Chapter 566 Alliance

The purpose of signing the covenant with the Turkic Khan is mainly to continue to stir up Turkic civil strife. It may be exposed at a special point in the future, but at least at this time, it needs to be kept secret.

Therefore, in addition to his personal guards, Li Shan only asked Su Dingfang to lead two hundred cavalry escorts. The total number of cavalry was about three hundred. In case of any accident, it was enough to escape... The market town... no, near Huairen Town.

A group of people headed southeast first, then turned east, and made a big circle before arriving at the junction of Yunzhou and Shuozhou.

A personal guard went to investigate the notification, and Li Shan caught a glimpse of the lingering gloom on Wen Yanbo's face, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yanbo thinks that there is a conspiracy going on in the lower reaches, which is not the work of a gentleman?"

Wen Yanbo didn't even bother to open his mouth anymore, using Wen Bang's wife and children to blackmail Taiyuan Wen's efforts, this is not only the actions of a gentleman, it is shameless to the extreme!
Li Shan couldn't help laughing, "Although I'm a country boy, I also read the books of sages and sages, and understand the world's benevolence, righteousness and morality. Even if Mr. Yan Bo refuses to agree, I will help... It's just a bargain."

Long before Zhang Shigui arrived, Li Shan had thought about it. Indeed, Zhang Shigui took on the important task of rebuilding the fort and facing the Turks. Li Kai and Zhang Gongjin in the same line are not enough manpower.

It is actually unrealistic to mobilize people from the court, but in Hedong, there is another force that is qualified to use it, and that is the aristocratic family.

These aristocratic families are qualified, confident, and have sufficient human resources, but although Li Shan is a county king and has good friends with Liu, Xue, Wen and other aristocratic families, he is not qualified to be transferred.

Li Shan faintly revealed a few days ago, but Wen Yanbo never let go...until last night.

Seeing that Wen Yanbo was still silent, Li Shan restrained his smile and said softly: "If you don't want to abandon your wife and son, you have love and righteousness. How can I not lend a helping hand?"

"Yan Bogong doesn't believe today, but he will believe it in the future."

Wen Yanbo frowned slightly, and when he turned his head, he could faintly hear something... Although he couldn't figure it out for a while, it might have something to do with this young man's life experience.

After all, everyone in Chang'an knows that Li Huairen, who was praised by His Majesty as "the best in the world", took care of his widowed mother, and no one knew about his father. It is said that he died early...

Wen Yanbo hesitated whether to inquire a few words, Li Shan squinted his eyes and looked ahead, and said in a low voice, "Here we are."

Hundreds of Turkic cavalry swept in and stopped a few hundred paces away. After the two armies faced each other for a while, they each sent a small team into a small abandoned village beside the road.

Under the big tree covering the sky, Li Shan finally saw the Turli Khan who was the first in history to vote for Li Shimin, which directly led to the capture of Jieli Khan and the destruction of Eastern Turks.

Dressed in typical Turkic style, about 24 to [-] years old, not tall, but extremely stout, but fair complexion, bright eyes, sharp gaze, with a power that people dare not look directly at.

Tuli Khan finally saw this Li Huairen who had not been in Daizhou for a year, but had caused great changes in the situation in the North, and even caused Turkic chaos.

It can be said that after Yuan Junzhang was forced to surrender, Tuli Khan almost danced with Li Shan's headquarters, and every choice he made followed the direction indicated by Li Shan, which made him vigilant and indignant at the same time. With vague admiration.

The young man in front of him... Well, judging from his appearance, it was exactly the opposite.

He is tall, thin, dark complexioned, with a calm demeanor, and a gentle smile that seems to exist forever on his face.

"The people in the Central Plains are outstanding, and they frequently produce outstanding talents." Tuli Khan sighed: "One step is really a good method."

"Brother Shi Bobi is too famous." Li Shan laughed, "Brother proposed, in a dilemma, the younger brother was finally forced to fight in person... But I don't know if the elder brother is angry?"

Tuli Khan said without hesitation: "I have heard about the power of King Qin for a long time, but the talent under one step is by no means inferior."

