Chapter 198: Envoy from the Northern Frontier (Part )

"It's obviously a lie!"

Seeing Luo Tianjin wavering in his thoughts, Liu Xunyi could not help but feel uneasy and on pins and needles. In a state of urgency, he suddenly came up with a plan, so he ignored Xie Xuan's ban and suddenly asked, "You said that the Lord of Chifengling strongly recommended the Xianwang Mansion to the Mongolian Khan, then how do you explain your appearance in the Western Regions and visiting the Tianshan Yulong Palace last year?"

Before Xie Xuan could reprimand him, Luo Tianjin frowned and waved his hand to signal Xie Xian not to say anything more, as if he wanted to hear Chagan's explanation.

Chagan seemed to have been prepared for this. He chuckled slowly and said, "Yes! Tianshan Yulong Palace is also one of the targets we want to win over. However, the purpose of recruiting Yulong Palace is completely different from recruiting Xianwang Mansion."

"What do you mean?" Ling Xiaoxiao asked suspiciously.

"I dare not lie." Chagan pretended to be respectful and explained, "The Khan recruited Yulong Palace because he wanted to use their power to advance westward, and made friends with Xianwang Mansion... in order to advance southward."

"What nonsense!" Liu Xunyi snorted coldly, "You are clearly ambitious..."

"Lord Luo, you may wish to consider this carefully. The Jade Dragon Palace is the leader of the four pagan religions. Even if we recruit them, I'm afraid Ren Wuya doesn't have the ability to unify the Central Plains." Chagan didn't give Liu Xunyi a chance to refute. He stared at Luo Tianjin with a pair of thief eyes, swearing to the heavens and the sun, and bewitching him, "In the Central Plains martial arts world, there is the Xianwang Palace in the north and the Jinjianwu in the south. In addition, there are six major sects and four major families, which are as powerful as clouds and rain. It is like an ant trying to shake a tree to oppose you with just a mere Jade Dragon Palace. We are trying to win over the Jade Dragon Palace just because we don't want it to become a burden and obstacle to the unification of the world by the Great Mongolian Empire in the future. Apart from that, there is no other use. The Khan is wise and powerful, and he naturally knows that if he wants to recruit the heroes of the Central Plains, he must choose the real heroes from the famous and upright sects. What's more, the status and prestige of Lord Luo and the heroes of the Xianwang Palace in the martial arts world are obvious to all. How can they be compared with the unorthodox sects?"

Obviously, Chagan came prepared today and had a whole set of carefully prepared speeches. He used both kindness and severity, and pretended to be sincere and considerate of Luo Tianjin.

It is hard to argue with Liu Xunyi because he is just full of passion.

"Palace Master!" Liu Xunyi turned his urgent eyes to Luo Tianjin and pleaded, "You must not be deceived by this man. If the Xianwang Mansion accepts the Mongolian court's offer of amnesty, it will surely be cursed and ridiculed by the heroes of the world in the future."

Luo Tianjin's deep eyes stared straight at Liu Xunyi, but he did not answer. After a long time, Luo Tianjin asked Chagan: "Twenty-four cities and Hu Ma Gang, why choose Hexi Qin family?"

Chagan pondered and said, "Initially, they just wanted to deliberately sabotage and make things difficult for the ridge master, and they had no definite candidate. Later, the battle between Pan and Qin became a hot topic in the martial arts world. The Twenty-Four Cities and the Hu Ma Gang learned that the Hexi Qin family had formed a feud with the Xianwang Mansion, so they turned their attention to Qin Ming."

Having said this, Chagan's face suddenly changed, and he said in a hurry: "Lord Luo, if they really succeed in recruiting the Hexi Qin family, then the Khan will definitely support Qin Ming with all his strength. By then... the enemies of the Hexi Qin family are the enemies of the Khan, and the people the Hexi Qin family wants to deal with are naturally the people the Great Mongolian Empire wants to deal with. In addition, Wang Xutong's family died tragically in Luoyang not long ago. At that time, many spearheads will be directed at the Xianwang Mansion. I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

Although Chagan did not make it clear, the deep meaning in his words was clearly understood by everyone present. If that day really came, the Hexi Qin family would definitely use the power of the Mongolian court to eliminate the Xianwang Mansion in one fell swoop.

Ling Xiaoxiao and others, who originally cared about "family, country and the world" and "national justice", began to become hesitant when they were about to face life and death.

"Lord Luo," Chagan continued, "although you are loyal to the Song Dynasty, if you are in trouble in the future, will the Song Dynasty be willing to send troops to help you overcome the difficulties?"

Bater sneered and said sarcastically: "The Song Dynasty court has always been timid and will only give in to us again and again. Maybe when that day comes, the Song Dynasty court will not only not help you out, but will add insult to injury, sacrifice you, and turn to please our Khan. Haha..."

