Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Really? Then why didn't you raise your troops earlier?" A Tubo general laughed and said, "We just waited until the rear army of the Tang people had been wiped out by us before taking action?"

"This is called the Art of War!" The Turkic chief sneered and said, "At the beginning when the Tang people conquered us, it was after the heavy snow that our livestock and horses froze to death, and the soldiers were unable to fight again. He also surrendered to our Khan and begged for reinforcements, even Emperor Taizong, on the banks of the Weishui River, also took hostages from the Turks as an alliance with us!"

"It turns out that you learned this from the Tang people. No wonder you Turkic people are as cowardly as the Tang people. If you can beat them, you will beat them, and if you can't beat them, you will surrender!"

"You—" the Turkic chief was furious when he heard the words: "How strong are you Tubo people? Could it be that you Tubo people didn't profess your vassals to the Tang people, but you also asked to marry the clan daughter of the Tang people as the concubine Zanpu?"

"So what?" the Tubo general said with a smile, "Songtsan Gampo did not submit to the Tang people at the beginning, but the Tang Dynasty was powerful, and the two sides negotiated peace temporarily. There are too many, and it’s not just a Tang clan girl, so what’s the matter?”

"Okay, stop arguing!" Qin Ling stopped the argument, and nodded to Ashina who came over: "Khan, you are here, please have dinner together!"

Ashina Daozhen let out a cold snort, and sat down on Qinling's right hand side. Qinling personally cut off the calf's tongue with a knife and put it in front of Ashina Daozhen: "This cow's tongue is the fattest part of the cow's body." , we Tibetans always treat the most distinguished guests with ox tongue!"

"I can't afford this!" Ashina Daozhen pushed the plate away: "I, Ashina Dao, am really just a prisoner, how can I be a distinguished guest? I heard that you Tibetans put wooden shackles on the prisoners, and you If you want to do hard labor, quickly bring the wooden shackles and put them on me!"

"Khan, why are you doing this?" A Turkic chief at the table was about to persuade, but Ashina Daozhen threw the plate on the ground: "I am not your Khan, and you are not my Ye Hu, Teller , Tutun, you threatened me with swords, turned your horses to attack Datang's army, made me betray my benefactor, how could I have the face to return to Chang'an?"

Ashina really scolded the Turkic generals at the long table to look at each other. After a few minutes, a Turkic officer stood up and said in a deep voice: "Our Turkic Khan is the descendant of the wolf. The grasslands are his subjects from the east to the west. The great khan does not listen to anyone except the gods; and since the Tang people defeated Jieli Khan by snowstorm, we Turks have become Tang people Every time the Tang army went out, they conscripted soldiers and horses from us Turks, and took most of the property and lives that the Tang people got, but we Turks got very little; Go to Chang'an to guard the emperor of the Tang people. If you are really a great descendant of Ashina, you should lead us to re-establish the tooth tent on Yudujin Mountain, gather the scattered tribes, and restore the glory of the Turkic people!"

"Nonsense!" Ashina Daozhen was furious when he heard the words: "Back then, Jieli Khan was arrogant and rude, attacking his brothers, plundering his subordinates' cattle, sheep and tribesmen, which angered the heavens, so it rained snow disasters, thick accumulation The snow made it impossible for the livestock to eat the grass below, and tens of thousands of livestock froze to death and starved to death. The emperor of the Tang Kingdom was ordered by heaven to crusade and defeated him. Instead of executing him, he was awarded official positions and moved the Turkic tribes to Henan. (Hetao area), provided food and clothing, and sent troops to protect against the siege of the Xueyantuo people and the Tiele people. However, in ten years, the population and livestock had doubled compared to before the snow disaster. The grace of the earth. The brocade on your body, the gold belt around your waist, and the ranks you hold are not given by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty? But because of your own ambition, you rebelled. Are you not afraid of the heavenly soldiers of the Tang Dynasty? Come on, are they all turned into powder?"

Hearing Ashina Daozhen's scolding, the faces of the Turkic generals were all pale. Since the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks in the Zhenguan period, the Tang army has conquered east and west and destroyed countless countries. Those who dare to raise their troops against each other may win a battle or two. But in the end, all died and the country perished.These Turkic generals, as servants of the Tang army, have heard and witnessed too many such scenes. They were fine when they were plotting, but now they are all chilled by Ashina Daozhen's words.

