Chapter 109 Break his legs and send him back to Chongshan City
On the morning of the next day, the gates of Chongshan City, which had been closed for a month, were opened.
An envoy rode out on horseback and went to the Beiyan camp, delivering a box.
Inside was the head of Fei Jianjun, who died with his eyes open.
"The prince said that the assassin who attacked us in the past was this man's own decision. Now that the prince has returned, he will be executed immediately and sent to Beiyan to make amends."
"Apologize?" Chen Mo stood up. "You guys shot arrows in the back and hurt my master. Just handing over a random head is considered an apology?"
"If you really want to make amends, you should send Jiang Shao's head over here."
"General Shen, please calm down." The envoy saw Shen Mo getting angry, but he did not get angry and explained.
"This man is not someone my prince uses to deceive Northern Yan. He is a military supervisor sent by His Majesty, a third-rank official of the imperial court."
"Humph, so what if he's a military supervisor?"
So what if he is the imperial military inspector? Could he be more valuable than Yan Xingchuan's life?
Using his life to exchange for Yan Xingchuan's life without damaging his reputation is really a good plan.
"I will kill you today and then inform the court, saying it was an accident. It has nothing to do with me then."
"If the general is still not satisfied, just kill him." The envoy was calm and fearless.
Since ancient times, there has been a rule that "when two armies are fighting, envoys should not be killed." Even if the people of Northern Yan were extremely angry, they would not kill him.
Finally, he added, "I have sent my apology, and I will take my leave now."
Shen Mo wanted to say something, but Shangguan Tong raised his hand to stop him.
Shangguan Tong said, "Let's put this aside for now. Previously, my master challenged Crown Prince Jiang, and Crown Prince Jiang was defeated. According to the agreement, Chongshan City should have belonged to our Northern Yan. Now that Crown Prince Jiang has returned, please keep your promise."
"Mr. Shangguan," the envoy continued, "according to the agreement, whoever loses must keep his promise, right?"
"Logically, victory or defeat should be determined by one person admitting defeat or one person dying on the battlefield."
"Neither the King of Northern Yan nor the Crown Prince conceded defeat, and neither of them died on the battlefield. Therefore, this should be considered a draw."
A draw? What a draw?!
Is Jiang Shao trying to make a fool of them?!
The generals in the tent were immediately angry.
Chen Mo was so angry that he was about to draw his knife: "What do you mean by that? Are you denying it?"
"It's not that we don't admit defeat, but the fact is, the prince has never admitted defeat, nor has he died in battle. We can only say that the outcome is still undecided."
"If Beiyan is dissatisfied with this outcome, the Crown Prince has also said that he wants to have another battle with the King of Beiyan to determine the winner."
"Okay." At this moment, Yan Xingchuan lifted the curtain of the tent and strode in.
Everyone in the tent turned around when they heard the voice, and stood up to salute: "Master."
When the envoy saw Yan Xingchuan suddenly appear, he was stunned.
Yan Xingchuan swept his cold gaze over, his gaze extremely oppressive. "Are you surprised to see me still alive?"
The envoy immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Yan Xingchuan said, "Jiang Shao lost an arm, so his condition isn't good right now. He's taking advantage of me being unable to fight him, so he dares to say such things, right?"
"How about this? I won't make things difficult for him. Let's wait a month. If he dares to come here a month later, I'll fight him again and decide the winner. How do you say that?"
The envoy wiped his sweat with his hand, not daring to agree or refuse.
Yan Xingchuan said, "Go back and ask Jiang Shao."
The envoy breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, King of Northern Yan."
However, at this moment, Cui Si and Cui Jing also arrived. After hearing this outside the tent, they also walked in.
Cui Si stared at the envoy for a moment, then said, "Don't be so quick to thank me, Chen Mo."
Chen Mo immediately stood up straight: "I am here."
Look at how obedient he is. This little brother is really smart.
Cui Si said, "Break his legs and send him back to Chongshan City."
Chen Mo immediately responded, "I will obey your orders."
The envoy's legs immediately went weak. He looked at the people in the tent, then at Cui Si, wondering who she was, but finally he set his sights on Yan Xingchuan.
He said, "King of Northern Yan, when two armies are at war, it seems inappropriate for you not to kill the envoys."
"You said, too, that when armies clash, envoys are not to be executed. Did I execute you?" Cui Si looked down at the red border around her cuffs. "I only broke your legs, not your head, did I?"
The envoy was stunned. This was the first time he had heard of the argument that breaking your legs was not the same as beheading you.
It's simply far-fetched reasoning.
“Besides, the imperial military inspector can do whatever he wants and stab someone in the back, but I, a young lady, cannot do whatever I want and order your legs to be broken?
Haven't you heard the saying, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise? Supervisor Fei is a villain, and I am a woman."
"Chen Mo, take the person away."
"Yes." Chen Mo immediately stepped forward, held the envoy down, and escorted him out. After a while, the people in the tent heard a shrill scream.
Then he heard Chen Mo say, "Take it to the gate of Chongshan City and leave it there. They said he broke it himself."
Inside the tent, everyone looked at Cui Si from time to time, feeling a little uneasy.
Cui Si raised her eyebrows: "What are you looking at me for? Can flowers grow on my face?"
Yan Xingchuan shook his head: "You two brothers and sisters are quite good at sophistry."
Yan Xingchuan didn't believe that Fei Jianjun had secretly shot the arrow. Based on his understanding of Jiang Shao, it might be Jiang Shao who ordered Fei Jianjun to do it.
And it was probably a good thing. Once the matter was settled, he would use the head of Fei Jianjun to settle the matter.
By then, he would have gained the profit and his reputation would not have been damaged. No, no, no, he might even take the opportunity to discredit the imperial court.
Shangguan Tong asked, "Why are the Lord and Princess here?"
Yan Xingchuan walked to the seat of honor and sat down, asking everyone to take their seats. He then said, "I cured the poison for the last time yesterday, and I feel much better now. I heard that Jiang Shao is not dead, so I came out to show my face so that Jiang Shao wouldn't think I was dead."
"Is one month enough?" he asked Cui Si.
Jiang Shao might not dare to fight him, but he could use this as an excuse to keep him at bay for a month.
Cui Si replied: "It's enough. It doesn't need to be a month. Half a month is enough."
At present, some people have climbed up the cliff mountain and checked whether the other party can climb up the mountain. The climbing rope and lifting basket are ready, and the kerosene and rockets are also in place, waiting to send people and things up.
When the time comes, we will attack Chongshan City from both inside and outside and deal a fatal blow to it.
Cui Si calculated things well and became more cautious. Whenever she had free time, she would think over things to see if there were any mistakes or omissions to ensure that everything was foolproof.
Yan Xingchuan smiled when he heard this: "Then I will wait for a month and see if Jiang Shao dares to come to Chongshan Pass to fight me again."
Cui Si said, "By then, Chongshan City will be ours. If he dares to come, we will just shoot him to death with arrows."
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