Qiu Yizhi interrupted Ye Lu's words and said: "Zheng Xin is now a rebel of the royal family and a traitor of the imperial court, and Brother Lu can call him by his name, without any honorific titles." Please also pay attention to this point, Brother Lu, and should also pay attention to it in the various records of your country. ”

Ye Lu listened to Qiu Yizhi's words in a very cold tone, not at all like His Royal Highness Yi who ran horses and jumped up and down in Guangyang City in the early years, his heart suddenly tightened, and he said: "I know, I know." Dahan is the country of our parents, and there is no disrespect in our country. No, after knowing the news, I immediately sent someone from my cronies north to inform the Khan, asking him to send someone over to mourn him......"

Qiu Yizhi interrupted Yelu's words again and said: "I'm not busy with the funeral, I invited you to come over because I wanted you to send a message for me, and I wanted Dali Khan to send troops over to help me exterminate Zheng Xin, the thief." ”

Ye Lu was taken aback when he heard this, he didn't expect Qiu Yizhi to speak so directly, and he made such a request in a few words, so he asked tentatively: "It doesn't work if there are fewer soldiers, and it can't be mobilized for a while when there are more soldiers...... I don't know how many men and horses the Prison Lord wants us to send to help in the war? ”

Qiu Yi said: "Within a month, how many people and horses can you gather, just send them all to me." ”

When Yelu heard this, his heart tightened again, and he thought: With so many horses being sent, wouldn't it be necessary to drain all the strength of the Bohai Kingdom?

Ke Yelu's identity as an envoy neither dared to pat his chest and promise, nor did he dare to refuse in person, so he only shirked and said: "This matter is too important, I am just a house slave of the Khan, how dare I call the shots at will?" Why don't I write a letter to the Khan today and send it to the Khan, and let him decide? ”

No matter how fast the Bohai Kingdom is from Youyan Road, it will take ten days to go back and forth, plus the time to mobilize the army to the south, it will take more than two months.

And now Qiu Yizhi only thought that he could quickly mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Bohai Sea to go south, where could he tolerate such a delay, so he said: "Isn't there still Prince Ulton of your country here in the capital?" He must be able to do the Lord, so why don't you consult with him? ”

Yelu came to Beijing in a hurry, and he hadn't seen Prince Ulton yet, and according to etiquette, he should indeed go there to report for his arrival, so he said: "That's all there is to the point, Prince Ulton is the heir of Dali Khan and the son of King Zhongshun, and such a thing can only be discussed with him." ”

Seeing that the hour was still early, Qiu Yi did not delay, and immediately called people to prepare horses, so together with Yelu, Lin Shuhan, Zhao Chengxiao and others, he went to the "Siyi Pavilion" in Luoyang, the capital city, which was specially arranged for the envoys of various countries to live.

The Bohai State was an important subject state of the Han Dynasty and shouldered the important task of shielding the Turkic pressure on the northern border of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, although the prince of Bohai nominally lived in the "Siyi Pavilion", in fact, he built a piece of land outside the pavilion, and built a rather grand official residence according to the pattern of the second-class officials of the imperial court, which was specially used for Urton and his entourage.

Qiu Yizhi has come to Urdon's mansion a lot in the past few days, and the path is also very familiar, almost anti-guest, leading Yelu all the way to Prince Ultun.

Urton is tall and big, with a bearded face, but he is wearing Han clothes inside and out, which makes people feel a little nondescript.

He had already received the news of the messenger who was one step ahead before, and knew that Yelu was going to the capital on his father's order, but he didn't expect to be brought by Qiu Yizhi, so he said: "Yelu, you are very diligent in your work, and you haven't come to see me yet, but you have gone to see His Royal Highness Jian Guoyi first." It seems that His Highness Yi's face is much bigger than mine. ”

Qiu Yizhi had serious things to do, and there was no reason to see Urton finding fault in Yelu's etiquette, so he lied and said: "It's not to blame Yelu for this, I met him halfway." Shall I bring him with me to the prince? A few of us came together, and the prince's face was very great. ”

Urdon listened to these words, his mood suddenly improved, scratched his head and said: "I see, when His Royal Highness Jian Guoyi said this, it seems that I am stingy. Come on, I've recently bought a few new barrels of good wine, and we'll have a drink of 'wine with tea'. ”

Qiu Yizhi immediately interrupted: "Good wine is not afraid of Chen. I have come here to ask Prince Urdon to make up his mind, and after this matter is done, it will not be too late for us to get drunk again. ”

Although Qiu Yizhi is only a person with a different surname, he is indeed the nominal ruler of the imperial court, and even the new emperor - although he has not yet held a grand ceremony - is supported by him, and he can be said to be a powerful minister of the government and the opposition.

Therefore, Urdon listened to Qiuyi's request to handle it himself, and his heart was extremely useful, so he pretended to be humble and said: "Why does His Highness Yi need to be like this? If there is anything to bring up, it is good. Our Bohai country is a subject country of the Han Dynasty, and there is no one to be polite. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded and said, "That's fine." In recent years, the Han country has not been very peaceful, but fortunately, the northern border is still stable, although the Bohai State is facing the rising Turkic forces, but the Han often sends troops to assist in the battle, right? ”

Although Urdon has been in the capital, he also knows a little about the situation in the north-

Although the Turkic leader Visimi is close to the age of the sixtieth year, his ambition has not been lost, and in the past few years, he has continuously annexed the forces of other tribes in the Turkic steppe, always thinking of invading in the south and avenging the annihilation of the entire army in Mantou Mountain. Although the wolf of the Turkic Visimi gradually recovered, the Han was like an elephant, which he had no way to covet for the time being, so he had to find trouble with the bald vulture of the Bohai Sea, and therefore the Bohai State has been under more and more pressure from Visimi in recent years, and from time to time there have been conflicts with the Turks of a larger or smaller scale. The national strength of the Bohai State was inferior to that of the Turks, and in order to avoid the Bohai Sea being eaten away by the Turks, the Han had to directly face the Turkic attack, so from time to time sent troops from Youyan Dao to assist the Bohai Sea in resisting the Turkic attack.

