In the main hall.
A group of Sima clansmen gathered together.
Seated at the head of the table was Sima Fang's father, Sima He.
Although the night was getting darker, the guests had already left.
However, the atmosphere in the hall was rather intense.
Everyone from the Sima Clan was gathered together.
One by one, they took turns to toast Sima He.
"Old Master has worked hard and made great contributions."
"If it wasn't for the Old Master presiding over it, how could our Sima Clan have today's prosperity?”
"Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. The Old Master is the most precious treasure of our Sima Clan.”
Sima He stroked his beard, feeling very pleased with himself.
His gaze swept across the group of clansmen.
Ever since the Warring States Period, his ancestor Sima Yin had taken advantage of the situation to rise up and become a general of Zhao.
It had been nearly 500 years.
For the past five hundred years, generations of ancestors of the Sima Clan had worked hard to make the country prosperous, which was why the Sima Clan was where it was today.
Especially in these few years, their Sima Clan had become more and more prosperous.
As the previous clan head, he, Sima He, was also honored.
Sima He stroked his beard and chuckled.
" To be able to see my clan prosper like this, even if I die, I can still smile at my ancestors…"
Before he could finish his words, there was a scream.
Sima He revealed an unexpected expression.
The walking stick in his hand paused heavily as he frowned.
"This is my 80th birthday, who is making a ruckus outside?”
A manager stumbled and ran towards the hall.
Bang!
He tripped over the threshold and fell in from the outside.
Two of his front teeth fell off.
he said in a trembling voice.
"Old Master, something bad has happened."
"The new Governor of Hanoi, Qin Lie, has charged in.”
In the hall, everyone's expression changed.
Peng!
The walking stick in Sima He's hand stomped heavily on the ground.
"How can you be so flustered!”
"We'll deal with whatever comes our way."
"Our Sima Clan has so many guards, why would we be afraid of people coming to cause trouble?”
His words were filled with confidence.
Governor of Hanoi?
So what?
They only had two to three thousand soldiers.
In their Sima Clan's territory, the dragon had to coil up and the tiger had to lie down.
Even Wang Kuang wouldn't dare to act rashly.
Not to mention the unknown Qin Lie.
When everyone heard this, their hearts calmed down.
A young clan disciple cupped his hands towards Sima He.
"Old Master, I'll go and take a look.”
As he spoke, he walked out.
He had yet to leave the hall.
Bang!
The corpse of a guard was thrown in from the outside.
The corpse fell heavily to the ground.
In an instant, blood flowed.
This Sima Clan disciple was hit by the corpse and fell to the ground.
He had been pampered since he was young and had never seen such a scene.
For a moment, he was so scared that he peed and shit.
He used his hands and feet to retreat into the crowd.
Qin Lie clapped his hands and walked into the hall with a faint smile.
"Old Master Sima is indeed knowledgeable and has a good temperament.”
Xu Xiao stood with his saber by Qin Lie's side.
Sima He's heart skipped a beat.
I'm afraid they don't come with good intentions!
The person in front of him had an indescribable aura.
Even the person guarding the front was not someone easy to deal with.
His expression changed.
He hurriedly glared at the manager beside him and said in a deep voice.
"Hurry up and invite the patriarch over.”
The steward responded with a pale face and immediately ran back.
Sima He calmed down a little.
His Sima Clan had always been in He Ni County.
He was in charge of the situation in Hanoi County.
There were at most two to three thousand soldiers in Hanoi County.
If they were to fight, they really wouldn't be a match for their Sima Clan's guards.
Moreover, they still had three thousand men of sacrifice.
Sima He smiled and cupped his hands at Qin Lie.
"This old man, Sima He, greets Governor Qin.”
"Today is this old man's 80th birthday. Governor Qin, please give this old man some face.”
"After this, this old man will definitely pay you a visit.”
"Otherwise, if this matter spreads, I'm afraid it will damage Governor Qin's reputation.”
His face revealed a hint of ruthlessness.
Using both carrot and stick?
This Sima He really had some skills.
If others were to encounter such a situation, they might even be afraid of taking action.
Unfortunately, Sima He had encountered Qin Lie.
Qin Lie smiled indifferently.
"Fine, since Old Master Sima has said so, then this prefect can't be ungrateful.”
The Sima Clansmen all revealed expressions as if they had expected this.
They were already used to it.
Their old master Sima He had an extremely high prestige.
As long as their Old Master took action, all the problems would naturally be solved.
So what if he was the prefect of Hanoi?
In front of their old master, they still had to admit defeat.
Qin Lie's gaze swept across everyone.
He took in everyone's expressions.
Only then did the corners of his mouth curl up slightly.
"As long as you announce the evidence of your collusion with the Southern Xiongnu to the world, I will leave your corpses intact.”
"This is too much."
"This is simply too much!"
Sima He's walking stick heavily stomped on the ground.
"My Sima Clan is innocent, how dare you slander us like this!”
Xu Xiao stepped forward and raised his hand.
The document appeared in front of everyone.
Sima He came forward.
When he saw the contents of the secret order, he was so angry that his entire body trembled.
He raised his walking stick and pointed at Qin Lie angrily.
"You're slandering me!"
"How could my Sima Clan collude with the Southern Xiongnu?”
In the main hall, everyone shouted angrily.
"How dare you forge documents?"
"My Sima Clan has been passed down for a thousand years and is a prominent clan in Hanoi. How can you slander us?”
"You, a mere Governor of He Yi, actually dared to behave atrociously in our Sima Clan.”
"How dare you disrespect the lord!”
Xu Xiao held the Northern Cold Saber and snorted coldly.
"Soldiers, follow me."
"Kill them!"
The Snow Dragon Riders appeared at the entrance of the hall. They surrounded the hall in a black mass.
Sima He's expression changed completely.
He did not expect Qin Lie's troops to be so elite.
Since when did Hanoi County have such elite soldiers?
For now, he could only stay calm and wait for Sima Fang to send his men of sacrifice.
Sima He smiled and cupped his hands.
"Governor Qin, this is all a misunderstanding.”
"Let's talk things out…"
Qin Lie was unmoved.
He only snorted lightly.
This sound was like a clap of thunder.
Xu Xiao shouted.
He led the Snow Dragon Cavalry and charged into the hall.
The Sima Clan immediately panicked.
All of them wanted to escape.
Unfortunately, the Snow Dragon Cavalry had already surrounded them.
Puchi!
Puchi!
Wherever the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry passed, the Sima Clansmen all fell to the ground.
The hall was filled with screams and cries.
Sima He didn't seem to hear this as he kept muttering.
"Qin…Qin Lie?"
"Could it be that the rumors are true?"
"However, why would the Qin family have such elites?”
He looked at Qin Lie with a bewildered expression.
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