Chapter 818: The Wind and Clouds Disappear
The next day, the weather was sunny and the sky was clear.

Early in the morning, Hu Lie, Zhao Xin and Wang Dechen went to Wan'an Palace to meet the Mongolian Khan. Liu Xunyi, who had been searching for Su He in vain, stayed in the palace to recuperate.

Although Wang Dechen had conveyed the intentions of the Mongolian Khan and Huli to the Wanggu tribe, and no longer pursued Hulan's death, some "thorns" in the Wanggu tribe were still resentful, believing that the Mongolian Khan and Huli were unfair in favoring the Han people regardless of the lives of their own people.

Therefore, they gathered dozens of people in private and came to Liu Xunyi's tent in a menacing manner. Due to the orders of Hu Lie and Wang Dechen, they did not dare to break into the tent with a big fanfare, so they gathered outside the tent and kept shouting and provoking, trying to anger Liu Xunyi and his men and force them to take the initiative to provoke trouble.

"Listen! Listen carefully! Those bastards outside are cursing more and more harshly. Now they not only curse our ancestors, but also attack the Song Dynasty and slander the descendants of Yan and Huang." In the tent, Feng Tianba was sitting uncomfortably and was indignant. "If we continue to play deaf and dumb, we will really become turtles in their eyes."

"Why do they only dare to yell and curse outside the tent, but not rush in?" Li Haitang smiled nonchalantly, "Because their master knows he is in the wrong, and continuing to pester him will only bring shame. Most of these people outside are Hulan's relatives and friends. Seeing that the Mongolian Khan and Hu Lie did nothing to watch Hulan's death, they are desperate and try to provoke us with this foolish method. In this way, they have enough reasons to avenge Hulan."

"So what?" Feng Tianba said angrily, "At worst, we can just have another fight..."

"Another fight?" Li Haitang pouted, "If you go out now, they can drown you with their spit. What's more, Brother Liu has managed to save a prefecture for the Song Dynasty in a passive situation. If there are more complications, it will inevitably lead to new troubles and put us in trouble again. Commander Feng, you are not brave, but reckless."

"Then let them curse?" Feng Tianba said, "This is Hu Lie's camp after all. How dare they gather together and cause trouble without restraint? Why don't we... go find Hu Lie?"

"Hu Lie, the princess, and Wang Dechen are not in the camp right now." Li Haitang said.

"With Hu Lie not here, they dare to act lawless?"

"This matter may have nothing to do with Hu Lie, but they dare to cause trouble so blatantly. There must be an important person secretly supporting them behind the scenes." Liu Xunyi's eyes flickered, as if thinking about something. "I guess it's probably Wang Dechen."

"I guess so." Li Haitang agreed, "Wang Dechen has always disliked us. Only with his instigation behind the scenes, these people dared to act recklessly. Otherwise, with so many generals and commanders in the camp, why didn't anyone stand up to stop them?"

"It's true that 'the King of Hell is aggressive, but the little ghosts are hard to deal with'." Liu Xunyi joked, "Right now, they are eager for us to go out and argue, but we just ignore them. There is no reason to deal with this group of 'little ghosts'. Only ignoring them is the greatest contempt for them. The more we care about it, the more aggressive they become. The more indifferent we are, the angrier they become. It's like walking on the road and encountering a barking dog. Should we also bark at it with our teeth bared?"

"Ha ha……"

After hearing Liu Xunyi's advice, Feng Tianba gradually felt better. When he heard the "extremely vicious" threats and provocations outside the tent, he did not feel angry but found them childish and ridiculous.

"Temulun, Garu, what are you doing here?"

The discussion in the tent had not yet ended when an unhappy question suddenly came from outside the tent, and the shouting and cursing came to an abrupt end.

"The steward is here, we should go out now."

With the help of Pan Yuyin, Liu Xunyi slowly got out of bed and led the group out of the tent at a leisurely pace.

"General Yin, why are you here?"

Outside the tent, Temulun, whose face turned red and neck became thick due to constant yelling and cursing, looked at Yin Zhan, whose face was as gloomy as water, with resentment. He was in a dilemma and felt extremely embarrassed for a moment.

"If you can come, why can't I?" Yin Zhan looked around at the Wanggu tribe members who were looking at each other in bewilderment, and asked, "Why are so many people gathered outside the Song envoy's tent? What exactly do they want to do?"

"us……"

"General Yin, you are finally here." Before Temulun could answer, Liu Xunyi, who came out from behind the curtain, complained to Yin Zhan with a face full of grievance, "These people who came out of nowhere gathered together and started to curse here wantonly since early morning. The most hateful thing is that they not only insulted us, but also insulted the prince."

"You're talking nonsense!" Garu, horrified, retorted impatiently, "When have we ever insulted the prince? Stop making up rumors here..."

"We are spreading rumors?" Li Haitang rolled his eyes and said teasingly, "Who just shouted at the top of his voice, 'Han people are all born despicable villains. From the emperor of the Song Dynasty to the common people, there is not a single good person. They are always in the same nest and are in collusion with each other'?"

"I said it!" Garu said bluntly, "I scolded you Han people, what does it have to do with the prince?"