Urton couldn't deny such a thing, so he nodded and said: "His Highness Yi is right, fortunately there is a big man behind our back, otherwise we Bohai would not have been bitten by the hungry wolf Viximi." ”

Qiu Yizhi followed his words and said: "Since this is the case, then when the Han encounters something, Bohai will send troops to assist, isn't this the truth?" ”

At this point, Urdon could hardly refuse, so he could only say: "Nature, nature." 'It's rude to come and go, and it's rude to come and go'......"

"That's good. Then ask Prince Urdon to write a letter, and ask Dali Khan to mobilize all the elite soldiers and iron cavalry of the Bohai Kingdom, and go south to help destroy Zheng Xin, a traitor, and he must arrive within a month. Qiu Yizhi said, "The military salaries, grain and grass are naturally supported and supplied by the Han Dynasty, and Prince Urdon is also assured." ”

Urton was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" His Royal Highness Fang Caiyi also said that the ambition of the Turkic wolf has never died, and if our country sends all the elites to the south, the country will inevitably be empty, and I am afraid that it will not be able to resist the Turkic attack at that time. Once our country fails, the Han will have to fight directly with the Turks, and it will not be good at that time. Your Highness, do you think that's the truth? ”

Qiu Yizhi said: "What's so great about Visimi? How old was I in the first battle of Mantou Mountain? Emperor Daxing used my clever plan, and with only a few thousand men and horses, he wiped out tens of thousands of elite cavalry. If I can beat him once, I can win him again. If Biximi dares to attack the Bohai Kingdom, when he comes back, I will send troops to join the Bohai Iron Cavalry, and then completely annihilate him, and take back the land for you. ”

When Urton heard this, he was still silent and refused to speak, but he listened to Qiu Yizhi and continued: "Even if our army is not in a good position, it doesn't matter. At that time, I can temporarily lease Guangyang City to your Bohai Kingdom to help your country restore its national strength, and then compete with Visimi. ”

As soon as these words came out, Urdon's eyes suddenly lit up - he knew in his heart that although the Bohai Kingdom claimed to have 1,200 miles of rivers and mountains, most of the land was in the grassland swamps of the bitter cold land in the extreme north, and it was not as rich as a city in Guangyang - Qiu Yizhi's promise could be described as extremely generous.

So Urdon's tightly knit brows seemed to loosen a little, but he said, "I believe the words of His Royal Highness Jian Guoyi. But this matter is too important for me to call the shots. In this way, according to the intention of His Highness Yi, I will write a letter to the Khan, asking him to consider it with Mr. Cai Wenchou......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Lin Shuhan on the side interject and asked, "Prince Uldon, the student is asking for advice on something, how many brothers do you have?" ”

Urdon was stunned for a moment, and replied truthfully: "There are probably a dozen......

Although the Bohai Kingdom was attached to the Han Dynasty, its living customs still did not deviate from the traditions of the Hu people in the north, and men from large families with horses and sheep could marry more wives and have countless children. Dali Khan was naturally not exempt from vulgarity, he married a total of seven wives, gave birth to more than thirty children, and among them there were more than a dozen sons, and even the names may not be able to be clearly stated one by one.

"That's a bitter one, His Royal Highness Prince Ulton...... Uncle Lin said faintly, "There are no more and no less princes under the knees of Emperor Daxing. But for the sake of this throne, it has to be made to the point where the soldiers meet each other like today, and the well-behaved Lord Qiu is working hard all day long. No, I still have to think about borrowing troops from your country. His Royal Highness the Prince has more than ten brothers, and the King of Zhongshun is not young, so His Royal Highness the Prince must prepare early......"

Urdon, a powerful prairie man, was frightened by the words of Lin Shuhan, a powerless Jiangnan scribe: as he said, Ulton is indeed the most outstanding and powerful of the sons of Dali Khan, and at the same time the most valued by his father; However, he has been staying in the capital Luoyang for so many years, and it is difficult to grasp the domestic situation in Bohai, and he really doesn't know if there is a little mother in front of his father, which younger brother is favored, and whether he is still a sure heir to the throne......

He was thinking about it with all his heart, but he heard Lin Shuhan say unhurriedly: "But it doesn't matter, although Prince Ulton is not in the Bohai Sea, he has his back against the big tree of Dahan. Our Lord Qiu is His Royal Highness the Righteous Prisoner, and the word 'righteousness' means 'righteousness'. As long as the prince urges your country's iron cavalry to go south to help in the war, when it comes to the critical time, His Highness Yi will naturally help you. ”

"Is that true?" Urdon's voice was filled with excited metallic sounds.

Lin Shuhan said with a smile: "Actually, at that time, the big man can't help the prince much." The prince thinks about it, with so many iron horsemen from your country going south, Dali Khan must stay in the Bohai Sea to prevent the Turks from taking advantage of the situation. So who is in command of these iron horsemen? In terms of talent, popularity, and identity, apart from His Royal Highness the Prince, the students couldn't think of a second person. Lin Shuhan suddenly smiled, "Hmph, in the next words, there is no need for students to say more." Anyway, the imperial court's edict to appoint Prince Ulton as the new king of Zhongshun must have been drafted by the students. ”