"Who's coming first?"

Zhao Hongrun pointed to Pingyujun Xiong Hu, who fell to the ground and was constantly struggling, and looked at the four generals Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji with calm eyes.

Zhao Hongrun did not understand the national conditions of Chu very thoroughly, but there was one thing that he knew very well, that is, the status of the Xiong bloodline in Chu State.

In Zhao Hongrun's eyes, the state of Chu is a typical 'clan country', a country where the class system is as obvious as a pyramid.

And in this pyramid called the state of Chu, there is no doubt that the king of Chu is at the top of the minaret.

The first step after that was the Xiong royal family, that is, the direct descendants of the King of Chu.

The second tier is the Xiong clan, including all the branch nobles of the Xiong family, such as the surname Mi and the surname Qu.

After that, the third ladder is the nobles of the non-Xiong clan, some nobles and so on.

Civilians, on the other hand, are the cornerstones of this pyramid.

The clear distinction of status and class makes the class differentiation of Chu extremely obvious, and the treatment of nobles and commoners is like a world of difference.

One of the most famous regulations is the immunity of the nobility, such as the innocence of the nobleman for killing a slave, the innocence of killing a commoner who is rude to the noble, and the death penalty for a commoner, for whatever reason, even if he inadvertently injures the nobleman, and so on.

The entire state of Chu seems to be made up of unfairness and differential treatment of ladders, and sometimes it is really hard for Zhao Hongrun to imagine that a country with such a clearly differentiated hierarchy is not only a country, but also surpasses the Great Wei in national strength, which is really incredible.

It can only be said that countless Xiong nobles have too much power and power in the entire Chu State, and they are high above the ground, with the support of many non-Xiong nobles. It controls the lifeblood of the entire country, occupies too much power in the class contradictions, and is too strong for the non-aristocratic class to fight for anything.

Because of this, using Pingyujun Xiong Hu, the Xiong clan, to further restrain the four generals of Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Ma Jiao, and Wu Ji is a more secure way in Zhao Hongrun's opinion.

After all. If Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji really slashed Xiong Hu with their knives, then the effect of this threat would be far more effective than letting them kill the rest of the Chu captives.

After all, in the Chu State, no matter what purpose the commoners hurt the nobles, then the end would only be a dead end, and even the family would be harmed.

In other words, as long as Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji really slashed Pingyujun Xiong Hu with their knives, then if this matter spreads, Chu State will no longer have a foothold for these four generals. These four people have no other way to live except for sincerely taking refuge in Zhao Hongrun and Dawei.

"So-and-so comes first."

After a moment of silence, Qu Cheng took the lead in picking up the knife on the ground, and in the disbelief gaze of Pingyujun Xiong Hu, he poked the tip of the knife at Xiong Hu's left leg, and the blade pierced the entire thigh.

『……』

Zhao Hongrun was stunned and glanced at Qu Cheng thoughtfully. He immediately clapped his hands approvingly: "Very good, Qu Cheng." You have earned more trust from this king. ”

Qu Cheng's face was the same as before, and he respectfully hugged his fists and took two steps back.

With his "example", Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji were also much firmer, and under Zhao Hongrun's instructions, they cut a few knives on Xiong Hu's two legs.

There is no way, after all, Zhao Hongrun still wants Pingyujun Xiong Hu to live. Therefore, you can only choose to start with your legs that are not in a very important position.

"Bang Bang Bang-"

Zhao Hongrun clapped his hands lightly, and glanced at Pingyujun Xiong Hu, who was rolling on the ground in pain.

Probably because of the excessively violent struggle, the cloth ball in Pingyujun Xiong Hu's mouth fell off, and I saw him staring at Zhao Hongrun resentfully. gritted his teeth and scolded: "Ji Run, you...... You don't have to die well......"

"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at him with a smile, shook his head and said, "It's really an accident, do you still have the strength to insult this king?" Wouldn't it be nice to save some energy? ”

Pingyujun Xiong Hu smiled miserably, gritted his teeth and scolded: "Carving insect skills, how can I say that Benjun has also been to the battlefield many times, like this kind of injury, how can I make Benjun succumb?" …… What tricks are there to use though, bitch raised things! ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun frowned unhappily, although he didn't think about anything to do with Xiong Hu, it was undeniable that the insults of this guy were really ugly.

No, Zong Wei walked up with an expressionless face, and stepped on the wound on the leg of Pingyujun Xiong Hu, so painful that the latter rolled on the ground but still scolded.

Seeing this, Li Qi, the general of the Junshui Battalion, stepped forward, gently pushed away the trick, and said to the latter with a smile: "Boy, you are not ruthless enough, let me come." ”

After that, he took out a small cloth bag from his arms in a puzzled gaze and threw it to Chongzhao.

Chong Zhao was stunned, wrapped the small cloth in the palm of his hand and gently spread it out, and everyone found that the small cloth bag contained some small yellow-white solid particles.

"Salt?" The muttering of the trick made Pingyujun Xiong Hu, who fell to the ground, suddenly change his complexion, and sweat poured out.

"Wipe it on his creation." Li Qi said lightly.

There was no doubt that he had a trick, grabbed a small cluster of salt, and smeared it the injured legs of Pingyujun Xiong Amber.

