The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 205 Disputes (seeking a monthly pass)

It's late at night!The Turkic army did not fight immediately, they needed to enjoy the delicious food before the battle.

Piles of bonfires were lit in the Turkic camp, and fragrant cattle and sheep were roasted on the fire.The Turkic soldiers sat around the bonfire drinking and laughing heartily, munching on barbecue, without any tension before the war.

The king's tent was also extremely lively, with small tables arranged in a circle, and in the middle of the big tent sat the Turkic Khan Jieli, and on both sides were dozens of chiefs and senior generals from various ministries.

The eating habits of the Turkic people are different from those of the Central Plains. The drinking habits of the Central Plains are meticulous, while the grass is rough and generous.

The wine vessel is a large copper bowl inlaid with jewels, and the leather bag is bulging and full of wine syrup.There is only one so-called dish, and it takes two strong men to bring it up, and that is a boiled whole lamb with both head and tail, kneeling on a large plate to eat grass.The "grass" and "stones" under the sheep's body are obviously a lot of wild onions and mushrooms, which are pleasing to the eye and can also be used as side dishes.

The chief of Qibibu, Qibiheli, held up the golden cup to Jieli Khan, and said with a hearty smile: "On behalf of Qibibu, I will offer fine wine to the Great Khan, and hope that the Great Khan can unify the grassland as soon as possible."

The Qibi tribe is a tribe in Tiele, but it is the leader of the Qibi, Huihe, and Hun tribes. After their fathers were massacred in Mayi by Shibi Khan, they hated Yi Shibo, the chief of Xueyantuo who acted as the executioner. And formed an alliance against the Turks and Xue Yantuo last year.

In the surprise attack a few months ago, Yang Tong deliberately avoided these three tribes, and he was ruthless against Xue Yantuo, Pugu and other subordinates who were loyal to the Turks and Jieli. Among them, the Tongluo tribe was wiped out by fire.

The strength of the Tiele people headed by Xue Yantuo was reduced by about half, while the Tiele people headed by Qibi gathered the fleeing forces of the other six tribes. Now the strength of the two Tiele people is evenly matched.

In order to eliminate the Ashina Simo army fleeing in the territory, Jieli this time, in addition to his own 2 troops, Qibi and Xue Yantuo each sent [-] soldiers. It consists of three tribes, Hun and Hun, led by the great chief Qibi Heli.

Qibi Heli has a muscular body, and the muscles all over his body are bulging and protruding. It seems that there is a danger of breaking his skin.He is proficient in Chinese, and the learned scholars of the Han family in exile on the grassland expressed the feeling that "the etiquette is lost and sought in the wild", which means that even the scholars of the aristocratic family who studied Han culture since childhood have no understanding of Han culture. It's not necessarily better than Qi Bi He Li.He is generous and repays hatred with kindness, which moves both friends and opponents. He is brave and good at fighting, and his valor is unmatched, which makes the enemy frightened and flee.Therefore, he is not very old, but he is the most prestigious figure among the three chiefs. He was elected as the leader of the three tribes, and no one is not convinced.

Jieli Khan is also proficient in Sinology, he can understand the meaning behind Qibiheli's words.It was nothing more than asking him to focus on the overall situation, first to reassure the hearts of all the tribes in the grassland, and then to compete with the Sui Dynasty, but he bowed slightly without showing any emotion on his face: "Thanks for the kind words, the great chief, but the wine on the grassland is mellow. How can it compare to being intoxicated by foreign military exploits? The warriors have not set off yet, so how can we be greedy for a moment."

After finishing speaking, Jieli Khan drank the fine wine in the glass, and there was a whisper in the big tent, and Qibi Heli sat down a little unhappy, without saying a word.

In the Battle of Mayi the year before last, the three of them were slaughtered by Shibi Khan for nearly 3 people, and even his father was beheaded by Shibi Khan, but Turkic did not say anything.To this day, his father and the clansmen who died at the hands of Shibi Khan and Xue Yantuo are still accused of cowardice and absconding, which makes him extremely dissatisfied.Although Jieli Khan promised compensation, how to compensate?When to compensate?But they never mentioned half a word, and now they are asked to work for the Turkic people, which makes Qibi Heli extremely dissatisfied.

Qibi Heli is not opposed to the war, but hopes to agree on the distribution plan of the spoils before the war!The three of them discussed it. If Jieli Khan did not make a distribution plan in advance, they would not fight.

The most important thing is that he can't trust the Turkic people, for fear that Xieli, like Shibi, will slaughter them all for no reason.

The atmosphere in the big tent became cold, everyone was drinking and thinking about their thoughts, Jieli Khan knew that he had to show something.

