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Chapter 871 Li Yan's Whereabouts

After several years of getting along, as the closest minister, Heermu always thought that he had seen through Li Yan and understood Li Yan the most. But every time, the power displayed by Li Yan would always refresh his cognition.

It made Hermu feel how insignificant he was and how unfathomable Li Yan was.

Just like five days ago, they caught up with Jie Li. Gu Rentu and the twelve centurions were gritting their teeth, hating Jie Li's betrayal. They vowed to rush forward, kill Jie Li's army without leaving a single piece of armor, and support the Right Wise King to succeed the Khanate and lead the Turkic Khanate.

When in Liaodong City, Li Yan had promoted twelve captains of a thousand men to captains of ten thousand men. At that time, no one took it seriously, but after escaping from the ambush of the Tang army, everyone admired Li Yan inexplicably and were convinced.

In such a desperate situation where he was sure to die, the Right Wise King was able to turn the situation around, which made everyone full of confidence in him.

I believe that even if the Right Wise King takes over the Turkic Khanate, there will be no problem.

In addition, Li Yan was the Right Wise King, and had an army of no more than 50,000 under his command, but he appointed 12 captains of ten thousand men at once. This gave everyone an obvious signal that Li Yan was preparing to kill Jie Li and his son and take over the throne.

But Li Yan was neither anxious nor irritable, and did not act on impulse at all.

After catching up with Jie Li, he followed slowly from behind and only sent Gu Rentu with a dozen people to carefully scout Jie Li's movements. Then he ordered twelve loyal captains to lead an army of 20,000 to block all the roads to the north.

Be sure not to let anyone pass by and reveal your whereabouts.

Every day Gu Rentu would send people back to report on Jie Li’s situation, including how many guards there were, how far they had traveled in a day, and where they camped at night.
Then I silently calculated
At this moment, a figure on horseback in the distance was constantly approaching the camp where the army was stationed. After being checked by the guards on duty nearby, the figure entered the camp unhindered and headed towards where Li Yan was.

When the figure approached, Helmu saw Gurentu's tall figure appear by the nearby campfire.

Coming to Li Yan, Gu Rentu said excitedly: "My king, good news, did Jie Li divide his troops today?"

"Oh!"

Li Yan jumped up from the ground and asked excitedly, "Can you tell me the details?"

"Your Majesty, these past few days our men have been following Jie Li's army from a distance, observing from afar. Until noon today, Jie Li was about a hundred miles to the north, and his troops were divided into two groups. One group of 25,000 cavalrymen broke away from the baggage train and headed north."

Gu Rentu thought for a moment and said, “I guess he went back to Urge.”

"Another team of 5,000 elite soldiers directly under the Khan's tent, led by Jie Li and Shi Luo Die, continued to escort the property and slowly moved towards the Khan's court. I took my trusted followers and followed them all the way to where they camped, which was less than 200 miles away from us."

Hermu also frowned and said, "Your Majesty, Hanar is right between Mandar Gobi and our Right Wise King's tribe, and the distance from the Khan's court and the Tang Dynasty is 2,000 miles. It's a good time to take action."

"If we delay any longer, the closer we get to the Khan's Court, the more Jie Li's tribes will appear, and it will be inconvenient to start our attack."

Li Yan showed a thoughtful look on his face and looked at Gu Rentu inquiringly?

Li Yan has always been democratic in doing things. As long as it is not a matter of life and death, he likes to listen to the opinions of his subordinates. On the one hand, the participation of subordinates can improve their sense of identity and execution.

Secondly, since it is a team, we need to cultivate vision and ability. Sooner or later, these people will be released to stand on their own.

When everyone participates in decision-making, they also take responsibility together.

This is also the reason why Li Yan, a Han Chinese, can gain a large number of supporters on the grassland. Li Yan truly represents the interests of a group and naturally can get the support of everyone.

Gu Rentu understood what his king meant, and nodded, saying, "I also think the timing is very appropriate."

"Ah, very good!"

Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus, Li Yan decisively ordered: "In that case, we won't wait any longer. A distance of two hundred miles is only half a day's work for a cavalryman running at full speed."

"Gu Rentu, pass the order immediately. The whole army should rest, cook at three o'clock, and set out at five o'clock. We should try to catch up with Jie Li before noon tomorrow and settle this account with him."

Hermu reminded, "However, it is better to be careful. I suggest that before we set out tomorrow, we send two scout teams to bypass Jie Li's troops from the east and west and explore to the north. If Jie Li has ambushed someone in the north, we can know it in advance."

"Being careful is a good idea. What Hull said makes sense."

Li Yan nodded in agreement: "This will ensure that there will be no mistakes. However, we must remember that defeating Jie Li is not our goal. What we want is to take over the entire Khanate peacefully, and we must not lose our reputation for righteousness."

"If we kill Jie Li, the Turkic Khanate will be torn apart and the people will be separated. This is definitely not the best strategy."

