Confucian and Taoist scholar

Many grassland tribe generals looked disappointed. In their eyes, Khan was the leader of the grassland tribe, so powerful and domineering.

Now that they have just lost the battle, they are frightened and afraid to beg for surrender from the Yun Kingdom. This is simply the greatest shame for the grassland people.

At this moment, Hu Chiyan was completely panicked.

He was afraid that he would die under the mysterious cannon of the Yun Kingdom, and he was also afraid that he would become the king of the subjugated country. This was a great shame for the Huchi family, and he could not bear that such a thing would happen.

Therefore, Hu Chiyan could only beg for surrender from the Yun Kingdom. Even if he accepted the Yun Kingdom's royal decree and was demoted to the king, it would still be much better than losing the entire grassland.

Hu Chiyan regretted it, completely regretted it.

He regretted his impulsiveness and thought that the Yun State was a soft persimmon and could be manipulated as much as he wanted, so he sent a prairie army to capture the cities in the Western Regions.

But before they could be happy for a long time, the Yun State built a mysterious cannon. Not only was the city recaptured by the Yun State, they also marched all the way into the grassland and occupied Biyou City.

If I had known that there would be such a result, if Hu Chiyan Qingyuan sent troops to attack the barbarians and Xiongnu, and established an indestructible neighborly friendship with the Yun Kingdom, the power of the grassland people would become stronger.

But now, Biyou City has been destroyed by him, and the entire grassland city is in danger, and the Khan may even lose his throne as emperor.

And he also regretted not restraining the army and letting the soldiers and horses of the grassland tribe massacre the innocent people of the Yun Kingdom. Otherwise, the Yun Kingdom might not be determined to destroy the grassland tribe.

At this moment, even Hu Chiyan felt that she was a complete fool.

Why bother with Yun Guo when you have nothing to do?

As a leader of the grassland people, he can be called a wise king by future generations.

Nowadays, even a resident of the grassland tribe can point at Hu Chiyan’s nose and yell at him.

"Father Khan, please let me tell you something. Emperor Xiaoyun once killed the envoys of the grassland in the Jinluan Palace, and declared that he would use all the strength of the country to level the grassland, so we have no room for surrender." Hu Chikuo said tremblingly.
"This..."

Hu Chiyan's face changed wildly, and she also thought that there was indeed such a thing. At that time, she just thought what Emperor Hongxuan said was just a joke and didn't take it to heart.

Who would have known that Yun State actually had the strength to defeat the grassland army that Hu Chiyan was so proud of, and even be able to attack Biyou City from the front?

Hu Chiyan became even more panicked when she thought of the power of the Xuanji Cannon.

"I don't care what method you use, my Khan. In short, our grassland tribe must seek peace from the Yun Kingdom. I will agree to whatever conditions they put forward. Even if I let you issue an edict to sin against yourself, it doesn't matter. I can't be considered a subjugated country no matter what."

Your Majesty, absolutely not!" Hu Chiyan said angrily.

"I will obey my orders and I will try my best to seek reconciliation with Yun State."

Hu Chikuo sighed, feeling deep regret in his heart. The grassland people had never imagined that they would face such a predicament.

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The story of Hu Chiyan's imperial conquest and his defeat in Biyou City spread quickly among the grassland tribe.

After hearing such news, the residents of various tribes in the grassland became even more panic-stricken.

At the same time, many grassland people finally saw Hu Chiyan’s face clearly.

In order to fight against the Yun State army, Hu Chiyan confiscated the cattle, sheep, horses and supplies from the tribesmen. Some tribes also took the initiative to donate to the grassland army, hoping to contribute to the country.

But none of them expected that Hu Chiyan would not only be defeated quickly, but even the grassland people in Biyou City would not be able to bring out any of them, and they would be taken hostage by the Yun people.

In the eyes of many grassland people, there is a high possibility that the Yun Kingdom army will massacre the city, causing the lives of Biyou City to be devastated. The grassland residents of Biyou City will most likely be slaughtered.

Even if you are lucky enough to survive, all your supplies will be plundered.

After some grassland people who were away from home heard that Biyou City was captured by the Yun Kingdom, they remembered that their relatives lived in the city, and regardless of the consequences, they rushed to Biyou City day and night to check the truth.

They searched outside Biyou City day and night, but found nothing. They thought that most of the grassland people in the city had suffered a disaster. Everyone was heartbroken and cursed that Yun State was not a big human country. It didn't even treat innocent people.

Let it go, it's no different from the prairie cavalry who massacred the people of Yun Kingdom in the Western Regions.

However, suddenly, they made a very shocking discovery.

