Sixty-three, traitor

Han Derang was indifferent to the crisis in front of him and let Yelu Gao speak out. His twenty servants stood behind him, all of them expressionless. It seemed that these were Han Derang's loyal subordinates.

When the Empress Dowager Xiao Chuo heard Yelu Gaoba’s generous speech, his eyes were calm and he did not say a word.

Somehow, Yelu Gaoba spoke at first with confidence and anger, but as he spoke, he gradually became guilty and his voice became weaker, and finally he was silent-

Xiao Chuo asked: "Yelu Gaoba, is there anything you want to say?"

Yelu Gaoba said: "My loyalty has been confessed to the Empress Dowager. Please check it out."

"Well, Yelu Tizi, where are you?"

"I only follow the leader of the King of the South Court, and what the King of the South Court said is what I want to say."

Like Yelu Gaoba, Yelu Tizi was also a little scared, but at this time he could only say this with courage. At the same time, he was quite angry and said, "Han Dejang will die today. Empress Dowager Chengtian must no longer interfere in the government affairs, and must also be placed under house arrest, and then find an opportunity to get rid of it, so as not to think about avenging Han Dejang. Humph, in this border town of Song State, I have a thousand loyal and brave generals. Xiao Chuo and Han Dejang are already in the jar. My Yelu Tizi is also a prince of Liao, so where are she afraid she will come from!"

Yelu Gaoba's uncle Yelu Liuge stood behind Yelu Gaoba and Yelu's poem, with a serious expression.

Xiao Chuo asked: "Brother Yelu Liu, I believe you are like Gao Ba. The same title means you want to clear the emperor's side, right?"

Yelu Liuge replied: "Yes."

Xiao Chuo rode on the black mane and white hoofed horse with his waist straight. At this time, he turned around and asked Han Derang ten steps away: "Major, they want to clear the emperor's side, what do you say?"

Han Delang knew Xiao Chuo's iron fist, she would never surrender. Looking back at that time, Xiao Chuo's father, Xiao Siwen, admired Han Shiwen, who was outstanding in character and romantic, loved Han Delang very much and wanted to marry his daughter Xiao Chuo to Han Delang. Xiao Chuo and Han Delang had traveled on horseback many times. Xiao Chuo was very affectionate to Han Delang, but Han Delang did not like the tough Xiao Chuo very much. Han Delang liked Xiao Chuo's sister Xiao Ying. Despite this, Han Delang and Xiao Chuo have been in love for twenty years.

In the Qing Dynasty, five years ago, Xiao Chuo married Han Derang as the Queen Mother. Even Han Derang herself couldn't tell whether this energetic, decisive, but beautiful and passionate woman really loved him. Perhaps she just liked his talents and asked him to use it wholeheartedly for her. With Xiao Chuo's character, it was strange to come outside the Daming Mansion this time. She could not give Yelu Gaoba the chance so easily, and immediately said: "My father and son served in the Daliao for two generations, which is loyal or traitor, and the empress dowager is clear."

Xiao Chuo seemed very satisfied with Han Derang's simple answer, smiled slightly, and said to Yelu Gaoba and others: "Since we want to clear the monarch, Han Derang is not the only Han minister in the court. How do they deal with it?"

Seeing that Xiao Chuo was in surrender, Yelu Gaoba said with a strong voice: "No matter whether it is below the fourth rank, Han ministers above the fourth rank will be demoted and appointed. Those who have close ties to the slander Han Derang will have to ask."

Xiao Chuo asked: "In this way, aren't the hundreds of thousands of Han people in the 16 prefectures of Youyan panic?"

Yelu Gaoba shouted: "The Great Liao is the Great Liao of my Khitan. Why bother with what the Han people think? Those Han people dare to resist and kill them with cool methods, and the rest of them will naturally be intimidated."

Xiao Chuo nodded, as if he was very satisfied with Yelu Gaoba's answer. He turned his bright eyes and looked at Zhou Xuan, who was holding hands with Yang Xiaofen, and said, "This is the first-rank Duke of Tang State, and Zhou Xuan, the Grand Secretary of Jixian Palace?"

