"What?"
There's actually a witness?
Chai Ronglie's heart instantly leaped into his throat.
The wild pounding of his heart seemed about to drown out his breathing.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down quickly.
Feigning calm, he said, "You little girl, where did you get a witness? Could it be that you deliberately found someone from somewhere to frame this general!"
"What if I said the Third Prince is the witness?"
"A joke! Do you think you can make the Third Prince talk?"
"You're absolutely right!" Ruan Jiu arched her eyebrows slightly. "The Third Prince can really talk."
Hearing this, Chai Ronglie couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He thought this little girl really had a witness, but it turned out she wanted a dead man to testify.
Then he showed a look of contempt and sneered, "Fine. If you can make the Third Prince say with his own mouth that I killed him, then I'll let you do whatever you want to me."
"Okay." A sly look flashed across Ruan Jiu's eyes.
As soon as she finished speaking, a man slowly walked in from the door.
He looked exactly like Wanyan Tuo lying on the ground.
Chai Ronglie was instantly stunned and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Even though he had been on the battlefield for many years, he had never seen such a sight.
"Who... who are you?" Chai Ronglie stammered.
Ruan Jiu said with a smile, "Has General Tiger Might become senile? Can't you even recognize the Third Prince of Beirong?"
Hearing this, Chai Ronglie looked at the sharp - eyed man in front of him, then at the corpse lying on the ground.
He shook his head repeatedly, in disbelief. "No! He's not the Third Prince! You found someone to impersonate him!"
Ruan Jiu continued with a smile, "Then take a good look at the one lying on the ground."
Chai Ronglie immediately knelt on the ground and carefully examined the face of the corpse.
Suddenly, he felt an uneven place on the chin.
His heart skipped a beat.
Taking a closer look, he found that there was a human - skin mask on the face.
As soon as the mask was removed, the Wanyan Tuo on the ground turned out to be someone else.
Chai Ronglie instantly collapsed to the ground, his mind in a mess and his expression stunned.
Wanyan Tuo snorted coldly. "Chai Ronglie, you're so audacious!"
Xie Jingchu guessed that Chai Ronglie would attack Wanyan Tuo and take the opportunity to start trouble, thus helping Xiao Qi stage a palace coup to achieve the goal of ceding cities.
At first, when they told Wanyan Tuo about this, he didn't believe that Chai Ronglie would do such a thing.
Wanyan Tuo knew that Beirong most tabooed harming one's own kind. Even though Chai Ronglie was cunning and treacherous, he would never attack him.
Later, after they persuaded him repeatedly, Wanyan Tuo agreed to find a Beirong person with a similar figure to impersonate himself.
Unexpectedly, Chai Ronglie really dared to do it!
"No! Third Prince, it wasn't me! Don't believe what she said!" Chai Ronglie shouted at Wanyan Tuo.
Wanyan Tuo gave a cold look at Chai Ronglie kneeling on the ground.
"Can what I saw with my own eyes be false?"
Chai Ronglie never expected that Wanyan Tuo would see him in the act.
Now, even if he had a hundred mouths, he couldn't continue to argue.
Then he stood up, picked up his Li Ren sword and pointed it at Wanyan Tuo, saying with a vicious look on his face, "So what if you're not dead? The city is full of my men inside and out. Do you think you can still live to go back to Beirong and tell the King about this?"
Wanyan Tuo's eyes sharpened. "Chai Ronglie, you're on the verge of death and still don't repent!"
"What's my fault! You, an unfavored prince, should consider it your blessing to die for Beirong!"
"You keep saying you're doing it for Beirong, but why did you collude with them and privately ruin the peace talks between the two countries!"
"It's because they're useless!"
Chai Ronglie glared at Gu Kexing and Xiao Qi kneeling on the ground. If it weren't for their uselessness, he would have already obtained the two cities of Yizhou and Shuozhou.
When he got back, he would be a hero of the whole Beirong!
Wanyan Tuo gave Chai Ronglie a look of hatred and then turned his face away disappointedly.
Just then, Xiao Wang suddenly said, "Since General Tiger Might thinks he's capable, why don't you take a look at those kneeling outside the hall? Are they your men?"
Hearing this, Chai Ronglie immediately looked outside the hall.
There were dozens of Beirong people kneeling outside the main hall.
Xiao Wang continued, "If you think it's not enough, you can go to the prison and take a look."
Chai Ronglie's heart instantly sank like lead. All the men he had sent had been captured by Xiao Wang!
Just now, he boasted that Wanyan Tuo couldn't live to return to Beirong. Now, it seemed that the one who couldn't live to go back might be himself!
Helplessly, he had to kneel in front of Wanyan Tuo, throwing all his dignity aside, and kept pleading, "Third Prince, I was wrong! I shouldn't have had evil thoughts! Please spare my life for the sake of all the military merits I've made for Beirong. When I get back to Beirong, I'll go and apologize to the King in person!"
Hearing this, Xiao Wang sneered. "Chai Ronglie, do you think you can still walk out of this palace?"
Chai Ronglie's eyes sank as he looked at Xiao Wang. "I'm the General Tiger Might of Beirong. I came to the capital this time for the peace talks between the two countries. Do you really dare to kill me?"
When two countries are at war, the envoys are not to be beheaded.
This has always been an unwritten rule since ancient times, and it was his only hope.
Moreover, Chai Ronglie was the envoy sent by the King of Beirong for the peace talks. He didn't believe that Xiao Wang dared to kill him in the capital.
"Why can't I?"
"If I die, aren't you afraid that the King of Beirong will send troops against you? Don't forget, it's not just us Beirong who are eyeing you covetously!"
Chai Ronglie's words were undoubtedly telling Xiao Wang that as long as Xiao Wang dared to kill him, no other states would dare to form an alliance with them in the future.
Once things came to this point, the King of Beirong would unite with other states and send troops against them together.
Hearing this, Xiao Wang still looked disdainful. "Chai Ronglie, it was you who colluded with the treacherous officials and intended to stage a palace coup. You unfortunately died in the chaos. What does it have to do with the diplomatic relations between the two countries?"
Hearing this, Chai Ronglie couldn't help but gasp and stared wide - eyed.
Xiao Wang continued, "Moreover, I've already signed a cease - fire agreement with the Third Prince and opened up trade with Beirong. Beirong can exchange war horses for food and clothing from us.
By then, your people in Beirong will have enough to eat and wear. Why would the King of Beirong start a war?"
"What? Exchange war horses for food and clothing?" Chai Ronglie said in disbelief.
Then he immediately looked at Wanyan Tuo and said, "Third Prince, you're being foolish! Once they have our Beirong war horses, they'll be even less afraid of Beirong in the future! The King will never allow you to do this!"
Wanyan Tuo gave Chai Ronglie a cold look. "I've already sent a letter by carrier pigeon to Father King about this. You'd better worry about yourself first."
"No!" Chai Ronglie shouted. "Third Prince, I was deceived by villains and did something wrong. Please take me back to Beirong and let the King decide my fate!"
As long as he returned to Beirong, with his years of influence and military merits, even if the King of Beirong was angry, he would spare his life.
But if he fell into Xiao Wang's hands, there was only a dead end waiting for him.
Wanyan Tuo withdrew his cold gaze.
He looked at the Emperor sitting on the dragon throne and bowed respectfully.
"Beirong is willing to hand over this traitor to His Majesty for disposal!"