It's hard to explain in a few words.
Dahexi packed his things and drove his carriage to the post station. Upon alighting, he saw that soldiers had surrounded the station in layers. Dahexi frowned, feigning anger, and said, "How dare you! You worthless wretches! You think you can just surround Tang Sicheng's post station like that? Who gave you permission to be so insolent?" Seeing that the soldiers remained silent, Dahexi strode forward to enter.
"Lord Dahesi! Please don't make things difficult for us. It's our orders... we really can't let you in."
"Insolence! Who do you think you are talking to? The Khan has arrived, are you going to obstruct him like this? If you offend the Khan, and our two countries are at war, do you have any sense of responsibility?!"
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"Get out of my way right now!"
Tang Feng, lying in bed, chuckled upon hearing the noise outside and said to Liu Yiwan, "Did you hear that? Our savior is here!" He then threw off the covers and tried to get up, but Liu Yiwan stopped him, saying, "Young Master... we've gone to so much trouble to pretend to be sick, why do you need to get up? Isn't that person about to come in?"
"Look at me now, I look like I'm terminally ill, about to pass away! His arrival means he's already figured out most of it, so what am I supposed to do if I don't get up and wait to give birth?"
"Tang Sicheng's illness is such a convincing charade!" No sooner had Tang Feng finished speaking than Dahexi pushed open the door and entered. "Those people from your delegation outside are staring at me like I'm an enemy, their eyes are all wide open."
"That's all thanks to your General Sujiha," Tang Feng said, curling his lip.
"General Sujiha... I've tried to persuade you, but... what are your thoughts now?"
"Me?" Tang Feng smiled. "I naturally have a win-win solution for both of us, but I don't know if Lord Dahexi is willing to cooperate."
I would like to hear more details.
"Take that old doctor and the prescription he gave me to the Great Khan! Remember, you must meet with him alone." Tang Feng poured Dahexi a glass of water and handed it to him. "This matter concerns the relations between our two countries. I believe the Great Khan is aware of this. I understand that it's difficult for your Qiang and Hu civil officials to be valued, but being brave without strategy is not a long-term solution, so..."
Dahexi pondered for a moment, "You mean... you want the Great Khan to punish Sujiha? But... listen to me, the Great Khan will at most give him a minor punishment as a warning. After all, he is a general of our Qiang and Hu people, and the Great Khan has always valued him highly."
"That's good. As long as he doesn't go too far, everything will go smoothly for me. What's the point of him trapping me here? It's only because I'm good-natured that I haven't said anything. If it were anyone else, they would have already sent a letter back to Yanyun."
"Yes, yes, yes, what Driver Tang says is true. Then... I'll go right now."
"Go on, go on! Make it sound really bad! Let me see some results!" Tang Feng waved his hand. "The lives of both nations are now in your hands, sir!"
Dahexi left the post station and indeed entered the palace, accompanied by the old doctor and the prescription Tang Feng had given him. He stood in the front hall for a long time, pondering, before finally saying to the eunuch, "I need to see the Great Khan; I have important matters to discuss."
"But...the princess is inside!" Seeing the eunuch's dawdling, Dahexi couldn't help but get a little angry. "You just think I'm not going to report this! If General Sujiha were here, you would have gone in long ago. This is a matter of great importance concerning the Qiang and Hu states and the Yan and Yun states. Can you afford to delay this?"
The eunuch, trembling with fear from the scolding, hurriedly went inside to report.
Before long, Dahexi was summoned in. Dahexi knelt down and said, "Great Khan! We Qiang and Hu people cannot continue like this!"
"What kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing first thing in the morning? Tell me! What happened!"
"Your Majesty... you cannot continue to besiege the Yan-Yun delegation. Tang Sicheng is already ill. If it weren't for... if I hadn't gone to see the old doctor yesterday, I wouldn't have known things would turn out this way."
Before the Khan could speak, Hachia stood up. "What? Tang Feng is sick? Is it serious?"
"This humble servant...this humble servant has taken your pulse, Your Excellency. It is...it is a case of sudden anger attacking the heart. Vomiting blood will help, but now you are deficient in both qi and blood, and depressed...it is difficult to recover!"
"When did I say I wanted to besiege the delegation? Didn't you advise me against taking action against them?" The Khan frowned. He had only intended to stall for time with Tang Feng, but someone was using his name to falsely convey an imperial edict. "How is Tang Sicheng doing now?"
"...Not good."
"What are you waiting for! Get those people out of here right now!" The Khan was furious. He had a pretty good idea of who had dared to be so bold. After Dahexi left, he summoned his men. "Go to General Sujiha's residence and deliver my decree: the delegation is not to enter the palace without being summoned while in Sangyean."
"Father... please stop making things difficult for Tang Feng," Hachiya pleaded, sitting beside the Khan. "Father, your daughter... wants to marry him."
"Marry Tang Feng?" The Khan sat in his seat, pondering. It wasn't an impossible idea. Putting aside the relationship, he greatly admired Tang Feng; he was both brave and resourceful. "If my daughter marries him, it would be a marriage alliance between our two countries, wouldn't that strengthen our ties even further?" The Khan nodded and smiled, "My Hachiya has grown up and is definitely of marriageable age. Once... once Tang Feng has recovered, I'll summon him to the palace and discuss this marriage with you."