Chagan and Bater sang the same tune, making everyone present blush and feel ashamed, but they didn't know how to refute for a while.

Liu Xunyi looked at the people with melancholy expressions, and immediately became furious, gritting his teeth in hatred. He tightly grasped the armrests of the chair with both hands, and the joints turned white.

"Lord Luo, this opportunity is rare and will never come again!" Chagan persuaded patiently, bowed and smiled, "In fact, the Khan already knew everything that happened in Luoyang City, he just turned a blind eye. In the final analysis, the Khan is waiting for Lord Luo's reply, I hope Lord Luo will not let the Khan down. Hehe..."

Seeing the subtle changes in Luo Tianjin's brows, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but secretly exclaimed in his heart, "Something bad is happening!"

At this moment, in order to stop this offer of amnesty, Liu Xunyi didn't care about much. He suddenly slammed the table, pointed at Chagan angrily, and scolded: "You are so eloquent! Do you think you can make us rebel against our ancestors with your eloquence? It's just wishful thinking, a daydream! I can tell you clearly that not only will we not accept your offer of amnesty, even the Hexi Qin family will not accept it. I advise you to give up this idea completely! Han people have backbone, and would rather die than become traitors! Take your dirty money and get out of the Xianwang Mansion as soon as possible..."

"Liu Xunyi, you are too presumptuous!"

Before he finished speaking, Xie Xuan was already furious and shouted, "Come here, kick Liu Xunyi out!"

Without waiting for the disciples outside the hall to rush in, Lin Fangda had already run to Liu Xunyi's side. While repeatedly apologizing to Luo Tianjin and Xie Xuan, he desperately grabbed Liu Xunyi, trying to take him out of the hall.

"Brother, please let me go! I can't let this treacherous villain who talks nonsense push the Xianwang Mansion into the fire kang..." Liu Xunyi pretended to be furious and crazy, struggling, cursing, and begging desperately, "Chagan, you have ulterior motives, and you will not die well... Lord of the Mansion, you must not act on impulse, be careful not to make a mistake and regret it for the rest of your life..."

"Get out!" Xie Xuan glared and shouted, "Otherwise I will punish you according to the family rules!"

Hearing this, Ling Qing, Chen Yong and the others' faces suddenly changed. They all came forward and worked together to "carry" the furious Liu Xunyi away.

As Liu Xunyi's shouting and cursing faded away outside the hall, Murong Bai turned around and explained to Chagan, whose face was ashen, "Liu Xunyi has been assassinated by Long Yu many times, so he is extremely disgusted with you. I hope you don't mind."

Chagan snorted with a half-smile, and said meaningfully: "The only one in trouble now is Liu Xunyi. But if the stalemate continues, I'm afraid that it won't just be Liu Xunyi who will be in trouble. Alas!"

After that, Chagan's expression changed, and he bowed to Luo Tianjin respectfully, and said solemnly: "I beg Lord Luo to lead the people of the Xianwang Mansion to obey the will of heaven and be loyal to the Khan!"

Faced with the aggressive Chagan and the imminent situation, Luo Tianjin and Ling Xiaoxiao looked at each other, and there was an unprecedented solemnity in their eyes.

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At night, Liu Xunyi, feeling depressed, drank alone in his room. Xu Heng, Tang Cong and others waited outside the door cautiously, not daring to leave without permission, nor to disturb them rashly. It was not until Lin Fangda, Luo Ningyu and Luo Hongxuan came uninvited that Xu Heng and others felt relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the room, seeing Liu Xunyi drunk, with a pitiful look of grief and anger, and in agony, Lin Fangda and the other two could not help but look at each other.

Luo Ningyu looked at Liu Xunyi with complicated eyes, and asked Lin Fangda without turning her head: "What's wrong with him? We have experienced so many twists and turns before, but I have never seen him act so impulsively."

"Maybe..." Lin Fangda was also confused. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Maybe Xunyi is a person who values ​​national integrity very much?"

"Weird guy!" Luo Ningyu pouted and complained, "The Mongols came for Dad, not for him, why did he react so strongly? Besides, whether the Xianwang Mansion will accept the Mongolian court's offer of amnesty is something Dad has to consider. It's not his turn to worry about it anyway. He's really a weirdo who likes to meddle in other people's business. Humph!"

Facing Luo Ningyu's rebuke, Luo Hongxuan and Lin Fangda just smiled bitterly but didn't want to refute. Because in their opinion, Liu Xunyi's performance today was indeed a little abnormal.

Little did he know that at this moment Liu Xunyi was not worried about the Prince Xian's Mansion, but was worried about himself.

