Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 478 Discussing about Xue Yantuo
The leader of Xue Yantuo, Yi Nan, did receive the order from Jieli to go out, but he did not leave immediately.Because he didn't want to go, he didn't want to die.

A few years ago, when he went south to Bingzhou, Mao failed to grab it and suffered heavy losses.After returning to the grassland, Jieli not only did not give them a rest time, but also forced them to attack Shibobi together.

The fight was won, but all the slaves and livestock were taken away by the Ashina family. Their Xue Yantuo warriors died in vain, and they didn't get a fart!

This year, when winter came, the cattle and sheep froze to death, Xieli asked them to take the animals to conquer Shibobi, of course he would not do it!

He was tired of being oppressed by Xieli like this.

He will resist!

At this time, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty secretly met with him, making him aware of the opportunity coming.However, he did not immediately agree to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, but had to think about it again.

But Xie Li wanted his warriors and animals, so Yi Nan didn't want to think about it, he wanted to resist!

It was at this time that the news of Tang Qi's extermination of the Austrian Sheshe tribe reached the ears of Yi Nan, and he decided to send Tumozhi to contact Yi Er.

Unfortunately, the news Duo Mozhi brought back made him dissatisfied.

"To Chang'an?" Yi Nan stared, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but sneer.

Inside the tent, the brazier was crackling and the temperature was high, and all the Xue Yantuo nobles were talking about it.

"can not go!"

"That's right, if you go there, you will definitely be imprisoned by the Tang people, threatening us to fight to the death with Jieli."

"I don't approve!"

"I don't agree either!"

Yi Nan waved his hand to make everyone quiet.

"Tumozhi, did that General Tang really say that?"

"Yes, and they are very tough, as if they don't care about being allied with us."

tough?

Yi Nan's face was gloomy. He heard from Jie Li that it seems that the person who is talking about the Tang Dynasty now is not Li Yuan, but the new crown prince Li Zhiyun.

He didn't know much about Li Zhiyun, he only knew that Shibobi had been defeated in his hands, and he only knew that in the battle of Bingzhou that year, the Turkic army could not advance an inch.

Perhaps, this person is even more difficult to deal with than Li Shimin.

"Do you know what they rely on?"

Du Mozhi shook his head blankly, "I don't know."

After thinking about it, Yi Nan said, "Go and tell General Tang that I have already left and cannot go to Chang'an, but I can let my eldest son Ba Zhuo go to Chang'an to make a secret alliance with the Tang Dynasty!"

"Khan, do you really want to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty?" A nobleman Xue Yantuo couldn't help asking.

There is only one Turkic Khan, and that is Jieli, but the rest of the tribes privately call themselves the boss, and sometimes they are also Khans.However, this is not allowed.But having said that, Xue Yantuo is the majority, and his autonomy is strong enough, so naturally he doesn't care about those rules.

Yinan sighed: "Only the Tang Dynasty can defeat Jieli. If Jieli does not die for a day, our Xue Yantuo will gradually weaken until it is finally annexed by the Ashina family. I have also contacted other tribes. Except for the Uighurs who have the heart to resist, the rest , are all lambs, not enough to help."

"But what if Tang Chao doesn't agree?"

"No, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was a wise man. He understood Xieli's ambition and would not allow Xieli to grow blindly."

Seeing that Yi Nan has made up his mind, everyone can't persuade him anymore, so they can only grit their teeth and agree.

In late November, Qin Qiong led his army back to Chang'an.

His military training goal has been achieved, if he continues to go deep into the grassland, he might be besieged and killed by Xieli.

At present, the imperial court's news about Turkic movements is still relatively blocked. Qin Qiong is naturally cautious and dare not take risks. After asking the prince for instructions, he led his army back.

Ba Zhuo led a team of Xue Yantuo's guards and followed the Tang army to Chang'an.

He was taciturn along the way, except for saying a few words when he saw Qin Qiong at the beginning, he remained silent at other times.

After entering Guanzhong, he looked around and was shocked to find that Tang people were actually farming in this winter month.

"What do they grow? Millet?" Ba Zhuo couldn't help asking Tang Jun beside him.