Zhou Xuan let go of Yang Xiaofen's hand, took a step forward, bowed and said, "Zhou Xuan, a Tang Dynasty man, met Empress Dowager Chengtian."

Xiao Chuo smiled, his eyes turned on Zhou Xuan and Yang Xiaofen's faces, and turned around and asked Yelu Gaoba: "Gaoba, you have seen this Duke Zhou of your mission to Song this time, right?"

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Mr. Yelu, I didn't expect we would see you here again."

Yelu Gaoba snorted, ignoring Zhou Xuanli.

Xiao Chuo asked: "Gao Ba, Duke of Zhou is an important minister of the Tang Dynasty and is also a son-in-law. How do you plan to deal with him?"

Seeing that Xiao Chuo was asking for his opinions everywhere, Yelu Gaoba looked at Zhou Xuan and said, "The things here are not worth telling others. Anyway, no one knows them. All these Tang people will be executed and then fall on the heads of the Song people. The Duke of Tang died in the Song Kingdom. The two countries will be as powerful as water and fire from now on. My Great Liao happened to make profits from it, so why not do it?"

Zhou Xuan had more than ten people under him, and his sturdy appearance could tell that he was a strong enemy at first glance. Yelu Gaobayuan didn't have to say so clearly and fiercely. He did this because he secretly hoped that Zhou Xuan would resist suddenly and kill Xiao Chuo and Han Dejun all, or to fight for both sides, he could take the opportunity to kill Zhou Xuan and Xiao Chuo, and there would be an excuse to return to Beijing.

Xiao Chuo glanced at Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan was still calm, with a faint joking smile on his face.

"No." Xiao Chuo shook his head and said, "Far from afar, attack near and near, the enemy of our Great Liao is Song and Xixia. We cannot get along with the increasingly powerful Tang. The Duke of Zhou died here, and it is hard to hide the public. Sooner or later, the Tang people will know that it was done by the Liao people. At that time, the Tang and Song alliances were very unfavorable to our Great Liao. As long as Zhou Xuan promised to leave this Yang Xiaopin, I think Zhou Xuan could leave. Why did Gao Ba think?"

Yelu Gaoba had no grudge against Zhou Xuan, the Tang Dynasty, who was completely unmatched, so it doesn't matter whether he killed or killed him. At this time, it might as well follow what Xiao Chuo said so as not to anger her too much. After taking Han Derang, Xiao Chuo was a woman after all, so what could he do? Moreover, as soon as Zhou Xuan left, Han Derang lost his arm to help, and nodded immediately and said, "I obey the order, as long as Zhou Xuan left Yang Xiaopin, he could leave."

Hundreds of pairs of eyes inside and outside the manor stared at Zhou Xuan together to see how he chose?

Zhou Xuan remained silent, just looking at the expressions of Xiao Chuo and Han Derang.

Xiao Chuo smiled, and Han De made his expression calm.

Seeing that Zhou Xuan did not speak, Yang Xiaopin held Zhou Xuan's hand and said softly: "Young master, let's go back first. As long as Pin'er doesn't die, he will definitely return to Jinling."

Zhou Xuan said: "How can I leave you!"

Yang Xiaopin said, "Young Master can get out first and then try to save me."

Zhou Xuan shouted: "I won't leave, I'm going to go together. Please let the Empress Dowager Chengtian give me permission."

Xiao Chuo said: "Duke Zhou, Yang Xiaopin is the daughter of Han Derang. How can you take it away? If you don't leave, you will be involved in the coup in Liao Kingdom. Are you not afraid of death?"

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "I am an outsider, you don't have to rush to deal with me. You come first. I'll see if the Prime Minister is smarter or the King of the South Court is more domineering?"

Xiao Chuo and Han Derang were both stunned when they heard this and looked at each other.

Yelu Gaoba said angrily: "This is the internal affairs of our Liao people. What are you watching the fun of the Tang people? If you don't leave, you will die now."

