The sky is like washing, above the blue sky, the white clouds drift unrestrained, under the blue sky, the green grassland can not be seen at a glance, in this grassland, everything seems so silent, as if the calm before the storm, no one knows in this upcoming storm, who will have the last laugh, among the largest tribes on this grassland, the ruler of the most powerful military force on the grassland, all in their hearts, How to completely control this grassland in his own hands, there is no doubt that there is a pair of invisible hands behind all this is secretly pushing all this. Even if some people have doubts in their hearts, they all give up the willingness to study deeply before the temptation of extremely huge benefits, and completely hide the news that they have obtained a huge treasure in their hearts, and wait until they are ready to fight, and then completely unveil the hole cards.

The direction of the wind on the grassland has changed, and the herdsmen who were originally chasing the water and grass have been summoned together one by one at this time, and a huge interest group is secretly condensing, and all the people who have received the gift of 'Immortal Heaven' are gathering all the forces they can muster. Each small tribe was the object of their struggle, and in the process, there were collisions with each other, but all of them resisted and did not do anything after some testing.

Xue Yantuo's royal tent, Yi Nan and Dadu She, as well as the rest of the Xue Yantuo clan leaders who Yi Nan felt could be trusted, gathered in this gorgeous tent at this time, and they began to discuss the affairs of this time, from the very beginning of the process of gathering forces, everyone felt that an abnormal atmosphere was brewing. The small tribes scattered across the steppes had almost all disappeared, and a few powerful tribes had gradually formed. Each one is pretty much the same. There are tens of thousands of horses in the world, which seems a bit strange.

"Great Khan. It's not just us gathering scattered tribes during this time. It seems that several other big tribes are also doing such things, could it be ...... "a Xue Yantuo man with a fur coat, a high nose and deep eyes, seems to have a bit of the bloodline of Zhaowu Jiu, he is the most relied on strategist under Yi Nan." His name is Felt Le Qili, his father was a wandering warrior from the Western Regions, and later met his mother, the daughter of the chief of a small tribe of Xue Yantuo, and stayed here completely. This warrior was not only a martial artist, but also had some different kind of learning, which was why he became the chief adviser of King Xueyanta Khan.

"Yes, many small tribes that were originally in the surrounding branches are now all gone, our side is only tens of thousands, not even 100,000, Xue Yantuo has hundreds of thousands, this is only two or three out of ten! Where did the rest go? "Dadu set also found this problem. Although he is a reckless and scheming person, he has also discovered the difference, recklessness does not mean that he has no brains, but he is used to solving problems with brute force. It's better to give others a headache with this brain.

"It didn't look as good as we thought it would be at first! Do you remember the sand bandits that appeared at the beginning? Yi Nan thought of a strange thing that he had been overlooking.

"It's the strange sand bandits who only kill the young and the strong, but don't kill the old and weak? This sand bandit is a different group of bandits. It seems that it was only for the sake of killing, and there was never a robbery. This is not what bandits should do at all, but what do they have to do with this strange phenomenon this time? "Generosity is set on the opposite side. An old man, born and said, he is the chief of a large tribe directly under the king of Xue Yantuo, as a rare old man in Xue Yantuo is in charge of the tribe, this old man is also a wise elder, he saw the original Xue Yantuo's gathering and dispersion, and at the same time, when he came to Mobei from the Western Turks, he tried his best to accept the lost dog who drove the Tang Dynasty out of his homeland. Therefore, the people gathered by Yi Nan's subordinates now, in addition to the original Xue Yantuo people, there are also a large number of Turkic people. Strictly speaking, Xue Yantuo also belongs to a branch of the Turks, but they themselves have long denied this, because they have become independent, and they are not a branch of the Turks, but a complete Xue Yantuo people.

"What did they come to the prairie for? Is it killing for fun? The sand thieves are for money, for the sake of survival, but this bandit does not rob, but only kills? And they used to be so rampant, killing on the grassland, but now they are quiet, why is this? They disappeared for a short time, and this thing appeared, is there any connection in it? These things don't seem to be connected, so no one connects them, but now it seems that everything is not so simple.