Some prairie people came out of Biyou City to harvest some vegetables in the fields, and then returned to the city voluntarily.

There were no soldiers from the Yun Kingdom guarding the entire process, and the faces of the prairie people did not show much anxiety, but they looked more serious and did not look like they were being controlled.

There are soldiers from the Yun Kingdom standing guard at the gate of Biyou City to ensure that no suspicious people get in.

"Strange, why don't the folks in the city have anything wrong with them?"

"Impossible! Biyou City has fallen, and the people in the city cannot be unscathed. This is an illusion!"

"We have to find a way to sneak in and find out what's going on."

So some people plucked up the courage and rode horses to the gate of Biyou City. After being inspected by Yun Kingdom soldiers, they entered Biyou City.

"I hope they are safe and sound."

Prairie people hiding in the dark pray in their hearts.

The next morning.

Those prairie people actually left the city safely and reported to their friends very excitedly.

"It's incredible! It's incredible! You may not believe it, but the folks in Biyou City are fine. The Yun people did not harm them, and your relatives are also safe and sound."

"What! Are the folks okay? How is that possible!"

"What the hell is going on!"

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

Those people told everyone what they saw after entering Biyou City, saying that King Yan of the Yun Kingdom had issued a strict military order and would not harm the innocent people of the grassland tribe.

Not only that, they also sent soldiers to patrol day and night to protect the self-interests of the grassland people.

Despite the lack of movement in Biyou City, in fact the prairie people in the city are still living their daily lives as usual.

In short, in one sentence, Yun State will not harm the grassland residents, nor will it plunder the grassland residents' things.

After hearing such news, the grassland people in the dark no longer hesitated and went to the city one by one to reunite with their relatives and friends.

The entire Biyou City began to gradually return to its previous state.

Such news also spread outside, and more and more grassland people knew that it turned out that the Yun Kingdom army did not massacre the city, but was trying its best to maintain the order of Biyou City so that the grassland residents could continue to live normally.

Because of this, many prairie people who had their cattle and sheep expropriated by Hu Chiyan and became homeless also came to Biyun City to try their luck.

It's all death anyway, let's see if there is a way to survive in Biyou City.

As a result, they not only settled down in Biyou City, but also received funding from the Yun State, allowing them to escape the war in Biyou City.

The grassland residents had a great change in their impression of the Yun State Army. They found that most of the Yun State Army were scholars, and scholars were very sensible. Coupled with the strict restrictions of military orders, they would naturally not do anything to harm innocent people.

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With the change in attitude towards the Yun Kingdom, more and more grassland people angrily cursed Chiyan as an unprincipled and ignorant king. He is the real disaster to the country and the people, and the Yun Kingdom army is a well-deserved teacher of benevolence and righteousness.<

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They also suspected that the Yun State army might be trying to win the hearts and minds of the grassland people by doing this, but whether it was true or not, it was an indisputable fact that the Yun State did not harm the grassland people.

On the contrary, Hu Chiyan arbitrarily expropriated people's wealth, leaving some grassland people homeless and even losing their livelihood, which caused a lot of public resentment.

The opinions of the various tribes on the grassland about Yun Guo and Hu Chiyan could not be hidden from Hu Chiyan's close men, who reported the information they learned to Hu Chiyan.

"What are you talking about! The residents of the grassland tribe praised Yun Guo as a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, but in turn cursed this Khan as a foolish king who misled the country!"

"Presumptuous! Presumptuous! Presumptuous!"

"What a disgrace! What a disgrace to this Khan! It's enough that the grassland people don't support me, but they slander me like this!"

"Poof!"

Hu Chiyan opened her mouth and spurted blood. She was so angry that she fainted.

"Father!"

"Quickly tell the imperial doctor!"

The people around him were extremely anxious, calling Chiyan a khan and nothing could happen to him.

Hu Chiyan was not only angry, but also had another reason.

That is, unknowingly, the national destiny of the grassland people began to tear apart from the inside out.

There are fewer and fewer people supporting Hu Chiyan, and the Hu Chi family is getting less and less powerful.

Immediately afterwards, the national destiny of the grassland people also began to split, and then was gradually swallowed up by the power of the national destiny of the Yun Kingdom.

There were lightning and thunder all over the grassland, and it rained heavily. Only the area near Biyou City was sunny.

There were also violent earthquakes in some places, the rivers flowed backwards, and countless cattle and sheep screamed like crazy as if they were sick.

The war horses of the prairie tribe's armies are also weak and mentally exhausted, making it difficult to go into battle.

This is the consequence of the suppression of the national destiny, which will produce some wonderful natural disasters.

