Although he said that he would never interfere in the dispute between Ali Buge and the three clans, Shi Bin still had some itching in his heart, so in the name of 'preventing mutations', he ordered Sai Zilong to pay close attention to the military operations of the Yuan people and report all changes in a timely manner.

In normal times, Sai Zilong would have put this matter last on the list, because this unprofitable thing is really not worth the effort. But now it is not the case, and the first thing he did after receiving the order was to tell his subordinates to do their best to do it well. Because Sai Zilong deeply understands that he has already disobeyed Shi Bin once, and he can't disobey him a second time, if he can't even do his best to do such a small thing, his uncle will be shelved even if he is not reprimanded and punished by Shi Bin. That wasn't what he wanted to see.

Ten days later, Sai Zilong was summoned into the palace by Shi Bin to inquire about the war in the north. Because of his intentions, Sai Zilong's answer made Shi Bin very satisfied, and he praised Sai Zilong again and again. Before leaving, he also rewarded him with a small jar of imperial wine.

Waiting for the people to leave, Shi Bin asked, "Xu Feng, what do you think about this?" ”

"Your Majesty, you have warned both parties to be careful of the consequences, but they still insist on going their own way despite the warning, so of course they will have to bear the consequences. They are no longer children and must be held accountable for their own intellect. Of course, whether to send troops after they lose both sides of the battle has to be decided by the emperor, and he dare not speak falsely. ”

"It makes sense, and when the time comes, let's see what everyone thinks." When Shi Bin said this, he sighed and said, "Although I intend to revive the Han and Tang dynasties, I don't want corpses to be everywhere and blood to flow like rivers. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen will send you another poem, 'And for the thousand-year-old overlord industry, why should 100,000 living beings worry.'" For my great Hunan thousand years of hegemony, please don't have the slightest woman's kindness when the time comes. Xu Feng obviously didn't want to say such ruthless words, but he still said: "Weichen knows that this is too ruthless, but I'm afraid the emperor will have no choice..."

understood what Xu Feng meant, but Shi Bin still smiled and said: "I didn't expect Xu Feng that you can still use poetry to admonish, not bad, there are a few drops of ink in your belly." ”

About another month passed, and in this month, Shi Bin received three reports from Sai Zilong, all of which were defeated by the three clans, and all of them were defeated in one battle.

This situation made the Manchu dynasty very excited, because if they continued to fight like this, the three clans would definitely form mortal enemies with Ali Buge, and the three clans would definitely seek Shi Bin's refuge again in order to survive, and there would be no strings attached to Shi Bin's vassals. Wang San and Li Chao even bluntly said that Shi Bin was ready to be a 'fisherman', even if he didn't take the opportunity to attack Ali Buge, he would take the opportunity to occupy the territory of the Khitan, Jurchen and Tatar tribes.

It's just that Shi Bin also clearly rejected the suggestion of the two, saying that he would never take advantage of others. The previous tricks have been unjust, how can they fall into the well again? Regarding Shi Bin's remarks, the whole court felt that he was too pedantic, not to mention that those who become big things are not informal, and it is too common for countries to take advantage of people's dangers. And it's all about the head.

The Tao is different, and Shi Bin can't fight so many guys who can speak well, so the only thing he can do is to walk away angrily. Back in the imperial study, Shi Bin had nothing to do, so he picked up the information sent by Sai Zilong again. Suddenly, he discovered a very strange place: although the three clans were defeated in successive battles and lost a lot of land, they did not lose an important city, and even the soldiers only lost less than 4,000 people.

This means that the strength of the three clans has not lost much, and it seems that everything is acting. A play that can lure Ali Buge to attack the enemy.

"Xu Feng, look at the numbers on this, and tell me what you think after you are optimistic."

Xu Feng was a little confused about Shi Bin's sudden order, but it was certain that there must be a deep meaning in it, and there was extraordinary news in these figures.

After reading it carefully, the resourceful Xu Feng also saw the mystery, so he said: "Your Majesty, are you saying that the three clans are deliberately showing weakness and want to lure the enemy deeper?" ”

"What do you think?"

"According to this information, it is. After all, they also have 50,000 people, as long as they give Ali Buge a heavy blow, Ali Buge can only temporarily retreat and repair. Wait patiently for the 30,000 reinforcements to arrive before attacking. And the three clans will also use this time to prepare, and will come to ask the emperor for help again. ”

At this time, Shi Bin had a very absurd idea: should he tell Brother Ali Bu about the plan of the three clans, so that he would not capsize in the gutter. Of course, this can only be thought about and can never be said, but it is uncomfortable to hold it in his heart, so he asked Xu Feng how to deal with this change.

did not doubt Shi Bin's question, Xu Feng honestly said his own opinion: watching the fire from the other side. Since the three clans dare to lure the enemy deeper, they must have something to rely on, and if they agree, they don't have to worry about Ali Buge, he is the Great Yuan Emperor, and he can retreat safely even if he is defeated. And thinks that Shi Bin should worry more about his own affairs, and don't always pay attention to Yuan Ren. understood that Xu Feng's words were reasonable, and since he wanted to be a good emperor, he had to do what Xu Feng said, so Shi Bin let go of these and turned to care about the internal affairs of Daxiang.

As expected, more than ten days later, Sai Zilong sent the news: Ali Buge was ambushed by the three clans in the Xiaoxing'an Mountains and suffered heavy losses, and only half of the 70,000 soldiers and horses were beaten and were retreating rapidly. Although the three clans were victorious, they 'killed a thousand enemies and lost eight hundred', and they themselves lost more than 10,000 men and horses, leaving only more than 30,000 people.

