As soon as he finished speaking, a dissatisfied response came from the corner: "Why? This is Heikko City, the capital of the Cow tribe. They are just foreign troops, what qualifications do they have to order us?"

These remarks immediately resonated with several people responded.

"Yes! We have always obeyed His Majesty and only obeyed the royal family's orders. This is an old rule for hundreds of years."

"Although they are all city guards, there are still a big difference between tribes. No matter what you think, I will not obey this kind of order anyway."

"That's right, so what about the order issued by the three tribes? I only recognize the royal family, only the signature of His Majesty."

A middle-aged man with a slightly fat and short head stood up. His name was Feiyun, who was the commander of the North District of Heijiao City. Feiyun looked gloomy and raised his hands to make a downward ban on sound: "Everyone, your ideas are understandable. But I think it is not rational to do so. Now is not the time to fight for power and profit, everything should be based on the overall situation."

A sarcastic ridicule came from the corner: "Niu Feiyun, it's okay if you flatter the superiors. Everyone is a colleague, so you turn a blind eye. But now you keep speaking from the standpoint of foreigners. What do you think of our Black Niu clan? Don't forget that we are the commanders of the royal family, not the despicable ones of foreigners."

Feiyun immediately turned around and stared at that direction with a sharp look: "Niu Qingkang, put your mouth clean. I am thinking about everyone. In this situation, do you think we are the opponents of the three tribes coalition forces?"

Niu Qingkang was not willing to be outdone, and stood up "swoosh" and said tit-for-tat: "How many people can there be in their three tribes? No more than 20,000. The city guards we are working on alone have 20,000. As long as an emergency mobilization order is issued, 100,000 people will be gathered tomorrow at noon. When the fight comes, do you dare say we can't win?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Yun Kai stood up, walked slowly to the middle of the two, stood close to Niu Qingkang, and whispered: "Both, say less. Feiyun, you are the commander of the North District. Qingkang, you are responsible for the West District. Speaking of which, everyone is a comrade, why bother to hurt your relationship for such a small matter?"

Niu Feiyun was more rational, so he nodded slowly: "I am thinking about everyone. It's really boring to not fight this kind of battle if you can fight."

Niu Qingkang didn't plan to let it go. He made a sensation: "This is an opportunity to win our power. There will be no such store after passing this village. Think about it, we can take advantage of the current demand to get more."

The meeting host Guohao frowned and looked at him deeply: "What are you referring to? The royal family? Or the new king elected later?"

"Everything is OK!" Qingkang spread his hands, his eyes flashed with unconcealed greed, and his speech was inflammatory: "Everyone, we control the most powerful army of this city and even the entire Black Bull Clan. No matter who ascends the throne, we are a force that cannot be ignored. Now is the time for us to show our muscles, and only in this way can others value us."

Yun Kai looked at him with an inquiring look: "How do you want to show it?"

Qing Kang said bluntly: "Issuing an emergency mobilization order now to drive them out of Heikko City with superior forces."

Feiyun whispered: "Niu Qingkang, you are rebelling!"

Niu Qingkang was unmoved at all: "Those guys who led their troops to attack Heijiao City are the real rebels. Even if they had a convening order issued by the great national commander, they could not rush into the royal city at this time. Our military strength was superior, and they were no match for them at all. As long as we drove them out, we would have a lot of say when establishing the new king."

Guohao frowned even deeper, and he showed an incredible expression: "Do you want to participate in the election of the new king?"

"Stop kidding, I don't have that qualification." Niu Qingkang's cheeks were thin, his high cheekbones tightened his facial skin, and his whole body looked very energetic: "I mean other people, such as Niu Lingxiao, the chief of the ferocious bull tribe."

"Fei Bull Department?" Feiyun, the commander of the South District, thought for a while and sneered: "Why, he has contacted you and wants to get support from you?"

Niu Qingkang did not intend to hide it, he nodded: "Niu Lingxiao offered a very high price. He asked me to pass on the message to you-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yun Kai, the commander of the imperial guard, looked at him with a smile and asked, "For example?"

