Wait a minute, heroine

Dong dong dong——

The vigorous drum beat sounded from the huge square filled with flags.

There are more than 400 tribes in Xihai, most of which are small tribes with a few thousand people, but there are also some with a population of more than 100,000. The various tribes are scattered within a radius of thousands of miles. After the northwest royal court is gone, they can only meet once a year when the ten thousand tribes gather together.

It was noon, and the clan leaders of each tribe were seated around the square, with a flag embroidered with their respective clan emblems behind their backs.

Most of these clan emblems are imitations of tribes that were established later. There are only a dozen serious flags, each of which represents a certain occupation, official position or family emblem passed down from the ancient barbaric period.

The tribes in Xihai are mainly composed of four major tribes, and their position is naturally in the middle. Although the Gouchen tribe is the strongest now, its status is still tied with the other three tribes. On the left is the position of the Wuma tribe, and further to the left and right is Dongming. Department and Xuanhao Department.

The seat in the middle originally belonged to King Tianlang, but now it is vacant. Even if someone can convince the major tribes, no one dares to sit there. After all, if someone sits in the main seat at such a gathering, it means that the tribes in the West Sea have a leader. , then either Beiliang will be attacked or Dawei will be attacked, and the tribes in Xihai simply cannot bear it.

Fan Qinghe was dressed in a high priest's robe, and his majestic makeup revealed a sense of mystery. He looked like an extremely beautiful witch who could charm men. His expression should have been stoic and goddess-like, but because he was full of worries and frowned slightly, he still showed a bit of human smoke.

Grandma Gui, Jiang Laojiu and other clan elders stood behind the big chair, also frowning.

Sitting next to Fan Qinghe is the old patriarch of the Wuma tribe, an old man in his seventies and the eldest of the four tribes. He has a goatee and looks quite majestic; because he has a feud with the Gou Chen tribe, as long as Gou Chen The Wuma and Wuma tribes were opposed to everything Chen took the lead, so he could be considered a supporter of the Dongming tribe.

Next to the Gouchen tribe was Jiang Xuan, the clan leader of the Xuanhao tribe.

The clan leaders of Dongming and Xuanhao are both from the lineage of ancient witches. They were originally composed of prophets and shamans responsible for sacrifices. They can be understood as witchcraft in the barbaric period, but later their ideas diverged.

Dong Mingbu uses the experience passed down from generation to generation to cure diseases, divination, sacrifices, etc., and regards itself as a communicator between heaven and earth, and can be regarded as a traditional wizard.

As for the ancestors of the Xuanhao tribe, they had a profound enlightenment once they attained the Tao. They no longer believed in the experience accumulated by their predecessors, and began to actively explore the laws behind things and try to solve problems with their own understanding.

The specific difference, to put it simply, is that if a person has chest pain and cannot find the cause, the Dongming Department will prepare various ancient medicines for the patient to try; while the Xuanhao Department will perform a clean operation to see what the problem is. If the situation is bad, cut where there is something bad and directly deal with the pathogen.

The two also have something in common, that is, the treatment effect is almost fatal, and whether you can survive or not depends on God's will.

However, this is not because the medical skills of the two hospitals are not good, but because they are desperate enough to come to the various tribes in the West Sea to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. To the outside world, it is already an incurable disease. Two doctors can cure one out of ten, and the gold content is already quite high. .

Although the same murderous people had a great reputation and killed far more people than were cured, this did not prevent the two parties from accusing each other of using drugs indiscriminately and treating human lives indiscriminately.

There are countless festivals like this among the various tribes, and it would be impossible to hold them down without Jingtian's skills. This is also the reason why it is difficult for the tribes in the West Sea to unify.

As the drums sounded, the large venue with nearly ten thousand people gathered gradually became quiet, and everyone looked in the direction of the four major departments.

Sima Yue, the King of Gouchen, only wore black leather armor due to the ban imposed by Beiliang, but his belt still had the same unicorn pattern as the clan emblem.

After the drumming stopped, Sima Yue stood up, glanced at the hundreds of clan leaders present, and said loudly:

"Everyone should have heard about what happened in Huangming Mountain a few days ago. Several adults from Baixiao Camp under King Zuoxian were killed.

