It was July, the weather was hot, and the camp of Eseku was set up next to the West Sea.

The West Sea is the name of the Han Chinese, and the Mongols call it Bostenl, which is later known as Bosten Lake.

The West Sea is vast, the smoke and waves are vast, the water and the sky are the same color, and it is a pearl in the desert and the sea. It is far away from the Tianshan Mountains, boundless, with the climate change, sometimes the waves are in the sky, like an angry sea, sometimes the waves are sparkling, and the blue waves are vast.

The West Sea is rich in fish, reeds, and salt, which is most needed by the Warat people, and is a sacred place in the hearts of the Warat people.

Today the sun is shining, the lake is as calm as water, the breeze is blowing, the reeds at the water's edge are rattling, and the water surface is flooded with a trace of ripples, gradually stretching into the distance.

There was a parasol by the lake, and under the umbrella was a wheelchair, and on the wheelchair sat an old man with a white beard, his cloudy eyes staring at the West Sea, chasing swimming fish, and a childlike innocent smile appeared on his face.

Eseku walked over gently, squatted beside the old man, and looked up at the old man: "Teacher, are you okay?" ”

"It's fine! OK! Wang Xing turned his head, looked at the Eseku who was close at hand, and said with a smile: "The discussion is over?" Did something happen again? ”

"One thing," Eseku hesitated for a moment, but nevertheless detailed the events of the day.

Wang Xing listened silently.

When he heard that Samur had broken into the tent, Wang Xing's eyes had a trace of anger, and when he heard that Eseku had finished the meeting and summoned Samur, Wang Xing pursed his lips slightly......

"Finished? That's it? ”

Listening to Wang Xing's faint tone, Eseku was a little flustered in his heart, for him, Wang Xing was to some extent the role of both a master and a father, and this feeling became more obvious after Ugqi's death, not to mention that before his father Ugqi died, he also told himself to listen to the words of the national teacher.

"Yes, teacher, did I do something wrong?"

"Alas," Wang Xing shook his head, raised his hand and waved the guards away, looked at Eseku, and said, "Do you think the teacher is harming you?" ”

"No, I didn't think so!"

"If you hadn't thought so, you wouldn't have come here today!"

"......" Eseku lowered his head, was silent for a while, and then raised his head and said, "I hope the teacher will solve his doubts!" ”

Wang Xing smiled, a hint of appreciation appeared in his eyes, and then he turned his head and looked at the lake: "Do you think the teacher has become too fast?" ”

“......”

"When I first came to the grassland, I wanted to let your father dominate the grassland, and then break through the Ming Kingdom and pull Zhu Yuanzhang off the throne, I wanted to point to his nose and say, this is the consequence of your killing heroes!"

"However, it is easier said than done."

"Within a few years, Zhu Yuanzhang died, the new emperor ascended the throne, Zhu Yunwen, although he grew up in the deep palace and was raised by women, but for some reason, he often has a deep understanding of the situation on the grassland thousands of miles away."

"He skillfully exploited the contradictions between Warat and the Golden Family, and plundered Elberk Khan. In the midst of the war, all the direct blood relatives of Erlebok were cut off, and only one Samur remained, and a large number of generals of the golden family such as Mahamu and Arutai were not in the Ming army. At that time, the grasslands were terrified, and the people were ownerless, and under various factors, you became the concubine of the Golden Family, and gained the power to dictate the eastern grasslands. ”

"At that time, the Ming Kingdom was deeply involved in the civil strife of the King of Chu, and it was an idle chess game that I laid out, but its role was far beyond my imagination."

"At that moment, I was only one step away from my original goal."

"It's a pity that the land slaves have returned, and the eastern grasslands have a backbone in an instant, and our dreams have been shattered."

"Originally, I thought that the Di Bao Nu was sent back by the Ming Emperor to split the grassland, but later I learned that it was a good thing done by the stupid pigs of the Wa Kingdom, they felt that the grassland was ownerless, and the Di Bao Nu, as the bloodline of the golden family, could order the grassland and exert pressure on the Ming State to prevent the Ming State from attacking the Wa Kingdom."

"However, it was what they did that just split the grassland and did Emperor Ming a great favor."

"Coupled with your father's poor health, he was going to the east with his sick body, intending to dominate the grassland, but the appearance of the land protector gave him a heavy blow."

"So we had to retreat to the west of Helin and to the West Sea for repair."

