"Before...before this, could you please tell me your name and why you came to attack our country?"

King Shanshan looked hesitant, and did not dare to come down in person to hand over the letter of surrender, but he did not dare to disobey Wu Liang's wishes, so he finally asked unnaturally.

"attack?"

Wu Liang sneered and said, "My king, you won't forget the cause of this matter so quickly, will you? I'm just passing through Jani City and intend to stay for a few days. Originally, we could have been in peace. In a few days, we will meet again."

Leave on your own, but you listened to the slander and sent troops to capture me, so I had to show some real skills in order to protect myself. Of course, now that the matter has come to this, you can also interpret it as an attack, but we are the ones who are passively counterattacking.

The responsibility and consequences shall be borne by you.”

Although some of these words did not answer the question and seemed particularly official, in fact Wu Liangzhong was also thinking about King Shanshan's idea of ​​asking this question.

He was probably testing Wu Liang's ambitions...

Wu Liang is undoubtedly a strong man that Shanshan Kingdom cannot compete with at present. He feels at ease and even thinks that this may be a powerful backer for Shanshan Kingdom, and it may not be a loss-making business.

And if Wu Liang is also a person with enough ambition, there is a high probability that he will not kill him easily.

Because Shanshan Kingdom has a special geographical location and strategic significance, for a careerist, surrendering him is definitely more in line with his own interests than killing him. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty understood this truth, and true careerists will definitely understand it too.

This principle is the main reason why Shanshan Kingdom can endure for a long time despite being caught in the cracks.

on the contrary.

He might have some other thoughts in his mind. At least he should consider whether Wu Liang might be like a bachelor and kill him with a knife when he went down to submit the letter of surrender.

so……

Wu Liang suddenly had an idea that would kill two birds with one stone.

"What you said is absolutely true. It's just that Xiao Wang listened to the villain's slander, so we had such a big misunderstanding with you and disturbed your peace."

King Shanshan immediately continued Wu Liang's words and said salute, and then suddenly shouted at the guard behind him, "Come here, bring the slanderous villain. This person not only framed Dr. Apqiu, but also harmed others."

We, Shanshan State, are fighting against Dr. Apqiu’s friends who have come from afar, and they must be punished!”

"promise!"

Everyone behind him heard the order and responded.

Not long after, a young man was escorted out from the palace.

This person is no one else. He is one of the three apprentices who followed Apu Qiu out of the city yesterday to greet Wu Liang. He is the tallest among them. Although his appearance looks a little Western style, he looks like a

He has a sense of honesty and loyalty. Just looking at his face, you can't tell that he would betray his master.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have absolutely no lies. I have the guts to report this for the sake of the foundation of Janni City and Your Majesty. I have absolutely no hidden motives. I beg Your Majesty to spare my life!"

At this moment, the apprentice knew that the situation was over. He was paralyzed with fear. As soon as he was dragged out of the palace by the guards, he immediately wailed and begged King Shanshan for mercy. There was no trace of blood on his face.

It's strange that Wu Liang is really an inhumane person.

Originally, he had already succeeded in his plan, but who would have thought that so many of the defenders of Janni City would be beaten to a pulp by Wu Liang, a mere twenty people. Even General Xia Hafu and Master Pushan died in an instant.

, is this fucking thing done by humans?

Is it a human?!

"snort!"

Hearing his wailing, King Shanshan just snorted coldly without even looking at him.

"..."

Seeing that King Shanshan paid no attention to him and even wanted to draw a clear line with him, the apprentice felt despair and quickly looked at Apuqiu who was standing next to Wu Liang under the slope.

"Master!"

As if seeing the last straw, the apprentice quickly shouted sincerely, and then kept kowtowing to Apqiu while crying at the top of his voice, "Master, apprentice can explain, apprentice."

I swear that this move has no intention of murdering the master. It is completely done for the welfare of the tens of thousands of people in Ganni City! Didn’t the master often teach his disciples not to be greedy for small gains and forget the great righteousness when things happen? Master Pushan once

I have said that the appearance of the witch will definitely bring unreasonable disaster to the city of Ganni. Therefore, although the disciple knows that he is sorry for the master, he has to report it to His Majesty for the sake of justice. The disciple has absolutely no selfish motives in this move. Please be clear to the master.

ah!"

"this……"

Apqiu is obviously the kind of person with soft ears, and a trace of unbearable color appeared on his face after hearing these words.

Even Wu Liang somewhat admired this apprentice's adaptability. There was indeed no loophole in what he said. He even seized the moral high ground and defeated Apuchi's army. Even Wu Liang was speechless.

But Wu Liang would definitely not believe what he said.

