Right now.
At the border between the Monan grassland and Youzhou, the cold wind howled.
The army of Wushu, the Left Wise King of the Northern Di, was slowly returning north, escorting the last batch of treasures and important hostages looted from the capital of Dayin.
The team stretched for dozens of miles, with high morale. The Tatars who returned with full loads sang rough songs of victory.
In a huge and luxurious carriage pulled by eight horses, Wuzhu was playing with a jade ruyi that he had obtained from the treasury of Dayin Palace with great pride.
Concubine Xiao leaned against him charmingly, enjoying the pleasure brought by revenge.
Men conquer the world, women only need to conquer men to conquer the world!
At this time, a guard outside the carriage whispered that the captain in charge of intelligence had something important to report.
After Wuzhu responded, the intelligence captain's voice rang out urgently from outside the carriage curtain: "Report to the King! Urgent news from the Central Plains! The capital... the capital has changed hands!"
Wuzhu paused, then immediately opened the carriage curtains and cast a sharp glance at Qian Chang:
"Change of ownership? That old man Gu Dingming dares to rebel?"
"No!" Qian Chang said quickly, "It's Li Jingang, the traitor from Xijing!"
"Shortly after our army left, Li Jingang broke the river dam and defeated the King of Jin. He led his army to capture the capital, and Gu Dingming opened the gates and surrendered the city."
"Li Jingang ascended the throne in the capital, proclaiming his country 'Dafeng', and announced to the world that he was wanted for the Yin clan, the royal family of the previous dynasty!"
"What? Li Jingang!"
Wuzhu was stunned at first, then he became furious and threw the jade ruyi against the wall of the carriage, breaking it into several pieces. Concubine Xiao was so frightened that her face turned pale!
"What a jerk Li Jingang! He's got a ready-made advantage! How dare he ascend the throne and declare himself emperor!"
He stood up suddenly, his face filled with murderous intent: "This king appointed Gu Dingming with the intention of using the Han to control the Han, so that the Central Plains would be in endless civil strife and unable to look north."
"Now that Li Jingang has emerged, his ambition to unify the Central Plains is clear!"
"If he were to take control of the country, he would be a grave threat to our grassland in the future!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He roared, "Pass the order down! The rear guard will become the front guard! I will march south again, flatten the capital, and personally chop off Li Jingang's head to make a drinking vessel!"
The Tatar tribal leaders and generals who rushed to the scene after hearing the news were also enraged when they saw Wuzhu was angry, and they shouted that they wanted to fight back.
"Your Majesty, calm down! Calm down your thundering wrath for a moment!"
At this time, an elderly counselor who looked like a Dayin man hurried over to dissuade him, "Your Majesty, turning back now is not the best strategy!"
Wuzhu glared at him: "Why not? Li Jingang is not yet firmly on his feet, so I can kill him with one strike!"
The counselor bowed and said, "Your Majesty, be wise. Li Jingang was able to capture the capital so quickly; his military might should not be underestimated."
"Our army has fought continuously and although we have won great victories, our soldiers are exhausted and we have captured a lot of spoils, which will take time to digest."
"If we hastily turn back now and attack a city with a depleted army, the outcome is unpredictable. This is the first reason."
He paused and continued his analysis:
"Secondly, Li Jingang's usurpation of the throne is neither legitimate nor justifiable. How could those military governors and aristocratic families in the Central Plains, who are loyal to the Yin Dynasty or harbor ulterior motives, easily submit to his will?"
"For example, Zhao Muyun of Hedong Road, the Jin Wang forces in Jinyang, and the forces in Hebei, Henan, and Jiangnan will inevitably be in constant conflict with Li Jingang."
"Why don't we sit back and watch the tigers fight, wait until both are defeated, and then reap the benefits?"
Another Di strategist added, "Yes, Your Majesty! The Koreans are now invading our borders en masse. Our most urgent task is to return to the royal court and assist the Great Chanyu in stabilizing the situation, defeating the Koreans, and consolidating our rear."
"By then, we'll have well-trained troops, sufficient food, and a stable rear. We'll then see how the situation in the Central Plains changes."
"If Li Jingang continues to fight with various forces, we can easily move south."
"If he really has the potential to unify the country, we can also secretly support pro-China forces in Hebei, Yanyun and other places, causing them to split internally and never be able to unite to fight against the grasslands."
As Wuzhu listened to his advisers' analysis, his rage gradually subsided and he calmed down.
He knew that what his advisers said made sense.
The survival rule of the grassland people is to judge the situation and strike a fatal blow, rather than to show off one's bravery for a moment.
He pondered for a long time, then finally sat down heavily. "Forget it! I'll do as you say! Order the entire army to return to the Mobei Royal Court as quickly as possible! We'll deal with that Korean clown first!"
A sinister glint flashed in his eyes. "As for the Central Plains, send more personnel to closely monitor the movements of Li Jingang and the various forces."
"Especially Zhao Muyun, who defeated the Wuliangha and seized our three states!"
"Also, let's see if there are any smart people willing to follow my Dadi. I want to keep the Central Plains in chaos forever!"
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At the same time, thousands of miles away in the west.
A dusty team is marching hard in the vast desert.
It was Pei Lun and Tang Yanhai who were traveling west on the orders of Zhao Muyun.
The two men led a hundred elite scouts and a thousand elite infantry and cavalry, and under the guidance of a guide familiar with the oasis, they had crossed part of the desert and arrived near Ganzhou, an important town at the eastern end of Longyou Road.
Compared with the turmoil in the Central Plains, although Longyou Road was also affected, order still existed.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the tall, ochre-colored walls of Ganzhou City appeared on the horizon.
"Minister Pei, we have finally crossed the desert and arrived in Longyou!"
Tang Yanhai wiped the sand off his face and said while looking at the city in the distance.
Pei Lun also nodded vigorously.
He and Tang Yanhai were responsible for the task of uniting Longyou, opening up trade routes, and hunting down the remnants of Timur, and they dared not slack off in the slightest.
"Ganzhou Commander Guo Xiaoke is a loyal and righteous man, but with the drastic changes in the Central Plains now, I wonder what his attitude will be. We must proceed with caution."
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