Hadu hurried back to his tribal lord's residence, then plunged straight into his bedroom. He put on his mask and went to sleep, ordering everyone not to disturb him beforehand.
Within the residence, he discovered through the Hero Network several spies the Great Khan had planted earlier.
One of them was even a woman who had borne him a son.
He truly had not expected people's scheming to run so deep.
They had kept saying, "Brothers united, resisting Great Yan together."
Yet in the blink of an eye, they pulled this trick on him.
If not for the Hero Network, the other side would know everything he did. How could he possibly fight them then? He successfully found that Scholar from before and explained the situation. The man sneered. "This is a tactic of driving the tiger to devour the wolf. I have three strategies: superior, middling, and inferior."
"May I ask what these three strategies are?" Hadu asked eagerly.
"The superior strategy is to claim illness and stay out of things, hand over your tribesmen, and retire into an idle post."
What? Hadu grumbled inwardly upon hearing this.
Did this Scholar think Eastern Cold was the Great Yan court? That if you retired to your hometown, no one would kick you while you were down?
Eastern Cold was cold, and its people were ruthless. Once he lost his power and position, even his former servants would climb over his head.
He shook his head. "May I ask what the middling strategy is?"
"The middling strategy is to demonstrate unwavering loyalty, promptly seek refuge with the Great Khan, work hard to earn merit, and protect your descendants."
Seek refuge with the Great Khan? Hadu shook his head. The Great Khan only valued young men. Younger sons could still join him,