Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1564 Murong brother and sister meet!

Ibugele also hoped that he would become a powerful, awe-inspiring ZZ who held all the power and was decisive in killing people!

But the reality made Ibugele realize that his indecisive and timid character made it impossible for him to become a strongman!

Faced with the complex and dangerous political situation of the Solon tribe with internal and external troubles at that time, Ibugele did not have any particularly good solutions. He had thought about solving the problem through force.

But the reality was that at that time, there were only a few middle and lower-level officers in the Soron tribe whom he could truly trust. As for the generals who truly controlled the main forces of the Soron tribe, Ibugele had no idea whether they would listen to him!

So in that situation at the time, Ibugele didn't dare to gamble at all!
In order to ensure his own power and also to ensure his own life safety, Ibugel made a somewhat difficult choice, that is, to side with Arsalan, the then Khan of Robe, and offer his loyalty to Arsalan!

As a nomadic people, the organizational structure of the Robe people is a tribal system. The entire tribe is composed of several or even dozens of large and small tribes. Although the Khan is the monarch, his control over the tribes is not that strong. Larger tribes like the Solon tribe have strong autonomy.

If the orders you shout are beneficial to me and in my interests, then I can listen to you. However, if your orders and actions are not beneficial to me and even harm my interests, then I can secretly disobey you or even simply ignore you...

So seeing that Ibugel was willing to pledge allegiance to him and become his loyal subordinate, Arsalan gladly extended a helping hand and helped Ibugel defeat his uncle Husile and stabilize the power of the Solon tribe!
For Ibugel at that time, he never thought that he could become the Khan of Robe one day. In his opinion, being able to maintain his position as the leader of the Solon tribe was already a satisfying thing!
However, with the killing of Arsalan and the infighting among Nurjiang, Jamukha and others, the Luobi tribe became divided. Ibugel, who lost the protection of Arsalan, had to start considering more situations for the safety of himself and his tribe!
Although many people in Luobi privately scold Ibugel as a slave of Daqian and a lackey of Ye Mingsheng, saying that he sat on the position of Luobi Khan by relying on Ye Mingsheng, and that he is a shame to the entire Luobi!
But in fact, when he first came into contact with the Fengwu Army, because of the blood feud between Luobi and the Great Zhou, Ibugel did not think of using the power of the Fengwu Army to ascend to the pinnacle of power and become the Khan of Luobi like Nurjiang and Jamukha.

Ibugele is a person who loves enjoyment. He had only one purpose in initially contacting the Fengwu Army. That was because the Fengwu Army under the leadership of Ye Mingsheng at that time had many novel and practical products through technological innovation. Ibugele liked to use these things to improve his quality of life and living standards, making his life more comfortable!
The reason why Ibugele turned to the Fengwu Army was because he saw that Nurjiang and Jamukha were fighting more and more fiercely, and both of them were preparing for war. So in order to protect his own safety, he made the same choice. Coupled with Gao Shen's instigation at the time, Ibugele finally had the idea of ​​getting involved in Luobi's supreme power...
Thinking back to the past, Ibugele, who is now in his twilight years, felt a little sad.

Although he became the Great Khan of Luobi with the help of the Fengwu Army and stood at the pinnacle of Luobi power, he was also despised by many Luobi people because of his act of surrendering to Daqian!

Whenever he thought of this, Ibugele couldn't help but ask himself, was he really doing the right thing?
Ibugler didn't know the answer to this question. The only thing he knew was that if he had not surrendered to Ye Mingsheng and received assistance from Ye Mingsheng, he might not have survived until now, and even the entire Luobei would have ceased to exist and been annexed by the Cumans!

Based on this reality, Ibugele felt that what he did, at least, could not be considered wrong. There is a saying in the Central Plains Dynasty: "Sleeping on firewood and tasting gall, three thousand Vietnamese soldiers can conquer Wu; burning their boats and breaking their boats, one hundred and twenty Qin Guan will eventually return to Chu!"

At least there is hope as long as we are alive!

