Azheba said: "I don't know my guilt, if I am guilty, I am too stupid and stupid to complete the task given to me by His Royal Highness the Prince, but the Dragon King wants to cut off my head, and I have nothing to say, that's it." ”

Liman's defense was simpler, "I carried out orders, made my own judgments, and never failed in my duties. ”

The other five companions found Liman's argument more reasonable, so they added to it, "I am also carrying out the order, if I am guilty, the whole left army is guilty." "I didn't know of the conspiracy, I didn't participate in it, and I did whatever Prince Dotun told me to do. "I shot three Rollo cavalrymen, and many saw it. ”

Dotun refused to justify his actions, saying: "I am the prince of Khan, and in this tent only the little king Shulitu is qualified to decide my fate, and I will lose to him, and not to others." As for my subordinates, they are stupid guys who can't do anything but carry out orders, and they do very poorly. ”

Azheba and the others lowered their heads, knowing that Prince Dodun intended to leave them out, but they were still ashamed.

Gu Shenwei remained silent, indeed, only Shulitu was qualified to judge these people.

"This is a battle for the throne of the Khan. Shulitu got up and said, the dragon king has not seen many people in the past few days, they have not discussed how to deal with the small gang of Dodun, he has to guess the dragon king's heart, and then make a decision himself, "I, Prince Dodun, and Whine Roro are all inheritors of the bloodline of the old Khan King, anyone who wins will make the same decision, and the loser must also accept the destined fate." ”

Dotun held his head high, "I'm a loser. ”

Three of the companions were timid and trembling, and suddenly fell to their knees, but could not say a word, and received the contemptuous glances of the others.

The tent was crowded with people, most of them generals and officers at all levels, who would remember the scene in front of them and spread it to the whole army, so every move of Shulitu and the Dragon King would become a topic of repeated conversation among the people of Beiting in the future.

There is no need for anyone to remind him, Gu Shenwei knows that his best choice is to be silent, maybe he is a little impatient, but it is also beneficial not to discuss it with Shu Litu in advance, Xiao Wang can convict himself without any flaws.

"Liman, you carried out the order, but it was a treacherous order, you said that you made your own judgment, obviously did not see this, and therefore you betrayed the Western Alliance, and you deserve the capital crime. But at the last moment, you fought more with less, blocked Rollo's superior forces, and your courage was commendable, and you could redeem your merits, deprive you of all military positions, and depose you as a civilian. ”

The first sentence of Shulitu was reasonable, and the generals nodded in praise.

"Azheba, and you. "Participating in the conspiracy, carrying out the conspiracy, believing that you are doing your duty, but not stopping the mistake of your master, but it is an even greater dereliction of duty, your capital crime is unforgivable, beheaded, and executed tomorrow morning." ”

Azheba didn't say anything, the two companions who were standing trembled, and the three who were paralyzed on the ground wept bitterly, but no one begged for mercy.

There was only one person left, and although Moide abandoned the army and fled, he did not participate in the conspiracy and was exempt from trial.

"Dotun. Shulitu's tone was as flat as if he were talking to a friend, "I give you to kill yourself, and I will finish it before midnight today." ”

Dotun still held his head high, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, accepting all this, Shulitu was right, if Dodun's plan was realized, he would not keep his promise to keep the title of Shadow King, and would only find an excuse to kill the competitor, even if the other party was only three or four years old.

The comeback of opponents is a nightmare that every Khan contender does not want to see.

There was silence in the tent, Shulitu was not yet the Khan King, but from this moment on, everyone, including the Dragon King, thought that the twelve-year-old child's qualifications were sufficient.

There are still those who believe that Shulitu's verdict adheres to the intentions of the Dragon King, and even then, his performance is impeccable.

The prisoners were escorted down, and the generals held their breath as they exited, and only dared to turn around after leaving the tent completely.

The huge main tent became empty, leaving only Shu Litu, the Dragon King, and the two guards, Nie Zeng and Tie Linglong.

Shulitu let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the soft couch, smiling nervously, "I'm really worried that everyone will make trouble, many generals used to like Prince Dodun. ”

"You're doing a great job. Gu Shenwei said, "You have shown what power should look like, even the old Khan King will make the same judgment, so everyone has nothing to say." ”

"The way power should be. Shuli repeated softly, "Actually, it's not that I have power, it's that power owns me." ”

"It's a process, it may be slow, but you will be able to wield power freely, and the old Khan told me that he will inherit the Khan for decades before he can do as he pleases. ”

"But if you make a wrong move, you will still be assassinated. Shulitu sighed.

"Remember the lessons of the old Khan. ”

"Don't pursue immortality when you're old?"

"Don't trust people who have no roots, loyalty is built little by little. ”

Shu Litu nodded seriously, not particularly understanding what the Dragon King meant, he was still afraid of this man with a knife in his heart, so he tried his best to show his childish side, and he would not talk much about things he didn't understand, "I let Liman go, and I didn't immediately execute Duotun and the others, I hope the Dragon King won't mind." ”

"Of course not, I respect power as it is, just like everyone else. ”

When Gu Shenwei said goodbye, he bowed slightly to Shu Litu.

