Chapter 337 Dark Fight
Anutana, who returned to the tribe, gave the food to his two adult sons as ordered by the Khan Sengge. Ce Wang and Ce Ling immediately understood the meaning. The arrogant and domineering Ce Ling accepted the food and arrogantly invited Anutana to enjoy it together. Ce Wang carefully refused and respectfully sent a female slave to send Anutana back to the felt tent, while Anutana told Sengge everything he saw.
"Ce Wang's mind is tolerant and elusive, but Ce Ling is too arrogant and domineering..." Anutana said softly.
Sengge glared at Anutana and said, "You are just a woman and are not qualified to evaluate my son yet, so don't intend to affect my choice. Go, Anut, you have been busy for a day and are pregnant again. It's time to go back and rest. I want to think about it carefully."
Anutana dragged her tired body back to her tent. Today, Sengge is more indifferent than ever before, which makes Autana feel strange. She doesn't like Sengge's two sons, especially the eldest son Cewang. If she had to choose one of them, she would rather choose Celing, a reckless man, while her husband Sengge would not consider the feelings of a woman when choosing an heir.
Back at the tent, Anu heard a man talking in the tent from afar. There was no one outside the tent. Anu pulled out his short knife and quietly lifted the curtain. He saw a man holding his three-year-old daughter, telling an ancient story about the first female hero of Mongolia, Manduhai. The woman married her seven-year-old husband at the age of 33, placed her husband in an arrow bag, and instead captured the Mongolian Khanate that was completely unified after the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
"We are not Han people, our women can become heroes, gallop on the battlefield, and even be mentally and mentally." The man said.
Minmin asked: "Is that OK?"
"Of course you can do it too. She is Da Khan's wife and can assist Da Khan in achieving greater careers." The man who spoke was Galdan. When he turned around, he saw Anutana walking in and quickly got up.
"You are back, that's right. I inspected the camp tent and heard Minmin crying and no one took care of her, so I entered the tent to comfort her. Since you are back, I will say goodbye." Galdan stood up and lowered his head and said.
Anutana nodded: "Thank you."
Galdan leaned over to salute, turned around and left the camp. Anutana suddenly asked, "Galdan, are you saying true?"
"What, Grand Concubine?" Galdan asked in confusion.
"You said women can also become heroes and start a career?" Anutana asked.
Galdan smiled: "Isn't Manduhai the best example? But I think that a woman's achievements depend on her husband's mind. Around me, even the heroic woman is just an ewe, with only childbirth and milk production."
After saying that, Galdan walked out of the camp and disappeared into the night. Anutana was stunned for a while and picked up her daughter Minmin: "What do you think of Uncle Galdan?"
"Uncle is very good. He can tell stories and said he wants to give me a little white horse. By the way, this is given to me by my uncle. It's very beautiful." Minmin said with a smile, taking out a small knife with gems inlaid from his arms.
Anutana took the knife, looked at it for a while, found paper and pen, wrote down a line of words, stuffed it into the scabbard, and said to Minmin: "Tomorrow morning, go back this knife to Uncle Galdan, it's too expensive."
Yili River Valley.
A beautiful sheepskin mat was pounced on the cool store lobby, and a group of noble chiefs of Weilath sat around the ground. More than a dozen female slaves dressed in cool clothes and different skin colors were dancing with various musical instruments. Because it was early summer, the aroma of barbecue was far less popular than those frozen fruits and melons. The sweet fragrance of cantaloupe and the aroma of barbecue were mixed with the smell of leather, the fishy smell of mutton and the sour smell of horse milk wine. The strange smell formed was what most Weilath people were used to.
Among the guests, the three most noble ones were Orchitu, the two Taiji of Junggar, the brothers of Sengge Khan, Chechnya and Zhuotbabatu. The three of them were enjoying dance and music. Orchitu praised: "Chechen Taiji, you are getting smarter and smarter. You have actually set up the big tent in the Han Chinese store. This season is the only thing that is so cool here."
