Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Shen Qi took advantage of the night to sneak into the camp outside the city again, and when she got close to the felt tent where the prisoners were held, Lou Yexue, disguised as a doctor, was changing the last wound medicine for Huo Dun.

Huo Dun thought about the wax pill filled with poisonous powder he gave Su Yan, always felt uneasy, and couldn't help but said: "Old Ye, if you don't poison Altan, don't let Mr. Su touch it." , send a spy to do it, or let me go? Master Su is a frail scholar after all, no matter how clever he is, he doesn't even have the martial arts to protect himself, if he misses, he will be close to death—hey!"

Lou Yexue tightened her gauze-wrapped hand, causing the other party to gasp in pain, before she said unhurriedly: "You think skill is more important than brain? I'm also a frail scholar, so why don't I still command Yebu to accept this one?" Raiders? Besides, what kind of character is Altan? You couldn’t beat him three years ago in his heyday, but now he is more powerful than before. Unless you attack his weakness, this plan will be impossible. As for Su Qinghe, you don’t have to worry too much , This person is very smart, he is best at fighting for survival from difficult situations, and his ability to win people's hearts is second-to-none. Even if he is discovered before he strikes, as long as he is willing to give up his face and integrity, Altan can't do anything to him."

Through a slit in the dome tent, Shen Qi's face turned ashen when he heard it, and his eyes were full of cold light.

Fortunately, he was extra careful, turned around to find out what was going on in the tent, only to find that Huo Dun and Yan Chengxue had already infiltrated the Beimo Army camp, and he was able to know the inside story of their plan to assassinate Altan!

No wonder Qinghe pretended not to know him - reunited after a long absence, even if he felt extremely resentful and hated, how could he not even give him a lingering look?But because of the dangerous mission, Qinghe is afraid that he will be involved!

"Machine" is confidential and confidential. "Even" means husband and wife. "The opportunity changes, but the occasion does not change" - no matter how improvised and acted on the occasion for national affairs, the same heart with the king will never change.Isn't that implied enough?

For a moment, Shen Qi was full of thoughts, sorrows and joys, for the dark road she had chosen that was full of swords and swords, for Su Yan, who was so hurt that she coughed up blood, and retired with a crown, but she still hadn't completely given up on him.

Regardless of whether Qinghe still loves him or not, no matter what the two sides stand for, he will never stand by and watch Yebushou's attempt to assassinate Altan.

The chess player did indeed issue a death order, and he wanted to do everything possible to win over the Lord of the Northern Desert to deal with the new king Zhu Helin, so as to contain the imperial court's forces at the critical moment.But "Lord of the Northern Desert" is just a title representing power. Without Altan, Hu Guyan, and other ambitious tribal leaders, which one is better than Altan to manipulate?

Shen Qi looked down at the yellow sand all over the ground, and rubbed the handle of the knife with her fingers, murderous intentions and tricks formed in her heart together.

Hu Guyan led his men and horses to lure the enemy deep with a heavy team, and almost killed Heiyuntu cavalry leader Hua Ling, but suffered a disadvantage at the hands of King Yu who came after hearing the news.

In order to stop the loss in time, he chose to withdraw his troops, and on the way back, he ran into Wang Ting's elite cavalry who had just won an encounter.

Hu Guyan knew that the leader of the army must be Altan himself, and was reluctantly preparing to go forward to pay respects, when the herald came to report that the Holy Khan had decided to move his army back to the city a few days in advance, so that he could go back with him.

"Why, don't you go guerrilla with the Jingbei Army?" Hu Guyan asked dissatisfied.

The herald replied: "The military situation has changed. The various units of the Jingbei Army have the tendency to gather to the east. Shenghan speculates that they will concentrate their forces, and there will be a big move in the future. The targets may be Qile and Lin. To prevent the empty nest, so the troops are withdrawn." .”

After much deliberation, Hu Guyan felt that the King of Yu was not Ming Xianzu, and the Jingbei Army did not have the guts to break through the city alone, so he snorted: "I am afraid that he has the wedding date in mind and wants to go back to the bridal chamber early! When I fell in love with that Central Plains fox, I became cautious, and after I got married, I had to walk with my tail between my legs, hahaha."

The herald was not angry that he had offended the Holy Khan, but because of his status as the adopted son of the first Khan, he dared not speak out, and said loudly: "The military order has been brought!" He beat his horse and left.

These words naturally reached Altan's ears.

