367 Both sides restrained each other. Mu Lanren focused on talking instead of taking action, while Nan Batian focused on not listening and just trying to please the king.
Let the younger brothers of the fishing gang surround him so that these Mulan people cannot speak foul language to him face to face.
Just when this funny scene was at its most intense, Yelu arrived on horseback.
He glanced around and saw everything that was already there: the surrounded Nan Batian, the pried-open coffins all over the floor, and the entire place was in a mess.
Qimuge saw the chaotic scene and immediately summoned his inner strength to shout, "Stop, Lord Yelu is here!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene really stopped. When the Mulan people saw Yelu coming, they rushed over directly under the leadership of old Alutai and said, "Master Yelu, you are here. You must help us Mulan people. These Han people, they, they are shitting on our heads!"
"Look, sir. They dug up all our graves. They don't take us Mulan people seriously at all. They, they want us Mulan people to die!"
"Sir, you are the representative of our Mulan people. You can't not help us this time. Last time, you said that Chen Jiusi didn't have enough evidence and didn't make the decision for us. We accepted it, but this time, Sir Yelu, look, these coffins all over the floor, can't they be used as evidence?"
"Master Yelu, please make a decision for us. If you don't make a decision for us, the Han people will bully us to death in the future, Master... wuwu..."
When old Aluta said this, he was so sad that he cried out loud. Yelu also frowned when he heard it.
As a Darughaci, although he did not like the local herders, he could not ignore them, because protecting them was one of the Darughaci's jobs.
Thinking of this, Yelu said: "Uncle Alutai, and everyone else, don't worry, we Mulan people are the descendants of Changshengtian, we will not be bullied, I will give you justice."
"Nan Batian!"
Yelu shouted angrily, and the disciples of the Fisherman's Gang immediately stepped aside, leaving a way for Nan Batian.
Tang Ziyue and Qin Ying came over with the gang leader. When they got to the front, the three of them bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Yelu."
Yelu frowned and said, "Can you explain it?"
Nan Batian smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, it's like this. No weapons were found in Chen Jiusi's coffin today, and I was confused and took away all the guards in East City, causing Sun Tiechui and his gang to escape from East City. I had no choice, so after our analysis, we felt that if the weapons wanted to be transported out of the city, the best way was to use the thirty-six coffins of the Mulan nobles..."
"We were looking for weapons, so we had no choice but to dig up the coffin of the Mulan noble!"
"You're fucking bullshit!"
After hearing what Nan Batian said, the Mulan nobles were completely furious. How shameless are these people? You come to dig up the graves of us Mulan people, but instead falsely accuse us of helping the Zoroastrians transport military equipment.
Do you have any shame? We are mortal enemies of Zoroastrianism. They are the ones who want to overthrow us. Can we help the enemy transport weapons to attack ourselves?
It's simply unreasonable.
I think they are just crazy because of poverty. They think we, the Mulan nobles, are rich, so they come to pry open our coffins and want to steal some gold and silver. These gangs are a bunch of despicable people.
After hearing Nan Batian's words, the group of Mulan people went crazy and insulted Nan Batian, calling him a scoundrel, a tomb robber, and that tomb robbers would kill their entire family, and that tomb robbers would not give birth to Xiao Jiji...
All the curses were spoken out, it was so ugly.
Nan Batian was quite thick-skinned. Apart from glaring at the one who said that Xiao Jiji couldn't grow up, he didn't have any other reaction.
Yelu also listened to the insults from the crowd. When they finished their insults and the tempo began to slow down, Yelu raised his hand and said, "Everyone, please be patient and let me finish my question!"
After hearing this, the people of Mulan fell silent and asked Yelu to continue asking. After so much trouble, they gradually recognized the difference between the big king and the small king. Yelu had the army, so he was the king.
Therefore, his attitude was quite positive and he obeyed Yelu's command.
Yelu looked at Nan Batian and said, "You said that the Zoroastrians used the coffins of my Mulan people to transport the weapons out of the city?"
Nan Batian said: "Yes, that's right."
Yelu frowned slightly and said, "This is just your one-sided statement. Do you have any evidence? If not, I cannot believe you."
"Sir, look, this is something I just discovered by accident."
As Nan Batian spoke, he handed Yelu an arrow that he had prepared long ago.
Yelu took the arrow and looked at it and said, "The arrowhead of a bow and arrow, how can it be used as evidence?"
"Sir, this is the weapon transported by the Zoroastrians. This one should have been left at the scene. I found it in Tara's coffin."
After hearing this, Yelu frowned slightly.
Old Aluta, who was standing by, was also stunned when he saw it. How could there be such a thing in the coffin? However, even if they really were the ones who transported the weapons out of the city, they could not admit it at this time.
Why are they targeting Nan Batian?
Is it to avenge Tara's family?
No, no, except for an old lady, Tara's family has been wiped out. There is no value in their family anymore. These Mulan people will not give too much for a worthless person.
For example, this funeral was all paid for by Tara's family.
Moreover, through this funeral, old Aluta has transferred Tara's three stores to his own name, and the others have also made money.
It can be said that the death of Tara benefited all the people of Mulan, and they didn't care how Tara's family was treated.
But it's different because the person who pried open the coffin is Nan Batian.
Because he is rich, and with money he can extort money, so he wants justice for the Tara family.
To put it bluntly: Tara's family are our beloved relatives and friends. If you dig their graves - you have to pay extra!
Seeing Nan Batian actually took out an arrow and tried to refuse, Old Alutai was not happy at that time. We haven't squeezed out the oil yet. Thinking of this, Old Alutai said: "Master Yelu, this is pure frame-up, and there is no fuss about an arrow in Tara's coffin."
