Shen Tang took a breath.
Only now did I understand why Qi Shan had such a dark face.
Who could endure such a great humiliation
"The defeated royal family led all the officials to surrender, which is the honor that the victorious country should enjoy. I believe that the King of Xin would not resist no matter how unwilling he was. But this Zheng Qiao... is he crazy?"
Qi Shan sneered: "I think he is unwilling to accept this..."
He wanted Xin to repay the humiliation he suffered there tenfold or a hundredfold, and he also wanted Xin to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
Chen Tang said angrily: "This is too despicable!"
The word "despicable" alone is not enough to describe Zheng Qiao's cruelty. Chen Tang just thinks that this person is vicious, narrow-minded and disgusting.
What does it mean to be face-bound and hold the jade in the mouth
To put it simply, it means tying hands behind the back and holding a piece of jade in the mouth. In funeral customs, people believe that holding jade in the mouth of the corpse can prevent the corpse from decay, and it also shows the noble status of the deceased. In this image, they surrender to the victorious country.
In the specific implementation process, the upper body is usually exposed to show that one is not carrying any weapons, which also implies that one is a "lamb to be slaughtered". One truly entrusts one's life to others, allowing them to be slaughtered or cut at their will.
And now, Zheng Qiao forced the King of Xin to abdicate to Wang Ji - a woman without literary or military courage, and also the only daughter of the King of Xin - and made her expose herself and hand over the letter of surrender, seal, household register, and national treasury in public.
This undoubtedly trampled and ravaged the face of the remnants of the Xin State, leaving no room for them.
Qi Shan sneered and stared at the tea bowl in his hand. It took great self-control not to crush it. He secretly took several deep breaths to calm down the anger that was erupting like a volcano: "He grew up in the deep palace, and he only knew how to use his beauty to please others. How 'gentlemanly' do you expect him to be? If he can't get the seal of Xin State, the benefits of this war will be cut in half. With Zheng Qiao's temper, he will naturally not give up..."
Hearing the word "national seal" again, Chen Tang's eyelids trembled slightly: "This kind of person can't sit on the throne."
Qi Shan had previously said that if Zheng Qiao did not die suddenly within five years, the Geng Kingdom would be destroyed. This "prediction" was considered conservative.
Given Zheng Qiao's current brutality and cruelty, it is still a big question whether he can survive for three years.
He also got off to a very bad start—
He allowed his soldiers to commit crimes, burn, kill and loot.
Military discipline and loyalty are difficult to cultivate but easy to collapse.
Outside the teahouse, the Geng soldiers saw that the teahouse proprietress had some characteristics, and they had evil thoughts in their hearts. They exchanged glances with each other and deliberately asked the proprietress to add more tea for them. While adding tea, they touched her little hands and waist, and even wanted to pout and kiss her, which frightened the proprietress so much that she turned pale and screamed repeatedly, and the soldiers laughed.
"Soldier, Soldier..."
The teahouse owner wanted to help his wife, but was slapped in the face, and half of his face quickly became red and swollen.
"Get lost! You ruined my fun, are you looking for death?"
Kacha —
Qi Shan followed the sound and looked down at Chen Tang's hand.
The tea bowl in her hand was crushed by her fingers.
Fortunately, Young Master Shen did not slam the table in anger or rush out, but said coldly: "If we cannot use strict military discipline to restrain the soldiers, these sharp blades that Zheng Qiao used to fight for the south and the north will sooner or later become resentful of Zheng Qiao because their desires are not satisfied, and finally - they will kill their master."
Qi Shan heard this and looked up into Chen Tang’s eyes.
This was a completely intuitive move.
Her eyes were too calm.
It was so calm that one would suspect she was looking at a group of dying ants. This thought came to her mind. Qi Shan was dazed for a moment, and used the action of drinking tea to cover up some subtle emotions: "But before that, I don't know how many innocent people and knowledgeable people will die... Alas, the situation is like this... Mr. Shen, what can you and I do? We can only be spectators."
"Yuanliang."
Qishan raised his eyebrows.
Although Mr. Shen always calls him "Mr. Qi" or "Mr.", which sounds respectful, he can still recognize whether it is sincere respect or hypocrisy. On the contrary, the "Qi Yuanliang" that he blurted out in anger before was more real.
Now I call him "Yuan Liang"...
He didn't feel offended and even looked forward to it.
"What is it?"
Chen Tang sat down and controlled herself not to pay attention to the movements outside the teahouse. Those soldiers were still just taking advantage of her, and since they were escorting prisoners, they probably wouldn't do anything more extreme. If she jumped out to "stand up for the injustice", it would bring disaster to others.
Therefore, she could only use other things to divert her attention and suppress the frustration of being unable to do anything.
"I'm curious, who are you?"
Qishan knows so much.
Furthermore, the timing of his appearance was too coincidental.
How lucky does Chen Tang need to be to meet such a knowledgeable person after the start of hell
Unexpectedly, Qi Shan did not answer but asked instead and kicked the ball back.
"Before answering this question, shouldn't Mr. Shen also confess his true identity? That would show his sincerity."
Why is there a national seal
But he didn't ask this question, because he believed that with Mr. Shen's cunningness, he would be able to hear what he had not said yet -
This may be the tacit understanding between the two of them.
Chen Tang: “…”
There's no point asking her this question.
If she had a backup plan and possessed the memories of the body's owner, would she still need to stay by Qishan's side to find out the situation
"Who does Yuanliang think I am?"
Chen Tang used a versatile tactic of making a witty remark.
She can also pass the buck and pretend to be profound!
Who knew that after she finished speaking, Qi Shan fell silent, with a complicated look in his eyes that she couldn't read through. He suddenly sighed, "I thought... Yes, Shen, your last name is Shen!"
He didn't know what he was thinking about, but his expression suddenly brightened up!
Chen Tang was confused, with three question marks on his forehead, but he couldn't lose face: "My last name is Shen, didn't Yuan Liang know it a long time ago? Wen Xin won't lie, unless I have Yuan Liang's ability to disguise."
but-
What's wrong with her last name being Shen
The next sentence, Qishan, left her speechless.
"So, the young master is 'Gong Cheng'?"
Chen Tang: “…”
Who is Gong Cheng
She suddenly wanted to know what Qi Shan was thinking about.
Qi Shan was still talking, his eyes fixed on Chen Tang, and he mentioned a scandal: "The King of Xin State is fond of women and is extremely cruel to them. Perhaps it is retribution. For many years, he has only had one daughter, Wang Ji, but he does not like Wang Ji as much as he likes Gong Cheng, the legitimate son of the Gong family. Someone once suggested to him that Gong Cheng should be the husband of Wang Ji, but he was severely rebuked by the King and demoted... So, there are rumors in the streets..."
Chen Tang automatically completed: "You mean - the King of Xin State planted grassland on the head of the Gong family's master? No, I mean he slept with the Gong family's master's wife?"
Gong Cheng is the son of the King of Xin State
The Gong clan leader has been a cuckold for many years
etc-
Chen Tang was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to react.
Looking at his own Wen Xin and then at Qi Shan, whose eyes were filled with "I have seen through your secret", he almost vomited blood.
She asked tremblingly: "What is the surname of the Xin Kingdom royal family..."
Qishan said: "Shen."