The accompanying guards of the king's tent were furious when they heard the words, and they accused one after another: "Hu Guyan Taiji has become more and more unscrupulous, and he has openly contradicted the Holy Khan many times." Offending Ke Dun, now even the military orders have to be ridiculed, so we can no longer indulge him." "I think he wants to rebel!"

Altan raised his hand, signaling the guards to stop here, and said in a deep voice: "There is a saying in the Central Plains that if you do many injustices, you will die. Just watch."

A personal guard couldn't help asking: "Sheng Khan really intends to bear with him?"

Altan's expression was indifferent, and the glint in Liujin's eyes flickered, and he asked: "Seeing the black sheep running wildly towards the cliff, should I stop it with a bridle rope, or add a handful of fodder to it?"

The guards are thoughtful.Altan flicked the reins and shouted: "All soldiers, return to the city!"

This time Hu Guyan's words were disrespectful, he didn't care about it, but he didn't really get angry.Maybe it's because he really has the wedding date in his heart, or maybe it's because of the handwritten letter he just received in his bosom, which was sent by Wu Dan's order, Fei Ma.

The words that Unig wanted to convey to him were recorded in the handwriting intact, as if the man was standing in front of him, with his hands behind his back and his face stern, in such a cute and threatening tone, he said arrogantly: " I will see you tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest. If you don’t come back in time, don’t end this marriage. Marry whoever you like, don’t beat me!”

Just thinking about it in your mind is enough to push your horsepower to the extreme like an arrow.

When he arrived at Qile and Lin, there were still three and a half days before the scheduled wedding date. Sheng Khan didn't even bother to change his dusty battle robe, and went straight to the palace bedroom to meet Ke Dun, who was showing off his power from the air.

But when he opened the palace door and saw Su Yan for the first time, Altan was stunned.

The other party didn't have the angry and coquettish mood he imagined, but changed into a dark clothes of a Central Plains scholar, wearing a square scarf on his head, and sat upright behind the desk with pens, ink, paper and inkstones, with a solemn expression.

Altan approached with doubts, and called out, "...Unig?"

Su Yan pressed his hand on the case, and responded calmly: "Bogda Khan."

Altan was puzzled, but unexpectedly felt a little uneasy. He squatted down three feet in front of the desk, looked at him, and said, "Unig, do you have something important to tell me?"

In his heart, Su Yan was a little satisfied with the creation of this scene, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face, and he was serious about it.

"Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the imperial court has formally opened up the examination system to select talents from all over the world. However, in the Qin and Han Dynasties and before, in addition to the imperial edicts to promote the virtuous, a more important channel for resourceful people who want to promote their talents is the Yes - offer advice.

"The pre-Qin philosophers wrote books, lobbied the Quartet, and were obsessed with persuading the kings of various countries to adopt their governance strategies. Therefore, a hundred schools of thought contended. King Huiwen adopted it, granted Qing the title of prime minister, and laid the foundation for Qin to defeat the six kingdoms and dominate the world.

"Today, with my insignificant body and insignificant knowledge, I want to imitate the sages and offer advice to the Holy Khan boldly, so as to solve the dilemma of Beimo and Daming's disputes for more than a hundred years, and each has its own losses. I hope that the Holy Khan will listen to me A word!"

Altan looked at the young scribe in front of him in astonishment, and after slowly deciphering the words that caught his ear, his expression gradually became serious, and he changed from squatting to sitting cross-legged, straightened his back, put his hands on his knees, and said calmly : "Please enlighten me, Mr. Xiao."

Sir, sir, why add "little"!Su Yan was slightly dissatisfied, and secretly complained.

But now is not the time to complain.We must know that counselors have been offering advice since ancient times, and they have paid attention to a "retreat and design plan".This means that the proposed strategy must first be a relatively "imaginary" conception, which is theoretical and strategic.And the plan to be planned next must provide multiple options for the protagonist to make a decision, which is the so-called "top, middle and bottom strategy".

A counselor only has the right to suggest, but not decision-making power, because only the protagonist he serves has the power to turn the "plan" into an implementable "strategy" and implement it.

Out of some indescribable psychology, Su Yan didn't want to be a high-level decision-maker in Beimo (such as Zhongshuling who was the same prime minister, a grand teacher who was ranked among the three princes, and even Ke Dun who had the ruling power). Influence Altan's way of governing the country by offering advice.

