Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 515: Chapter 277: The Emperor of Great Zhou is a Ruthless Character

In the hostel of the capital, Hu Yanping and a few others sat together with sullen faces.

"Sir, we must show the people of Great Zhou a thing or two." The one who spoke was someone who had earlier attempted to shoot down a bird in flight to intimidate the people of Great Zhou. His name was Yitu, the Thousand Riders Commander.

"Before you show the people of Great Zhou anything, they might just kill us first and wouldn’t fear us at all." The speaker was a man with fair skin, a fresh appearance, and a lean build. His name was Wuwei, and he belonged to the Left Virtuous King’s faction. "I feel that on this visit to Great Zhou, there is more danger than luck; it might be very difficult for us to return."

"Dare they!" Yitu’s eyes flashed fiercely, and he said with an angry and brutish face, "I’ll kill them all first!"

Wuwei looked at Yitu, who seemed ready to rush out and kill at any moment, and in a serious inquiring tone, he asked, "Commander of a Thousand Riders, may I ask how you plan to kill all the people of Great Zhou, alone, or with just the twenty or so of us?"

Yitu glared at Wuwei intensely, then said confidently, "I alone can kill them all."

As soon as Yitu finished speaking, Wuwei began to applaud: "Truly impressive, Commander of a Thousand Riders, to be able to kill all the people of Great Zhou all by yourself. So formidable! So brave! No wonder you’re the mightiest warrior on our steppes!"

Although Yitu wasn’t very smart, he could hear the sarcasm in Wuwei’s tone. He lowered his face and asked harshly, "Wuwei, what do you mean by that?"

"What do I mean?" Wuwei rolled his eyes at Yitu and said crossly, "Commander of a Thousand Riders, who was it that got shot by a mere brat’s arrow?"

Hearing Wuwei’s words, Yitu’s expression became extremely unpleasant. His already dark face was now covered in gloom.

Wuwei was not afraid of Yitu. He continued to taunt him: "Commander of a Thousand Riders, is boasting meaningful at such a time? Killing all the people of Great Zhou, when you can’t even handle a single child..."

With a bang, Yitu slammed the table in front of them, interrupting Wuwei’s words.

Seeing Yitu’s eyes burning with rage as he glared fiercely, Wuwei remained unfazed and said with a smile, "What, did I hit a sore spot, making you fly into a rage out of humiliation?"

With another bang, Yitu suddenly stood up, causing the stool under him to topple over.

"Wuwei, don’t think I won’t dare to kill you!" Yitu glared at Wuwei with brutal eyes, as if he might tear Wuwei apart the next moment.

Wuwei remained seated, slightly tilting his head, looking at Yitu with disdain.

"Go ahead, kill me." Saying this, he even stretched his neck and tapped his neck with his hand, telling Yitu, "Come, pull out your knife from your waist and give my neck a slash now."

Yitu’s face twisted in anger, his eyes filled with menacing fierceness as he looked at Wuwei, exuding a terrifying aura. He raised his right hand to the hilt of his knife at his waist.

At this moment, Hu Yanping, who had been silent, shouted, "Yitu, sit down!"

Upon hearing this, the terrifying aura around Yitu instantly vanished, and the anger and murderous intent in his eyes disappeared completely. He transformed from an enraged wolf into a compliant dog.

First, he picked up the stool that had just fallen and obediently sat down.

Seeing Yitu being so obedient, Hu Yanping nodded with satisfaction. He then turned to Wuwei, issuing a warning, "Wuwei!"

"Sir, it’s not my fault. It’s because the Commander of a Thousand Riders was boasting so much that I couldn’t bear to listen anymore," Wuwei put on an innocent expression, "Also, the Commander of a Thousand Riders intended to intimidate the people of Great Zhou earlier, but instead, he was outplayed by them."

Hearing this, Yitu’s face again showed anger, but he didn’t dare to shout at Wuwei as he did before.

"Before arriving at the capital of Great Zhou, I already said not to provoke them rashly as it would be disadvantageous to us. However, what did Yitu do? He provoked the people of Great Zhou as soon as he arrived, using the most childish means." Wuwei’s expression suddenly turned very serious, and his gaze became sharp, a stark contrast to his previous playful demeanor. "Angering the people of Great Zhou will only lead us to ruin in Great Zhou."

Yitu felt that Wuwei was being alarmist. Although he didn’t shout back at Wuwei, his face showed a mocking expression, seeming to hold Wuwei’s words in disdain.

Wuwei naturally noticed Yitu’s expression and said coldly, "Commander of a Thousand Riders, do you not believe me?"

Yitu said nothing but snorted coldly.

"Do you know what the Director of the Ministry of Rites of Great Zhou told Lord Left Great Household?" Lord Left Great Household is Hu Yanping, the envoy from Xiongnu. "When two countries are at war, envoys are not killed, but if we continue to act rudely in Great Zhou, aside from the envoy from Lord Left Great Household being able to return to the steppes, everyone else will die in Great Zhou."