When he understood what was going on, the old man couldn't help but have some doubts, could it be that Emperor Ming was really the master of destiny? Invincible? Otherwise, why are even his enemies helping him? ”

Speaking of this, Wang Xing's face became more and more pale, and he couldn't help coughing.

Eseku hurriedly got up and stroked Wang Xing's back with his hand.

"It's okay," Wang Xing stopped coughing and waved his hand.

"Teacher, you have to pay more attention to your body!"

"It's okay, after that, I received a letter from the Ming Kingdom," while speaking, Wang Xing took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Eseku: "Haven't you always wanted to read it?" Yes, there is! ”

As he spoke, Wang Xing closed his eyes.

He hesitated, took the letter, and read it carefully.

Long.

"Done?" Wang Xingdao, eyes closed.

"I'm done!" Eseku said: "This Song Xiangge, is it your friend?" ”

"Yes, it's my countryman, and now he's a businessman who travels from south to north!"

"Merchant?" Eseku hesitated for a moment and said, "He's been here?" ”

"Not yet, it was said to be coming, but it never came."

"Oh," Eseku hesitated for a moment, and said, "I really can't believe that there will be so much steel in the Ming Kingdom, so much that it can be spread on the ground, and that steam engine, I don't see anything special." ”

"Hehe," Wang Xing smiled, "That's one reason why I didn't show you, you won't believe it at all." ”

Ignoring the embarrassment on Eseku's face, Wang Xing continued: "What do you think of the two thousand pairs of iron armor that the Ming army helped last time? ”

"Very well-made!" Eseku admired from the bottom of his heart.

"After seeing these armors, the old man sent someone to inquire about the mutual market opened in Hami, and then sent someone to the northeast to inquire."

"It didn't take much effort to find out the news, because this is not a secret at all in the Ming Kingdom, the railway does exist, the steam engine also exists, and the people I sent have seen the train running on the tracks with their own eyes."

"So what?" Eseku said disapprerovingly: "Could it be that the railway can still be built on the grassland?" ”

"Why not?"

"That's not a big deal."

Hearing Eseku's answer, Wang Xing was silent for a while and said, "Eseku, the old man is really not a qualified teacher. ”

"Teacher, why do you say that?" Eseku was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said.

"Do you think that in all dynasties, the Han people have produced so many heroes, but why can't they control the grassland?"

"The Han people are not good at riding and shooting, and we grassland people are all warriors who can ride and shoot well."

"Hehe," Wang Xing smiled, then shook his head: "If they had fought upright, the grassland people would have been killed by the Central Plains people a long time ago." Luring the enemy deep, exhausting the enemy, cutting off its supply lines, and then chasing and fighting fiercely is the correct way for the steppe people to fight. ”

"The living conditions of the people of the Central Plains are much better than those of the grassland people, so they cannot endure the hardships of the grassland, which limits their combat ability."

"However, if the Central Plains people solve the supply problem, then they can hold on to the grassland for a long time."

"When that day comes, we steppe people will become the one who can't hold on."

"......." Eseku was silent for a while, his brain was spinning, but it was difficult to imagine that kind of scene, and finally he said abruptly: "Teacher, is Eseku too stupid?" ”

"Alas!" Wang Xing was silent for a while and said, "It's not that you're too stupid, it's that Emperor Ming is too smart!" ”

......

Wang Xing looked at the sky and water in the distance, and did not speak for a long time.

Finally, he turned his head, gently took Eseku's hand, and said, "Although you can't understand it, the old man hopes that you can listen to it, don't go east, it's impossible to compete with the Ming Kingdom." You have to go all your way to the west, there are vast lands and countless tribes in the west, waiting for you to conquer, most of Genghis Khan's territory in the past was in the west, do you understand? ”

“...... Eseku understands! ”

Eseku looked at Wang Xing's earnest eyes and finally nodded.

"Also, be careful of Samur!"

"I know!"

Hearing Eseku's answer, Wang Xing was stunned for a moment, looked carefully at Eseku's eyes, sighed slightly in his heart, closed his mouth, and stopped talking.

After a long time, Eseku broke the silence: "Teacher, pay more attention to your body, I'm going to discuss it!" ”

"Go ahead!"

Wang Xing waved his hand, did not look back, and did not get up.

Listening to the footsteps of Eseku walking farther and farther, Wang Xing opened his eyes, looked at Eseku's back, and let out a helpless sigh......