"Increase our salary and army, we can also be transferred to the city lord according to our requirements." Niu Qingkang said clearly: "He can also give us a higher position, a senior commander, a grand commander, and even demarcate a part of the civilians according to the specific circumstances, establish separate branches, and we will serve as the patriarch."

These words immediately aroused a burst of surprise among the listeners.

"Big deal! I heard it right! The city lord... the patriarch... Qingkang, are you sure Niu Lingxiao is not joking?"

"I'm not that greedy. As long as I can become the city lord, I'll be satisfied."

"If this is true, I support him ascend to the throne."

There was a lot of discussion on the spot, and Yun Kai, the commander of the Imperial Army, had to stand up again to ask everyone to keep quiet: "Everyone, listen to me, if you win over, I personally think this kind of thing is unlikely. Niu Lingxiao is difficult and it is impossible to do what he promised."

"Why?" Niu Qingkang stared at him.

"The great national master is dead, and no news about the murderer has been released yet. However, everyone here has information sources, and a lot of evidence points to the princess. As far as I know, the deaths of the two princes before were also related to the princes. In other words, once the evidence of the princes murder was confirmed, the Black Bull clan will not have a legal heir to the throne." Yun Kai talked happily.

His words caused another shock.

"Oh my God! Did the princess do it?"

"Why did she do this?"

"I want to avenge the great master!"

Yun Kai has always kept his hands up, and he patiently persuaded: "Quiet! Please be quiet! What I want to say is that the situation in Heijiao City is now chaotic, and if it is not handled properly, it will turn into a disaster that affects the entire clan. Including me, everyone here is the commander, with tens of thousands of commands under his command, and we have a huge army. There is no foreign invasion now, and our responsibility and obligation is to maintain internal stability of the clan."

Niu Qingkang issued a threatening sarcasm: "After talking for a long time, you still didn't say why you didn't let everyone obey Niu Lingxiao's orders."

Yun Kai ignored him and continued: "This city has our family, our friends, and hundreds of thousands of civilians. Once war breaks out, everything will disappear. In fact, we are very lucky. If it were not for the guards of the Great National Master who seized the opportunity to open the east gate and let the coalition forces of the three tribes come in, it would inevitably trigger a new round of war. There is no eyebrow in the sword and gun. Perhaps some of us have already died in battle and cannot sit here for a meeting tonight."

"Believe me, the patriarchs must have a better solution to the current problem. Neither the city guard nor the imperial guards can be in chaos. Our responsibility is to maintain order in the city and ensure stability."

Niu Qingkang didn't take this trick at all. He raised his hand, pointed straight at Yun Kai, and roared in anger: "Niu Yunkai, are you selling everyone's rights. Say, what dirty deal did you make with Lei Niu Department?"

Yun Kai glanced at him and asked with a sneer: "How do you know that there is a connection between me and Lei Niu Tribe? Why don't you tell me how much benefits Niu Lingxiao has given you?"

Qingkang's face changed slightly, and his tone was still tough: "Nothing is said, I'm just telling everyone about the idea of ​​the King of the Fierce Bulls."

Yun Kai's smile was contemptuous and cold: "Niu Lingxiao gave you five beautiful girls, two carts of cotton, and promised to give you 200,000 people after the matter was completed, and you would be the patriarch. Haha... do you think these things can be hidden from me?"

As soon as he said that, everyone focused their eyes on Niu Qingkang. His face turned pale, and the twitching corners of his eyes showed that he was trying to control his emotions. After a few seconds of silence, Niu Qingkang opened his lips with difficulty and made an unwilling defense: "...you... are talking nonsense."

Yun Kai didn't plan to let him go: "Do I want me to send someone to your house now and search out those women and cotton cloth?"

The evidence was conclusive, and Qingkang could no longer deny it. He lowered his head and became depressed: "I...I am for everyone's good. Think about it, the city lord... and the patriarch... This is something we can't get as the commander for the rest of our lives!"

"No matter how generous the reward is, it depends on whether you have the life to enjoy it."

