Chapter 447: General, Wait a Mind
Ying Chengjiao was very calm.
This frankness surprised Dun Ruo a little.
The eloquent Chang'an Jun did not make any more excuses, but directly declared in a domineering manner that this was against the interests and the law.
Dun Ruo felt a little uncomfortable.
However, this discomfort not only did not help him relax his frown towards Ying Chengjiao, but instead made Zongheng Hou even more disappointed.
It's okay to find an excuse...
In Xianyang, the capital of Qin, where many nobles gathered, no matter how arrogant a noble was, he would not openly trample on Qin laws, even if he was extremely disdainful of Qin laws in private.
This was not only because the nobles wanted to give the First Emperor some face, but the more important reason was to maintain the authority of Qin law, that is, to maintain the interests of the nobles.
The Qin Law was not for fairness and justice, but to maintain social order and allow the Qin State to move towards a stable state, thus facilitating the aristocratic class to rule the Qin State.
The same is true of the new decree issued by Gaoque.
Ying Chengjiao blatantly acted in favoritism and allowed Wang Er, who had raped a Xiongnu woman, to commit adultery. This openly trampled on military orders and would undermine the irresistible nature of the orders.
Such overbearing words seemed extremely foolish to Dun Ruo, who was obsessed with interests and had achieved great success!
Dun Ruo slightly moved aside to make way for the exit, and reminded coldly:
"You are shaking your own rule and undermining the foundation of Gaoque.
"Just for one person, you ignored 150,000 people and the great cause. It is a blessing for Qin that you are not the king."
Ying Chengjiao and Wang Er quickly passed by Dun Ruo without saying a word.
The time has been delayed long enough...
"Humph! Indecisive! Stupid!
"Fortunately, Wang Er is still aware of current affairs and will not make mistakes."
Dun spoke softly, a hint of confidence passing across his face.
It seemed that he failed to stop Ying Chengjiao and his trip today was in vain, but in fact, his goal had been achieved.
Before he came, he investigated the feelings of Wang Er and his group of veterans towards Ying Chengjiao, and learned that many of these veterans had been in Xianyang and had openly rebelled against the First Emperor for Ying Chengjiao.
Everyone is afraid of death, but these veterans' loyalty to their general outweighs their fear of death.
As long as he explains the whole story to Wang Er, Wang Er will ask for death in order to win Chengjiao's plan. No one can save a person who is determined to die.
The path of human heart and human nature is not just walked by Ying Chengjiao alone. The theory of Zongheng is built on this path.
The night is dark.
The guard at the door had already been transferred away by Ying Chengjiao using his power. Wang Er followed Ying Chengjiao after leaving the tent. Along the way, there was no one within ten meters.
He kept his head down and remained silent, which was totally unlike his character.
In this quiet night, the slightest movement would be magnified infinitely. Wang Er checked the general's footsteps in front of him and clenched his fists tighter.
The sparse starlight cast a mottled shadow on the two people, as if they had no substance and looked somewhat unreal.
There was a touch on the forehead.
Wang Er took a step back and raised his head, he bumped into Ying Chengjiao.
It wasn't that he intended to hit him, but Ying Chengjiao suddenly stopped, and he was driving behind him without braking.
"What's the matter, General?"
Wang Er wanted to smile to make the atmosphere less heavy and depressing, so he pulled the corners of his mouth hard, looking very unnatural.
He noticed that the general's face looked even uglier than when he was in the tent. He didn't know whether it was because he was taught a lesson by that guy named Dun Ruo, or because he was worried about what to do after letting him go.
Oh, there is also a war horse standing quietly, it turns out we have arrived.
The warhorse's breathing was very loud at night, and Wang Er heard it the first time he saw the warhorse.
Strange, I should have heard it a long time ago...
He was thinking slowly, but before he could figure out what was going on, he saw the general climb onto the horse's back, soar into the air, and sit astride it.
Hmm? General, what are you doing up there? Isn't this warhorse prepared for me? Shouldn't you let me get on it?
"Come up."
The voice was cold.
A hand appeared in front of him. Wang Er hesitated for a moment and then put his hand on it.
It’s warm to the touch.
A great force lifted him into the air and landed him on the horse's back.
"drive!"
The horses the two men were riding started to run.
Wang Er was confused. I violated military orders, and even the general had to run away?
"General, this..."
"Shut up! You can't control your bird!"
The words, which were filled with ruthlessness and extreme impatience, made Wang Er dare not question them anymore.
Anyway, the horse will stop someday, and the general will always return to Gaoque.
No matter how far the general sends him, he will come back and die in front of those Hun dogs to uphold the dignity of military orders. He will not put the general in an awkward position.
He thought so.
Gradually, more and more Qin soldiers were patrolling around him. Several times, the war horses passed by the patrolling Qin soldiers. The four words "Greetings, General" made Wang Er confused.
Why are there so many people on this escape route? Isn’t the general afraid of being discovered?