"We, the tribes in the West Sea, have an indissoluble feud with Beiliang. In the past, King Tianlang died at the hands of King Zuoxian. King Zuoxian's people are dead. We should be very happy, don't you think so?"

The whole place was silent and no one responded.

After Sima Yue glanced around, he continued:

"Both I and you all have enmity with Beiliang. King Zuo Xian's people are dead, and we dare not show a smile. You all know the reason for this.

"King Zuo Xian has more than 200,000 frontier troops. As long as he raises his troops, all the tribes in the West Sea will abandon their property and hide in the mountains and forests to avoid disaster; as long as he cuts off the trade routes, tens of thousands of people in the tribes in the West Sea will go hungry next year. Death; he raised 10% of the annual tax, and countless people in the tribes of Xihai went hungry.

"Who here doesn't want to take revenge? Who doesn't want to stop the annual gifts? But we don't have the strength now. Men can bend and stretch. When it's time to rise up, we are the tigers and wolves of the North and South. When it's time to endure humiliation and bear the burden, spit is sprayed on our faces. , we all have to endure it. Because if we don’t tolerate it, the tribesmen will have to live a hard life, and tomorrow we will have no chance to become our guests."

Sima Yue said this and turned to look in the direction of Dongmingbu:

"But with so many clan leaders sitting here, there are some who disregard the interests of everyone and risk causing disasters to the tribes in the West Sea by acting privately outside. I am not the clan leader of the Dongming Tribe, and you are not qualified to point fingers at the Dongming Tribe. But this matter involves us, so we have to have a reasonable explanation.”

Sima Yue's words were sonorous and powerful, but just a few words aroused the emotions of everyone in the department, and they all looked at the Dongming Department.

The old patriarch of the Wuma tribe, as the most senior person among the four major tribes, used his crutch and helped Fan Qinghe speak:

"Beiliang collects heavy taxes every year, and no one here is convinced. The Dongming tribe killed King Zuo Xian's people. No matter what, we should share the same hatred and try to work together to solve the matter instead of blaming here. From my point of view, Write a document of apology, leave a seal from each department, and the Dongming Department will raise some money and medicinal materials to send an apology gift to King Zuo Xian..."

Sima Yue turned and faced everyone: "If it is so simple, why should I call all the clan leaders and make a fuss here.

"The Dongming tribe's murder is not the key, and King Zuo Xian does not care about the lives of several retainers, but the Dongming tribe secretly contacted the Southern Dynasty and violated the taboo of the Northern Liang court.

"Our tribes in the West Sea are neither big nor small. As long as they are supported by the Northern and Southern Dynasties, they can easily recruit tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If the Dongming tribe secretly contacts the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Liang does not interfere, there will soon be Countless tribes went to the Southern Dynasty to ask for benefits, which directly shook the foundation of Northern Liang and Western Frontier.

"So the Beiliang court will definitely make a fuss about this matter, and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys to show us. If the Dongming Ministry does not show sincerity in admitting its mistakes and correcting them, the Beiliang court will not take kindly to this matter. If we do not say that all the ministries jointly plead for mercy, it is us It’s useless to go to Pingyi City together to plead with them.”

The clan leader of the Xuanhao tribe turned his head and looked at Fan Qinghe:

"Chief Brahma, have you secretly contacted Nanchao?"

Facing the looks in her eyes from the various tribes, Fan Qinghe felt quite embarrassed in her heart - all the tribes were apparently ministers of the Northern Liang vassals, and they admitted that they had liaisons with the Southern Dynasty just because they wanted to break with the Northern Liang. The patriarchs did not dare to follow her in rebellion, so they fell into the trap. into an isolated and helpless situation.

It would be unrealistic not to admit that he had an affair with the Southern Dynasty. Within a few days, King Zuo Xian had already sent the news, but he did not mention the identity of the orphan of King Tianlang of Ye Jingtang.

Fan Qinghe didn't dare to let Ye Jingtang resist this matter. If he did, he would be 'blinded by hatred and not care about the life and death of all the ministries.

After a moment of silence, Fan Qinghe said:

"I did go to the Southern Dynasty once, and unexpectedly met a few high-ranking officials, but it was just for practicing medicine, and it did not involve the position of the Dongming Ministry. The people of King Zuo Xian were killed by the Southern Dynasty, but I dare not make friends with them. I’m afraid I don’t dare to take it by force.”

