Chapter 7 Snow in Mobei
On the grasslands of Mobei, heavy snow is flying all over the sky.
Since the beginning of winter, the fighting between Temujin and Wang Han has stopped. Winter is the most difficult time in Mobei. Cattle and sheep need fodder, soldiers need food and clothing, and horses cannot gallop in the snow for a long time, so on the grassland
There was a rare moment of quiet.
It was already dark at this time, and this was Temujin's camp. The fire was still burning in the largest tent. The heroes on the grassland were still discussing with their subordinates the expedition against Wang Han's Kelei tribe next spring. Of course Temujin
With his eyes, he saw not only the Kelei tribe, but also the Naiman tribe further to the west, and even the entire grassland.
Now that the Jin Kingdom is too busy taking care of itself and has no energy to take care of Mobei, this is the best time for him to unify the grassland. Temujin looked at the map in front of him that depicted the entire grassland, and he was very ambitious for a while, as if the whole world was in his chest.
He looked back at the frail scholar, his eyes softening. It was this scholar who had brought earth-shaking changes to his begging department. With the strategy of the Central Plains people and the bravery of the grassland people, Temujin was confident that he could lead
He made his tribe fly higher and soar freely in the sky like an eagle.
"Sir, please rest early!" Looking at the tired-looking Yelu Chucai, Temujin said with concern.
Yelu Chucai showed a gentle smile, bowed respectfully to Temujin, and then turned around and exited the tent. This move made the generals in the tent feel very strange. The men on the grassland were used to letting loose at will.
Even Temujin would not give such a grand gift.
But in their hearts, they were thinking about whether they should do the same thing when they leave. If an outsider from China can respect the Great Khan so much, don't they respect the Great Khan as much as the scholar?
This is what Yelu Chucai wants to achieve. As Temujin's power gradually expands, the concept of superiority and inferiority among his subordinates must be strengthened and Temujin's ruling authority strengthened. If he continues to do whatever he likes as before, sooner or later he will
Because there is no reverence, it leads to division and chaos in the tribe.
Yelu Chucai is using Confucianism to transform the Qiyan tribe, and it has initially achieved results.
He walked out of the big tent, took a breath of the cold air outside, and immediately felt a lot more energetic, but he still had to go back to rest. There was no way he could compete with these warriors on the grassland for energy. These people seemed to be born with high energy, even if they were three years old.
I didn't rest for three days and nights, but I was still in high spirits.
Yelu Chucai tightened his cloak and walked towards his tent in the wind and snow.
When he was about to enter the tent, he saw four patrolling sentries. There was nothing surprising about these four people, but Yelu Chucai always felt that something was wrong, and it seemed that his body shape was a little off.
The ancestors of Yelu Chucai are from the Liao Kingdom. Whether they are from the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom or the Mongolia, they are all nomadic people on the grasslands. They are slightly taller than the people from the Central Plains. Yelu Chucai has lived in the Central Plains for many years and is used to it.
He was from the Central Plains, so he didn't feel anything strange when he saw the four people at first, but then he thought about it, this is the grassland. This is Temujin's big tent, and the people patrolling around it are all Temujin's personal followers. These four people
There is obviously a problem.
"Stop!" Yelu Chucai shouted in Mongolian.
The four people showed no response and still walked towards Temujin's tent, which made Yelu Chucai even more convinced that there was something wrong with these four people.
"You guys stop." This time he used authentic Chinese Mandarin.
Sure enough, the four people turned around and looked at Yelu Chucai through the wind and snow. One of them exclaimed and walked towards Yelu Chucai.
"Mr. Yelu? Why are you here?" the man asked in surprise.
Yelu Chucai recognized the person who came. It was Sha Tongtian, the ghost gate dragon king who used to be a martial arts master in Prince Zhao's Mansion. He used to teach the young prince's studies in Prince Zhao's Mansion, and he and the Salon King often met. Although they had nothing in common with each other, they still
Considered familiar.
When Yelu Chucai saw this person, he knew that they were here to assassinate Temujin. He had to find a way to get rid of these four people. Otherwise, once his hiding place in Mobei was exposed, Wanyan Honglie would never let his people go.
Sha Tongtian didn't expect to meet an acquaintance here. If Peng Lianhu was here, he would definitely be suspicious. However, Sha Tongtian thought that Yelu Chucai was Wanyan Honglie's man and must be performing some secret mission here, so he did not immediately kill Yelu.
Chu Cai.
"I already know your plan." Yelu Chucai said calmly, "Now is not the best time to take action. You follow me to the tent, and after the generals in the tent leave, you can go in and kill Temujin.
Already."
Sha Tongtian had no doubts and followed Yelu Chucai into the tent. The tent was very simply decorated, and there were no maids to serve him. It looked more like a scholar's residence.
"Mr. Yelu, I really didn't expect to meet you." Sha Tongtian said in surprise, "Since you disappeared in Chang'an, the young prince has been worried about you many times, worried that something might happen to you. Now the young prince can finally rest assured."
Yelu Chucai felt warm in his heart. He didn't expect that disciple to still care about him like this. He didn't know that Yang Kang was depressed that such a super think tank just disappeared like this, making the young prince of the Jin Kingdom look for him even if he wanted to find a hard worker.
