Chapter 73 This kid is a bit stupid (1)
Everyone knew that this alone was not enough. The new khan must use the blood of the enemy and victory to prove himself and consolidate his throne. He must prove that the people of the grassland could live a better life and get more benefits under his leadership!
Therefore, the seemingly powerful Great Liang that could be bullied became Muke’s target. So, he launched a violent sneak attack on Great Liang within a month of the marriage alliance, causing Great Liang a great loss.
Muke had proved himself and gave the officials of whole Great Liang a big slap in the face.
There was a deathly silence in the main hall. The report of the Prefecture of Arrest made everyone silence.
After a long time, an official said weakly, “The report of the Prefecture of Arrest may not be accurate. Maybe there is hidden information inside of this. Perhaps, the Xiongnu’s inherent quality is cruel and untamed. This is only their style of doing things.”
In response, Lin Qing responded with a mocking smile, “Does this official mean that my Prefecture of Arrest is lying about the military situation?”
That official was stumped for words and couldn’t refute because everyone knew that Lin Qing didn’t have to lie on this matter. This wouldn’t benefit him at all.
Emperor Jinghui’s face was ashen for a long time, before he beckoned wearily with his hand to let everyone retreat.
He gave the Xiongnu countless of belongings and ten thousand picul of army provisions. He also sent his daughter there. Not just in name, but in reality he had given away the daughter to lose his army on top of it.
- Having given away a bride to lose one’s army on top of it: to suffer a double loss
Lin Qing also retreated. The guards of the Prefecture of Arrest had been sent by him. He naturally knew a lot more than the report presented.
He sighed softly and walked towards the palace of the eighth prince.
One person already got there faster than him. At a lotus pond surrounded by guards and palace maids, a guard adorned in a flying fish patterned garment stood next to eighth prince. Looking bored at the lotus in the pond, she attracted the goldfishes with unknown pastry crumbs and she didn’t seem to have seen the chubby eighth prince standing beside her.
Looking at Zhao Zimu with round eyes, eighth prince said angrily, “Will you teach me or not?!”
As if she had just noticed the person around her, Zhao Zimu sighed and said, “Your Highness, I had dream last night.”
“What dream? What does it have to do with whether you teach me or not, the way you make me unable to move that day?” Situ Yuxuan said still angrily.
“Your Highness, can you hear this subject out. In fact, this was the same as you let me teach you how to hit the pressure points.”
“Oh, then alright. Tell me,” Situ Yuxuan said skeptically. The person in front of him had ignored him for so long. To be able to let him (ZZ) talk a bit was also a bit. He didn’t care if he (ZZ) was just half-heartedly bothering with him. He should first make a good relationship with him! Situ Yuxuan thought secretly.
Seeing him fall for the trap, Zhao Zimu went on to say, “This subject dreamed that the fishes in this pond unexpectedly ran away out of the pond and still swam happily on the ground.” Zhao Zimu said as if she was in very deep thoughts. Her eyes were blurry as if she was recalling the dream she had last night.
“Nonsense, a dream is a dream. Not to mention that this dream can’t come true at all. This also has nothing to do with whether you teach me martial arts or not.” Situ Yuxuan humphed, “I’m a prince, you dare to disobey me? Furthermore, it was just asking you to teach me martial arts. I will give you whatever you want!”
Zhao Zimu sized up this portly eighth prince and said, “Your Highness, this subject wants to tell you that Your Highness wanting to learn martial arts is as impossible as these fishes swimming on the ground. It is not that this subject wants to scold you. This subject wants to ask you, on whom do you want to use it after you learned this trick to let people be unable to move? On eunuchs? Palace maids?”
Situ Yuxuan couldn’t say a world. He opened his mouth, but couldn’t say anything. Zhao Zimu continued, “You only look like about eight to nine-year-old. Your strength is enough to deal with children of the same age, but using it on adult, wouldn’t it be a tickle to the adults? Furthermore, you as a prince, what do you need to do yourself? As long as you issue a command, someone will go through water and tread on fire for you. Didn’t anyone teach you this?”
Originally Zhao Zimu was staying at Lin Qing’s place in the palace. She wanted to look at the surroundings, but didn’t expect to meet this little guy.
Originally, she thought that he pestered her because he hated that she had stopped him that day, which prevented him from rushing to Situ Ningan. She didn’t expect that this guy wanted her to teach him to hit the pressure point. There are so many masters in the palace, how come he looked for her? Zhao Zimu truly couldn’t understand. If Lin Qing discovered that she was missing, would he turn over the harem? This question was really worth thinking about!
Situ Yuxuan’s eyes were a bit red and he seemed to be holding back when he said, “My big sister had been married off far away to the Xiongnu. I can’t help her on anything. However, I will grow up. I will learn a lot of skills and bring people to exterminate the Xiongnu!”
Zhao Zimu said calm and unruffled, “Your big brother Situ Yaohua is the crown prince of the Eastern Palace. You third big brother Situ Wenrui is very much favored by your father. Your fifth big brother has general Pingxi as teacher and is skilled at leading the army to fight a battle on the grassland. Even they didn’t have any complaint about seventh princess marrying, why should Your Highness the eighth prince be bothered by it?”
The indifference and calmness of the person in front of him angered Situ Yuxuan, but there was nothing wrong with what this person had said. His elder brothers are all so capable, why didn’t they save seventh big sister, watch her marry to such a remote place and be the wife of that savage? Would seventh big sister be happy?
Also, his emperor father; usually he treated seventh big sister so well, but why did he still insist on letting seventh big sister get married when she begged him so pitifully?
Also, Situ Yuxuan looked at the person in front of him weirdly and stared blankly at Zhao Zimu’s scalp, what was this guy looking at?
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