Li Xuandu didn't know how many times he fell into silence today. After all, he was a young man, and in the face of an old emperor, he still lacked experience and fell into the rhythm of the other party's guidance.

Old Khan laughed: "You must be wondering, why am I telling you these things?"

Li Xuandu nodded.

Old Khan said: "If the envoy from the Central Plains sent by Zhao Zheng is an ordinary person, I will not spend time to meet him at all, and I will only let the ministers and sons deal with this matter." If Qin Qing came in person, the moment he arrived at the royal court, I would have received Qin Qing accompanied by the national teacher. But I didn't expect that the person who came to the royal court would be Qin Qing's son-in-law, and you are in between, so I have to observe you first, and then decide whether to see you or not. ”

Li Xuan didn't bother to ask what the results of the observation were, because standing in the old Khan's golden tent was the most obvious result.

Old Khan continued: "You talked to Ce Ling about the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains outside the Golden Tent before, and you will be involuntarily in the rivers and lakes, in fact, the royal court is the same. Whenever I wanted to do something, there were always many hands that grabbed me and told me that it was not okay and that I should obey them. When I was younger, my strength was weak and I had to submit to reality. It wasn't until I was forty years old that I broke free from these people and gained partial freedom to do things as I wanted. But I'm too old now, and I'm a little powerless, and the royal court is like a wild horse, and every time my hand holding the reins loosens, it will be presumptuous, and if I let go of the reins completely, the wild horses that have escaped will run rampant across the grassland, so I need help from others, and that's why I'm talking to you about these things. ”

Li Xuandu asked, "What does the Great Khan need me to do?"

Old Khan did not answer directly, but said: "Before that, tell me who you think will be the new Great Khan, and see if you really guess my mind." Don't be perfunctory with me, you've got a candidate. ”

Li Xuandu secretly thought in his heart: "The old Khan King may not have good intentions towards me, it is very likely that he wants to borrow a knife to kill people, I can't continue to be led by the nose of the old Khan King, whether it is right or wrong, I must first get rid of the current situation." ”

So Li Xuandu rejected the old Khan's proposal and said, "Before I have met all the kings, please forgive me for not being able to answer the question of the Great Khan." ”

Old Khan was stunned, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, as if he didn't expect Li Xuandu to refuse, but he quickly regained his composure and said: "It doesn't matter, tomorrow is the birthday banquet of the Xiao Yan clan, including the king of Ngan Khan and Yili Khan, you can meet all the kings within this day, and then at the end of the birthday banquet."

Come see me again and tell me your answer. ”

After finishing speaking, Lao Khan didn't wait for Li Xuandu to answer, he directly waved his hand and gave an order to expel the guest, making this not like a discussion, but an order.

Although Li Xuandu was close to this old man in his old age, he could ask for Lao Khan's life with a single hand, but he was not a dead soldier and didn't want to leave his life in the grassland, so he could only follow Lao Khan's wishes and leave this place after saluting.

The shaman did not send him off, and You Yechi led Li Xuandu and Yue to leave the golden tent, which symbolized the supreme power of the grassland. From beginning to end, Old Khan had no intention of summoning Yue to leave, for him, summoning Yue to parting was just to listen to the news he already knew, for him now, time is very precious, and he doesn't want to waste a single bit.

Under the escort and surveillance of Ye Chi, Li Xuandu and Yue left the scope of the Golden Horde, and did not return to the palace of the Xiao Yan clan, but returned to the mansion of Yue Li. Coming to Yue Parting's study, Yue Parting waved away everyone, including Yue Niang, and then asked softly, "Qin Gongzi, what did Old Khan say?"

Li Xuandu roughly told the story of his meeting with Lao Khan, but hid some of the things he didn't want others to know. After listening to Yue's farewell, he said: "The old khan wants to arrange the things behind him, which means that the child's guess is right, the old khan chose a new khan, but the new khan has a shallow foundation, so the old khan wants to pave the way for the new khan." ”

Li Xuandu said: "I think the same way, but I think the attitude of the old Khan is very contradictory. ”

"Contradiction?" Yue parted with some doubts.

