Chapter 262: Gulke's Strategy
Facing Gurke who is getting closer and closer, Ji Chengying always holds his head high, he is not as strong as Gurke, and there is no mighty and majestic ironclad guard beside him, but he is the emperor, the Son of Heaven, and there is also the first thorn in the Xuan Department by his side, who can defeat Su Mu with one hundred enemies.
Similarly, Su Mu also stared ahead with his head held high, his eyes determined, and although he grasped the reins with both hands, one side of his arm was always attached to the hilt.
Everyone was nervous, but Tang Xiaohao was full of smiles and didn't seem to have the slightest worry about what was about to happen.
Gurke rode his horse to a place about a foot away from Tang Xiaohao and the others, grabbed the reins and ordered the horse to stop, and then turned over and dismounted.
The moment Gurke's feet landed, because the armor on his body was too heavy, coupled with his own weight, he left two extremely deep footprints directly on the ground.
Gurke strode towards Ji Chengying, every step was very steady and solid, and the footprints left on the grass seemed to tell everyone that he would always have to wear this armor on behalf of the clan king, and his footprints were like imprints left on this grassland.
Gurke wants to tell everyone that Rouyuan belongs to him.
Ji Chengying sat on his horse and watched Gurke, while Bolku in the rear lowered his banner, and the guards behind him also stopped advancing and turned over and dismounted neatly.
When Gurke came to Ji Chengyingma, everyone held their breath, because what he did next would determine whether or not a protracted war would start.
It's just that Gurke's next behavior surprised everyone, and he actually knelt down towards Ji Chengying.
At the same time as Gurke knelt down, Borku and the guards in the rear also knelt neatly.
Gurke kowtowed and said, "Under the rule of the Dachang Dynasty, the king of the Rouyuan Tuo Si tribe, Gurke, visited the prince, Jiuyuan is prosperous, long live the emperor, and the prince is a thousand years old!"
The people in the rear then also shouted in unison: "Jiuyuan is prosperous, long live the emperor, and the prince is a thousand years old!"
Everyone was stunned, Ji Chengying didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and no one thought that it would be like this.
Only Tang Xiaohao was still smiling, as if everything was expected by him.
Even Antai thought that even if Gurke would not provoke, it would not be so, let alone directly show submission.
If it weren't for someone giving Gurke advice, then this guy really shouldn't be underestimated.
If Gurke directly provokes or confronts, the result can be imagined, but his behavior shows that his mind is clear, what he wants is for everyone to recognize him as the new king, and if everyone wants to admit it, the first thing to do is to let the court admit it first.
Although everyone knew that Rouyuan did not accept the rule of the imperial court, when Tuohetai was in power, he resubmitted to the Dachang Dynasty on the banks of the Tengchi River. Therefore, from a legal point of view, unless the Dachang Dynasty recognizes it, the name of his clan is not right.
While he surrendered, he claimed to be the king of the new clan, which actually gave Ji Chengying a problem.
Ji Chengying doesn't need to say anything now, just need to say "flat" or "get up", which is equivalent to recognizing the identity of the new king of Gurke on behalf of the imperial court.
Who said that the people of Rouyuan are a group of reckless men who can only charge and fight on horseback.
Tang Xiaohao slowly exhaled the breath that was pressed in his chest, then went straight to Gurke with a smile, stepped forward and directly hugged Gurke, and while holding on to it, he shouted like a fool: "Brother-in-law!"
Everyone was stunned, and Borku in the rear almost drew his sword, because everything was too sudden, but Antey immediately shouted, "Donkey!"
Her name is Tang Xiaohao, but she just said the name, which not only contains the meaning of stopping Tang Xiaohao from messing around, but also tells those Su Guards who this fool is.
After Tang Xiaohao let go of Gurke, he turned to Bao Meng and said, "Bao Meng, come to see your brother."
Gurke was also very confused, but he was not angry, not only because he knew that Tang Xiaohao had no malicious intentions, but also because his weight and armor were so heavy that Tang Xiaohao could directly pick him up when he was kneeling, and he didn't even breathe.
Therefore, his sister is definitely not married to a rumored gentleman.
Su Mu took a long breath and looked at Ji Cheng
Shadow, Ji Chengying had a smile on his face.
Is Tang Xiaohao really stupid? He is not stupid, he pretended to be stupid just to help Ji Chengying out of the siege.
In the face of Gurke, unless Ji Chengying is questioning, anything he says is equivalent to admitting the identity of the other party. Therefore, only when Tang Xiaohao stupidly stepped forward to pick him up could this matter be temporarily overcome.
Antai, Childa and Muzier also breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Tang Xiaohao who was still chatting there with grateful eyes.
Bao Meng looked at Gurke, who had just taken off his helmet, and he didn't expect that his brother looked so honest, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a Chinese face, and his hair was tied with the traditional pigtails of the Rouyuan people, and there was no murder on his face.
"Sister! Brother-in-law!" Gurke stretched out his arms and hugged Tang Xiaohao and Baomeng together, and used the most simple name.
"Brother......" The moment Bao Meng was embraced, he felt so warm, and he felt extremely guilty about the idea that he was going to attack his brother before.
