Xiao Gan is a person who is arrogant, wise and brave, and extremely ambitious, but this guy actually has an indescribable awe of Liu Zhenglong, the son of the Han Dynasty, in his bones, and he can't tell where this awe comes from.

Comparatively speaking, Yelu Mawu is a relatively simple person, and his greatest wish is to be able to have a territory of his own, and one day belong to his own sky. But how big the territory is, this guy has never thought about it.

Originally, he was only the commander of the Liao State, but he was defeated and finally took refuge under Liu Zhenglong.

Ambition, what ambition is, is the devil hidden in the bottom of the heart and can be released on the right occasion, maybe this devil can devour everything, or maybe it will devour itself, no one can say clearly.

Yelu Mawu's ambition was activated by Xiao Gan, and this guy began to yearn for the conquest of Western Liao, and the emperor was far away, and he would never be restrained by the Han again. It's not that Yelu Mawu wants to betray the Han, as long as he is a Khitan, he is still extremely uncomfortable with the strict laws of the Han, and yearns for his own sky.

The lion king of the world, when he inspects his subordinates, he is always so domineering, Liu Zhenglong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked down at Xiao Gan who was kneeling on the ground, Yelu Mawu, he said with a smile: "Your final plan for the grassland tribe, yes, the prince also gave instructions, I think it's very good, I called you here today, as long as it is for the affairs of the grassland tribe." You must know that the forehead leaders of the steppe tribes are not fools, and if you use them as gunmen like that, it will intensify the contradictions. That's a group of brave and warlike cavalry, once they mutiny, I'm afraid it's enough for you to drink a pot, haven't you two thought of a solution? ”

To be honest, Xiao Gan really hadn't thought about this question, he felt that his plan was very hidden, and the leader of the grassland tribe couldn't find it, but now that His Majesty asked, he definitely couldn't answer it so hastily. The guy then looked at Yelu Ma Wu, hoping that this guy could have some plan to deal with it.

To be honest, Yelu Ma Wu really didn't have any coping plan, and he didn't think about it. Facing the question of the Son of Heaven, this guy stubbornly said: "The grassland tribes have deep grievances with each other, and there is a lack of trust between them, besides, this rebellion against the Jin Army is in the interests of the grassland tribes, they should not have any cooperation, and the grassland tribes who fight alone will not be able to achieve the climate." ”

"Should, what do you mean by should? There is everything in this world, but there is no should. The steppe tribes are indeed full of contradictions, but once they encounter other places, they are a family, and they will spear the same as the outside world. Then once the 100,000 army in your hand fights with the grassland tribe in advance, I'm afraid the chance of victory is not great, and it will not be time to let the Han Tieqi go to help you quell the rebellion. ”

Liu Zhenglong, the son of the Han Dynasty, obviously aggravated his tone, obviously a little dissatisfied. Still, he waved his hand and said, "Get up." Don't rush to answer yet, think clearly. ”

If you think about it clearly, it is tantamount to depriving Xiao Gan and Yelu of the right to speak carelessly, of course, it also shows that the Han Tianzi is very concerned about this matter, and it is not as simple as these two guys think.

"The minister is dull, the minister is incompetent, please ask Your Majesty to surrender."

Xiao Gan and Yelu Ma Wu confessed their mistakes one after another.

"Things are not without a turnaround, after all, the initiative is still in our hands, and there is no need to be presumptuous." Liu Zhenglong said unhurriedly: "At that time, Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was respected by the grassland tribe as the Heavenly Khan and accepted the congratulations of all directions. I will send a decree to the leaders of the three major tribes of the steppe, so that they know that I am the heavenly khan of the steppe tribes, and I will protect them. This time, whoever took Huining Mansion first and captured the emperor of the Jin State, I canonized him as the Khan, becoming the only Khan of the steppe and even the Jin State, ruling the entire north. With this will, the three major things will be separated from morality, and eventually they will break up, and they will never join forces again. Then you can take the opportunity to break them individually. It was only a matter of time before the Jin Kingdom fell, so the mission was to unify the grasslands, one to become the only khan of the grassland, and the other to continue the westward expedition to conquer the Western Liao. ”

A typical two peach kills three soldiers, Liu Zhenglong is using a yang scheme, ostensibly to deal with the grassland tribes, but in fact he is stripping away the relationship between Xiao Gan and Yelu Ma Wu, this trick is very vicious, but it is very unsolvable, this is the most clever place of the yang scheme.

