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Li Ke and Di Zhixun came all the way north with more than 800 guards, marched all night, and finally arrived at Yunzhou at noon the next day.When he arrived in Yunzhou, Li Ke just added some real things in Yunzhou and didn't stop any longer. He went straight to Dingxiang, the Turkic city of Dali.

Along the way, Di Zhixun saw that Li Ke's expression was not right when he passed by Yunzhou, and knew that he had something on his mind, so he asked, "Is your Highness worried?"

"Tonghuai, don't you see that Lin Quanyong, the chief general of Yunzhou City, is a general who defends the city? Especially Yunzhou, which is exposed to the eyes of the Turks. This king took a look at Yunzhou today. General, except for Deputy General Yang Ruo who has some talents, the rest are useless people, how can they be qualified for the important task of fortifying a city like Yunzhou?" Li Ke said angrily, his words were full of disdain.

"Your Highness, please speak carefully. This is a matter of the imperial court. How can we make unreasonable remarks." Di Zhixun reminded, "In fact, the emperor also has his own difficulties."

"This king understands, but I'm just a little upset. With such a person as the general of Yunzhou, I can understand why a veteran general like Zhang Gongjin would make mistakes." Li Ke could only complain to Di Zhixun. He knew very well in his heart that the establishment of the Tang Dynasty relied on the powerful families of various clans and aristocratic families.When Li Yuan founded the country, in order to be able to win over the aristocratic family, he used the children of the gentry to serve as officials in the court.However, many children of aristocratic families are unwilling to become officials, so they nominate their cronies for important positions and be their spokespersons in Datang.At that time, Datang was competing with other forces in the Central Plains for the world.Therefore, the border has become the safest place.Therefore, many disciples from aristocratic families were arranged to hold important positions here.Among them, Lin Quanyong is one of the representatives.

When Li Yuan was in power, the Turks seldom invaded the border, but nothing major happened, so the problem of appointing these people to garrison the frontier fortress was not exposed.The problem did not arise until Li Shimin ascended the throne and the Turks invaded the border.At that time, when Li Shimin ascended the throne, his foundation was still shallow, so no major personnel adjustments were made.Therefore, people like Lin Quanyong who guarded the side did not change. Now that things have happened, it is probably time to change this group of people.However, even so, when Li Ke thought of Lin Quanyong's lack of opinion, he couldn't help feeling angry.

Di Zhixun knew the reason for Li Ke's displeasure, so he didn't persuade him. He knew that Li Ke would figure it out himself.

Yunzhou and Dingxiang were not far away. In the evening, Li Ke's team had already appeared ten miles away from Dingxiang Dali City, and collided with the Turkic scouts here.The Turkic people disdain the Tang army, which is due to their many battles with the Tang army, so even though there are more than 800 people on Li Ke's side, they have less than 100 people, and they are not close or far away from the Tang army. Because of the appearance of this part of Tang Jun, he did not run towards Dali City like a frightened bird.

Di Zhixun glanced at Li Ke, and saw a glint of coldness in the other's eyes. He wanted to say a few words to him, but he hesitated for a moment after all, and followed behind him closely.

The Tang army was not at war with their swords, and the Turks were not facing each other with their swords. They just came slowly towards Dingxiang Dali City at such a speed.After a while, a black line appeared in the sky in the direction of Dingxiang, and the sound of horseshoes gradually came.

"Protect Your Highness." Chen Qi's voice reached the ears of every Tang soldier, and they suddenly changed their formation into a fish-scale formation, guarding Li Ke in the middle, while Chen Qi rode at the forefront on horseback.He has become the commander of this more than 800 people.

As the black line became the Turkic cavalry, Li Ke checked with his own eyes, and there were thousands of them.Both stand at a distance of 300 meters.Li Ke signaled Di Zhixun to come forward to negotiate with the Turks, Di Zhixun understood, rode to the front of the two armies, and negotiated with the Turks in a Turkic language he was not very familiar with for a long time.I saw a burly Turkic man with a rough face riding in front of Li Ke, "Are you the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, His Highness the King of Han?"

Li Ke didn't expect that the other party could speak Chinese, "It's my king. Time is running out for peace talks between the two countries. I hope the general can take me to meet your leader as soon as possible."

"My name is Sutu, and I am the captain of the thousand-man team in Dali City. Please, Your Highness." Sutu said neither humble nor overbearing.

