The official road along the foot of the Great Xing'an Mountains extends to the west, and beyond Changling is the vast grassland.

Master Liu Ke can be said to be light and simple, and the guards accompanied him were only a hundred people. When night fell, the group had already reached the destination of their trip, a small town that had not yet been named.

This small town located on the grassland has only three or five streets, and the longest one day is only two or three hundred feet away. There are not many people in the whole city, and most of them are still the tradition on the grassland. They like to live in tents to guard their cattle and sheep.

As for the city, there are only more than a thousand people, most of them are handicraft workshops, and the main business is to serve the herdsmen on the grassland.

A group of more than 200 people entered the small town, causing a lot of sensation, and even alarmed some armed herders. However, after a group of Qiexue troops appeared, the herders with cold eyes and hostility slowly left.

Liu Ke's army followed this Qixue army with only about twenty people to the west. There were obviously fewer residents here. There were many Mongolian soldiers around a large courtyard. After Liu Ke's army and the others arrived, they were also looking at them with hostile eyes.

Even though the two hundred people led by Liu Keshi were already deliberately leaving their weapons on the horse's back when they were already rolling over and dismounting, they still failed to stop the hostility in their eyes.

Of course, Liu Keshi also understood their hostility towards him and others. After all, during the Battle of the Destruction of Jin, Temujin had sent the Qiexue army led by Yelu Shange and Yelu Tatar to restrain the Song army in Changling. However, because Yu Yunwen had already arrived at Changling first at that time, Yelu Shange and others returned in vain, and even suffered a considerable loss in Changling.

Therefore, when Qiexue Army, who had suffered a great loss in Changling, saw the cavalry of the Song people, they would naturally exude a considerable hostility.

Liu Keshi whispered the leader who was following the walk and explained a few times, then followed the leader of the Qinxue Army to the yard.

Through the house that was imitating the Song Dynasty, looking around with the light of torches, a woman gradually appeared in her sight in her sight.

At this time, the Yao Li family was different from the Yao Li family who was humble and sought protection from Mongolia. After Temujin's death, the Yao Li family's status in Mongolia has also increased due to their three sons and nephews working in the Qinxue Army.

This is also why Chagatai secretly ran here to meet Yao Li after getting rid of Feng Chi.

The Qiexue army is Temujin's confidant army, and only if they control this army, then Khan's position is basically the thing in his pocket.

Therefore, Yao Li's attitude is crucial to Chagatai and Tolei, and for the Song people, Yao Li's attitude is also particularly important.

The sky was completely dark, and there was only a trace of sunset that was refusing to leave in the distance, making the final dying struggle.

Candles had been lit in the house, and torches were also lit outside the courtyard. Master Liu Ke was the first to see Yao Li, who was sitting upright in the main seat. After seeing the candles lit in the house, Master Liu Ke was slightly relieved.

Since some of the cloths, candles, and some daily necessities that were given to Yao Li a few days ago have been accepted, it means that this matter may really have a turnaround.

Looking at the furnishings in the house, Master Liu Ke looked at Yao Li again. I have to say that this woman was very smart. Although he had not expressed his intention yet, at least through the furnishings in the house, he was silently telling Master Liu Ke that she did not completely reject Song Ting's side.

"By the way, today I'm here to visit my wife. The King of Yan also asked me to bring some gifts to my wife. I don't know..." Liu Keshi paused deliberately and asked at Yao Li.

Yao Li slowly opened his eyes at this time, with a smile on his fair face, and then nodded slightly, as if he agreed to Liu Keshi's request.

Then a few Song soldiers carried in a few boxes. Liu Keshi didn't intend to keep it in secret. After the soldiers left, he opened the boxes in front of him one by one: "This is the tea, silk and cloth that I just sent to the palace from the south this year. And this box is full of Song craftsmen, under the instructions of the King of Yan, specially made jewelry for you. As for the gifts in the other boxes, I guess they are also Madam, you..."

Before Master Liu Ke finished speaking, Yao Li stood up straight and walked to the box, looked at it bit by bit, and from time to time, he touched the silk satin as smooth as a girl's skin, or picked up a string of beads and looked at it with the candlelight. A gold bracelet carved with cloud patterns was naturally worn on his wrist by Yao Li's wrist while admiring it. Then a phoenix hairpin was also picked up by her and inserted it between the hairs that had white hair.