Less than.
"Your Majesty, no, it was the Holy One who sent me to Mobei to join the Qiyan Department to wait for an opportunity." Yelu Chucai lied, "This plan is very secret. The Holy One may have even concealed it from the young prince, which makes the young prince worried.
, it’s really a sin.”
Sha Tongtian was convinced of this and told Yelu Chucai a few old stories. Yelu Chucai took the opportunity to inquire about the situation in Zhongdu City. The Dragon King of Ghost Gate did not doubt that he was there, so he told what he knew, but he didn't know much.
A lot, which is similar to the news Yelu Chucai got.
Seeing that he couldn't ask any more questions, Yelu Chucai left the tent on the pretext of checking on Temujin's situation, came to the tent, and told Temujin the news. Temujin immediately ordered the mobilization of hundreds of sergeants.
Yelu Chucai's tent was surrounded by people, and then the soldiers set up their bows and shot arrows at the same time.
Arrows are like rain!
Screams resounded in the tent, and a figure jumped out and jumped out of the tent, but eventually fell on the snow. It looked like it was Sha Tongtian, the Dragon King of the Ghost Gate, with dozens of sharp arrows passing through him.
, the blood holes all over his body stained the white snow on the ground red. The soldiers shot three times in a row, leaving the entire tent riddled with holes before stopping and confirming that there were no more living things in the tent.
"One is missing!" Yelu Chucai checked the corpses and saw only three.
Qian Qingjian ran wildly on the snow, with the pursuers on horseback behind him. He knew that he had to keep running to escape with his life, to spread the word about what happened tonight, and to avenge his master and brothers.
That Yelu Chucai actually defected to Temujin.
After Yelu Chucai left the tent, Qian Qingjian wanted to go outside the tent for convenience, so he left the tent. Unexpectedly, when he came back, he saw countless soldiers silently gathering in front of Yelu Chucai's tent.
Shooting arrows under the tent.
He knew that it was too late to save his master and his brothers at this moment. All he had to do was tell the emperor and the young prince about this. Only in this way could he avenge his master.
Because Qian Qingjian was relatively loyal to Yang Kang, Yang Kang privately taught him some of the techniques from the scriptures, such as the snake-walking and raccoon-turning technique, which was a light-body technique and was very effective when escaping.
On this snowy night, Qian Qingjian ran for his life on the vast grassland.
Temujin stood in the tent, thinking about what happened tonight. This may be God's will. He has been thinking about how to retain Yelu Chucai, and if he wants to retain this gentleman who can help him unify the grassland, he must
It is necessary to cut off Yelu Chucai's concern in the Kingdom of Jin.
How to cut it off? Once they are all dead, they will be cut off naturally.
The hero on the grassland had a gloomy face and whispered something to the attendant beside him. The attendant immediately left the tent, mounted his horse and headed towards the depths of the grassland. He wanted to stop the pursuers and let the assassin live.
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It is conceivable that when the assassin returned to the Kingdom of Jin and reported the matter of Yelu Chucai to Wanyan Honglie, Wanyan Honglie would kill Yelu Chucai's clansmen in a rage. In this way, Yelu Chucai could only willingly
He worked hard for Temujin on the grassland, and he will work even harder because he wants to avenge his tribe and destroy the Kingdom of Jin.
Temujin took down the map depicting the entire grassland in front of him and replaced it with another map. On it was the Jin Kingdom, Xixia, Tubo, Southern Song Dynasty, and Dali. This was what he wanted.
The whole world!
And tonight is his first step towards this goal, cutting off Yelu Chucai's worries.
Qian Qingjian "miraculously" escaped back to Wang Han's Kelie tribe. A few days later, Wanyan Honglie learned about Yelu Chucai's betrayal. He had been wondering why the Jin State's intelligence network in Mobei was uprooted.
?Why did Temujin’s tribe rise so quickly?
Now that everything has an answer, Wanyan Honglie was extremely angry. The emperor was so angry that his blood flowed everywhere.
Wanyan Honglie ordered all members of the Yelu clan to be arrested and sent a message to Yelu Chucai. If Yelu Chucai did not leave Temujin's Qiyan tribe three days after receiving the news, all his people would be executed.
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After receiving Wanyan Honglie's ultimatum, Yelu Chucai stayed in his new tent, looking through the books he brought from Chang'an City. He was looking at the Spring and Autumn Annals compiled by Confucius.
Temujin stared at the tent from a distance. He didn't know what choice Yelv Chucai would make, but if Yelv Chucai chose to leave, he would not let this person leave the Qiyan tribe alive, precisely because Temujin knew
Yelu Chucai is so talented that he would not want to be an enemy of this person in the future.
Three days later, Yelu Chucai did not leave the tent. He had been reading for three days and nights without rest, and now he fell into a deep sleep.
Yelu Chucai knew that even if he returned to the Kingdom of Jin, he would not make any difference. He had already lost Wanyan Honglie's trust. Being put under house arrest was the best result. Maybe he would be killed as soon as he walked out of here, so it would be better to stay and make a splash.
Let's do something big.
Chapter completed!