First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 603 The Decision of the Great Hemo Society

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After hearing what Jieli Khan said, Zhao Deyan bowed his head and thanked him with a smile on his lips.

When Jieli Khan saw Zhao Deyan bowing to the ground and thanking him, his attitude was extremely respectful and he was in a happy mood. In his opinion, the Han people also had many advantages. The man in front of him was once an important adviser to Dou Jiande, so he certainly had some abilities.

He is now following the example of the Xiongnu military official Shanyu, treating him with courtesy and respect. I believe that Zhao Deyan should also be like Zhong Xingshuo, dedicate himself to it, and use his familiarity with the Central Plains to help him achieve his unparalleled hegemony.

"Okay." Thinking of this, Jieli Khan laughed loudly and said, "As long as you are loyal and do your job, I will never treat you badly." After saying that, Jieli Khan thought for a while, then stood up and put the hanging banner on the tent. Take off the scimitar.

"This precious sword has been with me for many years, and is now given to you. When you see the sword, you will see me. If you encounter obstacles on the way to the expedition, you can kill him."

Jieli Khan walked up to Zhao Deyan holding the sword in his hand and handed the handle to him.

Zhao Deyan was extremely excited. He knew that Jieli Khan was defenseless now. If he drew his sword and stabbed him, he would most likely succeed. However, this would obviously not destroy the Turks to the greatest extent.

He immediately suppressed his excitement, fell to the ground respectfully, and took the sword with both hands: "Your Majesty, Zhao Deyan, will die if you dare not obey me."
"Stand back." Jieli Khan was very satisfied with Zhao Deyan's performance and thought he was in an excited mood.

After Zhao Deyan withdrew from the golden tent, he looked up at the stars and felt his heart agitated. Such great achievements would be accomplished by Zhao Deyan of Hebei Province, and his name was destined to remain in history.

After receiving the full authorization from Jieli Khan, Zhao Deyan lost control. He changed his usual state of studying behind closed doors and lobbied various tribes in Monan every day, using coercion and inducement to induce the tribal leaders to sign contracts to delay the payment of taxes.

Most of the leaders of these tribes had no knowledge and refused to charge interest rates. They signed contracts in a daze and began to use the tribe's "treasures" as collateral, such as pasture, cattle and sheep, as well as gold, jewelry, and jade.

On this side, Zhao Deyan was in full swing on tax collection. On the other side, in the eastern part of the grassland, was the Little Khan Yazhang, located in the north of Youzhou and at the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain.

Ashina Shibobi, the little Khan of Tuli, was furious in the tent and kicked over the desk.

Some of the henchmen in the tent would lower their heads and lower their eyebrows, not daring to make a sound.

"What did he think?" Tuli Little Khan gasped, "Ah, tell me, what did he think? She'er and Yugushe had defeated hundreds of thousands of troops, and now he wants me to go? This Do you want me to die so that he can remain firmly in the position of Khan?"

"Brother, don't talk nonsense." His younger brother Ashina was shocked when he heard this and quickly stopped him.

"Don't run around?" Tuli Little Khan was even more angry, "He is clearly asking me to die, but I can't say it?"

Then he glanced at the people in the tent and said, "I just said, who among you dares to go and tell the truth?"

"No, I don't dare."

"Don't worry, little Khan."

"I heard nothing."

All the generals were already aware of the moody temperament of Little Khan Tuli, but they did not dare to offend him, so they expressed their opinions one after another.

Tuli Little Khan was very satisfied when he saw this, and then his smile slowly disappeared, and he slowly sat down, his face becoming more and more gloomy.

"What do you think we should do?" After a long time, Tuli Khan was the first to break the silence. His small eyes scanned the crowd, making him look very sinister.

All the generals looked at each other in confusion. In the end, it was his younger brother Ashina who took the lead in answering, "If, if we resist the order, it will definitely not work. Then we will have to send troops."