Hermu and Gurentu both agreed, so after arranging for the army to rest, the three of them gathered together and began to discuss the plan and steps for tomorrow's action. With each of them talking, a mature plan slowly took shape during the discussion.

The next day, the weather was fine and the breeze was gentle. The sky was as blue as a lake, looking particularly high and deep. Occasionally, a few white clouds floated across the vast sky, dancing leisurely in the air, adding a bit of tranquility and tranquility to the grassland.

There were many heavy carriages in the convoy, so the speed was not fast.

Jie Li and Shi Luodie rode their horses leisurely in front of the team, chatting casually. Jie Li was mostly teaching and Shi Luodie was listening. In the remaining short time, Jie Li played the role of a loving father.

Teach his son as much as possible how to be a good Khan and how to survive in this grassland surrounded by wolves.

Jie Li almost taught him in a lecturing manner: "Shi Luodie, you are not a man of great talent and strategy. Apart from Li Yan, there are many leaders in the Khanate who are more capable than you. Once the country falls into chaos, it is very likely that you will lose control completely."

"When you take over the Khanship, you will not need to continue to expand, but should focus on conservative governance."

"As long as you guard the current Khanate, live your life step by step, marry more concubines, and reproduce descendants for my Ashina family, that is your greatest responsibility. As long as there are enough descendants, the possibility of producing talents will be greater."

"As long as there are heroes like me and the former Khan Shibi, it will be easy to unify the grasslands. It will not be difficult to defeat the Tang Dynasty again and become the most powerful force in the world."

Being looked down upon by his father Khan, Shi Luodie was very depressed and dealt with it with low interest.

Jie Li said patiently: "The biggest gain from this trip south is the normalization of relations with the Tang Dynasty. I mentioned to Changsun Wuji that I want to marry Li Shimin's daughter as your khedu, and Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji both agreed."

"When you take over the Khanship, I will send someone to propose marriage to the Tang Dynasty and marry the princess."

"From now on, our Turks and the Tang Dynasty are relatives by marriage, and we can treat them as subjects. We Turks are pragmatic, unlike the Tang Dynasty, and we don't care about reputation. We just want to dispel the hostility of the Tang Dynasty and ensure the survival of the Khanate."

"You can give up the rest, understand?"

After hearing this, Shi Luodie hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't help but said: "Father Khan, I don't want to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty. I like Ayun. Why don't you ask the Tang Dynasty to give Ayun to me?"

"This will not only fulfill my son's wish, but also allow the Ashina clan of Tuli to return to the Turks."

After saying that, Shi Luodie looked at Jie Li with anticipation.

"You idiot, have you ignored everything I've said to you?"

Jie Li's anger could not be stopped and he scolded with a red face: "Ashina Yun was married to the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty by Tuli a long time ago. Now she is Li Shimin's daughter-in-law and belongs to the Li family. No one else can touch her."

"The people of the Central Plains are very particular about etiquette, and Li Shimin is the emperor, so he would never allow Ashina Yun to remarry."

"And now they are in the south of the desert, firmly controlled by the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty would rather lose the north of the desert and the western part of the grassland than give up the south of the desert."

“They will never allow us to attack the Tuli tribe”

"Marrying a Tang princess is to show goodwill to the Tang, to show obedience, and to seek opportunities for survival and development for the Turks. You only have women in your eyes, can't you see the overall situation? As a Khan, your marriage should serve the Khanate."

Shi Luodie said unconvincedly: "Li Chengqian was just a short-lived prince. He died in the Xueyantuo tribe six years ago during the Battle of Dingxiang. Ayun married him and didn't live a peaceful life for a few days before she became a widow."

"On our grasslands, wives who have lost their husbands can remarry at any time. Your current Khagatun is the former Sui Dynasty Princess Yicheng. Before you, she had married three Turkic Khans. Why can't I marry Ayun?"

Seeing that Shi Luodie was still obsessed with a woman, Jie Li became furious and subconsciously raised the whip in his hand, ready to teach his son a lesson.

Shi Luodie stuck out his neck and retorted, looking at Jie Li unwillingly. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he would take over the throne of Khan, and he felt much more confident.

"you"

Jie Li Yangzi swung the whip for a long time, but it didn't hit his son in the end.

For some reason, the Tang Prince Li Chengqian mentioned in Shi Luodie's complaints, a person he had never met and had never attracted his attention, suddenly came to his mind together with Xueyantuo's Yi Nan and the war that changed the fate of the Great Turkic Khanate.

In a flash of lightning, Li Yan's face suddenly appeared in Jie Li's mind. Jie Li instantly connected the two together: a person he had only heard of and a person he often saw.

Thinking of the prince who was missing in the war on the grassland announced by the Tang Dynasty, and the place and time when Li Yan appeared.

Suddenly, Jie Li's face changed drastically, his body stiffened, and he quickly pulled the reins of the horse.

(End of this chapter)