That night, Tuoba Wang and Tuoba Yu could not sleep.
The two of them drank countless pots of tea and talked countless words in that yard.
Tuoba Wang went from being angry at first to feeling lost, frustrated, and finally calm.
Tuoba Yu thought a lot and said a lot, and the thing he talked about the most was Chi Lechuan.
The transformation of the once barren country into the present Chi Le Chuan is the most convincing. Its economy is developing rapidly, and the once barren people now live a stable and prosperous life.
Fu Xiaoguan, a member of the royal family of the former Huang Kingdom, did not kill a single person!
Tuoba Kang became the first governor of Chi Lechuan. He did a good job and was full of energy.
Tuoba Feng, the former emperor of the Huang Kingdom, has now become the commander of the Army Cavalry Corps under Fu Xiaoguan. He does not seem to feel the slightest bit of shame, and he even likes his current identity very much.
Tuoba Wang thought about it for a long time under Tuoba Yu's persuasion, but ultimately did not come up with any results.
"We'll see after the pilgrimage is over."
"I think so. The key lies in the attitude of the Great Xia Emperor towards the Liao Dynasty!"
"Tomorrow, no, after daybreak, let's go to Guanyun City and take a closer look."
"My lord, I obey the order!"
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The Liao Dynasty Emperor Yelu Qing did not come, but he sent Prime Minister Yelu Dan.
This elderly prime minister was Yelu Qing's uncle. He had worked for the Liao Dynasty all his life. He had a very high prestige in the Liao Dynasty and was highly trusted by Yelu Qing.
At this moment, he was also sitting in the yard, holding a cup of tea in his hand, looking at the bright stars in the sky.
Sitting next to him was a man in plain clothes. He was about twenty years old, strong and sturdy, with a face as if it was cut by a knife.
He is Yelu Hua, the current crown prince of the Liao Dynasty, but no one knows his identity except Yelu Dan.
He followed the old prime minister to Guanyun City, not to supervise the old prime minister, but to see what kind of country Daxia was, because he was not convinced in his heart.
"Did the Emperor of Daxia really meet with the Emperor of Western Xia, Tuoba Wang, alone tonight?" He was extremely shocked when he heard the news. The first thing he thought of was whether Western Xia had defected to Daxia.
If that's the case, things will become a bit tricky.
The Liao Dynasty was waiting, waiting for the powerful army hidden in the Great Xianbei Mountains to be fully equipped.
But the Liao Dynasty was not idle and was still forcing the Western Xia. According to the current situation, the Western Xia was in a precarious situation and was about to collapse both militarily and economically.
In the eyes of the Liao emperor, the real enemy of the Liao Dynasty was Daxia!
As for Western Xia...it was just an ant standing in front of the Liao Dynasty.
If Western Xia could collapse without a fight, it would be the best outcome for the Liao Dynasty - after all, only by taking over Western Xia without spending a single soldier could more combat power be put into the battle with Daxia.
"The Emperor of Great Xia has played this tactic brilliantly," Yelu Dan said, taking a sip of his tea. "If my prediction is correct, he has probably already decided to support Western Xia."
"By placing the battle in Western Xia, it would be Western Xia that would be defeated, while Great Xia would reap the benefits... He has two strategies. One is to directly send troops to Western Xia and unite with the Western Xia army to attack our Liao army."
"If he chose this approach, he would be openly hostile to the Liao Dynasty. If he chose the second option, secretly providing economic and military assistance to Western Xia, then this would at least show that he did not want to break off relations with the Liao Dynasty."
"It's unclear what the Great Xia Emperor is thinking right now, but it will surely be revealed at the court meeting!"
Yelu Dan's voice was quite deep. He had spent a lot of time on the road all the way here because he wanted to see what heights this young empire, which had only been established for less than a year, had reached.
He visited some places in Chi Lechuan, including the former Yi Kingdom. He also stayed in Tailin City for two days, and then came to Guanyun City.
His heart became more and more worried along the way, because everything he saw - whether it was the farmers working in the fields, the busy merchants, or the schools spread all the way to the county level, all showed him the face of a prosperous empire.
There was no sadness on those people's faces; their joy came from the heart!
They are working hard with their hands to create a better future!
There is not a single beggar on the streets, and even the school-age children in the village, even girls, are all receiving education - they say this is the will of His Majesty and it is an obligation they must fulfill!
A strong youth means a strong country, and a hopeful youth means a hopeful country. Yelu Dan obviously understood this truth, and precisely because he understood it, he became even more frightened.
Under the leadership of Fu Xiaoguan, Daxia will become even more powerful!
He hasn't bared his fangs yet, but he may be secretly sharpening his claws.
Your Majesty's policy towards Daxia was finalized at the beginning of this year. Your Majesty no longer has the intention to annex the Yu Dynasty and has even changed the intention to annex Chi Lechuan.
Your Majesty only wants to occupy Western Xia, but Su Changsheng, the son of that talented person, has been instigating Your Majesty to fight a war with Daxia.
The abandoned royal family member named Su Changsheng secretly trained an army of 450,000 in the Great Xianbei Mountains. He and His Majesty both went to see it, and it was indeed different from the army of the Liao Dynasty.
The combat effectiveness of this army was so strong that it defeated 10,000 Liao soldiers with only 1,000 men!
It was a full-scale combat drill, and those thousand men didn't even use guns.
Su Changsheng said that this army was called Thunder - this army was worthy of the name Thunder, they were as fast as the wind, as quick as lightning, and their skills were extraordinary.
So His Majesty wavered in the policy established at the beginning of the year, and he even awarded Su Changsheng the title of General of the Thunder Legion.
Before leaving, His Majesty changed the policy and officially listed Daxia as an enemy country. Was this a blessing or a misfortune for the Liao Dynasty?
Yelu Dan didn't know.
According to common sense, the 450,000-strong army should be invincible and could easily break through the borders of Daxia.
But as he got to know Da Xia better, he realized that this didn't make sense, because the Thunder Legion was actually the disciple of Da Xia's Divine Sword Army!
In other words, the Divine Sword Army at least has the strength to fight the Thunder Army, but the final outcome is difficult to predict.
If the Thunder Legion cannot defeat the Great Xia Army in one fell swoop, and if they are caught in a protracted war...
Yelu Dan took a deep breath, looked at the bright starry sky, and thought to himself, with the strong economic strength of Daxia, the Liao Dynasty would probably be dragged down by this battle.
Just like Xixia today.
He had already sent this information back urgently over a distance of eight hundred miles, hoping that the Liao emperor would change his strategy and not become an enemy of Daxia.
"Your Highness, if Daxia has made its stance clear, I have an unwelcome request."
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please speak!"
"If... Mr. Fu is standing behind Xixia, I ask Your Highness to meet with the Emperor of Daxia in private."
"What shall I do?"
"Show weakness!"
Yelu Qing frowned, then heard Yelu Dan say, "If the Great Xia Emperor wants to intervene, the Liao Dynasty must withdraw its troops to avoid a stalemate."
"Withdraw? Don't you even want Xixia anymore?"
"I suggest not to do that."
Yelu Qing laughed, "Prime Minister, you are old!"
Yelu Dan stared at the starry sky for a long time. Only when Yelu Qing stood up and left did he murmur, "Yes, I am indeed old!"
"But my eyes are still bright!"
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