The clan leader of the Xuanhao tribe said: "Then the Brahma clan leader, do you want the Beiliang court to swallow its anger and pretend that this matter never happened?"

Fan Qinghe said: "I invited you here, and I will be responsible if something goes wrong. I will personally write a letter to apologize to King Zuo Xian, and raise money to compensate..."

Before he finished speaking, a clan leader present said:

"The Brahma Clan leader knows exactly what is going on in Huang Mingshan. An apology plus a little money can't settle the matter at all. As the leader of the clan, you have caused this matter regardless of the interests of the clan, and you should not use the clan's property to help you bear the consequences.

"The clan leaders of each tribe must first consider everything from the perspective of the clan. If you sit in this position, you must shoulder this responsibility. The Brahma clan leader is not worthy of the position. This position should be given to the right person. This way I don't have to worry anymore. Will you cause such trouble again in the future? The Northern Liang court will not hold on to you again even if you think about it; and if the head of the Brahma clan is close to the Southern Dynasty and goes directly to settle there, no one in the entire Xihai tribe can say anything wrong to you."

Boom——

The old patriarch of the Wuma tribe slammed his cane with both hands and made a muffled sound:

"This matter has nothing to do with the ministries. We have done our duty to hold the Beiliang court accountable. The Dongming tribe can solve it however they want. It has nothing to do with us. You jumped out and asked the Dongming tribe to change the clan leader. You are in a hurry. Show your loyalty to King Zuo Xian?"

The clan leader who was scolded was just King Zuo Xian's mouthpiece. Because his status was indeed a lower level, he didn't dare to talk back.

Sima Yue said: "The matter is here, there must be a solution. It is useless for us to argue. If the Brahma clan leader has a suitable solution, he can speak out. As long as he can help, no one will stand idly by as a clan leader. .”

Fan Qinghe knew clearly that he had seriously injured King Zuo Xian and could not calm down his anger without paying the price. He also heard that King Zuo Xian wanted her to abdicate and get out. Although she didn't want to agree, she couldn't overturn the table and rebel directly if she didn't agree. Now he looked at Granny Gui.

Granny Gui behind the scenes was the wife of the old Zhu Zong and a descendant of the Qinchi tribe. She understood that Ye Jingtang and Fan Qinghe would have to fight against each other.

Fan Qinghe temporarily retreated behind the scenes, unable to touch the foundation of the Dongming Department, and Ye Jingtang showed up to take the blame, leaving the influence of "acting recklessly and disregarding the overall situation" in the major departments, which may be difficult to follow in the future. Rebuilding the northwest royal court.

For this reason, after hesitating for a moment, Granny Gui wanted to instruct Fan Qinghe to take a step back to settle the matter.

But before Granny Gui could speak, she suddenly heard a loud voice coming from behind thousands of tribesmen:

"King Gouchen is so majestic. Those who know understand that you are on an equal footing with the three major tribes, but those who don't know think that you are the master of all the tribes in the West Sea and act as the leading mediator here."

The words were neither light nor heavy, but they were powerful and spread throughout the conference hall where tens of thousands of people gathered.

All the clan leaders present were startled and turned their heads. Sima Yue, the great king of Gouchen, had a dark expression and looked towards the direction from which the sound came.

Crash--

The crowd with their backs to Langxuan City Market all separated left and right after the sound came out.

At the end of the city's main road, a black horse appeared. A nine-foot spear hung on the side of the horse, and on the back was a man in black robes.

The man is tall and tall, with fair skin, piercing black eyes, and a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows, which add a sharp edge to his handsome face.

The man's appearance was so outstanding that anyone who saw him had to stop and look at him for a long time. However, after he appeared, everyone did not pay attention to the appearance of the man, but looked at a chess piece.

A flag held in the hands of a man in black robe!

The flag is entirely black, with an emblem in the center that resembles a wolf whistling at the moon, but it is actually a wild wolf chasing the sun, representing an ancient tribe that chased the sun and migrated to the west until they were blocked by the Wanren Mountains.

A hundred years ago, few people may have known about this tribe, but today, that flag is an emperor's sword that cannot be disobeyed by the tribes in the West Sea, and it is also a northwest nightmare that has kept the Northern and Southern Dynasties awake for decades!

"Buzz——"

The conference hall where thousands of people gathered immediately became noisy.

