A few days after the engagement, Ye Lui Qi and Guo Fu packed up their things, rode on a little red horse, and brought a group of white eagles to the north. The two of them went around the encampment of Kublai Khan's army and headed deep into the desert.
(Note: Considering that Sister Fu will be married off in about a year, the following plot cannot be guaranteed to be exactly the same as the real historical event timeline. There may be a time difference of one or two years.)）
After entering the desert, Ye Lui Qi changed into Mongolian clothes, and Guo Fu also changed into the Mongolian clothes that Ye Lui Yan had prepared for her. In order to block the wind and sand, she covered her face with a veil, only revealing her eyes. The two of them looked no different from ordinary Mongolian herdsmen. The Mongolian herdsmen lived by the water and grass. Since Ye Lui Qi knew some desert roads, he ran along the places with more vegetation. In just two days, he could already see many yurts belonging to the herdsmen.
Guo Fu said," This place is really barren. We can't even find water to bathe in. If this continues, it'll stink to death."”Ye Lui Qi smiled,"You can walk for another half a day and there will be water ahead."”Guo Fu made a face and said,"When you were in Mongolia, did you only take a shower every five to six days?"”Ye Lui Qi smiled." When I was young, I soaked in the water by the Wo Nan River every day. The water was so clear that you could see the bottom. If you like, I can take you there to see the scenery. If you want to swim in the river, I can watch the others for you."”Guo Fu spat," I wouldn't dare to bathe with you by my side. I should have asked where the Gui You Army was earlier."”
Ye Lui Qi dismounted from his horse and asked the herdsman. His Mongolian was extremely fluent, and he only said that his brother was Gui You's personal guard and that he was here to find his brother. The herdsman was a simple and honest person, so he pointed the direction to Ye Lui Qi. It turned out that when Gui You was elected as Khan, Batu refused to participate in the meeting on the grounds of illness. Gui You held a grudge in his heart, so he decided to march westward and wanted to attack Batu. At this time, Gui You's army was heading westward. Ye Lui Qi frowned." On this journey to the west, we will have to pass through many desolate deserts. No matter how fast the little red horse is, it will take at least six to seven days. It will be very tiring."”The gold and silver that he carried with him were not of much use, but he knew that the Mongolians liked the tea leaves of the Song Dynasty, so he brought dozens of catties with him just in case. At this time, he gave a few catties of tea leaves to the herdsmen, exchanged for more than ten catties of dried beef and mutton, a bag of dried horse milk, and filled a few bags of water. After returning, he told Guo Fu about the situation, and the two of them rode west. Guo Fu had never seen the scenery of the deep desert since she was young, and she would always make a fuss. She would point and ask Ye Lui Qi on horseback, and Ye Lui Qi would answer her questions one by one.
The journey was extremely arduous. If they encountered yurts at night, the Mongolian people were hospitable by nature, so it was not a problem for them to stay overnight. Sometimes, the night was barren and the wind was cold, so they could only camp in the open. Huang Rong gave Guo Fu the black sable fur coat that Genghis Khan had given to Guo Jing to keep out the cold, so Ye Lui Qi could only circulate his internal energy to resist the cold. Guo Fu couldn't bear to see this. She said,"This mink fur coat is big and thick. I'm afraid it's enough for the two of us to surround it."”"You and I aren't married yet, after all. I'm afraid I can't control myself." Ye Lui Qi said with a troubled expression.”Guo Fu was stunned for a moment, as if she had understood something. Her face turned red immediately, and she punched Ye Lui Qi on the shoulder. She wrapped herself in a mink coat and turned around, burying her face under her knees without saying a word.
Ye Lui Qi knew where the army was. Although they could bring food and grass, they could not bring water for livestock. Thus, when they estimated that they would arrive at Gui You's army, they searched for a place with abundant water and grass. Hard work paid off. On the ninth day, Ye Lui Qi saw the dust covering the sky in the distance. The rumbling sound was mixed with the neigh of horses and people. He smiled and said," Finally found it."
At this moment, the Mongolian camp was in chaos. It turned out that when Gui You's army reached the bank of the Yemir River, they suddenly fell ill. Their hands and feet spasmed, and the team could not move forward. They could only camp there. The witch doctors prayed and offered holy water, but it was useless. Gui You's eldest son, Hucha, was so angry that he cursed the witch doctor in his tent, but he was also at a loss.
