Chapter 633: Driving the Tiger to Chase the Wolf

The land of Liaodong!

It can be used!

Although this statement made Xie Tianyao and Grand Eunuch Zhou very skeptical.

But who is the person before them?

Liu Zheng!

He is the world-renowned Prefect Liu!

Whenever he speaks of a matter, he is always so composed and confident. It is as if, to him, there is truly nothing impossible in this world!

Who would believe in snow falling in the sixth month?

Who would believe in the rise of Liangzhou?

Who would believe that a person could fly in the sky?

This is his ability!

If the land of Liaodong can be used...

Then this strategy of Liu Zheng's to drive the tiger to chase the wolf is simply perfect!

Yes.

"Drive" as in to command, not "drive" as in to expel.

Command the tiger that is the Qiang tribe to chase the fierce jackal that is the Wa nation!

Xie Tianyao was slightly excited: "How should we handle it?"

Liu Zheng smiled faintly: "Let Tiemu City go and assist the Joseon, and when the time comes, whether it is to assist or to swallow them up, it will all depend on his intentions!"

Xie Tianyao slapped his thigh, his eyes shining brightly: "Brilliant!"

Liu Zheng's meaning is, isn't the Joseon asking us for help? Then let Temujin, whose overflowing fighting spirit has nowhere to vent, go at this time! If this Temujin has a massive ambition and swallows up Joseon, then that leaves the Longyan Dynasty with an opportunity to deal with him! If he only assists the Joseon, then when he drives straight into the Wa nation, that will be the day the Qiang tribe is lost!

Vicious!

Xie Tianyao looked at Liu Zheng with burning eyes once again.

This young man is truly vicious!

Malicious!

Ruthless!

Xie Tianyao made another move.

"I hear the border of the Western Regions is not very peaceful; my dear minister, how should we handle that?"

The border of the Western Regions naturally refers to the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, the killing of the descendants of the Arab royal family, and the matter of Mire's family.

A flash of murderous intent appeared in Liu Zheng's eyes: "The Ottoman Empire has strong military power; we can avoid its edge for the time being. However..."

He smiled and continued: "The Ottoman Empire's success lies in its political system, and it will likewise fail because of its political system!"

Why say it like that?

The rulers of the Ottoman Empire are the Ottomans, who originated from the Turkic tribes of Central Asia. They were originally a very small tribe of Turkic people with absolutely no presence in the Central Asia region. Later, they grew increasingly powerful, not only settling in Constantinople but also styling themselves as the successors to the Eastern Roman Empire. Thus, the Sultan, the monarch of the Ottoman Empire, inherited the culture of the Eastern Roman Empire and the culture of Islam. Therefore, the combination of these two Eastern and Western civilizations helped the Ottoman Empire become powerful.

This way of playing the game by the Ottoman Empire did indeed promote the third great spread of Islamic culture.

But likewise, the collision of ideologies between Catholicism and Islam within has never ceased!

The Catholic populations of Europe are always thinking of driving the Ottoman Empire out of Europe. Especially some countries represented by those in Western Europe, they have always been looking for an opportunity.

And the believers on the side of Islam have never truly regarded the Sultan of this small tribe as their true master.

In the history of the past life, the decline of the Ottoman Empire was caused by the struggle between the religious Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction.

Then...

How to deal with the Ottoman Empire?

Liu Zheng chuckled: "Emperor, the debaters all say that letting the Qiang and Hu attack each other is to the benefit of the Empire, using barbarians to attack barbarians, and it should not be forbidden or protected. The Ottoman Empire is indeed powerful, but your humble servant believes that it is not stronger than a religion with spiritual attributes!"

"Religion?"

Xie Tianyao's eyes lit up again.

He naturally knows the terrifying nature of religion. During the time of the Longyan Dynasty, there were at least three campaigns to exterminate religions! Exterminating Buddhism, exterminating Daoism, all kinds! It was precisely because these religions had such high prestige among the people that they easily influenced the rule of the imperial family. Wasn't the Yellow Turban Rebellion back then a rebellion of a religious nature? The speed at which it swept across the land of Zhongyuan was simply like a nightmare!

Therefore, in the current Longyan Dynasty, all kinds of religions keep their tails between their legs.

They have absolutely no presence at all!

Liu Zheng nodded: "Most of the territory of the Ottoman Empire has always been the land of Islamic believers... The Arab Kingdom has also always been the true god in the eyes of Islamic believers! Therefore, no matter the reason why the Ottoman Empire is in such a rush to purge the Arab Kingdom this time, I only want to say that this is a blunder, a huge blunder!"

A sharp light flashed in his eyes: "Islam has already become the state religion in the Western Regions, and its scale is not small!"

"What we need to do now is..."

He laughed: "Open the gates of the Western Regions, welcome the Islamic refugees, gather their hearts with doctrine, and assist their training with gold and silver! Use the retaking of their homeland as bait, arm them with the Weaponry and Equipment of Yintan City, and send them back to the Ottoman Empire..."

Shock!

Xie Tianyao.

Grand Eunuch Zhou, were both shocked at the same time!

Using barbarians to control barbarians!

This is truly using barbarians to control barbarians!

Without their Longyan needing to send a single soldier or a single pawn, they can make the enemy unable to have any peace!

"Hahahaha, good!"

"Good!"

"What a good Prefect Liu!"

"Good! What a good 'using barbarians to control barbarians', I like it!"

"How can we always let the Liangzhou side suffer losses? The imperial court will also bring out a portion to support these poor people in retaking their homeland!"

Liu Zheng was overjoyed: "Your subject thanks the Emperor for his immense grace!"

However...

Just at this moment, Xie Tianyao's face suddenly turned black, and he began to scream in pain.

The time had come...

It had only been an hour and a half.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! It's killing me, it's killing me! Quickly, quickly, the Immortal Pill, the Immortal Pill!"

The pain was sudden and extremely ferocious; Xie Tianyao had curled into a ball, drenched in cold sweat. All color had drained from his face, and he wailed incessantly.

Grand Eunuch Zhou grew anxious and hurried off to find the "Immortal Pill."

"You cannot let him take it!"

Liu Zheng shouted coldly.

What Immortal Pill... it was all just a bunch of heavy metals that would only bring Xie Tianyao closer to death!

"Ah?"

"Prefect Liu, this, this, if he doesn't take it, if he doesn't take it..."

Grand Eunuch Zhou was covered in sweat.

What he wanted to say was, if he didn't take it, the Emperor could easily die from the pain! This was no joke!

Liu Zheng naturally understood this logic.

This was why, regarding Xie Tianyao's illness, although there was a gambling element to it, he still had some confidence.

Cancer!

He hardly considered other conditions. In fact, everyone has cancer cells; even the healthiest person has them. It is just a matter of whether you can suppress your cancer cells or not. Even in his past life, with medicine being so advanced, it was very common for people over sixty to live with cancer. Are cancer cells the primary cause of death?

No.

Then, in what situation does cancer primarily cause death?

Pain!

Agony!

Pain so severe that one cannot eat, and the person is starved to death!

Therefore.

He believed that as long as the pain problem was solved, Xie Tianyao could easily hold on for another year without any issues.

"I will do it!"

He said these two words simply.

Grand Eunuch Zhou's entire body shuddered, wanting to speak but holding back.

Liu Zheng also clearly sensed it.

In the dim corners of this Yangxin Hall, there were clearly people lying in ambush.

At any moment...

They were waiting to end his life!

He took a deep breath and still took a small bottle of liquid out of his pocket.