On the hill where the eastern heaven and earth meet, more than 50 horsemen galloped out one after another. The rider gradually galloped closer, and saw that the horse in front of him was the recruit of the Northwest Road Counselling Division of the Khitan Kingdom, and the vigilant expression of Tuo Le Erbo eased slightly.

Many of the things that the Mulbo tribe needed were exchanged for the Khitans. In the eyes of Tohule Murbo, compared with other leaders of the northern tribes of the desert, this Khitan northwestern envoy is more reliable. Yelubijie only brought more than fifty horsemen, and the scimitar bow and arrows were all in the bag, and did not take them out, but rode to the front, and slowly slowed down the horse, and Yelubijie laughed loudly from afar: "Volcano King, you haven't seen me for many years, don't you recognize me?" ”

The volcano mentioned by the Khitan people and the Mobei barbarians is the same place as the Xiaohai called by the Xia people. This is due to the large size of the lake, the abundance of geothermal heat, and the abundance of hot springs. A few years ago, Mobei formed an alliance to promote the head of the Murbo tribe to be Haidu Khan, and Yelu Bijie also attended the meeting, and on behalf of the Khitan court, Haidu Khan was crowned as the king of the volcano. Decades ago, the Xia forces gradually invaded eastward, and even took advantage of the Hanchang Rebellion of the Liao State to take away the original Zhenzhou of the Khitan Northwest Road, renamed it Hengsai Fort, and moved the Anbei Military Division and the Hussars from Lingzhou to this fort, blocking the passage from the nomadic tribe in the northern part of the desert to the water meadow in the west of Xiaohai. Since then, the Khitan State has continued to assist the Mobei tribes to compete with the Xia State. Most of the leaders of the tribes also held official positions in the Khitan state.

Jerubel dismounted from a distance, gave the reins to his attendants, and strode toward the Murbe, and Tokhel Murb waved his hand to let the people lower their bows and arrows, and replied with a laugh and a loud voice, "How come, old friend? He turned over and dismounted, and stood facing Jerub with him, holding hands and saluting. The ancestors of the Khitan and the Murbo tribe were all Xianbei, believing that their own tribe was a celestial god race, so although there were differences in their self-professes, they both had the meaning of "celestial clan". Not only do they speak the same language, but even the etiquette of meeting acquaintances is almost identical.

Takul Murb also turned back and called out in a loud voice: "Tachi, Urgon, come and see the Northwest Envoy. Urgon and Tachi stepped forward one after another, put their right hands on their chests, bowed slightly, and said, "Hello." Yelu Bijie saw that although these two people were the descendants of Haidu Khan, they did not get rid of the rustic atmosphere of Mobei Jian'er, nodded in approval, and said secretly, I have hundreds of thousands of Khitan men, if they are all such simple and strong men, how can the little Jurchen be enough, and the Southern Dynasty will be swept away. Da Shi Linya wants to sweep away the rotten habits, although the means are a little more fierce, but it is not unreasonable. Urgon and Tachi greeted him with the courtesy of their juniors, and Jerubijie, as an honored guest, also smiled and took out a greeting gift, gave Tachi a dagger made of fine iron, and gave Urgon a good bow.

The atmosphere of mutual vigilance between the Murbo and the Khitan cavalry was also relaxed, and under the courteous greeting of the master, the Khitan cavalry dismounted one after another and sat in a large circle on the grass with the higher-ranking Murbol. The lower-ranking Murbo people continued to pack the yellow sheep, set up several bonfires to boil water and serve tea, and while roasting the whole sheep, they put out the oil balls, milk skins, cheeses, etc. in their bags to serve the guests.

After a while, the tea boiled, and Tohule Mulbo offered the silver teacup with both hands, and said with a smile: "What are old friends doing here?" ”

Yelu Bijie also took the tea bowl with both hands and sighed: "My Yelu tribe has made some trouble, and I came to you for help." ”

The Yelu tribe made a mess, and something happened to the Liao State. Tolu suddenly showed a vigilant look, and fell into the eyes of Yelu Bijie, he smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and continued: "You also know that Yelu Yanxi has been a little unspoken in the past two years, although his surname is Yelu, but he was confused by the fox, and he excluded the Yelu people in the court, and the major affairs of the country were entrusted to the people surnamed Xiao, and suppressed the people of the eight tribes of Khitan, which made people complain, and the people in various places were in turmoil. Even the rebellion of the small Jurchen tribe in Liaodong could not be quelled, and he lost troops one after another. In order to prevent the ancestral inheritance from being defeated in the hands of this faint monarch, I, the Yelu people, discussed with the leaders of the eight Khitan tribes to abolish Yelu Yanxi, the faint king, reopen the Khitan Eight Tribes Conference, and elect a new emperor. Now Yelu Dashi is fighting hard in Nanjing, preparing to fight to the death in Yelu Yanxi. ”

