Yun Qianxue is the young master of the Turkic Bazhu Yunhe tribe. She grew up in the aristocratic circle of the empire. Of course, she knew that Hesijia hated and was afraid of her second brother. However, from his perspective, she still I want to believe that I have made good friends since childhood.
Although Tanley was tactful and calculating, he was still very loyal to his enemies. With a true good friend and brother, the second prince was still very loyal.
Anyone who Tanli could cheat could not cheat him, Yun Qianxue.
Hesijia seemed to notice her husband's disapproval, and was secretly worried. She thought about it for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Jun Yun, you said that Father Khan sent his second brother to Western Xinjiang because his troops were not only the closest to Zijin Pass. , and it is fully staffed and has complete combat power. However, I feel that there is another more important reason."
Yun Qianxue couldn't help being slightly stunned when she heard this. Princess Yingyang is extremely resourceful and as smart as the second prince Tanli. Now hearing what she said, Yun Qianxue was of course very interested and asked humbly: "Oh? Sister, please tell me, what else is more important?" What’s the reason?”
Hesijia said lightly: "Because of his relationship with eldest brother."
With one word to wake up the dreamer, Yun Qianxue suddenly understood.
The overt and covert struggle between the eldest prince Chili and the second prince Tanli is almost known to everyone in the Turkic Empire. And their most fundamental contradiction is the struggle for the succession to the throne of the Empire.
Once this kind of competition begins, it can only end in a fight to the death.
For a long time, the eldest prince Chili has been steadily suppressing the second prince Tanli, and is even better in the competition for the throne. One of the important reasons is that he received the full support of Gema Khan, the leader of the Yelun tribe.
In other words, Chili and Gema were clearly allies of the same camp. By the same token, in everyone's eyes, he, the young master of the Yunhe tribe, and his good brother Tanli belonged to another camp.
From this perspective, isn't it a heavy blow from the second prince's camp to the eldest prince's camp when Ashina ordered him and Tanli to send troops to Western Xinjiang to deal with Gema Khan?
Yun Qianxue had never thought about this meaning before, but now that Hesijia reminded her, she couldn't help but react and frowned secretly.
What bothered him the most in his life was the fight in the political arena, but he didn't expect to be able to escape it after all.
At this time, Hesijia continued: "Father Khan's intention is very clear. Gema made a big mistake this time, and the person who has the qualifications and ability to suppress the leader of the Yelun tribe and make the Yakut Independent Legion obey, in fact, Not much. The Prince of the Temple and the old Marshal Helianxiong are currently directing operations on the front line, and the eldest brother Chili is with Gema, so there is no need to consider it at all. After all, who can deal a heavy blow to the Yelun Clan? , Second brother is of course the best candidate."
Yun Qianxue nodded in agreement: "Tanli and Chiligama have been in conflict for a long time, and they will definitely not show mercy. As for me, because of my relationship with Tanli, I have long been regarded as one by the outside world. In this way Come on, Father Khan will naturally not worry about the chance of Gema getting away with it in our hands."
"There is another factor, which is your identity." Hesijia said: "Gema is the Khan of the Yelun tribe, and you are the young master of the Yunhe tribe. Although the Golden Tribe is more than enough to deal with the Yelun Tribe, but if If we can take advantage of the situation and bring the Yunhe clan together, we will naturally have greater confidence, right?"
Yun Qianxue smiled awkwardly: "Jia Mei, I'm afraid it's not good for you to speculate on Father Khan's thoughts like this, right?"
Hesijia shook her head: "I am not speculating on Father Khan's thoughts, nor am I analyzing the emperor's strategy, but I am worried about the safety of the Eastern Expedition army. Mr. Yun, do you know? I feel very, very scared now."
