Chapter 819 - Rivalry (1/2)

Chapter 819: Rivalry

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Zhe Su was not a big fan of conspiracies When he had lived in the Royal Court, he had always abhorred the constant deceit and intrigue there In his eyes, subterfuge and assassination were not the only things responsible for King Rizhu's death He had ultiained the Naihang Tribe's support would be the new Khan, and in return, one of King Rizhu's sons would regain his father's title — this idely taken to be the consensus So, Zhe Su decided to conduct the negotiations publicly

The Second Consort was invited and she sat at the head of the table as a representative of the Khan's authority Dozens of generals had also been invited, and they sat on the side of the table, acting as witnesses to the negotiations Finally, Shulitu and Duodun were sitting opposite to each other, fully displaying the sharp contrast between both their sizes and their demeanor

Zhe Su and Duo Ercha stood in the uest as much hospitality as two entertainers whose perforotiations as Duodun's companion and respectfully bowed to his father Unexpectedly, he was the only one that Zhe Su acted indifferently towards — his father reet the next guest

Gu Shenas sitting aenerals — this wasn't to avoid any potential accusations, but rather to observe the negotiations frouan Ru had planted a seed of suspicion in hilance at the Second Consort, wondering whether he had been lured into a trap by her te straight with a grave look on her face She knew that her current status was rant her any actual power; keeping silent was her bestWenshi+ was dressed in the fashi+on of the Norland and sitting beside Shulitu His role was to give the young king any necessary guidance and declare the young king's decision to marry the Second Consort at the uests had arrived, Zhe Su opened his arms as if to embrace all the people in the tent ”Welco irrelevant”

Zhe Su paused for afor so when no one did ”In one night, the grasslands lost its greatest Khan, and the Naihang Tribe lost its most prominent lord The Khan ascended to the Heavens and beca Rizhu was killed by an assassin The Naihang Tribe will avenge his death even if there is only one clan member left”

Zhe Su twisted his fat body, his saber clinking back and forth on his waist Duo Ercha was beside him and looked restrained It seemed as if he hadn't drunk much and didn't plan to talkTribe clearly understands what takes priority and what can be postponed Seeking revenge is our domestic affair, and the election of the new Khan is a co Tribe will place our personal interest below that of the collective”

”Place our personal interest below that of the collective,” Duo Ercha echoed as if he were a canyon

It seemed as if Zhe Su had memorized his words beforehand, so what he said sounded a little bookish and was not his usual style

Duodun burst into laughter ”That's quite a speech — 'place our personal interest below that of the collective' What do you plan to do, old general? Elect the Khan today?”

From this moment on, Zhe Su returned to his normal inflection ”I'm a boorishTribe However, even ouldn't have any delusions of electing the new Khan today But there is one thing that Naihang Tribe is sure of — if we decide to support a descendant of the Khan, he will have our unwavering support We will never quit halfway, neither would we ever switch allegiance to the ene”

”Well said!” Duodun smacked his hand down on the table, followed by a roar of approval

Shulitu reacted a bit slower, but even if he had reacted in time, a boy as thin as hirasslands' man anyway

Duo Ercha was so excited that his cheeks flushed red as if those compliments were aimed at him Yet Zhe Su remained rather coht now, there are two descendants sitting in this tent One of therandson I've heard with s' had intended to raise him as the new Khan”

This was a very favorable introduction More than half of the generals nodded their recognition Shulitu slightly lowered his head, in condolence for the two old kings Fang Wenshi+ cast a quick glance at the Dragon King, indicating that this was a very good start and that maybe they wouldn't need to resort to the Second Consort's lousy plan

Duodun maintained a polite srave

”The other one is Duodun” Zhe Su pointed his hand at the aforementioned candidate and continued, ”He is the Khan's son, young and strong And I heard that the Khan once left a posthu Duodun as the new Khan It's a pity that nobody's ever seen it Otherwise, things would beall the people present, Gu Shenas the only one who had actually seen the posthumous edict

There were actually two posthu to one of the to the other, the new Khan was to be Luoluo The for Ji had the latter As they were a highly effective tool to control the new Khan, neither sides had displayed their edicts yet

Duodun raised his head, neither ad the existence of the posthuing by their appearances, Duodun looked e that Zhe Su hadn't enerals could see with their own eyes

”Both of the two have a clai Tribe will choose one of them and offer him our full support But before that, I'd like to make a request: no matter e choose, I hope that you will continue to be allies instead turning to enemies”

This was a very reasonable request and alenerals nodded Some of them had already chosen Duodun, and some others Shulitu, but more of the all of them wanted to see was public hostility between the two descendants of the Khan

It was time for the two candidates to state their stance Duodun politely let Shulitu speak first

Shulitu had read a lot of books and he knew that if he were in the Central Plains or the Western Regions, he should modestly say that he had no intention to be the Khan But in the Norland, arded as weakness ”In the na Tribe decides to support Prince Duodun, I will follow him with my full heart and be a soldier for him If I break this oath, ave out a short cough ”I, Duodun, swear this oath — with God asTribe supports, I will assist him with all the soldiers and provisions I have If I break my vow, may I be burnt by the fire of heaven”

Zhe Su burst into laughter as he said, ”Good I', and you two have taken your oaths, so now let's get to theTribe will place our personal interest below that of the collective, but on't forgoe our personal interests entirely, and neither e support the new Khan for nothing We want so this in public Not like those guys who always try to hide their true intentions”

Zhe Su's eyes swept through the crowds as if he was about to enter a battlefield But he didn't find any opponents, since nobody opposed his speech