After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times-Chapter 936 - 921: Exchange of Interests

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Tuoba Yilu saw the situation and was furious, he said to Zhao Hanzhang, "This person is very rude, little sister, why do you need him? Hand him over to me, I’ll lead the troops to ambush and kill him right now!"

Zhao Hanzhang quickly stopped him, saying, "Big brother, hold on, I still need him to deal with the Xiongnu."

Seeing things at this point, Tuoba Yilu looked at the displayed weapons, gritted his teeth and said, "Little sister, don’t worry, I’ll go back and rally the troops to assist you."

Zhao Hanzhang’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, she immediately held his hand and said, "Big brother’s loyalty is appreciated. Once the Xiongnu turmoil is settled, I will certainly petition Your Majesty to grant the princely heir title to Dai Country." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Tuoba Yilu’s eyes also brightened, he liked straightforward people like this, everyone speaks clearly and openly, avoiding any guessing games.

He stared intently at Zhao Hanzhang and asked, "Is little sister really saying that she can indeed petition for the princely heir for my Dai Country?"

Zhao Hanzhang nodded firmly, "Rest assured, brother, while other matters may be difficult, this one is not difficult for me."

Indeed, it wasn’t difficult, this was all a matter of Zhao Hanzhang’s word. He asked this question to confirm Zhao Hanzhang’s sincerity.

Changing Dai County to Dai Country and granting him the title of King of Dai only says that Dai County is his fiefdom. Whether it can be passed to the next generation still depends on the court.

Truthfully, if Zhao Hanzhang continues to be capable and doesn’t make mistakes, he feels that Dai Country might only last one generation, as Bi Yan definitely can’t keep Dai Country.

He can already foresee that once he dies, if the court delays granting the title and fief to his son, his sons will be helpless.

But now it’s different, Zhao Hanzhang says she wants to grant the princely heir title.

A princely heir title personally granted by the court, usually without any surprises, would allow the heir to directly inherit everything, and if the court doesn’t honor the granting, then it’s the court’s fault.

Disrupting order, those rule-following Han ministers will definitely not agree.

Tuoba Yilu thought this deal was worth it and immediately decided to go back and rally the troops.

Being so generous, Zhao Hanzhang also gives him one hundred sets of armor, one hundred horse swords, one hundred long swords, and one hundred spears as extra gifts, all taken from her own share, quite generous indeed.

Zhao Hanzhang and Liu Kun together escorted Tuoba Yilu out of the city, glanced at the silent Tuoba Liuxiu standing aside, Zhao Hanzhang was worried that something might happen between the father and son on the way, if someone dies it wouldn’t be good.

Neither Tuoba Liuxiu nor Tuoba Yilu could die at this time, so she said to Tuoba Yilu, "Nephew is brave and a strong martial artist, I hope to see him on the battlefield."

Tuoba Yilu cast a glance at Tuoba Liuxiu, his face slightly sinking, and he assured Zhao Hanzhang.

After speaking, he mounted his horse, took his trusted troops, and escorted the newly obtained treasures back home.

Liu Kun watched them go far away, let out a long sigh, today was truly thrilling.

Turning his head to look at Zhao Hanzhang, his heart jumped again, he quickly advised, "Although Shi Le is reckless, he is a fierce general at this time, plus he holds tens of thousands of troops, it’d be best to retreat when possible."

Liu Kun suggested she soften up and placate him.

Zhao Hanzhang’s face sank, displeased, "Brother, haven’t you also suffered losses and grievances at his hands? You should empathize with me; people like him shouldn’t be indulged. I have countless generals holding tens of thousands of troops, must I please each one carefully?"

She sneered, "Brutes remain brutes, not worth scheming with."

With that, she swung her sleeves and left.

Liu Kun was stunned, sighed, this was intense anger, especially considering the kind of angry words being spoken, indeed, Shi Le is infuriating enough, a man who considers himself broad-minded is also enraged, wanting to draw his sword and kill the other.

Liu Kun shook his head, no longer advised, followed with hands behind his back.

For some reason, the conversation they had outside the city was transmitted to Shi Le, and it was secretly circulating, infuriating Shi Le to the point of smashing many things in his tent.

Early the next day, a small team took Shi Le’s letter and quietly left Jinyang, heading towards Fanyang.

At this time, Wang Jun was stationed at Fanyang, primarily intercepting the Xiongnu from retreating deep into Youzhou.

And the territories of Zhongshan Kingdom, Changshan County, and other Jizhou areas under him were forcibly occupied and incorporated into Youzhou.

Shi Le began to stay secluded, rarely wandering in Jinyang City, much less overseeing the city’s security, even withdrew the two thousand troops given to Zhao Kuan.

Although he seldom appeared in public, the officials and soldiers inside and outside of Jinyang knew he and Zhao Hanzhang were at odds, their relationship rapidly chilling, everyone held their breath, fearing they might clash in Jinyang at any moment.

Because of this worry, people weren’t paying much attention to the human trafficking case, Zhao Kuan led a group to seize a copper mine and captured many people, but it didn’t stir much reaction, everyone feared Zhao Hanzhang and Shi Le would clash, then Jinyang would suffer terribly.

At this time, Zhao Kuan discovered three large mass graves on the mountain next to the mine, upon excavation and counting, there were about five thousand corpses, most have turned to bones, the rest are becoming bones, and even over three hundred recent fresh corpses.

Once the case was exposed, Jinyang was shaken, the refugee groups and ordinary civilians gathered at the Inspector Mansion, nearly buried Liu Kun alive inside.

Liu Kun was rescued from the Inspector Mansion, holding a piece of paper, he couldn’t believe the result, despite his subordinates’ persuasion, rushed directly to the mine.

The subordinates worriedly murmured behind, "Lord, Lord, it was Zhao Envoy who sent people to save you. If you must go to the mine, at least report safety to Zhao Envoy first, otherwise Zhao Envoy will worry."

Liu Kun walked forward with a heavy heart, crossing the mountain road that allowed only one car at a time, looked at the tracks made by the wheels on both sides, the tracks had no grass, indicating this road often had cars passing.

Was it the cars carrying corpses?

Liu Kun reached the end and saw Zhao Hanzhang standing with her back to him, upon hearing the noise, she turned to glance, seeing Liu Kun, she expressionlessly shifted her gaze and continued looking at the large pit.

Liu Kun stumbled forward, stopped beside her, and also looked down.

Zhao Family Army wore white thick masks on their faces while digging up bones, at this time the bones weren’t completely clear, the scattered bones at the bottom, they could only judge the number buried based on the skulls.

The irregular large pit with a diameter of ten or so meters didn’t even need a shovel, just a hand could scrap, one hand could pull out several bones.

Even the Zhao Family Army’s trusted aides who were accustomed to life and death, were visibly pale, vomiting in intervals, eyes red, looking at the large mass grave.

Zhao Kuan climbed up from the bottom, face pale, reported, "This is the largest and oldest of the three mass graves. According to the mine manager’s report, it existed before Governor Liu came to Jinyang. This copper mine was initially mined by the Jinyang Government, most workers were criminals, a small part were purchased slaves, but later when Jinyang fell, the officials all ran away, the miners rebelled and followed suit, leaving the mine abandoned."