"Afraid? What are you afraid of?" Yun Qianxue was confused: "No matter how arrogant Gema is, the Yakut Army only has tens of thousands of people, which is not enough to cause too much trouble to the Blood Guards. And in Western Xinjiang The rebels, whether they are Li Jiangyao or not, have 200,000 soldiers and horses, and as long as they mobilize the main force, even if they don't fully recover the western border, there will be no problem in ensuring the access to the western continent."
Hesijia's tone was slightly solemn: "Jun Yun, I'm afraid you are oversimplifying things. Let's not talk about anything else. At this critical moment, we can only pull, not fight, Gema. Even if he Anyone who commits a heinous sin must choose to forgive and forgive.”
Yun Qianxue is a decent person, but not a fool. He thought carefully about the meaning of Hesi's story and nodded: "Well, what you said makes sense. If you push Gema Khan too hard now, it will be like establishing more Making an enemy is actually very detrimental to the overall situation. However, Father Khan is currently furious because of Yalimu, and Gema has committed an unforgivable sin, so no prince or minister dares to intercede on his behalf. Even your eldest brother scolded Gema like shit in front of his father Khan. He also took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to personally lead the troops to capture Gema. But the Great Khan was worried about favoritism in front of the Chili formation and let him go. I got Gema, so I didn’t agree.”
Hesijia sighed softly: "Well, if you let the eldest brother go, maybe it will be a good thing. If the second brother takes action, he can only force Gema to death. Mr. Yun, have you ever thought about it, if Gema refuses to plead guilty and surrender?" , what should we do?"
Yun Qianxue said decisively: "There is nothing to consider, attack Zijin Pass!"
"What if the rebels from Western Xinjiang come at this time?" Hesijia continued to ask.
Yun Qianxue sneered: "I think Gema will not betray the Turkic Empire and directly turn to the foreign enemy."
Hesijia shrugged: "Why not? If Gema is sure that he and the Yelun tribe will be completely slaughtered by you, why bother about the Turkic Empire anymore? To put it bluntly, even if he can hold the Turkic tribe's bottom line, But when the Yakut Army faces simultaneous attacks from two sides, what choice should Gema make? Should we divide our forces to resist you while dividing our forces to deal with the rebels in Western Xinjiang?"
Yun Qianxue was speechless when asked. Hesijia was right. If he were in Gema's position, he would not be able to escape death anyway, so why should he uphold the righteousness of the Turks? It's better to give it a try or seek refuge in Western Xinjiang, and maybe be lucky enough to save some of the tribe's blood.
While he was stunned, Hesijia said again: "Once Gema feels that he has no way out, then he is likely to negotiate peace with the Western Xinjiang rebels, and either join forces to deal with you and the second brother, or directly give up Zijin Pass to People from Western Xinjiang, in exchange for the safe return of the Yakut Army to the Western Continent. At that time, the Western Xinjiang rebels guarded the pass and blocked the Blood Guards for him, while he took the opportunity to escape to the Turkic Empire. You tell me, there are still people in my hometown. Is there any power that can resist the invasion of the Yelu Clan?"
Yun Qianxue suddenly stood up: "Of course not! In this Eastern Expedition, not only the elites of the Golden Tribe and the Eight Pillars of Turks came out, but many small affiliated countries also mobilized most of their military forces, although it was not as if there were no troops available at all. situation, but..."
He did not continue speaking, but the meaning was already obvious. Tens of thousands of Yakut cavalry could pose a great threat to various tribes.
An existential threat!
Hesijia looked at him resentfully: "So, I feel very scared. Once things develop as we thought, the second brother will force Gema and the Yelun tribe to take the worst path, even if you are sure To retake the Zijin Pass and retake the entire Western Xinjiang, our hometown will be devastated."