Once Luo Tianjin agrees to be loyal to the Mongolian Khan, all the hard work Liu Xunyi has done during this period will become meaningless, and his future will become bleak.

All success and lofty ambitions will eventually become a bubble.

"Xunyi, you don't have to be like this." Lin Fangda snatched the wine pot from Liu Xunyi's hand and consoled him, "The mansion master didn't agree to the Tartars' request in the end. He just said he would consider it..."

"In fact, the Lord of the Mansion already has the answer in his heart." Liu Xunyi's drunken eyes were blurred, and he looked at Lin Fangda infatuatedly, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The Lord of the Mansion accepted the gift brought by Chagan, which is enough to explain everything. The reason why the Lord of the Mansion did not agree on the spot is that there are still many people in the mansion who are in a dilemma. The Lord of the Mansion wants to give everyone time to slowly adapt..."

"Hey!" Luo Ningyu glared at him, angrily saying, "How dare you criticize my father? Even if my father agreed to their request, it was for the sake of the overall situation. In the final analysis, isn't it for everyone's survival? I heard that my father repeatedly told Chagan today that after he returned to Saibei, he must find a way to make Long Yu give up hunting you. My father has always been concerned about your life and death, but you are slandering him here. You have no conscience!"

After saying that, Luo Ningyu quickly pulled Luo Hongxuan up and walked out quickly, complaining, "Brother, we shouldn't have come to see him. Let him drink himself to death! Let's go!"

"Brother Liu, take a good rest..."

Before Luo Hongxuan could finish his words, he was dragged out by Luo Ningyu in a rude manner.

Lin Fangda watched Luo Ningyu go away with an embarrassed look on his face, then turned to look at the distressed Liu Xunyi, and said hesitantly: "Xunyi, actually, if you think about it carefully, what the Tartar said today does make sense. If the Hexi Qin family really..."

"It's fake." Liu Xunyi interrupted, "Brother, why are you so naive? Do you really think that the three major sects in the northern frontier would scheme against each other and undermine each other? Do you really think that the Twenty-Four Cities and the Hu Ma Gang would go to recruit the Qin Clan in Hexi? No! These are all lies made up by Chagan to deceive you. He used such a despicable trick in order to make us worry and surrender obediently."

"How do you know?" Lin Fangda asked in confusion, "Why are you so sure that everything Chagan said is false?"

"because……"

Liu Xunyi wanted to say that because he was working in Tianji Pavilion, he was already familiar with the factional struggles within the Mongolian court.

Although the three major sects in the northern part of the Great Wall are well-known in the martial arts world, they are insignificant to the huge Mongolian Empire. The factional disputes in the Mongolian court are mainly between the direct descendants of the royal family. As for their subordinates, the Mongols have always been strict in discipline, requiring all their subjects to be united against the enemy. If there is any dispute, they will be severely punished. Therefore, since the three major sects in the northern part of the Great Wall were recruited by the Mongolian court, they will obey orders in everything. Even if they are dissatisfied, they will never dare to disobey in public, let alone deliberately sow discord and increase internal strife. After all, this is a taboo for the Mongolian court.

The words came to his lips, but Liu Xunyi swallowed them back. Because as a man in the martial arts world, there are some things he shouldn't know in such detail. If he said something wrong, Liu Xunyi would inevitably arouse suspicion and even expose his identity.

Thinking of this, Liu Xunyi could only sigh and said no more.

Lin Fangda was a man of rough mind, so he naturally didn't think too much. In order to prevent Liu Xunyi from getting more worried, he quickly changed the subject and grinned, "Xunyi, how is your foot injury recovering?"

"Thank you for your concern, it's nothing serious." Liu Xunyi replied nonchalantly. After that, he snatched the wine pot from Lin Fangda and started drinking by himself.

"Don't worry! As long as the palace lord doesn't give his formal consent, this matter won't count." Lin Fangda consoled him, "Those Tartars will leave tomorrow, so it's good to out of sight and out of mind."

"Leaving tomorrow?" Hearing this, Liu Xunyi suddenly perked up and asked hurriedly, "The mansion master hasn't agreed yet, are they willing to leave?"

"The Palace Master accepted their gifts and promised to give them a satisfactory answer within a month. Hehe... they are sensible and know that we don't welcome them, so they resigned early..."

Liu Xunyi had already stopped listening to Lin Fangda's next words. He stared at the wine glass, the ripples in the glass reflected in his pupils, and before he knew it, he had fallen into deep thought.

Suddenly, Liu Xunyi had an idea, and an extremely bold plan gradually emerged in his mind.

"Brother, this matter has made me quite depressed. If you have time...why don't we go to Tianxianglou for a drink tomorrow? Let's drink until we are drunk! How do you think?"

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(End of this chapter)