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.    Yelu Chucai came out of the tent and was about to go find Wokuotai, but was stopped by someone sent by Ertie and brought to the tent where she lived.

    "I have met the great queen!" Yelu Chucai has always respected Ertie, thinking that she is an outstanding woman with unique vision and her own ideas, and she is also very successful in educating her children. This is reflected in the four sons she gave birth to, and  You can see it among the four adopted sons!  Now Ogedai has not officially succeeded to the throne, and Ertie is about to be in prison, so he is still called the Great Queen, just like Genghis Khan during his lifetime.

    Ertie also had a good impression of this long-bearded man who was highly praised by Genghis Khan. He thought he was a sensible man and knew many things. Today's incident was all thanks to him. Otherwise, I really don't know what would happen to Hesar.

    "Sit down. You don't have to be restrained here. There are not many old people left around him. You are one of them!" Er Tie spoke very calmly. She didn't act like a queen, and she didn't even treat Yelu Chucai as an outsider.  This moved him extremely.

    Sitting down cross-legged with some restraint, Yelu Chucai looked at Er Tie quietly, waiting for the other party to speak!

    Ertie turned a string of jasper beads in her hand very slowly, as if she wanted to use this action to smooth out her troubled mind so that she could truly find a solution.

    "What do you think of today's events?" Ertie suddenly spoke.

    Yelu Chucai pondered for a moment, then said bluntly: "Prince Hesar may have other thoughts. It's hard to say for the fourth prince Tuo Lei. As for Shi Ji Hu Tu Hu and others, they probably want to protect the interests of the fourth prince."

    "Very good, Temujin praised you many times during his lifetime, and today, you really did not disappoint me!" Ertie was very satisfied with his directness, which made Yelu Chucai even dare not say it.

    "Tell Temujin's last words again, in detail, without omitting anything!" Er Tie praised the other party, but did not make any comments on his words. Instead, he asked another question.

    Yelu Chucai was so excited that he told the situation at that time in detail. He even explained clearly who said what at that time and how they expressed their stance. He especially mentioned Tuo Lei.  The promise to Genghis Khan explains the rationality of Ogedei's succession to the throne.

    Ertie narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing. He listened quietly. It was not until Yelu Chucai finished speaking for a long time that he slowly opened his eyes, looked at the tent above his head, and suddenly asked: "Can we send troops to fight?"  Zhao Caiyun?"

    Yelu Chucai did not answer directly, but said: "After the previous battle, we suffered heavy losses. A large number of veterans and brave soldiers died, and our strength has been reduced to a very dangerous level. If we are still entangled with Song at this time,  I¡¯m afraid the loss will be great!¡±

    Ertie fell silent, and the beads in his hand turned faster. It took a long time before he asked another question: "What kind of person is that Zhao Yun?"

    "A hero among men, although he does not have the majesty and heroism of Xian Khan, and the spirit of treating the world as nothing, but he has a cunning mind and ever-changing plots. He can be a hero, not inferior to Xian Khan." Yelu Chucai did not deliberately disparage Zhao.  In the end, he praised him calmly and told Er Tie not to look down upon him.

    "Really?" Er Tie also made no comment and asked about the other person, "What about Zhao Caiyun? What kind of person is she?"

    This question made Yelu Chucai hesitate for a moment, and then he said slowly: "Chucai has never had direct contact with this woman, but I heard that she is a very remarkable female hero. When I met her on the battlefield, even the fourth prince would not  I dare say we can win. Moreover, she was appointed by Zhao Yun as the commander-in-chief of a legion, with an army of hundreds of thousands under her command. This time, she only attacked the grassland with a few thousand light cavalry. It makes no sense to say she was unprepared!"

    Ertie seemed not interested in this question, but instead asked with interest: "I heard that she is a princess of the Song Dynasty. So do you think it is possible for her to marry us in Mongolia through marriage?"

    Yelu Chucai was dumbfounded for a moment. He didn't catch up with the other party's train of thought at all. He held it back for a long time and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult!" These were his polite words. As long as Zhao Yun didn't suddenly become an idiot, he would not agree to such ridiculous conditions.  .

