Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1577 Farewell!

Erlunqin Grassland, Luobi Royal Court
In a heavily guarded tent, Gao Shen, the special envoy of Daqian, looked at the letter in his hand, and the expression on his fat face became more and more serious.

Gao Shen has been in Robi for nearly two months. During this time, he has been sorting out the various relationships within Robi to see what the various parties within Robi think about some of the current issues in Robi!
At present, the most important issues within Robin are two internal and external issues!
The external problem is the invasion of the Cumans!
Regarding this issue, because of some defeats in previous wars, Robe has basically reached a consensus within the group.

The consensus is that the Golden Horde, armed with Roman firearms and instructors, has a clear advantage in strength over the Robes. In order to fight against the Golden Horde and protect their pastures, families and children, the Robes must rely on external forces, namely the Daqian!

Based on this consensus, the conservatives within Robe who had always opposed Ibugele's submission to Daqian have now somewhat stopped their movements!

After all, you can't say that I want your help, but I am against you!
Under such circumstances, Gao Shen also used his previous connections in Luo Bi to win over some people and consolidate the situation where Luo Bi was close to Daqian!
As for Luo Bi's internal problems, Gao Shen had an even bigger headache!

In fact, there had never been any controversy or suspense about the successor to the throne of Luobei Khan. Darigachi was undoubtedly the successor.

However, because Dariachi ZZ's ideas belonged to the conservative faction within Luobi and he opposed Luobi's submission to Daqian, Daqian began to support Daiqin, who had Central Plains ancestry!

Before Gao Shen came to Luobi this time, he met with Ye Mingsheng. During the meeting, Ye Mingsheng asked him how likely it was that Dai Qin would take the throne!

Although Gao Shen had been away from the grassland for some time at that time, based on his past knowledge of the internal situation of Luobi, Gao Shen believed that although Dariaochi had many supporters, he also had many opponents. This gave him room to form alliances within Luobi!

Gao Shen believed that as long as he could gain the support of some powerful figures within Luobi through the exchange and distribution of interests, it would be entirely possible for Daiqin to defeat Dariachi and become the Khan of Luobi, so he gave Ye Mingsheng an answer of 70%!
Because of Gao Shen's answer, Ye Mingsheng also issued an order to help Dai Qin take the position!

But now that Gao Shen had arrived at the Luobei Royal Court, he discovered that things were somewhat different from what he had expected.

Most of Dariyachi’s opponents are not wrong!

However, based on the relatively difficult external environment in Robi, it is generally believed within Robi that the new Khan of Robi should be a powerful figure!
Only such a powerful figure can unite Luo Bi and fight against the covetous eyes of the Cumans!

But it is obvious that Dai Qin is not such a powerful person!
Although Luobi has now submitted to Daqian, the inherent impression of the Central Plains people within Luobi has not changed. A considerable number of them still think that the Central Plains people are two-legged sheep, synonymous with weakness and crying. So even if some of them are dissatisfied with Dari Achi, they are more disgusted with a Luobi person with Central Plains blood becoming their Khan...

The representative figure among them is Urgen Bayar. This veteran Luo Bei was the key figure in Gao Shen’s support for Dai Qin to take the position!

At that time, Gao Shen believed that as long as he intensified the conflict between Urgen Bayar and Dariachi, he would be able to persuade Urgen Bayar to stand on Daiqin's side!
Urgenbayar has 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers of Luobi at his disposal, which is almost two-fifths of all of Luobi's soldiers. This means that Daiqin has the capital to confront Dari Achi head-on!

In order to achieve this goal, Gao Shen also made careful plans, and finally succeeded in exacerbating the conflict between Urgen Bayar and Darachi. The current situation between Darachi and Urgen Bayar, and Jirigel father and son, is a result of Gao Shen's secret promotion!
Gao Shen originally thought that you two, father and son, and Darachi were already enemies, so in order to prevent Darachi from taking revenge on you after he becomes the Khan, it is only natural for you to turn to support Daiqin!
But who would have thought that Urgenbayar and Jirigel, father and son, looked down upon Daiqin at all. Gao Shen's attempts to persuade them were of no use. Besides Urgenbayar and his son, other powerful figures in Luobi were also unwilling to support Daiqin!
Although Gao Shen was reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that without the support of these people, Dai Qin's ascension to the throne would be nothing but a mirage!