"Don't forget that the prince's beloved concubine...is also Han Chinese, and a member of the royal family." Li Haitang reminded him, "You keep saying 'snakes and rats are in the same nest, and wolves and wolves are in cahoots'. May I ask, between the prince and the princess, who is the snake? Who is the rat? Who is the wolf? Who is the wolves?"

"I..." Garu panicked when Li Haitang caught him, and he hastily explained, "That's not what I meant..."

"More!" Feng Tianba added fuel to the fire, pressing the issue, "You said 'Han people are born mean and despicable, none of them are good'. If I remember correctly, General Yin seems to be Han Chinese as well. And under the command of the prince...both the generals and the soldiers are Han Chinese, at least half of them. Could it be that they are all mean and despicable, and none of them are good?"

"I……"

Garu was young after all, and was inevitably confused and unable to defend himself when Li Haitang and Feng Tianba "refused to give in" to him.

“General Yin, you know Garu has no intention of slandering you…” “That’s enough!”

Before Temulun could smooth things over for Garu, Yin Zhan, with a sullen face, suddenly shouted loudly, which immediately frightened everyone in the Wanggu tribe and made their faces change.

"The Khan has issued a strict order that the Nadam competition must be fair and just, and no one is allowed to pursue the matter afterwards." Yin Zhan said in a deep voice, "Last night, the prince and General Wang repeatedly warned you not to make things difficult for the Song envoy because of Hulan's death, but you ignored them and insisted on doing what you wanted. Do you think you don't respect the prince and General Wang?"

"We would never dare to do that!" Temulun explained, "Hulan died unjustly, we are just so angry..."

"Even if you are angry, you cannot ignore the orders of the prince and General Wang!" Yin Zhan shouted coldly, "Although you are not soldiers, since you are in the prince's camp, you must obey the prince's orders. Come, drag all these lunatics away, Temulun and Garu will be severely punished with eighty strokes of the cane, and the others will be severely punished with fifty strokes of the cane to serve as a warning to others."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces suddenly changed and they all started to speak out in defense.

"We are from the Wanggu tribe, you can't fight us."

"If you want to fight, wait until Commander Wang comes back. It's not your turn!"

"Yin Zhan, you are clearly seeking revenge for your personal gain. You are no different from these Han people."

"We only follow Commander Wang's orders. You are overstepping your authority..."

However, facing the threats from the Wanggu tribe, Yin Zhan turned a deaf ear and said in a cold voice: "It is precisely because you are from the Wanggu tribe that I will severely punish you. If you were a soldier in the camp and dared to disobey the prince's military order, you would lose your head."

"This……"

"Don't listen to their nonsense anymore, take them all away and beat them up!"

Military orders are as heavy as mountains. Now that Yin Zhan has spoken, the soldiers no longer hesitate and rush forward like a swarm of bees. They tie up the Wanggu people who want to resist but dare not, and take them away.

"General Yin, these people alone definitely don't have the courage to do that..."

"Cough cough!"

Before Liu Xunyi could stop Feng Tianba from speaking without restraint, Yin Zhan's eyebrows suddenly raised, and he asked with a half-smile, "What do you mean, Commander Feng? Do you want me to torture them severely and find out... the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"I……"

"Of course not!" Liu Xunyi answered first, "There is no mastermind behind this matter. They just acted too aggressively in the heat of the moment. I hope General Yin will spare them for the time being, considering their deep friendship with Hulan."

Hearing this, Yin Zhan's meaningful gaze slowly moved from Feng Tianba to Liu Xunyi. After a long silence, he said meaningfully, "Master Liu is still very righteous, but there is no joking in the army, so Master Liu doesn't need to plead for them anymore."

"Thank you, General Yin, for your praise." Liu Xunyi bowed his hands in thanks, "I also want to thank General Yin for helping us out."

"It was just a coincidence that I met you. I didn't come here specifically to help Lord Liu." Yin Zhan replied calmly, "I came here to pass on a message to you on behalf of the prince."

"Oh? What are your instructions, my Lord?"

"The prince said, 'Now that the winner has been decided, the matter of Yunya Town has come to an end. Lord Liu and his party have traveled thousands of miles to escort the bride and have made great contributions. The prince is very grateful. I hope you will forgive me for the poor hospitality.'"

How smart is Liu Xunyi? Hearing Hu Lie's hidden meaning between the lines, the words "I hope you will forgive me for my poor hospitality" are just a polite greeting, but in fact they are driving the guest away.

"I understand what the prince means." Liu Xunyi's expression darkened and he nodded slowly, "After we have recuperated for two days, we will bid farewell to the prince and the princess..."

"It's a long journey to Lin'an, and the prince is very worried that you will miss the opportunity to return to the court to report." Yin Zhan shook his head and said, "Therefore, slowly regulate your breathing on the way... Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"What do you mean? Drive us away..."

"Haitang!" Before the indignant Li Haitang could question him, Liu Xunyi suddenly smiled bitterly and compromised, "Since the prince is so considerate of us, how dare we not appreciate it? We will pack up our things immediately and wait for the prince and the princess to come back..."

"No need!" Yin Zhan shook his head again, his tone still cold and tough, "Before leaving the camp, the prince has ordered me to represent him and the princess to see you off. As for saying goodbye in person, the prince means... the military is busy, so it's not necessary."

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(End of this chapter)