Section 390 Scapegoats
Liu Yu looked at the frail old man of medium stature in front of him and asked, "May I ask if the old man is Xiao Heda's father, Xiao Zhijin?"
The old man's voice trembled a little, "Yes, I am Xiao Zhijin, and I ask the general to spare the lives of my family." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoAt the beginning, my rebel son Xiao Heda was angry with the sweat because of his quick tongue, and I secretly ran to Mrs. Xiao because I was afraid that it would affect the safety of the whole family. Even so, none of my family members have ever been on the battlefield, and they have not done anything to be sorry for the Khitan Babu. ā
Liu Yu saw the apprehension in his heart, so he smiled slightly, "Don't worry, old man, I understand everything you say." Someone will come in in a moment, and you should hide behind the tabernacle. Even if something big happens, don't make a sound. ā
"Definitely, definitely!" Xiao said busily.
Bao Huji and Long Tai hid behind the tent with Xiao Zhijin, and after a while, Mrs. Xiao walked into the tent with her hearty laughter. She arrived before anyone arrived, "Ouch, brother, you're going to see me just after this big battle, sister, I'm almost too busy to bother." ā
Liu Yu greeted her and helped her to the side of the desk and sat down, "Sister Xiao risked her life today and put that fire in the rear of the Tubo army, which helped our army a lot, how can I not be very grateful to my brother!"
Madame Xiao didn't care about his thanks, and turned to another question, "Brother Yu, why are you seeing me and not Jelu Shilu?" Shouldn't he personally participate in the great matter of determining the name of the future heir to the Khan?"
Liu Yu picked up the teapot on the table in front of him and began to pour tea, and then pushed the teacup in front of Mrs. Xiao, "The Great Khan has spent a lot of energy recently because of the war, and he is slightly ill in health. He also has to prepare for the upcoming celebration banquet, so he specially arranged for me to negotiate with you in advance, and he will explain the details to you at that time. ā
Mrs. Xiao didn't take the teacup, she smiled coldly, "He can live until now, but it's a pity that I ...... it at the beginning" Maybe she realized that time had passed now, and she didn't say the next words.
But Liu Yu understood what she wanted to say, "Why didn't I stab him to death with that knife in the first place." ā
"Three years have passed, and Sister Xiao's anger has not disappeared at all. But this is also human nature, who can forget the revenge of killing a son. With that, he pushed the teacup closer to hers.
Mrs. Xiao pushed the teacup back, "I don't have the heart to drink tea, I don't have the heart and I don't have time." ā
Liu Yu smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and drank it to himself, "I guess Sister Xiao is not free, you came here to talk to me, not to drink tea with me." ā
Mrs. Xiao covered her mouth and smiled, "Brother Xiao, you have really grown up, you really guessed accurately." The first thing I ask is, who is the future heir to the throne and why is he willing to change his name?"
Liu Yu put down the teacup and looked at Mrs. Xiao in front of him, "No matter who it is, as long as you change your name to Abaoji, then you have to listen to Sister Xiao, don't you? Even if it is a wooden device, he can't change this rule, and you will always be the nominal mother of the next Khan." ā
Mrs. Xiao smiled when she heard this, "This is a good idea, then I will wait for good news, I am still worried about one thing, what do I plan to do with the things I used to do with the Tubo people?"
"Are you afraid that the Great Khan will retaliate with this?" asked Liu.
"If it were you, you would retaliate. Mrs. Xiao smiled.
"I don't think I will, I'll just stand on the side of the righteousness of the world. Liu Yu lowered his head and replied in a deep voice.
"Because you're a good person. Mrs. Xiao said, and when she said the word "good person", she couldn't help laughing.
Liu Yu nodded slightly, and muttered: "Yes, I'm just a bad person!" But this question between Sister Xiao and the Tubo people, the Great Khan said that he wanted to hear your personal meaning. After all, it's not a fair move, and you need to find a reasonable reason for it. ā
Mrs. Xiao's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Of course I have the reason, you told Khan that my cousin Xiao Zhijin bewitched me, and it was he who asked me to take refuge in the Tibetans." ā
At this moment, there was an extremely slight movement behind the tent, and after a slight noise, it was quiet again.
Liu Yu paused and pointed out the flaw in her words, "But Xiao Zhijin is later than my sister when you took refuge in the Tubo people, and the person he took refuge in is still you, I'm afraid it's not easy to talk about this matter." ā
Mrs. Xiao stretched out her two jade hands, which were very well maintained, grabbed Liu Yu's right hand holding the teacup, and winked at him treacherously, "But how many people know about this, the Great Khan just wants to find me a random staircase to go down, so I will find a substitute for the dead ghost, that's all." Thinking about it, I have made great contributions to the victory of the Khitan Eight Divisions over Tubo, and ordinary people are not easy to do with me. ā
Liu Yu sighed deeply and withdrew his hand, "Sister Xiao, as you said, I am a good person. A good person is not allowed to do bad things, let alone things that violate his conscience. As for Xiao Zhijin, you better let him go!"
"No, if I let him go, then how can I get out?" Mrs. Xiao simply refused.
"Don't worry, I have my own way to get you out. Liu Yu smiled, "You're my sister!"
"Okay, then I'll listen to you. Only then did Mrs. Xiao soften.
"How is Huwei doing now?" Liu Yu asked suddenly, remembering his promise to this man before the war.
Mrs. Xiao wanted to laugh when she thought of the guy with a tumor on his nose, "This guy killed dozens of Tubo people when he went into battle today." ā
"Well, I promised that as long as he fought bravely, I would not blame him for the past, and asked Sister Xiao to talk to him when she went back. Liu Yu picked up the teacup and took another sip.
Mrs. Xiao shrugged helplessly, "I'm afraid I can't do it, because as soon as today's war is over, the general named Nomu Qi will bring people to find this righteous brother of his, saying that Hu Wei's act of defecting to the enemy is too shameless, and he is intolerable as a righteous brother, and this scourge must be eradicated for the Khitan Eight Divisions." As soon as Hu Wei wanted to escape, he was held down by several generals. Nogi dropped and cut off his stupid head. ā
"Nogi is trying to neutralize the power of the Khitan Eight Divisions. Liu Yu listened thoughtfully.
Yelu Shilu was not in good health and had no sons-in-law, so the position of Khan became mutton in the mouth of a wolf, and everyone wanted to take a bite. I'm worried about whether Yelu Shilu's statement that he will change the name of his heir to Abaoji counts. After Mrs. Xiao finished speaking, she glanced at Liu Yu, trying to find clues from his face.