Chapter 35: Strike First
At first, the Yue people were quite polite. They sent a senior official to welcome the Wu delegation and placed Bo Yan and others in a relay station, waiting for Yun Chang to summon them.
But what followed was that the attitude of the Yue people became increasingly indifferent, even hostile!
This can be seen from the specifications of the dishes served at every meal in Chuanshe Yueren.
Moreover, recently Bo Yan felt that someone was monitoring him, both openly and secretly!
This made Bo Yan feel alarmed!
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong!
How could there be such a big change in the attitude of the Yue people?
Bo Yan quickly sent someone to inquire about the matter, but the news he got frightened him so much that he couldn't recover for a long time!
"Your Excellency, I have found out. It was the messenger sent by Ji Guang who maliciously slandered our king in front of Yun Chang!"
"Zhongqin also requested King Yunchang of Yue to execute the Wu envoys as a sacrifice to establish an alliance!"
Bo Yan was a little dazed, and then he began to pace back and forth.
"The King of Yue only ordered us to be ignored, and has not yet ordered the execution. This means that Yun Chang is still hesitating... We can't delay any longer!"
Bo Yan gritted his teeth, looked at the group of followers around him, and asked, "My friends, do you know who in Kuaiji City can have a say in Yun Chang and is very easy to bribe?"
"this……"
All the followers looked at each other in bewilderment.
One of them reported, "Sir, I heard that the Grand Marshal Shi Mai of Yue State has a rough temperament, is addicted to sensual pleasures, and likes hunting. Considering his influence in Yue State, maybe we can give him a try."
"good."
Bo Yan was desperate and was trying every possible means to cure his illness, so he decided to give it a try!
He didn't know much about the State of Yue, and the situation was so critical now, how to resolve it?
Even if Shi Mai is not a greedy and lustful person, it is worth a try for Bo Han to cater to his preferences, present some rare treasures and win his favor!
However, their crisis has not yet been resolved.
Bo Yu frowned again and said, "The King of Yue is now wavering between my king and the traitor Ji Guang. The existence of Ji Guang's envoy breeding birds is always a major hidden danger!"
"My friends, are you willing to follow me to kill the breeding birds and complete the mission entrusted by the king?"
"We are willing to go!"
The followers were all passionate young men from military backgrounds, so naturally they did not reject Bo Yan's request.
Bo Yan's purpose is very simple.
Since the breeding birds want to kill them, they must take the initiative and kill the breeding birds!
As the saying goes, when two armies are fighting, they do not kill the envoys.
The consequences of killing the messenger are very serious and the impact is extremely bad!
Because this means that you have no intention of negotiating at all.
By then, once the breeding bird dies, King Yunchang of Yue will naturally lean towards King Qingji of Wu.
As for Helu, get out of the way!
Bo Yan was very confident. If he took action, wouldn't it be easy to fool Yun Chang ?
It was a dark and windy night.
After learning from the information obtained by his followers that Zhongqin and others lived in the west courtyard of the inn, Bo Yan immediately sharpened his sword and rushed to the gate of the west courtyard with ten followers.
A curious attendant looked over , then squatted down and said to Bo Yan with concern: "Master, we don't know where the breeding birds live. What should we do?"
Upon hearing this, Bo Yu was not panicked at all, and said: "Thank goodness you are the king's personal guards, why are you so stupid? Those who live here will naturally not be spared, and all will be killed."
"But... Sir, there are many Yue soldiers guarding outside this inn. If they start to kill, won't you two be in danger?"
"Haha, what do you think the dry firewood I asked you to prepare in advance is for?"
Bo Yu pointed at a bundle of dry firewood under each person's feet and said with a smile.
The followers immediately understood!
"superior."
Following Bo'an's order, two followers moved forward silently, killed the two drowsy enemies guarding the door with one sword, and solved them cleanly and neatly.
Then, under Bo'an's command , all the followers rushed forward, broke into every house in the west courtyard, and killed anyone they saw!
“Swish!”
"Ugh!"
“Puff, fuss!”
A bright red, enchanting blood flower bloomed on the window paper.
Amid the wailing, people fell down one after another!
The breeding bird , including his followers, were killed by the sudden attack and died before they could react.
Seeing that the task had been completed, Bo Yan couldn't help but laugh with relief, and then threw the torch in his hand onto a pile of dry firewood!
Suddenly the dry wood caught fire and flames shot up into the sky!
"The fire broke out! The fire broke out!"
Bo Yan immediately started yelling at the top of his voice.
The chaotic sounds instantly covered up the sounds of fighting!
When they heard that the inn was on fire and saw the flames rising into the sky, the Yue soldiers who were originally guarding the inn did not dare to delay. They immediately found a well to fetch water and rushed in frantically to put out the fire.
…
Palace of King Yue, main hall.
“Bang!”
Upon hearing that the relay station caught fire last night and that Helu's envoys, birds, and their followers had all died in the flames, King Yunchang of Yue could not help but fly into a rage!
Are there really such bizarre coincidences in the world?
The inn caught fire, and the other people living inside were fine, but Zhongqin and others were burned one by one, and there were scars on their bodies!
Yun Chang knew it with just his ass that this must be the work of Bo Heng, the envoy of Wu State!
"Send Bo-Hun to the emperor for an audience!"
"promise!"
Soon, Bo Yan entered the hall under the guidance of a temple servant.
The ministers of the State of Yue in the hall all looked ferocious and glared at Bo Yun, as if they wanted to cut the latter into pieces!
However, Bo Yan was not afraid at all, and walked to the steps neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Bo Yan, the senior official of Wu, pays respect to the King of Yue! Long live the King of Yue!"
Bo Yan changed his expression again and bowed respectfully to Yun Chang who was sitting above.
"snort!"
Yun Chang snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and said, "Bo Yan, stop trying to be nice in front of me! The fire in the inn last night was caused by you, right?"
"To be honest with you, King Yue, this is exactly what I did!"
"You are so brave!"
Yun Chang immediately stood up and slammed the table, staring at Bo Yun who was standing under the stage, and said angrily: "How dare you set fire to my Yue State's residence, the king's capital, Kuaiji? Someone, come here!"
"Take Bo Han out and cook him to death!"
After he finished speaking, two guards in armor rushed in, ready to hold Bo Zhen down.
"Wait a minute!"
Bo Yan shouted quickly!
He doesn't want to be thrown into the frying pan and fried!
"What else do you have to say?"
Yun Chang sneered disdainfully.
"King Yue, I just want to say that I was wronged for setting fire last night!"
"What? Have I wrongly accused you? Could it be that the incident at the inn last night was not caused by you?"
Bo Yu pretended to be calm and shook his head, saying: "It is indeed what I did. However, everything I did was for the sake of the King of Yue and the country of Yue!"