"The climate in the Northern Desert is cold and dry, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the territory is mostly desert and grassland. It is only suitable for nomads and difficult to farm. Although there are powerful troops to conquer the world, there is no material to satisfy the people's livelihood. I have three strategies for this. Come one by one for the Holy Khan."

"Appreciate further details."

"The worst policy is to recruit the Han people to develop Yunnei Pingchuan, build cities, and transform into a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral economy, and strive to be self-sufficient. This policy can solve the urgent need, but placing the economic lifeline of one country on the border of another country means that if the two countries in the future If there is another war, this place will collapse like a sand tower overnight, and the more prosperous the construction, the more serious the blow to the national power will be."

Altan shook his head: "How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, it's the same for me and Ming Country."

"The central strategy is to maintain a close relationship with Mingguo. The livestock and minerals that are abundant in the northern desert are exchanged for tea, salt, silk, and iron products from the Central Plains, so that each gets what it needs. But this depends on one king and one policy. If the policy fluctuates or the political situation changes, the border market will be closed at any time."

Altan shook his head again: "It is said that everyone gets what they need, but I feel that in the end, we will be the ones who suffer. It is better to rob directly, with no profit at all."

Of course Su Yan knew the way—Altan's intuition was correct, but he knew it but didn't know why.

If it was purely a mutual market, how could it be possible for Beimo to compete with Daming?A country dominated by animal husbandry has low requirements for science and technology. If large-scale water conservancy projects cannot be built, it will be impossible to transition to an agricultural society, let alone develop industry. Therefore, it will not be able to provide a more stable living environment for the people, and it will be impossible to build a more advanced society. civilization.

In fact, it is not that Beimo has never tried to trade with Daming, but it has always been in a disadvantageous position of trade deficit.One sells raw materials and the other sells finished products. The latter will inevitably cause a kind of covert plunder to the former. When this plunder accumulates to a certain extent, especially when there is a snowstorm in winter, it will trigger a counter-plunder by force. That is, Beimo's invasion and plunder of the Central Plains.

So this is not a long-term solution.

"Of course, looting is a direct benefit, but it is not without cost. What Beimo has to pay is the consumption of manpower and material resources to support one war after another, and at the same time, it will also aggravate the decline of its own national strength. Using war to support war is just drinking poison to quench your thirst. In this way, countries involved in wars compete with each other, while other fisherman who quietly develop their national power benefit.”

Altan made no objection.In fact, he also realized that this is a dilemma, and there is still no solution.

Su Yan didn't care about the other party's frowning, because the low and middle strategies were thrown out as cannon fodder in order to pave the way for the best strategy.

"Should Holy Khan still listen to the best policy?"

Altan nodded: "You say."

"The best strategy is to form an alliance with Da Ming—" Su Yan stretched out his hands and pressed his hands falsely, signaling him to listen to it first before deciding whether to refute, "Whether Da Ming or Bei Mo, we must take a long-term view. Holy Khan, please see this map."

He slowly unfolded a world map on the case, and pointed his fingers along the edge of the Northern Desert to the west—and then to the west, "Kazakh Khanate, Yuejibie, Blaha Khanate, Safi Dynasty, Ottoman Empire ...The Western Region is so vast that it is possible to open up a brand new land trade route. There are no ports and sea routes in the Northern Desert, but the Great Ming has one, and this area can also be cooperated. You must know that all frontier relations will eventually be transferred to the global A shift in trade relations..."

Su Yan paused for a moment, "The whole world is the whole world, you know? I remember that there were astronomy officials in the Beicheng period who made a wooden globe called 'Western Yuxiang'."

Altan tried hard to think about the records of his predecessors, and shook his head: "I haven't seen it, I think it has been lost long ago."

"Because Beicheng was defeated by Daming, the country was subjugated. War can destroy all civilizations, and today's Beimo is rebuilding order on the ruins, Altan, you..." Su Yan looked at him with emotion, "There is a long way to go."

"The biggest benefit of the alliance with Daming is not the tea horse trade, but the introduction of technology and talents, so that we can establish a stable economic system, and then use the trade with countries in the Western Regions to develop business, and learn and learn from more advanced culture." Su Yan let out a long breath, and slapped his palm on the map, "This is the way to long-term stability in Beimo!"

Although some words were not fully understood, Altan understood the general idea.After pondering for a long time, he looked up at Su Yan with an unpredictable expression: "I have three questions, and I want to ask Mr. Xiao."

