Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2140 Kratos bids farewell, Abaoji harbors murderous intent

Under Yelü Defei, there were already many civil and military officials who were disappointed in him. These people might not have stood firmly on Yelü Abaoji's side before.

However, now that Yelü Defei is dead, they have officially abandoned him and switched their allegiance to Yelü Abaoji.

As for some centrists, they naturally followed the crowd at this point.

A small group of die-hards, like Qi Shu, were temporarily brought under control by Yelü Abaoji.

Since Kim Yong-seong has already gathered his generals, he naturally has the ability to control the situation.

Yelü Abaoji did not kill this group of die-hards for the time being. Being a die-hard does not mean being absolutely loyal to Yelü Defei, so apart from those die-hards, Yelü Abaoji spared the rest of the die-hards for the time being.

At this time, the Dongyi people were short of talent!
Especially when facing the mighty Han Dynasty to the west and the Taiyang Kingdom to the south, Yelü Abaoji felt increasingly inadequate in his command of talented individuals. Furthermore, the presence of two powerful neighbors further intensified his pressure.

Therefore, as long as there was even the slightest possibility that they could be used for his own purposes, Yelü Abaoji was prepared to keep them on temporarily.

Once Yelü Defei's forces are merged, the entire Dongyi will be officially unified, and at that time, Dongyi will only have external enemies left.

There were a small number of people who were unwilling to side with him, but Yelü Abaoji was prepared to try to get these people to serve the Dongyi in the name of the greater good of the Dongyi.

Even if these people are not loyal to him, as long as he can attract them to contribute under the name of Dongyi, and let them play their final role, that will be enough.

In this way, while using Lu Dongzan, Kuitos and others to kill Yelü Defei, Yelü Abaoji quickly took control of the 50,000 troops in the city, which was equivalent to directly taking control of the heavy situation.

As long as the army is under control, there's no rush to deal with the remaining civil officials in the city.

The first thing Yelü Abaoji did after taking control of the city's troops was to use the pretext of Yelü Defei's assassination to enter the city and take over its defenses. He quickly seized control of the four city gates and closed them, allowing entry but not exit.

Furthermore, in Yelü Defei's name, Jin Yongsheng was instructed to take Yelü Defei's token and take control of the 50,000 troops stationed by Yelü Defei at the front line with the Sun Kingdom. He also ordered the front-line commander Di Hong and Wang Zhengdao and their troops to return.

Sealing the city gates was intended to delay the leak of information about what was happening inside the city, allowing Jin Yongsheng and his group to complete the troop transfer as quickly as possible before Di Hong and the others received the news.

Having controlled Jin Yongsheng's troops, and if he could continue to control the troops under Di Hong's command at the front line for a short period of time, he would be able to keep the turmoil of this incident to a minimum.

Neither the Han Dynasty in the west nor the Sun Kingdom in the south had any chance to take advantage of them.

After that, Yelü Abaoji visited Han Shan, a civil official.

Han Shan was not the highest-ranking civil official in the city, but he was the most likely to side with Yelü Abaoji.

Like Kim Young-seung, Han Sun had not explicitly agreed to stand on Kim's side when faced with his friendly overtures, but neither had he explicitly refused.

He has already taken control of the troops in the camp outside the city, and with Han Shan on the side, the city will not fall into chaos.

Even if there are some turbulent waves, they are merely turbulent waves hidden beneath the calm surface of the lake.

However, just when everything was going well, to Yelü Abaoji's great distress, Kratos came to resign.

Helping Yelü Abaoji kill Yelü Defei was the last of the three things he promised Yelü Abaoji to do for him.

Although Yelü Defei was not killed by his own hands, it was because his role in the plan meant he wasn't the one to carry out the killing.

He had perfectly fulfilled his duty in the plan to kill Yelü Defei, so he had no regrets about leaving at this time.

However, he had served under Yelü Abaoji for several years. Even if he wanted to leave now, he should have said goodbye to Yelü Abaoji instead of leaving without saying goodbye.

