Chapter 164: The Price of Life

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, after calming down and thinking carefully about it, he roughly guessed what had happened.

  This group of swordsmen are all top-notch experts, if someone really came to assassinate Song Chuyi, it would be impossible to get the better of them and throw her into the hold... this thing was truly an accident.

  "These bastards!" Song Chuyi sat in front of the window, cursed with a smile, and lowered his head to lay out the chess game he played against Min Chi last night step by step.

  As if he didn't hold a grudge.

  But in the following days, a strange atmosphere had been lingering on the ship.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, whenever Song Chuyi saw anyone, he would narrow his eyes and smile, making people's backs feel chilly. Only Gu Jing was an exception, treating him as usual, and every day after eating his fill, he would go find Song Chuyi to chat with.

  Everyone couldn't help but secretly sigh, it's really stupid luck! At least they were happy until the moment before their heads fell off, unlike them who couldn't swallow food or sleep peacefully.

  "Sir." someone outside the door said.

  Kong Yuzhi was watching Song Shiyu play against himself when he heard someone disturbing him. He immediately stood up and went out the door, scolding in a low voice: "Yan, sir is thinking, what are you shouting about?"

  Sweat on his forehead, won't he be thinking of ways to bully him?

  A slow and gentle voice came from inside the house, "Come in."

  Gully walked into the house, not daring to look up at Song Chuyi, and bowed his head to say "Three days ago, I was careless and put you in the lower cabin, please punish me!"

  "Three days ago..." Song Chu's tone was drawn out at the end.

  The valley is even deeper, at this moment, listening to Song Chuyi's tone, he has already regretted it extremely, and should not have learned from Yu. Should have come to apologize earlier!

  Because Song Chu was often joking with them before, everyone didn't have a deep understanding of her. So they hadn't taken this matter to heart, but after watching Ji Yu and Gu Han skillfully avoiding each other for three days, everyone finally realized that the problem was serious.

  "You should die!" Gu Ye knelt down on one knee.

  These words are not empty, if Song Chu really pursued it, he should have been put to death for what he did. Who has ever heard of an army losing its commander?

  "Remember this. I don't have time to think about how to punish you." Song Chuoyi said casually.

  Gully slightly raised his head, full of incredulity - just so easily turned over?

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, he felt his gaze and shifted his attention from the chessboard, turning to smile at him. "Sir is not a person who kills people indiscriminately. If you don't punish him, it's hard to establish credibility, but considering that we are currently on the road and it's inconvenient to bring a half-dead person, the punishment will be recorded first. If you can achieve great merit, it's possible to cancel it."

  "Thank you, Mr.!" Kuai was overjoyed in his heart.

  "Alright, go." Song Chu said.

  "Hey!" Kuai Ya walked out of Song Chu Er's house with a relaxed expression.

  Everyone saw Gǔ Yá come out unharmed and couldn't help but feel surprised, so they rushed over to ask him questions.

  "The master is very tolerant and generous. He allows me to atone for my crimes and make amends." Gu Ya praised Song Chu Yi without any reserve.

  Looking back, Song Chu Yi was serious only when giving orders, otherwise he was easy to get along with and never put on airs. He would often eat and travel with them, and was very loyal.

  Inside the house, sunlight shone in through the window, and Song Chuyi's lips curled up into a shallow arc. "Call Guhan over."

  Gu Jing responded with a sound and left.

  In no time, Gu Han walked over in big strides, without even bothering to adjust his collar, and said "Sir."

  "Come in." Song Chuyi tossed the chess piece in his hand into the pot and sat up straight.

  Gu Yan entered the house and saw Song Chuoyi gesture for him to sit down. He hesitated slightly before kneeling down on the mat, asking "What instructions do you have, sir?"

  Just now, I heard Gu Yan's words, Song Chu said that he didn't have time to think about how to make trouble for people, and expressed his doubts. But had to admit, Song Chu has a lot of things to think about at the moment, taking down Bashu is not something that can be done overnight, it requires careful planning.

  "Is there any connection with Gongzi Ze?" Song Chu asked.

  "Not yet."

  "Get in touch as soon as possible." In these few days, Song Chuyi had already thought out a rough plan, but he needed to gain the trust and support of Ying Ju.

  "Yes." Gu Han paused for a moment before continuing, "I just received news that the marriage between Qin and Wei has been settled."

  The result was as expected, and Song Chu Yi wasn't too surprised, only asking "What's the situation between the various countries?"

  Gu Yan said, "The various countries were quite shocked, but did not take any action. Another major event was that the princess of the Zhou royal family was sought after by two countries for marriage, both Zhao and Wei wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Zhou emperor."

  Although Zhou Tianzi is nearly fifty, his legitimate daughter is only seventeen years old. The two sons and one daughter born to Queen Zhou are the only ones in their middle age, and this daughter is also the most orthodox princess of the direct descent of the Zhou royal family, naturally being regarded as a precious gem.

  "Propose marriage? Ha, I think it's forced marriage!" Song Chu didn't experience this in her past life. Thinking that the King of Wei was already old, she couldn't help but laugh and say "Isn't the Queen of Wei still alive? He's proposing for the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince is already married too."