He raised his wine glass and said, "I've already considered the distribution plan, so let me tell you about it! After replenishing the needs of the army, the remaining population and property will be divided into three shares, with the first share accounting for [-]%. The number of people who participated in the battle is divided, the second share is [-]% to the fallen soldiers, and the third share is [-]%, distributed according to the military merits of each ministry, what do you think?"

There was still silence in the big tent. At this time, Qibi He Li said: "I have no objection to the first and second copies, but I don't understand the third one. How do you determine the level of military merit? Who decides? Is it the Khan's decision or the third one? Let's discuss it together?"

Jieli Khan understood what he meant, and it was up to him to decide, but since he brought it up to explain the matter, it meant that everyone had discussed it.But Jieli Khan is unwilling to do this, because this method deprives supreme power and is contrary to his original intention.

Jieli Khan glanced at Yi Shibo from Xue Yantuo's department, intending to ask him to make a statement...

Yi Shibo understood Jieli Khan's meaning, he got up and said, "The distribution of the spoils of war will naturally be decided by the Great Khan, and I believe the Great Khan will distribute it fairly."

Yi Shibo, the great chief of Xue Yantuo, although he is Xieli's father-in-law, is equally ambitious. First, after the death of the Western Turkic Datou Khan, he was elected by the other Tiel tribes as the Wild Khan, and he wanted to take the Western Turkic. Instead.After the Chuluo Khan in the Western Turks became stronger, the Xueyantuo tribe and the Qibi tribe both removed the title of Khan and surrendered to Chuluo Khan. (Note: There is a Chuluo Khan in the East and West Turks, and the Chuluo Khan in the West Turks is earlier than the Chuluo Khan in the Eastern Turks)
In the middle period of the great cause, the Eastern Turks were powerful, and all the Tiele tribes living in Mobei belonged to it.However, Khan Chuluo taxed too much, and the tribes of Tiele complained quite a lot. Chuluo was furious and killed more than 100 chiefs of Tiele. His own strength has also weakened a lot. Yi Shibo led his tribal subjects to belong to the Eastern Turks, but encountered the brutal rule of Shibi Khan, and his strength declined again.

In order to survive, Yi Shibo fully invested in the Turkic Shibi Khan, and received strong support from Shibi, thus overtaking the Qibi tribe, the head of Tie Le. After low-key development, the population multiplied rapidly, Xue Yantuo annexed many small tribes one after another, and gradually became stronger.

In the Battle of Mayi the year before last, Yi Shibo, under Shibi's order, killed the Tiele leader Qibi Gelen and many Tiele tribe leaders, annexed the remaining soldiers, and once again gained strength.

At the beginning of the year, Xue Yantuo was severely beaten by Qin Qiong. He degenerated from a top-level tribe to a medium-sized tribe. Although there were [-] troops, nearly half of the tribe was slaughtered. Li Khan, the son-in-law, provided it.

This time, Jieli Khan ordered Xue Yantuo to send troops, and Xue Yantuo could not avoid it. Yi Shibo, his second son Xue Luo, and third son Xue Fang led an army of [-] troops to follow the Turks to the south.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qibi Heli sneered and said, "If there was the word 'fair', there would be no Xue Yantuo today."

The relationship between the Qibi tribe and Xue Yantuo has always been very bad. Xue Yantuo's land originally belonged to the Qibi tribe, but it was swallowed up by Xue Yantuo after the Mayi battle.In addition, his father died at the hands of Yi Shibo, which added to the hatred, so Yi Shibo spoke for Jieli Khan, how could Qibi Heli give him a good face.

Yi Shibo said angrily, "What do you mean!"

Qibi He Li hurriedly stood up, and said viciously: "What is there to talk about with your dog!"

Not only Yi Shibo and his son were angry, Xue Yantuo's generals were all furious, and they all drew their swords and pointed at Qibi Heli.Several Qibi generals drew their swords together without showing any weakness.

"Yi Shibo, I knew you were uneasy and kind, and wanted to kill my people again without reason." Qibi Heli said to Yi Shibo, but a pair of tiger eyes stared at Jieli Khan. If the direct enemy is Xue Yantuo headed by Yi Shibo, then the behind-the-scenes mastermind is the aloof Ashina family.

In an instant, the king's tent was on fire, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. Jie Li Khan didn't expect such a scene to happen, and he was very annoyed: "Put away the knives for me!"

Seeing the face of the Great Turkic Khan, both sides put away their knives, but Qibi Heli was still angry.He snorted heavily, turned around and walked out of the big tent, and his subordinates followed him.

There was a moment of silence in the big tent.Jieli Khan's face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of murderous intent as he stared at Qibi Heli's back, but it disappeared in a flash. His prestige was not enough, and it was not time to clean up Qibi Heli's three parts.

(End of this chapter)