Chapter 31 one

Batu received a secret letter from Mrs. Su Ru in Sarai City, and he was full of worries when he learned that Lan Rong had left suddenly and Guiyu Khan was plotting a western expedition.He told Abduhe that he would send someone to look for Lan Rong, and if he had any news, he would notify Mrs. Su Ru as soon as possible. Abduhe didn't dare to stay, he only stayed in Sarai City for one day, and returned to Mongolia with the caravan the next day.Batu ordered his bodyguards to dress up and change clothes, and ran eastward at full speed, listening carefully for news along the way.Regarding Guiyu Khan's plot to conquer the West, he was not in a hurry to take action, but paid close attention to the movements of Mongolia itself.

For Batu, who has only 40,000 Mongolian cavalry under his command, but rules the vast territory from the Irtysh River in the east to Poland and Hungary in the west, Guiyou absolutely dare not take it lightly.This is exactly why Guiyou hated Batu. On Guiyou's seal is engraved with such a text: "The God of the sky, Guiyu Khan of the earth, is the emperor of all human beings by the order of the Emperor of Heaven." This text truly reflects Guiyou's view of destiny.He couldn't tolerate the existence of a force stronger than him in this world. For this reason, he had to cut off Batu.

The cold and summer seasons pass by in a flash. At the beginning of 1248, Guiyu Khan, who had ascended the throne for the third year, marched westward with a large army on the pretext that the hereditary territory of the Wokuotai Khanate was threatened.On the day of the sacrificial flag's departure, suddenly the cloud was overcast and the wind was strong, and the big banner representing Guiyu Khan was blown to the ground.Guiyou felt uneasy, so Hai Milo asked Erlu to make a divination before the army formation, and Erlu explained that the hexagram was auspicious.Lost in the Sea also listed the history that Genghis Khan had conquered Khwarazmo in one fell swoop due to weird weather such as snow in June and thunder in December during the westward expedition of Genghis Khan. Enter.

Soon, Guiyou's army entered the Alatau Mountains between the Ili River and Issyk Lake. Batu quickly got accurate information, and sent his younger brother Bie Erge and Xiban to wait in Qihe area. A conflict is imminent. According to Guiyou's plan, he just wanted to rest in the Alatau area for a day, but in the afternoon, Guiyu suddenly developed a high fever.The doctor in the army took Guiyou's pulse and prescribed a prescription.Guiyou had taken Mongolian medicine, and was recuperating in the military tent according to the doctor's instructions. Brothers Hucha and Naohu came to visit their father Khan and went back disappointed when they saw that his father Khan had just fallen asleep.

The brain was idle and bored, so I asked Hucha to play polo for a while.Hucha remembered Xuexue's advice, fearing that Xuexue would blame him again if she found out, so she refused.Naohu was very angry and rode away alone.Xuexue asked Hucha about her father's illness, and Hucha said that her father had fallen asleep. Xuexue couldn't rest assured, so she boiled a bowl of ginseng soup and brought it to Guiyouhan's big tent. On this expedition, Guiyou did not let Hai Lost accompany him, nor did he bring other concubines with him.The kind-hearted Xuexue shoulders the heavy responsibility of taking care of his daily life.

After Lan Rong left, the relationship between Gui You and Hai Lost deteriorated day by day, and they often quarreled endlessly, which annoyed him to the extreme, and he also lost interest in other concubines.He justifiably sent many teams to look for Lan Rong, but the result was that he was disappointed again and again.At first, he suspected that Lan Rong had gone to the Golden Horde, but later he knew that Batu was also looking for Lan Rong, and he realized that Lan Rong hadn't gone there at all.So where can Lan Rong go?Because of the loss, Guiyou finally understood that he never forgot his love for Lan Rong.He had many dreams when he was young, and becoming a great Khan was his biggest dream, and he realized it; Lanrong was another dream he buried deepest, but it really became a dream forever.

