Chapter 1156 Luo Shengjia
Chigu, the territory of Yingren.
Several foreigners came over to buy horses, and Axun made the deal easily. He subconsciously sighed as he walked back.
Dad said before leaving that he would be back in a few days.
But Yingren waited for more than a month, and the clan leader didn't show up.
The uneasy atmosphere began to spread in the clan, and Axun tried his best to comfort him, but his prestige was not enough to convince the crowd, and he had to deal with all the affairs of the clan, and he was often so busy that he couldn't sleep a wink all night long.
Now he finally understood how important the responsibility his father shouldered and how hard it was to sit in this position.
On this day, the envoy from Yao Kingdom came again to dispatch a new mission.
The task this time is very straightforward:
Robbery and killing.
An opinion leader has recently emerged in the South. He often travels around, advocating that all countries join hands to resist the Yao people.
In the words of the envoy from Yao Kingdom, it was "evil words that confuse the public."
But people in various countries are very fond of this trick, and they are always incited by him to make their blood boil.
This person accumulated prestige among the people and was called the "National Advisor". He also received courtesy from the monarchs of several countries. It is said that he had a deep talk with the monarch for three days and three nights in the palace of a certain king, which shows that he deeply won the king's heart.
Of course Yaoguo cannot sit idly by and ignore it.
"My king often says that lies cannot replace hope." Yao Shi said in his usual arrogant voice, "You will expose this false hope for my king!"
Yaoguo requested that this assassination be disguised as a robbery by bandits.
When the second uncle heard this, he was furious: "This is unreasonable. Why doesn't the Yao Kingdom do it themselves for such a prestigious figure, but asks us to kill him? If we really kill him, we will not be able to hold our heads up in the Golden Plains from now on. No way. , we won’t do this!”
"Who do you think is the elder?" Yao Shi asked, "Do you have the final say on the Ying clan?"
The second uncle glanced at Axun, who hesitated, then stepped forward and said: "The clan leader is not here, so I have the final say now. We don't..."
"We can pick it up!" A familiar voice came from outside the door, "But what conditions does Yao Kingdom have to offer?"
The patriarch is back.
Axun was overjoyed: "Dad!"
The second uncle was startled: "What did you say? You want to take on such a shameless task?"
The patriarch came in long strides, his shoulders as straight as a javelin. Before anyone arrived, the strong wind came first and suppressed the rest of the second uncle's words.
"That kind of person is going to catch chestnuts in the fire and dance on the tip of a knife. Sooner or later something will happen." The clan leader said coldly, "If we don't take action, others will do it. The Yao Kingdom will not leave him alone. So be pragmatic and let's help him seek benevolence and gain benevolence." , he helped us get what we wanted!”
This last sentence was said to my younger brother.
Axun's second uncle wanted to retort, but his brother's gaze was like a tiger's, as if it wanted to choose someone to devour. The glare made his hands and feet feel numb, and he was speechless for a moment.
This is so unusual. He is also a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles.
The Yao envoy immediately said: "Seventy thousand shi of grain. There is a bad harvest in various places this year, and grain is very expensive."
"Send away the beggars?" The clan leader sneered, "After we do this, the debt we owe to the Yao Kingdom will be written off! In addition, we have the final say as to who the Chigu Horse will be sold to in the future, and we don't need the Yao Kingdom to take a hand from it! You give I'll take the message back, and if Yaoguo agrees, we'll do it; otherwise, you can ask someone else to do it!"
After his father appeared, Axun retreated.
Mengmeng came over and asked him in a low voice: "How much money do we owe Yaoguo?"
"It started out as 140,000 taels." Axun was still very clear about this account. "Now it's 350,000 taels."
In five or six years, the total amount more than tripled.
Mengmeng was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth: "Huh? This, are you right?"
Axun said bitterly: "It is indeed calculated based on interest."
Yaoguo didn't give them a penny wrong in their calculations, but the interest rate itself was high!
"Yao Country has always made money this way. If we want to fight, and other countries want to fight, they have to borrow money from them; after the war is over, they have to start paying back the money."
During the war, P stocks were burned, and they had to borrow money at any high interest rate.
Yaoguo's ability lies in its ability to really recover its debts, and no one dares to refuse to pay back the money they owe.
"Do both sides of the war have to borrow money from it?"
"Usually yes. Who makes the Yao country the richest?" Aluo asked again, "In addition to money, there are also weapons, food, soldiers and armor, etc. As for the loan sharks in the Yao country, I have only heard of the loan sharks in the Julu country. Cleared.”
Yingren has long been overwhelmed by this heavy debt. If you can't pay back the money, you have to do some shady or outrageous things for Yao Guo to pay off the debt.
Mengmeng said bitterly: "These vampires!"
When the envoy on the other side heard this, his eyes widened in shock: "Are you crazy?"
Yingren has always been like a dog at their mercy. Did she take the wrong medicine this time?
The clan leader opened the scabbard on his waist, and his murderous aura went straight towards the Yao Kingdom envoy opposite.
The latter took two steps back and shouted: "What are you doing!"
"You have the final say on this matter?" The clan leader pointed to the door, "Go back and pass the message!"
