Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1668 Untitled
August 29th Yijing
Although the dog days of summer have passed, Yijing is still very hot during the day in late summer and early autumn, especially the sun at noon, which continuously releases energy to the earth and scorches the creatures on the ground. However, even in such heat, tens of thousands of people still gather at the north gate of Yijing.

These people kept looking outside the north gate, as if they were waiting for something.

On the city gate tower of the East Gate, Su Yi, the Minister of Rites, was leisurely drinking tea in the room surrounded by a group of officials.

Just when Su Yi had started to make the second cup of tea, there was finally movement outside the city gate. A cavalry team of more than a thousand people was slowly heading towards Yijing.

Su Yi quickly received the news and immediately walked out of the city gate tower to look at the team.

At the same time, Dariyachi in the team was looking at the towering city in front of him with a complicated expression!
This was not the first time that Dari Achi came to Yijing. As a nomadic people, the Luobei people, it can be said that every male is a warrior. When people in the Central Plains were learning writing and farming, they were learning hunting, herding and fighting skills.

As one of the best young men in Luobi, Dariachi participated in the battle when he was thirteen years old. When Luobi and Youyan were fighting before, Dariachi, who was only seventeen years old, led a scout team to infiltrate into the heart of Youyan. At that time, he had seen Yijing from afar.

At that time, the young and energetic Dari Achi, while admiring the majesty of the city of Yijing, had the desire to conquer Yijing rising in his heart...

As a grassland people, the idea of ​​going south to the Central Plains to plunder has been deeply engraved in their bones.

When he was very young, Dariyachi had heard that the city of Yijing was full of gold, silver, treasures and beautiful women. If he rushed in and robbed them, he could own them for a lifetime, with countless wealth that he could never spend.

Therefore, Dariyachi once yearned for this city very much. He even entered this city countless times in his dreams. In his dreams, he plundered the city, ate meat, drank wine, and saw the angry eyes of the Central Plains men and the helpless cries of the women, which made him feel so refreshed.

These beautiful visions made him determined to attack Yijing and turn the beautiful scenes in his dreams into reality.

At that time, the high-spirited Dari Achi would never have imagined that although he had achieved his childhood goal and entered the city of Yijing, he did not do so as a conqueror as he had dreamed of, but as a surrendered person!

Here, Dari Achi, who was riding on horseback, looked increasingly sad and angry.

If possible, he would rather die on the battlefield at the hands of the Cumans than live in Yijing City in such a way!

Thinking of this, Dariyachi clenched his fists and pursed his lips slightly, but after a moment, he loosened his clenched fists.

Dariyachi took a few deep breaths and adjusted his mood. If his father Khan Ibugel had not left and he was just a general, he would not have to think so much. But now he is not only a soldier and a warrior, he is also the Khan of Luobi, so he can't follow his temper, he must become mature...
On the battlefield thousands of miles away, his people were fighting bloody battles, and they shed their last drop of blood for the continuation of Luo Bi. They were waiting for good news, waiting for reinforcements and help from Daqian!

He must not let them down, let alone let down his father's spirit in heaven. Thinking of this, Dariyachi secretly made up his mind.

While Dariachi was thinking, the cavalry team slowly walked into Yijing.

Although Dari Achi had made some mental preparations, facing tens of thousands of eyes and whispers, a sense of shame suddenly surged into his heart.

Dari Achi knew very well that the reason why Ye Mingsheng went to such great lengths to get himself to Yijing and accept his enthronement was just for this moment!
Ye Mingsheng wanted his people to see that the Khan of Luo Bi, the greatest enemy of the Central Plains in the past few hundred years, came to Yijing as a subject and knelt before their emperor. Ye Mingsheng wanted to use this method to make people all over the world remember his great military achievements, thereby enhancing his prestige and raising his prestige in the court to a higher level.

Restraining the humiliation in his heart, Dariyachi took a deep breath again. He wanted to ignore the gossip and dirty talk. Compared with the bloody fights of his people, these were insignificant to him now.

