuse to agree, then, even I can't help you!"
"Help me?" King Nan of Yan opened his eyes and snorted coldly, "Even if I, Li Huaiqing, die, I will never commit treason! You are so ungrateful that in order to survive, you not only let the Southern Hu people into the city, but also helped them forge letters in an attempt to lure the generals of the neighboring border cities to kill them. How hateful! Do you think that all the people in the world are as afraid of death as you are!?"
The other party was so embarrassed by the scolding that he turned red and felt very annoyed. Li Xia was also annoyed.
"If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink the wine for punishment! Li Huaiqing! You really take people's kindness for granted! If we hadn't persuaded you these past few days, do you think those people from Nanhu would have let you off easily?"
"Really?" King Yan Nan raised his head. "Then I will wait here until they chop off my head and hang it on the city gate!"
"you!"
The man was angry, but also cowardly.
How dare they actually do that?
Who is King Nan of Yan?
He guarded the southwest for more than ten years, made great military achievements and became famous throughout the world!
If you really dare to kill him, it will immediately cause an uproar!
At that time, the imperial court will definitely send troops to engage in direct battle with the Southern Hu!
The Southern Hu are not as strong as them and will definitely pay a heavy price.
All their actions this time were carried out in secret, in order to achieve the greatest results with the lowest cost.
As long as King Yannan is willing to cooperate, they can capture several cities without any effort.
But I didn't expect that his bones were so hard!
"That's all! I have nothing to say, you can do whatever you want!"
Bang!
The man slammed the door in frustration.
King Yannan glanced out through the crack in the door and vaguely saw white cloth hanging all over the yard, as well as sporadic crying sounds.
The small noise in the room was easily covered up and no one noticed.
King Yannan withdrew his gaze and his brows gradually frowned.
He is naturally not afraid of death, but if he is kept locked up here, big problems will definitely arise.
These Southern Hu people are extremely cunning, and this time they are obviously well prepared. If the message cannot be delivered in time, the southwest will be in danger!
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and made a window that was not closed tightly open.
King Yannan didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but after a while, he suddenly felt something was wrong and looked over there again.
The originally dark night sky outside the window suddenly turned a strange orange-red color.
This is……
The yard outside suddenly became noisy, with hurried footsteps and chaotic shouts intertwined.
Another team of soldiers came to the door and guarded it tightly.
King Yannan vaguely guessed something and came to the window.
He didn't open the window, but his keen hearing allowed him to determine what had happened.
"Sir! It's bad! There's a fire in the south of the city!"
King Yannan's heart moved.
South of the city?
That's not...
Suddenly, there were the sounds of hurried footsteps.
King Yannan was startled and immediately returned to his previous position and sat down again.
Bang--!
The door was suddenly pushed open, and the person who came in this time was not the previous person, but a tall, middle-aged man wearing a half-round felt hat.
He has a beard, a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and what is even more noticeable is that he has a pair of blue eyes.
——This is the real Nanhu people!
Most of the Nanhu women are beautiful, while the men are strong and sturdy. Blue eyes are their most unique symbol.
King Yannan simply cast a look of disgust and indifference at him, then looked away, his whole body filled with resistance and disgust.
Anger flashed in the eyes of the Nanhu man, but he still endured it.
He pulled over a chair and sat down opposite King Yannan.
"It's better not to let me find out that what happened tonight has anything to do with you." He spoke Chinese very well, and there was an undisguised threat in his tone, "Otherwise, your precious daughter who is far away in the capital will never see her father again."
King Yannan’s face was cold.
"You'd better pray that I can die here, otherwise, you and your soldiers, relatives, friends, wife and children... will just go to hell with you!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the situation became tense!
The man stared at King Yannan and tried his best to suppress the urge to kill him. Instead, the doubts in his heart were dispelled a little.
——Prince Yan Nan has been locked in this room these past few days, unable to communicate with the outside world and unable to do anything. Everything that happened tonight should not have been ordered by him.
But he still chose to stay here and guard it personally.
…
Inside Longcheng, flames shot up into the sky, causing great chaos.
Countless troops were dispatched from the city to put out the fire, but it was a dry winter day, and the northwest wind was extremely strong that night. The flames grew with the wind and spread rapidly, making it difficult to solve the problem.
By the time the last bit of fire was put out, it was already daybreak.
The strong smell of burning fireworks filled the air and the situation was horrific.
Many people came to the street and pointed in the direction where the black smoke was rising.
…
A soldier hurried into the prefect's courtyard, his face full of panic.
"Report!"
King Yan Nan heard the noise and looked up with narrowed eyes.
The man opposite had already stood up and walked to the door, and asked condescendingly,
"How is it going?"
This scene looks really weird.
The kneeling ones were soldiers defending the city, but at this time he was serving a southern barbarian.
——In order to conceal their tracks, these southern barbarians seldom went out, and most matters were left to the previous officials, allowing them to perform their respective duties.
Among them were the generals of the Longcheng garrison.
The man lowered his head guiltily, and because of fear, he couldn't speak clearly.
"Death, death and injury thirty-seven."
But this is not the most important thing. What really scares him is...
What was burned was the food and fodder of the Longcheng garrison!
"The baggage in the warehouse is badly damaged, and the food and fodder are almost all burned!"
The standing man said nothing, just raised his hand.
But the general couldn't stand this invisible oppression and kowtowed violently with a bang!
"I failed to do my job well! Please, please spare my life! Please spare my life!"
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