An Cangzhu glared ahead, saw Ethan dismounting, swaggered over, and said, "I came out of Ma Yuan and rushed all the way. I don't want to be late. I'm really ashamed to ask everyone to wait for a long time!" Nearly, if no one else sat down, it seemed that he had just seen Pei You'an, and turned to him and cupped his hands: "Don't blame Mr. Pei for waiting for a long time."
Pei Youan smiled, noncommittal. On the opposite side, An Jilong said coldly, "It's okay to ask many of us to wait for you, but what do you mean by bringing these people here? Do you think that only you have these numbers?"
Ethan snorted: "You are the chief chieftain now, so what if I have more people? I'm sorry, I can't trust you people. If it wasn't for the fact that Mr. Pei had treated the plague for my Mengding Mansion before. , why am I here to chat with you today?"
An Jilong held back his anger and said, "You and I have already made an oath to stop fighting, that Mr. Ma is clearly trying to sow discord, how could you be fooled and make trouble again? Do you really think I'm afraid you won't succeed?"
Ethan sneered: "It's nice to say something nice! You get all the benefits, and even my ancestral land is given to you. Do you really think I'm dead?"
An Jilong slapped the table and stood up: "It's unreasonable, it's clearly your excuse to make trouble! Assigning this Anlongguan to my Mengmu mansion is just an empty word from Mr. Ma! After he leaves, when will you see me Mengmu? Did the people from the government cross the sideline for half a step? It's yours, who crossed the border to cause trouble a few days ago, and even hurt a few of me! I think you have no sincerity in peace talks! I, An Jilong, never cause trouble, but also Don't be afraid! If you want to fight, fight!"
Ethan Huo Ran got up: "Everyone has heard, this is what the chief chief said. In that case, what else can we talk about? I'll leave, you can do it yourself!" The Hundred Samurai burst into applause. An Jilong's face was ashen, and the toasts in the seat looked at each other in dismay.
"Ethan, you once made a covenant with blood and promised to stop fighting. You clearly know that Mengmu's mansion does not have any actual breach of contract now, but you are brazenly causing trouble. What's the reason?"
A voice came from behind, not in a hurry or slow, full of energy, faintly seeming to overwhelm the clamor of the hundreds of warriors behind Ethan.
Ethan stopped, turned around, and saw Pei Youan get up and walked towards him.
He hesitated for a moment, then smiled: "Master Pei, don't misunderstand, let alone listen to one side's words. I have no intention of going against you. I'm here today for your own sake. Since I don't talk to him speculatively, then What else is there to say? Whatever, whatever!"
He looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him, and said loudly: "And this is my grievance with An Jilong, and there is no need for outsiders to intervene. Mr. Pei, I have always had something to say and offend, you are Han people, if they are aliens, how can they be of one mind? Your trip is called mediation, but I heard that you entered the Mengmu mansion early, why did you come to neutrality? You are here, presumably it is not An Jilong who promised you a favor, Is it that you also have ulterior selfishness?"
An Jilong was furious, slapped the table, and scolded: "Ethan! You just throw dirty water on me, but even Lord Pei dares to slander? When the plague broke out in Ma Yuancheng, if it wasn't for Lord Pei's shot Help, you Ethan can still stand here today and speak madly?"
Pei Youan signaled to An Jilong not to be impatient, turned to the disdainful Isaan, and said with a smile: "I was being told by Tusi Isaan. I came here, Pei Youan, for a little selfishness."
The toasts were whispering to each other, and Ethan's face was bright.
Pei You'an looked around the big and small chieftains, and said, "Everyone knows that the third prince holds the festival of the late emperor, and the first priority of the third prince is to pacify the people. If Mengmu and Mengding the two palaces, if there is a misunderstanding, there will be another war. , At the Imperial Censor's Desk, the Third Prince's oversight is a must. I am here at the order of the Third Prince. If you appreciate your honor, you are willing to give me Pei You'an a face. After I go back, I will also have some respect for the Third Prince. A confession."
The chieftains let out a burst of laughter, and one person said loudly: "Lord Pei, we have always admired you! Today's affairs are up to you!"
Pei You'an bowed his hands to the four leaders and said: "In terms of qualifications, I, Pei You'an, are far inferior to all the chieftains here. I appreciate it, and Pei You'an has thanked you in advance. To you, I have only one word. Your Excellency's trip seems to have nothing to do with you, but in reality, all of you are implicated. Mengmu and Mengding's two prefectures play an important role in the southwest. If the war resumes, how can you stay out of it and hang up high? Or be coerced, Or in order to protect oneself, one can move the whole body, plus foreign enemies are at the side, eyeing the tiger, and then the Southwest Peace Bureau will be gone forever!"
The smiles on the toasts' faces gradually disappeared, and their expressions were all solemn.
