Chapter 1031: The Liao Kingdom's Dilemma

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It is widely rumored on the grasslands that Yelü Shenxuan is a gift from the heavens to the Liao Kingdom, destined to be the next ruler of the Liao.

This legend has been passed down for decades.

Yelü Shenxuan served as crown prince for several decades.

In fact, within the Liao Kingdom, Yelü Shenxuan indeed enjoyed considerable prestige, and the majority supported his succession.

But the problem is that Liao differs from Daqin.

The Qin Dynasty still had a large number of vassal kings who caused trouble, not to mention the Liao Kingdom, which was essentially a regime formed by the alliance of several tribes.

Under the unified rule of the Liao dynasty, there were distinct tribes and clans, as well as princes.

And the people of Liaoning are known for their fierce and robust customs, with nomadic tribes valuing martial arts over academics.

Under such circumstances, Yelü Shenxuan would not achieve great military exploits, and even if he ascended the throne, he would be unlikely to gain the support of his people.

As for the Liao Kingdom, its greatest military achievement lay in defeating the Qin Dynasty.

But both the old emperor and Yelü Shenxuan were very clear that swallowing Da Qin was almost impossible.

The Liao dynasty existed for hundreds of years, but the history of the nomadic people on the grasslands dates back over a thousand years.

There has never been a record of a nomadic tribe conquering the world throughout history.

Even if the Central Plains become weak and the grasslands become strong, the grasslands still cannot rule over the Central Plains.

On the contrary, more and more nomadic peoples began to be gradually Sinicized, adopting the beliefs of Central Plains culture.

The fact that noble circles in the Liao Dynasty were privately circulating books of Han culture, such as poetry collections like the *Shijing*, is clear evidence.

So even Yelu Shenxuan himself, merely wanted to maximize the gains and thicken his own golden body a few more layers. To destroy the Great Qin, was impossible, at least not now.

The Liao state wasn't peaceful internally, and while the Qin Dynasty seemed weak, when it came to life or death, those vassal kings were not easy to deal with. Not to mention that the Qin imperial court still existed, unbroken.

So the strategy Yelu Shenxuan and the old emperor had set was to take advantage of this chaos within the Great Qin Empire, and weaken the Great Qin court as much as possible.

By then, the most coveted thing for the crumbling imperial court wouldn't be outsiders like them, but those feudal lords who had been biding their time for decades.

After all, infighting is a traditional skill passed down through the generations of their central plains people.

By that time, let the Qin Empire exhaust its last drop of blood. That will be when our Liao nation takes the stage.

At that moment, the old emperor surely couldn't see it himself, so he placed all his hope on Yelü Shenxuan.

While Yelü Shenxuan was also itching for a fight, having been planning for this for a long time.

But... this first step carries the risk of failure.

"Useless trash!"

The more Yelü Shenxuan thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but curse again.

The current situation is awkward. His 600,000 army outside the Yueya Pass is like 600,000 fools, waiting for a city gate that will never open.

And Xiao Tiannan, who understood Yelu Shenxuan's situation and thoughts very well, couldn't help but think of the order he had just received from a certain "He someone" who liked to make friends within the Great Qin Empire some time ago.

Try to delay the Liao army from staying at Yueya Pass as long as possible.

Such an order left Xiao Tiannan utterly perplexed. After all, logically speaking, Da Qin should have been eager for the 600,000 troops to leave as soon as possible, but this command instructed him to find ways to delay their departure.

Perplexed, Xiao Tiannan also found this order incredibly difficult to handle.

After all, he is just a strategist. How could he possibly influence the movements of 600,000 soldiers

But now, Xiao Tiannan felt his opportunity had arrived.

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