    Ertie didn't seem to give up, and continued: "Don't you say that the emperors of the Han people are very sick? Then since Zhao Caiyun has so many troops, if she can achieve greater achievements on the grassland, then why not let her  If his reputation is greater, he will go after the Han emperor, is that what he said?"

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    Yelu Chucai smiled bitterly in his heart, but did not dare to correct the other party's words. However, her words also gave him another idea: Zhao Caiyun has achieved such great achievements and has such a strong military force. Is it true that Zhao Caiyun doesn't  Are you jealous of her?  If it's taboo, is marrying her off a solution?  Is there any success in operating this matter?? possible?

    After thinking for a moment, Yelu Chucai still said: "Chu Cai thinks this matter is extremely difficult to accomplish. Although he doesn't know the current situation in the Song Kingdom, according to Chu Cai's speculation, there must be someone in the Song Kingdom who is uneasy about Zhao Caiyun. If we can use this  This kind of uneasiness may be able to achieve the goal, but Chu Cai cannot guarantee that it will succeed."

    "It's good if it's possible!" Ertie became even more interested, "Didn't Temujin ask Ashaibieji to marry Zhao before his death? Anyway, now that Asashibeji is in the hands of the Song Dynasty, we should simply handle the matter together.  . Well, let Zhenhai handle this matter, and at the same time, send our request to marry Zhao Caiyun to Zhao. In addition, tell Zhao that if he agrees to marry Zhao Caiyun to Mongolia, we can say goodbye in Asashihai.  To the dowry, another 100,000 war horses, 200,000 cattle, 300,000 sheep were added, and a hundred carts filled with gold, silver and jewelry were given to the Song Dynasty. At the same time, as long as the Song Dynasty and Mongolia maintained peace,  We give them 10,000 war horses, 30,000 cattle, and 50,000 sheep every year, and we only want Zhao Caiyun to marry into Mongolia alone, and leave the rest to the arrangements of the Song Dynasty.

    As for the candidates for marriage on our side, you can choose from among the kings and grandsons, or you can let Wo Kuotai and Tuo Lei marry them. Tell Zhenhai that as long as Zhao Caiyun marries us in Mongolia, no matter who she wants to marry, she will be worthy of it.  The eldest concubine, the married woman O'er.  What do you think of this condition?  "

    Yelu Chucai saw that Ertie seemed to be very concerned about this matter, so he didn't want to throw cold water on her, so he could only say slightly vaguely: "Chucai will ask Zhenhai to do his best, but Chucai still thinks that the queen should not have too high expectations about this matter."  expect."

    "You don't have to worry about this. Just do it according to my wishes. Whether it succeeds or not, it's not your fault! Go and do it!" Er Tie was more persistent about this matter than Yelu Chucai imagined. He didn't even ask any other questions and just said it.  Yelu Chucai rushed out to handle the matter.

    Yelu Chucai was still in disbelief at Ertie's tent. The emperor said: "Tiankai, as long as Zhao is not confused, it is impossible to give such a talented person who has expanded the territory to Mongolia, even if she is a princess."

    But since Er Tie said so, it was impossible not to do it. He shook his head and was about to go to find Zhenhai when he saw Kuoduan, the second son of Wokuotai, walking over.

    Yelv Chucai has always felt that there is something wrong with this theory that he broke away from the rope and escaped back to Kuoduan while the Song Army escorts were not paying attention.  However, Zhao insisted on releasing only three of his grandsons at the beginning. Wo Kuotai had no choice but to redeem the three grandsons of Guiyou, Kuochu and Yesu Mengge. As for the three grandsons of Kuoduan, Hedan and Mieli,  As a result, Hedan and Mieli were buried alive in Lintao City by Zhao Yun, and only Kuoduan escaped.

    For this reason, even though Wo Kuotai knew that it was strange for him to escape back, he still did not blame him, but instead tried to comfort him. After all, he was the one who gave up Kuo Duan in the first place. It was a great blessing that the other party came back alive. As for how he came back,  Don't go too deep into it, even if it's a bit embarrassing for the Mongolian kings and grandsons, don't worry about it.

    Seeing Wo Kuotai¡¯s attitude, Yelu Chucai didn¡¯t know what to say, but he had always been defensive about Kuo Duan, and when he saw him coming, he subconsciously stopped.