"Tara's ancestors were sharpshooters under the Khan. Tara also liked to practice archery. After he died, would it be a problem if we threw an arrow in? What can one arrow prove?"
Old Aluta spoke directly and gave a very reasonable explanation. Yes, the Mulan people like archery. Does it violate the law if they throw an arrowhead in as a burial object?
This sentence made Nan Batian dumbfounded. Yes, it doesn't mean anything if the Mulan people throw an arrow into the coffin!
When Old Alutai said this, he looked at Yelu and said, "Master Yelu, these Han people are just trying to find excuses to blaspheme the souls of our Mulan. Master, we are all the people of Changshengtian, descendants of the Canglang and Bailu. You can't just watch them bully us!"
"Please make the decision for us, the Mulan people."
"Please, sir, make the decision for us Mulan people!"
Old Aluta knew how to incite the masses. He shouted at this time, and then all the Mulan people saluted Yelu and put Yelu there.
Yelu couldn't say anything at this time. Their demands were reasonable and he had no choice but to agree to them.
Thinking of Yelu, he said, "Nan Batian, do you have anything else to say?"
Nan Batian was stunned for a moment and then said, "No, no more."
Yelu said: "You think you can get away with it just by shooting an arrow? You are really ridiculous. You have nothing to say!"
"Ah, this~"
Nan Batian wanted to say something, but Tang Ziyue beside him tugged at his clothes. Nan Batian swallowed the words he wanted to explain himself and glanced at Tang Ziyue in surprise.
Tang Ziyue shook his head.
It is now obvious that the situation is very unfavorable to him, and Lord Yelu wants to settle the matter peacefully.
In this case, no matter how much you quibble, it will only leave a bad impression on Lord Yelu, so it is best to say nothing and wait for Lord Yelu's judgment. Moreover, Lord Yelu will not press too hard just based on the fact that he dug up the grave.
Nan Batian saw this and said, "I have nothing to say. I will leave it to you, sir."
Yelu thought for a moment and said, "In that case, you pay 20,000 taels of silver, half of which is used to repair these tombs, and the other half is used to compensate the old and young. How about that?"
After hearing this, Nan Batian said, "Okay."
Nan Batian was still willing to pay for things that could be solved with money, but at this time, the old Alutai on the other side said, "Lord Yelu, just paying money is not enough. I just heard them say that Nan Batian pried open Chen Jiusi's coffin today, and then kowtowed three times before leaving."
"He can kowtow to the Han people, so why can't he kowtow to us Mulan people? We Mulan people will never let the Han people suppress us. He has to kowtow three times to our Mulan people's coffins today, and then it will be over. Otherwise, this matter will not be over. We will not agree."
"If you don't agree, kowtow!"
"Yes, you must kowtow!"
Shouts were heard one after another, and the crowd was really excited!
Seeing this scene, Yelu frowned slightly, while Nan Batian's face turned pale. He kowtowed, and he kowtowed to the Mulan people. I didn't do anything else today, so I kowtowed?
Nan Batian had a dark face and said nothing. Qin Ying also got angry and pointed at Mu Lanren and said, "Don't go too far. We came here to dig graves to help the court find weapons. Now we have paid 20,000 taels of silver as compensation. How can it not be enough? Why do you still make us kowtow?"
After hearing this, some people from Mulan said, "Why don't you kowtow? You kowtowed when you pried open Chen Jiusi's coffin, so why don't you kowtow when you come to us? No, no!"
"Yes, no, you must kowtow."
"Then Chen Jiusi didn't ask us to pay any money!"
Qin Ying shouted: "Or we won't pay the money, we'll just kowtow!"
Um?
Nan Batian turned and looked at Qin Ying.
But the other side refused to give in, and shouted, "No, you have to pay the money and kowtow. If you don't kowtow, do you look down on us Mulan people? Or do you think we Mulan people are no match for Chen Jiusi? You can kowtow to him, so why shouldn't you kowtow to me? Do you think we are inferior to Chen Jiusi?"
"Yeah, are we inferior to Chen Jiusi? We must kowtow!"
As the voices rang out, Nan Batian's face turned pale. Qin Ying wanted to curse him, but unexpectedly Yelu spoke up: "Well, Gang Leader Nan, they are right. I think you should kowtow to these undead spirits. After all, you disturbed their meditation."
"Master Yelu, is this..."
Nan Batian wanted to struggle, but Yelu frowned and said, "Why is it that Gang Leader Nan has two minds, or do you really think that we Mulan people are lowly and inferior to the Han people? You can kowtow to the Han people, but you can't kowtow to the Mulan people, right?"
"No, no adults."
Nan Batian said with a bitter face at this time that Yelu's words were simply murderous and heart-breaking. He looked down on the Mulan people. What a big hat! How dare he look down on the Mulan people?
Everyone in this world belongs to the Mulan people. Why does he look down on the Mulan people?
But if I don't kowtow, it means I look down on the people of Mulan. Lord Yelu has spoken, and I am forced to kowtow.
Kowtow again?
Did I not check the almanac before going out today? First I kowtowed to Chen Jiusi, and now I have to kowtow to Mulanren.
I have six heads going out. Don't I, Nan Batian, have any face?
Don't kowtow?
Nan Batian looked towards Yelu, only to see Yelu looking at him with a smile on his face, but his eyes were icy cold, so cold that it pierced his bones. How could he not kowtow?
Try it without knocking.
Yelu himself is a Mulan people, and his position is also biased towards the Mulan people, especially since the Mulan people are right this time.
Moreover, what Mulan people said just now irritated him: "Chen Jiusi can kowtow, but we Mulan people can't. Do you think we Mulan people are inferior to Han people?"
Yes, we Mulan people are not as good as you Han people?
Nan Batian looked at Yelu's unquestionable eyes, and finally lowered his proud head: "I kowtow!"
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