Chapter 131: Provocation (I)
Chu Yi has the potential to be a diplomat, and when he translates, his voice is very strong, his hand is tightly gripping the hilt of the knife, giving people the feeling that he will draw the knife at any time, ordering the soldiers to attack, and the original scene of slaughter adds a lot of violent and bloody atmosphere. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
The Turkic Itamu led by the Turk has already turned iron-blue, the scimitar in his hand is trembling slightly, emitting a flickering light, the scene is stalemate for half a pillar of incense, Itamu's expression has been unpredictable, as if hesitating and gritting his teeth, his face is red and white, which makes Liu Fan look surprised.
"So what about the stupid bird pestle playing with his face, right? Is it so hard to decide? Liu Fan pouted disdainfully.
Liu Qiaode smiled and said: "The Turks are also difficult, it seems that they are fighting fiercely on the steppe, and they urgently need the help of an ally." ”
Finally, Itamu raised his head to the sky and roared, and then vigorously tore the sheepskin robe he was wearing, and circled back and forth like a mad beast a few times, finally venting the anger in his heart a little, and then said a few words to his Turkic companions behind him, and the two hundred Turks who were on guard hesitantly slowly put away the scimitar in their hands after hearing Itamu's words.
Then Itamu chirped and said a string of words to Liu Fan.
Lu Dingwen took the initiative to come up with joy and said with a smile: "Master Hou, the Turks said that the men on the grassland are as vast as the sky, like goshawks overlooking the earth......"
Liu Fan interrupted him impatiently again: "Why are you talking so much?" Getting to the point! Do they want to fight or do they want to make peace? ”
Lu Dingwen was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "The Turks said that the matter just now is over, he wants to ask Master Hou, can they enter the city now?" ”
Liu Fan sneered, they want to just forget it, Master Hou, I don't want to just forget it, since you are soft, then it is time for Lao Tzu to be hard. Otherwise, how can you recover the fright you brought to Lao Tzu just now?
So Liu Fan put on a smiling face and stepped forward, and said to Itamu: "Welcome to Dachu Luoyang, your envoy has worked hard all the way, please enter the city to rest first." ”
Lu Dingwen on the side translated Liu Fan's words to Itamu, and Itamu finally looked at Liu Fan carefully this time, and changed from the disdain for him just now to face it squarely.
He saw that Liu Fan was young, dressed in court clothes, and his face was quite upright, but he looked frivolous and smooth, and his hippie smile was not serious, Itamu couldn't help but wonder, why would the emperor of the Chu Dynasty arrange such an official to receive them? What is the significance of this move?
Before he could figure it out, Liu Fan smiled and stretched out his hand to ask, two hundred Turks put their swords into their sheaths, and three thousand soldiers slowly relaxed their guard. The two sides finally reached a semblance of peace.
Liu Fan introduced Liu Qiaode and Chu Yi to Itamu again, Liu Qiaode arched his hand lightly, but Chu Yi snorted coldly, ignoring Itamu.
Liu Fan smiled at Itamu and said: "Don't be surprised, he is such a person, the two of them will accompany you into the city, Ben Hou still has some things, I will see you when I am done." ”
After listening to Lu Dingwen's translated words, Itamu said curiously: "What else do you have?" ”
Liu Fan smiled slightly and did not answer him.
Turning around and pointing to the horse corpses lying all over the ground, Liu Fan said loudly to the three thousand soldiers: "Brothers, let the blood of these horses dry up to Benhou, and all the blood of the horses will be sprinkled on this official road, and there will be more rules on this road in the future, whoever rides a horse here will not slow down, these horses are their example!" ”
The three thousand soldiers looked at each other, and then shouted excitedly, and they drew their sabers, stabbed the horse in the stomach, and bled the horse in front of the Turkic envoy.
The two hundred Turks, who had already relaxed their guard, were really enraged at this time, and they screamed and drew their scimitars, and rushed towards Liu Fan as if they were crazy.