Gao Shen was also helpless about this. Although he did not dare to say in front of Ye Mingsheng that he was 100% sure that he could support Dai Qin to take the throne, he only said that he was 70% sure and did not say it completely. However, this still put him in a very unfavorable situation...

It is basically impossible to support Dai Qin to take the position now, and the task assigned to him by Ye Mingsheng has been declared a failure. Under such circumstances, Gao Shen must carefully consider how to end it and give Ye Mingsheng a reasonable answer!

Just as Gao Shen was thinking about how to deal with the aftermath, his deputy Jiang Chao walked into the tent and said to Gao Shen:

"Sir, someone from the imperial court is here!"

As soon as Gao Shen said this, he immediately asked:
"Where are people?"

"Right outside the tent!"

"Let him in quickly!"

"Yes!"

With Gao Shen's permission, a lean man walked into the tent and reported to Gao Shen:

"I, Zhang Biao, a captain from the General Coordination Office, pay my respects to Master Gao!"

"No gift!"

After the greeting, Gao Shen also asked:
"You came from Yijing with instructions from His Majesty?"

Zhang Biao nodded and said:

"Your Majesty wants to know how the matter of supporting Dai Qin to ascend to the throne is going?"

Hearing this question, Gao Shen and Jiang Chao, who were in charge of carrying out this task, looked at each other subconsciously. After a moment of silence, Gao Shen said tactfully:

“Things are still moving forward!”

Hearing Gao Shen's words, Zhang Biao hesitated for a moment and said:
“Sir Gao, General Xun Ke is leading 30,000 of our troops towards the Luobi royal court. Your Majesty means that if Dariyachi is willing to give up rebelling against the court, then the court can accept him as the Luobi Khan. Otherwise, he will be killed this time…”

"Your Majesty's bottom line is that if Dariyachi wants to succeed Luobi Khan, he must come to Yijing and accept your Majesty's canonization!"

Hearing Zhang Biao's words, Jiang Chao's expression changed, and he looked at Gao Shen again, while Gao Shen looked normal, nodded slightly to Zhang Biao and said:

"I understand what your majesty means. Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Your Majesty would like to ask about the battle situation between Robe and the Kipchak?"

Gao Shen said without hesitation:
"We are in the rear area and don't know much about the front line. However, from the news we have received so far, the Robe and the Cumans are in a stalemate. Although the Cumans have the upper hand, it is difficult for them to defeat the Robe quickly!" "On the Robe side, Daryaqi and Urigenbayar control nearly 90% of the Robe troops, but the two have significant differences and contradictions, which is a big hidden danger for the Robe side. However, the two are relatively restrained at the moment, and no one has done anything too outrageous!"

"In addition, we have also collected more intelligence about the Roman Empire. This time, the Roman Empire's support for the Golden Horde was supported by the Roman Emperor Ivan III. The Roman Empire not only provided the Golden Horde with firearms and instructors, but also sent an army of about 3,000 people, commanded by the Roman Slutsky!"

"From the battle reports from the front, the 3,000-man Roman army was fully equipped with muskets and artillery, and their combat effectiveness was very strong. Daryaqi suffered a great loss at their hands..."

"How is Ibugele's health?"

Gao Shen pondered for a moment and said:
"The last time I saw Ibugele was three days ago. At that time, Ibugele looked very bad, as if he was hanging on for life. I felt that he would not survive this summer at most. He has basically handed over the military power to Daryaqi!"

"Ibugler doesn't care about anything now. Whether he is still alive is no longer important to Rob!"

"Master Gao! I have written down everything you said!"

Gao Shen nodded slightly and ordered:
"Jiang Chao, go and make some arrangements so Captain Zhang can have a good rest!"

"Yes!"

