Chapter 819: Competition
He didn't like conspiracy, he had been in the Dragon Court, and he hated the deceit there, and in his opinion, the old man was not only a victim of chaos and assassination, but also a victim of many conspiracies.
The person supported by the Naihang clan will become the new Khan, and one of the sons of the king will also regain the title, which is nothing to hide, and he quickly decided to come to an open negotiation.
Dozens of generals were invited to sit opposite the old Khan, and as a witness to the negotiations, Shulitu sat opposite Dotun, looking extremely asymmetrical in size and expression.
Standing in the middle, they greeted each guest warmly, dancing like two people about to start a show.
Liman followed Dotun to the negotiations, and he saluted his father respectfully, but he was lukewarm to him, and with a simple hum, he hurried to greet the next guest.
Gu Shenwei mixed in among the generals, not to avoid suspicion, but to observe the negotiation from a different angle, Shangguan Ru planted doubts in his heart, he glanced at Xiao Yan from time to time, and asked himself if he was too excited about her proposal, so that he fell into a trap.
Xiao Yan sat upright, she knew that her status at this time was only a symbol and not power, and not saying a word was the best performance.
Fang Wen changed into the costume of the Beiting people and sat next to Shu Litu, he would give Xiao Wang guidance and announce Shu Litu's decision to marry Xiao Yan at the most appropriate time.
Seeing that the guests had arrived, he quickly opened his arms, as if to hold everyone in the tent in his arms, "Welcome, everyone, please allow me to say a few irrelevant words first. ”
He paused for a moment, as if waiting for someone's objection, and then continued: "On the same night, the steppe lost the greatest Khan king, the Naihang tribe did not have the best prince, the old Khan king ascended to heaven and became a god, and everyone admired him, but the king was killed by an assassin, this revenge, even if there is only one person left, the Naihang tribe will be avenged!"
He quickly twisted his fat body, his waist knife swayed, and Dolcha beside him followed suit, he was more honest today, and it seemed that he didn't drink and didn't plan to talk much.
However, the Naihang people can distinguish the priorities of the situation, take revenge for their own interests, and elect the new Khan King as the duke, so the Naihang people will put the public before the private. ”
"Public before private. Dorcha repeated, like an echo of speed.
These words were probably pre-planned, and they sounded a bit of a literary style, not like the usual style of the company.
Don laughed and said, "What a public before private, what is the old general going to do?
From this moment on, Zhesu returned to his old appearance, "I am a rude person, and there are few smart people in the Naihang tribe, but we are not arrogant enough to elect a new Khan king, and the Naihang people have a mind, if we support which Khan prince and grandson, we will support it all the way to the end, never withdraw halfway, let alone throw themselves into the enemy, we will not do the dirty things that the son of a bitch." ”
"Well said!" said Dotun, slamming the table on the table, and the tent rang out with a chorus of praise.
Shulitu's reaction was half slower, and his thin figure couldn't make the bold demeanor of a prairie man.
Dolcha's cheeks were red with excitement, as if all the praise was given to him, but he was calm and composed, and when the voices around him gradually stopped, he said: "There are now two sons of the Khan sitting in the tent, one is Shulitu, the grandson of the King of Shadows, and the grandson of the King of Exile, and I have heard with my own ears that the two old kings intend to train him to be the king of Khan. ”
This is a powerful introduction, more than half of the generals nodded in approval, Shu Litu bowed his head slightly, revealing his condolences to the two old kings, Fang Wen threw a quick glance at the dragon king, indicating that the start was good, maybe there was no need for Xiao Yan to make trouble.
Dotun kept a polite smile, and Liman, who was beside him, looked serious.
"The other is Dotun. He pointed his hand at the target, "The son of the old Khan is in the prime of life, and I heard that the old Khan king left an edict to pass on the throne to him, but unfortunately no one has seen it, otherwise it would have been simple." ”
Among the people, only Gu Shenwei had seen the edict with his own eyes.
There were two edicts of the old Khan, one designated Dotun and the other was chosen by Luo Luo, the former was in the hands of the Dutch girl, and the latter fell into Zhang Ji's bag, as a powerful means of controlling the new Khan, neither side was prematurely announced.
Dotun held his head high, neither acknowledging nor denying the edict of succession.
Even Gu Shenwei had to face the reality, just from the appearance, Dotun did have the bearing of a Khan king, which was an advantage that was not mentioned by Zhisu, but it would be seen by the generals.
"Both of these are eligible to inherit the throne, and the Naihang clan will choose one of them to fully support them, but before that, I have a request, I hope that no matter what the outcome, you can continue to cooperate and not turn against each other. ”
It was a very reasonable request, and almost all the generals who were in attendance were nodding, and there were all those who supported them, and many more wavered, especially not wanting to see the two Khan princes and sons break openly.
When it was the turn of the two candidates to take a stand, Dolton politely asked Schulitto to speak first.
