Xuanyuan Zhan raised an eyebrow: "That is to say, the Northern Wei's military strength was divided into four parts, with the three of you and the old man each taking one part."

Helian Qin nodded: "You're right. Each of us has 300,000 troops, and the old man should also have 300,000 troops."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanzhan was no longer worried: "Even if each of them has 300,000 troops, the troops you and the old man have are exactly equal to theirs, so even if they really start a rebellion, you have nothing to worry about!"

At this moment, Xuan Yuanzhan had automatically categorized Helian Qin as part of the old man's side, which meant they were on the same team.

Since he has made such a statement, I believe he is willing to join their camp!

Su Renzhong and Su Yun'an felt that what Xuan Yuanzhan said made a lot of sense.

It's not a matter of 600,000 against 600,000; having more gives you a better chance of winning.

They also have a secret army that is heading towards Northern Wei!

In fact, the old man divided the Northern Wei's military force into five parts. He himself got one part, and his four sons each got one part. Because Helian Yu died young, the old man gave Helian Yu's secret army to Su Renzhong.

If Helian Yu were alive, the old man would never have allocated the troops this way. If Helian Yu were still alive, those three would not have been able to get even a fraction of these troops; they would all be in the hands of Helian Yu and the old man.

Perhaps at the beginning, the old man tried to choose a suitable successor from among his three sons, but in the end he found that none of his three sons were suitable!

Helian Qin sighed somewhat guiltily, "I and Helian Jun gave our military tallies to Helian Zheng before. I asked Helian Zheng for them this morning, but I was threatened. I guess Helian Zheng won't give them to me!"

Helian Qin's words caused everyone to frown once again.

Xuanyuan Zhan asked curiously, "Does your Northern Wei only look at military tallies? Doesn't your own command matter?"

Helian Qin looked at Xuan Yuanzhan, puzzled: "Of course we only look at the military tally. Otherwise, what's the point of having a military tally? Don't your Eastern Chu soldiers ever look at military tallies?"

...Xuanyuan Zhan was speechless.

Well, you can ask a hundred questions, but just look at how straightforward the Su family army was before, and you'll understand how stubborn the military regulations of the Northern Wei Dynasty were.

Su Xuening and Su Yun'an also thought of the Su family army's straightforwardness.

Su Yun'an, in particular, thought that if he were to succeed to the throne of Northern Wei in the future, he would definitely change the broken military regulations of Northern Wei.

Xuanyuan Zhan said helplessly, "Since the military tally is so important, how can you so easily hand it over to Helian Zheng? How are you going to compete with him for the throne?"

He was truly speechless.

He had previously thought that the old man was being too demanding of this person, who was actually quite intelligent.

But now, judging from the matter of the military tally, this guy really is a fool!

Such an important military tally, which can command his 300,000 troops, was given to Helian Zheng so casually. Wouldn't that be the same as handing over those 300,000 generals to Helian Zheng?

The key point is that not only did he give it away, but Helian Jun, who was smarter than him, also gave away the military tally.

In other words, the two sent 600,000 troops to Helian Zheng. If Eastern Chu and Western Liang hadn't interfered in Northern Wei's affairs, wouldn't Helian Zheng have been able to run rampant in Northern Wei?

Not to mention that the old man can't do anything about him, what can Helian Jun and this guy do to him?

So, these two still want to compete with Helian Zheng for the throne? How will they compete? What will they use to compete?

Helian Qin blushed as Xuan Yuanzhan spoke: "Didn't we not think that much about it at the time? Who told you to be both the Empress of Western Liang and the Emperor of Eastern Chu? We were panicked back then, weren't we? When Helian Zheng asked for my military tally, I didn't think much about it and just gave it to him. Helian Jun wasn't too happy about it, but in that situation, if he didn't give it to him, he would be making an enemy of Helian Zheng, so he gave it to him."

...Everyone stared at Helian Qin speechlessly.

This old man is so naive! No wonder the old man said he was simple-minded!

Helian Qin pouted, somewhat unconvinced, and said, "At the time, didn't I also think that as long as things were over, Helian Zheng would return the military tally to us? Who knew that when I asked him for it this morning, he refused to give it to us. But perhaps after he starts his rebellion, he will return the military tally to us?"

Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes.

He's so innocent, just like a child!

Even Su Yun'an couldn't help but say, "After his uprising succeeds, even if he's willing to give you the military seal, what can you change then? Besides, how can an emperor, especially one who has just ascended the throne, easily relinquish military power? Moreover, he's such a tyrannical person. If you all behave yourselves, perhaps he'll tolerate you. But if you really have other ideas, do you think he'll still be able to tolerate you?"

Being lectured by a child again, Helian Qin felt truly wronged: "Who knew Helian Zheng would be so immoral? Now that the military tally is in his hands, it'll probably be hard for him to return it to us!"

To be honest, if it weren't for self-preservation, he wouldn't want the military seal either.

Anyway, he's not going to get the throne no matter what, so what does he need the military tally for?

In his hands, this military tally was nothing more than a means of self-preservation!

This is probably a very important reason why the old man gave them 300,000 troops each, so that they could protect themselves. But he never expected that they would all have wicked intentions in the end.

Helian Qin sighed deeply, feeling guilty once again!

Helian Qin then looked up at Duanmu Junyu and Xuanyuan Zhan: "They currently have 70% of the Northern Wei's military strength. Relying on the 300,000 troops under the old man's command, they are definitely no match for them. They are only wary of Western Liang and Eastern Chu; otherwise, they would have already started a rebellion. Now that I have told you their plans, shouldn't you also make plans as soon as possible? Shouldn't Western Liang and Eastern Chu also send some troops over?"

In fact, Helian Qin is quite anxious right now, even more so than the people in front of him.

The main reason is that they all have powerful backers, either from Western Liang or Eastern Chu, but he doesn't!

Now even the only military tally he had to protect himself had been taken by Helian Zheng, leaving him completely without the ability to defend himself.

If Helian Zheng and Helian Jun were to successfully raise an army, it's estimated that neither of them would be willing to let him go.

He's already so old. Even if he can't become emperor, he can still be a carefree prince. He really doesn't want to die!

Duanmu Junyu and Xuanyuan Zhan exchanged a glance.

There was no need for Helian Qin to say anything about this; the two had already reached an agreement!

Xuanyuan Zhan knew what Helian Qin was worried about, and said to him, "You don't need to worry about these things. The only thing I can guarantee you is that they won't succeed!"