Regarding this matter, Wen Yanbo was also an insider, so he couldn't help but glance sideways at Li Shan.

"Hey, I misunderstood." Li Shan shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very trustworthy. He regards the younger brother as a nephew. He is included in the clan and canonized as the county king, but he is not a son of the clan."

The association rate behind Tuli Khan snorted, "Tang Huang randomly pushed someone out to be sworn brothers..."

"Oh?" Li Shan looked sideways, "Brother Li thinks that I don't have the qualifications?"

The simple rhetorical question and gentle smile made the association rate lose the courage to continue. After experiencing that snowy night, he seemed to have lost all confidence in front of Li Shan.

"I heard the name of my step as early as the year before last, but in just three years..." Tuli Khan took over the words, "Yuan Junzhang has occupied Mayi for many years, but was forced to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and Yugushi was captured twice. The tent cavalry is also invincible, it can be seen that you are resourceful, and it is really a blessing in your life to be sworn brothers with such an outstanding man."

The nonsense of this nonsense is boundless. At the end, the smile on Li Shan's face was a little stiff, and he couldn't find anything to say after thinking for a long time. After all, his skin is really not that thick, "Khan is too famous."

Tuli Khan laughed and stood up, and affectionately pulled Li Shan to the side of the tree. The incense table and candles were all ready... Li Shan forced a smile, and knelt down on both knees beside Tuli Khan.

After a set of etiquette, Li Shan was a little ashamed. Regarding this etiquette, he still consulted Wen Yanbo on the way to Daizhou... Tuli Khan is actually much more skilled than him.

"Little brother pays homage to elder brother."

"Although we are two countries, you and I are of the same heart." Tuli Khan sincerely took a machete from the leader of the association and handed it over, "This was left by my father Khan back then, and I will give it to my virtuous brother today. To commemorate."

The corners of Li Shan's mouth twitched. The ghost knows if it's true or not. He took a booklet from Wen Yanbo, "This is my younger brother's collection of poems and proses for several years. Please read it."

"I heard that my brother's literary talent overwhelms Chang'an." Tuli Khan made a gesture of great joy, "The heavy snow covered bows and knives and spread all over Wuyuan County!"

Li Shan murmured in his heart, I'm afraid it was you who passed it on... After all, there was a sentence "Shan Yuye fled at night", which obviously pointed to Jieli Khan.

The rest is Wen Yanbo's business. In fact, the two parties have already negotiated the covenant in the letter between Tuli Khan and Li Yuan. Wen Yanbo came here to witness and sign the covenant.

The main content is not much, after all, the two sides do not have much trust.

The first is about trade routes. For the tribes that Tuli Khan belongs to, it is mainly about the mutual market. In addition to ironware, Tuli Khan can get more goods from the trade routes and can choose types.

In addition to ironware, salt and tea are necessities on the grassland, as well as various kinds of cloth. These can improve the soft power of Tuli Khan. Li Yuan even allowed Daizhou to sell some grain.

The second is about military affairs. Li Yuan clearly requested that Tuli Khan should not lead his troops to attack, but he did not propose the terms that the Tang army should attack Jieli Khan and ask Tuli Khan for assistance. This was acceptable to Tuli Khan. .

After all, Tuli Khan had never led troops to invade Li Tang before, and since he could get salt, tea, cloth and even grain through the mutual market, he had no need to invade.

Witnessing Tuli Khan signing his name and taking out his seal to print it with his own eyes, Li Shan heaved a sigh of relief... If there is any trouble in the future, it doesn't matter to me.

After the formal procedure was over, Tuli Khan pulled Li Shan to sit down, and said solemnly: "I have heard for a long time that my virtuous brother is far-reaching and resourceful, and he also knows the inside story of the grassland. Can you teach me, my virtuous brother, about the current situation?"

Wen Yanbo's cheeks twitched, well, Li Shan's name... Tuli Khan wanted to ask for advice, no wonder the prince and King Qin tried their best to win him over.

(End of this chapter)

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