Li Ye chose to let the eldest prince go to Nanyun City deliberately. The purpose was to force Yang Kaiyi to side with him again, and secondly to solve the unpredictable factor of Long Potian.

It's just that the eldest prince hasn't returned from Nanyun City yet, so he still doesn't know the result.

But with the emperor's personal guard commander Xia Yunlan accompanying him, he didn't have to worry about safety at all.

Arranging for Yelu Qi to go to Kaiyang City was also deliberately done by Li Ye. He was forcing the Khan King of the three towns to make the final decision. Whether it was war or peace, it all depended on the other party's choice.

For him, no matter what decisions the Khans of the last three towns made, it would not affect his state of mind.

Taking back the three towns was his promise to the emperor who had left.

A promise that required him, the eldest prince, and the southern Xinjiang army to fulfill together.

Being able to negotiate peace can enable both armies to return home safely and no longer be harmed by the war. This is why he built two archery towers outside Kaiyang City.

Now, he hoped that these two archery towers would allow Yeluqi to send a signal to the great Khans, that is, the southern Xinjiang army was not afraid of war, but would definitely win this war.

But at this moment, the most difficult season in southern Xinjiang came quietly. The outside of the three towns was like a huge steamer, making the hundreds of thousands of troops unbearably hot.

Li Ye also found a prescription for relieving heat from his husband's prescription, and wrote the prescription to be sent to Xiaguan and Kaiyang. Fortunately, these herbs were not expensive and could be found almost in the wild.

Perhaps because of the extremely hot weather, the eldest prince and Mu Mu were not in a hurry to come back from Nanyun City. They just sent someone back to tell Li Ye that the matter in Nanyun City had been resolved, so that he could rest assured.

There was no one to stay in the big tent anymore, so Li Ye had people go cut some bamboos and come back, built a pergola outside the big tent, and lay under the bamboo canopy all day long to escape the heat.

Yelu Qi stayed in Kaiyang City for three days. He finally came back yesterday and told Li Ye that he needed more time to convince Yelu Chucai and the other two Khan kings. Li Ye thought that nothing would happen, so he gave him ten days.

time.

And he told him in front of him that if time passed and no decision was made, he would first attack Xiaguan or Kaiyang. When the war started, casualties would be beyond the control of both sides.

Because he still has a mess that needs to be resolved back to the imperial city.

Yelu Qi's attitude toward Li Ye became much better after he returned from Kaiyang. Even he was overwhelmed by the two majestic arrow towers.

He believed that if a war broke out in Kaiyang, there would be no way to defend the city with less than 40,000 troops.

This was also the conclusion that he could not go to war with the other side after he stayed in Kaiyang for three days and carefully discussed with the Khan King Zize Suogu and the general Zize Pingming.

How to fight? Tens of thousands of troops are trapped in Kaiyang City. There is only one exit. Anyone who dares to come out will become a living target of the two archery towers, and there is no possibility of defense.

Because the opponent has a heavy target and is hard to guard against.

Zhize Suogu and Zhize Pingming even regretted that they came all the way to attack the three towns in southern Xinjiang. Although they tasted some sweetness at the time, from the current point of view, the gains outweigh the losses.

Only Yeluqi knew in his heart that Li Ye really didn't want to target him and his father. Otherwise, if he built two arrow towers outside Xichun City, his troops would no longer be able to fight back.

He said goodbye to Zize Suogu and Zize Pingming, and quietly returned to Li Ye's military camp.

The scorching sun in the sky seems to be tireless, shining hard on the land of southern Xinjiang.

Li Ye and Yeluqi sat cross-legged on a bamboo mat spread on the ground, facing each other from a distance. In the middle was a pot of herbal tea brewed by Li Ye himself.

The two were relatively speechless.

After a long time, Li Ye said: "Swords and arrows have no eyes, I don't want to meet you on the battlefield."

Yeluqi replied: "Me too, why bother fighting each other?"

It was scorching hot, and there wasn't even a cicada around, only the sound of two people breathing.