Li Xuandu explained: "Old Khan is both wise and stupid. On the one hand, he was very aware of his situation, and he had a good understanding of the situation in the royal court, and began to think about what was behind him, paving the way for future generations. On the one hand, he couldn't let go of the authority in his hands, saying that he didn't believe in the art of immortality, but in his heart he still had luck with the art of immortality. In this way, the old Khan's attitude became very complicated, and he knew in his heart that he should fully support the new khan, but in fact there was considerable leeway. The old khan was afraid that he would succeed in renewing his life, but he would lose the position of the Great Khan of the Golden Horde because he handed over power early, and he was afraid that he would fail to continue his life without handing over his authority, and he would not be able to succeed to the throne smoothly. The dilemma cannot be taken into account, this is where the contradiction of the old Khan lies. ”

Yue parted to the point: "The key is that the old Khan can't be sure whether he can continue his life, if not, there is no hope, the old Khan will accept his fate and concentrate on paving the way for the new Khan, if it is sure to succeed, the old Khan will begin to take power and continue to be the Great Khan of the Golden Horde." But the current situation seems that the old Khan can't confirm whether Changsheng can succeed, both are possible, which makes the old Khan undecided, on the one hand, his own position, and on the other hand, the future of the Golden Horde, and he can't make a choice.

”

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "Old Khan is very greedy, he wants to go hand in hand, while continuing to seek a way to continue his life, while paving the way for the new king within the scope of his control. It's just that in this way, even the most powerful old Khan in the royal court is beyond his strength, so he wants to use external forces to help him do these things. ”

Yue Li's parting immediately understood, "Liaodong." ”

Li Xuandu smiled, "It's a pity that I'm not a true envoy, but I don't mind being a messenger." ”

Yue's parting expression was extremely complicated, and a strong sense of powerlessness rose in her heart, as Li Xuandu met with Lao Khan, the development of the situation was completely out of her control, and even she had a faint foreboding that in order to save her life, she would drag the entire Golden Horde into the abyss, and she would become a sinner of the Golden Horde.

Li Xuandu glanced at Yue Li's farewell and said, "Na Yan, I advise you, the royal court is afraid that there will be a big change, after the birthday banquet of the Xiao Yan clan, if possible, it is best to leave this place." ”

Yue was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Li Xuandu said: "The struggle for power, how can there be immortals, and it is even more common to affect the pond fish, at this time, military power and force are the most reliable reliance, but unfortunately there is no neither." Although I promised to protect Na Yan's safety, it must be within my ability, and when the big changes come, it is difficult to say whether I will be able to protect myself, let alone protect Na Yan. ”

The moon parted silently.

Li Xuandu turned around and left.

The next day, Li Xuandu walked out of the Nayan Mansion with Yue Li, and Yue Lizhu subconsciously looked back.

Today was a rare good day, and the bright sunlight reflected on the snow on the rooftops, dazzling the eyes brightly, and even obscuring the rest of the surrounding scenes.

For some reason, she felt that this scene felt unreal.

The wind blew, with a biting chill, without the slightest temperature, like a knife cutting through. An indescribable emotion surged in Yue's parting chest, making her a little unable to distinguish between panic and sadness, and she even had a ridiculous idea that she was a person who was about to step on the execution ground, and that the wind was the executioner's knife, which would pass through her neck at any moment.

At this moment, the moon parted and suddenly felt that the sky was dark. She subconsciously looked up, only to see that the bright sunlight was obscured by the clouds, and the sun illuminated the edge of the floating clouds, as if gilding it with a layer of gold, and this dark cloud also cast a huge shadow on the ground, enveloping the small half of the royal court. The moon parted and looked at it, her feet were dim, as if she was standing in the shade of a tree, and the golden tent of the old sweat in the extreme distance was still bathed in the golden sunlight, dazzling and bright.