"Has Liu Xi gone mad or stupid?"
The envoy who was in charge of pretending to surrender rubbed his hands excitedly and paced back and forth in the tent. His face was full of uncontrollable excitement.
"I just went over to show my loyalty and deliberately confuse her. She's actually stupid enough to put us in an important position?"
The smile on the envoy's face could not be suppressed. It almost reached the back of his ears.
In order to win Jiang Pengji's trust and lower their guard, the envoy from the Northern Borderline had to show his loyalty when he saw Jiang Pengji.
He never thought that the other party would really dare to use the troops who had just surrendered.
"… Hahaha, Liu Xi even said 'don't suspect the people you use and don't use the people you doubt.' What a joke." The envoy from the Northern Borderline had a hazy and stern look in his eyes. When he thought of the war and casualties that Jiang Pengji had brought to the Northern Borderline, he wanted to tear this woman apart and eat her alive. "Are the people of the Central Plains so naive? But naivety is naivety. It's convenient for us to go to the front line … "
For the Northern Borderline, Jiang Pengji, who had brought them huge casualties, was a devil and executioner who killed without batting an eye.
His companion's ears grew calluses from listening to him. He said impatiently, "You've repeated the same words several times. Liu Xi might not have good intentions in sending us to the front line. Isn't he just using us to charge and break through the enemy lines for him? We're sacrificing our lives for nothing. "
If they went to the front line, the enemy would be their people. What was there to be happy about?
The envoy from the Northern Borderline put on a stern face and showed an expression of exasperation. "You … You're really stupid. Why can't you think positively? What does it mean for us to be the vanguard? It means that Liu Xi's battle deployment can't be hidden from our eyes. We'll inform the imperial court and work together. No matter what tricks Liu Xi has, he won't be able to escape. "
As for being used by Jiang Pengji to kill each other?
Compared to the overall situation, this sacrifice was nothing.
A man had to learn to make choices and not be constrained by petty gains.
His companion sneered and said, "I don't know about other things, but I know that Liu Xi is a sinister and cunning person. How can he easily trust the enemy who has just surrendered? Maybe there's a trap waiting for a fool like you to jump into it … "
The face of the Northern Borderline Tribe Emissary darkened. This person was always going against him. The more he looked at him, the more he disliked him.
"Hmph —" He snorted heavily and said darkly, "Since that's the case, don't regret it when you make a great contribution in the future."
His companion felt extremely aggrieved.
He suspected that Jiang Pengji had other plans, but it didn't mean that he didn't want to share the credit.
The Northern Borderline Tribe Emissary continued, "… Besides, we have no choice but to agree to this. I have pledged my loyalty to Liu Xi. Now that he has asked us to go to the frontlines, do you think I can find an excuse to refuse? Once he declined, the other party would become suspicious even if he didn't. You don't have to worry too much. If Liu Xi really knew that we were faking our surrender, she would have already sent troops to encircle and annihilate us. Why would she put us in an important position? "
When the accomplice heard this, he felt that it made sense.
They did not have the initiative in this matter.
If Jiang Pengji wanted to scheme against them, they could only take it one step at a time.
"We will inform the acting king of the imperial court of this matter and try to reduce casualties …" The accomplice was loyal to the Northern Borderline. When he thought of killing his own people on the battlefield, he felt upset. "Although we have to put on a show for Liu Xi, we can't go overboard."
The Northern Borderline Tribe Emissary wanted to claim credit, so how could he listen to his words?
Not only that, but he also felt that his companion was too timid and soft-hearted.
They could only get access to real military secrets if they completely won Liu Xi's trust.
If she became suspicious or discovered something, not only would they have to die, but even the people they brought along would have to die with them.
If this matter was successful, the benefits would be unimaginable to them.
Wealth came from danger!
Little did they know that their little tricks were all within Jiang Pengji's expectations.
It was still unknown who would emerge victorious.
The acting king of the Northern Borderline had been replaced by the Sixth Prince.
When he saw the secret report that the Northern Borderline Tribe Emissary secretly passed to him, he was so happy that he slapped the table and stood up.
"The heavens want our Northern Borderline to prosper …"
The Sixth Prince was overjoyed. He summoned his maternal uncle and a few advisors that very night.
He knew that it was not good to rely too much on the power of the external relatives, but that was his biological uncle.
If he could not even trust them, who else in the world was worthy of his trust?
The Sixth Prince's uncle read the secret report. His eagle-like eyes darted around and he asked, "Acting King, is this true?"
"The information is true. Of course, it is true."
The First Uncle asked in a low voice, "Has the Acting King thought about who to send to put on this show?"
The Sixth Prince was stunned for a moment. He said, "I haven't thought about it yet."
The maternal uncle smiled sinisterly and said meaningfully.
"Why don't the Acting King take this opportunity to clean up the mess?"
The Sixth Prince's eyes darkened. He understood what his maternal uncle was hinting at.
This was indeed a good opportunity to eradicate dissidents.
Although he had become the Acting King with the support of his maternal tribe, his other brothers were not without the ability to resist.
If he did not completely suppress his brothers, his position as the Acting King would be unstable.
The Acting King and the King only differed by one word, but the two could not be equated.
"Uncle, let me think about it again."
He could not show too much enthusiasm when dealing with his own brothers. It would make him look so cold and heartless.
He said that he would think about it, but he was just being pretentious.
The Sixth Prince targeted the Eighth Prince.
The First and Third Prince were already useless. The Fifth Prince was useless.
The Eighth Prince and the Seventh Prince teamed up to cause trouble. They were the biggest threat.
Counting his surviving brothers, the Sixth Prince did not hesitate to aim the butcher's knife at his own brothers.
The society of the Northern Borderline was like this. There was no brotherhood at all.
When the father died, the sons could inherit the wives and concubines' property.
When the brothers died, their wives and children could also be inherited by their brothers.
In such a chaotic and unruly society, these princes could not be expected to treat each other with respect.
The Eighth Prince and the Seventh Prince did not know the plan, but their intuition told them that the Sixth Prince was up to no good.
"Isn't he afraid that the other brothers would have too much military power and overthrow him? Why did he agree to the Eighth Brother's command so readily?"
Although the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince were not born of the same mother, they had a good relationship and grew up in the same room.
"He is now the Acting King. The Northern Borderline is still eyeing us covetously. At this time, we have to work together to overcome the difficulties."
The Eighth Prince smiled and did not seem to take this matter to heart. Instead, he was very open-minded to persuade the Seventh Prince not to cause trouble.
"Eighth Brother, you treat him as a brother, but he does not treat you as a brother. You are always so kind. Sooner or later, you will be schemed against by the Sixth Prince. "
The Seventh Prince shook his head with a worried look.
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