In just a few blinks of an eye, Pingyujun Xiong Hu gritted his teeth, his whole body tensed, and his forehead sweated like rain.

This time, he couldn't even make a sound in burning pain.

Seeing this, his eyes lit up, and he muttered: "This method is not bad......

As he spoke, he was about to grab another small cluster and continue to wipe Xiong Hu's wound, but was quickly stopped by Li Qi, who had a strange face: "Enough is enough, just for the sake of Fang Cai, it is enough to shut up this guy...... Give him a little more, and he'll die. ”

"The little guy doesn't know how important ......," Li Qi muttered, and put the small cloth bag back away.

He scratched his head in a sneer, after all, he also understood that at least for now, His Royal Highness Zhao Hongrun did not want this Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu to die.

“……”

Zhao Hongrun looked coldly at Pingyujun Xiong Hu, who was almost fainting in pain, and saw that the lesson was almost over, so he waved his hand and said, "Enough, he washed the wound and applied the knife medicine." …… The king still kept him useful. ”

It didn't take long for a few Wei soldiers to fetch clean water from outside the tent. Poured on the injured legs of Pingyujun Xiong Hu, rinsed the thick blood that had become after dissolving salt in the blood, and immediately applied the knife wound medicine.

At this time, Pingyujun Xiong Hu had already lost his strength after this torture, panting and looking at Zhao Hongrun resentfully, but he no longer dared to scold any cruel words.

Long. He said resentfully in a hoarse voice, "Ji Run, you...... You keep this gentleman...... I want to live my life...... to threaten them...... The four of them, right? ”

"Oh? Why? ”

"Heh, less...... Less garlic. Pingyujun Xiong Hu took a few breaths and said with difficulty: "What do you think...... Think you can't guess your intentions? …… You are nothing more than planning to bring these four people back to Master Xiong Tuo's army, so that they can be internal...... Keeping this monarch, what other intentions can he have besides threatening them? ”

As soon as this statement came out. The expressions of Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Ma Jiao, and Wu Ji were all slightly strange.

Think about it, where can the four of them who surrendered Zhao Hongrun play the greatest role? Is it in the camp of the Wei army?

No! Of course, it has to be in the camp of Jun Xiong Tuo in Xuancheng, as an internal response.

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Hongrun asked the four of them to slash the Yujun Xiong Amber, but it was not as simple as the so-called "out of anger".

It is no exaggeration to say that this is Zhao Hongrun who put a shackle on the four of them that cannot be betrayed, if Qu Cheng and the other four dare to betray him, the king of Great Wei Su. Then, Zhao Hongrun only needs to put Pingyujun Xiong Hu back. This Chu prince, who was persecuted by his subordinates, would go to clean up Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Ma Jiao, and Wu Ji.

At that time, Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji will definitely be tortured tenfold or hundredfold.

Thinking of this, Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji looked at Zhao Hongrun's eyes and became very complicated.

"Yes...... Is that so? His Royal Highness King Su? Wu Ji asked a little unacceptably, you must know that Zhao Hongrun gave him a very good impression.

Facing the suspicious gazes of the four generals, Zhao Hongrun smiled as usual. said lightly: "This king has always been a villain first and a gentleman second...... Xiong Hu is right, if you betray this king, then this king will make Xiong Hu and Xiong Tuo clean you up. But if you are faithful to the king...... Scold. How could this king be willing to release such a valuable bargaining chip as Xiong Hu? Not? ”

“……”

Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji looked at each other a few times, although they felt a little uncomfortable, but they were not unacceptable, after all, they didn't think that this King Su of Great Wei would trust them so easily.

But just as the four of them nodded, Pingyujun Xiong Hu sneered again out of place.

"What a good plan, Su Wang Ji Run......"

"Oh? Isn't it "Ji Run'er"? Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Hu with a smile.

Xiong Hu's expression froze on his face, and he looked at Zhao Hongrun hatefully, but in the end he didn't dare to scold anything more.

As if he saw his thoughts, Zhao Hongrun said lightly: "Don't worry, this king is a person who knows the rules, as long as you don't provoke this king's bottom line, this king will not order anyone to torture you." ”

"Is this your 'measure'?" Xiong Hu was a little surprised, and immediately said tentatively: "Including Benjun ruined your good deeds?" ”

"What can you do?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.

I saw Xiong Hu sneering twice, and suddenly turned his head and said to Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji: "You four listen, if Ji Run lets you and others return to Lord Xiong Tuo's army, you will tell Lord Xiong Tuo everything that happened here, and Lord Xiong Tuo will teach you how to deal with the Wei army...... This gentleman promises that what you have done, this gentleman will not be to blame in the past! ”

"......" Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji looked at each other, not understanding the intention of Pingyujun Xiong Hu.

At this moment, Pingyujun Xiong Hu set his eyes on Zhao Hongrun, and asked with a sneer, "Like this...... Do you still trust these four people? Will they still be used as internal responses? ”

『……』

Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji were stunned when they heard this, and their faces immediately changed greatly.

And in the tent, it seemed that Bailiba, Li Qi and others also looked at Pingyujun Xiong Hu in surprise, and they couldn't speak for a while.

"This guy...... One sentence actually destroyed the mutual trust that His Royal Highness King Su had built up with great difficulty with the four generals." (To be continued.) )