  "It's said that Wei Taizi's legitimate wife had a difficult childbirth two months ago... and didn't make it." After Song Chuyi asked this, Gu Han felt that the Crown Prince's legitimate wife probably died under suspicious circumstances.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a faint smile appeared on his face: "Zhao and Wei are still evenly matched in their fight!"

  The purpose of the Wei state is very clear, it is pulling alliances from all sides. Firstly, to stabilize its surroundings, so that no one takes advantage of its emptiness and attacks; secondly, it has also exposed that the Wei state is no longer the fierce tiger it once was, and even dealing with Zhao alone almost exhausted its energy.

  "Yes, it's been three months since the two countries went to war. Wei State is slightly at an advantage and has occupied more than ten miles of Zhao State's land." Gu Han was really puzzled, what was the purpose of these two countries, and why were they "forcing a marriage".

  This has little to do with Gu Yan, what he's more concerned about now is why Song ChuYi didn't scold him!

  Guchan, as the leader of a group of swordsmen, bears great responsibility for Song Chu's being bundled up and thrown into the hold. To be honest, Guchan hasn't spent much time with Song Chu and doesn't know her very well. He admits that this time he didn't take the initiative to apologize, partly because he didn't treat Song Chu as a true dignitary, but more because he wanted to see how she would handle things.

  The reason for this is that Gu Xuan vaguely guessed that Jun Shang had plans to let them serve Song Chu Er for a long time, he didn't trust Song Chu Er's ability to take on the future of Da Qin, and wasn't sure if her decisions were worth their lives.

  As for punishment, Guhan will take responsibility for it himself.

  At first, Song hesitated and didn't make a decision. Gu Han finally couldn't bear it and said, "Sir, three days ago, I was derelict in my duty, which caused you to suffer injustice. Please punish me."

  The general was lost, and it became a bit of a grievance in his mouth.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a copy of the hand, with a mouth said "I originally wanted to give you a surprise, since you asked..." As he spoke, he suddenly shouted "Gu Jing, no one is allowed within two meters around!"

  "Hey!" A rough voice came from outside the door.

  A moment later, Gu Jing came over to report that everything had been taken care of and he himself was two zhang away.

  "This time I go to Shu, I don't plan to return to Qin, the king is very clear about the inside story, but he will inevitably want to find a scapegoat." Song Chu said briefly.

  Valley Han suddenly lifted his head and met Song Chu's face with a faint smile.

  The talents of the Great Qin were lost, and this crime was in the hands of Ying Huo, being able to keep his whole body intact was already very fortunate. Gu Han's body was chilled to the bone, he never thought that just having a little bit of probing thoughts would lead to such a result!

  "This is part of the plan. If you don't want to die for the Great Qin, you can escape now. I'll spare your feelings and won't mention it if you don't bring it up today. This is also a chance for you to struggle for survival." Song Zhong Yi said this because he was certain that he wouldn't escape, and someone whom Weng Xi trusted completely wouldn't be so despicable.

  Gao Han pursed his lips tightly, raised his head and stared at Song Chuyi tightly, saying in a low voice "I want to know, was this result planned from the beginning, or did Mr. have a sudden change of heart in recent days."

  "No matter if it was destined from the start or a sudden impulse, there's more than one person who can be a scapegoat, but I kept Gu Jing and abandoned you." Song Chu said.

  "Because he treats you like a god, but I don't?" Gu Han's face was expressionless, his words seemingly laced with cold laughter.

  "There is a saying in the military: 'If the general listens to my plan and uses it, he will surely win; if not, he will surely lose.' At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, someone picked out a black grain from a bowl, listlessly playing with it. 'If I must seek victory and cannot come and go as I please, then I can only get rid of that disobedient general!'"

  The strategist's words roughly translate to: "If the general heeds my plan, we will surely win and I will have left something behind. If the general does not adopt my strategy, even if forced to do so, it will still end in defeat; I might as well leave early."

  For Song Chu Yi, Gu Han was far from being a "main general", she didn't need to wait for him to slowly test and then trust her.

  "If my arms don't listen to me, from time to time they think about strangling my neck to see how I react. In my free time, I might have the patience to tidy them up, but if it's at a critical moment, it's better to cut them off early." This metaphor of Song Chu's isn't too fitting, but it's quite vivid.

  Gu Yan finally understood how terrifying Song ChuYi was, he didn't know how Song ChuYi would deal with him in normal times, but now it was a matter of life and death.

  "I am willing to die for the great Qin!" Gu Han bowed his head.

  Having achieved such a result, he was somewhat relieved. If Song ChuYi really had the ability to help Qin Guo take down BaShu, he would die with peace of mind.

  Gao Leng was shocked and hadn't expected that if it was certain death, why would Song ChuYi bother to say so much to him?

  Things just passed like this on the boat. Except for Ji Yu and Gu Han, everyone else was moved by Song Chuyi's magnanimity and broad-mindedness. - Nuo Qiu updated first time Ji Yu was puzzled in her heart, although it was said that Song Chuyi herself had rolled up the quilt into a ball and ended up being thrown into the hold, but she seemed like someone who would talk reason? How could she not have caused trouble for anyone?

  Or is this one of his good qualities that he had never discovered before?