There were more and more yurts, the unique tents of the Huns, and Wang Er became even more confused.
Why did you escape to the Xiongnu dog? Oh, I understand. The general said that the most dangerous place is the safest place! The general wants to hide me here!
That’s good. I don’t have to leave Gaoque and I don’t have to run so far when I come back.
The warhorse no longer galloped but walked instead, kicking and hitting in a very rhythmic manner.
When they arrived in front of a sheep-white dome that was twice as big as the surrounding domes, Ying Chengjiao lightly pulled the reins of his horse and the warhorse stopped moving forward.
He jumped off his horse and punched Wang Er's dangling leg. The punch was neither light nor heavy, but enough to bring Wang Er back to his senses.
"Get down! You can't control your bird!"
Wang Er looked surprised and confused, mixed with resentment and hatred.
This dome was the scene of his crime. It was in this dome that he bestowed the essence of the good men of the Qin Empire on the Hun dog.
Get off the horse.
"General, this..."
"You can't control your dick, and you can't hold your ass shut? Close your ass!"
Wang Er looked embarrassed, but there was a hint of nostalgia in his heart. Only old soldiers like them could understand this swear word.
A general is a general. He is good at fighting and also good at scolding. He invented many insulting phrases, which are much more lethal than those of "scoundrel", "beast" and "idiot".
“Kneel down!”
"ah?"
Wang Er took a step back and shook his head violently.
He was Wang Er, the commander of the 20th Battalion of the Taotie Army, and he had 500 Taotie soldiers under his command. It would take him less than a quarter of an hour to slaughter all the Huns in the tribe before him.
Now he is asked to kneel down to these Xiongnu dogs? He would rather die!
In his life, he kneeled to the sky above, to the earth below, to his father and mother in between, and to a general.
Apart from these five categories, the rest are impossible!
Bang!
The familiar sound of knees hitting the ground made Wang Er furious.
He saw his general kneeling on one knee, stirring up a cloud of dust! Facing the tent where the Xiongnu dogs lived!
"General! Get up! General!"
He threw himself on Ying Chengjiao like a madman. The young battalion commander, who had not shed a tear when he heard that he was about to die, burst into tears, cried and shouted, and tried his best to pull Ying Chengjiao.
His generals were so proud that they sneered at the Heaven that even the First Emperor had to kneel down to show respect. Not only did they refuse to kneel, they even declared war on the Heaven. How could they kneel to these damn, lowly Hun dogs!
The lost Wang Er made such a commotion that all the patrolling Qin troops within a radius of thirty steps rushed over upon hearing the news.
This group of people were restless because they learned that the commander of the 20th Battalion was going to be executed for raping a Xiongnu woman. When the Taotie soldiers in black armor arrived at the scene, they were all stunned.
It felt like a basin of clear water was pouring down on my head, completely eliminating all the heat.
Many people pinched their faces hard, unable to believe that what they saw was real.
Their general, Ying Chengjiao, the commander-in-chief with the highest military command, knelt on one knee in front of the tent of the damned, lowly Hun dog who had killed the commander of the 20th battalion.
“Kneel down!”
Ying Chengjiao gave the order for the second time.
Wang Er knelt on his knees in front of Ying Chengjiao, crying, and begged the general to get up with his head on the ground.
Ying Chengjiao slapped Wang Er hard on the face and asked him if he was sober now. He told Wang Er to stop going crazy and turn around and kneel down in front of the yurt where the Xiongnu woman who was hurt by Wang Er was.
Wang Er used his sleeves to wipe away the tears from his face and did everything Ying Chengjiao instructed.
He wanted the general to stand up. He didn't want the general to continue kneeling here, but he couldn't persuade the general.
So he could only obey orders, speed up the process, and wake up from this nightmare that he could not accept as soon as possible.
Ying Chengjiao knelt on one knee and clasped his hands together.
"The leader of the Taotie Army, Ying Chengjiao, and the inferior soldier Wang Er, come to apologize to the Wusu girl."
Ying Chengjiao spoke in Qin language.
"The leader of the Taotie Army, Ying Chengjiao, and the inferior soldier Wang Er, come to apologize to the Wusu girl."
Ying Chengjiao spoke in the Xiongnu language.
The Qin soldiers who had surrounded them stood still one by one, their expressions hard and cold, their hands unconsciously reaching for Qin's swords, they wanted to chop people.
The Xiongnu woman who was raped by Wang Er was called Wusu.
The principle of "a minister should die if his lord humiliates him" can be applied to the military. If a general is humiliated, the soldiers will feel worse than if they themselves were humiliated.
There were noises coming from the surrounding yurts, but due to the intimidation of the patrolling Qin army and the incident yesterday when a drunk Qin soldier broke into the yurt of Wusu, the daughter of their tribal leader, and insulted Wusu, no one dared to come out.
