136: Rob his father to help the poor

Lin Yue stumbled out of the main tent, cursing Wang Jian's and Wang Ben's wives in his heart no less than eight hundred times.

Before, he was wondering why he, a mere Captain, was called for such an important matter.

Now he understood. Wang Li had long decided to send him for the negotiations, and he and his Five Tiger Generals had put on a show for him. Wang Li didn't want his subordinates to risk impeachment, so he made Lin Yue take the blame. If the negotiations succeeded, it would be Wang Li's credit; if they failed, it would be Lin Yue's responsibility. What a cruel heart!

But at this moment, he was under someone else's roof and had to bow his head. His superior, She Jian, was a rank below Wang Li, let alone himself.

Fortunately, when only the two of them were in the main tent, Wang Li gave him a bottom line: no less than one Army's worth of cavalry warhorses!

Three hundred thousand warhorses was not a small number. As for cattle and sheep, there were no strict requirements. Presumably, Wang Li, as a Marquis, preferred warhorses.

"Alas," Lin Yue sighed. As things stood, he could only first sound out Wuluoli's intentions before making a plan.

Thinking this, Lin Yue walked into the barracks and shooed Pan Feng and the others out, leaving only himself and Wuluoli.

Wuluoli sat on the bed, glanced at Lin Yue, ignored him, and continued to drink tea. The tea had a floral scent; he inhaled deeply, then slowly drank it, revealing a feeling of complete comfort.

He couldn't taste such a drink among the Xiongnu people!

Only when he finished this cup of tea did he slowly say, "Something wrong?"

"Smart!

Your kinsmen have arrived, ready to discuss the price of your ransom," Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Who has arrived?" Wuluoli asked.

"I heard it's someone named Aikala. I want to ask you, what price do you think is appropriate, or rather, how much do you think you are worth?" Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Hmph! Aikala is my mother's most loyal subject and a wise man my father relies on. Do you think I would tell you?" Wuluoli looked at Lin Yue with disdain.

"Heh heh, then I'll make an outrageous demand!

If I scare him away, no one will rescue you," Lin Yue said with a smile.

Wuluoli's face darkened, then he suppressed his anger and asked, "What you want is nothing more than warhorses, cattle, and sheep. Speak, how much do you want?"

"The same... three hundred thousand?" Lin Yue asked, somewhat lacking confidence.

Three hundred thousand warhorses were enough to form an entire Army!

An Army of three hundred thousand cavalry. Besides hearing that the Golden Fire Cavalry had such a configuration, Lin Yue had never seen another cavalry with so many warhorses.

Even She Jian's legion of three hundred thousand Soldiers only had thirty thousand cavalry. If The First Emperor hadn't promoted Lin Yue to Captain, making it impossible for Wang Li to refuse and thus mobilizing another twenty thousand cavalry for Lin Yue, She Jian would only have sixty thousand cavalry, which already made She Jian's cavalry numbers the highest among all legions!

He wondered if Wuluoli would think he was making an outrageous demand, which would be a good opportunity to test the Xiongnu people's bottom line in advance.

As expected, upon hearing this, Wuluoli jumped off the bed in a fit of rage, no longer maintaining his usual calm and composed demeanor.

Lin Yue sighed, thinking he had asked for too much. He could only reduce the number of cattle and sheep to gather three hundred thousand warhorses and complete the mission.

But to his surprise, Wuluoli then stood barefoot on the ground and shouted loudly, hitting Lin Yue with a shock:

"Are you insulting me?"

"Wh-what do you mean?" Lin Yue was a bit confused, not understanding what was happening. Even if he asked for too much, it couldn't be called an insult to him!

"I am my father's most beloved Prince, and my mother is from the Que clan. In your Qin People's words, she is the legal wife! So I am the legitimate son!

I am fifteen this year, and ten thousand people already follow me. Although I don't have many troops under my command, many people follow me. Making such a demand, what is it if not an insult to me!" Wuluoli asked, his face full of anger, grabbing Lin Yue's collar. His crimson eyes showed how furious he was at this moment!

"Cough, cough, then how much do you think is appropriate? To match your status?" Lin Yue did not stop Wuluoli's rude behavior, but asked directly.

"Three hundred thousand of each, nine hundred thousand in total. How am I supposed to prove my worth to my subordinates when I return? To say my worth is not even as precious as a million beasts?

Do you want all my subjects to abandon me? You weren't bribed by Modu and then came back, were you?" Wuluoli said angrily.

"Let's talk this through, let's talk this through. If I were bribed by him, I would have killed you with a single knife when no one was around. Why go through all this trouble now?

You don't need to be so agitated. Just tell me how much it takes to prove your worth!" Lin Yue pulled his hand away; if he squeezed any harder, Lin Yue would really be out of breath.

Wuluoli straightened his collar, then resumed his regal posture and said, "A million of each!"

"A-a million of each?" Lin Yue asked in disbelief!

"Yes, look at you, you bumpkin. If he dares to bargain, just tell him to come find me. If it's less than this number, I won't have the face to go back either," Wuluoli said indifferently.

"Aren't you afraid of scaring him away?" Lin Yue asked. He felt as if Wuluoli was like the foolish son of a wealthy landlord at this moment. A million warhorses could form three cavalry Armies. Touman Chanyu wouldn't be unaware of how much this would help Great Qin. Once Great Qin had an additional million cavalry, the Xiongnu people wouldn't dare to be as presumptuous as they were now. Touman Chanyu was also a great overlord; would he really give them?

Was Wuluoli truly a naive and sweet person, or did Touman Chanyu truly dote on him to the core? Lin Yue wondered.

"I admit my abilities are not as strong as Modu's. The only thing I can show now is my father's and mother's favor towards me. If it's less than this number, it proves that after this battle, I have lost their favor. Then my subjects will no longer follow a person without worth!

Rather than losing my subjects and power and eventually being killed by Modu, I might as well settle down here. Anyway, you won't kill me," Wuluoli said.

Truly, robbing his father to help the poor!

It seemed Wuluoli wasn't as naive and sweet as he had imagined. Indeed, no one in a royal family was easy to deal with.

But was Wuluoli's act of robbing his father to help the poor really a good idea?

"Just go when I tell you to go, where did all this nonsense come from!" Wuluoli snapped.

At this moment, he was the supreme monarch, and Lin Yue was the somewhat dull subject. Lin Yue retreated with a fawning smile.

The customer was God. Wuluoli could bring him value, so what if he was reprimanded a few times? He wouldn't lose a piece of flesh.

Lin Yue then walked out with a smile, saw Liu Sandao, and told him to take good care of Wuluoli, this foolish son of a wealthy landlord. He had to be served well, who knew when he might bring him another surprise!

Then he prepared his speech, asked a Soldier for the location of Aikala's tent, and walked to find him for negotiations. Presumably, Aikala was already impatient to redeem the foolish son of the wealthy landlord!