Will Ming

Chapter 450 No turning back

Kechaqin, who came to Taiyuan with the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, came on behalf of Ashina Duoduo. This rough-looking Turkic man is actually a miser, and a miser is naturally greedy for money.The biggest feature of a miser is not only being reluctant to take out his own pocket, but also stuffing other people's things into his own pocket.The fundamental reason why Ashina Duoduo sent him to negotiate with Li Yuan on his behalf was because Li Xian had a comment on Kechaqin when he was on the grassland.

Kechaqin, Wang Qinian among the Turks.

A comment like this is enough, Ashina Duoduo has always admired and envied Li Xian's accuracy in judging people.When sending Kechaqin, Ashina Duoduo didn't expect him to force Li Yuan to agree to all the conditions he set, but he knew that Kechaqin would definitely take advantage of as much as possible.

Ke Chaqin and Li Yuan talked for a day, and finally finalized some details.Except for Li Yuan's insistence that the number of Turkic wolf riders entering the customs should not exceed 5000, the rest of them generously agreed.He didn't even object to Kechaqin's condition that the wolf cavalry would not fight unless it was absolutely necessary, and would only be responsible for support and support, escorting food and loot, and he didn't seem to care at all about Kechaqin's uneasy intentions behind this condition.

In fact, it was exactly what Li Yuan wanted for the Turks not to fight.

He didn't want his collusion with the Turkic people to be widely known. After all, this is not a glorious thing.Although the court of the Sui Dynasty was corrupt and Yang Guang was confused, his attitude towards foreigners has always been tough.Exterminating Tuyuhun, attacking Turks in the north, conquering Goguryeo, Yang Guang has never been ambiguous in his attitude towards foreigners.Even when Yang Guang was besieged in Yanmen, he never thought of surrendering.Although most of the Sui Frontier Army no longer obeyed Yang Guang's will, their pride still did not allow them to bow down to the Turks.

If it wasn't for the fear of Taiyuan's loss, Li Yuan would never have done the thing of surrendering to Shibi Khan.If this matter was publicized too enthusiastically before the army reached Chang'an, Li Yuan knew how much it would affect his reputation.Ke Chaqin proposed that the wolf riders were only responsible for escorting food supplies and trophies. Among them, Li Yuan knew exactly how much the Li family's army had lost, but compared to cherishing his own reputation, these losses were nothing.

This is a matter that cannot be contained in paper, and sooner or later everyone in the world will know.How long it may be kept secret is what Li Yuan is thinking at this time.As long as you seize the world and beat the Turkic people several times, your reputation can be saved.

What he wants is the attitude of the Turks, not the Turks directly sending troops to help him.

Li Yuan absolutely refused to accept Ashina Duoduo's idea of ​​sending [-] wolf riders into the pass in advance. If he can't restrain himself, it will bring disaster to the Central Plains. Li Yuan wants to turn his family into a country, so how could he act at the risk of being hated by the world?In case someone uses this as an excuse to target him, Li Yuan will not be able to argue.

Ke Chaqin didn't insist too much on this matter, and the number of people finally decided made Li Yuan feel at ease.The Turkic wolf cavalry that accompanied Li's army to the south were only two thousand cavalry brought by Kechaqin.

With 2000 people, there will be no big storms.

After roughly finalizing, Li Yuan immediately ordered the expedition.At the same time, he sent someone to order Liu Hongji's vanguard army to march out, and then asked Chen Yinshou to assist Li Yuanji to guard Taiyuan.

At the beginning of March, Tang Guogong Li Yuan played the banner of the Qing emperor's side to eliminate traitors and help the Sui Dynasty, and led an army of [-] to officially take the first step in the struggle for world hegemony.

In the first few days, the Li family's army was in full swing, and the Sui army they met along the way south basically had no intention of resisting. Most of them were defeated at the slightest contact.Since the beginning of March, Liu Hongji and Li Shimin's 8 vanguard troops captured five or six cities one after another in just half a month. Most of the defenders surrendered, and various rebels also came to vote. It has increased from [-] to nearly [-].

This made Li Yuan very happy, he himself did not expect it to be so smooth.

He was happy, and Kechaqin was even happier.

Every time Liu Hongji's vanguard army captured a city, Ke Chaqin would immediately bring two thousand wolf riders into the city like flies that smelled the smell, and looted all the things in the city's treasury and granaries.Fortunately, before coming, Ashina Duoduo strictly ordered him not to rob the people, but only to rob the treasury of Dasui County, so although the wolf riders robbed fiercely, they did not do anything to murder the people.

It's just that in this way, the generals in Li Yuan's army are as disgusting as eating dead flies.

