Tanhan Mountain, outside the royal city.

After bidding farewell to Li Ru, He Lian led 25,000 cavalrymen and rode off towards Juyan.

At the city gate, Li Ru watched the figures of He Lian and his army gradually disappear into the distance, and sighed inwardly.

"If I didn't have the blood of the Yan and Huang Emperors flowing through my veins, perhaps I would have truly treated you with all my heart!"

He murmured something to himself, then turned and walked into the royal city.

"gentlemen!!"

As soon as Li Ru arrived in the city, one of his personal guards ran up to him.

"Sir, as the eldest son instructed, all Han Chinese advisors and officials in the capital have been arrested. Would you like to take a look?"

Li Ru shook his head: "No need, you just need to keep an eye on them, we'll talk about everything when the King returns!"

"Yes, sir!"

He nodded to Lian's personal guards, then took his leave.

Watching the other person's departing figure, he pondered for a moment, and then walked towards his residence.

As soon as Li Ru returned to his residence, the Wusun woman, A Yue, walked over gracefully and bowed.

"Sir, a guest is waiting for you in the study!"

"How long has he been here?" Li Ru asked as they walked.

A-Yue replied respectfully, "It's been half an hour!"

Li Ru paused, giving A Yue a cold glance: "Why didn't you come to me sooner?"

"Sir... I..."

A-Yue's heart skipped a beat, and she stammered, unable to speak.

Li Ru waved his hand: "Next time someone comes, no matter when or where I am, you must tell me immediately!!"

"I understand!"

A-Yue respectfully agreed and then bowed and withdrew.

Only after A-Yue retreated to the front hall did Li Ru step towards the study.

Inside the study, a middle-aged man dressed in Xianbei noble attire sat opposite Li Ru at his desk.

Upon seeing Li Ru enter, the man quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, sir!"

"sit!"

Li Ru waved his hand and then walked behind the desk.

After the two sat down, the visitor said, "Shangguan, Commander Jia has sent a message saying that His Majesty has been thinking of you and wants to see you from the top of Juyan City!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ru trembled, and his usually calm gaze revealed a hint of longing and sadness.

Li Ru pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Please tell Commander Jia that I will be there!"

"That's good."

The visitor nodded and then asked, "Does the superior have any other instructions?"

Li Ru said solemnly, "Please tell His Majesty and Brother Wenhe that Tan Shihuai and He Lian have mobilized all the male members of their clan in order to attack Juyan."

"Now, the royal city of Tanhan Mountain is only guarded by two thousand soldiers; the rest are all elderly, weak, women, and children. A single detachment could easily conquer it!"

"Shangguan, you may not know this, but Xi Zhusi and others from the Yuwen tribe have already led an army of 30,000 and are heading towards Tanhan Mountain!"

Li Ru nodded: "That's good then, there's nothing else here!"

"In that case, I shall take my leave now!"

The man bowed to Li Ru, then got up and walked out.

"By the way!" Li Ru called out to the other person, and then asked, "Among those Han Chinese strategists and officials in the capital, are there any of our people?"

The man nodded: "Yes, but they all contact Commander Jia directly. I don't know exactly who they are!"

"I see... Alright, you can go now!"

Li Ru murmured something softly, then waved to the other person.

"I shall take my leave!"

The man bowed and then left.

Watching his subordinates' departing figures, Li Ru couldn't help but frown.

Originally, he planned to devise a way to secretly kill all the Han Chinese strategists and officials in the Xianbei capital, so as to prevent them from causing trouble for him in the future.

Unexpectedly, there were also people arranged by Jia Xu among them.

"Ha! That old fox!"

After chuckling, Li Ru didn't bother with the matter anymore.

Anyway, Tan Shihuai doesn't have many days left to live, and the Xianbei are on the verge of destruction. Whether those Han strategists and officials live or die will not have much impact on him.

Then, Li Ru took out the sheepskin map from a drawer and began to study it carefully again.

Now that the emperor has arrived in Juyan, the previously formulated "expulsion plan" has reached its most crucial stage.

What Li Ru needed to consider was where the Xianbei would first settle after their westward migration.

Now, Xie Zhiyu's remnants of the Xiongnu army have taken control of the Cheshi Kingdom and are confronting Yuan Shao and others in the Gaochang Kingdom, constantly depleting the male population of the eastern kingdoms of the Western Regions.

However, the kingdoms further west, such as Kucha, Wusun, and Dayuan, were not greatly affected.

With this in mind, Li Ru turned his attention to Wusun.

"Someone come here!"

"What are your orders, sir?"

A Xianbei servant entered and asked respectfully.

Li Ru ordered, "Go and fetch A-Yue!"

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, A-Yue arrived at the study and bowed to Li Ru.

"Sir, you were looking for me?"

"Yes, sit down!"

Li Ru nodded lightly and pointed to a soft cushion opposite him.

"Yes, sir!"

A-Yue bowed slightly and then sat down respectfully opposite Li Ru.

Looking at A-Yue's pretty face, Li Ru suddenly asked, "A-Yue, do you like me?"

"ah?"

Faced with Li Ru's sudden question, A Yue was taken aback, and a blush instantly appeared on her face.

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