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When Li Ye returned to the military camp, Constantine's eldest son said unwillingly: "He wants to take away half of the wealth we have accumulated over decades with just one word. Why did my father agree so readily!"

Constantine sighed and said: "They are already the most benevolent army I have ever seen, but they still leave half of us. Any other army will deprive us of all our wealth. Why did I agree? It was because I was afraid of him. Regret!"

The eldest son was silent, and the second son whispered again: "Father, they don't know exactly how much wealth we have, why not hide some of it?"

Constantine still shook his head, "Don't treat others as fools. You think they won't think of it. If you hide part of it, they will pick up a random person for interrogation and immediately reveal the trap. By then we may not even be able to keep a single gold coin."

The second son felt ashamed and said, "My child knows his mistake!"

Constantine said to Prime Minister Amber again: "Go and talk to General Li again. What will happen to our captured soldiers before they are willing to be released?"

"I understand, I will go see him immediately."

Prime Minister An Bo met Li Ye in the military camp. He asked cautiously: "I wonder how many soldiers in Kang State have become prisoners of war?"

Li Ye said calmly: "How many troops did Kang State send?"

"Ten thousand people!"

Li Ye nodded, "There are 3,900 Kang people among the captured soldiers!"

Amber's face turned pale, "Only 3,900 people?"

Li Ye glanced at him coldly, "Just be content! I have shown mercy. I killed all of Ziyad's 10,000 men and the Huo Xun Kingdom's 5,000 Sogdian troops, leaving not a single one alive."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you General for showing mercy, but I don't know how to get them back?"

"According to the rules of the Sogdians, one hundred gold dinar coins are exchanged for one person. This is not the price set by me. This is the price of you Sogdians. However, whether Gao Shuai will agree to it depends on your sincerity. Got it!"

Gao Xianzhi has a reputation for being greedy and bribery, and even the people of Kang know it. Amber knows what to do.

At this time, Li Ye remembered something and said: "One more thing. The Tang army has a letter to deliver to the Abbasid Caliph. Please arrange for someone to deliver this letter for us."

Amber nodded, "You can ask the Sogdian Chamber of Commerce to deliver this letter. They have a very close personal relationship with Mansur, the brother of the Caliph."

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Li Ye had already reminded King Kang that the rest would depend on his own performance. Two days later, Prime Minister Anbo came to the Tang Army camp and delivered half of the wealth of Kang's treasury, as well as 200,000 sheep and 50,000 shi of wheat. .

In addition, he privately gave Gao Xianzhi two boxes of jewelry and ten thousand taels of gold. Gao Xianzhi was satisfied and agreed to let Kang go. He also agreed to let all countries redeem prisoners of war at a price of one hundred dinars of gold per person in accordance with Sogdian rules. .

Li Ye met with the other kings of the Three Kingdoms the next day and made the same request. With Kang as an example, the kings of the Three Kingdoms did not dare to raise any conditions and all obeyed.

Gao Xianzhi then sent Xi Yuanqing to lead an army of 3,000 people to the north of Huoxun Kingdom, beheaded the king of Huoxun Kingdom, established a new king, and plundered all the treasury wealth, but did not plunder the people. Gao Xianzhi grasped this principle.

For ten consecutive days, the Tang army obtained a large amount of wealth, including 800,000 gold dinar coins in ransom alone. Of course, only a small part of this wealth was distributed to the soldiers, and most of it had to be transported back to Chang'an. Gao Xianzhi and Cheng Qianli had to return to Chang'an. Debrief.

The day before leaving, Li Ye appeared on the streets of Bukhara, the royal city of An, with a dozen of his men.

Li Ye stood in front of the gate of a private house and looked into the courtyard. A young woman was doing laundry in the courtyard. She was wearing a sarong, her hair was disheveled, and she had two young children nestled next to her.

This young woman is Hu Ji Anlu who gave Li Ye his first kiss in Chang'an. She is already married and has given birth to twin daughters. It can be seen that her family background is not very good and her house is relatively shabby. Her husband is an honest man. People are responsible for raising camels for wealthy families to make a living.

Li Ye took out a bulging money bag from his horse bag, which contained three hundred gold dinar coins. He handed it to the soldier and said, "Give it to that woman and say it was a gift from Fei Shark."

After speaking, Li Ye turned around and walked away. After walking dozens of steps, Li Ye turned around and saw An Lu standing at the door, holding two young children in one hand and a heavy money bag in the other, looking at him with excitement. She recognized herself. Li Ye smiled and waved to An Lu, urging the horse to go away. He finally fulfilled his wish.

