Inside the king's tent, the fire was blazing, making the entire tent as hot as summer. More than a dozen Yuan army generals drank large bowls of kumiss, and from time to time they offered a bowl to Temujin, who was looking up to him, and complimented him a few times.
"The king started his career with more than a thousand troops, but in just two or three years, he destroyed Jieli Khan who had hundreds of thousands of troops, and unified the entire Eastern Turks. This achievement is probably even greater than that of the Xiongnu Maodun Shanyu. It's all beyond our reach!" General Chi Laowen smiled and complimented Temujin while holding up his wine glass.
Temujin laughed wildly when he heard this, and said with a proud look on his face: "Who is Motun? What I, Temujin, want to do is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than Motun. Unifying the Eastern Turks is just my hegemony. The first step, soon I will lead you to herd horses southward, sweep across the Central Plains, and establish our Great Yuan Empire!"
Torre immediately raised his glass and said: "Father Khan is wise and mighty. I believe that under the leadership of Father Khan, the picturesque mountains and rivers of the Central Plains will soon be under my rule, Dayuan!"
"Yes, yes, His Highness the Prince said yes!!"
All the generals raised their glasses and praised Temujin's ambition.
Listening to the compliments of the generals, Temujin narrowed his eyes proudly and couldn't help but feel a little elated.
Just at this moment, the curtain of the king's tent was opened. A man about eight feet tall, with a high nose and deep eyes, thick eyebrows and big eyes walked quickly into the king's tent, bowed to Temujin and said: "Your Majesty Yelu Abaoji meets the king!"
Temujin squinted at Yelu Abaoji for a few times, took a sip from the wine glass in his hand, and said pleasantly: "It's Abaoji! What happened in such a hurry?"
Yelu Abaoji cupped his hands and replied: "Back to your Majesty, I was ordered to clean up the battlefield and found that Jieli Khan's wife, Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty, as well as his youngest son Ashina Zhimo and daughter Ashina Liyun were not known. Where to go.”
"What?"
Temujin hurriedly put down the wine glass in his hand and asked, "Are they all gone? Have you sent anyone around to look for them?"
Yelu Abaoji immediately replied: "Your Majesty, I have sent dozens of sentries to search everywhere, but none of them have found the whereabouts of these people. In my opinion, they are most likely to attack when we send troops." Jie Li had already run away before. Otherwise, in such bad weather, it would be impossible for a few old, weak, women and children to escape the pursuit of our army's sentry cavalry."
General Mu Huali put down the wine glass in his hand and sneered: "Run away? Now the entire East Turkestan is our world, where can they run to?"
Yelu Abaoji said in a deep voice: "Princess Yicheng is the daughter of the Sui Dynasty clan. If they really ran away long ago, they most likely fled to Jiangdu to seek asylum from Sui Emperor Yang Gao. Weichen suggested that the king immediately Send a team of capable troops to intercept their group, and we must not let them reach Jiangdu alive!"
Zhebie waved his hand nonchalantly: "Abaoji, you are making too much of a fuss! A young boy, a girl with yellow hair, and a woman in her mid-teens. What's there to be afraid of?"
Yelu Abaoji glanced at Zhebie, shook his head and said, "Have General Zhebie ever heard of a story in Han Chinese history called the Zhao orphans? Cutting the grass without eradicating the root will lead to endless troubles!"
"That's what Abaoji said."
Temujin had already reacted and said with a gloomy face: "Jieli Khan, his father and brother, have ruled the Eastern Turks for decades and have great prestige. If Princess Yicheng and her party are allowed to escape to Jiangdu, they can use the help of Emperor Sui If you use your strength, you will definitely cause a lot of trouble for me in the future!"
Yelu Abaoji cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Temujin nodded and said: "Abaoji, you have always been resourceful. I will leave this matter to you. Don't let me down!"
Yelu Abaoji smiled sinisterly, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely not let you down. This little brat like Ashina Zhimo will never make it to Jiangdu alive!"
At that moment, Yelu Abaoji exited the king's tent and returned to his own tent. He immediately summoned his two brothers Yelu Xiezhen and Yelu Xiuge, and ordered: "This time, on the order of the king, I went south to pursue Jie. The remnant of Li Khan, brother Yelu Xiu, you stay here to lead our brothers in the tribe. Yelu Xiezhen, you go and select dozens of capable soldiers from the tribe and go south with me."
Yelu Xiezhen immediately said dissatisfied: "Brother, Jieli Khan is dead now. If my estimate is correct, after this winter passes, the king will gather an army and go south to the Central Plains. It will be a good opportunity to make contributions. Brother, at this time, Run to intercept a few fish that have slipped through the net. If you delay for a while, you will miss many opportunities!"
Yelu Abaoji glared at Yelu Xiezhen with dissatisfaction, and said coldly: "How can I, Yelu Abaoji, be inferior to others? I haven't paid much attention to my mere military exploits."
Brother Yelvxiu on the side asked tentatively: "Does my brother have other plans for going south this time?"
"good!"
Yelu Abaoji glanced at Brother Yeluxiu approvingly and said: "Temujin conquered the entire Eastern Turks with force. Although all the tribes have surrendered to him on the surface, there are many people who secretly miss Jieli Khan. I am here. The purpose of the operation is not to eradicate the roots of Temujin, but to secretly hold Ashina Zhima, a fish that has slipped through the net, in his hands, and use this little brat to secretly win over these tribes and accumulate strength. When the time is right in the future, he will overthrow Temujin in one fell swoop. Mu Zhen rules, and I, Yelu Abaoji, will be the overlord of this grassland!"
When brother Yelu heard this, his brows were filled with joy, and he immediately raised his hands and said, "I didn't expect that my brother also has such ambitions. I will do my best to help my brother achieve great things!"
Just as the Yelu brothers were plotting their great cause, a soft sound of footsteps suddenly sounded in the inner tent of Yelu Abaoji. Brother Yelu Xiu, who was very skilled in martial arts, soon heard the gentle footsteps. He immediately drew his sword in his hand and shouted towards the inner tent: "Who is that person? Come out quickly!"
When Yelu Abaoji and Yelu Xiezhen saw this, their hearts tightened. They each drew their swords from their sheaths and walked slowly toward the inner tent from three directions with Brother Yelu Xiu.
"Oh, don't be nervous, three brothers, it's my little sister!"
Hearing this voice, the three brothers Yelu breathed a sigh of relief and sheathed their swords. Yelu Abaoji shook his head helplessly and said to the inner tent: "Yanyan, if you don't stay well in the clan, why are you here?"
As soon as Yelu Abaoji finished speaking, a beautiful woman came out of the inner tent. She was no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. She was tall, delicate in appearance, and slim in figure. She was quite ladylike.
This woman is the famous Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao Kingdom in history. Her real name is Xiao Chuo and her nickname is Yanyan. The implanted identity in this life is Yelu Abaoji's cousin.
