Chapter 847

However, the news of this year's Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List was truly shocking.

Your humble servant advises prioritizing Dongfang Bai and the Ten Thousand Mountains first!

Yelu Chu saw how readily Ögedei accepted his advice, nodded in satisfaction, and made another suggestion.

Lin Yueru and Lin Qing'er are both in the Ten Thousand Mountains, so Yelu Chu combining both matters into one is acceptable.

A few days ago, the Qinglong Society launched a massive assault and slaughtered the Dayuan central authority.

In response, Dayuan followed the suggestion of the Lotus Living Buddha and used Temujin himself as a vessel to summon Huang Tian Buddha from beyond the heavens.

That Huang Tian Buddha possesses considerable strength.

He was even able to pierce the heavens with his own power.

Only Ximen Wudi has ever accomplished such a feat before.

Coupled with Huang Tian Buddha's words, Dayuan's ministers all knew the world was not this simple.

Coincidentally, this Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List revealed that descendants of Nüwa still exist.

Ögedei, hearing Yelu Chu's advice, immediately postponed the matter of Tuo Lei and began carefully pondering this new issue.

After thinking for a while, he said,

"Did the former Great Khan send anyone to Lin Family Fortress for their martial arts marriage contest?"

"No one did."

Yelu Chu could not help but smile bitterly.

Actually, when the Heavenly Dao Golden List exposed Lin Tiannan, Temujin had been preparing to summon his ministers for discussion.

But the Qinglong Society moved swiftly and had already arrived.

How could they possibly have sent anyone to the Ten Thousand Mountains in time!?

"Then good! Your Imperial Tutor may recommend a promising young talent to participate in Lin Family Fortress's martial arts marriage contest."

Ögedei immediately entrusted the entire matter entirely to Yelu Chu.

Yelu Chu, hearing Ögedei publicly address him as Imperial Tutor, could not help but feel elated.

Yet when he considered who to send for the martial arts marriage contest, he fell into helplessness again.

This disturbance in the Ten Thousand Mountains is clearly too great for any major power to ignore.

Qin, Tang, Yunzhou, even You Dongying and the Yin Yue Imperial Court will surely send representatives!

If Dayuan's representative is not outstanding and returns empty-handed, this will be the Imperial Tutor's first failure—wouldn't the new Great Khan begin to doubt him?

Currently, Dayuan's strongest experts are Master Changsheng and Zi Yi Jing Wang.

Their cultivation levels are sufficient, but their ages are certainly unsuitable, and Lin Tiannan would never approve of them.

As for the experts below them, the Mingwang Temple faction under the Lotus Living Buddha and the Thirteen Wings are the main contenders.

All the Mingwang Temple members are monks—they cannot marry.

As for the Thirteen Wings, Zhebie and Mu Huali are too old, and moreover, they have just suffered defeat and have not yet returned to the imperial court.

Zhamuhe and Chilaowen have outright defected from Dayuan.

Only Tuo Lei remains young and possesses sufficient strength.

Unfortunately, Tuo Lei is severely wounded and unconscious, and is now missing.

Where on earth is there anyone left to send!?

Ögedei, though newly ascended to the throne, had long been skilled at reading expressions.

Seeing that his order had left the newly appointed Imperial Tutor silent and hesitating in place,

he immediately understood the task carried hidden difficulties.

"Imperial Tutor, is there some difficulty?"

Yelu Chu, truly at his wit's end, could only voice his concerns publicly.

After he finished speaking, all ministers nodded in agreement.

Although he never mentioned Tuo Lei directly,

Ögedei understood from his words that Tuo Lei was the most suitable candidate.

He could not help but feel irritated.

"Dayuan still has the Thirteen Wings—currently only the traitors Zhamuhe and Chilaowen have defected, and Prince Tuo Lei is missing.

And the two generals, Mu Huali and Zhebie, have not yet returned from Tang.

That's only five left!

Can we not spare no effort to create a new Thirteen Wing?"

Boyan, sensing Ögedei's irritation, suddenly spoke out publicly.

During this Dayuan dynastic transition, Yelu Chu was promoted to Imperial Tutor for his role in supporting Ögedei's ascension.

For a time, Yelu Chu's prestige reached its peak.

In contrast, Boyan, also a loyalist from the ascension, remained Deputy Chancellor.

Thus, eager to prove himself, he openly made this statement despite knowing the Thirteen Wings carried a great cost.

Neither the new Great Khan Ögedei nor any minister truly understood the cost of the Thirteen Wings.

So when Boyan spoke, both Ögedei and the ministers brightened instantly.

Ögedei did not wait for the ministers to agree—he immediately spoke out,

"Deputy Chancellor speaks wisely! Imperial Tutor, what do you think of this suggestion?"

From the current situation, each Thirteen Wing is a Heavenly Dao Golden List-level expert.

And one ranked highly at that!

If we could, during this central purge, forge a new Thirteen Wing loyal to us—

Then his newly acquired position of Great Khan would only grow more secure.

"This…"

Yelu Chucai had only just heard Boyan's proposal when he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Now, seeing Wokuo Tai question him publicly, he could no longer refute it.

Earlier, Wokuo Tai had assigned him the task, and he could not refuse it.

Now Boyan had offered a solution; if Yelu Chucai refused again, the problem would only be greater.

"This old minister accepts the decree, but as for the candidate…"

"Report—Prince Shuchi requests an audience outside!"

Just at that moment, a guard walked into the great hall to announce.

Shuchi was Tie Muzhen's eldest son, but he was not liked by Tie Muzhen or the Dayuan nobles, and had no right of inheritance.

Before this sudden upheaval in Dayuan, he had been sent south by Tie Muzhen's order on a secret mission.

He never imagined that once he left, he would be completely cut off from the Great Khan's throne.

After Wokuo Tai took the throne, the first thing he did was deal with his three blood brothers.

The order given to Shuchi was to return to the capital immediately.

Any delay would be considered the crime of plotting rebellion.

Originally, based on Wokuo Tai's understanding of Shuchi, he thought this eldest brother of his had a violent temper.

When the decree arrived, Shuchi would surely refuse to obey.

Then he could seize the moment to declare him a rebel and execute him on the spot.

If Shuchi obeyed the order, his trusted men could still strike on the road—it was not too late.

Who would have thought that this Shuchi would somehow appear right before his eyes?

No matter how impatient he felt, before the assembled ministers Wokuo Tai could only display his benevolent and virtuous side,

"Summon him!"

"Summon Shuchi to audience!"

The order was passed down layer by layer, and before long Shuchi, bare-chested and with his back exposed, carrying a bundle of thorns on his back, strode quickly into the great hall.

Paying no heed to the stunned ministers, nor to Wokuo Tai's bewilderment, he prostrated himself on the ground,

"Guilty minister Shuchi pays respects to the Great Khan, please pardon this guilty minister's crime of arriving late!"

"This…"

Wokuo Tai could not figure it out no matter how he tried—how could Shuchi, who had once led tens of thousands of iron cavalry, coming with a roar and leaving with Yang Huxiao, suddenly become like this.