The officials and people at the head of the city just breathed a sigh of relief, but when they saw that the two sides had returned to a state of tension, they couldn't help but exclaim in unison, and their hearts were once again hanging high.
Marquis Liu somehow wasn't scared this time, staring at Itamu with deep meaning and a smile like an old fritter, calculating that he would react.
Itamu's face twitched a few times involuntarily, his eyes were so angry that they seemed to be about to burst into flames, staring at Liu Fan deadly, and finally yelled at the group of Turks a few times, and the Turks were a little quieter, but the smell of gunpowder on both sides was already extremely strong.
Itamu had a gloomy face, and said a few words to Liu Fan in a hoarse voice. Lu Dingwen wiped his cold sweat and translated: "Master Hou...... He said that the horse is their brother and comrade-in-arms of the Turks, and I hope you can give a reasonable explanation for the blood of the horse, otherwise he will meet His Majesty the Emperor of our dynasty and ask him to deal with you......"
Liu Fan said to Itamu with a smile as if nothing had happened: "Our emperor is very busy, so there is no need for the noble envoy to sue for this trivial matter." The rules of our court have always been like this, if anyone arrives at the border of the capital and gallops wildly, according to the laws of our court, he must kill his horse and bleed, no matter who it is, and if the messenger of Yelu Khan is like you, their horse will not be saved. ”
Lu Dingwen smiled bitterly and translated Liu Fan's words to Itamu, and Itamu's angry expression finally gritted his teeth and held back after hearing the words "Yelu Khan's messenger". He remembered the mission of coming to the Chu Dynasty this time, for them Ashina Khan, unifying the steppe was far more important than these two hundred horses,—— and more important than their dignity.
After a few loud reprimands, Itam Tie blushed and rushed into the city with two hundred angry and reluctant Turks.
Liu Fan raised his middle finger at Itamu's back, and then said to Chu Yi with a smile: "Old watch, you will ask someone to set up a sign next to the section of the official road sprinkled with horse blood later, and write a few words on it, just write 'Hu people get off the horse', and this will be a scenic spot in the future." ”
Chu Yi couldn't help but smile and nodded.
After Liu Fan finished speaking, he ran forward quickly after Itamu's back with a smile, shouting as he ran: "Oh, comrade envoy, don't be angry, it's very dangerous to speed on a horse, Ben Hou is also for your safety......"
Liu Fan, the Marquis of Shouting and the secretary of the Shaofu, when greeting the Turkic envoy, actually killed the horse of the Turkic envoy outside the city gate in front of the officials and the people, and ordered the soldiers to drain the blood of two hundred horses and sprinkle it on the official road. This explosive news spread like a plague to all corners of Luoyang City, causing an uproar. What is even more surprising is that the Turks, who are famous for their ferocity and warthirst, did not use force after a brief confrontation with their knives.
This incident contributed to two results, first, Liu Fan's name spread all over the streets and alleys, and the people in the market all regarded him as a national hero. Second, dozens of officials in the imperial court played overnight, unanimously impeaching Liu Fan for ignoring the overall situation of the imperial court, in order to vent his personal anger and offend "friendly countries", and asked Xiang Jingwu to issue an edict to punish the crime.
The court and the people all rippled because of Liu Fan, but Liu Fan acted as if nothing happened, and after arranging the residence of Itamu and his party, he stood at the mighty gate of Beicheng at noon the next day, waiting for another khan on the grassland, the envoy sent by Yelu Khan.
This time, Liu Fan learned to be obedient, and first ordered someone to inquire about the itinerary of the Khitan envoy, and after the report was not far from Luoyang City, he led Liu Qiaode, Chu Yi and three thousand soldiers to meet outside the city.
Standing outside the city, Liu Qiaode looked preoccupied, sighed and said, "Master Hou...... Now that the court's remarks are so unfavorable to you, you have to be careful and do good......"