I’m The King Chapter 326: : Select
He Lanxiong got off his horse, staggered, and almost fell to the ground. He Lanrui, who was guarding outside his tent, strode forward and supported him, "Patriarch, why did you drink so much wine?" He whispered asked.
"Go get me a basin of cold water." He Lanxiong said, "By the way, call me the swallow by the way."
"Yes, Patriarch!"
Going back to the big tent, he untied the scimitar casually and threw it in the corner of the tent. He Lanxiong sat down cross-legged, but he was thinking about Gao Yuan's proposal earlier.
What to do? This is an opportunity to save the tribe, but at the same time, it is also a shackle, a noose around the neck. Once he complied, he would no longer have the opportunity to develop independently, and would be forever reduced to Gao Yuan's subordinate, a vassal of the Fufeng Army.
"Patriarch, the water is coming!" He Lanrui put a basin of cold water in front of He Lanxiong. , raised his head, and looked at He Lanrui drippingly: "Where is the swallow?"
"Brother, it's so late. You're not sleeping yet. Why did you ask me to come over?" He Lanyan lifted the curtain and entered, looking at He Lanxiong's appearance, she said in surprise, "What are you doing? You made it like this?" Stepping forward, he brought a cloth towel from one side, wrapped He Lanxiong's head, rubbed it vigorously a few times, a strong smell of alcohol made He Lanyan frowned, "Why do you drink so much wine?"
"I'll be with Gao Yuan at night!" He Lanxiong whispered.
"What? Gao Yuan came to Juli to lock up?" He Lanyan cried out in surprise, and jumped in front of He Lanxiong, almost knocking the water basin to the ground. "This guy is really disgusting. He came to Juliguan without making a sound, and he can't even look at me?"
He Lanxiong raised his hand and waved, He Lanrui knowingly stepped forward and took up the water basin. go outside.
"Ah Rui, tell the elders to come to me."
"Yes, Patriarch!"
The curtain was lowered, and He Lanxiong looked at He Lanyan, "He is going to get married, and I heard that the wedding date is set on the first day of the new year. In Fufeng, Ye's envoy has discussed all the details with Cao Tiancheng. We can't make it through How soon, Gao Yuan will set off from Fufeng to meet his bride."
He Lanyan's head lowered slowly.
"Swallow!" He Lanxiong stretched out his hand worriedly. Gently stroking He Lanyan's black and beautiful long hair. He Lanyan raised her head suddenly, with a smile on her face, "It's nothing, I already knew, brother, why are you telling me these things? Is it because of this that you specially asked me to come?"
If He Lanyan was sad, shed tears or even got angry because of this, He Lanxiong would feel more relieved. Seeing He Lanyan's usual demeanor at this moment, he became even more uneasy.
"Are you okay?"
"What can I do!" He Lanyan's tone seemed very relaxed, "Brother, when he left Fufeng for Yuyang, he and I made it very clear, I know, between us, is Impossible."
"I hope you really let go!" He Lanxiong sighed. "You know. Did Gao Yuan talk to me about something today?"
He Lanyan shook her head.
"He invited me to join the Fufeng Army!" He Lanxiong said, "It's joining, not the previous alliance. Swallow. What do you think about this matter?"
He Lanyan was silent for a moment, "Brother, you must be very sad!"
"Yeah, I'm very sad." He Lanxiong said: "When we formed an alliance with Gao Yuan, the strength of both sides was about the same, we were even stronger than him, but now, look, it's only been two years, Gao Yuan He is already Dayan's General Zhengdong, with thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals under his command, the territories of Fufeng and Chima counties, Juliguan, a base for making weapons for him, and Universal Commerce, which creates wealth for him. A trading company, and we, what do we have now? Now we are all bereaved dogs!"
There was sadness in He Lanxiong's voice.
"Brother!" He Lanyan moved to He Lanxiong's side, reaching out to hug his arm, "Brother, you don't have to belittle yourself, you are also a hero, it's just bad luck, brother, the chaos on the grassland is on the verge of death now." Life is full of dangers, but it is not without opportunities. Maybe we can use this opportunity to increase our strength. Brother, don’t you want to be a great hero who dominates the grassland? Maybe, now is the opportunity. The big tribe that rises, can go, and the decline, the decline, is no longer the behemoth it used to be.”
He Lanxiong laughed miserably, "I used to think so too, but the conversation with Gao Yuan today made my heart completely cold. Sister, I will never succeed. The Central Plains countries will not tolerate another powerful Hun When the tribes appeared, which one stood out, which one was the target of their attack, Gao Yuan said, even he would attack."
He Lanyan was stunned immediately, "Gao Yuan said, he will also make a move? If this person is you, will he also make a move?"
He Lanxiong was silent, and said after a while, "Wuzhi saw this clearly, so he ran away, Yanzi, in the next time, which tribe has the willingness to replace the Wangting and gather the Xiongnu tribe again, it will be Usher in their fierce blow, no matter who it is!"