The Turkic people did not work hard when attacking the city, and did not work hard when fighting, but when they entered the city to grab the spoils, they put in a lot of effort. Since the day the troops were dispatched, all the property, food and grass obtained from the conquered cities along the way were robbed by Kechaqin. Go, he divided the two thousand wolf riders into two teams, 1000 people robbed things, and 1000 people transported things.Of course, the looted supplies did not send a grain of grain or a copper coin to Taiyuan, but were continuously sent outside the customs.

And outside the Yanmen Pass, Ashina Duoduo sent Tilige and two [-]-strong wolf riders to station here, and then sent back the things Kechaqin sent back to the tribe in a steady stream.

Every day, the Turkic people would happily walk back with the stolen things, and the wolf knight soldiers were as happy as marrying their wives every day.They howled the rough songs on the grassland at the top of their voices, completely ignoring the hostile eyes of the soldiers and generals of the Li family army.

And nearly half a month after the Turks entered the customs, the news about Tang Guogong Li Yuan's collusion with the Turks still spread uncontrollably.In just half a month, the news swept over Hexi like the wind, crossed the Taihang Mountains and spread to Hebei, and then crossed the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

Li Yuan never imagined that the speed of the news spread was beyond imagination!

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It only took the Turks half a month to establish a transportation line connecting the inside and outside of the customs. This is not a miracle, but it can be regarded as absolute efficiency.Since the first batch of materials were shipped back to the tribe, many things that were scarce in the grassland were brought back almost every day, such as Shu brocade, tea, and ironware, which is the most scarce in the grassland.

Ashina Duoduo watched another batch of goods come back, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Seeing the herdsmen unloading supplies happily, Ashina Duoduo thought to herself, Li Xian, if it weren't for your insatiable greed rather than shortage, I still wouldn't be able to think of this way.It's just that you can't blame me. After all, I'm just helping you move.Don't you always like to move good things from other people's homes to your own?So I'm sorry, I'll move a little more back for you first.As for whether you still have the ability to move back, who knows.

"by the rules"

Ashina Duoduo ordered: "All things are divided into two equally, and one is sent to the camp of the Khitan people."

Thinking of how Li Xian would open her mouth in surprise if she knew that she had done such a cunning thing, the smugness on the corner of her mouth became even stronger.In the eyes of the prairie people, the saint Ashina Duoduo has no desires or desires, and she is the emissary sent by Changshengtian to protect the grassland.But obviously, the prairie people prefer this saint who wants to bring benefits.In Li Xian's eyes, Ashina Duoduo also has no desires. If he knows that he has inadvertently changed Ashina Duoduo's life attitude, he doesn't know whether he should be happy or upset.

"Su Zhui!"

Ashina Duo let out a cry, and a leader of the wolf riders ran over quickly.

"My dear saint, what are your orders?"

Su Zhu, who was in charge of escorting the materials back, was still immersed in pride and joy. This 50-year-old herdsman had a very characteristic smile. Perhaps it was because the wind and sunshine on the grassland were too strong. The 50-year-old had a dark complexion and It's full of wrinkles, so when it's grinning, its whole face looks like a chrysanthemum, but the color is not very flattering.

"Have you ever done what I asked Kechaqin to do?"

"Return to the Holy Maiden, don't worry, we have been spreading the news about Li Yuan's surrender to the Turkic people along the way, and sent people to the counties in Hebei to spread the news. I found that people in the Central Plains like to do this kind of talking about right and wrong, especially There is bad news about a famous person, and they are all eager to talk about it. I can guarantee that the news will blow faster than the fiercest north wind. By the time our first shipment comes back, I am afraid that the news will have spread Went to the south of the Great Sui Dynasty."

"Relish"

Ashina Duoduo smiled and said: "You use the word well."

"No mistake?"

Su Xiu smiled embarrassedly.

"No, it's very appropriate."

Ashina Duoduo smiled and said: "It's not just you who are spreading the news, I'm afraid Luo Yi in Youzhou is working harder than you. He and Li Yuan are at odds. He said that Li Yuan was in front of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan also said bad things about him in front of you, Yang Guang. It seems that Yang Guang didn't take sides and ignored him. But in fact, if Luo Yi hadn't reported Li Yuan for trying to rebel, what would happen to Yang You, the young king in Chang'an? Will he kill Li Yuan's family members so eagerly? Anyway, he has already offended Li Yuan deeply enough, Luo Yi doesn't care about offending some more."

Perhaps because of being happy, Ashina Duoduo talked a lot today.This made Su Zhu flattered, the saint had never talked so much to him before.

"Don't worry, if Li Yuan can't reach Chang'an, the news will spread throughout the Sui Dynasty, and of course, it will also reach the royal court."

"yes"

When Ashina Duoduo heard this sentence, her expression froze for a moment, and then she smiled relievedly: "I just don't know my dear father, what will be his reaction when he hears the news?"

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"There's something wrong with this!"

Changsun Shunde frowned and said: "My lord's strict order, and the sudden