    "Sir, my father asked me to invite you to come over!" Wo Kuotai has been calling him Sir since Genghis Khan's death, and has asked his children to call him that too. This is one of the reasons why Yelu Chucai died to save Wo Kuotai.  .

    You treat me as a national scholar, and I will treat you as a national scholar in return!  This is Yelu Chucai's natural mentality.

    "Oh, I got it, let's go over there right now. Grandson Kuoduan, are you okay with the Great Khan?" Yelu Chucai asked about Wokuotai's situation as he walked.  Although Wokuotai did not ascend the throne, Yelu Chucai always insisted on using this title.  Wokuotai objected several times, but when the other party insisted, he let it go, and the two became closer.

    "It's very bad. Father got very angry when he returned. After learning that you were invited by grandma, he asked me to wait here for you." Kuo Duan has become extremely polite since he escaped and returned.  Everyone is cautious, especially when facing Yelu Chucai.

    Yelu Chucai nodded and didn¡¯t say much. After all, he knew what happened in the tent. If Wo Kuotai would be in a good mood under such circumstances, then what the hell!

    Wo Kuotai¡¯s tent was not far away. Yelu Chucai arrived quickly. Kuo Duan sent him outside the tent, opened the tent himself to let Yelu Chucai in, and then stood outside.

    Yelu Chucai glanced at him and walked into the tent.

    At this moment, Wokuotai was walking back and forth in the tent extremely irritably. When he saw Yelu Chucai coming in, his face showed joy and he ran over quickly: "Sir, sir, is here. What can mother say?"

    Yelu Chucai did not answer. He first saluted respectfully and called out: "I have seen the Great Khan." Then he looked at the guards on both sides.

    As soon as he saw the other party¡¯s expression, Wo Kuotai immediately knew what the other party meant. With a wave of his hand, he let the two people in the tentThe bodyguard went out, then turned around and looked at Yelu Chucai with a smile!

    "Congratulations to the Great Khan, the Queen is supervising the country. It is a great joy for the Great Khan.

    ¡°To Wo Kuotai¡¯s surprise, Yelu Chucai first congratulated Wo Kuotai.

    "Great joy?" Wo Kuotai was a little confused, but he still asked humbly: "I still don't know why my mother's supervision of the country is a happy event for me?"

    "Great Khan, given the current situation, it is impossible for others to recognize the power of the Great Khan without convening the Kuritai Conference. But before the Kuritai Conference is convened, in whose hands will the national affairs fall?  , for the Great Khan, it is more critical!" Yelu Chucai took the trouble to explain in detail, "In the big tent today, the purpose of Prince Hesar was clearly revealed. Kubi Lai Nayan probably saw this,  He was so angry that he committed suicide, letting Hesar retreat. As for the fourth prince" Yelu Chucai stopped and looked at Ogedai thoughtfully.

    "Today only Mr. and I are here, and I absolutely trust Mr.!" Wo Kuotai also knew what the other party was worried about, so he simply made his intention clear.

    Yelu Chucai pondered for a moment and sighed: "The fourth prince may have different ideas from Prince Hesar, but if it is instigated by others, then it is not possible. The Khan still needs to make preparations in advance!"

    Wo Kuotai was not really an idiot. He couldn't tell what he said. His expression immediately became very angry. After thinking about it, he asked, "What did mother say?"

    "According to Chu Cai, the Queen will follow the orders of the First Great Khan, but it is only a temporary solution. The fourth prince must not be allowed to lead troops to attack Zhao Caiyun, otherwise things will be bad!"

    Wokuotai didn't seem to understand this issue yet. He didn't know why dragging mines and leading troops to fight would be detrimental to him. After thinking about it, he humbly accepted it and said: "Sir, you'd better just say it directly and don't let the fourth brother lead the troops."  , are you watching Zhao Caiyun wreaking havoc on the grassland? What's more, looking at the current Mongolian generals, judging from their talents, the fourth brother is also the most suitable candidate. I don't know why sir said this?"

    Yelu Chucai looked at the great khan opposite him. To be honest, Ogedai was not a very treacherous person. He was at most thoughtful and not particularly outstanding in political ability. There was a big reason why Genghis Khan chose him as his successor.  It is because only he can ensure that Mongolia will not be divided after the death of Genghis Khan.

