Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 523 The old emperor of Dongjie Kingdom died

Su He plans to buy more beef and mutton and make them into jerky for preservation, which can be used as food.

They were all busy, trying to prepare as much as possible before the war began. Now she and Su Run were the only ones in the border town, and none of their family members were here, which made them feel more at ease. Su He was still relieved about General Wang An, especially since he had no worries now and the food and grass were already prepared.

Their efforts over the past two years have not been in vain, the army has always had sufficient supplies. The food and fodder provided by the court is just a bonus, and now they no longer rely on that food and fodder.

When General Wang An reported to the capital, he urged the early arrival of the unsold food and fodder. This was to reassure some people in the capital that the border town was not easy and was not a big piece of fat meat.

Just like that, the old emperor of Dongjie State, Yelu Hongchang, died two months later. It was said that the second prince, Yelu Abaoji, took the throne by coup, and some of the other princes were killed, some fled, and some directly became supporters.

The third prince, Yelu Yixin, is rumored to have gone missing, and the Dongjie State is currently offering a reward for his capture on the charge of launching a coup.

Su He felt that if Yelu Yixin became the emperor of Dongjie, the war with Ansheng would not have to be fought or could have been postponed for a few years. Yelu Yixin had a business mind and knew that the national economy was the most important thing, which he deeply understood.

The second prince, Yelu Yi'abaoji, was a very scheming person. He was originally the least conspicuous prince of the Dongjie Kingdom. He had always been inferior to the eldest prince and inferior to the other princes.

The old emperor didn't take him seriously either, always saying that he didn't have the blood of the people of Dongjie, but he had learned a lot of habits of Ansheng. It was mainly because his mother arranged for him to have an Ansheng person who had drifted to Dongjie as his enlightenment teacher when he was young.

His mother's grandmother was from Ansheng, and was very beautiful, so she was selected into the harem. Maybe she had heard stories about Ansheng since she was a child, so she had no objection to Ansheng culture, and even thought that some of its culture was better than that of Dongjie.

When he met this man from Ansheng country, who was educated, he stayed and became the second prince's enlightenment teacher. Under his influence, his behavior had some literati temperament and less nomadic free and easy spirit.

The people of Dongjie admire nature, drink a lot of wine, eat meat with big mouthfuls, take pleasure in repaying kindness and revenge, and respect strength. The second prince showed a relatively weak performance, so the old emperor did not like him very much.

But no one knew that he had learned the true essence of Ansheng culture, hiding his strength and accumulating strength. His enlightenment teacher did not fail the imperial examination, but he did not like the intrigues in the officialdom, so he wandered around and devoted himself to the mountains and rivers.

He was able to be the Second Prince's enlightenment teacher for a few years because he happened to be here and his body needed to be repaired. The conditions given by the Second Prince's mother were very good, so he stayed for a few years.

Three years later, he left without saying goodbye, and continued to move westward, starting a new journey. In his mind, there was no distinction between countries, and there were roads everywhere, and he could go anywhere.

No foreigners targeted him along the way, most of them just sat down and communicated with him, ate and chatted together. Of course, his biggest advantage was his good language talent, and he could learn some common local languages ​​after communicating for a while.

This also allows him to make friends with locals while traveling. Of course, he will also bring some small things as gifts to new friends. Sometimes he can also exchange some silver for travel expenses.

Under his enlightenment, the second prince learned a lot of the Ansheng people's philosophy of doing things, which also made him resourceful. His character was less reckless and impulsive, and more calm and low-key. This also allowed him to unexpectedly stand in that position when he competed for the throne in the future.