After the Eighth Prince returned to the capital, he first submitted the case, including the whereabouts of the Twelfth Prince.
Now the situation has come to this, with the twelfth prince joining the Xiongnu, and I don’t know how my father will respond.
Is it assassination? Or exchange? Or some other method?
No matter what, Emperor Dagan would never allow the Dagan royal family to suffer such a great humiliation.
The Eighth Prince also returned to his mansion to make plans. Now he had the support of the Money Gang and the powerful Iron Palm Gang.
There are also some forces in the court, such as the Six Gates and some officials.
Although my mother came from a small family, her influence had already grown to a considerable degree.
There is also a ghost fairy helping him, but he has not yet found the key to enter the ruins and cannot help his master recover.
This incident also made money help them pay attention.
The eighth prince was also troubled, as the big exam was approaching.
The entire court has been reshuffled. My father has been less involved in court affairs because he is refining elixirs. Now is the best opportunity.
"Mr. Xun, Mr. Xu, this is what happened. I wonder what I should do now?" The eighth prince approached his two aides and wanted to ask them something, not wanting to miss this opportunity.
He was different from the eldest prince, who had many scholars following him before.
Therefore, he already has some good staff, but for the Eighth Prince, the only two people who can be considered as advisers are the two in front of him.
As for why they did not seek refuge with other princes, such as the eldest prince or the third prince, after all, they had a greater chance.
Each has his own reasons.
Among them, Xu Shu’s cultivation level is not low, enough to be that of a master.
According to his own investigation, he killed a disciple of an aristocratic family in his hometown and was hunted by the Grand Master.
Later, he escaped with the help of the Iron Palm Gang.
Xu Shu was grateful, but had nowhere else to go, so he was introduced to him by the Iron Palm Gang.
Naturally, he wanted to help himself achieve success, and there was no problem with his identity.
Xun You came to me later. I heard that he originally wanted to join the Fourth Prince.
But the Fourth Prince looked down on Xun You, thinking that he was just a poor scholar without any achievements.
He was always treated very coldly and used as an accountant.
Xun You, who felt neglected, then went to find the prince born to this palace maid.
Because Xun You felt that all other princes were so arrogant, only the Eighth Prince summoned him personally.
Both of them are credible in wanting to accomplish something and make those princes regret their actions.
Xun You listened to this and thought about it. A plan appeared in his mind, and this thing could be put on the agenda.
"Your Highness, the Xiongnu are becoming increasingly powerful, and they already have certain smelting technology.
If the twelfth prince brings Da Gan's iron smelting technology with him, it will greatly boost the country's strength.
It's very likely that the checks and balances between the three northern tribes will be broken." Xun You briefly analyzed the current situation.
A unified Northern Desert Steppe is absolutely unacceptable to the Dagan Dynasty.
Thousands of years ago, the Xiongnu unified the northern desert, and after integration, they moved south to the Central Plains to fight against the original Zhou Dynasty.
Although the Northern Desert Huns were defeated in that battle, they dragged the crumbling Great Zhou into the abyss.
The current Da Gan naturally does not want to repeat the same mistakes.
Xun You offered a solution at this moment: "Now the Xiongnu, Turks, and three families are dividing the grassland.
If the Xiongnu became dominant, they would want to annex the grassland.
Then we can also do business with the other two tribes and sell our weapons and food to them.
Then we can check and balance the three forces. As long as they keep fighting and unite, our northern land will be forever safe.
This may not be a bad opportunity.”
The Eighth Prince was a little stunned when he heard this plan. Isn't this aiding the enemy?
But from a logical point of view, it makes some sense.
"Your Highness, have you ever heard of sheep eating people?" Xu Shu took over the conversation when he saw his hesitation.
The Eighth Prince was stunned, but he didn't quite understand why they were discussing the plan.
Xu Shu brought up this story and asked, puzzled, "Why would sheep eat people? Are they demons?"
Xu Shu shook his head and explained, "Although this is a story, it's not about a sheep demon eating people.
But ordinary sheep can eat people, and once they eat, they can eat hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.
If we fully open the Beimo market, we can buy their goats at high prices.
At the same time, high value-added items such as handicrafts, weapons, and some food are sold to them in exchange.
However, the more important cattle, horses and big guns were not purchased.
Before long, the entire Northern Desert will only be raising goats that can be exchanged for goods.
Goats are extremely destructive to grasslands. When they eat food, they eat the entire root system.
If there is insufficient rainfall, the northern desert will lack food.
Because there is little goat meat, it is impossible to feed the Northern Desert.
In this way, the life and death of Beimo is in our hands.
As a result, the entire Beimo economy is completely dependent on us. "
"This..." The Eighth Prince felt that the plan was like a heavenly book when he heard it. He had never thought about the problem from these aspects before.
The look he gave these two people changed from admiration to a hint of fear.
However, there was still a trace of confusion: "But if they don't have food, they will still come to rob us. How can we solve this problem?"
Xu Shu stood up and said, "Now it's because they have no channels to trade with us.
Later, after they have been doing business with us for a long time, we can give them a choice.
If the Huns surrender to us first, we will let them exchange the heads of Turks or other ethnic minorities for food.
We can even provide some military assistance to help the Huns keep the enemy out of the north.
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