Chapter 610: Military Writ
"Third brother, when did you become so caring? Hunting, hunting, even people are reluctant to kill, can it be called hunting? β
"Yes, third brother, I want to ask which of the three brothers has the most blood on his hands, and the boss and I are not a fraction of yours combined, right?"
The eldest prince and the second prince, one fanned the flames, and the other added fuel to the fire.
"Of course, the two royal brothers have never been on the battlefield with my father Khan, so naturally there are not as many people as I killed, but the blood on my hands comes from the enemy, not a powerless slave," Bach said, and said to Timur: "Father Khan, it was Mr. Song who woke me up with a word, and now the city walls of the capital are being repaired, these slaves are a considerable labor force, rather than killing them, it is better to leave them alive, and they can also play a role." β
"Joke!" The Sultan said coldly: "Let me ask everyone here, who can't see that he and these slaves are Liang people, and he is clearly saving these slaves by telling you not to kill these slaves!" β
"Prince Sultan." Song Che stepped forward and said: "Song admitted that he really couldn't bear to see his compatriots being hunted like animals, so he persuaded the third prince to capture these slaves alive,"
At this point, he looked at Timur: "Great Khan, man is not an animal after all. After the animal is killed, its flesh can be eaten and skinned. But if you kill someone, you can only cremate and bury it, and it becomes worthless. So why not spare their lives and let them help repair the wall? β
Timur nodded, "That sounds like that, and it seems to make some sense......"
"Father Khan!" The Sultan immediately knelt on the ground: "Erchen and the second brother follow the tradition, and hunting slaves is to respect the tradition, but the third brother does not follow the convention, he has to save the prey!" One is a dead thing, the other is a living thing, if the living thing wins over the dead thing, the son will be the first to disagree! β
Kuimu knelt down and said, "Erchen is not convinced!" β
Not to be outdone, Bach knelt down: "Father Khan, it is much more difficult to capture them alive than to kill them, you see these slaves have blue noses and swollen faces, they are all beaten by their sons alone, punch by punch!" β
"This ......" Timur was a little embarrassed, even if he preferred the third child, but the eldest and second children were also his own sons, and in front of so many tribes, it was not appropriate to judge who would win.
"Great Khan, Song has a proposal, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." Song Che asked.
"Oh? What does Mr. Song propose? You can say it bluntly. Timur asked.
Song Che said: "Since the three princes can't tell the difference between high and low in the hunting ground, why don't you set up an exam question and let them compete?" β
He paused, and then said: "I just heard what Your Highness said, most of your country is repairing the city wall, why not let the three princes, one of them be in charge of one side, to see who can repair well, quickly, and firmly?" β
Timur's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, instead of arguing about hunting, it is better to build the city wall in a down-to-earth manner, and add a little more security to the capital,"
Then he asked the three princes, "Prince, will you accept this contest?" β
No one was willing to give up this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and the three princes all agreed in unison.
At this time, Arhan stood up and asked Song Che: "Mr. Song, listen to what you mean, you want to help the third prince build the city wall?" β
Song Che waved his hand and smiled: "Actually, it's not that I want to help anyone, it's just that Song wants to thank the third prince for his benevolence and generosity, and not to kill my fellow Liang compatriots;
Furthermore, as I have said earlier, it is more valuable to save these slaves than to kill them, and I have come to help build the walls to show the value of the slaves; β
Speaking of this, he pointed to Tuya who was sitting on the seat, "In our Great Liang Dynasty, the man marries a wife as a bride price, and the Great Khan does not dislike the identity of a Liang person in Song, and he rewards the house and gives the beauty, I should build a strong and reliable city wall as a bride price for the Great Khan." β
"Great Khan, by all means! The construction of the city wall is a military secret, how can a Liang man be allowed to interfere? β
"Yes, this Liang person must have an impure purpose!"
Many Huchen retorted.
Song Che shook his head and sneered, "A few adults are inevitably a little worried, right?" After the walls are repaired, of course, they will be inspected, and if they don't pass the test, it won't be too late for you to pour dirty water on me. β
"Mr. Song." Arhan asked, "As an envoy of the Great Liang, but you helped us build fortifications in the Hu Kingdom, if this matter reaches the ears of your emperor, you are not afraid of people falling to the ground?" β
Song Che only said coldly: "Since you don't trust Song so much, why don't you put me back in Daliang, and save everyone from being suspicious of each other?" β
Arhan said coldly: "Please don't be whimsical. β
Song Che retorted: "Please don't think nonsense." β
Arhan's face was gloomy, "Since you dare to undertake the construction of the city wall, then you dare to make a military order?" β
"Why don't you dare?" Song Che glanced at the ministers and said loudly: "Song hereby promises to help the third prince repair a strong city wall that cannot be chiseled with a sledgehammer before the end of the year. β
"Before the end of the year?! You're crazy, aren't you? Which of the three city walls in the east, west and south will take less than half a year to repair? β
"What an arrogant Liang man! You're clearly looking for death! β
The ministers were all shocked by Song Che's bold words.
"Good!" Timur said: "Since Mr. Song is so confident, then Ben Khan will agree to you to help Wang Er build the city wall, but the ugly words Ben Khan can be said to be ahead, if you are overdue, or the quality is not up to par, Ben Khan has to deal with you according to military law even if he spares the material." β
Song Che said loudly: "The ministers learn together, of course!" β
"Then the kings, which side of the east, west, and south walls do you want to chooseβ"
"Erchen wants the east wall!"
Without waiting for Timur's words to fall, the Sultan blurted out.
"Why do you want the East Wall?" Kuimu was immediately unconvinced: "Everyone knows that the east wall is the closest to the quarry, which can greatly save manpower and time for transporting stones...... Father Khan, sons also want the east wall! β
The Sultan snorted lightly: "Second brother, no matter how I say that I am also your brother, not to mention today's hunting, aside from the third brother's violations, I have hunted more slaves than you, which is reasonable, and I am qualified to give priority to victory or defeat!" β
"You-" Kuimu gritted his teeth, and had to retreat to the next second: "Then I'll choose the south wall!" β
The rest of the Western Wall naturally fell into the hands of the third prince, Bach.
"Good!" Timur got up and said: "It is worthy of being the son of Ben Khan, and everyone has a responsibility, so Ben Khan also took advantage of this birthday party to announce a major event with the leaders of various tribesββ
On the first day of next year, Ben Khan will obey the will of heaven and ascend the throne as emperor! If any of the three kings can repair the city wall of the capital in the shortest possible time, Ben Khan will appoint whoever is the prince and succeed me as the commander of the Hu Dynasty! β