Before the expedition, Hai Milo asked him if he wanted her to accompany him, but he flatly refused.Hai Misuo gave up with a smile, it seemed that he could not wait for this.In order to save himself some trouble, he decided not to bring any concubine with him, so as not to give Hai Lost an excuse when he returned from the expedition. Guiyu only took a short nap and had a few strange dreams.When he woke up, he saw Xuexue looking down at him worriedly, and he cheered up and said with a smile: "Xuexue, you are here." "I made you a bowl of ginseng soup, you can get up and drink some."

"Oh." Guiyou felt that his heart was blocked, and he barely drank two mouthfuls of soup, but couldn't drink any more.His eyes fell on a gourd-shaped, bright-colored agate bottle tied to the ledge with a red rope, which contained the pills Erlu had prepared for his expedition.Before leaving, Erlu told him again and again that he could take a pill to refresh himself when he was in low spirits, but he must not take more.Along the way, he has taken it many times, and every time he feels completely transformed.He is now more and more dependent on this drug, and the more he takes it, the more addicted he becomes.Seeing that there was only one agate bottle left, he was a little worried that the remaining pills would not be enough to sustain him until the end of the war.Perhaps, he should send someone back to let Erlu make more of the same pill?Although Erlu said that the raw materials for making these pills are very rare, he doesn't care, he just doesn't believe that there is anything in the world that his sweat can't get.Erlu had to bring him some more pills.

"You..." Seeing that Guiyouhan's eyes were in a daze, Xuexue couldn't help asking with concern: "Don't you want to drink? What do you want?" Guiyou pointed to the medicine bottle. "Is it this?" Xuexue took off the agate bottle. Guiyou took the medicine bottle, poured two pills eagerly, and put them in his mouth.A few days ago, the strength of one pill didn't work for him, so he had to increase it to two pills. He waited, there was no reaction, and dense beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. "Father, what's the matter with you? I'll call the doctor..."

"Don't." Guiyou stopped Xuexue, poured two more pills into his mouth.Soon, he felt that the blood vessels in his limbs were flowing smoothly, which was really a feeling like a fairy. He sighed in satisfaction: "I'm fine, Xuexue, you can go back." Seeing that Guiyou's gloomy complexion turned a little rosy, and her mental state improved a lot, Xuexue couldn't help but secretly marveled.What kind of medicine is this?Why is it so amazing? "What would you like to eat? I'll prepare it." "No. I'm sleepy right now. If I want to eat something, I'll ask Alechi to take it to get it. Xuexue, march all the way, you've worked hard, go back early."