"Confused", the little Khan of Tuli shouted at the table: "Then Xue Yantuo has gathered the tribes of Tiele, and the tribes of Huihe and Tongluo have all responded to him. If you send troops, can you defeat Yi Nan?"

Ashina's leader was silent, and the others didn't dare to say a word when they saw that his leader was being scolded.

The little Khan Tuli was so angry that he continued to curse. After muttering for a while, the little Khan Tuli said angrily: "In that case, let's send troops."

Everyone looked up at Tuli in astonishment.

"What are you looking at?" Tuli's little Khan was furious. "If I don't send troops to Mobei today, he will send troops to me tomorrow."

Everyone understood this truth, but the little Khan Tuli was nervous and moody, so no one dared to say anything.

But the little Khan Tuli was not completely dizzy. After thinking for a while, he quietly said: "Even if I send troops, I can't use my own troops."

When these generals heard this, their faces suddenly lit up with joy, and they nodded in agreement.

Tuli Little Khan glanced at them and said, "If my own troops are lost, I will not be able to suppress their ambitious tribe."

"Brother, do you mean the Khitans?" Jiu Sheshu's eyes lit up.

"Well," Tuli Little Khan nodded slowly, his voice gradually becoming harsher, "The Great Hemo Society and the others have become even more disobedient this year. Thanks to the deal with Tang State last winter, the tribe became rich and became a little bit arrogant. , just take this opportunity to give him some blood."

Everyone's eyes burst with excitement. As long as their own troops and horses are not moved, as for the other Khitan and other tribes, they will die if they want. Anyway, they don't do anything to me.

"Send the order, the Khitan, Xi, Heishui Mohe and other tribes will recruit one hundred thousand troops today and go north to conquer Xue Yantuo," Tuli Little Khan ordered in a deep voice.

Even if there is a general, he will happily accept the promise.

Two days later, when the Great Hemohui of the Khitan tribe, the Ahui Suzhi of the Xi tribe and others received the recruitment order from the young Khan Tuli, they all cursed and hated Tuli to the core.

In the Khitan tribe, the gray-haired Ah Huisu Zhi was so angry that his face was livid.

"Children Tuli, it is clear that we are going to Mobei to die," Ah Huisuzhi said in a hateful voice through gritted teeth.

Ohma would sit in the upper position, his face gloomy, and he said nothing.

On the other side, the leaders of several tribes, including the Heishui Mohe Tieli tribe, were filled with indignation and cursed one after another.

"Shut up." Hearing the noisy voice in the tent, Da Hemohui became upset. He looked at Ah Huisuzhi and sighed helplessly: "He just said it clearly, what can we do?"

When Ah Huisuzhi heard this, he suddenly became angry. Then he calmed down, and his anger was relieved. He could only sigh, "The situation is stronger than the people, who makes me Todoroki inferior to others."

Da Hemohui blinked his eyes and said quietly: "That's not necessarily the case."

"Huh?" Ah Huisuzhi was startled, "My nephew, what do you mean?"

"Don't forget there is still the south," Da Hemohui said in a low voice, "Now that Li Shimin controls the Tang State, the country is stronger and stronger than before. If you only look at Liu Hongji's power in Youzhou, he only has the troops of more than ten states in Youyan. , with such a huge momentum, it must be that the Tang Dynasty is no longer afraid of the Turks."

After hearing this, everyone took a breath of air and looked at Da Hemohui in a daze.

"Do you want to seek refuge with the Tang State?" A glimmer of light flashed in Ah Huisuzhi's cloudy eyes. No emotion, anger, or inner thoughts could be seen.

Da Hemohui responded in a muffled voice, "Since the Turks won't give us a way to survive, why should we sacrifice our lives for them? If we hadn't traded with the Tang people last year, how many people in our tribe would have froze to death? What did the Turks do? They just Taxes will be levied, each time more and more."Everyone was convinced after hearing this. They had already had enough of the Turks' brutal expropriation over the years.

