The young man gave a detailed account of his mission to several neighbouring countries, focusing on the reaction of Kuqa and Bega.

The two men next to them listened attentively and asked some questions, obviously taking this secret mission very seriously, and they all hoped that this mission could be used to achieve practical results, so as to make up for the plan to form a joint defense system that had been sabotaged by the Northwest and Hun people at the beginning.

"Did the Kuqa people really agree with our plan?"

Hearing that the Kuqa people readily agreed to the plan proposed by their side to form a joint army, the cautious Minister of State could not help but ask again.

"Well, they were very interested in the plan we proposed, and even suggested that three of the core countries of our five countries could even increase the number of troops invested in the Combined Army, which surprised me at the time." The young man's face flushed, evidently proud of his achievement.

Haybar and Abshiyev exchanged glances knowingly, nodded in agreement, and the Minister of State pondered for a moment before saying: "It seems that the Kucha people probably really feel the threat of Qin Dui, and the Bauhinia Pass fortress built by Qin Dui in the northwest corner may be a big irritation for them." ”

"Yes, father, I came down to speculate, and later as far as we knew, many upper-class people in Kuqa were very frightened by Qin Dui's construction of a fortress at their own border, worried that Qin Dui would use the Phantom Phoenix Gate to assassinate Qin Dui and Qin Dui's assassination again in the imperial capital to use troops against Kuqa, so the atmosphere of uniting other countries to protect themselves is very strong, I think again, maybe if we don't go to them, they will also take the initiative to come to the door to beg us, we don't just hit it off." The young man reasoned with interest.

"And what about the situation in the country of Bega?" Haybar turned the conversation to his neighbors.

Altai was also very positive, he also advocated the creation of a strong joint army, and he also said that if the two countries of Wusun and Gaochang were not willing to participate, our three countries could also form such an army. However, he was a little apprehensive about the pressure of the Huns, and hoped that we would seek the understanding of the Huns in setting up this force, and explain to them that the formation of the force was not directed against them. The young man weighed his words and voiced the opinion of the country of Bega.

"Well, Altai is getting older and more timid, but he can't be blamed. The Huns have always been very unreasonable, and it is a big trouble to really cause them to misunderstand. But I am thinking that the Hun people may not want to see Qin Dui arbitrarily expand his power without scruples, and the formation of our army is also a containment of the developing Qin Dui forces, which is not a bad thing for them, and as for the location of this army, we can clearly promise to be stationed in the southern region, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among the Huns. Hayibar said with a wink and a smile.

"Yes, troops can move at any time. Our commitment to be stationed on the southern border does not mean that we cannot move to other areas, what kind of unexpected situation must happen, the troops are originally used to defend the country, where can we not go?! The Secretary of State's words were unequivocal.

The dialogue between the two taught the young man sitting in front of him a vivid lesson, what is politics? The exchange and sale of interests is called politics, and it cannot be called real politics without deceit. It seems that I am still far from this aspect, and I have to learn a good lesson. I still need to go through more.

The attitudes of the other two countries were expected by the two, but the young man's introduction to the pro-Qin twilight movement in Wusun attracted the attention of both Haybar and Abshiyev.

The domestic situation in Wusun is stable. They can understand their reluctance to participate in these inherently risky affairs in the near future, but at least the five countries in the Western Regions are in the same geographical environment, nominally belong to a political alliance, and have maintained a common foreign policy for hundreds of years, and many interests are interdependent, and now there is a tendency to be pro-foreign forces in China. This can't help but make the two sensitive. If the internal division is disintegrated, then the ultimate fate of the five countries in the Western Regions can be predicted.

The hall fell silent for a while, and the sophisticated Haybar and Abshiyev both smelled the strong conspiracy behind this, needless to say that this must be Qin Dui's trick, and his own side wanted to unite against the enemy. The enemy is not idle, and it seems that his movements are faster than his own side, and the amplitude is more fierce than his own, and he has the potential to collapse the alliance of the five countries of the Western Regions in one fell swoop, which is simply unguardable.

Shaking his head, it was Haybar who broke the silence, "There is nothing unusual in Gaochangguo, right?" ”

"Well, it's okay, they just asked us to understand their situation, but they also assured us that they would never favor and fall to outsiders, please rest assured."

The young man nodded, his face no longer joyless, obviously shocked by the faces of his father and the Minister of State.

"Alas, to be honest, it is already commendable that Gao Changguo can give us such a guarantee, they are under the most direct threat of Qin Dusk, and their national strength is also the weakest, but they can also make such a decision, but the performance of the Wusun people is really incomprehensible."

The Secretary of State let out a long sigh, and his good mood was ruined by the sudden bad news.

"I'm thinking, the opinions of the Wusun people may be related to the instability of their current state lordship, I heard that the deposed eldest prince does not seem to be willing to lose, and has been actively active, and the domestic opposition to the second prince's accession to the throne and support for the eldest prince is still very strong, perhaps this is the reason why the second prince faction in power hopes to get Qin Duan's support to maintain the stability of his rule." His voice was much lower, and Haybar said expressionlessly.

Non-interference in internal affairs, especially the succession to the throne, has always been one of the most basic rules of the alliance of the Western Regions, but now in such a sinister situation, should I also change my strategy? Haybar asked himself in his heart.

Most countries, including Loulan, have always been inclined to support the original prince of Wusun, but in view of the strict prohibition of the alliance of the Western Regions to intervene in the internal affairs of various countries, those support is only verbal and formal, of course, in private, the people in power in various countries have maintained good relations with the eldest prince.

But I didn't expect the sudden change in the situation, more than a year ago, the power of the Wusun country changed in the middle of the court, the prime minister of the faction that originally supported the eldest prince was deposed, and was replaced by the minister of the pro-second prince faction, which had a lot to do with the then Wusun lord, who could not stand the blow of the wind next to the pillow, the old lord re-established the second prince as the crown prince in the case of deteriorating health, and removed the important figures who resolutely supported the eldest prince's faction, which also caused unease in the surrounding neighbors, and the deposed prince was not willing to fail, He constantly sent people to lobby in various countries, hoping that they would put pressure on their fathers to change their decisions. (To be continued......)