Shulitu had read a lot of books, and he knew that if this was in the Central Plains and the Western Regions, he should humbly express his desire not to be the king of Khan, but in the North Court, humility would be regarded as weakness, "I swear in the name of my ancestor father, if the Naihang clan supports Prince Dotun, I will sincerely follow him, and be willing to be a pawn before the battle, if I violate this oath, I will not die a good death." ”
Dotun coughed, "I, Dotun, hereby swear, the heavens are a mirror, the king of Khan looks down, no matter who gets the support of the Naihang clan, I am willing to serve, there are soldiers to send troops, there is food to give food, if there is a trace of dissent, I would rather be burned by the fire of heaven." ”
He laughed quickly, "That's good, my nonsense has been finished, and the two of you have sworn it, let's get real." The Naihang people put public affairs before private interests, but they have not forgotten their selfishness, they can't support the new Khan King in vain, and they have to get some benefits, that's right, I said this in public, unlike some people who hide and hide. ”
He quickly looked at everyone as if he was about to enter the battlefield, but unfortunately he did not meet an opponent, and no one objected.
"First, it is said that the title of King Chaser will be owned by the Naihang clan for generations to come, instead of waiting for the canonization of the Khan King, are the two of you willing to make a commitment?"
"Yes. Dotun hurriedly replied, "But the new king must swear allegiance to the Khan." ”
"Of course. ”
"I do, too. Shulitu said that this is the most basic condition of the Naihang people, and they must agree to it no matter what.
With a good start, Zhi Su became more and more confident, "Second, after the grassland is pacified, the Naihang clan will take revenge, no matter where the enemy is hiding, even if it is the Western Regions and the Central Plains, I will lead the army to chase and kill the past, and the new Khan may need to send troops to support it at that time." ”
This means that as soon as the new Khan King ascends the throne, he will declare war on the Central Plains, and both of them have to answer cautiously, Shulitu took the lead, "When the time comes, I will send the same number of cavalry." ”
Dotun then said: "The most elite cavalry in the North Court is selected by General Su. ”
He Su continued to talk about his conditions, some of which were extremely trivial, such as what etiquette the king would perform when he met the new Khan in the future, and the answers of Shulitu and Dotun became simpler and simpler, basically the words "agree" and "willing".
On the surface, the two of them were indistinguishable, but Fang Wenshi was very worried, if he couldn't give the Naihang clan very tempting conditions, Shu Litu couldn't compete with Dodun, so he glanced at the Dragon King.
Gu Shen nodded slightly in order to understand what the military advisor meant.
The last condition of Zhisu was about the land, and he wanted to set aside a fixed pasture for the Naihang tribe, and no other tribe was allowed to enter it at will.
This was an unusual demand, and if the new Khan agreed, it would almost be tantamount to admitting that the king was in dire need of the support of the Naihang, and if Shulitu and Dotun both urgently needed the support of the Naihang tribes, if they accepted it in public, it would immediately cause many tribes to follow suit, and the throne of the Khan would be vacated before he could reach his hands.
The two people who rushed to answer were humble at this time.
Gu Shenwei felt that it was time for Shu Litu to propose, as long as Dodun's reputation was damaged, the competition would be over, and at this moment, Long Chuanyun quietly walked in and gave the Dragon King a note.
Gu Shenwei opened it and glanced at it:
She's lying to you, and she won't take it.
With just a few words, Gu Shenwei signaled that Long Chuanyun could go out, and he didn't need to be reminded, he could recognize Shangguan Ru's handwriting.
"She" naturally refers to Xiao Yan's family, and what "will not accept" is a marriage proposal, Shangguan Ru seems to know something, so he will send a reminder in such a hurry.
Gu Shenwei held the note in the palm of his hand, shook his head at Chong Fangwen, and then stared at Xiao Yan again.
Fang Wen was a little anxious, Dotun was more like the Khan King than Shulitu, which can be seen from their respective supporters, Dodun's partners firmly believed that he would become the Khan King, but the people who supported Shulitu just hoped that he could live well, without the "accidental" stimulus, Xiao Wang would definitely lose.
Duotun on the other side has already taken the first step, "I will not make a meaningless promise to the Naihang people in order to be the king of the Khan, the people of Beiting have been moving freely on the steppe since ancient times, and there is no practice of demarcating boundaries inside, the old general wants to set this precedent, it is not impossible, but I have to wait for me to convene the khan king, and the consensus can be agreed, before that, the so-called consent is not much different from deception." ”
"I mean something like Prince Dotun. Scholitu couldn't think of a better answer.
"That's not agreeing for the time being. He was not in a hurry, he had to make these two people feel the pressure, "Why don't we rest for a while and drink a few bowls of wine, and then I want the two of you to talk about what other benefits you can give to the Naihang clan?"
The servants who were guarding the door immediately brought a bowl of wine and made sure that everyone had a bowl of it.
Few people actually drank, and everyone was whispering and exchanging opinions with each other, which he believed would make the two contenders reconsider his terms.
Gu Shenwei nodded to the military advisor, even if he had Shangguan Ru's reminder, he had to take a risk, and if the current situation continued, Shu Litu would either fail miserably or become a puppet controlled by the Naihang clan.
Fang Wen whispered to Shulitu.
Shu Litu couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yan, thinking to himself what a strange scene would be.
At this moment, Dolcha unexpectedly stepped forward and snatched all the "weirdness".
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