Pei You'an turned to Ethan: "Tusi Yisang, if you and Tusi Mengmu really start a war again, ask yourself, how much will you win?"
Ethan sneered and said, "Even if my body is shattered, I can't let outsiders take half an inch of my ancestral land!"
Pei You'an smiled lightly: "That's right! I just wanted to ask the chieftain, and Mrs. Ma verbally relinquished Anlongguan to the Mengmu mansion, and you were so indignant that you ignored the facts and broke the contract. What's the point of secretly sending someone to Zhanmubang for this meeting?"
As soon as these words came out, Ethan's face changed, and the audience was in an uproar.
Mubang is the ancestral land of An Jilong. An Jilong was shocked, stepped forward and shouted sharply: "Ethan! You did such a shameless thing! Do you really think that I, An Jilong, are afraid that you will fail?"
An Cangzhu had already pulled out his waist knife, and led the twenty guards behind him and rushed up, angrily said, "You despicable villain, I will kill you!"
Ethan let out a loud cry, and the hundreds of warriors behind him immediately came up and surrounded the venue.
The chieftains all changed their color, got up one after another, and scolded: "Ethan, what do you want to do?"
Ethan looked around for a week and sneered: "You people are all angry with An Jilong. Master Pei, since you know it, I have nothing to hide. I have sent a large team to Mubang. There is no reason for Mubang to be spared. I will put my words here. Anlongguan was originally owned by my Mengding House for generations. If An Jilong does not agree to hand over all of Anlongguan today, not only will Mubang not be able to keep it, you will be one by one. , and no one wants to leave!"
The scolding was everywhere, but Ethan did not change his face. Under the protection of a team of cronies, his expression was extremely arrogant.
Pei You'an stared at him, his expression gradually turned cold, he suddenly clapped his hands, and a guard standing behind him released a fire letter, the fire letter lifted into the air, burst with a bang, and after a while, a group of people came in the distance, and in a blink of an eye Galloping to the front, Ethan turned his head to look, his face changed greatly.
Yang Yun came on the horse, drew his knife and pointed at a man who was tied with five flowers hanging on the belly of the horse, and shouted sharply: "Ethan, look who this is? If I don't apologize to Master Pei, the knife in my hand will not recognize your son. !"
The man who was bound was Ethan's favorite eldest son, Inu, who had always been good at fighting. He was Ethan's right arm and he was regarded as his successor.
In this secret operation, he sent Inu to lead 2,000 elite soldiers to surprise the undefended Mubang. He thought that he would be captured, but he never expected that such a change would happen. He calmed down and immediately turned to Pei You'an: " What do you want? If you dare to hurt my son, I will swear that I will never give up today!"
Pei You'an said coldly: "Isang, your son was pointed at by a knife and half of his hair was not injured, so you were so anxious that you would not hesitate to die with me. If I fail to stop your tricks in time, you will be punished for Mu Bang. Those unarmed people who show mercy? Your son is from your flesh and blood, and others have no blood relative pain?"
Ethan looked at his gagged son who couldn't stop struggling, his face was extremely ugly.
"You haven't told all of your people to retire?"
Pei Youan shouted sharply.
Ethan trembled, involuntarily, took a step back, his face flushed red and white, and he signaled his men to step back.
Soon, the hundreds of warriors receded like a tidal wave, and no one was seen in the distance.
The tense atmosphere just now was finally relieved, and many toasts let out a sigh of relief and glared at Ethan.
Pei Youan ordered Yang Yun to bring Inu with him. Yang Yun pushed Inu forward. Seeing that he was still struggling forcibly, he refused to kneel and kicked him on the back knee. Inu fell to the ground and glared at Pei Youan. , whimpering incessantly.
Ethan reluctantly calmed his mind and said, "Master Pei, I planted it in your hands today, accept it! What are you going to do with my son?"
"Esang, although your Yi family has passed down many generations of chieftains, it was only a small chieftain's mansion in the past, and it was not well known. Lian Si once came to attack you, Ma Yuan City, the city was in danger, and the old chieftain was also in danger. Fortunately, the people of Ma Yuancheng came to the rescue, and this turned defeat into victory. In the past, and since then, your Yi family began to gain power. Why did Ma Yuancheng people help the old chieftain in the first place? I heard that he was a great hero because of his kindness and love for the people. The people are miserable because of the military and the military. Now your Yi family is prosperous, and Meng Liansi is safe again? It turned into a pile of loess early."
"No one can stand without trust. I know that you want the imperial court to make you a chief chieftain, but just like you, just because you didn't get the expected benefits, you are dissatisfied, your eyes are only three inches in front of your eyes, and your promise is like an oath. If you don’t have anything, you don’t keep your promises, you don’t keep your words, even if you get the title of the Great Chieftain, how can you stand up? How can you convince the public?”
Pei You'an's voice fell, and there was silence around him.