Li Ke and Sutu walked side by side, and slowly walked into Dali City under the escort of Turkic and Tang troops.Sutu is very much like a man on the prairie. He doesn't talk much. Li Ke chatted with him along the way, and he could only know from his mouth that the Turkic Khan Jieli's confidant Teqin Ashina was stationed in Dali City? Dangtuo, yes Xieli's younger brother.He came to Dali City from Yinshan recently.

Teqin is one of the three Turkic nobles, his status is only under Ye Hu and She.It is generally a title for the Khan's children.

Did Li Ke meet Ashina? Dangto saw him in a mansion in Dali City.This person was drinking and having fun with a group of Turkic guards in Dali City in his own hall, and he didn't pay attention to Li Ke who walked into the hall at all.Not to mention receiving Li Ke in the way of receiving envoys.

Li Ke's anger swept across his face, but he hid it well, so only Di Zhixun noticed the cold look on Li Ke's face instantly.

"Dang Tuo Teqin, this king was ordered by his father to send an envoy to Turks to discuss with Jieli Khan on how to redeem the people in Suzhou. I also hope that Dang Tuo Teqin can provide convenience." Li Ke concealed his feelings for Dang Tuo Annoyed, he said kindly.

"The Great Tang wants to have peace talks with the Turks?" Dangtuo put down his wine glass and asked knowingly, "For those Suzhou Tang people who followed us?" As soon as he said this, the Turkic generals present burst into laughter.And Chen Qi beside Li Ke couldn't suppress his anger, drew his sword, stepped forward and shouted, "If anyone is rude to His Highness, Chen Qi will cut him off." Chen Qi's actions made the Turkic who was laughing wildly realize suddenly Realizing his own frivolity, he stopped laughing.In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were intimidated by Chen Qi's strong fighting spirit.Because the oppression that the Turks felt on Chen Qi was no less than that of Lang De, the number one warrior in their grassland.

Chen Qi's anger stunned the Turks for a long time, and then they saw Sutu standing opposite Chen Qi with his sword drawn, signaling that if Chen Qi dared to act rashly again, he would kill him.

Li Ke yelled at Chen Qi, Chen Qi put his sword back into its sheath, paid everyone a cold look, and returned behind Li Ke.

"When Dang Tuoqin, the people of Suzhou did not follow you, but were cruelly plundered by you. Please pay attention to your words." Li Ke was furious when he heard Dang Tuo say that the people of Suzhou followed the Turks voluntarily. He reprimanded Dangtuo, "I want to tell you today that I am going to Yinshan to have peace talks with Jieli Khan, not to come to you to listen to Dangtuoqin's singing and dancing. The people of the two countries are dying of hunger and severe cold. The early conclusion of the peace talks means that the people will suffer less. This king is not only talking about the people of my Tang Dynasty, but also the people of your Turkic tribe. This king thinks that Tuotqin, as a Turkic royal family, should know what to do .” Li Ke knew that Jieli had placed Dangtuo in Dali City ahead of time, so he probably was waiting for peace talks with Datang.

"Why do you need to be angry, Your Highness?" Li Ke's toughness made Dangtuo restrain his arrogance, "Khan already guessed that the Tang Dynasty would send envoys to negotiate peace with the Turks. Therefore, I was specially ordered to wait for the special envoy here. Now Your Highness has arrived in Italy. If you are in the city, please have a meal first, and then rest for a day, we will be on the road tomorrow."

"Hmph, the king will congratulate Dang Tuo Teqin tomorrow." After Li Ke finished speaking, he left Dang Tuo's mansion without looking back.As the deputy envoy, Di Zhixun naturally took the place of Li Ke, and hurried forward to say a few words to Dangtuo.Then, after hearing some instructions from Dangtuo and Sutu, Sutu nodded one by one.

Sutu just said a few words to Di Zhixun and led him out of Dangtuo's mansion.

Dali City was originally the Dingxiang City of the Tang Dynasty, but after being occupied by the Turks, it became the residence of Jieli.Therefore, the palaces and mansions here have all become the private property of the descendants of the Ashina royal family, just like Dangto's mansion, which used to be the mansion of the governor.

Li Ke and Di Zhixun were arranged to live in a mansion left by a wealthy businessman in Dingxiang before. The Turks only allowed Chen Qi and fifty eagle guards to guard Li Ke.Therefore, five hundred Qianniu guards and three hundred personal guards were arranged in the Turkic barracks.