Maybe one of Ibugel's descendants will become a powerful leader who will not only break free from Daqian's control, but also defeat the Cumans and unify the grasslands, or even go south from the border to conquer the Central Plains. If that happens, the infamy attached to Ibugel might be reduced by a little!

With such self-comforting thoughts, a look of expectation emerged on Ibugele's old face!

He did not have too many regrets in his life. He was a Robe noble since he was a child. He had always enjoyed the best food, drink and fun. He had also been the Robe Khan. Basically, he had played and enjoyed everything he should have enjoyed. The only regret was that he surrendered to Ye Mingsheng. This was the eternal pain in Ibugele's heart...
However, facing the cruel reality, Ibugele knew that he had no choice. The only thing he could do was to believe in the wisdom of future generations!
Just as Ibugele was imagining his descendants drinking water from horses in the Central Plains and riding horses in Yijing, a guard came over quickly and reported to Ibugele:

"Great Khan, General Tagabergen sent a message that Jirigel had contact with the Daqian envoy Gao Shen's men!"

Ibugele's cloudy eyes suddenly showed a strange color when he heard this, but he still asked very calmly:

"Did Tagabergen tell me what the Daqian envoy talked about with Jirigel?"

"Reporting to the Great Khan, General Tagabergen, I only know that Jirigel and the Daqian envoy had contact. As for what they talked about, General Tagabergen does not know. When he was about to capture the Daqian envoy, Urigen Bayar took action!"

"What did Urigenbayar do?"

"Urigen Bayar forced Jirigel to kill the Daqian envoy, and also told Jirigel not to contact the Daqian envoy again, otherwise he would kill Jirigel himself!"

After hearing what the guard said, Ibugele did not say anything, but he felt much more at ease in his heart. Although Urgenbayar was a general promoted by him and had always been loyal to him, Ibugele naturally had some preventive measures since half of Luo Bi's army was handed over to him!

To Ibugel, the young Jirigel was nothing. The real trouble was whether Urigenbayar's mind had changed!
Thinking of this, Ibugler also ordered:
"Tell Tagabergen to obey orders from Uzhigenbayar!"

After saying this, Ibugler paused for a moment, then slowly added:

"If I die, let him be loyal to Dariyachi..."

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royal palace, royal study
After discussing with Murong Hui for nearly half an hour, Ye Mingsheng said solemnly:

"Murong Hui, your term as Liaoyang governor is very important. I am very much looking forward to your work in Liaoyang and hope you can work hard!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Murong Hui immediately bowed and said:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your trust!"

After finishing the business, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"You haven't been back to Yijing for several years. Now that you have the opportunity, you can meet Qingwu and Xinyun. Your two nephews and nieces have grown up, and they miss you very much!" Murong Hui's expression changed when he heard this, and he smiled and said:

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty! I miss my relatives in Yijing very much in Anqing!"

After chatting a few more words, Murong Hui bowed and left the imperial study. Just as he turned to walk out, he saw Ye Cheng leading Liu Ning towards the imperial study.

Seeing Liu Ning appear, Murong Hui's eyes flashed with a complicated look, but he still bowed to Liu Ning and said:
"Your humble servant pays respect to Elder Liu!"

Seeing Murong Hui saluting him, Liu Ning was a little surprised at first, but he immediately responded:

“Envoy Murong, please don’t be so polite! I have things to report to His Majesty, so I won’t chat with you any more. When I have time another day, I will host you and have a chat…”

Listening to Liu Ning's words, Murong Hui nodded slightly and said:

"Master Liu, please do as you please!"

With Murong Hui's respectful farewell, Liu Ning walked into the imperial study, and Murong Hui, under the guidance of Zhang Yufeng, walked towards the courtyard where Murong Qingwu was.