Some soaps and perfumes that were already very common in the Song Dynasty naturally became Yao Li’s favorite items, so without Liu Keshi’s words, Yao Li waved his hand, and the boxes of soaps and perfumes, including those jewelry, were carried into Yao Li’s inner room, and the rest were ordered to be put into the warehouse.

It was not until this time that Yao Li looked at Liu Keshi with a smile and signaled the maid to serve Liu Keshi tea.

...

Ye Wuque excitedly returned to the tent he was in the grassland now. Mo Xiaobao and Tuo Lei followed him in one after another, and from time to time he discussed the battle that had just ended.

Although Tuo Lei was unwilling to accept this result, fortunately, he was able to accept this result. No matter what, they were not completely defeated, and it was not too embarrassing.

From the moment Mo Xiaobao won, after a brief excitement, he calmed down.

After taking the tea handed over by Ye Wuquesong, he took a sip of it, and said, "In a few days, the prefect of Yanjing Prefecture will come to the grassland. It is the King of Yan's intention."

"What does your father mean? What is he here to do?" Ye Wuque was stunned for a moment. He thought he could take a differentiation strategy to split Mongolia, so that his father and Song Ting could reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"We don't know for the time being, but I believe the King of Yan must have his own intention." Mo Xiaobao replied.

Ye Wuque was stunned for a moment. He didn't like drinking tea very much. He held a cup of warm water and thought. He remembered that the night before he went to the grassland with Tolei, his father had a long talk with him. After learning about his purpose, although he did not give him any advice, he also gave him a lot of advice.

So...will Wanyan came to Yi this time to help him?

I couldn't figure out this problem, but Ye Wuque was too lazy to think about it. When Wanyan arrived from Yi, he would be clear.

Putting aside the questions in his mind, Ye Wuque turned his head and asked Tolei: "Chagatai and Wokuotian also appeared today. What do you think?"

Tuo Lei glanced at Ye Wuque indifferently, and he understood what Ye Wuque meant.

"I don't think much about it. Most of the tribes that originally supported Shu Chi have chosen their position. Although some tribes have no choice, this is obvious. I'm afraid they have been secretly attracted by Chagatai and Ogedei." Torei obviously didn't care about other tribes that did not stand in his position.

Ye Wuque was doing his best to compete for the Shuchi tribe for him, but this matter was obviously not the most important thing at the moment.

He looked up at Mo Xiaobao, then swept over Ye Wuque, and said with a calm expression: "The tribes that support Shu Chi must have been attracted by them..."

"This is not nonsense, is it interesting to talk about mercy?" Ye Wuque said disdainfully. Tuo Lei had already said it just now. This pause was still the same sentence, which made Ye Wuque feel a little unclear about what Tuo Lei wanted to express.

Tuo Lei still looked at Ye Wuque with an expressionless face, and then said disdainfully with the corner of his mouth: "Wuque, you have never thought that since Chagatai and Ogedei could secretly win over some tribes that support Shuchi in advance, how could you know that no one in the Qixue army has been attracted by them now?"

"What do you mean?" Ye Wuque raised his eyebrows, and Mo Xiaobao smiled without saying a word.

"The Qiexue Army was established by my father Khan. I am loyal to my father Khan. However, with the death of my father Khan, although the Qiexue Army was calm on the surface, you dare to say that it is the same behind the scenes. Do you dare to guarantee that Ogedei will not win over the generals in the Qiexue Army behind the scenes?" Tolei asked back.

Ye Wuque frowned and unconsciously tied the book he had just taken to the back of his neck. Under the gaze of Mo Xiaobao and Tolei, he thought for a while and said, "Yao Li?"

"Why is it Yao Li?" Tuo Lei asked almost with Mo Xiaobao.

One is that I really don’t understand how Ye Wuque thought of Yao Li’s family, and the other is that I have a hint of school entrance examination.

"Yao Li followed your father Khan for many years. Over the years, although it was your father Khan who was protecting her and Yelu Liuge's family, don't forget that there are a large number of Yelu Liuge's subordinates in the Qiexue army, and the three sons and one nephew of Yaoli's family were also in the Qiexue army. So after your father Khan's death, the status and influence of Yaoli's family were a considerable force in the Qiexue army, right? And they are not even on the side of the king's tent." Ye Wuque looked at Tolei and said.