September 15th.

The envoys of the grassland tribe came to Biyou City and asked to see the King of Yan with Hu Chiyan's guilty edict, hoping that the King of Yan could give the grassland a chance for peace talks.

King Yan sat in the hall, waved the edict in his hand to everyone, and said with a smile: "You see, that thief Hu Chiyan is completely scared this time. They sent envoys to deliver the edict.

I admit my mistake to Yun Guo and hope that Yun Guo can give them a chance for peace talks, even if they are demoted to princes. What do you think of this matter?"

Everyone whispered to each other, some looked serious, some sneered, and some were very disapproving of this.

"Du Ning, please tell me your opinion first!"

King Yan looked at Du Ning with a friendly smile.

Du Ning stood up and said: "The lower official believes that Hu Chiyan is a foolish king who is greedy for life and afraid of death. In order to fight against the Yun Kingdom, he did not hesitate to confiscate the supplies of the grassland people without caring about their life or death. But now, Hu Chiyan has seen that

After our army's mysterious artillery, he has understood the gap in the combat effectiveness of our two countries. He is afraid of becoming a king who will subjugate his country, and he is also afraid of becoming a prisoner, so he issued a sinful edict. Such a spineless king, and peace talks with him are doing a disservice to us.

The humiliation of a great country."

"Well said!"

"Master Du's words make sense!"

"You are not worthy of peace talks with us!"

Many generals present responded, and Du Ning hit the nail on the head and expressed the sentiments of most people.

If Hu Chiyan still has a little bit of backbone, maybe everyone can think that he is a powerful figure and is qualified to negotiate with King Yan.

But now that we see Hu Chiyan risking his own life in order to survive, and even eager to exchange a chance for peace talks with the Yun State at all costs, it will only make the people of the Yun State present look down upon Hu Chiyan.

King Yan said: "Although Hu Chiyan is an unprincipled and ignorant king who is worse than a pig or a dog, he is still the khan of the grassland tribe and a genuine emperor, who is in charge of the fate of a country. If we refuse peace talks, the army of the grassland tribe will also be spared."

If you risk your life to fight us to the death, even if we step into the palace, we will still pay a price."

"My lord, you should know that the emperor is determined to destroy the grassland tribe and will not accept peace talks and surrender from the grassland tribe." Du Ning reminded.

"But I can represent the Yun Kingdom to recruit peace. As long as I overthrow the Huchi family's rule in the grassland, it will be equivalent to ending the foundation of the grassland kingdom."

King Yan said: ""Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: Therefore, to be victorious in a hundred battles is not a good thing. To defeat the enemy's soldiers without fighting is a good thing. Hu Chiyan is just trying to survive now. So, we

Why can't we use his greed for life and fear of death to achieve our goal of unifying the grassland?"

Du Ning's face changed slightly. He only considered Emperor Hongxuan's determination to level the grassland, but did not think of using Hu Chiyan's psychology to make an issue.

As expected of a prince, he is capable of leading troops to fight and is also proficient in the art of war. By using the art of war in scheming, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"The envoy from the grassland tribe is coming in," King Yan said.

After a while, the envoy from the grassland tribe came in.

"I have met His Highness King Yan."

The grassland envoy bowed to the grassland and bowed his head.

"I have read your Khan's edict on sin. It is really touching, and I have learned a lot. I didn't expect that you prairie people also know a little bit about writing."

The grassland envoy suddenly felt ashamed, because he could tell that King Yan was not praising Chiyan, but mocking Chiyan for showing off his articles in front of scholars.

"It made His Highness laugh."

The grassland envoy dared to be angry but did not speak out. He knew his mission and situation. If he made King Yan unhappy, he would be killed by the great scholars of Yun State.

The Yun army dared to kill the grassland tribe’s envoy!

"Don't be nervous. I am in a good mood today and don't want to kill you."

King Yan's words made the envoys on the grassland breathe a sigh of relief.

"My emperor has ordered the grasslands to be leveled, and he will not accept peace talks or surrender."

The grassland envoy's face turned pale, his legs trembled, and his face was ashen.

Even if he doesn't hang here today, he will still be killed by the Yun Kingdom's army in the future.

"However, there is still room for discussion on this matter."

King Yan smiled and said: "As long as you go back and tell Hu Chiyan and agree to my three conditions, I will report to the court to recruit the grassland. In that case, Hu Chiyan will not have to die in the battle."

"Your Highness, please make it clear."

The grassland envoy's eyes lit up, and he lowered his posture. At the same time, he felt very uneasy, because King Yan would probably open his mouth and ask for very excessive conditions.

But they have no other choice.

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