Chapter 382 376. Spare my life
Meng Huo was tied up tightly and walked into the Han army tent covered in dust, which shocked the cave master and Mrs. Zhu Rong who were standing beside him and made their eyes widen like bells.

It was hard for them to imagine that the once high-spirited King of Nanzhong now looked like a refugee who had fled here, wearing dirty and tattered clothes and emitting a foul odor.

"Husband!"

Mrs. Zhu Rong was stunned for a moment, then her nose twitched and tears fell. Although Mrs. Zhu Rong was wearing shackles that bound her hands, she still ignored the stench on Meng Huo's body and threw herself on him, tears streaming down her face.

"Madam, I..."

Meng Huo saw that his wife had not been able to escape the Han army, and his expression became even darker. His bound hands twitched unconsciously, and it was obvious that he wanted to evade. Meng Huo was very ashamed that his wife saw him in this state.

Meng You on the side was not affected at all. Although his clothes were simple, they were clean and his face was rosy. It was obvious that the Han army did not abuse him.

"Grand Commander, I have heard that the Han people rule the world with benevolence and virtue. Why do you abuse my husband like this?"

Madam Zhu Rong wiped the corners of her eyes, turned her head to look at Feng Xi, and asked Feng Xi in a questioning tone with tears in her eyes.

"Oh, Madam, your husband Meng Huo is a man, but aren't my Han army soldiers also men? Aren't the tens of thousands of soldiers who died or were injured in your Nanzhong also men? Only Meng Huo was born by his mother and raised by his father, but did the other soldiers all come out of cracks in the rocks?
"Meng Huo, for his own selfish interests, caused the peaceful Nanzhong to suffer war and countless casualties in both tribes. Now that our Han army can spare his life, we are already grateful for the kindness of God. If we can still feed and feed him, is it to thank him for killing tens of thousands of people in your Nanzhong?!"

Feng Xi's two sentences left Madam Zhu Rong speechless and she could only sob quietly.

"Grand Commander, Dong Tuna and Marshal Ahuinan are here, as are the King of Wutugu and Cave Master Yang Feng."

When the scene fell into a moment of deathly silence, the guards outside came in to report to Feng Xi. Feng Xi nodded, and four figures walked in.

"Meet the Grand Commander."

The four of them saluted Feng Xi in unison, imitating the Han people's etiquette.

"Please take a seat, the four of you. Today I will discuss the affairs of South China with you. But first we must determine the guilt of the main culprit."

Feng Xi's expression changed smoothly into a smile, and he invited the four local people from Nanzhong who came later to take a seat. The four of them sat on the last two seats on both sides, almost next to Meng Huo and the other four.

However, at this time, there were only two small tables between them physically. But politically, there was a deep gulf between them. Those on this side of the small table were the guests of the Han army, while those on the other side of the small table were the prisoners of the Han army.

When Meng Huo heard the four people coming, his eyes quickly swept over them. His eyes were filled with reluctance, anger, frustration, and all kinds of emotions mixed together. Finally, he lowered his head and stopped looking at them.

Yang Feng looked calm. After all, he and Meng Huo had never gotten along. They had experienced conflicts several times and now they were completely at odds. Seeing Meng Huo suffer, Yang Feng was so happy that he couldn't wait. The other three felt awkward and embarrassed. After all, they had fought against the Han army with Meng Huo to some extent. Now that they had changed sides, they felt a little guilty.

"Meng Huo, the correspondence between you and the State of Wei, as well as the gold and silver in your cave, have all been seized by our Han army. We have all the evidence, do you have anything else to argue about?"

Feng Xi's face turned serious as he picked up several letters on the table. These were letters between Wei and Meng Huo. After all, words were not enough, so some of Wei's promises had to be written down.

Meng Huo was also worried that Wei would not admit his mistake, so he kept all the letters intact. Meng Huo also did not give any orders to destroy the letters, which led to the Han army seizing these letters without any effort when Meng Huo's base camp was taken over by the Han army.

"...I have nothing to say. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Your Han army won, but that's all. I don't accept it."

Meng Huo snorted coldly. At this moment he was still trying to show off his strength and act like a hero.

"Haha, so you will never be a winner in your life. You only see the winners and losers, but have you ever thought about why you lose?
You naturally wouldn't think about it. You would only think that it was your subordinates who betrayed you that caused you to lose, and that the foreign aid Wugo country was too weak and implicated you. Then have you ever thought about why your subordinates were unwilling to follow you, and why you had to fall to the point where your life and property had to be sacrificed by others?
You have certainly not thought about it, otherwise you would not have said this. You are high up in the sky, and you cannot see the soldiers from the south who died because of you. You cannot see how hungry they were when you exploited them. You only think that everyone should serve you, and you naturally do not care about their lives.

That's simple, you don't care about their life or death, why should they care about you? "

When Feng Xi heard that Meng Huo still dared to be stubborn, he did not hesitate to speak out and smashed Meng Huo's sophistry to pieces.

"You don't accept it, so what? You want to keep going back and let the Nanzhong people, who have already lost countless young and strong men, continue to bleed for you, again and again, until there is no one left in Nanzhong. You still don't accept it, right?"

Then Feng Xi also snorted coldly, and directly followed Meng Huo's words and extended them for him. The effect of these words was still very obvious, bringing the cave master, Madam Zhu Rong, and even Meng Huo's closest people, their eyes were a little dim and hesitant.

Dong Tuna and Ahui Nan's eyes became sharp. If Meng Huo really didn't give up and wanted to keep Nanzhong in dire straits, they would kill Meng Huo on the spot even if it meant offending Feng Xi.

As for Yang Feng, he looked like he was gloating over someone else's misfortune. Anyway, his people in Yinzhi Cave had already packed up their things and headed for the rich and empty Jiaozhou. They would start a new life there, and even if Nanzhong became a mess, it would have nothing to do with them.

Meng Huo himself didn't know how to refute, so he could only lower his head and blush, not sure whether it was because of anger or shame.

"But we, the Han Dynasty, have a merciful character. Although you, Meng Huo, have committed numerous crimes, I do not intend to kill you. You, Meng Huo, and your family will all move north and live as laborers in Jingzhou for the rest of your lives to pay for your crimes."

Feng Xi's words were so righteous that Dong Tuna and the others could not believe it. Even Meng Huo and Madam Zhu Rong were a little shocked. Feng Xi really didn't want to kill Meng Huo? Was he really so merciful?
In fact, Feng Xi is not that kind-hearted. Now is just a good opportunity to establish his image and personality. If Meng Huo falls into his hands, if he really wants to kill him, there are too many ways to do it, both overt and covert.

But what Feng Xi said was not wrong. If Meng Huo could really be a laborer in peace, why not keep him alive? After two years, who in Nanzhong would still know who Meng Huo was?

(End of this chapter)