Orchitu was the Khan of the Heshuote tribe who stayed in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and was also the leader of the Weila Alliance. He was also Anutana's grandfather, and his seniority and strength were much higher than the two Junggar Taiji.
Chechen Taiji carefully avoided Orchitu's dirty hands trying to hold his shoulders, and his butt couldn't help but move to one side. In recent years, trade with the empire not only greatly increased his tribe's strength, but also raised the living standards of Chechen Taiji himself to a new level. Now, in summer, he likes to wear cotton and linen clothes, linen with silk underwear, and live in cool houses instead of tents. Orchitu and Zhuotbatu'er are still sloppy, which makes Chechen Taiji hate them.
"Haha, Chechen Taiji, after a few good years, you are like a woman, losing the duty of our Weila. Look at what you look like in your clothes, and these women, hahaha." Orchitu quipped with a smile.
Chechnya said: "Our duty is to live in herds of cattle and sheep, not dirty and terrible. It is nothing wrong to live cleanly and comfortably. I live comfortably, so I still look happy. We sweat a lot but we still have so much duty, but everyone says that his health is not as good as before."
When Zhuotbabathur heard this, he felt something was wrong and immediately ordered all the dancers and slaves in the room to go out and said, "Chechen, I thought early in the morning that you brought us here not only to enjoy the food and houses of the storehouse, but these are more useful to this storehouse."
This is not to be said by Zhuotbathur. Although the forces in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are now vassals of the empire, the Ili River Valley is still a place outside the world. This kind of commercial store is similar to the commercial store of the empire's overseas colonial markets, and they all have armed capabilities. The tall watchtowers and wide moats are the minimum configuration. No one can do anything about the cannons when they come out of the two thick oak gates. This place is a small bunker. In terms of safety, there is nothing more suitable than here.
"I got a news that the Khan Sengge may be against us," said Chechnya Taiji.
"Who told you? Could it be the Han people?" Orchitu asked, and then found the answer. If the source of the news did not come from the imperial side, then why could Chechen Taiji simply requisition the empire's store?
Zhuotbabathur smiled and said, "Singe once we became a great khan, we have never stopped fighting with him. In the past seven or eight years, the empire has mediated and suppressed him, but it has become much quieter. Why is the great khan going to be bad for us at this moment?"
"Have you heard that Dahan was not feeling well. His sons were either young or had no talent. How could they leave our group of problems to their descendants? Also, you should have heard of Galdan's return. What good ideas can he, a fox?" Chechnya sneered.
Orchitu smiled and picked up a piece of lamb chop and chewed it: "Chechen Taiji, you don't want to start first."
Chechnya Taiji shook his head: "If that were the case, I wouldn't tell you two people anymore. Such things wouldn't tell you unreliable people."
Although Chechen Taiji's dialect is unpleasant, the two feel very honest. The three have common interests in dealing with the expansion of Sengge, but they also have a constant relationship with Sengge. How could they do something that they are not sure together?
"I mean we have to be careful and don't give Khan the chance to catch up with them all. I mean, if we don't go to Khan for a meeting this time, we will place the venue on the grass outside the storehouse. Once there is any mistake, we will lead the guards to retreat into the storehouse. With the bows, arrows and firearms in our hands, we can guard for a month or two. How about waiting for reinforcements to arrive?" Chechnya asked.
Orchitu and Zhuotbabatu looked at each other and thought that this was a perfect solution. Although they were a little disrespectful to Sengge, they were just a loss of face. In the end, safety was the priority.
In the tent of Junggar's Khan, Sengge and Galdan were unfolding a map and discussing the plan of assassination. According to this plan, carefully selected soldiers would lie in the pile of forage. After Sengge left the table on the pretext of leaving, Galdan led the soldiers to attack the tent that was entertaining guests and shot all the people in the tent with muskets. However, in their hearts, they had their own ulterior motives.