With this belief, Dariyachi saw a handsome member of the Communist Party of China, walking towards him with a smile on his face, surrounded by officials.

Although Dari Achi did not know this person, based on the communication during yesterday's meeting, Dari Achi felt that this person should be Su Yi, the Minister of Rites and one of the Daqian elders.

Thinking of this, Dariyachi dismounted from his horse and walked towards Su Yi.

"Daqian Minister of Rites Su Yi greets Grand Prince Luo Bei!"

Hearing Su Yi calling him the eldest prince, Dariyachi couldn't help but frowned slightly, but he soon remembered the rules of Daqian...

The rule of Daqian is that Luobi is a subject of Daqian. If Luobi wants to be called Khan, he needs to be canonized by the Emperor of Daqian. Even if he is already a Khan on the grassland, he is still just a prince in Daqian.

Although he was very dissatisfied with such a rule, Dariyachi also understood very well that he was living under someone else's roof and did not have much capital to bargain with Daqian, so he had better obey Daqian's arrangement. Thinking of this, he pinched his nose and accepted it. He imitated the Central Plains people and coaxed Su Yi's hand and said:
"Grand Prince Dari Achi of Luobei greets Minister Su!"

After the two sides exchanged a few words of greeting, Su Yi, who was in charge of the reception, officially started the welcoming ceremony. The ceremony lasted for about an incense stick of time. After making sure that everyone in the city had seen it, Su Yi ended the ceremony with a sense of reluctance.

After the ceremony, Dariyachi, whose patience was somewhat exhausted, spoke directly.

"Minister Su! I want to see the Emperor!"

After saying this, Dariyachi paused for a moment, then looked into Su Yi's eyes and emphasized again with a serious expression:

"The Kipchak's offensive is swift and the battle on the front lines is urgent. I must report to the emperor as soon as possible!"

Hearing Dariyachi say this, Su Yi frowned and said:
"Your Highness, I understand how you feel, but this is a bit unfortunate. His Majesty's schedule for today is already full, and His Majesty may not be able to see you today!"

Upon hearing this, Dariyachi became a little anxious and said:

"Minister Su, I have something very important to tell you. My people are fighting on the front lines. I can't waste time here. I must see His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible!"

“Don’t worry, Prince. I know you have important things to do. But His Majesty is very busy, and every matter he handles is important. You may not know that since receiving the news of your defeat in the Turte Grassland, His Majesty has ordered the Second Army stationed in the Guanzhong area to go north to the Turte Grassland in order to contain Habib…”

"The vanguard of the Second Army may have already appeared in the Turte Grassland, heading straight for the city of Lesa. Habib will definitely protect his capital!"

“So maybe Habib has already withdrawn his troops by now, don’t worry too much, Prince!
After hearing this, Dariyachi was also very surprised and said:

"Minister Su, what you said is true. Did the Second Army really go north?" "Your Highness, I will not lie to you. Luobei is a subject of Daqian and a subject of your majesty. Now that Luobei has been invaded by the Chincha people, Daqian will not sit idly by!"

Looking at Su Yi's compassionate look, Dari Achi felt very disgusted. After dealing with Daqian for so many years, how could they not understand the thoughts of the people in the Central Plains!

The people in the Central Plains knew that as an agricultural nation, it was difficult for them to control the grassland, so they thought of settling for the second best and using various means, including arms trade, to make the grassland people kill each other, in order to ensure that there was no force on the grassland that could threaten them!

If it was not the Kipchaks but the Robes who had the upper hand on the grassland at this time, Daryaqi had no doubt that Daqian would use various means to support the Kipchak Khanate.
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Although he despised Daqian's hypocritical behavior, Dari Achi had to hide his true thoughts as he was under someone else's roof. He put on a sincere expression and looked very grateful to Daqian and Ye Mingsheng.

After exchanging some polite words, Daryaqi asked again:

"Since I cannot see His Majesty the Emperor today, may I ask when I will have the opportunity to see His Majesty's face?"

