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Meow... .
Meow... ..
The morning breeze blew across the large expanse of green grass, with a dozen sheep scattered among the grass. The morning glow dyed the lake below the hillside red. There was no human habitation around, and it was very quiet. What a beautiful scene it was, with cattle and sheep visible through the grass when the wind blew.
A beautiful girl, wearing the bright and colorful Mongolian ornaments, with a graceful figure and a whip in her hand... She was chasing the sheep while sobbing. The sheep grazing on the grass were chased by her and fled in all directions as if they were encountering a vicious wolf.
"Princess..."
"Princess, please stop beating me. If the sheep gets lost, what shall we do?"
Behind the girl, two maids were chasing after her, trying to persuade her anxiously, but they did not dare to go up and snatch the whip from the girl. They had to run away from time to time to avoid the whip.
A group of sheep were frightened and ran away, then turned back to look at the girl innocently, bleating non-stop.
The girl was tired, so she threw away the whip, sat down in the grass, and cried loudly, "Why does he... Why does he let me herd sheep? My father never let me herd sheep, so why does he... Woo woo woo..."
"Princess..."
"Princess, how about I go and admit my fault on your behalf? Otherwise, if the real King of Qin makes you herd sheep here for the rest of your life, that would be disastrous!"
"What's the point of you going? Didn't the damn eunuch tell us that our princess should go and admit her fault in person? Princess..."
"Why are you two yelling? I did nothing wrong, why should I go and apologize to him? I won't go, I won't go... wuwuwu..." The girl's eyes were full of tears, and she cried so hard that anyone who heard it felt sad, and anyone who saw it cried.
Unfortunately, the imperial manor was so huge that one could not see the end of it. No one could be seen, so naturally no one could smell or see it.
"Princess, you should go and admit your mistake. Then we can go back."
"Yes, Gege, think about it. If we stay here for too long, the King of Qin will be so busy with state affairs and have so many women around him that he might forget about us."
"Then we'll have to herd sheep here for the rest of our lives."
"I'm not herding sheep and he is not related to me. Why should I admit my mistake to him? What right does he have to..." Mengguqing is only thirteen years old after all. She has been the apple of everyone's eye since she was a child and has lived a carefree life. Although excessive pampering has made her character a little willful, she is actually just a simple girl who has not experienced the world.
After hearing what the two maids said, her heart really began to lift and she cried even more sadly.
Crickets were chirping in the bushes, and the west wind was blowing hard in the trees. A little lamb, oblivious to the danger, bleated as it walked back to the girl, attracted by her brightly colored clothes and licked her with its tongue.
The girl felt that the lamb was comforting her. She cried "Wow!" and hugged the lamb and started crying. The cry was so loud that the lamb struggled and tried to escape. But the girl held it tightly and it could only bleat...
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Wu Keshan ran all the way, covering 300 to 400 miles a day. He finally arrived in Beijing. As soon as he entered Beijing, he saw the miserable scene of Ajige, Fan Wencheng and others in Caishi Street outside Xuanwu Gate, and his heart was in turmoil.
He hastily asked for an audience with the King of Qin. Even if the King of Qin refused to summon him, officials from the Honglu Temple or the Ministry of Rites should have received him.
Wu Keshan was taken to the Dali Temple, which made him feel cold. What is the Dali Temple for? It is the highest institution in charge of the trial of criminal cases, and is known as the "Three Judicial Departments" together with the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Is Daqin going to throw himself to the Dali Temple for trial
In short, all kinds of complicated thoughts filled Wu Keshan's mind.
What made him most desperate was that on the way to the Dali Temple, he heard that his daughter Mengguqing had contradicted the King of Qin and was exiled to the imperial farm outside the city to herd sheep.
Miserable, awful, this is worse than being banished to the cold palace! Wu Keshan couldn't help but think of Su Wu herding... ... .
Which north wind blows... ..
The snowflakes are floating... .
Well, Su Wu is still a man after all, but how could his spoiled daughter bear it!
His daughter was sent to herd sheep, and he was taken to the Dali Temple. This cruel fact made Wu Keshan despair. He thought to himself that it was over, it was over, Khorchin was over this time. When he entered the pass, Meng Ke's 30,000 troops had already arrived at Daningwei. Could they be attacking the Khorchin grassland now
Wu Keshan, who was filled with panic, really wanted to escape back to Khorchin immediately, but the Qin soldiers around him were holding him, so he couldn't escape.
Yang Shen sat in the main hall of the Dali Temple, secretly laughing in his heart. The King of Qin asked him, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, to talk to Wu Keshan. In addition to trust in himself, perhaps he also wanted to use the Dali Temple to scare Wu Keshan.