"Okay." Xuexue was about to step back obediently. "Snow Snow." "what?" "Tell Al Chidai to guard the tent, and no one can enter without my permission. I want to sleep well." "it is good." Early the next morning, under Xuexue's urging, Hucha invited Shangnaohu to visit his father Khan together.Guiyou had just woken up, and Ale Chidai was serving him breakfast.At dawn, he woke up with a sharp pain in his chest. After taking Erlu's medicine, he got better. Only this time, he took six pills at once. Guiyou originally wanted to send Alechi back quickly to ask Erlu for medicine, but Alechi was worried about sweating profusely, and suggested that he send a few more cronies back.At this moment, Guiyou saw the Hucha brothers coming in, and motioned Al Chidai to avoid it first. Hucha and Naohu sat next to Father Khan. Guiyou looked at the two young sons, feeling sad for a while.To be honest, even though Hucha and Naohu were his biological sons, he still didn't love them very much.Of course, he also knew that his sons also kept him at arm's length. There was an embarrassing silence in the big tent.The father and son were all searching for the right words to say. Xuexue came to the big tent with a plate of Guiyou's favorite salty fried doughnuts.Seeing her, the father and son couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Xuexue noticed that Guiyou Khan's face was flushed and his eyes were unusually bright, and she was sensitively aware that Guiyou Khan had taken that medicine again. "Father, I made you your favorite snack, would you like some?" "It's hard for you, Xuexue." Xuexue poured milk tea, and Hucha made room for her. Xuexue didn't like her father Khan at first, especially the Lost Queen of Hai.Since her father Khan fell ill, Xuexue's attitude towards him has changed significantly.Perhaps, for the first time, she realized that Father Khan is also a human being, and there are times when he is vulnerable. Guiyou couldn't bear to brush Ni Xuexue's filial piety, picked up a dough ball, and slowly put it in his mouth.He thought to himself, Mrs. Su Ru is indeed an amazing woman, not only raised four outstanding sons, but also educated smart and sensible girls like Xiumei and Xuexue. A familiar desire surged like an undercurrent, and Guiyou found that his need for that medicine was getting bigger and bigger, and the time between them was getting shorter and shorter. The milk tea becomes bitter in the mouth and hard to swallow.Guiyou fought against his will and desire, he had to prolong the interval between taking the medicine, otherwise, he would use up that bottle of medicine soon, and by that time, if Erlu had not prepared a new medicine, he could only Stopped his plans of conquest. The doctor accompanying the army came to check Guiyou's pulse.Guiyou's pulse condition is very strange, like a river pouring down from a cliff, surging and full of mud and rocks. Guiyou paid special attention to the doctor's expression and asked, "How is it?" The doctor didn't know how to answer for a while, and his face was sweating in anxiety. "If you tell the truth, I will not condemn you." "Profusely, excuse me, tell me bluntly, are you still taking other medicines?" Guiyou glanced at the agate medicine bottle next to the pillow: "Yes." "Don't take it anymore. The pulse condition of Da Khan looks strong, but it is actually dangerous. I'm going down to dispense medicine for Da Khan, and take care of him. I'm leaving." Guiyu felt more and more uncomfortable, his joints were sore, and his whole body was like being burned by a raging fire.He was eager to dismiss his son and daughter-in-law: "Xuexue, go and ask the doctor what medicine he prescribed, can you add some to help digestion? Hucha, Naohu, you two don't need to stay here with me, there are too many people I feel uneasy." Hucha, Naohu suddenly felt relieved, bowed and retreated.Xuexue helped Guiyou to lie down, tucked up the quilt for him, and then left. When Guiyou was the only one left in the big tent, he stretched out his trembling hand to the medicine bottle beside the pillow... Probably due to the effect of the pills, Guiyou fell asleep for a long time, and it was late at night when he woke up completely.A butter lamp was lit in the big tent, and the light was very dim. In order not to disturb his sleep, the guards and maids were quietly waiting outside the big tent. Guiyu seemed to see that there seemed to be a person sitting behind the dim light. Without thinking about it, he reached out to touch the medicine bottle. Silently, the figure moved closer to Guiyu. He slowly adjusted to the light and his vision became clearer.On the wobbly figure, he made out a familiar face. For a moment, he thought he was dreaming. The familiar face looked down at him quietly. "You?" He opened his mouth wide. "Sweating profusely." "How could it be you?" "Surprised, isn't it?" "This... this is impossible." "I miss you, come and see you." "Is that you?" "it's me." "I sent people to look for you everywhere, but they couldn't find you." "I live in the mountains of Alatau, and I love the tranquility here." "No! Impossible!" "Khan, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." "But, is it really you, Lan Rong?" "it's me." "Why are you here?" "I heard that the Great Khan's army happened to be stationed in Alatau. It's close at hand. I really want to see you again." Guiyou stared at Lan Rong, he wasn't sure if