Chapter 169: Riots
"I want to see the Khan, let me go! I want to see the Khan! β
Shibi Khan was woken up in the early morning by a voice outside the tent and asked the people on the side, "What's going on outside?" Why is it so noisy, there are no rules at all?"
"That's the kind of Khan, you have been feeling unwell recently, coupled with the failure of the previous attack, there are rumors in the camp that this is Tengri's punishment, so he encouraged his subordinates and the troops in the army to leave the camp and meet the grassland." The subordinate who served Shibi Khan on the side said.
"Ridiculous! Darn! Ahem. When Shibi Khan heard some commotion in the army, he sat up with some excitement, but as soon as he got together, he coughed violently.
The subordinates on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help Shibi Khan sit up slowly, and brought a bowl of water for Shibi Khan to drink a few sips, which stopped the violent cough. The subordinate said to Shibi Khan: "Khan, you must take care of your body, you are now the backbone of our army, as long as you are here, then our warriors will still fight bravely and defeat all enemies on the opposite side." β
"Defeat the enemy? Since I led the troops to the battle, I have been invincible, but I have been defeated by Li Wenyuan's army again and again when I am defeated by him, is this our warriors no longer brave? In my opinion, no, on the contrary, in the face of the unknown but extremely sharp weapons used by the Han people on the Great Wall, none of our warriors retreated timidly, but all summoned up the courage to charge, but the result? They were all lost on the city wall, and I have not been able to recover their bodies so far, and I am not qualified as their Great Khan. Shibi Khan remembered the fiasco of the previous days, and at this time he said with tears like rain.
"Khan, Tuoba Shishu once instructed me that once the Great Khan wakes up, I must notify him as soon as possible, you have a good rest here, and I will call Tuoba Shishu for you?" When the subordinate saw that Shibi Khan mentioned the fiasco a few days ago, it was not easy to talk, so he changed the topic and said.
Shibi Khan hadn't seen the face of the subordinate in front of him since he woke up, and at this time he also said curiously: "Why is your voice a little unfamiliar, you come forward, look up and let me see." β
According to the request of Shibi Khan, the subordinate stepped forward and approached Shibi Khan, so that Shibi Khan could see his face clearly.
What greeted Shibi Khan's eyes was a young man's face, with a high nose and deep eyes, and blue pupils were looking at him brightly against the background of the candles on the side. This is by no means the appearance of the Han people in the Central Plains, and it is also different from the appearance of the Turkic people's round faces and fine eyes, it should be a person from the Western Regions, and Shibi Khan said after thinking about it in his mind for a while: "You are from the Yue clan, right, you are from the same country as Tuoba Shishu?" β
The subordinate nodded.
"Why are you the only one in the tent? What about the men I brought from the tooth tent before? Shibi Khan looked around for a week, and finally noticed that something was wrong, so he asked sharply.
"Great Khan, they are all suspected of participating in the recent mutiny, at this time they have been suppressed by Tuoba Shishu with troops, I was originally Tuoba Shishu's personal guard, at this time, in order to ensure your safety, I was sent to serve you." The servant said.
"Mutiny? What mutiny? Why didn't anyone tell me about this? When Shibi Khan heard the word mutiny coming out of the mouth of the subordinate, his eyes widened and he said. It is no wonder that Shibi Khan's reaction was a bit exaggerated, after all, he was the commander of the entire army, the only supreme military commander, and at this time, he didn't even know anything about such a major event as a mutiny in the army under his command, how could he not be annoyed and uneasy?
"I don't know much about this matter, if the Great Khan wants to know the details, it is better to ask Tuoba Shishu directly, at this time when he is handling it single-handedly, no one knows better than him." The subordinates knew what they could say and what they couldn't say, so at this time, they used Tuoba Shishu again to divert the attention of Shibi Khan.
This time, Shibi Khan nodded as the subordinate wished and said, "Well, since this is the case, you go and call Tuoba Shishu and let him come alone." β
Watching the subordinate walk out of the curtain, Shibi Khan collected his previous expression, and turned his brows into a ball, he vaguely felt that it was not so simple at this time, at least the so-called mutiny, there must be some mystery, it is not good to say that there is no mutiny at all, it is very likely...
Thinking of this, Shibi Khan's body trembled, suppressed the thoughts in his mind, and didn't dare to think about it anymore, but thinking that he might lose the position of the Great Khan was still secondary, and it was acceptable to lose the control of the army, but he might even lose his life, which made Shibi Khan's chest suffocated, especially when he thought that it was extremely likely that Tuoba Shishu, a favorite minister who had picked up himself, initiated a mutiny, no, it should have been upgraded to the level of a coup d'Γ©tat, Shibi Khan couldn't help it anymore, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, dyeing the wool in front of him all mottled blood red.
At this time, the sound of footsteps outside the tent came, and Shibi Khan suddenly lay down in a flash of inspiration, assuming a weak posture, waiting for the people outside to come in.
At this time, the voice of the subordinate came from outside: "Lord Tuoba, please stay here for a while, I will go in and say hello to the Great Khan." β
Tuoba Shishu grew up in the Central Plains since he was a child, and he appreciated the Han people's set of ethics very much, so he used the etiquette of the Han people to demand his subordinates, so at this time, what the subordinate said to Tuoba Shishu was indeed the tone of the Han people, and it seems that this subordinate said that he was Tuoba Shishu's personal guard, which should be true.
At this time, the curtain of the door was raised, and the subordinate bent down and walked in. As soon as he came in, he saw some mottled blood stains on the ground that had turned dark red, so he was a little panicked, and hurriedly took two steps forward and rushed to the side of Shibi Khan's couch and shouted: "Khan! Khan! β
Shibi Khan lay on the couch and slowly opened his eyes, and said weakly: "What's the matter, why didn't Tuoba Shishu come?" β
Seeing that Shibi Khan could still open his mouth to speak, the subordinate said, "Tuoba Shishu is now waiting outside the camp for your summons from the Great Khan. β
"Just himself?" Shibi Khan closed his eyes and nodded, and said weakly.
"There is only Tuoba Shishu alone, and none of the subordinates have brought one." The servant said.
"Okay, let him in, and then you go and wait outside the tent, no one is allowed to come in without my orders." Shibi Khan said.
(End of chapter)