Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Xu Yixing put her lips close to his, but heard nothing. She just felt a warm touch. Realizing that she had been fooled, she was about to withdraw in frustration, but Lu Anyuan's voice controlled her like magic, making her unable to move.

"I didn't come to the grassland this time to attack those Hu people, but what I did was definitely for Daxia..."

Lu Anyuan whispered this to Xu Yixing one word at a time. He had been working on this plan since he was still the King of Xiaoyi. After all, the late emperor had sent him to the northern border to visit the troops. At that time, he realized that the border troops were cumbersome and costly, and the cost of the constant war was tens of thousands of casualties and losses every year.

How to make these Hu people give up attacking Daxia, or completely cripple them, has always been a headache for him. He has been planning for a long time, but he can't tell others. Today, he can finally speak out, and Lu Anyuan is really happy.

Xu Yixing felt dizzy when she heard what he said. This, this plan is too bold? After she heard all this, her mouth was still wide open, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

It turned out that Lu Anyuan came to the grassland this time not to attack the royal court, but on the contrary, he came to cooperate with the Khan.

"In other words, you devised a plan that would go against the will of the world, pretending to lead the army in person, but in fact you did it to negotiate peace with Yingli Khan? The conditions were to open up the market to clear the trade routes, and allow the sale of ironware?"

Xu Yixing smacked his lips. These conditions were indeed very tempting. Opening up trade routes meant that the Hu people could exchange gems and leather for enough money, while the sale of ironware was a strict ban in all dynasties.

The grassland lacks iron ore, so naturally there are few good weapons. Only in peaceful years can the Hu people exchange some weapons from Daxia merchants, and there are strict restrictions on quantity and quality, because they are afraid that the Hu people will harm others after they have sophisticated weapons. How can Lu Anyuan be so bold?

"Yes, and I came here with full sincerity this time. I brought a lot of good things for them, Yingli Khan."

"Aren't you afraid that once the iron restrictions are lifted, those people will become even more powerful?"

"Haha, of course we can't give them unlimited supplies. Besides, the iron weapons exported to the Hu people are all specially made. They are sharp but fragile. They are only good for killing cattle and sheep. If we fight, they will never be able to defeat our armor. I'm not stupid enough to give knives to the enemy."

"Well...but the Khan is not stupid. You can't expect him to succeed by using this to fool him."

Lu Anyuan flicked her head, how could such a smart brain not come to its senses? This plan was originally a long-term plan. First, use these conditions to sign a peace treaty with Yingli Khan, and then slowly mix those special products into the supply. The quantity is not large, and it will be gradually increased. By the time they find the problem, it will be at least one or two years later.

In the next one or two years, Lu Anyuan will gradually come into contact with several other leaders on the grassland, find out their backgrounds one by one, provide them with what they need, and slowly undermine their loyalty to the Khan. It would be best if they could fight among themselves. In this way, even if Yingli Khan notices it, he will inevitably have to face the troubles of internal strife and will not have the energy to distract himself from Daxia.

Xu Yixing seemed to understand, she knew that if this plan succeeded it would be beneficial and harmless. But even if Lu Anyuan had made a mistake, Yingli Khan might not fall into his trap step by step. Now that he was injured, wasn’t that a good proof of that?

"Then why did you guys break up?"

When Lu Anyuan mentioned this, his face suddenly darkened. "That was because he didn't keep his word. We had already met and discussed everything, but he suddenly attacked the next day and trapped the delegation at the bottom of the slope."

"I think they may not have intended to cooperate with you from the beginning. They just tricked you into coming over to kill you."

Lu Anyuan did not comment. Whether it was a planned murder or a sudden change of mind, Yingli Khan did not keep his promise. Fortunately, Lu Anyuan had a backup plan and did not deviate from the plan.

"Yingli is very arrogant. He thinks that everything will be fine as long as he traps the Emperor of Daxia. How stupid." Lu Anyuan's expression softened a little and he continued to tell Xu Yixing about his experiences.

As he said, his strength was to push people behind the scenes. Yingli Khan's ninth son, known as Prince Gudu, had long thought of seizing the royal tent under Lu Anyuan's instigation and silent support. When he saw the Great Xia army fighting with his father's cavalry, he took advantage of the chaos to charge into the royal tent and even protected the injured Great Xia emperor by sending them to the old royal tent to hide.

Because of this, Lu Anyuan didn't die at the hands of the Hu people, but was almost poisoned to death by a milkmaid, so you can't blame Xia Xiao for not liking her. After Mr. Yao tested the mare's milk, Xia Xiao immediately felt that this person was a spy sent by Gu Du, so he was furious and led people to catch him, but the result was really unexpected.

"This so-called lonely prince actually let you go and hid you from everyone. Do you think I can believe it?"

“Hahahaha! You still understand me.” Lu Anyuan smiled slyly: “That’s because I lent him Ren Shaozhou’s troops to encircle and suppress his father Yingli Khan and those nobles. Besides, if he didn’t have the money and weapons I gave him before, he would have no chance of doing anything!”

"Let your son beat me? And beat his aunts and uncles from the same clan? You really dare to think about it. And this Gu Du is really heartless. He actually let outsiders beat their own people. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." At this point, Xu Yixing completely understood Lu Anyuan's intention. He was determined to weaken the power of the royal court from the beginning.

Whether Yingli Khan accepted the treaty and lived in peace with Daxia, or instigated civil strife in advance to let them kill each other, Lu Anyuan had no intention of letting those Hu people go. Otherwise, he would have sent a peace delegation, but why did he have to lead hundreds of thousands of troops deep into the grassland under the banner of a personal expedition?

I am afraid that even if Yingli Khan signed the treaty, Lu Anyuan would try his best to lend this team to ambitious people and let them cause trouble.

"So the only variable in your plan is that you're injured?" Xu Yixing gently placed his hand on Lu Anyuan's chest and could feel his heart beating, right next to where his arrow had wounded him. If it was a little further away, it would have hit his heart directly, and there would have been no chance of him surviving.

"You are the only variable in my plan!" Lu Anyuan held her hand with his backhand. "Before I came here, I was indeed keeping an eye on Xu Yiwen. I saw that he wanted to go to Beijing, but for some reason he returned to Miaozhou. I guessed that you must be in Miaozhou, so I left the team and came here early. Sure enough, I followed him and found you."

Uh... If I say Xu Yiwen returned because you checked too strictly and he couldn't enter the capital, would you believe me... And did he know I was here? Didn't he find out from Gao Yao after he came back...