Sengge wanted to get rid of all the real lords of the Weilath League and throw the blame to Galdan, and then complete the task assigned to him by Chen Ping, killing two birds with one stone. And Galdan, who got Sengge's plan from Anutana, also had the opportunity to attack, and perhaps shooting Sengge in a tent is also a good choice.
The two of them were planning their own ulterior motives, and suddenly Ejier walked in and said, "Da Khan, Taiji, Orchitu Khan and several Taiji sent an envoy, saying that they would invite Da Khan to the Yili Store for a meeting and enjoy the delicious food and coolness there."
Sengge's face changed drastically, and Galdan said, "It seems that these turtles have noticed something and dare not come to our tribe."
"What should we do? We have been preparing for a long time, how can we give up?" Sengge punched the table.
Galdan said: "If you forcefully invite it, you will startle the enemy. It seems that using swords and weapons is not enough, so you can only use some evil tricks."
"What trick?" asked Sengge.
Galdan said, "Wait for a moment, I'll go." Soon, Galdan brought back a gold wine pot. Before Sengge asked, he poured two glasses of wine in front of Sengge and asked Sengge to taste it.
Sengge tasted it, but was surprised, because one glass was wine and the other was clear water. Galdan put the golden pot on the table and pointed to a small hole under his hand and said, "Sweat, this is a heart-turning pot. It can hold two kinds of wine, and it will not be mixed. If this hole is held, it will pour out a hidden wine. Han people often play in the wine market. This is what I got from a Han businessman. If we can replace one of them with poisonous wine, then......"
"You mean poison?"
Galdan said: "Yes, poison kills, use blood-sealing poison to seal the throat, and it will take effect in a short time!"
Galdan said, taking out a pack of poison, Sengge took it in his hand, thinking for a while, and said, "There is no better chance, just do it like this, I will arrange someone."
"Who are you going to arrange? As a great knight, you can't pour bars for them in person. If you are a slave to serve, there may be a big chance of something wrong." Galdan reminded. Seeing Sengge hesitating, Galdan suggested: "I think it is most appropriate for the concubine to pour wine. Concubine Anutana is smart and clever, so there will be no problem. Moreover, she is the concubine, and no one will refuse the wine she pours."
Sengge gritted his teeth: "It's her, I will tell her personally. Ejir, go and find Anutana."
Anunta returned to the tent in a daze after an hour. She saw that her daughter was asleep. She was about to rest when the butter lamp in the corner suddenly lit up. Galdan's face flashed slightly under the reflection of the butter lamp. Galdan asked softly: "Grand concubine, the Great Khan has taught you the usage of the Yin-Yang Heart-Turning Pot."
"Do you know this too?" Anutana thought it was a secret.
Galdan said: "This is my idea. I came here to ask, is the Khan saying that what medicine is that?"
"The potion that makes people sleepy." Anutana said.
Galdan smiled: "As expected, in Dahan's eyes, you are not the one he trusts. He may recognize you as his wife, but he will not forget that you are the granddaughter of Orchitu Dahan."
"What do you mean?" Anutana asked carefully without knowing it.
Galdan said: "That's not a medicine that makes people sleepy, but a blood-threatening throat. It's a very poison from Qiongzhou that can kill people in a quarter of an hour. I think Dashan is afraid that you won't attack your grandfather, so he deceived you."
"It's really a poison for murder?" Anutana asked in disbelief.
"The potion is in your hands, you can try it out with a dog or a sheep," said Galdan.
Anutana no longer doubted and thought for a while: "Why did you tell me this?"
"I hope you can drink the poisonous wine to Dashan!" Galdan said coldly.
"Why, in order to save my grandfather Orchitu Dakhan, or take revenge on my husband for you?" Anutana took a few steps back and carefully clenched the dagger.
Galdan shook his head: "You have both of them, but I think it is best for you to die if Dahan dies. If you don't do this, I will hand over the note that Minmin gave me to Dahan that day and say that you betray him, you know, you will die."
"You will die too!" Anutana warned.
"As long as the Khan is alive, I will die sooner or later." Galdan did not show any weakness.
Chapter completed!