"Could it be that the bandit did all this? But what are they for? And since they can really make such a magical treasure? So why are these things still being given to us? Unless......" Yi Nan seemed to think of something, but he didn't dare to think about it, if it was really like what he thought, then it was all a conspiracy.

"It's the ...... of Datang" Yule Qili made a final decision at this time, he was almost sure that all of this had the shadow of Datang in it, because in the current situation, it seems that the bandits who suddenly appeared are very seriously suspected, and their style of action is completely different from the sand thieves in the past, so who are they? The biggest possibility of this point is the Tang Dynasty soldiers. Although no one in Xue Yantuo has ever seen the bandits and survived, he can still analyze some of the tricks: this bandit does not kill the old, weak, sick and disabled. This has a certain similarity with the Confucian 'benevolence' that the Tang people believe in, and where else in the world can come up with a treasure like a giant wolf sculpture? The Western Regions, the place full of Hu people? Where can there be such a skilled carver? This is obviously impossible, but Datang must have such a carving everyone.

And the current situation also shows the strangeness of the current situation, it seems that the rest of the major tribes have the same actions as them, could it be that they also have a heavy treasure in their hands, which can also make their confidence swell to this extent, and completely stimulate their ambitions? All of this is obviously pushed by a pair of big hands behind their backs, invisible, but real, they are pushing the big tribes of the steppe to fight. But what if they all know all these things? Now the situation between the major tribes is very familiar with each other, so whether it is Yi Nan who occupies the name of the king's tent or the leaders of the rest of the big tribes, they all know each other's thoughts, in this case, all the Xue Yantuo tribes have cracked between each other, and they can no longer return to the 'friendly' relationship between each other before, and the ambition of this thing, once it is stimulated, then it will be out of control, you are willing to stop, but the other party may not necessarily stop, they may just wait for you not to act, Then a surprise attack will feast you on and swallow it to your strength.

So the situation on the steppe is on the verge of breaking out, no one has a way out, and no one is willing to retreat. Because the grand goal is in front of them, thinking that they can be the one who has the last laugh, then for the sake of the power ambition in their hearts, they all have to start conquest against each other. Although there may be Datang people behind them to provoke it, they can't stop their steps, only pay more attention to whether there are Datang people behind them who will suddenly give you a fatal blow.

The grassland will be stormy, the night will be vast, will cover this land under the light of the immortal sky, the descendants of the blue wolf and the eagle, will decide who is the real hero on the grassland. Everyone is ready to guard against each other for the dream of dominating the grassland and enjoying a great river and mountain in their hearts, and it seems that there is a fuse missing.

Chang'an City, Li Er's face was expressionless on the throne, at this time no one could understand his thoughts, this emperor who was determined to be an eternal emperor, was thinking about the future at this time. The Tang Dynasty, the most powerful empire in the Central Plains, how to develop and grow in the surrounding wolves, he has now seen a glimmer of light, and he must seize it. But all this fell into another quagmire. Because he thought of the past, now he is in the middle of the day, and he can still suppress the group of unruly courtiers below, but there are still people secretly accumulating strength behind their backs and coveting the world. The current situation seems to be too similar to that year, the eldest son is the crown prince, accounting for the vast majority of the support of the Chinese courtiers of the dynasty, while the second son is a military meritorious, although he does not have the same heavy troops in his hands, but his own strong martial arts make up for this shortcoming. This has formed another problem, how should Datang make a smooth transition? How to balance between the eldest son and the second son, he doesn't want to see the events of the year repeated, and he doesn't want his son to fight for the throne.

Such a question can only be thought of by himself, because he cannot say it to anyone, and all ministers avoid such a sensitive issue, and no one wants to be touched by a star. So Li Er scratched his head thoroughly, this is another difficult problem to solve. Datang seems to be about to enter a strange circle of eternal night and throne change. Each prince performed well, but the power that the second son held was an unsolvable violence, which made him very entangled.

Li Er thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out, only one step at a time, so that his heart was a little more at ease, the second son didn't seem to care about the throne, although he showed the ability to be more suitable for the inheritance of the empire than the eldest son, but he didn't have the corresponding power ambitions, which Li Er was a little relieved to, but a little difficult to let go, the highest throne in the world, really made him so afraid? This kind of contradiction makes this eloquent king feel a little cheap. (To be continued......)