The dozen or so clan chiefs headed by them, all of whom were princes of the Northwest Royal Court before, without exception, stood up subconsciously when they saw the flag.

Even Sima Yue, who was standing with his hands behind his back, twitched at the corners of his eyes, and his hands drooped naturally, and his posture became a little more reserved.

Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...

Although the sound of horse hooves was light, it spread throughout the entire venue.

Holding the flag that Sanniang had just sewn, Ye Jingtang walked slowly to the center of the circular conference venue, his wrists slightly bowed.

wipe--

The flagpole made of white wax pole is inserted into the soil ground for one foot.

In the dead silence of the world, only one person, one horse, and an unshakable royal flag fluttering in the wind under the autumn sun are left at this moment!

Ye Jingtang was riding on the horse. After looking around, he looked at the leaders of the four major tribes. He raised his left hand and revealed the five-color bracelet on his hand:

"I am the only direct descendant of the Qinchi tribe and I am the only one left, but this flag has not yet fallen. Hundreds of years ago, the tribes established the 'Five Tribes Alliance' here and swore to be brothers and advance together and retreat together. The Qinchi tribe made this oath." , fought bloody battles until the entire clan died, and those who are still alive don’t know if they still recognize this thing.”

The whole place was completely silent, no one dared to speak.

Even Fan Qinghe's eyes showed surprise. After all, she knew that Ye Jingtang was a descendant of the Qinchi tribe, but she didn't know that Ye Jingtang actually hid a token of the alliance of the five races.

I didn't see him take it out when he came over. Maybe he just bought a few temporary ones from the street...

Sima Yue and King Tianlang were brothers who grew up together, so they must have a strong sense of friendship and righteousness. Seeing Ye Jingtang show up, his heart naturally skipped a beat.

However, Sima Yue did not make any miscalculation. After all, it was best for Ye Jingtang to come out to fight the matter. As the son of King Tianlang, it is natural for all ministries to take care and protect him. They have a close relationship. If King Tianlang wants to integrate the tribes, there will definitely be few clan leaders who dare to support him. For King Zuo Xian and him, their goal has been achieved.

After Sima Yue hesitated for a moment, he showed a look of surprise and said:

"The clan emblem of the Qinchi tribe... Are you a descendant of the Qinchi tribe?"

Ye Jingtang drove his horse to stand next to Wang Qi, looked at Sima Yue in the distance, and said calmly:

"That's right. During the war to destroy the country, the Sima clan chief took great pains to lure the Qinchi tribe to the Liaoyuan. The clan also risked everyone's lives before sending me to Liangzhou."

"coax……"

After saying this, the people of each tribe immediately came to their senses and started going crazy.

Sima Yue's face was full of surprise, and he was slapped twice, and then his face became furious and he yelled:

"That's nonsense. Who are you? Why are you here talking nonsense?"

"You know who I am. But you guys here probably don't know yet."

Ye Jingtang scanned the crowd and said loudly:

"My name is Ye Jingtang. I am the chief swordsman of the Southern Dynasty. The emperor personally granted me the title of Marquis of Wu'an. I am the deputy commander of the Black Yamen. I am a very popular official in the Southern Dynasty. I can cover the whole court with one hand. To be honest, I don't care about a man who has been in power for twenty years. The throne has lost its foundation.

"But I don't want royal power and hegemony. The grace of childbirth must be repaid, otherwise I will become a villain. Although I have never met King Tianlang and Princess, the entire Qinchi clan sacrificed their lives to let me escape, and I was able to be adopted by my adoptive father. Saving a life through adoption is truly a great favor, so I have to come back to settle this account."

Sima Yue clenched his fists behind his back and said angrily:

"Even if you are the son of my king, you are no longer a member of the Xihai tribes if you join the Southern Dynasty. As a high-ranking official of the Southern Dynasty, it is your duty to spread rumors and slanders to disrupt the Xihai tribes and create trouble for Beiliang..."

Boom——

The old patriarch of the Wuma Tribe, with his back straight and his crutches fiercely:

"The Kingdom of the Northwest Royal Court was destroyed, but only the Qinchi tribe died for the country. Now that there is only one person and one horse left, then wherever he is, the Qinchi tribe will be there. Since he is one of the ten thousand tribes, even if he is not the Tianlang King, he is still qualified When discussing matters here, if we want to expel the tribes in the West Sea, all the tribes should discuss it together. What qualifications does the Sima patriarch have to deny his identity?"