Li Ye looked at the sweat on Yeluqi's head and said with a smile: "Your sister is not here, you can take off your shirt, I won't laugh at you."

Yeluqi smiled bitterly and said: "A gentleman has certain things to do and certain things not to do."

After a moment of silence, Li Ye looked at him and said, "If we take action first, you will have no chance to take action."

Yelu all bowed their heads and remained silent.

Li Ye didn't know what the final decision of the grassland kings was, but he still wanted to give both sides a last chance. After all, there would be huge casualties if they took action, because this was not Nanyun City, and he had no natural danger to defend, only the thousands

A defensive line composed of heavy slaves.

If the cavalrymen of the grassland tribes fight to the death, although he is confident of winning the battle, they will have to pay a huge price, which he does not want to pay.

He doesn't believe in the principle that one general's success can lead to the destruction of thousands of bones.

He wanted the soldiers on both sides to be alive.

So, he was suffering outside the city, and the four great Khans were suffering inside the city.

Everyone is testing each other's patience to see who can't stand it first.

Just like that, two days have passed since the date given by Li Ye.

...

In the Imperial City of the Five Regions, in Concubine Li's Changchun Palace.

Cups and porcelain were smashed on the usually smooth and tidy floor. The new emperor Xia Yunjie, right minister, Zhongshu Linghu Kuangyu and others sat aside in a daze.

They never expected that when they gathered several masters of the Distraction Realm and went to three towns in southern Xinjiang, they were actually killed by the opponent, and fifty-seven heads were sent back to the imperial city through the military post station.

Not only that, he also asked the imperial court for credit and demanded severe punishment for the masterminds behind these killers.

Who is the mastermind?

Li Fei broke her teeth and smashed the tea cup and porcelain, but she still could not vent her inner anger.

However, what makes them panic is, when did the southern Xinjiang army have a master of the distraction realm to take charge?

Even the Grand Marshal is only at the late stage of Nascent Soul, and the Imperial Master is a guy who doesn't even have the realm of cultivation.

Because he didn't know anything about Southern Xinjiang, and there was no news about his deputy commander Long Potian, the entire Southern Xinjiang army just seemed to have disappeared from the Five Domains, and suddenly lost contact with the dynasty.

The latest news came from Tianfeng City. In order to prevent killers from the Five Domains from entering southern Xinjiang again to carry out assassinations, the entire Nanyun City has been closed to the outside world. Even the troops transporting supplies can only be separated outside the city.

Nanyun City has become a town like an iron barrel. You can only leave but cannot enter.

Even if they send out killers again, they still won't be able to enter Nanyun City, let alone the three southern towns.

"It's too careless. I didn't expect that their power is so strong that we can't understand it." The right minister sighed softly.

The weather was extremely hot, and I was anxious. Several of them had not slept well for several days, and they were anxious to get angry. They drank an unknown amount of herbal tea, but it had no effect.

"Can't we talk to them?" Linghu Kuangyu looked at Li Fei and asked.

"What are you talking about? You said we shouldn't send people to assassinate them. Haven't you seen that they don't want to live anymore?" Li Fei replied bitterly.

Since receiving fifty-seven heads, these people suddenly understood the thoughts of the eldest prince and the imperial master. If they don't want to play with you, they will kill them all.

You can just let your horse come over and I'll take over.

At this point, Xia Yunjie finally understood that his eldest brother would not let him go. Even if he would not be as cruel as he treated those killers, there was no possibility of further negotiations between the two.

Ever since the day when the decree was announced to eliminate the eldest prince, the marshal of Southern Xinjiang.

The right minister looked at him and shook his head, and said calmly: "There is no turning back when you shoot a bow. In fact, I have already figured it out. If you want to dominate the world, this war is inevitable. I just don't understand, what are the people in the mansions in the five regions?"

Who is willing to send troops for this war?"

Linghu Kuangyu looked at him and replied coldly: "The palace in Dongxuan Region sent people with five thousand soldiers and horses to the imperial city. They said that Dongfang Haotian was seriously ill and could not come to the imperial city in person."

