bastard seizes tang

Chapter 352

Ping Rongce, these three words have rang in Li Ke's ears more than once.

There are indeed many talented people in the Tang Dynasty. Li Ke was in one side. When he was in Yangzhou and Chang'an, scholars often sent letters to the mansion, and they often talked about the stability of the northern border.

Many of these scholars were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but most of them fell in love with Li Ke's power and reputation, and wanted to borrow and write to Li Ke, so that Li Ke's favor could be used as a means of advancing in official career.

Li Ke has read a lot of these things, but there are very few of them that are really meaningful and practical, and most of them are empty words. will be surprised.

Dadu She is an arrogant and assertive person, ambitious but lacking in talent and virtue. It is difficult for him to work under him. Zhao Deyan is a Han Chinese, so it is reasonable to want to change the door.

In Li Ke's eyes, Zhao Deyan was so incomprehensible to him that he couldn't be compared with those fledgling scholars. Li Ke still said: "What a Ping Rong Ce, this king is very interested, but I don't know why sir taught me ?”

Since Zhao Deyan came to look for Li Ke, he already had a draft in his chest. As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, Zhao Deyan replied without hesitation: "Xue Yantuo won most of the Turkic land and lived in the north. Sooner or later, it will be a great disaster for the Tang Dynasty. The 'Rong' in the mouth is Xue Yantuo from Hidden North, I don't know if His Highness thinks so."

At the big banquet today, Li Ke had already torn faces with Dadu, and in front of Zhao Deyan, Li Ke didn't bother to hide it, so he replied: "What you said is true, Xue Yantuo is not dead, and there are many people in the country. The militant generation covets the prosperity of our Tang Dynasty, and sooner or later there will be a war."

Zhao Deyan nodded, and continued: "However, Xue Yantuo is different from small states such as Silla and Nanzhao. Although the national power is not as good as the Eastern Turks at their peak, they are not inferior to Tubo and Western Turks. The cost is huge, and secondly, the Tie Le people are good at fighting, and it is by no means a one-time decision, so if you want to fix Xue Yantuo, you should not blindly use force, but use strength and softness together, and advance both inside and outside."

Rigidity and softness are combined, and internal and external progress together.

These four words came to Li Ke's ears, and a slight smile appeared on Li Ke's face. Li Ke had also discussed the matter of Xue Yantuo with the family of Chu Wangfu, and what he thought coincided with what Zhao Deyan said.

"I would like to hear the details." Li Ke poured a cup of tea for Zhao Deyan himself, and said slowly.

Zhao Deyan clasped his hands together, took the teacup from Li Ke, carefully put it in front of him, and continued: "Although Xue Yantuo is strong for a while, he is different from the Turks. The clan of Ashina, the Khan's family, came from the same sect, so the inside and outside are of one mind, and it is not easy to settle down. However, Xue Yantuo's strength is only a few years old, and it flourishes in the Nine Clans of Tie Le, not in Xue Yantuo's clan. .”

As Zhao Deyan spoke, his mouth became a little dry, he cleared his throat, and continued: "Although Xue Yantuo is a country, he not only divides it into nine parts, but also has a few barbarians in the country, and there are constant internal strife. It is not difficult to divide, as long as there is chaos in Xue Yantuo's country, it will not be difficult for Datang to attack and break it from the outside."

Li Ke listened to Zhao Deyan's words, and the smile on his face became stronger. What Zhao Deyan said was similar to what Li Ke thought.

Xue Yantuo claims to have won 20 soldiers, and his soldiers are strong and strong, but how can he compare with the Turks who had millions of armors? Xue Yantuo did reject Mobei and occupied a large area, but his 20 soldiers not only had to guard everywhere to guard against the Tang Dynasty He and the Western Turks also need to guard against the Huihe and Sijie tribes who are of the same clan as him, especially the Huihe tribe, whose soldiers are strong and horses are strong, and they are not under Xue Yantuo.

Xue Yantuo could not obey the nine surnames internally, Anhan court, and externally he could not rule the Western Regions and destroy the Western Turks. His internal character was far from being as strong as it appeared on the surface.

Li Ke said with a smile: "Mr.'s intention coincides with this king's, and this king is also planning to talk about this matter with his father."

Zhao Deyan looked at the smile on Li Ke's face, and it seemed that Li Ke had already made plans, so he said: "In that case, your Highness might as well write down what you think in your heart on this table with me, let's see what you and I think. Are they the same, okay?"