Yun Kai made a sarcasm, then turned his eyes to the audience and said loudly: "Everyone, I admit that Niu Lingxiao gave very good conditions, but he was not able to fulfill these promises at all. Let's talk about the Lei Niu tribe. Their patriarch Niu Tianhao was young and promising. He started from a small village with only two hundred people. In just a few years, the city lord, lord, and patriarch came step by step..."

Niu Qingkang's eyes were bloodshot due to anger. He interrupted Yun Kai's words: "Do you want us to be loyal to Niu Tianhao?"

Yun Kai avoided his verbal attack and said seriously: "I am a soldier, and I only value military merits. Looking at the entire Niu clan, only Niu Tianhao has the highest military merits. He destroyed the Pig clan, swallowed most of the Deer clan, and beat the tiger clan to pieces and abandoned his armor and defeated the army. Duanjiao City has been blocking the southern border for hundreds of years, and even the former kings led the army back without success. There are war horses, Niu Tianhao handed over thousands of horses to the clan in one breath, allowing us to obtain the same textile ability as the Deer clan. His achievements and abilities are obvious to all, and no one can erase them."

The scene was silent and people fell into thinking. It is undeniable that everyone's subjective thinking always focuses on interests, but in the view of the special group of soldiers, the existence that ranks second immediately is honor.

"The Lei Niu Tribe is now the most powerful tribe in the entire tribe." Yun Kai said loudly: "When I entered the city, everyone must have seen that they were equipped with muskets, and the number of people was not just a few hundred, but as many as thousands. In the past few days, I have learned about the situation of the Lei Niu Tribe through various aspects. There are many similar musket troops, with a total of not less than 100,000."

"So much?" someone exclaimed.

Yun Kai looked in the direction of making the sound and smiled, "Otherwise, how did you think Niu Tianhao captured Duanjiao City? He found sulfur and built cannons. No matter how strong the city wall was, it could not stop the shelling."

"Sulphur... Our ancestors searched back and forth on the mainland for hundreds of years, but he actually did it?" Some people found it unbelievable, but the facts were right in front of them.

Yun Kai struck while the iron was hot: "He is a young and promising patriarch. It is no exaggeration to say that he is our hope."

Seeing that the situation of the meeting changed instantly, Niu Qingkang, who was unwilling to do so, jumped out again and spoke. He hurriedly shouted: "Everyone, don't be deceived by Yun Kai. He must have taken the benefits of Lei Niu Ministry, so he spoke for Niu Tianhao so hard."

Yun Kai was not angry and said lightly: "Do you have any evidence?"

"There is no need for any evidence for this kind of thing." Niu Qingkang said angrily: "No matter what, I only obey the orders of the royal family. Niu Lingxiao told me in person that the princess was wronged, and that the princess agreed to marry him, and that he was the most favorable candidate for the new king."

"The Princess?"

Before Yun Kai could speak, the commander of the North District, Guohao, looked gloomy and shouted in a low voice: "A lot of evidence shows that she is the murderer of the great national master. Qingkang, I advise you to be rational and stand firm in your own position."

Niu Qingkang couldn't listen at all, and he continued to shout: "I believe the princess is innocent. All these things are caused by Lei Niu Tribe."

As he said that, he walked out of the crowd, raised his foot and walked towards the door, and said hatefully: "Whatever you think, I will not join you in any case. I still say the same thing----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yun Kai looked at him walking past him with a cold look. At that time, Yun Kai suddenly reached out and walked around Niu Qingkang's neck from behind, and tied him hard with his arms. He pulled out the short knife with his right hand at an extremely fast speed, stabbing the unexpected Qingkang's side abdomen.

Niu Qingkang's eyes widened, his mouth widened, his left hand tightly clamped Yun Kai's arm to break free, and his right hand tried hard to touch back and forth between the knife and his body. His fingers were cut, and the sticky blood soaked the clothes. His body quickly tensed in pain, and then gradually relaxed, becoming softer little by little in the process of death.

Drawing out the knife, Yun Kai rubbed bloody marks on the surface of Niu Qingkang's twitching body, stood up, and said lightly: "He must die, otherwise it will ruin our affairs."

Feiyun nodded in agreement: "The army of Leiniu tribe is on the way and will be able to reach Leikao City in a few days."
Chapter completed!