Although he himself did not intend to stay, at least his family was still here.

Although he didn't really have any feelings for most of his family, there were still a few brothers in his clan whom he cherished very much.

His brothers, after all, still needed to rely on Yelü Abaoji for their livelihood.

Even if we take a step back and assume the city gates are still closed, this city allows entry but not exit. Without Yelü Abaoji's order to open the city gates for him, he wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.

Kratos's departure completely shattered the success of Yelü Abaoji's operation.

However, Kratos was determined to leave, and what could he do?
Yelü Abaoji actually had a biased view of Kratos.

After all, this man was not only brave, but most importantly, it was Kratos who appeared in time to pull him back from the brink of death during the process of being chased by Wang Bodang.

Therefore, he put a lot of thought and used a lot of methods to deal with Kratos.

Moreover, to show his concern for Kratos, he went even further than his deceased parents, personally inquiring about Kratos's eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping.

In addition, he brought Kratos all sorts of gold and silver treasures, luxury cars and beautiful women, divine soldiers and warhorses—everything he could afford—by the cartload.

The purpose was to one day truly win Kratos over.

Unfortunately, after a few years, even a stone would have been warmed up by him.

However, Kratos still insisted on leaving, and his resolute attitude chilled Yelü Abaoji to the bone.

In fact, Kratos did not completely disapprove of Yelü Abaoji; after all, they had spent several years together and were not entirely without feelings for each other.

Unfortunately, Yelü Abaoji made a mistake from the very beginning; when he first approached Kratos, he had an overly obvious ulterior motive.

Kratos even owed Yelü Abaoji some favors, which led to Kratos agreeing to help Yelü Abaoji complete three tasks. Behind these favors, Yelü Abaoji's influence was also involved.

There are some things that he could have resolved even without Yelü Abaoji's intervention; at most, they would have been a bit more troublesome.

Whether these favors were incurred objectively or subjectively, Kratos accepted them. After all, Yelü Abaoji had indeed helped him resolve some problems.

You can't deny someone's help just because they have ulterior motives. Even if they have ulterior motives, the kindness they show is still genuine.

However, because the initial impression had such an impact, no matter how well Yelü Abaoji performed later, it was not enough to keep Kratos there.

Once the favors had been repaid, it was time for him to leave.

As Kratos disappeared into the distance, Yelü Abaoji stood atop the city wall for a long, long time, until he could no longer see even a trace of him.

Even now, when he realized Kratos was truly gone, a chilling glint finally appeared in Yelü Abaoji's expression. "Your Majesty," he said, "Kratos is a fierce tiger. Even if he cannot be used by me, it is best not to let him become someone else's henchman."

Standing to the side, Lu Fa said something sinister.

Lu Fa, though still looking incredibly energetic, had a few strands of gray hair occasionally visible in his spiky hair.

Now, he is fifty-two years old, and is no longer young.

He could clearly feel that his body was about to start to decline.

At this age, it's time to start going downhill.

Without the skill of aging and strengthening, even if he is a divine general and a grandmaster, he will not be able to withstand the ravages of time.

Ultimately, becoming a divine general requires exceptional physical abilities.

Although the hint of coldness that Yelü Abaoji had just revealed in his eyes was fleeting, Lu Fa still noticed it.

Yelü Abaoji was never a kind-hearted person; in fact, to be a good emperor, one could not be a good person.

Yelü Abaoji had invested so much in Kratos, yet ultimately failed to capture him. This experience even instilled in him a sense of betrayal. Therefore, he inevitably harbored murderous intent.

“A gentleman’s word is his bond. Since I have already promised him to leave, there is no reason for me to go back on my word.”

"If we were to kill them now, how could we regain the trust of the people?"

"Besides, if Kratos is killed, not only will Kratos not be spared, but how will General Leonidas explain himself?"

"General, your words are ill-considered!"

Yelü Abaoji did not hide from those around him, and in front of several guards, he firmly rejected Lu Fa's proposal.

After saying that, he left without giving Lu Fa a chance to speak again.

