The king behind the empress

Chapter 401 Thirteen Counties Gather

After Xu Ling's head fell to the ground, everyone present was stunned, and the entire hall was instantly silent.

Even Yin Zhu, who had expected this, couldn't help swallowing, and looked at Situ Yao in disbelief.

Although Xu Ling is just a dude, he is a member of the Xu family after all, and he came here to participate in the alliance on behalf of the Xu family. It can be said that he is the face of the Xu family.

Now Situ Yao killed Xu Ling without saying a word, which undoubtedly put the Xu family's face on the ground and stomped on it.

As for their long-standing families, the most important thing is face. It is no wonder that Situ Yao didn't want the Xu family of the alliance to turn their backs if he did this. In this way, the alliance would have no hope at all.

Even at a certain moment, Yin Zhu wondered, could this Patriarch Situ be a fake, sent by Mo Zizai to drive them apart?
But after taking a look at Bai Changqiu who was beside Situ Yao, and adding that he had secretly verified Situ Yao's identity before, he stifled this idea again.

Situ Yao didn't care about the thoughts of everyone on the field, he glanced around, and then asked in such a calm tone: "Who else is from the seven counties in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Hearing Situ Yao's question, everyone present felt tense, especially the other two from the Seven Counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Their hearts were now in their throats, and they dared not say a word.

"My lord, he is, and there is him."

Shen Zhongyu suddenly became alert at this time, he saw that no one was talking, and he didn't care about what Situ Yao didn't let him speak just now, so he quickly identified: "One of them is from Xuanzhou County, the other is from Wanzhou County, They are all from the seven counties in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Shen Zhongyu, what the hell are you..."

The two people who were identified were shocked, but they didn't dare to say anything, they could only curse Shen Zhongyu in their hearts.

"Oh, there are two more."

Situ Yao nodded, this time he did not instruct Yin Zhu's people, but said to an old man who came with him from Qianjiang County, "Old Qiao, go and borrow their heads."

"Yes, master."

Old Qiao was dressed in gray clothes, and looked at ordering an unattractive little old man, but since the head of the palace kept a distance from him at all times, and even deliberately guarded against him, it can be seen that this person must also be a person Border Warrior.

Sure enough, after he agreed, he immediately showed ghostly speed and rushed directly in front of the two dudes.

The guards beside the two of them, even though they knew that a shot would mean death, they still stood in front of the two of them without hesitation.

After all, these guards were cultivated by these aristocratic families since childhood, and their wives and children were all raised by the aristocratic families. If they act at this time, at most they will die, but if they don't act, then they will not be the only ones who die.

Lao Qiao showed no mercy to these guards, and after waving his hand several times with afterimages, these people flew out immediately, and ended up in the same fate as the guards just now.

After finishing off the guards, Lao Qiao turned his palms into knives and swept across the necks of the two dudes. The next moment, the heads of the two fell off their necks.

After finishing off the two, Old Qiao came back behind Situ Yao in a dodge, looking like the same unremarkable little old man.

Three people were beheaded one after another, blood was sprayed everywhere, and the ground of the hall was dyed a dazzling red.

Yin Zhu sniffed the smell of blood in the air, couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said, "Uncle, don't you want to turn against the three of them by doing this?"

"If they really want to turn against the old man because of these dudes, then let them turn against the old man."

Situ Yao glanced at the three heads on the ground and said, "Changqiu, pickle the heads with lime and send them to these three families."

"uncle……"

When Yin Zhu heard this, he immediately wanted to stop it. Killing a person was not counted, and he had to send the head over. Isn't this asking for paper after shitting on a person's neck?

This is too deceitful, Yin Zhu changed his position and thought for a while, if someone dared to treat him like this, he would definitely give up his family, and he would never end with that person.

So if Situ Yao did this, there would be no room for change.

"fine."

Situ Yao raised his hand to stop Yin Zhu's next words, and then said: "I have my own discretion in this matter, nephew don't have to worry."

"This……"

How could Yin Zhu not be worried, but looking at Situ Yao's indifferent face, he finally sighed and swallowed back the words in his heart.

"As for you guys."

Situ Yao glanced at Shen Zhongyu and the others who were about to be frightened, and said, "I will save your life for the time being today. You can take a letter back to your Patriarch and tell them, Situ Yao, I will wait here for you." their decision."