Yao Shi didn't dare to stay, so he went out in a hurry. He walked more than ten feet away before he dared to look back and glare at him.
He really couldn't make the decision, so he could only go back and report to King Yao.
After he left, Yingren exploded inside.
The second uncle said angrily: "After this work is done, can we still have a foothold in the Golden Gold Plains?"
"Whether we can gain a foothold depends on our strength!" The clan leader turned to face him with a cold tone, "The Luodian Kingdom also turned its back on the alliance back then. Why is it that life is so much easier than ours and no one dares to accuse them?"
What he said was true, and the tribesmen looked at each other.
Luodian and Ying people turned against each other at the same time, but for so many years, only Ying people have suffered from the surrounding exclusion, the cold eyes and sanctions of neighboring countries. Although Luodian has a bad reputation, it still does business and lives as usual, as if it has not been affected too much.
Why are they treated differently for the same mistakes? This is also what Ying people have been angry about for many years.
"Isn't it because Luodian's military strength is stronger than theirs and their men and horses are stronger than theirs? They can't beat Luodian, so they come to Ying people to vent their anger!" The clan leader spat on the ground, "Damn world, stupid people who look down on others! If we become strong ourselves, the people around us will naturally not dare to say half a word of 'no' to us!"
"How many unscrupulous things has Yao country done in these years, does anyone dare to point at its nose and scold it?" He sneered again, "As long as we get rid of debts and can buy and sell horses freely, why worry about not being rich and strong? At that time, whoever dares to point fingers at us, we will chop off his hands and feet!"
This sonorous and powerful call made the tribesmen excited.
Yes, whoever has the bigger fist is right, this is the survival rule of the Golden Plains!
The second uncle frowned, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put it forward for a while.
Only Axun looked at his father worriedly.
His father was more fierce and irritable than before. Although what he said seemed to make sense, Axun knew very well where he had been.
Finally, the elder of the tribe came out and said, "Everyone, please be patient. The conditions offered by the tribe leader are not low, and Yaoguo may not agree."
The Ying people were a little disappointed when they heard it.
After the tribe members dispersed, the father and son returned to their residence. Axun looked around and dared to ask his father:
"Did you get it?"
The tribe leader showed a proud look on his face: "Of course!"
He took a step back, and his whole body was suddenly covered with a black scale armor, from head to toe, with only his neck and face exposed.
The armor appeared abruptly, and Axun was startled. He saw that although its style was a bit simple, it was rust-free and spotless, and even had few scratches.
His own armor was scarred and had only been repaired by Meng Meng in the past two days, but the Luosheng armor that his father brought back from the ruins was shiny as new?
"This, this is the Luosheng armor?" He circled around his father, and the armor didn't look very impressive.
"For armor that kills people, practicality is the most important thing." The patriarch clenched his fist and gently touched the table. He didn't hit it hard, just a light touch, and the table instantly disintegrated and broke into pieces.
Axun has good eyesight and can shoot kites with a bow. Even though the light in the tent is a little dim, he still found that the armor on his father's left chest is a little different.
Although they are all armor plates, these pieces are thicker and have sharp teeth.
It seems to be added later?
"It seems here..." He stretched out his hand to touch it, but his father suddenly avoided it.
Axun's hand stopped in mid-air and slowly retracted, a little embarrassed.
"Where are Ali and Ayi?" His father went out with a capable guard, but when he returned, there was no sign of them.
The chief shook his head: "The mountain is dangerous, they couldn't get out."
"Are there any demons and evil spirits in it?"
"Yes, but the worst are humans." The chief said, "Several adventurers attacked secretly. I killed five, but two escaped."
Axun's face was slightly gloomy, but his father patted his head and said confidently: "Don't look sad! Our good days are coming."
He changed from his previous decadence, spoke with full energy, moved with vigor, and had endless strength in his every move.
The injuries seemed to have disappeared.
The chief of the Ying people seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago, to the peak of his strength.
No, it's more than that.
Axun felt a little uneasy: "Dad, are you... okay?"
"Okay, what's wrong?" His father said in a loud voice, "I haven't had such a good time in the past ten years!"
"Is there anything different when you put on this armor?" So many warriors fell in the past, how did the Luosheng armor affect them?
"No." The father smiled proudly, "Do you think there will be an evil voice in my ear, constantly tempting me? How can such a stupid thing happen! Wearing this armor makes me feel comfortable and my mind is clear, as if I can pick the stars with my hands."
"But Luosheng Armor..."
"Don't worry, everything is under my control!"
What disappointed Ah Xun was that Yaoguo quickly agreed to the conditions offered by Yingren without much bargaining.
He was really eager to kill.
In the next few days, Yingren began to collect intelligence, inquire about news, and track the assassination target.
This task was not easy. The target advocated the unity of all countries to resist Yao. Of course, he knew that Yaoguo wanted to take his head, so he brought more than 200 guards with him, and more than a dozen followers with high cultivation -
These were the people given to him by the three kings.
How many people are there in the entire Yingren tribe? They have never encountered such a hard bone to chew. If Yingren wants to capture such a target, the best way is to attack secretly rather than attack head-on.