Shulitu was left alone in the empty tent, not calling anyone in for a long time, quietly savoring the taste of power, trying to sketch what it would look like.

Gu Shenwei returned to his tent and waited for the lobbyist to come to the door.

The first person to come was Dugu Xian, Gu Shenwei was a little regretful, the one-armed general was calm and wise on the battlefield, and rarely made mistakes, but when he returned to the court dispute, he became indecisive and was easily bewitched by outsiders.

After chatting for a few sentences, Dugu Xian did not have the calmness when analyzing the war process at all, and Gu Shenwei asked directly: "Who asked you to intercede? Who are you going to intercede?"

Dugu Xian showed a look of surprise, as if the Dragon King's question was very abrupt, and he quickly gave up covering it up, he knew that he couldn't hide it from the Dragon King, "Xiao Yan, she sent someone to tell me...... I didn't accept any benefits, I just felt that there was some truth in her words. ”

"Say, it's not a sin. ”

She said...... The people she sent said that if the dragon king was willing to let Dotun live, she promised to merge the Naihang tribe into the Shulitu army, and then take Dotun to the tribes in the far north, and never fight for the throne again. I think that if we can win over the Naihang tribe, the general situation of Beiting will be certain, and it doesn't matter whether Dotun lives or dies. ”

Gu Shenwei nodded, "You can tell the people sent by the Xiao Yan clan that the Dragon King refuses your plea, because this judgment was not made by the Dragon King, and he has no right to interfere." ”

The dragon king refused so simply and directly, Dugu Xian's face was slightly red.

Gu Shenwei continued: "And what I want to tell you is that Dotun must die, it has nothing to do with whether he has the ability to compete for the Khan position, the key is that Shulitu has to act like a Khan contender. He won the war, but he had not yet pacified the entire steppe, and it was still very likely that Rollo would reassemble a large army, and that other Khan princes and descendants would also jump out to fight for the throne, and Shulitu would be questioned by his subordinates if he showed even the slightest weakness. They will think, how can this little king, who is not very old, sick, and decisive, become the king of Khan? For the sake of my own future, I should take refuge in other stronger competitors. ”

When the Dragon King talked about other people's thoughts, his tone changed slightly, and it was completely vivid, completely different from his usual seriousness, Dugu Xian was surprised and frightened, his face turned even redder, and he hurriedly said: "I understand, the soldiers may feel that His Royal Highness the Little King and the Dragon King are ruthless at this moment, but when they face the next war, they will feel that the more ruthless the better." ”

When Dugu Xian retired, he was more humble than before, and he made up his mind that he would not say a word more in front of the dragon king except when he talked about war.

After that, people kept coming to ask for it, and even a swordsman from the Great Snow Mountain walked in, without saying a word, and without waiting for the dragon king to speak, he went out with a red face.

Gu Shenwei saw this as an opportunity to stabilize the morale of the army, and he gave some people a sincere lecture and treated others coldly.

He had been waiting for Shangguan Ru to come, thinking that she would ask for Azheba and even Duotun, but it turned out that it was Xiao Yan himself who came first.

It had just fallen into the night, and Xiao Yan had already trusted all the available people, and finally realized that everything was a wrong decision in her panic, and she had to negotiate with the Dragon King herself.

Gu Shenwei felt that the wave of intercession was about to come to an end.

He politely received Xiao Yan and told her politely, "You have found the wrong person, even me, and I have no right to interfere with the judgment of the relic." ”

"It's my fault. Xiao Yan smiled, there were less than two hours left before the time limit for Dotun to commit suicide, but she didn't mean to be in a hurry, "I should have come a long time ago, not after the verdict, as for whether the Dragon King has the right to interfere with Shulitu, I don't know, I only know that if I go to see His Royal Highness the Little King, that child will put the blame on the Dragon King, so why bother going around in circles? ”

"It's all the same, you have followed the old Khan for so many years, you should know very well that there is no room for maneuver in this kind of thing. Gu Shenwei was still very polite.

"100,000 Naihang cavalry can't tempt you? Or do you think I don't have the ability? ”

"I believe in Xiao Yan's ability very much, tomorrow, if you are still interested, I am willing to talk to you about the Naihang clan again, it is okay now, but it has nothing to do with Dotun. ”

Xiao Yan was not discouraged, and after thinking for a while, she said: "Then I have something to say, Shulitu can kill Dodun, but the Dragon King cannot." ”

"The man who killed himself was His Royal Highness the Little King. ”

"No, the Dragon King didn't understand what I meant. Xiao Yan took out two neatly folded pieces of cloth from his bosom and carefully held them in his hands, "Dotun is the dragon king's own uncle, I can prove it, so you shouldn't kill him." ”

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