Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 561 Anatomy

The night was getting dark and it felt slightly bright. Xi Duo rubbed his hands, picked up a shirt and put it on his body, but his heart was full of fire. Unexpectedly, in his 50s, he was in a desperate situation with Yuan Junzhang, but his fortune turned around.

Literary officials like Xi Duo, although talented, have no foundation and reputation, and are not from aristocratic families, so it is difficult for them to find room to display their abilities.

If Yuan Junzhang was forced to vote for the Tang Dynasty to a large extent, then Xi Duo was happy to see it. The reason is very simple. Even if the grassland tribes established a country, even if they trusted civil servants, like Xi Duo, they had no direct descendants and could not be unified. Civil servants in the army cannot stand on their feet... The whip marks on Zhao Deyan's face are still vivid.

If he can help the King of Handan prepare to build Guji Town as soon as possible, he should be able to catch the attention of Li Jing, who is about to take office as the governor of the acting state... It was an old acquaintance back then, and now he is Shuozhou don't drive.

Xi Duo was able to pace up and down in the tent, full of excitement, and stopped to think about it from time to time. Although His Highness didn't say anything explicitly during dinner, he introduced himself a lot in words... which seemed to have deep meaning.

Although it is dangerous, it is indeed dangerous... After all, it is not far from Yunzhou, and since Yuan Gong went south from Yunzhou to conquer Mayi, Yu She set up a garrison first, and then Yugu set up wanton killings, so that Yunzhou became Turkic Territory... Now it is stationed at the rate of association.

With such a short distance, the Turks may not sit back and watch the Tang army successfully build the village, but this is an opportunity for me...His Highness the King of Handan has many good generals, and Shuozhou also has Liu Shirang and Qin Wutong. If I can help Zhang Shigui complete the project as soon as possible...

Pick more people to come over, but pick someone with a good temper... Xita opened the curtain while thinking.He who was going out to get some air suddenly stopped, and not far away, under the moonlight, two figures were pacing forward.

Xi Duo quietly lowered the curtain, one of them he recognized at a glance as the King of Handan, and the other took a long time to recognize that it was Zhang Shigui who had just met today.

In fact, Li Shan and Zhang Shigui were not the only ones walking at night. After walking more than a hundred steps, Li Shan smiled and yelled a few times outside the tent, and Wen Yanbo, who hadn't rested, came out.

"Huairen and Wu'an are so leisurely and elegant." Wen Yanbo said with a smile, "Don't you rest after a day of hard work?"

"Didn't Mr. Yan Bo have a rest?" Li Shan laughed, "The night view of the desert and the vast starry sky are very satisfying, and I am going to appreciate it carefully."

Zhang Shigui didn't say a word, he just followed behind the two of them and walked to the hill outside the camp.

After a moment of silence, Li Shanchang breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother Wu An, do you know why a certain person wants to build this village?"

Without waiting for Zhang Shigui to answer, Li Shan continued: "A certain Li Huairen went to Daizhou himself, defended Yanmen, forced Yuan Junzhang to surrender, won a great victory at Yanmen Pass, pursued him on a snowy night, and captured Yugushi alive. His meritorious service is not insignificant."

"Being included in the imperial clan and canonized as the county king will earn His Majesty's trust. If you return to the court in the future, you can get riches and honor with your hands. Why take the risk of rebuilding Guji Town?"

"Even though I forced Brother Wu An to take on this important task before, I don't know why. Guji Town is close to Yunzhou, and the Turkic army is about to move. Even if they don't invade in a big way, there will be rangers to harass them."

"Even if there are 3 people, even if there is no shortage of food and grass, even with the help of red bricks and mud, it will not be easy to rebuild Guji Town."

"Even if the project is completed, if the Turks attack in the future, if one fails, it will be a big failure."

"Even if XX has already resigned, I'm afraid he will be impeached by the courtiers and punished by His Majesty... What is the reason for XX?"