Zhou Xuan narrowed his eyes: "Yelu Gaoba, do what you should do first, don't mess with me, otherwise you will regret it."

Yelu Gaoba was furious and was about to attack. His uncle Yelu Liuge behind him whispered something, but it was nothing more than to deal with Han Delang. Don’t worry about Zhou Xuan for now. Yelu Gaoba glared at Zhou Xuan fiercely and thought to himself: “Boy, come to deal with you later.” Then he ignored Zhou Xuan and said to Xiao Chuo: “Empress Dowager, please come to me to avoid the treacherous traitors from jumping over the wall and harming the empress dowager.”

The entourage behind Xiao Chuo surrounded Xiao Chuo for three layers, protecting him like an iron bucket.

Xiao Chuo and Han Derang exchanged a glance in a flash, which was difficult for outsiders to detect. Han Derang said: "I must never hurt the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager wants to punish me. I dare not resist. I just want to return to Liaojing with guilt. How to deal with me? Let the emperor and a company be tried-"

"Dream!" Yelu Gaoba shouted, "Han Derang, you have no choice but to die, do you still want to delay the time? Those who know the current affairs will tie your hands and keep your entire body, otherwise-"

Han Derang ignored Yelu Gaoba and continued: "I came here. General Shi Fang was worried about his safety and brought five thousand iron cavalry. He was ready to pick up the responders at any time in Zhengding. Shi Fang was loyal to our Emperor of the Great Liao and the Queen Mother, but he would never let go of the rioters who were plotting against rebellion!"

Yelu Gaoba and Yelu Tiezi were both shocked when they heard this. Shi Fang was a powerful general of the Liao Kingdom. He was entrusted by the late emperor and assisted the young new king Yelu Longxu with Han Delang. Shi Fang had a close relationship with Han Delang, but he had always been incompatible with Yelu Gaoba.

Xiao Chuo slowly approached Yelu Gaoba and asked loudly, "Yelu Gaoba, Yelu Tiezi, are you still loyal to me, Daliao?"

Yelu Gaoba and the other two said in unison: "Loyalty."

Xiao Chuo raised his horse whip high, glanced at the family generals of Yelu Gaoba and Yelu Tezi who were surrounded by villages and asked, "Are you loyal to me, Daliao?"

These family generals and slaves naturally said: "Loyalty."

The more than a thousand people agreed together, and it was really a mountain and a valley, with amazing momentum.

Xiao Chuo's horse whip slowly fell, and thousands of people were quiet. The manor was empty and the mountains were silent, and only cicadas from far and near were chirping one after another.

Xiao Chuo suddenly shouted: "Since you show your loyalty, you will be able to eliminate evil and evil, when will you wait?"

Yelu Gaoba was stunned and didn't know how to answer. At this moment, he suddenly felt a wind behind his head. He quickly lowered his body, pulled the reins and was about to jump out of the horse, but it was too late. A big machete slashed down from his right shoulder, diagonally towards his right chest, and his strength was so strong that he cut straight into his heart.

Yelu Gaoba fell off his horse, blood rushing, twitching twice, and died.

At the same time, he slashed at Yelu Tiezi. Yelu Tiezi was skilled in bows and horses and skilled in martial arts. He hid in a stirrup and avoided him. The mount under his crotch had run several feet away, and his family was surrounded.

Yelu Tizi sat back to Anqiao, still in shock. He saw that the one who killed Yelu Gaoba turned out to be Yelu Gaoba's uncle Yelu Liuge!

Yelu Tizi was shocked and angry and shouted: "Liu Ge Dog Thief, you actually killed your nephew!"

Yelu Liuge said coldly: "Did I let Gao Bahu do something wrong and eventually end up in the family destruction?" He saluted Xiao Chuo on the horse's back: "Your Majesty, I respect the imperial edict and have been killed by Gao Ba."

Xiao Chuo nodded and praised, "Very good, Brother Yelu Liu, you are the king of the South Court now. Keep up with the efforts, get rid of Yelu Tiezi, a traitor, and make new contributions."
Chapter completed!