Inside the king's tent, the fire was blazing, and the whole tent was as hot as summer. More than a dozen generals of the Yuan army drank large bowls of mare's milk wine, and from time to time they saluted Temujin at the head of the head, and complimented him a few words by the way.

"The king started with more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, but in just two or three years, he destroyed the Jieli Khan, who had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and unified the entire Eastern Turks. This feat, I'm afraid that even the Huns of the year Mao Dunshan Yu can't reach the dust! The general, Chi Laowen, smiled and complimented Temujin with his wine glass.

Temujin laughed wildly when he heard this, and said proudly: "What kind of thing is Maudun? I, Temujin, am a thousand, ten thousand times stronger than Maudun. Unifying the Eastern Turks is only the first step in my Temujin hegemony, and soon I will lead you to herd horses south, sweep the Central Plains, and establish our own Great Yuan Empire! ”

Torre immediately raised his glass and said: "Father Khan is wise and powerful, and the sons believe that under the leadership of Father Khan, the picturesque country of the Central Plains will soon become under the rule of my Great Yuan!" ”

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness the Prince said yes!!"

The generals raised their glasses and praised Temujin's ambition.

Listening to the compliments of the generals, Temujin squinted his eyes proudly, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little fluttering.

At this moment, the curtain of the king's tent was opened, and a man about eight feet tall, with a high nose and deep eyes, thick eyebrows and big eyes, walked into the king's tent, bowed to Temujin, and said, "The minister Yelu Abaoji sees the king!" ”

Temujin squinted his eyes and glanced at Yelu Abaoji a few times, picked up the wine glass in his hand and took a sip, and said with a pleasant face: "It's Abaoji!" What is the matter in such a hurry? ”

Yelu Abaoji replied: "Back to the king, the last general was ordered to clean up the battlefield, and found that Jieli Khan's wife, Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty, as well as his young son Ashina Zhimo and daughter Ashina Liyun were missing. ”

"What?"

Temujin hurriedly lowered the wine glass in his hand and asked, "Are they all gone?" Have you sent someone around to look for it? ”

Yelu Abaoji immediately replied: "King Qiyu, Weichen has sent dozens of sentry horses to search around, but the whereabouts of these people have not been found. In Weichen's opinion, it is very likely that they will have run away before we send our troops to attack Jieli. Otherwise, in such bad weather, it would be impossible for a few old and weak women and children to escape the pursuit of our army's sentry cavalry. ”

General Mu Huali put down the wine glass in his hand and sneered: "Ran away? Now that the entire Eastern Turks are our world, where can they go? ”

Yelu Abaoji said in a deep voice: "Princess Yicheng is the daughter of the Sui Dynasty clan, if they really ran away a long time ago, it is very likely that they fled to Jiangdu to seek refuge from Emperor Yang Gao of Sui." Wei Chen suggested that the king immediately send a team of capable men to intercept their group, and they must not be allowed to make it to Jiangdu alive! ”

Jebe waved his hand nonchalantly: "Abaoji, you're making too much of a fuss!" A milky little hairy head, a yellow-haired girl, and a-like woman. What's there to be afraid of? ”

Yelu Abaoji glanced at Jebe, shook his head and said, "General Jebel has ever heard of a story called the orphan of the Zhao family in the history of the Han people. If you don't cut the grass and don't remove the roots, there will be endless troubles! ”

"Abaoji said yes."

Temujin had already reacted, and said with a gloomy face: "The four fathers and brothers of Jieli Khan have ruled the Eastern Turks for decades, and their prestige is extremely high. If Princess Yicheng and her party are allowed to flee to Jiangdu, and then with the help of Emperor Sui, they will definitely find a lot of trouble for this king in the future! ”

Yelu Abaoji arched his hand and said, "The king is wise! ”

Temujin bowed his head and said: "Abaoji, you have always been resourceful, this matter will be handed over to you by this king, don't let this king down!" ”

Yelu Abaoji smiled gloomily, and arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, the king will not let the king down, Ashina Zhimo, this little cub, doesn't want to live to Jiangdu!" ”

At that moment, Yelu Abaoji withdrew from the king's tent, returned to his tent, and immediately summoned his two own brothers, Yelu Xianzhen and Yelu Xiuge, and ordered: "I am ordered by the king to go south this time to hunt down the remnants of Jieli Khan, and Yelu Huge, you stay here to lead our tribe's brothers." Yelu slanted, you go to the clan and select dozens of capable soldiers to go south with me. ”

Yelu immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, now that Jieli Khan is dead, if my estimate is correct, after this winter has passed, the king will gather a large army and go south to the Central Plains, which is a good opportunity to make contributions." The elder brother ran to intercept and kill a few fish that slipped through the net at this time, and if there is a delay for a while, then many opportunities will be missed! ”

Yelu Abaoji glared at Yelu dissatisfiedly, and said coldly: "How can I, Yelu Abaoji, be subservient to others?" I haven't paid attention to a few feats yet. ”

Yelu Hugh on the side asked tentatively, "Does that brother have other plans to go south this time?" ”

"Not bad!"

Yelu Abaoji glanced at Yelu Huge approvingly, and said, "Temujin conquered the entire Eastern Turks by force, and although all the tribes have submitted to him on the surface, there are not a few people who secretly miss Jieli Khan. The purpose of my trip is not to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots for Temujin, but to secretly hold the fish that slipped through the net in my hands, and use this little cub to secretly win over these tribes and accumulate strength. When the time is ripe in the future, I will overthrow Temujin's rule in one fell swoop, and I, Yelu Abaoji, will be the overlord of this steppe! ”

Brother Yelu frowned with joy when he heard this, and immediately arched his hand and said: "I didn't expect that my brother also has this ambition, and the foolish brother should follow the work of dogs and horses to assist my brother in achieving great things!" ”

Just as the Yelu brothers were plotting a great cause, a soft footstep suddenly sounded in Yelu Abaoji's inner tent. Brother Yelu Xiu was strong in martial arts, and soon heard the sound of soft footsteps, immediately drew his sword in his hand, and shouted at the inner tent: "What person? Hurry out and get out! ”

Seeing this, Yelu Abaoji and Yelu Xianzhen's hearts suddenly tightened, and they each pulled out their swords and unsheathed, and slowly walked towards the inner tent from three directions with Yelu Xiuge.

"Oh, don't be nervous about the three brothers, it's the little sister!"

Hearing this voice, the three Yelu brothers immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and each put their knives into their sheaths. Yelu Abaoji shook his head helplessly, and said to the inner tent: "Yanyan, you don't stay in the clan well, why did you come here?" ”

As soon as Yelu Abaoji's voice fell, a beautiful woman came out of the inner tent, no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, tall, delicate, and slender, quite a bit of a lady's bearing.

This woman is the famous Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao State in history, whose real name is Xiao Xuan, and the small character Yanyan. The implanted identity in this life is Yelu Abaoji's cousin.