Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 22 The Shame of the Stirrup

Yong Bo hurriedly answered: "Your Majesty is wise, Duke Pei is a good teacher of his daughter, and the King of Peking is brave and loyal. After this battle, your Majesty should reward this couple well."

"Yong Taiwei's words make sense. When I return to Chang'an, I will discuss my merits and reward you."

"My son, I would like to thank my father."

"I thank your Majesty."

The next day, at noon, the spies came to report that on the west side of Stirrup Mountain, the Huns had withdrawn their defenders and could retreat down the mountain.

Upon hearing the news, the soldiers were very happy.

Yong Bo rectified the army, Wei Yuan stood behind him without saying a word. After Yong Bo finished speaking, he asked Wei Yuan to let him say something, but Wei Yuan asked Wei Shao to say it for him.

"All the officers and men obeyed the order and retreated in unison and in unison. They should not show any cowardice or weakness. They should protect His Majesty in the middle of the team. If the Huns are cheating, they should immediately fight back and defend His Majesty to the death."

The officers and soldiers received the order, and the cavalry troops of 5,000 people rushed down the mountain in a hurry and orderly manner.

At the foot of the Stirrup Mountain, Hu Nan Shanyu led his troops to wait not far away. Seeing that the emperor of Wei was getting closer and closer to him, he sent an envoy to deliver the message.

The Xiongnu soldiers kept whistling and shouting. Wei Yuan's face was very ugly, but at this moment, in order to survive, he chose to endure it.

"King Peiping, the Huns envoy has sent a letter. Please read it personally."

Yong Bo commanded the troops to stop, and Wei Shao rode on horseback to deliver the letter to Wei Yuan. After Wei Yuan read the letter, he crumpled the letter in his hand.

Seeing that Wei Yuan looked ugly, Wei Shao did not dare to say anything.

"Pei Guogong, King of Peiping, you two get off your horses and follow me to meet the Hunan Chanyu for a while."

The Huns' 400,000-strong army was waiting in tight formation, and the Wei's 5,000-strong cavalry were armed and sharp. There were hundreds of feet between the two armies. In the open space in the middle, Wei Yuan and Hunan Shanyu sat down face to face.

"The Emperor of the Wei Dynasty, Wei Yuan, is here well."

"You are so impudent that when you see His Majesty, you don't bow to your Majesty and dare to speak arrogantly."

Wei Yuan raised his hand to signal Pei Kai not to speak.

"The leader of the Xiongnu calls out to Chanyu. Thank you for meeting him."

Ho Yan Shan showed up to offer the prepared contract and handed it to Wei Yuan.

"Emperor Wei, sign it and you can go."

Wei Yuan looked at the contents of the contract in front of him and could not help but slowly clenched and then loosened his fists.

"I can grant you all the gold and silver treasures, horses, cattle and sheep, silk and jade articles you want, but I cannot grant you the last one, marriage."

"Emperor Wei, do you think I am discussing with you?"

Hu Nan Shanyu had a ruthless look on his face. He always kept his word on the grassland and no one dared to disobey him. His arrogance and domineering attitude also brought it into today's negotiation.

"I, the Wei Dynasty, won the world by fighting with real swords and real guns, not by selling women to gain stability. I still have an army of 300,000 people and will arrive in less than two days. If you are not willing to let us go, , then stay and fight head-on with my officers and soldiers of the Wei Dynasty. I have been a king and a loser since ancient times. If I, Wei Yuan, lose, I am willing to die in your hands. However, as long as I live, I will not sign such a contract. "

Hunan Shanyu ordered someone to bring him wine. After he drank a bowl, he said: "In two days, do you think I will wait for your army to come to rescue you? I can kill you at any time now."

In an instant, Hu Nan Chanyu's sword was pressed against Wei Yuan's neck. At the same time, Wei Shao's sword was pressed against Hu Nan Chanyu's neck.

Upon seeing this, Pei Kai quickly tried to persuade them to make peace, and carefully removed the knives and swords from their necks.

He walked to Wei Yuan and whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. We must not anger Hu Nan Chanyu. We will leave the green hills intact and not be afraid of running out of firewood. Your Majesty, please think twice."

Wei Yuan looked at the contract in front of him, and after a long time, he signed his name.

"Wait a minute."

Pei Kai stood in front of Wei Yuan and said, "Your Majesty has signed the contract, what else do you want to do to the Chanyu?"

"Let your Majesty, with blood as an alliance, press his fingerprints."

"No, how can you harm your Majesty's dragon body at will?" Wei Shao pulled out his sword, stretched out his finger, and the sharp blade passed across his fingertips. He handed his finger to Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan stretched out his hand. He tried his best to control the anger burning in his chest, so that his fingers would not tremble, and pressed his bright red fingerprints on the contract.

Seeing that the matter was accomplished, Hu Nan Shanyu raised his bowl and toasted to Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan reluctantly drank the wine.

In the Xihe Gorge, hearing the thunderous sound of horse hooves in the distance, Pei Ying knew that they were back.

Seeing Wei Yuan's horse running in front of her, she quickly knelt down and saluted.

"Pei Ying, Princess of Peking, has met my father."

"Pingsheng, good boy, thanks to you and King Beiping, we can escape from danger this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

"As long as my father, King Long, is in good health, my son and I have nothing to ask for."

"Okay, your father is at the rear, go and pay his respects quickly."

"Yes."

Pei Ying walked up to Pei Kai and Wei Shao stood beside him.

"Father."

"Don't call me father. Now you are very capable. A princess doesn't stay well in the palace and dares to accompany her husband to the battlefield. Pei Ying, I really looked down on you before I became a father."

"Forgive me, father. It's all my daughter's fault. Don't be angry. There will be no one to take care of you."

"I can't control you anymore, King Beiping, since I am your princess, you can take care of it yourself."

After Pei Kai finished speaking, he rode away.

"Is everything going well?"

"It went well, but after we came down from the mountain, Hunan Chanyu forced His Majesty to sign a contract before he was willing to let us go."

"As expected, if I am the Chanyu of Hunan and I don't blackmail you now, will I wait until you return to Chang'an and then blackmail me again?"

"In addition to gold and silver, he also added a marriage."

"Marriage? No wonder His Majesty's face looked so ugly just now."

"His Majesty was so angry that Hunan Chanyu asked him to make a blood alliance and press his fingerprints."

While listening to him speak, Pei Ying noticed the coagulated blood scabs on his fingers and held his hand.

"So you cut your finger and let His Majesty use your blood?"

Wei Shao nodded. He could hardly hear what Pei Ying was saying at this time. His neck and ears were red and very hot.

"Don't be so stupid again. The sword is not as clean as you think. Next time, bite your finger with your teeth. Do you understand?"

"understood."

"It doesn't matter, you've been working hard for several days and you're tired. Go back and rest."

Pei Ying got on the horse, and Wei Shao was a little lost in thought when he saw her riding in front.

Xiao Shen walked up to him and poked his arm.

"Brother Wei, are you fascinated by your sister-in-law?"

Wei Shao looked at Xiao Shen with a dead face. Xiao Shen looked at his terrifying eyes and quickly shut up.

Who would have thought that Wei Shao suddenly said: "So what?"

Xiao Shen looked at him in disbelief. Is this still the Wei Shao he knew?
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