Sure enough, the only khan in the north made the alliance between Xiao Gan and Yelu Mawu fall apart, of course, the alliance between the two was originally very loose, after all, one belonged to the Xi tribe and the other belonged to the Khitan tribe, and the two had no communication at all before they were captured by the Han Dynasty.

In fact, Liu Zhenglong himself did not think of using two peaches to kill three soldiers, but the prince's decision was to get rid of the two, and as a father, he could only do this.

It turned out that Liu Zhenglong transferred Xiao Gan and Yelu Ma Wu's performance to the crown prince Liu Haotian, so that he could see his future ruling strategy and how to place this group of arrogant soldiers, but he didn't expect that the prince was more decisive than himself, and he chose the most ruthless means to destroy him, but this is not a problem for Liu Zhenglong. After all, once Xiao Gan and Yelu Ma Wu destroy Western Liao, they are likely to break away from the Han Dynasty, which is completely different from Niu Gao, Han Shizhong, Li Xianzhong and others, and staying is destined to be an unstable factor.

Liu Zhenglong is decisive in killing, but there is indeed no practice of killing heroes, this time the pure shatter is in line with the prince's will, in other words, the prince is carrying the black pot for him.

It doesn't matter whether it is the black pot or the killing of heroes, the most important thing is that the emperor of the Han Dynasty is singing a double reed with his son this time. Of course, this is only the smallest episode in the evaluation of the world.

After going back, Yelu Ma Wu and Xiao Gan both moved their minds, and they both knew that the other party had the same mind as themselves, and the two were monitoring each other. is afraid that the other party will dig a pit and trap himself, but both of them are not at ease, each has its own channels, and each has its own way.

After coming back, Xiao Gan quietly took his sister Xiao Yunyan over and let this sixteen-year-old beautiful girl disguise herself as a soldier and blend in.

Xiao Yunyan is known as the personal disciple of Xiao Dingjun, the first wise man of the Xi clan, and has been by the master's side since he was a child.

Xiao Yunyan didn't know why her brother was looking for her, but she still came over.

Xiao Gan is not a person who goes around in circles, so he simply said the will of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and finally said: "I am bound to win the position of Khan in this imperial court, but Yelu Ma Wu is the biggest obstacle, sister, do you have any good way." ”

"Brother, is it possible that this is a sinkhole, and in the end, it will trap both you and Yelu Ma Wu?"

Xiao Yunyan, who was smart in ice and snow, saw the crux of the problem at a glance, how could the huge north be easily handed over to a foreign race? Besides, the big Han generals are like clouds, and there are more excellent generals than Xiao Gan and Yelu Mawu, which is a bit dangerous.

Xiao Gan shook his head and said, "This possibility is not impossible, but it is not very big. Throughout the Chinese millennium, since the beginning of the Qin Shi Huang's unification of the six countries, there has never been a Han person who can rule the north, this is the world of our nomads, and we still need to govern the north in the end. Of course, the kind of possibility you mentioned is not impossible, so I talked to you about it. ”

Obviously, Xiao Gan wanted to be the canonized khan of this Son of Heaven, but he was definitely not blinded by this khan. I want to eat bait, but I'm afraid of being caught. Xiao Gan prides himself on being the little Zhuge of the Xi clan, how can he be easily fooled? But this time the temptation was too great to refuse, which is why he came to his sister.

Xiao Yunyan didn't know her brother's careful thoughts, but how could she ignore her brother, who depended on each other for his life?

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Yunyan said: "Brother, do you think that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty will definitely canonize a khan who rules the entire north. ”

"That's a must, the Han can conquer the entire north, but it can't rule forever, it is divided into a number of small tribes, on the surface, it is convenient to rule, but in that case, the north will be in constant turmoil, which is not in the interests of the Han, but if the people who rule the north are ambitious, sooner or later they will become the henchmen of the Han, therefore, the emperor of the Han Dynasty needs a person who knows the roots to help manage the entire north, but whether it is me, or Yelu Mawu, Your Majesty did not say this explicitly, in fact, it is also a test."

Xiao Gan has always felt that he is more suitable to rule the north than Yelu Ma Wu, but this cannot be said to the outside world, and after saying it, it does not mean much, and His Majesty will not believe it.