The clan leader of the Xuanhao tribe was unhappy with the Dongming tribe. Now that the Qinheng tribe had jumped out, he naturally resumed his position as the leader of the four major tribes and said:

"Everyone here can disown the Qinchi tribe, except the Gouchen tribe. If the Sima clan leader is framed, there is no need to be so anxious. Tell the truth clearly, and all the tribes will be on your side."

Sima Yue clenched his fists, his expression became slightly normal, and he asked:

"Ye Jingtang, if you are a descendant of my king, even if you have defected to the Southern Dynasty and are helping the Southern Dynasty to sow discord, I, as an elder, will not blame you. But hundreds of clan leaders are watching here, so you'd better speak politely. Real evidence, otherwise..."

Bang bang——

Ye Jingtang clapped his hands twice, stopped his words, and said:

"I have been investigating what happened back then. If I didn't have any evidence, how could I come out and damage the reputation of the Sima clan leader?"

While he was talking, a carriage drove through the gap in the rear.

In front of the carriage is a young girl wearing a bamboo hat and a five-foot-long sword. She is so majestic and has no stage fright in front of thousands of people.

After Ye Jingtang received the news in the morning, he did not come over immediately. Instead, he first started looking for evidence based on Xu Tianying's information.

Although Da Benben is not good at martial arts, he is quite good at these things. He knew that the major ministries pay their annual taxes in the autumn, and King Zuo Xian wanted to return the supplies secretly. In order to cover up, he must have taken advantage of the gathering of tens of thousands of ministries in Langxuan City to come and go. When the caravan was huge and mixed with dragons and snakes, let Gouchenbu quietly bring the things back.

For this reason, Da Benben asked him to go to the Gouchen Department's warehouse to search. Ye Jingtang and Xiao Yunli ran over and found what they needed after a short while in the heavily guarded warehouse.

When the carriage arrived, Ye Jingtang got off his horse, jumped to the edge of the carriage, and opened several boxes, revealing that they were filled with gold, porcelain, silk and satin, famous camellia soap, etc.

The patriarchs present had good eyesight and recognized that this was Gou Chen's carriage. When they saw these things, they frowned.

After all, all the ministries in Xihai are under sanctions, and they are tightening their belts. Although these luxury goods are affordable, they will never be purchased in large quantities. If you have the spare money, you will usually buy dozens of carts of rice, grain, salt and medicinal materials to bring them back. in case for need.

However, the heads of each tribe still have some of these things in their homes. To use this to accuse King Gouchen, or at most say that he lives a luxurious life, the Gouchen tribe may not have any objections, let alone other tribes.

When Sima Yue saw the carriage, his eyes changed obviously, and he turned around and said:

"Who bought these things?"

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang said:

"Every ministry knows that only when you have spare money can you spend on these useless things. The Gouchen Ministry handed in the annual tax, and Beiliang returned all the money in silver. You have no use holding it, and you don't dare to blatantly hoard too much food. The extra spare money , I can only exchange these rare items and enjoy the life of fine clothes and fine food in secret.

"There is more than one car of this thing. There are dozens of them in the Gouchen Department's warehouse. King Gouchen pretends not to know. I'm afraid it's a bit unjustifiable."

Sima Yue naturally knew how many of these things there were, but he still glared at the elders.

And several clan elders were not just ordinary people. After looking at each other, one of them quickly stood up:

"A few of us secretly ordered them to buy them. These are rare items. We can make a lot of money by reselling them to the Southern Dynasties, so I made a batch of them privately. I wanted to make some extra money. I was afraid that the clan leader would not agree, so I hid it from the clan leader..."

"Insolent! Some tribesmen don't even have enough to eat. If they have spare money, they should buy more rice, food and clothes for the winter. Buy these..."

"okay!"

Before King Gou Chen could finish his trick, Ye Jingtang rummaged through the pile of goods and took out a piece of Shuiyun Brocade:

"This thing is a special supply from Jiangzhou. You spend a lot of money to buy the precious cloth produced in the Wei Dynasty from Beiliang, travel around the world, and then sell it back to the Wei Dynasty to make huge profits?"

"..."