"Khan's words are too much to boost other people's ambitions and destroy his own prestige!" Qinling laughed: "The Tang people are indeed very powerful, but they are not superhuman, nor are they incapable of fighting. You see, we will not fight this time." Just win? Since you can win the first time, you can win the second time? Are you willing to be a servant of the Tang people?"

"Joke, you Tubo people won this time by luck! If it wasn't for Guo Daifeng's disobedience to the military orders, how could the rear army be defeated? Even if the rear army was defeated, if these idiots hadn't defected, the front army would be fine. Just retreat Go to the Dafeiling camp, the outcome is yet to be known!"

"Khan's words are wrong!" Qinling said with a smile: "Do you know? I have been in contact with your subordinates for nearly ten years. Your subordinates have a desire for self-reliance. This kind of thing will happen sooner or later." Yes. As for Guo Taifeng! If he was the Emperor Taizong of your country, how could he be a general? In the end, the Tang State was proud of its victories, and the Lord was arrogant without knowing it. To be sealed, there is also a king waiting to be sealed, and Zhao is waiting to be sealed as a general!"

Ashina was dumbfounded. As Qinling said, after the death of Emperor Taizong, although the Tang army continued to fight eastward and westward, they continued to win military victories.However, compared with the Zhenguan period, the military administration is far behind, especially in the selection of military personnel and the construction of government soldiers.The original honorable class occupied high positions by virtue of the meritorious deeds of their ancestors, but there were only a few who could inherit the strategy and bravery of their ancestors. Under the command of such mediocre talents, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army was weakened by the first officer.In fact, Ashina Daozhen himself is one of them, but he is more self-aware than Guo Daifeng.

"Khan!" Qinling laughed, "I, Tubo, and your country are separated by the Qilian Mountains, and we have no enmity. As long as we work together, we, Tubo, can own Qinghai and the Western Regions, and enjoy the benefits of trade; and your country can once again dominate the grasslands." , wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds!”

"What you said sounds good!" Ashina Daozhen snorted coldly: "I have seen since I dispatched troops this time, how miserable the Tuyuhun people are under your Tubo people's rule. Everyone is emaciated, and every three cows will be killed. To pay the tax of two cows, you have to pay six for every ten sheep, and three for every five horses. The Tang people did not ask the Turks to collect such a heavy tax. Now you have to use our strength to deal with the Tang people Naturally, you will talk sweetly, if it is true that after you defeat the Tang people, you will probably deal with us Turkic people like you dealt with the Tuyuhun people!"

This time it was Qinling's turn to be speechless. As Ashina Daozhen said, since Ludongzan conquered Tuyuhun, their father and son distributed the local pastures, tribes, and livestock to the Tubo military nobles who supported them. In contrast, the situation of the Tuyuhun people has become much worse.Later, Lu Wen, an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, went to Tubo and wrote two poems in reply to Tuihun, which vividly described the miserable situation of the Tuyuhun people under the rule of Tubo.

The first song: Tui Hun'er, Tui Hun'er, the new wind grows in the decline of Qi.Thousands of iron horses follow the slaves, and the strength and weakness are left to the people.

The second song: Tui Hun'er, Tui Hun'er, ice disappears Qinghai grass is like silk.The emperor of the Ming Dynasty will rule all nations, who will the Dragon Horse of Shendao be with? (Tuihun is another name for Tuyuhun, and Tuihuner is a nickname for Tuyuhun people.)
No one spoke at the long table, and no one ate, only the flies buzzing over the roasted calf.Ashinadao let out a cold snort, sat at the long table with his chin raised high, and looked like he was putting his life and death at risk. His mother was the daughter of Emperor Gaozu, and his father, Ashnadur, asked for help when Emperor Taizong died. He was buried with his own body, and was buried next to Zhaoling after his death.Although he is a descendant of the Ashina family, he has already formed an indissoluble bond with the Li Tang royal family.Even if the family will be implicated and punished because of the defeat, there will be a chance to stand up again in a few years, and if they listen to the bewitching of these traitors and betray Datang, then it will be truly doomed, I am afraid that they will go underground I don't have the face to see my parents again.

"Since Khan still can't figure it out for a while, let's go down and think about it slowly!" Qin Ling finally said: "Come here, please Khan go down and have a rest, don't wait!"