Yun Qianxue's face was as dark as water, and there was almost no blood on her stern face. He did not dare to imagine the terrifying scene of the Yakut army rushing into the Yunhe tribe, and he could not tell how many tribesmen could escape Yakutia's butcher's knife. After thinking for a moment, Yun Qianxue said in a deep voice: "Jia Mei, I realize where I made a mistake. Not only me, but also Father Khan and Tanli made mistakes! We calculated over and over again and missed the Western Xinjiang rebels. , and Li Jiangyao was omitted! If he is really in charge of the overall situation, then the rebels have only one goal - to completely destroy the Turks and avenge the Holy Tang! Under this premise, Gema is very likely to be released by the rebels Western Continent, so that he can wreak havoc unscrupulously, and Li Jiangyao will desperately block Zijin Pass and trap us here!"
Hesijia nodded slightly: "That's why I said that the most important thing to do now is not to punish the betrayer, but to endure all the anger, forgive Gema and the Yalun clan, leave a glimmer of hope, and don't let him collapse completely. Rebel troops in western Xinjiang. Otherwise, our situation will be critical."
Yun Qianxue nodded vigorously: "Let's go find Father Khan now and tell him these words while there is still room for improvement before it's too late!"
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The magnificent Tai Chi Hall has now changed its owner. At this time, there were only Ashina Zhijin, He Sijia and Yun Qianxue in the hall, which seemed particularly empty and quiet.
Ashina sat upright on the dragon chair and listened carefully to Hesijia's analysis, without speaking for a long time.
Yun Qianxue was a little out of breath and was about to speak when she suddenly noticed that Hesijia standing opposite was quietly signaling him with her eyes not to speak for the time being. Helpless, Yun Qianxue had no choice but to swallow the words that were on her lips and continue to wait for the reaction of the sweaty Ashina.
After a while, Ashina Zhijin finally said calmly: "Yun Qianxue, Hesijia, you are both good children, I am very happy. Especially my good daughter, you have grown up and become sensible, which is great."
Seeing the haggard look on her father's face, Hesijia felt a little distressed: "Father, everything is destined to change, so there is no need to worry too much."
Ashina smiled gently: "I know, I know it well. What you just said makes sense. Before, I was really angry and crazy, and it was too reckless to make a decision. This mistake must be corrected as soon as possible. otherwise……"
He didn't finish his words, but both Hesijia and Yun Qianxue heard Ash's worry.
"Father..." Yun Qianxue just said two words, but was interrupted by Ashina raising his hand: "Qianxue, don't wait until tomorrow morning to set off, act now! Take my gold badge and travel under the stars. Rush to Zijin Pass to stop Tanli from messing around. In addition, send a message to Gema for me. All the previous things can be forgotten. I only ask for one thing. He must cooperate with you to regain Western Xinjiang as soon as possible and completely eliminate the rebels! If you can If he gets it, then I will not only continue to hand over Xijiang Guimo to him, but also Liangzhou, Longzhou, Yongzhou, and Yanzhou will all be rewarded to the Yelun tribe."
Yun Qianxue couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw that Ashina accepted his and Hesijia's proposal and even went a step further. She quickly knelt down on one knee and shouted, "I obey."
Ashina raised his hand and took off the golden badge from his chest, and handed it to Yun Qianxue with an expressionless face: "If Tanli refuses to obey the order and insists on killing Zhigema, you can take decisive measures and suppress it directly! As the prince-consort of the Turkic Empire, you are also my son, so there is no need to be afraid of him."
Yun Qianxue took the badge with both hands, and a firm light flashed in her eyes: "Don't worry, Father. Tanli and I grew up together and are brothers. I believe that he will take the overall situation into consideration and obey the holy orders. Qianxue will also do his best. Let’s go and clear the rear for my father Khan and the Eastern Expedition army!”
After that, he gave a military salute to Ashina, then looked at Hesijia aside, and nodded silently.
Hesijia also nodded to him: "Jun Yun, I'll wait for your safe return."
Yun Qianxue said hello, turned around and strode away.
Looking at Yun Qianxue's disappearing back, Ashina suddenly let out a deep sigh, his tone full of sadness: "Am I...really wrong?"
