I really became a king.

Chapter 377: Plotting against Korhan

Jiang Yi lightly tapped a certain place on the map, which immediately shocked Qiu Batu. He finally understood why the person in front of him gave him a familiar feeling.

A sentence came out of his mouth: "You are the master of the Dali King's flag!"

Jiang Yi did not deny it, nor was he surprised.

Although he has only been in power in Western Xinjiang for more than two months and most ordinary people do not know him, it is no secret at all to those who are interested.

Although Qiu Batu had changed his identity and hidden himself from the world, he was not an ordinary businessman after all. Naturally, he knew Jiang Yi's appearance clearly in secret.

After seeing the place where Jiang Yi pointed his hand, he was stunned, but at the same time, he finally recognized Jiang Yi in disguise.

Because in the current Western Xinjiang, there are many people who have this ambition, but there is only one person who can say it so confidently and directly, and that is the owner of the Dali King Flag and the lord of Western Xinjiang - Prince Yi Jiang Yi.

"Your Highness may overestimate me, Qiu Batu. I'm afraid I can't help Your Highness achieve this." After knowing Jiang Yi's true identity, Qiu Batu's tone also changed.

"I have been away from the Korhan people for decades. Apart from a little reputation, I no longer have any say."

Qiu Batu was very smart and guessed that Jiang Yi wanted to use the power of the Khorhan people to achieve his own ambitions, as he was able to get involved in various business fields and become one of the few wealthy people in just a few decades.

The fate of the Khorhan people was already tragic, and they should not be involved in such bloody slaughter. And what he said was true, he no longer had any power in the Khorhan tribe.

He was just worshipped as a statue, and even within Korhan, many people did not want him to reappear because that would weaken their power.

For those people, it is in their best interest to keep the position of leader vacant.
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Jiang Yi didn't say anything, and sat down again, tapping his fingers steadily on the animal skin map. He was also considering the pros and cons of doing so.

It was Huo Si who provided the information about Qiu Batu's identity, and he used this information in exchange for his chance to survive.

Jiang Yi did not break his promise. Huo Si was alive and well, but he no longer had the freedom he had before, which was equivalent to being under house arrest in disguise.

In addition to providing information about Qiu Batu's true identity, Huo Si also handed over a piece of animal skin fragment.

In his plan, when the time is right in the future, he will threaten Qiu Batu with his true identity, force the other party to submit, and use the identity of the leader to help him control the entire Korhan people.

At the same time, he also used the remnants of animal skins in his hands to attract all the Khorhan people, using both soft and hard tactics to completely control the Khorhan people in the entire western border.

However, all this is just a general framework, which will take a long time to perfect, and it may be wishful thinking on Huo Si's part.

Just as Qiu Batu said, although he is still respected as the chief, decades have passed and things and people have changed. It is impossible for him to have much appeal at all.

Although there are some fragments of animal skin, they are just fragments, no different from a piece of waste paper.

This is also the real reason why Huo Si has not implemented it, but has been preparing for it and looking for a suitable opportunity.

Once he controls the Khorhan people, he will become the undisputed overlord of the entire Western Xinjiang, and may even gain recognition from the Western Xinjiang Dynasty and establish his own tribal royal court.

When Huo Si handed these over to Jiang Yi, he felt reluctant but more regretful.

If it was the heyday of the Khorhan people, controlling the Khorhan people would be equivalent to controlling the entire steppe. But now the Khorhan people have fallen to the extreme, and have even lost the qualification to ride on horseback. Even if they are really controlled, they can only be used as an ordinary army.

Qiu Batu also thought so, so when he saw Jiang Yi tapping on the table in deep thought, he felt uneasy. He knew that Prince Yi was considering how much role he could play in this plan, and the final result of his consideration would determine his final fate.

With a sigh in his heart, Qiu Batu knew that he had failed this time. He would probably be completely cut off from his identity as a wealthy businessman and would become a puppet in the hands of the other party.

He really didn't want to go back to Khorkhan. Even though he was a big chief, he was still a bondservant in the final analysis, just a more noble bondservant, who looked after all the Khorkhan people for the Xifan nobles.

Jiang Yi's fingers tapping on the table suddenly stopped, and the whole room became unusually quiet. Qiu Batu's eyelids jumped and he looked at Jiang Yi. He knew that the moment to decide his final fate had come.

"Qiu Batu, if there is a chance to lead the Khorhan people to rise again, would you like to return to Khorhan?" Jiang Yi turned and looked at Qiu Batu.

There was no hostility in Jiang Yi's eyes, they were very calm, but Qiu Batu was frightened by his gaze. If possible, he wanted to lower his eyes, but he didn't dare.

All he could do was stare back at the other person without moving, allowing the other person to see the fluctuations in his eyes clearly.

Because once he lowers his eyes, even for a moment, he may plunge himself into the abyss of death.

A chance for the Khorhan people to rise again? Qiu Batu knew what this meant. The Khorhan people on horseback were the most powerful cavalry on the entire prairie and the undisputed overlord of the prairie.

If I really had this opportunity, what would I choose? Would I return to Korhan and take the position of the chieftain again?

A few decades ago, Qiu Batu might have been filled with passion, but now, there is no wave of emotion in his heart.

He didn't like the horseback life of the Korhan people from the bottom of his heart. What he liked was doing business. Only business could make his blood boil, but could he really let it go...

Jiang Yi looked at Qiu Batu who was in deep thought, and did not urge him. He picked up the teacup beside him, but found that it was already cold.

"Tea."

After saying this softly, the door was pushed open and a figure carrying a kettle came in, refilled the teapot with hot water, and then quietly left.

Qiu Batu looked at this figure with an inexplicably bitter feeling on his face. This was a new follower of his. Although he had only been with him for a short time, he had already become his confidant. He had never expected that...

"Perhaps I am really not suited to being a noble..."

Qiu Batu inexplicably recalled a scene from decades ago, but because he was tired of the cage-like life, he asked his mother to become an ascetic monk to pray for the Khorhan people.

Unexpectedly, his mother had no intention of trying to keep him. She only said one sentence, which he still remembers clearly, word for word: "Go, do whatever you want after leaving Korhan, but never let others know, even if it is to save the last face of the Qiu Batu family."

He had never understood the meaning of this sentence, but now he understood it, because his mother had long seen that he was not suitable to lead the entire Korhan people. The so-called ascetic was just an excuse to escape.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Qiu Batu is dead. From now on, there is only the businessman Qiu Wan in the world." Qiu Batu made the final decision.

Jiang Yi held the teacup, looked at him, and suddenly smiled: "Well, the Korhan people need a new leader."

After making the decision, Qiu Batu, no, it should be Qiu Wan, felt more relaxed than ever before, but he still couldn't help asking, "What does the prince need me to do?"

(End of this chapter)