Sima Yue's eyes twitched slightly.

Several clan elders were also smart and quickly said:

"These are brought by the female relatives of the clan. They are not much, just dozens of pieces of cloth..."

Although the explanations given by the elders of Gouchen Tribe were reasonable, the hundreds of clan leaders present were not fools.

The old patriarch of the Wuma tribe took a step forward with a cane:

"All the good horse farms of our Wu Horse Department have been confiscated by Beiliang, and fine war horses have to be turned in every year. Even my nephews and nephews cannot ride the fine horses raised by me.

"Your Gou-Chen Department handed over grain, grass and weapons. Logically speaking, life will be more difficult. As a result, over the past twenty years, the population of each department has not increased much, and the population of your Gou-Chen Department has almost doubled.

"I used to think that your attitude towards Beiliang was weak. Beiliang hoped that you could maintain the stability of the tribes in the West Sea and help you secretly. I didn't care much about it at first. Now I understand that the tribes in the West Sea have paid heavy taxes for twenty years, and you are the only one. Gouchenbu didn’t pay a penny!”

Sima Yue obviously couldn't make up a reason to explain the population problem, but he still didn't show any guilt and said in a deep voice:

"I am the leader of the Gouchen Tribe, and I should consider my people. Beiliang promised to return the annual gifts and let me maintain the stability of the tribes in the West Sea. Can I not agree? If it were you, would you refuse this condition? You agreed , can you tell the news to others?

"I grew up among the ministers of the Western Sea since I was a child. After the royal court was disbanded, I was not the one who took the lead in helping the ministries when they were in trouble? Did I ever ask you for a penny in remuneration? I didn't harm any of you, and I helped many more. Just because you paid the annual gifts and I didn't, do you think you have become a sinner? If you don't want to pay the annual gifts, you won't talk about it privately, and you still need me to put in a good word for you?"

"..."

Don't mention it, Sima Yue's words are embarrassing. They are really justified. Behind each clan leader are countless mouths crying for food. If they were put in another person's shoes and Beiliang secretly offered this condition, they would probably fall to their knees. Faster than Sima Yue.

When Fan Qinghe saw Ye Jingtang popping up, he was a little worried at first, but now he became confident and said:

"What about the frame-up of King Tianlang back then? You don't have this certificate of surrender, but the Beiliang court will treat you so kindly. Isn't it at all afraid that you will be too big to lose your tail and threaten Beiliang one day?"

"That's nonsense! I can't even win your trust, how can I threaten Beiliang?"

Sima Yue's mind was quite extraordinary and he said angrily:

"I got separated from King Tianlang and fought my way out of the siege alone. I didn't die on the battlefield, so I gave you countless excuses. I would like to ask, where were you at that time?

"I only have a few hundred remnant soldiers under my command. Even if I fled early due to fear of death, I still accompanied King Tianlang to fight to the last battle. Every one of you is either sick or missing, especially you, the leader of the Wu clan, who has been ordered to guard the rear, Wang Ting As soon as the army fell, you dismissed the logistics troops and showed your kindness to Beiliang. Were you able to escape faster than me?

"Just because you are not in front of King Tianlang, you are forced by the situation. Those who understand the current situation are heroes and have no choice but to do it. And I will die on the battlefield. If I don't die for my country, I will be punished. I ask you why What?!"

Sima Yue's angry roar was so powerful that it shocked everyone in the department. Even Fan Qinghe was so rebuffed that he couldn't find any words to refute.

After Ye Jingtang watched all this, he continued to speak:

"This morning, Du Tanqing, the counselor of King Zuo Xian, came to Tianlang City and was caught and killed by me. I got these old stories from his mouth.

"I just arrived at the Gouchen Department a few days ago, and before my whereabouts were revealed, you learned the news, secretly guided me to the head of the Brahma clan, and led me to Huangming Mountain. You first used the strategy of driving away the tiger to devour the wolf, hoping to get Jiang Zahu to kill him. It's a pity that he didn't succeed in killing me; then King Zuo Xian personally came out to eradicate the weeds, but still failed, and that's why the current turmoil arose."

