The Killer's Cleansing Manual

One morning a week later, Ye Lang stole a horse, bought a lot of rice, flour, grain, oil and other things, and went straight to the small courtyard around the White Horse Temple.

After he instructed someone to prepare these things, he lifted the curtain and entered the room. Ji Shihan was sitting at the table, looking at the map of the mountains around the White Horse Temple with a frown in thought.

"Master." He called out, "I bought some food and asked someone to put it in the side room."

Ji Shihan quickly stood up, showing the utmost respect: "General, please take a seat. I've been so busy running around, thank you so much!"

Ye Lang felt very comfortable when he called him "General". He nodded slightly and said, "Someone has been staying at home recently, and I have to host banquets for them from time to time. Therefore, I can't come out often. I hope the Grand Tutor will not mind."

Ji Shihan quickly clapped Ye Lang's hand and smiled back, "No, no, the general has his own affairs to attend to." He remembered what Ye Lang said about "accompanying", and his eyes rolled, "I wonder who can trouble the general to accompany him?"

Ye Lang's mood became even better, and he was very impatient. "It's my father-in-law! His daughter moved out of my yard a long time ago because she was unfaithful to her husband. Not only did he not try to persuade her, but he just drank and chatted with my father all day long. It's really unlucky!"

Ji Shihan calculated the days and asked, "But shouldn't Prince He Xin have returned on the second day of the New Year? Why is the Southern Barbarian King still in the capital on the fifth day?"

Ye Lang was even more impatient after hearing this: "That old guy also wanted to watch the Spring Festival. In fact, it was because his daughter was wronged, so he came here to watch me. Even though he is the king of a country, he is also soft-hearted. He took what a woman said seriously..."

"So! The King of Nanman will not return to Nanman until after the festival?" Ji Shihan couldn't wait to interrupt Ye Lang.

Ye Lang nodded: "Exactly."

Ji Shihan suddenly stood up, paced around the room a few times, and then burst into laughter: "God help me! God help me!!"

Ye Lang was completely bewildered: "Grandmaster, what do you mean by divine help?"

Ji Shihan laughed for a while before explaining to him, "Originally, I was worried that the little commotion Lu Han created at Junan Pass wouldn't be enough to lure the entire Ye family away, but this Nanman King rushed to give me an opportunity!"

"General! You must return immediately. For the next few days, you must feign illness and not accompany your father to Juenan Pass. Just say you are not feeling well and want to postpone the trip for a few days."

"I will immediately write a letter, asking Naluhan to find a way to bribe the princes of other countries. I will say that the Emperor Jingguo has detained the King of Nanman. The eldest prince is young and immature. He will be restless if he is easily provoked. He will definitely accompany Naluhan to 'rescue' his father."

"When the enemy arrives at the gates, the noise will be much greater than that made by those little thugs. When we succeed at the White Horse Temple, your father will understand how correct your decision was. By then, I will reserve the position of general, even the position of marshal, for you!"

Ye Lang was so fascinated by his last few words of flattery that he was at a loss as to what to do. He also admired Ji Shihan's quick thinking. He could come up with so many ideas just by hearing the news that the King of the Southern Barbarians stayed in the capital.

"Don't worry, Grand Master, this matter will be watertight!"

Ji Shihan nodded heavily, then wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Naluhan as soon as possible.

When Nalu Han received the letter and saw that the King of Nanman had not returned to his country, he was overjoyed!

The eldest prince today is nothing but a cowardly bastard. Ever since he became the prince in charge of government, he doesn't allow anyone to hit him. What a coward!

Now, he only needs to use some small tricks, so shouldn’t he be anxious to find a way to “rescue his father”?

Na Luhan immediately burned the letter, and then sent a few confidants to intercept the princes who were most easily persuaded, and tempted them with fiefdoms as bait. Sure enough, these princes all agreed to cooperate.

After all, it’s just a matter of saying a word and you can get a fiefdom. This deal won’t be a loss for me.

On the second day, these vassal kings came together to see the eldest prince Shancang, and told him the story of the imprisonment of the King of the Southern Barbarians in a very sad way. Naruhan, who "happened to pass by", heard it and immediately slammed the table.

"How dare you detain my brother! We will attack Junan Pass right now, break through the barriers of his southern border, and then charge directly into the capital to rescue my brother!"

Shan Cang had received a letter from his father before this, which described all the details of the conspiracy between Naluhan and Ji Shihan, and also instructed him to set off again before the Spring Festival.

Although he mentioned that Na Luhan would try to make a noise at Ju'nan Pass to lure Marshal Ye and his family over, he didn't say it would be such a big noise.

However, I guess the news that my father would not return was known to someone, so they took advantage of it.

Think you're easy to persuade? Then just play along.

"Great! I admire your courage, Uncle Wang! But... the military talisman is in my father's hands, and I'm powerless. I'm afraid I can only serve as your backup force, providing you with food and supplies. As for the actual battle, I'll have to trouble you."

Na Luhan had always looked down on him. What was there to be afraid of, a weak pretty boy who couldn't even shoot a bird?

"Leave the battle on the front lines to me! You just need to make sure my troops have enough food in the back!"

Shan Cang acted as if he was lucky to have Uncle Wang’s help: “Thank you, Uncle Wang! Without your help, I really don’t know what I would have done.”

Naluhan showed contempt in his eyes and walked away after listening to many flattering words, intending to reorganize his troops and march to the city of Ju'nan Pass!

Half a month later, at the morning court session, the news that the army was approaching the Ju'nan Pass had already reached the capital.

In the past half month, Ye Xiurong had already made sufficient preparations and immediately expressed his intention to lead his family to the war in the court.

"Naruhan is stubborn and unrepentant. He insists on invading our southern border under the pretext of saving the Nanman King. How despicable! I, this old minister, am willing to take my family with me to the southern border and repel Naruhan at Junan Pass!"

Qi Yili sat high on the throne of supreme power and nodded vigorously: "If we are to discuss the situation of resisting the South Pass, I also know that Marshal Ye is the only one who can do it. In this case, I will trouble Marshal Ye to go to the battle tomorrow. I will personally see him off!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another person advised: "I think that now that the King of Nanman is in our Jing State, we should go to Junan Pass together to sort out the right and wrong. Why waste people's money and trouble the people of both countries?"

This statement makes sense if one does not know Ji Shihan's inner thoughts, but one cannot listen to it when there is an undercurrent of conspiracy.

"Lu Han not only covets Junan Pass, he has also long coveted the throne of the Nanman King. He is now raising an army just to find an excuse to pursue his own selfish desires. Bringing the Nanman King back to Junan Pass will only give him an excuse to act. It is better to raise an army, even if the two armies confront each other at Junan Pass, than to ignore it and let him succeed in a sneak attack!"