Realm of Power

"This is..." The fat man handed the big cloak to Bertrand Bonnie. He came to the desk and saw that the top one was the emergency battle report about Daizhou sent a day ago. He picked up the report and opened it. , glanced over, frowned,

"Has the Long Family Army already conquered Daizhou?"

Bertrand Bonnie hung her cloak on the hanger, turned around, and happened to see this scene. She couldn't help but asked slightly nervously, as the empire's military commander in Central Asia, how is the female knight doing well during this time? He supplemented the intelligence on Zhongbia and knew that Zhongbiadai Prefecture was already one of the obstacles blocking entry to the Imperial Capital Plain. The latter barrier, according to the current momentum of the dragon level sweeping like a hurricane, is very likely to break through Daizhou and enter the Imperial Capital Plain. If the Long family really does this, it will definitely shake the current hegemony of the Yelu family in Zhongbia. status, this means that the imperial plan to support the Yelv family needs to be changed.

"No, on the contrary, Long Po was defeated at Daizhou Dragon Stone Castle!"

Contrary to Bonnie's expectations, the fat man said calmly, "I don't know if the Long family's incredible luck has been squandered. Long Po's Long family army was killed by the prairie people at Longshi Castle in Daizhou." He was beaten violently, and 70,000 people were killed in one battle. Among them, most of the 10,000 elite troops belonging to Long Po's command have now all withdrawn to the north of Dragon Stone Castle. If Dragon Stone Castle hadn't blocked the pursuit of the prairie army, or the Long family's 300,000-strong army would have been a "A bloody rout"

"Is it the Yelu family?" Bonnie's eyes lit up. She was able to defeat Long Po's 300,000-strong army. Only the Baihe soldiers who may be the Yelu family have such combat power.

"It's not the Yelu family." The fat man put down the report in his hand, shook his head and said, "It was the grassland army led by Fengtai tribe that defeated Long Po. Yelu Hongtai made a miscalculation this time. He originally allowed the Fengtai tribe to fight against the Long family army. It should have been With the intention of two tigers fighting, they never thought that the Long family would be defeated. Who knew that the Long family army was already in Yanzhou? The army was about to collapse. This time when they entered Daizhou, they seemed to be aggressive, but in fact they were strong on the outside and hard on the inside. They were actually defeated by the Fengtai tribe in a single battle. At this moment, I am afraid that Yelu Hongtai's intestines were filled with regret. He should not have been treated like this by the Fengtai tribe. Chances are, the Fengtai Department’s reputation will definitely have greatly increased now, and the pace of replacing the Yelu family may be even faster.”

The Fengtai tribe's decision to dare to face the 300,000 Long family army was indeed beyond everyone's expectations. It would be fine if they lost, but the Fengtai tribe won a great victory. With such a brilliant record of the Fengtai tribe in front of them, , the Yelu family's series of defeats against the Long family will be compared. First they lost the northwest, and then they defeated Yanzhou. It is easy to give people the impression that the Yelu family has two heirs. After the loss, the decline of the Yelu family has become inevitable. Originally, it was somewhat unfair for the Fengtai tribe to replace the Yelu family. After all, the Yelu family was strong, and there were many tribes on the side of the Yelu family. But now, I am afraid that It's hard to say. If the Fengtai tribe, which is opposed to the empire, is allowed to take charge of the overall situation, it will definitely have a very negative impact on the empire's interests in the Yelu family area.

"Actually, letting the Fengtai tribe win may not be a bad thing for the empire." The fat man paused in his voice and curled his lips slightly with shining eyes.

"What do you mean, teacher?" Bonnie looked at the fat man with twinkling eyes, revealing a hint of surprise. She realized that if she didn't force Yelu Hongtai, how could she make this old fox stand firmly on the side of the empire? If the empire forced him hard, , even if Yelu Hongtai In the end, he will cooperate with the empire reluctantly and has considerable hidden dangers, but it is different now. When cooperation with the empire becomes a fateful decision that affects whether the entire Yelu family can continue to exist, Yelu Hongtai will accept the leadership of the empire. Seems more sincere,

Originally, the empire was having a headache over this, but the Fengtai tribe that appeared unexpectedly had already solved this problem through the battle of Dragonstone Castle. This Fengtai tribe had done the empire a big favor. The fat man picked up the table with a serious expression. With the pen on the table, he quickly wrote an order on a piece of paper on the table and handed it to Bertrand Bonnie.

"Tell the Intelligence Department to pay close attention to the Daizhou front line. During the Battle of Longshi Castle, Long Po should not return for the time being before forcing his way south. The Empire needs more intelligence about the Fengtai Department."