At this time, Gui You's illness was serious, he was in a daze and could only speak nonsense. Hucha was so anxious that he was running around. At this moment, the yurt was lifted and two people came in. Hucha said angrily,"Did I let you in?"
Ye Lui Qi smiled,"If you want to save your father, then listen to me."”Suddenly, he took a closer look at the face of the person who came in and couldn't help but be shocked. Prime Minister Ye Lui has never seen you since his death, why are you here?”
It turned out that when Hu Cha was young, he had played with a group of children by the Wo Nan River. Ye Lui Qi was smart and steady among them, and most of the other children were not as good as him. Hu Cha trusted Ye Lui Qi. In addition, when Yelu Chucai died, Hucha followed you to Europe. He did not know that Empress Ma Zhen and Yelu Chucai were entangled. His second and third brothers all wanted to seize the throne. His mother adopted Shilie Gate. Batu was eyeing him covetously. Hubilai Mengge was in cahoots. At this time, he did not know what to do. Seeing Yelu Qi come, he knew that this person was at least a Khitan and was far away from disputes. He felt much more at ease.
Ye Lui Qi didn't say much and let Hu Cha help Gui You up. He pressed his palm on Gui You's back and slowly sent a stream of zhen qi over. Gui You was almost at the end of his life. Ye Lui Qi sent his zhen qi into his body and instantly woke him up. Seeing Hu Cha beside him, he said with difficulty,"Son, Father can't take it anymore, but Father can't rest easy without conquering Batu.”
Hucha sobbed." Father is in his prime. He should be well taken care of. How could he say such a thing?"”
"When father succeeded to the throne, he made the kings swear that as long as there was one person left in your family, even if it was someone wrapped in oil and grass, we would not give the throne to anyone else." However, Batu was going to participate in the convention in the future. He knew that he was the son of Jochi and couldn't inherit the throne, but he would definitely push out Tuo Lei's son, Brother Meng. Your mother is very selfish. As long as she can be the Empress Dowager, it doesn't matter who she takes in. Your grandmother is seriously ill and will die. Who else can you rely on? When you followed father to the west, although you weren't very talented, you were the most benevolent and filial. Thus, father wanted to get rid of Batu for you…"
"Father, it doesn't matter who becomes the Great Khan," Hucha said with tears streaming down his face."I only want Father to live well."”
Gui You shook his head strenuously and said," Son, you are too naive. Brother Meng is a ruthless person. If he becomes the Great Khan, all of you brothers, including your cousin, will die.”
"Father, what should I do?" Hu Cha was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried.”
Gui You sighed." If you can continue to attack Batu, then bury me on the spot. Although Genghis Khan said that the Khan of the Mongol people is elected by Huliltai, in the end, it is the person with the strongest fist who has the final say. Batu is merely relying on his soldiers. If you can kill Batu, take in his subordinates, and suppress Brother Meng and Kublai Khan, even if Hulilai does not support you as Khan, it will be impossible. But Batu is a valiant man. Sigh…you've suffered.”
Hucha still wanted to ask, but Gui You couldn't hold on any longer and fell down. Ye Lui Qi shook his head." He barely managed to hold on until now because he said these words to you. I'm afraid even the gods can't save him."”
Hucha has followed you since childhood. Although he is honest, he has little wisdom. Now that his father was dead and the situation was so critical, he could only resort to any method, pulling Ye Lui Qi and saying,""Then what do you think I should do?"
Ye Lui Qi said,"I have three plans, are you willing to listen?"”
"Which three?" Hucha asked.
Ye Lui Qi was not in a hurry, he looked at Guo Fu and said slowly: " The best plan is to hide the Great Khan's death and bring 50,000 elite soldiers to the south of Western Sichuan. We will attack Brother Meng who is attacking Song there first…" Ye Lui Qi made a beheading gesture and said,""Kublai Khan and Batu will definitely come to save us. At that time, the terrain in the middle of the river will be easy to defend and difficult to attack. The second plan is just as His Majesty has said. We will lead our troops to attack Batu and destroy him first. Then, we will turn back to deal with Brother Meng and Kublai Khan. As for the worst plan, we still have to hide the news of the Khan's death first. We have to imitate what Qin Shihuang did when he traveled to Huhai and forge His Majesty's posthumous edict. When we return, we will secretly destroy Shilie Sect and stabilize the throne. Then, we will slowly deal with a few people.”