Ethan's face was red and his ears were red. Seeing that he was standing with his hands behind his back, Yuan Ting Yue Zhi was not angry and arrogant, but he didn't dare to open his mouth.
An Cangzhu immediately pulled out the waist knife and offered it with both hands.
Pei You'an took it, and lightly touched the cold blade with one finger. The light of the sword was like frost, and a chilling air was reflected in his pupils.
He took a step and walked towards Inu on the ground. When he came to his side, he leaned down and pulled the cork from Inu's mouth.
Inu immediately shouted: "Father, leave me alone! Kill him if he wants to! This Han man has many tricks, don't be fooled!"
Pei You'an pressed the back of his knife on one side of his face, his wrist sank, and Inu couldn't move his head and face immediately, his eyes rounded and glared at Pei You'an.
The atmosphere was suddenly tense, and everyone held their breath. Ethan's face turned pale, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you kill him, I will definitely be at odds with you!"
Pei You'an's face sank like water, his hand raised the knife and fell, and the blade cut through Inu's arm.
Ethan was stunned, but before he could react, seeing Pei You'an doing the same thing, he swiped his arm again, and a bright red blood trail ran down his sleeve immediately.
The audience was stunned and puzzled. Inu on the ground was also surprised. Looking at Pei You'an, he stopped struggling.
Ethan originally had a heart hanging in his throat, but when he saw Pei You'an acting like this, he hesitated and said, "Master Pei... What do you mean?"
Pei You'an looked at him and said, "Isang, you just said, how can we be of the same mind if we are of different races? You can see that although your eldest son and I are not of the same race, they have different clothes and appearances. But they are of the same color, and prejudice is excluded. Why can't they be of the same mind? You and An Jilong are two tigers in the southwest. You are born, and the dog benefits. Before I came out on this trip, the third prince once said that you are also a good man, but your heart is a little narrow, so you were agitated and used without knowing it. Today’s disputes are over. Chief An has no intention of being hostile to you, and the third prince hopes that you will pull back from the precipice. Today is a war or a peace, and I won’t say much, it’s all up to you!”
Ethan was stunned for a while, then rushed forward suddenly, bowed to Pei Youanna, and said, "Master Pei, I, Ethan, never admit defeat in my life, but I am convinced that I lost today! It's my fault! It's all up to Master Pei to decide!"
Pei You'an said, "If a person is not a sage, who can be blameless. Tusi Yisang is willing to turn his battles into jade and silk, that is a great kindness, get up." He stepped forward to help him up, then turned to An Jilong and said, "Tusi An, Yisan sent someone to attack him. You Mubang, how do you want to solve it?"
An Jilong was naturally angry at first, but then became very frightened, but fortunately, Inu was captured by Pei You'an halfway, and a disaster was eliminated, and he was relieved. In his face, he could only reveal it, and said: "Isang, today's matter, fortunately, did not lead to bad consequences. From the face of Master Pei, I will not care about you. It's just that I have something to say first, next time. If you violate my Mengmu Mansion again, I will not give up easily!"
Ethan looked ashamed and said: "Master Pei spared my son's death, but I owe him a life. I will keep this life first, and I will serve Master Pei at any time in the future. Here, let's restore the original covenant, and everything will be business as usual. , I will make sacrifices, and according to the old rules, I will apologize to you in public, and let everyone here be a witness together!"
An Jilong originally thought that he was ashamed and would say the words to give up all the Anlong Pass to himself, but he did not expect that he was still shrewd and would not take any loss, so he cursed an old fox in his heart. He was naturally forthright by nature, and in Pei You'an's face, he gave up, turned his head and smiled at everyone: "Isang's wine, I will eat it another day, today's hard work, all come to my house, I will set it up first. A banquet with wine, please come to the seat, everyone, if you don't get drunk, you won't go home!"
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Jiafu knew that today was a big deal, and when she was waiting in the chieftain's mansion, she was apprehensive. When it was dark, she suddenly heard the sound of drums and feasts coming from the front. She guessed that Pei You'an had returned safely. After a while, a guard came. , said that the adults asked him to send a message, everything is fine, don't worry.
Jiafu breathed a sigh of relief, and began to wait for him to come back. She waited until Hai Shi. She went out in the middle and looked around a few times. Finally, she heard footsteps coming from outside. She hurried out and saw Pei You'an being supported by a guard. , his footsteps staggered slightly.
He had been by his side for some time, and even when he was here, there were feasts from time to time, and Jiafu had never seen him drink alcohol, but tonight was an exception, and hurriedly greeted him and supported him.
Pei You'an asked the guards to take a rest, then withdrew the arm that was supported by Jiafu, and went in by himself.
Jiafu chased after him, held him back again, and said, "You're drunk and you can't walk steadily, so let me help you."
He stopped in his footsteps, looked down at her, saw her worried expression, hesitated for a while, and finally didn't take his hand out, letting her support him and enter the room.