Although Xiao Yunyan is smart, she doesn't know much about the power games that belong to the world of men, and she doesn't have a clear understanding. She thought for a while and said, "Then tell me, what are the points of yourself compared to Yelu Ma Wu, where are the shortcomings, and how are you going to make up for them." ”

"Fighting, fighting, obviously Yelu Ma Wu is powerful, after all, he is a general with troops. Moreover, there are more Khitans than the Xi people, and in terms of pure power, he is even more powerful. However, this guy has a relatively simple head and does not have the strength to rule the north, I am more suitable, I have experience in governing the country. ”

Xiao Gan is both civil and military, and thinks he can rule the entire north.

"In other words, if the fire is combined, you won't be able to defeat Jerman, will you?"

"Yes, but if the fire merges, I have a way to extinguish Jerumawu." Speaking of this, Xiao Gan showed a proud look on his face, he had always felt that Yelu Ma Wu would be calculated by himself and would not be able to turn the sky upside down.

Xiao Yunyan shook her head, she was afraid of Xiao Gan's mentality, so she said coldly: "The problem you can see, it is impossible for the wise and martial man to not see it, Yelu Ma Wu may not be as simple as you imagined, is there less in reality to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger?" You've always thought that Jerumawu lacked strategy, but what if it was all faked? Besides, people with the ability to rule are not necessarily the candidates recognized by His Majesty, and the king's heart is unpredictable, don't you understand this? ”

"Sister, what do you mean?"

"Perhaps, you are right, the Han does need a person who knows the roots to rule the great north, but it is definitely not an ambitious person, it is definitely a person who can be controlled by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, from this point of view, maybe Yelu Mawu is more suitable to be the khan than you, if you can't reverse Your Majesty's opinion, it will be very dangerous in the future."

Xiao Yunyan was pouring cold water on Xiao Gan, she believed that the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty would not allow the existence of careerists, and she was obviously jealous of her brother, and finally said: "I'll go and see my cousin Xiao Puxian first, after all, she is His Majesty's woman, you'd better put away your own careful thoughts and report more to the Son of Heaven on the dynamics of the army, instead of being self-righteous." ”

Being reprimanded by his sister obviously made Xiao Gan uncomfortable, but this guy also had to admit that his sister's words made sense, no matter how many vassal troops there were, it was always the army of the Han Dynasty, not his own. Most of the lower-level officers joined the Dragon Soul Society, swore allegiance to the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and when they really set up another mountain, those Xi people did not necessarily go with them, and as for the Khitan warriors, it was even more difficult to mobilize.

Among the 100,000 vassal troops, 50,000 are Khitan warriors, occupying half of the country, the Xi people are 30,000, and the other 20,000 are Qiang, Dangxiang, Bohai, steppe tribes, Goryeo people and Liaodi Han'er, and the composition is relatively mixed. However, most of the lower-level officers joined the Dragon Soul Society, and the establishment was also based on the establishment of the Han army, which was completely different from the previous Liao army.

Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, hehe, how could Yelu Mawu, a famous military general in history, be easily calculated by others? The reason why he is unwilling to argue with the seemingly shrewd Xiao Gan is that he is afraid of causing infighting in the army, and he is even more afraid of being punished by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and there is another reason behind this, that is, among the 50,000 Khitan warriors, he can only control 30,000, and the other 20,000 are in the hands of Yeluzhi, which is the strategy of the Han to manage the vassal army, and not everyone can change it.

Yeluzhi's sister is in the palace of the Han Dynasty, in a sense, she is a relative of the emperor, and she is supported by a large number of lower-level officers in the army, and her actual influence in the army is not inferior to Yelu Ma Wu and Xiao Gan. It's just that this guy is low-key and doesn't show anything easily, so much so that he has become the number three person in the army.

The relationship between Yelu Zhi and Yelu Ma Wu has always been bad, it can be said that the face and heart are not in harmony, in this case, Ye Lu Ma Wu is even more afraid to easily turn his face with Xiao Gan, so he can only be willing to be the next person.

The position of a khan immediately activated the ambition in Yelu Ma Wu's heart, he wanted to fight for it, and was willing to pay the price for the position of khan, but if he wanted to win this position, he first had to win over Yeluzhi. In any case, Yeluzhi is still a relative of the emperor, and he has a relationship in the palace, so he can probe the tone of the Son of Heaven, and he will not be caught in a daze, and finally abandoned by the Son of Heaven.