"Then what are you going to do?" Ah Huisuzhi asked.

Then he looked at everyone and warned in a deep voice, "Since you have this intention, you must keep it secret and keep your mouth sealed. If it is revealed, none of us will survive."

"It's natural."

"We are not stupid".

Everyone complied.

"I will go to Jixian overnight to report these things to Liu Hongji and see how he arranges it." Dahemohui seemed to have already planned it and said without hesitation.

After hearing this, everyone thought it was feasible and looked at Ah Huisuzhi again.

In the eastern part of the grassland, the Khitan tribe is the most powerful, and the Khitan tribe is vaguely headed. The Xi tribe has always been the strongest supporter of the Khitan, especially the current chief of the Xi tribe, Ah Huisuzhi, who is a life-and-death friend of the former Khitan chief, Daheduluo. Dahemohui also watched Ahuisuzhi grow up and has always acted as a think tank.

Seeing everyone looking over, Ah Huisuzhi also nodded in agreement, "It works."

Just as everyone was finishing their discussion, a messenger came to report: Qilifa from the court of the Turkic Khan has arrived, please welcome him.

Da Hemohui and others were stunned, "Is that the Han guy?"

"Zi Lifa is the only one left now," Ah Huisuzhi said with a solemn expression, "Han people have always been sensitive. This Qi Lifa is a lackey of Jieli Khan. Please pay attention to your words and deeds. Don't worry." Let him find out something is wrong."

"What is he here for?" Someone immediately asked.

"Don't worry about it for now. We'll talk about it later after we welcome him," Ohma would say directly, "so as not to let him take the opportunity to cause trouble."

Hearing this, Ah Huisuzhi had an appreciative smile on his face.

Then the Great Hemo Club led everyone to rush out of the tent to greet them. At this time, Zhao Deyan was already stationed on a high slope not far away and looked at the tooth tent of the Great Hemo Club.

"I've heard for a long time that the Khitan tribe is strong, and when I saw it today, it turned out to be true," Zhao Deyan said in a deep voice, and then said to a tall and sturdy Turkic general on the left: "Look at the rich appearance of the Khitan, does it look like it can't afford taxes? "

The Turkic general also looked angry when he heard this, "These people deserve to die. They obviously own so many cattle and sheep, but they dare to deceive the Khan."

This Turkic general was a "chu" from the Turkic Khanate, named Shalu Chu. In the Turks, a "chu" commanded an "arrow" of troops. This was also the regular organization of the Turkic army, similar to the army of the Tang Dynasty.

Shaluchu was also a close confidant of Jieli Khan. Jieli ordered Shaluchu to follow Zhao Deyan and listen to his orders. This was also another way for Jieli to support Zhao Deyan. After all, to a certain extent, Shaluchu was the royal court’s leader. The trusted general represents Jieli Khan.

"General Shahlu, please calm down," Zhao Deyan said, twirling his beard and smiling, "Let me vent my anger for the Khan."

While they were talking, they saw that there were dozens of riders among the tribes, and the leader was none other than the Great Hemo Club.

When they were dozens of steps away, the Great Hemo would turn over and dismount, saying, "The Khitan Great Hemo would pay homage to Qi Lifa."

However, Zhao Deyan sneered, clapped his horse forward, and slapped a pigtail on Da Hemo Hui's shoulder with his hand. Da He Mohui's face was twisted in pain, and he didn't react for a moment.

The guards and tribal leaders behind him were furious when they saw this, and immediately glared at Zhao Deyan.

"What?" Zhao Deyan raised his eyes and asked, "Do you want to rebel?"

Da Hemo would take a deep breath and wave his hand, "Qi Lifa, what does this mean?"

"As the Turkic Khanate, I am about to make a fortune, and I am above you and other barbarian chiefs. Why do you ask me to wait here?" Zhao Deyan looked arrogant, "Are you asking me to welcome you and others respectfully?"