As Ye Jingtang said this, he pulled out the flag beside him and put it in front of him:

"I have already talked about so much evidence and presented a lot of evidence. If the Sima clan leader is quibbling and won't admit it readily, then we will solve it the way the tribes in the West Sea did - you swear an oath on the clan emblem and let the sky bear witness. Promise that you will never boo, and then fight with me. If I die, I will just think that I ruined the world by slandering you wantonly. If you die, by the same token, do you dare to accept it?"

When the clan leaders heard this, they all fell silent.

Using the clan emblem to swear a fight to the death is a very serious act in the tribes of Xihai.

Although God will not really uphold justice, the clan emblem is equivalent to the beliefs of the tribesmen in the West Sea and the tablets of their ancestors.

Lying and swearing in front of the ancestral tablet, and then immediately fighting to the death with someone, just by hearing it, you can tell it is unlucky, and the psychological pressure is huge.

This is just like the Ye Jingtang swearing at the memorial tablet of his adoptive father. Guilt fills his heart. He can only win if the difference in strength is so great that he can win with his eyes closed.

However, their rankings in the Northern and Southern Dynasties were almost the same. There were probably not many people in the world who would have the guts to engage in a deadly fight to avenge blood while feeling guilty.

Everyone looked at Sima Yue, waiting for Sima Yue's reply.

And Sima Yue did feel a little guilty when he saw Ye Jingtang being so ruthless. After all, he didn't say he was panicking, and he knew it himself.

But now he didn't dare to accept it, so he admitted that what Ye Jingtang said was the truth. If he collaborated with the enemy and harmed his old master in exchange for glory and wealth, he would inevitably lose his reputation first, and then be surrounded and suppressed by various ministries. Maybe even the tribesmen would not stand by him again. side.

With no way to retreat, Sima Yue's angry expression did not slow down at all. He immediately turned around and pulled out the Qilin flag next to the big chair, bit his left finger and wiped the bright red blood on the emblem:

"I, Sima Yue, swear by the heavens that I have never betrayed my king or the entire army in the past. If I lie, I will be punished by swords and axes today!"

Sa——

After saying this, Sima Yue threw the Qilin flag and placed it in front of the flag of the Qinchi tribe.

According to the rules, Night Terror Hall should also swear on the clan emblem to prove the authenticity of their words.

But Night Terror Hall did not take advantage of this. He took out a letter from his sleeve and hung it on the wolf flag:

"I grew up in the Wei Dynasty. I have no sense of belonging to the Northwest Royal Court and the Qianchi tribe. Swearing to the flag is like empty talk and has no meaning. This letter was obtained from Du Tanqing and addressed to the Sima clan chief. I took it If you come out and spread it among the people, you can prove what I just said.

“But I came here today to kill people, not to reason.

"That's why I took out this letter last and put it here first. After you and I decide the winner, I will circulate this letter to everyone to prevent the clan leaders from misunderstanding that I slandered the Sima clan leader and killed people.

"If Chief Sima wins, you can decide whether you want to circulate this letter to everyone to prove your innocence or destroy the letter to cover up the truth."

? ?

When Sima Yue heard this, his eyelids twitched again.

After all, just now he could rely on his psychic martial arts to fight and kill Ye Jingtang to "clear his grievances." But if Ye Jingtang did this, he would either be beaten to death on the spot, or he would open the letter and circulate it to everyone after winning the battle to prove himself. clean.

But the secret letter written by King Zuo Xian to him was also asked by Du Tanqing to carry it with him. How could he not know what was written in it?

If he destroys the letter afterwards and confirms his past of rebelling and killing King Tianlang after winning, this will completely leave him no way to survive!

Sima Yue said in a deep voice: "As a high-ranking official of the Wei Dynasty, it's not easy for you to forge a letter? You want to throw dirty water on me even if you die, you have such a poisonous heart."

"If Chief Sima is innocent and has countless time to prove his falsity after winning the battle, is it possible that he is still afraid of being overthrown by a forged letter?"

After Ye Jingtang finished speaking, he raised his left hand and hooked it.

The world also fell silent at this moment.

Huhu~~

In the gentle breeze, two flags fluttered gently in the center of the conference venue.

Everyone stared intently at the two people facing each other, their heartstrings slowly breaking to the extreme...

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I haven’t slept since I finished yesterday’s update, so I’ll finish it all at once tomorrow (-)

Thank you for being the leader of [Zangzai] Boss!

Thank you to Mr. [Qing, Wei] for the huge reward!