After finishing speaking, Bai Changqiu stepped forward, stuffed each of them with a prepared envelope, and said, "Now, get out."

Hearing Bai Changqiu's words, Shen Zhongyu and the others felt as if they were being pardoned immediately, ignoring Bai Changqiu's harsh tone, and scrambled out of the clubhouse.

Looking at the embarrassed figures of these people, although Yin Zhu felt that this was not good, but thinking of the scene of being disrupted by these bastards a few days ago, he still couldn't help but feel a little bit of happiness in his heart.

It's just that it's fun, and the business still needs to be done. Thinking about the alliance, Yin Zhu felt a little helpless. Situ Yao's killing like this basically gave him no hope for the alliance in his heart.

Just out of politeness, he still asked Situ Yao, "Uncle, what should we do next?"

"Next."

There was a smile on Situ Yao's face, and he said lightly: "Next, I have to trouble my nephew to go home and send a letter to your father for uncle."

"After all, it's enough for us old men to do this kind of nonsense about the alliance. You young people don't need to get involved in this."

Yin Zhu reacted very quickly. Hearing what Situ Yao said, he knew that Situ Yao thought he was not qualified enough.

But he didn't say much, anyway, he thought the alliance was useless. Since he asked him to go home to deliver the letter, he didn't even have to find an excuse to go back. As for his old man's reaction after reading the letter, would he come? , then it is out of his control.

Thinking of this, Yin Zhu did not object, nodded, and said, "Since my uncle ordered me, my nephew would not dare to disobey."

"I'm leaving now to bring my uncle's letter to my lord father."

Yin Zhu is also a straightforward person. After speaking, he directly took the envelope from Bai Changqiu, then took someone back to his residence to pack it up, and left the county town of Jiangling County that day.

As for the rest of the people, even Yin Zhu, the young Patriarch, was not enough, let alone them, so except for the people in Jiangling County, the rest of them sent a letter to each person, and all of them were sent back.

……

Xu Ran, the head of the Xu family in Wujiang County, looked at the head in the box, and his expression sank.

"How brave!"

Xu Ran stared coldly at the person who came to deliver the letter, and said angrily: "The person who killed my Xu family and sent his head, do you really think my Xu family is easy to bully?"

"Patriarch Xu, don't be in a hurry to get angry."

The person who came to deliver the letter was not at all afraid. He said neither humble nor overbearing: "Our Patriarch has a letter for Patriarch Xu. If Patriarch Xu is still angry after reading it, please behead my head. I will definitely not have the slightest complaint."

"Letter? Well, I'd like to see what that old man Situ Yao wrote in his letter."

Xu Ran took the envelope with a hint of murderous intent in his tone. Although Xu Ran was sent to Jiangling County for the purpose of sending him to his death, he was still a little angry that he was killed by Situ Yao for no reason.

There are two letters from Situ Yao to Xu Ran. The first letter is very simple. It contains Situ Yao's inferred strength of the Red Flame Dragonriders and their equipment. power speculation.

"absurd!"

After reading it, Xu Ran slapped the letter on the table, "He, Situ Yao, can't take me for a fool. Where does the imperial court have the strength to support such a strong army?"

"Five thousand Bone Forging Realm, let alone five thousand, the whole week is counted, you ask him to find out two thousand for me, is it really Chinese cabbage for Bone Forging Realm?"

"Patriarch Xu, the elite led by our Patriarch's third disciple in Nanjun was wiped out under Mo Zizai's command, and the second disciple died directly in Yining City."

Situ Yao's envoy looked at Xu Ran and said without giving in: "So we should have more say in their strength than you."

"Do you think, as the head of my family, as for lying to you in this regard?"

"It's just scaremongering."

When Xu Ran heard what Situ Yao's envoy said, although he knew what he said was reasonable, he still snorted a bit stiffly, and stopped arguing, but picked up the second letter.

After reading the letter, Xu Ran suddenly stood up and said sharply, "He dares!"

The emissary obviously knew what was in his heart. Seeing Xu Ran's excitement, he said lightly, "Patriarch Xu, our Patriarch is not threatening you, but explaining a fact."

"Mo Zizai can easily destroy Yuanling County, so naturally he can also destroy Jinkou County and Jiangling County."