"Yes, I understand!" Bonnie Bertrand took the order. Because the Yelu family had been the main target for a long time, the empire knew so little about the Fengtai tribe that suddenly appeared that the empire had no idea about Fengtai. The Taibu has no impression at all. Judging from the fact that it can suddenly appear to replace the Yelu family, its own strength is probably not less than that of the Yelu family. However, such a large department is firmly anti-imperial. superior

Bertrand Bonnie hesitated for a moment, "Then Princess Mingyue's request..."

"I can agree." The fat man waved his hand. "The empire can help the Zhongbia royal family re-establish its prestige. The empire should not only support the Yelu family to control central Zhongbia, but also support an empire headed by Princess Mingyue based on the northwest area. The royal family of Central Asia, although the Chinese The Biya royal family has become weak, but it is the orthodoxy of Zhongbia after all. If Princess Mingyue comes forward and Li Yuehua, the leader of the civil servants, is involved in the mediation, it will not be a problem to support a regional Zhongbia orthodoxy. For this , Fatty even returned to the northwest from Yanzhou

The empty northwest wilderness was once again filled with grassland people and some Central Asians who had fled into the empire. The imperial army had achieved control and cleanup of the entire northwest, and the trade routes extending from the empire wilderness Connected to the main road leading to Xijinggu, the center of northwest China, the original road has been widened

Because most of the people from the northwest either moved away with the Long family army or died of freezing and starvation, the original living pattern was basically broken. The grassland people who moved in from the empire were arranged to gather in the Xijinggu area in the north. As a direct subordinate of the empire, the tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers led by Princess Mingyue People settled in the northwest and south areas. As a vassal of the empire, the news that Princess Mingyue was still alive spread quickly throughout the nearby areas with the help of caring people, attracting a large number of refugees from China and Bia to seek refuge. In just over half a month, it has expanded to hundreds of thousands of people

If it were not for the aid from the empire that could not support so many people, it would have been possible to exceed 200,000. Among them, especially several ministers from the Zhongbia court, after being interviewed by Princess Mingyue, had made it clear that The true identity of Princess Mingyue

"The princess is safe, it is a blessing to God, and I am a blessing to China and Bia." A court veteran who had experienced the rise and fall of China and Bia, and was once Princess Mingyue's teacher, was so excited that tears were streaming down his face, and he knelt in front of Princess Mingyue. The emperor It’s been almost two or three months since I didn’t know whether I would live or die. Now, people are panicked, the situation is turbulent, and powerful locals are everywhere. Ministers are like being beaten by frost. What is the central government without an emperor? It’s not that the ministers have never thought of establishing another emperor, but other royal families Every one of the members was afraid.

Previously, they were fighting for the throne, but now they are pretending to be crazy, unwilling to be promoted as acting emperors even to death, because now it is not the emperor who controls the overall situation, but the soldiers and supplies that are continuously transported along the southern waterway. The emperor of the Song clan in the south is just a puppet, and he has to bear all the infamy. Who is willing to do this kind of thankless job, which can also be killed at any time?

Under such a situation, it is only a matter of time before the Song clan finally replaces the Zhongbia royal family. This is also the calculation of Song Que of the Song clan. As long as the prestige of the Song clan is raised, the emperor's position will be vacant wherever it is prepared for the Song clan. Otherwise, How could the Song clan be willing to go all out to use all the strength they had accumulated for decades? Take it out, and now Princess Mingyue is not only still alive, but has even received the support of the empire in the northwest. For these Central and Asian courtiers who feel that the earth is sinking, this kind of thing is as exciting as a bright light rising in the dark night, but For the Song people, it was a bolt from the blue.

"His Royal Highness Mingyue is dead, and now he is still being used. It is really sad. If His Highness knew that such a situation would happen, I am afraid that his spirit in heaven will not rest in peace." Regarding the resurrection of Princess Mingyue from the dead, the host of the competition is currently Song Que, the leader of the Southern Song clan in Asia, firmly refused to admit it.

"Who doesn't know that everyone knew that Princess Mingyue was abducted by the Aden people, and with the Song fleet's large-scale northward march, the Song clan and the Imperial Navy joined forces in Qinglong Bay to defeat the Aden navy who fled south at that time. Things are naturally known to the outside world. Connecting this, it makes perfect sense that Princess Mingyue was rescued by the Imperial Navy." However, the old prime minister Li Tai, who had been recovering from illness for many days and had not shown up, suddenly came out to support the fact that Princess Mingyue was still alive. For the Song people, I mean, it’s also a lot of pressure.

