Chapter 261: The Dragon Fights in the Wild
It has always been a rumor about Gurke's murder of his father and brother, and there is no way to find out who spread it.
Tang Xiaohao used to think that there was a high probability that it would be done by the Lord and the faction headed by Antai, but after seeing Tang Anshu, who claimed to be a, he dispelled this idea.
With Tang Anshu's brain, if you want to spread rumors, after all, it is to achieve a certain purpose, but what is the purpose of this matter? Is it just to make more people disobey Gulke?
Now it seems that it is not, and there are still two factions within the Tors Ministry, one group supports Gulke, and the other group supports Baomeng.
But it is not appropriate to say that it is the main peace faction or the main battle faction.
Because the main reason why Antai disobeyed Gurke was not to kill his father and brother, because before the death of the previous clan king Tuohetai, Antai was in front of him, and Tuohetai was still dying, and Tuohetai was still dying, and Antai must bring Baomeng back from Huayuan and let Baomeng succeed him as the clan king.
Bao Meng said again at this time, "My plan is to talk to my eldest brother in detail alone and make it clear on the surface."
Tang Xiaohao asked rhetorically, "What if your eldest brother is unwilling?"
Bao Meng said, "That depends on the situation at the time. If he does come to worship his ancestors, this is a good opportunity for me."
Tang Xiaohao was in a cold sweat when he heard this: "Baomeng, you won't think about it......
Bao Meng looked at Tang Xiaohao and nodded: "Destroy its strength, win its champion, and dissolve its body."
Tang Xiaohao continued: "The dragon fights in the wilderness, and its way is poor."
Bao Meng nodded vigorously: "Yes, capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as Gurke dies......
"Treasure Dream!" Tang Xiaohao immediately stopped Bao Meng from saying, "You calm down, you look at me."
Bao Meng came back to her senses, and the scene of Gulke's fall did come to her mind earlier.
Tang Xiaohao said again: "I know, Sang Luo has taught you a lot before, but the core of the art of war strategy is not a single strategy, but the overall situation."
Bao Meng immediately said, "It's because I have to make this decision because I take the overall situation into account."
Tang Xiaohao was a little excited: "You also know that it is the next policy, although you are back Antai is indeed looking forward to you, but everything that happened along the way, you should also know that the matter of Rouyuan is not so simple, it is not something that can be solved by killing your eldest brother and seizing the throne of the clan king." Taking a step back, do you know how many people support you today? How many soldiers and horses can you mobilize? If you fail, where is your retreat? If you succeed and there is still opposition, how do you respond?"
Bao Meng shook his head: "I can't care about so much now, because this kind of opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I will ask you, and only you can do it."
When Tang Xiaohao heard this, he understood Baomeng's intentions: "You want me to assassinate your eldest brother?"
Bao Meng didn't nod or shake her head, it was obvious that she was also conflicted, but in her heart she had firmly believed that this was a great opportunity.
Tang Xiaohao said patiently: "I know, you always remember everything Sang Luo taught, and I also know his temper and character, your character is not so decisive and decisive, therefore, when he teaches you, he must keep telling you not to be indecisive and to make decisions on the spot, but the premise of decisiveness is also to think twice."
Bao Meng frowned and said, "Are you unhappy because I mentioned Sang Luo?"
Tang Xiaohao said helplessly: "No, you must not think blindly, you listen to me, you are not an ordinary person, you are a princess who is qualified to inherit the throne of the clan, with your identity, you have to think twice, the so-called three thoughts, that is, thinking about the country and thinking about the monarch, even if you don't think about it so long-term, you have to think about what the prince will do after that incident?"
Bao Meng woke up like a dream when he heard this, and then realized that his idea was too stupid.
Tang Xiaohao comforted Bao Meng again: "I know, you want to settle this matter once and for all, but this matter is not that simple. It doesn't matter if the prince and I are here or not, because you grew up in Huayuan since you were a child, and you were recognized by the emperor as your sister, those who oppose you will naturally instigate others to say that you have been bewitched by the people of the Huayuan court, and even turned your back on the ancestors of your Torth Division."
Speaking of this, Tang Xiaohao pointed out the window of the carriage and said, "Moreover, we are here
The purpose of the is to worship the ancestors, you go to kill your brother in front of the ancestors and ancestors of the Torth tribe, who do you think will obey you?"
Bao Meng was completely awake: "Yes, you are right, I should be calm, and I should not make this decision as soon as my brain is hot."
Tang Xiaohao grabbed Bao Meng's hand: "In addition, the Antai Metropolitan will never support you to do this kind of thing, the things behind it are not so simple."
Bao Meng nodded: "Then you say, what should I do?"
Tang Xiaohao pondered for a while and said, "Before we get more information, we can't act rashly, we can brake quietly, after we get relevant and reliable information, we will think about what the enemy should do, and the most important thing is that we must figure out who the enemy is."
Bao Meng frowned, "You mean, my eldest brother is not necessarily our enemy?"
Tang Xiaohao nodded and said, "That's right."
At this moment, Mu Qier's voice came from outside the carriage: "Dadutong, I saw the banner of the Su Guard!"
Antai immediately raised his hand and said, "Stop advancing!"
The carriage immediately stopped, Tang Xiaohao and Bao Meng hurriedly stepped out of the carriage, and Mu Qier turned the horse's head and ran in another direction.
Antai rode on his horse and looked at the hillside in the distance with Ji Chengying and the others.