They all wore fur coats that smelled of sheep, and put their ears to the edge of the yurt, listening carefully for any clues outside. Most of them had hesitation on their faces, and they didn't dare to believe it even if they heard the words clearly.
The leader of the Taotie army, Ying Chengjiao, was as important as the Chanyu. He brought the Qin dog to apologize to Wusu...
Is this true?
Black armored Qin army.
White dome.
Surrounded by the black and white circle, Ying Chengjiao lowered his head, clenched his fists, and waited patiently for the dome in front of him to open.
A touch of black couldn't help but draw out the Qin sword at his waist, wanting to cut open the sheepskin outside the dome.
The general wants to see you! You are deaf! If you can't hear the sound, I will cut you with my sword!
"No one is allowed to move without my order!"
Ying Chengjiao's iron-cold gaze froze the Qin army's arm and the group of people in black around him.
"The leader of the Taotie Army, Ying Chengjiao, and the inferior soldier Wang Er, come to apologize to the Wusu girl."
Ying Chengjiao spoke again in the Xiongnu language to the particularly large yurt.
In the surrounding yurts, the Huns who were from the same tribe as Wusu were all living in fear, as if their hearts were stuck in their throats and might burst out at any time.
What is Wusu doing? Why hasn't he come out yet? This is the leader of the Taotie Army, Ying Chengjiao! If you anger him, he will kill the entire tribe!
"General! General!"
A Hun man ran out, his face covered with sweat, looking extremely anxious.
Ying Chengjiao looked in the direction of the voice and found that the yurt that this Hun came out of was a little bigger than the one in front of him, and his clothes were also slightly better. That fur coat should not be worn by a Hun from this small tribe.
This man should be Wusu's father, the leader of the tribe here... Ying Chengjiao thought to himself and winked at the Qin soldier who had just drawn his sword.
The freeze is lifted.
The Qin soldier seemed to be reborn. He took a step forward and blocked the Xiongnu man, and put the Qin sword on the man's neck with his backhand.
He didn't know why the general brought the commanders of 20 battalions to kneel in front of Wusu's yurt, but was so rude to Wusu's father, the local tribal leader.
He only knew that he really wanted to kill people, kill everyone in this tribe!
There was murderous aura all over his body and murderous intent in his eyes. The sharp Qin sword in his hand kept pressing down, and a trace of red line oozed out, and blood was already seen!
The Hun man felt his neck was cold and painful and he shivered. This movement made his neck even colder and more painful.
"General! Wu Su is my daughter! My daughter!"
He shouted loudly, feeling like he would die if he was slow in revealing his identity.
"ah?
"Retreat immediately! How dare you fight with swords without my order!"
Ying Chengjiao hurriedly stood up, shouted back the Qin soldier who had acted on his own initiative, and glared at him.
Wang Er also wanted to stand up, but Ying Chengjiao slapped him on the shoulder and pushed him down hard.
"You kneel down!"
After dealing with this troublesome soldier under his command, Ying Chengjiao quickly walked up to the tribal leader and apologized repeatedly on behalf of Wang Er.
I am sorry to the girl from Wusu for not disciplining her properly. I have come here to make the decision for her. I hope she will give me some face.
The leader was sweating profusely after hearing Ying Chengjiao's series of apologies, and the sweat couldn't be wiped away no matter how hard he tried.
The sweat and blood on his neck mixed together, making him feel as if salt was being poured on his wound.
He apologized repeatedly, saying that he didn't know what the general was talking about, and walked quickly towards the yurt where Wu Su was.
Open it up.
Inside the yurt, a girl with a rather Zhouzhuang appearance and a delicate face was sitting neatly in the innermost part, squatting on the ground, her face pale and shivering.
The chief entered the yurt and forcefully dragged his daughter out.
Wusun was crying as she was dragged by her father to the front of Ying Chengjiao and Wang Er who had hurt her. Her body was still shaking.
Ying Chengjiao was furious and kicked Wang Er to the ground.
"What a beast you did!"
The chief's heart trembled. Once the general left, the tribe would be slaughtered by these damn Qin dogs!
He quickly let go of his daughter and went to support Wang Er.
Before he could touch Wang Er's body, Ying Chengjiao knelt on one knee in front of Wu Su and said in a deep voice:
"It is not the general's wish to disturb the Wusu girl in the middle of the night, but this matter cannot be delayed. Please..."
Before he could finish his words, the leader was frightened out of his wits.
The tribe is over!
He suddenly rushed over to interrupt Ying Chengjiao's words, shouting "No, no", and helped Ying Chengjiao up even more desperately than Wang Er did just now.
Ying Chengjiao stood up and drew the Qin sword from his waist. The sharp sword tip cut through the sky and landed on the neck of Wang Er who was lying on the ground.
"I will kill this beast right now and make amends to the Wusu girl!"
Wu Su finally came to his senses under his father's crazy gaze, took a deep breath, and gasped for several breaths with trembling voice.
"Wait a minute, General."
