Chapter 105 The Huns
Han Ruzi really wanted to catch Lin Kunshan and ask clearly, but he might become the other party's captive. He had no choice. The Guiyi Hou family was already desperate. His daughter Jin Chuiduo's plan was too simple, and his father and brother disagreed, especially Guiyi Hou, who still hoped to find a safe way to escape.
The prince is dead, and they need help even more.
It was almost dawn, and the Jin family hid Chai Yun's body in an empty room. Marquis Guiyi left the mansion to inquire about the news. The two sons escorted Zhang Yanghao to find Lin Kunshan, leaving their daughter and maid to guard the other prisoners.
Qilang and the other three were tied with hands and feet, sitting in the corner of the wall, not daring to say a word. Only Han Ruzi was not bound, sat on a stool, with a maid holding a sword standing behind her. A few steps ahead, Jin Chuduo paced back and forth, and every time he turned around, he had to look at Juehou.
Han Ruzi finally couldn't help it and said, "What do you want to say?"
Jin Chuduo stopped, still holding the longbow in his hand, but he didn't hit an arrow, "Everyone said you are a fool, not very similar."
"Everyone said you are... not like you." Han Ruzi regretted it after saying that. He can't afford to offend this girl who just says he's murderous.
Sure enough, Jin Chuiduo's face turned cold, he drew arrows, hit the arrows, and shot arrows, and his movements were incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, the arrow flew past Han Ruzi's ear and hit the wall behind him, frightening the sword-holding maid who was guarding him, "Miss, your...'s archery technique is as accurate as before."
The three people sitting in the corner were even more scared and trembled.
Han Ruzi was not afraid, but only moved his eyes, "In this way, you will lose an arrow."
"My arrows are enough to kill you five times."
"We have four people, you only have fourteen arrows left, not enough to kill five times." Han Ruzi corrected.
Jin Chuiduo looked down at the quiver pot at his waist. Sure enough, there were only fourteen arrows left. She had brought twenty arrows, but she had a habit of shooting one arrow whenever she had something to do. This is how archery was practiced. Some arrows were not taken back, so naturally the number was getting smaller and smaller.
"I'm leaving you behind, not to pass the level." Jin Chuiduo had to find a way to scare the foolish monarch. "I know the court will not take you seriously if an abolished emperor was driven down."
"Um."
"I will offer you to the Great Khan of the Huns."
"Can the abolished emperor who did not take the Great Chu seriously be valued when he arrived at the Huns?"
Jin Chuiduo smiled slightly, making her look even more beautiful. Anyone who saw this smiling face would be moved. It is hard to believe that she is a little devil who dares to kill. "You are the deposed emperor in Da Chu, but when you arrive at the Huns, you are the 'former emperor' of Da Chu. I believe that Da Shanyu must want you very much. With the former emperor in his hand, the Huns will be more legitimate when they move south in large numbers."
Han Ruzi had to admit that the girl had some knowledge, so she said seriously: "You said you were a Hun. But how much do you know about the Huns?"
"Anyway, it's much more than you know."
"The Huns are now divided into two parts: East and West, each with Shanyu. Which one do you plan to join?"
Jin Chuiduo said nothing and his expression became stern.
Han Ruzi continued to talk to himself, "The Xi Danyu was defeated in the reign of Emperor Wu, and fled thousands of miles. He did not dare to advance east and south for more than ten years. I believe it was not the one you want to join. Dong Danyu surrendered to Da Chu in his early years, and took advantage of the rebellion of the King of Qi to disrupt the border. Unfortunately, the King of Qi lost his inner support. Before the Dong Danyu was ready, he lost his inner support, which made him very embarrassed, so he stationed his troops in the north and did not dare to fight the Great Chu."
Jin Chuduo still didn't speak.
Han Ruzi could only learn about some major events in the court through the newspaper. Without Yang Feng's help to interpret it, he interpreted the boring official documents and memorials based on his own imagination, and said whatever he thought of, regardless of whether it was accurate or not.
"You want to hand me over to the Dong Shanyu, but all signs show that Dong Shanyu has no ambitions and just wants to take the opportunity to gain some benefits. If there is no accident, he will likely submit to the Great Chu again before this autumn."
Han Ruzi came to this conclusion entirely by himself, and there was no reliable basis, but he said it very sure, as if this was the consensus of the ministers in the court. "The deposed emperor was a hot potato for the Dong Shanyu. Not only would he not be grateful to the Jin family, but he would also be very annoyed. It would be better to send you to the Dong Shanyu..."
The golden drooping bow was extremely fast, and the arrow was on the string in an instant, and he said sternly: "What do you mean?"
Han Ruzi unconsciously raised his hands and then slowly put them down. He was still afraid that the girl would shoot arrows. "This is the tradition of the Huns. Famous kings usually choose a daughter to marry the Shanyu as their concubine. When the Jin family first returned to the Huns, they should abide by the tradition. Moreover, Dong Shanyu would also choose a daughter to marry the Marquis of Guiyi. Although their seniority is a bit messy, that's what they did."
Jin Chuduo lowered his bow and arrow, "How did you know so much?"
"It seems to be in the book that the Huns have been recorded in all the dynasties. I don't think it will change now. Dong Shanyu is already... in his sixties, right?"
Before Jin Chuiduo said anything, the maid holding the sword behind Han Ruzi was already anxious, "Miss, you can't marry an old man. Your husband should be a young prince. It's good if he's all princes, but unfortunately he was killed."
