Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 564 - 526: You’re Dying, And You’re Still Drinking?

Chapter 564: Chapter 526: You’re Dying, And You’re Still Drinking?

Last night, although no large-scale battles erupted throughout the camp, the sounds of skirmishes echoed from time to time.

Some people even went out to urinate at night and, while doing so, noticed several corpses lying in the hollow where their urine flowed.

By early the next morning, when many people woke up and opened the flaps of their tents, they smelled a strong scent of blood in the air.

Overnight, nearly one-third of all the tribal leaders who had come here from Tujue had died.

After all, some people supported Sharlobi, and naturally, Dashi Bian would not let them survive.

At the same time, Dashi Bian wanted to take away the population and livestock of some tribes near Sharlobi and naturally would not let these tribal leaders survive either.

They sent people to secretly assassinate them overnight and took their heads away.

They sent people to their tribes to announce the beginning of a new rule with the original leaders’ heads.

Additionally, some tribal leaders who supported Dashi Bian took the opportunity to exact revenge on other tribes they held grudges against.

Overnight, the upper echelon of Tujue drastically decreased in numbers.

At the same time, it was quickly discovered that the camp where Dashi Bian and his forces were based was in disarray, and everyone had disappeared.

Envoys from various countries who came to offer their condolences realized one thing, that the internal strife within Tujue had begun.

It seemed that the revived Dashi Bian had taken all his forces and left.

Yet many people did not know that Dashi Bian had taken much more than what they could currently see.

At this moment, in unseen places, countless tribes were being raided by Dashi Bian and his forces, then forced to migrate westward with them.

As for the chieftains of the western tribes of Tujue who supported Dashi Bian, they were naturally happy.

But those who did not support Dashi Bian were likely to become the targets of his conquest later on.

According to the customs of Tujue, the funeral of Khan Muzhen was supposed to last seven days. Now it was only the third day, so naturally, everyone could not comprehend the situation.

From that moment on, the envoys from various countries became very apprehensive.

Upon hearing the news outside, Changsun Bubai glanced at Zhang San and asked, "You were in Dashi Bian’s tent for a long time earlier, and Sharlobi must know about this. What do you plan to do?"

Zhang San countered, "What do I plan to do? Originally, Dashi Bian insisted I come over because he wanted to do business with Great Sui. He was willing to spend a lot of money to buy silk, tea, and some other items from Great Sui, saying he wanted to use them to bribe the heads of other Tujue tribes to support him in becoming the Khan. I’m not clear on why Dashi Bian left."

Changsun Bubai took a deep breath.

Originally, he thought that Zhang San would plan to flee today, but unexpectedly, this guy not only sabotaged Dashi Bian’s nearly certain chance of directly securing the position of Khan but now also intended to scam Sharlobi’s money.

After hearing Zhang San say this, on one hand, Sharlobi would worry about his people being bribed by Dashi Bian, and on the other, he would try to buy all the items Zhang San mentioned in the so-called trade.

As long as Sharlobi bought all the items, Dashi Bian naturally would not be able to buy anything.

On the surface, it seemed Sharlobi thwarted Dashi Bian’s plan.

But in reality, Zhang San sold some of the highly produced items in Great Sui to Tujue at a high price, potentially making a substantial profit in the process.

True enough, during the day, Changsun Bubai accompanied Zhang San to continue offering condolences to Khan Muzhen.

Zhang San even took the initiative to find Sharlobi and talked about his "deal" with Dashi Bian.

Sharlobi had always been an arrogant man, in his eyes, the current Great Sui was no different from the initial Northern Qi and Northern Zhou.

It was just that initially, in the Land of the Midday Sun, Tujue had two sons, while now the son of Great Sui, simply refused to call Tujue ’father’.

The superficial stubbornness couldn’t mask the strength of Tujue and the weakness of Great Sui.

With such pride in mind, it naturally made Sharlobi feel that the actions of Zhang San, who merely wanted to make some money, resembled the posture of a weaker party seeking some advantage from a stronger one.

"Since you also want to do business, selling the goods to Dashi Bian is not as good as selling them to me. Don’t worry, however much Dashi Bian offers, I will increase it by fifty percent!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang San was delighted, but then he immediately frowned.

"Prince Sharlobi, to be frank, the prince of Dashi Bian had already said he would offer an additional fifty percent. Now that you offer fifty percent more than him, that’s an extra seventy-five percent, which is too high! Although I want to make money, I hope even more to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with you, Prince Sharlobi, no... with Khan Sharlobi."

Upon the sudden elevation of his title, Sharlobi’s lips slightly curved into a smile, but he quickly restrained his expression and looked at Zhang San.

Zhang San spoke softly, "How about this, I will give Khan Sharlobi a further discount of twenty-five percent."

Sharlobi didn’t quite understand the calculations, but since he had offered an additional fifty percent and the other party voluntarily reduced by twenty-five percent, it was equivalent to him only increasing by twenty-five percent.

He had to admit, this young man from the Land of the Midday Sun not only looked good, but he was also quite smart.

And as Zhang San saw the smile on Sharlobi’s face, he could confirm that the guy didn’t understand math.

Originally valued at 100, I said Dashi Bian’s side raised the price by fifty percent, making it 150; if you raise the price again, it becomes 225.

The twenty-five percent I promised to lower for you is that 25!

In fact, originally valued at 100, I’m selling it to you for 200!

Still smiling!

No wonder you’re called Sharlobi; you truly live up to that name.

Afterward, Zhang San discussed with Sharlobi’s subordinates, allowing Sharlobi’s men to take cattle, sheep, and horses to the Lingwu Army, along with his letter, and then the military camp on that side would trade the prepared goods with them.

Having arranged the deal, Zhang San immediately sent Hei back to the army with utmost speed, telling Changsun Wuji to purchase tea, silk, and porcelain.

After arranging all this, Zhang San heard that Sharlobi had discovered some people trying to flee west to seek refuge with Dashi Bian and had decided to kill those about to leave, even dragging the bodies around the camp several times with horses as a form of punishment.

Actually, Zhang San knew that these people might not have been wanting to seek refuge with Dashi Bian.

After all, those who wanted to join Dashi Bian should have already left.

These people probably just thought the place was now a bit dangerous, so they wanted to leave immediately.

But they chose such a sensitive time to leave; even if Sharlobi knew they weren’t Dashi Bian’s people, he still made them out to be from Dashi Bian, then killed them to set an example.

After witnessing this scene, Zhang San felt that the timing was almost right.

So, he changed into Tujue clothing and stealthily crept into Xing Luohou’s camp.

At that moment, Xing Luohou was in his tent, drowning his sorrows in alcohol. Suddenly, the tent curtain was lifted, and Zhang San walked in.

Xing Luohou glanced at Zhang San, took out a jar of wine, and placed it on the ground, saying, "Drink?"

Zhang San sneered, "You are about to die, yet you still drink?"