C18 (1/2)
Huyan Jie had been through hundreds of battles. He was very loyal to Shanshan, so how could he not know the purpose of Ban Chao's visit. It made no difference to him whether it was the Chinese or the Huns, who sent messengers to Shanshan just to fight. The Hun and the big man were both powerful countries, and the small number of people in Shanshen had to choose between the two. Although Hu Yanjie could see through this point, but no matter how strong a person was, they were limited. There was nothing he could do about it.
He hated the Huns as much as he hated the big men, but the two countries could not meet with each other as soon as they had crossed swords with each other, so he had to show the Han people that he was not alone in this world. However, he hadn't thought that Ban Chao would be so alert that he wouldn't even respond. Helpless, he could only treat them with courtesy. After accepting the materials, he brought Ban Chao and Guo Xun to meet up with the king. The rest of his followers, including Chen Mu, were arranged to rest at the inn.
The king of Shansan also wanted to rebuild relations with the Han Dynasty, so he treated them with some hospitality. For three days he treated them all to a banquet, but during which he never mentioned the alliance. Even when Guo and Ban Chao took the initiative to talk about it, the king changed the subject. After a long time, Ban Chao could not help but wonder, what in the world is going on in the king's gourd? Was there some unforeseen event?
Two days later, the feast was over, and the etiquette wasn't very thoughtful. Two days ago, someone had delivered some daily necessities like rice, oil, and salt to Chen Min and his men. In these two days, they didn't even send a servant to the inn. Ban Chao felt that something was amiss. He discussed the matter with Guo Qian, who said, ”We are the ones bothering you, and the King of Shan Shan is also busy with his daily affairs. As time goes by, he naturally neglected etiquette.”
”I feel like they're trying to kick him out.” Ban Chao was anxious, but he still felt that things were not that simple. He decided to meet the king again with Guo Yi, explaining the need for an alliance. In the end, the king simply used his illness as a reason to avoid meeting him.
The two of them stood at the foot of the steps, looking rather awkward. Guo Fei shouted angrily, ”Such a small, arrogant man! He doesn't even put the kingdom of heaven in his eyes. I will surely play a song for the emperor when we get back, and lead the army to wipe out the mountain!”
Before he could finish his sentence, someone in front of the hall said with a smile, ”We will deal with them as we can. Master Guo, just based on what you said just now, I can hang your head on the wall as an example to the masses!”
Guo Qin was surprised, she turned around and saw that the one who spoke was Huan Yanjie. She snorted, and said: ”It's just death, if I die, you will destroy your country!” ”Your head is right here. If you have the ability, come and get it.”
It was not that Guo Fei was bold, but as a burly man's ambassador, he looked down on Shanshan.
Huyan Jie hugged her shoulders and sneered, ”You dare to invade my country, I will definitely take your head!” With that, he flicked his sleeves and left. She pointed at the direction Huyan Jie had left and cursed, ”How dare you, how dare you! I can't do anything to you! How dare you!”
Ban Chao pulled him to one side and said in a low voice, ”Although Shanshan is small, it is necessary to go to the west. Although we big men are strong, it is not convenient for us to go to the west, so we have to consider this matter carefully. We can't let them fall to the side of the Huns. ”Please do not be angry, we have truly angered him. You and I are both alone, and we are both in danger. We can't even keep our lives.”
”I don't believe he would dare to do anything to me, unless King Shishan doesn't want to do it.”
”Master Guo's words are very true. The Huns and the big men must choose their side. He really does not dare to offend our country. I am afraid that he might have the support of the Huns. Then you and I will be in danger.”
Guo Xun frowned. ”You mean …”
Ban Chao saw that no one was paying attention to him, he lowered his voice and said, ”During the feast two days ago, the King of Shanshan treated us very courteously, but in terms of the alliance, we were indecisive. With enough time, you and I will be able to persuade him, but today, Huyan Jie's words are not kind, I think that there are Hunters' envoys coming to visit …”
Guo Yi was shocked. ”What should we do then? If what you say is true, then we are dead for sure. There is no time to lose, it is better to leave Shanshan as soon as possible. ”
Ban Chao saw the fear on Guo Fei's face and guessed that this person was a bully who feared the strong and feared the weak. Now that he had traveled thousands of miles to get here, how could he just leave? He looked around and said, ”This is not the place to talk. Let me go back and discuss this with my brothers before I make my decision.”