Chapter 1015: Chengqie's Preliminary Probing

The people of Huaxia stood waiting ahead; Chengqie and his group strode forward, though they felt very uneasy in their hearts, for they did not know what exactly they were about to face.

However, the two Huaxia Soldiers could not distinguish who was leading this group or who held the leadership authority, so after the two parties met, they did not know how to speak.

Shisi immediately stepped forward and said to the Huaxia people: "Brothers of Huaxia, this is our Leader Chengqie, the son of our Tribal Chief. He is in charge of all these people. If you have questions, just ask him."

Chengqie tugged at his Animal Skin Skirt, held his head high, and stepped forward: "I am Chengqie. Where is your leader?"

Once the two Huaxia Soldiers heard it was Chengqie, they knew he was the Legitimate Son designated by Baoxi, the person who would inherit the title of Emperor Sui in the future, so they acted very respectfully, immediately stepping forward to bow and salute: "Leader Chengqie, we are only the vanguard scouts clearing the path. Our Company Commander is waiting ahead to set up camp; you just need to follow us."

Chengqie was puzzled: "What is a Company Commander?"

"Oh, Company Commander is the title for a leader in our army; it is also the highest-ranking official leading this mission, meaning the supreme leader of this unit."

After hearing their words, Chengqie continued to walk forward. His dissatisfaction with their respectful posture had lessened quite a bit; at least on the surface, Huaxia still respected him. However, because he held a noble status in the Suiren Clan, he did not want to be suppressed upon arriving in Huaxia, so he continued to ask: "Then when we arrive in Huaxia, do you listen to me or your Company Commander? Do I manage him, or does he manage me?"

The two Soldiers felt their scalps tingle. Was this Chengqie so difficult to deal with? They had heard that when Xuanyuan's son came over, he hadn't been this arrogant. But they had to answer truthfully: "Chengqie, because you currently hold no position in Huaxia and have not inherited your father's Nobility, you cannot manage us."

"Furthermore, we are soldiers; only people from the Ministry of War can give us orders. People from other departments have no authority."

Chengqie remained aggressive: "Don't say so much useless talk. Just tell me, should I listen to your Company Commander, or does your Company Commander listen to me?"

"Well, in terms of status, you are higher than our Company Commander, even higher than most people in our Huaxia. However, you have no authority. Therefore, you must listen to our Company Commander. Once you graduate in the future, pass the examinations, and serve in the Ministry of War in a position higher than a Company Commander, then you will be able to manage our Company Commander."

Chengqie was so angry he was about to draw his Bronze Sword. Shisi was quick-witted and immediately grabbed Chengqie, and Chengqie's dissatisfaction erupted completely: "On what grounds?! Is our Suiren Clan weaker than your Huaxia? In the Suiren Clan, except for my father, no one can manage me. My status is the highest. On what grounds, upon arriving in Huaxia, does some random leader dare to order me around?"

"Do you think that if you do this, the more than thirty thousand tribesmen behind me will agree?"

The people behind Chengqie immediately picked up their Spears or grabbed stones, preparing to surround them. Shisi and the others could only try their best to stop them. They had thought the matter could be resolved smoothly; they were just about to hand over to Huaxia, so how did such a situation arise?

Seeing that the situation was about to turn chaotic, the Huaxia Soldiers hurriedly explained: "Leader Chengqie, please don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Huaxia and the Suiren Clan are not quite the same. In Huaxia, status is not equivalent to authority; this is to prevent people without ability from obtaining power."

"It is also to avoid chaos, so power is divided very clearly."

"You, although you have no power right now, your status is high. Few people in Huaxia have a status higher than yours. This is like our King's son; when he is born, his status is very high, but he cannot order us around because he has no authority. He must demonstrate his own ability."

"Our current Prince, the King's eldest son, has a very noble status, but he cannot order us around either. You are the same as him; it is all the same."

"As long as you have Nobility, the people of Huaxia must respect you. It is the same now; we must all respect you and cannot resist you, but we also cannot listen to your orders."

Chengqie, whose Bronze Sword had been suppressed, slowly withdrew it into the scabbard: "My status is noble, but I cannot order you, yet you cannot resist me? I don't understand."

Seeing the atmosphere soften slightly, the Soldier hurriedly continued to explain: "Because we came out this time under military orders, the King's military orders. This means that for now, we must first execute our King's orders well; the King's order is the highest and greatest."

"But after we arrive in Huaxia, if there are no orders and we are on leave, you can ask us to do some reasonable things, and we cannot resist."

"Even if you were to kill us here, we could only flee or resist, but we cannot defy you. This is your status."

After hearing this, Chengqie's expression turned somewhat vicious: "So you mean that if I kill you here, you would resist but not defeat me, so I could kill you, but you cannot point your Weapons at me, is that it?"

The two Soldiers' hearts pounded, but they could only say: "Yes."

However, they hurriedly added: "But Huaxia has laws. No matter who it is, no matter how great a Noble they are, killing people without reason will also be sentenced and punished. If you killed two Soldiers out on a mission without a justifiable reason, the final punishment would also be death. This applies regardless of how high your status is."

"Is your King's son the same?"

The two Soldiers looked at each other. The Royal Family was not bound by the law; they were bound by the Royal Family rules. They did not know what the content of the Royal Family rules was, and they were not even very clear on the Huaxia laws that everyone could read. But at this moment, they could not tell the truth, so they said: "Yes, our Huaxia King's son would also be punished this way."

Chengqie waved his hand toward those behind him, signaling them to stand down. Since he received the same treatment as the son of the King of Huaxia, then so be it. For the time being, he would listen to this Company Commander. When he was in the Suiren Clan, he had to listen to Huangpin sometimes anyway.

However, by making this scene, he actually wanted to tell the Huaxia people that he had tens of thousands of tribesmen behind him; he was not empty-handed. He wanted to make the people of Huaxia be careful in whatever they did. He did not believe his tribesmen would be afraid of Huaxia right now.