Regardless of whether Fang Qiong is a "witch" who will bring unreasonable disasters to Jianni City, if he is really doing it for the welfare of tens of thousands of people in Jianni City, he can use other methods to do this, instead of even himself.

Without saying hello to his master, he secretly ran to inform King Shanshan.

And it is absolutely impossible for a person who can say such high-level words to think of other ways to solve the matter. At least he must report the crime while exonerating the master Apuchi.

Rather than sit back and watch as King Shanshan ordered General Xia Hafu to lead his men to arrest Apqiu as an accomplice...

"Your Excellency, this apprentice of mine..."

Sure enough, Apuqiu was moved by compassion, and finally turned to Wu Liangtou for help.

Although Apuqiu has a soft ear, he also understands that the fate of his apprentice at this moment is not in the hands of King Shanshan, but in Wu Liang's thoughts.

"my king!"

Wu Liang ignored him. Instead, he looked up at King Shanshan on the hillside and said with a half-smile, "I now somewhat believe that there is indeed some misunderstanding between us."

"Your Excellency is indeed a sensible person!"

King Shanshan suddenly showed surprise on his face and nodded repeatedly, "It was this person's slander that caused the misunderstanding between Xiao Wang and Your Excellency. Xiao Wang ordered this person to be beheaded to apologize for Your Excellency's shock. Come on, behead him!"

"

Upon hearing this.

The apprentice was so frightened that his face turned pale and trembled like chaff, and he begged Apuqiu even more frantically for mercy. He only hoped that Apuqiu would be soft-hearted and could say a few words to Wu Liang, so that Wu Liang could open his mouth and spare his life.

He is somewhat self-aware.

Knowing that he had no friendship with Wu Liang and that he almost caused them to be captured by King Shanshan, Wu Liang most likely would not be merciful to him, so he did not have the courage or confidence to directly appeal to Wu Liang for mercy.

"Master Wu..."

Seeing that the guards had pushed the apprentice to the ground and raised the butcher knife high above his head, Apqiu felt even more unbearable and quickly wanted to intercede with Wu Liang.

"Mr. Upchu!"

Wu Liang immediately interrupted him and said seriously, "Betrayal is like adultery. There will be a second time after the first time. It will only get worse and the prodigal will never look back!"

"..."

Apqiu was stunned for a moment, subconsciously chewing on Wu Liang's words.

"Master..."

The apprentice shouted even more anxiously.

But in the next second, there was only a "swish" sound, and his voice had stopped abruptly. Blood spurted out from the wound as big as the mouth of a bowl, and his detached head rolled down the large slope.

"boom!"

When he was about to fall to Wu Liang, he was finally stepped on by Dian Wei.

"well……"

At this point, Apqiu could only sigh and tilt his head to one side.

He was not an inexperienced person, and he knew in his heart that Wu Liang's words were not unreasonable, but he just didn't want to add new killings.

His apprentice was also a poor man. His father died when he was still young, and his mother raised him through all the hardships in the world. Fortunately, Apciu appreciated him and became an apprentice, so he lived a stable life. Now this

Once the apprentice dies, his mother, who has endured so much hardship, will probably suffer, so Apqiu can't bear it.

In fact, even if this apprentice survives this time, Upqiu will sever the master-disciple relationship with him, and he will not dare to use such an apprentice again.

Now that things have come to this...that's all, it's just that he was blinded by lard and it was his own fault.

…

"Now that some misunderstandings have been resolved, please forgive Xiao Wang for being presumptuous and ask for your surname. Only then will Xiao Wang know how to write a letter of surrender. This matter must not go wrong."

After killing this apprentice, King Shanshan felt that he had made up for Wu Liang to a certain extent, but he also knew that the matter was not over yet, so he did not dare to take any chances, and continued to ask the previous topic.

Of course, he still refused to come down easily until he found out whether Wu Liang was a careerist.

Just now Wu Liang had roughly guessed what King Shanshan was thinking.

Naturally, he had figured out the perfect countermeasure to kill two birds with one stone. He immediately smiled calmly and asked without answering: "Have you ever heard of Cao Mengde?"

Wu Liang concluded that King Shanshan must have heard of Boss Cao.

The Shanshan Kingdom was originally a vassal state of the Western Region Protectorate of the Han Dynasty. Even if the Central Plains had been experiencing civil strife in recent years, the Shanshan Kingdom had taken the opportunity to become independent. As a neighbor of the Han Dynasty, it must have paid close attention to the disturbances in the Central Plains.

After all, any change in the situation in the Han Dynasty will have a huge impact on these small neighboring countries. Only by closely grasping the situation in the Central Plains at all times and making correct decisions based on the actual situation can a small country like Shanshan State survive this huge change.

If you survive, you may get unimaginable dividends.

"Cao Mengde?"
To be continued...