One gold dinar coin can be exchanged for ten silver dinar coins and one thousand copper dinar coins, and one copper coin can buy a piece of bread.

Three hundred gold dinars is a huge sum of money for any low-income person.

The next morning, the army set off back to Anxi in mighty force. Prince Arolie found Li Ye and walked side by side with him.

"I got news from the Bakhna Chamber of Commerce that Abu Muslim was executed by Caliph Abbas. The Caliph had long wanted to kill him. This time he found an excuse. Ziad became the governor of Khorasan, and his troops no longer numbered ten thousand. Dashi will not consider eastward expansion for at least several years.”

Li Ye nodded, "I believe they will send a special envoy to Chang'an soon to negotiate with the imperial court."

After a moment of silence, Li Ye said to Alole again: "I'm sorry that Bahan suffered heavy casualties this time!"

Bukhan's eight thousand troops participated in the battle, but in the end only 3,000 were left, and five thousand were killed. This was the heaviest loss in Bukhan's history, although Bukhan also received 30,000 camels and 10,000 horses. , 50,000 sheep and a large number of soldiers and armor, but the death of 5,000 young and strong men was still a heavy blow to them.

Arolie smiled and said: "It is an honor for Ba Khanna to fight side by side with the Tang army!"

Li Ye was moved in his heart and said with a smile: "Your father will definitely send an envoy to Chang'an, why don't you go! Let's go to Chang'an together."

Aluole's eyes lit up. This was a good suggestion. He had never been to Chang'an before.

"General Li also wants to return to Chang'an?"

Li Ye nodded, "I came to the Western Region on the order of the Emperor. I have to go back and deliver the order, but I have to arrange Sui Ye first before I can set off. I'll wait for you to go with me!"

"Okay! I will definitely come."

Li Ye remembered something again and said with a smile: "I have to write a report. Regarding some customs and customs of Dashi, I'm afraid I need some information from your Bhanna Chamber of Commerce."

Arole laughed, "It's a trivial matter!"

The horn sound of accelerating march came from the front, and everyone accelerated their horses and headed east.

Time flies to August, and it has been half a month since Li Ye returned to Broken Leaf. The huge impact of the Battle of Talos is still fermenting in the Hezhong area.

First, the Abbasid Dynasty encountered trouble. The last survivor of the Umayyad family, Abdul Rahman, fled to Spain and raised the banner of white food in Spain and Algeria. He had already conquered Egypt revolted again.

The Abbasid Dynasty had to turn west and had no time to pay attention to the river. The Caliph simply followed the trend and accepted the suggestion of the Tang army. He sent his brother Mansur as a special envoy to go to Chang'an and Datang to negotiate the status of the river area and redeem more than 10,000 prisoners of war. .

The Battle of Talos also caused a strong shock in the Sogdian countries. The kings of various countries replaced their pro-Dashi ministers and appointed pro-Tang factions to take power. The kings of dozens of small countries, including Hezhong and Tochara, have decided to He will go to Chang'an to pay homage to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty within two years.

That morning, Cen Shen, the new chief of Sui Ye, hurriedly came to Li Ye's official room, cupped his fists and said, "General, Po Ge Luo Lu sent someone here, it's their eldest prince Gobu!"

The issue of the Geluolu people must be solved. Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing both took charge of this matter and handed over the task of solving the Geluolu people to Li Ye.

Of course Li Ye would not look for Tuqi Shiren, that would only allow Tuqi Shiren to rise again. After much deliberation, he finally thought of the Geluolu people of the Pofu tribe. For the sake of Aling, he would give this a big advantage. give them.

Li Ye came to the living room, where a 30-year-old Geluolu man was sitting silently at the table. He was Gob, the eldest son of Narman, the chief of the Pogo tribe.

The territory of the Pog tribe is in the north of Yibohai and the west of Jinshan, centered on Xuanchi and the Doluosi River Basin. The Doluosi River is today's Irtysh River, and Xuanchi is Zhaisangbo. However, in the Tang Dynasty, Xuanchi is much larger.

Among the three Geluolu tribes, the Pogu tribe and the Tashili tribe have the best relationship. The Murasan tribe has a cold relationship with them because of their different beliefs.

At this time, Gobu was also very nervous. He didn't know what Tang Jun would do with his powerful troops.

At this time, Li Ye quickly walked into the lobby.