"Kupens, go and send a message to the generals at the checkpoints along the way. If they spot Kratos, kill him with all your might!"

After Yelü Abaoji left, Lu Fa disregarded Yelü Abaoji's earlier refusal and directly gave an order to Kufensi, who was standing to the side.

When the Han Dynasty conquered Xiping Road, it established the Eastern Yi Small Court. Kufensi was once forced to become a general of the Yi Xie Army.

However, in previous years when the two armies were fighting, Kufensi once planned to lead a part of the Yi Xie Army to rebel on the front line, so as to catch Wen Zhong off guard and give Yelü Abaoji an opportunity to severely damage the Guandong Army.

Of course, he was merely an actor, not a planner, after all, he didn't have the brains for it.

However, Zhuge Liang's message arrived first, and he even planned to let Wen Zhong turn the tables on him.

Although Zhuge Liang was not personally operating on the front lines at the time, which exposed the flaws, many troublemakers, including Kufensi, were wiped out in this operation.

Afterwards, in order to redeem Kufens from Wen Zhong, Lu Fa even asked Yelü Abaoji to exchange Yang Yanlang, who had been captured by them at the time, for Wen Zhong, and only then was Kufens redeemed.

After all, if Lufa hadn't helped him, Kufens would have had no chance of surviving that time.

Both are prisoners of war, but who would let go of a prisoner who became a traitor?

Back when Lu Fa was still in the Dongyi army, Ku Fens was also one of his old subordinates, serving as his bodyguard, and even being one of his three bodyguard captains.

The role of these experienced and prestigious generals in the army is indeed indispensable.

Ten years after Lu Fa left the Dongyi army, he rejoined Yelü Abaoji's ranks, but he still provided Yelü Abaoji with tremendous help.

In this instance alone, Lu Fa played an indispensable role in Yelü Abaoji's success. Prior to this, he had already helped Yelü Abaoji contact a large group of generals, represented by Sha Bin.

When Jin Yongsheng went to replace Di Hong, Lu Fa had already contacted Qiao Shefei in advance, asking him to cooperate with Jin Yongsheng as much as possible after Di Hong left.

Koufens was a reckless man who wouldn't ask many questions. If Lufa gave an order, he would carry it out. Compared to physical labor, using one's brain was not his forte.

Moreover, he didn't need to exert any effort; he only needed to issue an order to the garrison commanders in various places.

However, Lu Mixiu, as the son, did not think so. He immediately questioned Lu Fa's order.

"Although His Majesty said he wouldn't kill, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to!"

"However, since the king has promised Kratos, he cannot issue such an order in order not to break his promise."

"However, those who serve should learn to proactively share burdens!"

After all, he was his own son. Although Lu Fa often disapproved of Lu Mi Xiu's idealistic personality, he was still able to patiently explain things to him.

Lu Mixiu's personality has a touch of idealism, but he is not a fool!
Lu Fa has already explained it so clearly, what else doesn't he understand?

Lu Fa is preparing to make Yelü Abaoji take the blame.

After all, those guards had just seen Yelü Abaoji firmly reject Lu Fa's suggestion.

Even if Leonidas asked about it later, it wouldn't cause Yelü Abaoji to break with Leonidas because of it. Instead, the conflict would be shifted to Leonidas and Lufa.

This order could only have been issued by Lu Fa, and had nothing to do with Yelü Abaoji.

Of course, in fact, this was indeed the case. Yelü Abaoji never issued any orders; everything was just Lu Fa's own speculation and private decision.

However, Lu Fa's explanation ultimately failed to convince him.

After leaving Lufa, Lumixiu hesitated repeatedly, but still secretly wrote a letter and prepared to send it to Leonidas by eagle.

At this time, the city gates were tightly closed. Whenever Kratos went out of the city, Yelü Abaoji would order the city gates to be opened for a quarter of an hour, allowing only Kratos to leave.

If Lu Mixiu wanted to send a message, he could only use the method of sending a message by eagle.