Zhang Shigui, who has always been prudent, showed a trace of doubt on his face. He was indeed puzzled by these questions raised by Li Shan himself, but he was even more puzzled by why Li Shan raised these questions.

Zhang Shigui turned his head to look, Wen Yanbo stood half a step behind Li Shan with his hands tied, his face full of dignity.

Li Shan turned his head and looked directly into Zhang Shigui's eyes, "Brother Wu An, do you know the current situation in Turks?"

Jumping to such a big question all of a sudden, Zhang Shigui pursed his lips, feeling that his mouth was full of dryness, "I also ask the King of Handan to show me."

"Last year, XX went to Mayi with Cui Gong to appease Yuan Junzhang. It happened that the Turkic Ashina tribe arrived. Within ten days, XX went to many places to investigate and find out the inside story..."

"Beheading Yu Sheshe...Forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender is only a trivial matter, but the most important thing is to stir up Turkic civil strife."

"Turkic civil strife?" Zhang Shigui's pupils shrank slightly. As Li Shimin's confidant general, he didn't know anything about it, so he asked straightforwardly, "Tuli Khan?"

"It is true that Tuli Khan was the youngest son of Shibi Khan, but after Shibi Khan... first there was Chuluo Khan, and then there was Jieli Khan. Instead, Tuli Khan was expelled and even whipped until He suddenly returned to Wuyuan County in August last year." Li Shan explained: "Yu She is the youngest son of Chuluo Khan, and he is attached to Tuli Khan to counter Jieli Khan."

Zhang Shigui was a little confused, "But the King of Handan beheaded Yu Sheshe..."

"In December last year, in the north of Wuyuan County, Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan each led their armies. Although there was no big fight, there were several riots and mutual casualties." Wen Yanbo said in a low voice: "This matter Few people in the court knew about it, but Huairen was the only one who opened up trade routes, and the caravan traveled on the grasslands, and returned to the customs to report secretly."

An idea flashed in Zhang Shigui's mind, "Then Yu Sheshe?"

"Yu She is the youngest son of Luo Khan. According to the customs of the grasslands, the youngest son belongs to the most tribes." Li Shan nodded. Set up the old department, and then..."

Zhang Shigui understood everything now, Tuli Khan got the news of Yu Sheshe's death first, and he urgently needed to gather forces to counter Jieli Khan, naturally the first thing he did was to gather the rest.

However, Jieli Khan got the news a little later, but he refused to sit idly by. Naturally, he had to confront each other, and the Turkic civil strife started from this... Although the root cause had nothing to do with Li Shan, the fuse was lit by Li Shan himself. of.

Zhang Shigui thought for a while, then pointed to the north, "What about Ashina Association rate in Yunzhou?"

Li Shan hesitated for a while before saying: "He was the one who was released that day, and he is the younger brother of Tuli Khan."

"Oh..." Zhang Shigui's first reaction was that Jianzhai might not be frequently harassed by Turks in the future, but suddenly he was shocked, and turned his head to look at Wen Yanbo who lowered his eyes slightly.

No one is stupid, Zhang Shigui has long felt that it is normal for Wen Yanbo to be ordered to inspect Daizhou, but he suddenly appeared beside Li Shan, and he arrived at a place not far from Yunzhou, and he still lingers... It is really weird .

But if the association rate... in this way, it would be reasonable.

Li Shan smiled bitterly, then turned his head to look at Wen Yanbo, "Mr. Yanbo, for Brother An Wuan's heart..."

Wen Yanbo smiled, "There are so many princes in Xinye County that His Majesty trusts you, and you often get extra rewards for all battles."

The meaning of this sentence is not clear, Zhang Shigui is indeed valued by Li Yuan, but he also resigned from the post of Ma Jun general manager, and only served as an official of Tiance's government.

After a pause, Li Shan took a deep breath, "The Turkic incident is over, does Brother Wu An know the current situation in the Tang Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)