After translating, Ba Zhuo learned that the Tang people planted winter wheat instead of millet.

This made Bazhuo feel very heavy. Although he didn't know what winter wheat was, he knew that wheat was used for eating.However, the Tang Dynasty originally had a large area and abundant food, if they could grow food in winter, what would the grassland have to fight against the Tang Dynasty?

Of course, he was also a little happy in his heart, because the stronger the Tang Dynasty, the more likely it was to defeat Jieli.

After arriving in Chang'an, Ba Zhuo was arranged by Honglu Temple to rest in the dormitory.

Tai Chi Hall, side hall.

Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji returned to report on their duties.

After some questioning, Li Zhiyun was in a good mood, and repeatedly praised Qin Qiong for training the light plate cavalry well.

Immediately, his eyes fell on Xu Shiji again.

"Mao Gong, we met too late." Li Zhiyun sighed, "If you and I had met earlier, maybe Mao Gong would have shined."

Li Zhiyun still likes this famous player very much.In the future, Xu Shiji is a good candidate to deal with the Turks and Goguryeo.

Xu Shiji cupped his hands, and said modestly: "It's not too late to meet each other now, Xu Shiji is willing to serve His Highness on the saddle and back, and serve the Great Tang."

"Okay, okay." Li Zhiyun nodded with a smile.

After a pause, he asked, "What happened to that Ba Zhuo?"

Qin Qiong recounted the secret meeting between Duo Mozhi and them.

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's heart moved.

Shibobi is a dou who can't be lifted up, but Xue Yantuo is not bad.If Xue Yantuo can be used to hold Xieli back, it might be a good choice.

"Gu knows, you go back to reunite with your family first, and have a good rest."

"I'm waiting to retire."

Half an hour later, Li Zhiyun met with several prime ministers in the Political Affairs Hall.

After telling the story of Ba Zhuo, Pei Ju said directly: "Your Highness, the grassland people cannot be trusted. In my opinion, Yi Nan didn't come to Chang'an himself, and his eldest son came here because he wanted to use our dynasty to fight Jie Li. Both sides will suffer, he wants to take advantage of the opportunity, so he must not be trusted.

However, the secret alliance with Xue Yantuo is not impossible.Moreover, I felt that we could first cover up the news about Bazhuo in Chang'an, and then disclose it to Xieli in the future, so as to provoke the relationship between Xue Yantuo and the Ashina tribe.

So, can kill two birds with one stone. "

Hey, ginger is still old and spicy.

"What Prime Minister Pei said is great kindness." Li Zhiyun asked again: "Then Prime Minister Pei thinks, do you want to see Ba ​​Zhuo alone?"

"Yes." Pei Ju said, "But not now."

Having said that, Li Zhiyun understood.

"Okay, Gu understands."

Yang Gongren said: "Your Highness, I think what Prime Minister Pei said is correct, but we can't wait for this Bazhuo. After all, our dynasty is not ready to go to war with the Turks. If we can use Bazhuo to influence Xue Yantuo, then It is best to make it internally divided."

Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said: "There is no need to treat Ba Zhuo preferentially. Remember, Xue Yantuo is the one who is too busy to take care of himself now, and hopes that we can save him, instead of my Tang begging him, Xue Yantuo, to hold Xieli back. Besides, Xue Yantuo himself has evil intentions. If he If you really want to resist Jieli, why not lead your tribe to the south of Jiuyuan and submit to our dynasty.

In this way, it will also be convenient for us to send troops together to deal with Xieli.

Looking at it now, Xue Yantuo has ulterior motives and just wants to use us.He wants to use us, and we need to use him.

Grassland people, like beasts, are fearful of power but not virtuous, so there is no need to deal with this.Everything can be done according to the standard of Honglu Temple. "

Hearing this, Yang Gongren nodded, "Yes."

Then, Li Zhiyun said: "However, we can get some useful slaves from this Ba Zhuo."

"Slave?" Chen Shuda was puzzled.

Li Zhiyun nodded, "In the future, when our army goes out of the fortress, we need someone to lead the way."

Hearing the words, everyone understands.

(End of this chapter)