Don't look at the apparent decline of the Li family. In fact, among officials from various places, there are countless students of the Li family. No matter how turbulent the building of Zhongbia is, the officials in these regions are the pillars of Zhongbia. Everyone must respectfully call the old prime minister Li Tai "teacher". Having been in charge of the empire's internal affairs for decades, and with the Li family's daughter Li Yuehua occupying an important position in the empire, one can imagine the weight he represents.

"Whether Her Royal Highness Mingyue is real or not, we will know just by sending someone to see it? The court in Zhongbia is divided into two groups. One group believes that Princess Mingyue in the northwest is actually the Falcon Empire taking advantage of the turmoil in Zhongbia. , a fake that was erected, while the other group believes that the news that Princess Mingyue has received support from the empire to restore her country may not necessarily be impossible. If this is true, she will have more power to regain the lost land, why not!

The Zhongbia court had not yet started a quarrel about Princess Mingyue, but Fatty had an unexpected guest.

"Your Majesty, a letter from His Highness Yelu Qiyeguang" the guard came in to report.

"A letter?" The fat man was stunned for a moment. He took the letter and took a look at it. He actually invited himself to a restaurant for a meeting. After hesitating, the fat man said to the guard at the door, "Get ready, I want to go out."

"Now?" Konoe asked

"Yes, now." The fat man picked up a cloak from the hanger and left the office wearing casual clothes. The restaurant was in the city, so there would be no problem with safety. The fat man just felt that Yelu Qiyeguang actually asked to stay in the restaurant. We meet in person instead of coming directly to the office. I'm afraid there are some unavoidable reasons.

When I came to the designated restaurant, I took a look at the empty place. Except for Yelu Qiyeguang, there was almost no one else. It was meaningless. The entire restaurant was booked.

"Why did you ask me to come?" The fat man asked the guard to stop at the door, and sat down alone opposite Yelu Qiyeguang. Yeluqiyeguang was dressed in men's clothing, and his long hair was tied into a bun, and he actually imitated Zhongbia. A jade hairpin was added to the man's style, and the elegant scholar's robe showed a bit of suaveness. If he hadn't known that Yelu Qiyeguang was a daughter, he would have thought he was a handsome man from Central Asia.

"Where have you been?"

The fat man looked stunned. Since the battle at Dragonstone Castle, the power of the Fengtai tribe has expanded even more. According to the news paged by the Intelligence Department, it turns out that two-thirds of the power of the Yelu Group has been overtly and covertly attached to it. The Fengtai tribe and the Yelu family have begun to withdraw their forces to the core area of ​​the Imperial Capital Plain.

"I heard that His Majesty has decided to support Princess Mingyue of Zhongbia. Does this mean that the Empire is ready to give up on my Yelu family?" Yelu Qiyeguang picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip with a thought-provoking gesture. , a pair of beautiful eyes stood up on her slender figure and asked aggressively, and her white hands were twirling The clothes he wore showed his inner worries. The current situation of the Yelu family is indeed quite bad. The Fengtai tribe is aggressive and the various tribes are alienated from the Yelu family. The only one who can save the Yelu family now is the empire. If the emperor of the empire really After giving up the Yelu family, Yelu Qiyeguang did not dare to continue thinking about it.

"How is it possible? The empire has never changed its original intention for the Yelu family." The fat man shrugged. It could be seen that Yelu Qiyeguang was in a strange state.

The fat man said slowly, "To be honest, in fact, the empire values ​​the Yelu family more, but the premise is that the question of how much the Yelu family can let go of the empire is just like doing business. If the Yelu family does not show sincerity, The empire cannot give full support."

"Total sincerity?"

Yelu Qiyeguang put down his wine glass, his eyes were shining, and he stared at the fat man for more than ten seconds before sighing and asking coldly, "Can your Majesty directly explain what sincerity means? Now our Yelu family has reached a crisis point." , As long as the Yelu family can provide it, your majesty will tell you as much as possible, whether it is land or property? As long as the Yelu family can meet the empire's requirements, I can make the decision!"

"What if I say that I don't want the land and property of the Yelu family, but the people?" Fatty stared at Yelu Qiyeguang's face that could be broken with a finger, began to suppress the smile on his face, and said extremely seriously, Yelu Qiyeguang is here Under the gaze of the fat man's pupils, which were as black as the stars in the night sky, he was stunned for a moment.

"If I say that the empire wants to marry the Yelu family, are there any candidates for the marriage?" The fat man looked at her with a half-smile. It would be interesting to embarrass Yelu Qiyeguang.

"You!" Yelu Qiyeguang's face almost completely turned crimson, and his teeth were tightly biting on his red lips (To be continued.)

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