Along the way, Murong Hui's mind was all on Liu Ning. In the past, Murong Hui successively served as the Censor of Jiyu and Youyan, and he could be said to be the most powerful person in Fengwu Army. Although Liu Ning was also the prefect of Yijing at that time, because the Fengwu Army was only a local separatist force at that time, Yijing was not the capital but the provincial capital, so Liu Ning was his subordinate at that time!
Murong Hui clearly remembered that in order to improve the public security in Yijing, Liu Ning had come to his classroom several times and tried to persuade him to support him on some issues concerning the public security in Yijing. At that time, Murong Hui was very young, but he had already entered the ranks of provincial governors, so he had a very high opinion of himself!
At that time, Murong Hui looked down on Liu Ning, so he treated Liu Ning indifferently!
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, their identities had undergone tremendous changes. Relying on his performance as the prefect of Yijing over the years, Liu Ning successfully won the appreciation of Ye Mingsheng, and thus stepped into the Daqian Cabinet and became the Minister of Justice!
After Murong Hui took a big step back, he now reluctantly took a small step forward and served as the governor of Liaoyang...

Life is so unpredictable!
Just when Murong Hui was feeling mixed emotions because of his encounter with Liu Ning, Zhang Yufeng's words interrupted his thoughts.

"Envoy Murong, the residence of Imperial Concubine Murong is in front. Imperial Concubine Murong, Concubine Yun, and the two princesses and princes are all waiting for you there!"

Murong Hui nodded slightly upon hearing this and said:
"Thank you, Attendant Zhang, for showing me the way!"

"It's okay, Murong Buzheng, you are too polite!"

After thanking Zhang Yufeng, Murong Hui walked into the quaint courtyard. Murong Qingwu, Murong Xinyun and others were waiting for him in the house. Seeing her cousin appear, Murong Qingwu became a little excited, while Murong Xinyun looked a little restrained when looking at Murong Hui!
Murong Hui's father Murong Lun and Murong Qingwu's father Murong Yuliang are brothers from the same father and mother, so the two brothers have a good relationship and their children are relatively close. Murong Xinyun's father Murong Xiu and Murong Lun and Murong Yuliang are half-brothers, so both sides are brothers and relatives, but the relationship between them is not that close!
Besides that, there is also the age difference. Murong Hui is only two years older than Murong Qingwu, so they grew up together and played together. However, the age difference between Murong Xinyun and her eldest cousin is quite large. By the time Murong Xinyun grew up and could remember things, her eldest cousin had already gone out to work as an official, so the relationship between the two siblings was not that close...

Although Murong Hui was a little excited when the brother and sister met, he still remained rational and restrained. He bowed to Murong Qingwu and Murong Xinyun and said:

"Your humble servant Murong Hui pays respects to Imperial Concubine Murong and Concubine Yun!"

After hearing what her cousin said, Murong Qingwu also reacted. This was Daqian's harem. She was not only Murong Hui's sister, but also Daqian's imperial concubine. In terms of the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, she was now the monarch and Murong Hui was the subject!

After understanding all this, Murong Qingwu's expression dimmed slightly, but she still smiled and said:

"Brother, you don't have to be polite! Please take a seat!"

"Thank you, Concubine Murong!"

After completing this set of procedures, the brother and sister sat down as host and guest and began to reminisce. You asked me how I was doing in Yijing, and I asked you how you were doing in Anqing. The brother and sister had not seen each other for many years and they had a lot to say. They talked for a quarter of an hour. At Murong Qingwu's mention, Murong Hui looked at Murong Xinyun, who was a little embarrassed!

Murong Hui looked at the graceful and elegant Murong Xinyun and said with some emotion:

"The last time Xinyun saw you in your hometown in Guanzhong, you were only eleven years old. I never thought that you would enter the palace now!"

Murong Xinyun chuckled and said:
"Time flies, and you have become more stable, brother!"

Murong Hui smiled and nodded slightly, then seemed to have thought of something and asked:
"Xinyun, how is my fifth uncle? I, as his nephew, haven't visited him for a long time!"

When Murong Hui asked about his father, Murong Xinyun's expression changed slightly, but he still forced a smile and said:

"Thank you for your concern, brother! My father is in good health and there is nothing wrong..."