In this case, Shi Bin believes that the two sides will start the first peace talks, whether true or false. To Shi Bin's surprise, Ali Buge persuaded the three tribes but refused, and also cut off the envoy's ears, saying that the three tribes must establish a country independently.

This situation is very interesting, and it once again diverted Shi Bin's attention from China to Dayuan. Not only because the three tribes did not accept Ali Buge's persuasion to surrender, but also because they did not send anyone to ask for help. I felt that a person couldn't figure out the mystery, but he always felt that there was something strange in it, so he ordered Xu Feng to invite Jia Ling, Sai Xishi, Wang San and Li Chao to the imperial study to discuss matters.

Although Ali Buge was defeated for a while, he was still very strong, and he persuaded the three clans to surrender, and the three clans should not refuse sternly, and they should meet each other no matter what.

So when the four of them came, Shi Bin asked, "You all know why I invited you here, right?" ”

"Emperor Qi, the concubines, Sister Xi Shi and Wang San already know about things." Jia Ling replied.

"Okay, so what do you think of the performance of the three clans?"

The four of them understood very well why Shi Bin asked like this, because they were also puzzled by the three clans doing this. It is very unwise to do this, and to provoke Ali Buge so much is tantamount to completely blocking his retreat, and once the resistance fails, he will die without a place to bury.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thought that there must be fraud in it. The three clans seemed to be deliberately trying to provoke Ali Buge, and based on their previous method of 'luring the enemy deeper', it could be concluded that their leader was not a simple person, how could he do such a foolish thing? Wang San said first.

"That makes sense, but what do you think this 'deliberate provocation' is for? The risks involved in this are not small. ”

"Once Ali Buge is angered, he will definitely send troops to attack the three clans again, and the rear will be empty. The problem is that the emperor has promised never to meddle in the internal affairs of Dayuan, and the emptiness behind Ali Buge does not seem to be a threat to him..."

Before Wang San's words fell, Li Chao suddenly laughed, and said while hugging his fists: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, your grand plan is estimated to be completed in a short time!" ”

and will not take advantage of the danger of others to send troops, how can Shi Bin complete his grand cause? Shi Bin was puzzled, Wang San, Jia Ling, and Sai Xishi were also very puzzled, so they could only ask Li Chao for the reason.

"Your Majesty, everyone. Ali Buge's ascension to the throne was not convincing to everyone. When he first ascended the throne, he let me regain Liaoning, which can actually be regarded as a traitor. The last natural disaster caused Dayuan to freeze to death, starved to death, and fled nearly 250,000 people, and countless cattle and sheep were killed and injured, so that more people will not accept it. Therefore, Weichen boldly guessed that there must be the same party of the three clans on this grassland, waiting for the day when the rear of Ali Buge was empty. ”

As soon as he said this, Shi Bin and others understood, and they also agreed with Li Chao's opinion. After all, this is the only way to explain why the three clans did not accept Ali Buge's persuasion. And he insulted Ali Buge by cutting off the ears of the messenger.

"If Brother Ali Bu really falls for the scheme, I'm afraid he will be in a catastrophe, and Dayuan will fall apart because of this." Shi Bin muttered, "I should indeed be happy about this, but why can't I be happy?" ”

"The emperor is kind-hearted, and he can't bear to see the people displaced and his family ruined, so he can't be happy. However, all of this is all infighting among the Yuan people themselves, and it has nothing to do with the emperor. Jia Ling said, "Li Chao is right, this is indeed a great opportunity. If Brother Ali Buge really falls for the scheme, we should send troops to recruit Dayuan and make them submit to me. ”

Seeing that Shi Bin hesitated, he still didn't want to send troops to conscript, and Sai Xishi advised him with 'if you don't take it, you will be blamed'.

"Your Majesty, if Brother Ali is really defeated, you will actually save Dayuan by sending troops to save him, and also save Dayuan's tens of millions of Li people!" Wang San said very seriously.

Sending troops to Dayuan is to save Brother Ali? Save the tens of millions of Li people? Shi Bin is also a smart person, and he knew what Wang San meant when he heard it. Although the reason for saving Ali Buge is very far-fetched, the tens of millions of people who saved Dayuan are still reasonable. Because once the emperor Ali Buge falls, the princes of various places will inevitably plunge Dayuan into a long-term civil war for the throne, which is definitely the result of ten rooms and nine emptiness.

"Okay, let's take a look. Let's see if Ali Buge is in the scheme. If he really falls for the scheme, then let's send troops. Shi Bin said with some frustration.

It didn't take long for Sai Zilong to send the news: as soon as the 30,000 reinforcements mobilized by Ali Buge arrived at his camp, the Jili Jisi and Naiman tribes announced their separation from the Great Yuan and turned to the Ögedai Khanate.

This news made Ali Buge panic, for fear that some of the 30,000 soldiers who came to help would also rebel, so he was suspicious all day long, and began to use these non-descendant soldiers as cannon fodder, and the army's combat effectiveness suddenly dropped a lot. The original advantage was lost, and it was on par with the three clans.

This news made the Daxiang government and opposition ecstatic, because they knew that Dayuan would perish at the hands of Ali Buge, and they were the ones who brought Dayuan to ruin. It is everyone's dream that they will be able to live for generations, and now they have this opportunity to naturally work hard and prepare for sending troops north. As the emperor, Shi Bin resolutely couldn't and didn't dare to stop it, and could only sigh that Ali Buge was too impulsive and stupid, self-inflicted, and couldn't live. Time also, life also.