Although he said it skillfully, he was not stupid, it was clear that some of the Yelu royal family and Khitan clan leaders were dissatisfied with the current emperor of Liao and raised troops to rebel, but because most of the elite soldiers were in the hands of Emperor Yelu Yanxi, they specially borrowed troops from the northern Mobei tribe. However, in the eyes of the Mobei tribe, the Khitan is still an extremely powerful country, and hostility to the Khitan emperor is tantamount to suicide. Toemul Mulber's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he smiled: "Sure enough, it's a family affair of the Yelu clan. ”

Yelu Bijie had already prepared, and without waiting for him to divert the conversation, he said: "I came this time because I was entrusted by Yelu Dashi to borrow troops from Haidu Khan. There was not much need for men and horses, only 30,000 cavalry from Haidu Khan. He glanced at Haidu Khan's embarrassed expression, and said slowly, "Yelu Dashi said, these 30,000 Mobei cavalry arrived in Youzhou, and immediately issued a full set of armor and replaced with the best blades. When the war was over, the armor belonged to the warriors of the Mlb tribe. ”

The full armor mentioned by Yelubijie is the simplest iron armor used by the cavalry, but the northern tribe of the desert is extremely lacking in armor, and the 30,000 armor blades of the Murbo tribe will be like a tiger with wings, and it will be difficult for other tribes to shake the status of the alliance leader. The Murbo people next to him were already a little tempted, and Haidu Khan's expression had not changed much.

Yelu Bijie smiled slightly and continued: "Yelu Dashi also said that if the Erbo tribe helps my Khitan, in order to show his hospitality, after the various ministries elect the Great Khitan Emperor, he will be crowned the Volcano King as the 'Great Khan', and the Great Khan will be called a brother to my Khitan Emperor." Not only will the Murbo Department be above the ministries, but the Great Khan will unify the Mobei tribes, and I, the Khitan, can also help. ”

Hearing this, his expression moved slightly, it was his long-cherished wish to unify the various tribes of Mobei, but after thinking about it, it was too risky to participate in the internal strife of the Khitan royal family, so he couldn't help but didn't agree. Seeing that he was still unmoved, Yelu Bijie sighed slightly in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "In order to show the sincerity of my Khitan, as long as the Volcano King is willing to send troops to help, my Liao Kingdom is in the western Han Land, and Yunshuo Huanying Prefecture among the sixteen states of Yanyun can be given to the Volcano King as a thank you gift." The Han people in these four states were all given to the Murbo tribe. This foundation was used by the Great Khan to subdue the southern and northern parts of the desert. ”

When Jerubel had finished speaking, he took a topographical map of the mountains and rivers painted on sheepskins, and pointed out the location of the four states of Yunshuo Huanying to Tohuel Murb and other Murbo nobles, and explained in detail the population of these four states, the amount of grain that could be taxed every year, the number of horses raised, and the number of armor and blades that artisans could make, and so on. As he spoke, not only did Haidu Khan listen intently, but the nobles of the Murb tribe sitting close to him, including Tachi Murb and Urgon Murbo, were all dumbfounded. The people of the Smrb knew that the south was rich and numerous, but they could never have imagined that the four states could be so densely populated and so wealthy. Everyone looked at Haidu Khan with eager eyes, expecting him to agree. The grassland tribes often fight to the death for the pasture, and they can get such a big reward by fighting a battle for the Khitan State, how can they refuse?

However, with the greater the reward, the greater the danger, and although he had long been known for the richness of the Han lands to the south, he still held back his saliva and did not swallow the bait immediately. Seeing his solemn expression, Yelu Bijie secretly scolded an old fox, leaned closer, and said in a low voice: "Let's tell Haidu Khan the truth, please ask your troops to send troops, but to make a strong momentum and plan everything." I, the Yelu royal family, belong to the Yelu Dashi, and the status is respected, not to mention there are hundreds of people. Yelu Yanxi will soon march south, and when the time comes," he pointed to the map and lowered his voice, "even Shangjing is in our hands." ”

Delcol Murb was shocked, and although he didn't know how much water Jerubith had said, it seemed to be somewhat true that he had said so. Yelu Bijie, as the northwest envoy of the Liao State, was willing to be this lobbyist for Yelu Dashi, which in itself speaks for itself.

He frowned and pondered for a long time before he said angrily: "The most respected and bold friend of the Murbo people, since Yelu Dashi is so sincere, the Northwest Envoy will come in person, then I will help my friend." As soon as he said this, not only did Yelu Bijie breathe a sigh of relief, but all the nobles of the Murb tribe present were overjoyed, and they were glad that the patriarch had seized this once-in-a-century opportunity.