With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

Then the envoy turned and looked at Lu Yan.

The respect and humility just now disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Instead, there is arrogance:

"Prefect Lu, our king is very dissatisfied with what's happening in the barbarian land!"

"You must return the barbarian land to my Beixiang Kingdom!"

"Barbarian land? That's already the territory of our Datong Dynasty! You want me to return it? Dream on!"

Lu Yan fought back without showing any weakness, but he was rapidly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

Beixiang State is coming with such force that it seems a war is inevitable.

"Lu Yan, don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty!"

The envoy was furious, and his rough voice echoed in the county government office.

"Our king has already sent troops to assemble at the border. If you know what's good for you, hand over the barbarian land!"

"Otherwise, just wait for our Beixiang Kingdom's cavalry to crush your Shannan Prefecture!"

"Destroy Shannan Prefecture? You're really arrogant!"

Lu Yan sneered.

"Just those ugly soldiers of yours? I don't even take them seriously!"

Seeing that the two sides were on the verge of a war, Princess Mingyue quickly intervened:

"Calm down, both of you! If you have something to say, please talk it over peacefully. Why resort to violence?"

She turned to look at Lu Yan, her tone softening a little.

"Lord Lu, the barbarian land originally belonged to our Beixiang Kingdom,"

"Now that they have surrendered to Datong, please, sir, please give me a favor and return the barbarian land to us."

Lu Yan cursed in his heart, this little girl!

He replied with a forced smile:

"Your Highness, this barbarian land is now Datong's territory. How can we just give it back?"

"Besides, these barbarian people have willingly submitted to Datong. I can't force them to return to Beixiang Kingdom, right?"

“Isn’t this against their wishes?”

"You..." Princess Mingyue stomped her feet in anger, but she could do nothing.

Seeing this, the envoy added fuel to the fire:

"Lu Yan, stop being so sweet-talking! You have to pay it today, whether you want to or not! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"

"You're welcome? I want to see how you can be rude!"

Lu Yan also got angry. He waved his hand and shouted outside the door.

"Someone, get these people out!"

The guards at the county government office could no longer contain themselves.

Upon hearing Lu Yan's order, they immediately rushed forward.

The envoys from Beixiang State were surrounded.

"How dare you!"

The envoy roared, drew the sword from his waist, and gestured at the guards.

"Who dares to touch me?"

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Princess Mingyue was extremely anxious.

She quickly ran to Lu Yan, grabbed his sleeve, and pleaded in a low voice:

"Lord Lu, please return the barbarian land to us!"

"My Beixiang Kingdom and the Datong Dynasty have been friends for generations. Why should we damage the relationship over such a small matter?"

Lu Yan didn't even raise his eyelids. The fragrance of Princess Mingyue brushed past his nose, but he seemed not to hear it.

This little girl is pretty, but unfortunately she is not very smart.

It's already this late, and you're still trying to be conciliatory?

Do you really think I’m a vegetarian?

"Your Highness, the smell of your perfume is a bit strong. It makes my head hurt."

Lu Yan rubbed his temple and moved aside with a look of disgust.

He dodged Princess Mingyue's delicate hand that was pulling at his sleeve.

Seeing this, the envoy became even more arrogant, his nose turned up to the sky, and he snorted coldly:

"Lu Yan! If you don't accept my toast, you'll be punished! Do you really think that my Beixiang Kingdom is afraid of a mere prefect like you?"

"Afraid? There's no such word in my dictionary!"

Lu Yan stood up suddenly, with an evil smile on his lips.

"I hate being threatened the most in my life! Especially by a hairy thing like you, who looks like a bear."

"How dare you act so wildly in my Shannan Prefecture? You really don't know my temper?"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Yan took out a delicate and small musket from his boots.

The black muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at the stunned envoy.

"boom!"

A gunshot was heard, and the county government office fell silent.

The envoy's eyes widened as he looked down in disbelief at the bloody hole in his chest from which smoke was coming out.

Then he fell straight down, twitched a few times, and became motionless.

The air was filled with a faint smell of blood and gunpowder, and Princess Mingyue was frightened out of her wits.

He stood there, trembling all over, as if he had been struck by lightning.

The rest of the Beixiang Kingdom's followers were even more frightened.

They all ran away in fear, wishing their parents had given them two more legs.

Lu Yan blew away the non-existent smoke from the muzzle of the gun.

He calmly put the musket back into his boot.

It was as easy and casual as if he had just swatted a fly.

"You...you...you're crazy!"

Princess Mingyue pointed at Lu Yan tremblingly, and her speech was a little stuttering.

Lu Yan blew away the non-existent gunpowder smoke from the muzzle and replied calmly:

"Crazy? I'm perfectly clear-headed! How dare you act wildly in my Shannan Prefecture? Do you really think I'm a vegetarian?"

He glanced at Princess Mingyue with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

"What? Are you feeling bad? If you're feeling bad, then take your people and go back."

"Tell your king that I'm waiting for him in Shannan County. I want to see what he's capable of!"

Princess Mingyue finally came to her senses. She knew how powerful Lu Yan was.

I also know that nothing I say will help.

She took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and bowed to Lu Yan:

"Master Lu, Mingyue has taken note of today's events. Farewell!"

After saying this, she hurriedly left the county government office with the remaining envoys.

Looking at the backs of Princess Mingyue and her group as they left, Lu Yan curled his lips into a sneer.

He turned to look at Li Kui beside him and ordered:

"Xiao Kui, go, drag that damned guy out and feed him to the dogs!"

Okay!

Li Kui grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth, and ran happily to deal with the corpse.

After dealing with the body of the envoy from Beixiang State, Lu Yan sat in a chair and fell into deep thought.

The Beixiang Kingdom is coming with great momentum, and it seems that a war is inevitable.

However, he was not afraid, but rather excited.

"Someone come here!" Lu Yan shouted outside the door.

"What are your orders, sir?"

Lu Fei, Zhang Xun and Han Sheng walked in.

"Pass the order down, all troops enter level one combat readiness! Also, have Night Owl come to see me!"

Lu Yan said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The three of them took the order and left.

Soon, Night Owl came in front of Lu Yan.

"Yexiao, take your men to the border to scout and see where the Beixiang army is."

"How many troops are there, and what weapons and equipment do they have?"

Lu Yan ordered.

"Yes, my lord!"

Night Owl took the order and left.

Lu Yan rubbed his temples and felt a headache.

War is no joke. If you are not careful, there will be countless casualties.