Tumen smiled and said, "Why do you have to be like the children, have you told the Khan this news?" Tarhan looked at him and replied with a smile, "Do you think I will not report to the Khan, but tell you first?" Tumen didn't answer, and continued to ask, "Then what do you mean by talking about business with me?" At this time, Tarhan looked at Tumen and said very seriously: "Can I trust you?" My friend? ”

Tumen didn't answer, just smiled, and then said: "My friend, if the friendship between you and me for so many years can't make you trust me, then I don't think you need to come to me tonight, if there is anything you can say, as long as it is beneficial to all of us and does not discredit the Turks." Tarhan looked at Koro and Yandu and didn't speak, so Tumen waved his hand and said, "You two go down first, I have important things to discuss with your Uncle Talhan." ”

Yan Du was still reluctant to give up the beef bone in his hand, but Koro had already dragged him up and said, "Let's go, brother, I'll show you something more interesting than the beef bone!" Watching the two of them get up from the tent, Tumen said, "Now you can talk about it, what kind of business are you so mysterious?" Talhan leaned closer to Tumen, and then said in a mysterious voice: "Yuwentai has been controlling the Silk Road all these years, and the merchants who come and go between Wei and the Hexi Corridor every day do you know how much wealth it will bring us?" ”

Tumen said expressionlessly: "But we can't defeat the Wei State, and even those city-states in the Western Regions are difficult to really surrender to us. Tarhan smiled and said: "My friend, if you say Rouran, I think you may not be able to do it, but now with the strength of our Great Turks, not to mention those small city-states in the Western Regions, even Gao Huan Yuwentai and the like will be subjugated by our iron cavalry." ”

Tumen sneered at him and said, "My friend, you have supposedly earned a lot of wealth over the years, but why are you still not satisfied, do you really have the heart of a businessman?" Tarhan said nonchalantly: "My friend, in this world I think there is nothing more reassuring than wealth, no matter how powerful the nation is, it will eventually decline and disappear in this world, only money and wealth are eternal and the truth will live forever, so I will never have too much money." Do you know how much gold I spent to equip my troops in order to fight the Han Chinese this time? And that's not even counting the warriors who died in battle, do you know how much it takes me to train a warrior?

But these are not the ultimate reasons why I want to take control of the Silk Road, and I have a bigger secret that I don't tell you. Tarhan looked at Ashina Tumen very mysteriously and stopped talking. Ashina Tumen also looked at him for a long time, then raised his wine glass and said, "My friend don't say anything, wait for us to return to the foot of the Golden Mountain to discuss your secret." Tarhan raised his glass and smiled mysteriously at him.

"This merchant, who forgot that we are a people on horseback, a lone wolf on the steppe, is simply not able to adapt to living in a city-state like the Han Chinese. That would make us as weak and unmotivated as the Han Chinese. Koro was amazed at how Tumen told him that Talhan wanted to occupy the Silk Road, which in his mind was a self-defeating act. Yan Du interjected nonchalantly: "I don't care, as long as there is a battle and beef bones to eat, it will be the same for me everywhere." ”

Crowe rebuked him loudly: "Can this be the same, lock you up in the Han dungeon, and give you beef bones to eat every day, is this okay?" Yan Du wiped the oil stains on his mouth, shrugged his shoulders a little indifferently. "My children, although I am skeptical of Tarhan's words, please do not forget that the peoples of the steppe are free, even in the city-state. The reason why I tell you this is to prepare your hearts that if one day Tarhan and I are gone, you two brothers will continue to live with our people. ”

Koro asked, a little strangely, "Father, why do you say this, isn't Uncle Tarhan your best friend?" Tumen sneered: "Child, you are too naïve, in this world of the jungle, there are no so-called friends at all, there are only interests and contradictions." Tarhan was nothing more than an insatiable businessman who could do anything for money, and he was very ambitious. I firmly believe that this attack on the Silk Road is definitely not just for money, and he may not have told us a bigger secret. ”

Corot doesn't want to spend too much effort to understand complex interpersonal relationships, as long as he is not his friend, he will definitely die, and he must be killed, only his own family is trustworthy, although he doesn't like Yandu's stupid brother in his heart. Compared with the young Yandu, with his father and elder brother here, he is very satisfied that he can be late every day to serve delicious beef bones, and occasionally he can go out to fight and kill people to show his strength.

Xianyang, Yuqing Palace, Yuwentai was lying on the bed, his eyes were closed tightly, and his lips were black. Surrounded by Chan Nu, Yao and Yuwen Liu, Yu Wen Hu and his younger brother Yu Wen Dao, the outer hall was crowded with the major wealthy families in Guanzhong: Li Hu, Li Bi, Yang Zhong, Han Xiong, Gao Bin, in addition to dozens of people such as Dugu Xin and Hou Mo Chen Chong. After learning the news that Yuwentai was critically ill, all the Western Wei troops in Henan retreated to Guannei, leaving only a few defending troops to be broken by He Basheng one by one to recapture most of the cities in Sizhou.

Just when everyone was anxiously waiting in front of the sickbed, Yuwentai opened his eyes and woke up, except for the female dependents and the prince Yuwenliu, at this moment there were only Yuwenhu and Yuwendao in the room, Yuwentai struggled to get up, the maid hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, only to see him leaning weakly on the maid's body, raising his hand and beckoning to Yuwenliu. Yuwen Liu was a little afraid of him, this child was not very close to him since he was a child, and he didn't talk much every time he was with him, but Yuwen Wuji always talked to him.