Tang Xiaohao was still smirking, he had to laugh, although he was laughing at the same time as he was looking at the people behind Gurke, he was guessing who Gurke's advisor was? Did he decide that way? Or did someone teach him?
Although you can't judge people by their appearance, Gurke's honest appearance really doesn't look like a smart and ruthless person.
After a brief greeting, the sound of golden drums and golden bells came.
The crowd followed the sound and looked up the hillside, and then saw the priesthood in leather jackets and white skulls.
The priests at the front of the priesthood held golden drums and bells, and behind them held flags representing the six largest tribes of the Torth tribe, with snow tower flowers, wolf heads, horse heads, ox heads, sheep heads, and grass in their hands.
The Xueta flower represents the Khaercha Division, the wolf head represents the Bone Tong Division, the Horse Head represents the Dzungar Division, the Ox Head represents the Kulen Division, and the Hand Grass represents the Quran Division.
Yes, in the Torth Ministry, the priest is the counselor, so it should be the idea that the high priest of the Torth Ministry gave to Gul Ke now.
For some reason, Tang Xiaohao felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him in the priesthood group of fifty people, as if he was secretly observing him, a person who had broken his own game.
Who is it? But there must be such a person? Could it be the old priest named Daouria? Or someone else?
Tang Xiaohao didn't know, and now was not the time to ask. He could only stand there, watching the priesthood as the others watched as they walked toward the tomb of Sarena, where the solstice was located.
The priesthood could not live with them, but by the side of the Great Tomb, and preparations for the ritual had to be carried out from tonight.
While camping, Tang Xiaohao, Bao Meng, Ji Chengying and Gur Ke began to talk nonsense, chatting awkwardly and politely, and complimenting each other from time to time.
In fact, all four of them hate this kind of occasion, and it is a person who can see that the four of them are unnatural.
In a sense, these four people are relatives, and relatives who have never met before.
Antey stood on one side to personally act as a guard, while Borku stood on the other.
Borku's eyes were always staring at Gilda not far away, and Gelda did not show weakness, and used the same eyes to pay tribute to Borcu, who had taken away his position as commander.
Mu Qier on the side said in a low voice: "Okay, don't look at it, you are still Wanhu Bo Jin."
Gilda didn't look away: "Go away, we're dueling."
Muzir glanced at Borku, and then at Gilda, "Duel with your eyes?"
"A true warrior can crush the enemy with his eyes."
Both of them are sick. Muzir shook his head and walked away.
After the awkward chat, there is a wine banquet, and since it is a wine banquet, drinking is naturally indispensable.
Tang Xiaohao doesn't drink, but on this occasion, it's not easy to refuse.
Ji Chengying, Bao Meng and Gurke drank very happily, and talked a little more than before, although they talked a lot, they didn't say anything, and the alcohol fermented by mare's milk did not completely relax these people who were in danger all the time, but raised their vigilance.
Soon, the four of them tacitly agreed that they had drunk too much, and then left the table together, each returning to his tent.
The moment the four of them walked into the tent, they all breathed a sigh of relief, most of the alcohol on their faces disappeared, and their serious expressions returned to their faces.
Ji Chengying looked at the kettle on the table, and then looked at Su Mu.
Su Mu immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have inspected all the utensils and objects here."
Ji Chengying stepped forward to drink water with confidence.
Su Mu was guarding the door of the tent.
After Ji Chengying drank the water, he raised his hand and motioned for Su Mu to step forward.
Su Mu stepped forward and knelt down: "Your Majesty."
Ji Chengying sighed and said: "This Gur Ke is completely different from what I thought, he is not a reckless man, nor is he a person without a city government, when he saw me today, if it wasn't for the horse to come out to relieve the siege, I really couldn't ride a tiger, I have to say, this hand really caught me off guard."
Su Mu said, "Fortunately, the colt reacts quickly, and pretending to be stupid is also his strength."
Ji Chengying nodded and said, "I should really leave the imperial city and come out to have a look, otherwise, I will never see the true appearance of the world, and I will not know what it means to be a mountain outside a mountain, an outsider."
Su Mu was silent, just knelt there, and when the emperor said this, he could only be silent.
Ji Chengying lay down, breathed slowly, and counted his heartbeat: "Su Mu, you can rest too, we are safe tonight."
Your Majesty, even if you sit on the dragon chair, it is not safe, let alone here. Su Mu thought to himself, but still said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
About ten zhang away from Ji Chengying's tent is Gurke's tent.
Gurke's tent is obviously smaller than Ji Chengying's tent, which he deliberately arranged, because since he expressed his submission, he could not surpass Ji Chengying in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
At this time, Gurke was sitting in the tent, still drinking, because it was not a problem for him.
He drank because he was depressed and confused, he didn't have any hatred for Bao Meng, he just wondered why his father Tuo Hetai obviously passed the throne to himself, and when he was dying, he asked Antai, who was the great commander, to save his sister Bao Meng back to Rou Yuan to inherit the clan king.
There should be no father in the world who wants to see his children kill each other, right?
Father, are you old and confused? Or is there something else in this?
Or maybe someone has you been fooled by?