"It's all right." Li Ke responded with a chuckle.

"Your Highness, please first." Zhao Deyan said to Li Ke.

Li Ke raised his hand and said, "Sir, please."

After the two finished speaking, each of them used their left hands to block the piece in front of themselves, and dipped their right hands in tea to write slowly on the table.

After a while, after the two finished writing, they looked at each other, then raised their left hand that was blocking, and looked in front of each other.

What caught Li Ke and Zhao Deyan's eyes were the same three words: "Tweeting Order."

The Tweeting Order was made by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, in order to reduce the power of the vassal kings. According to the words of the mastermind father Yan, the vassal kings were subdivided in their respective countries, turning a large country into a small country, dividing its own power and dividing its territory, without the need for the court to move. With one soldier and one death, the powerful feudal clans everywhere fell apart.

Zhao Deyan said to Li Ke: "The Great Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven, the lord of all nations, just like the imperial court of the Western Han Dynasty, and Xue Yantuo is the vassal king. We only need to follow the Han's decree to entrust Xue Yantuo's barbarian sons and Tie Le's nine surnamed children. At that time, his heart will be divided, and the national power will be scattered, and in a few years, the Tang Dynasty will fix Xue Yantuo, but it will only be done with the palm of his hand."

Xue Yantuo was originally a small country, and the country has not been established for a long time, so the background is not deep. If Li Shimin decreed to enfeoff the Yinan princes and the nine surnamed tribes of Tie Le, ordering them to be small khans and governing independently, it would only take a little longer. Naturally, they are separated from each other, the national power is scattered, and they are no longer the enemies of the Tang Dynasty.

What Zhao Deyan said was indeed good, and it was exactly what Li Ke wanted, but Li Ke still didn't know the details of Zhao Deyan, nor his intentions, so how dare he trust his words.

Li Ke slowly put away the smile on his face, and asked Zhao Deyan: "Mr. was once a Turkic think tank, and now he is an official in Xue Yantuo. Why did you say this to the king?"

Zhao Deyan replied: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, Xue Yantuo is like a chariot, and will die sooner or later, and His Highness is the current hero, so Zhao should be congenial."

Li Ke raised his head and looked at Zhao Deyan, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and asked, "Sir, is it true that this king is an ignorant child, can he be coaxed casually? Now that you have arrived in Chang'an, there is an emperor father and a prince in Chang'an city." , and King Wei, they can all help you, why did you come here to find this bastard son?"

After hearing Li Ke's words, Zhao Deyan showed a bitter look on his face. Zhao Deyan didn't want to point out some words, but Li Ke couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, so he couldn't help being vague.

Zhao Deyan replied: "Zhao is only in his thirties, not yet in his forties, and he feels that his ambition is still there, and he is unwilling to be a farmer. But now in Chang'an City, besides Your Highness, does Your Highness think that Zhao has any choice?"

Li Ke was taken aback when he heard the words, but after thinking about it for a while, he immediately understood.

When Zhao Deyan was in Turkic, relying on Jieli's favor, he offended countless important Turkic officials, and now most of these important Turkic officials are officials in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Li Shimin will inevitably sacrifice him in order to take care of the Turkic surrender.

As for the Crown Prince and King Wei, they knew nothing about Zhao Deyan. If Zhao Deyan went to join them hastily, how could he win their trust?Only Zhao Deyan and Li Ke still have some friendship, and Li Ke is an ambitious person, so he can tolerate Zhao Deyan and be cited as a valuable person.

Li Ke said: "The king is clear about what you mean, but when you employ someone, you only believe in one word: 'If you are suspicious, you don't need to be suspicious'. This king doesn't know the details of your husband, so how can you trust him?"

Zhao Deyan listened to Li Ke's words, thought for a while, then stood up abruptly, and bowed to Li Ke: "It's inconvenient for me to explain to Your Highness what I came from now, but don't worry, Your Highness, if I serve Your Highness, I must be sincere, and I will bring it to you when the time comes." When we arrive, we should tell His Highness clearly.”

Li Ke didn't change his expression, and then asked: "How can I trust you?"

Zhao Deyan said: "Today, I and Your Highness are just meeting each other for the first time, and Your Highness may not trust me. In two years, Xue Yantuo's civil strife is my sincerity to His Highness. At that time, I will visit His Highness's gate wall."

(End of this chapter)