Chapter 51: The Sage in the Eyes of People of Northern Liao Part Two

“This is something that I hate about the people of Great Sui. They aren’t direct enough!” Not far away, a muscular man with a short beard said with displeasure, “We are trying to join Great Sui, but they are acting arrogant. Are they afraid that we will leak the information? We, Northern Liao, are bearing way more risk compared to Great Sui.”

“Kuo Tai, you can’t really say that,” Prince Wanyan Zhongde of Northern Liao who used the fake name of Wanyan Liyao waved his hand and said, “The people of Great Sui have their own reasons. Regardless if they plan to accept us, they wouldn’t give us a clear message. If the message gets leaked, a war between Great Sui and Mongo-Yuan would be unavoidable. Both the Khagan of Mongo-Yuan and the Emperor of Great Sui have a strong ego, and they wouldn’t accept defeat.”

“The people of Great Sui’s lives are tiring!” Kuo Tai whipped the weed on the side of the road with his horsewhip and said, “How can they do anything being hesitant like this? If it were me, I would have sent out armies and allied with the iron-like cavalrymen of Northern Liao, fighting Mongo-Yuan. Mandu Flag of Mongo-Yuan only has less than 100,000 cavalrymen near the northwest border of Great Sui. If the battle occurs, the 30,000 chilly cavalrymen of our Northern Liao can easily kill them! Great Sui doesn’t even need to sent soldiers!”

Wanyan Zhongde shook his head and said, “I have a guess. If this is the case, we need to convince Father to start preparing for the war. However, the Head of the Ministry of Rites, Huai Qiugong, started to act confused before we left. I don’t even know what they mean.”

“What guess?” the girl asked.

“It is…”

Before Wanyan Zhongde could finish, a warrior of Northern Liao who was on guard not far away suddenly shouted, “Who is it?”

Wanyan Zhongde and that girl quickly stood up and looked in that direction, and they saw a young man who was wet walking over with a smile.

“Brother Wanyan, how are you?” That young man cupped his hands and called out with a smile.

…

“Mr. Fang?”

When Wanyan Zhongde recognized Fang Jie, he was quite surprised, and his mouth opened slightly. He didn’t expect to meet this young man who left a deep impression on him at Fangu in this remote place. Although he knew that this young man was only a small scout corporal, he admired this young man after meeting him.

In the dungeon of Fangu, this young man told him that a big official would meet him in the Capital, but Wanyan Zhongde didn’t believe him.

However, when he got to Chang’an, the Head of the Ministry of Rites met him in person. Wanyan Zhongde didn’t believe in fortune-telling, so he thought that this young man was intelligent.

Such people were called sages in Northern Liao, and they were greatly respected.

“Please don’t call me mister; I’m only a small border soldier,” Fang Jie said with a smile while walking over, completely ignoring the warrior of Northern Liao who had placed one of his hands on the handle of his saber.

Fang Jie’s calmness attracted the attention of that girl. As soon as Fang Jie appeared, she quickly placed the hat back on her head, hiding her hair and showing the big braid.

Fang Jie only glanced at this girl for a second, and his eyes didn’t stay on her. However, this girl’s big eyes left a deep impression on him. Her eyes were big and clear like water, looking alluring. However, it was hard to tell what she spread on her face; none of her skin was exposed.