(Note: Originally, Brother Meng would only attack the Fishing City after a few years. However, due to the need of the plot, this plot was brought forward so that the heroes of the Chinese server could fight a soul-stirring battle in the Fishing City to annihilate Brother Meng and vent their anger after the bitter battle in the Fishing City.)）
Hucha pondered for a while and hesitated." Brother Meng led his army to attack Western Sichuan, but I led my men to cut off his retreat. Isn't that inappropriate?"”
Guo Fu smiled,"You're talking about your relationship with him now, but will he talk about his relationship with you when the time comes?" Have you heard of how his father Torrey died?”
Hu Cha's face turned grey and white, he hesitated for a moment and said,""If I go back and kill Shilie Sect and become the Great Khan, will Huliledai still elect someone else?”
Guo Fu couldn't help but sneer. She remembered clearly that in her previous life, after Hai Mishi had taken over the Shi Lie Sect, he was still crippled by Huliledai and elected Brother Meng as the Great Khan. After Brother Meng took over, he found a reason to kill the Shi Lie Sect. She then pulled Ye Lui Qi and pretended to leave."Brother Qi, you told me that we should learn from Lu Buwei and find someone who can become a Great Khan to support us. Rare goods can be hoarded, and we can also become a Prime Minister to revive the Ye Lui family. Now it seems that this person is too weak.”
Hu Cha had some doubts about Ye Lui Qi, but after hearing Guo Fu's words, he had no more doubts. He grabbed Ye Lui Qi as a life-saving straw and said: "Brother Ye Lui, please teach me."
Ye Lui Qi deliberately hesitated." Although I can help you become the Great Khan and lead the entire Mongolia, since you care about your brotherhood, you will definitely not be able to achieve anything in the future. Forget it, forget it. Even if I am willing to help you on account of our friendship, I have to protect my life first."”
Hucha stomped his foot and said,"Fine. A man is not a gentleman if he is too small. A man is not a man if he is not poisonous. I will listen to you."”
Ye Lui Qi said," You better think about it carefully for a few more days. Tell me after you make a decision in three days." My wife and I are nearby. I will come to find you in three days.”
Hu Cha was a Mongolian, so he didn't care about trifles. He looked at Guo Fu and smiled,""Big Brother Ye Lui, your wife is really beautiful. I wonder if you have any sisters?”
Guo Fu was a Jianghu girl. Hearing Hucha praise her beauty, she was happy and smiled,"My little sister is still a baby who only knows how to drink milk. Could it be that Prince Hucha also wants to marry her?”
"So what?" Hucha said disapprovingly. When she turns sixteen, I won't even be forty. Brother Ye Lui, let's just be brothers-in-law. You will naturally believe that I treat you sincerely. If I become the Khan of the Gold Family, I will naturally give you everything.”
Ye Lui Qi secretly wiped away his cold sweat. If he really sold Guo Xiang like this, even if he followed Hucha to the Rhine River, Huang Rong would still dare to chase him all the way to France. "Let's discuss this matter later, let's discuss it later. You should first discuss His Majesty's funeral and the next step." My wife and I still have some private matters to attend to, so we'll leave first.”
The Yemir River had beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the climate was pleasant. Ye Lui Qi and Guo Fu drank the horses together by the river. Guo Fu took a handkerchief and wiped Ye Lui Qi's face, saying: "These days, the wind and sand have been strong. I still have a veil.”
Ye Lui Qi laughed,"I am a man with thick skin. What am I afraid of?" But your move of retreating in order to advance is not ordinary. As expected of the daughter of Gang Leader Huang, the Gang Leader of Beggar's Sect. How many women in the world can compare to her?”
Guo Fu laughed," Your top three strategies, the best one is obviously to trick the Mongolians into going to solve the siege of Sichuan, but you said it in such a way that it's like a flower falling from the sky. This kind of private tool for public use is far better than mine."”
"That's why we're a match made in heaven." Ye Lui Qi smiled.”
"Is it because the two of them are thick-skinned enough to flatter each other?" Guo Fu spat.”
The two of them laughed at each other.
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