Chapter 473 "In this world, a woman either lives on her knees or climbs over men's corpses to get ahead."
The first reason, of course, is that there is just too much wealth!
There are just too many!
In fact, Li Shiyue knew that this time, not to mention the warhorses they brought back, the fact that she led the Xuanjia Army to kill so many Turks, including so many Turkic nobles, was already enough to fulfill Liu Tan's request to send her to the Turks.
For Liu Tan, those warhorses and these valuables were merely icing on the cake.
So why can't Li Shiyue take more of all this wealth?
Moreover, since she's so old, even if she takes more, what's left will be enough for her to give Liu Tan an explanation.
The second reason is that Li Shiyue has subtly sensed that Liu Tan, with her growing prestige in the army, has begun to plot against her.
For example, this time when they joined forces with the Youzhou army to enter the Turkic territory;
Even if Xie Mingyue wrote the letter to Li Shiyue, it was before Li Shiyue revealed that she had a golden eagle that had recognized her master;
In fact, Liu Tan never intended to send Li Shiyue to the Turks!
Besides General Liu, the only other person Liu Tan could think of was General Ma!
Liu Tan never considered sending Li Shiyue to the Turks!
Otherwise, why would Liu Tan have only asked General Liu and General Ma what their thoughts were about entering the Turkic territory that night?
Because of Liu Shu's death, and because Li Shiyue has established himself in the army in recent years, and because Li Shiyue has the potential to become invincible in the army;
Liu Tan said to Li Shiyue that he didn't necessarily have murderous intent at the moment, but he definitely had the intention to suppress him.
People change!
If Li Shiyue had not killed Liu Shu, she would not have been able to gain a foothold in the army through her own martial prowess.
So, perhaps Liu Tan is still the good general who admires Li Shiyue's beheadings.
But in this world, there are no "ifs"!
Everyone has a sense of fear towards the unknown and towards people or things beyond their control.
So, how do we make fear disappear?
All you need to do is kill the person who instilled fear in you.
Although Liu Tan has not yet truly harbored murderous intent towards Li Shiyue, Li Shiyue herself is not far from doing so.
Unless she is willing to lower herself as she has in the past, give up her plans for the future, and willingly become a dog with a collar, obediently lying at Liu Tan's feet, becoming Liu Tan's most obedient knife.
Then she could continue to live her life as General Ningyuan without much effort.
Moreover, she must be prepared to have her power reduced; in the future, if there is war, she may still be excluded!
Who can tolerate this?
Li Shiyue worked so hard to climb to her current position, and you want her to go back to being someone's lapdog?
impossible!
That's absolutely impossible!
Therefore, during the live chat on the trading system, the words of Princess Nangong Wuyou, who also came from the ancient world, not only allowed the seed that Li Shiyue already had in her heart to take root and sprout, but also to grow strong and healthy. It has grown from a sapling to a towering tree!
up!
up!
We must strive for excellence!
During the live stream between Li Shiyue and Nangong Wuyou, Nangong Wuyou said to Li Shiyue: "Sister Shiyue, why do you think Liu Tan is willing to give a woman like you the position of General Ningyuan?"
At that moment, Li Shiyue clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms.
Li Shiyue certainly knew that Liu Tan gave her military power because she was truly capable, and even her personal martial prowess was stronger than that of generals who had served in the army for many years.
Secondly, it's because she's "obedient".
Because everything Li Shiyue did was basically "in" Liu Tan's interests and in the direction Liu Tan wanted.
Take Liu Shu's death, for example. Did Liu Tan want Liu Shu to die?
Of course I want to!
Even though Liu Tan realized that Li Shiyue had killed Liu Shu, he still harbored a sense of apprehension towards Li Shiyue, even though Liu Shu's death was beneficial to him and was the result he wanted!
However, Li Shiyue is too capable!
Liu Tan was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control Li Shiyue!
He feared that when Li Shiyue rose to a high position, he would also consider killing him!
"In this world, women either live on their knees or climb over men's corpses to get ahead."
Nangong Wuyou chuckled softly on the screen. Her words were icy cold, yet utterly truthful!
"Sister October, do you think I've gradually risen to the position of regent over the past few years?"
Is it through gentleness, kindness, respect, frugality, and humility?
Nangong Wuyou's words were like a spark, completely igniting the dry tinder in Li Shiyue's heart.
"Sister October, do you know why they fear women in power?"
Nangong Wuyou's voice was laced with sarcasm, "Because we women, once we've tasted the power, we'll never be willing to be dogs again."
Yes, who would want to be a lapdog?
A dog that wags its tail and begs for mercy can be kicked by its owner if they want to!
“You’re right!” A fierce fire ignited in Li Shiyue’s eyes. “I should start making plans for myself.”
Li Shiyue no longer wants to be the "knife"; she wants to be the "knife wielder"!
She wants to be her own boss!
She wants to take control of her own life!
Of course, if it were a one-on-one fight, Liu Tan would definitely be no match for Li Shiyue.
The problem is that Li Shiyue only has herself, a mere fifth-rank Ningyuan General;
But Liu Tan was already the Prince of Zhenbei!
Since Liu Tan has already decided to kill Li Shiyue, Li Shiyue naturally needs to find an opportunity and a place to escape Liu Tan's surveillance and accumulate her own strength.
Given time, Li Shiyue might very well rival Liu Tan, the Prince of Zhenbei!
Opportunities can be found slowly, and the location can be discussed later, but money and goods wait for no one!
Therefore, Li Shiyue naturally wanted to intercept this batch of goods!
Half a month after Li Shiyue and his entourage returned to Andong, She'er, the new Turkic Khan, sent an envoy.
The envoy brought cattle, horses, and sheep, as well as a contract from She'er, the new Khan, personally affixing his handprint and stamping it with the golden seal of a blue wolf, declaring his submission to Andong and paying tribute!
Oh no, it should be called a letter of state.
Of course, in addition to cattle, sheep and horses, they also brought wealth and women as tribute this time!
Yes, women in nomadic tribes were considered a form of property.
For Liu Tan, the most important thing was just the letter of state acknowledging submission and paying tribute.
But Jiang Huijun's mood wasn't very pleasant as she looked at the ten Turkic girls, each with different appearances and ages ranging from eleven or twelve to their coming-of-age ceremony, who had been brought to the backyard by the chief steward of the Prince's mansion.
As for Li Shiyue?
She made a great contribution this time!
After meeting with General Liu and telling Liu Tan about the important things they had done in the Turkic Khaganate, Liu Tan immediately ordered her to take a half-month leave so she could go home and visit her family.
However, Li Shiyue naturally received an invitation to the banquet where the Turkic envoy came to pay tribute.
Li Shiyue, dressed in a black martial arts uniform, and Yan Jiuniang, dressed in a red dress and wearing a fox fur cloak, got off the carriage hand in hand and walked towards the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
Looking at the magnificent gate of the Prince's Mansion, adorned with red and green decorations, Li Shiyue couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
She recalled the times she had visited the Prince of Zhenbei's residence when he was still alive.
Seeing Li Shiyue staring blankly at the plaque of "Zhenbei Prince's Mansion," Yan Jiuniang called out, "Shiyue? What's wrong?"
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