"Under the circumstances of knowing that they are bound to fail, Patriarch Xu, do you think the Cui family in Jinkou and the Wan family in Jiangling will fight to the death, or will they surrender Mo Zi?"

When Xu Ran heard this, his expression was a little cloudy. If Mo Zizai took down Jinkou County and Jiangling County, according to Mo Zizai's personality, the main personnel of the Cui family and the Wan family would definitely have no way out.

So if there is hope of winning, they will naturally fight to the death in order to preserve the family, but if there is no hope at all, then it is not impossible for them to surrender and die in order to pass on the family.

For them, the inheritance of the aristocratic family is always the first priority. Although the New Deal seems to have directly cut off the roots of their aristocratic family, who knows if there will be a turnaround in the future? Not impossible.

After all, everything is possible only when people are alive.

Looking at Xu Ran who fell into silence, the envoy sent by Situ Yao added fire and said, "Patriarch Xu, if both Jiangling County and Jinkou County surrender, do you think that Wujiang County alone can block the attack?" Mo Zizai's army?"

Xu Ran opened his mouth. Wujiang County is close to Wujiang River, and Mo Zizai has no navy. His original plan was that even if Jiangling County was defeated, he only needed to seal off the main passage with the water army. Zizai has nothing to do with Wujiang County.

But thinking of the five thousand red flame dragon rides that Situ Yao wrote in his heart, if these are true, then Mo Zizai doesn't need any navy at all, he only needs to send these five thousand red flame dragon rides into the water, alone He can also dismantle all his warships with bare hands.

And if there is no navy, then Wujiang County will undoubtedly be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, even worse than the other counties. I am afraid that by then, the only end left for him is to surrender and die.

Xu Ran took a deep breath, then looked at Situ Yao's emissary, and asked, "What exactly do you want, Patriarch?"

"Alliance, gather the troops of the seventeen counties to attack the imperial court together."

The envoy said calmly, "When the tyranny of the Zhou Dynasty is overthrown, everyone can use their own means to compete in the world."

"Oh, the tyranny of the Great Zhou."

Xu Ran sneered disdainfully. No one knew better than him whether Da Zhou had tyranny or not, but he was also a member of the aristocratic family, so saying this at this time was undoubtedly slapping himself in the face, so he didn't say much, but He said lightly: "Go back and tell that old man Situ Yao that I will go to Jiangling County on time to discuss the alliance, and just let that old man wait for me."

"So, let's wait for Patriarch Xu's good news."

Hearing what Xu Ran said, the messenger knew that the matter was all right, so he saluted Xu Ran, then turned and left Xu's house.

After he left, Xu Ye, Xu Ran's eldest son, came out unwillingly, and said, "Father, do you just let him go away so easily?"

"Otherwise, what are you going to do, kill him?"

Xu Ran glanced back at his son, and said lightly: "I know Situ Yao, an old man, no matter his means or scheming, he is first-class. Don't think he hasn't heard much about him these years, but when he was young But he was a counselor for that old man Kou Yi, and at that time he mobilized more than half of the troops of the Tianmen Army. This time he actually took the initiative to go out of the mountain, so the position of the leader of the alliance is probably going to fall into his hands gone."

"At that time, our army will definitely be under his command. Are you offending him at this time because you want all our troops in Wujiang County to die on the battlefield?"

"This……"

Xu Ye was silent for a moment, and then said unwillingly: "But, the loss and face of my Xu family..."

"Loss? What loss?"

Xu Ran directly interrupted his son's words, and said unceremoniously: "Xu Ran is a waste in the first place, and sending him to die is to send him to death. Do I have any loss to the Xu family if he dies?"

"As for saving face..."

Xu Ran said in a cold tone: "This thing is very important when it is needed, and it is not even a fart when it is not needed."

"Compared with the survival of the family, how much is face worth?"

After finishing speaking, Xu Ran didn't bother to educate him anymore, and said directly: "You raise some military rations, and recruit more soldiers by the way, this battle will definitely start within half a year, and you don't need to worry about sending troops to deal with the court, but You have to pay more attention to the situation in the county, and you must prevent other forces from making trouble."

……

The situation similar to Xu Ran's is also happening in other counties. In short, under Situ Yao's half-persuasion and half-threat, all the heads and family heads of the thirteen counties left their territory and rushed to Jiangling County.

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