he was awake or asleep. Under the light, Lan Rong's face was unbelievably beautiful. "you are still alive?" "yes." "Do you know? I miss you all the time." Guiyu muttered to himself. Lan Rong smiled slightly, but didn't get too close. "Lan Rong..." "Khan, listen to my advice." "What do you want to say?" "Don't start the war lightly. Otherwise, you will become a sinner of Mongolia." "You still have to think about Batu? Did Batu send you here?" "No! I beg you on behalf of the Mongolian people. If you don't stop fighting, Changshengtian will punish you too." "You don't understand. How have you ever understood the real me!" "I understand. You want to become an emperor through the ages, surpassing Zu Khan and Father Khan. You have such ambitions since you were young, but unfortunately, you really did it wrong." "Did i do something wrong?" "Yes, you are wrong." "Lan Rong, tell me, do you always hate me?" "Look at what you said. I never hated you. It's just that, unlike Kuochu, you have a weird personality and are not easy to get close to." "You still love Kuochu?" "Forever." There was a soreness in Guiyou's heart. "So, what about Batu?" "He holds an important place in my life." "You loved him dearly, didn't you?" "After Kuochu appeared, my love was given to Kuochu. Even so, Batu is always someone I am willing to use my whole body and mind to bless him." Guiyou was heartbroken, and instinctively went to get the medicine bottle. Lan Rong first took the medicine bottle in his hand.Guiyu saw a pair of gold bracelets on her wrists, with a rare, red gemstone embedded in the bracelets. "What is this?" Lan Rong poured out a pill and licked it with her tongue. "medicine." "Who matched you? Erlu?" "yes." "Khan, you can't take this medicine anymore, it will only be harmful to you if you take too much." "Really? But I can't care so much now." A little regret appeared on Lan Rong's face, she thought for a while, and returned the medicine bottle to Guiyou. "Khan, that's all I have to say, it's time to go. Please take care, and please withdraw your troops and return to the camp as soon as possible. There are still many things waiting for you to deal with in the Khanate." "No, don't go, you can't go! You still have a lot to say to you." Gui You grabbed Lan Rong's wrist, Lan Rong gave him a sympathetic look, broke free from his shackles, and floated away. The red gemstone on the gold bracelet remained in the palm of Guiyou's right hand. Guiyou trembled all over, hurriedly poured a handful of pills into his mouth.He felt a flame rising from his eyes, nose, mouth, neck, and limbs.The feeling of being burned turned out to be so painful! This is a dream, this must be a dream.he said to himself, subconsciously looking at his right hand. He clearly saw that in the palm of his right hand, he was really holding a red gemstone.A bright red gem, like a drop of blood. He yelled, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The vial slipped to the floor, and the pills tumbled out. In the early morning, Alechi walked into the tent and saw red pills all over the floor.He rushed to Guiyou's bed in a few steps, and found that Guiyou was lying on his back on the bed, with dark blood splattered everywhere on the quilt and pillow, and he had no breath. Guiyu's right hand was still tightly clenched. The sudden death of his father Khan made Hucha and Naohu brothers completely confused.Fortunately, Xuexue and Ale Chidai managed to maintain their composure. After discussing with each other, they decided not to make a funeral in secret for the time being, and immediately withdrew the troops, and Hucha and Naohu brothers carried the coffin back to Harahelin. The sudden withdrawal of Guiyou's army aroused the suspicion of Bie Erge and Xiban. They were worried about fraud, and waited until the definite news came, and then slowly withdrew back to the mainland. When Hai Miluo heard the bad news suddenly, he remained calm.On the one hand, she arranged to send Guiyou's coffin to Yemili, the capital of the Ogedai Khanate, for burial, and on the other hand, she sent envoys to send the obituary to various places.In order to win the sympathy of the most powerful person among the Mongolian nobles, Hai Misai sent a special envoy to see Mrs. Su Ru and Batu Khan, and informed them of Guiyou's death. Mrs. Su Ru asked the envoy to bring back a silk dress and a luxurious 罟罟 crown to express her condolences to Guiyou and sympathy for the loss of the sea.Batu used to be broad-minded, but now that the deceased is dead, all the grievances and grievances between him and Guiyou have disappeared.He sent his younger brother Xiban to attend Guiyu Khan's funeral for him.Before leaving, he asked Xiban to tell Hai Milo, asking her to, as always, manage the government together with the ministers and take care of all common affairs.Not only that, but Batu was worried that Hai would be lost and suddenly come to court, unable to take on important responsibilities, and specially ordered those younger clansmen to be her prime ministers until the Kuliltai Assembly elected a new Khan. Hai Lost climbed to the pinnacle of power in an instant, feeling the pleasure of bossing her around when her mother-in-law Naima Zhen came to court. Again the unconcealed, triumphant look came into her eyes, and she completely forgot the pain of her husband's recent death. She even forgot that when the sun rises, it is a new day.