Way of Overlord

Aeryon ask a question and Mayeux felt like that is an invisible pressure on him

Aeryon knows that if his wife take over Utgard, then the battle between East and west would start almost immediately

Dama probably would not want such war. And Aeryon also did not want such war. but sometimes, there are things beyond their control

If Utgard is under the Brolgadhr tribe, whether Dama wanted to or not, he would attack. It would be too close and the tribes that supported Dama would surely could not sleep a night with a tiger sitting beside them

And if Dama attack, Aeryon even if he wanted to deescalate could not. He would be forced to attack

If he did not attack, this is a sign of weakness. Even though right now it almost seem like he secure, as longas the momentum is lost, then there is always a chance for something unexpected to happen

And something unexpected happening is not something that Aeryon wanted

Mayeux did not know what Aeryon is thinking right now. Instead, he is shaking his head and said

"you know as well as I do, we could not afford to fight right now. Winter is coming. The food is enough but if a war broke out, then more people would die"

Mayeux did not say the most important stuff, but he did not need to say it for Aeryon to understand it

The warriors of steppe does fight during the winter.

At times when a tribe did not have any food, they have no other choice but to fight for a chance if survival even during winter

But if they could help it, they would not try to bet their lives fighting in winter.

It is not ideal to fight into winter

There is a problem off frostbite but also that is not just conducive to battle

The one being attacked doesn’t like it and the one attacking also doesn’t like it

Aeryon then focused on what Mayeux is saying

"But that is not the problem. The problem is that the west bows to us because of the deal between you and Chayun"

Mayeux paused for a moment sighed and then said

"You believe that Chayun would be wise and would not do anything. You believe that the west would obey"

"But Chayun, if he sees you are truly struggling even if he wanted to honour the agreement, the Ultar and Nergui tribe might not agree. I know you give a lot of reward to him because you want those two other tribes to feel jealous and envy and to make them fight amongst each other"

Aeryon smiles at this.

He is adept at fighting. But he is even more adept at this kind of matter

It is simply just human nature

It is the kind of plots and intrigue that would always work

Mayeux continues

"Even if they do not fight amongst each other, they could not rely on each other. Out of the three tribes, only the Chagai tribe maintain most of their military power. The other two tribes have their military utterly wrecked"

"But....people hearts are unfathomable. If we fight the East, and they see a delay, a weakness, then these people probably could set out their differences with each other and supported Chagai tribe"

Mayeux sighed

He look at the Khan. It is not that the Khan doesn’t know. It is just the khan needed to be convinced

That is how it is with him

Mayeux sighed and then continue

"The west is not truly pacified, and their hearts are not yet with us. Their loyalty is not enough and you do not want to marry their children. They could not trust you enough. This......is not the time"

Aeryon sighed.

He knows this is because of his reluctance. Almost all of the overlords in the past, marries the daughter of the other chief.

This is to assure them. And Genghis Khan is said to have thousands of concubines. And with his power and charisma none of these woman manage to control him. Instead, these women is treated even lowly than weeds that grows in the side of the road.

The only woman that anyone remembers around Genghis Khan is Borte. Genghis Khan was the true man of Steppe band and ideal of the most brutal conqueror

Aeryon could also do it. He could marry the relatives of these chief and with old culture he would not only have support and unwavering loyalty, but he could also have many descendants.

And if he succeed in the future, conquering lands all over the worlds, then his sons could be kings in different lands.

So, even if he have many descendants, it would not be a problem

But, Aeryon did not want to follow this path. Genghis Khan...wanted to create a united Steppe. And he was thinking of attacking the Central Plains.

But could he have foreseen that the Steppe horses would reached everywhere across the world"

He probably did not expect that his son and grandson would push the horses of the Steppe to the tundra reaches of Rus and to the golden sands of the Middle East, passing Samarkand and reaching Baghdad

He had conquered the world, and after his death, his sons and his grandsons expand even further

But when Kublai khan died, the expansion of the Mongol empire ended.

And this great empire, powerful empire that conquer all four direction with unstoppable momentum....once there is no longer any external enemies....then it is inevitable that the next enemies they face is the internal enemy

By this time, the empire had reached its greatest geographic extent.

Spanning around twelve million square miles, from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe and the Middle East and reaching the global south

And then when Mongke Khan died, a civil war broke out ending the centralized rule of the empire and the empire of the Mongol splintered into four

China with Yuan dynasty holding the reins. The Golden Horde that ruled Russia and Eastern Europe, the Illkhanate that reins in the Middle East and the Chagatai Khanate who holds sway on Central Asia

But if one look at it, it was the death of Kublai that ended the contiguous Mongol empire expansion and ushered in a period where individual khanates pursued their own regional interest

With an empire that large, and the bonds between them diluted, everyone would look out for their own interest

That was the seed of disintegration

The Yuan focused on the central plains and the rest focused on their respective regions while at the same time, each one denouncing the other legitimacy

The Mongol has created the Pax Mongolica.

And the emperor of Yuan and even the rulers of this other regions all try to make sure that their kingdom is stable.

No sane ruler would want their dynasty to end and their kingdom to be defeated

All that talk about the people , rebellion about the people are just another group of people who want to become the elite.

The Yuan was ended by the Ming but did the people of Ming prosper? The sons of Zhu Yuanzhang are all black dragons.

Each one is more perverted than others.

There is only a few that is truly sane. And Zhu Yuanzhang himself, his people lives ins suffering, the Dengwen drum is just a prop for the powerful, the loyal ministers punished at the drop of the hat and killing become his only method

Did people prosper?

When Zhu Yunwen the so called Yongle emperor wins the rebellion did the people prosper? Who is the people in those times?

In their words and on their tongue it is all about the people. But the people here refers to those nobles and elites not the common people

Even in the modern world, there are so many elite that rise to the position of power simply by saying that they love the people.

Whether they love the people, it is determined by action not words but many people mistake words as an affirmation to action

The Yuan wanted the people to prosper too.

The idea that the rulers of the Yuan dynasty simply had it out for the people dune their rule is not entirely right

It is Abou benefit and it is about interest.

They were wrong in the beginning, and the longer you took the time to correct these wrong, the harder it is to correct it.

The Ming dynasty started wrong and by the time of Emperor Chongzen, he could not trust anyone, have no money, full of self-serving minister and the decline of the empire is destined.

When the Mongols attacked the Song dynasty, the people in Song dynasty also joined the Mongols. Who joined them?

The people.

Because the Mongols rewarded the army.

The Mongols itself employed many people of different races and different nationalities.

It is one of the most metropolitan court in the world during its heights

But there was also many mistake.

Why he is now thinking about this affair of his world?

Why is his memory pointed out to this colic between Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties?

Because one could learn from history.

The thing is, history is always there to remind rulers and the people but each era...even the knowledge is there, people keep selectively forgetting them

Not because they did not know but because everyone fought against their interest.

Not all nobles are an idiot.

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