"At present, the Huns are advancing step by step, their appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and they are asking for more and more 'aid' every year, and the people of our five countries are complaining, but if they are not satisfied, then the Huns will take the opportunity to stir up trouble, originally we also wanted to use the strength of that guy in Qin Duan to compete with the Huns."

"I didn't expect this guy to be wolf-hearted, and actually colluded with the Huns for his own interests, but refused to form an alliance with us, now our situation is very difficult, to meet the requirements of the Huns, they will inevitably get an inch, demand, our people will not agree, but once the war breaks out, with our existing army is not the opponent of the Huns at all, then we will suffer greater losses in the end." Altai's face was still rosy, but it was clouded.

"And now Qin Dui in the east is frantically expanding his armaments, and in Beiloulan in the south, they have also formed a large-scale army and conducted military exercises there, which has formed a situation of encirclement for the five countries of our Western Regions. From the bottom of my heart, I am in favor of the formation of a joint force, which will strengthen our strength and facilitate unified command and full play in the event of a real war. But I wondered, can the formation of this combined force and our respective armed forces resist the invasion of the Huns and the Qin Dusk? Altai finally asked.

"You are well asked, it is true that our own existing strength is not enough to confront the Huns. But you have to see this, since the Beihun people were defeated by Qin Du and Chidi people in a row a few years ago, their strength has declined significantly, you can see that the Mott people's current table can know that the control of the Mott people has been declining day by day, and once the Mott people are out of the control of the Huns, it will inevitably pose a threat to the status of the Huns, we are forming a strong joint army, even if we can't completely get rid of the Huns, at least we have a strong weight in our hands. ”

Haybar knew not to convince this Altai. The idea of forming a joint force is just a castle in the air, so I try my best to analyze the gains and losses for him.

Seeing Altai's nod of approval, Haybar was secretly happy in his heart, and he continued: "Don't hide it, brother, I have also secretly invited the overlord of the Western Tengger steppe, the Chidi and the representatives of the Sithro Empire, to come to our meeting, and they have all made it clear that they are willing to support us against the Huns and our evil neighbor to the east, Qin Du. When the time comes, of course. And I'm also connecting the Motts with the Sithroes, hoping that they will put aside their old grievances and work together, and we can even provide appropriate assistance when necessary. ”

Although Qin Duan signed an agreement with the Huns, they have a lot of grievances, and the contradictions between the two sides can never be resolved in a day or two, and it is impossible to cooperate sincerely, not to mention that there is still a nail of Yinchuan Mansion in the north of Qin Duan, and there are still many problems in the rule of North Loulan. Restrained him a lot. Haybar smiled confidently.

Altai sighed secretly, this old guy Hayibar is really powerful, he can actually bring in the Chidi and the Sithro, and can also be a mediator for the Mott and the Siathrow, it seems that he has put a lot of thought into establishing this joint force, but the formation of this force is really as he said, at least it can increase the weight of the foreign negotiations of the five countries in the Western Regions, if it can really one day form an alliance with the Mot and the Chidi. Coupled with the support of the Sislo Empire and Yinchuan Sun Yuanliang, we may not be able to stand on our own feet.

Come to think of it. Altai finally agreed to Hayibar's suggestion, nodded and said, "I basically agree with my brother's proposal, but it's not enough for the two of us to agree, and there are still a few of them." ”

Hayibar also nodded and said sternly: "Yes, this is the first step, and we will find a few of them separately." I think so, brother, you do more work to do the work of Wusun Said, I have to do the work of Gaochang Yongge here, as for the work of Kuqa Sansi Majesty, I think we still do it together. ”

Seeing Altai nodded in agreement. Hajbar smiled with relief, stood up and stretched out his arms to hug Altai in celebration, and then went out hand in hand.

At the morning court meeting the next day, the economic aid plan for the North Loulan region proposed by Tian Yi, the minister of finance of the empire, was finally decided by His Majesty Xi à himself by the emperor, and gave the entire North Loulan area a one-time development fund support of 18 million taels of silver.

On behalf of the nearly two million people of Beiloulan, Qin Duan expressed his sincere gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor, and also said that the imperial officials of Beiloulan would not fail to live up to the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and would take this opportunity to strive to develop the local economy and build Beiloulan into a powerful barrier to the western part of the empire.

In the end, Qin Duan proposed that in view of the fact that he had been stationed in the western frontier of the Western Empire for many years and had been quite tired physically and mentally after many wars, he implored the emperor to agree to recuperate in the imperial capital for a period of time, and also hoped that the emperor would approve his vacation, saying that he was going to travel to the Jiangnan region for a period of time, and submitted a note. After soliciting the opinions of several important ministers, His Majesty finally agreed to Qin Dui's request and agreed to let him recuperate in the imperial capital for a period of time.

"My lord, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to completely dispel the suspicions of His Majesty the Emperor by retreating into advance, not to mention that there are many ministers who are dissatisfied with you and looking around His Majesty." Deng Xian's solemn face did not have a trace of a smile.

This is a secret residence of Deng Xian, which is connected to a Gu family's cultural relics calligraphy and painting shop next to it, and Qin Duan chose this place as a secret meeting place with Deng Xian.

"I'm not so naïve, just this trick can reassure them? His Majesty the Emperor has always been gloomy, if he has a heart, I am afraid it will be difficult for you to dispel his suspicions for a while. But what can I do? I also want to go back earlier, the situation in Beiloulan has just stabilized, the economy still needs to be rebuilt, and there are still many ways to build the army. But do you see that I can still walk in this shape now? It's better to ask for a vacation by yourself and be generous. Qin Du smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"If you blindly want to go back to the northwest now, I'm afraid it can only make the emperor more suspicious, so it's okay, you can also recuperate in the capital, relax yourself, one piece and one relaxation is the way of civil and military." This is about to be the spring festival, there are a lot of activities in the capital, there is everything, you can enjoy it, as for the northwest and North Loulan, I think there are two adults, Liang Qiming and Zhuge Fang, and Lord Su Qin on the side to help, there is no big problem. Deng Xian smiled and comforted Qin Dui.

"Alas, that's the only way it can be, I really didn't expect that I would be so hated in this court, and there are so many people attacking me, it seems that I have to reflect on myself. By the way, I don't think the intelligence network in our imperial capital is detailed enough, and sometimes many small details can often reflect some big problems, and I am ready to strengthen the intelligence system in the capital to avoid unnecessary loopholes. Qin Duan said slowly.

"Well, I have also noticed this, we are limited to our status, and we tend to only know about some important affairs of the DPRK and China, and some small aspects are our weaknesses, and I knew it yesterday when you brought me to pay attention to this aspect. The advice you put forward is very good, but you have to choose and nurture these children well, after all, they are too young, and if they really fall into the hands of others, it will be very troublesome. Even the person in charge of choosing them must be carefully considered, and a reliable and shrewd person must be chosen to take the position. Deng Xian has a deep understanding of this aspect.

"Are you back?" A crisp voice sounded outside the door. (To be continued......)