On the hillside stood a banner with a snow tower flower drawn on it, and the snow tower flower was surrounded by six horses, which was the banner of the king of the Torth tribe.
Holding the banner was a samurai riding a black war horse, wearing an iron jacket, a quality sun robe, a cloth visor, a leg skirt, deerskin boots, a strong bow, and a long sword at his waist.
Antai dismounted and walked to Bao Meng's side and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, it's the Su Guard."
Bao Meng was silent, of course she knew, because she was very familiar with that flag, and the nurse would show Bao Meng the banner of the clan king that she brought to Huayuan every day, so that she could remember who she was.
The Su Guards of the Torth Department are like the merger of the iron guards in the imperial city and the outside of the palace, and only obey the orders of the clan king, and only the Su guards can carry weapons into the clan king's tent.
The Veterans were fed and clothed by the best of the Torth army, and, with the exception of a very few, no one knew the exact number of the Veterans.
There is a law in the Tors that unless it is a person who has direct contact with the Vetanus Guard, if anyone else inquires about the number of Veterans and the relevant situation, they will be killed immediately.
Tang Xiaohao naturally looked at Cerda, Cerda's face was extremely ugly now, because the person standing there at this moment holding the banner of the clan king was Borku, who replaced him as the commander of the Su Guard, and the person who used to be close to him like a brother.
As the commander of the Su Guard, you don't have to kneel to anyone but the king, you only need to salute. If the guards are next to the king, they don't even have to dismount.
The appearance of Borku, the commander of the Su Guard, means that Gurke has arrived.
At this time, Muzir hurried back to Antai's side: "Grand Commander, the scouts have found out that there are only five hundred Su Guards, but all the people of the Priest Regiment have arrived and are following behind the Su Guards."
Antai just nodded, in fact, Antai sent the news that Baomeng was going to worship his ancestors to Hacha City, and asked the priests to travel, and at the same time, he also sent a wolf riding scout to spy on whether there was any army transfer.
While Bao Meng thought this was a good opportunity to capture Gurke, Antai also guarded against Gurke from doing the same thing.
At the moment, it seems that Gulco is not going to do anything, as he usually travels with at least five hundred Su Guards.
Although Antai also brought five hundred wolf riders, if he really wanted to fight, it was impossible to determine who would win and who would lose.
And most importantly, what should be done in terms of etiquette after the two parties meet? Tang Xiaohao didn't dare to look at Ji Chengying directly, but just glanced at it secretly.
Even if Gurke is not the king of the clan, he is also the prince of the Torth tribe, and under normal circumstances, everyone else has to bow when they see him.
Ji Chengying's current identity is Xi Wang Ji Hanguang, and Gurke is the king of the clan, their identities are equal, if they are not the clan king, but just a prince, then they must salute when they see Ji Chengying.
Therefore, Gurke's next attitude towards Ji Chengying will determine his future behavior.
In addition, Ji Chengying is the emperor after all, and he is the emperor of the entire Jiuyuan, the so-called orthodox son of heaven, facing the king of Rouyuan to put on such a posture, his heart is naturally unhappy.
Ji Chengying naturally did not dismount, but sat upright on the horse, looking at Borku who was holding high the banner of the clan king on the hillside with an expressionless face.
Su Mu patted his horse and slowly walked to Ji Chengying's side and asked in a low voice, "Lord Wang."
"Immovable as a mountain," Ji Chengying said lightly, "Don't forget your identity."
Su Mu nodded and said, "Yes!"
The people of Xuanbu only kneel to the Son of Heaven.
At this moment, a black steed appeared beside Borku carrying a man wearing a gold-wire iron jacket, a throat guard, gold-rimmed fine scale armor, and a wolf-patterned waist.
This person is Gurke, the youngest son of the former clan king Tuohetai, and the little prince of the Torsi tribe who originally had no right of succession.
The gold-rimmed scale armor worn by Gurke is the heirloom armor of the Harcha family.
This armor weighs one hundred and fifty pounds, which is heavier than the armor worn by the heavy armor soldiers of Rouyuan, not to mention free movement, even if it is put on, it is difficult to stand, let alone fight.
However, even when the former clan king Tuohetai was old and weak, he could wear this armor to ride and shoot.
Because, whether you can wear this armor to fight has become a criterion for whether you can become the successor of the clan king.
Therefore, many people speculate that Tohetai did not pass on the throne to the eldest son, but to the younger son Gurke, and one of the important reasons is because Gurke can wear this heavy armor.
Antai looked left and right, and his eyes fell on Ji Chengying, Tang Xiaohao's previous worries were also his worries.
After Tang Xiaohao heard the weight of the armor, he whispered to Bao Meng, "I think it's not your brother Guerke, but the horse he rides. Looking at your brother's figure, it is at least close to two hundred pounds, and with that armor, this horse can still run, which is already amazing."
Bao Meng touched Tang Xiaohao and signaled him to be serious, now is not the time to be poor.
At this moment, as soon as Gurke's legs touched the sides of the horse's belly, the black steed slowly walked down the hill and walked straight towards the group, while Borku still stood still holding the banner of the clan king.
Just as Gurke was halfway up the hill on horseback, Borku rode down slowly.
At the same time, a large number of Su Guards also climbed up from the other side of the hill on black horses.
Although the Su Guards who appeared in the first column were only twenty people, the momentum of these twenty people was like two hundred, and when more Su Guards slowly appeared and walked down the hillside towards Tang Xiaohao and the others, it gave people a sense of suffocating oppression.