Wu Keshan was brought into the lobby of the Dali Temple, where he saw a young official sitting there. He was wearing a black official robe embroidered with cloud patterns, which gave him a solemn, profound, yet simple and grand feeling.
Because the official robes of the Qin Dynasty had no patches, Wu Keshan was unable to tell the rank of the official sitting in the hall from his uniform.
"I am Yang Shen, the Minister of the Dali Temple. My king is busy with many things and cannot find time to summon the Borjigit leader for the time being, so I am ordered to meet him on his behalf. Please take a seat, Borjigit leader."
Daqin would not recognize the prince status bestowed upon Wu Keshan by the Qing Dynasty, so Yang Shen's address to him seemed a little strange.
Wu Keshan felt a little relieved after hearing what Yang Shen said. He bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Yang."
After Wu Keshan sat down at the seat next to him, he continued, "Lord Yang, I brought He Luohui and He Li, two remnants of the Qing Dynasty, to Beijing this time as a gift from Khorchin to the King of Qin. On the other hand, I also want to express Khorchin's sincerity in being a vassal of the Qin Dynasty."
After hearing what he said, Yang Shen's expression suddenly became very serious, and he said bluntly: "Over the years, Khorchin and the Jurchens have been in collusion with each other. The Jurchens have invaded the Central Plains many times, and Khorchin has been the biggest accomplice. They have committed heinous crimes. How can your willingness to be a vassal of the Qin Dynasty offset it? Wu Keshan, for your crime, it would not be too much to immediately sentence you to death! Otherwise, I will have someone take you to Caishi Street outside Xuanwu Gate to see the fate of Ajige, Fan Wencheng and others, so that you can wake up."
Yang Shen's attitude suddenly changed. It didn't seem like he was negotiating terms with Wu Keshan at all. It seemed like he was interrogating a prisoner.
Faced with the sudden change, Wu Keshan was caught off guard and panicked. All kinds of bad speculations filled his mind again. He quickly stood up and said, "Master Yang, please listen to my explanation. Korchin really has no choice but to do so..."
"What are your reasons?" Yang Shen interrupted him loudly, "Wu Keshan, you don't need to explain. Originally, if you confessed your crime and repented, my king could still consider giving Korchin a lighter sentence. However, until today, you still say that you have your reasons, deny it in every possible way, and have no remorse at all. In this case, please go back. My Great Qin is a great country and will not kill envoys. However, when my Great Qin army arrives at Korchin in the future, we will not be so polite."
Wu Keshan didn't know what he said wrong, which caused Yang Shen's attitude to change drastically and he issued a naked threat of war.
Now, let alone dealing with Meng Ke's tens of thousands of troops, even if the Qin Dynasty withdrew its forces, Khorchin would find it difficult to cope with the siege of various tribes.
Wu Keshan rushed here this time, risking his life, because Korchin could not hold on any longer.
However, instead of getting help from Daqin, he received threats of war from Daqin, which made Wu Keshan break out in a cold sweat and feel a chill down his spine.
"Lord Yang, Korqin has no intention of shirking his guilt and is sincerely repentant. He will follow the lead of the Qin army from now on. If the King of Qin gives an order, he will never dare to disobey... Lord Yang, where are you going?"
Wu Ke was speaking in a hurry when he saw Yang Shen standing up and about to leave. He was so shocked that he ignored etiquette and went up to grab Yang Shen.
Yang Shen showed a disappointed look and said, "Wu Keshan, I will not hide it from you. The King of Qin originally intended to appoint your daughter as his concubine, but your daughter is just like you, she doesn't know when to advance or retreat, and she even contradicted the King of Qin. The King of Qin was furious and has already sent her to herd sheep. You should know what this means."
"Lord Yang, please... please show me a way. If it is feasible, everyone in Khorchin will be grateful to you." Wu Keshan was really anxious and angry. He secretly regretted that he had spoiled his daughter too much.
Although he did not have high hopes when he sent his daughter to him, he was still very happy when he learned that Qin Mu accepted her, which meant that Qin Mu was willing to forgive Korchin.
But now, his daughter was sent to herd sheep just a few days after entering the palace, and Khorchin was bound to face the attack from the Qin Dynasty.
"As the saying goes, when the emperor gets angry, millions of people die. Wu Keshan, if you are confident that you can handle the attack from the Qin army and the siege from the Mongolian tribes, you don't have to listen to what I say next. If you think you can't handle it, you'd better listen carefully..."
"Master Yang, please speak quickly!"
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