The imperial edict was issued quickly; Dahexi had just entered the palace in the morning, and the soldiers had already withdrawn by the afternoon. The palace staff repeatedly explained to Tang Feng that the matter had nothing to do with the Great Khan; it was Sujiha's own willful act. At this time, Sujiha had already been placed under house arrest by the Great Khan.
Tang Feng smiled and said, "That won't do! General Sujiha was rude first, causing me to be in this state. Look at me now, I've lost too much blood and am staggering. I must go and apologize in person."
Seeing that the palace maid couldn't make a decision, Tang Feng waved his hand and said, "I won't make things difficult for you. Go back and discuss it with your Khan. Anyway, I'm also anxious to see General Sujiha. I can't wait to get better. My illness won't be cured in a day. If I don't get better, I won't be able to send a message to Yanyun. If I don't send a message, Yanyun will know that I may have met with disaster. You can decide what will happen next!"
"What! He sends letters to Yan Yun every day! Why didn't you say so sooner?"
"This... Tang Sicheng said that when he was surrounded by soldiers, he specifically asked if he could send letters... What he said is indeed true; all the letters Tang Sicheng sent out every day were confiscated by the soldiers."
"That Sujiha!" The Khan slammed the memorial in his hand onto the table, and after a long silence, he finally spoke, "Let... Sujiha go! He made this mess himself, so he should clean it up. I don't want to get involved anymore."
Tang Feng was in high spirits and had Liu Yiwan cook him a pot of duck that very night. Just as Tang Feng was gnawing on a duck leg, Binghu came in and announced, "Sir, that Sujiha is here."
"Oh! An old acquaintance," Tang Feng mumbled, gnawing on a duck leg. He waved his hand. "What are you standing there for? Let him in!" Su Jiha stood at the door, carrying a basket of fruit. Seeing that Tang Feng wasn't as ill as rumored, unable to get out of bed, and was now sitting at the table, his face glowing and his mouth greasy, Su Jiha said, "Tang Sicheng, I heard that a few days ago you fainted at the post station, vomiting blood and on the verge of death. You've recovered so quickly! You're already sitting here eating duck in just a few days!"
Tang Feng licked his fingers and laughed, "Oh, General, you don't know! The doctor said I had a heart ailment. As soon as your troops left, I felt happy, and when I felt happy, ah! the illness was cured. If you apologize to me again, maybe I can go to the palace tomorrow. If I'm merciful and leave early, maybe you can be released from confinement sooner. Aren't you happy?"
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Chief Steward Tang," Sujiha said, turning to leave. Tang Feng threw the clean bone he'd just finished gnawing towards the door. "Wait! General, don't be in such a hurry! Apologize first. Let me hear it. When I came here, didn't you say you were coming to meet me with the highest level of support from your Qiang and Hu people? So please apologize to me, let me experience the highest level of apology from the Qiang and Hu people, okay?"
"Tang Feng! Don't push your luck!"
"This is going too far!" Tang Feng stood up and slammed his hand on the table, startling Su Jiha. "If I'm going too far, then isn't the General also constantly at odds with me? I just don't understand, haven't I given you enough honesty? You! If you ever come to Yan Yun, can you guarantee you'll do everything better than me? The General is really talking without understanding the situation. You think everything you do is for the good of the Qiang and Hu, yet you're pushing them to the brink of destruction. Do you think we wouldn't dare attack you? The iron cavalry of Yan Yun alone could raze your palace to the ground. I hope the General will watch his words when he speaks to me in the future. Courage and wisdom earn respect from all; courage without wisdom is nothing but a fool! Binghu, see the guest out!"
Sujiha was so angry he couldn't speak for a moment. Perhaps Dahexi was right; Tang Feng was indeed not simple. Once he found something on someone, Tang Feng wouldn't let it go. Sujiha flicked his sleeves and left angrily. Tang Feng sat down and served himself a bowl of duck soup. "So satisfying! I've been so frustrated for the past seven or eight months. Just looking at that old man is bad luck. He's so old, yet he makes so many fuss. A military officer who doesn't know anything but still bosses people around. The emperor hasn't even said anything, but he's already starting to ramble on."
"Sir, please don't be angry. You've just recovered! Don't make things worse by getting angry." Tang Feng paused, looking at Binghu with some concern, then burst into laughter, a duck wing dangling from his mouth, and mumbled, "You didn't really think I was sick, did you? Look at me, my face is glowing, I don't look like I've just recovered from a serious illness! Don't worry, come, come, come and eat with me, there are bowls over there, help yourself."
"My lord... I'll pass, but are we going to the palace tomorrow?"
"Of course, what else would we do but go to the palace! Stay here and have a bunch of babies? Tomorrow's the last hurrah, and I guess everything'll be fine. Everything that needed to be dealt with has been taken care of. As long as nothing else goes wrong, we can set off back to Yanyun the day after tomorrow."
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