When Xia Yunjie heard this, he almost kicked the carved round table in front of him.

Can these troops and a high palace wall stop the hundreds of thousands of troops from southern Xinjiang?

The right minister looked at him and sighed, and said slowly: "We don't have the tiger talisman to mobilize the troops. They have the right not to obey our orders. This is a reasonable thing."

"I don't know what your father was thinking. He was about to leave here, but he didn't give us the tiger talisman. Does he want to watch his two sons start a war?" Li Fei said bitterly.

Xia Yunjie looked at the people sweating outside, frowned and asked, "Is there no way to deal with them?"

The right minister lowered his head and thought for a while, then quietly replied: "At the moment, their opponents are the cavalry of the grassland tribes, and they have no time to pay attention to us. Don't worry, we have to make a good calculation before launching the next attack."

Li Fei pointed to the palace wall under the scorching sun and said: "They are also human beings. As long as we guard Vientiane City and live in this palace, we are justified. What can they use to fight us?"

Xia Yunjie followed his mother's gaze and asked thoughtfully: "Can we cut off their food and grass? If there is no supply, they will sit down and negotiate, right?"

Linghu Kuangyu was startled after hearing this, and blurted out: "This is a good idea."

The right minister shook his head to express his objection, looked at the three people and said in a solemn voice: "The eldest prince followed the order of the late emperor and led the army to fight against the cavalry of the grassland tribes. If we cut off their food and grass, we will stand morally.

Can’t stand still.”

Li Fei lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked at the three people and said, "We can continue to provide food and grass, but we can delay it and say that it is currently under expropriation and let them think of ways to overcome it."

After hearing what his mother said, Xia Yunjie couldn't help but clapped the table and applauded: "This is a good idea. It's not that we won't give it, it's just that the recruitment is in progress. This recruitment...who knows when it will be completed?"

"Just use this method!" The Right Prime Minister also expressed support.

"Let's just play slowly with them and see who can outlast whom in the end?" Li Fei looked at the three of them and said softly.

The sunlight above the palace wall continues the scorching heat of the past.

The cicadas on the branches in the garden screamed desperately because of the heat.

As if to say: "I know your secret!"

...

Southern Xinjiang, outside Xichun City.

Li Ye and Nalan Yu were sitting under the bamboo shed, making herbal tea to relieve the heat.

This was already the fifth day I told Yeluqi. Yeluqi, who had been here for several days in a row, had not come to chat with him since yesterday. Li Ye was thinking about what kind of chess game the prairie kings wanted to play with him.

.

These days he has been in this depressing, hot, and irritable atmosphere. Nalan Yu knew that he was worried and did not dare to talk to him anymore.

"Wang Tianhua brought news today. There was no movement in Xiaguan City, but General Yelu from Xichun City went there. He said he was your friend and let him in."

Nalanyu unzipped his clothes, opened his chest, shook the fan in his hand, and took a sip of herbal tea.

Li Ye looked at the Xichun City Tower not far away and said softly: "He should be trying to persuade the Khan King somewhere, right?"

Nalanyu asked in confusion: "Why?"

Li Ye withdrew his gaze, looked at Nalan Yu who had opened his chest, frowned slightly and said, "Because neither he nor I want to continue fighting. I want to end this war."

Nalan Yuran was stunned, looked at Li Ye and said with a smile: "No more fighting? End the war? Are they willing?"

Li Ye did not reply to his question, but continued to look in the direction of Xichun City Tower and said quietly: "Because we don't want more people to die, and if we continue to waste more, many people will die?"

"We have the upper hand now, what are we afraid of?" Nalan Yu was a little confused.

"Brother, have you ever thought about it, if they ignore them and rush out as hard as they can, will we die? How many people will we have to die to win this meaningless war?"

Li Ye stared at the thin cloud in the sky, wondering when the weather would give him a heavy rain.

He was struggling with the kings of the grassland tribes, and he was also struggling with himself. Both sides were competing for patience and courage.

What he didn't know was that the people in the imperial city were also preparing to treat him like an eagle!
Chapter completed!