"Your Highness, this depends on His Majesty's schedule. But don't worry, Your Highness, His Majesty still attaches great importance to you and Luo Bi, and has specifically told the Attendant Department.
I will give priority to your affairs, so I think in three or four days at the earliest, or seven or eight days at the latest, you will have the opportunity to see His Majesty!"

Dariyachi frowned when he heard that it would take at least three or four days to see Ye Mingsheng, and then asked Su Yi:
"Can't Minister Su go any faster?"

Su Yi smiled bitterly and said:

"Your Highness, you may not know that Daqian has also suffered a lot of natural disasters recently. First there was a drought and then a flood in the north. These things have made everyone very anxious. However, Your Majesty has always been diligent and caring for the people. He has always done this kind of disaster relief work himself and never delegated it to others!"

"To be honest with you, it's already very fast to see His Majesty in three or four days. Even for me, the Minister of Rites, it would take at least five or six days to see His Majesty!"

Although Su Yi acted very honest, Dari Achi didn't believe his lies at all.

Although he didn't believe Su Yi's words, looking at Su Yi's expression, Dari Achi also realized that it would be difficult for him to see Ye Mingsheng in the short term...

Although somewhat reluctant, Dari Achi had to accept this reality. At the same time, he asked Su Yi to notify him immediately once it was his turn at the Imperial Guards Department, and to meet Ye Mingsheng as soon as possible.

Su Yi naturally agreed to Dariyachi's request and introduced a young man to Dariyachi:
"My prince! This man is Cui Yiping, a person in charge of my Ministry of Rites. He will be in charge of arranging your schedule and accommodation at Yijing!"

As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, Cui Yiping also stood up and saluted like Dari Achi:

"Minister of Rites Cui Yiping, here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Hearing that Cui Yiping's last name was Cui, Dariyachi immediately became interested and looked Cui Yiping up and down and asked:
"Your last name is Cui? What's your relationship with Cui Shao?"

Cui Yiping hesitated for a moment, but still told the whole story:

"He is my great uncle!"

Dariyachi nodded slightly when he heard that. At this moment, Su Yi handed a token to Dariyachi.

Dariyachi took the token, looked at the simple and elegant word "Ye" on it, and asked with some doubt:

"What is this?"

"It's His Majesty's token!"

Dariyachi was stunned when he heard this, and then said with some surprise:
"What does it mean?"

"The court has prepared a courtyard for His Royal Highness the Grand Prince to live in Yijing. His Majesty is worried that His Royal Highness the Grand Prince may be too bored while waiting for an audience, so he will temporarily give this token to you, the Grand Prince..."..."

"With this token, you can travel freely throughout Yijing, Your Highness, and you can visit any factory, government office, or military camp you want to visit!"

"Does this token have such great power?"

"His Royal Highness the First Prince just told you that this is His Majesty's token!"

Dariyachi nodded slightly upon hearing this, then carefully examined the token in his hand. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and asked tentatively:
"Minister Su, you just said that with this token you can visit the factory barracks?"

"That's right! Except for some particularly confidential places, Your Highness the First Prince can visit them all!"

Upon hearing this, Dariyachi was completely exposed and said:

"Can I visit the firearms factory?"

Su Yi smiled and said:
"Your Highness, there are seven firearms factories in Yijing. Except for one factory that is extremely confidential and requires your Majesty's written approval, the other six firearms factories are all open to you!"

"In addition to the firearms factory, you can also visit other factories owned by the court, as well as the Liangzhen Camp!"

Hearing Su Yi's words, Dariyachi's expression also became very surprised.

This time when he came to Yijing, in addition to seeking help, he also wanted to see how cannons and muskets were made. He thought that firearms were so powerful that Ye Mingsheng would definitely hide them from him. He never expected that Ye Mingsheng would hand over his token to him and let him take a look at it.

What a broad mind and confidence this is!
Although Dari Achi had always been disgusted with Ye Mingsheng's intention to control Luo Bi, when he looked at the token in his hand, he also admired Ye Mingsheng a little!
If he were Ye Mingsheng, he would not be able to do such a thing!