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Chapter 873 Both Sides Have Concerns
Li Yan squeezed his legs around the horse's belly, lightly lifted the reins, and slowly walked in front of Jie Li. The distance between the two horses' heads was only one or two steps.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and stared at Jie Li. Jie Li did not speak first, but looked at Li Yan unwillingly. His face with white hair and beard and the wrinkles that represented the years showed a calmness and magnanimity of a man who was accustomed to big scenes.

There was no murderous intent or regret in his eyes, but rather a hint of appreciation.

The people of the grassland have always admired heroes. Putting aside their hostile attitudes, Li Yan is just a young boy and is suspected to be the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. His identity is so noble.

But the other party dared to disregard life and death, and had such courage and bravery to go deep into the tiger's den and deal with the enemy chief.

He relied on his own abilities on the grassland to rise to the position of Right Wise King. There is no second person like him in the world today, let alone throughout history.

Just for this reason, he is worthy of the admiration of the hero Jie Li!

The two men faced each other head on, their eyes clashing sharply, like a fight between a dragon and a tiger. Both sides wantonly released their aura that intimidated the three armies. There was an invisible and intangible, yet clearly felt, solemn aura in the air as they fought against each other.

Shi Luodie had never seen such a scene before. Sweat poured down his forehead and his body trembled. Perhaps the fear in his master's heart was transmitted to the horse. Shi Luodie's warhorse kept snorting and retreating backwards.

Shi Luodie retreated, still staring closely at the two people in front of him, fearing that a disagreement would lead to a chaotic war.

After a long time, when Jie Li's body began to tremble slightly, Li Yan retracted his momentum.

He knew that Jie Li's momentum would not be inferior to his own, but the opponent's physical weakness due to his age could not withstand such a heavy mental and physical contest. If they continued to confront each other for a while, Jie Li would probably be overwhelmed and faint.

The frosty face was like a gentle spring breeze, and the tit-for-tat scene disappeared without a trace.

Li Yan smiled, clasped his hands and said, "Khan, Li Yan was ordered to carry out the mission and has completed it."

"Now that I have returned safely with my army, I would like to ask the Khan for instructions."

Jie Li was also relieved. He had made the right bet. Although Li Yan was young, he was not an impulsive man. As long as he had brains, considered the overall situation, and valued interests, he could deal with it calmly. It was just a trick on you, wasn't it?

At most I can give you some compensation.
In the face of sufficient benefits, even the hatred for your father's murder can be resolved, not to mention that you have nothing to lose.

Jie Li nodded with a smile and said loudly: "The Right Wise King has returned with honor and has made great contributions. This time we will march south to complete the victory. This Khan hereby decides that all the spoils obtained during this march south can be divided into 50% for the Right Wise King's tribe."

When the soldiers behind Li Yan heard this, they cheered: "Long live the Khan, long live the Khan!"

The sound faded away like waves, and 20,000 soldiers all shouted. Seeing this, Jie Li smiled complacently in his heart. It seemed that Li Yan was also a smart man and did not reveal the fact that he had framed and killed the three armies. This was good. Everyone had their concerns and no one wanted to fall out.

Then Jie Li saw that the twelve centurions ten steps away had expressionless faces and frosty masks, and did not follow the shouting. He knew that these people must have some grudges against him. The truth of the matter could be hidden from ordinary people, but not from these generals.

Then he said in a loud voice: "Li Yan, your Right Wise King's tribe used to have 50,000 men. This Khan has specially allowed you to expand your army by another 50,000. The Khan's court will grant you a territory of several thousand miles east of the Little Sea in the north. All the tribes in this area will be under the jurisdiction of the Right Wise King's tribe."

"You already have two captains of ten thousand men in your right wing, Hermu and Gurentu, but you can add five more. Report the names to me later and I will approve them as soon as I return to the Khan's court."

After Jie Li finished speaking, he looked at Li Yan gently. He knew that Li Yan had absolute control over these 20,000 soldiers.

"That's great!"

Li Yan sighed inwardly, Jie Li was indeed a hero, he knew the times and how to advance and retreat. When the situation was not as good as others, he decisively admitted his defeat, gave money, land, and official positions, and showed favor to himself, the middle-level generals, and the vast number of soldiers.

The benefits were not small. The so-called small sea was the Lake Baikal in later generations. To the west was the territory of the Bibi tribe, and to the east was the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Khan in the Turkic Khanate. Now, in order to stabilize himself, Jie Li took it out without hesitation.

Such huge benefits are enough to make up for the psychological trauma caused to Li Yan by the ambush from all sides in Liaodong City.

What's important is that it not only won the hearts of the people, but also persuaded Li Yan to take extreme measures.

The most clever thing is to provide benefits while also implicitly imposing checks and balances. Two peaches kill three warriors. Li Yan had twelve thousand-man captains under him, but Jie Li promised five positions for ten thousand-man captains on the spot and gave Li Yan the right to recommend.

No matter who he recommends, most of the remaining people will be resentful. Once people's hearts are scattered, Jie Li can easily win them over and his forces will fall apart.

It is indeed a good method, almost can it be said to be the art of emperors?
If there is Yu, why is there Liang? If this person was born in a turbulent time like the end of the Song Dynasty, he would be a figure no less than Genghis Khan.

