Qiu Yi was furious, and kicked him on the mouth, blood spewed out wildly, the corner of Wen Yang's mouth was opened, and the mouth was full of blood, but he kept shouting, Qiu Yi angrily said: "Kill him! Quick!"
"You bastard! I'll kill you!" An officer and soldier of the Southwest town government rushed out of the crowd and rushed towards Qiu Yi with blood on his head.
Startled, Qiu Yi turned his head to look at Yan Xun, only to see Yan Xun's expression was calm, his right hand was lightly tapping on the table, but he didn't make a sound. Qiu Yifu went to his heart and said angrily: "The envoys of the Southwest Township have rebelled! Kill them!"
The imperial guards, who had originally attacked with scabbards, heard the order, immediately picked up their sabers, and greeted the officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township's envoy as they spoke. At this moment, the officers and soldiers who enforced the military law also walked up to the execution platform with big knives. One of them came to Wen Yang, without changing his face, he raised his knife and slashed.
The second army standing on the periphery was dumbfounded. They didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. Seeing that the first army's butcher's knife was about to fall, at this moment, a clear female voice shouted coldly from outside the gate: "Stop!"
In an instant, the sound cut through the sky, pierced through the cold wind and snow, and suddenly pierced into the chaotic crowd. The horseshoes splashed the snow, the woman was dressed in white fur, and the horse galloped forward. Before reaching the place, she jumped off the horse and punched an officer of the First Army who was trying to stop her. She rushed into the crowd like the wind, He shouted loudly, "What are you doing?"
"grown ups!"
"It's adults!"
The officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township's government shouted in unison, and their eyes suddenly lit up with the light of hope. Chu Qiao pushed away several soldiers who were wrestling together, strode up to He Xiao, and before he could speak, she pulled out the whip and slapped him on the back, angrily said: "You Is that how you lead troops?"
In an instant, everyone was stunned, He Xiao's face was flushed, the envoys of the Southwest Township behind him were also petrified, and the soldiers of the First Army were even more stunned on the spot. Chu Qiao said angrily: "I ordered you to keep the army, designation and military flag, but did I tell you to attack the First Army camp? Now you dare to use force in front of His Highness, what do you want to do? Do you want to mutiny?" After finishing speaking, Chu Qiao turned around and said to Yan Xun, "Your Highness, what happened today is my fault. All orders came from me, and He Xiao and the others just obeyed. In order to act, I have been seriously ill in bed recently, and I have not strictly disciplined them, so that such a big mistake has occurred, I voluntarily request military law to deal with it!"
The moment he saw Chu Qiao appear, Yan Xun's complexion gradually turned cold. He sat on the commander's seat of the Chinese army tent, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at her deeply, but he didn't speak.
Qiu Yi frowned, stepped forward and said, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Chu is not the direct superior of the Southwest Township's envoy, is he? Chu is the combat staff officer of the staff department, not the leader of the army. Why does the Southwest Township's envoy obey you?" The command?"
Hearing this, Chu Qiao turned her head coldly, frowned and glanced at Qiu Yi, then said coldly, "Who are you? I'm talking to His Highness, how can you interrupt?"
"I… "
"Achu!" Yan Xun said with a gloomy face, "Don't mess around, go back."
"Your Highness, the Southwest Township's envoy acted recklessly and should be dealt with by the military law. I was the president of Beishuo City Defense, and I was also the leader of the Second Army and the Southwest Township's officers and soldiers. Now the Southwest Township's envoy made a mistake. It was my fault. I ask Your Highness to punish me for not being strict with my subordinates, and for the sake of the outstanding military achievements of the Southwest Township's envoys in the two battles of Chidu and Beishuo, treat them lightly. The losses caused by the government envoys, the subordinates are willing to fully bear."
Chu Qiao stood on the square with her arms folded, tens of thousands of pairs of eyes stared at her, but she didn't realize it, she stared at Yan Xun without blinking, her brows were tightly knit, her face was serious.
Qiu Yi said angrily: "What envoys from the Southwest Township, their designation was canceled three days ago. How can we tolerate the traitor's banner in our Yanbei Army?"
As soon as this remark came out, the officers and soldiers of the Southwest Town Government were furious. In the battle of Huo Lei Yuan eight years ago, the Southwest Township envoy betrayed Yan Bei and took refuge in Daxia, resulting in Yan Shicheng's complete defeat. Yan Bei's army died and injured hundreds of thousands, blood stained the gate of Bei Shuo city, and the mountain of corpses fell The flesh and blood still support the fiery red fire cloud flower, making it bright red every year and always blooming undefeated. Eight years later, in Zhenhuang City, the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom, the Southwest Town's envoy betrayed again and turned to Yanbei to help Yanbei's grandson Yan Xun escape from Zhenhuang and return to Yanbei, and single-handedly concocted the "Zhenhuang Change" that shocked the mainland . For this reason, the word "betrayal" has become synonymous with the Southwest town government envoys. Even though they are super powerful, they are still excluded and despised by all the soldiers in the whole continent. But they did not expect that they paid such a heavy price in order to defend Yanbei. The price still hasn't washed away the shame on him, Qiu Yi is a traitor, how can he prevent the envoys of the Southwest Township from being furious
Chu Qiao turned her head coldly, raised her eyebrows, and said angrily: "It's a bunch of nonsense! His Highness promised to return the envoy of the Southwest Township to Yanbei. Chase, the past has already been wiped out, and you still call out traitors one by one, but you want to place His Highness in a place of unbelief? Your words are hateful, and you have ulterior motives. I think you are like a spy of Daxia!"
The veins on Qiu Yi's forehead collapsed, and he said angrily, "Say it again!"
