Under the guidance of Xue Niang, Li Xuandu came to the car of Lao Khan, which was a huge carriage, the carriage was like a big tent of the Chinese army, pulled by twelve horses together, and it was also late to drive the car, and one person drove the twelve horses, without any difficulty.

The carriage was full of elite cavalry, wearing iron armor, holding shields and bows, and long knives hanging on the side of the horses. And all of them have long breaths, Kong Wu is powerful, judging from the standards of the Central Plains rivers and lakes, these people at least have the cultivation of entering the divine realm.

A slave knelt down in front of the wheel of the carriage and asked Li Xuandu to step on his back as a step to board the carriage. Li Xuandu shook his head, just jumped slightly, and floated on the high wheel, and also grinned at Li Xuandu, Li Xuandu nodded in greeting. Then Li Xuandu heard the voice of the old Khan coming from the carriage, "Messenger, come in." ”

Li Xuandu walked into the carriage along the stairs on the wheel, and the layout inside really opened Li Xuandu's eyes, the interior of the carriage is like a small moving palace, divided into internal and external compartments, and even has tables, chairs, beds, screens, stoves, everything needed, and the stove and kettle are fixed with buckles, so you don't have to worry about overturning and overturning because of bumps during the drive.

At this time, in addition to the old Khan in the carriage, there were two beautiful women, in this cold weather, the clothes were a little thin, exposing the arms and waist, fortunately, the old Khan was old and cold, and the warm in the carriage was like spring, which was nothing.

Li Xuandu remembered that Xiao Yan once said that it is not the old and decrepit Yan who are favored by Lao Khan, but some young girls, as for the Yan family, although they are no longer favored by Lao Khan, they all have sons, and there are families behind them, all of them are respected, and they have long become similar to the kings and Na Yan.

Li Xuandu was a little unsure of the identities of these two women for a while, even if the Golden Horde did not pay attention to rules and etiquette, Lao Khan should not let his favorite concubine rashly appear in front of an outsider, but also a man.

Old Khan seemed to see Li Xuandu's doubts, and took the initiative to explain: "The four Yan clans are enough for me, and I don't want to set up a few more Yan clans to find guilt for myself." In the words of your Central Plains people, maids can be killed at will, but wives can't, especially wives and concubines who have sons, and they want to enter the ancestral hall genealogy. So they are not Yan, they are just slave girls, and if the messenger likes it, he can take one back. ”

Li Xuandu coughed lightly, "I already have a marriage contract." ”

The old Khan laughed and said, "Could it be that the messenger is a person who fears the inside?"

Li Xuandu hesitated for a moment and did not speak. Even in front of Lao Khan, he didn't want to slander Qin Su in vain, maybe this is where he is inferior to Li Yuanying, and he can't completely abandon his personal feelings.

After going through the world, Old Khan immediately understood, and his laughter gradually decreased, "Could it be that you fell in love with that Qin family's daughter?" Li Xuan was silent.

Old Khan frowned, "Young man, I give you a piece of advice based on the experience of people who have come before, in the war between men and women, the loser is often the one who has true feelings, and women always revere the strong, and they are not rational enough to tell who is the real strong." When a man has no power and status, he should put aside his dignity to pursue it all. But if a man has status and power, dignity is everything, otherwise others will treat him as a tiger made of paper and vulnerable. Your unconditional kindness to a woman will not satisfy her, but will make her insatiable and despise you, thinking that she has conquered you, and then develop greater confidence in herself and the desire to conquer other men. When you are hot and cold to them, they will be terrified and desperate for you, thinking only about how to please you. ”

Li Xuan didn't know how to respond. There is some truth in Old Khan's words, but they are not so reasonable and a little biased. It's just that at this time, he didn't want to argue with the old Khan, so he could only be silent.

"It seems that you don't agree with what I said, but it doesn't matter, these are instincts engraved in your bones, you can't see it now, but you will see it one day. Old Khan lay on the soft couch, his eyes staring at the decorations hanging above, "When that day comes, whether you are the emperor Khan, or the immortal national teacher, you will always be angry, and you can only be angry, even if you divide all five horses of the two, it will be difficult to calm down." ”

Li Xuandu vaguely heard a betrayal of the past from Lao Khan's words, and the fate of those two people may not be too good, such as the five horses splitting their bodies.

The old Khan did not dwell too much on this topic, and instead asked, "Now you can tell me your answer, who will be my favorite candidate for the new Great Khan." ”

Li Xuandu did not evade this time and said, "It's Nai Thorn Khan." ”

Old Khan laughed, "Nai Thorn Khan is most like me when I was young, and I, like all emperors throughout the ages, will have an unreasonable preference for Xiao Xiang's own children." ”

Li Xuandu suddenly thought of Li Daoxu and Zhang Haishi, some people said that he was like Situ Xuance back then, and some people said that he was like Li Daoxu when he was young.

Old Khan continued: "Naijan Khan's luck is not good, his position is too awkward, he is neither the eldest nor the youngest. If it is the eldest son, he can collude with his henchmen as soon as possible and encircle a henchman. If it is a young son, the Golden Horde has had the custom of a young son guarding the stove since ancient times, and I can openly and honestly hand over the power of the cowardly Xue Jun into his hands. And in terms of the maternal clan, his maternal clan is too weak to compete with the big and small clans, and if I reveal the idea of making him the new Khan, then the two sisters of the big and small clans will join forces to suppress him. Although Nai Thorn Khan has gathered a large number of young and strong generals around him over the years, these young people have too shallow foundations and are not opponents of the big and small clans at all. ”

Old Khan's words completely confirmed Li Xuandu's previous speculation about the new Khan.

Old Khan glanced at Li Xuandu, "You are very good, you can actually guess my concerns, far stronger than my sons, even if it is a prickly Khan, I can't be sure that I have taken a fancy to him, because I will beat him from time to time, let him walk on thin ice, his fate is not controlled by himself, there are ups and downs, he uses all his wisdom, and he only suffers, probably he will think that I am a moody father, and he can't figure out my temper, but this is what power tastes." ”

Li Xuandu briefly summarized: "The authorities are obsessed with bystanders. ”

Old Khan said: "The power struggle is very complicated, it is not a pool of stagnant water, always calm, but an undercurrent surging, constantly changing, and the people in it have to change according to the situation. Naijhan was ambitious and full of murderous intent. Under my suppression, it's hard to say that he won't take risks, as long as he kills Mingli Khan and Yaomu Khan, he can secure his position. Even if the right time comes, he will kill me and go straight to the throne of the Great Khan. ”

Li Xuandu was shocked, "In that case, why did the Great Khan choose him as the new Khan's candidate?"

Old Khan smiled, "I said that the Khan King of the steppe is a lion, how can there be a lion who does not experience blood? ”

Li Xuandu asked, "Then what is Old Khan going to do?"

Old Khan said: "When a man fights for power with his brother, there are two great helps, one is the maternal clan and the other is the wife clan, the mother clan of the Thorn Khan is not strong, he can only rely on the wife clan, his last wife died of illness, and now he needs a new wife." ”

Li Xuandu's heart moved, "Is it the daughter of Ili Khan?"

Old Khan said: "That's too obvious, and Ili Khan's daughter is the sister of Naishorn Khan, how can I let my sister marry my brother? ”

Li Xuandu finally couldn't help but ask, "Then what does the Great Khan need me to do?" Or rather, what does the Great Khan need Liaodong behind me to do?"

Old Khan said slowly: "Now it is Ili Khan who is in charge of the war in Liaodong, and I don't want an uncle with military power to override the new Great Khan in the future." ”