After Jiang Chao and Zhang Biao left, Gao Shen fell into deep thought again.

After an incense stick of time, Jiang Chao, who had arranged accommodation for Zhang Biao, also returned to the tent and said to Gao Shen excitedly:

"Master Gao, His Majesty's instructions came at the right time!"

Gao Shen also nodded in agreement. He was now worried about how to give Ye Mingsheng an explanation if he failed to complete the task.

And now Ye Mingsheng’s latest instructions have undoubtedly reduced the difficulty of some things!

However, Gao Shen changed his mind and warned Jiang Chao:
"It's too early to be happy now. It's not easy to get Dariyachi to give up his resistance to the court. What's more, His Majesty wants Dariyachi to go to Yijing to accept the title!"

"Given Darachi's character, asking him to go to Yijing to pay homage to His Majesty is no different from riding on his head and shitting!"

Jiang Chao laughed and said:

"Master Gao, everything depends on human effort! I believe you have the ability to do it!"

Gao Shen shook his head in disbelief when he heard this, but his expression showed that he was confident of winning...
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Daqian, the residence of the Duke of Qi
Yuan Song, dressed in military uniform, looked at the white hair on his temples in the mirror, his expression becoming complicated. At this time, Yuan Song's third son Yuan Heng came over and asked when he saw his father's dress:

"Dad, are you going out?"

Yuan Song didn't say anything when he heard this, but just nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Yuan Heng was even more confused. As one of the two dukes who founded Daqian, Yuan Song had been very low-key since he was named duke. He basically stayed at home all the time. Even during the holidays, when his former subordinates came to visit him, Yuan Song would basically avoid seeing them if possible!

In Yuan Heng's impression, his father had only gone out once in the past six months, and that time was for the previous Tiande Pavilion meeting, and his father immediately returned to the mansion after the meeting.

So seeing that his father was about to go out again, Yuan Heng couldn't help but be curious about what his father was going to do, and immediately asked:

"Dad! What are you going to do?"

"Send an old friend away!"

"Old friend?"

Yuan Song did not answer his son's question, but turned and walked out of the house, riding a tall horse, and headed towards the west gate of Yijing surrounded by a group of servants.

An incense stick later, Yuan Song arrived at the west gate. At that moment, a convoy consisting of fifteen large carts was about to slowly drive out of the city. At this time, there were already dozens of people at the west gate seeing them off.

Seeing Yuan Song appear, He Dongshi and Zhao Han, who were seeing him off, were both very surprised.

He Dongshi hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Master Zhao, have you invited Duke Qi?"

Zhao Han shook his head and said:

"Sister-in-law, I didn't invite anyone. The colleagues who came here today all came voluntarily to see Mr. He off..."

Hearing this answer, He Dongshi nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment and said:
"Master Zhao, do you think I should go meet the Duke of Qi?"

Zhao Han thought for a moment and said:
"Sister-in-law, forget it! You and Duke Qi don't have much personal relationship. Besides, you are leaving Yijing soon, so it's better to have less trouble than more!"

Hearing what Zhao Han said, Mrs. He nodded and said:

"I understand what you mean!"

After a reluctant farewell, the He family's convoy drove out from the west gate and headed towards Guanzhong!
Looking at the backs of the He family's convoy, Yuan Song's expression became very melancholy!
Over the years, Yuan Song and He Jingyun have made great contributions to the Fengwu Army and Daqian!
In the early battles of Liaoyang, entering the Pass, and later in the battles of Youyan, Qilu, Jiyu, etc., he and He Jingyun, one fought in the front and the other strategized in the center, and they were regarded as the two pillars of the Fengwu Army!
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Over time, the Fengwu Army began to discuss who was more powerful between him and He Jingyun. To be honest, Yuan Song was not interested in such discussions at first. He felt that there was no point in arguing about who was better!
Yuan Song originally thought that He Jingyun would have the same idea as himself, but what he didn’t expect was that He Jingyun still cared about this matter. Amid the discussion within the Fengwu Army, He Jingyun’s attitude towards him also changed slightly...
(End of this chapter)