"They all want the Xiongnu to continue in this chaos?" He Lanyan trembled.
"Yes, only if the Xiongnu continue to be in chaos like this, will they not pose a threat to them." He Lanxiong closed his eyes and said.
"Patriarch, the elders are here!" He Lanrui's voice came from outside the tent.
He Lanxiong sat up straight, rubbed his face, "All elders, please come in."
He Lankang, He Lanjie, He Lanmin and other elders of the Helan tribe filed in. In the past two years, as the Helan tribe got rid of the fate of perishing at any time and turned to prosperity, their He Lanxiong has stripped away all his power bit by bit. Now, it is purely an honorary title.
The lifeblood of the Helan tribe, the army, was firmly controlled by He Lanxiong.
"Patriarch!" Several people sat cross-legged under He Lanxiong's head. In the past two years, they have been tempered by He Lanxiong to lose the slightest temper.
"Now we are in a clear situation. I believe everyone is clear about the future of the Helan tribe. I wonder what the elders think?" He Lanxiong asked straight to the point.
Several people glanced at each other, and they were a little surprised. He Lankang coughed, "In the past, the patriarch was the master, but now, we naturally follow the patriarch's order."
The others nodded and said yes, "We will do what the patriarch says."
"As long as you have a stutter and can safely herd sheep and cattle, we have no problem!"
He Lanxiong could not help but feel agitated when he heard the trace of sourness inside and outside the words. "Everyone, to be honest, our Helan tribe has reached a critical moment of life and death. One wrong step will lead to the death of the whole family. At this moment, we should work together instead of talking about it."
The three elders were silent for a moment, and He Lankang said in a low voice: "Patriarch, can't we live here forever? With our backs against the Fufeng Army, there should be no problem in terms of safety."
He Lankang started, He Lanjie and He Lanmin nodded again and again, and echoed: "This is reasonable, we will stay here. Now the grassland is in chaos. We only have 500 cavalry left. Interfering in it will inevitably bring about the disaster of extermination of the clan, didn't the sentries come back today to report that even tribes like Yiqu, which are stronger than us, have now been exterminated?"
Looking at the three elders, He Lanxiong asked: "Have you thought about it, what obligation does the Fufeng Army have to protect us all the time? This is their territory, can we stay here forever? Now the trade route has been cut off , without financial resources, how can we live?"
He Lanmin looked at the few people in the room and said, "Patriarch, haven't our two families always united in the past? It's amazing and it's still the same as before. We help them fight for the Fufeng Army, and they provide us with land, food, and weapons. In this way In a few years, my Helan Department can also recuperate and grow stronger."
"This method can be considered." He Lankang and He Lanjie immediately echoed, "Anyway, when we return to the grassland, we still have to fight, and we don't know whether we will die or not. Backup, no shortage of ordnance."
"Gao Yuan proposed joining, not forming an alliance!" He Lanxiong's deep voice sounded from the tent, "What do you think about this, elders?"
"Is there any difference? The left and right are just fighting for them!" He Lankang said.
"Of course it's different. With an alliance, we have a lot of independence, but if we join, we will become part of the lofty Eastern Expedition Army." He Lanxiong sighed, "We will lose our independence."
There was silence in the tent, and after a long while, He Lanjie stood up, "Patriarch, with all due respect, I know your ambitions, but now the situation is too late, this road is simply impossible, If we don't agree to Gao Yuan's request to join, I'm afraid we will have to leave Juliguan, but if we leave here, I'm afraid the whole family will die. For the sake of the entire Helan tribe, for the sake of the old and weak women and children in this camp, I Please ask the patriarch to agree to join the Eastern Expedition Army."
Curie Guannei~IndoMTL.com~Gao Yuan and Bai Yucheng still didn't take a break, instead they made a few new dishes and sat down for a drink. Then he drank with Gao Yuan again, without losing the wind in the slightest.
"General, He Lanxiong is different from me. He has great ambitions. Will he join?" Bai Yucheng asked.
"Tiancheng has already done a lot of work." Gao Yuan smiled, "The elders of the Helan Department now have shares in the Four Seas Commerce."
Bai Yucheng said in shock: "It turns out that the general has already made arrangements."
"Not to mention the layout, He Lanxiong doesn't have many opportunities to choose. If he doesn't agree to join, he can only leave Juliguan. He is not that thick-skinned. After rejecting me, he still stays here. But Leaving means the danger of the family's downfall, I believe he will make the right choice."
"But if he is forced to join by the situation, maybe there will be repetitions in the future."
Gao Yuan laughed and toasted, "He is a strong horse, but I am a better horse trainer, and, with the military system I used to conquer the Eastern Army, do you think he has a chance to repeat it?" (unfinished To be continued..)