    But in the face of such a sensitive political issue, his shortcomings were fully exposed. This made him troubled, but he also felt a little relieved, knowing that the more the other party acted like this, the more they would rely on him.  This was actually a good thing for him, but when he thought so, he felt that he was sorry for Genghis Khan's trust, which made him very conflicted.

    After thinking for a moment, Yelu Chucai slowly spoke: "Does the Great Khan still remember what the Great Khan said when he first screened us away and finally gave the Great Khan and the Fourth Prince a warning?"

    "Didn't I tell my husband about this? Father Khan asked us to continue to expand territory for Mongolia and not to start a war with the Song Dynasty for the time being. He even asked Aci Haibieji to marry Zhao Yun and asked me to prepare for a grand ceremony.  You can give up your dowry anywhere except at the border crossing between Xixia and Tuboah." As soon as Wo Kuotai said this, he suddenly understood and became furious, "Tuo Lei, you dare to openly disobey your father Khan's orders. It's really hateful.  ¡­¡±

    Wo Kuotai's face was full of anger at this moment, like a lion trapped in a cage, constantly roaring in anger, but because of some scruples, he could not roar loudly, full of helplessness and aggrievedness.

    Yelu Chucai knew that Wo Kuotai had understood. Although only the two brothers and Basiba knew these last words, for Tuo Lei, this was also Genghis Khan's last words. This time Zhao Caiyun attacked the grassland, according to Genghis Khan's instructions.  Death is very easy to deal with, just stay away and don't engage her in battle or consume her to death.  But the tow thunder is a

    To lead troops to fight, in this sense, he basically wanted to go against Cheng Ji's order and start a war with the Song Dynasty.

    No matter whether he really took a peek at the throne of Khan, you can know from this alone that in his heart, Genghis Khan's death was not the most important thing.

    Wo Kuotai vented for a while and slowly calmed down. Then he looked at Yelu Chucai and asked with a worried expression: "Now that the Tou Lei intention is openly violating Father Khan's will, what should we do?"  The hidden message is to tell Yelu Chucai that Tuo Lei is probably interested in my position now, please help me find a way.

    Yelu Chucai was neither impatient nor impatient, and said slowly: "In the battle with the Song Dynasty in the northwest, the Mongolian army of more than 100,000 troops only had less than 70,000 left, and the rest of the servant army was completely depleted. I would like to ask you a question.  By the way, how many of these soldiers and horses do you have?"

    Wo Kuotai opened his mouth to speak, but then closed his mouth with an ugly expression.

    In the northwest battle with the Song army, Chagatai died in the battle. His soldiers and horses later became his own. However, in the battle of Gongzhou, Wo Kuotai was killed by Meng and only escaped with his life. Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed.The army was completely devastated, and the Mongolian bodyguards of him and Chagatai were almost completely wiped out.

    Later, when Genghis Khan died, he did not have time to replenish his bodyguards.  There were less than 70,000 troops left, 50,000 were left behind by Genghis Khan, and less than 20,000 were brought over from the north by tow mines.  According to tradition, these armies are now all under the command of Tuo Lei, and they really belong to the command of Wokuotai, with only a few thousand people.  Before Yelu Chucai revealed this fact, he didn't realize it, but at this moment, Wo Kuotai was sweating coldly and realized that his current situation was extremely dangerous.

    The grassland is an extremely realistic world. Without an army, no one will be afraid of you.  Now that Tuo Lei has such a large number of troops, no wonder he has different thoughts.

    Together with Tuolei Dixin, the more he thought about it, the more dangerous the situation became. Wo Kuotai felt that there were dangers here and wanted to escape to his own territory immediately. He was silent for a moment and asked tentatively: "Sir, how about we leave now?"  "

    "Leave?" Yelu Chucai asked in surprise. Seeing Wo Kuotai's expression of shame, he immediately understood that Wo Kuotai was frightened by his words. He quickly thought of a remedy, "Leaving is actually a way.  Is there no other way?"

    Wokuotai thought for a moment, shook his head, and said helplessly: "Sir, you may not know our Mongolian tradition. After Father Khan left, the territory owned by Father Khan, as well as more than 60 thousand households of troops, were all returned to  He controls the whole grassland, and the only ones I really control are the 4 Qianhu Army. If the second brother is still there, maybe the situation will be better, but now, there is no good solution."