Tuo Lei frowned slightly. After Ye Wuque said this, he also felt that if Chagatai and Ogedei wanted to differentiate and win over Qi Xuejun, then Yao Li's side would definitely be a breakthrough.

After all, when the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, his father Khan asked Yelu Xuedu, Yelu Shange and Yelu Tatar to lead troops to attack Changling to suppress the Song army's destruction of the Jin Dynasty.

Later, after the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Song Dynasty, Yelu Xuedu and others were not recalled, especially after Temujin's death, they kept guarding the border of Changling to prevent the Song people from invading the grasslands.

Looking at Tolei who had been silent for a long time, Ye Wuque licked his lips and continued: "The Shu Chi part has been completely differentiated. Obviously, it will no longer pose any threat to Chagatai and Ogedei. So next, I think that as long as they win the support of some people in the Qiexue army, the position of this Mongolian Khan will be in their pocket. And as for you, the governor... it will be difficult to survive by then. If you want to kill and cut, it will probably depend on the face of others. In our words, this is called "people are the slaughter and I am the fish."

"Even if you only want a simple state surveillance, and then the Khan of each tribe elected a Khan among them, if the QYXue army is internalized, the authority of the QYXue army will naturally be affected. This is almost a chain reaction. As the saying goes, the defeat is like a mountain, and if Chi Lao Wen's QYXue army is lost, you may lose the tribes that originally supported you, including the clans who originally supported Shu Chi, who have won you for you. They will think that you will eventually follow Shu Chi's footsteps, and they might as well just go directly to Chagatai or Ogedei, right?"

"A man is guilty of being guilty of being a treasure. Do you know what it means?" Ye Wuque asked.

Tuo Lei nodded silently. The national teacher Basiba once told him this allusion, so he knew very well that the meaning of a man who was innocent and possessed a treasure, which means that even if he didn't want to fight for anything, because of his position and identity, he would become the thorn in the eyes of the next Khan and the thorn in the flesh, unless... he was this Khan himself.

But if he was the Khan himself, Tuole was not sure. After all, the reason why he can get more support from tribes is because of his identity as a state-controller.

Once they want to become Khan, will those tribes think that they have betrayed them and betrayed the promise they promised their father Khan?

Ye Wuque picked up the book that was blocked behind his head, flipped through the page casually, then put it on the table, sighed, looked at the hesitant Tolei, and thought for a while: "It may not be necessary that you have to become the Khan of Mongolia. Maybe there is another way."

"What's the solution?" asked Tolei.

"Divid it and divide it." Ye Wuque said, patting the books on the table.

"Divid it and divide it?" Torei frowned and puzzled.

Mo Xiaobao looked at Ye Wuque without saying a word. He actually didn't know what Ye Wuque meant. Even if he understood the meaning of dividing and demarcating, what is Ye Wuque's purpose?

"With combination, it will benefit both. The two forces together will naturally pose greater threat to you, but if one force is a force, the threat to you will be much smaller. Ogedei and Chagatai join forces. Even if you don't want to be a Khan, they will regard you as Khan's biggest opponent. Only by eliminating it quickly and removing hidden dangers from the root can they rest assured. Is that what it means?" Ye Wuque asked.

Torey nodded silently.

Ye Wuque continued: "But what if the entire Mongolian country is divided into three Khanate?"

"Divide Mongolia into three Khanate?" Mo Xiaobao quickly entered the role like a supporting actor. He realized something vaguely, so he was almost instinctive. He knew that he needed to ask this for Tolei.

"Chagatai became the Khan of a country, Ogedei became the Khan of a country, and you Tolei... inherit your father's business and establish your Khan here. In this way, there will be an explanation for the Khan of the tribe who originally supported you and the Khan of the father. For Chagatai and Ogedei, they also became Khans, and they don't have to fight with you to preserve the friendship between your brothers. Isn't that good?" Ye Wuque said with ease.

Tuo Lei's eyes were thoughtful, and at the same time, in the small town where Yaoli lived, Liu Keshi walked out of the room where Yaoli was with a smile, then turned his head and said, "No hurry, I will give my wife time to think."

"Are you sure this is what King Yan means?" Yao Li asked suddenly after Liu Keshi stepped out of the threshold with one leg.

"It's true." Liu Keshi replied firmly.
Chapter completed!