Let's be small, and those who achieve great things don't care about small things. Su Yan comforted himself and said, "Excuse me, Holy Khan."

"Question one—who are you?"

Su Yan was slightly stunned, and said with a dry smile: "Scholar. Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, so what, let's look at the world."

"...The Divine Tree seems to have found me an amazing destiny partner." Altan squinted his eyes and looked at him, "Such a character should not be called unknown."

Su Yan quickly changed the topic: "What about the second question?"

"Mingguo and our Beimo alliance, what can we get? It will not be just livestock and ore. I don't believe that the emperor of Mingguo will be tempted by an alliance without benefits, even the newly enthroned little emperor."

Reverse thinking, too sharp!Su Yan couldn't help cheering secretly.

"If Emperor Daming can hear my other suggestions, he will naturally know their benefits." Su Yan smiled slyly, "But I can't tell Shenghan now, because... all rights reserved. Alright, Third question."

Altan asked: "Who will be the broker of the alliance between the two countries?"

Su Yan was furious: "Can you talk? You? What is a broker! This is a peace messenger ferryman!"

He stared at the suspicious smile on the corner of Altan's mouth, and said angrily: "Well, maybe I'm not qualified to be this broker, but I can try to find someone who can speak up in front of Emperor Ming." Using the original owner's identity and relationship network, for example... King Yu who commanded the Jingbei Army?Listening to the voiceover of Lao Ye and Lao Huo, the original owner seems to have a good relationship with King Yu.

"However, this involves the last request I want to make solemnly with Shenghan—" Su Yan cupped his hands, "I am willing to do my best to promote the alliance between the two countries, but I need a neutral identity, which can be a guest minister, but It must not be Ketun. Please, Holy Khan, take back his order and cancel the wedding!"

He pushed away the desk and made a prostration.

Altan's complexion changed: "There are so many foreshadowings ahead, so it's because of the last sentence?"

Su Yan remembered what Wodan and Hesi had told him, gritted his teeth, and added another sentence: "I know that the Holy Khan has a strange poison in his body, and I must use my body as the antidote. The Holy Khan died in a snowstorm. Saving my life from injury, I am not a person who does not know how to repay kindness. How about I detoxify Sheng Khan tonight, anyway, the last step is not completed, after tomorrow—”

Before he could speak, Altan suddenly jumped up, knocked the desk beside him flying with his palm, and made a loud noise on the wall!

Su Yan was startled, subconsciously retreated, and fell down on the carpet.

Altan's burly body like a mountain stood in front of him, exuding a ferocious aura, the shadow cast by him was like a dark cloud covering him, but his clenched fists no longer moved.

Su Yan looked at Altan from bottom to top—seeing an extremely sad expression flashing past under the cover of the silvery thick eyebrows, it was as fast as a hallucination.When he was hit by this look, it was like a sharp thorn pierced his heart, and he felt a sudden pain.

Altan gritted his teeth and endured until the intense boiling emotions were suppressed, and then he opened his mouth word by word: "I, Altan, do not need your gratitude, let alone your mercy! You are self-righteous." Your dedication has insulted my feelings for you. Unig, I am so disappointed...not for you, but for myself. Since I failed to get your heart, then I would rather not have my body."

He turned to leave, but said without looking back: "Even if I die from poison in the end, the wedding will not be cancelled. I will make my second younger brother the crown prince. He is only nine years old. From now on, you will be his brother." And sister-in-law. The eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. You will be the regent of Beimo and assist him until he reaches the age of 15. Then—you will be free!"

Su Yan watched his back as he walked to the gate of the hall, and hurriedly called out: "Holy Khan!"

Altan didn't look back.

Su Yan's throat was choked, and he called again with a trembling voice: "Altan..."

Altan paused for a moment and looked back at him.

Su Yan's breathing was not smooth, his fingers tightly clutched his chest, and he said with difficulty: "Altan, I really... don't want you to die!"

"I don't want to die either," Altan took a deep breath, "and I don't want to take advantage of your momentary soft-heartedness to survive. Unig, maybe you will never understand what kind of feelings I have for you, even if one day I understand, and you won’t give me the same. But in Altan’s heart, you are a miracle from God, and the only thing he can rely on in this life.”

The palace door slowly closed behind him.

Su Yan's fingers clutching the skirt of his clothes touched a round wax pill in his arms, and suddenly felt a little heat across his face.He touched his cheek and found that his fingertips were wet. He thought in surprise and confusion: Why am I crying?