Chu Qiao snorted disdainfully, "The number of an army is the honor of an army. The Southwest Township's envoy was established by the first old King Yan a hundred years ago. It has a long history. How can it be easily abolished? Commander He leads the Southwest The envoy of the town government followed His Highness all the way, from the day of the Zhenhuang Uprising, he followed adversity, and went through several battles of life and death. Two thousand southwest troops are comparable to 40,000 ordinary sergeants. How can such an army abolish its designation and destroy its flag? Your Highness is busy with affairs, and it must be you ignorant villains who are obstructing it and plotting to separate our Yanbei army. His heart can be punished!"
Qiu Yi was furious, pulled out the saber from his waist, and shouted angrily: "You spout blood!"
When He Xiao and the others saw it, Qiqi rushed forward, blocked Chu Qiao with red eyes, and said angrily, "How dare you take a step forward?"
"Shut up!"
Yan Xun stood up slowly, the young King Yan was dressed in a straight military uniform and a big black fur, and walked forward slowly. Wherever he passed, everyone backed down, and finally, he came to Chu Qiao, got so close, nodded slightly, looked at the girl's smooth forehead and snow-white cheeks, and said in a deep voice, "Who told you to come?"
Chu Qiao shook her head and said, "No one called the subordinate, the subordinate came by himself."
"Go home, it's none of your business here."
"Yanbei's affairs are my affairs. I am a member of the army, and I used to be the chief of the Southwest Township's envoy. I should be responsible for the mistakes made by my subordinates."
Yan Xun frowned slowly, with some displeasure in his eyes, he said in a low voice, "Ah Chu, do you know what you are doing?"
Chu Qiao lowered her head and replied, "This subordinate understands very well."
"Are you going against me?"
"Your Highness is serious, this subordinate just admits the mistakes he made."
People gathered in all directions, most of the generals and soldiers of the First Army and Second Army were present, the square was crowded with people, and everyone held their breath, looking at the pair of men and women standing in the field. There was heavy snow, and the sky and the earth were bleak and white. Yan Xun's gaze was as gloomy as the sea, he looked deeply at Chu Qiao, with traces of anger and coldness emanating from his body, after a long time, he suddenly turned his head and strode towards the big tent, while walking He said in a deep voice: "Officer Chu resigned due to illness, and he is no longer the commander of Beishuo City. The crime committed by the Southwest town government envoy has nothing to do with others. Execute!"
"Your Highness!" Chu Qiao was startled, raised her head suddenly, her eyes widened, and she cried out.
"My lord, don't worry about waiting for me anymore, you can go back!" Wen Yang stubbornly raised his head and shouted with blood on his mouth.
The other soldiers also puffed up their chests and said in a mournful voice, "My lord! Go back!"
Chu Qiao ignored their shouts at all, but stepped forward, but was stopped by the imperial guards, she said eagerly: "Your Highness, although the Southwest Township's envoy is guilty, but the crime is not worthy of death, they never From the beginning of Zhenhuang, I will be loyal to you all the way, loyal, and the sun and the moon can learn from each other!"
Yan Xun turned his back to her, heard the words, turned around slowly, and said disdainfully in a voice that only those nearby could hear clearly: "Ah Chu, in all fairness, the person they are loyal to is me?"
In an instant, it was as if a big stick had been slammed on the top of her head, and Chu Qiao froze on the spot. She frowned, looked at Yan Xun in disbelief, wanted to say something, but felt that her throat was blocked, and she couldn't say anything. The wind was so cold that it cut her face like a knife, but she didn't feel it. She only felt that her heart seemed to be falling on the ice field, numb from the cold.
It was snowing heavily, and needles could be heard in the audience. After a long time, only a bang was heard. Chu Qiao knelt down on her knees, her eyes were red, her sickly face was flushed, and she said in a low and hoarse voice: "Your Highness, I would like to guarantee my life, The officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township are loyal to you, and if there is any objection, I, Chu Qiao, am willing to die under random arrows."
"Oh?" Yan Xun said softly, "Are you willing to guarantee?"
"I would."
"Then who else believes in them but you?"
Chu Qiao immediately turned her head and looked around. The generals of the first army were all standing there expressionless, without the slightest fluctuation. This is not surprising, after all, they are all Yan Xun's confidantes. But when Chu Qiao looked at the second army, those soldiers who had fought side by side with the Southwest town government envoy suddenly became hesitant and cowardly. They lowered their heads and avoided the girl's gaze, completely forgetting who they were before Saved their lives in desperation. The second army, the local militia, the self-defense regiment, the family armies of the tribal chiefs, and even Cao Mengtong's personal guards. These 20,000 people once fought side by side with the Southwest town government envoy. They followed Chu Qiao's footsteps and killed Zhao Qi was dead, and Zhao Yang's several attacks were defeated, but at this moment, they stood far away as if they didn't know her, and there was no trace of luster in their eyes.
Chu Qiao gradually despaired, the cold wind blew past her thin body, and the huge snow was completely white. She looked at Yan Xun, at the man who had been standing with her for eight years, and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to believe them, and I swear my loyalty to His Highness." After finishing speaking, she She kowtowed deeply to the ground, her smooth forehead fell on the icy snow, her straight back bent down, and the fur on her body was blown by the strong wind, making her look thinner and thinner.
"My lord!" On the execution platform, a soldier cried out. It's not that he is not afraid of death, but at this moment, there is a heavier emotion in the soldier's heart, and they shouted, "My lord! Get up, one person does things and one person is responsible. , we are willing to suffer death!"
Chu Qiao didn't move, she was still kneeling on the ground, her voice gradually became louder, and the wind and snow got bigger and bigger. The crowd was crowded, and there were so many voices coming from all around, but she couldn't hear them all, and she was still waiting for the voice above her head.