Hearing his rude words, Da Hemo would almost feel angry in his eyes and clenched his fists loudly.

Behind him, the Ahuisuzhi saw this and tugged on the sleeves of Dahemohui, and then came forward to prostrate himself, "We did not receive the news in advance, and we missed the reception. Please forgive me for the delay."

"Old man, do you mean to blame me for not asking you for instructions in advance?" Zhao Deyan fully demonstrated his arrogance and unreasonableness, and cursed Ah Huisuzhi.

"You..." Ah Huisuzhi was also angry. He didn't expect that Qi Lifa would be so arrogant.

"You cattle and sheep are everywhere, the mountains and plains are full of cattle and sheep, why haven't you paid this year's taxes?" Zhao Deyan changed his words, pointed at the groups of cattle and sheep in the distance with his riding whip, and snorted coldly, "Is it because you don't pay the taxes for this year?" Does Khan take it seriously?"

"Didn't you pay it during the spring thaw?" Ohamahui asked with a glare.

"You also said that it was the beginning of spring, and now it's summer. It's time to pay again." Zhao Deyan looked at the Great Hemo Fair with disdain, "You have only three days to prepare all the summer taxes. And send the sample to the royal court of Yinshan Mountain, otherwise, I will be severely punished."

Da Hemohui couldn't help it, "It's too much to bully others. Could it be that I have to pay four times a year?"

"Pay attention to your attitude," Zhao Deyan snorted, "The Khan protects your survival, and you should support the Khan throughout the year. This is a matter of course. Do you have any opinions?"

Da Hemohui's eyes were red and he was breathing heavily. His hand was gradually reaching for the knife on his waist. It seemed that he was extremely angry.

Zhao Deyan was shocked when he saw this. He changed his words and said quickly: "Of course, the Khan thought that you and others would not be able to graze, so he agreed to grant some grace."

Da Hemo paused for a moment, somewhat disbelieving. He glanced at Ah Huisuzhi, who was also confused, and then raised his eyebrows in disbelief and asked, "Seriously?"

If possible, Da Hemohui would definitely be unwilling to raise troops to resist the Turks now, because he has not yet gone to Youzhou to negotiate terms with Liu Hongji. If he raises troops, perhaps Jieli Khan will send troops before the Tang people have time to rescue them. They were destroyed.

"I take it seriously," Zhao Deyan said arrogantly, then took out a parchment from his arms and threw it to the Great Hemo Society, "You guys take a good look at it and come back to me tomorrow. Now, please arrange food and accommodation for me. ".

Da Hemo would hold back his anger, put away the parchment, and lead Zhao Deyan into the tribe.

Along the way, Zhao Deyi clicked his tongue and kept scolding them. The general idea was that you are so rich and don't know how to donate to the Khan. You are really ungrateful.

The Da Hemo Club and others were extremely angry, but they had to hold back their anger. The subsequent arrangements for food and accommodation made the Da Hemo Club even more furious. Zhao Deyan either disliked the simplicity of the camp or the ugliness of the waiters. He was even asked to drink the fine wine from the Central Plains, which made Da Hemo Hui turn livid with anger.

After finally settling Zhao Deyan, everyone returned to the camp, but they couldn't bear it anymore, and they yelled at each other.

"Shut up," Ohma would growl, take the parchment from his arms, unfold it, and shout: "Ah, what a thief, what a cruel heart...".

Upon seeing this, Ah Huisuzhi hurriedly stepped forward to look at it together. After reading it, he frowned.

"Mohui, you can't sign this." Ah Huisuzhi rubbed his brows and said in a deep voice: "Let's not mention that we don't have the mortgaged cattle, horses and sheep. Even if we do, we can't mortgage them. There is also the postponement of tax payment. Paying [-]% more per month is driving us to death."

"Humph, it may not be as he intended," Ogamo would calm down and say slowly.

(End of this chapter)