    To be honest, Yelu Chucai also found that Mongolian inheritance actually had big problems. On the one hand, Genghis Khan made the succession of the Khan a model of selecting the worthy among the relatives. On the other hand, Mongolia retained the tradition of the younger son succeeding the family. The former Great Khan left  The property and army under the throne are not controlled by the successor to the Khan's throne, but by the youngest son.  According to his view, this is simply encouraging Mongolia to engage in civil strife.

    It can be said that if Ogootai becomes the new Great Khan of Mongolia, he will still be extremely unstable.  Thinking of this, Yelu Chucai felt a murderous intention towards Tuo Lei for the first time. He subconsciously looked at Wo Kuotai and found that there was also a faint fierce light in his eyes. The two of them understood each other's thoughts without any words to communicate.

    "Great Khan, although the fourth prince currently controls these armies, these armies belong to you, the Great Khan. As long as you ascend the throne, everything will not be a problem." Yelu Chucai looked at Ogedai encouragingly.

    "I'm afraid that dragging thunder will violate my father's will" Wo Kuotai did not continue, and his expression was a little downcast.

    "You had to worry before, but you don't have to be afraid now. The queen is now in charge of the country. Among the princes, she has always praised you as the most filial. As long as the queen is willing to abide by her orders, can the fourth prince really dare to object?  "Yelu Chucai slowly pointed out a way, which made Wo Kuotai's eyes light up, and the whole prospect suddenly became brighter.

    No matter how you say it, Ogedai is the designated successor of Genghis Khan. Almost all the clansmen, nobles and ministers who accompanied the army know this, and there are even written documents to prove it.  Tuo Lei cannot deny this in any case. Now that the national affairs are not in his hands, as long as my mother supports me, there is nothing to fear.

    For a moment, Wo Kuotai felt that the dark clouds had dispersed and the road ahead was bright.

    "Great Khan, the most important thing now is to use the Great Khan's decree to prevent the fourth prince from leading troops to fight Zhao Caiyun. You need to talk to the queen personally about this matter!" At this point, Yelu Chucai paused slightly and then slowly  He said slowly, "The Great Khan could also conspire with the four princes to join Tsar'er and others, with the intention of violating the Great Khan's will and forcing Kublai to die. The story has been widely spread. There are many witnesses to this matter. As long as you are careful, even if you want to  Even if we check, no one can find the Great Khan."

    When Wo Kuotai first heard this, he still frowned, but then he suddenly realized that this was to build momentum for himself. Kublai is now the most prestigious general in Mongolia. As long as this rumor spreads, no matter how Tuo Lei responds,  All will severely damage his reputation.  At least, he can't escape the charge of forcing a veteran to death. As long as this charge is proven, who among the generals who followed Genghis Khan in the north and south will be willing to support him?

    Without their support, what would be so scary about Tou Lei?

    "Sir, you are really my Zhuge Liang!" Wo Kuotai heard someone say that Zhuge Liang was the smartest minister in the Central Plains. He often helped his monarch solve problems. He had always been envious of him. Now he was so excited that he directly compared Yelu Chucai to him.  To express his gratitude to him.

    "I am willing to follow Mr. Zhuge's example and serve the Great Khan till death!" Yelu Chucai also said something interesting, which made Wo Kuotai laugh.

    Having solved the biggest problem in his mind, Wo Kuotai thought of the previous question again: "Sir hasn't told me yet, what did mother ask him to do?"

    yeahLu Chucai smiled bitterly: "The eldest queen asked me to inform Zhenhai that he would be the emissary to send the dowry of Princess Acihaibieji to the Song Dynasty and reconcile with the Song Dynasty. At the same time, she also wanted to marry Princess Caiyun of the Song Dynasty.  Zhao Caiyun!¡±

    "Ah?" Wo Kuotai also looked in disbelief. The enemy was invading. Instead of thinking about how to repel the enemy, he wanted to marry the enemy's general. This made him feel that his brain was not strong enough.

    "Great Khan, you'd better go see the Queen now. As for me, I'm afraid I have to discuss this matter with Zhenhai and won't be able to get away for a while!" Yelu Chucai helplessly reminded Ogedai, which woke the latter up and hurriedly pulled him away.  Go out with him!
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