Unfortunately, such a hero was born at the wrong time and met the freak Li Shimin.

Li Shimin, who was envied and jealous by Jie Li, would sooner or later express the same sentiment, because he met Li Yan, a time traveler who was even more extraordinary.

However, Li Yan knew that Jie Li's generosity at this time was just to temporarily stabilize himself. If all these benefits were implemented, the strength of his Right Wise King's tribe would increase greatly, and he would even overpower the Khan's tent and the Left Wise King's tribe, and Xuanbin would take over.

It is precisely because the rewards are too many that they are not implemented.

But the middle-level generals would be confused, and the lower-level soldiers would not understand the tricks, and would only think that Jie Li was generous. If they stopped or refused, it would give people the feeling that they were using the benefits of the Generals and Soldiers Association as a favor.

At this moment, even Li Yan couldn't say anything!
In this situation, the only way is to go with the flow, put aside the hatred, and make a long-term plan. So he silently stretched out his right hand and clenched his fist, turned around and shouted to the dozen middle and senior generals and 20,000 soldiers: "Thank you Khan for the reward, long live the Khan!"

The actions of the two once again confirmed an irrefutable truth: in the field of power, no one can act arbitrarily.

Although they knew that they would not fight directly when they met, and that it would be a delicate game of secret competition, they still suppressed their anger and pretended to be submissive. Hermu and Gurentu still looked very unhappy. Seeing the signal from Li Yan's eyes, they could only shout: "Long live the Khan!"

The big guys above had all "negotiated peace", and the dozen or so generals who followed orders did not dare to say anything more. They turned around and led the soldiers to shout. For a moment, it seemed that the entire grassland was filled with crazy flattery for Jie Li.

Jie Li's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile that everything was under control.

Seeing that both armies were loyal and supporting Jie Li without distinction, Shi Luodie came back to life, his heart was at ease, and his tense nerves relaxed. Only then did Shi Luodie realize that his back was wet with cold sweat.

God knows, when he saw Li Yan's army charging over just now, he felt such a suffocating feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on his head that Shi Luodie almost thought that he and his son were going to die here.

Now that the situation has calmed down, Shi Luodie has come back to life.

When the cold wind blew, I couldn't help shivering all over.

Shi Luodie didn't care about the embarrassment, and rode up to stand beside Jie Li. He got to the center of attention and accepted the cheers with an honored look.

In his heart, he was in awe of his father Khan. A crisis that almost killed him was turned into nothingness by his father Khan's few words. He also mobilized the crowd to this state. Shi Luodie was convinced and looked at Jie Li with admiration.

The unaware grassroots soldiers below had no scruples and threw themselves wholeheartedly into the carnival.

After everyone celebrated for a while, Jie Li said to Li Yan: "You Xian Wang has come at the right time. The convoys escorting property ahead have been attacked by horse thieves and some small tribes from time to time. A lot of property and people have been lost due to the lack of escort forces."

"I have sent out all the guards directly under the Khan's court, but it is still not enough."

"So I want to send the wise king with his 20,000 strong troops to provide protection, so as to prevent the fruits of our victory that we have worked so hard for a year from being plundered by those scoundrels?"

After saying that, Jie Li looked at Li Yan kindly, in a negotiating tone.

Li Yan knew that Jie Li was staying with him, and he felt uncomfortable. He was always afraid that he would not be able to suppress his anger and attack him, so he wanted to get rid of him.

Li Yan smiled slightly, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light, and said readily: "No problem, the Khan has given an order, and I will resolutely execute it."

"only."

After a moment of hesitation, Li Yan turned around and looked at the army that had been traveling for the entire morning, running rapidly since before dawn and covering more than 200 miles. Everyone's face was exhausted, and their horses were covered in sweat and gasping for breath.

Li Yan immediately looked embarrassed, looked at the sun again, and said, "Khan, the army has been rushing all the way, it is very hard, and it is already noon. We left Liaodong City in a hurry and did not bring much baggage."

"On the way, we would go to some small tribes to get some food and eat some dry food."

"It just so happens that the Khan has a pot and a stove here, why not let the soldiers have a hot meal, rest for a while, and then continue their journey in the afternoon."

When Jie Li heard that Li Yan agreed to leave, he nodded immediately and said apologetically: "This is what I should do. It is all my fault. Your soldiers are also my soldiers. It is my duty to make sure they are well fed and well watered."

After saying that, Jie Li immediately ordered Shi Luodie: "Prince, you should immediately arrange to cook on the spot, kill sheep and cattle, and let the soldiers have a good meal."

"Yes, Father Khan!" Shi Luodie responded readily and turned around to make arrangements.

Since Li Yan came, Shi Luodie always felt uncomfortable. After all, the man in front of him used to be a good brother, but now his father Khan and the Tang Dynasty want to get rid of him. Who knows if he holds a grudge in his heart?

Anyway, I don't dare to face him, so it's better to get rid of him as soon as possible.

When Shi Luodie heard that Li Yan agreed to take the army away, he felt relieved. He wanted to kill all the cattle and sheep in the team and get rid of these killers who were standing in front of him.

(End of this chapter)