Yuwen Hu pushed Yuwen Liu behind him, and said softly: "Go quickly, your father wants to talk to you." At this moment, although everyone is very happy on the surface, they are very clear in their hearts that Yuwentai's time is running out. Yao took Yuwen Liu, came to the bed and knelt down, Yao tried his best to be very calm and said: "King, if you have anything to say, Liu'er is here." ”

Yu Wentai asked weakly, "How is Princess Yuanyu?" Yuwen Hu stepped forward and hurriedly said, "Back to my uncle, the poison that you and the princess put into the food was put into the food by herself. Princess Yuanxiao has died of poison, and the child in her belly has not been saved. Hearing this, Yuwentai lowered his head and looked very fragile and old, without a trace of strength, it seemed that this matter hit him hard, he raised his head and asked: "Why does this slut want to harm Lone, isn't Lone bad for her?" ”

Yuwen Hu didn't answer directly, but said very lightly: "The princess's maids and maids have been arrested." What to do with these people? Do you want to inform the emperor? Yu Wentai waved his hand and said, "No need, kill them all and send them to that slut for burial, cough cough." Yao and Chan Nu hurriedly stepped forward to help Yu Wentai, he covered his mouth with a general silk scarf in one hand, and made a blocking gesture with the other hand to prevent her from approaching. Now in Yuwentai's heart, it is estimated that no one trusts anyone, only Yuwenhu can still entrust it a little.

The silk scarf was full of blood, Yuwen Hu and Chan Nu, Yao and others were a little anxious, Yu Wen Hu said softly: "The outside affairs are arranged by me for the time being, you take care of your ......body first" Yu Wentai raised his head and looked at him at this time, the whites of his eyes were dissatisfied with blood red blood, which looked very scary, even Yuwen Hu was stunned by his appearance, and no longer dared to continue. Yuwentai turned his face to Yuwenliu and said: "Child, father, I don't have much time, although you are still young now, but you are also a man, the burden of the Yuwen family will be on your shoulders in the future, you have to be yourself, diligent and love the people, I can't use the army within five years after my death."

cough cough cough, you just need to close yourself and wait for time to strengthen yourself, Yizhou is now ours, so you just need to govern the country with peace of mind, and patiently wait for Gao Huan to change internally and annihilate him with the Turks. None of my father's ministers can be truly trusted, but your uncle. Pointing at Yuwen Go, he said, "He can be trusted." Lone will let him assist you with all his might. Although Yu Wenliu didn't seem to understand her words, he knew that Yu Wentai was dying, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, and tears flowed down.

Yuwentai was reluctant in his heart at this time, but he felt powerless against fate, and how helpless human beings seemed in the face of death. He beckoned to Yuwen Hu and Yuwen Dao again, these two knelt in front of the bed, and Yuwen Tai said very calmly: "You two are now in front of everyone, in the name of your children, you will always assist my son Yuwen Liu, always faithfully support him, and let our Yuwen family continue." ”

Yuwen Dao looked at Yuwen Hu, only to see Yu Wen Hu spread out his right palm, four fingers to the sky and said with words in his mouth: "Huang Tian is above, the back soil can be seen, I, Yuwen Hu, am willing to follow the son of Yuwen Liu, the center's assistant to support him, if there is a disobedience, my descendants will not die with a thousand knives." Yuwentai closed his eyes and nodded with satisfaction, and then opened his eyes to look at Yuwendao, who was stared at by him and felt a chill on his back. So he hurriedly swore an oath to Yuwen Protector's gambling curse.

Then several important ministers outside were summoned in, and Yu Wentai had to make the final arrangements, as far as possible while he was still awake. For the dominance of the landlord Yuwen Hu and Yuwen Dao, Yuwentai also took great pains to make Li Hu, Li Bi, Yang Zhong, Han Xiong, Gao Bin, Dugu Xin, Hou Mo and Chen Chongyi Wei Shou, who was still in Yizhou Chuanzhong, be the eight pillars of the generals, and all military and political affairs need to be discussed with these eight people before they can be implemented.

But in this way, although Yuwen Hu and Yuwen Dao have the name of Tuogu, the real power in their hands has basically been weakened very little. The elite troops brought out by Yuwentai under Erzhu Tianguang in the early years were also handed over to Yuwenhu as a garrison to defend Kyoto and control the Son of Heaven and courtiers. After arranging everything after his death, Yuwentai died unwillingly, and wailed for a day and a night before he died. The entire Xianyang City seemed to be able to hear his unwilling shouts.

Yuwentai's death is a great joy for Gao Huan, and for the Golden Horde Khan, he didn't know how to lose, originally he hoped that Yuwentai would contain him behind Gao Huan, and he could reap the benefits, but now it seems that the plan is going to change. It's a pity that for the Turks, the enemy is far more than Gao Huan, the Murwei people in the east have grown stronger again, and they even dare to fight with the Turks for the winter forage field, and the Golden Horde Khan plans to lead a large army to the east, and has no heart to take care of Gao Huan for the time being.

Liu Ruyan was sent to the Turkic royal court as scheduled to be the little wife of the Golden Horde Khan, she deserved to be a witty Han woman, with her own ingenuity to charm the Golden Horde Khan, maneuvering among the Turkic generals, and collecting a lot of internal secrets for Gao Huan. This also paved the way for Gao Huan to defeat the Turks later, of course, these are all later words.

Yuwentai's funeral was presided over by Yuwenhu himself, and the prince Yuwenliu was enthroned at the same time as the new Otsuka Zai, the general of the Pillar Kingdom, and the Great Prime Minister (the rank is above the general of the Pillar Kingdom). The emperor gave the opening of the palace and the festival, and when he entered the court, he did not tend to praise and worship all the hereditary, although he was only eight years old. (To be continued.) )