Li Xiang patrolled the south, but no one knew that several riders were heading west into the territory of the Western Regions. Of course, the territory of the Western Regions before had now become the territory of Yuan Meng.
Sending cavalry to harass Yuan Meng at this time was indeed the method that the ministers came up with.
However, it is actually only one of the ways.
Above the court, there are hundreds of officials, civil and military officials, and there are many people with mixed ears. Of course, some things cannot be discussed here.
And just after the court meeting that day, several of Li Xiang's confidants gathered together, including Guan Zhong and Liu Bowen, to discuss this alienation plan.
And the person they want to alienate is of course Mao Dun among Yuan Meng. This person is also one of the few flaws that the Jin army can exploit against Yuan Meng at this time.
It is not that there are no flaws in Yuanmeng, but some flaws are difficult to exploit. For example, the conflict between Kublai Khan, who favored Han officials, and some stubborn Yuan-Meng factions. However, Temujin was still there at this time, and Kublai Khan was obviously trained by Temujin. The real prestige is enough to suppress these problems.
Therefore, some loopholes cannot be effectively exploited. Rather than forcefully using them at this time, which would have little effect, it would be better to keep them here, and maybe there will be unexpected surprises in the future. Even if these flaws are eliminated in the future, it won't matter. Anyway, they are flaws that are difficult to exploit effectively.
Kublai Khan couldn't take advantage of the flaw here, so there was only one Maodun left.
As the representative of the old aristocratic forces of the Xiongnu, Maodun was a staunch Xiongnu racist. The word "Xiongnu" has extremely important meaning to Maodun.
It is precisely because of this that the old aristocratic forces of the Huns headed by Maodun have always been dissatisfied with the later Yuanmeng.
Although Temujin was originally founded with the Xiongnu as the backbone, the establishment of the Mongolian tribe itself was to integrate the small races that Temujin conquered, and the same was true for the large tribes he conquered later.
For Temujin, the Huns who share the same origin are Mongols, and the people of the small races he conquered are also Mongolians. The Xianbei people he later integrated into are also part of the Mongols.
Moreover, in order to eliminate the conflicts between various ethnic groups, Temujin used various measures to strengthen the influence of the word Mongolia among Yuan and Mongolia, so that the word Mongolia continued to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Temujin, in particular, later received the help of political talents such as Kublai Khan and Yelu Chucai, and it became even smoother.
To this day, among today's Yuanmeng, there are still a few people who regard themselves as former Huns, or as Xianbei people. And this was exactly what Mao Dun couldn't tolerate.
According to this situation, if we continue to develop this sentence, it won't take long. When the older generation gradually grows old or even dies, the two words "Xiongnu" will be completely forgotten by Yuan Meng.
However, the old aristocratic forces of the Huns headed by Maodun, no matter how dissatisfied they were, their arms could not twist their thighs. Even if they wanted to survive, they could only swallow their anger.
For Temujin, although the old Xiongnu aristocratic forces headed by Maodun were indeed a hidden danger, this hidden danger had a time limit. If time goes on, the word Mongolia will increasingly replace the word Xiongnu. When Mongolia completely replaces the Xiongnu, when the Xiongnu is completely forgotten, what threat can these few people pose to him?
The entire Yuanmeng has forgotten the Xiongnu. If Maodun raises the banner of the Huns, who in the entire Yuanmeng will respond to him?
Therefore, Temujin did not care so much about the hidden danger of Mao Dun. As long as he did not die, Mao Dun would not be able to cause trouble. In a few years, it would be even less possible for him to cause trouble.
On the contrary, Temujin wanted to leave the hidden danger of Maodun and let him use it for himself.
Maodun's military talents are at the forefront among the entire Yuanmeng. Although compared with the entire grassland, it seems that Temujin has no shortage of talents!
However, Temujin never looked at him, he just stood on the grassland!
What Temujin saw was the Central Plains. There were a lot of talents in the Central Plains, especially Li Xiang, who was regarded by Temujin as his biggest enemy. There were even more talents under his command.
Therefore, Maodun is indeed a dangerous figure, but Temujin is still willing to keep him.
And a king like Temujin is even more proud and confident. He is confident that he can control Maodun.
Especially in the beginning, during the battle against the Western Region, when Temujin personally led the troops, Temujin even reused Maodun. With him by his side, it would be impossible for Mao Dun to make any big waves.
And all this time, even though Mo Dun knew that his life and death depended on Temujin's thoughts, he had always been diligent, flawless in doing things, and refused to make any mistakes.
Therefore, although Temujin later had to return to the rear to recuperate due to illness, and handed over the frontline war to others, he still could not be easily dismissed as Maodun was tight-lipped and did not dare to make any mistakes. .
In the military, you can go straight, strike when it's time to strike, and strike hard when it's time to hit hard, but it's different in politics. This is a winding process. Although simple violence is good, it can easily leave hidden dangers. .
Furthermore, Temujin also wanted to see if Kublai Khan, whom he had high hopes for, could suppress the fierce wolf Maodun.
If Kublai Khan disappoints him, then Temujin should consider whether he has another option.
In fact, Temujin may even consider whether he should take Maodun with him before leaving if he really has an emergency.
If it were in the past, Temujin would certainly not have considered so much, but now that he is quite old and seeing that his body has begun to decline, some things have to be considered.
Although doing so will inevitably leave hidden dangers, in the next generation, when there is no way to suppress this fierce wolf, even if there are hidden dangers, we can only do what needs to be done.
It was precisely because he inquired about the situation on Mao Dun's side that he learned about the conflict between Mao Dun and Yuan Meng. Therefore, the counselors headed by Guan Zhong and Liu Bowen thought about whether they could start from Maodun.
As a result, this time Zhang Yi and his men secretly sneaked into the Western Region with Qingqi.
Zhang Yi and others mingled with Huo Qubing's team and arrived at Xizhou. After arriving at Xizhou, they separated from the main force and continued westward along the way!
(End of chapter)