After Ashina Daozhen left, the atmosphere around the long table became weird. The Tubo people looked at these new allies with strange eyes, and the Turkic people didn't want to show off their achievements in front of the Tubo people. After all, there are more worrying things now before them.

"Apart from Ashina Michizane, do you have any other backup candidates?"

"This—" Everyone exchanged glances, and someone replied cautiously: "Yes, yes, but they are far from him, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince everyone!"

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Qin Ling asked.

The Turks explained that, like many ethnic groups on the grasslands, the Turks are a nation that advocates the "noble species". Although there are many Tiele tribes among the Turks, the heirs of the Khan can only come from the Ashina clan, that is, Blue Turkic.Only a few branches of the Ashina clan have the real right to inherit the Khan position. Take Ashina Daozhen as an example. His grandfather Chuluo Khan was the Qimin Khan Ash The son of Na Rangan, the younger brother of Shibi Khan Ashina Duojishi, and the brother of the last Khan Ashina Duobi.

In 620 A.D., Chuluo Khan fell ill. His wife, Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty, asked him to take Wushi powder. Soon after, he died of gangrene. Then Princess Yicheng chose Jieli Khan as his successor and followed the Turkic custom. , married Jieli Khan, and the Turks became sworn enemies with the emerging Tang Dynasty, which paved the way for their later destruction by the Tang Dynasty.Later, Jieli Khan was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, so many Turkic people believed that Chuluo Khan was assassinated by Jieli Khan and Princess Yicheng, and Jieli Khan's succession had no legitimacy at all.Ashnadur is the real successor of Chuluo Khan. As a result, Ashina Daozhen, the heir of Ashnadur, is naturally regarded by the Turks as the Khan's No. 1 choice.Although there are other branches of the Ashina clan, none of them can compare with Ashina Taozhen in terms of legitimacy, prestige, and official position.

"So, is there really no one else besides Ashina?" Qin Ling asked.

"That's right! If Ashina Dao is really Khan, the other ministries will definitely respond together, but if it's someone else, I'm afraid we Turkic people will fight first!"

"But as you have just seen, Ashina Daozhen is very loyal to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he is determined not to betray the Tang Dynasty. But it is no wonder that his father is willing to be buried for Emperor Taizong, and his mother is the princess of the Tang Dynasty. The current emperor of the Tang Dynasty is considered a relative of him, so how could he give up all this for the sake of an illusory Turkic Khan?"

Hearing Qin Ling's words, the Turkic people suddenly turned pale. They had worked so hard to wait for this opportunity. The dream of restoring the country had just appeared a glimmer of light. Ashinadao really insisted on drowning this dawn in the darkness. Could it be that Their painstaking efforts are all a dream after all?
"Actually, there is another way!" Qin Ling said with a smile, "It's just to see if you are willing to do it!"

"What way?" the Turkic asked.

"As long as Ashina is really dead, naturally it will no longer be the first pick, and the second pick will naturally be the first pick, isn't it?"

"How can that be?" The faces of the Turkic people changed greatly: "He is a descendant of the Ashina family, with noble blue blood, how can we swing the blade at him? If the Turkic people know that we killed him, they will kill him immediately." They turned against each other!"

"What if it wasn't you who killed it, but the people of Tang?"

"The Tang people killed him? How could the Tang people kill him?"

"You don't need to worry about this, I naturally have a way to let the Tang people kill him!"

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Great African Ridge Camp.

"What, the Tibetans want to exchange prisoners with us? Exchange Gong Ren with Ashina Daozhen?" Xue Rengui asked in surprise.

"That's right! That's what the Tibetans said! They demanded that we return their commander's son to them. As a price, they are also willing to return Ashina Daozhen to us!"

"What kind of tricks are the Tubo people playing?" Xue Rengui frowned. From the perspective of transaction value, Ashina Daozhen is obviously higher than Gong Ren, but the problem is that the situation on both sides is very unfavorable to Tang Jun. Gong Ren can It is said that Tang Jun has one of the few bargaining chips in his hands. Even if Ashina Dao really comes back, there is no big difference from a small encirclement to a large encirclement.

"Boss, it seems that General Ashina Daozhen did not betray Datang, he should have been coerced by the Turks!" Wang Zhaotang said.

"That's for sure!" Xue Rengui trusted his colleague very much: "It seems that he is determined not to surrender, otherwise the Tubo people would not exchange him for Gongren!"

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