"Don't talk nonsense." Jin Chuiduo's face turned slightly red, and then said proudly: "I won't marry anyone. I want to lead an army by myself. I don't know what traditions the Huns have, but I know there are female leaders on the grassland."
"That's right, but they are all the wives and concubines of Shanyu. After the old Shanyu died, they were unwilling to marry the new Shanyu. They would occasionally get a license and get an army or a tribe."
Jin Chuiduo was silent again. She had never read much. She had only some beautiful fantasies about the grassland and the Huns. She could not tell whether Juenhou's words were true or false, and she could not refute them.
After thinking for a while, she finally said, "As you say that, it's useless to keep you, so just kill you."
"It's useful, how can it be useless?" Han Ruzi hurriedly retorted, afraid that he would get an arrow one step later. "The purpose is to Lin Kunshan."
"He is just a warlock..."
"That's not a simple witch of the martial arts world. He can convince the son of Piyuan Hou to do things for him, and also want to provoke the war between the Great Chu and the Huns to make profits. Behind Lin Kunshan, there must be support from powerful forces in the court. Miss Jin might as well think about who would be this hidden force?"
Influenced by Yang Feng, Han Ruzi unconsciously gave the question. Jin Chuiduo didn't react for a while. He really thought for a while, and then said inconsistency: "Taifu Cui Hong?"
"How can I see it?"
"The Empress Dowager and the Emperor don't need to make excuses to start a war with the Huns. As the Grand Marshal of the Southern Army, Cui Hong certainly hopes that there will be war on the frontier... But it's wrong. Cui Hong just needs to kill Prince Du, why should he blame you?"
"Because Cui Hong's nephew, King Donghai, has a personal grudge with me." Han Ruzi said immediately. In fact, he felt that there was a loophole in this answer. There was no need for King Donghai to retaliate against him in such a complicated way.
Jin Chuiduo could not hear the flaw. He stared at Juanhou for a while, and his eyes reached the three people in the corner of the wall, "Is the foolish lord telling the truth?"
The two nodded and one shook their heads. The person who shook his head immediately turned into a nod. The person who nodded began to shake his head, leaving one who was left without knowing where to go.
Jin Chuiduo said angrily: "Do you spend time with me?"
Qilang said bravely: "We...we really don't know anything."
Jin Chuiduo snorted and asked Juanhou: "Okay, even if you are right, what's the use of you?"
"Instead of giving me to Lin Kunshan, it is better to give me Lin Kunshan. If the Jin family can help me to defeat the Cui family's conspiracy, they will receive a heavy reward from the Queen Mother, which will be more beneficial than to seek refuge in the Dongshanyu without any support."
Jin Chuduo smiled so hard that the flowers were trembling. After a while, he said, "I almost believed you. It turns out that you wanted the Jin family to work hard for you. You are the deposed emperor. Why do we help you? Why did the empress dowager reward you more? We even killed Chai Yun, how could we turn back?"
Han Ruzi was about to speak when the sword-holding maid behind her suddenly sternly: "You don't know how to live or die, wipe your saliva clean. You dare to look at the lady more and goug out your eyes."
It turned out that when Jin Chuiduo smiled, the three of them were stunned and completely forgot that they were in danger. After being told by the maid, they realized that they were, lowered their heads in panic and wiped their mouths on their knees.
Jin Chuiduo suppressed his anger and said to the maid: "I'll go and rest for a while. Look at them, don't listen to the foolish lord's nonsense. Do you remember?"
"Remember, Miss."
As soon as Jin Chuiduo went out, the maid chuckled softly: "Miss must have gone through books to check the customs of the Huns. It's all because you are too talkative and talkative. Miss reads slowly and may not be able to find it all day long."
"I'll tell you which book you can..."
Han Ruzi was kind-hearted, but the maid put the sword on his shoulder, "Miss doesn't let you talk nonsense, so you are not allowed to talk nonsense."
"I don't talk nonsense, can I speak normally?"
The maid thought for a while, "Yes."
"You're not a Hun, are you?"
"no."
"Then why do you still have to go to the grassland?"
The maid turned to Juehou and looked at him, "You really don't give up. Even I have to persuade me. Why should I go to the grassland? Because the lady is going to go, I follow her from heaven and earth. It doesn't matter whether the Huns or the Great Chu people are. I am the maid of the lady."
Han Ruzi wanted to say something again, and the maid pointed at him with a sword, "I'm stupid, but not stupid. You're talking nonsense again, so I'll just use a sword to your mouth."
Han Ruzi shut up and shook her head, saying that she would not speak anymore.
He had neither power nor a way, so he really couldn't think of how to persuade the Jin family.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Jin family and his son returned one after another. The Marquis of Guiyi was very nervous. "The disappearance of Chai Yun and Juan Hou has spread. Many people are looking for them. Our family must leave the city as soon as possible."
Han Ruzi thought Zhang Yanghao could take the opportunity to escape, but he came back honestly, with a hint of complicity on his face. He didn't even look at the three companions sitting in the corner. After Guiyi Hou finished speaking, Zhang Yanghao said: "Lin Kunshan invited Guiyi Hou's family to go out of the city to get together. He can escort you safely to the north of the Seitou."
Guiyi Hou looked at his two sons, "Did you see that martial arts warlock?"
The two nodded.
“Is it trustworthy?”
The two looked at each other, and the eldest son said, "Lin Kunshan is an amazing person. There must be a way to send our family away. We believe in him."
Guiyi Hou nodded and pondered, and Han Ruzi asked, "Where are you going outside the city?"
"Xiaonanshan Anxiang Garden." Zhang Yanghao unintentionally concealed it.
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